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A59935 Iero-metropolis, or, The holy, the great, the beloved new Jerusalem shortly to come down from God out of heaven : being the work of Gods own hands ... / by William Sherwin ... Sherwin, William, 1607-1687? 1670 (1670) Wing S3405; ESTC R34224 30,582 34

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ΙΕΡΟ-ΜΕΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ OR The Holy the Great the Beloved NEW JERUSALEM a Shortly to come down from God out of Heaven b BEING The work of Gods own hands c whose form will be perfectly cub●cular in length breadth and height equal 12000 furlongs d having the glory of God or light as a stone most precious e prepared for the Lamb Wife or raised Saints f then to be made perfect in one g there to behold Christs glory in his Davidical Kingdome h of the thousand years reign with his Saints on Earth i from Antichrists last ruine to Satans last loosing k shortly then producing both the worlds destruction and his own perpetual torment with all the damned in Hell l From Scripture evidence abundantly made manifest both by clear Texts and necessary Consequence more especially comprised in 15 well approved reasons By William Sherwin Minister of the Gospel See a Rev. 21.10 20.9 b Rev. 21 2.10 c Heb. 11.10 d Rev. 21.16 e Rev. 21.11 f Rev. 19.7 8 9. compared with chap. 21.9.10 Heb. 11.16.40 g Jo. 17.21 22 23. h Jo. 17.24 Es 9.7 Rev. 1.32 33. i Eze. 48. last Rev 5.10 Rev. 20.4 k 1 Thes 2.8 2 Tim. 4.1 Rev. 19.11 to the end Rev. 20.2.7 l Rev. 20.8 9 10.15 c. Apoc. 3.21 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Esa 54 12 13. I will make thy Windows of Agats thy gates of Carbuncles and thy borders of pleasant stones See Rev. 21.18 19. Ver. 13. And all thy Children shall be taught of the Lord and great shall be the peace of thy Children So Rev. 22.1 2 3 4 5 6. LONDON Printed for Francis Smith and are to be sold at the Elephant and Castle without Temple-Bar Scripture evidence for the New Jerusalem on Earth to come The Doctrine whereof is First proved Secondly Improved Proved First From the explaining and opening of the Text. Jer. 3. from ver 14. to v. 20. 2ly From many Prophesies and Descriptions thereof in the Old and New Testament with Answers to some Objections and 13. Reasons set down why it shall be on Earth c. 3ly From the Series and Order of things set down in Daniel and explained more fully in the book of Revelation given to the beloved Apostle John Secondly improved First for Redargution of the errours of several sorts of persons against these truths Secondly For Admonition to three sorts of men First To such as own these Divine Doctrines to be mindful to improve them 2ly To such as really indeavour to improve them to be often mindful of and much to be affected with the greatness of their mercies and the greatness of engagement to duty thereby if duly considered 3ly To such as own them not to beware of slghting so much Divine and sacred Scripture truth of so great weight and concernment both as to holiness and happiness as many such persons little think of or consisider and most of all to take heed of opposing of them Thirdly To exhort all men to make use of the light of their understanding abilities to search into those Scriptures that concern these things that they may not be found fighters against any such truth of God Christian Reader VVHen the ancienter misrepresentations about the time of the the rising of Antichrist and some later pervertings are remove ● from the Doctrine of Christs Kingdome upon earth in the thousand years Rev. 20. as we shewed in our Preface to the Irenion it will appear to be a Divine and Scriptual part of the glorious Gospel of Christ and to be nothing else but an explication of some Articles of the Christian faith according to holy Scripture namely how and when Christ will come from the right hand of the Father to judg the quick and the dead at his next appearance and his Kingdome 2 Tim 4.1 and in what order he will fulfill the blessed Resurrection of the Just Luk. 14.14 or that first Resurrection Rev. 20.5 in the said thousand years with all those great things to be accomplished according to Scripture from his said appearance to the little space wherein Satan shall be loosed afterwards as namely the final destruction of Antichrist the national and miraculous calling of the Jews the Restitution of all things the New Heavens and the New Earth the restoring the Dominion over the Creatures and their freedome from the bondage of Corruption into the glorious liberty of the Sons of God Rom. 8.21 And in the said first blessed Resurrection of the Just the fulfilling of the prrmises to Abraham Jsaac and Jacob of the Promised Land to them and their Seed for ever The sure mercies of David how Christ shall rule on his Throne to the end of the world Esa 9.7 2 Sam. 7.16 25 26.29 with many other excellent things belonging to that time which cannot from Scripture be warrantably applyed to any other time as we have shewed in a Treatise on Gen. 3.15 then that wherein he will so eminently break the Serpents head and this is that coming the second time without sin unto Salvation Heb. 8.28 At the