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A44247	The doctrine of life, or, Of mans redemption, by the seed of Eve, the seed of Abraham, the seed of David, &c. as it was taught in severall periods of time, from Gen. 3. 15. till Christ came in the flesh, to fulfill all typicall prefigurations of him by his death : wherein also sundry other fundamentall points are discussed and cleared from some common mistakes : as Daniels chronologie of seventy sevens, which is cleared from the uncertainty which too many expositors have unadvisedly cast upon it : and about the Jewes calling, that it must not be understand of any return to Canaan, or of their restauration to a perspicuous common wealth any more, but of the calling of a remnant of them to the faith, in the countries where they live dispersed : and with the true nature of our Lords sufferings, with sundry other such like points, as may be seen in the table : propounded by way of question and answer, with annotations thereunto annexed : divided into three parts / by Edward Holyoke of New-England.	Holyoke, Edward, d. 1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing H2534; ESTC R22353	401,616	468

arose that spake and wrote perverse things wherefore the reformed are too blame in two respects 1. In yielding too much to the Papalines to prove points from the Ancients for that doth not sa●iss●● them and there is no end with them 2. To urge against their Brethren that desire sincerity the opinions and practise of the Fathers in doctrine church-politie or ceremony The Apostles being Prophets and foreseeing evils gave this precept To remember their words 2 Pet. 3.2 And it is safest so to do This must be often pressed thought upon by all that love our Lord Iesus Christ with incorruption of spirit It was said plainly Beware lest any man carry you for a spoil through the traditions of men according to the rudiments of the world Augustine was of mind that Councils and Bishops ought not to be objected for trial of controversies but the holy Scriptures August Cont. Max. Wherefore give the controversie about altars no quiet no not for an hour for the truth of the Gospel else will not continne with crifice to officiate upon his altar Mordecai was sure to overthrow Haman God had sworn and said that be would have war with Amalek til he was rooted out O yee servants of the Lord contend by meek writings by fervent prayer and bold confession for the maintenance of the faith once given to the saints for Christ hath sworn and said Romes apostate politic should be perishing to the end Exod. 17. Num. 24.2 Thess 2. Apoc. 10. 17. ●l●ars are a main prop for Abaddons Kingdome and it is a complying with it and therefore some learned men have done amiss in pleading for that innovation Ibid. and fi●st wo Whereas Christ pronounceth Wo Wo Wo to the apostate churches it sheweth the ignorance and vanity of a childish belly-god spirit of many that say it was a good world in the daies of Popery of such good neighbourhood plenty and prosperity and cheapnesse of things Thus of old apostates pleaded against Christ and his Prophet Ieremiah ch 44. But his answer will stop all mouthes but the obstinate in superstition profanesse and mans inventions lyea such are ignorant of our own chronicles that so speak Quest 8. and answ N. 2. which troubled lesser Asia The seven churches of Asia and others falling from the faith Christ removed their Candlesticks by the Turk which shall be further touched in the comparison of the seven Trumpets and seven Vials Ibid. and by their resurrection The two Prophets that were killed by the beast stand upon their feet that is other godly of their spirit Christ raised for the good of the Church as the Spirit of Alias rested on Elisha N 4. Thus God hath once revealed The eleven former chapters of the Apocalyps revealeth the State of the church to the end of the world and the rest of the Apocalyps goeth over the same things with sweet variety Ibid. Eath blessing is here beg●n and shall be perfected all the saints that are in this vale of tears do sit in the heavenly places and have chambers in the Jerusalem that is from heaven And here God wipeth all tears from our eyes And when they change this life they fully possesse that of which they had an earnest as the godly of gold were in the heavenly Tabernacle Psalm 15.1 The heavenly Father hath but one family yet two Tabernacles or two dwelling places the one in heaven the other on the earth When any of his Servants hath done so much service or factorage Polyt●uman Phil. 3.20 as he thinks fit then he calls for him home from that part of the family on earth to the other in the heavens to possesse the joy of his Lord. Here an entrance is given us into the everlasting kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1. here we pass from death to life John 5. It is said we are in the second Adam renewed after the image of God that created us and