chap. 19.19 20. compared with Daniel where he is called a vile Person with the Thessalonians where he is called the Man of Sin in Ezekiel where he is called Gogg and again with Daniel where he is called the little Horn and a King of a fierce countenance understanding dark sentences who shall speak miraculous things against the God of Gods denying all that is called God and worshipped siting in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God and the signs and wonders spoken of in the Text is those miracles spoken of in Dan. 8.25 Revel 13.13 14 15 16. chap. 16.14 chap. 19.20 and more that might be added I shall only speak but a little to it more because I have spoken of it more at large in my book intituled Zions Redemption Original Sin wherein also I have shewn the difference between the Romish Babylon the Antichrist shewing them to be two one different from the other But at present I say that the cause of these false Christs working signs and wonders will be to deceive the elect viz. the Jews who are commonly called in Scripture the elect that it is that people namely the Jews which he will endeavour to deceive read Dan. 11. ult chap. 12.1 2 7. Zech. 14.1 2 3. And his Throne shall be in Jerusalem amongst the Jews as I have before proved and the Jews looking for Jesus to come according to Daniels and Isaiah's Prophesie which saith Dan. 7.10 Fiery streams issued and come forth from before him thousand thousands ministred unto him c. and the Man of Sin or the false Christ shall have thousand thousands to minister unto him For his Army shall be very great and that he may also have fiery streams issue before him that he may make the Jews believe that he is the true Christ and thereby if it were possible deceive the Jews viz. the elect he causeth fire to come down from Heaven in the sight of men to deceive them that live upon the face of the earth Revel 13.13 at which time the two Prophets shall begin their Prophesie that they may establish the Jews in the Testimony of Jesus and they shall work miracles indeed such as shall destroy all the former ones wrought by the false Christ like as Moses and Aarons Rod eat up the Rods of the Magicians in Egypt and as the false Christ shall have a false Prophet or false Prophets that shall bear their Testimony for the false Christ who will practise lying signs and wonders even so the true Christ shall have two witnesses or Prophets who in truth uprightness shal bear their Testimony for the true Christ who not long after will descend upon the Mount of Olives Zech. 14.4 which true Prophets shall as aforesaid do such things and miracles that shall not only eat up or destroy the other that were false but shall be a sore punishment to the Beast and false Prophet and all that have received his mark in their hand or fore-head that these Prophets and things shall stand up and be done in the very end of time as I may say is clear read the fore mentioned Prophets and compare them together and you shall see it to be true althought I do not deny but there may have been some things done in the World already like it in one sense or another but the fulfilling of these Prophets are to be expired very near the second and glorious coming of the Lord Jesus thus I shall pass to the second thing fore mentioned which is The Desart or secret Chamber I understand is his viz. the false Christ confining himself to a private place to that end that he may be the more sought after and adored for the more privately he contains himself the more he will be sought after for mens faâ—cies are set much upon novelties hence the certain GREEK sought to see Jesus John 12.20 And many have a desire to see great ones and more especially if they be confined to privacy but if he be publick he may pass again and again and not be so sought after because they then can see and confer with him when they please Secondly It is a great means to deceive for those that are admitted to see his majesty it 's a thousand to one if they be not deceived partly by doting upon his majesty and partly by going contrary to Gods Word gadding in their minds after vanity and to this end he confines himself to secresie into secret places at his first coming but saith Christ behold I have told you before go not after HIM this brings me to the third particular which is his reason why they shall not go to see a Christ in a Desart or secret Chamber which is Thirdly because saith Christ as the lightening cometh out of the East and shineth even unto the West or from one end of Heaven to the other so shall also the coming of the Son of man be The lightening I understand to be the Sun which lighteneth the Earth rising in the East and shining even unto the West or from one end of Heaven to the other as Luke hath it but if so be that some should understand this lightening as comits or common lightening which is usual in hot wether and in times of thunder and the like It cannot be so understood because that such lightening cometh as often out of the South and West and somtimes North as out of the East and also is so far from being seen from the East even unto the West that somtimes it is seen to be tempestuous lightening wether in one neighbouring Land and not in another and in one County and not in another if not in one parish somtimes and not in another but this lightening shineth from the East even to the West from one end of Heaven