21.5 in the beginning of both our last books and shall by Gods gracious assistance do in some other of the Epistles but especially as a pattern of all the rest in the Epistle to the Hebrews to manifest that Revelation Interpretation of all such said Parts of Scripture is the best and most sure Interpretation of them 5. It is manifest from the many Parallels in the Books of Daniel and the Revelation and of the admirable connexion of both First of the matters and things and secondly of their times or the Series and order of them both First from their many Parallels as 1. The manner of writing them both Rev. 1.19 first of the things which both of them had seen 2. of the things then in their own time as we observed in our Summary of Daniel pag. 3 4 5 c. And 3dly of the things that shall be afterwards c. where many things are set down suiting to one another and though Daniel set forth more generally and briefly all the four Monarchies chap. 2. and chap. 7. yet at the end of them in both chapters he shews the state of things to be in the 1000 years at the end of chap. 2. he sets down the beginning of the Kingdome of the Stone at v. 44 c. about Christs Ascention to continue for 1666 years which should break the Iron Roman Monarchy in that time and it self become a Mountain filling the whole Earth v. 35. when the time of the ten Kings ch 7. and the little Hornes time time and halfe a time viz. of the Beast or Antichrist haply the Turk also for there are many Resemblances of both c. shall be extinct and therefore in that ioyenth chapter he speaks of the first act of the Judgment of the great day to give the body of the Beast to the burning flame when he had also the Vision of Christs comeing in the Clouds to receive his universal and perpetual Kingdome in the world next after the Beasts Date of a time times and half a time are out explained by 42 moneths and 1260 dayes in Rev. 11. briefly in passing over the Persian v. 1 2. and running through much of the Grecian Monarchy in ch 11. to v. 36 he comes to the Roman at its height in Christs time and after in the primative Persecutions v. 36. and to the Popes v. 37 38 39. and so by the Saracens in that time of the end v. 40. and the Turks v. 40. that King of the North of whom as the second Woe-trumpet he proceeds to speak v. 41 42 43 44. to his end 45. about Christs appearance and so ch 12. setting forth the time of Christs appearance and Kingdome he gives farther explications of the times of the Beast v. 5 6 7. and those before it verse 4. and in reference to Christs said comeing ch 10. he had a Vision aforehand of his glorious person and so had St. John ch 1. and as the man in white Linnen ch 12. as the great High-priest declares the time viz. of that last Gentile Monarchy should be no longer than Christs appearance so Christ the same person swears the like Rev. 10 at the sounding of the seventh Trumpet which is the very same time see more in our Parallels of the Roman and Christs Monarchy from both Books And he that is able to make these and the like Parallels understandingly by Gods Mercy may soon prove very judicious in matters respecting the said happy state of the 1000 years so excellently set down by Christ farther to explain these last things in the 4 last ch of the Revel And 2dly there is a wonderful connexion of the Misterious times of Daniel with those of the Revelation succeeding them first the great Calender of 2300 years in ch 8. of Daniel misteriously given by Palmoni or the secret Numberer as it is opened v. 17. by him at the time of the end the Vision shall be and v. 19. in the last end of the indignation viz. against the Jews and v. 26. as a Key of both to be shut up for many dayes with many other Reasons in our Summary on that text which manifest it to be the measure of the times of the Gentiles Dominion and Israelites and Jews joynt Bondage which contains Daniels three Monarchies past and the Romans to Christ and thence by vulgar account 1700 years to Rev. 19 ch as in Restitut p. 26 27 28. until the ruine of the Beast and until Christs said Kingdome of the Mountain begins likewise in Daniels second Number of the 70 weeks from the execution of the Command in the 20th year of Artaxerxes Longimanns about Anno Mundi 3550. to build the City Jerusalem to Christs putting an end to sin by his death and bringing in everlasting Righteousness by his Resurrection and Ascention in the middle of Daniels last week making up 490 years when the God of Heaven set up the Kingdome of the Stone for its 1666 years and is also the period of Antichrists Date Rev. 13. ult to be found out by the Spirits Divine Wisdome in Daniel and St. Paul who saith the apperance of Christs comeing will destroy him 1 Thes 2.8 and this Number of Daniel proceeds iâ— connexion with the Revelation from Anno Dom. by vulgar account about 34. by adding the said Divine Number as I esteem it both