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A59938	A plain and evident discovery of the two personal comings of Christ one at the beginning of his thousand years reign, Rev. 20, 4, with his holy and blessed raised saints in the Now [sic] Jerusalem, come down from God out of heaven, Rev. 21, the other after the little space when the thousand years are ended, &c. : whereunto are added many profitable applications of the same doctrine for all sorts of persons.	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1670 (1670)	Wing S3408; ESTC R38237	52,178	52

six copies distinguished by a comma to be understood in that sense of new creation of things not spiritual regeneration as men use to take it when all such faithful Spirits shall be counted as our Saviour speaks worthy to obtain that World and the Resurrection of the Dead that which is called the World to come Heb. 2.5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And when Abraham's Isaac's and Jacob's posterity shall enjoy that Land with them Deut. 30. to ver 11. Deut. 32.43 as Davids Kingdom shall then be stablished before himself for ever to the end 2 Sam. 7.16 And so likewise the Promise and Covenant made to David of the Kingdom for himself and his Seed for ever will then in Christ the Seed of David on Earth be fulfilled when also the first Adam's lost dominion as was fore-prophesied Psal 8. and explained and applyed by the Apostle Heb. 2. will be regained to the raised Saints from the dead at the first said Resurrection by Christ the second Adam Consider seriously these Scripture-evidences and the things held out by them 16ly Such Prophecies as speak of good things to come to Israel Ephraim or Joseph together with Judah joyned with them usually contain something belonging to the great Restauration at Christ's appearing and his Kingdom 1 Tim. 4.1 when he first begins to judge quick and dead at the first session of the day of Judgement when God's ancient People of Israel or Ephraim and Judah shall be joyned together into one stick under one King to them both for ever even Christ being his Promised Seed which will be accomplished in those last dayes as was said from Ezek. 37. 17ly When David by his prophetical Spirit foretelleth of things incompetible to his own Kingdom or to his natural seed such things must necessarily be referred to Christ's glorious Kingdom on Earth See Iren. p. 77 78 79 80. in the thousand years 18ly Again it is observable in Mystical Prophecies that the Spirit of God seems many times to lay down great things in generals and after by degrees to give expositions of them See Abridgm on Dan. as in Nebuchadnezzar's dream Dan. 2. and Daniels Visions of the same matters Dan. 7. both which are by Daniel and the Angel in the same chapters in some brief way first expounded and both again more particularly afterwards in the following Visions in their order chap. 8. and somewhat in chap. 9. but afterwards more fully in many things in their order in his last large Vision chap. 10 11 12. and so in the Revelation in chap. 4 5 7. some general heads are touched at which are more particularly explained in a great part of the Book following So in the latter part of chap. 14. the decay of the Papacy is spoken of which afterwards is again explained chapters 15 16 more briefly and some of the Vials again more largely chapters 18 19 20. 19ly In the Book of the Revelation when things are not said to succeed one the other as 1st 2d 3d c. as the Seals Trumpets Vials but one measure of time is assigned and suited to them all or one table of Chronology is fitted to them all such distirct Visions are contemporaries as all that concerned the true and false Church in Antichrist's time have the same measure though diversly computed by months dayes and a time times and an half all agreeing in 1260 years the date of the Beast the mourning-time of the Witnesses the Woman's Wilderness-condition by which also the Whore of Babylon the ten crowned Horns with the two-horned Beast c. are limited to their seasons So all those Visions under or after the 7th Trumpet See the Irenicon pag. 30. have one Chronological Table to compute their time as chap 11. to v. 15. contained the forty two months for the night-workers in darkness and a thousand two hundred and sixty dayes of such as are of the Light and walk therein So all the Visions I say in the three last chapters have one Chronological Table to compute the time of them all to wit a thousand years wherein Christ will reign with his Saints the Devil shall be bound and shut up c. the New Jerusalem come down from God and God's Tabernacle be with men and the New Heavens and New Earth and the Paradise of God and the Tree of Life and the pure River c. all for the said time of the thousand years and so are contemporaries and all strongly there asserted and confirmed See Irenicon in several places 20. Observ After Christ Jesus our Saviour had finished his Farewel Sermon Joh. 16. he then in the presence of his Disciples made that most excellent declarative Prayer Joh. 17. wherein a large Prophecy of many things to come is very divinely though mystically couched wherein we may observe many things in order according to the Will of his heavenly Father set forth by Christ which should afterward according both to his prayer prediction or disposal be done and hath herein caused to be recorded which shall