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A43282	Seder olam, or, The order, series or succession of all the ages, periods, and times of the whole world is theologically, philosophically and chronologically explicated and stated also the hypothesis of the pre-existency and revolution of humane souls together with the thousand years reign of Christ on earth ... : to which is also annexed some explanatory questions of the book of the Revelations ... : and an appendix containing some translated out of Latin by J. Clark, M.D., upon the leave of F.M., Baron of Helmont.; Seder olam. English	Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.; Clark, J., M.D.	1694 (1694)	Wing H1394; ESTC R235336	106,660	246

excepted which is more illustrated by this Hypothesis there are sundry other places of Scripture which seem to be very much illustrated by the said Hypothesis no●withstanding that where Christ is said to have once appeared in the end of the World to purge away Sin by the Sacrifice of himself because indeed that Soul bore the name of Christ and Lord only in his twelfth Revolution For neither Abel nor Isaac or any other of those 12 Revolutions was called Christ nor ought any of them to bear the dignity or Character of Christ till they had performed their 12 Revolutions whereby that Soul ought to be fitted and prepared to Assume this excellent Title and Dignity Wherefore it is true that Christ was but once born in the Flesh and but once suffered for the Sins of all Mankind even according to the aforesaid Hypothesis because Christ did not assume that Soul in a personal unity as the seed of Abraham till the 12 Revolution 12. Lastly because Moses foretold that God would raise up a Prophet to the Israelitish People from amongst their Brethren like unto him The Word raise up seems to intimate that the Soul of the same Prophet had lived before in the Flesh yea was at time living in the Flesh. Moreover the aforsaid Hypothesis if it shou●d gain admittance would arm us with the most effectual Argument to convince the Iews that that was the very Messiah who was Born of the Virgin Mary and suffered under Pontius Pilate For he ought not to have come sooner nor later into the World than he did because if he had come sooner he could not have perform'd his Revolution o● 3996 years 〈◊〉 ought not to come later because 〈◊〉 some Souls would have fin●shed all their Revolutions before the Messias was come and so would have been frustrated and disappointed of the Fruit of his coming which could not be 107. But laying aside the aforesaid Hypothesis still the Argument remains as strong as before to convince the Iews that the Messias ought not to have come later into the World then he actually did The Iews themselves deny his coming sooner because indeed if he had come later then certain Souls would have compleated their 12 Revolutions before he came and so would have reaped no benefit by the Messias coming into the World 108. This Argment will be more forcible to convince the Iews because the Iews themselves do acknowledge the Revolution of Souls to live divers times in the Flesh altho' they are ignorant of the number of those Revolutions yet they expect that all shall at last be rais'd up and restor'd to ●ife in the days of the Messias that they may enjoy the Benefits of his coming when he shall come Now if it can be made appear to them from the Old Testament which they acknowledge and believe that there are 12 Revolutions of humane Souls living in a Body of Flesh and neither more nor less even till they are at length perfected in a good or evil I think we need not doubt but may positively conclude that the Iews at leastwise all who are ingenious and covet in any Measure or Degree the knowledge of the truth will be convinced that the Messias is come and in the next place believe his coming in the Flesh that he suffered Death and rose again from the Dead and in believing be converted and become true Christians which God of his Mercy hast●n and accomplish Amen 109. Paul in 1 Cor. 15.51 saith We shall not all sleep● but we shall be all changed in which Words he plainly hints that some of the Saints shall sleep after they shall be bor● a●ain in the Flesh and be again rais'd from 〈◊〉 ●●ead this indeed is affirm'd of 〈…〉 El●as ●ho are to come into the 〈…〉 Yea●s before the Millenium and 〈…〉 in the Flesh who shall proph●●● three Years and an half in the Wor●d and chiefly to the Iews and People 〈◊〉 