fashioned like unto Christ's glorious Body The Saints raised Bodies will be perfect no defect no deformity but spiritual and glorious 1 Cor. 15.42 43 44. So is the Resurrection of the Dead It is sown a natural Body it is raised a spiritual Body It is sown in dishonour it is raised in glory After the Saints deceased are raised and have lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years shall be the general Resurrection Rev. 20.12 13. And I saw the Dead small and great stand before God The last particular in our general Position to be explained is the Eternal Judgment So it is called Heb. 6.2 There are several dayes of Judgment as that of the Old World and that of Sodom and Gomorrah c. but the Eternal Judgment is that last Sentence which our LORD Jesus Christ shall pronounce upon and unto the Righteous and the Wicked Matth. 25.34 and 41. Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world And vers 41. Depart from me ye Cursed into everlasting Fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels And ver 46. These shall go away into everlasting punishment but the Righteous into eternal Life which is the Execution of God's Eternal Judgment CHAP. II. OUR general Position being proved and explained it ought to be improved and fitly applied to the Inhabitants of this World and more especially unto the Men and Women of this Generation whether they be unconverted Sinners or sanctified Believers The unconverted Sinners of this World and of this Generation are either Sinners in Zion Isa 33.14 that is to say sinful Professors who seem to be Religious whose Religion will prove in vain Jam. 1.26 and who have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof 2 Tim. 3 1-5 Those are foolish Virgins that having gotten their Lamps lighted wait a while for the Coming of the Bridegroom but while the Bridegroom tarries they slumber and sleep till their Lamp-light go out Matth. 25 1-13 See my Exposition on that Parable Printed Anno 1674 Or else those that that are sinfully prophane which make no Profession of Godliness called ungodly Sinners Jude v. 15. unrighteous 1 Cor. 6.9 and wicked persons Psal 9.17 O ye unconverted Professors Consider I beseech you there is a world to come and Christ will come and then every one shall give account of himself to God Rom. 14.10 11. What account will you give to God for your formality lukewarmness hypocrisie and unprofitableness under the Means of Grace you sinful Professors that have refused the offer of Christ and despised the goodness of God which should lead you to Repentance you that have sinned against Gospel-light and knowledge quenched the Spirit resisted the Spirit and grieved the holy Spirit it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Zidon than for you in the Day of Judgment except you repent and believe in Christ And you unconverted ungodly wicked sinners what account will you give to Christ in the World to come for all your unrighteousness and all the wickedness that you have done and still do in this World Read Jude verse 15. It will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment than for you Jude verse 7. which Cities are set forth for an Example suffering the vengeance of eternal fire O ye unconverted Sinners both Professors and Prophane will you now accept of and receive a word in season of spiritual Counsel then I will instruct you how you that are miserable may become happy and you that are in a damnable state may get into the state of salvation before Christ come from Heaven to judge the quick and the dead and before you dye That you may obtain eternal Life and Glory my counsel to you is as followeth 1. Consider you are dead in sins and trespasses and you are without Christ Ephes 2.1.5 12. you have no saving sanctifying Grace you are not holy and if you dye in this your sinful state and condition you will be damned to eternity Psal 9.17 The wicked shall be turned into Hell 2. Consider your need of Jesus Christ There is not salvation in any other Act. 4.12 no Christ no Salvation He is that One thing necessary without him you can do nothing Joh. 15.5 to please God or to glorifie God Heb. 11.6 Without Faith in Christ it is impossible to please God Without being and abiding in Christ you cannot bring forth fruit nor do any thing whereby God is glorified Joh. 15 5-8 You stand in need of Christ to justifie you to sanctifie you and to save you from Sin and from Hell 3. Consider God offers Jesus Christ to poor lost miserable sinners Rev. 3.17 18. yea to the chief of sinners 1 Tim. 1 12-15 upon Gospel-terms of Free Grace Isa 55 1-7 without exception of person and without respect of price Revel 22.17 The