unto another the which is to be understood the Sun in the Firmament which lighteneth the earth even from the East unto the West The Scripture discovering her rising in the East and shining unto the West and the glory of the Lord seen like unto the rising of the Sun that shineth into the West and filleth the earth with her light and glory Isa 45.6 chap. 59.19 But let it be the Sun in the Firmament or other lightening yet the matter lyeth here that Jesus Christs coming is not in obscurity but as a light that cometh out of the East and shineth unto the West or shineth from one end of Heaven to another the sequel of the matters is that the Christ that is to be seen in a Desart or secret Chamber namely in a private place is far from being the true Christ that they need not say when the true Christ comes let us go here or there namely into a Desart or secret Chamber or Mountain to see him but he shall be seen at once as the Sun that riseth in the East and is seen by all even to the West without going into Desarts or Chambers or
secondly because time also at present will not give leave in reference to other occasions I only hinted at these few things to caution the courteous Reader to take heed and try well what doctrine he doth receive before he receiveth it And as touching the Resurrection of the body even the same body out of the dust thou hast heard already proved but peradventures some may object and say Object That flesh and blood shall not inherit the kingdome of heaven Answ To that and such like Objections I briefly answer and say That this no whit contradicts that men after they be risen shall be flesh blood and bones if we consider that the same Apostle opens the meaning of his words in the very next verse by saying neither doth corruption inherit incorruption shewing that his meaning is that that corruption of flesh and blood or flesh and blood corrupted shall not enter into the Kingdome of Heaven until that corruption hath put on incorruption so then while it is corrupted flesh and blood it cannot enter into the kingdome of Heaven for no corrupt thing shall come there yet notwithstanding man which is flesh and bone is at this time in Heaven and so shall many more after the Resurrection inherit that glory and yet shall be flesh and bones for man was created so at the first before he was corrupted and shall be so namely flesh and bone after his corruption is taken away for when he ceaseth to be flesh and bone then he will cease also to be man unless man can consist and have a being without flesh and bone which cannot be Moreover the text it self may be read and doth well bear it thus For this I say unto you bretheren that the corrupt nature or infirmity OF MAN cannot enter into the kingdome of God For so the Original will bear it from the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and being so read it lyeth without Objection for I have ever affirmed that the corruption or infirmity of man shall not enter into the kingdome of God but shall be taken away before that time And where it is said That that which thou sowest thou sowest not the same body that shall be but God giveth it a body as pleaseth him To which I answer and say that it is true it is not the same body which is sown in respect of corruption for the text saith that it is sown in corruption and it is raised in incorruption and so it is true in that sence that the Apostle speaks of that is it is not the body of corruption which is raised although every seed shall have its own body only the corruption taken away and this is the meaning of the Apostle in this place Object And as touching that objection spoken by Job 7.9 in these words As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more Answ To which I answer and say That these texts of Scripture are the most material ones that I know of whereby the Resurrection may be denyed although some other seem to shew a colour unto it and that we may see that this Scripture intends no such thing as some would have it to do even to deny that the same body shall arise and enter into the kingdome of God read the next verse and that will shew you that Job means that men which die shall rise no more so as to be known as men after the flesh as men that have taken a great journey and be long absent do return and possess their houses and habitations but man shall not so arise as to possess his former house or habitation and this appears to be Jobs meaning as from verse the 10. in these words He shall return no more to his house neither shall his place know him any more So then this 10 verse expounds Jobs meaning in the 9 verse or otherwise Job sadly contradicts himself so that we cannot tell when he speaks the truth for he doth frequently declare the Resurrection of the body as in Chapter 14.12 and 14. Chapter 19.26 27. These things considered I shall only add a Use of Comfort to those that do believe that all that are asleep in the dust shall come to a Resurrection to receive what they have done in the body whether good or evil and being perswaded thereof do wait all their dayes in the right way of the Lord until their change come even to such the Scripture speaks much comfort for they shall be exalted to inherit the earth in the morning of their Resurrection they shall have dominion over the wicked and they shall be as ashes under the soles of their feet when those that have walked wisely shall shine as the Firmament and they that have turned many to righteousness as stars for ever and ever therefore know that although the wrath of man may possibly lay thee in the dust yet from thence the Lord will bring thee and set thee with Princes and put a Crown of Righteousness upon thine head and make thee inherit the throne of glory Psal 37.34 and Psal 49.14 15 16. Dan. 12.3 4. Mal. 4.2 3. 