his power upholds all things through all those Worlds viz. the said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or states of them and lastly purgeth the sins of his Elect through them all as was said before and so v. 4. and all the chapter to the end and throughout chapter the second he magnifies Christs Sonship by comparing him with the Angels shewing how far and in how many respects the sacred Scripture sets up this Son of God above the Angels he had said something before of his eternal glory for time past but here he illustrates his Sonship for time present to come wherein we may observe from Scripture ground that distinction of the learned of Christs being eternally 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the wisdome in the bosome of the Father and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word revealed or manifested in the flesh to be the Son of God in whose face as being made flesh and so God-man in one person as saith our Apostle all the Fathers glory is manifest 2 Cor. 3.6 John 1.12 and so he is the Fathers only begotten Son at his conception when the Holy Ghost overshadowed the blessed Virgin upon her Faith of the Angels Message at his holy conception Luke 1. and when the fame spirit of holiness with power raised him from the the Dead Rom. ◠4 Psal 2. Acts 13. and so he is called his first begotten from the Dead Rev. 1.5 for Scripture only speaks of his being the Son of God only in reference to some Divine Manifestation to be made in time towards his humane nature whereby God manifests and owns him to be his Son as he was first eternally decreed or Prophetically declared so to be but no otherwise and so at his Baptisme Matthew 3. and at his Transfiguration Mat. 17. at his Ascention as he prayed John 17. to have as the Fathers Son his former glory which he had c. so when the Spirit led him into the Wilderness to be tempted of the Devil he brought him to that tryal If thou be the Son of God c. Mat. 4. And at his Death Gods power was so manifest towards him that the very Centurion at that discouraging state strongly asserts it Truly saith he this was the Son of God And our Apostle here adds one more to come which is the greatest the most glorious and gracious accomplishment of the end of all others before in the world when he shall be brought again into that world to come N. B. which shall as he there shews not be subject to Angels but to the Son of God so gloriously then above all other times before to manifest him to be the Son of God ad his heir of all things as appointed for that time and state as his First-borne higher than the Kings of the Earth Psalm 89.27 as we shall farther shew as Christs Revelation Explication manifests from ch 2.5 And our Apostle from v. 4. having laid down many glorious Testimonies of holy Scripture for that great Title of Son v. 5. and of his comeing to take his Kingdome at his second comeing v. 6. from Dan 7.13 14. and of his Kingly Dignity v. 8. when Angels are his Ministring Spirits v. 7. but then at his said comeing again his Divine Throne which he shall then sit upon as the Son of David will then gloriously manifest also that he is the Son of God in that it will be to the end of the world being then ordered by his Scepter of Righteousness as Esa 9. as is explained v. 9. and the first Foundation he laid for this Kingdome was his creating Heaven and Earth v. 10. and as he made them he will also dissolve them in his time v. 11 12. with Rev. 20.11 but in the last place Gods spirit directs him v. 13. after his Divine manner to point out the time of his said Inheritance and Kingdome before spoken of v. 2 6 8. and that from that great Oracle Ps 110.1 so often repeated in the New Testament shewing it will be at the end of his sitting there which is at his second comeing or when he brings him again into the world v. 6. and in ch 10.13 until then as he shews he sits expecting the same till that time his foes shall be made his footstool and ch 2. after he had warned them of hearing God speaking by his Son v. 1 2 3 4. as he doth again towards the end of the Epistle ch 12.25 he proceeds to shew the preheminence of Christ in the world to come which is to begin then when God shall bring his Son again into the world as he proved before from Psal 97. which Ps foretels that time state and shews then will be the world he there speaks of and tells them it was not to be subject unto Angels but must be to the Son of God ch 2. v. 5 6 7 c. and to that purpose then adds a great Testimony from Psal 8.4 excellently here explained v. 6 7 8. where he teaches that the Creation at first since defaced by mans fall and Satans Usurpation and wickedness of Men which Christ had undertaken to rescue from his Tyranny for himself and those which the Father had given him for which cause he was made for a little time lower than the Angels and had made the purchase of the