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A59933	Exanastasis, or, The saints rising out of the heap or mass of dead bodies contained in the globe of the earth and sea ... Rev. 20. 5 hereunto, by way of preface, is here prefixed the comprisal of the substance of our former parcels ... / by William Sherwin ...	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1674 (1674)	Wing S3401; ESTC R34222	79,342	95

Judgment or power of Judging was given to the Saints it is the same time and the same thing which the Apostle is trught here by Christ here to explain at the end of the Romane Monarchie in this 20th chapt of Rev. who expressly shews that the suffering Saints before then lived to Reign with Christ 1000 years to this tends also the Apostle Paul's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or rising out of the heap of the dead then Phil. 3.11 and our Saviours expression of those worthy ones to obtain that world by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which we explained before to be a rising from them that were in a state of dead men in the grave the same Apostle hath divers texts tending this way where he as being guided by the same Spirit of Christ speaks evidently in the same sense both of the times of both Resurrections and other things as the persons rising at both 1. Consider 1 Cor. 15.21 where he shews as Christ was the first fruits of his first Resurrection so they must rise at his second coming before the end which Christ shews will be above 1000 years after as was said and before he hath put down all Rule and Authority and Power to make way for his own Reign v. 24 25. and then v. 51 52. he shews that at the last Trumpet the great chang of all Saints shall be which must be when all have come into Christ in the 1000 years not before possible for not one member of Christ can then be wanting besides other Reasons so of both said comings At first he brings his Saints with him that slept in Jesus 1 Thes 3. ult 1 Thes 4.14 15. but then he speaks there of his descending from Heaven with a shout c. not out of Heaven as when the New Jerusalem came from God out of Heaven but of three forts then to be caught up to meet him in the Aire v. ●6 just as the Revelation tells us of the Saints raised in the Jerusalem state and of the Nations of them that are saved walking in the light of the said New Jerusalem which being mortal some of them die in the 1000 years as Esa 65.20 and so lie dead till the last Trump so here 1 Thes 4.14 15. of the two former faith he we that are alive and remain viz. to the coming of the Lord to the last Judgment so distinguishing both the living and the rased Saints remaining from the dead and saith he the dead then in Christ shall rise first that is before the wicked as the raised Saints also did before in the 1000 years and so again in the former text 1 Cor. 15. concerning the living Saints then saith he we shall not all sleep viz. by dying before a natural death for some will be found alive at the last Trump which he speaks of but of such and the raised Saints saith he we shall all be changed and from both sorts he distinguisheth a third also namely such as are dead in Christ at that time the Trumpet sounds which he saith shall then be raised incorruptible when both the other sorts shall be changed also in a moment v. 51 52. so agreeably the Spirit of God speaketh in all places to his own Oracles and in the Revelation Christ gives us the best explication of all such Mysteries for in the 1000 years the raised Saints and they saved in the natural life will be of one Communion all to be changed and all said to live and remain till the the last Trump but such as sleep or are dead then are in both places distinguished from both the other and in both Texts called the dead in one the dead in Christ then to distinguish them from all the wicked then dead yet both said to be the rest of the dead that rose not till the 1000 years were ended ch 20.5 Now to prevent mistaking the Apostle resolved the Thessalonians 2 Epist 2.2 3. that the coming of the Lord was not at hand in those ages for the great falling away and revealing the Man of Sin was to be first and Christ would destroy him with the appearance of his presence c. which is not yet done but he was guided by the same spirit of Truth in these Texts to speak according to these Revelation Discoveries who also at his rapture into the third Heaven heard unspeakable words of which these might be some and I believe it was not possible to resolve the riddles in them without Christs Revelation given for many such purposes and here is one coming with all his Saints which he brings with him this Rev. 20. 