1 Sam. 2.8 1 Pet. 5.3 4 5. 2 Tim. 4.6 7 8. Revel 14.12 13. Chap. 20.5 6 7 8. And thus I pass from this subject of Discourse and come to the next which is The love of God to all men in giving of his Son to bring them to a Resurrection and after that to an eternal weight of glory if they sell it not for the pleasure and glory of this present world as Esau sould his birth-right for a mess of pottage and so he received not the blessing Gods Love to Man-kind DISCOVERED AS touching Gods universal Love to the Sons of Men or the whole lump of Man-kind I need not spend much time about for the Scriptures are full and the truth thereof is written as I may say in Capital Letters so that he that runs may read and see the truth thereof and therefore I shall be brief as to this Subject of Discourse and in order to the clearing of it I shall lay down this Position as the ground-work to the Discourse which is That Gods Love was so great to the Lump of Man kind viz. the whole World that he gave his only begotten Son to Death to bring all men to a Resurrection and to an Eternal weight of Glory the which glory all men shall enjoy if they sell it not by their sins Or thus in short Jesus Christ tasted death for every Man and Woman And that this is truth read these few Scriptures as first Heb. 2.9 in these words We see Jesus who was made a little lower then Angels for the suffering of death was crowned with glory and honour that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man From whence we may learn that Jesus Christ did die for all men or the whole lump or quantity of man as it is rendred from
the Greek Phrases 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and to this agreeth the saying of our blessed Saviour written by Saint John 3.16 17. in these words God so loved the WORLD mark the word WORLD that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on him should not perish but have everlasting life for God sent not his Son into the WORLD to condemn the WORLD but that the WORLD thorrow him might be saved To which add that which is written 1 John 2.1 2 3. in these words My little children these things I write unto you that ye sin not but if any man sin we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation of our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD From these Scriptures with many more that might be added it doth evidently appear that Jesus Christ did die for every man and yet further to confirm this truth I shall prove it by sircumlocution or plain reasons drawn from the Scripture and the first is Reas 1. First Because God hath sworn by himself because he could swear by no greater that he desireth not the death of such as die or of the wicked but tels them that their destruction is of themselves as Ezek. 33.11 in these words Say unto them as I live saith the LORD GOD I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that he would turn from his wicked wayes and live turn ye turn ye from your evil wayes for why will ye die O house of Israel And wo be to thee Jerusalem wilt thou not be made clean when shall it once be Thy destruction is of thy self thy wickedness hath procured it Jer. 13.22 27. From whence we may see that God is so far from decreeing any mans damnation simply of his own will unless in reference to their rejecting of grace tendered that he hath entred into an oath before the sons of men not to desire their ruin unless they resist his spirit in the tenders of grace which sheweth that he gave his Son to die for such as perish for without blood there is no remission of sins so then there cannot be a tender of the Gospel which is remission of sins to such for whom Christ dyed not but more of that anon I pass at present to the second Reason to prove that God gave Christ to die for all men to bring them to a Resurrection and glory as before said which is Reas 2. Secondly Because as God hath sworn not to take pleasure in the death of them that die so he hath also said that it is good and acceptable in his sight and well pleasing to him to have all men have Salvation and to that end Christ dyed as you may read 1 Tim. 2.1 2 3 4 5 6. in these words I exhort therefore first of all Supplications Prayers intercessions and giving of thanks be made for ALL MEN for Kings and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour who would have ALL MEN to be saved and come to the knowledg of the truth For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men the man Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransome for ALL to be testified in due time From whence we may see that first as God hath sworn by himself that he desireth not the death of the wicked Secondly that he also saith he would have all men saved and that they might be saved he saith that he gave Christ to be a ransome for all men so that from these two reasons you may see Gods love to all men extended and I pass to the third Reason which is Reas 3. Thirdly Because God hath commanded the Gospel to be