Spirit and the Bride saith come and let him that heareth say come and let him that is athirst come and whosoever will let him take the water of life freely that is to say Any one every one that is willing may come to Christ and receive Christ and have Christ freely for HE is the free Gift of God to Sinners who are without Christ in the World Joh. 3.16 Be but willing to take Christ and the work is done Christ complained of them that would not come to him that they might have life Joh. 5.39 40. When you have seriously considered those three particulars then I counsel you poor lost perishing Sinners first suffer the LORD Jesus Christ to come by his Spirit and Word into your hearts and set up the Kingdom of his Grace in your souls that where Sin hath abounded Grace may much more abound and where Sin hath Reigned unto Death there Grace might Reign through Righteousness unto eternal Life by Jesus Christ our LORD Rom. 5.20 21. Do not resist the Holy Spirit as they did Zech. 7.7 8 9 11 12 13. and their Children after them Act. 7.51 Secondly Open your hearts to Christ when he knocks at the Door of your Souls and calls you to come to him to receive him and let him come into your hearts and dwell in your hearts by his holy Spirit and sanctifying Grace Rev. 3.20 Behold I stand at the Door and knock if any man hear my voice and will open the Door 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me If the Sinner be willing to open the door of his heart Christ will come in by his holy Spirit and HE will communicate of his Grace to his Soul Thirdly Let the LORD Jesus Christ have the Throne and be exalted above ALL in your Souls Isa 2.17 And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that Day Let your own Imaginations be cast down and every high thing that exalteth it Self against the knowledge of God that every Thought may be brought into Captivity to the Obedience of Christ Be
not the holy Scripture teach Women professing godliness when they come to pray and worship Gods to adorn themselves in modest Apparel with shamefac'dness and sobriety not with broidered hair or costly Aray 1 Tim. 2.8 9 10 11 12. 1 Pet. 3.3 4 5 6. And more especially in daies of Humiliation and Tribulation even at such a time as this which is indeed a perillous time Read Exod. 33.4 5 6 7. Isa 3 16-24 Another Character of those Apostates of the last Daies is Truce-breakers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Covenant-breakers such as do break their Oaths Vows Promises Ingagements Oh how guilty have some Courtiers Counsellors Souldiers Mareners Citizens Professors and Church-Members been of those hainous sins Read the Army-Remonstrance 1648. and that Book intituled A Looking-glass for the ARMY in which Book you may find collected the Vows Promises and Covenants that those Sword-bearing Professors made and several of them brake To say nothing of the Scots and English Covenants so solemnly taken in their Parish-Churches Many Professors have broken God's Covenant as Israel did Jer. 31.23 Which my Covenant they brake Another Character of the Apostates of the last Daies is False-accusers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Calumniators Devils incarnate such are those false witnesses that rise up against men and do falsly accuse them Psal 35.11 And when may false witnesses do not agree in their Testimony which men suborned at last comes other false witnesses and then the Sentence of Death is given and afterwards executed Thus they dealt with the Lord of Life and put him to death Matth. 26.59 60. and with Stephen Act. 6.11 12 13. and stoned him to death Another Character of the Apostates of the last Daies is this Lovers of Pleasures more than Lovers of God Who more than rich Professors for fine Clothes sumptuous Houses delicate Fare costly Furniture and Court-fashions wherein they have exceeded since the Burning of the City besides other vain Pleasures wherein they have delighted themselves more than in the waies of God and Godliness Amos 6.1 Woe to them that are secure in Zion Ver. 3. Ye that put far away the evil day V. 4. That lye upon Beds of Ivory V. 5. That chant to the sound of the Viol. V. 6. That drink Wine in Bowls But they are not grieved for the Affliction of Joseph The last Character of these Apostates in the last Daies which is a sign of the Ending-Time of this Evil WORLD is this viz. Having a Form of Godliness but denying the Power thereof To have a Form of Godliness is to hold on in Religious duties and Gospel-Ordinances as Praying in their Families often hearing Sermons attending daies of publick Fasting and of Thanksgiving also frequent Assembling themselves with the