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A59933	Exanastasis, or, The saints rising out of the heap or mass of dead bodies contained in the globe of the earth and sea ... Rev. 20. 5 hereunto, by way of preface, is here prefixed the comprisal of the substance of our former parcels ... / by William Sherwin ...	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1674 (1674)	Wing S3401; ESTC R34222	79,342	95

of Gods indignation with misery unconceivable but if they would wisely provide for the body which they chiefly seem to regard they should lobour to get into a capacity of the blessed New Jerusalem state with all the said Saints that will produce a speedy return for the time draws neer of the happiness of the whole man Soul and Body present or speedy possession is a great motive in earthly purchases but much better is this and that for a long enjoyment of 1000 years with Christ and his Saints c. which will also be perfected in Eternity ordinarily mens hopes for body and soul together is not till the last Trumpet but Christ that is thebest Teacher hath evidently shewed the Bodies of all that sleep in him when he comes at the first Resurrection will in their order be united with their Souls for that happy state 1000 years before if worldly men were sure the present state of things would continue but half 1000 years how would they be encouraged to lay out for Purchases for that time but when there seems to be good reasons that men may not groundedly hope it may continue the twentieth part of 500 years how wary have they cause to be in laying out their Treasure in such a shaking tottering fading World unto which the said New Jerusalem will suddenly succeed in that world to come whereof we speak If men be born again by sound Regeneration spiritually then they shall rise from the dead with the Saints bodily a thousand years before the rest of the dead Rev. 20.5 which is like to prove a speedy possession incomparably above all worldly enjoyments in the best way they can be had here as we showed before in many particulars but by the way which bad men love pursue or by Gods long sufference enjoy the world it were better not to have had a being in this world than so to have had it without Repentance for the abuse of what they have had therein for all that such persons find in it is the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes the pride of life the matter of their present sin and the cause of their future misery and now this world of it self is most vanishing standing upon its last leggs as we say and though that deluding old Harlot like Jesabel or old a little before her death paints her self to hide her wrinkled face and gastly countenance and adorns her self in gorgeous Attire yet is she for very age ready to give up the ghost and leave all her Paramors like old Mystery Babylon the Mother of Harlots to make them crye out there Alas alas alas alas when all is lost and destroyed ch 18. Oh then for a Saints part in the New Jerusalem state for so excellent long secured happiness which will end in eternal blessedness what would such men give for it if it could be then had and they had withal to purchase it If men would befriend their bodies what good policie would it prove to get them befriended there and take advise speedily in that case when God begins to shake not the earth only but the Heavens also the Scripture tells us that he that ought to be the desire of all Nations is about to come and are there not great shakings of both at this present time it seems from Script very probable that that next great shaking fit of the world is not far off described Esa 2.17 to the end with Rev. 16. Dan. 12.1 will shake most impenitent unreformed sinners from off the worlds stage into the bottomless pit to bear their Master company whose servants so they are for that shaking Earthquake will be such as never was mighty an Earthquake and so great Rev. 16.18 and such a time of Trouble as men never saw Dan. 12.1 I point out these things only I cannot now press them saving by my Prayers that God would set them home for good that poor sinners may now at last be plucked like sire brands out of the fire And let all sorts consider now they use the world at present though they abuse it not as some sensual bruitish persons wallowing in grosly notorious courses of licenciousness hardning and priding themselves in their gross impieties yet what do they with their enjoyments all that men have in the best way are Talents that God will have account of how will the great tryal be when Christ shall Judg at last in as much as ye have not done it to the least of my Disciples you have not done it unto me Mat. 25. go therefore ye cursed c. If men would take off every yoak and comfort the distressed feed the hungry cloath the naked if less was spent in vanity more bestowed on designs to promote works of piety and charity men would make better accounts than it is to be feared most rich and great men will then do who if they pervert not their power and wealth to hinder good and promote evil