wayes 1666. for the end of the Kingdome of the Stone then beginning that of the Mountain as v. 35. and also the end of the Beasts Date and so stands in connexion with Daniel in respect both of the former and latter times of Daniel and Revelation so suiting admirably each to other c. 3. For Daniels third Mistical Numbers connexion by a mark of taking away of Sacrifice and setting up the abomination of desolation chap. 12. to be found many hundred years after and yet when it comes after Adrians the Emperours driving the Jews from sacrificing about 130 years after Christ and Constantines about 312. that it so wonderfully should be ordered about 365 in Julian the Apostates time that by such an eminent hand of God as we shewed pag. 6. of Abridgm of Dan. of Parral p. 34. it should then be taken away ultimately as publick at least to which 365. by adding the before revealed to Daniel 1335. thence to the blessed times the said Revelation number of 1700 years to ch 20. is so by that wonderful connexion made up by both these beloved Servants of God and Christs so strange agreement in witnessing joyntly to both Divine books from the same Holy Spirit which is one admirable evidence of the said Truth witnessed by both And as to the excellent Divine Contrivance of the Book of Revelation in two Schemes to ch 19. as an explication of Daniels short Hints for the Times during 1666 years under the Kingdome of the Stone Dan. 2.24 from Christs Ascention to his descending again as pag. 26 27. of Restitut with other things observable in the order of it
c. by whom both the Elect Angels were confirmed in grace and glory and the sins of the Saints should through all times be purged away by himself for the good of whom he hath ever since made his Elect Angels Ministring Spirits having from Eternity given them by his said Covenant unto Christ Therefore the Spirit of God evidently so explains Psalm 8.4 in that excellent Epistle to the Hebrews chap. 2 6 7 8. speaking by allusion there to the first Adam but in both texts Christ is said to be the Son of Man which the first Adam was not but only by Creation the Son of God Luke 3. the last And this Son of Man Christ is he that was for a little season in the world made lower than the Angels but after Crowned with Glory and Honour who for the suffering of death as the Apostle speaks Heb. 1.3 sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high and hath all things as he goes on v. 8. put in subjection under his feet viz. Decretively and Declaratively not actually as all shall then be so the holy Apostle speaks there we do not yet see all things put under him v. 8. and now in some sort or sence the world is the Saints as 1 Cor. 3.22 but then it shall be not only as Christ now providentially orders all for their good therein but then it shall also be theirs in possession too at the said times of the Restitution of all things as our Saviour resolves in that world to come Rev. 21.5.7 Consider well as to this Head our Divine Theses in pag. 3 4 5 6 c. of our first Irenic and Abridg. p. 7 8 c. all though short yet of great weight 4. Gods word witnesseth that by an Eeternal Decree he hath appointed to set his King Christ upon his holy Hill of Sion Psal 2. according to his last Covenant with David for his sure Mercies respecting Christs Universal and perpetual Kingdome that he promised to him for ever 2 Sam 7.16 to the end that after all the vain attempts in the world to the contrary v. 1 2 3 which have ever been in acting since the Fall that Enmity was put by Gods Justice between the seed of the Woman and the seed of the Serpent Gen. 3.15 and will be to that very time when he shall come with his Saints to take possession of it which I doubt not but this Generation will shortly see and what a time of trouble will then be 'till Christs said coming ends it Dan 12.1 Rev. 16.18 experience will soon manifest but notwithstanding all that hath been is now in acting or shall be until then yet saith God I have set my King Christ the great King of the New Jerusalem as he stiles himself Mat 5.35 upon my holy Hill of Sion when also upon his asking as he did John 17.20 he will give him the Heathen for his Inheritance and the uttermost part of the Earth for his Possession and when he will make him his First-borne and so Heir to the Kingdome higher than the Kings of the Earth Psal 89.27 and Prince of the Kings of the Earth Rev. 1.5 and therefore when he destroyes the Beast and false Prophet at the Armageddon Battel his Name shall be written upon his Vesture and upon his Thigh whose Name also is called the Word of God v. 13. yea he had a name written that no man knows but he himself v. 12. but yet v. 16. his Name is so written King of Kings and Lord of Lords Rev. 19.11 c. whereupon he with his raised Saints shall Reign upon Earth 1000 years Rev. 20.4 6. which will be Gods said setting of his King Christ upon his