declared to all men and condemneth such as believe it not and the Gospel is to be understood good news viz. remission of sins and salvation by Christs blood and commandeth men to believe it upon pain of eternal wrath But if Christ did not die for every man to whom the Gospel is commanded to be preached then a lye is commanded to be preached to the greatest part of men and they damned because they believe and receive it not the which to say were ridiculous and blasphemy But that you may see that this is true consider well that if there be a Command given to Christs Ministers to preach the Gospel to every man that is to say in plain english that Christ dyed for their sins and rose again for their Justification and yet Christ did not die for every man then this is to command a lye to be preached to the greatest part of men and they damned for not believing of it if Christ only dyed for a few as some say the which so to say is wickedness and then also those that are damned for not believing the Gospel are damned for not believing a lye and how wicked such an opinion is I shall leave all to Judge who know any thing of God And that you may see that the Gospel is to be preached to every creature and men to believe it upon penalty of condemnation read Mark 16.15 16. in these words And he said unto them go ye into ALL THE WORLD mark that and preach the Gospel to EVERY CREATVRE mark that he that believeth and is baptised shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned From whence we may see that the Gospel namely the good news of Salvation thorow Christs blood is to be preached to every man and whosoever doth not believe it namely that there is life and remission of sins for them thorow Christs blood are to be damned because they make God a lyar John 3. Chap. 8. 1 John 5.10 These well considered sheweth that God did give his Son the Lord Jesus to die for every man as before said and so I pass to the fourth Reason which is Reas 4. Fourthly Because it is very plain that so many as were made sinners by the first Adam so many were made righteous by the second Adam and it is evident that all were made sinners by the first Adam Ergo all are made righteous also by the second Adam for there is all set in oposition to all that is to say so many all as was made sinners by Adam so many all was made righteous by Christ and if so then it doth follow undenyably that God gave Christ to die for every man and that the premises are true read the words of Saint Paul Rom. 5.18 19. which saith Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation even so by the righteousness the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life for as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners so by the obedience of one many be made righteous From these words we may see All set in
be the year of vengeance and recompence for the controversie of Zion that as the Church of God and also the Jews have been spoiled so for a reward God will give their enemies into their hands they shall spoil them by whom they were spoiled so that Zion shall be as a thrashing instrument of Iron having teeth that shall beat the mountains into dust and the little hills into pouder for God will shew his indignation upon the Nations and his fury upon the Armies as saith the Lord by the Prophet Isa 34.1 2 3 5 6 8. in these words Come neer ye nations to hear and hearken ye people let the earth hear and all that is therein the world and all things that come forth of it For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations and his fury upon all their armies he hath utterly destroyed them he hath delivered them unto the slaughter For my sword shall be bathed in heaven behold I will come down to Idumea and upon the people of my curse to Judgment The sword of the Lord is filled with blood it is made fat with fatness and with the blood of Lambs and Goats with the fat of the kidneys of Ramms for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea For it is the day of the Lords vengeance and the year of recompence for the controversie of Zion From whence we may see that although Gods people do suffer at present and are to suffer until the day of redemption yet at that day even when the Lord shall appear although it be the time of Jacobs trouble yet they shall be delivered and the wicked shall come in their stead that is they shall then be in very great trouble and so I pass to the fifth Reason Reason 5. Because Gods determination is to gather the nations and assemble the kingdomes that he may pour upon them the fierceness of his indignation and that it is to be at that day read Isa 63.1 2 3. Zeph. 3.9 Zech. 14.1 2 3 4. Isa 10.23 Ezek. 38.19 Micah 4.12 13. Isa 3.27 28 29 30 31 32 33. From these Scriptures we may see the great slaughter that will be at the time aforesaid which indeed the Prophets have spoken fully to and because I have given you an account of it in my former Treatise I shall pass it at present and come to the next thing which is a few words as touching the distance of time between the resurrection of the just and unjust There is to be a distance of time between the resurrection of the just and unjust As to the the proof of this subject of discourse I shall be brief omitting circumlocution and only give you plain proof of Scripture although I might give many reasons And first we may see that our blessed Saviour doth affirm