separated Congregations of Saints and therein partake of all Gospel-Administrations such are Sinners in Zion and Hypocrites like them Isa 33.14 yet are lovers of themselves and lovers of Pleasures more than God Christ Godliness and the poor afflicted Children of God Proud-Professors Covetous Church-Members Covenant-breakers and false-accusers denying the Power of Godliness For though these Apostates profess they know God yet in works they deny him Tit. 1.16 Read Isa 1.11 12 13 14 15. Isa 6.2 3 4. I am not against the True Form of Godliness that is to say Church-Fellowship and Gospel Order and the Worship of God in Spirit and in Truth according to the Constitutions of Jesus Christ and his Apostles But I thus speak and write to open and expound the words of this Prophecy Another Sign of the Ending-Time of this world is the abounding of Iniquity among the profane persons of the world Mat. 24.3 12. Tell us what shall be the sign of thy Coming and of the End of the world And Jesus answered and said unto them Iniquity shall abound The Apostle also tells us 1 Joh. 5.19 The whole world lyeth in wickedness Ungodliness was the destruction of the Old World Gen. 6.5 6 7. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the Earth V. 5. And the Lord said I will destroy Man from the face of the Earth V. 7. The destruction of the Old World was by the Flood but the desolation of the world that now is shall be by Fire 2 Pet. 3.6 7. The Earth also and the works that are therein shall be burnt up By Iniquity we are to understand those Immoralities and abominable wickednesses that are committed and practised by ungodly men who declare their sins as Sodom and boast of their abominations Now Reader consider how doth Iniquity abound to wit Adultery that hath gotten a Whores forehead which is not ashamed of that abomination Also profane and false-swearing which is an abomination to the Lord who hateth profane and false Oaths And Drunkenness which so unmans men and so effeminates them that they are thereby fit for nothing but sinfulness wantonness lasciviousness and all manner of wickedness Likewise oppression violence robbery injustice bribery and all sorts of unrighteousness Lastly Persecution Imprisonment and Banishment for Preaching the Lord Jesus Christ and Practising the Ordinances of the Gospel Do not these Iniquities abound in our daies I think that the Inhabitants of this Nation do abound in these Iniquities much more than in former Ages Another Sign of the Ending-Time of this World is that great Tribulation which our blessed Saviour spake of Mat. 24.21 29 30. This is that hour of Temptation which Christ said shall come upon all the world Rev. 3.10 11. This day of Tribulation will be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a Nation even to that same time Dan. 12 1-4 Shut up the words and seal the Book even to the Time of the End The Tribulation of the People of God will be the War that the Roman Beast will make against Christ's two Prophetical Witnesses wherein he shall overcome them and kill them Rev. 11.7 See my Exposition of that Chapter and Verse Printed 1679. And the Tribulation of the Roman Beast the great Whore and the false Prophet will be the seven Vials of the last Plagues of God Almighty which shall be poured forth upon Mystery Babylon the great Rev. 16.17 18 19 20 21. And the seventh Angel poured out his Vial into the Air and there came a great voice out of the Temple of Heaven from the Throne saying It is done And there were voices and thunders and lightnings And there was a great Earthquake such as was not since men were upon the Earth so mighty an Earthquake and so great And the great City was divided into three parts and the Cities of the Nations fell and great Babylon came in remembrance before God to give unto her the Cup of the Wine of the fierceness of his wrath And every Island fled away and the Mountains were not found And there fell upon men a great Hail out of Heaven every stone about the weight of a talent and men blasphemed God because of the Plague of the