holy Hill of Sion and his possessing of his said Davidical Kingdome for ever 2 Sam. 7. which from our 12 Foundations of our Faith hereof is abundantly evident with others Hence also it is very observable Acts 15.16 17. that the Holy Spirit upon the Apostle James his speaking of the raising Davids Tabernacle which the Prophet Am. shews ch 9.11 the last shall be so that the people shall never more thenceforward be pulled up out of their own Land as also is said 2 Sam. 7 and to be when the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in as Rom. 11. which he stiles all the Heathen that are called by my name to which text of Amos S. James having spoken of the Gentils first call which was in part as he said by his mouth v. 7. he then adds after that I will returne which words are not in Amos 9. but Gods Spirit taught him so to explain them and build up his Tabernacle also and as declaring it not to belong to that first call of the Gentiles but as Amos saith when all the Heathen shall be called by his name and thereupon adds that great general Divine Truth here to be especially applyed to the raising of Davids Tabernacle v. 18. known unto God saith he are all his works from the beginning of the world as if he would thereby teach Gods people that it was Gods eternal designe then to raise Davids said Tabernacle in Christ according to his Covenant with David viz. for his House his Throne and Kingdome for ever as 2 Sam. 7. and that all the works of God in the world since tend to fulfil that which is his great designe in that time in the world namely for Christ to reign in the renewed state thereof with his Saints in it where they had all been before so Conteamed Persecuted and Oppressed by the black Prince of this present evil world and by ungodly men also called the children thereof namely of this present evil world And thus we may see in all these particulars Gods eternal decrees are confirmed and explained by Christ as they shall take place in that state in those times accordingly of which much more will be manifest from the Divine exactness the comprehensive usefulness and the certain determination of Christ in his said Key which is chiefly the spirit of Prophesie and the Testimony of Jesus as he had before spoken by his spirit in his Prophets Rev. 19.10 The next evidence of the said sate in the said times is from the most ancient Declarations Promises and Covenants in his word unto the Fathers as the next revealed grounds of the same The first was Gods own Declaration upon Mans Fall That the seed of the Woman should break the Serpents head and because he was to be only the seed of the Woman and not of the man therefore was necessarily to be the Son of God as he was manifest to be in the in 4000 years after by the breaking of the Serpents head by degrees in respect both of his head of Policie and Power at last he should so make way for his own sovereignty and the Dominion over the Creatures at last to be restored to him as largely is to be seen in our Treatise on Gen. 3.15 so that in
Christ that Son of David be set up again when the spiritual and Divine part of the last Covenant with David shall most surely be fulfilled to the exceeding great glory amongst all his said Saints of his Wisdome Power Justice and Truth against the Serpent and his seed and of his Wisdome Mercy Goodness Faithfulness and Truth to themselves as in our Treatise of Resurrection is set forth The like Testimony now of the almost experienced time God gave by his other Divine Contemporary Mistical Prophet Ezeekiel ch 21.26 27. saying both of the fall of Davids Tabernacle in the last of his Natural Race I will overturn overturn overturn of the raising it up again as follows c. The fall is first redoubled there not only for certainty of its falling as the four Monarchies were twice revealed first to a Gentile secondly to a Jew c. but it seems to be a farther confirmation of Daniels large measure of the suffering times of the Jews and Gentiles under the same four Monarchies which by Gods Spirit seems expressly to be declared in the next words which declare the raising it up again viz. until he come whose right it is and I will give it him which was meant evidently of his second comeing for he came the first time to suffer not to reign neither doth God give it to him until his second coming at the destruction of the Beast Dan. 7.9 13 14. when the Tabernacle of David is to be raised up again in him But this three fold overturning was to be fulfilled in that long interim of their bondage 2300 years as since hath been found by experience neer to the end thereof The first overturn was by the Caldeans when the Jews were led Captive to Babylon But under the Medo-persians God wonderfully reduced many of them by working the Spirit of Cyrus to it to fulfil Jacobs Prophesie of the comeing of Shilo and Daniels 70 weeks to Christs finishing transgression