it when he speaks of his second coming to raise the dead and to take up the quick into the clouds saying that Of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the Angels in Heaven but my Father only but as the dayes of Noah was so shall be the coming of the Son of man for in the dayes before the floud they were eating and drinking marrying and giving into marriage until the day that Noah entred into the Ark and knew not until the floud came and took them all away so also shall the coming of the son of man be Then shall two be in the field the one SHALL BE TAKEN and the other shall BE LEFT two women shall be grinding at the mill the one SHALL BE TAKEN and the other LEFT two shall be in one bed the one shall be taken and the other shall be left Mat. 24.36 37 38 39 40 41. compared with Luke 17.34 And that this speaks of the taking up of the faithful that are alive and leaving the unfaithful behind upon the earth and raising of the dead that are faithful and leaving the rest of dead behind that are unfaithful is further cleared by the words of Paul to the Thessalonions 4.15 16 17. which saith For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them that are asleep For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with the voyce of the Archangel and with the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise FIRST Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the ayre and shall be for ever with the Lord. From these words we may see the words of Christ are explained where he saith two shall be in one bed the one taken the other left which is saith Paul at his COMING that such as sleep in the Lord will Christ arise FIRST to bring with him and also the quick that are faithful shall be caught up with them and the rest to be left behind and the rest of the dead also not to live again until a certain juncture of time appointed of God as you shall see more anon but hence you see without controversie that the dead in Christ shall rise first as well as the faithful that are alive shall be caught away and the other viz. the wicked left behind And now I come to the next thing which is the last that I shall say to this subject that is How long the just shall rise before the unjust which is the whole time of Christs holding his Kingdome which is the tearm of a thousand years and that you may see the truth of this read Revel 20.4 5 6. in these words And I saw thrones and they that sate upon them and Judgment was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and the word of God and they lived raigned with Christ a thousand years But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were fulfilled This is the first resurrection or indeed as we may fitly say the Resurrection of the first or just that both from Christs words and Pauls and also Jesus we may see that the godly shall arise a thousand years at the least before the wicked to possess a Kingdome and to raign upon earth the which glory God hath prepared for those that love and obey Christ and walk in his Ordinances and keep them to the end and thus I briefly pass to the fifth particular which is the place of Christs Kingly Seat Fifthly As to the place of Christs Kingly Seat the Scriptures seem to be very clear in making of it out to be at the former beloved place Jerusalem which is to be built and inhabited as of old time the which in another Treatise I have fully proved that Zion and Jerusalem is the beloved place of the Lord where Christs Throne is to be established in the place where Davids Throne was for so saith
Mountains or the like and to this agreeth the Prophets that saith The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together for he shall come in the clouds and every eye shall see him and they that pierced him and all the kindred shall waile because of him So in short I understand it is the personal coming of the Lord Jesus which is spoken of in that Text Mat 24. and not any spiritual coming for the same Jesus even the same blessed man which did once ascend in like manner shall again descend as I have proved in the former part of this Treatise intituled Truth and Innocency and thus much briefly of the coming of the Lord Jesus like lightening which lightening is to be seen from one end of Heaven to the other even from the East unto the West which light all men that have their natural eye-sight do see at once even so shall the personal appearance of Jesus Christ be that all men shall see his glory together when he shall appear in the Clouds of Heaven with all his holy Angels with him and this I am very confident was the mind of Christ in that place and thus I pass to speak somewhat to the Carkass and Eagles being gathered unto it which is Fourthly the fourth and last thing sheweth the taking up of the Saints to meet Jesus Christ the Carkass being understood Christ and the Eagles the Saints it s only a simily shewing that as the Eagles suddenly gather themselves tegether to the place where a Carkass is even so the Saints shall suddenly be gathered together to the place where Christ is agreeing with 1 Thes 4 14 15 16. and Mat. 24.40 the which I have before spoken of more at large therefore shall leave it at present with the Reader and pass all the other things very briefly because I find the things already spoken to is the whole grounds or master-pieces of your Book and those things that I shall now speak