have their due accomplishment in their times begining from his making that excellent prophetical Prayer who alwayes prayed according to his heavenly Father's Will and as he said was alwayes heard of him and so it is to be known by us that all here he prayed for in respect of himself his Disciples and the faithful Pastors and Christians succeeding even all such as his Father had given him till his coming again and all that believed through their word namely the Apostles Doctrine through the time of the wicked world which he prayed not for till the time of the good world came that should both believe and know him whom the Father had sent when that Glory should be given to his own that the Father had given him concerning which he then made his Will v. 24. that they should behold his Glory in his Kingdom Dan. 7.13 14. at the Resurrection in that World to come of which he speaks Luke 20.35 36. which as was said Heb. 2.5 is stiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the world habitable to come of which the Apostle there said he spake namely chap. 1.6 where he had said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when he shall bring his Son again into the World that is the second time he saith and let all the Angels of God worship him for he shall then as both Daniel and from Daniel three of the Evangelists witness Christ's words of his coming come in the clouds of Heaven as was foretold of him and all his holy ones with him both Saints and Angels And in reference to this order of this prophetical declarative Prayer of our blessed Saviour observe the ensuing steps of his proceeding therein to the said purposes which we have already hinted to be now further observed and duly considered accordingly Ver. 1. he saith Father glorifie thy Son that thy Son may also glorifie thee which was evidently soon after answered in his Resurrection from the dead

A plain and evident Discovery of the two Personal Comings of CHRIST one at the beginning of his Thousand years Reign Rev. 20.4 with his holy and blessed raised Saints in the Now Jerusalem come down from God out of Heaven Rev. 21. the other after the little space when the Thousand years are ended c. Whereunto are added many profitable Applications of the same Doctrine for all sorts of persons Rev. 22.20 Surely I come quickly Amen Even so come Lord Jesus THese words contain Christ's most certain Asseveration of his second Personal Coming whereunto is annexed the Spirits and Brides assent consent thereunto and their assured expectation thereof in its time and due order They are the last words of holy Scripture saving a usual Salutation and therefore like to be words of great consequence and that if we consider how and by whom spoken and how and by whom entertained and improved as in the latter part but we shall not here insist on them as to handle them as a Text save only as they hold out to us the great Personal Appearance of the Coming of Christ 1 Thess 2.8 now shortly approaching which the world in great part as it is likely will not believe till they in great part feel the terror of it when at the said Appearance and his Kingdom he will begin to judge both quick and dead 1 Tim. 4.1 as in the sequel we doubt not will by the assistance and guidance of God's Spirit and Truth be made to right enquirers evidently to appear In chap. 1.7 it was proclaimed with an Ecce a note of observation Behold aforehand for the Churches great consolation before her troubles began that even then her Deliverer had begun his journey as it were for her help and deliverance Behold he cometh with clouds and every eye shall see him and they also that pierced him but also for the wo and misery of the wicked world likewise for all Nations shall wail because of him and both these ascertained with Even so Amen to shew that his coming in the clouds of Heaven in such a glorious manner as the holy Scriptures abundantly shew or with clouds as here shall be most certain and infallible and of great concernment for his faithful People to observe all along to remember consider and improve through all the orders of times in this most sacred Prophetical Book But now at the latter end when he comes to set home this lesson in its due order of accomplishment as foreseeing what hindrances in that respect his People would find in the latter dayes he then striketh hard and often upon this string to rouse them and awaken that Faith that then would be hard to be found Luke 18.8 saith he in his own person three times in this 22th chapter first v. 7. Behold I come quickly again v. 12. And behold I come quickly and lastly in this 20th vers Surely I come quickly still in each verse encouraging his People to wait for his coming that would make amends for all and that in the worst times before his coming which would then shortly be when the last head of the Roman Monster was to fall in its order into utter perdition in the Armageddon battel Rev. 16.14 16 17. and fully executed chap. 19.11 c. and that he should most certainly then so come to set up his glorious Kingdom on Earth and then to have his reward with him for all sorts v. 12. Rev. 11.18 that so as the Apostle Paul speaks all that suffer with him in his Kingdom of Patience may reign with him in his Kingdom of Power as their Messiah and Deliverer on Earth 2 Tim. 2.12 That they may serve him without fear there in holiness and righteousness