first he came to satisfie for sin and by reason of sin all the time from thence to his second coming his Servants have been liable to sufferings as members of his mystical body with him and for him after his example though not without Sin but then he will appear to Salvation to them to free them from such sufferings by destroying their Enemies and binding Satan and powerfully enabling his Servants to serve him Rev. 22.3 granting great and wonderful peace in the world to them in those times of refreshing from his own presence Acts 3.19 redeeming the bodies of the faithful from the prison and corruption of the Grave and after the thousand years will save the Camp of the Saints and the beloved City from the last attempt of Cog and Mag g upon Satans seducement and after Christs withdrawing in the time of that attempt he will descend as saith the Apostle with a shout and the voyce of an Arch-angel and with the Trump of God 1 Thes 4.17 though we know not whether he will be then out of the world in person or at least the raised Saints on earth shall not even at that time have the Vision of his glorious Person but to the Creatures discovery he will then descend at the last general Resurrection and Judgment when Heaven and Earth shall flee away before his face and no place be found for them as saith St. John Rev. 20.11 upon the fulfilling whereof he will perfect the Salvation of all his people by carying his whole mystical body with him into eternal blessedness in the highest Heavens no more to withdraw from them but that they shall ever thenceforth be with him the Lord 1 Thes 4.17 How then must he needs from his said second coming be glorified in his Saints and be then admired by all them that believe 2 Thes 1.10 and how ought the faith of the said things to chear and comfort their hearts against and under all
whose name is above every name for as those in heaven do it so shall those in earth and under the earth in their due time do it Phil. 2.9 10. and so in such a glorious condition will those new Heavens and new Earth then be that his Name will be sanctifyed his Kingdom will be come and his Will then be done on earth as it was before in heaven For Christ when he was upon earth taught not his Servants to pray all along to his coming for those things which shall never be and God hath not made so many promises and given forth so many prophesies of such things as never will be performed and fulfilled But then will be that great Sabbatisme of such holy refreshment from the presence of the Lord and rest which remains saith the Apostle for the people of God Heb. 4 9. when those promised mercies to the Fathers shall be fulfilled on earth that his people may serve him without fear of their enemies in holiness and righteousness before him all the dayes of their Life Luke 1.73 74. and as Rev. 22.3 now these promised mercies were to Abraham Isaac and Jacob not yet fulfilled but seen a far off Heb. 11.13 c. There are also sure mercies of David not yet fully accomplished 1 Sam. 7.15 16 c. that his House and his Kingdom should be estab●ished for ever before him and his Throne shall be established for ever which he there largely by Faith applyed and by grateful acknowledgement praised God for as if it had been performed and then Job and Esay will find the effect and fruit of their own Faith Job 14. Esa 46. and Daniel shall then obtain his promised Lot with all the holy Prophets and faithful servants of God in those times Oh how should our Faith be exercised in these things that with faithful Abraham we may rejoyce aforehand at the day of Christs visible Dominion as he did both at that and his Incarnation Heb. 11.13 c. And so we should proceed to a second Use of thankfulness for such great mercies now manifest to the Church of Christ from his Word and chiefly from him the faithful and true witness but because we have been somwhat large to that purpose upon a like occasion towards the end of a former Treatise on Gen. 3.15 we here wave that and only touch upon some hints of further improvement by way of admonition and exhortation and so leave them to be enlarged by Christians in their private meditations c. Vse 2. For admonition to two sorts of persons First to such as own these Doctrines of Christs Kingdom of visible power to come c. so much the more to be careful to make sure their interest first in Christs spiritual Kingdom of grace here in this present life and state of things before they look or hope for any part in his Kingd of visible power on earth at his coming or in Gods eternal Kingdom of glory ensuing upon it for grace and Gods spirit here is the earnest and evidence of all blessedness hereafter only Wise Virgins will be admitted into the Bride-chamber when the Bridegroom comes and such only will he receive to himself to make them inheritors of everlasting blessedness in the Kingdom of his Father for though all divine Scripture truth is written for our learning as the Apostle Paul teacheth yet all divine knowledge not being duly improved will aggravate the sin and misery of all formal professors thereof both in the whole of Christian religion or in any remarkable branch thereof much more if such knowledge be