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
is set forth by Christ to be square and a perfect Cube the height as much as the breadth wâ—th all the excellencies set down by him Rev. 21. 22. It being mysterious we may not be too curious to inquire nor â—ash to determine though such things are there spoken of which are not on the other hand negligently to be overlookt as spoken to mans capacity yet this may be resolved upon That since such persons have then and there such happiness assigned to them God will make it every way suitable to such a condition But yet unto this glorious and happy Mansion which God prepared for that time for the raised Saints as he did wonderfully prepare a body for Christ when he became man even to that glorious Mansion the Scripture shews the Kings and Nations of the earth shall bring their glory and honour as Rev 21.24.26 probably not so much to add to it as to shew their affâ—ction towards it and the Owner of it And such help and comfort they may then bring as may be useful to the Nations that are saved walking in the Light of the new Jerusalem being in their bodies al ve as before to them it is probable there wi l be much good use made of such bounty of Kings and munficence of Princes and others in those times and Christ the great King much honoured by their Oblations c. Wherein it is probable the goodness of God may in such ways appear eminently in those times according to his many Prophesies and Promises to such purposes and the same God that hath appointed an eternity of Happiness hath likewise prepared a suitable happiness in that state for all sorts of his Saints then which experience will manifest though we cannot in all things now be resolved particularly God hath prepared that Jerusalem now above where are the spirits of just men made perfect and God will or hath prepared that City for them and others departed since Christs first to his second coming which shall then come down from him out of Heaven when their Bodies shall be reunited to their souls to remain with Christ in happiness in his Kingdom upon Earth and after that to all Eternity in the highest Heavens Object Another Objection may seem to be taken from Ezek. 16.55 56. c. When I bring again the Captivity of Sodom and her Daughters and the Captivity of Samaria and her Daughters then will I bring again the Captivity of thy Captives in the midst of thee which may seem an utter rejection of that people c. Answ That this Text or any other of the like nature is not to be understood of an utter final rejection of any of them let them be particularly considered First not of Samaria or the Israelites whose chief City it was for that in the appointed time of Gods mercy promised to them shall be again received and owned by him may from many Texts of Holy Scripture appear abundantly for those two Sticks of Israel and Judah shall be again united into one Kingdom as Ez k 37. Then will be fulfilled what the Apostle Paul foretels Rom. 11. that then all Israel shall be saved And secondly Sodom and her Daughters as well as Egypt and Assyria Esa 19.25 when it will be said Blessed be Egypt my people and Assyria the works of my Hands and Israel mine Inheritance Even Sodom it self may then have a part in that general Mercy at the great Restitution of all things though for its foul-sins now a stinking Lake in the mean time since then Mercy will be extended to all Nations to see the salvation of the God of Israel Esa 52.10 For all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God Therefore also Sodom and her Daughters and appears here so to be understood because joyned with the Israelites as before Egypt and Assyria were Es 19.25 to whom belong the Adoption and the Covenant and the promises as the Apostle Paul teacheth Rom. 9.4 to which purpose also read in this Chapter and consider ver 53 54 compared with and explained by ver 61.63 for as he spake of their return at the same time so toward the end of the Chapt. upon the foundation of his own everlasting Covenant he would give them to her for Daughters and at such a time as not only she should be ashamed for her former miscarriage but when he also would be pacified towards her for all she had done c. And although no mercy was to be expected to the Land of Judea or Jerusalem by their own Covenant which they had broken as is shewed ver 59. thou hast despised the Oath in breaking the Covenant wherefore God denies such mercies to be upon that foundation ver 61. Not saith he by thy Covenant but even upon that takes occasion to renew and confirm his own Covenant and that his everlasting Covenant for the comfort of the faithful then and of all times after to come in a glorious way of free grace formerly set down in the days of her youth and now again in this Chapt. repeated and confirmed as appears manifestly ver 60 61. to the end of the Chapt. in many full and forceable expressions if those verses be duly considered