world anew which after he was to possess but first he must go to the high Court of Heaven to be gloriously put into possession in due time and then to return as Luke 19. to take his said Inheritance Kingdom possession when it is made fit for him at the Renovation of all things yea for him and his Saints in that time and state here spoken of as the Apostle expressly saith v. 8. we do not yet see all things put under him but our Saviours Revelation Key in the four last chapters gives an excellent account of that time and Gods way of performing them and opens all those things if men would humbly and conscientiously attend to it which I well through Divine Grace still more and more find doth strongly resolve all such things above all that man can say to the contrary and so as I am well from his word and holy Spirit assured he will make good before long time pass Now that this world to come is so be taken besides what was before said all fitly leading to it as by Gods Spirit so Divinely ordered note farther v 5. it is 1. stiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an habitable world and 2dly it is spoken of to be when God brings his Son again viz the second time into the world v. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Adverb there is joyned with the Verb and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 points it out to be a special distinct time and matter he speaks of though also another proof of his Divine Sonship because then at his second comeing all the Angels must Worship him and it is as was Prophesied of before Psal 97.7 and of
3.21 for we cannot ascribe enough to that soul astonishing wonder of Gods so free and gracious giving his only Son so to dye for such sinners to reconcile them to himself yea God was in Christ so reconciling them as saith the Apostle to himself nor of Christs Love and Compassion so to reconcile them to God the Father by his own blood-shedding all which were also carried on by the powerful and glorious operation of the Lord the Spirit both for Christ at first overshaddowing the blessed Virgin at his holy Conception and having by the eternal spirit offered himself to God without spot Heb. 9.24 at last by his Resurrection declaring him with power by the Spirit of Sanctification to be the Son of Gâ—d Rom. 1.4 and by his working in his Saints at all times which said work of Reconciliation was to be the sure and necessary foundation of all the following parts of the said General Work of Redemption from Mans Fall to the end taken in the greatest extent as it was Gods said eternal Design by Christ so to carry on the said Work in the said time which we shall here endeavour to set before the eyes and understandings of all such serious Christians for their exceeding great Consolation and satisfaction if duly pondered and improved which will farther appear as we said by the said eternal Decrees Covenants and Prophesies in the Old Testament and the Witnessings of Christ and his Apostles in the New but all most strongly determined by Christs own most Divine Revelation But because the first 6000 years appear to be also appointed by him for the carrying on of his Designe for that state in the seventh Millennium and therefore to run parallel with the said decreed great work of the Redemption of the World viz. both of Men and Creatures as we said we shall upon this third Particular respecting Christs carrying it on in the fix first Millenniums to the seventh consider what proof and evidence we find from the word of God for the same which may double the strength of the said farther remaining Proofs which we are to proceed to speak of therefore we shall first manifest the reality thereof from Scripture warrant before we proceed to the other proofs thereof which will include much also of the condition of that said state from first to last first the Holy Ghost excellently expoundeth them by his resembling of them to the six dayes of Creation before God rested the seventh day and to the Type of the Israelites rest in Canaan under Joshua's conduct signifying thereby that after 6000 years should be Christs Sabbatisme of rest from such his great work of Redemption as the spirit of God explains both Heb. 3 and 4 ch which our Saviour likewise confirmeth by his most sure Revelation interpretation thereof and none like it And 2dly this is also done by God's Spirit comparing 1000 years to one day as first from Psal 90. where 1000 years with God are said to be as yesterday which the Apostle Peter 2 Epist 3.8 sets forth with great Emphasis and declares it to be a great point which he would not have Christians ignorant of that one day with the Lord Christ whose coming he there speaks of is as 1000 years and he puts it both wayes saying and 1000 years as one day viz. in reference to his said coming to be at the end of the sixth Millennium and our Saviour also most exactly determineth