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A85438	A sermon of the fifth monarchy. Proving by invincible arguments, that the saints shall have a kingdom here on earth, which is yet to come, after the fourth monarchy is destroy'd by the sword of the saints, the followers of the lamb. / Preached by Mr. Tho. Goodwin, on Rev. 5. 9, 10. By which it will appear, that it is for the same truth (that formerly was so much contended for) that some of the people of God suffer at this day. Published for the truths sake.	Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1256; Thomason E812_9; ESTC R207633	19,861	35

of the book in this vision of Chap. 5. which as I have shewn is the prologue to the whole that follows They utter it when they did but first see Jesus Christ undertake to be King of the world and had taken the government thereof upon him and the execution of the decrees contained in that book he took out of the hand of him that sate on the throne Before the end of the world should come there was a long time and a great many things that were contained in this book in this roll which Christ took which was written within and without that were orderly one after another to be performed therefore in the next Chapter to this after this Vision is past which as I said is the prologue there is first a going forth to conquer Behold saith he vers 2. a white horse and he that sate on him had a bowe and a crown was given unto him and he went forth conquering and to conquer He had begun to set upon the world then he went forth conquering but he must go on to conquer for he had the Heathenish world to conquer and he hath the Antichristian world and he hath the Mahumetane world to conquer And all his conquest is carried on till towards the later end by his bowe he takes nothing out with him else he overcomes by his Word which are the arrows he shoots into the hearts of the Kings enemies as you have it in Psal 45. 5. So that now all the story thorowout this book afterwards it is but the story of Christs conquering of his Kingdom with his bowe and with his arrows and executing the decrees that were contained in the roll he took out of his Fathers hand When you come towards the end of the book in the 19 Chapter he that in the sixth Chapter you saw when he went first out riding upon a white horse you shall see him with Armies attending of him whereof he is the General riding likewise upon a white horse I saw saith he vers 11. heaven opened and behold a white horse and he that sate upon him was called Faithful and True and in righteousness he doth judge and make war For towards the later end when he comes to grapple with the Antichristian world he doth do it by the Sword and not by his Bowe onely And therefore when he speaks of the Beast chap. 13. who had made war with the Saints he tells us vers 10. that he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword It shall be the sword that shall end it Therefore he that at first went forth upon a white horse with nothing but his bowe you see him in the nineteenth Chapter coming to make war the Armies which were in heaven following him And what is the issue of it Vers 20. The Beast was taken and with him the false prophet whether the Mahumetane party and the Pope I will not now determine but they were altogether ruined and destroyed cast into a lake of fire burning with brimstone All this Jesus Christ doth before he comes fully to possess his kingdom And this you have related to you between the 6 Chapter and the 20 Chapter Well now at the 20 Chapter you shall see that what they said at the beginning would be the issue of Christ's taking upon him the government of the world and undertaking to fulfil the Decrees contained in the book the same is declared to be made good then as being the eminent season for it For after that he had taken the Beast and the false Prophet an Angel came down from heaven so vers 1. having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand and he lays hold on the dragon that old serpent which is the devil and Satan and bindes him a thousand yeers and casteth him into the bottomless pit and there shuts him up sets a seal upon him that he should deceive the nations no more c. And then vers 4. I saw thrones and they sate upon them and judgement was given unto them And I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the Word of God and which had not worshipped the beast neither his image neither had received his mark upon their foreheads or in their hands and they lived and raigned with Christ a thousand yeers But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand yeers were finished This is the first resurrection Blessed and holy is he vers 6. that hath part in the first resurrection on such the second death shall have no power but they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall raign with him a thousand yeers Mark what they say at the beginning when they saw Jesus Christ undertake the Kingdom the very same after he had conquer'd all his enemies the Beast and the false Prophet and then taken the devil and all and flung him for a time into the bottomless pit is here fulfilled That which before they said would be the issue of Christs government is here in the very same terms said to be accomplished Here in the 5 Chapter they say Thou hast made us kings and priests in Chap. 20. 6. they are said to be priests of God and of Christ. Here they say And we shall raign on earth in the 20 Chapter it is twice repeated first vers 4. They raigned with Christ a thousand yeers and again vers 6. And they shall raign with him a thousand yeers This I say shews it evidently that at the beginning they had this in their eye as that which should be the issue and close of Christs governing the world But you will say Is what is said in Chap. 20. meant of the Saints raigning on earth Certainly yes and the reason is this Because during this raign Satan is said to be bound Now to have Satan bound while the Saints raign in heaven is unnecessary and needless for how can he disturb them or be an annoyance to their kingdom there Whereas you see that by way of preparation to this kingdom they shall have on earth both the Beast and the false Prophet are taken and Satan himself bound Neither secondly can it be meant of the raign of the Saints in heaven for that is for a longer time then a thousand yeers and those Saints that were slain in the Primitive times they have already raigned longer then a thousand yeers But that which doth most clearly evince it is this That in the 7 verse the devil is said to be let loose And when the thousand yeers are expired saith he Satan shall be loosed out of his prison Therefore it must necessarily be meant neither of the kingdom of heaven after the day of Judgement nor of the kingdom of heaven before the day of Judgement but of a kingdom which they shall have on the earth as the words are in this 5 Chapter Me-thinks my brethren that thus much should be evident to

