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power_n of_o rule_v and_o every_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la be_v so_o far_o also_o king_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la and_o so_o may_v be_v obey_v as_o such_o the_o confound_v the_o patriarchical_a with_o the_o monarchical_a government_n and_o make_v adam_n to_o be_v the_o first_o monarch_n be_v so_o groundless_a a_o conceit_n that_o it_o look_v more_o like_o a_o politic_a imposture_n than_o a_o serious_a opinion_n or_o judgement_n the_o one_o have_v no_o foundation_n in_o nature_n as_o the_o other_o and_o they_o differ_v as_o much_o as_o the_o relation_n of_o father_n and_o son_n do_v from_o that_o of_o master_n and_o servant_n and_o therefore_o dr._n sherlock_n the_o chief_a champion_n on_o the_o one_o side_n in_o this_o controversy_n say_v that_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v no_o natural_a authority_n but_o the_o faternal_a and_o patriarchical_a authority_n and_o that_o moâ—…rchies_n be_v erect_v upon_o the_o ruin_n or_o great_a diminution_n of_o it_o and_o â—hether_o this_o be_v by_o consent_n or_o as_o be_v most_o probable_a by_o violent_a usurpation_n of_o which_o nimrod_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o examâ—…e_n it_o be_v equal_o unjust_a for_o no_o authority_n be_v so_o sacred_a as_o that_o which_o 〈◊〉_d natural_a which_o no_o man_n have_v authority_n to_o give_v away_o or_o usurp_v â—ut_v by_o this_o way_n god_n erect_v monarchy_n and_o give_v his_o authority_n 〈◊〉_d they_o who_o have_v none_o of_o their_o own_o case_n of_o alleg._n p._n 23._o whereâ—…_n he_o right_o make_v the_o rise_n of_o monarchy_n to_o be_v on_o the_o ruin_n of_o â—…e_n patriarchical_a authority_n but_o then_o that_o this_o rise_n be_v by_o violent_a usurpation_n and_o if_o by_o consent_n yet_o equal_o unjust_a and_o yet_o â—…at_a by_o such_o mean_v god_n erect_v monarchy_n and_o give_v his_o authority_n etc._n etc._n seem_v difficult_a to_o make_v out_o the_o truth_n and_o consistency_n thereof_o and_o the_o dr_n way_n of_o make_v such_o usurpation_n to_o â—…e_v god_n authority_n be_v such_o as_o have_v give_v great_a advantage_n against_o himself_o for_o he_o make_v the_o usurper_n to_o be_v god_n authority_n as_o set_v up_o by_o his_o providence_n who_o remove_v king_n and_o setâ—eth_v up_o king_n etc._n etc._n yet_o make_v no_o legal_a right_o to_o be_v alter_v thereâ—…_n and_o so_o make_v two_o concurrent_a right_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o arm_v â—…s_a antagonist_n with_o such_o potent_a argument_n as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v withstand_v the_o scrupler_n case_v consider_v in_o order_n to_o the_o give_v a_o account_n â—f_o regal_a government_n do_v examine_v the_o original_a of_o the_o two_o opposite_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o world_n whereâ—…_n he_o take_v a_o right_a course_n if_o he_o can_v but_o as_o right_o have_v procee_v in_o it_o he_o suppose_v adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o have_v be_v setâ—…ed_v under_o a_o theocracy_n and_o that_o man_n be_v so_o govern_v before_o â—…e_a flood_n and_o that_o all_o despotic_a or_o tyrannical_a human_a government_n be_v not_o found_v on_o any_o divine_a authority_n but_o be_v the_o uâ—…rpt_a empire_n of_o the_o devil_n on_o his_o tempt_a man_n to_o fall_v from_o his_o allegiance_n to_o god_n and_o that_o this_o government_n be_v begin_v in_o â—ain_n and_o those_o who_o revolt_v with_o he_o etc._n etc._n be_v after_o the_o flood_n revive_v in_o nimrod_n continue_v so_o by_o his_o successor_n to_o nebuchadâ—…zzar_n and_o then_o by_o the_o four_o great_a monarchy_n begin_v in_o he_o etc._n etc._n and_o for_o destroy_v this_o empire_n of_o the_o devil_n he_o make_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v institute_v by_o that_o promise_n on_o adam_n fall_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n and_o that_o thereby_o christ_n be_v then_o vest_v in_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o theocracy_n and_o have_v exercise_v the_o same_o both_o before_o and_o since_o his_o assume_v our_o nature_n by_o human_a government_n reform_v by_o righteous_a law_n whereby_o those_o government_n which_o have_v so_o mischievous_a a_o rise_n destructive_a of_o mankind_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n turn_v to_o a_o blessing_n condescend_v therein_o to_o our_o lapse_v state_n which_o can_v not_o bear_v the_o awful_a sovereignty_n of_o the_o theocracy_n unite_v to_o our_o innocent_a state_n and_o such_o reform_a humane_a government_n by_o which_o christ_n exercise_v the_o say_a authority_n of_o the_o theocracy_n he_o make_v only_o to_o be_v irresistible_a as_o have_v the_o divine_a authority_n etc._n etc._n which_o account_n do_v right_o neither_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o devil_n nor_o of_o christ_n detract_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o spirituality_n of_o the_o other_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o authority_n of_o god_n can_v be_v gainsay_v without_o do_v much_o violence_n to_o scripture_n his_o claim_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n as_o deliver_v