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A44247	The doctrine of life, or, Of mans redemption, by the seed of Eve, the seed of Abraham, the seed of David, &c. as it was taught in severall periods of time, from Gen. 3. 15. till Christ came in the flesh, to fulfill all typicall prefigurations of him by his death : wherein also sundry other fundamentall points are discussed and cleared from some common mistakes : as Daniels chronologie of seventy sevens, which is cleared from the uncertainty which too many expositors have unadvisedly cast upon it : and about the Jewes calling, that it must not be understand of any return to Canaan, or of their restauration to a perspicuous common wealth any more, but of the calling of a remnant of them to the faith, in the countries where they live dispersed : and with the true nature of our Lords sufferings, with sundry other such like points, as may be seen in the table : propounded by way of question and answer, with annotations thereunto annexed : divided into three parts / by Edward Holyoke of New-England.	Holyoke, Edward, d. 1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing H2534; ESTC R22353	401,616	468

wonder at the great respect and love that my Sovereign Lord doth manifest to me hi hand-maid that he should afford such his amiable society I doe perceiv your most ardent and indeared love to me above any of your honorable weomen your kind and fervent desire towards me though most unworthy hath fired my heart towards your sacred Majesty I am your Servant and at your Graces command and so ever will be to perform all loyall and dutifull observance I would I were able to expresse the fervency of my heart unto my Sovereign Lord and seeing it hath pleased the King so royally to manifest himselfe I hope I may present and importune my fo●mer humble request unto my Lord my gracious Sovereign for the building of a Chappell for my maids and my Houshold Servants and Attendants it shall not be so much for my selfe as for them whom I humbly confesse are not worthy to come into the confines of Jerusalem your holy City 1 Chr. 8.11 much lesse into the Palaces of Zion the City of David your Father your love is so great unto me which if I should distrust I should most highly offend For I know you hate Atheisme and as it is an abomination unto you it greives my heart that I have no place of devotion to resort unto when all the Ladies of Israel may resort unto your Temple and I and my maids sit moping at home all amort as they worship their God so would I serve my God the God of my Father And shee gave the King a gentle stroke on the breast and said my noble consort my Sovereign my ●oyall Lord I know I have your heart I know you love me and what shall or can be wanting from a loving heart c. c. And the King being ravished with her love and with such words sweeter then honey softer then oyl and all subtle flatteries and after some discourse the King was captivated with her dalliance and snared with her devilish devices and her hands were as bands she perswaded him shee enticed him and forced him to yeild that shee had his license to build a Temple on Mount Olivet to Chemosh the Devil the idol the abomination of Moab Now the Queen and her Attendants followed their businesses with diligence they slacked no time Masons and Carpenters are sent for to hew Stone and to square and saw Timber and so an high place was builded on the Mount of co●ruption which did give a most vile affront to CHRISTS holy Templ● for they could over-look all Jerusalem from Mount Olivet When King Salomon was thus caught by this Lady of Moab then all the other strange wives might thus prattle and they plyed their businesses diligently and used all their agents men and woemen as there ever are in Kings Courts too many time servers and hypocrites for such projects and negotiations And things went so ill in the State that not one of his thousand Wives and Concubines would disswade the King if halfe the World were a Church a Troop or squadron of a thousand of such creatures if suffered would overturn all these were so pampered with pride ease wantonnesse and fulnesse of bread that no holy Doctrine could take with them but rather the Jedidiah the precious servant of the Lord was taken and snared and corrupted by their pleasing and insinuating incantations Those thousand wretches could not spend so little each of them with their Maids and Attendants as seven hundred or eight hundred pounds per annum and some of them would consume more like the Locusts Apoc. 9. fruges consumere nati And the charges in Building thir Temples was great All these expenses might amount unto eight hundred thousand pounds per annum if not to a million an excessive charge which very likely the subjects stumbled at and after Salomons death craved ease of taxations of Rechoboam They would not take it ill to build stronge Cities and Chariot-Cities and Store-Cities c. that charge was for the profit of the Common-Weal But to be at such rates excises and taxations for the maintenance of such a number of base creatures