to I shall take them as they lie in order in your book and the first thing that I observe and shall speak to is Of the new pouring out of the Spirit and a new marriage after the former Page 5. Answ I find there was a Marriage between God and old Israel which is a Metaphor to wit the enjoyment of the inheritance and the marriage bed as I may so call it the presence of the Lord in Types dwelling amongst them in that holy Land or glorious Mountain Jerusalem which was a Type of the heavenly Jerusalem and the Tabernacle of God to be with men when they shall injoy the marriage bed to wit being present with Christ knowing him as we are known by him the which while we live in this Body we do not for we are absent from the Lord 2 Cor. 5.6 And that there shall be a marriage and a marriage Supper I grant but it s after Christ is come the second time read Luke 12.35 36 37. compared with Revel 19.7 8 9. with more that might be said but as to the first marriage spoken of by you which was say you in the primitime times in the first breathing of the Spirit I cannot see nor believe nor I am certain you cannot prove it for the Church of Corinth had as great breathings of the Spirit as any had coming behind in no gift and yet were in that time but in a Virgin estate and condition as you may read 2 Cor. 11.2 in these words But I am jealous over you with godly jealousie for I have espoused you to one Husband that I may present you as a chaste VIRGINE to Christ From whence we may see that the primitive Church who lived under the breathings of the Spirit and had excellent gifts of working of Miracles and yet were but in a Virgine condition and so shall the Church be at the very time of the second coming of the Lord Jesus until he is come read Mat. 25.1 to the 11. And as to your cited text Mat. 22.1 2 3. it is a Parrable and it s also clear that the whole time of the preaching of the Gospel is the time of the inviting the Ghests and the Parrable holds not if all the Ghests be not invited before the day of the marriage supper and I am sure that all the Ghests are not yet invited nor born I could speak at large unto it but I study brevity and so shall pass to the next thing which is The Churches was in Babylon as appears saith Mr. Henden by her being called out Revel 18.4 it being a strange Land from the native Canon of a Gospel word where they were strangers under other Lords page 8. Answ I have read that the Israel of old was in Babel in Chaldea from whence they were to depart but I never yet read that the Elect Sealed Number were subject to other Lords in respect of order that is to say they submitted not to the Babylonish order neither was their order become Babel read Dan. 3. It 's true that the Jews had several Ordinances which were to be performed only at Jerusalem and hence it came to pass that they practised them not in Babylon and therefore they were far from being Babellish but the Gospel Ordinances are limitted to no one place more than other insomuch if there were a Church in Rome they might practise all Christs Ordinances if they could enjoy their Liberty so to do although it be the seat of the Pope and yet not be blamed but commended of by the Lord as was the Church of PARGAMVS Rev. 2.12 who lived where Satans seat was and yet did hold fast their profession even so it 's like there may be some in the City called Babylon Revel 18.4 which may own and practise the Truth although unknown to the Pope at the very time when the Lord will destroy it and so he may call them out as once he did call Lot out of Sodom but to suppose that God owns a People to be his People which are Babel in their order is but vain when we rightly understand how zealous God ever was of his order never admitting of his own people to mix it with the confused order of men or Babel for those that are partakers of her sins which they were not which were called out Revel 18.4 shall be partaker of her plagues but if Babels order were sin and the Church order which was in Babel was established then the Church must be partakers of her sins and so of her plagues which was not and so I pass this also and come to the next thing which is You may find all your new stated Churches saith Mr. Henden of a different Mettal from the true how near soever to the primitive they seem to be in the outward shell and yet in reallity do ground upon another foundation upon Believers not possessed with such a power sent down from heaven page 14. Answ They differ not in their Mettal
particular and come to the fifth which is Fifthly The fifth thing is the place into which the Woman is to flie and that I understand is into the Wilderness of Moab that she is to flie into a Wilderness is clear where she is to be hid from the face of the Serpent and to be nourished by the Lord that is by the Lords appointment and that he hath appointed her to flie from the Serpent that she may be hid from his face is clear from the words of the Text Revel 12.14 And secondly we may as plainly know what place she was to hide in or what place was to be her hiding place if we peruse the Scriptures as first that we may see that Moab or the Wilderness of Moab was to be her hiding place read Isa 16.1 3 4 5. in these words Send ye the Lamb to the ruler of the Land from Sela to the Wilderness unto the Mount of the Daughter of Zion take counsel execute judgement make thy shadows as the night in the