3 8 11 16. And thou shalt come up against my People Israel It shall be in the latter daies And vers 23. Thus will I magnifie my self and sanctifie my self c. chap. 39.1 8-13 21 25 29. Secondly Mystery Babylon and the Kings of the Earth who have given their Power and Strength unto the Beast Rev. 19.19 20 21. Thirdly John's Mystical Gog and Magog and all their multitude Rev. 20.8 9. Who will compass the Camp of the Saints about and the Beloved City And fire will come down from God out of Heaven and devour them Thirdly Another End of Christ's Coming from Heaven and another Work that he will do when he comes again is this viz. He will set up his Davidical Kingdom on Earth Dan. 2.44 And in the daies of those Kings shall the God of Heaven set up a Kingdom that shall never be destroyed Luk. 1.31 32 33. And the Lord shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David And Isa 9.6 7. The next particular in our general Position is touching the Kingdom of Christ and his Saints The holy Scriptures of Truth do in several places plainly affirm That the Kingdoms of this World shall become the Kingdom of Christ and his Saints Dan. 7.13 14 27. Vers 14. And there was given him Dominion Glory and a Kingdom His Dominion is an everlasting Dominion which shall not pass away And his Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed Vers 27. And the Kingdom and Dominion and the greatness of the Kingdom under the whole Heaven shall be given to the People even to the Saints of the most High And Rev. 11.15 The Kingdoms of this World are become the Kingdom of our LORD and of his Christ c. By the Kingdoms of this World we may understand universally All the Kingdoms in the whole world for Christ shall be King of all the Earth Zech. 14.9 In that Day shall there be one Lord and his Name one Particularly the Kingdom of David to wit Judah and Israel Luk. 1.31 32 33. And the LORD God shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David And of his Kingdom there shall be no end Isa 9.6 7. Micah 4.8 And thou O Tower of the Flock the strong hold of the Daughter of Zion unto thee shall it come Even the first Dominion the Kingdom shall come to the Daughter of Jerusalem And vers 7. All those Prophesies shall be fulfilled Dan. 2.37 43 44. When the Stone hath broken all those Kingdoms in pieces vers 34 35 45. which Stone is Christ Luk. 20 17 18. and his Jerusalem Zech. 12.3 compared with Matth. 21.44 and Jerem. 51 19-24 And with thee will I destroy Kingdoms Then that Stone will become a great Mountain and fill the whole Earth Dan. 2.35 that is to say Christ will be King of all the Earth Zech. 14.9 And thâ— Kingdom of Christ will be enlarged 1. By the extraordinary Conversion of Sinners both Jews and Gentiles Isa 60.3 5 8 10-15 and Rom. 11 25 26 27. 2. By the pouring out of the Spirit upon all Flesh Joel 2.28 Isa 44.3 4 5. whereby the Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the Waters cover the Sea Joel 2.29 and Hab. 2.14 Then the Nations shall know That the LORD Jesus Christ is King of Nations Jer. 10.7 The King of Kings and the only Potentate 1 Tim. 6.15 And HE shall put down all Rule and all Authority and Power 1 Cor. 15.24 25. For he must Reign till he hath put all Enemies under his feet And the Saints shall know That the Kingdom of Christ is not of this World Joh. 18.36 that is to say Christ's Kingdom is not of a worldly Constitution but it is a spiritual and Heavenly Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.18 and called the Kingdom of Heaven Mat. 25.1 2. though it will be a glorious Kingdom Psal 145.10 11 12 13. yet it is not that Kingdom of Glory where Jesus Christ his holy Angels and the Spirits of Just men made perfect now are for there are no foolish Virgins in that Kingdom of Heaven See more of this matter in my Exposition of the Parable of the Kingdom of Heaven Printed anno Dom. 1674. And also in the third Part of my Apocalyptical Mysteries Printed Anno 1667. likewise in my Exposition of the 11th Chapter of the Revelation Printed Anno 1679. This Kingdom of our LORD Jesus Christ will begin in the Daies of these Kings Dan. 2.44 that is to say the ten Kings of the fourth Kingdom the Roman Monarchy Then the Dominion shall be given unto the Saints Dan. 7.27 And the Saints of the most High shall take the Kingdom and possess the Kingdom for ever and ever Dan. 7.18.22 And they shall Reign on Earth Rev. 5.9 10. Then the Saints shall be rarely qualified and spirited for Government for They shall be all Righteous Isa 60.1 2 3 20 21. They shall do no iniquity Zeph. 3.13 And They shall be without fault before the Throne of God Rev. 14.5 They shall be endued with courage clad with Zeal and girded with strength to bind Kings in Chains and Nobles in fetters of Iron and execute upon them the Judgment written Luk. 19.27 This Honour have all his Saints Psal 149.1 2 6 7 8 9. and Zech. 12.5 6 7 8 9. and Isa 60.12 For the Nation and Kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish yea those Nations shall be utterly wasted And when the Kingdom of our LORD Jesus Christ is established on Earth and all the Kingdoms of this world are become his the thousand years of the Reign of Christ and his Saints being ended Rev. 20.4 5 6 7. then Christ will Raise the Dead and he will