as here we bear his image so shall we bear it in the heavens and there be fully satisfyed with it Psalm 17.1 Cor. 15.49 and further the Scripture saith he that hath prepared us for immortall glory after our earthly house of tabernacle is taken down is God who hath also given unto us the earnest of the Spirit Another Scripture saith He hath made us meet to be partakers of the inhertiance of the Saints in light 2 Cor. 5.1 2. Col. 1. We are made meet in this life for that blessed possession Christians trained up in the word of Christ must hold anathema the Ovidian and V●rgilian doctrine of the Popish purgatory c. Beware left there be any man catry you for a spoil through Phylosophy and vain deceit Col. 2. CHAP. XV. Questions Answers and Annotations Proving that Rome in Gods just Judgement is the place that he hath given unto the power of Satan for the setting up the mystery of iniquity QUest 1. and Answ What place by Gods unsearchable judgement was permitted to Satan for the setting up of the Mystery of Iniquity Answ Rome in Italy for after those ruins it was brought unto it began in process of time to be in credit again Then Satan used all signes and lying wonders to advance there the Throne of the Beast the man of sin or the Pontificalitie (a) As most churches so Rome in special was broken off by mis belief and for not continuing in Gods goodness as they were forewarned Rom. 11. And when the Pontificalitie was set up by the decree of God then nations from East to West obeyed and Worship the Pope and the image of the Imperial State as of old time they did the profane Emperours Whereas if it had not been for the Pontificality Rome and its Empire should never have been revived but left a most filthy lodging of Oxen and Hogs (b) St●uchus against Vallo Lib. 1. in the beginning Even this do the Roman Catholicks themselves confesse And so there the wounded Head was revived by the Pontificality QUest 2. But Rome totidem literis is not named in the holy Scriptures to be the Mother of Whoredomes and abominations How do you know that all these evils were thence to arise Answ By divers notes and marks 1. It is evident that the fixt Head of the Roman State and Power the Politie of Roman Caesars crucified our Lord. 2. By the Locusts and their King the Angel of the bottomless-pit which can agree to no politick corporation in the world but to the Pope and his spiritualty QUest 3. and Answ How is the King of Locusts described Answ 1. It is shewed that the King of Locusts was a star in the heaven of the Church but did opostate and became not a Messenger of the Church of Christ but the Angel of the Pit 2. The keyes which formerly he had being an Angel and a Star were for the honour of CHRISTS Kingdome but apostating his keyes are the keys of the bottomless pit 3. When he used the

God will render the mysticall Tyrian god his strength his glory and his Gammadims and all that love his merchandise a thrice execrable terrour and make them die the death of the unbaptised and settle glory in the true Church the Land of the living Jehovah of hosts hath purposed and let us believe it to stain the pride of all glory read Ez●k 26. 27. 28. Isa 23.9 Apoc 18. Consider like revolutions and how the former be stamps of the latter Ungodly Princes and men of place have proud thoughts and think themselves some Deity This comes from the old Adam to whom Satan said Ye shall be as gods Gen. 3. CHAP. XVI With Questions Answers and Annotations Proving that the mystery of iniquity begun to get head from Constantines time QUest 1. and Answ How long was it before the mysterie of iniquity came to the full Answer 1. From Constantines time Ecclesiasticall Teachers were never quiet but still aspired after Supremacy and drew Princes to their factions till 600 years after Christ then about that time Boniface the third Pope of Rome obtained by the help of the murderer Phocas to be called universall Bishop And this universall Supremacy did so increase untill the tenth Century that then Satan was let loose every where and few Martyrs and Confessours were found to hold the Testimonie of Christ sincerely and constantly The Locusts and their King Abaddon had so obscured Sun and air the office of Christ * The holy Bible tho aire to see Christ and Law by which we see him and prevailed in the world by all deceiveablenesse of unrighteousnesse among them that perish because they received not the love of the truth in the holy and blessed Scriptures 2. Note that the Pontificiality continued in that heighth of Supremacy to about the 13th and 14th and 15th Century All which time it was and is still upheld by Rebellion treasonable and cruel practises unsatiable Covetousnesse and ambition and by speaking lies through hypocrisie and by strong delusions in false Doctrine concerning the holy Scriptures Latine-service the attained Supremacy images perjury covenant-breaking urging unlawfull oaths and killing of