wherein the mercy of God reserved for them against those times is both largely display'd and strongly confirm'd which Covenant is yet also more fully explained and clearly distinguished by the Prophet Jer. 31 31 32 33 c. which likewise the Apostle Paul applyed in a more special manner to that people in his Epistle to the Hebrews though not excluding others Heb. 8. ver 8 9 10 11. according to what he had told the Gentils as a mistery as be calls it 〈◊〉 11.25.26 27. from the words of the Prophet Es 59.20 The 〈…〉 shall come to Sion and to them that turn from transgression in Jacob a like confirmation hereof we have again from the Prophet Ezekiel largely set down chap. 20.37.40 41 42 43 44 c. let all these Texts be serâ—ously considered to this puâ—pose wherein the riches of Gods free grace to that his ancient people after all their so great and so long wanderings from him are so largely displayed Quest But is not that which you call the New Jerusalem upon Earth to be meant of the highest Heavens Answ It is true that many have so understood it but again many othâ—rs that have taken pains in searching the intent of that and othet mystical portions of Scripture have been and are of a different judgment and that for many good and we ghty reasons as these following and the like 1. Because the last part of St. Iohns Prophesie Rev. 12.26 is said to be of things shortly to come to pass namely in their due order in the world and nothing by him there seen in Vision to be extended further then the worlds end when the measure of short or long time will utterly cease c. 2. The last Table of the
Kingdom on earth in that time of the uniting of Israelites and Gentiles in the grace of the gospel to come as Rom. 11. before named and the state of the said new Ierusalem when his rest shall be glorious as Esa 60.1 which by the context in Esa 11. both before and after the 10. v. may aboundantly appear But that which many such men seek chiefly to avoid is the yeilding of Christs Daviaical Kingdom here upon earth the doctrine whereof though in some parts of holy writ it be set down in a divinely mysticall manner yet the holy Scripture is plentiful for it and very punctual for the time when it shall appear and for many excellent and glorious things belonging to it if truly pious and dilgent search thereof be made as if that great Redeemer of his antient people beloved as the Apostle Paul saith for their Fathers sake would not come in his time appointed would not come to mount Sion to deliver them and others even to all such as shall turn away from transgression in Iacob as is promised Esa 59.20 when they shall look upon him when he appeareth whom they have pierced Zac. 12.10 and turn by true repentance to him from the iniquities of their fore fathers And in both these respects great scandal is given to the Iews for they know there is a strong entail of many great both spiritual and temporal mercies to their faithful fore-fathers and their posteritie in those times to come though for a time their sins withhold those mercies from them and that as they expect though haply not in that manner the son of David their Messiah will come to deliver them the sacred Scriptures give strong assurance and which time of their redemption seems to draw nigh as our Saviour teacheth Lu. 21.28 and that the Kingdom of God is nigh at hand v. 31. the signes whereof when they shall see he bids them there lift up their heads for then according to the prediction of the Angel to the blessed Virgin Luke 1.23 the Lord shall give to Christ the Throne of his Father David which is the same which our Saviour told his Disciples his Father had then as Dan. 7.13 14. appointed unto him even as he appointed unto them at the same time a Kingdom even that Kingdom that they may eat and drink at his table in his said Kingdom and sit upon Thrones judging the 12 Tribes of Israel Luke 22.29 30. which will be the only time for them to doe for afterward in heaven there will neither be such eating or drinking or judgeing or ruling over others or their cities as Luke 19.17 18. and it is to be observed those texts of Scripture speak of such Kingdom as was to come and therefore not to be understood of Christs spiritual Kingdom which he had both then and in all the times of the old Testament and as when Solomon the type of Christ in that particular sat upon the Throne of David 1 King 2.12.24 it could not be said he sat upon his Throne spiritually but personally in Ierusalem so neither in this respect can it be said that Christ of the seed of David according to the flesh shall then only spiritually but personally sit upon the Throne of David in the new Ierusalem which then as in the text shall be called the Throne of the Lord. Though he hath always as God had a spiritual Kingdom in the world but the sitting upon the Throne of David for the future belongs to him as man as the fruit of Davids Loyns according to the flesh