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A85438	A sermon of the fifth monarchy. Proving by invincible arguments, that the saints shall have a kingdom here on earth, which is yet to come, after the fourth monarchy is destroy'd by the sword of the saints, the followers of the lamb. / Preached by Mr. Tho. Goodwin, on Rev. 5. 9, 10. By which it will appear, that it is for the same truth (that formerly was so much contended for) that some of the people of God suffer at this day. Published for the truths sake.	Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1256; Thomason E812_9; ESTC R207633	19,861	35

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There are those that go yet further and say That though there is such a Kingdom belonging to the Saints yet they say withal That the Saints that have been before they shall during that Kingdom rise again so interpreting that place in Revel 20. according to the very letter I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Iesus and for the word of God and which had not worshipped the Beast neither his image neither had received his mark upon their foreheads or in their hands and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand yeers but the rest of the dead lived not again till the thousand yeers were finished This is the first resurrection Which resurrection that shall thus usher in this reign some interpret of a generation of Saints a multitude of Converts that shall come with the same Sprit and Power that all the Saints formerly beheaded had and so they are said to rise again in them as Elias is said to rise again from the dead in Iohn Baptist who came in the Spirit and Power of Elias But there are these reasons given to the contrary and that it must be meant of a true Resurrection and of a Resurrection taken in a proper sense for First It is said That the souls of them that were beheaded they lived how by a resurrection for he saith It is the first resurrection Now how do souls rise no way but by having their bodies united to them They are the souls of men that have been killed and killed by the sword now their Resurrection must be answerable to their death it is made the reward of it Their natural lives were taken away their Resurrection to life therefore must be taken in the same sense and proportion to the life which they lost And then again observe it is the very same souls in which you shall finde a great deal of emphasis for read the 6 Chap. vers 9. c. I saw saith he the souls of them that were slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held lying under the altar crying with a loud voice c. They were the Primitive Martyrs for this was in the beginning of the book Now here in the 20 Chapter he saith I saw those souls or the souls of them that had been slain for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God he useth the same description and he addes to them for the 6 Chap. is meant of the Primitive Christians slain under heathenish Rome those that had been slain under Antichristian Rome for he speaks of such as had purified themselves from Antichrist and which had not worshipped the Beast neither his image neither had received his mark upon their foreheads or in their hands and they saith he lived and reigned with Christ a thousand yeers But the rest of the dead lived not again No wicked men shall rise then they are reserved until the day of judgement But to what end is this First That as these Saints do now govern the World invisibly as I said before so they may then do it visibly And great must needs be the glory and happiness of those times Secondly That which the Angels do now invisibly the Saints shall then do visibly The Angels now have this World subjected to them and all the affairs thereof and the execution of the Decrees of God are still said to be done by them But saith the Apostle Heb. 2. 5. Unto the Angles God hath not put in subjection the world to come whereof we speak And he doth not speak of the World to come after the day of judgement for it is that Kingdom which Christ shall have before he giveth up all things unto the Father This world here therefore is subjected unto the Angels that do ministerially rule and who do work with the Spirits of men this way and that way for the good of the Church in opposition to Satan But then all shall be done by the Saints in a visible maner Thirdly Hereby they are made conformable to the same state and condition Jesus Christ was in whilst he was in the World he was mean he was under all sorts of oppression he dies his Soul goes to heaven he riseth again and after he was risen he stays here below for many days converseth with his Disciples at times instructeth them in the things of the Kingdom of God appeareth disappeareth c. And if you ask me What will the life of men be thus risen I ask What was the life that Jesus Christ led during those forty dayes before he did ascend And if you object that this will be a diminution to their happiness I answer It was no diminishing of the happiness of Jesus Christ Assuredly he injoyed more blessedness being risen and his Soul and Body united then when his Soul singly and alone was blessed and yet for those forty dayes he was here upon the Earth Think my brethren of the day of judgement whenas Jesus Christ himself will come with all his Saints and Angels out of the place of Heaven into this visible World and it will ask a long time to judge the World because he will judge it as a man and lay open the secrets of all hearts and we may be sure that will be done in this visible World The Angels that come down from heaven to earth do yet see the face of God therefore it is no derogation to the happiness and blessedness of the Saints And if you ask me Whether during this time they shall eat and drink I answer The children of the Resurrection neither marry nor give in marriage or do any such thing but they are as the Angels of God Christ after his Resurrection lived not upon any such thing no more shall the Saints although the number of them upon the earth shall be innumerable for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord and the Name of God and of Christ shall be set up in the whole earth and the greater part of the World shall be Saints And though those that shall then be found alive may haply eat and drink and build houses c. yet those that rise again shall not I have as briefly as I could opened this thing to you which here these Primitive Christians in the very beginning of the book have in their eye Whether it be meant onely of that generation of Saints and of the Resurrection in the 20 Chap. or onely a Resurrection by way of succession in comparison of former times or whether yea or no it shall be a true and proper Resurrection I leave undetermined onely this I say That certainly there is some great thing after all the Kingdoms of the world have had their turnes for the Saints to have and that on earth both by the promises in this book and by all the prophecies of all the Prophets which have been since the World began And therefore as Peter saith Seeing we expect such things what manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness FINIS

