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A58888	A discoverie of the vvorld to come according to the Scriptures the first part thereof being didactical, or such as contains a form of positive doctrine : wherein 1. The doctrine of the world to come is propounded, explicated, confirmed, and applyed in a more familiar method then formerly hath been observed, 2. The doctrine of millenaries, touching a new reformed church in the latter times, which they call a new world, is confuted, 3. Sundry passages of holy writ are interpreted in reference to the world to come, which have been formerly wrested, and forced in a wrong sense / written by J. Seager...	Seager, J. (John)	1650 (1650)	Wing S2172; ESTC R32635	182,162	318

inward peace and assurance of conscience which if we can obtain before our death we shall be safe from the of evil in the next world 3. We must still pray for the spirit of Adoption which if we can obtain before our death we shall be safe from the fear of evil in the next world and shall be able to say with the Apostle We have not received the spirit of bondage to fear again but we have received the spirit of Adoption whereby we cry Abba Father Rom. 8. 4. We must still pray for the spirit of Love that it may increase and abound more and more in us which if we can obtain before our death then we shall be perfect in love hereafter in the next world and this perfect love will cast out all slavish fear of evil and make us dwell securely for ever Finally By all that hath been said touching the different condition of Gods Elect and Reprobates in the world to come we may plainly perceive the error of such as plead for Vniversal Redemption and say That Christ by his Death hath purchased Eternal Redemption for all and every one of Mankinde none of them excepted Wh●ch bold assertion must needs be erroneous because it crosseth all such Scripture passages as do by way of Antithesis describe a different condition of Mankinde in the world to come And if there shall be such and so many differences betwixt men and men in the world to come as have been before discovered how can all and every one of them agree or be equal in the grace of Redemption Or if all men agree and be equal in the grace of Redemption how can there be such differences betwixt them in the world to come Doubtless there shall be no oppositive differences betwixt the redeemed of the Lord in the next world But all such differences shal be betwixt the redeemed and the not redeemed Wherefore I may safely say That the grace of Eternal Redemption is the priviledg of Gods Elect and was purchased onely for them not for all and every one of Mankinde And our Saviour plainly intimated so much when he said I lay down my life for the sheep Joh. 10. 15. And lest any should think that by sheep in this place we are to understand all and every one of Mankinde he doth elsewhere distinguish between sheep and goats Matth. 25. that we may understand by sheep the whole company of Gods Elect and by goats the whole company of Reprobates And though the Scripture saith in some places That Christ dyed for all and tasted Death for all 2 Cor. 5. 15. Heb. 2. 9. yet we must know that in these and such like places the word All is not taken absolutely for all without exception but restrictively for all the Elect or for some of all Nations and all conditions And in this sence the word All doth but signifie many in the Doctrine of Mans Redemption for which cause it is often expounded in Scripture by the word many as when it is said Christ gave his life a ransom for many Mat. 20. 28. He shed his blood for many Matth. 26. 28. He was once offered to bear the sins of many Hebr. 9. 28. Away then with the Doctrine of Vniversal Redemption It hath been too long preached by some and by such as know not how to content themselves and the people longer then they are harping upon this string But methinks the different condition of Mankinde of Elect and Reprobates in the world to come should make them ashamed to own this Doctrine any longer because it is not possible for them to reconcile this Doctrine of Vniversal Redemption with the Doctrine of the World to come For the former Doctrine communicates the benefit of Christs Death unto all and every one of Mankinde but the latter denies it unto many yea unto all the Reprobate sort of Mankinde And so for the present I conclude this point The Lord give you understanding in all things needful for you to know Imprimatur Januar. 19. 1650. Joseph Caryl FINIS

