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A86191	The key of Scripture-prophecies: or, A glass of some new discoveries. Being an answer to a book published by Mr John Elmestone. Wherein is resolved, 1. Whether a true constituted church, with true office and visible membership, together with the ordinances proper to such a Gospel-stating, continued true by a line of succession from the primitive time downward to our times: or whether it were not interrupted by the apostacie. 2. If they did there intermit, when they return again to their first glory, whether now, or hereafter; and what is the dispensation now approved by the Spirit. / By Simon Henden.	Henden, Simon.	1652 (1652)	Wing H1430; Thomason E668_11; ESTC R202520	120,810	124

19.7 8 9 His wife hath made her self ready hath the grant of the wedding-garment and the call to marriage-supper Blessed is he that shall be called to this nuptial feast for none that are unfurnished uncircumcised or unclean shall enter thereinto Isa 52.1 Zech. 14.21 therefore will the door be shut against the foolish virgins Let us take the counsel of our Lord vers 13 Luke 21.36 Watch and pray that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things viz. the vials wrath and to stand before the Son of man when he comes in the glory of his Spirit The arising taking and trimming of the Lamps both of the wise and foolish virgins is now the discerning of the one from the other about the sixth vial Revel 16.15 the wedding is after the vials pouring on Antichrist As these virgins go from Babylon and the Lord by his call guidance and protection leads before Isa 52.12 so do they follow the Lamb as they have an aspect toward the marriage to Christ coming then in the visible manifestation of the Spirit so do they go forth to meet the bridegroom There be some other difficulties to be unfolded in this text which for brevity I shall here omit till I see my opponents exceptions In the going forth or travelling of these virgins or returners towards the marriage we find two noted and observable passages The first-is from the beast his earth sea rivers and fountains and throne c. The second is over the river Euphrates at the sixth vial Chap. 16. The Saints going over this great river are stiled the kings of the East which is not a proper but figurative and borrowed speech as well as the earth sea c. and are so tearmed partly in allusion to the kings of Judah who went to the temple by the way of the East gate Ezek 36.12 partly for that they will be increasing flourishing kings resembling the Sun-rising by which they are distinguished from the kings of nations who are then declining and upon their fall like to the Sun in the West partly as they will resemble their King Christ who is called the Angel of the East Rev. 7. And these are not only Jews but Gentiles also unless you intend to disrobe them of their kingly dignity and do suppose that the Dragon Beast false Prophets kings of the whole world with their adherents do make war only against the Jews and are not gathered against the godly Gentiles an idle fancy to imagine Besides these are the men that pour out their vial into the aire Thus far in general But because you seem to require it and that it may more fitly answer yours we shall now divide it into particular Reasons why this walk of these harpers is separation without stating Reason 1. Our first ground is because in this season there is no divine call for visible Church-constitution or marriage if there be we should desire to be informed where the highest we can finde in the Scripture is for separation and rewarding There was never any new work begun in Church-matters either not in being before or after a general and long privation without a new call to authorize and impower men for the work Noah built not his ark till God commanded him Gen. 6.14 Abraham departed not from his country till the Lord said unto him Get thee out Chap. 12.1 Aaron assumed not the honor of the Priesthood till called of God Heb. 5.4 nay Christ our Lord honoured not himself but he that said unto him c. vers 5. David durst not build a resting place for his God without asking counsel of the Prophet the Lords oracle and being forbidden prepared abundantly for the work but durst not attempt to build 1 Chron. 17.1 3. Chap. 29. his son Solomon a king of Peace being called begun and finished that magnificent building 1 Chron. 17.12 Chap. 28.6 the same temple being after ruinated by the king of Babylon was not reedified but by a heavenly voice directing Cyrus and the Jews to do it Isa 44.28 Chap. 45.1 4.2 Chron. 36.23 Ezra 1.2 3. the Apostles waited at Jerusalem and went not forth to state visible Churches till they received power from heaven calling and priviledging them for that designe Acts 1.4 Chap. 2.2 And questionless Jesus Christ in his Revelation exactly marking out and shewing to his servants all the remarkable changes and dispensations of his Saints would after so long a cessation and confusion of their first order the greatest for matter and time that ever was have in this book confirmed the work of stating and made it indubitable by his call in its first return as well as that of separation if there had been any such fabrick now to be erected If you object the primitive call The Cessation of that insuing and the other new call to come makes that to be to us insufficient Again there is not any visible administration of the Spirit to begin any Church-constitution since the windes were with held Rev. 7.1 nor will be till the same winds are loosed and the Spirit again poured out in a visible symbol as is proved in the Cessation Quaer 2. Reason 2. Our next ground why we cannot at this time state and but only separate is because the book of the Revelation prescribes two distinct and severed periods for separation and visible Church-marriage the first to be during the rewarding by war Chap. 18.4 6. the last to be after a full separation and the downfal of Babylon Chap. 19.7 9. Now time is Gods peculiar prerogative and proper interest who can appoint him the times without intrenching upon his incommunicable royalty Jer. 51.44 Again as there is a time fixed for every purpose so every thing is beautiful in its time Eccles 3.1 11. but out of his season there is and must be a deformity and disproportion the reason is because many concurrences fall into the point of opportunity that contributes a comliness goodness and sometimes truth of existence to the thing or action which being done out of its season loseth its grace and beauty and in Church matters is vaine false and unlawful Thus in this honourable work of stating there will at that day be the raine of God the bright and powerful administration of the Spirit the grant and gift of the beautiful wedding garment the lively call of Christ to make it incomparably glorious and of surpassing lustre but now in this your day there is not only the want but the contrary to all these which causeth it be both obscure formal narrow as also disuniting dangerous and sinful Now the harpers above specified are virgins not the defiled married women they are obedient followers of the Lamb in the call of separation are not intruders and goers before him in the act of stating Reason 3. The third is because there is not now a sufficient dispensation of light sutable for the majesty of a Gospel-constitution How various are ●iens observations about the