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A80146	The marrow of Christianity: or, A spirituall discoverie of some principles of truth, meet to be known of all the saints; represented in ten sections. / By T. Collier, minister of the gospel. Whereunto is added an epistle, written by M. Saltmarsh.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.; Towne, Robert, 1592 or 3-1663. Assertion of grace.	1647 (1647)	Wing C5291; Wing T1978; Thomason E1157_1; Thomason E1157_2; ESTC R208677	55,702	142

life answerable to those moral principles of nature left in man since his fall the substance of which Law was written in the heart of the first Adam and was contained in that Verbal word In the day thou eatest thou shalt dye the death Man having yet the principles of that Law remaining in him God having by the promised Messiah given a farther being to Mankind in the world hee gives forth the righteous Law more at large in the Letter that so his Creatures might have a rule in the letter to walk by and likewise might bee the more sensible of the losse of both that principle and power they had once in Adam given unto them and likewise with it gives though not the same power yet the same promise of external life in the Land God gives them 2 The Law was that by which sin came that is by which sin became sinfull For it is true had not God given a Law yet ' man would have been acting contrary to the pure mind of God therefore he giues a Law that sinne might become out or measure sinful and it was added because or transgression for where no law is there is no transgression For by the Law was the knowledge of sinne and so it was an Administration of death both in the hands of Adam as wel as Moses 1 Cor. 3 6 7. 3 The Law in the Letter was an Image or Character of that spiritual righteousnesse God intended to bring in by Jesus Christ Aas Adam was an Image of that spiritual perfection God intended to make his partakers of in the spirit by Christ So this Law in the Letter was a rule answerable to that moral principle of righteousnesse in Adam and a Character likewise of that spiritual righteousnesse that every beleever attaines in Christ the righteousnesse of the Law in the Letter was not that beleevers enjoy in Christ but that righteousnesse Adam injoyed in his state of innocencie It was not the righteousnesse of God but a Character of that righteousnesse holinesse and purity that all beleevers are made partakers of in the spirit It was not that righteousnesse by which God intended to give life and glory eternally but such a righteousnesse which had external promises annexed unto it For if there had been a Law given that could haue given life then righteousnesse had been by the Law Wherefore I coclude that the Law in the Letter was but a character of the spiritual righteousnesse of God which is the life of the Saints and that by which God never intended to justifie any to Eternity For the Law in the Letter killeth not justifieth but the spiit giveth life 2 Cor. 3.6 The Law was given to Adam in th Letter and Moses was he Minister of the Law in the Letter but Christ is the Minister of the Law in the spirit Therefore Moses saith himselfe A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you like unto me him shall you heare in all things Acts 3.22 23. Deut. 18.15 Object It is said Rom. 15.8 that Jesus Christ was the Minister of Circumoision Answ True hee was the Minister of it for the truth of God to confirme the promises made unto Abraham he was a Minister of it so as to fulfill the truth held forth in it So the word Minister Diaconos signifies God having promised Christ to come of the seed of Abraham he gives forth circumcision and divers other ordinances as Types representing him and he is the Minister of all to act and fulfill all and to bee the substance of all those types for the truth of God Else God had not been true in his promises neither had salvation been obtained either by the Fathers to whom the promises were made or the Gentiles who were a-farre off and likewise included in the promises Therefore hee was the Minister of circumcision for the truth of God to confirme the promises unto the Fathers and likewise that the Gentiles might glorifie God for his mercy Not so much a Minister in the giving forth of it but in the fulfilling of it which gives occasion to the Gentiles to rejoyce and praise the Lord. Object Paul applieth the words of Moses in the Law Deut. 30.12 13 14. Rom. 10.6 7 8. to be the righteousnesse of faith The righteousnesse of faith speaketh on this wise Answ It is true that Christ and the righteousnesse of the Gospel was included in the Law There was a literall or externall righteousnesse expressed in the letter to which were externall promises annexed but there was a spirituall and internall righteousnesse included which onely beleevers were made partakers of which was a righteousnesse brought in by Christ and obtained by faith which is the law in the Spirit or that spirituall righteousnesse of God that beleevers are made partakers of which is the second thing propounded what the Law in the spirit is Secondly the Law in the spirit or the spirituall righteousnesse contained in the Law as you have already heard is the righteousnesse of God which every beleever is made partaker of Note these two words for the more full clearing of it First that there was a spirituall righteousnesse included mystically in the letter of the Law which none ever saw into but those spiritually enlightned Paul