Israel which three Years and an half being expir'd they are to be kill'd by the Beast and in three days and an half rais'd up to Life again in the same Bodies wherein they were slain and being thus rais'd up to Life they shall not remain on Earth but ascend into the Heavens and there remain with Christ till the end of the World and then indeed they shall come with him in the Clouds of Heaven 110. And that those two Witnesses Rev. 11. are those two Prophets who in a proper and litteral Sense were to be kill'd seems to me most evident which will be between the sixth and seventh Trumpet viz. in the end of the Interval of the sixth Trumpet as it is to be seen from the words of the Revelations Also the days of their Prophesie are 1260 Days not signifying so many Years but only so many common Days because there are not 1260 Years between the sixth and seventh Trumpet but only 260 and yet this admirable event will happen● between those Trumpets yea in the end of the sixth Trumpet for they shall be born and slain in the space of 45 Years before the beginning of the Millenium 111. That Elias shall come before the beginning of the Millenium appears from the words of Christ Elias truly shall come and restore all things 112. And lastly That Moses and Elias were to come and be slain and raised again from the Dead and then ascend into Heaven and remain with Christ the whole Millenium appears from Christ's Transfiguration in the Mount where were seen with him Moses and Elias and these are they whom God the Father hath ordain'd to sit the one at the Right Hand and the other at the Left Hand of Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven 113. Wherefore they are of an higher Order and Rank than all the Prophets and Apostles 114. Therefore diligently weigh and consider whether Abraham Isaac and Iacob that sit in the Kingdom of Heaven be not Moses Christ and Elias of whom Christ has for the greatest Dignity Consider also whether the same Moses was not Enoch and whether or no what is written o● Enoch and Elias that they should be translated into Heaven doth not answer truly to this Translation of M●ses and Elias for in the first Translation they did not obtain the Resurrection of a glorified Body but it ●a●her happen'd to them in a figure for Ch●●●● only was the first of all that attai●●● the R●surrection of a glorified Body 〈…〉 is call●d in Scripture the first 〈…〉 among the De●d and the first 〈…〉 the Resurrection from the Dead 〈…〉 ou● Lo●d and Saviour Jesus 〈◊〉 arose ●ir●t of all from the Dead 〈◊〉 ●ore to suffer Death then the first o● all● who s●●ll arise after him is Moses and Elias and then the other Prophets and Apostles with all the Saints every one in his Or●er 115. And that those two Prophets and W●●n●●ses in the Revelation were indeed Moses and Elias is tacitely signify'd in these Wo●●● they shall have power to withhold the Rain

that it shall not rain upon the the Earth and to turn the Waters into Blood both which were in old time imputed to the said Prophets Moses turn'd the Waters into Blood and Elias had power over the Rain therefore when those Prophets shall come into the World they shall likewise produce these Signs and Miracles litterally understood 116. And indeed that Moses was not to live on Earth in the future Millenium seems to be clearly figur'd from hence that he should not ent●r the Land of Promise but die in the Land of Moab of whom nevertheless it was said when he died that his Eye was not darkned nor his strength o● Nature impaired And altho ' God seem'd to exclude Moses from entring into the Land of Promise because he spake unadvisedly at the Waters of Meribah and so was thus chastised for it yet God out of his infinite Goodness and Mercy did transfer that Chastisement into a greater Favour and Blessing to him 117. Then as touching Abraham Isaac and Iacob they indeed did s●arce posse●s that Land of Promise but only conversed therein ●or a little time as Strangers and Pilgrims for that Land was rather promised to their Seed than to the Fathers themselves See Deut. 34.4 which also was a Figure of this My●tery that neither Abraham Isaac n●r Iacob sho●ld dwell on Earth in the Millenium but during the Millenium should remain together in Heaven 118. It remains now that we produce certain promises and Prophesies and other Testimonies of the Holy Ghost out of the Scrip●ures whereby may be prov'd that all the Saints shall be yet placed upon the Earth viz. in the Millenium