the subject was not able to bear and craved release of such oppressions Common-Weals should have a diligent inspection that rates and taxations collected for the common profit be not imployed by men to private interests to make great purchases to maintain themselves wives and children and flattring Attendants in pride idlenesse and luxury Such coveteousnesse selfe-love and loving of pleasures more then lov●rs of God will breed perilous times and undoe all The Son of God to whom the Father hath committed all authority and power who is King in Sion and the onely Potentate King of Kings and Lord of Lords he knows how as we have seen to put fire into Subjects hearts to destroy oppressours An● let Rulers and Governours consider all the Chariot-cities ●enced Cities and Store cities which Salomon had repaired fortified and furnished with all provisions and ammunitions in the ten Tribes and in part of Benjamin all this fell to Jeroboom in one day 1 King 9. Thi● was a punishment to the Kingdome for Salomons transgression in toleration of false Religions and bad opinions And observe also the story of Gideon He was a man of no great estimation and authority in the Tribe of Manasseh or among the thousands of Israel his was the meanest yet when the Son of God would advance him to do his work he made him Generall of Israels Common Weal and he by the Sword of Christ and his own Sword avenged the quarrell of Gods Covenant against the seed of the Serpent in many exploits upon which the people were so affected that they would have conferred on him and his posterity the Government of the State which he modestly and religiously denyed but his wicked opinion of will worship in making an Ephod to worship God by was the ruine of his house the cause of much trouble to the whole Common-Weal Jud. 6.15 8.27 ch 9. Wherefore let all States be admonished concerning toleration of wicked opinions in pretence of conscience especially of the papisticall opinions which draweth to the second death we must remember the whoredoms of the seven-Mountain City is a mistery and Christ hath said Mysticall Babylon shall fall and be cast as a mil-stone into the Sea and what State soever seeks by toleration to uphold it must sink with it undoubredly We have the providence of Christ fresh before our eyes how he hath resisted all cunning plots and wit of man to bring in Popery the toleration of Popery is a countermanding of Christs project for it is said the Kingdomes of the world shall be our Lord Gods and his Christs and he shall reign for ever Toleration of Popery doth uphold the King of Locusts Kingdome and the Lord JESUS saith he that gathereth not with me scattereth CHRIST saith come out of her my people and toleration hinders their coming The reverend Master Perkins

from Sems Tents and by the Doctrine of Sems sons the Prophets and apostles all Doctrine is to be tried and not by the best Orthodox Churches Ibid. N. 2. The twelve foundations of the Wall The apostle Paul was graven on the Jasper first foundation so he should be the head of the Church not Peter The twelve Jewels had the names of the twelve apostles then where is Peter above the rest his Epistles are pearls and so are Pauls and the other apostles the Spirit of God spake in them and no one could be above another but each stood a foundation on the Rock Christ the eternall Son of God Ephes 2.20 There are stronger proofs or moe arguments to make St. Paul or Saint John head of the Church than any Papalyn can bring for Saint Peter vide Mr. Henry Ainsworth and Mr. Bernard Mr. Ainsworth against Locust Ainsworth Mr. Bernard Khemos against Rome page 130. CHAP. XIV With Questions Answers and Annotations shewing who have the Spirituall blessings of the Covenant and who the Curses QVest 1. and Answ Who were enemies that did rage and imagine vain things against the Christ of God the Rock upon whom the Church is builded despising the Counsel of God against themselves Answ The high Sacrificers the Pharisees Sadduces and Scribes Herod Pontius Pilate and the loathsome Romane infidels the Caesars and their people persecuting this faith first in crucifying the Lord of glory and after persecuting the Church for 300 years and it is remarkable as it is said in the Alpha of the word that the seed of the Serpent should persecute the seed of the woman so it is said in the Omega of the same that the Dragon the old Serpent the Devil and Satan doth persecute the seed of the woman that is Them that keep the Commandements of God and have the testimonie of Jesus Christ QUest 2. How doth the goodnesse of God reward the faith of the Saints in the holy and constant profession of his name Ans By faith they obtained good report with God and God is not ashamed of them to be called their God whence proceedeth sweet peace of conscience and joy in the Holy Ghost who stirs them to and helps them in that most heavenly exercise of prayer whereby they have unspeakable consolation in all their tribulatin for that the Spirit of Christ doth inable them by patience to possesse their souls and work in them