had experience of it Rom. 7.14 For we know that the Law is spirituall but I am carnall The Law in the Letter was not spirituall For the same Apostle could say that he walked concerning the righteousnesse of the Law in the letter blamelesse Phil. 3. yet he call● it a fleshly walking If any man had cause of glorying in the flesh I much more And he saith he was alive once without the Law but when the commandement came sin revived and I dyed Rom. 7.9 alive without the Law in the spirit for he was not without the Law in the letter by that it was he judged himselfe to be alive he walked concerning that blamelesse but when the commandement came that is when the spiritual righteousnesse of the law was unfolded which was no lesse than the righteousnesse of God then he saw how short he came of that righteousnesse hee was yet but in the letter in the flesh and not in the spirit Then sin revived I died Secondly that this Law in the spirit is that spirituall righteousnesse of God that beleevers are made partakers of 1 Cor. 3.6 The letter killeth but the spirit giveth life The letter killeth the letter requireth an exact and perfect obedience which none was able to performe and so the very letter of the Law did kill So at first it killed Adam and all his posterity and so it killed the Jewes being given forth in a more large way for it was the administration of death but the Spirit giveth life viz. the Lord Jesus the spirit and substance of the Law both morall and ceremoniall for the first man was made a living soule to answer a morall righteousnesse the second was made a quickning spirit to give

and in things never of God prescribed yet the spirit of lov● should so temper ●u● spirits as that we should not bite and devoure each other but let as many as are spiritual though differing in some circumstantial things in the letter yet own each other in ●he spiri● impu●ing those differences to the flesh a●d this union in the spirit the knowledge of it will in conclusion bring all the Saints into one spiritual way Esa 35.9 And so they shall worship God in the Spirit with one heart Z●ph 3. and so pu an end to divisions and dividing principles which flow meerly from the flesh SECTION IX The spirituall Kingdome of Christ in his Church in the latter dayes of the Gospel discovered THE Kingdome of Christ hath alwayes been and still is spiritual but in the latter dayes of the Gospel it shall be much more spiritual and glorious than formerly with relation to the subjects of it For the clearing of this truth in hand note these 4. particulars 1. That Christ is a King 2. Who are the subjects of his Kingdome 3. That his Kingdome shall increase in glory and spirituallnesse in the latter dayes 4. That his Kingdome is spiritual and not of this world First that Christ is King I suppose it is unquestionable all who own the Gospel but in the letter confesse as much in word see a Scripture or two to confirme it Psal 2.6 The Lord speaking of Christ saith Yet have I set my King upon the holy hill of Sion notwithstanding the rage of men yet Christ is King and will reign so likewise Psal 45. with Heb. 1.8 but unto the Son he saith thy Throne O God is for ever and ever a Scepter of righteousnesse is the Scepter of thy Kingdome he hath a Kingdome and a Scepter by which he rules he is the Prince of the Kings of the earth a King of Kings and Lord of Lords 2. Who are the subjects of his Kingdome it is true he is King over all King of Kings and Lord of Lords he will rule over his enemies with his Iron rod and dash them in peeces like a Potters vessell but he is in a more special manner King over the Saints and in them he lives and so rules in them as wel as over them he is not only King of nations but king of Saints Rev. 15.3 It is part of the Saints song of joy Just true are thy wayes O thou King of Saints and in the Saints he reigns spiritually powerfully for in the day of his power he maketh them a willing people the subjects of Christs Kingdome are a free people the manner how Christ reignes in and over his people and what are his Lawes I passe it in this place and referr you to the Kingly Office of Christ in my booke intituled the exaltation of Christ in his Offices and and so come to the 3. thing propounded That is that the Kingdome of Christ shall increase in glory and spiritualnesse in the latter dayes the glory of the Church in the latter dayes shall increase and the manifestation of Christs Kingly power shall increase Esa 9. of the increase of his Government and Peace there shall be no end The Churches glory shall consist of 2. particulars that is external and internall 1. External the Church shall injoy much external glory liberty and peace even in the world in the latter dayes Qu. Wherein shall the external glory of the Church consist Answ 1. In the abundance of peace and quiet even from the men of the world Esa 66.12 I will extend peace to her like a River and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing streame peace shall be extended not onely in the Spirit but in the letter likewise for the ground of this peace is rendred in verses 15.16 for behold the Lord will come with fire c. Esa 65.25 the Wolfe and the Lamb shall feed together c. they shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy Mountain saith the Lord God will take away the Wolvish disposition of men that they shall live peaceably amongst the Saints they shall not hurt nor destroy c. 2. God wil take off the spirits of evil men he will make them stoop and fall