21. shews to be at the beginning of the 1000 years and there is another after 1000 years when all the Saints are come into the Church and when all shall be rapt up in the twinckling of an eye to meet Christ in they aire which the Apostle calls a coming as well as a descending which we have not till now observed we that live and remain to the comeing viz. to the last Judgment so three sorts shall then be rapt or caught to meet Christ that last time in the aire yea and saith he we shall ever be with the Lord which it is evident will be after the end of the 1000 years for when Satan was loosed they were not with him personally present Two sorts are distinguished from the dead Saints at the time of that rapture in both Texts of those in that to the Corinthians saith he we shall not all sleep some Saints then will be mortal but not all dead but we shall all even we all viz. all Saints raised before as well as those in the natural life shall then be changed so in the Epistle to the Thessalonians we that are alive and remain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we that so live and we that are left for that long continuance both the two Articles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the original word seem to speak the like difference of two sorts of Saints besides the dead Saints then and both these Texts are cleared by Christs Revelation that tells us of the spirits of just men coming with him as the New Jerusalem down from Heaven after said to be the Lambs Wife and these lived having then their spiritual bodies from Christ and also the Nations of them that are saved are then also said to walk in the light of that Jerusalem from whose happy Communion they will have much guidance and consolation in that state and both these are by Christ also differenced from the rest of the dead Saints that lived not till the 1000 years were ended ch 20.5 that then are said to rise first viz. at the last Trump and Rapture Now if men would produce thousands of Expositors of anothers mind I must only in duty humbly Answer I have Christs Resolution in the case as of Daniels hints before from this Divine Revelation and otherwise I believe no man had ever been able fully and truly to have opened

of it not considering the drift of our Saviour in this Revelation nor the Order of it Besides all the incongruity of it to what hath been said already and as for the blessedness here assigned to it it much better proves this to be the said bodily Resurrection of the Saints when they obtain together a greater and much more eminent blessedness then any regenerate Saints have in this life all Tears are then wiped away from their Eyes for ever and their grace perfected and Souls and Bodies united in a blessed and holy State v. 6. though not in such outward glory probably as they shall have at the general rapture yet will have then blessed spiritual Bodies suitable to such a middle State as Christs Body was in after he rose again till he ascended and it may be very congruous that as Christs body was in such a state wherein he appeared and disappeared to his Disciples and others before his was glorified so all these Saints should first rise in such a state to be the more useful to living Saints then before the said Rapture at the last Trump Such also were the Saints Bodies seen in the Holy City Math. 27. And should not there be a suitableness of the Members to their Head and will not the Communion of such as walk in the light of the New Jerusalem require the same How did Moses's glympse of glory trouble Israel of old till his Face was vailed Gods wayes to his Saints will all appear to be full of Wisdom as well as goodness But this is a condition of a new living after men were dead or beheaded and then no Regeneration is to be expected that must be now in this Life or never And it is also of such as were regenerate before they died else they would never have been Martyrs of Jesus Christ Again if this living were Regeneration then all regenerate men must be made such in a short compass of time for all Saints till then that have died shall then so live again and if all regenerate men must live with Christ a 1000 years in Regeneration what became of such as died before Christ took our nature or when since did all such live with Christ 1000 years altogether in Regeneration Again the purpose of this living was to be now revealed as a mercy not known before as to time and many other things respecting the first said Resurrection as we shall God willing shew in many things but Regeneration was an ancient Doctrine well known that onely concerned the living but not the dead the absurdity of such a pretence is so palpable it would be but superfluous here to write more upon it or for the Reader to spend time in reading over again our said hints or others like with further inlargements But also many Scriptures shew a necessity of the said Saints so living bodily then for first Christ promises to over-comers that they shall rule over the Nations Rev. 2.26 These over-comers by Faith are his suffering Saints that are dead therefore they must rise again whilst such Nations are to be rul'd over also saith he they shall sit on his own Throne distinct from his Fathers Rev. 3.21 But Christ hath none such yet but he shall have at his return from his Fathers right hand they shall therefore then sit thereon The meek likewise shall