Kings giving Dispenlations for incestuous marriages dissolving one to contract another and all for Popish interests to shore up their tottering Babylon c. And also their Index Expurgatorius corrupting all good ancient authours and their own Modern yea sleighting with great contempt the worthy (a) M. cade Justi● ●ib 1 p 48. Mr. White way c. 323. all that 47. digression ancient fathers calling them Hereticks lyars orroneous instead of the great things of Gods Law they obtruded their lying Legends c. Mind also their detestation of the thoughts of any Reformation either of Doctrine and manners c. c. c. 3. Oh the abominations of that apostate Church Oh the intricate and investigable paths the flatteries (b) But her steps are not as her lips Prov. 5.3 4 5. Rom. 16.18 smoothnesse and fairnesse of speech pleasurable delights of eyes and ears c. clamourous and impudent subtilties lies and slanders formall pretences of palliated holinesse and outward strength and glory of that great whore enchanting and merchandising the Kings of the earth and the Nations all which that Church yet mannaged with a secret Scorpion-like stinging terrour in their Legates and Emissaries Bulls and Breves c. 4. What pen can delineate the miseries of the Christian-world when and after the polity of Apolluon became a perfect mountain of fire and that specially appeared in the deepnesse of Satan when he drew all the West for 200 years into those calamitous and superstitious Warres the 11. and 12. Centuries for the Low Jerusalem that all the force of the Kings and Princes of the West was weakened to be under the Pontificality In those dayes was the Jerusalem from heaven the holy and beloved City of Christians besieged as if old Gog and Magog were alive and still the Papacy will fight against it till Michael the mighty angel of the Covenant our Lord JESUS CHRIST utter the seven Thunders of his power under the * They shall feel unawares the power of Christ the seventh Trumpet as Jericho felt the seventh day the seven Trumpets seventh Trumpet and the seventh Phiall against Abaddons Kingdome to give the enemie a finall destruction QUest 2. What is that you call the mysterie of iniquity Answer It is the spirituall Supremacy of the Pontificalitie that the Sea and Church of Rome onely with the Head thereof is the oracle of the world and of infallible judgement and cannot erre and that therefore all States and Churches as children must be subject to him the Head and to her as Mother † As old Babylon said I shall be a Lady for ever so mysticall Babylon saith she sits as Queen Their wisdome and their knowledge perverted them Isa 47. Apoc. 13. Queen and Mistris And this is the faith of its Corporation which also hath through the transformation of Satan into an angel of light some points of truth conjoyned but exceedingly defiled and over clouded with worldly decrees and humane devices heresies and blasphemies which in conclusion contradict and overthrow the truths they hold and renders their polity execrable to the Saints and their King the holy one of Israel QUest 3. Who were followers of the King of the Pit-darknesse and Pit-bred Locusts that revived the Empire Answer Kings and peoples and multitudes and Nations and kindreds and tongues small and great rich and poore bond and free who wondered at the glorious rising and standing of this new kind of Govenour and government This Corporation of the Papacie the Locusts and other mysticall Babylonians fitly enough call the Romane Catholick Church But the First and the Last the faithfull and true Witnesse teacheth to call it the Kingdome of the Beast The annotations upon the Questions and Answers of the sixteenth Chapter QVest 1. and Answer N. 1. Vntill the tenth Century 1000 years there were Churches and many godly that did reign with and live the life of Christ Apoc. 10.6 But the tenth Centurie reckoning from the Apostle Iohns death Rome the cause of fall to all and then the State of the Church or a great part was a dead State being wonderfully estranged from the testimony of JESUS and the word of God the onely mean of the first Resurrection Ibid. N. 1. Among them that perish Those in the Book of life and the sealed of God the Locusts did not hurt but others turning their ears from the truth were given unto Fables 2 Tim. 4. This Spirituall judgement was on Israel Isa 29 9. A gainsaying people shall be hardened and given up to their own hearts lusts Rom. 10.11 Psal 81. N. 2. Vnsatiable Coveteousnesse Unsatiable covetousnesse and ambition introduced many corruptions in Doctrine as it was foretold the love of money the root of all evil and makes men erre from the faith and a godly life 1

