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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59937	Oukoumenē melloōsa, the world to come, Heb. 2, 5, or, The doctrine of the Kingdom of God and his Christ to come on earth ... tendred in the mean-time out of faith in his own soul and love towards all men ... / by W.S. ...	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1671 (1671)	Wing S3407; ESTC R30641	36,208	42

forced to flee into Egypt Thirdly As Moses was wonderfully preserved and so by a gracious Providence nobly trained up to be fitted for his Office so was Christ divinely preserved from his danger and fitted for his increasing in wisdom and stature saith the Evangelist and favour with God and man Luc 2.52 Fourthly When Moses was grown up and his Brethren were in great bondage he sought to deliver them but they rejected and betrayed him but owned him not for their Deliverer So Christ coming in the fulness of time was not received by his own people John 1. but they took counsel against him to reject and betray him and actually killed the Lord of Life who came to deliver them from Death Fifthly When Moses was thereupon removed into a far Countrey there he had Jethro Prince or Priest of On a loving and wise Father having taken his Daughter a stranger to Wi●●● So Christ after the Jews rejection and betraying of him went in●● a far Co●●●●ey as he speaketh Luc. 19. to sit at the Right Hand of his leavenly Father and upon his own peoples rejecting of him as their God or Red●emet Acts 13. he esp●useth to himself the strangers of the Gentiles to be his Church or Spouse during his former peoples ●strangement from him Sixthly But when the fulness of time was come that God would m●ke Moses his Peoples Deliverer he divinely gr●●●●sly and wonderfully reveals himself to him sends him on that his Errand furnisheth him with divine power conrage gifts assistance and above all guides him by his own counsel in the management of all how and what course he should stear or means he should use what particular miracles he should work from time to time and shews him what success or want of success he should have and so Moses did all by Gods appointment in that whole work of bringing his People the Children of Israel out of Egypt in which work afterwards in the Wilderness he was Gods faithful servant in all his House Heb. 2. in all the time he led them in the Wilderness So when the time was come that the Father by his Spirit had declared in his Prophets that his Son should be the Deliveter of his People and as he h●d likewise typifi●d and many ways man●fested to them he accordingly undertook that work with that fulness of wisdom grace and of his Spirit and power from the Father and had the falness of his love so always coutinued unto him that he de●ied him nothing he asked yea he had ever fully manifested his whole pleasure to him and in him and by him all things were accordingly fulfilled to deliver his People from their sins being the bondage of their spiritual Pharaoh and w●rse than Egyptian bondage and w●ll come as the great Messiah of his ancient People in special and wonderfully save those that are beloyed for their Fathers sake with a greater deliverance from the Land of the North than the former from Egypt was Jer. 23.7 8. spiritually temporally eternally c. So Jer. 3 14 18 also Isa 53.10 66 14 15. Ezek. 37. the weole chapter c. which deliverance now hasteneth c. Seventhly What under Moses ministration Israel came short of obtaining under Joshua's Conduct the other Type of Christ they soon after enjoyed but yet only as the Lieutenant as I may say of that Grand Captain of the Lords Host that appeared to him Josh 5.13 14 15. from whom then he received his particular order for the besieging of Jericho with incouragement therein c. And who by Gods divine ordering of his Lots afterwards assigned to every Tribe their portion called in Scripture The Lot of their Inheritance So it is from Christ the grand Captain of his Peoples salvation not from any strength works or worth of their own in any respect that they obtain any mercy or favour from God But through the grace power and merit of their true Joshua or JESUS always both able and willing and ever remains present in readiness to conduct them through their Wilderness condition in this World even when they are at the greatest stand and who can in the most unlikely manner and by the most contemptible means as by Rams-Horn Trumpets he destroyed high-walled Jericho confound or destroy the greatest Enem●es of his People as he is now consuming the great Beast and false Prophet by the prophesying of his despised fackcloth-Witnesses Rev. 11 1● hes 28 and will in his appointed time bring his Pilgrims into possession of their happy promised Rest that remains to them and all the faithful fore-fathers into the City prepared for them with other Saints of which God is the Maker and Builder himself Heb. 11.10 as in manifold promises he hath through many Ages in his word declared when likewise will begin his Kingdom of the Mountain which shall fill the whole Earth