who say that Mr. H. A. the time of perfect liberty either is come or is neer at hand to be injoyed in this world when the godly shall neither sin themselves nor feel any more fruits or effects of Gods anger and displeasure for sin but I may say of such as S. Peter saith of Sectaries in the latter times Whilest they promise liberty to others they themselves are the servants of corruption for of whom a man is overcome of the same is he brought in bondage 2 Pet. 2. 19. So we find by sad experience that these men are in bondage to corruption whilest they promise a state of perfect liberty to others Indeed I acknowledge a spirituall liberty belonging to the adopted children of God in this world That 1. They are at liberty from the rigor of the Law in as much as God doth not expect perfect obedience from them 2. They are at liberty from the curse of the Law in as much as Christ was made a curse for them Gal. 3. 13. 3. They are at liberty from the ceremonies of the Law in as much as they are not bound to observe them for which cause they should stand fast in this liberty wherewith Christ hath made them free that they be not intangled again with the yoke of bondage Gal. 5. 1. And I acknowledge that Christ hath purchased a state of perfect liberty to be injoyed by all Gods Elect in the world to come as hath been proved but that they shall injoy such an estate of perfect liberty from sin and from the wrath of God in this life is utterly denyed by Orthodox Writers For how can they have a perfect liberty from sinne in this wold seeing they are in danger of sinning daily as long as they live here Eccles 7. 20. Jam. 2. 3. 1 Joh. 1. 8. And how can they have a perfect liberty in this life from the wrath of God seeing God is angry and displeased with them for every offence As Moses the servant of the Lord sinned and GOD was angry with him for it Deut. 1. 37. Aaron the Saint of the Lord sinned and God was angry with him for it Deut. 9. 20. The Israelites sinned and Gods anger was kindled against them for it 2 Sam. 24. 1. Solomon sinned and God was angry with him 1 King 11. 9. Wherefore let not any confound this world with that which is to come nor dream of such a state of perfect liberty here as onely belongs to the world to come Secondly it should perswade all good Christians to bear with godly patience their present experience of Gods wrath anger and displeasure for sin seeing there will come a state of perfect liberty for them they should in the mean while possesse their souls with patience especially considering 1. That our present experience of his wrath is no more then what we have deserved we should resolve with the Prophet I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned Micah 7. 9. 2. That our present experience of his wrath is lesse then we have deserved 3. That though God be angry with every sin yet he is slow to execute his anger Psal 103. 8. 4. That though he hath executed his anger upon us yet upon our unfained repentance he will cause it to cease from us again Psal 30. 5. Isa 54. 8. Wherefore we should be patient under his afflicting hand expecting a glorious and perfect liberty from his wrath and the fruits of it Thirdly it should admonish all the same parties not to fear the wrath to come with a distrustfull fear indeed we ought to fear it with a reverentiall feare so as to stand in awe of it as David did My soul trembleth for fear of thee and I am afraid of thy judgments Psa 119. 120. but we should not fear it with a distrustfull fear as if it were impossible for us to escape it because Christ hath purchased God hath promised a perfect liberty from it in the world to come wherefore in this sense a Christian should resolve and say with David Though I walk thorough the valley of the shadow of death I will fear none evill Psal 23. 4. Wherefore should I fear in the daies of evill when the iniquity of my heels shall compasse me about Psa 49. 5. but we should leave this perplexed fear to reprobate hypocrites who are likely sooner or later to be possessed with it according to that of the Prophet The sinners in Zion were afraid fearfulnesse hath surprized the hypocrites who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire who amongst us shall dwel with the everlasting burnings Isai 33. 14. The later Proposition is That reprobates shall 2 Proposition be in bondage under the wrath of God in the world to come as may appeare by these ensuing arguments 1. They that are vessells of wrath shall be in bondage under the wrath of God in the world to come but reprobates are vessells of wrath Rom. 6. 22. Ergo. 2. They that are appointed unto wrath shall be in bondage under the wrath of God in the world to come but reprobates are appointed unto wrath 1 Thes 5. 9. Ergo. 3. They that will still remain the children of wrath shall be in bondage under the wrath of God in the world to come but reprobates being by nature the children of wrath as others are will still remain such Ephes 2. 