inherit the Earth and delight themselves in abundance of Peace Psal 37.11 They never did so yet but our Saviour saith they shall Mat. 5.5 therefore such a time and state for such remains that they must live again to enjoy these and many other like premises in the time of Christs Mediatory Kingdom for they cannot in any other state hereafter c. Many other particular promises respecting the said state might here be added But I proceed to that great consideration that contains many weighty Arguments and Reasons in it namely that this part of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is his own Key as we have sufficiently proved in our said Preface fitted by himself to unlock that great Cabinet of pretious Jewels concerning the revealed promised Mercies to the Fore-fathers cheifly to be performed to themselves and their spiritual Seed at this first Resurrection peculiar to the Saints at the beginning of 1000 years when they shall behold all the glorious Grace of Christ closed up till then in a great measure in the Womb of those promises which will then have their perfect birth and speedy growth whereupon great Halelujahs will be founded out to God the Father Son and Holy Spirit by themselves Angels men and all other Creatures then living in the world in their capacity Rev. 5.10 c. at the glorious restitution of all things and they themselves and all the rest enjoy the good of them together in the said 1000 years Without which state I may upon many good grounds assert the main parts of these great promises will never be performed nor their cheif ends attaine● 〈…〉 want thereof but God on the one part should loose the 〈…〉 of his Justice Holiness and Truth designed to be then manifest as by his word appears in regard of his said predictions against th●se greatest last Sinners and Satan himself c. And also of his Wisdom Mercy Faithfulness and Truth then also declared to be fulfilled towards the Saints in and about the same 1000 years as by considering those particulars before laid down will easily appear to such as are not resolved to shut the light that God hath given them as men against the same For hath God in his word so abundantly revealed such a time and state and is there an excellent and suitable Harmony in these Revelations from the beginning to the end of his word so revealed and do the most antient Promises and Covenants fitly specially refer unto the said state and time and that upon divers great accounts and hath Christ particularly revealed how in what ways his Saints shall be brought to receive the benefits therein to be enjoyed and be fitted to perform the Service which thereby they will be engaged unto as well as to receive the happiness therein reserved for them and shall not these things upon such excellent advantages be carried on effectually What should hinder yea they do all strongly concur to advance their great ends Gods word gives witness as we have shewed to all these particulars and not one of them shall fail But Christ with his raised Saints shall Reign the said 1000 years the blessed New Jerusalem state shall be set up all Promises and Covenants that have their particular and cheif reference to them shall be in such respect fulfilled Christ and his Saints shall have their just Rights appointed by God in that condition whose good pleasure it is to give his little little Flock that Kingdom Truth hath said it and will not fail the great God by his holy Spirit hath revealed them unto his Church and our blessed Saviour hath at last set forth

spake of the Children of the Resurrection in that World but how few have taken notice of what World that was meant So these remained for the most part still obscure the Apostle Paul reveals a mystery of it yea many Mysteries as we hope to manifest the Jews and Israelites civil Resurrection that is near to it and in Scripture adjoyned to it is likewise called a Mystery and rising from the dead for the strangness of it Ezek. 37. with Rom. 11. Dan. 12.1 2 3. and both are again joyned by our Saviour Luke 21.28 31. But our Saviour according to his Divine wisdom hath given light to those and many other Texts of that nature and should we in this cavil with our Mercy and contend with our most Divine Teacher as if we were wiser then he or that Wisdom it self had erred therein And indeed it is strange to hear mens perverse reasonnings in these things and the like but we shall give other Scriptures that teach the same in substance or the like after all as we said both in Old and New Testament Onely we would speak a word or two to the other branch of the Objection in the first place That the Book of the Revelation is mysterious and men have been much mistaken c. Ans It hath been in some things a secret long but yet not such as were forbidden to inquire into yea we are commanded to read it and search this as other Books of the Gospel viz. to understand it and it is not as in Daniels hints of these things when he was commanded to shut them up but contrary the Apostle John is commanded to leave