perverted contrarie to the holy just and good laws of Christs Kingdom of grace that teacheth his people to deny ungodly and worldly lusts and to live soberly righteously Godly in this present world Tit. 2.11 12. But for such as own these Doctrines are indeed faithful servants and subjects of their great Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to look upon all Doctrine respecting Christs Kingdom on earth as a great ingagement unto duty and thankfulness not only in word and outward profession but most especially to endeavour to manifest it in heart and conversation buth before himself and in the sight of men and that they may so labour the more to act thankfulness by walking so much the more Christianly and obediently to his Laws seeing by such Doctrine a greater engagement is laid upon them thereunto for as their expectations are greater than otherwise they could be from the evidence they have of their interest in Christs glorious Kingdom of power on earth to come by the redemption of their bodies and the union of them to their souls in that blessed condition appointed to the faithful in their order besides what others shall enjoy who then remain in their natural life that upon that account they study and labour to be more ready and forward to do such acceptable service for Christ as he assignes them unto though unpleasing to flesh and blood because it will be acceptable unto him and he requires it of them and it will be found no loss as some misapprehend but occasion of great rejoycing for those spirits of just men made perfect to be brought with Christ at his appearance and his Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.1 to attain to that desired Union with their bodies there to behold Christs glorie c. in that blessed condition above a thousand years sooner than the last resurrection as was manifest by that great exultation of the Representatives Rev. 5.10 as an addition to their spiritual joy and praise to the Lamb And say they we shall reign upon earth where they knew aforehand that they should personally enjoy in body and soul the blessed vision of Christ and all such happiness as is appointed for them in his visible Mediators Kingdom of power upon earth who will then be so admired of all his Saints as the Apostle Paul teacheth and glorifyed in them that believe 2 Thes 1.10 Vse 3. For Admonition to all real and faithful Christians that as yet own not these Doctrines of the Millennium which I confess till of late years I my self have often opposed as I shewed in the Irenicon to take heed and beware of slighting and over-looking so much divine truth as the fore-named and many other texts and portions of holy Scripture hold forth evidently concerning those things and to that end consider first some truths of that nature have been antiently received though the great Deceiver then stirred up some to cast unjust reproaches and false imputations upon the owners of them yea they have been owned both by antient Fathers and modern writers and the light and evidence of them is like to break forth more and more amongst faithful Christians as prejudices are removed and more Mysteries are accomplished and by Gods mercy greater discoveries made of what concerns his true Church and if diligent and impartial search were made of those Scriptures which concern these things but especially what Daniel
speaks concerning the 4th or Roman Monarchie according to the judgement of divers learned men and that first more generally Dan. 2. Dan. 7. Mr. Med● Dr. Vsher Mr. S. cala mens c. 16. p. 183. or more particularly of the rise of the Roman Monarchie c. 11. 18. 30. 36 and then of the nature and state of it till Christs appearance c. 12. 1. it seems very probable that many persons of the best state and worth may see cause to acknowledge much thereof and especially when they shall find Christs Revelation given to his Church in these times of the end is nothing but a divine mystical Comment upon the 4th Monarchie in Dan. and his own Kingdom to succeed it as we have shewed in our Abridgement on Dan. and the parallel ensuing it as we have set down in a direction in the Epistle before this parallel and yet more in this respect when they shall find that there is nothing of weight that hath not been answered sufficiently and sollidly as we shewed in our tract on Gen. 5.15 Vse ult To exhort all such faithfull Christians that own all other parts of divine Doctrine but not these as yet to take that Candle of the Lord that he hath put into them Prov. 20.21 even their own understanding Soul as it is given to them from him without prepossession prejudice partiality self-ends or interests and so let them search into all divine Truths respecting these things as God may give them helps and advantages to make use of yet only as grounded upon and warranted by the written word of God Searching therein with the noble Bereans whether these things be so for it is a heinous thing to be found fighters against any Truth of God But we ought to improve all we have or are to promote divine Truth when called to it to stand up for it and witness to it For as it is great folly vanity and sin to please our selves with expectations