3. Ergo. 4. They that will still by their impenitency heap up wrath against the day of wrath shall be in bondage under the wrath of God in the world to come but reprobates will still by their impenitency heap up wrath against the day of wrath Rom. 2. 5. Ergo. 5. They that shall never receive the spirit of adoption shall still be in bondage under the wrath of God both here and hereafter Rom. 8. 15. for where the spirit of adoption is not there is the spirit of bondage Now reprobates shall never receive the spirit of adoption Ergo. 6. They that will still obey unrighteousnesse in this world shall be in bondage under the wrath of God in the world to come Rom. 2. 8. but reprobates wil still obey unrighteousnesse in this world Ergo. 7. They that shall never please God in the world to come nor be accepted of him in any of their thoughts words or actions shall be in bondage under the wrath of God in that world now reprobates shall never please God in that world as they cannot please him in this Isai 66. 3. Ergo. 8. They that shall ever be afflicted and tormented in the world to come shall be in bondage under the wrath of God in that world now reprobates shall ever be afflicted and tormented in the world to come as we may gather from that of the Prophet The wicked shall be turned into Hell and all the Nations that forget God Psal 9. 17. Ergo. 9. They that shall seek to hide themselves from the wrath of God and of Christ in the world to come

Yea the brother shall betray the bro●her to death the father the son and the children ●hall rise up against their parents and shall cause ●hem to be put to death Mark 13. 12. And hath not ●his sign been already observed in the world Yes ●t sundry times and at this day we find it an hard ●atter to find a faithful friend whom we may safe●● trust mens hearts for the most part are so full of ●uile and deceit of treachery and falshood 7. The trouble of War for our Saviour hath ●urther told us That before his second Coming in the ●lesh we shall hear of Wars and rumors of Wars ●nd Nation shall rise against Nation and Kingdom ●gainst Kingdom Mat. 24. 6 7. And surely there ●ath been woful experience of this sign in former ●ges and of latter years amongst our selves and at ●his day we see that the Sword is drawn and doth ●●ge devour and tyrannize in divers parts of the ●orld yea we know not when it shall be sheath●d up again neither is it probable that it shall cease ●nd be quiet before the Roman Antichrist shall be ●estroyed nor yet then in all places because Christ ●t his second Appearing shall find some Nations in ●posture of War Rev. 20. 8 9. 8. The trouble of Famines Pestilences and Earth●uakes for our Saviour hath told us That before ●s second Coming there shall be these judgments in divers places Mat. 24. 7. Mark 13. Luk. 21. Now how many of these Pestilences Famines and Earthquakes have been already observed in the world the Chronicles of several Nations may inform us and how many more of such judgments may yet be observed before the end cometh after times may declare 9. The swarming of false Christs false Prophets and false Teachers in the visible Church for our Saviour hath foretold us That before his second Coming in the Flesh many of this generation sha●● arise in the visible Churches and shall swarm an● creep into houses like the Locusts of Egypt an● shall deceive many Mat. 24. Mark 13. Luk. 21 2 Tim. 3. 6 7. Now the Churches of Christ hav● many sad stories upon record concerning such Locusts since the Ascention of Christ especially in the Arrian times and since the raign of Antichrist began and the number of such is much increased of late i● the Church of England and doth rather increas● then decrease in other Countries yea and is likely so to do still towards the end of the world 10. The prevailing of Errors and Heresies in th● visible Church by the spirit of delusion for th● Scripture testifieth That before the second Coming of Christ in the Flesh God shall send men strong delusions to believe a lye because they received no● the love of the truth 2 Thes 2. 10 11. And as som● shall bring in damnable Heresies so many sha●● follow their pernicious ways 2 Pet. 2. 1 2. and many shall be deceived by them Mat. 24. Now how long the Churches of Christ have had experience o● this sign their Ecclesiastical stories can witness an● how such Errors and Heresies have prevailed latel● ●● the Church of England many can witness with ●●eat regreet and how long this spirit of delusion ●●all prevail with men before the mouth of all ●ickedness shall be stopt onely GOD himself ●●ows 11. A great growth of iniquity causing a decay ●● decrease of love for our Saviour hath shewed ●hat before his second Coming in the Flesh iniquity ●all abound and because it shall abound the love ●● many shall wax cold Mat. 24. 