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A79823	Theopolis, or the city of God new Jerusalem, in opposition to the city of the nations great Babylon; comprehending the blessing and benefit of Christs Kingdom, in the thousand years reign before his personal coming and appearing, after the total ruine of the beast, and his kingdom. In a coment upon the 10th. and 21st. chapters of the revelations. With an additional answer to these two material questions: 1. Whether the thousand years reign is not already past, as Brightman, and others affirm. 2. Whether the natural Jew is not most concerned in the latter day promises prophecies, especially in the pulling down Babylon, and building of Zion, as Maton, and others assert	Danvers, Henry, d. 1687.	1672 (1672)	Wing C4357; Wing D231; ESTC R229614	117,233	260

interpretation without boubt to this end that by the benefit of the interpretation thereof as being the chiefest vision of all the rest the other Misteries contained in the Revelations hitherto indeed shut up but depending upon it with a wonderful Artifice might be revealed Here therefore give all attention and least the Angel should take this pain in vain as far forth as it concerneth thee Remember this right well right well I say And another thus This prophesie thus lively disclosed may deservedly be stiled the Divine Key of the Revelation whereby many misteries of this book may be unlocked and the Top-Tower or Turret of the Revelations whence the secrets of this Book may be peculiarly and certainly discovered on every side Rule 3. Thirdly Most diligently to observe the scope order and harmony of the Prophecies In the next place we come to consider the Phrases and Terms that call for explanation and unfolding in this Prophecy which we shall take in order as they lye in the several parts of the Chapter viz. First Who the Dragon 2ly What by his apprehending 3ly Who the Angel that thus lays hold upon him that comes from Heaven and what by Heaven 4ly What by the Dragons binding imprisoning and sealing in the pit 5ly What by the bottomless pit 6ly What the thousand years and how to be taken whether definitely and indefinitely 7ly What this living of the Martyrs or first Resurrection 8ly What this Reigning with Christ 9ly What this second Death 10ly What by the rest of the Dead that lived not again 11ly What to be Priests of God and of Christ 12ly What by the Dragons loosing or release and deceiving the Nations 13ly Who Gog and Magog 14ly What the beloved City 15ly What the fire that comes down from Heaven to destroy the Enemies 16ly What by the general judgment And of these we shall endeavour to speak distinctly with inlargement suitable to the point before us Of the Dragon THe first thing to be enquired into is the great subject of this discourse the Dragon Who and what he is The right understanding whereof will let us much into the Mistery of this Prophecy which therefore obliges to the more diligent search and greater exactness keeping close to the rules propounded Dragon or old Serpent in Scripture is taken in a two-fold sence sometimes in a litteral viz. that Creature who as said Gen. 3.1 Was more subtile than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made held forth to be destructive cruel and devouring Jer. 51.34 Eccles 10.11 poisonous and murderous Deut. 52.33 Psal 58.4 Envious and malicious Gen. 3.1 2 4. And sometimes in a figurative or mistical sense viz. Great Tyrants who acting in the Dragons cruel subtile envious and destructive nature are properly so called Therefore Pharaoh that old cruel Enemy of Gods people is called Dragon Isa 51.9 Ezck. 29.3 So also Nebuchadnezzar that other cruel bloody Enemy Isa 27.1 Jer. 51.34 Also the Roman Empire whilst Heathen so murderously bloody to the Saints in distinction from the Beast called Dragon great Red Dragon Rev. 12.30 So the Whale or Leviathan that devouring tyrannous Sea-monster called Dragon Psal 74.13 14. Hence the Heathenish and Pagan Empire that bears rule in all the World as Turk Tartar c. Is called here in this place Dragon in distinction from the Beast that bore sway only in Euroep and now vanquished and put down as in the former Chapter so that as the Pagan Empire we are to notion Dragon here viz. a State or Empire as the Beast interpreted before not any particular person Object But it is said what need you go so far for an interpretation when you have one so near at hand Is it not here said that he is the Devil and Satan the old Serpent So also Rev. 12.9 the seven headed ten horned red Dragon is called the old Serpent the Devil and Satan and therefore by Dragon here is not to be understood a state or constitution of Government as you suppose but the Devil himself Answ It is true the Dragon in the 12th and here also is said to be the old Serpent Devil and Satan not that he was personally so but figuratively and representatively as it is said the Serpent beguiled Eve 2 Cor 11.3 which was not the Serpent barely considered but the Devil acting the Serpent As the Devil in Samuels shape or mantle or when a man is possessed by the Devil the man is said to speak and act when it is the Devil that speaks and acts him And so is the Heathen Empire called the Devil and Satan