from Christs Religion that he hath given us no ground or warrant for So it would be as much for any Christian that would be owned of Christ Jesus willingly to neglect or regardlesly to pass by such things as Christ in much graciousness tenders to his Church for her encouragement and cosolation which must needs prove in such matters very unacceptable to him and is like to procure to them more blame from him when he shall appear then haply they are aware of Let men therefore in due season seriously consider these things c. Further directions for the use of all these Books then were set down in 3 late Epistles to Gen. 3.15 Jer. 3.12 and the 8 convincing Arguments 1. FIrst read the 4th part with the Scheme in one sheet on Gen. 3.15 to be placed next before Rev. 22.20 Behold I come quickly wherein with Jer. 3.17 concerning the new Jerusalem on earth to come are contained the substance of all those Gospel Truths respecting Christs Kingdom to come 2. And to manifest how fitly those Doctrines agree with all other divine truths therewith consider well all those divine Theses in p 9 10 c. of the Prodromus or forerunner but esprcially observe the 11 12 13. with that refeence of Decemb. 7.46 for which see p. 44 45 46. of the same also p. 3 4. c. of the Irenic with Arg. there and p. 33. Unto which may be added the letter of Nov. 3.36 p. 15 16. wherein much of those Truths is touched also 3. And for an help unto the 3d part viz. the Abridgement and Parallels Daniel with the Revelation which is of great use for the foundations of sure discovery of all such Doctrines diligently peruse the Letter to Mr. Cal. May 20. 64. p. 22 23. of the Prodr and the Scheme of the book of Revelation concerning the times and order of the Seals Trumpets and Vials in which Letter observe well these 2 distinctions there set down towards the end thereof which will be found to be of very great concernment in these Doctrines First the distinction of the last mystical Trumpet or 3d woe Trumpet when Antichrist being utterly destroyed the Kingdoms of the world become the Kingdoms of Christ Rev. 11.15 And of the last sounding Trumpet above 1000 years after Thes 4 16. for they differ in nature as well as times when the general Rapture and glorious Change of all Sts. shall be as 1 Cor. 15 51 52. The other Distinction also in this same Letter greatly to be noted is the different state of Persons in Christs Kingdom First some will be raised Sts in the first blessed Resurrection Rev. 20.6 c. in the new Jerusalem described Rev. 21. 2dly Another sort of persons will be in the natural life which are said then to walk in the light of the new Jerusalem called Rev. 21.24 the nations of them that shall be saved the not observing of these two directions evidently grounded on holy Scripture have been the ground of many mens errors c. 4. Then compare that said Letter of May 20.64 with another Abridgement of the Seal-Prophesie and book-Prophesie in the Revelation as p. 26 27 28 29. of the Irenicon or 2d part Both which Prophesies contain the orders of times from Christs ascending to heaven Acts 1. to his coming again Rev. 19.1 with 20.1 2 3 4. till the good new world shall begin But first the Seal Prophesie is of Civil matters in the Roman state chiefly and 2dly the Book-Prophesie is of the Ecclesiastick affairs in the true and false Church and both of them until the new and good world to come shall begin as Heb. 2.5 Eph. 5.21 Rev. 19.20 c. 5. Furthermore for the attaining of better light in the whole Revelation after the former Letter read observantly the large paper of December 7.26 p. 26 c. of the Prodro concerning two defects of Mr. Durhams Book of Scotland on the whole book of the Revelation with the Scheme thereof one was his mistaking of the times in great part for near 100 years the other defect was his passing over the new Jerusal state and Christs said Kingdom of power or as Mede on Dan. 7.35 stiles it the Kingdom of the Mountain throughout all the book of Rev. as if nothing there had been said of it in this world though the Elders c. say expresly Rev. 5.10 we shall reign upon earth that paper will be of very good use and being well observed with the others giveth much light to that Book of the Revelation and all the said helps to the use of the Parallels in the third book or part on Dan. 6. As for our second part viz. the Irenicon it is to prove such a Kingdom with the late 8 Arguments in the Word written c. referring to it The Penmans further humble acknowledgement MOst Blessed Lord God I thy poor weak and unworthy Servant do in all humility of Soul by the help of thy holy Spirit through Jesus Christ my Saviour three in Persons