that Sabbatisme of the seventh Millennium accordingly by 1000 years six times over Rev. 20.2 3 4 5 6 7. of which more afterwards c. 3. Christs carrying on that said work of Redemption for his Universal True Church as that work which his Father gave him to do in that respect in his execution of his three great Offices in the time of his Mediatorship in the World which was first in his eminent Prophetical Office in â—000 years to his first coming and secondly in his eminent Priestly Office in the New Testament in the next 2000 years before the period of his eminent Kingly Office for his said Universal true Church will begin in that following state in that world to come as is largely proved in our Treatise on Gen. 3.15 4. This also may appear from that frequent Promise of Gods shewing mercy to 1000 Generations that is for the 7000 years of the worlds continuance as we reckon in the middle state of things three lives to be 21 years as in page 6 and 7 of our Key is explained 5. From Scripture Chronologie first of Moses his 2400 years and more revealed to him for time past with what was in Joshua Judges Kings and Chronicles which Bishop Vsher that very good man and great Antiquary computes at Solomons Temple built 3000 years and at the Jews Captivity at Babylon about An. Mund 3450 years as Daniels Divine great Calender ch 8. of 2300 years of their Bondage under the four Gentile Monarchies declares as we shall farther by Divine Assistance manifest Which with Christs 1000 years Rev. 20. make up 6750 years besides the little space of Satans loosing not said what it will be To like purpose is the concinnitie of Bucolcerus in our Table of Chronology in the beginning of our Irenicon of his 50 Jubelies to Israels coming out of Aegypt and to Babylons Captivity 70 Jubelies which is 3550 years unto which part of Daniels 2300 years 'till Christ is to be added and from thence he speaketh as aptly saying The seven Seals and the seven Trumpets out of the seventh Seal and the seventh Vial falling under the seventh Trumpet brings us to the seventh Millinary or great Sabbatisme of the Saints rest with Christ as it is called Heb. 4.9 And as God eternally appointed Christ as after may be shewed in that state to be Heir of all thing Heb. 1.1 2 3. upon his carrying on his three great Works in the world in the 6000 years foregoing for they also pass through the 6000 to the 7th wherein he with his Saints shall enjoy the same as we shall shew the first is his making the Worlds that is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or his Providencial Management of the several states of things 1. in the Old World 2. in this present evil World and 3dly in the world to come Eph. 1.20 Heb. 2.5 the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an habitable world to come For as for Christs creating Heaven and Earth at first out of nothing spoken of v. 10 11 12. that was his Transient act but this his making the worlds as he carries on his said work of Redemption through all the said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 against the God of this present evil world and the Children of it both said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of this world as the Scripture decyphers them many times as 2 Cor. 4.4 and Luke 16.8 such his making of them is his immanent and so long continued act so providentially disposing what is past and will do so for
c. by whom both the Elect Angels were confirmed in grace and glory and the sins of the Saints should through all times be purged away by himself for the good of whom he hath ever since made his Elect Angels Ministring Spirits having from Eternity given them by his said Covenant unto Christ Therefore the Spirit of God evidently so explains Psalm 8.4 in that excellent Epistle to the Hebrews chap. 2 6 7 8. speaking by allusion there to the first Adam but in both texts Christ is said to be the Son of Man which the first Adam was not but only by Creation the Son of God Luke 3. the last And this Son of Man Christ is he that was for a little season in the world made lower than the Angels but after Crowned with Glory and Honour who for the suffering of death as the Apostle speaks Heb. 1.3 sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high and hath all things as he goes on v. 8. put in subjection under his feet viz. Decretively and Declaratively not actually as all shall then be so the holy Apostle speaks there we do not yet see all things put under him v. 8. and now in some sort or sence the world is the Saints as 1 Cor. 3.22 but then it shall be not only as Christ now providentially orders all for their good therein but then it shall also be theirs in possession too at the said times of the Restitution of all things as our Saviour resolves in that world to come Rev. 21.5.7 Consider well as to this Head our Divine Theses in pag. 3 4 5 6 c. of our first Irenic and