Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	devil_n	divide_v	satan_n	2,318	5	9.3446	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09926	An epistle written (dated the 30th of the 11th month 1659,) and sent from London into the countrey. By a friend to the glorious (though at this day despised) cause of Christ, in answer to a letter sent up to him (dated the 16th of the same month) wherein the following things are treated of, (viz.) 1. The fifth kingdom it self, which the God of Heaven sets up in the latter dayes. 2. The kingdom of the beast which is to be destroyed. 3. The instruments that are to be used in destroying the one and erecting the other; with the way or manner how they are to be used. 4. The time of the beginning of this work. [bracket] First, before Christs personal comming. Secondly, before the call of the Jewes. Thirdly, that it is already begun, and hath taken place in this nation and that Cromwel with the army, hath apostatized from it, and that all the powers, or governments that have been set up since that time, have been, and still are upon the foundation of the apostacy. As also, severall of the particular evills which the army, and others abetting the apostacy are guilty of. Together with, some considerations tendered to the favourers of Christ's righteous cause, wherein is laid down, their duty of separation from Babylon, and from all the parts and branches (both in church and state) of the forementioned apostacy.	N. S.	1660 (1660)	Wing S119B; ESTC R183121	59,145	52

and great Authority and upon this the Pagan State falls and therein him that did let 2 Thes 2.7 was removed out of the way and so the wicked comes to be revealed or made visible to be the Antichrist Secondly the Beast and the wicked or Man of sin agrees in their Reign or exercise of Power both setting themselves against God appearing with Power Signes and Lying Wonders 2 Thes 2.4.9.10 comp Rev. 13.5 6.13.14 also with Dan. 7.25 Thirdly this Man of Sin is the last Power upon Earth that precedes the coming and Kingdom of Christ whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth and destroy with the brightness of his comming 2 Thes 2.8 By the Spirit of his Mouth I understand the Anointing which being given down thorough the word of the Lord upon the Saints is called the Spirit of his Mouth by which the Antichristian Power is to be consumed and so agrees with the breaking work of the Stone in Dan. 2. and with the Saints taking away and consuming the Power of the little Horn in Dan. 7. and that the Feet of the Image the little Horn and the Beast that comes from the Bottomless Pit are the last part of the Image Government and stands next to Christs Kingdom hath been already cleared Fourthly They agree in their ruine or destruction as to Time Instruments and the Place into which they are Cast this man of sin is called the Son of Perdition which doth not only denote his hellish Rise and Reign but also that he must go into Perdition or Hell the Beast also goeth into Perdition or Hell The man of sin or Little Horn is also given to the burning flame 2 Thes 2.3 Comp. with Rev. 17.8 and Dan. 7.11 That they agree as to time and Instruments hath been already shewed in these and several other particulars which for brevity sake I shall not insist upon Thus the feet and toes of the Image Dan. 2. The Little Horn Dan. 7. The Beast Rev. 17. The Man of sin 2 The● 2. do agree and appear to be one and the same though given under various Names and Titles and the comparing of them may through the blessing of the Lord help to a very full and clear description of the Antichrist that was to come and take place in the world in the latter day onely this is to be noted that the Spirit in describing Antichrist in the four forementioned places doth sometimes insist chiefly upon the Civil or Beastly Power and sometime doth take in and insist upon both the Civil and Ecclesiastical or false Church part as they are twisted together As in the feet of Iron and Clay and the Man of Sin revealed when he who did let should be taken out of the way but I shall speak more to that in the next particular The next thing I shall lay down and endeavour to clear is That the Antichrist or last part of the Image Government doth consist or is made up of two sorts to wit Civil and Ecclesiasticall both twisted or mixed together the Magisterial or Civil Government being united to and involved in the Ecclesiastical or false Church State This appears First From the Feet and Toes of the Image that are of Iron mixed with Clay Dan. 2.41 by the Iron I understand the Civil State as Verse 33. The Roman Power in its Civil Sate is set forth by Iron Leggs and by Clay I understand the earthy false Church which is set forth by a Beast coming up out of the Earth Rev. 13.11 The Civil Power espousing and joyning in affinity with the Whore she being not of God but brought forth by Man or rather by the Devil in man is called the seed of Men Dan. 2.43 This Espousal or joyning in affinity I understand to be the mingling with the seed of Men and by this mingling the Imperial Power was not strengthned but indeed weakened as Verse 42. The false Church may also upon several other accounts be fitly set forth by Clay as in its Rise Brittleness Foulness and its Nature of cleaving or sticking to other things that comes nigh unto it This may appear Secondly From the revealing of the wicked by removing of him that did let which was as I understand the Roman Emperour out of the way 2 Thes 2.7.8 Him that did let must either be God or the Devil or Man It could not be God because him that did let was to be removed out of the way which would be blasphemy in any to refer to God Secondly It could not be the Devil for he that did let appears to stand in the way to hinder the Devils Kingdom taking place which would be Satan against Satan or a Kingdom divided against it self Mark 3.23.24.26 and if it can be neither God nor Satan then it must be Man and can be referred to no other Man but the Roman Emperour who in the exercise of his Civil or Heathenish Power did for some hundreds of years after Pauls dayes hinder the Mystery of iniquity appearing in the false Church from coming to his desired Throne The Bishops of Rome grew very high and sought long to get the Seat of Civil Judicatory over the State as they had over the Church but they could not obtain the Throne till the Emperour was brought down to their foot and as to his Imperial Power was taken out of the way and when this was effected Antichrist assumed the Throne and so the wicked came to be revealed who though he had the Ecclesiastical Seat before yet was not so revealed to be that wicked mentioned 2 Thes 2.8 till he got the Civil Seat also and this doth further clear that the wicked Antichrist in his Throne must be made up of Civil and Ecclesiastical Power Thirdly This may further appear by the two Beasts mentioned Revel 13. the first comes out of the Sea verse 1. which I understand to be the Civil Roman Power in its last State that riseth by the Rebellions and Sea-like rageing tumults of the people being encouraged and promoted by Sathan in the false Church though not yet mounted upon the Beast By these tumults the Roman Power in its Pagan or Heathenish and first State that was very glorious before comes to be wasted and at last destroyed and so the Power brought under the Beast that comes out of the Sea and the Devil or Dragon being very willing to make a change of the Power from the Pagan State that he might Mount the Whore readily gives his Power Seat and great Authority to this Beast The Second Beast is mentioned in verse the 11. of this 13. Chapter and described as coming up out of the Earth and in verse 12. is said to exercise all the Power of the First Beast to wit the Beast that comes out of the Sea and vers 13.14 doth great Wonders and worketh Miracles before him c. and is called the false Prophet Revel 19.20 This Beast must be understood of the false Church which cometh