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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25762	The personall reigne of Christ upon earth in a treatise wherein is fully and largely laid open and proved that Jesus Christ, together with the saints, shall visibly possesse a monarchicall state and kingdome in this world ... / by John Archer.	Archer, John, 17th cent.	1642 (1642)	Wing A3616; ESTC R24713	56,982	57

immediately before his coming to the last generall judgement and they that slept that is died in the time of Christs Monarchy should not be behind them who were alive at Christs last coming for they should be raised up first For at the last coming of Christ he will come and joyne himselfe with them who were governing the world all those Ages of Christs Kingdome and the Saints who lived and dyed during that Kingdome shall be first raised that is before the wicked and then they that he alive shall be changed equivalent to death but though alive they shall not prevent the dead 1 Thess. 4. and then shall all the wicked be raised from Cain Rev. 20. 9. to the end This is the second and last Resurrection so that they who live at Christs comming shall not prevent that is be with Christ before them that dyed during that time of the reigne of the Saints over the world but one as soone as the other shall meet Christ And so this place in the Thes. doth not prove that all Saints shall lye dead till Christs last coming to generall Judgment but they who after Christs coming and setting up his Kingdome shall live and die they shall live and dye they shall be raised againe and be with Christ as soone as the Saints living when Christ comes but the Apostle speakes of this farre distant time as if it were all one as I shewed before Now when Christ thus comes and reignes over all the wicked and changes the bodies of all living Saints on earth and raiseth up all the dead Saints who dyed during that his Kingdome in which the Saints raigned and raise up also all the wicked dead from Cain to the last wicked man for all the wicked that were deadly dead all the time of this Kingdome of the Saints at last they shall be raised up and then is the Dawning and the Morning of the Day of Christ compared with which the former part of Christs Kingdome was but a Night though in it selfe most glorious for in it First Christ shewed himselfe but withdrew and ruled by Saints raised up from the dead but now Christ shall never withdraw from this visible Throne till he end all and resigne the Kingdome and all be translated from earth to heaven Secondly Before all the Saints formerly dead lived but none of the wicked and the Saints living on earth lived in a mortall way and the devi●l was onely chained up but now all Mankind shall be raised up and live and all Saints shall be glorified in body as Christ is Phil. 3. 21. 1 Joh. 3. 2. Whereas those of beleevers who lived in the first Resurrection ruled the world had their lustre of glory which held as Christ had the f●r●y dayes on earth after his Resurrection and all Angels and Devils shall be judged and all tongues shall confesse Christ to be Lord whilest every Angell Saint Sinner Devill shall be absolved or condemned by Christ in his owne humane nature Thirdly before the earth was full peace and fruit as it could be whilest inhabited by sinners though sanctified but now in as much as all Minkind have died or have bin changed or translated the Earth and all Creatures shall be delivered from the curse vanity bondage inflicted on them when death was on Mankind and then shall all the Creation be in its primitive glory as it was in the first Creation which is that it hopes for Rom. 8. 19. to 24. For that place cannot be meant of the first time of Christs Kingdome but of this last part of it for all Beleevers not only some shall have the redemption of their bodies vers. 23. which all have not in the first part of Christs Kingdome nor can it be meant of Heaven for into that none enter but the Elect but here every Creature shares with Beleevers in a proportion therefore it s meant of this generall time of Judgement during all which time how long soever it be and it it shall be a long time at we shall shew hereafter all the Creation and every Creature shall be in its first glory as when created and not in vanity and bondage that is not abused to other ends than God made them unto namely to shew forth Gods glory and not to serve man in a way of sin and all this state of glory of every Creature shall be beheld by all men raysed from the dead Saints and Sinners the one standing on Christs right hand and the other on the left Now when this is then shall the judgment be which we call the Day of Judgment Mat. 25. 31. to the end as Rev. 20. 10. to the end which finished the Saints shall be all carried with Christ for ever into heaven and the wicked sent with the devill into hell Which hell shall not be that which is now called and used for hell but another for the hell that now is is but a prison not the place of execution serves onely to reserve condemned spirits which have no bodies till the execution at the last day at which this hell that now is shall cease and be swallowed up Rev. 20. 14. Now this hell which is at present either in the aire or seas for the spirits soules of the damned wanting bodies may be in either place because they do not so take up roome as bodies do The sea is thought to be hell because the devils called their place the deep Luk. 8. 31. did run their Hogs into the Sea as if there was their place But some rather think that hell is in the aire in that the devils are said to be there the prince of the aire but if it be in the aire it s a lower Region of it for in the highest Region of the aire or in the fire which is next above it is Paradise the place of dead Saints souls But I think that hell should not be in the aire because all the aire in Scripture even where the birds flie it called heaven But to be sure in some of the places of aire or in the waters is hell and not in the earth perhaps it s in those waters which are above Gen. 1. 6 7. Indeed the Apostle sets out them in hell by being under earth Phil. 2. 10. not to shew the place for under the earth is nothing but the water and aire in that the earth is the center and globe environed with the water and aire and heavens but to set out their base and condemned estate they are trod under-foot as the most ●asest of creatures all other being on or over the earth and the dead bodies are under earth which yet must bow to Christ But the hell which shall be the everlasting torment of all the damned shall be all this lower and visible world all the places of earth water aire sun moone stars and the fire called the heavens and the earth