allusion to the seventy years of the Babylonian captivity c. To say there is not truth nor certainty in the holy Chronologie of the Scriptures 1. Let us take such heed that they deny not the truth and certainty of other doctrines of faith 2. It may be truly said because men have not loved the truth by a diligent search of the holy Bibles Chronologie they have been given up to believe the lies of heathen Chronologies 2 Thes 2.11 3. The holy Chronologie of the Book of God is a doctrine of faith as clear and certain as any other doctrine of faith and therefore that speech of the holy Apostle beareth supremacie in our hearts That the holy Book of God doth not onely teach and instruct us of the truth of its Chronologie but it doth also correct and convince the heathens Chronologie to be most false and abominable doctrines as some produce them 2 Tim. 3. 4. It is said that the holy Scripture is given by inspiration from God and is able to make children yea the man of God wise to salvation through the faith which is in Christ Iesus and this must be understood of Scripture Chronologie as well as of any other doctrine of the holy Bible and he that will rightly consider the holy Chronologie as it is above expressed by sundry calculations will say that the holy Scripture Chronologie teacheth doctrine of faith which is in Christ IESUS and in him by it wisdome to salvation 5. It is said we have a more sure word 2 Pet. 1. and that was the old Testament but now heathen Chronologie of the devilish worships of Apollo the heathens Olympiads are by some made more sure and certain criptures than the oracles from heaven We have more cause to yield to the Locusts that defend their Apolluon that alledge Fathers and Councils than to yield to men that authorise the vain Olympiads of Apollo of Delphos Therefore let us that are Christians hearken to the words and commandements of the Apostle of our Lord and saviour Beware lest any man carry you for a spoil through Phlosophy and vain deceit after the rudiments of the world and not after CHRIST Col. 2. it is the holy scriptures that have ditted up the mouths of Apolluon and his Locusts by the RR. Jewel Fulk Cartwright Perkins Calvin Beza c c. we doubt not but the holy scripture shall do the same to them that plead for the gamestry of Stanicall Olympian reckonings Verily all the scriptures should as well take a check as the wisdome touching the time of the seventy sevens be controlled by heathen We may as well believe the heathen spake true when the Sun went back that for Hercules birth the Sun made a longer night but the word of Christ shews that he that ruleth the heavens made it and did shew to all the world but specially to Israel that the heavens order was not so stable as Gods covenant in Christ for then that miracle was to confirm the faith of the church in Christ promised so the sunne performed service to the SON of righteousnesse surely the motions of the heavens declare the works of God in the harmonious measure of times Although many men be great Scholars and godly yet some of them do not consider that the sunne did run his race for the glory of Christ and his word For it is said All things were created by him and for him the second Adam For Him for his honour and glory not for Satans sports and pastimes of the Olympiads 6. What a grossenesse and crosse is this because we cannot make the heathens accounts to agree with the holy Scripture-Chronologie therefore we fly upon the word of the living GOD the Lord of hosts our God reproaching it and exclaiming against it that there is not truth nor certainty in many parts of it but we should say and do the contrary and should say let God and his word be true and the heathens and their Chronicles lies and liars For there is more to be said ¶ If that the Angel taught not Daniel certainty of knowledge and understanding for the Chronologie he taught him nothing that he knew not Daniel knew all the rest of the Message but the time of performance And so we make the holy Angel a deceiver an evil spirit a Satan And therefore D.R. and Mr. P. and all that follow their course have sorrily dealt with the Church of Christ Jesus our Lord. 7. Mr. P. saith that Mr. Bro. and his followers c. Let Mr. P. know that Mr. Bro. and those that use his godly and learned labours do adhere to and follow the lively oracles of the living God sent from him by an Angel from heaven to teach Daniel knowledge and understanding and to teach all faithfull Christians by him And therefore we are confident in the Lord and dare not otherwise say but that the holy Angel from God stake a true plain and proper speech and a most certain chronologie for the beginning and ending of the seventy sevens and that their beginning was from Daniels prayer and their ending at the abolishing of sacrifice and offering and confirmation of the Testament for the Many by the blood and death of the MESSIAS It is true many have objected against the holy Scriptures Chronologie before Mr. P. and Mr. Sarson which is to be lamented but we know there are many gracelesse speeches and objections against the very fundamental truths of Christian Religion But this I think 1. That it is good