and seal unto their hearts an assured and lively hope of things not seen of eternall rest and a Crown of righteousnesse which the Lord will give unto them at that day and to all those that love his bright appearing QUest 3. What severity was executed on those that set themselves and took counsell together against the Lord his anointed the King of Mount Sion Answ The thrice holy the Lord God omnipotent which was which is and which will be sitting as a King on a Throne in the heaven of the Church and administring the government thereof to the end of the world by the Mediation of the Son eternall who being the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (a) The Jews and Romanes despising Christs Kingdome and sacrifice-hood were plagued greatly as Psal 2. 1 10. The seven Seals and four horses did plague the Empire did tear in pieces the Jews his own people spoken of afore and the Romane Empire for he riding as on a white horse of Justice and Power plagued the world by the horses and Arrows of his vengeance (b) Red horse bloudy Warre (c) Black horse Famine * Pale horse Pestilence and through the cry of the innocent blood of Martyrs a grave of destruction following the unclean infidels the Emperours and their people to the ruine of the Empire that all men cryed to the mountains to fall upon them and the hills to cover them and in the world to come endlesse misery and vengeance in the Lake of flaming fire QUest 4. Had the Church rest after 300 years Answ Yea for God raised up Constantinus a good Christian Emperour so that the Church had rest and did wonderfully increase but this peace was quickly interrupted by the tares of ambition schisme and heresies of Ecclesiastical Teachers QUest 5. Did Constantinus continue the Romane Empire Answ No he removed the Seat of his Empire to Constantinople so that Rome in Italy was little set by for many years and often burned by the Goths and Vandals and at last by them brought to an extream ruine Then the sixth head or polity of Rome was made dead QUest 6. Was there not an Apostasie from the faith of the Prophets and Apostles Doctrine after the Empire of Rome was made dead Answer 1. Yea for the Spirit spake evidently that there would be an apostasie or falling away The misterie of iniquity was working in the apostles dayes and quickned secretly still by divers means Doctrines of Devils and worship of Devils with sundry corruptions superstitions and heretical Doctrines were continually springing The Churches left their first love zeal watchfullnesse and diligence and when the Empire the with-holder was dead presently after multitudes of hereticks arose 2 Thes 2.6 which with covetousnesse and ambition of Bishops exceedingy furthered the appearance of King Abaddon and his Locusts out of their bottomlesse Pit 2. For the first second and third Centuries this was generally received of the faithfull Jew and Gentile that God was One in holy Trinity Apot. 7.9 10. and Vnity and salvation was ascribed to God and the Lamb Christs sole mediation And in the Confession of this faith all the Saints the Elders and people cast down their Crowns before Gods Throne and fell down before God and the Lamb with all joyfull acclamations of praise blessing honour glory and power for the mighty Creation and gracious Redemption 3. But after those three Centuries hereticks and false Teachers more corrupted the Doctrine of God and Christ and Saints and angels were glorified as Mediatours and prayed unto c. But the Lord God takes care as Apoc. 7. for his elect both of Jews and Gentiles that they might be kept safe the foundation of God remaineth sure and hath this Seal the Lord knoweth who are his Therefore he takes order for their sealing to be kept from the deceit of the perillous times that hastened and those that are sealed make a most holy solemn and glorious confession of the faith according to the Prophets and apostles Doctrine and by this Confession the sealed servants of God are known in all ages The rest of the seventh Chapter shews the gracious priviledges of the Saints 4. And Christ forewarned the backsliding of the Churches by the seven Trumpets and shewed much mercy for the fourth fifth and sixth Centuries by stirring up the Spirit of some Christian Emperours for summoning Bishops to Councels to represse their ambition contention schisme and heresies of the which the first four generall Councels were the most orthodox 5. Also in those Centuries