when all Nations shall serve and obey him Dan. 7.27 c. with many other holy Scripture-Testimonies which might here be added if it were needful Proceed we then to the third pair of partial Types in the N●w World viz. Of David's Kingdom raised by God from a low beginning to become great like the great men of the Earth as God speaketh of it 2 Sam 7. though as a man that shed much blood in a warring condition till God gave him peace in the end c. And of Solomon's Kingdom that peaceful Prince when his Subjects were said to sit under their own Vines and under their own Fig. Trees though by the cloudy darkness of both their falls they were manifest to be onely Types of their most perfect Antitype And first of the first of them namely of David's Kingdom set up by God wherein Christ was typified in these respects 1. As David was low and mean at first I took thee saith God to him from the Sheepsold 2 Sam. 7 8. So Christ at his first appearing in the worlds view taking our nature was little regarded of them called commonly The Son of Joseph and Mary and afterwards disgracefully The Galilean from which Countrey they expected no good to come and another while reputed him the Carpenters Son and even his own Kindred believed not on him though especially amongst them both before his birth at his birth and afterwards glorious and radiant Beams of Divine Majesly wonderfully shone out in him whereby God evidently manifested and wrote as it were with a sun beam of Light as was also plainly told That that Child before promised and prophesied so often to come was his own and onely Son 2. After David's Kingdom began there was at first no outward probability appearing to stand against King Saul saving that Saul was rejected and David was by Gods appointment anointed by Samuel for the Kingdom But otherwise in outward respects Saul was in possession had the present command of all his Subjects and of all they had in the world outwardly but David forced to flee for his life manless monyless helpless in

the world which neither will be till the said 1000 years and little space of Satans loosing be afterwards fulfilled as Rev. 20.8 9 10 c. But then the Lord as the Psalmist speaks will send the Rod of his strength out of Sion and he shall then rule in the midst of his Enemies Psal 110.6 c. and smite 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Head not Heads as translated of divers Countreys viz. the Pope or Turk or both as making in several respects the whole Antichrist of the latter times but much more upon the said Text Gen. 3.15 may be observed to the same pourpose in the Treatise thereupon II. Secondly Prophesied of by Enoch in the Old VVorld Jude 14 15. Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his Saints to execute Judgment upon all and to convince all that are ungedly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed and of all their ungodly speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him VVhere observe how general he declares this Judgment shall be in the issue of it and then how throughly he will discover ungodly men though now they hide themselves in the Crowd and for a time towards godly men shift off and excuse and hide their ungodliness yet then Christ will convince themselves which were the concealers and hiders and not some few only or many but all of them and not of few or only some sorts or numbers of their deeds but of all their ungodly deeds nor only of the substance of them but of all the circumstances and aggravations of them as ungodlily committed by them and not onely of their deeds but of their words also yea of their most secret thoughts subservient to both for they shall be convinced of them which conviction will reach the most secret workings of their spirits and both and all in the most large extent whatever hath been done or spoken against him that is Christ whereby mens sins are most hainously aggravated many ways though they little at present consider it but in Christs execution of Judgment upon all in his own order manner and time they must know all these This excellent Prophecy seems to have been handed in a wonderful way of gracious divine Providence from Enoch to the Apostle Jude by whose hand Christs spirit hath made it to become holy Scripture And it is no marvel that God should so preserve that Prophecy of the last times and things since he would for the warning of all have all his Prophets witness thereto as his Spirit in the Apostle Peter manifested Acts 3.20 21. As saith he he spake by the mouth of all his holy Prophets since the world began He would not have even the old wicked world without such an eminent warning nor such as godly Enoch then to be without the comfort of that Deliverer of his people then to come to recompence their sufferings for him with a suitable happiness with him afterwards as the Apostle Paul declareth 2 Tim. 2.12 for his said coming then is to both those purposes wherein the same Spirit could enlighten such as Enoch then as he did Abraham Isaac Jacob and Sarah afterwards who by their faith saw those Promises afar off while they