to live together a most Holy and Bles●ed Life except those three extraordinary Men who instead of that reward on Earth obtain a more worthy and excellent Reward in Heaven The places of Scripture both of the Old and New Testament are these following Exod. 20.12 Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy Days may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Which promise Paul applies to the Gospel Eph. 6.2 Numb 14.12 The whole Earth shall be fill'd with the Glory of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jehovah Deut. 32.39 See now that I even I am he and there is no God with me I kill and I make alive I wound and I heal c. v. 43. Rei●yce O ye Nations with his People for he will revenge the Blood of his Servants and render Vengeance to his Adversaries and will be merciful to his Land and to his People Moreover in the second Book of Samuel chap. 23. ver 3 4 5 6 7. There is extant a famous Prophesie of the Kingdom of Christ to come in the end of the World and the destruction of the Kingdom of the Ungodly Likewise Iob hath attested his Belief that he hoped he should be rais'd up in the last day to live again in the Flesh ch 19.26 He likewise affirmed that he should enter naked into his Mother's Womb as he came naked out ch 1.21 But the Book of Psalms contains many famous Prophesies of Christ's Kingdom before the end of the World See Psal. 1. 3 4 5. Psal. 2. 8 9. Psal. 8. Psal. 37. 29. Psal. 45.14 15 16 17. Psal. 46.9 10 11 12. Psal. 68.31 32 33. Psal. 72.3 4 5 ● Psal. 90.13 14 15 16 17. Psal. 110. ●a●a● 〈◊〉 is almost wholly taken up in the Description of this happy Age and in a manner ●ll the Prophets do abundantly testifie o● th● same And so Iesse in these following ●●●●ces chap. 2. ver 10. to ver 22. c 4. v. ● ● c. 6. v. 13. c. 11. from v. 4. to v. 9. c. ●● c. 23. v. 21 22 23. c. 24. c. 25. from v. ●● to 12. c. 26. v. 1. c. 27. from v. 13. to 2● c. 51● 11. c. 52. c. 54. c. 58. v. 14. c. 60 61 62 65. from v. 17. to the end of c. 66. See also these places of Ieremiah c 12. v. 15. c. 30. v. 17 18 19. c. c. 46. v. 27. Ezekiel c. 36 37 47 48. Daniel c. ● v. 13 14 27. c. 8. v. 14● c. 12. v. 2 13 14. Hosea c. 6. v. 2. c. 13. v. 14. c. 14. v. 7. Joel c. 3. v. 15 16 17. Amos c. 9. v. 11. to 15. Obed. v. 17. to the end Mich. c. 4. c. 5. c. 7. v. 20. Neh. c. 1. v. 15. Hab. c. ● ● 4. Zeph. c● 3● from v. 8. to the end H●g c. 2. v. 21 22 23. Zach. c. 12. v. 8. c. 14. v. 9. Malach. c. 4. v. 1 2 3 5 Some of which Pl●ces have been alre●dy fulfilled and are now a ful●illing in some Degree in Relation to the first Fruits but the Final and Total accomplishment of all these things appertains to the Millenium See ●●so the following places of the New Testament Matt● c. 15 v. 5 c. 19. from v. 28. to v. 30. Mar. c. 10. v. 29.30 The words with Persecutions are to be transferred with the following Luc. c. 18. v. 30. Acts c. 3. v. 21. Rom. c. 13. v. 11.12 1 Cor. 15. from v. 42 to v. 52. 1 Thess. c. 5. v. 15.16.17 Heb. c. 4. v. 9 10 11. 2 Pet. c. 3. v. 13. Iud. v. 14. Revel c. 11. v. 15. to 19. c. 20. v. 4 5 6 7. c. 21. v 1 2 3. 119. Those seven Churches of As●a to whom St. Iohn wrote his Revelations do most certainly signifiy the seven Intervals of the Universal Church from the Death and Resurrection of Christ to the end of the World Now the Interval of Philadelphia whose Seeds is not only now in the World but her first Fruits also begins from the Year 1702 and continues to the Year of Christ's Nativity 1777. At what time the Millenium shall begin for the promise of New Ierusalem on Earth was chiefly exhibited to the Church of Philadelphia lastly the Millenium being almost expi●'d follows the Interval of the Church of Laodicea but this Church belongs not to the Saints of New-Ierusalem but is of another Order and of a different kind who will have the profession of the Christian Religion but without sincerity And because God hath invited them to Repentance 't is possible they may Repent and yet for all that not enjoy the Millenial Happiness nor the Resurrection of the Just in this World But their Salvation and Happiness will be deferred to the next succeding World But those that do not Repent will be cast into Hell Fire with other Wicked and ungodly Men where they shall suffer most Tremenduous and Inexpre●sible Torments at least for the space of 7000 Years And they are such whose Sins Christ said should neither be forgiven in this World nor that which is to come Certain Annotati●ns to be Added 1 Because the number of the Beast Revel 13. is said to be 666 and is called the number of a Man this very well agrees with what has been said before for every Face contains 333 Years and because

