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The doctrine of the kingdom and personal reign of Christ asserted and explained in an exposition upon Zach. 14, 5, 9 / by Ed. Bagshaw.
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Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.
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That they were called to the obtaining of the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ he adds therefore stand fast Ver. 15. We are not onely to be holy as the Lord is holy as Peter exhorts 1 Pet. 1.15.16 but we are to have this end in it that when Christ appears we may have confidence 1 Joh. 2.28 So also the Apostle Peter Expecting saith he these things i. e. New Heaven and a new Earth wherein Righteousness and the Practicers of it is to dwell give diligence to be found spotless and blameless by him 2 Pet. 3.13 which likewise upon the same grounds is the exhortation of the Apostle Paul 1 Thes 5.23 There are Four things which these Expectants should have an especial care to purifie and to separate themselves from 1. Fleshly Lusts 2. Worldly Cares 3. False Worships 4. Servile Fears 1. First from Fleshly Lusts What they are I need not mention For as the Apostle observes The works of the Flesh are manifest Gal. 5.19.20 which whoever do indulge and allow themselves in they cannot inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God V. 21. Eph. 5.5 The New Jerusalem which comes down fram Heaven and is nothing else but the Kingdom of Christ and of his Saints upon Earth is a place of so great Purity that no unclean thing shall enter into it Rev 21.27 Dogs and Swine all Voluptuous and hurtfull Beasts like them they are without the Gates of that City Rev. 22.15 A Christian is said to be already raised with Christ Col. 2.12 and as to the Truth of our Graces we are to look upon our selves as Citizens and Inhabitants not of Earth but of Heaven Phil. 3 20. and so to live like those that are acted by an Heavenly Spirit which daily prompts us to look after a better hope then any thing this present Flesh affords To sow unto i. e. to gratifie which is onely to take a great deal of pains that we may Reap Corruption Gal. 6.8 the same Spirit which hereafter shall Raise and Glorifie our Mortal Bodies must now Sanctifie them Romt 8.11 or else we shall die v. 13. i. e. we shall Rise only to have our Portion in the Lake of Fire which is the second Death where all the Abominable and Unbelievers are Rev. 21.8 Secondly From Worldly Cares we are commanded in an especial manner to beware that our hearts be not burdned with the cares of this life Rev. 21.34 For by such the day of the Lords coming can neither be Foreseen nor desired both their Heart and Eyes being already filled and possessed with another Object When we cry out as Peter did It is good for us to be here we shall never care to come down from the Mount which we here reared up and fancied to our selves As in the time of publick Judgements it is our Duty not to seek after great things for our selves Jer. 45.5 so when we are assured that Christ at his Appearance and Kingdom will destroy this present frame of things and cause all the beauty of it to perish for any ambitiously to affect and pursue a present fading Greatness and Glory it argues plainly that their Faith is but small and that they have little or no expectation of something better Who rightly apprehend and frequently reflect upon the inevitable shakings and Convulsions which the Kingdoms and Glory of this World are subject to will never rest satisfied till they have secured unto themselves a place in that Kingdom which cannot be shaken Heb 12.28 Believers with Abraham David and the Patriarchs of old are but Pilgrims and Strangers here 1 Pet. 2.11 and therefore they are daily to be looking for and up to that heavenly City which is the New Jerusalem let down from Heaven whose Maker and Builder is God Heb. 11.16 Thirdly From False Worships who follow the Lamb must have his and his Fathers name upon their Foreheads and keep themselves undefiled with VVomen Rev. 14.1 4 5 i. e. They must openly own the true Worship of God and carefully avoid all Idolatrous Mixtures shunning all manner of Communion with false and Adulterous Churches from which who so keep themselves they are the Virgins mentioned in the Revelation And this is to be their State during the whole time of the Reign of Antichrist in opposion to whom because they hold the Commands of God and the Testimony of Jesus they are called Witnesses Rev. 11. Since we are Redeemed by Christ we must take heed in every respect but especially in this wherein his Fathers honour is so much concerned how we be found the Servants of Men 1 Cor. 7.23 When the sixth Vial is poured out which I take to be the time when the Jews who are called the Kings from the East shall have their way prepared for them over Euphrates to return into their own Land at which time Christ himself shall appear at the Head of them Mic. 2.12.13 