yet will be condemned an guilty in Christs day for not hindering evil and not promoting good every Commandment of God hath a positive scope but otherwise let such look to have all pride and hautiness of men in honour in wealth in any worldly abundance to be humbled and then driven from their Places and Possessions or perish with them when their perpetueties here will utterly end their worldly honour will vanish so far as they have not honored God therewith their great and costly buildings will tumble down upon their heads or otherwise be destroyed or burnt up and then they shall leave all their Treasure buried for ever in the worlds sudden ruines and neither they nor theirs have any good of those things that they would not suffer others to have good of before Esa 2.17 c. and then will be no time to do it when those things shall be no longer theirs nor any left to confer them upon within their reach and yet must unavoidably be called to an account for them and condemned without early reformation and our Saviour tells he comes as a thief in the night and his coming will be as a snare upon the whole earth but what then will become of those that by Rapine or Violence have increased in wealth that have abused their Power and Authority to Oppress and Persecute the plenty of Gods Creatures to consume them in riot and excess in many sorts of sinful vanities the heavier load will hereby lie upon them that they are not only privitively evil but possitively also make to your selves then friends sinners as Christ your Judg formerly commanded of the unrighteous Mammon whilst ye have time but if ye will not quickly do it Christ himself will provide for his meek ones who shall then inherit the earth and delight themselves in abundance of peace Psal 37. 7. Vse of Inform. Hence all Christians may be instructed that many comfortable Doctrines may be drawn from the said Foundations of such consolations to be enjoyed

Creatures upon the Earth to make them fruitful Gen. 8 9. whereby the world continues with its fruitfulness ever fince by Seed time and harvest as the great Stage for all Gods future actings in Mercies or Judgements which his word testifieth have cheifly their fulfillings in the said 1000 years after which time it must continue the little space of Satans loosing And as the world will so long be the Stage for such actings of God until the New Heavens and the New Earth shall cease so its fruitfulness was to be the accommodation for all such purposes but especially the Earth in those times must power out its plenty in abundance for the Churches-accommodation in that State then saith the 67th Psal The Earth shall yeild her increase of those times c. so Joel 3.18 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Mountains shall drop down with new Wine and the Hills shall flow with Milk see more in our Key of Noahs Covenant And as the Saints grace and Gods goodness in the Earths fruitfulness will be inlarged after it s so many thousand years bearing Fruit before so it will be much more fruitful in those last times of its being yet in its renewed condition whence also the praises of the Saints will be inlarged and their rejoycings also in such fulfillings of such promised Mercies c. 3. For his prophesie when aftor the sin of that cursed Cham occasioned by the hainous offence of his Father Noah for the best Saints have need of their Saviour yet when he through grace was awakened by Repentance from his drunkenness God manifests his grace by him in a like wonderful manner not only to Shem at present entitling him to himself to be the Lord his God But also foreshews his purposed mercy to come to the Gentiles the posterity of Japhet and accordingly his word gives witness to a twofold call which they were after to have to dwell in the Tents of Shem as Gen. 9.27 the first was foretold by Hos ch 1.10.23 and applied by the Apostle Paul Rom. 9.25 26. upon the rejection of the Jews after Christs first coming Acts. 13. which was the riches of the Gentiles saith the same Apostle ch 11. which time of grace continues to the Gentiles to Christs 2 d coming when upon the great Restauration of the Jews and Israelites the Gentiles will have their 2 d call when their great fulness will come in which was foretold also by Moses in his excellent song for pesterity Deut. 32.43 Rejoyce ye Gentiles with his people applyed also by the same Apostle Rom. 15. when Christ being the Minister of Circumsion as he there stiles him v. 8. for the truth of God to confirm the Promises made unto the fore fathers as he there plainly tells us with several other Prophesies there which shall also be thenfulfilled in the said 1000 years And will not the Saints then be greatly affected in seeing the accomplishment of such a mercy and greatly praise God for it when his glorious grace will shine out so abundantly to them therein c. In the third Millen or 1000 Years WHen Lot about the year of the world 2440. had upon worldly allurements chosen Sodom and after thereupon was captivated by his Enemies but delivered by faithful