Christ amogst which the sitting on the Throne of David as man will be one 1 Iohn 4.2 3. And as for the raising of the dead Saints at the Resurrection of the Just as it is called Luke 14.14 or the blessed first Resurrection above a thousand years before the rest of the dead shall be raised Rev. 20.5 they being such as will be counted worthy of that world called the world to come Heb. 2.5 where those Children of the Resurrection as our Saviour speaketh Luke 20.35 36. shall be as the Angels in Heaven since at his appearance and coming into the world Christ will bring his Saints with him and such as sleep in Jesus with him 1 Thes 3. ult 4.14 Zac. 14.5 to the end that being raised from the dead he may reward them Rev. 11.11 22.12 or recompence them at the said Resurrection of the Just Luke 14. when they shall behold the glory of Christ which the Father hath given him as Mediator Iohn 17.24 when his Disciples shall sit upon twelve Thrones judgeing the twelve Tribes of Israel Luke 22.30 and his faithful servants according to the improvement of their Talents shall rule over so many Cities Luke 19.17.19 Psal 49.14 and shall have power over the Nations Rev. 2.26 Psal 45.6 their bodies being then redeemed from the prison and Corruption of the grave Rom. 8.23 and their former mortal bodies shall then be powerfully raised by the same spirit of him that raised up Christ from the dead Rom. 8.11 that so then such as suffer for Christ in the body may reign with Christ in his Mediators Kingdom in their bodies 2 Tim. 2.12 and those raised bodies when he shall appear being like him shall see him as he is 1 Iohn 3.2 when the Tabernacle of God shall be with men and he be with them in the new Ierusalem come down from God out of Heaven Rev. 21.3.10 in that City whose name shall be Iehovah Shamma the Lord is there Ezek. 40. ult and which shall then be called the Throne of of the Lord as in the text that City prepared for the faithful fore-fathers yet so as without the faithful that died since Christs first to his second coming they shall not be made perfect Heb. 11.40 or perfect in one as our Saviour prayed Iohn 17.23 and declares his will in the presence of his Father and before his Disciples that such as were given him should then be with him to behold his glory which his Father had given him v. 24. who will then be that spiritual and mystical Bride the Lambs Wife Rev. 21.9 in the time of his thousand years reign Rev. 20.4 when as saith the Apostle Paul Christ must reign till he hath put all his enemies under his feet 1 Cor. 15.25 even till he deliver up the Kingdom to God the Father having put down all rule and all authority and power that stood in his way as in the verse before the last enemy Death being destroyed v. 26. Many of these texts of holy Scripture our blessed Saviour by his book of Revelation hath given much evident light unto as whosoever carefully compares them and duly weighes them with humble and faithful seeking the guidance of his spirit may hopefully find till which time many of these and divers others were darkly delivered have not otherwise so clear and fit exposition given of them as that they will be fulfilled at that time of the restitution of all things when the times of refreshing shall come for his people from the presence of the Lord when God will send Jesus whom the Heavens must contain till then Acts 3.19 20 21. in which times the many great things are to be accomplished which we formerly set down on Gen. 3.15 and Christs explication of them will at last be most certainly found the best and the mean time let it be observed that the Doctrine of the Resurrection was a long time but darkly set down in Scripture and but by degrees were the mysteries thereof revealed 1 Cor. 15.51 52. Rom. 8.11 as we have else where observed and as Mr. Mede saith that the Prophets in the old Testament except Daniel spake darkly or promiscuously of the first and second coming of Christ so we may say of the whole Scriptures speaking of the first and second bodily Resurrections till Christ explained them and chiefly in Rom. 20. yet by the guidance of that many others fall in with it See more in the Appendix after the Irenicon page 97. to 109. for I have in a manner but touched upon these texts of Scripture because I study brevity and have spoken there more largely of the first bodily Resurrection and because the Scriptures carry with them so great evidence in their consent one with another and bearing witness in their order to the same truth which serious Christians may in their Meditations more inlarge and improve that being rightly from the word informed of these things and the like they may both frame their prayers make other improvements thereof accordingly to help forwards Gods work in the fulfilling of some of them having such sure and comfortable foundations from the Word to raise up their affection to such purpose and especially in those latter dayes when their fulfilling approacheth near as may be observed from the fulfilling of so many Prophesies already and for the accomplishing of those that remain tends in a special manner that prayer at the end of these Visions with an even so as if it had been said that these great things in the said thousand years of Christs reign may be fulfilled Rev. 22.20 Even so Come Lord Jesus And that happy estate of Christs Church in that time of his said reign upon earth seems to be the main drift and scope of the three first petitions of the Lords Prayer which will then have their greatest fulfilling on earth as they are now fulfilled in Heaven when Satan shall be bound and sealed up in the bottomless pit from deceiving the Nations for that thousand years Rev. 20. and wicked men destroyed that destroyed the earth Rev. 11.18 the blessed and holy Saints raised from the dead at the first resurrection Rev. 20. and the holy Angels be Christs attendants in Christs Kingdom as the Courtiers of their most glorious King Heb. 1.6 Psal 97. where also his terrible coming into the world then is decyphered eminently with the joy of his people thereupon and that which will make it an Heaven indeed will be the Tabernacle of God will then be with men c. and the Lamb will be the visible light of that City and the living waters of divine grace will flow so abundantly from the Throne of God and the Lamb c. with many other heavenly excellencies of that state Rev. 21. 