they rejected all literall sense of them whereas besides their spirituall sense they had a sense literall respecting this time of Christs Kingdome And it is clear that beyond the first Age even an hundred years after Christ it is recorded by one who lived in the dayes of the Apostle John who was the last Apostle it was the joynt opinion of all beleevers that Christ should have a Kingdome on earth which should after it was come to perfection endure a thousand yeares And this is the time which I call the evening or first part of Christs day and its duration besides the time of its imperfection or embryonie before it be settled Now there was not any of the foregoing Monarchies of the world which in full state strength endured so long The first Monarchy the Babylonian was but 70. yeares the Grandfather Father and Child and so we might shew of the rest that they were much short of this of Christs continuance Yea that of Israel which fore-shewed this of Christs rose but up in Saul David was perfect in Solomon and declined in the next in Re●o●oam Now when these thousand yeares are expired there shall be a little interruption for a while Rev. 20. 3. by the letting loose of Satan and his stirring up Gog M●gog to disturbe this Kingdome Rev. 20. 3 7 8 9. but it shall be but a little while only a Combination and an Attempt but no hurt but fatall ruine to the enemy but till the thousand years be expired there shall not be any attempt against the Kingdome And when this interruption of cloud is blowne away there shall arise the Morning or latter part and most glorious time of Christs Day and Kingdome that which we call the last judgement which shall last a great while indeed the Scripture sets not downe the time how long this shall last but it is evident it must last a long while First I know not but it may last a thousand yeares as the other is to do because this is the time in which Gods Mercy Iustice Truth Power c. is to be gloriously revealed before all Mankind and Devills and the Truth of every Title of Scripture cleared and the Reason and Righteousnesse of all Gods administrations to Men and Devils revealed Rom. 2. 5. So that every sinner is to be silenced in his reasonings or convinced that he said and thought amisse Iud. 14 15. Now this must require much time Secondly This is the time in which Iesus Christ is to triumph and Lord it over all reasonable creatures to be worshipped and acknowledged by every one in Heaven Earth and under the Earth Phil. 2. 10 11. which is referred to this time Rom. 14. 10 11. For during the other part of Christ his Kingly Raigne in the thousand yeares he is not alwayes visible but if he were yet they under the Earth the dead Reprobates from Cain to them that were slain when he set up his Kingdome do not bow to him and with their tongues confesse him and the devils then are chained up but they do not bow to him But at this time shall Christ sit on the Throne of his Glory and every knee shall bow to him and every tongue shall confesse him Lord therefore surely it shall be no short time In all the time he is to have when he resigns the Kingdome and People are divided according to Election and Reprobation wherefore this being all the time surely it will be a long time This is the reward of his great suffering a Reward having respect to all Creatures though in respect of the Elect he hath another reward Phil. 2. 10 11. Therefore God hath given him this Name Of this God hath much spoken of to him Ps. 110. 1. and to his enemies and people and Christ hath sitten waiting till it is done ever since his Ascension Heb. 10. 12 13. Therefore surely God will not huddle it over in a small or short time God hath given a long time to every worke to Satan to Antichrist and will he straiten Christ in this his time when workes in which God is glorified but by accident have a long day shall not Christs day be long in which God is so directly glorified Phil. 2. 11. There can be no worke besides Heavens glory so pleasing to God and all Saints and so comely in it selfe as this for Christ to sit on the Throne and all knees bow to him Therefore as we do with workes comely and very pleasing God will draw it out and lengthen its time Thirdly Because the solemnity of it were to little purpose if it were not to last long as we deride great preparations and pompe for a short shew the whole Creation groanes for the liberty and Glory of this time Rom. 8. 19 22. For this place as was before shewed is necessarily meant of this last and generall Judgement and onely of it every Creature in specie or kind shall be eased of the vanity which Mans sin and Gods curse hath loaded it withall and shall have its primitive glory which it waits for and it shall last but till this day of Judgement lasts Now to what purpose were that omnipotent restitution of all things and that large expence of rich Majesty and Bounty to cloath all Creatures with glory if it were to be but for a little season surely this is all the time in which Sinners and Saints good and bad Angels shall be in one place and in which mankind shall behold the glory of this visible world made for them and subjected to them in the Creation therefore the time shall be long But if this time be so long the Saints shall be kept long from Heaven First I answer God that hath eternity for them in heaven may lengthen out their time in this world and yet recompense them Secondly This is a Heaven a Paradise and fit and next preparative for Heaven who can lose by being kept from heaven by beholding Christ his most glorious Triumph over all Creatures What shall be done to take up so much time All Gods attributes shall be set open before us as he hath declared them in the Word by Creation Providence Redemption and Christ his highest Kingly glory shall be shewed us on which alone one might gaze a thousand yeares with great joy the whole Scripture in every Tittle of it shall be shewed to be fulfilled how every act of God in the world is according to it in riding the world by the Word and by it he made it and according to this word shall be shewed to us the reason of every dealing of God with Saints and sinners and all the works of Angels Devils which are infinitely more and greater than Mankind because they have ever wrought since the world began and are mighty in wit and spirit and all the world of mankind shall be revealed to us all yea the ends intents