that the Scriptures chronologie should be clear and certain Isa 5. and can we think that God hath omitted this good for his church 2. Men should deem or ought so to do that the Scripture hath truth and certainty for chronologie though they see it not and they that oppose it should think and say they erre not knowing the Scriptures and they should think that the works of God the rock are perfect and that he that began the chronologie for the glory of Christ by the genealogie of his holy ancestours Gen. 5. and 11. would perfect it 3. To affirm truth and certainty in Heathen chronologie and to deny it in the holy Scriptures is an opinion scelerate and flagitious we cannot think how great the evil is and therefore Mr. P. hath done ill in justifying D.R. saying the holy Angel in his heavenly Oration to Daniel meant no certain time whereas the Angel taught him perfect wisdome for the chronologie of it and so professeth that he came to give skill of understanding that very thing 4. Whereas Mr. P. saith that Mr. Bro. denying the truth of heathen chronologie constituted the year of the seventy Sevens without grounds Mr. P. in this saying puts a stumbling block before the blind and causeth him to go out of the way and falls into a great offence of untruth not onely against Mr. Bro. for that 's little but against the Angel from heaven who said to Daniel at the beginning of

daies in the godly Families as hath been noted For Daniel 12.4 sheweth that those times would cause much action among the godly Daniels book a treasury of Wisdome for the time of the 77. and ever Dan 12.4 and Daniels book for the time of the Seaventy Seavens was a wonderful treasure of wisdom to teach them knowledge for many occurrents many did search throughly and knowledge did much increase These times of Javan in the Kings of the North and South were times of much agitation on all sides and occasions Thus far of the holy Seed for these times which were ●he substance and stay of the State as others formerly for their times Esay chap. 6.13 of the falling away from the faith of many in Israel II. Daniel spake as of many particular events touching the Kings of the North and South so of the Apostasie of the visible Suns of the Church of many in Israel which came to passe in those sad calamitous times of Ptolomy Philopater K. of Egypt and in the daies of Antiochus Epiphanes King of the North. Daniel sheweth how many were drawn away by Philopaters allurements and became lawless VVhereas other of their Brethren being constant in the faith had great deliverance Dan. 11.14.3 Macca and the apostates shame and disgrace Of Antiochus it is recorded Thus by oraf● and deceit he did prevail against many of the Jews and made them forsake the holy Covenant and with these he had intelligence how to do mischief against the faithfull and the Temple and Jerusalem Daniel sheweth the vilonesse of his wicked King chap. 8.24 25 and chap. 11.28 30 31 32 33. Let the godly Reader see the Commentaries of Mr. Broughton on Daniel Zachariah foretold of the Civill Dissentions among the Jews and how they would oppresse one another Those three wicked Shepherds with the former false Prophets were thieves and robbers but the sheep did not hear them Joh. 10. Dan. 12. and forsake the Law of faith given by Christ to Moses and follow heresies There were three wicked Shepherds that hated sound doctrine and made false expositions on the holy Text and many fables and many traditions and did not cleave to the Law that Christ the Angel of Gods presence gave to Moses at Horeb with the Statutes and Judgements Malachy 4. This fulfils ch●● which Daniel foretold That although Godly Teachers did turn many to righteousness yet the wicked would do wickedly and none of the wicked would understand Wherefore God gave them into the hands of one another and into the hands of their Kings the Levitical Kings Vid. Tremel on Zach. 11. and the Herods and the Caesars Malachi sheweth that Saddwois●●● was beginning in his daies c. 3.14.15 which greatly increased This was a strong faction and prevailed much against the Pharisees that they made sad and woful Tragical slaughters of one another Gen. 49. Deuter. 33. and many of their High Priests were of this faction The Priests would be Kings not remembring Jacobs and Moses Testaments Jacob shewed that of right Judah should have the Government of the State Moses shewed how the Tribe of Levi should be exercised but they neglected the Prieshood and the covenant of the Priesthood therefore the imprecation of Moses fell on them Then Christs brake both his Staves Beauty and Binders The Beauty of his Ordinances they had till about these times Zach. 11.10 Dan. 11.35 12.10 which now were grieveusly corrupted therefore God deprived them greatly of that Glorious Mercy and in his anger brake the staffe of strength They despised the godly Teachers that had suffered sore afflictions many waies for the faith of the truth Therefore God gave them over into the hands of wicked Shepheards that never sought their Good Zachary 11.15 16 17. So Achab for despising Michaiah was given over to believe four hundred lyars to his destruction So under the new Testament 2 Thess 2. As for Christs other Staff Binders We must remember that Ezekiel had prophecied that when they returned from Babel Judah and Ephraim should be as one Stick in his hand and so they were after the return But we must know many of Judah and Israel continually returned as Zac. 8. 