by his death and bringing in everlasting righteousness by his Resurrection and Ascention when God set up his Kingdome of the Stone as was noted yet secondly under the Greek Monarchy their Land was saddly harrased and spoiled a long time betwixt the two Wings or Branches thereof Aegypt and Syria lying on both sides of it until the end of Antiochus Epiphanes his outrage when the Roman by Scripture account began under which their Land hath been again greatly overturned and turned into a Province until those Ruiners of that Monarchy viz. the Mahumitans Saricens and Turks both harrased it and took it and by degrees all the Eastern Empire also so that the Jews have changed only their Oppressors but not their Bondage and still in the Land of Magog or Roman Monarchy wherein they are to continue in that part until that Monarchy and their present Oppressor the Turk both perish probably together at Christs said appearance and Kingdom and thus through all that said time that three fold overturning will be very probably fulfilled and the Spirit of Christ hath in many things to come also witnessed by Ezekiel as well as Daniel though the Series and order of them is chiefly from Daniel But Ezekiel chap. 36. speaks of their Divine Grace as the foundation of all future Mercy so Daniel 12.1 2 3. ch 37. of their Deliverance and Union so Dan. 12.1 chap. 38.39 he had the Vision of Gog and Magogs destruction so Dan. 7. chap. 40. to the end of the Book the Vision of the New Jerusalem and the Temple upon the Enemies said ruine so Daniel at that end of their dayes shall stand up in his Lot in that state 3. It is manifest from Gods many explications of the said Predictions and promised Covenants and Mercies to the Fathers as they are afterwards confirmed and explained in the following Prophets all which are ultimately determined by the Revelation of Jesus Christ in the said state and time as respecting all such said Saints that shall then be raised by him to reign with him in his said Mediatory or Davidical Kingdome in the 1000 years and be in the New Jerusalem happy state then in the world at the times of the Restit of all things wherefore Christs said Revelation ought exceedingly to be regarded and believed besides other Reasons for the light it gives to all such Prophetical Scriptures for the manifold comprehensive usefulness of it c. And here we might proceed farther to shew how these Covenants were confirmed by the following Prophets which largely might be done had it not been set forth from Acts 3. as he spake by the mouth of all his holy Prophets in our Iren. ch 5 6 7 8. and in our 12 said Foundations with many other parts of our said work which is now by Divine disposal become a useful Comment upon our two last Treatises on Rev. 20.5 and Rev. 21.5 pag. 1 2 3 4. of Restitut Since Christs Spirit hath vouchsafed these great Discoveries to so weak unworthy an Instrument of late by the help of all our former Pieces especially of our more late useful Key and also our three first Convincing Arguments in the Word Written abundantly prove the same we need add no more c. and our Saviour Rev. 21. applyed divers Texts in Esa 60 c. to the time and state of the New Jerusalem as a pattern of many more c. 4. The fourth Scripture evidence is of the many passages in the Gospels and Acts and Epistles of the Apostles which receive no full and sure explication but by the help of Christs said Revelation which teacheth us also that they have relation to all the former heads 1. of Gods eternal Decree in all the said Particulars 2. To his declared or promised Mercies and Covenants afore named or to the Prophets Confirmations Explications or Illustrations of the same which all explaining their sence in the New Testaments and also is very evidently the most excellent Divine Key of all such Prophesies referring to that said time and state and even the Prophesie of Jacob and the like and the partial deliverance of the two Tribes wonderfully by Gods working Divinely upon the spirit of Cyrus to that end and Daniels 70 Weeks of Years all specially and immediately respecting the Messias or Shiloe's first comeing Yet since Gods Kingdome of the Stone began at or about his Ascention for 1666. years from that his spiritual powerful Victory over the Powers of Darkness then Col. 15. until his said glorious visible powerful victory be obtained over all his great Enemies making them then at the end thereof his footstool so we may thence also see the drift of that great Foundation then laid for the Saints said Reconciliation to God was to advance the glorious and blessed ends of Christs second comeing when they shall reign with him which we have already given instances of from Luke 20.35 36. explained in Resur by Rev. 20.5 and of Acts 3.19 20 21. explained by Rev.