before the Saints Mich. 7.16.17 The Nations shall see and be confounded at all their might they shal lay their hand upon their mouth their eares shall be deaf they shall licke the dust like a Serpent they shall move out of their holes like wormes of the earth they shall be afraid of the Lord our God and shall feare because of thee Thus will the Lord deale with his enemies in the latter dayes he will take away their Chariot-wheels and cause them to drive heavily 3. God wil give the Saints a good name even amongst their enemies they shall be high even in the thoughts of bad men Isa 65.15 And yee to wit the Lords enemies shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen for the Lord will slay thee and call his servants by another name Formerly the Saints had a name of reproach amongst the wicked if a man departed from iniquity he made himselfe a prey but the Lord wil give his servants another name even amongst their enemies that men shall not blesse themselves in their evill wayes but whoso blesseth himselfe in the earth shall blesse himselfe in the God of truth 4. God will make his enemies in stead of persecuting to serve the Saints Isai 60.12 For the Nation and kingdome that will not serve thee shall perish yea those Nations shall be utterly wasted Vers 14. The sonnes of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee and all they that despised th●e shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet and shal call thee the Citie of the Lord. Thus you see the Churches enemies shall not only acknowledge the Saints and confesse them to be the Lords Citie but bow down unto them and do them service 5. The Saints shall be exceeding many and that will adde to their externall glory Times have been that to be a Christian indeed would have been a wonder and he that departed from iniquity made himselfe a prey and so were counted the off-scouring of all things but now a little-one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong Nation yea the Lord will hasten it in his time Isa 60.22 and vers 5. Then shalt thou see and flow together and thy heart shall feare and be enlarged because the abundance of the Sea shall bee converted unto thee the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee This with much more shall be the eternall glory of the Church Secondly the Church shall enjoy abundance of internall glory in the latter dayes both is coming on apace Quest Wherein shall the Churches internall glory consist Answ 1. In the abundance of spirituall light and knowledge Much ignorance hath possessed the soules even of Saints a long time a veil hath been spread over all

Nations both Gentile as well as Jew but the veil shall be taken away Isai 25. And I will saith the Lord destroy or swallow up in ●his mountaine that is in the Church the face of the covering cast over all people and the veile spread over all Nations Such hath been the ignorance that hath overspread all People and Nations through the spiritual operation of the man of sinne that the mystery of the Gospell hath been hid as it were from us and sealed up even with seven seales a perfection of darknesse that none was found worthy to open it Humane Arts and Creature-wisdome being set a-work did but so much the more darken it and cast a veile upon it till at last the Lord Jesus begins to open it himselfe and will unseale it by degrees and cause the veile to vanish away to the great glory of his spirituall Ones but to the great terror of all humanists who were left without this spirituall knowledge of Christ See the further confirmation of this truth Isa 11.9 The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea As ignorance hath as a veil been spread over all Nations so shall the knowledge of the Lord goe forth abundantly throughout all Nations Isa 60.17 19 20. Rev. 21.22 23. Secondly that which shall make for the Churches spirituall glory shall be the enjoyment of a full freedome from the guilt of sinne that which much troubles many a pretious soule and it was that the Apostle Paul was freed from Rom. 8. We have not received the spirit of bondage to feare again but the spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father And this is that the Lord hath promised to his people in the latter day Isa 33.24 And the inhabitant shall not say I am sick the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity Sin is the cause of spirituall sicknesse This cause shall be taken away for they shall be forgiven their iniquity i. e. they shall live in the knowledge and enjoyment of it And from henceforth they shall not say I am sicke and the voyce of crying and weeping shall be no more heard in her for the former things are passed away there shall bee no more sin nor sorrow but everlasting joy shall be upon her head and sorrow and sighing shall passe away Isai 35.10 A third thing that shall make for the Saints spiritual glory is the knowledge of and enjoyment of a spiritual Onenesse with God in Christ and each with other although this be a glorious spiritual truth yet it is that the Saints have lived exceeding short in the knowledge of it the knowledge and enjoyment of it will be exceeding glorious to the spiritual Christian What this union is and wherein it consists I referre it to what hath been said formerly in the glorious condition of persons in the second Adam above the first A fourth thing that will make for the Saints spirituall glory is a living above creatures and things in the spirituall enjoyment of God whom to