two Witnesses and the mark of the Beast And the decay of the mystery of iniquity QUest 1. Who kept the Testimony of Jesus and the word of God that came from Sems Tents in the times of the rising and height of the Pontificality Answ Many in the times of the rising of it and there were here and there two Witnesses some that followed the true Lamb and that in the height of it prophecyed misliked and cryed out against the proceedings of the mystery of iniquity But this company were not so conspicuous and visibly glorious being for divers Hundreds of years driven as into a Wilderness through a red sea of fire and fagot by the Beast of the Bottomless pit the counterfeit Lamb and the prevailing faction of his six hundred sixty six apostatical number yet at the last the Brethren overcame by the bloud of the Lamb and by the word of their Testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death QUest 2. Then the papacy would not bear with such as contested against it Answ Christs faithful witnesses were caused to mourn in Sackcloath No man might buy or sell that would not Worship the Image of the Beasts imperial State re-erected in the Pontificality Like their forefathers the servants of servants the cursed Canaanice Deut. 2.28 29. and receive the Mark of the Beast in his hand or forehead or the name of the Beast or at least be of the number of his name yea else were most cruelly used as is said throughout their large Common-weal That Whorish Church was and is drunk with the bloud and martyrs of Jesus QUest 3. What do you understand to be the mark of the Beast Answ The Popes Canon-Law telleth that none may live under the Empire but by yielding to the Popes Lawes in his subscribing to his Imperial and Ecclesiasticall Supremacy and oath of fidelity as a mark on the hand and some open token of communion with him and profession of his decrees as a mark in the forehead The saying of the Ave Maria went over all to the poor beggars and reverence to the cross and comming to their most wicked Mass Forbidding and refraining from reading and teaching the holy Scriptures but for licensed and auricular Confession Briefly all differing from their Dracons Lawes were heretiques and mightnot use policy having not the marks of his Politie QUest 4. Did then the Pontificalitie and Papacy as the old Empire porsecute the faith of the Prophets and Apostles doctrine Answ Yea for it is said that the latter Beast like a Lamb with two horns did all that the former Beast did He had the voice and speach of the Dracon Caesars and did maintain the same War against the * For the wars of the dragon Caesars and dragon-Pope● see former notes Saints and for the same cause and that was the keeping of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus And this is the very mark of those that have Gods Name in their Foreheads Note as the old Beast-like enemies fought against the faith of Jerusalem Sems Tents and the People of God so Rome-Egypt Rome-Babylon with like cruelty and intestine hatred both in the Caesars and Popes against the same glorious faith of Jerusalem the holy City that came down from heaven Kain began the War the Pontificality and Papacy follow Kains waies The former be stamps of the latter As there is a like revolution of time so there is of other matters of Christs administration QUest 5. But the mystery of Iniquity the spiritual Supremacy did not still continue in that strength and repute in the Christian world as it had in former times Answ The Apostle foretold that the Lord Jesus would consume that wicked that man of sin and his corporation with the Spirit of his mouth and abolish it with the brightnesse of his coming so the fifteenth century the Lamb the King of mount Sion appeared with one hundred and forty four thousand attending on him who caused the Gospel to break out again and the light of it in the holy city increased to our daies that Christ the Sun of Iustice shineth and reigneth in England Scotland France Germany c. Blessed be his glorious name And let the four and twenty Elders and the sour lively Wights and all that fear God both small and great give thanks and sing Hallelujahs with all hearty courage as Apocal. 15. 19. QUest and Ans 6. Shall the Papacy be still decreasing Ans Yea for the preaching of the eternal Gospel falleth Rome-babylon and buildeth Jerusalem This the Sword of Christs mouth hath consumed the Kingdome of the Beast and chiefly through this Abaddon the son of perdition the angel of the bottomless pit and his cursed earthly politie and corporation shall be perishing to the end and is every day going to utter perdition QVest 7. But the Polity of Rome Egypt is strong by power and subtill counsells through the Kings and Princes that give their power to the Beast and through the swarms of innumerable Locusts and all his Worshippers all which are confederate with him and say b So said the Atheists of old Egypt and old Babylon Dan. 3.15 Exod. 5.2 Jer. 50.34 who can warr with the Beast as Apocal. 13.4 Answ Strong is Lord God of Hosts the King of Kings and Lord of Lords that will judge the great Whore and overthrow that habitation of Divels that hold of every foul Spirit that Cage of every uncleane and hatefull Bird. For he fitteth as on a White Cloud with a sicle in his hand and as on a White Horse of truth and might and in righteousnesse doth judge and make Warr. And the godly * The called the chosen the faithful are on the Lambs part Apoc. 17 14. Warriours † All those cry mightily to him that sits on the Cloud to thrust in his sicle and their prayers are heard Apoc. 14.15 Princes † Teachers and † people as on White Horses in his truth and might will follow him † And that we might be assured of Mysticall Babylons destruction Gen 6.11 12 13. 