Acts 2.30 which the Apostle Peter v. 35. shews should be when God makes his Foes his foot-stoole for as when Christ is frequently in the gospel called the Son of David we cannot in that sense say he is the Son of God so when he is said to sit on the Throne of David as Esa 9.6 we cannot in that sense say he shall sit upon the spiritual Throne of God for the spiritual Throne of God is in reference to spirituals But to fit upon the Throne of David as man will be to order it with judgement and justice as is foretold of him Esa 9.7 yea this said Throne of David which shall be given unto Christ as Mediator by his Father is so distinguished by himself as another from his Fathers Throne Rev. 3.21 To him that overcomes will I graunt to sit with me on my Throne even as I also overcame and am set down with my Father on his Throne Moreover the spiritual reign of Christ in the hearts of men is common to all the three Persons in the sacred Trinity but to sit upon the Throne of David as man is peculiar to Christ as Mediator as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God-man in one person so the spiritual reign of Christ is one thing but his sitting upon the Throne of David is another and from what hath been said they may fitly be distinguished in these respects following First God the Fathers Throne and Kingdom is eternal but Christs visible glorious Kingdom as Mediator is temporal only for a set time which will begin at Antichrists destruction Dan. 7.9 10 11. and at his own appearance 2 Tim. 4.1 and will end when he shall resign it back again to his Father as St. Paul expresly declares 1 Cor. 15.24 2dly God the Fathets is originally in or from himself but Christs Mediators visible glorious Kingdom in the world is given to him of the Father Dan. 7.14 And there was given to him Dominion Glory and a Kingdom that all People Nations and Languages should serve him Thirdly the Throne of God the Fathers Kingdom is in Heaven as our Saviour teacheth Rev. 3.21 but the Throne of his own Kingdom as Mediator God-man shall in that time be on the earth as in the text and People Nations and Languages shall then serve him as was last shewed and to make it evident it must be done on earth in the 27. v. of Dan. 7. it is said the Kingdom and Dominion and Greatness of the Kingdom under the whole Heaven shall serve and obey him Fourthly This Temporal Kingdom for the thousand years Christ will resign back again to the Father but his spiritual Kingdom as God he never received nor will ever part from of which there will be no end So that hence it may appear for Christ to reign spiritually in the hearts of his people as God is a thing many ways distinct from his sitting upon the Throne of David as man in the time of his visible glorious Kingdom on earth to come Let these things therefore by all such persons be seriously considered that they be not sinfully found to be pleaders against Christs Interest in this respect for which the Scripture is both clear and plentiful as Rev. 20.4 5.10 Dan. 7. Ier. 3.17 with many others c. See the Forerunner page 47 48. and let them remember the legitimate confession of Christ is to confess all things that belong to
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 estabâ—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
his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars Dream which were again set before him in a Vision of â— beasts to subdue each other till the Son of mans coming in the clouds of heaven to receive his Kingdom over the whole world upon the last beasts destruction Dan 7. and afterward in c. 8. in the end of the 9. in his last Vision c. 10 11 12. he hath things more particularly set down respecting the 3 last Monarchies and Beast-like states to the time of the standing up of Michael the great Prince at the destruction of the Turk and the deliverance of Daniels people c. 12. 1 c. as may more largely be observed from our Abridgement of Daniels Prophetical Visions and the Parallel of Daniels Visions with the Book of the Revelation so far as respects the time of the end or Gospel times from Christs first to his 2d coming when the 4 Mettle-Kingdoms will be utterly and finally broken as the dust in the Summer threshing and the wind drive them away as Dan. 2.35 and the Date of the 4th beast be ended Dan. 7. when the Kings shall be Christs and theirs to whom he hath appointed them as Luk. 22.30 concerning the particularities to be accomplished in above 2000. years space Daniel hath set down many things in such order as seemed good to the spirit of God to guide him and reveal any of them to him But under the last Kingdom or Beast Daniel hath many things shut up and sealed until the time of the end or Gospel times which Christ Jesus the Lamb hath since in the book of the Revel opened and explained in a wonderful divine manner yea and in great part fulfilled and accomplished likewise which leads us to the end of Daniels