A SERMON OF THE Fifth Monarchy Proving by Invincible ARGUMENTS That the Saints shall have a Kingdom here on Earth Which is yet to come after the Fourth Monarchy is destroy'd by the Sword of the Saints the followers of the LAMB Preached by Mr. THO. GOODWIN on Rev. 5. 9 10. By which it will appear that it is for the same Truth that formerly was so much contended for that some of the People of God suffer at this day Published for the Truths sake Prov. 24. 21. And meddle not with them that are given to change Printed at London for Livewel Chapman at the Crown in Popes-head-Alley 1654. To the Reader THe doctrine of the SAINTS REIGN ON EARTH is matter of great Comfort to the People of God because of the glory which shall be revealed in that day This Sermon coming to my hands at such a time as this wherein the Truths of Christs Kingdom this Reign of the Saints are SO blasphemed and spoken against even by the quondam-Assertors and Professors of them and when men are become SCOFFERS this term FIFTH-MONARCHY-MEN being made a mark of Ignominy and Reproach I thought it my duty to communicate it to thee Reader that the Truth may be vindicated and the Saints comforted in this evil day This Excellent man hath proved this Truth by such undeniable Demonstrations that I am perswaded all the Enemies Christ and It hath are not able to gainsay To perswade thee to ponder them I suppose I need not the honour and esteem the worthy Arthor hath in the hearts of all good men that have either heard or read him will be a suffictent Motive Onely give me leave to point out a few things to thee We are told page 6. That the Saints have an influence in the managing the affairs of the world by their Prayers If so let us consider what a TOTTERING CONDITION they are in who have the trayers of the Saints engaged against them yea though but of a few despised ones who are not clothed with the glory and power of this world I do remember that this good man told us in another * Preached Feb. 5. 1645. on Rev. 15. from ver 1 to 5. Sermon That the prayers of a few Saints have a mighty prevalencie to turn the state of affairs in the world The prayers of the Saints against those that oppress them will still bring the vintage the vintage of Gods wrath on Protestants that provoke him on them An Angel cries out of the Temple seeing the Name of Christ profan'd by those that profess Christ and yet are opposers of the Saints God hears their voice and sends it for them and will continue to do it c. Further we are told in the afore-mentioned page That though the Saints know not what Christ will do next yet they are guided as it were by a spirit of Prophecie to seek for those very things which he is about to do Then how cautious ought we to be of CENSURING those of Gods people who go beyond us in their prayers and desires lest we prove Opposers of the Spirit of God in them Again page 6 7 c. That the Saints in heaven rule the world and by converse with the Angels have a knowledge of the great things that are done on earth When a soul is converted there is joy in heaven and when Rome is destroyed there will be joy in heaven Rev. 18. 20. and Rev. 6. 9 10. The souls under the altar newly slain they cry to God to avenge their blood Now what may we think the Saints in heaven who within these ten yeers last past lost their lives in the Cause of Christ are EMPLOYED ABOUT at this time they understanding by the Angels what great are come to passion our earth May we not justly fear they are crying to God How long O Lord holy and true dost thou not judge and avenge our blood c. Surely things are not now as if THE GREAT INTEREST OF STATES AND KINGDOMS were minded the Imprisonment of the Saints speaks another kinde of language But let us not be discouraged our Lord Jesus hath foretold these things that so we might prepare our selves and when they come to pass our hearts may not be troubled These are signes of his coming and many more he gives us that he is coming and will not tarry Come Lord Jesus come quickly Even so Amen By a servant of the Saints who waits for and expects the Kingdom and Power of our Lord Jesus A SERMON OF The fifth Monarchy Revel 5. 9 10. And they sung a new song saying Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation And hast made us unto our God kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth THe scope of this whole Chapter is as I have shewed you heretofore to set forth in the beginning of this Prophecie The solemnity of Christs undertaking to be king and to execute under God all his decrees contained in this book to fulfil and accomplish them in governing this world to the end thereof for the good of his Church In the first verse therefore you have all being acted in a Comick way God the Father sitting upon a Throne holding a book in his hand and to glorifie Christ the more that he alone was able to undertake the execution of the things contained in that book a Proclamation was made Who in heaven or in earth was able to open the book and to loose the seals thereof so vers 2. In this strait because none was found worthy to do it Jesus Christ steps up and takes the book out of the hand of him that sate upon the throne so vers 7. And then from vers 8. the Chapter is spent in the acclamations of the spectators of all sorts which are cast into three several Rings or Rounds standing round about the throne There is first the acclamation of the Church of men on earth vers 8 9 10. There is secondly the acclamations of the Angels standing round about the Church of men in a Ring remoter then they from the throne vers 11 12. And then you have the common multitude that do stand without every creature in heaven and in the earth and in the sea all singing Praise and glory to him that suteth on the throne and to the Lamb for ever and ever I am yet in the acclamation of the Church of men on earth contained in the 8 9 and 10 verses Where you have first their description vers 8. Secondly the song which they sing in the 9 10 verses and that for two things first because that the Lamb had redeemed them so vers 9. and secondly for advancing them to be kings and priests unto God And then lastly you have an Inference or a triumphant conclusion they collect from all what they had seen and