11.8 Jos 10.11 Jud. 4. 5.19 Jer. 25.10 Nah. 3.4.17 Ezek. 17. 28. Deut. 2.27 28. with Apoc. 13.17 Esai 63.3 the holy Spirit alludeth to the stories of the old enemies the old world Sodome Egypt Chanaan Edom Tyrus Niniveh Babel and apostate Jerusalem to the four cursed Kingdomes in Daniel chap. 7. to Gog and Magog Ezek. 38 39. As Gods wrath and vengeance came on them so most surely shall the cursed bloody heathenish apostaticall polity of King Abaddon be trodden in the wine-presse of the wrath of the Lord God omnipotent and perish The seven * The seven Phialls shew how Rome shal as it dealt in the Trumpets as shall be more largely shewed hereafter Phials set forth this how the just God doth pour out plagues on the Throne and Kingdome of the Beast QUest 8. Shall the Gospel of Christ increase in glory

145. c. And this Kingdome of Christ the second Adam is handled in 1 Cor. 15. Ebr. 2. Eph. 1.22 from Ps 8. Namely That the Son eternall should rule as the mediator of his Church till all things be restored but then his Kingdome shall be delivered up when the last enemies death Sathan are perfectly subdued and destroyed Then all the elect which have been called justified and adopted in Christ by the word of his kingdome by the work of his spirit shall be presented unto the father and all prophesying and all other new victory sweet helps of our edification in the body of Christ shall cease for then shall be the fullnesse Eph. 4.11.12.13 In Q 4. Heire of all David with great admiration doth handle this in Ps 8. He the second Adam upholds all by the word of his power and this he shewed in Noah when all beasts and Elements obeyed him at the flood and so at the destruction of Sodom Jehovah from Jehovah rained fire and brimstone Gen. 16. and so in the days of Joshuah 10.11 In like sort those noble and excellent descriptions of Christ his person and Office in the three fold Offices of Prophet Preist and King are wonderfull for all sorts of heavenly and terrible Doctrine in Psal 2. Psal 45. Psal 110. Esa 9. Dan. 7. Dan 9. Dan. 10. Daq 12. and that in Apot. 1. may well comprehend the summe of them all but all of them should first be minded as expounding Gen. 3.15 Eph. 1.22.23 Col. 1.14.15 the Epistle to the Ebr. all of it He is the blessed only potentate to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords 1 Tim 6. Apoc 19. Joh 3.35 The Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into his hands wee must reverence the Heir and beleevingly obey him for Christ is appointed a Prince and a Saviour to give change of minde and forgivenesse of sins This was taught from the beginning that hee should be this horne of Salvation and of this Doctrine there have been prophets to declare it ever since the world began Luke 1.70 Act. 3.21 In Q. 4. From the day of mans fall All the time from the time of mans fall to the restoring of all things by the Messiah is called The World to come and it is subjected to the Messiah Ebr. 2.5 but the restitution of all things is first prophesied in Act. 3.21 In Q. and Answ 5. Satan brought man n. 1. Man was ever the object of Satans harred and as Christ was man of the seed of the deceived woman and appointed to combate with Sathan for mans Redemption so Christ was the object of Sathans most deadly hatred but such was the perfection of his obedience under his greatest enmity that hee spoiled principalities and powers even in his death on the crosse Col 2.15 and this comfort also belongs to all the persecuted Saints that this great Red Dragon is chained Apoc. 20. and shall shortly be utterly troden under our feet Rom. 16. In Q. 5. Christ the second Adam Christ destroyeth Sathans workes not only in us but from without us and this is ●n unchangeable truth in all those that are called according to Gods purpose Joh. 13.1 Christ is the restorer of all things in him wee have all things that appertaine to life and godlinesse he is the Corner stone that couples all the building and there is no other name under Heaven whereby we can be saved Act. 4 None but Christ as blessed Lambard said Him hath God the Father sealed Joh. 6.27 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance to all the Israel of God and forgivenesse of sins And this is a sure rule from the beginning He that beleeveth on the Son hath everlasting life and he that beleeveth not the son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him Joh. 3●36 so then cursed was he that said Si illa illa colantur neque esse noxium si inter Gentilium aras Dei Ecclesiam quis transiens utraque v●nerc●ur and little better are the Atheisticall moderators of our dayes 1631.1632.1633 1634.1635.1636.1637 In Q. 5. And Adoption And now little Children abide in him the second Adam that when he shall appear we may have boldnesse and not be ashamed before him at his coming 1 Joh. 2. By him wee have adoption Joh. 1.12 and his spirit doth enable us to cry Abba Father mark these scriptures Ebr. 4.14.15 16. Rom. 8.15 Eph. 2.18 Rom. 5.1 2. In Q 5. N. 11. Christ the second Adam Now Sathan the old Serpent spirituall weaknesses and the God of this world doth by Gods just judgement make war against us about super-celestiall things and wrastleth cunningly to hold us still in our most miserable estare of blindnesse imprisonment and bondage but by the power of the second Adam and by the word of his Grace we are set free and such as are blinde do receive their sight and by his grace we are made able to stand resist and overcome his Grace is in us and over us and the Apostle of the Gentiles salutes them all thus The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Amen Esa 42.6.7 Esa 49.9 Ephes 6.1 Ioh. 2 Rom 7. Esa 45. 