them open and not Seal them Chap. 22. v. 10. Yea our Saviour pronounceth a blessing to such as read them as they ought and he hath blessed many with very Remarkable Discoveries by degrees though Objectors are injuriously Critical against them instead of being thankful to God and to them for what they have in such kind disco vered and stumble more at a Conjecture or easie mistake then profit by many pretious and useful things so tendered to them all have but what measure they receive to such purpose from God in one respect or other and God hath vouchsafed a special assistance in this kind one way or other even sometimes by unexpected and unlikely means and Instruments somewhat I could say in that kind but it may not be convenient c. did not Christ send his Spirit to lead his into all truth and Revelation Truths are some of them yea and very pretious ones too Though some mistakenly would perswade some good persons to the contrary and Gods Spirit hath not yet laid down that Office Christ promised to send him for though we expect no new Foundation Truths but the spiritual and true Explications of old and of such antient Foundations especially as we have occasion now to speak of for the Revelation is always of some before obscure and hidden Scripture Truths and it is a great advantage as we before noted in our Preface to know the subject nature time and end of such Scripture Truths so in this book revealed as by this most precious Key that respects the happy estate fore Prophesied for Gods people in the said 1000 years it is true it was long in those respects mistaken by many and strangly misplaced but now they are in a great measure made evident it is true also the times of the great Red Dragon and the Beast were for a long time more dark and obscure till their fulfillings in many things have given more light to such things as yet remain unfulfilled but particularly as to these last things the said Key relates unto as Mr. Mede well observes the spirit of God speaks more clearly of these in ch 20. of this Revelation than in the times foregoing and the two last chap. are in some measure an explication of the same matters and times and state of things in the said 1000 years and that 20th ch is an exact Table of such times which if a man once discover what things it relates unto he is in a good way to attain the end thereof and it being once found to be Christs Key of antient revealed Mercies as Scriptures make evident in many particulars as I have and doubt not by the same guidance to give farther and good account of from Gods Word which also I am well assured from Scripture and satisfied whatever some may think otherwise that for the substance it will be approved by Jesus Christ the faithful and true Witness and our Guide into these Truths by the assistance of his Holy Spirit and I shall ever resolve with humble thanksgiving to ascribe the praise thereof to his Divine Grace for such a great mercy to such a poor weak much inwardly and outwardly shattered and broken Earthen Vessel But as it is his work of Grace by a weak hand so tendered let none despise it God stands in need of no mans parts learning esteem or worldly advantage or interest whatsoever farther than he pleaseth The slighting of this most Divine excellent and sacred Book is much in some mens minds and mouths therefore I thought fit here to say thus much to it Now let us proceed to the Symphony and agreement of this with other Texts of Scripture for the Revelation as we noted is of some Divine Truth written before yet if we know Christ spake this of the first Resurrection of the Saints bodily and spake it so plainly in a good degree it is presumption to seek a confirmation of his words but because it is a Revelation it is of some Scripture before though darkly delivered as all the other parts were of Daniels short hints sealed or shut up before and so is this of the subsequent Mysteries in Daniel in respect of their time as in part we shewed though much of this first Resurrection we hope to manifest from other Scriptures likewise We will begin with the Prophet Esay's Testimony in that excellent Song ch 26. who having said of those Lords that had Dominion over the Jews viz. the Heathen Tyrants v. 13 14. They are dead they shall not live they are deceased they shall not rise viz. at this first Resurrection v. 19. but he declares there who shall live and rise then thy dead men saith he namely Gods Saints shall live together with my dead body shall they arise that is at the said first Resurrection which our Saviour hath here so fully explained So David foreseeing by the Spirit of Prophesie that the Just shall have Dominion at that time over such wicked men in the morning of the Resur and day of Judgment it must needs follow as our Saviour explains the same that the just must necessarily first rise to receive that Dominion Psal 49.14 and in this Daniel concurs also for when the Thrones were set or placed as the words signifie not cast down as ours read them at Christs coming then as we shewed