enjoy is life when all things below shal bee nothing when the soule shall be content to suffer the losse of all things that Christ may bee all and in all the glorious Lord will bee unto us a place of broad rivers streams wherin shal go no Gally with Oares nor shall gallant Ships passe thereby Isai 33.24 no need of rowing in creatures or things no need of gallant ships of any thing to carry the soul up unto God or to bring God in Christ down to the soule but the glorious Lord will be all and in all and the spiritual Christian shal live in the enjoyment of him verse 23. Then shal the tacklings be forsaken or loosed they could not strengthen their Mast they shal not be able who desire it to saile any further or longer in ordinances duties creatures but the great spoyle shal be divided and the lame take the spoyle the lame contemptible ones they are the people that are like to enjoy this spiritual glory A fifth thing that wil make for the Saints spiritual glory is a spiritual and internal conformity unto God they shal live up in the spirit and walk after the spirit Christ will manifest himselfe spiritually in them the light of the Moone shall be as the light of the Sunne and the light of the Sunne shall be seuen-fold as the light of seven dayes the light of the Moon that is of the Church shal be as the light of the sun that is Christ the sonne of Righteousnesse who is both a Sun and a shield and the light of the sunne shall be seven-fold that is Christ shal appeare in the spirit to his conforming them to himself in the spirit which wil appear seven times more glorious than formerly when we knew him after the flesh Zach. 12.8 He that is weak and feeble amongst them shal be as David that is Christ David shal be as God even as the Angels of God before him This is the glorious conformity that all the Saints shal have unto Jesus Christ in the spirit this glorious unity and conformity unto the Law of Righteousnesse is that wil appear at the first sight of it very terrible and dreadful to the sons of men Cant. 6.10 Who is She that looketh forth as the morning faire at the Moon cleare as the Sun terrible as an Army with Banners such wil bee the strangenesse of this glorious truth that it wil not only appear terrible and dreadful to the men of this world but even Christ sets it forth himself with a note of admiration not as if it were strange to him but rather to discover her excellent glory and indeed the Church will bee worth a looking on her glory a seeking-after of all spiritual ones 4 Particular propounded for the clearing of the truth in hand is that the kingdome of Christ is wholly spiritual and not of this world that as formerly so in the latter dayes the glory of his Kingdom shal be in the spirit and not in the flesh it wil be spiritual and not personal for clearing of it I shal first prove it from testimony of Scripture 2ly By spiritual Arguments grounded upon Scripture 3ly Answer such Questions and Scripture-grounds which seeme to hold it forth 1 By testimony from Scripture it is the word of Christ himself My Kingdom is not of this world that is not a fleshly and external Kingdome over the bodies of men but a spiritual and internal one the kingdom of heaven is within you So likewise 1 Cor. 5.16 There is no more knowledge of Christ after the flesh they are too fleshly thoughts for a spiritual Christian Secondly it wil appear by spiritual Arguments likewise 1 Argument The spiritual presence of Christ with his Saints is the most glorious presence Christ wil be most gloriously present with his people in the latter dayes ergo his presence and so his Kingdome will be a spiritual

of the ruling of his Saints over their enemies for in this Kingdome of Christ shall the enemies of Christ be subjected and shall serve the Saints the Nations that wil not serve thee shall perish and Christ reigning in his Saints over them may be said truly to reigne over them Psal 149.7.8.9 Rev. 2.26.27 Rev. 5.10 Thus the first assertion in part is truth Christ shal reign 1000. yeares that is many Generations but it wil be spiritual and not personal 2. Assertion from thence is that all the Saints from the begining of the world shal be raised and come and reign with Christ Answ For the clearing of the truth in this Scripture which wil answer this assertion consider 1. what is meant by the beheading for the witnesse of Jesus 2. What is meant by not receiving the marke of the beast 3. What is meant by being raised living and raigning with Christ 4. What is meant by the not living of the rest of the dead until the 1000. yeares were finished 1. What is meant by being beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus It is a spiritual beheading such a beheading are all the Saints who shake off Antichrists badge and yoake like to meete withal Christ is said to be the head of the Church and the head of every man that is of every Saint is Christ now when the Lord discovers the evil of Antichristian wayes to his people and they forsake it they durst not receive either the Image name or marke of the beast they shal● presently be beheaded by the beast that is they wil condemn them as those that forsake Christ and cry out on them that they are revolted that they are Sectaries Hypocrites Hereticks c. And thus they behead the Saints spiritually and that for the testimony of Jesus because they cannot but declare the things that they have seene and heard from him which wil overthrow and ruine all things contrary to himselfe in the end 2. What