Then is there this voice as it were from heaven Behold I come as a Thief blessed is he that watcheth and who keepeth his Garments that he doth not walk naked Rev. 16.17 By Garments there is meant the righteousness of Christ for justification and that way of holiness for sanctification which Christ hath revealed he will be served and obeyed in Which whosoever shall not at that time be found walking in but worships God according to his own or other mens devices his works as the Prophet threatned the hypocritical and ceremonial Jews shall not prove a covering to him but both they and all the lies which are found out to support them shall be swept a way the fire wherein that day shall be revealed will burn up all the Dross and stubble wherewith vain men think they adorn but indeed only disfigure or rather defile Gods worship Whatever Paint may be put upon Men Inventions it will upon an impartial search be found almost as little a sin not to serve God at all as to serve him in any other way then be himself hath commanded For the one indeed is bare faced impiety but the other is thus far like unto it in that it presumes to teach God wisdom and so Judas like betrays Gods honour while it pretends to kiss him Lastly from Servile Fears there is nothing more unworthy of a Christian then to be afraid of men since this tends to the dishonor of Christ as if he were not a great King and able to save all his subjects This charge he laid upon his Disciples when he sent them to preach be not afraid of them which can only kill the body Mat. 10 28. and afterwards when he encouraged the Church of Smyrna fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer the Divil shall cast some of you in prison that you may be tempted be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a Crown of Life Rev. 2.10 This promise we do evidently disbelieve if we give way so far to our Fear as to be kept from open confessing and therefore the fearful and unbelieving are joyned together as those that are to have their part in the same lake of fire Rev. 21.8 When the Apostle presseth Timothy to be earnest in stirring up that gift which God had bestowed upon him 2 Tim. 1.6 he useth this Argument For God hath not given us the Spirit of Fear but of Power v. 7. And thence he proceeds to exhort him be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord v. 8. but suffer affliction with the Gospel according to the power of God all those distinctions and evasions which men have devised to shift off the Cross will be found at last to be only the hiding places that fear hath provided to shelter it self in and what the Apostle affirmed concerning the ceremonie pressed and contended for in his time may be asserted concerning all that those who compelled others to them did it only that they might not be persecuted by the cross of Christ Gal. 6.12 But since the Cross doth prepare the way for the Crown let us not fear but rather pray as the Apostles did when they were silenced by their Rulers Now Lord behold their threats and give unto thy servants with all boldness to speak thy word Acts 14.29 Courage becomes a Christian so much that without it he cannot be one but will upon every tryal expose his Lords Honour and Power to contempt and censure The Reader is intreated to correct these following ERRATAS PAge 1. Line 25. is read it is P. 2. L. 31. acknowledge r. acknowledged P. 5. L. 19. Ocadiah r. Obadiah P. 6. L. 6 Wrestling r. wresting ib. L. 28. minute r. minute ib. L. 30. their r. these ib. L. 33. considerate r. considerable P. 7. L. 2. much difficult r. much more difficult ib. L. 18. the reason r. this reason ib. L. 23. or plea r. of p ea ib. L. 31. seeming r. seemingly ib. L. 37. r. his return ib. L. 39 r in a limited P. 8. L. 4. Sesum r. Telum ib. Chap. r. Cup. ib. L. 30. too r. so P. 9. L. 3. rasen r. risen ib. L. 7. his r. her ib. L 10. deceived r. described ib. L. 16. an Universal r. of such an Universal ib. L. 37. exspect or watch r. expects or waits P. 10. L. 10. Acts r. Arts ib. L. 20 r. intimate P. 11. L. 26. hebrews r. hebrew text ib. l. 29 proves the curiosity r. reproved their curiosity 1. L. required r. inquired P. 12. L. 23. it duration r. it 's duration P. 13. l. 30. merrily contemned r meerly to be contemned ib. L. 32. Mistery r. Majesty ib. L. 33. ond r. and ib. l. 39 the canse r. the curse P. 14. L. 30. an Orthodox r are Orthodox ib. L. 34. r. fifty years ib. L. 37. r. there shall be that ib. L. 39. r. We do also ib. L. 40. r. upon Earth P. 15. L. 2. dele which also the Apostle calls our Mother that is above 16. L. 7. that heathens r. the heathen P. 16. L. 12. proceeded r. proceeded so far P. 17. L. 24. Beast or Church P. 39. L. 49 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 P. 23. L. 33. exepted r. exerted P. 27. L. 27. like Rubbish by fire r. When Gods Jewels are made up and that Summe sealed then shall this perishing frame of things which now have the holy seed for its hidden support be consumed like Rubbish by fire FINIS