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Phænomena quædam apocalyptica ad aspectum novi orbis configurata, or, Some few lines towards a description of the new heaven as it makes to those who stand upon the new earth by Samuel Sewall ...
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Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730.
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adeo vix aliquam esse super quo non coelestis ille penetrasset Ignis quem Christus in terra accensurus advenit p. 730. To his own that golden Promise belongs The Lord will dry up Euphrates to make a way for his scattered ones Some think it concerns the Return of the Jews miraculously as once through the Red Sea Rogers's Naam p. 228. Sed Quorsum haec What Concernment hath America in these Things America is not any part of the Apocalyptical Stage The Promise of preaching the Gospel to the whole World is to be understood of the Roman Empire only according to the extent of it in John's time As it is said Augustus made a decree that all the world should be taxed The Roman Empire contained about a third part of the Old World and this Triental only was to be concernd with the Apocalypse The Prophesies of the Revelation extend but to such Kingdoms or Monarchies of the World where the Church in all Ages still was therefore not to the West-Indians nor Partarians nor Chineses nor East-Indians But what shall we say if the Stone which these Builders have refused should be made the Head of the Corner Lo we heard of it at Ephratah we found it in the fields of the wood Or if it be not made a Corner-stone that it should be quite thrown by and not be at all laid in the Building is more than can be proved from the Scriptures I suppose there is nec vola nec vestigium of any such thing to be found there Who art thou that judgest another Mans Servant to his own Master he standeth or falleth Yea he shall be holden up for GOD is able to make him stand may be applicable here There is a vast odds between historical and prophetical Scriptures as to the manner of their declaration Augustus taxed as much of the World as he could taxed all his world Why may not Jesus in like manner give Law to all His World without asking Caesars leave To tedder the Scriptures and tie them to the Herculean Pillars takes off all the Lustre of the Spanish Motto PLUS ULTRA and makes the Glory of it to dwindle away to very nothing But the Word of God is not bound To go about to do it is I fear to limit the Holy One of Israel and injuriously to spoil the Church of that Doxology In God will I praise the Word in the Lord will I praise the Word I have seen an and of all perfection but thy Commandment is exceeding broad It was so in David's time but now tho the Scripture Canon be compleat it is so â—ar shrunk as to extend but to about a Quarter of the Old World For they who have no share in the Revelation t is hard to think how they will be able to make out a good Title to any portion of Scripture this being the last and most comprehensive of all And what a Rack of Romanizáng endless incurable Torture must this needs fasten serious Christians upon Whenas after diligence to acquaint themselves with the Scriptures and to obtain the Favour of God in the ways there marked out still all is bootless except they can prove themselves to dwell within the bounds of the Roman Empire Which as to multitudes is a doubt that all the Learning in Europe is not sufficient to resolve And what shall become of Scotland Ireland Denmark Sweden Poland Bohemia Moscovia Buchâ—â—â— Brerewâ—â—d much of Germany and a great deal more of Europe beside According to this Reckoning these Nations must be Extra Ecclesiam because they are Extra Imperium As also by far the greatest part of Asia and Africa and all America The first and most so far as I know that hath given countenance to this Bill of Exclusion is the Conjecture of the Learned and Pious Mr. Mede And therefore it may not be amiss to take a View of that Chapter entituled DE GOGO MAGOGO in Apocalypsi Conjectura lib. 3. p. 713. Altho the Author be incomparably more than my Match yet the Honour of being a Retainer to my Noble Lord Say Love to my Country and the Advantage as I apprehend on my side do prompt me to the Undertaking Dr. Twisse in a Letter to Mr. Jeseph Mede dated Ap. 6. 1635. mentions his having written to my Lord Say touching his Counsels for advancing the Plantations of the West and telling him that his Lordship little thought that they tended to promote the Kingdom of Gog and Magog My Lord in his Answer to the Doctor gave a touch only thereupon which was this That surely the Americans were not Gog and Magog The Dr. writ more largely of this Subject in his next Letter Upon this his Lordship wrote a large Letter Opposing the Conceipt of Gog and Magog tho the Millennium of Christ's Kingdom were granted yet not a little against that also Epist 50. p. 993. Had this Letter of the L. Say been in print probably there had been nothing left unanswered or at least there had been a trodden Path whereas now I must beat out my way as well as I can Conjectura Thus I have told you out my fancy of the Inhabitants of that World which tho it be built upon mere Conjectures and Not upon firm grounds c. Epist. 43. p. 981. Let but those who quote Mr. Mede imitate his Modesty and as yet no great trouble occurs APocalypsis codex est fatorum ecclesiae Gentium non Judaeorum Habent enim Judaei de suo c. neque nostra ullateâ—â—s opus babent These Pronouns Meum and Tuum in a business of this nature I cannot away with This being one of the first Writts of Partition brought for dividing the Scriptures that I have taken notice of The Scriptures are an Estate holden in Joint Tenancy and none have any preferible Right in them From the Epistle Dedicatory Unto his Servants we must with Mr. Deâ—t conclude that the whole Doctrine of the Revelation appertaineth to the Universal Church of Christ throughout all the World in all Times and Ages p. 8. The Bodleian Library is not the Propriety of this or the other particular College or Hall much less of the happy Keeper of it but of the Renowned University of Oxford By which means the whole World is benefited by their Illuminations â—uard Batc vel p. 108. The Apocalypse is a most illustrious Epithalamium suited to the stately Magnificence of the Bridegroom and of the Bride Now the Jews upon their Return will eminently sustain that Character The New Jerusalem is that which the Old and New Testament do ring of This City of God is especially made up of Jews and from thence it hath its Name Goodwin Rev. p. 28. Therefore seeing the Parchments belong to those who have the Estate this Book must needs belong to the Jews because the glorious Things that are spoken of therein are eminently spoken of them Our LORD whose this Book is and his Servant John the writer