is meant by a receiving of the Image or marke of the beast Answ By the Image of the beast is meant that likenesse that it hath unto the first beast who seemes to receive a deadly wound being compared with Chap. 13.11 to 16. that is this beast seems to make a change he speaks great words his looke is more stout than his fellows he thinks to change times and Lawes yet when all is done it is but the Image of the first beast the exercise of the same power the same wisdome in the things of God the same worship for substance it is all the same in substance and it is but the number of a man all of the flesh it is from below yet such must the worth and the excellency of it be for a time that whosoever wil not receive the Image of the first beast and account it somthing too is likewise to be beheaded and not to be suffered either to buy or sel amongst them and many a Saint is like to be given into his hand and he shal prevaile over them but it shal be but for a time times and the dividing of a time and then the Kingdome shal become the Saints Dan. 7. 2ly The Image is that internal spiritual principle from which the beast acts for none can truly follow the beast but those who have received this Image that is who act from the same principle those are acted who act for and from the man of sin and it is called an Image because it resembles Christ both in the internal as wel as the ex●ernal part yet acts from his own wisdome by its own power according to its own mind to its own end and this in all resembles Christ Now these who refuse this Image in the spirit and cannot be contented with a wisdome like Christ a selfe acting in the roome of Christ a rule short of Christ an end besides Christ from hence casting off this Image is carried on in another track then before they come to be beheaded for Christ because they cannot receive the Image who is the Antichrist in the Spirit and not Christ so that here is not onely the Image of the first beast with relation to patern and power but likewise in relation to holinesse the first wil be for Christ and so the second yet are both but Antichrist 2. What is meant by the marke of the beast in the forehead and in the right hand by the marke in the forehead is meant the visible profession of Antichrist in the external part those that would not visibly professe the wayes of Antichrist or in the right hand that is to act for him these were denyed to buy or sel Chap. 13.17 to sel that is to preach the Gospel for Antichrist under the notion of preaching the Gospel sels his wares but a time is coming that none wil buy their wares anymore so they deny any who own not the Image name or marke to sell hence they may examine those who preach upon such and such intergatories and if it appear that they deny the Image name or marke they may not sel that is give forth freely what God communicates unto them when others sell or buy that is partake of any spiritual good amongst them if they could prevent it those were beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus but they were at last raised and lived with Christ 1000. yeers that is raised up from their low condition taken up into heaven in the sight of their adversaries and lived with Christ in the Spirit reigning triumphantly over all spiritual enemies selfe sathan world and those Merchants that sel all yea the soules of men too shal be weeping and crying alas alas Rev. 18. when the Lord shal make good that word of truth Es● 66.5 heare the word of the Lord ye that tremble at his word your brethren that hated you that beheaded you that cast you out for my name sake said let the Lord be glorified that is it tends to the Honor of God to behead and to cast out these men but he shal appeare to your joy you shal be raised up with Christ and I wil give you a new name but they shal be ashamed Obj. John saith the Saints that had not worshipped the Beast he speakes in the Preterpluperfectence therefore it seemes not to be the Saints raised who at present were beheaded in the mystical sence but the Saints that had been beheaded in the litteral sense Answ First it is the use of the Spirit or the spirits Language to deliver it selfe in darke and mystical termes so the Apostle saith in another case 1 Thes 4.5 that we which are alive and remaine til the coming of the Lord c. the Apostle speakes of we as if he had intended the Thessalonians and himself which was least intended but the Saints who being all one in the spirit and but one mysticall body in Christ while there are any Saints in the world the Apostle makes it to bee all one as if Hee and the

Thessalonians were them so delivers it in the present tense when he might haue said rather to speake after the manner of men then they which shal be alive at his coming c. as in Revel the word might have run thus and so questionlesse it is to be understood then they that were beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus were raised or lived reigned with Christ as the sence of the former then they that shall bee alive at the comming of the Lord shal not prevent them which are asleep so that the spirit of God might as wel deliver a truth which is in the Present tense in the Preterpluperfect tense as a truth in the Present tense which was in the Future and yet is all to exercise the mind of him that readeth and to let us know there is mystery in the Gospel Secondly very few Saints have been beheaded in the litteral sence those that have dyed for Christ have dyed other deaths not beheaded