that first Declaration we may observe first how all evil shall by him be taken out of the world viz. by Christs destroying the works of the Devil as St John speaks and that both in his Designes and actings by all his wicked Instruments in the old world and ever since in the new world especially in his designs of his three Babels as in ch 5. of our Iren. all to come to utter confusioon at his 2d coming having laid the firm foundation thereof by his death at his first coming by bringing in again at last oneness of Language peaceable and good Gvernment and vindicated his Gospel Truth from Mystical Babylons pollutions but more especially he will break his head of power by his great day of Judgment eminently at the first act thereof Rev. 19.20 and totally and finally at the last v. 11. And 2dly this in the next place God more generally made known to Enoch as St. Jude records it v. 13 14. who was a Type of Christs Ascention having this Testimony that he pleased God as the Apostle witnesseth as God was well pleased with Christ who having done all his wills ascended into Heaven and at his descending again begins the first act of his Judgment of his said great day when the body of the Beast shall be given to the burning flame Dan. 7. and the last act will totally and finally break hâ—s said head of power which our Saviour teacheth shall be after the 1000 years of his Reign with his Sts. Rev. 20. when Satan shall be cast into the fiery lake wherein the Beast had been 1000 years before The 3d to whom God revealed those Mercies so long before was Noah and that three wayes First as saving his Family by an Ark from that destruction with wicked men by the flood as a Type of Christs saving his Saints from the fires of Gods wrath at both those acts of Judgment against men and Devils And then 2dly on the other hand for carrying on of Good for the Saints then God in the second place made a Covenant with Noah for the Worlds and Creatures preserration until those last times and set the Rainbow in the clouds as a token thereof and also for the fruitfulness thereof for all their Accommodations till then and that the greatest fruitfulness should be in that last state as the Prophets afterwards both confirm and explain as Joel 3. Ezek 34. Amos 9.13 And in the 3d place God gives a Prophesie to Noah that his two Sons posterity viz. the Jews descending from Shem who obtained the first interest in Gods favour then and the Gentiles in their time descending from Japhet should be perswaded by God to dwell in the Tents of Shem. viz. to be of the true Church when the Jews were cast off Acts 13 being the two stems out of whose roots the Elect should mostly arise until Christs second comeing though haply many Proselites might spring out of Chams race since as before the flood out of Cains the former Call of the Gentiles Hos 10. is explained Rom. 9. and the joynt Call of both to come is explained Rom. 15. when the Gentiles with all Gods ancient people shall rejoyce together as Deut. 32.43 but after that time all Nations and People shall see the salvation of the great God of Israel when the Heathen as was said shall be given to Christ for his Inheritance c. and as Dan. 7.27 all the Kingdome and Dominion and Greatness of the Kingdome under the whole Heaven N. B. shall be given to the Saints of the most high with Christ and all Dominion shall serve and obey him And thus briefly of the said Predictions to the said three Fathers Adam Enoch and Noah all extending to the said time and state as our Saviour hath likewise by his Revelation resolved us c. Come we now to the Covenanted Mercies made by God to the following Fathers and their spiritnal seed for the Typical Canaan and Mount Sion therein c. to enjoy the benefits thereof through their Divine seed Christ for there are many disterences betwixt them and their natural races interest which was but conditional and so broken by them as we set down in many distinctions pag. 10 11 12. of Resurect but their spiritual Race with themselves will enjoy their sure interest in the renewed state thereof at the first Resurrection as in our Key of the Covenants with Abraham Isaac Jacob and David of which many great things are there observable pag. 6 7 8 c. and all suiting to Christs Revelation in the New Jerusalem state and Kingdome of Christ ch 20 21 22. all holding forth the truth and faithfulness of God as we more largely shewed both in the Systeme of promised Mercies and Covenauts and the Treatise following of Resur First Abraham the Father of the Faithful had a seven fold gradation of the said Promises and Covenants for the Land of Canaan and the chief City in it for his natural seed in the Type but as for his own interest he looked for a City that was then a sar of at the first Resur with his spiritual seed that hath foundations whose Maker and Builder is God which God saith the Apostle had prepared for the Fathers who Without us also shall not there be made perfect Heb. 11.10 16 40. or perfect in one