Millenium that shou'd not dye but be changed 9. It appears also that when the Millenium is finished Gog and Magog shall gather themselves together against the Saints to slay them which certainly they cou'd never attempt to do if they did not live in a Body of Flesh. 10. This is more largely con●●●●'d i● that the Saints even until 260 years after the beginning of the Millenium shall marry and propagate Children for the State of Matrimony and procreation of Children is not beneath the dignity of the future Millenium for Ad●m in his Paradisical State before the fall had a Wife and tho' he had not sinned wou'd have known his Wife and have begotten Children 11. But that the Saints do for some time in the aforesaid Millenium contract Matrimony and beget Sons and Daughters appears from Isaiah Chap. 65. where the Inhabitants of this of this New Heaven and new Earth are pr●mised that they shall build Houses and in●●●ite them plant Vineyards and ear the F●●●t of them they shall not labour in vain ●or bring forth in fear for they are th● Seed of the Blessed of the Lord and their Off-spring with them yea in the same Chapter 't is affirm'd of the Sinners who shall live in the Millenium that they shall live to an hundred Years nor shall any die in Infancy and the days of the Saints shall b● as the days of the Tree of Life for so hereto●ore that place was read by the Fathers that is they shall live a thousand Years and then shall not die but ascend into Heaven in a Body changed which Adam would have done if he had not sinned 12. Now that new Heaven which will be c●ea●ed in the future Millenium will be only new in respect of their excellent natures 13. Ioseph's Bl●ssing by his Fa●her Iacob which belongs to the said Millenium clearly demonst●ates th●t they should marry and beget and bring up Children Gen. 49 2● 26. For among ●●her Blessings which he had he wa● also blessed with the Blessings of the B●easts ●nd the Womb which have a respect to Wives and Mothers whose Blessings also oug●t to reach to the utm●st bounds of the everlasting Hills viz. to the second Resurrection when this Body of Flesh shall be changed into a Spiritual Body and being thus changed shall ascend into the everlasting Hills that is into the highest Heavens 14. Therefore those Words of Christ that in the Resurrection of the Dead they do not marry nor are given in Marriage but are equal to the Angels are to be understood of the second Resurrection but not of the first because certainly in th● first Resurrection they shall not be equal to to the Angels but as Adam was in Paradise before the Fall 15. And hitherto may be referred those wo●ds of the book of Wisdom 3.43 Blessed is the Barr●n and Und●fil●d who hath not known the Sinful Bed for she shall have Fruit in the Visitation of Souls 16. Now all the Sons Daughte●s of the Saints in the future Millenium are the Souls of all the Saints that ever have liv'd in a carnal Body since the beginning of the World and finally raised up to Life in a ●ody of Flesh and bo●n of Fathers and Mothers into the Wo●ld for none shall enjoy the Reward and Blessedness of the ●uture Millenium but such who have lived an holy Life on Ea●th from the beg●nning of the World Moreover Christ called this Resurrection of the Saints unto Life regeneration 17. And therefore all Saints that enjoy the Millenium shall then be born into the World in a carnal Body and shall have Fathers and Mothers according to the Flesh. 18. Nor will this seem strange or incredible to any one after it is clearly demonstrated from Scripture that we have all lived several times in a Body of Flesh yea for many years and Ages of years 19. This Truth being once demonstrated and granted in a manner all the Mysteries and things dif●icult to be apprehended of the future Millenium will be most easily understood for the Ignorance of the Souls being born again and returning to Life in a body of Flesh hath mightily obscur'd the Mystery of the future Millenium and in a manner all other Mysteries of the whole Christian Religion which indeed when the said new Birth or carnal Regeneration is demonstrated will display themselves and appear with a wonderful sweetness facility and evidenc● of Truth 20. First therefore it shall be demonstrated by certain Arguments drawn from Scripture that the same Souls after the death of the carnal Body were again raised to Life and born of Parents in a Body of Flesh. 