Abridg. p. 7 8 c. all though short yet of great weight 4. Gods word witnesseth that by an Eeternal Decree he hath appointed to set his King Christ upon his holy Hill of Sion Psal 2. according to his last Covenant with David for his sure Mercies respecting Christs Universal and perpetual Kingdome that he promised to him for ever 2 Sam 7.16 to the end that after all the vain attempts in the world to the contrary v. 1 2 3 which have ever been in acting since the Fall that Enmity was put by Gods Justice between the seed of the Woman and the seed of the Serpent Gen. 3.15 and will be to that very time when he shall come with his Saints to take possession of it which I doubt not but this Generation will shortly see and what a time of trouble will then be 'till Christs said coming ends it Dan 12.1 Rev. 16.18 experience will soon manifest but notwithstanding all that hath been is now in acting or shall be until then yet saith God I have set my King Christ the great King of the New Jerusalem as he stiles himself Mat 5.35 upon my holy Hill of Sion when also upon his asking as he did John 17.20 he will give him the Heathen for his Inheritance and the uttermost part of the Earth for his Possession and when he will make him his First-borne and so Heir to the Kingdome higher than the Kings of the Earth Psal 89.27 and Prince of the Kings of the Earth Rev. 1.5 and therefore when he destroyes the Beast and false Prophet at the Armageddon Battel his Name shall be written upon his Vesture and upon his Thigh whose Name also is called the Word of God v. 13. yea he had a name written that no man knows but he himself v. 12. but yet v. 16. his Name is so written King of Kings and Lord of Lords Rev. 19.11 c. whereupon he with his raised Saints shall Reign upon Earth 1000 years Rev. 20.4 6. which will be Gods said setting of his King Christ upon his holy Hill of Sion and his possessing of his said Davidical Kingdome for ever 2 Sam. 7. which from our 12 Foundations of our Faith hereof is abundantly evident with others Hence also it is very observable Acts 15.16 17. that the Holy Spirit upon the Apostle James his speaking of the raising Davids Tabernacle which the Prophet Am. shews ch 9.11 the last shall be so that the people shall never more thenceforward be pulled up out of their own Land as also is said 2 Sam. 7 and to be when the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in as Rom. 11. which he stiles all the Heathen that are called by my name to which text of Amos S. James having spoken of the Gentils first call which was in part as he said by his mouth v. 7. he then adds after that I will returne which words are not in Amos 9. but Gods Spirit taught him so to explain them and build up his Tabernacle also and as declaring it not to belong to that first call of the Gentiles but as Amos saith when all the Heathen shall be called by his name and thereupon adds that great general Divine Truth here to be especially applyed to the raising of Davids Tabernacle v. 18. known unto God saith he are all his works from the beginning of the world as if he would thereby teach Gods people that it was Gods eternal designe then to raise Davids said Tabernacle in Christ according to his Covenant with David viz. for his House his Throne and Kingdome for ever as 2 Sam. 7. and that all the works of God in the world since tend to fulfil that which is his great designe in that time in the world namely for Christ to reign in the renewed state thereof with his Saints in it where they had all been before so Conteamed Persecuted and Oppressed by the black Prince of this present evil world and by ungodly men also called the children thereof namely of this present evil world And thus we may see in all these particulars Gods eternal decrees are confirmed and explained by Christ as they shall take place in that state in those times accordingly of which much more will be manifest from the Divine exactness the comprehensive usefulness and the certain determination of Christ in his said Key which is chiefly the spirit of Prophesie and the Testimony of Jesus as he had before spoken by his spirit in his Prophets Rev. 19.10 The next evidence of the said sate in the said times is from the most ancient Declarations Promises and Covenants in his word unto the Fathers as the next revealed grounds of the same The first was Gods own Declaration upon Mans Fall That the seed of the Woman should break the Serpents head and because he was to be only the seed of the Woman and not of the man therefore was necessarily to be the Son of God as he was manifest to be in the in 4000 years after by the breaking of the Serpents head by degrees in respect both of his head of Policie and Power at last he should so make way for his own sovereignty and the Dominion over the Creatures at last to be restored to him as largely is to be seen in our Treatise on Gen. 3.15 so that in