John 17. in the New Jerusalem as the Lambs Wife Rev. 21.2 9. for as Abraham saw Christs day first and last by Faith so it is not to be doubted but he saw that City of an Heavenly excellency though it will be in the world then as our fifteen Reasons approved by the learned and judicious sufficiently manifest and so the Covenanted Confirmations to the like purpose made unto Isaac and Jacob as may particularly be seen in our said Key respecting all their three Covenants for here we only briefly touch upon them as affording us their strong evidence to these said Divine Truths The last is Gods Covenant with David as to his sure Mercies respecting his Kingdome gloriously to be set up in Christ when he shall return as Luke 19. from his Fathers right hand ceasing then as Mediator to sit upon his Fathers Throne Rev. 3.21 and coming to sit with his said Saints upon his own Throne then for all these said Fathers natural Off-spring were cast out of the Typical Canaan with a sore destruction for their great sins Mic. 2.10 and Davids natural Race ceased to succeed him over Israel and Judah for the height of their wickedness to the falling of his Tabernacle for their long bondage of 2300 years during the four Gentile Monarchies succeeding thereupon as God revealed to the greatly beloved Prophet Daniel and after his Visions is also contained in St. Johns the beloved Disciples book of Revelation whenas the Prophet Amos speaks ch 9. and is explained by the Apostle James Acts 15. that Davids Tabernacle at the end of the last Monarchy now neer approaching shall as was said in
and Kingdome of Christ than the first Adam had when he was the only Monarch of the world Yea this most Divine Book will carry us higher than the Creation or beginning of time to Gods eternal Purpose in the four said particulars all explained and confirmed in Christs Revelation Key By the help of this we may judge of the several Prophesies from the Fountains of them revealed in the Word of God as they relate to the Revealed and Promised Mercies in their particular drift as what relates to Adams what to Noahs to Abrahams Isaacs and Jacobs for their Land and what to Davids as to his sure Kingdome c. and upon these Discoveries of Gods so giving them title to that state from the said sure Promises Covenants they will then sing their Halelujahs upon such accounts which the Revelation teacheth both us and them as in our Saints Resurrection largly Thus we may evidently see that what God designed to be performed in the four particulars to be found in the 7th Millennium as Christs Revelation manifests he carryed on in the first times by revealed Predictions and Covenants to the Fathers and their Spiritual Seed through Christ which are also explained and confirmed by the following Prophets all which are witâ—ssed to by the Gospels and Acts and Epistles of the holy Apostles but lastly wonderfully exactly and most excellently explained and illustrated by Christs Revelation and what greater or stronger evidence of these Divine Truths can be conceived or desired Now for the second head what that state is declared to be from the word of God for farther we may determine nothing which we have so largely considered in the times of Restitution of all things both as to removing of Evils and conferring of good upon the Saints first bodily Resurrection which is their inlet into that happy state that we need here add no more but that Christians should attentively peruse for that reason both our said Books which plainly resolve the same And for the third to shew in a fit latitude the time when or the neer approach of that state it was the main drift of the said times of Restitution with their neer approach from p. 53. to p. 71. upon Rev. 21.5 and again to the same purpose from pag. 73. to pag. 77. Likewise for the fourth how or by what means Christs said Kingdome shall be set up not by any worldly means or any help of man saving by Humiliation Faith and Prayer or the like but only Divinely by the hand of God only such as are only called by him Rev 19. and Psalm 149.9 who as he was said to set up the Kingdome of the Stone 1666 years before Da. 2.44 which in that time hath and doth and will in a Divine Spiritual way break v. 34.35 44 45. all the adverse power of the Mettle Kingdomes which at Christs appearance shall all become as the Chaffe of the summer Threshing-flore so God will then give all the Kingdoms of the World unto Christ when he comes in the Clouds of Heaven Dan. 7.13 14. in the glory of the Father and his own glory and of all his holy Angels and his Saints shall then behold Christs glory in that said Kingdome which his Father hath given him as he willed at his death John 17.24 and tells his little little Flock that it is his Fathers pleasure to give them the Kingdom Luke 12.32 And lastly for the manifold usefulness exactness and excellency of Daniel and the Rvelation in