9. 10. For of the fourty nine thousand that returned Ezra 2. Ten or twelve thousand were of the ten Tribes and this unity continued all the time of the Persians and to about one hundred and fifty of Javan consider Zachary 9.13 how they conjoined But for their apostasie Christ brake this Staff also that the Brotherhood of Ephraim and Judah was almost utterly dissolved The event of which was borrible distractions emulations and contentions very sad and grievous The poor of the Flock as is noted observed all these things Zachary 11.11 Miserable and deplorable was the State of these times and which continued until our Lords daies And when He came he sealed Vision and Prophecy by teaching and sound expositions of the Law and so much restrained this apostasie by himself and his Apostles by him and cleared all holy Doctrine and opened the truth of the Scriptures how and of whom the Prophets Luke 24.2 Thes 2.1 Tim. 4.1 2 3 2 Tim. 3.1 2 the Psalms and Moses spake and the faithful believed This apostasie was as dreadful and in many things like the apostasie of the Lawlesse man of sin for the sixt seventh eighth ninth tenth eleventh twelfth thirteenth fourteenth Centuries then the fourteenth Century the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ began to consume with the breath of his mouth that Wicked Romilus and the glory of Christ continued more and more to this day blessed be his holy name of all the Saints for ever Thirdly Of the enemies of the Saints the Jewes Concerning the Enemies of the people of God in the times of the Seavensy Seavens 1. Daniel foretold what troublesome times should befall the returned from Captivity under the Persians for Seaven Seavens that is fourty nine years both to them that returned and to them which were not yet returned In those Seaventy Seavens by the returned the Temple was builded and the City Jerusalem re-edifyed with the wall and distinction of Streets Ezra and Nehemiah shew what troubles they had by the Seed of the Serpent in performing those Noble Enterprizes And for them not returned the book of Esther shewes the cruel and malitious intendment of that wicked Haman the Agagite of the posterity of Amalek The Persians reigned eighty years after the Seaven Seavens they reigned in all one hundred and thirty years Also Daniel foretelleth how Javan in Alexander should afflict The King of the North was that Gog and Magog Ezek. 38. 39 Also how the Kings of the North and South The Ten hornes collaterally should long afflict This Daniel sheweth by an Historical Prophecy in many particular events to the daies of Ptolomy Philopater and Antiochus Epiphanes The 8.10 11. 12. chap. of Daniel are all in the time

and will ever render himself a faithfull and trustie servitour 12. So then Gods reconciliation hath these two parts justification Acts 26.18 Rom. 8.7 Col 1. that is the freedome from the guilt and punishment of sin and receiving into favour or adoption to the heavenly inheritance 13. And thus I think I have made it evident from 2 Cor. 5. that the not counting our sins to us but freeing us from them and pardoning them is the justification or freedome of God the Father that he freely vouchsafeth to poor sinners so verese 19. conferred with v. 21. do open one the other plain and easie for Gods people to understand Surely the holy sweet blessed Scriptures rightly conferred are like a benevolent constellation 14. Let Gods people consider what in this translation and explication of 2 Cor. 5. is derogatory to the mediation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ or derogatory to the comfort of the Saints all their life or on their death beds for the hope of immortall glory Much more might be said but often we darken Gods counsel by our words When things are plain some Ministers make them harder and far more knotty than the Text. 15. We may suppose if from this time forwards Gods people be exercised to read the Text of 2 Cor. 5.19 21. it will not be amisse thus to read it God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not counting their trespasses to them for he made him to be a sinne-offering for us who knew no sinne that we might be made the righteousnesse or freedome of God in him 16. By that time godly Christians have been accustomed to read 2 Cor. 5.21 a sinne-offering and rightly understand the terms justification righteousnesse setteth free vnd freedome And