to_o he_o to_o give_v to_o who_o he_o will_v luk._n 4.6_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o gainsay_v and_o do_v oft_o own_v he_o as_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n by_o give_v he_o that_o title_n and_o speak_v of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o prince_n thereof_o which_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v if_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o prince_n thereof_o by_o authority_n but_o only_o by_o usurpation_n and_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o devil_n can_v advance_v himself_o to_o that_o station_n without_o god_n authorise_v he_o thereunto_o by_o his_o concurrence_n savour_v of_o that_o epicurean_a spirit_n which_o exclude_v god_n providence_n from_o govern_v the_o world_n for_o if_o the_o devil_n exercise_v so_o great_a dominion_n by_o usurpation_n and_o not_o under_o god_n by_o his_o authority_n his_o government_n be_v so_o far_o exclude_v as_o the_o devil_n do_v extend_v but_o god_n do_v rule_v in_o all_o
christ_n kingdom_n come_v on_o earth_n how_o desirable_a be_v all_o advancement_n of_o it_o in_o the_o world_n and_o how_o delightful_a ought_v to_o be_v such_o token_n of_o its_o approach_n as_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o when_o these_o thing_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v look_v up_o and_o lift_v up_o your_o head_n for_o your_o redemption_n draw_v near_o and_o when_o you_o see_v these_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v nigh_o at_o hand_n luk._n 21._o ver_fw-la 28._o 31._o wherefore_o my_o precede_a exposition_n give_v a_o account_n of_o a_o preludious_a commence_v of_o that_o kingdom_n in_o this_o nation_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o end_v our_o present_a trouble_n and_o distraction_n in_o a_o state_n of_o christian_a peace_n and_o liberty_n by_o dissolution_n of_o all_o opposite_a power_n thereto_o it_o must_v sure_o be_v a_o welcome_a discovery_n to_o all_o who_o be_v so_o much_o friend_n to_o the_o truth_n as_o to_o desire_v that_o it_o may_v prove_v true_a for_o they_o i_o hope_v will_v see_v sufficient_a reason_n to_o persuade_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o whereas_o i_o say_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o scrupler_n case_v consider_v do_v detract_v from_o the_o spirituality_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o devil_n kingdom_n i_o shall_v now_o give_v some_o brief_a account_n of_o it_o though_o it_o not_o much_o concern_v the_o purpose_n of_o my_o postscript_n his_o suppose_v adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o have_v be_v settle_v under_o a_o theocracy_n and_o that_o man_n be_v so_o govern_v before_o the_o flood_n may_v be_v allow_v mean_v thereby_o that_o he_o be_v not_o govern_v then_o by_o any_o human_a government_n set_v up_o by_o politic_a law_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o law_n of_o god_n write_v in_o man_n heart_n by_o which_o law_n the_o paternal_a or_o patriarchical_a authority_n be_v exercise_v but_o he_o be_v much_o out_o in_o further_a suppose_v that_o the_o put_v the_o government_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o of_o our_o own_o nature_n by_o the_o aforesaid_a promise_n on_o adam_n fall_n be_v a_o condescension_n to_o our_o lapse_v state_n which_o can_v not_o bear_v the_o awful_a sovereignty_n of_o a_o theocracy_n annex_v to_o our_o innocent_a state_n as_o if_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o theocracy_n annex_v to_o that_o state_n whenas_o indeed_o it_o be_v much_o superior_a to_o the_o same_o for_o adam_n in_o innocency_n be_v but_o in_o a_o natural_a carnal_a state_n he_o be_v a_o natural_a adam_n or_o live_a soul_n of_o the_o earth_n earthly_a but_o the_o second_o adam_n the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n be_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n come_v to_o bring_v that_o spiritual_a theocracy_n or_o dispensation_n of_o divine_a life_n which_o be_v the_o come_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n on_o earth_n whereby_o christ_n do_v rule_v in_o believer_n and_o be_v by_o they_o to_o rule_v the_o world_n and_o which_o be_v not_o know_v to_o the_o world_n till_o reveal_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n who_o bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v by_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v before_o the_o hide_a wisdom_n of_o god_n ordain_v before_o the_o world_n unto_o our_o glory_n ehe_fw-ge mystery_n hide_v from_o age_n and_o generation_n but_o now_o make_v manifest_a to_o the_o saint_n col._n 1.26_o hide_v from_o the_o prophet_n that_o prophesy_v of_o it_o and_o the_o angel_n that_o desire_v to_o look_v into_o it_o 1_o pet._n chap._n 1._o whereas_o therefore_o this_o author_n make_v not_o only_a christ_n kingdom_n to_o be_v institute_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a promise_n on_o adam_n fall_n but_o also_o he_o thereby_o to_o be_v vest_v in_o his_o authority_n and_o to_o have_v exercise_v the_o same_o in_o human_a government_n reform_v by_o righteous_a law_n etc._n etc._n both_o before_o and_o since_o his_o assume_v our_o nature_n and_o