all the dayes of their lives Luke 1.74 So by these and the like means the Bride the Lamb's Wife the Mystical Body of Christ then shortly to be made perfect in one as John 17. our Saviour prayed on Earth at his first-coming for his Saints happiness on Earth at his second coming should according to the due order of things set down in this most divine Book expect it in the end of the Roman Kingdom and when his own glorious Kingdom as Mediator should succeed on Earth and become that Mountain filling the whole Earth Dan. 2.35 of which he sets down in the four last chapters First the removal of the hinderers the Pope and his adherents chap. 19. and then of the Devil and his angels chap. 20.1 2 3. Secondly the erecting of his excellent Dominion first by the Brides making ready when she should so sing her Alleluja's upon her Enemies ruine in the old mother-tongue c. Rev. 19.1 2 3 4 5. and also the Saints be raised in order first such as were beheaded and then c. chap. 20.4 and more fully chap. 11.18 who must then have Judgment given to them that is power of judging on Thrones ver 4. Dan. 7. and this for a thousand years and having shewed what Satan with the last Gog and Magog chap. 20.7 8 9 10. should attempt for a little space till both be sent to Hell and in what way and manner he will thereupon begin the last Session of Judgment from ver 10. to the end he then in the two last chapters decyphers the excellent blessed and holy state of his own and his Saints Kingdom upon Earth with their priviledges and advantages therein as may abundantly appear from chap. 21 22 wherein from the consideration of this his own next Personal Coming he stirs up all his People to come to him to be fit to welcome his Coming v. 17. The Spirit and the Bride say Come and let him that heareth spiritually come and let him that is athirst come c. that when they hear him say ver 20. Surely I come quickly they may by faith and with fervent desires as his Bride say Amen Even so come Lord Jesus And all these warnings with frequent assertings of these things which he sets down in these four last chapters of this Book as chap. 19.7 8. These are the true sayings of God ch 21.5 These words are true and faithful chap. 22.6 These sayings are faithful and true and v. 10. forbids this Book to be sealed because the time is at hand viz. in the order of the accomplishment of all contained in this Book and in this 20th vers concludes with his own most sure testimony He which testifieth these things saith Surely I come quickly c. All which he seems to do as knowing how the faith of these things would be resisted in the world about the time he should so come in the clouds or with clouds as chap. 1.7 even this coming of which he saith Surely I come quickly And as we now find by experience at this very time as respecting his special spiritual powerful coming so much slighted and opposed by most of men and his next personal coming is not like to be less slighted

be faithful or saved and that in a few successions amongst such long-lived persons at the end of 1656 years as the old World's time is computed it was then for mans wickedness and impenitency drowned by an universal deluge saving those few in the Ark with Noah and they not all good neither But afterwards the more remote men lived from the first Adam's fall and the nearer they drew on to the 2d Adam's first coming the more clearer manifestations of God's Grace have appeared in the World But when Christ at his said first coming both purchased and tendered greater Grace towards both Jews and Gentiles and that more clearly and largely than ever before Yet how few as our Saviour warned of either sorts in comparison even in the best times have under that Kingdom of Patience been saved Mat. 7.14 Luke 12.32 but especially all that time the Wrath hath lain heavy upon the Jews according to their own Curse upon themselves and their Posterity in a remarkable visible manner for above sixteen hundred years And so strait and narrow hath the way been found to Heaven in all the times of this Kingdom of Patience even to the Gentile Christians through all the Heathenish Heretical and Antichristian Persecutions even to this day that few as our Saviour said Mat. 7. have since found it But when the times of the Jews free-promised mercy who are also yet beloved for their Father's sake Rom. 11. shall once appear the Grace of God by Christ will not only be rich and wonderful to them and to them more especially But also together with them to those Gentiles then to come in at their rising Isa 60.3 to 17. with other like places for then he the great Messiah will appear wonderfully glorious in respect of both then made one in him Joh. 10.16 the second Adam and that not only in the tenders of his Grace as formerly to the Jews before Christ's birth and afterwards towards all in the first preaching of the Gospel but also then his glorious Grace will appear in the power and efficacy thereof abundantly in his pouring-forth his Grace and Spirit upon them both and causing them to walk in his wayes according to his promises Ezek 36. Jer. 23. Deut. 30. 