therefore we cannot understand it in the letter but in the spirit The fourth particular propounded was what was meant in that the rest of the dead were not raised until the 1000. yeares were finished that is none that had beene bodily dead Saints or wicked good or bad were raised till after the 1000 years were finished and then you shall see the resurrection of all which is called the second resurrection The first is called a resurrection and the first resurrection because it shall be a resurrection from shame disgrace in the world And secondly it shal be a glorious resurrection in the spirit this first all the Saints have in some measure been partakers of it Thus it appeares that Christ shall have a Kingdome a glorious a spiritual One Quest But when shal this Kingdom be Answ 1. It is already begun in the spirits of Saints the Kingdome of Heaven is within you 2 I beleeve that the time of the 1000 years which is a more glorious estate in the spirit is not yet begun but the beginning of that time shal be when the 7 seales are fully opened and the 7 trumpets fully founded and the 7 vials powred forth they being but effects of each other the opening of the seales occasions the sound of the trumpets the sound of the trumpets occasion the vials the opening of the seales the unfolding of the mysteries of the Gospel which have been hid Rev. 5.1 2. As light breakes forth the trumpets sound the servants of Jesus preach forth the mystery of the Gospel the preaching of the mysteries of the Gospel in the power and puritie of it occasions the vials of wrath to fal upon the Antichristian estate both in the spirit and in the letter which work is now a doing Wait the Lords time and it wil come on apace But first we are yet like to be given into the hands of the little horn who changes times lawes the two witnesses are yet like to be slain to sydead 3 dayes a half and the woman cloathed with the Sun to be driven into the wildernesse for a little space a time times halfe a time the Beast with two hornes like a Lambe hath yet a little time to make use of his power perswading them that dwel in the Earth to make an Image to the first Beast and that none but those who own it shal buy or sel with them the Saints beheaded under the Altar to wait a little time before they be raised up to live with Christ 1000. years but it is not long the vision is for an appointed time in the end it wil speak and not ly it wil come and not tarry The first 1000. is almost past the second and third are coming on apace all the Nations and Kingdomes in the world wil come apace to be the Kingdoms of the Lord of his Christ and he shall reign for ever their lives shal be prolonged for a season a time and other Scriptures are alledged for the personal reign of Christ as the stone cut out of the Mountain without hands Dan. 2. that is the glorious power of Christ by weak meanes subduing all Antichristian enemies without his Saints all Antichristian things by his spirit within them So that in Dan. 7.10 the glorious company of Saints attending on Christ in the spirit which shal be fulfilled at the raising of the two witnesses up into heaven in the sight of their enemies Rev. 5.10 11. This is the first glorious work of the Lord Jesus in and amongst the Saints the Lord reigneth let the Saints rejoyce the Lord reigneth let the world tremble See Zach. 14.5 The Lord our God wil come and all the Saints with him that is Christ will come in the spirit and all the Saints shall appear gloriously in him A word of Application First if this bee truth that the Kingdome of Christ is a spiritual kingdome not of this world this may inform us how far besides the Gospel in the spirit and truth of it those men are who make the Kingdome of Christ to bee meerly political and a state Kingdom who turne the world by a humane power into the Church and Kingdome of Christ as they say Christ must have a worldly carnal Kingdome no better than the Kings of the earth enjoy or else he shal have none at all it savors exceedingly of the earth ere long thither it must return Secondly this should incourage the Saints to presse forward after the knowledge of God in the spirit that as the kingdome of Christ is spiritual and not of this world so may the Saints Kingdom likewise be in the spirit and so all their enjoyments may be spiritual enjoyments this is that will make the soule fat and wel-liking in the Lord fill the soule with joy peace which the world is not acquainted with their eyes never saw it nor their hearts conceived it neither are they like to see it unlesse the Lord make them spiritual SECT X. Of Death Resurrection Judgement and the state of the Saints after judgment eternally with God FIrst of death It is appointed for all men once to dye Dust we are and to dust we must return and therefore it behoves us to expect it All the dayes of mine appointed time wil I waite till my change come Death is certain although the time be uncertain it is that none are in a common and ordinary way exempted from unlesse those Saints who are alive at the last coming of Christ they shal be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye 1 Cor. 15.51 52. and so shall bee caught up in the spirit to meet the Lord in the Ayre 1 Thes 4.17 Secondly of the resurrection That there shal be a resurrection of the body at the last day is evident Iohn 5 28 29. Iohn 11.24 with 1 Cor. 15. throughout Rev. 20.12 13. although this truth is by some denyed and by others too carnally looked upon some thinking that our