midst of the noon day hide the outcasts bewray not him that wandreth Let my outcast dwell with thee Moab be thou a cover for them from the face of the spoiler for the extortioner is at an end the spoiler ceaseth the oppressors are consumed out of the Land And in mercy shall the Throne be established and he shall sit upon it in truth in the Tabernacle of David judging and seeking judgment and hastening righteousness c. From these words we may see that as God hath appointed the Woman to flie from the face of the spoiler even so he hath shewed us the place where even in the Wilderness of Moab there is the Lamb or the Present to be sent even to the Wilderness unto the Mount of the Daughter of Zion and that we may know also what Wilderness it is that the Lord sends the Woman into that she may hide her self from the face of the spoiler he tels us it is the Wilderness of Moab saying hide the outcast bewray not him that wandreth let my outcast dwell with thee Moab be thou a cover for them from the face of the spoiler From whence we may plainly see that the place that God had prepared for the Woman to flie into from the face of the Serpent was the Wilderness of Moab I could shew if time would admit how the Lord brought them thither it being as it were a type of things to come when they came out of Egypt when Edâ—m gave them not leave to pass thorow their country it being the place where Balaam was sent for to curse them by Balick King of Moab and what deceit Balick used as a means to destroy them by the counsel of Balaam all which was types of that which will be done to them in the latter day by Moab which causeth the Lord to complain in the very next verse Isa 16.6 against Moab saying we have heard of the pride and wrath of Moab and indeed there be many places as the foregoing chapter and many prophesies more speak of Moabs destruction because of his pride and cruelty against Israel so that the Lord will cause a Star out of Jacob and a Scepter out of Israel to destroy them at last according to Balaams Prophesie Num. 24.17 or at least to smite the corners of Moab and bring them down and this wrath of Moab to Israel is prophesied in several places as in Zeph. 2.8 9 10 11. and in many more but I leave this particular saying according to the text Revel 12. and Mich. 4 the woman was to go or flie out of the City into the field or Wilderness of Moab and to dwell there and Moab to be a hiding place to her from the face of the spoiler where she shall dwell in the field the time before spoken of and then go to Babylon and there be delivered according to the word of the Lord by Mich. 4. and thus we see that the Woman is to flie into the Wilderness yea God hath provided the place for her and allured her thither and will nourish her there Revel 12.17 Hosea 2.14 there is many Scriptures that proveth her being in the Wilderness and also it sheweth what Wilderness it is and that it relates to the very time of the end of Jacobs troubles is very clear I shall cite the Scriptures relating to this thing and so enter upon the sixth particular Isa 32.13 14 15 16 17 18. chap. 43.19.20 Hosea 2.14 Psal 55.5.6 and 74.9.14 and 120.5 Ezek. 20.34 35 36. chap. 34.25.26 Mich. 4.10 Isa 16.1 compared with the 4. chap. 35.1.6 Cant. 8.5 thus desiring thee to search into those Scriptures wherein thou maist see that the Woman before spoken of shall have a place prepared of the Lord in the Wilderness of Moab he having as it were bespoke or took up her quarters before hand saying Moab be thou a hiding place or let my outcast dwell with thee be thou a cover for them from the face of the spoiler and there he speaks comfortably to them and takes away all imperfection from them there that the lame man may leap as an Hart and the feeble amongst them as the Angels of God for there will the Lord speak with them face to face and they shall lay their hands upon Edod and Moab and the children of Ammon shall then obey them So shal he get them fame in all places where they have been put to shame Zeph. 3.19 20. And thus I come to the sixth particular which is the time of her abode in the Wilderness Sixthly As for the time of the Womans abode in the Wilderness and the trouble of the remnant of her seed which remain in Jerusalem I understand to be three years and an half in which time the two witnesses shall prophesie in sackcloath and that it is so read Revel 11.2 3. compared with chap. 12.6.14 and Dan. 7.25 chap. 12.7 in these words And to the Woman was given two wings of a great Eagle that she might flie into the Wilderness into her place where she is nourished for a time and times and halfe a time from the face of the Serpent Hide my outcast let my outcast dwell with thee Moab be thou a cover for them from the face of the spoilers and the Woman fled into the Wilderness where she hath a place prepared of God that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore dayes Send ye the Lamb to the Rulers of the Land from Sela to the Wilderness to the Mount of the Daughter of Zion for the Wilderness and Solitary placâ— shall be glad for them for in the Wilderness shall waters break out and streams in the Desart no Lyon shall be there nor ravenous Beast but the redeemed shall walk there c. Isa 6.1.3.4 chap. 35.1 6 9. From these Scriptures we may see that Moab is the Wilderness or hiding place for Zion into which she is to flee to be hid from the face of the