word of Faith so long as Infidelity remains With what Confidence what Conscience do we not offer Christ to them that have him not Do we detain the Word of God in Unrighteousness Bernard lib. 3. cap. 1. de Consid Another Motive offers it self from the Coming of our dear LORD which if real Christians we do desire but if intelligent ones will not expect because we cannot obtain till the Indians be Gospellized Mat. 24.14 And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in All the World for a witness unto All Nations and then shall the End come I need not again rescue this Text to the sence that favours the Indians Gospelling but rather imploy it in this Service Christians Would you not gladly have Christ come Do you not long for such a Day of his Presence as will never be obscured by a Night of Absence or Withdrawing Do you not look out sharp for Him to end the Violences and Abuses of the sons of Wickedness To dispatch this Vain and Vexatious world What say you Do you so love Christ as to say with the Bride by the same Spirit Come Lord Jesus Come quickly Are you in good earnest that hear this Desire then Pray and Labour that the Gospel may be preached in all the World in this Indian End of it For till then Christ himself tells you He will not He cannot come The Door is as it were shut against Him How do you desire Him to come in and yet ly drowsing and turning on your Bed as a Door upon the hinge You are trying near hand how you can shift for your Selves and so in effect shift off CHRIST who is all this while kept without door For Love or Shame Get Up and Open the Door 2 Peter 3.12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God Sit not then still but as we use to do with desirable and welcom Guests go out to meet Him and bring Him in What is done or prepared by Papists among Indians is not to be despised but improved by Protestants There may be some sincere Labourers and Converts among them For Urbanus Calveto tells me of a Spanish Bishop of Mexico converted to the Truth I cannot but think well of Betanzus of Guatemala Bruno p. 174 256 257. Nor may I deem otherwise of Did. Lopez His Letter hath a Christian savour in it Yea pag. 3 Gage confesseth that he had known some of sober Conversation that had listed themselves for the Indian Missions And Acosta saith there are Men of God they are scarce indeed But I may not pass by Joseph Acosta himself whom I am inclined to judge a serious Man for the Conversion of the Indians In this Work he spent 17. Years and when he departed from them he was followed with Tears and Cries I cannot but esteem him for his pressing and maintaining so heartily the Preaching of Christ to be the principal Thing And he accounts it Ridiculous for the Indians to say them Prayers they understand not a word of He makes Explicit Faith necessary and saith it is not enough for vulgar people to profess that they hold what the Church believes He saith that Prayer is most needfull in this Business because it is all of God and his Grace and not of Merits â—06 Pareus Nat. 23.3 Moreover it was said by Hilary and Jerom that the hearts of the Hearers may be more holy than the lips of the Priests By means of the Spaniard the Indians have a School in every Town for Reading and Writing and Officers of their own to do Justice except in matters of Life Gage 146. I conceive Hope and Joy when I read what catachetical Doctrine was by a Synod at Lima appointed to be taught an Indian that would become a Christian He must believe in One God Acosta 467. Father Son and Holy Ghost and that this God is Maker of All and giveth eternal Glory to the good and Torment to the Wicked None is freed from Evil but by Jesus Christ made Man and suffering for Man and that He is our LORD and Redeemer and Only Hope and Reigneth in Heaven In Baptisine a man is made professedly his Servant If an Indian believe these Things and Repent of his past life and now will live according to the Command of God he may be accepted for a Christian Let Protestants now for shame arise and shew that they have some breathings of a true Apostolical Spirit in them I conclude with that of the Prophet Drop down ye Heavens from above and let the Skies pour down Righteousness Isa 45.8 The 189th Page shews the Nobility of Virginia's Original 1607. 1610. Most of the Adventurers were of such Quality as not to be likely to design their own Profit In their 53d Order it is Appointed that they shall according to the first Institution and Profession of this Company Advise and devise to the utmost of their Power the best Means for reclaiming the barbarous Natives and bringing them to the true Worship of God Civility of Life and Virtue I knew one who under the name of dust and ashes gave 500 l. in Gold for the breeding of Indian Children in true Religion Fair. Barber and then in Trades that they might live honestly And a zealous Minister made a considerable Collection in the East-India Fleet Vatr Cap. and. for the same End Mr. Nicolas Farrar gave 300 l. towards a College to be paid when Ten Indian Children should be placed in it and in the mean time 24 l. per annum to three discreet godly Men in the Colony which should honestly bring up three Indian Children in Christian Religion and some good Course to live by And the Company of Virginia did yearly appoint a Committee to take into their care the matter of the College to be erected in Virginia for the Conversion of Infidels To these Offerers we may well add those that offered themselves Mr. Glover that wanted no Employ yet would go with Sir Thomas Dale When also went Mr. Alexander Whitaker Son to that famous Professor in Cambridge being well settled in England on a Living and Means of his own yet had his heart stirred up to preach the Gospel in Virginia so that no disswasion nor discouragement could withdraw him from the Voyage The 10th Chapter p. 220. argueth for the planting of Colonies truly Christian in America for the Vindication of the Honor of God and Christian Religion horribly and unmatchably scandalized by the barbarous Cruelties of the Spaniards Yeel 2.3 The Land was as the Garden of Eden or Paradise before them and behind them a desolate Wilderness They have fullfilled and surpassed the Mischievousness of old Babylon Isa 14.17 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Regionem Viventium Parker â— 2. p. 15 Psal 24.1 50.12 in making the World the Habitable or Fertile World as Gataker there as a Wilderness and destroying the Cities thereof Now the Good Lord by his