1 to 11. And likewise then he will shew himself in his Person more powerful to save his Saints and subdue his Enemies than the first Adam was weak and sinful in ruining his natural race and giving all Enemies advantage against all God's Chosen People till that time that as Luke 1.74 they shall then be delivered from those Enemies and the hands of all that hate them to serve him c. for from that time of his Kingdom of Power neither Enemies temporal or spiritual shall have thenceforward any advantage or power to hurt the Saints though once they will attempt it Rev. 20.8 9. So that what the first Adam lost for himself and his posterity so foolishly sinfully and shamefully the second Adam will then happily manifest he hath again regained even to his spiritual seed on Earth most holily powerfully and gloriously 25. Obser Our Saviour ascended from Mount Olivet Acts 1.12 and was then taken out of his Disciples sight by a cloud ver 12. and he shall so come again in the clouds said the Angels v. 11. as is shewed Mark 13.26 Rev. 1.7 and it seems probable that Propbecy of his feet standing upon Mount Olivet at that time when he will at his coming again manifest himself to the Jews for their National Conversion and as Mr. Mede is of opinion will then speak to them will then have its fulfilling Zech. 14.4 which chapter sets forth many things then to be accomplished c. 26. The Prophet Malachi speaks of two harbingers or forerunners of Christ at his first and second coming The first was John Baptist Mal. 3.1 Behold I send my Messenger before thy face c. which was applied by the Angel Luke 1.76 Matth. 11.9 10. shewing in what sense he was called Elias by the Angel here and by our Saviour afterwards as Luke 1.17 namely in the Spirit and Power of Elias and our Saviour speaketh of both Eliases together Mat. 7.11 12. and what the turning of fathers to the children may be see Eph. 2.14 The other harbinger or forerunner which Malachi speaks of chap. 4.5 6. to be before the great and dreadful Day of the Lord come which whether it shall be Elias the Tishbite or John Baptist raised again from the dead as several of the Ancients have severally conceived or whether it shall be one at that time to be sent as John Baptist was in the Spirit and Power of Elias at his coming again as the Angel before expounded concerning John Baptist Luk. 1.17 I will not contend But this I assuredly believe that that Messenger to be sent before Christ at his second coming spoken of Mal. 4.5 6. shall then also be spirited and fitly qualified for so great a work c. 27. Observ When the stamp of the Primitive times Dan. 4. latter part of the verse Many shall run to and fro See Irenicon p. 63 64. and knowledge shall be encreased and then Antichrist's time times and the dividing of a time v. 5 6 7. set forth mystically and very darkly to Daniel being things that concerned not the Jews directly but the Gentile Christians in both those times being to come a long time after He thereupon said v. 8. Though I heard yet I understood not though in part expounded to him before by the Angel Dan. 7.24 25. But of what concerned his People the Jews both before and after he had further such marks set down in the following part of the chapter that were like in time to come to be more discernable by them ver 10 11 12 c. as mainly concerned themselves in the time of the end chap. 40 c. but were to be shut up till then v. 4 9. See Abridgment on Dan. 12.4 5 6 7 c. 28. Obser Christ's eminent execution of his three great Offices in respect of his Universal Church in the three great Periods of the World is very observable in Scripture and Providence First of such his Prophetical Office under the Old Testament by his Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation Secondly of such his Priestly Office under the New Testament both by his Sacrifice and Intercession unto his coming again by his Spirit of Grace and Truth Thirdly in his eminent Kingly Office in his Thousand years Reign beginning when he shall begin to judge quick and dead at his Appearance and his Kingdom 1 Tim. 4.1 and continuing to the loosing of Satan after he hath been bound sealed up in the bottomless-pit the said thousand years Rev. 20. to be manifest then by his Spirit of Power and Dominion See these largely considered in seventeen Theses with Texts of Scripture in the Forerunner pag. 12 13. and confirmed by Arguments in the Irenicon pag. 33 34. 29. Observ The Spirit

and I doubt not will be owned more and more I am well assured are of so high concernment both for the glory of God and our Lord Jesus Christ and for the edification and comfort of his People in the last times that I shall be ready by his Grace upon all fitting occasions to warn all such as truly fear God to take heed either of slighting or rejecting of them for though they are of that nature that God hath in his most wise counsel reserved to be more especially known for his true Churches benefit in these last dayes when his ancient People the Jews are shortly to be converted unto Christ their Saviour as the Apostle Paul saith Rom. 11. and all Israel shall be saved that even as the Mystery of the Gentiles Conversion was hidden to the Jews and even for a time to the Apostles themselves when it was to take place until by Miracles Word Spirit and Visions they were powerfully taught to acknowledge it So theirs is like in great part to be hid to the Gentiles And as Antichrist was to come to be revealed to reign to be consumed with the breath of Christ's mouth uttered by his Witnesses but all to be fulfilled in a great Mystery all along to the most in the World saving unto some few persons and