21. First this is proved from the express Words of Christ himself who called Iohn Baptist Elias yea affirmed him to be Elias himself Matth. 11. Mark 9.12 and declared him also to be the same that was to come But that where Iohn denied that he was Elias is to be understood of the Mystery of 1045 Years couch't under the name of Eliah which also signifies the strong and mighty God for that Dispensation or Ministration of Iohn answers not to to the name of Elias but the name of Iohn which signifies Grace but when he shall be born again into the World that Dispensation will most excellently suit with the name of Eliah 22. Secondly 'T is proved from that passage of St. Paul to the Romans where discoursing of the unbelieving Iews he affirms that they shall after many Ages believe in Christ and finally be reunited to their natural Root but the force of the Argument concludes in behalf of those Souls who were unbelieving in the Apos●les days which after certain Ages were to believe in Christ after the fullness of the G●ntiles was converted to the Christian Faith which Conversion of the Iews we yet expect 〈◊〉 Earth even of those who were unbelieving in the Apostles days for all the Iews which are natural Branches shall be saved and their Hearts shall be opened and that too before the beginning of the Millenium 23. Thirdly 'T is proved from Matth. 23.35 compared with the 2 Chron. 24.22 where Christ a●●irms that those very Iews who were contemporary with him in the Flesh had kill'd Zacharias the Son of Baruch c. But this Wickedness was committed in the days of King Ioas more than eighty Years before Christ's Incarnation * See Matth. 21.35 c. compare here-wit● 2 Chron. 24.22 But if any should affirm that this was not their own but their fo●e-Father's Crime and imputed to them because they were led by the same Spirit of Iniquity and Impiety I answer This cannot destroy the force of the Argument because according to the R●ghteous Ordinance of God the Sins of the Fathers are not imputed to the Children beyond the third or fourth Generation even when the Children are led by the same Spirit and follow the same steps of their Fathers But be●cause many Generations have interven'd between that Wickedness and the

this VVorld do not descend in●o ●ucceeding VVorlds to be born any more in a Body of Flesh but remain to all Eternity with God and Christ in the Heavens ascending continually unto greater Glory and Dignity but those who are not per●ected in t●is VVorld nor have attained the Glori●i●●tion of their Bodies do descend into ●●cceeding VVo●lds to be bo●● in their o●der and turn in a Body of Flesh until they 〈◊〉 at la●t p●●fected and have obtained the 〈◊〉 of their Bodies in the Hea●●●● 80. And it is worth our consideration ●nd diligent enquiry whether or no from ●he proportion of the holy City compared into the whole Earth may not be Mysti●ally and as it were abstrusely represented ●o us how great a part of Mankind of this World shall be saved in this World First ●herefore let us see what is the measure of ●his holy City in its solid content Iohn in the Revelations saith this City was equal in length breadth and depth that it was ●2000 Stadia or Furlongs in length that ●s 1500 of our Miles for eight Furlongs make a Mile therefore the ●olid content of the City is ●●●5●00000 Miles as in the M●rgin But as for the Mea●ure of the Earth we will suppose 61 Miles for every degree which is one Mile above the vulgar Computation and then the Circum●erence will contain 21960 Miles but the Diametre will contain 6989 Miles ⅙ whereof is 1164. To find the Superficial content multiply the Circumference by the Diametre that is 21960 by ●987 the whole Sum is 153434520 Miles lastly multiply the aforesaid number by 6987● of the Diametre and the Product will be as in the Margin 178597781280 Miles the 〈◊〉 content of the Earth which if you divide by the solid content of the Holy City the Quotient will be 52 with the remaining Fraction as in the Margin Therefore after this rate the Holy City will be in proportion to the whole Earth as 1 to 52 and ⅛ thence will arise that great year of 365000 Years wherein all the Souls on this Earth are to be saved for if the 1 52 part of Mankind be saved in one World then in 52 Worlds or Weeks of Worlds that is 365000 Years all Mankind will be saved 81. 