Rev. 2.10 Where it is said the Devil shall cast some of you into prison Not that the Devil in person was to do it But the Devil in his Imps Agents Officers Instruments Vicegerents And so Rev. 2.13 It is said Satan dwelt and had his seat there not that the Devil actually and visibly in person dwelt there But the Devil in his Spirit and old enmity acting in his substitutes the Rulers and Magistrates of that place And well might the Heathen Emperours of old be called the Devil and Satan that old Serpent First Because he as God and Prince of this World and of the Air the Abaddon and Apollyon King of the bottomless pit having by Gods permission the dispose of the worldly Governments Luke 4.6 compared Rev. 13.7 is the Head and Soveraign of the Rulers of darkness in this world And therefore are the Beastly and dragonical powers springing from him acting unde● him and being influenced by his Spirit as their Lord and Head are called Devils by his name Whereas Gods Rulers deriving from above influenced by his Spirit acting in his name by his Laws and in his Authority are called Gods Secondly Because they acting in that Dragonical subtile tyrannous bloody spirit even the spirit of the Devil are therefore called the Red Dragon Devil and Satan Thirdly Because they set up and impose Idolatry the Devils worship not only thereby worshiping themselves but inforcing others to do the same yea to require divine worship to be done to themselves as Nebuchadnezzar and the Heathen Emperours of old false worship being called the worship of Devils 1 Cor. 10.20 21. 2 Chron 11.15 Deut. 32.17 And that by Dragon is to be understood the Heathen Empire or Government further appears from the interpretation given by Christ himself in this Book Rev. 17.8 9 10. Where the seven headed and ten horned Beast that had the Crowns upon the horns the Image as well as substitute of the Dragon who had seven heads and ten horns also the difference only betwixt them was that the Dragon had his Crowns upon his heads which when he resigned in that part of his Dominion to the Beast the Crowns were put upon the hornes is interpreted by the spirit to be civil Empire and power The ten horns are ten Kingdoms and seven heads are seven Kings five of which were fallen before Johns time and one of the

general name therefore in a figure to the Church of God both under the Law and under the Gospel And which famous City as considered under the Law passed a threefold state all very significant viz. 1. Her pure and primitive state in the days of Solomon 2. Her ruined desolate state in the time of the Babylonish Captivity 3. Her renewed restored state after the return of the Captivity All which were eminently Typical to the Gospel Church First Because her pure and primitive state in the days of Christ and his Apostles answered that of Solomon wherein a City state was asserted Eph. 2.19 Heb. 12.22 A greater then Solomon being there Math 12.42 Secondly Because her Apostate and ruined state in the time of Antichrist wherein her City state was defaced and ruined trode under foot Rev. 11.2 answered that of the Babylonish Captivity Thirdly Her renewed and restored state here foretold and Prophecyed of is to answer that eminent and glorious restoration in the Type wherein the glory of that latter House excelled according to Prophecy the glory of the former Hag. 2.9 Therefore called New Jerusalem because in all respects she is made so in this her Renovation and held forth in all this beauty and splendour not only to answer the Type and to fulfill the words of the Prophets that under the terms of an illusterious beautiful City foretells the Churches order peace purity pollicy gifts grace and flourishing state in the latter day but also that she might confront and utterly confound her Antithesis that great City Babylon that as the Lady and Mistress of Kingdoms a well favoured Harlot has by her counterfit glory inchanted and bewitched the Nations called Great Because as Jerusalem in the Type bore sway over the Nations and had her Inhabitants all the World over and as great Babylon extended her Territories as well as her rule and authority all the world over so must this great City Jerusalem extend ●● her rule authority and influence all the ver become the joy of the whole Earth to whom the Kings of the Nations must bow and bring presents even all their honour and glory Ps 72.8 9 10 11.15 Rev. 21.24 Called Holy 1. Because of that purity and holiness that through the powering out of the Holy Spirit upon her shall now abound in so much that upon the very Bells of the Horses and upon the Po●s in the Sanctuary shall then be Holiness Zach. 14.1 Held out by this golden state the City being all of pure transparent gold as well as the streets thereof of the same implying that the constitution thereof is not only so but the whole course of the conversation is the same also 2. Because of that exact keeping to holy rule and order in the faithful observation of the form of the House and the fashion thereof the Laws Statutes and Ordinances thereof the comings in thereof and the goings out thereof c. which being the law of the House upon the top of the Mountains the whole limit thereof shall be holy Ezek. 43.11 12. Rev. 22 14. 