judge the Quick and the Dead which being done HE will deliver up the Kingdom to God even the Father that God may be all in all 1 Cor. 15 24-28 The next particular in our general Position to be explained is the Resurrection of the Body at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ compare 1 Cor. 15.20 22 23. with 1 Thes 4.16 The Lord himself shall descend from Heaven And the Dead in Christ shall Rise first The Dead Bodies of the Saints shall then be Raised from the Dead that shall yet remain in their Graves They that sleep in Jesus will God raise up them will Jesus Christ awaken with the Trump of God 1 Thes 4.14 The Resurrection of the Dead hath this Order and is described by the Apostle in this manner to wit Christ first 1 Cor. 15.22 23 24. afterwards they that are Christ's at his Coming But the rest of the Dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished Rev. 20.5 6. This is the first Resurrection Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first Resurrection They shall Reign with Christ a thousand years and that on Earth Rev. 5.9 10. These Kings and Priests are the Children of the Resurrection Luk. 20.35 36. being the Children of God Whose vile Bodies shall be changed and
willing to resign your whole Man Spirit Soul and Body unto the Government of Christ as LORD and King to Reign and Rule Guide and Govern you by his holy Spirit and Written Word Not that you can do those things of your selves I have told you without Christ you can do nothing Joh. 15.5 But it is your duty to do them and it is the Free Grace of God to work in you to will and to do according to his good pleasure Phil. 2.12 13. that he so working in you you may work out your own salvation with fear and trembling I would through the Divine Assistance of the Spirit and Grace of God make some Application of this our general Position unto the Churches of Saints for their edification First I most humbly beseech all the Churches of Saints to receive this Doctrine of Christ's Second Personal Coming from Heaven And to believe 1. That when HE comes he will glorifie the House of his Glory Isa 60.1 2 7. and will make Zion an eternal Excellency vers 14.15 22. God will build up Zion and then he shall appear in his Glory Psal 102.13 16. Then shall Zion be the Perfection of Beauty Psal 50.2 Out of which God shall shine In that DAY God shall be his Churches everlasting Light and Glory Isa 60.19 Rev. 21.23 Then shall Christ and his Church be each others Crown and Glory Isa 28.5 In that DAY shall the LORD of Hosts be for a Crown of Glory and for a Diadem of Beauty unto the Residue of his People Isa 62.3 Thou shalt also be a Crown of Glory in the hand of the LORD and a Royal Diadem in the hand of thy God Read Zech. 9.16 and Isa 60.13 2. That when Christ comes He will Restore all his holy Ordinances unto their Primitive Power and Purity yea unto an higher and greater degree of Excellency than in the Apostles Daies God will not only give his Churches of Saints Pastors according to his own heart which shall feed them with knowledge and understanding Jer. 3.14 15. but HE will also pour out his Spirit upon Sons and Daughters and upon the Servants and upon the Hand-maids also God will pour out his Spirit Joel 2.28 31 32. Before the great and terrible DAY of the LORD come The LORD will vouchsafe unto his Churches such Anointing of his holy Spirit as the Apostle John witnesseth and recorded 1 Joh. 2.20 27. But ye have an Unction from the holy ONE and ye know all things c. Read v. 27. and Joh. 6.45 Isa 54.13 Jer. 31.34 It is written in the Prophets And they shall be all taught of God And not only be instructed and led by the holy eternal Spirit into the sound and saving Knowledge of all the Truths in God's written Word as the Truth is in Jesus but they shall see with their Eyes those things fulfilled which they have read and heard out of the written Word of God Matth. 24.33 34 35. That Gospel Ordinance of Praising God will then be with greater spiritualness and with more heavenly mindedness performed in the General Assembly and Church of the first Born where all the Sons of God shall sing together even all the Saints and Angels shall celebrate the high Praises of God together Read Rev. 5.11 12 13. Rev. 11.15 16 17. Rev. 14.1 2 3. Rev. 15.2 3 4. Rev. 19.1 4 5 6 7 8 9. The whole Worship of God shall then be performed by the true Worshippers in Spirit and in Truth according to Christ's Word John 4.23 24. for God will then give all his People one Heart and one Way Jer. 32.38 39 40. to worship him with one Consent Zeph. 3.9 14 16 17 18. In that day shall there be ONE LORD and his Name ONE Zech. 14.9 A Restitution of