24. In Q. 5. The life of holinesse In him was life and the life was the light of men Ioh 1. Ioh 8.12 The second Adam saith I am the light of the world he that followeth me shall not walke in darkenesse but shall have the light of life his Law restoreth the soule Psal 19 Ps 23. Ephes 2.1 Eph. 4.24 Col. 3.10.1 Co● 15.49 Esa 11 9.1 Ioh. 1. Ioh. 2 4. He is the true Shepherd and Bishop of our Soules In Q 5. N. 3. Christ the second Adam The appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ as it was promised hath brought life and immortality through the Gospel 2 Tim. 1. Marthas and our Lords conference was heavenly the shewes that she expected life and immortality through him Ioh. 11.21 and 1 Cor. 15.1 Thess 4. And Iohs faith for this point is worthy of all consideration Ioh 19. Ps 46.15 Ps 17.15 Sin reigns to death through the first Adam but grace reigns through Righteousnesse or freedome to eternall life through Christ the second Adam R●m 5. The comparisons of the first and second Adam are most sweet in Rom. 5. and 1 Cor. 15. Secondly Consider further how our Lord doth sustaine us in this our pilgrimage he is said to hold our soules in life in him wee live he is our life and the lenghth of our dayes he provides and gives meanes of life meat to eat and cloathes to put on he is our preserver in all places and at all times he speaks to diseases to come and to go and when hee pleaseth to withold his preservation wee languish and dye the Godly have the feeling and knowledge of all this they finde they have their life from Jesus as from

thousand years after it is not ration●● 〈…〉 to think most impertinent assertions As if a godly soul or a 〈…〉 under greivous pressures and afflictions at present should 〈…〉 for consolation must the Teacher then tell stories to 〈…〉 that neither they nor theirs for many genera 5. Again these in captivity were godly and faithfull and knew they were chastised for not regarding Gods * The Iews now are perswaded of no such thing although forewarned Heb. 10.25 26 27. covenant in Christ and therefore they did humble themselves and confesse their sins as Levit. 26. foretold and had gracious promises of return to Canaan and of building city and Temple and that the City should be builded on its own heap and that they should have a policy to buy and sell Ier. 32. and the Prophet Ieremi●h knew well enough that the godly in the state of Iudah were or would be much cast down in their spirits even as Ieremy himself was concerning their most grievous calamities as Ier. 32. * It was ●n that age of God people that needed this satisfaction and thereupon the Lord God did comfort him and all the godly of those dayes and did revive their hearts in divers passages even as he did by Ezekiel see Jer. 29.30 31 32 33. chapters 6. But the Jews now are not godly but grievous apostates for they hold Christ and his Gospel Kingdome and people anathema they are exceeding hard of heart and blaspheme our Christ look for Christ yet to come not one of 1●00 is godly of them nor have been for many hundred years 7. A glorious calling of the Jews from Rom. 11. is not denied in all places where they are scattered and will not this be a wonderfull glory to them and us that they in all places where they are shall yield obedience to the Gospel This should suffice for more cannot be proved and when Christ came we Gentiles were received into their sheepfold Iohn 10 Other sheep I have c. but hereafter the contrary Rom. 11.11 To provoke them to follow them that was their glory this ours 8. So certainly this speech of Ezek. 37. was spoken for the present disconsolate age These were not yet cast off All Zac. z. was consolatory to the returned who were vexed by the Samaritans and others Ierusalem being as yet unwalled although the providence of Christ was as a wail of fire for them till it was walled nor cut off from their own people but they onely were as yet Gods people and that made Zachariah say * that the Lord will yet choose Sion and Ierusalem and that yet he would be jealous for Ierusalem and Sion This was to comfort them under many pressures being under the government of the Persians and under such like pressures they should be under Iavan whole and Iavan parted namely in much affliction therefore it was fit and convenient so to comfort them for the Lord doth alwayes speak sitly to his olive and so the Lord did yet choose them even after this for the time