A SERMON OF THE Fifth Monarchy Proving by Invincible ARGUMENTS That the Saints shall have a Kingdom here on Earth Which is yet to come after the Fourth Monarchy is destroy'd by the Sword of the Saints the followers of the LAMB Preached by Mr. THO. GOODWIN on Rev. 5. 9 10. By which it will appear that it is for the same Truth that formerly was so much contended for that some of the People of God suffer at this day Published for the Truths sake Prov. 24. 21. And meddle not with them that are given to change Printed at London for Livewel Chapman at the Crown in Popes-head-Alley 1654. To the Reader THe doctrine of the SAINTS REIGN ON EARTH is matter of great Comfort to the People of God because of the glory which shall be revealed in that day This Sermon coming to my hands at such a time as this wherein the Truths of Christs Kingdom this Reign of the Saints are SO blasphemed and spoken against even by the quondam-Assertors and Professors of them and when men are become SCOFFERS this term FIFTH-MONARCHY-MEN being made a mark of Ignominy and Reproach I thought it my duty to communicate it to thee Reader that the Truth may be vindicated and the Saints comforted in this evil day This Excellent man hath proved this Truth by such undeniable Demonstrations that I am perswaded all the Enemies Christ and It hath are not able to gainsay To perswade thee to ponder them I suppose I need not the honour and esteem the worthy Arthor hath in the hearts of all good men that have either heard or read him will be a suffictent Motive Onely give me leave to point out a few things to thee We are told page 6. That the Saints have an influence in the managing the affairs of the world by their Prayers If so let us consider what a TOTTERING CONDITION they are in who have the trayers of the Saints engaged against them yea though but of a few despised ones who are not clothed with the glory and power of this world I do remember that this good man told us in another * Preached Feb. 5. 1645. on Rev. 15. from ver 1 to 5. Sermon That the prayers of a few Saints have a mighty prevalencie to turn the state of affairs in the world The prayers of the Saints against those that oppress them will still bring the vintage the vintage of Gods wrath on Protestants that provoke him on them An Angel cries out of the Temple seeing the Name of Christ profan'd by those that profess Christ and yet are opposers of the Saints God hears their voice and sends it for them and will continue to do it c. Further we are told in the afore-mentioned page That though the Saints know not what Christ will do next yet they are guided as it were by a spirit of Prophecie to seek for those very things which he is about to do Then how cautious ought we to be of CENSURING those of Gods people who go beyond us in their prayers and desires lest we prove Opposers of the Spirit of God in them Again page 6 7 c. That the Saints in heaven rule the world and by converse with the Angels have a knowledge of the great things that are done on earth When a soul is converted there is joy in heaven and when Rome is destroyed there will be joy in heaven Rev. 18. 20. and Rev. 6. 9 10. The souls under the altar newly slain they cry to God to avenge their blood Now what may we think the Saints in heaven who within these ten yeers last past lost their lives in the Cause of Christ are EMPLOYED ABOUT at this time they understanding by the Angels what great are come to passion our earth May we not justly fear they are crying to God How long O Lord holy and true dost thou not judge and avenge our blood c. Surely things are not now as if THE GREAT INTEREST OF STATES AND KINGDOMS were minded the Imprisonment of the Saints speaks another kinde of language But let us not be discouraged our Lord Jesus hath foretold these things that so we might prepare our selves and when they come to pass our hearts may not be troubled These are signes of his coming and many more he gives us that he is coming and will not tarry Come Lord Jesus come quickly Even so Amen By a servant of the Saints who waits for and expects the Kingdom and Power of our Lord Jesus A SERMON OF The fifth Monarchy Revel 5. 9 10. And they sung a new song saying Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation And hast made us unto our God kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth THe scope of this whole Chapter is as I have shewed you heretofore to set forth in the beginning of this Prophecie The solemnity of Christs undertaking to be king and to execute under God all his decrees contained in this book to fulfil and accomplish them in governing this world to the end thereof for the good of his Church In the first verse therefore you have all being acted in a Comick way God the Father sitting upon a Throne holding a book in his hand and to glorifie Christ the more that he alone was able to undertake the execution of the things contained in that book a Proclamation was made Who in heaven or in earth was able to open the book and to loose the seals thereof so vers 2. In this strait because none was found worthy to do it Jesus Christ steps up and takes the book out of the hand of him that sate upon the throne so vers 7. And then from vers 8. the Chapter is spent in the acclamations of the spectators of all sorts which are cast into three several Rings or Rounds standing round about the throne There is first the acclamation of the Church of men on earth vers 8 9 10. There is secondly the acclamations of the Angels standing round about the Church of men in a Ring remoter then they from the throne vers 11 12. And then you have the common multitude that do stand without every creature in heaven and in the earth and in the sea all singing Praise and glory to him that suteth on the throne and to the Lamb for ever and ever I am yet in the acclamation of the Church of men on earth contained in the 8 9 and 10 verses Where you have first their description vers 8. Secondly the song which they sing in the 9 10 verses and that for two things first because that the Lamb had redeemed them so vers 9. and secondly for advancing them to be kings and priests unto God And then lastly you have an Inference or a triumphant conclusion they collect from all what they had seen and