12. where as it Vide Dickson in his Commentaries on this place ●●ems to me the abounding of iniquity is to be re●●●ained to the unregenerate sort whether prophane ●● formal in whom the practise of iniquity was to ●ound and doth abound in these latter times 2 Tim. ● 2 3 4. and the frigescence or waxing cold of love ●● to be restrained to the regenerate of the same ●●mes who perceiving many of their supposed bre●●ren to revolt to the practise of iniquity and to re●●rn back with the dog to his vomit shall be jealous ●●d suspicious one of another and so shall wax cold ●● love one towards another not knowing whom ●● trust not as if the habit of love or the truth of ●hristian love should decay in them but they shall ●ot be so servent in the exercise and manifestation of ●●eir love to each other by reason of the abounding ●f iniquity in others as so merly they were And ●oubtless this sign also hath been already observed ●● many in the world and is that which may easily ●e perceived in these days by such as have eyes to ●●scern it For do we not see how shy the godly ●e and how fearful of trusting one another at this ●y And all this because iniquity doth so much ●ound in many professors whom they have lately ●●●ken for their beloved brethren Moreover as these before mentioned are su●● signs presaging his second Coming as have been ●● ready observed in the world So there are oth●● signs presaging it which have not yet been nor c●● be yet observed in the world because they are no● but shall be hereafter As 1. The Ruine of the Roman Antichrist is men●●oned as a sign presaging his second Coming in t●● Flesh for it is said That Christ shall destroy hi● with the brightness of his Coming 2 Thes 2. 8. n● with his Coming but with the brightness of ●● Coming and here by the brightness of his Co●ing I understand the last temporal Judgment th● God shall bring upon the Roman Antichrist whi●● shall be a Judgment of the Sword accompani●● with hailstones from Heaven Rev. 16. 19 21. A● as this Judgment shall destroy him so it shall be clear and bright evidence of Christs second Approa●● to be near at hand and for this cause may be ca●●ed the brightness of his Coming and thoug● this sign be not yet apparent yet it shall be her●after 2. The warlike preparations of Gog and Mago● for a battel with the Saints and against the holy Cit● is mentioned as a sign presaging his second Comin● in the Flesh for it is said That Satan being loos● out of his prison shall go forth to deceive the N●tions which are in the four quarters of the eart● Gog and Magog to gather them together to battel Rev. 20. 8. And though it be true that Christ sha● come again and shall with fire from Heaven devou● these adversaries before this battel shall be fought yet this warlike preparation of Gog and Magog is to be esteemed as a near and close presage of his secon● Coming and albeit this is not yet visible yet it ●●all be in due season 3. A great security of Nations is mentioned as a ●n presaging the second Coming of Christ in the ●●esh for we read That Christ at this Coming of ●● shall find the most part of the world in a secure ●●sture neither mourning for their sins nor fearing

They that are or shall be joint Heires with Christ shall have a rich estate or inheritance in the world to come Rom. 8. 17. But Gods Elect are or shall be joint Heires with Christ Ergo. 4. They that are or shall be esteemed righteous before God through Christ in this world shal have a rich estate or inheritance in the world to come according to that of the Prophet The righteous shall inherit the Land and dwell therein for ever Psal 37. 29. But Gods Elect are or shall be esteemed righteous before God thorough Christ in this world Ergo. 5. They that are or shall be truly sanctified in this world shall have a rich inheritance in the world to come amongst those that are sanctified Acts 20. 32. Acts 26. 18. But Gods Elect are or shall be truly sanctified in this world Ergo. 6. They that are or shall be begotten againe to a lively hope by the Resurrection of Christ from the dead shall have a rich inheritance in the world to come as appears 1 Pet. 1. 3 4. But Gods Elect are or shall be all be gotten again to a lively hope by the resurrection from the dead Ergo. 7. They that do or shall feare the Lord in this life with a godly feare shall have a rich estate in the world to come according to that of the Prophet Oh how great is the goodnesse which thou hast laid up for them that feare thee Psal 31. 19. But Gods Elect do or shall feare him in this life with a godly feare Ergo. 8. They that do or shall love the Lord in sincerity here in this world shall have a rich estate in that which is to come according to that of the Apostle Eye hath not seen nor eare heard neither have entred into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him 1 Cor. 1. 