3. Because there is no unclean person or thing to enter or abide in it as Verse 8. and 27. Isa 35.8 9. Rev. 22.15 Zach 14.21 Joel 3.17 4. Because of the abiding of holy presence therein the Tabernacle of God being now with men who himself will dwell and walk with them 21.3 The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb is to be the Temple thereof and the Throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it 22.3 Babylon its true her opposite is represented to us as great and called the great City and reason good Because she is said to Reign over the Kings of the Earth Rev. 17.18 Yet is she not said to be holy but the quit contrary being the unclean filthy polluted and bloody City compared to Sodom and Egypt and apostate Jerusalem Rev. 11. Being the hold and receptacle not onely of every soul Spirit viz. Filthy locusts Rev. 9. Vnclean Frogs said to be the spirits of Devils Rev. 16.13 14. Z●im and Jim Esai 13.21 But the cage of every unclean and hateful Bird 18.2 viz. Owls and Satyrs and such like doleful Creatures Isa 13 21. Whose Inhabitants therefore we have set forth under eight Characters Rev. 21.8 viz. To be the fearful the unbelieving the abominable the Murderers the Whoremongers the Sorcerers the Idolaters and the Lyers Of the Cities descent from Heaven And descended out of Heaven from God THat the City or Church of God especially in this state did descend from Heaven may appear if we consider First That all her Members are Heaven-born viz. born of God born of the Spirit born from above John 3.7.1.13 begotten of his Will by the Word of Truth Jam. 1.18 and brought forth in Zion where it must be written that this and that man was born in her Psal 87.4 And therefore called Jerusalem from above the mother of us all Gal. 4.26 Secondly That all the Rules Orders Laws Governments are the Statute-Laws of Heaven her High-priest Proph●● and King coming from thence John 3.13.31 32 33. Heb. 1.1 Thirdly That her raising out of the dust her coming up out of the Grave the return of her Captivity the advancement to this pitch of Beauty and excellency is by the special ordering of Divine power and Providence from first to last and that in such an eminent and visible manner that as the Prophet saith It shall be seen known and understood that the hand of the Lord hath done it and the Holy one of Israel hath created it Fourthly That the Glory and special presence of the Lord hath descended from Heaven resting and remaining upon her The quite contrrry is true of that other opposite City Babylon who ascends with her Head and Governours from beneath even out of the Bottomless pit and therefore hath all her affairs transactions and concerns be managed by that wisdom which cometh from below which is Earthly Sensual Devilish Of the Glory of God upon her Having the Glory of God and her light was like unto a Stone most precious even like a Jasper Stone clear as Chrystal verse 11. THis is a further and fuller discovery that the Church is returned out of her Captivity because the Lord hath returned his Glory un●o her When she went into Captivity her Glory departed from her now she returns again she receives therewith her former Glory which begins upon the pouring out of the Vials Chap. 15.8 in allusion to Exod. 40.34 1 Kings 8.10 11. Thus it was in the type when Jerusalem went into Captivity under the King of Babylon it is said the Glory of God departed from them and went by degrees first out of the Temple to the Threshold of the house then off from the City then to the Mountain and so by degrees quite away Ezek. 10.4.18.11.22 23 c. But when their Captivity returned so did the Glory also and that in the same way it departed as Ezek. 40.1 2.3 4 5 6. In

the Breast-plate of judgemen● was set with The mystery of which immense and transcendant glory doth even call for the Urim and Thummum to unfold yet what we have reacht towards an understanding hereof you have as followeth First Negatively that these precious materials are not to be taken in a natural and litteral sence 1. Because the City and its Ornaments are no more to be taken properly then the Bride and her attire nor neither of them more so then their Antithesis the City Babylon and the Whore But in as much as the Spirit is pleased to tell us that the Bride and her attire are mystically to be understood interpreting her fine white linnen Rev. 19.8 To be the righteousness of the Saints and that the City Babylon and the Whore are allegorically to be taken calling them Rev. 17.5 Mystery Babylon the great the Mother of Harlots then are we instructed to judge no less of the new Ierusalem that Mother of Saints Secondly Because as Iohn is said to be taken away in the Spirit to see Mystery Babylon Rev 17.3 So also to see the new Ierusalem Rev. 21.10 Spiritual mysteries calling for spiritual minds to observe and understand them Thirdly Because the holy Spirit calls new Ierusalem an Allegory Gal. 4.24 c. Old Ierusalem outward and temporal glory blessings benefit and priviledges being Types of the new Ierusalem spiritual and Heavenly glory blessings benefits and priviledges Fourthly Because these glorious Representations if taken in the Letter are but of Earthly corruptible perishing and fading things as saith