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The day-dawning and the day-star arising to the dispersed of Judah & Israel wherein is briefly handled their call and Christs second coming, whose day is neer at hand / by Tho. Collier.
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Collier, Thomas.
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fathers name for ever and men shall be blessed in him all nations shall call him blessed Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who onely doth wonderous things and blessed be his glorious name for ever and let the whole earth be filled with his glory Amen Amen So likewise in Psal 82. 8. after the description of Magistrates what they should be and what they should do defend the poor and fatherless do justice to the afflicted and needy rid them out of the hand of the wicked c. and then what they did judge unjustly and accept the persons of the wicked c. the Prophet seeing no justice to be done by men what ever they should be or whatever they pretend to be even as Gods upon earth pretending to do justly yet nothing less he looks further even to the righteous branch Arise O God judge the earth for thou shalt inherit all nations this is that should be the faith prayers and consolation of the Saints amidst all the troubles of the world and injustice and unfaithfulness of men that the righteous Lord loveth righteousness and his countenance doth behold the upright Psal 11. 7. and that he will take to himself his great power and will reign Rev. 11. 17. Isa 11. 1. there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots that is Jesus Christ the Son of David Act. 13. 23. and he shall be filled by the father through the Spirit of the Father withal accomplishments for so great a work vers 1 2 3. and then with righteousness shall he judge the poor and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked vers 4. Isa 32. 1 2. Behold a King shall reign in righteousness and Princes shall rule in judgement and man shall be a hiding place even the man Christ Jesus whom the Lord hath made strong for himself Psal 80. 17. and by whom he will rule the nations its true this prophesie hath been is and shall be made good in a mesure even in the day of his humiliation he hath been and is a King and a hiding place to all that truely believe in him but it shall be much more fulfilled in the day of his exaltation when every knee shall bow to him and every tongue shall confess him to the glory of God the Father Psal 45. 23. Phil. 2. 11. Isa 42. 1 2 3 4. Where you have 1. A description of Christ in his humiliation 1. What he is to his Father vers 1. His servant his elect one in whom his soul delighteth c. 2. His humility and patience in his suffering He shall not cry nor cause his voice to be heard in the street 3. His meekness and harmlesness A bruised reed shall he not break the smoaking flax shall he not quench Yet 4. He shall bring forth judgement into truth He shall bring forth judgement in the earth the Isles shall wait for his law all the discouragements shall not hinder him the greatness of his sufferings and the long time of his being rejected by his own nation c. shall not hinder him but he shall bring forth judgement into victory and establish Jerusalem a praise in the earth Isa 62. 7. Jer. 22. 5 6. Chap. 33. 15. Behold the dayes come saith the Lord that I will raise unto David a righteous branch and a King shall reign and prosper and execute judgement and justice in the earth c. this is the King promised in Ezek. 37. 25. and my servant David shall be their Prince for ever this is the fifth Monarchy mentioned Dan 2. or the little stone cut out of the mountain without hands that shall break in pieces all that have gone before it and shall be the last government in the world for he shall not leave the government to another people as all the rest have done and shall do v. 44 45. this is the kingdom and glory of the antient of days spoken of Dan. 7. 9 10. 26 27. this is that Michael Dan. 12. 1. that shall stand up a great prince which standeth for the children of thy people and the Lord shall be King over all the earth in that day there shall be one Lord and his name shall be one Zach. 14. 9. See this glorious truth preciously held forth likewise in the New Testament Phil. 2. from vers 6. to the 12. where the Apostle first describes him in his humiliation and then in his exaltation that God hath highly exalted him and given him a name above every name that at the name of Jesus viz. his kingly authority every knee should bow c. and this is it the Apostle mindes in the Epistle to the Hebrews Chap. 2. applying that which is written concerning Christ in Psa 8. Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet vers 8. but now we see not yet all things put under him but althings in this world shall be put under him and he shall reign till all his enemies are made his foot-stool Psal 110. 1. Mat. 22. 44. 1 Cor. 15. 25. Heb. 1. 13. this is likewise preciously minded Rev. 11. 15. the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign for ever and this is the thousand yeers reign spoken of Rev. 20. 4. Thus much shall suffice as in clearing the truth of the reign of Christ 2. The place where he shall manifest his glory in his kingdom and that is at Jerusalem in the land of Canaan that land which the Lord chose for himself a habitation for his name and people the place and City of his holiness even the mount Zion that place where our Lord suffered his shame and reproach shall he manifest his glory the Lord shall reign in Isa 24. 23. mount Zion in Jerusalem and there shall be glory before his ancients Joel 3. 12. Let the heathen be awakened and come up to the vally of Jehosaphat for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about there will the Lord sit and judge of the heathen and there will the Lord govern his people Zach. 2. 12. and the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy Land and shall chuse Jerusalem again let all flesh therefore be silent before the Lord when he ariseth up out of the habitation of his holiness 3. In this day of the reign of Christ will he gather together the dispersed of Judah and Israel into their own Land that although for their sins they have been put far away for along time yet they shall be gathered for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob and ransomed him from him that was too strong for him therfore they shall come and sing in the hight of Zion and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord for wheat and for wine