9. Now Gods Elect are such as do or shall love him in sincerity here in this world Ergo. 9. They that have or shall have the spirit of Christian meeknesse here in this world shal have a rich inheritance in that which is to come according to that promise once and again repeated The meek shall inherit the earth Psal 37. 11. Matth. 5. 5. which promise shall never be perfectly fulfilled according to the full extent of it but in the world to come upon the new earth Now Gods Elect have or shall have the spirit of Christian meeknesse here in this world Ergo. 10. They that do or shall heartily serve the Lord Christ in this world shall have a rich inheritance in that which is to come according to that of the Apostle Ye shall receive the reward of inheritance for ye serve the Lord Christ Col. 3. 24. Now Gods Elect do or shall heartily serve the Lord Christ in this world Ergo. 11. They that do or shall suffer more or less in this world for Christs sake and the Gospels sake shal have a rich inheritance in that which is to come according to that of our Saviour Every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my Names sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life Mat. 19. 29. Now Gods Elect are such as do or shall suffer more or less for Christs sake here in this world Ergo. 12. They that shall finally overcome their spiritual enemies by faith shall have a rich inheritance in the World to come as it is written He that overcometh shall inherit all things Rev. 21. 7. But Gods Elect are such as shall finally overcome their spiritual enemies by faith Ergo they shall have a rich inheritance in that world Which Proposition thus proved may be useful thus First It may inform us That Gods Elect shall lose Vse nothing at the last by their poverty in this world Indeed while they live here they may have experience of poverty in divers kinds They may be a poor despised people as many of them are they may be a poor afflicted people as many of them are they may be poor in spirit as many of them are they may be poor in their outward estate as Job sometime was as the widow of Sareptha was as Lazarus was and as the Saints at Jerusalem were when the Brethren sent relief unto them But this can be no loss or disadvantage to them in the issue because they shall have such a rich estate and inheritance in the World to come as will abundantly recompence them for their poverty in this world In consideration whereof they should be contented with any kind of poverty in this life which God shall bring upon them according to the Apostles advice Having food and raiment let us be therewith contented for we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out 1 Tim. 6. 7 8. And this advice of his was no more then he had learnt to put in practise For saith he I have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content I know how to be abased and I know how to abound every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry both to abound and suffer need Phil. 4. 11. 12. Again Seeing it is so That Gods Elect shall have a rich estate in the World to come they should learn from hence not to set their hearts inordinately and expressively upon the riches of this world Indeed the riches of this world are promised to them so far as God shall see them expedient for them and by the blessing of God many of them are made rich in this world yet they should not over-prize over-value or overmuch affect these outward riches seeing the Prophet hath said If riches increase set not your heart upon them Psal 62. 10. And we find by experience 1. That these outward riches are uncertain riches 1 Tim. 6. 17. 2. That they are deceitful riches Mat. 13. 22. 3. That they cannot make a man truly happy or blessed Luk. 12. 15. 4. That they profit nothing in the day of Gods wrath Prov. 11. 4. 5. That they come alike to all to the righteous and to the wicked Eccles 9. 2. 6. That where they are not sanctified they hinder the Salvation of many How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the Kingdom of God Luk. 18. 24. And where they are not sanctified they hasten and further the destruction of many according to that of the Apostle They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition Tim. 6. 9. But on the contrary they should prefer the riches of the World to come and set their hearts upon them considering that the riches of that world shall be far more certain more true more durable more precious and more pleasant then the riches of this can be as was shewed before The other Proposition is That Reprobates