22. but that this may yet further appear to be then on earth all other inferiour Creatures must then also do their homage to their heavenly King by bowing the knee or yeilding their subjection to him
as formerly confessed by me c. (a) Ser Prodr p. 9 10 11 12. Dir. 2d and now to thy praise before thy Omni-present Divine Majesty and before Angels and Men I do here also again confess and declare thy great manifold and free mercy together with innumerable experiences thereof otherwise from my youth that in particular thou hast so manifested unto me through the riches of thy grace in Christ that glorious part of his Mediators Offices still to be fulfilled which as I have professed so still I esteem to be the greatest mercy since thy gifts of faith grace and thy holy spirit conferred upon me that I have been capable of receiving in this life And with humble thankfulness I especially acknowledge thy good hand towards me and upon me in the beginning carrying on and at last after some interruption yet again turned by thy hand to good advantage thou wert pleased to inable me to finish the four parts of the foundations of these truths divers years past and by degrees to proceed in those practicals after published And first that a little before the Cities sad conflagration thou wast pleased upon the said advantage as in other respects so especially to inable me then to compose that Piece on Rev. 22.20 from the ground of those b Iren. p. 41 42 c. distinctions of the Spiritual Visional Executive Representative Comings together with three Personal Comings of my Saviour all as I believe taught me remarkably with the due use of other means by thy Word and Spirit which last if it will be only in the c as Word written p. ult apprehension of Creatures yet I believe it is by thy Word said to be his descending with a shout and the Voice of an Arch-Angel and with the Trump of God above 1000 years after his second Personal coming as by that Scripture Evidence thou didst inable me then to set down And also that in that order of my Saviours execution of his three great Offices set down in some of my Theses written on a Lords-day morning not without the special motion and assistance of his Spirit as I conceive I was first inabled to set down that little observed yet very real and useful distinction of d These 11 12 13. of p. 10. of Prodro his general particular execution of them as a foundation of drawing up that Treatise afterwards on Gen. 3.15 to set forth by Scripture and experience how he hath doth and will accomplish them all c. And Lastly by convincing Arguments and other helps which thy Divine goodness hath ordered to be subservient that thou hast now been graciously pleased after many divertings for divers years past and to much advantage likewise of my work of what I my self formerly intended concerning the Tract on the New Jerusalem from Jer. 3.17 yet that after the ceasing almost in me any such intentions or hopes thereof thou hast remarkably again led me in wayes to fin sh thy own Work so much the more to thy own praise by how much my own weakness and unworthiness have rendered me unsuitable for such an undertaking had I not been both first prepared then set apart quickned assisted encouraged and carried on remarkably by thy Grace and good Spirit according to thy Word as I also really believe and which assured perswasion hath made me greatly unmoveable so far as I found thy Gracious hand leading me on therein that at last the Top-stone of that main Building is by this Tract on Jer. 3.17 now at last laid thereon c. So Father it seemed good to thee when thou hadst before hid many of these things from many Wise and Prudent and even in such things caused the foolish in the world to confound the wise for thou art all and alone so and all Creatures are nothing but by thee to thee therefore be all the praise from all thine for evermore for of thee and by thee and for thee are all things and Gracious Father let many of thine from this thy Work by my weak hand be daily the more inabled to render the same unto thee in regard of thy special goodness in these Divine Truths here set before them which is the main and just intendment thereof Amen and Amen by me and them for Evermore ERRATA In Prodr p. 9. Thes 4. add in the execution of the eternal Decrees In the Advertisement before the Irenic r. supernal for supernatural p. 100. r. Ideom for Idem In the Word written p. ult r. late 5t Monarchie men and after grave for great In the New Jerus p. 12. l. 35. r. most for not FINIS