lived on earth which they believed to see accomplished in their due time Heb. 11.13 viz. which will be at the said coming of the Lord with ten thousand of his Saints and at the Resurrection of the Just as Isa 26.14 19 which as it will be the year of the Lords recompence to take vengeance on the wicked quick by a sudden destruction to send them to hell so also of recompence to the godly to whom they will be times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord and of the restitution of all things for their real good and comfort in all that God hath before promised or revealed to such purpose Act. 3.19 20 21. though particular Saints have not or may not in many things attain to the knowledge of them nor haply any one shall in many things more till the fruition of them Even as the most knowing before Christs coming knew not of many things done at that his coming as of the Star the Shepherds of Herod's trouble at his birth nor the earthquake darkness the cleaving of the Vail of the Temple or dead Saints rising at his death c. besides the many things which happened in his life although much more of these last times since our Saviour ascended as he said a little before it Acts 1.8 ●is now revealed of his second coming as also was before in the Old Testament concerning the same than at any time was of his first as is easily to be observed c. III. Thirdly Foretold by Jacob in the New World Gen. 49. who verse 1. speaketh of things to be in the latter or postremity of days which is especially applicable to what he ●aith afterwards vers 10 11 12. in his Prophecy of Judah to which Tribe is therein ascribed the preheminence with plenty and peace as is therein manifest chiefly to be enjoyed after Shilo's coming to whom the gathering of the people should be but most especially in their greatest gatherings when Jews and Gentiles shall rejoyce together most eminently as Deut. 32.43 is by Moses also foretold to be in the latter or postremity of days of which times also our Saviour saith There shall be one sheepfold under himself that one Shepherd of them both John 10.16 IV. Fourthly Wonderfully and graciously manifested by Balaam's Parable not being an holy Prophet as others Acts 3.21 but a Sorcerer hired by Balaak King of Moah to curse Gods People who turned his attempting of the worst of Cursings into the choicest of Blessings to them giving him thereby to know That there was no enchantment against Jacob neither any divination against Israel for Satan cannot hurt those whom God undertakes to preserve as Numb 23.20 22. But when he had further tried his Enchantments Chap. 24 he is further in special forced to pronounce greater blessings for them vers 6 7 8 9. saying How goodly are thy Tents O Jacob and thy Tabernacles O Israel But being further urged by Balaak he shews what that People should do against his People in the latter days and then vers 17. falls upon the coming of the Messiah far off saying I shall see him but not now I shall behold him but not nigh There shall come a Star out of Jacob and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel and shall smite all the Corners of Moab and destroy all the Children of Sheth and Edom shall be a possession Seir also shall be a possession for his Enemies and Israel also shall do valiently And verse 19. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have Dominion and shall destroy him that remaineth in the City c. But after all he comes to the last terrible times verse 23 24. saying Alas who shall live when God doth this And vers 24. he

Divine Majesty and Zeal for his Glory and Worship that thereupon he made to David the most blessed return of Love and Riches of Goodness to him and his House with the longest Entail w●th it and surest security of it that ever was made to any meer mortal man We may here observe first the said Message of God from vers 8. to 17. concerning Gods sure mercies to David in respect of his Kingdom People and House Secondly We may note David's improvement of each part of the Divine Message by Faith Prayer and thankful Acknowledgment from vers 17. to the end First In Gods Message vers 8. He directs the Prophet Nathan to make to David a rehearsal of mercies past namely How he exalted him from a low estate even from the Sheep-coat from following the Sheep to an excellent Dignity not onely to be a Ruler in ordinary way but that which added much to his exaltation and honour was he let him over his own People even over Israel chosen out of the whole World for his own Inheritance This special trust God committed to David to whom great Priviledges did belong and for whom great things formerly had been done by God upon whom his Name was called Secondly Vers 9. He minds him how he had been with him in a special manner in a way of grace to wit to be for him and against his Enemies and so effectually as to cut them all off in his own sight and that thereupon he had made him a great Name as the great Men that are upon the Earth Thirdly Vers 10. He sets down as in a Parenthesis a most wonderful mercy promised to his said People long after to