all things Acts 3.21 3. That when Christ comes his glorious personal and spiritual Presence with his Church Heb. 12.21 23 24. Rev. 22.2 3. will occasion a Confluence of all Comforts Isa 51.3 12. and 66.13 and Zech. 1.13 17. Then Zion shall be adorned with spiritual and glorious Beauty Isa 52.1 9 10. and compassed about with peace and safety God will be as a Wall of Fire round about Zion Zech. 2.5 10. Sing and rejoyce O Daughter of Zion for Lo I come and I will dwell in the midst of thee saith the LORD Read Ezek. 34.23 24 25 28 29 30 31. No Canaanite in the Land of Israel nor none that shall hurt or destroy in all God's holy Mountains Zech. 2.4 Jerusalem shall be inhabited as Towns without walls for God's salvation shall be her walls and bulwarks Isa 26.1 2 3. Then the State of the Church of God will bear some proportional Resemblance to the Kingdom of Heaven for it will then be a sinless state Isa 60.1 21. Zeph. 3.13 and Rev. 14.1 5. and a sorrowless state Rev. 21.1 2 3 4 5. and a timeless state Rev. 10.6 Time shall be no more For the thousand years time of the Church's Glory being finished and all the time of Satan and his Instruments ended who are the Abusers of Time Time shall pass into Eternity of Glory and Beatifical Vision and eternal Life Secondly I would also humbly intreat my Reverend Brethren to declare to the Ministers of Christ Churches of Saints what is noted in the holy Scripture of Truth concerning the WORLD to come the New Heavens and a New Earth and the New Jerusalem Also the Second Personal Coming of our LORD Jesus Christ from Heaven You are commissioned and commanded to declare unto the people the whole counsel of God revealed in his written Word and this Gospel of the Kingdom and Coming of Christ must be preached in all the Inhabited World towards the latter End thereof Matth. 24.14 as a Witness unto all Nations and then shall the End come This is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Generation Truth which ought to be Preached and Testified by the Ministers and Churches of Christ in these latter daies though they be killed for bearing this Testimony Rev. 11.3 4 7. Be faithful to Death and Christ will give you a Crown of Life Rev. 2.10 and 12.11 Lastly A word of Consolation to those that do believe pray and wait for the world to come and the Spiritual Glory thereof 1. In general for then the Ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with Songs and everlasting Joy c. Isa 35.10 Then shall be the confluence of all spiritual Comforts to the Church and People of God Isa 60.1 2 3 7 13 19-22 The LORD shall be thy everlasting Light and thy God thy Glory vers 19. All the promises of Grace and Glory shall then be performed which are in Christ Yea and in Christ Amen to the praise and glory of God 2 Cor. 1.20 And then all Prophecies relating to the Churches Spiritual Glory shall be fulfilled Act. 3 19-21 which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy Prophets Then will be a superabundant pouring out of
the Spirit Joel 2.28 And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh and your Sons and your Daughters shall prophesie your old men shall dream dreams your young men shall see visions And God will graciously prevent the Prayers of his Saints Isa 65.17 24. It shall come to pass that before they call I will answer and whilst they are yet speaking I will hear All the Sons Daughters of God will then be of one Heart and of one Mind Jer. 32.39 40. Then all sanctified Believers will come in the Unity of the Spirit to a perfect Man Eph. 4.13 And in that Day there shall be ONE LORD and his Name One in all the Earth Zech. 14.9 Zeph. 3.9 And They shall serve the LORD with one consent And then Honour Dignity and Renown shall be given to the Church of God to Religion to Religious persons and to all holy things Zech. 9.16 The Church shall then be as the Stones of a Crown lifted up Those Living Stones in that spiritual Building will then be a Crown of Glory a Royal Diadem in the hand of the LORD Isa 62.1 2.3 28.5 2. In particular 1. To the seed of Abraham the Jews They shall be called gathered united into one Nation and the Davidical Kingdom of Jesus Christ shall be given to them Micah 4.8 which they shall take and possess for ever and ever Dan. 7.14.18 27 28. They shall be all holy Isa 60. and so all Israel shall be saved Rom. 11.26 27. 2. To the Off-spring of Japhet the Gentiles whom God shall persuade to dwell in the Tents of Shem Even all the Nations of them that are saved who shall then walk in the Light of the New Jerusalem Rev. 21.24 and shall also enjoy the spiritual Glory and Blessings of the WORLD to come whereof we speak A word of Counsel to Virgin Professors in this Generation 1. Take heed you do not fall asleep whilst the Bridegroom tarryeth or rather only seems to delay his coming as they did Matth. 