cennexion together both for their Subject Matter and Order of Times being Divinely Delivered and ordered for such uses as we have shewed and especially in respect of Christs said Key in the four last chapters of the Revelation of which we have said so much in our last named Book and in what we have here added to that purpose to prove such a state shall be in the world in the seventh Millen that it is not needful here to speak any thing more thereof And for a farther example of all we have said as to the usefulness thereof for explication of Prophetical Scriptures we shall as we said now proceed to show how usefully and surely Revelation Interpretation resolves all passages of that nature We shall consider for a pattern what we find thereof in that excellent and Divinely perfound Epistle of the Apostle to the Hebrews who were a people specially concerned in that state We come now to give an Instance of the great usefulness certain exactness of Revelation Interpretation of all the said Prophetick Scriptures of all such passages in the New Testament as have reference to any of them and Christs Revelation sometimes in connexion with Daniels Prophetick Visions which appears to me to be an Ordinance of his own holy Spirit for that purpose of which we doubt not but to give a good account as God may give opportunity But for this most excellent Epistle to the Hebrews a people most concerned in that Renewed State of the 1000 years the Apostle Paul most probably though to avoid their emulation then conceals his name yet being chiefly to write of Christs Prophetical Office then comeing into its eminency under the New Testament writing to them takes occasion to insert much as it were by the way of Christs eminent Kingly Office in the ensuing state and Christ in his Revelation very Divinely opens all those otherwise dark and by many much mistaken passages as also he doth many of his own speeches in the Gospels that respect that time and state as was easie for us to shew if occasion shall require and St. Paul in this Epistle evidently shews himself to be that person rapt up to Heaven to learn such Divine Mysteries in this Epistle He begins to Mind them of their Priviledge with others succeding that God hath spoken to all such now by his Son whom he first sets before them by his glorious Titles of being the brightness of the Fathers glory and the express character of his person and then what he should be in the ishue of his proceedings as God had decreed both for the things times and way and means to fulfil them he had appointed him eternally to be heir of all things in the world it may be observed that he might well be so for he had made Heaven and Earth at first v. 10 11 12. yea but that was but his transient act before the fall but he hath three great immanent and long continued actings to pass through in his Mediatorship for still the Dominion of the world is usurped by the Prince of the Darkness of it and so first faith the second Verse farther he hath made the worlds viz. the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the states or several providential disposals as we opened before 1. Of the old World 2. Of the new World 3. Of the World to come which he speaks of ch 2.5 as we shall also farther shew by Divine Assistance and also 2dly he by the word of
his power upholds all things through all those Worlds viz. the said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or states of them and lastly purgeth the sins of his Elect through them all as was said before and so v. 4. and all the chapter to the end and throughout chapter the second he magnifies Christs Sonship by comparing him with the Angels shewing how far and in how many respects the sacred Scripture sets up this Son of God above the Angels he had said something before of his eternal glory for time past but here he illustrates his Sonship for time present to come wherein we may observe from Scripture ground that distinction of the learned of Christs being eternally 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the wisdome in the bosome of the Father and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word revealed or manifested in the flesh to be the Son of God in whose face as being made flesh and so God-man in one person as saith our Apostle all the Fathers glory is manifest 2 Cor. 3.6 John 1.12 and so he is the Fathers only begotten Son at his conception when the Holy Ghost overshadowed the blessed Virgin upon her Faith of the Angels Message at his holy conception Luke 1. and when the fame spirit of holiness with power raised him from the the Dead Rom. ◠4 Psal 2. Acts 13. and so he is called his first begotten from the Dead Rev. 1.5 for Scripture only speaks of his being the Son of God only in reference to some Divine Manifestation to be made in time towards his humane nature whereby God manifests and owns him to be his Son as he was