of the Seventy Sevens of years in which space of time they should be the peculiar holy people and Ierusalem should continue to be the holy City but after the Seventy Sevens of years were accomplished according to Dan. 9 they had not any peculiar priviledge nor ever shall We m●s● not regard that strange Doctrine that teacheth otherwise but what tends to that Sion in Hebrews 12. and in Apocalyps 14.1 and to that Jerusalem Hebrews 12. Gal. 4. Apoc. 3 and 21. in too many things we do hinder the conversion of the Jews in Judaizing with them They hope for the building of Ierusalem and daily pray for their return to Canaan and many of us thus Judaize with them in teaching their return thither to b● a glorious Church again 9. And whereas the people of God in Jeremiahs and Ezekiels dayes were much dejected in spirit for the sorrows which they felt by Babel the golden head as they had cause went weeping to Babel not clearly discerning Gods counsel yet at the end of the captivity the holy counsels of God were fully opened by Gabriel the holy angels glorious message from heaven to Daniel * This Text of Dan. 9.24 did comfort them for the losse of the Ark Jer. 3. and the shaking of the rest of the Ceremonies and because the Lord foresaw what he would once more do by the Romane polity therefore he gave to Daniel that glorious revelation that they should expect the MESSIAS the holy of holy to confirm the Covenant for the many by his death Dan. 9.24 That they need not mourn nor lament for destroying Salomons Progeny and Kingdome because the holy angel had told them of the MESSIAS their King greater than Salomon who was also of the house of David for it is said he shall be great and shall be called the Son of the most high and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of his Kingdome there shall be no end Luc. 1.32 33. and hence we learn that Christs spirituall kingdome shall never be ended nor overthrown nor his heavenly progeny extinct who are Princes and Priests in all the earth Psal 145.16 and the Metropolis of his kingdome is the heavenly Sion and Jerusalem builded by the Gospel over all the four quarters of the world and this city 1500 mile square compassed about with a wall of precious truth invincible that no power of the enemie can scale it or make any breach in it and the foundations of the wall are twelve compounded of twelve precious Jewels The holy Doctrine of the Lambs twelve apostles that there can be no Satanicall pioneers to make any mynes to blow it up no if they be as deep in their counsels as Garnet and Faux of that hellish crue and the Temple within this holy city is so glorious that it secretly affrights all opposers more than that in the times of Psal 48. For the Lord God of hosts even the LAMB is the Temple who is also the Rock of defence of his Church 10. Now though all this be our glory under the new Testament yet the Doctrine of many is contrarie for in effect they teach the Jews to lament and mourn for earthly Canaan and for the low Ierusalem and Temple Teachers may as well follow their Thalmudicall fables as this doctrine and so they do in part for they look for a pompous Kingdome in Canaan and continue against Gods oath the line of Salomon Ier. 22. These things will be touched again as the argument calls for it 11. The Prophesie of Amos chap. 9. is expounded in Acts 15. by the holy Councel and it will confine all our expositions that we make upon Esaias Ezekiel and Zacharias for such a calling of the Jews as I have shewed The last of Amos expounded by the Apostles themselves I take it is a key to open

Israel that the heathen should have nothing to do in their policy as long as their Prerogative did continue and whereas Ezekiel saith wither they be gone he calls to mind all their oppressors as well ashur as Babel and from these heathen they shall be brought into their own Land but when the Iews are called to the faith they will est em of Canaan no better than any other countrey as indeed they ought not 5. Now we will touch a little of Zachariah who utters many consolatory promises and prophesies to the present age of his time and for the times of the Seventy Sevens because they were slack in returning to their * It is a singular observation I think of B●roaldus that Hamans Plot against the Iews in 127 Provinces was a chastisement to them for their slacknesse in returning they loved their outward comforts and settled habitation too much they should have done as 2 Chron. 