Visions when Christ should appear and Daniel stand up in his lot at the end of the days Which is the time the new Jerusalem is to have its being in the world and all the Promises and Prophesies concerning it and Gods antient people performed and when it shall be called the Throne of the Lord as from Christs own Revelation is sufficiently manifest and thus of the 3 ways of confirmation forenamed at the beginning Vse 1. Let us now proceed to some inprovement of this Truth by way of Application And first by way of Redargution or Reproof it may hence appear how much they are to be blamed that think and speak slightly of the great and national conversion of the Jews and the happy estate of the Jews and Israelites united in one Kingdom to be in the world in its season since Gods word doth so abundantly declare what wonderful mercie he hath still in store for them But much more of such as esteem them finally little better than cast-aways from Gospel-grace there is a vaile indeed upon the heart of that people yet nevertheless that Vail as saith the Apostle Paul 2 Cor. 3.16 when they shall turn to the Lord shall be taken away so that the hope of Israel shall not utterly fail or perish But least of all will many believe that they shall have such a glorious Church state as the word of God as we have here and else where shewed as they with the Gentiles when their fulness shall come in shall enjoy together in the 1000. years reign of Christ upon earth Let such seriously consider of it how unchristian it is to recompence evil for evil unto them The Jews 't is true in the Apostles time did indeed both despise and maligne the Gentiles and would not indure to hear of their receiving to mercie but they were for the most part the obstinate and unbelieving Jews or at least before God had wonderfully by word and vision by Miracles and the Testimony of the spirit put his owning of the Gentiles out of question in the Church then before wich time the evidence of the Gentiles hopes was both obscure and small in comparison of what the Jews have for the time to come and that of strong Scripture ground in Gods appointed time when both Iews and Gentiles shall be joynt heirs of Gods enlarged grace to them both And it seems very remarkable that when the Apostle Paul speaks of the first receiving of the Gentiles to mercy he quotes little Scripture for that purpose and those also which before were very obscure Rom. 9.25 c from Hos 2.23 I will call them my people which were not my people and her beloved which was not beloved and from Hos 1.10 in the place where it was said ye are not my people there they shall be called the children of the living God which had been difficult to have applyed to those times those places and persons had not God so powerfully and wonderfully confirmed and evidenced his good pleasure there in those respects But when he comes in the same Epistle to speak of Christ as the Minister of the Circumcision Rom. 15.8 9. and to confirm the promises made unto the Fathers whose posterity the Iews were and to whom the promises did belong as he shews with many other priviledges together with all the Israelites Rom. 9.4 c. he then heaps up many testimonies of the Prophets and from Moses and the Psalms that should all witness to the joynt happiness of both Iews and Gentiles when all Israel shall be saved in respect of the former when our Saviour came the first time be himself said Mat. 15.24 That he was not sent in his own person during the time of the Ministry but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel that was only to the nation of the Iews being the Minister of the Circumcision as the Apostles phrase is But for the said joynt grace to be aboundantly gloriously and wonderfully powered out on Iews and Gentiles at the time of his 2d coming without sin to Salvation he applyes many pertinent places belonging to that time seeming therein in a special manner to be directed by the spirit of God to teach the Gentiles as Rom. 11. Apostle doth largely discover that their greatest mercy is then to be looked for when the Iews shall obtain theirs as by a resurrection from the dead when all Israel shall be saved c. with much more to such purposes And all those texts which he names to that purpose Rom. 15.8 9 c. have special respect to the time of their uniting in one sheep fold one shepheard as our Saviour himself hath likewise fore-told Iohn 10.16 that there should be one sheep-fold and one shepheard the 40th Psalm is very prophetical of Christs wonderful prevalencie over his enemies then above what was competible then to David and Deut. 32.43 is the last part of Moses prophetical song for posterity that ends with the union of Israelites and Gentiles the 117th Psal is a short and pithy prophesie and form of praise for that very cause and Es 11.10 with much of that c. as both Mr. Mede and many others well observe to be a glorious prediction of Christs said