for seven yeers to feed among the beasts of the field the Angel that comes down and gives the command for it saith This matter is not by me alone but it is by the decree of all the watchers that is of all the angels and by the word of the holy ones they all concur in it And thus Junius interprets that place I added likewise for the strengthening of this a third Scripture Revel 6. 9 10. where the souls under the altar newly slain having their souls severed from their bodies under that great and last persecution under Dioclesian for to those times doth that cry refer they cry for vengeance upon their blood Not onely doth their blood cry as Abel's is said to do from the beginning of the world but their souls are said to cry The Papists that they may bring in the doctrine of the invocation of Saints departed which is that great doctrine of devils or of Daemons rather which the Apostle foretold should be brought up in the world and is the greatest idolatry that ever was upon earth they teach that the souls in heaven do there know all things here below in the glass of the Trinity and of the Godhead And our Divines that they may wholly take away that Argument for invocation of Saints from the Papists many of them have denied that there is any knowledge at all of the things that are done here belowe But my brethren there is no connexion between their knowledge of the great affairs of this world and having an influence into them and their invocation none at all For First no man is able to affirm that they know all particular things here and yet me-thinketh no man should deny but that they have knowledge by the Angels that are continually messengers from heaven to earth of the great things that are done here There is joy thorowout all heaven when a soul is converted And in Rev. 18. 20. when Rome is destroyed as there will be joy thorowout the whole earth so there will be joy thorowout the heavens also when that City is ruined in which is found the blood of all the Apostles and of all the Martyrs and Saints slain by the power and authority of that City for so God hath ordered it from the Primitive times to this day then saith he Rejoyce over her thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets for God hath avenged you on her I say there is no connexion between those two That because they may be supposed to know some of the great affairs of the world that therefore they must be invocated Invocation therefore is upon these grounds denied by our Divines and justly too For First it is certain and cannot be denied that the Angels do know the things of this world for they attend there as ministring spirits continually which the other do not and yet because they know them it is no argument at all that therefore we may invocate Angels or pray unto them to pray for us If a man were sure that an Angel were by him and now attending on him as I am certain there are Angels attending the Saints for they are their great guard in all places especially in the Churches in their publike Worship yet he hath no warrant at all to desire that Angel to pray for him God hath not appointed such a way of communion between us and him Secondly we have no warrant to believe that the Saints in heaven do hear us when we pray unto them to pray for us and least of all to think that one Saint should be able to hear a thousand nay ten thousand Saints on earth at one time it is the greatest absurdity in the world to imagine it and yet how many suitors hath that one virgine Mary The Saints departed may be supposed to have a great interest and priviledge and participation with Jesus Christ and a great honour communicated to them for the managing of the great affairs of this world and yet there is no consequence nay the clean contrary that therefore we should invocate them because that no man can be assured nay it is certain they do not hear the prayers of any much less can they hear the prayers of so many which is the dotage of the Church of Rome But lastly it is flat Idolatry and that for this reason Because that Christ being ascended into heaven is constituted and appointed a Mediator there and therefore for any to pray to the Saints in heaven to pray for them is to have another Mediator before Christs face whereas he alone hath took on him that office for There is one mediator between God and man the man Christ Jesus And so now I pass from the Explication of those words and come to the third thing which I take it is more eminently aimed at in the text and in these words We shall raign on earth I shall open what I conceive to be the meaning of these words exceeding briefly not intending to make a Subject of any thing in this Chapter For when I first took it in hand I onely purposed to run cursorily over it First then it is evident that there must be some great eminent advancement yet to come as the consequent of Christs being King which these Saints here had in their eye This I shall open to you by degrees For first if you mark it upon Christ's taking the book which was his undertaking to be King of the world they fall out into this Outcry of praise and rejoycing We shall raign on earth This is the fruit this is the issue this is the conclusion of Christ's having taken the kingdom and undertaking to be King And it must needs too be some great and eminent thing which must have an eminent and conspicuous accomplishment for it is that thing which is next in their thoughts They over-look all priviledges else and do pitch upon this and parallel it with Redemption For if you mark it their song of praise runs but upon these two things Thou hast redeemed us with thy blood and hast made us kings and we shall raign on earth Secondly it is some eminent thing to be fulfilled at an eminent time to come For mark the difference Thou hast made us kings say they thou hast given us that title and that honour at the present but we SHALL raign speaking of it as of a thing yet to come They are kings and they do raign in that respect by prayer but yet they raign in sackcloth yea but we SHALL raign say they Now that you may the better understand how it is to come and when it is to come for otherwise in all other respects the Saints are Kings in all ages but I say that there is a peculiar time in which it is to be accomplished which they have now in their eye To make this clear to you do but consider the natural contexture of what now followeth in this discourse They utter this you see in the beginning