Abraham God sent Melchiscdeck to bless him who had the Promises as a Type of Christs prevailing perpetual Priesthoed to be of his order to whom he then paid Tythes of all as the payment of all due honor will be rendred unto Christ by all his Saints in the said 100 years and by all Creatures also Rev 5. but especially by all those whose great High Priest he shall then appear to be and probably will by a presential intercession appear to be then for such as shall be in the natural life viz. a Priest upon the Throne as Zach. 6.13 and also the raised Saints security then and for ever And as this Melchisedeck Priest of the most high God was also King of Salem so also Christ will then be the great King of the New Jerusalem Mat. 5.35 all the said 1000 years And as Abraham was blessed by Melchisedeck after the slaughter of those Kings so Abraham and his faithful Seed will appear really blessed when Christ maketh his own and their Enemies his footstool so the Saints will then find the mercies derived to them from many currents of long conveyances and still more matter to them of praise and rejoycing c. When Abraham that righteous man as by Esay he is called was sent on his foot by Gods Divine Call Gen. 12. about the year of the World 2460. God was gracioufly pleased to make free Promises and Covenants seven distinct times to and with Abrahans as they are particularly set down in our Key and after him to Isaack and Jacob successively to give the Promised Land of Canaan personally to themselves which Promise the Apostle declares Heb. 11. they saw a far off by Faith and died not having received the same wherefore as he also shewed they did not in their lives seek to possess it but as men expecting to have the said Promise of God made good unto themselves at the Resurrection of the just they bought burying places there to have their bodies interred as also Josephs bones after were untill they should all rise again then to possess it in the renewed state thereof for they looked for an heavenly countrey such as then that state will be excellently fitted then by God for that their condition At first also the said Promise was made to all Abrahams Seed natural and spiritual through that one Divine feed Christ as the Apostle teacheth to spring in time from Abrahams Loins according to the flesh Gal. 3.16 by whom also all the spitual seed by faith should obtain their lot in that blessed state by Promise v. 29. concerning which two sorts the Scripture sets forth many differences The natural Seed was to inherit the Promised Land after Abrahams Isaacks and Jacobs death 430 years after the Promise was first made but the spiritual will be joint heirs not only with Abraham but also with Christ in the said renewed state when he shall sit upon his own Throne as the Son of David The former were to be in Bondage long after the Promise the spiritual are made free indeed by Christ the Son of God so soon as they are made the Sons of God by Adoption and Grace besides what will after appear they shall be when Christ shall appear 1 Joh. 3.2 The former were compared to the dust of the earth for multitude Gen. 13.16 but the spiritual Seed was compared to the Stars of Heaven not only for multitude but excellency Gen. 15.5 explained by the Apostle Pom. 4.17 18. and Gal. 3. the whole Chapter The natural Seed entered into a Covenant with God in their own strength and brake it but as for the other God makes a new Covenant with them and undertakes the keeping

the end of Revelation Prophesie ch 4 5. may be discerned being all then in an undisturbed happy state in their several degrees whilst Satan is bound and sealed up in the bottomless pit that he may not tempt the nations any more till the 1000 years be ended v. 3. all remaining in an happy peace so long without being attempted against by any enemies 4. Christs Servants viz. the raised Saints chiefly will then serve him Rev. 22.3 as their business and happiness so to do ch 7.15 5. Christ will be their light to them both spiritual and visible and both glorious in whose light his Saints will then see light at the Revelation of all things probably as to Mysteries Creatures and Providences when the mystery of God is finished and the light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun and the light of one day as the light of seven days Is 30. 6. The Nations of them that are then saved will walk in the light of the said great holy and beloved Jerusalem come down from God out of Heaven all the said 1000 years being the Spirits of just men before made perfect to receive then from Christ their spiritual Bodies also Rev. 21.24 7. The Kings of the Earth shall bring their Glory and Honour to it in the same v. 8. Also they shall bring the Glory and Honour of the Nations to it v. 26. 9. God will then dwell amongst them and all Tears shall be wiped from their Eyes ch 21.3 4 7 16 17. 