take place and to be in fulfi●ling to the end of the world saying I will appoint a place not what he had done before or unto that time as afterwards is explained for my people Israel and I will plant them but how First that they may dwell in a place of their own for formerly they drove out others though but as Gods Instruments yet with many failings and then by their sins they forfeited their own interest therein Secondly He declares they should move no more which settlement then must needs be yet to come the same with Ezek. 37. and many other promises Thirdly The Children of wickedness should not in that Land which he promiseth afflict them any more which hath not hitherto been fulfilled formerly such Children of wickedness which in their d●sobedience to God they spared were in judgment made Thorns in their Sides and pricks in their Eyes to chastise them and other sone of wickedness by reason of their many provocations greatly from time to time before and till David's time afflicted them as before time in Egypt and in the Wilderness as the end of vers 10. seems to intend as before time And vers 11. in the beginning of it he adds another distinct time of the prevailing of such Sons of Wickedness over them And saith he as since the time that I commanded Judges to be over my people And that he might the better take notice of his own so good different state at present and from whence it came he shews to him again that he himself had caused him to rest from all his Enemies And in the end of vers 11. he appoints Nathan to deliver a further Message of wonderful grace concerning David's own House saying Also the Lord tells thee there was his insallible security that he will make thee a sure House which must needs be a sure House when God both tells him so and tells him he will make it so Greater certainty could not be Therefore rightly is this stiled The sure Mercies of David Vers 12. concerns Gods promise to be fulfilled after David's death concerning his Son Solomon as is applied by Solomon himself 1 Kings 2.24 The Lord saith he hath made me an House as he promised which promise follows in this 12th verse I will set up thy Seed after thee which shall proceed out of thy own bowels and I will establish his Kingdom which must be his immediate Seed Besides he was designed by God to build that House for Go● is Name which David purposed till God now declared his pleasure therein to him to the contrary which was accordingly executed as Solomon acknowledged as was noted before And vers 13. latter part God addes a wonderful mercy That Solomon the Type of Christ whose Kingdom in his days should be a Type of Christs Kingdom should build that House that should prefigure the Body of Christ till he came in the flesh and fulfilled all that was signified in and by that House and Priesthood exercise● therein whereby it seems to be signified That that House which he built and the Services to be upheld in it should typifie to his People his glorious Person and work of Redemption to be wrought by him for them where the Ark of Gods gracious Presence with his People was at that time preserved Which Temple though afterwards it should be destroyed for their great sins and provocations and the Ark of Gods gracious presence be taken away from among them yet the Temple should afterward by the wonderful power and grace of God be again re-built as Isaiah fore-told and was as we rea● in Ezra and Nehemiah accordingly fulfilled by the former denoting the death of Christ bodily which he suffered for his Peoples sins and by the latter that divinely powerful and glorious Resurrection of Christ from that death of the Body Which said second Temple by the divine work of God upon the spirit of Cyrus being so rebuilt should so continue onely after repaired and adorned by Herod thenceforward many hundred years until all things were sully accomplished by him who was before so long time and many ways before-typ●fied by it at the death of whose b●dy the Vail of that Temple actually was rent from top to bottom wherewith Moses vailed Gospel of Ceremonial Worship ceased and upon whose Resurrection and A●cention the Gospel of the Son of Mans Kingdom was speedily and powerfully and evidently preached by the commissionated Embassadors of Christ through the whole world when also the Kingdom of the Stone fore-told in Daniel d●d begin o● the spiritual Throne and Kingdom of Christ was se● up and hath and is and will be powerfully upheld while Christ in the Gospel rideth o'n conquering and to conquer as he began under the ●●st Seal till he eminently when he ceaseth to sit at his Fathers Right hand in Heaven Psal 110.1 shall make his foes his footstool and thenceforward gloriously and powerfully on David's and Solomon's Throne as here promised in the Kingdom of the Mountain to the worlds end and la Judgment Dan. 2 35. And so the great King of the New Jerusalem will undoubtedly succeed lineally from them both in whom the House and Throne of the Kingdoms of both shall be established for ever as in Psal 45. is largely illustrated with many excellencies belonging