first eternally decreed or Prophetically declared so to be but no otherwise and so at his Baptisme Matthew 3. and at his Transfiguration Mat. 17. at his Ascention as he prayed John 17. to have as the Fathers Son his former glory which he had c. so when the Spirit led him into the Wilderness to be tempted of the Devil he brought him to that tryal If thou be the Son of God c. Mat. 4. And at his Death Gods power was so manifest towards him that the very Centurion at that discouraging state strongly asserts it Truly saith he this was the Son of God And our Apostle here adds one more to come which is the greatest the most glorious and gracious accomplishment of the end of all others before in the world when he shall be brought again into that world to come N. B. which shall as he there shews not be subject to Angels but to the Son of God so gloriously then above all other times before to manifest him to be the Son of God ad his heir of all things as appointed for that time and state as his First-borne higher than the Kings of the Earth Psalm 89.27 as we shall farther shew as Christs Revelation Explication manifests from ch 2.5 And our Apostle from v. 4. having laid down many glorious Testimonies of holy Scripture for that great Title of Son v. 5. and of his comeing to take his Kingdome at his second comeing v. 6. from Dan 7.13 14. and of his Kingly Dignity v. 8. when Angels are his Ministring Spirits v. 7. but then at his said comeing again his Divine Throne which he shall then sit upon as the Son of David will then gloriously manifest also that he is the Son of God in that it will be to the end of the world being then ordered by his Scepter of Righteousness as Esa 9. as is explained v. 9. and the first Foundation he laid for this Kingdome was his creating Heaven and Earth v. 10. and as he made them he will also dissolve them in his time v. 11 12. with Rev. 20.11 but in the last place Gods spirit directs him v. 13. after his Divine manner to point out the time of his said Inheritance and Kingdome before spoken of v. 2 6 8. and that from that great Oracle Ps 110.1 so often repeated in the New Testament shewing it will be at the end of his sitting there which is at his second comeing or when he brings him again into the world v. 6. and in ch 10.13 until then as he shews he sits expecting the same till that time his foes shall be made his footstool and ch 2. after he had warned them of hearing God speaking by his Son v. 1 2 3 4. as he doth again towards the end of the Epistle ch 12.25 he proceeds to shew the preheminence of Christ in the world to come which is to begin then when God shall bring his Son again into the world as he proved before from Psal 97. which Ps foretels that time state and shews then will be the world he there speaks of and tells them it was not to be subject unto Angels but must be to the Son of God ch 2. v. 5 6 7 c. and to that purpose then adds a great Testimony from Psal 8.4 excellently here explained v. 6 7 8. where he teaches that the Creation at first since defaced by mans fall and Satans Usurpation and wickedness of Men which Christ had undertaken to rescue from his Tyranny for himself and those which the Father had given him for which cause he was made for a little time lower than the Angels and had made the purchase of the world anew which after he was to possess but first he must go to the high Court of Heaven to be gloriously put into possession in due time and then to return as Luke 19. to take his said Inheritance Kingdom possession when it is made fit for him at the Renovation of all things yea for him and his Saints in that time and state here spoken of as the Apostle expressly saith v. 8. we do not yet see all things put under him but our Saviours Revelation Key in the four last chapters gives an excellent account of that time and Gods way of performing them and opens all those things if men would humbly and conscientiously attend to it which I well through Divine Grace still more and more find doth strongly resolve all such things above all that man can say to the contrary and so as I am well from his word and holy Spirit assured he will make good before long time pass Now that this world to come is so be taken besides what was before said all fitly leading to it as by Gods Spirit so Divinely ordered note farther v 5. it is 1. stiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an habitable world and 2dly it is spoken of to be when God brings his Son again viz the second time into the world v. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Adverb there is joyned with the Verb and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 points it out to be a special distinct time and matter he speaks of though also another proof of his Divine Sonship because then at his second comeing all the Angels must Worship him and it is as was Prophesied of before Psal 97.7 and of