11.13 16. I hope the Lord will remember poor new England and our posterity as Ier. 2.2 3. brethren that had already returned had ●elt some hardship by some of the former Kings of Persia and were put into many fears by Sanballat and his associates of the Samaritans yet the Lord God promiseth that he would put into their hearts to return to be as one with Iudah 6. I will expresse some Scriptures of Zac. 26 7 Ho ho come so●th and flee from the Land of the North saith the Lo●d for I have s●●ed you abroad as the four winds of the beaven saith the Lord. Deliver thy self O Zion that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon This earnest call of the Lord might well cause Ezra and his company to return and of them many might be of the ten Tribes as well as of Iudah his return was four or five years after for this Prophesie was uttered in the second of Darius Artaxast and Ezra returned in the seventh 7 Zachary 8. sheweth that the returned were somewhat disconsolate because Ierusalem was so scant of inhabitants as Nehemiah 11. read Zac. 8. Therefore God promiseth I will save my people from the East countre and from the West countrey and I will bring them and they shall dwell in the midst of Ierusalem c. in verse 13. it is said And it shall come to passe that as ye were a curse among the heathen O house of Iudah and house of Israel so will I save you and you shall be a blessing fear not we are not to doubt but the Lord brought them of the ten Tribes as well as of Iudah read verses 20.21 8. Zac. 9.13 When I have bent Iudah for me and filled the bow with Epraim and raised up thysons O Zion against thy sons O Javan and made thee as a sword of a mighty man The Lord made Iuhah and Ephraim a bew and arrows against the enemies in the dayes of the Seleuco-Logidae as the Macchabees shew and this sheweth that many of the ten Tribes had returned as well as Judah See Tremellius on Zac. 9. Zach. 10.6 I will strengthen the house of Iudah and I will save the house of Ioseph and will bring them again to place them c. and they of Ephraim shall be as a mighty man I will hisse for them and gather them v. 10 I will bring them again also out of Egypt and Ashur into Gilead and Lebanon c. These speeches and others do shew that Ephraim had returned as well as Judah and were as one stick 10. And the new Testament sheweth that Israel in the Tribes were multiplied great multitudes fol'owed the Lord Jesus where ever he came and he dwelt and taught much in those places where captivity began by the Kings of Ashur there the light of the Gospel first began in the Land of Zabulon and Naphtali Esaias had prophesied it should be so Esai 9 And there are histories and writers that shew how at the holy feasts of the Jews there were hundreds of thousands that assombled which sheweth that many of the ten Tribes had returned and were as one stick joined together in holy worship 11. And this will further be evidence by Zac 11. that they had returned both Iudah and Israel and were as one because the Lord threatned them that he would break the brotherhood of Ephraim and Judah for their departing from the faith and did not regard the Law of the Angel of the Covenant which he by Mases gave at Horeb for he had charged them by the Ministery of Ma●achi to remember the lively oracles Mal. 4 4. with the Statutes and judgements that were commanded for all Israel for they should have no more Prophets ●ill John-Elias 12. But they followed the wicked doctrine of the three shepherds Sadducisme Pharisailme c. many Jews that despised the holy Covenan● became treacherous therefore God brought upon Jerusalem c all Jullea heavy miseries that they destroyed one another before our Lords incarnation and after very many sorrows by civill dissentions and schismes so that then was broken the brotherhood of Judah and Ephraim and thus Zac 11. must be understood of these times and to this effect 13. And further to dilate on the Text. They took Jerusalem from one another by domesticall seditions and they cut down the Cedar-great men spoiling and destroying the great ones among themselves and the great ones did roar like Lions on the meaner sort as they had gotten power over them so their vintage of consblations was taken away not so much literally to be understood but the Temples holy worships were heathenishly and otherwayes corrupted and their exercises in their Synagogues were greatly suspended for as either of their factions prevailed they blessed themselves as though the Lord God favoured them But the Lord took his pity from them and did deliver them every one into the hand of his neighbour and into the hands of their Kings the Seleucidae the Herods and the Romanes whom they also called to their quarrells and yet for all this Canaan was yet the holy Land and Ierusalem was yet the holy city Sion the holy mountain for in all these troubles the Lord had a care of the poor of the flock that waited on him 14. the stories of these things are manifest and that Zach. 11. must not be understood of the times after now our dayes many passages will tedder and confine the times of some mens apprchensions as that Scripture of their under-valuing MESSIAS their King the Lord of glorie at the price of a slave and so applied by the Evangelists upon which followed a further breach of brotherhood and civil dissentions Zac. 11.10 11 12 13 14. horrible distresse and wrath vid. Tremellius and Zach. and Iosephus on the wars of the Jews 15. Zach. 11. may well and must be accommodated to the times somewhat preceding our Lords dayes and some what after but there is not the least shew of intimation of applying the Prophet to the Jews calling now after our times