places unto whom by degrees God in special wayes of mercy hath been pleased from time to time to manifest these things and yet I say but by degrees for the accomplishment of God's Mysteries have in all times been very wonderful and above mens reach ordinarily to discover And as the Apostle Paul was greatly honoured and imployed by the Jewish Rulers and learned Rabbies of his time whilst he persecuted the Christian Faith yet when afterward he preached that Gospel of Christ crucified and that unto the Gentiles was as much by those Jews persecuted and opposed himself and by all of their way so in a degree may it be expected of such as God manifesteth such things unto as he will accomplish in the end of the dayes as Daniel's phrase is which shall appear to be against the interest of men in the world or above the ordinary strain of the times that many though not all will slight and oppose them even until God fulfils them and such their slighting and opposing is like to be as to the Jews of old the occasion of such his fulfilling of them Dan. 12.10 But then many such will they nill they must give glory to God as Rev. 11.13 for so it pleaseth God usually to hide great things from the wise and prudent and to reveal them unto babes Luke 20.21 But to prevent and remove prejudices First then Let all serious Christian Spirits take notice that in those two first Books I have endeavoured to vindicate the true Doctrine of Christ's Kingdom on Earth to come from those unjust aspersions of Disloyalty to Kings and Magistrates as most opposit thereunto which though haply it hath been unpleasing to some yet otherwise I had not therein so approved my self unto God satisfied mine own conscience done right to many sorts of men nor to the Doctrine which I have been taught as I said before and this may three times be seen in the said Books in the first pag. 15. somewhat largely and pag. 41 42. reckoning such delusions among Satans Vials on Christ's Kingdom and in the second Book in the Preface of it towards the end of the second leaf c. Secondly Let all such observe that those things which as I believe I have by God's special guidance published are for the substance nothing but the true Scriptural explications of the old Articles of the Faith as Learned-men had before manifested from the best Antiquity and owned in great part in the most pure Primitive-times But yet upon a better ground for us are now to be owned from the most pure and infallible Word of Truth that more sure Word of Prophecy as 2 Pet. 1.19 whereunto all Christians are bound to take heed For as we profess to believe that Jesus Christ will come from the right hand of the Father to judge the quick and the dead and likewise to believe the Resurrection of the Just and the Life of the World to come as the Nicene Creed according to Heb. 2.5 And how these things shall be fulfilled our Saviour who best knew hath himself instructed his Church together with the time when in some good measure as Rev. 11.18 at his glorious appearing both beginning to judge the quick then by destroying of them that destroyed the Earth i.e. Antichrist and his Accomplices with the appearance of his coming as 2 Thess 2.8 and 2dly by giving reward unto his Servants the Prophets and unto his Saints and to all that fear his Name both small and great which is then to be done in the Resurrection of the Just as is further explained Rev. 20.4 5 6. when also begins the Reign of the Saints with Christ on Earth the said thousand years while Satan also shall be bound as ver 1 2 3. during which time our Saviour shews that the Apostles shall sit upon twelve Thrones judging the twelve Tribes of Israel Mat. 19.28 concerning which Period he more fully explains himself Luke 22.29 I appoint unto you a Kingdom as my Father hath appointed unto me where his Throne must be distinct from his Fathers where he sate on his right hand in Heaven as Rev. 3.21 is clearly explained which Kingdom appointed to him by his Father the Apostle shews 1 Cor. 15.24 at the end the same shall be delivered again to his Father when ends the said Kingdom that the Father had appointed to him with his Saints on Earth which began at his beginning to judge the quick and the dead at his first appearing as was shewed which continued all the said thousand years and the finishing of the Judgment of the Just and Wicked concerning which there are so abundant and evident proofs in Scripture that when Antichristian prejudices shall once be removed even that spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh as 1 John 4.3 which such do not in the Apostles sense that acknowledg not the fulfilling of all Christ's Offices in their seasons as the Scripture holds them out till his Mediatorship be consummate which the spirit of Antichrist hath all along opposed c. Then I say I confidently believe those glorious Truths will evidently be manifest and received in the true Church of Christ Thirdly Now for the Subjects of that Kingdom of Christ on Earth that we may give a little further taste of the Doctrine thereof before we proceed to the removal of the prejudices against it They will be first the Body of the Nation of the Jews c. for the most part miraculously converted upon Christ's glorious appearance and probably his speaking to them as in that pattern of St. Paul's Conversion and of many Jews about three hundred years after Christ as