not counting or not reckoning or not imputing our trespasses to us I say by the time of 80 years moe the people of God will come to a more clear and perfect judgement in the wonderfull mysterious Doctrine of a sinners justification 17. The tearmes and Phrases of Justice righteousnesse and justification are exceeding variously understood and have been largely handled by diverse learned Authors to whom I refer the Reader I will instance one Text wherein the word Righteousnesse or Justification is different from the justification of vindicative Courts and more like to the justification of voluntary Courts sometimes are ordained for the tryalls of combaters in Apoc. 19.8 To her was granted that shee should be arrayed in fine Linnen cleane and white for the fine Linnen is the Righteousnesse of the Saints this Text is often alleadged for the imputation of Christs legall Righteousnesse to sinners acording to vindictive Courts of Justice but if the coherence be well looked into it will appeare to have another sence which is this The Beast and his marked made the Church mourne in Sack cloath Apoc. 11. But when the Beasts polity shall be conquered by the constancy of godly Martyrs and Professors then the Church shall rejoyce and white Garments are here given as a sign of that so then the Garments of fine Linnen and white was given to signify the Churches joy because of her freedome from the power of those darke and black afflictions that were under the Beasts polity and for the better understanding of this read Hest 4 3. and 8.15 16. 2. In this sense also must Apoc. 7.9.13 14. be expounded for there the Church had been in great afflictions by the Casars for 300 years but by Constantines speciall grace and favour and by the victorious constancy of the godly the Church had deliverance and therefore white robes are given to shew their great joy for that deliverance and victory 3. The Robe of Tz●dek Righteousnesse in Isa 61.10 is translated by the 70. the robe of joyfulnesse according to the true sense and meaning of the context for in v. 1. Christ is anointed with the spirit of the Lord for this end namely to preach good tidings to the meek to bind up the broken hearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound and in v. 2. to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and to comfort all that mourn and in v. 3. to give them beauty for ashes the oil of joy for mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heavinesse and in verse 7. he doth promise that everlast●ng joy shall be upon them and then in v. 10. the said poore broken hearted Converts do with exultation say thus I will greatly rejoice in the Lord my soul shall be joyfull in my God for he hath cloathed me with the garments of salvation he hath covered me with the robe of righteousnesse but the 70 according to the context both before and after translate it he hath covered me with the robe of joyfulnesse it is called a robe of righteousnesse in respect of the perrformance of the promise which was to give the sweet comforts of God spirit to poore and humbled souls by the preaching of the gospel and in respect of the sense the said comforts to the converted soul it may be called the robe of joyfullnesse as the Seventy render it and we may see an example of this robe of righteousnesse how it was also a robe of gladnesse and joyfulnesse at the conversion of the prodigal son in Luk. 15.22 23 24 32. 18. This Translation and explication of 2 Cor. 5.21 and of the other Scriptures cited will rid us of no small trouble and I hope it will rid others also of doubtings of the truth of the Doctrine of justificatiif they wil but with patient study mind and mark the true scope and meaning of the Scriptures I do freely acknowledge that severall Institutions Common places Catechismes c. have been is and are a great mercy to the Church of God and shall be while the world standeth But yet the Lord would have us to try all things and wisely to hold that which is good I say also that there are many godly and learned men some that are departed this life and some that are yet living that have expounded 2 Cor 5.21 to the same effect as I have done and I make no question but the generality of our godly Ministers will in due time be so proselited also for there is no standing out long against divine reason where true godlinesse and true learning doth bare sway I meane such as will take the paines of the minde to dive into the true sence and scope of the text and will see it with their owne and not with other mens eyes CHAP. XXXVIII Our Lords genealogic conferred with the times of the Judges and with the King The first Adam Seth Enosh Kenan Mahalaleel Jared Henoch Methuselah Lamech Gen. 8. chapters Noah in his 600 years was the flood and the world 1656 years old Whose are the Fathers c of whom concerning the Flesh Christ came who is God over all blessed for ever Rom. 9. Sem. Arphaxad S●lah Heber