the Apostle 1 Pet. 1.7.18 Therefore cannot be the glory that belongs to the new Ierusalem which cometh from God out of Heaven Fifthly Because of the evil consequences that may attend such an interpretation 1. It would divert men whose minds are taken up in the letter from looking after a mistical and spiritual meaning 2. It would have an ill tendency to harden the poor Jew's who have the vail yet before their eyes looking onely for an old Testament glory according to the bare letter and not into the new Testament glory which is spiritual It being only a temporary Messiah and a City and Temple suitable to him that may be richly adorned and beautified with the riches of the names that they hope for overlooking and dispising Christ Jesus and his spiritual grace Salvation and glory held forth and promised in the Gospel 3. It would also have a sad tendency to confirm the poor deluded Papists who being intoxicated with the Whores Cup and inchanted with her painted splendour and beauty do respecting only Moses pattern do place so much of their Religion and devotion in outward ornament and pomp whose decking of Churches and bespangling Priests Vestments and Alter cloathes takes up so much of their Divine adoration and reverence as though gold and gain was grace and godliness and as that which would recommend them to God in his worship and service though if that be grace the Magul Tartarian and Iapan Empires exceed them far and testifie much more grace in the Devils service then they in their pretended worship of Christ their Priests Temples Altars and Idols being more richly adorned with gold and precious stones then those in Europe as Ogilbies Japan Historie informeth us And which would also too much strengthen them in that horrible and blasphemous delusion that the Popedom is the new Jerusalem state this glorious Kingdom of Christ upon the Earth because it is attended with so much outward pomp luster and glory by so many Potentates bowing their knee thereto and bringing so much of the glory and honour of the Nations unto it and which is just as true to follow the other Metaphor as that the vilest and most impudent Strumpet in the world ought to be esteemed a modest and chaste Virgin 2. But affirmatively that these precious worldly transitory things do figuratively represent here as else where in the Scripture Spiritual and Heavenly things viz. Christ Jesus himself his Saints and Members the graces of his Spirit here and glory hereafter 1. They are so represented in other Scripture viz. Jesus Christ himself is called the Elect precious chief Corner and Foundation stone in Zion 1 Pet. 2.6 7. A Pearl of Price Matth. 13.46 Gold Cant. 5.14 2. His members are also called Jewels and Gold Cant. 1.10 11. Lam. 4.1 3. And so are the graces of his Holy Scripture Rev. 3.18 Where the Church is counselled to buy of Christ gold tryed in the Fire that she may be rich The Spouse Ps 45.13.14 Being richly adorned therewith her clothing of wrought gold c. 4 Heavenly Glory is also represented by it as our Saviour intimates Mat. 6.20 saying lay up for your selves Treasures in Heaven where neither Moth nor Rust doth corrupt and where Thieves do not break through nor steal whereby it appears that the excellency of Spiritual things are held forth by the excellency of natural representing them only in a figure for though Christ and the Saints were so rich it seems in spiritual sense yet in a Natural sense were poor and indigent enough and beholding to others for supply of necessaries as it was with Christ Luke 8.3 2 Cor. 8 9 And the Saints Acts 3.6 2 Cor. 6.10 Paul being poor naturally yet made many rich Spiritually Laodocea was rich outwardly but poor inwardly and Spiritually Rev. 3.17 And on the contrary Smyrna was poor as to man but rich as towards God Therefore let it not be thought strange that the riches here spoken of should relate to Christ Jesus and his Saints and Members and to hold forth his precious Doctrines and the rich Graces of his Spirit though considered in themselves are infinitely of greater value than all the riches in the world as Job 28.12 c. to the end of the Chapter Psal 119.72 Pro. 3 15. the outward Glory of the old Testament House or Temple chiefly Typing out the Spiritual Glory of the new Testament House and Temple which is made up of Christ and his Members and speaks hereby but the Language of the Prophet fulfilling Isa 54.11 Now if Jerusalem gets the Grace the Spiritual Gold the Pearl and precious Stones which are the substance the true and durable riches the Jasperlike-Glory Wall of Salvation and precious Foundation stone which through the pouring out of the spirit in the latter days she is like so plentifully to enjoy then it will appear that Babylon will not have such cause to boast and triumph in that which is less than the shadow viz. In that Varnish and Trash which she hath so prided in and which in the distress that 's coming upon her will be so little available to her when the Idols of Gold must be flung to the Moles and to the Bats Isa 2.20 and which will but then aggravate her torment when it must be said by how much she hath lived deliciously and glorified her self by so much torment give her Of the Citizens Rev. 18.7 And there shall