'T is likewise to be considered whether or no that slow Motion of the eighth Sphere as 't is commonly call'd doth not answer to the great year of Iubilee of 50000 Years that is seven Worlds or Weeks Ex. gr Let us suppose this ●ighth Sphere to finish its Revolution in 49000 Years one degree of the said Sphere will make 138 Years which doth not much differ from the vulgar Computation of Mathematicians 82. Therefore for the clear understanding of many Mysteries of true Philosophy we must have a true and exact Chronology or Computation of times from the beginning of this World to the end thereof 83. The true Chronology from the beginning of the World to the end of it is to be ●ound in and deduced from the Scriptures for to what purpose are parts of Chronology exhibited to Men in Scripture with such care industry and diligence of Writers unless all the parts of it were exhibited also for if the Scripture fails in any part of Chronology it fails in all and if it fails in all 't is vain and unprofitable to exhibite any part which is absurd and therefore all parts of Chronology are to be had in the Scripture otherwise the Scripture were certainly very imperfect but the Scripture is perfect giving a perfect Testimony not only of ●ll the Doctrines of true Religion but ●lso of all the parts of true Chronology without which the Doctrine of true Religion is maimed and imperfect 84. Now the true Chronology of the World as it is in Scripture contains from the Worlds Creation to the ●ruci●iction of our Saviour Christ 3996½ Years From the Crucifixion of Christ to the e●d of the World 3003½ Years which in intire Years from the beginni●g of the World to the end thereof is 7000 Ye●rs 85. And that our Saviour Christ was to be Crucified and raised from Death to Life in the end of the fourth Millenium from the World's Creation may be clearly evinced for divers reasons 1. The Analogy of the six days of the Worlds Fabrication or construction of the 6000● Years of this World for the first day by a wonderful Analogy agrees with the first Millenium the second with the second the third wi●h the third the fourth with the fourth the fi●th with the fifth the sixth with the sixth and las●ly the seventh with the seventh Millenium which also is the Sabba●h of this World that the Sun Moon and Stars were placed in the Firmament on the fourth day This most excellently and clearly points out that Christ the Son of Justice should come in the fourth Millenium and ●scend into the Heavens to enlighten all Men. Lastly by the Moon and Stars the Church with the Apostles and Evangelists 〈◊〉 clearly demonstrated 2. The entrance of the High Priest in the Sanctum Sanctorum or Holiest of all once a year to expiate the Sins of all the People in the end of the ●eventh Month apparently signifies that Christ by vertue of his Blood should en●●r into Heaven it self in the end of the ●our●h Millenium of the World which ex●ctly agrees to the end of the seventh Month to wit the 22th day of the seventh Month which was the last day of the Feast of the Tabernacles for by the Rule of Three as 7000 Years is to 3996 so is ●65 days to 208 days and in 208 days are contained the days of six Months from the Vernal Aequinox to the 22th day of the seventh Month that is 187 and 21 which together make up 208 3. This is confirmed by the division of time from the beginning of the World to the Resurrection of Christ delivered in the second Book of Esdras ch 14. And this Division is made into twelve parts where of ten and an half were elapsed when the Angel delivered those things to the Prophet Esdras which Division also Christ made into twelve hours and called the time of his Incarnation the twelfth Hour saying to the Iews Are there not twelve Hours in the day Work whilst you have the day c. clearly hinting that that very time was the twelfth Hour from the Worlds Creation Now how many Years one hour of the Day or Night doth consist of may be positively concluded from that mysterious Psalm the 90th ver the 4th A thousand Years are in thy sight but as yesterday and as a Watch in the Night but a Watch of the Night contains three Hours Therefore if a thousand Years be as a Watch of the Night or three hours one hour will be the third part of a thousand Years that is 333 ● Years and Christ arose from the Dead in the end of the twelfth hour which answers to 3996 Years from the beginning of the World● for 333 multiplied by 12