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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

eldest Son of Noah who both of them lived in both the Old and the New Worlds by both holding out unto us the Eternity of God the Father and the Son from whom the Worlds deliverance was fully in time to be accomplished But Melchisedeck as also Abraham was both a Priest and King even as Abraham who seemed not onely to be a King by his said Conquest but a Priest●n offering his Son Isaac whom saith the Apostle he received again from death in a figure and was then appointed really to offer the Ram in the Bush in his stead and was also said in some sence to be a Prophet to pray for Abimelech Gen 20.7 Also Melchisedeck was Priest of the most high God without Father and without Mother then known in Abraham's days typifying the eternal Priesthood of Christ after his order Heb. 7. and also King of Salem that is King of Peace typifying also thereby Christ the great King of the New Jerusalem to come from God out of Heaven as he stile himself Matth. 5. which as the Son and Heir of Abraham doth also according to Gods Covenant belong unto him and sion it it is very observable that Christs Office and Title to his Kingdom is cont●aally confirmed and renewed in all the renewed Promises and Types made by God to and by the faithful foreFathers successively as also Melchisedeck is here expresly said to be King of Salem an evident Type of Christ the great King of Jerusalem as was said who doth and will bless his People with all desirable peace as Melchisedeck blessed Abraham returning with the spoi●s from the slaughter of the said Kings as Christ will also more fully confirm to them when all his and their Foes are made his footstool Secondly Christs Kingdom in the said two-sold state of it was evidently deciphered in Moses his Conduct of Israel out of Egypt and in the Wilderness and then by Joshua's Conduct into Canaan But Christ to answer both doth not onely spiritually by his Death Resurrection and Ascertion deliver his Israel and leave them then in their Wilderness condition but as the true Joshua also or JESVS will save them from all evil and from all their enemies Luc. 1. and bring them into possession of the heavenly Canaan as it is stiled Heb. 3. being the City whose Builder and Maker is God prepared for the faithful fore-fathers Heb. 11. And first for Moses who was then stiled King in Jesurun as to Christs Ch rches first sta●e during the Kingdom of the Stone set up by his first coming Dan. 2.34 In respect of which though Moses as the Apostle Paul speaketh was faithful in all Gods House Heb. 3.2 yet but as a Servant and M●nister of the Lord the Antitype for he made or gave no Laws then of his own to Gods people but what he received from God for them nor executed Judgment in extraordinary cases but by Gods direction as in the gathering sticks on the Sabbath day But Christ was as a Son when he came in his own House Heb. 5.6 whose House his People are What Gospel Moses taught Israel or set before them then was but in the ●ype till the t●me of Reformation Heb 9.10 till Christ put an end to a●l typical worship Bu● Moses could not bring them to the promised Rest that he left for Jos●ua to perform So all the life and substance of all Moses ●ypes and Ceremon●s was onely to be sound in Christ He the true and onely Son of God carr●ed ●ll those things to their full and perfect end who will be the true peace and rest of his People in the Land of the Living as that World to come Heb. 2 5. is most properly so stiled where Abraham Isaac and Jacob must then live again with all the Faithful in their order and time But that latter stare of Christs said Mediators Kingdom on Earth as we noted was further typified in part by Joshua though in the better part under whose Cond●ct Israel obtained their promised Inheritance of Canaan wherein Moses carre sh●rt but be brought them in●o the possession of it Which Rest was after po●●u●ed by them as saith the Prophet Mich. 2.10 which caused by degrees the utter expulsion of that People from it Yet as the Apostle proveth Heb 49. There remai●s still a Sabbatism or Rest for the People of God with whom one day is as a thousand years and a theusand years as one day as the Apostle Peter informs us 2 Pet. 3.9 and through the said true Jeshu● or JESVS this Rest remairs to the People of God upon w c● ●s on all former Sabbaths the Word and Works of God usually were appointed to be considered in them as he was always p●eased in ●he six ●oregoing Millenniums to give occasion and command so t●at long conti●ned Sabbatism or holy Rest of his people from sin and sorrow will be a time to contemplate on the Word and Works of God when their great hinderers viz. evil men and Devils will be removed ou● of their way and all requisite helps from God Men and 〈◊〉 will be afforded them for that long continued Sabbatism of that 〈◊〉 thousand years whence Men and Angels too will be more fitted for perpetual Hallelujahs in Heaven afterwards by so much more than they could have been from all that was possible to be learned by them to such purpose by all they had seen or known or heard before as I don't not but might largely be made manifest through all the six thou and years of the worlds being before Which Sabbatism may be thereupon sitly stiled Gods highest School to train up his Children of the highest form for their best employment of their most eminent and inlarged praising of God through their most happy Eternity thence to ensue In which Rest or Sabbatism Christ will infeoff his People and give them possession thereof with himself even as the Father hath appointed such a Kingdom unto him so he will appoint it unto them as Luc. 22.29 not as a Substitute onely or Type like Jeshua to give them their Lots therein but as Lord of the Inheritance and by his own Gift and not as to such as may cast away or spoil or lose their said Inheritance but as to such as shall there find a sure Rest and Dwelling Place from which neither inward nor outward spiritual or temporal Adversaries shall expel them so certainly blessed shall they be then that partake of that first blessed Resurrection Rev. 20.6 when they shall be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 like Angels of God in Heaven as our Saviour speaks of those Children of the Resurrection Matth. 22.30 in that and many other respects and such of the Saints as live in the animal Life then under the Protection of Christ the great King will be as safe as his Disciples were of whom he said Of those which thou gavest me have I lost none John 17. Yea more his Word seems in many places to hold out that the