also_o do_v ascribe_v so_o much_o virtue_n to_o faith_n in_o he_o before_o his_o come_n as_o that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o free_a man_n from_o that_o corruption_n of_o nature_n wherein_o the_o spiritual_a dominion_n of_o the_o devil_n do_v consist_v and_o to_o reunite_v they_o by_o a_o holy_a nature_n to_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n p._n 22._o he_o seem_v to_o have_v little_a knowledge_n of_o that_o spiritual_a dispensation_n which_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n do_v introduce_v and_o thereby_o commence_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n on_o earth_n for_o believer_n in_o christ_n before_o his_o come_n die_v in_o faith_n not_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n but_o have_v see_v they_o afar_o off_o and_o be_v persuade_v of_o they_o and_o embrace_v they_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o though_o they_o may_v joy_v in_o the_o persuasion_n of_o so_o happy_a a_o state_n to_o come_v yet_o they_o do_v it_o without_o know_v what_o it_o will_v be_v as_o man_n joy_n in_o belief_n of_o a_o happy_a state_n in_o the_o other_o life_n without_o know_v what_o it_o will_v be_v and_o therefore_o sure_o can_v not_o find_v such_o happy_a effect_n from_o belief_n of_o it_o till_o reveal_v by_o his_o come_n for_o whenas_o we_o behold_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v change_v into_o the_o same_o image_n from_o glory_n to_o glory_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o we_o from_o faith_n to_o faith_n in_o he_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o contemplate_v the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n in_o he_o how_o can_v this_o be_v till_o he_o be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o world_n or_o become_v god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n there_o be_v therefore_o before_o no_o such_o virtue_n of_o faith_n in_o he_o for_o renew_v our_o nature_n and_o free_v man_n from_o the_o corruption_n of_o it_o as_o this_o author_n imagine_v nor_o any_o reformation_n by_o righteous_a law_n but_o what_o be_v competent_a to_o politic_a worldly_a government_n where_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n will_v prevail_v in_o the_o modalize_a they_o and_o so_o make_v the_o reformation_n by_o such_o law_n amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o his_o government_n who_o when_o he_o find_v it_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o kingdom_n can_v transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n and_o his_o minister_n into_o minister_n of_o righteousness_n and_o there_o be_v some_o heathen_a emperor_n who_o must_v be_v grant_v to_o be_v worldly_a power_n under_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n that_o yet_o will_v put_v in_o for_o ruler_n by_o who_o christ_n do_v exercise_v his_o authority_n of_o the_o theocracy_n according_a to_o this_o author_n account_v thereof_o but_o no_o reformation_n by_o righteous_a law_n can_v amount_v to_o the_o theocracy_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o that_o spiritual_a power_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o all_o such_o law_n and_o wherein_o the_o dominion_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o he_o bring_v on_o earth_n do_v consist_v we_o be_v thereby_o enable_v to_o act_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o truth_n contrary_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o to_o overcome_v the_o world_n and_o advance_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n on_o earth_n and_o yet_o this_o author_n seem_v scarce_o to_o have_v high_a conception_n of_o the_o state_n of_o that_o kingdom_n in_o its_o perfection_n than_o what_o he_o imagine_v of_o it_o before_o and_o since_o christ_n come_v for_o he_o call_v the_o millennium_n those_o happy_a time_n when_o by_o mean_n of_o christ_n visible_a minister_n the_o world_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o so_o peaceable_a a_o condition_n as_o will_v be_v proper_a for_o put_v down_o all_o other_o rule_n and_o authority_n but_o his_o own_o and_o subject_v all_o thing_n immediate_o to_o himself_o p._n 23._o but_o no_o mention_n of_o that_o spiritual_a dominion_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v then_o reign_v so_o that_o by_o those_o happy_a time_n he_o seem_v only_o to_o understand_v a_o christian_a commonwealth_n wherein_o the_o former_a worldly_a state_n of_o government_n shall_v be_v put_v down_o and_o the_o saint_n shall_v rule_v only_o by_o christ_n law_n but_o he_o seem_v not_o aware_a of_o that_o dispensation_n which_o only_o can_v enable_v to_o fulfil_v his_o law_n and_o which_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n be_v with_o man_n and_o his_o dwell_n with_o they_o and_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n not_o need_v the_o sun_n or_o moon_n to_o shine_v into_o it_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n to_o be_v the_o light_n thereof_o and_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n in_o it_o and_o by_o their_o eat_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v christ_n reduce_v the_o world_n to_o a_o immediate_a