10. All the glorious Priviledges of the Paradise of God of the Tree of Life whose Leaves are for the healing of the Nations and of the pure River clear as Chrystal proceeding from the Throne of God and of the Lamb and all the glorious excellencies assigned and belonging to it which all those happy raised Saints will then know by experience how wonderful great and excellent they are in their Fruition thereof the said 1000 years 11. And though Satan when he is loosed will seduce his last Gog and Magog to attempt to besiedge the beloved City and the Camp of the Saints yet Christ hath afore hand resolved them that it shall onely be an attempt and the Devil and all his Agents shall then be consumed by Fire from God out of Heaven in the said attempt and the Fabrick of the world shall suddenly then be dissolved upon the sounding of the last Trumpet and the general rapture and change of all the Saints to meet Christ in the Air coming to sit upon that great white Throne at the last Judgement Rev. 20.11 From whose Face the Earth and the Heaven shall fly away and no place shall be found for them Rev. 20.11 And hath not Christ himself revealed all these things in an evident manner That may suffice all Christians and rational men of their reallity and how then should all sound serious and consciencious Christians from the consideration of these things now hinted to them with many more that might from Gods word be set before them to such purpose be stirred up to love the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Apostle professed for himself with that great encouragement to all others to partake with him of a Crown of Righteousness 2 Tim. 4.8 2. To long for his said appearance when he cometh without sin having fully satisfied for that at his first coming but then onely for salvation to his People to deliver them from all their Enemies and even the inferiour Creatures with them from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the Sons of God Rom. 8.21 And to have their own bodies redeemed from the Prison and the corruption of the Grave and have powerful grace as the Angels in Heaven in their condition and even those also in the natural Life shall serve Christ in Holiness and Righteousness before him all the days of their life Luke 1.74 75. 3. And that they may love his appearance and long for it let them labour continually to be fitted for it c. and this rather because many wayes the time thereof seemeth to be near approaching not only in regard that most of the preceeding Predictions are fulfilled but also because we find the computations of years which the Holy Ghost seems to set down of the Jews great Restauration and of the destruction of the Churches Enemies are shortly to be compleated of which two in Daniel and two in the Book of the Revelations appear very considerable to that purpose which we shall endeavour here to set down as some of the Grounds and Reasons of such our Conjecture From those 4. Computations of the said mystical Numbers formerly more fully explained in our Parallel of Daniel and the Book of the Revelation and upon the ruine and desolation of the Remane Monarchy as follows The first is from the 2300. days of years in Daniel 8 26. by Palmomi or the secret Numberer seeming to refer to the end of the Jews Captivity referring to the time of the end v. 17. to the last end of the indignation viz. of God against that captivated People The like to the same purpose is also observable where Daniel declares the Roman Kingdom shall prosper till the same time viz. until the indignation shall be accomplished for saith he that that is determined shall be done Ch. 11.36 So again upon the same account The Sacrifice and Oblation shall cease for the over spreading of Abominations he shall make Jerusalem taken by Titus and Vespatian desolate even until the Consummation and that determined shall be powered out upon the desolate Dan. 9.27 See many other Reasons upon Dan. 8.26 In our Summary of Daniels Visions This Computation of 2300 years was from the destruction of the Temple by Nebuchadnezzers Army then carrying the Jews captive to Babylon to their great Restauration at Christs appearance is by Scripture and Chronology thus computed at Babylon 70. years under the Medes and Persians about 80. years till Daniels 70. weeks when the Edict went out for building the City Jerusalem about 3549 when is reckoned by their Kings Reigns to be about 80 years more and Daniels weeks to the end of the half week when Christ had finished his Sacrifice of himself for our sins which was in all 640 years more and from thence to about that year which we reckon will be 1700. will so be made up 2300. years Secondly For the 2335. years in Dan. 12. from the effectual taking away of Sacrifice in Julian the Apostate Emperours time when not only many Heathen Idolatries were encouraged by him but he also in opposition to Christian Religion allowed the Jews out of the publick charge to Rebuild their Temple for Sacrifice whereupon Historians Record that God by miraculous Tokens of his displeasure by Fire Tempest Earthquakes c destroyed such as were employed in the said work and not only burnt up the very Tools they wrought with But cast out the very Stones which they had laid