to the g●orious state of the Messiah's Kingdom with his Saints his Spouse stiled the Kings Daughter and gloriously there described and enfe●ffed with her Dowry very divinely in a great part of that Psalm But vers 14 15. In regard God fore-knew Solomon would greatly fall by his own hainous sins which would deserve great Judgments even as the great Messiah was first to suffer and satisfie for Solomon before the visible glory of his Kingdom should shine forth and for all penitent and truly believing persons and that therefore God fore-shews how he would fatherly chastise Solomon but not take his mercie from him as he took it from Saul which is a very evident proof that Solomon was saved and secondly typifying therein that Christ should be saved in his suffering for mans sin and overcome death by dying in regard that Christ should personally come in the flesh to that end which was signified by that House which was to remain then in its use and that till then those services to be performed in that house did de note that work of Redemption of his people which he was to accomplish at that his coming whereby full Reconciliation should be made with God for them and then that said House and the services therein performed were thereupon to cease Therefore in vers 16. the last of Gods said Message to David by Nathan he twice confirms the perpetuity of the said Mercy not onely to ratifie the sureness thereof as is usual in holy Scripture as in the four Mettle-Kingdoms Dan 2. and 7. and the four Beasts but it seems in vers 16. he first through the said Reconciliation made when he put an end to the services of the said House whereby the influence of all promised mercies to the Saints reached in all Ages to them sets down there over and over for David's comfort this that concerned Christs Davidical Kingdom of the thousand years Reign with the Saints that it should be BEFORE DAVID that is at the blessed and holy Resurrection of the Just Rev. 20.6 when David and Daniel shall stand up in their Lots though there was a Resemblance of it as some observe in that Solomon was in the Throne before David died Yet this promise is of transcendent excellency above that matter neither did that state last for ever i. e. to the worlds end which is so many times insisted upon both from Gods Riches of Mercy towards David and David's une pressible gratitude as he said vers 20 due unto God Wherefore he speaks in such a full comprehensive manner vers 16. Thy House and thy Kingdom shall be established for ever BEFORE THEE and again Thy Throne shall be established for ever which is onely possible in Christ and in him is necessary according to that prophecy Isa 9.7 That of the increase of his Government there should be no end upon the Throne of David to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever And the reason hereof is very remarkable The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this his Truth his Faithfulness will n●t lie unto David for whom he hath this sure mercy to perform to raise up his Tabernacle which was fallen as Acts 1.5 is explained and as the Angel told the blessed Virg●n Luc. 1.23 3.3 The Lord shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David The Scripture is so full in this point that if mens eyes be not sh●t it is obvious to be seen And thus much of Gods message by Nathan Now from vers 17. to the end of the Chapter we have David's most grateful acceptance of the said Message and very pious improvement of it by ●aith prayer acknowledgment and thankfulness and well might he do so seeing he so well understood and so fully believed every branch by the tea●hing of Gods Spirit and every particular therein contained viz. That he should have a Kingdom and such a Kingdom confirmed to him and not to him alone but to him and his People of Israel and for them with his Seed and not to his notural Seed onely ●s such coming out of his own Bowels but as typical of a Seed and Kingdom divine and be●venly to be given in a wonderful manner and as he saith vers 19. for a long time to come and upon such security from God himself who undertook to do it himself with the greatest assurance imaginable yea above all imagination or capacity of ●eatures in such a way under such Types in such order time and manifold miraculousness that i● all men and all Creatures should joyn all their Skill and Power Wealth Strength and Interests to confer a Kingdom upon a Person by right of Covenants Purchass Ch●rter Prowess Pol●cy Prudence Conquest Merit or whatever they could contrive or procure to such intent it would be but nullity instead of security compared with this and not worthy even to be named in the same day with it Yea mens Kingdoms on the contrary the greater they are are therefore many times the more uncertain and tottering Whereas this in the greatest extent should be the most stable being founded in Righteousness which is the habitation or stability of Christs Throne Psal 97.2 whilst the greatest combination of men and creatures to uphold by any means Kingdoms and States in unrighteousness against God and his People do thereby the sooner bring them to their periods and by such means oft-times more certain ruine befalls them as in Nebuchadnezzars great Monarchy whether we look upon him personally as that great Tree then flourishing Dan 4. but suddenly cut down under whose Branches all Creatures then sheltred themselves or lineally which ended in his Granchild Belshazzar Dan. 5. as that Kingdom was then the Head of Gold in respect of the other Mettle-Kingdoms succeeding it even so it was but of short continuance for that reason Dan. 5.20 21 22 23. for some of the said short continuance But such a title and of so long continuance yea such a secure perpetaity God passeth over by his Divine Charter to David his Seed and People here of that his most excellent Kingdom in the world that though in some sence it should be interrupted for a time yet should certainly stand good in due time to th●m when all meerly worldly Monarchies shall be worn out yet that should remain for ever as often was repeated even to the worlds end the like assurance was never made before David's time never since of any Kingdom in the world nor ever will be when that universal visible Dominion shall hereafter begin to take place in the world as it was said of it Dan. 2.28 it never shall be destroyed in the world but be translated into or perfected in celestial Glory And therefore it is no marv●il that holy David from such Divine Illumination and from such suitable strength of faith doth answerably as we hinted receive with humble acceptation and inlarged thanksulness and acknowledgment that blessed

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