25.5 6. They all slumbred and slept until a midnight Dispensation a Cry did awaken them out of their carnal security when being at ease in Zion they became formal luke-warm and worldly minding earthly things more than heavenly and seeking their own things more than the things of Christ 2. Prepare your selves for that time of Tribulation which shall come before Christ come Matth. 24.21 29 30. It 's call'd an hour of Temptation which shall come upon all the World to try them that dwell upon the Earth Rev. 3. It will come upon the Jews Dan. 12.1 2 3. and upon the Gentiles Rev. 11.7 but more especially upon the Inhabiters of the Earth Rev. 8.13 12.12 Rev. 19.19 20. viz. upon the Beast and the false Prophet and upon the Kings of the Earth and their Armies Prepare for that midnight Dispensation of Darkness Distress and Temptation which is coming upon Nations Cities and Churches to try them 3. Consider what manner of persons you ought to be in all holy conversation and godliness that look and wait for the Glory of Christ his Church and Saints in the world to come 2 Pet. 3.11 13 14. Lastly A word of Instruction to the King the Nobles the Judges and all the Magistrates in this Island and in this City The Kingly Prophet David gave the Instruction I intend Psal 2. wherein by the Spirit of Prophecy he foretold 1. That the Kings of the Earth will set themselves and the Rulers take counsel together against the LORD and against his Anointed vers 2 3. 2. That God speaks to them in his wrath and vexes them in his hot displeasure vers 5. 3. That the LORD Jesus Christ will break them with a Rod of Iron and dash them in pieces like a Potters Vessel 4. That God will set his King namely King Jesus opon his holy Hill of Zion vers 6 7. 5. That God will give the LORD Jesus Christ the Heathen for his Inheritance and the utmost part of the Earth for his Possession and his Dominion shall be from Sea to Sea even unto the Ends of the Earth vers 8. And then the holy Prophet exhorts those Kings and Judges to be wise and to be instructed vers 10 11 12. Be wise now therefore O ye Kings be instructed ye Judges of the Earth Kiss the Son lest he be angry and ye perish This phrase of kissing the Son implies 1. A Declaration or Testimony of Love and Peace between Christ and them Cant. 1.2 Christ who is the Prince of the Kings of the Earth Rev. 1.5 is the Prince of Peace Isa 9.6 and it concerns all Kings to be at Peace with Jesus Christ And the LORD Jesus Christ is the Judge of the quick and dead and he sits among the Judges called Gods of the Earth and they also must stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ therefore it concerns all Judges to kiss the Son that is to make their Peace with Christ 2. To kiss the Son implies to worship Jesus Christ And if God commanded the holy Angels to worship him Heb. 1.6 then Kings and Judges are not exempted from worshiping Jesus Christ Phil. 2.9 11. Every knee shall bow to him and confess that he is LORD Because God hath exalted Christ above all and given him a name above every name c. Eph. 1.20 21. and set him far above all Principalities and Powers in this World c. 3. By kissing the Son is intended the submitting to his Dominion and Government Isa 9.6 7. God the Father hath laid the Government of Saints upon Christ for he is King of Saints Rev. 15.3 and the Government of Zion his Church upon Christ for he is King of Zion Psal 149.1 2. and the Government of the Nations upon Christ for he is King of Nations Jer. 10.7 10. By him Kings Reign and Princes decree Judgment He puts down one and sets up another Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Judge of Judges therefore be wise O Kings and be instructed ye Judges of the Land Now I will conclude with a word of Exhortation to the Magistrates and Inhabitants of this City Consider God hath visited this City with the Pestilence and with a Fire and yet the Inhabitants thereof have not returned to the LORD Now God threatens a Famine of Bread if He shut up Heaven that it Rain not and a Famine of the Word if He suffer the Papists to prevail O Repent and Amend Administer Justice and Righteousness Plead the Cause of the Widow and Fatherless Relieve the Oppressed and Acquit the Innocent Let the Grace of God that bringeth Salvation teach you Citizens of London to deny all ungodliness and worldly Lusts and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present evil world that in the world to come you may have Life everlasting Amen FINIS