interpretation oâ— these thousanâ— yâ—ares permitting to the Revelation it's divine authority they ceased from their attempt which could by no meanes be freed from the censure of impiety Conceive thus them that the Seaventh Trumpet with the whole space of those thousand yeares and other predictions belonging thereto doth set forth that great day of judgement so much spoken of by the ancient Church as also by Christ and his Apostles and is not the short space of a few houres as commonly it is beleives but according to the manner of the Hâ—brewes using a day for a time the continued intervall of many yeares and circumsâ—ribed with two resurrections as with two set or limitted tâ—rmes I say that this day shall bee begun first with the partâ—culâ—r and tâ—mely judgement of Antichrist and othâ—r eneâ—ies of the Church then remaining alive with the glorious appearance of our Lord Christ in flames of fire and that at length after the Kingdome of a thousand yeares granted to his holy Spouse the New Ierusalâ—m here on earth and others that shall afterward be borne this great day now drawing to an end shall bee finishâ—d aftâ—r the letting loose of Satan and uâ—ter destruction of the Churches eâ—emies with the generall resurrection and judgement of all the dead which being performed the wicked shall be thrust downe iâ—to Hell to bee tormâ—nted eternally and the Saints translated into Heaven to live with Christ there for ever This indeed is the Time of the anger of God upon the Nations and avenging the cause of them who dyed for Christ for which after the blast of the seaventh Trumpet chapter eleâ—enth the Elâ—ers give thankes with triumph because therein God was to gâ—ve a reward to his servants the Prophets and Saints and to them that feared his â—ame small and great and would destroy thâ—m who destroy the earth This is that day of judgement and destruction of wicked men of which Peter 2. Ep. 3.8 having spoken prâ—sently addes But beloved be not ignorant of this one thing for before I shewed it was called a day that one day is with the Lord as a thousand yeares and a thousand yeares as one day In which very day the Apostle with his brethren and kinsfolk the Iewes to whom he writeth doth expect a new fashion of things to happen of which hee saith Presenâ—ly BVT WEE EXPECT A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH according to his Promise where in dwelleth righteousnes Take notice according to his promise Now where was this promise to be found of a new Heaven and new Earth seeing Iohn had not yet had this Revelation but Esaya 65.17 and 66.22 which promise whosoever shall reade I should wonder if he think that it is to be accomplished anywhere else but vpon Earth This is also that Kingdome which is ioyned with Christs appearance heere on Earth to Iudge the world of which Paul to Timothy 2. Ep. 4 1. I charge thee before god and the lord Iesus Christ 〈◊〉 shall Iudge the quicke and the dead at his APPEARING and HIS KINGDOME For after the last and Vniuersall Resurrection the same Paul being witnesse 1. Cor. 15.24 Christ having destroyed the last enemy death shall deliver up the Kingdome to the Father that he himselfe may be subiect to him that put all things vnder him so little can he be said to enter upon a new kingdome The Kingdome therefore which neither was before the Appâ—arance of the Lord neither shall be after the last Resurrection must necessarily be concluded to be batweene them both This is the kingdom of the son of man which Dan. saw the times of the Antichristian HORNE being finished or the times of the Gentiles Luke 21.24 being accomplished who shall appeare in the clouds when power and glory and the Kingdome shall be given to him that all people nations and languages may serve him for when as the Angel streight expoundeth it the Kingdom and Dominion and greatnesse of the Kingdome under the whole heaven mark it well shall be given to the people of the Saiâ—ts of the most high For neither as I sayd before shall this Kingdome be after the last Resurrection seeing then the Sonne of man shall not enter upon a Kingdome but as Paul saith he must lay it downe and deliver to his Father Now that the same kingdome is spoken of by Daniel and Iohn may from hence be evinced First because both Kingdomâ— begin with the ruine of the fourth or Roman Beast that of Daniel when the Beast under the last command of the Horne which had eyes was slaine and his body given to the burning flame that in thâ—Revelation when the Beast and false Prophet that wicked Horne is Daniâ—l having mouth and eyes like a head were taken and both cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone Secondly from the same sitting in judgement which went before both for that one place is borrowed from the other and both enteâ—d the same thing will appeare from the comparing of the descriptions of both DAN. Cap. VII APOC. XX 4 Ver. 9. I beheld till the Thrones were placed For so it must be rendred with the Vulgar LXX and Theodor and so {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} is used of a Throne in the Targum on Ier. 1.15 And I saw Thrones Ver. 10. And judgement was set That is Judges as in the great Sanbedrim or Councell of the Jewes according to the manner of which this whole description is fitted And they sate upon them Ver. 22. And judgement was given to the Saints of the most High That is Power to Judge whence is that of Paul The just shall judge the Earth And judgement was given unto them And the Saints possessed the Kingdome That is with the Sonne of man who came in the clouds of Heaven And the Saints lived reigned with Christ a thousand yeares Moreover I would advise the Reader of this whatsoever wholesome truth almost is delivered by the Iewes or by our Saviour in the Gospel or anywhere in the new Testament by the Apostles concerning the day of the Great Iudgement is taken out of this vision of Daniel namely the Judgement which shall be by fire Christs comming in the Cloudes of Heaven his comming in the glory of his Father with a multitude of Angels the judging of the world by him with his Saints the abolishing of Antichrist by the glorious appearance of his comming c. So that they goe about to take away a pillar of our Evangelicall faith who neglecting this ancient tradition of the Church goe about to carry this Prophecy another way Lastly to make an end This is that most great Kingdome which as Daniel interprets it was shewed to Nebuchadnezzar in that representative Statue of the foure Kingdomes Not that of the STONE which the succession of the IV Monarchies yet remaining was cut out of the Mountaine for this is the
enemies of Hierusalem were never strucken with such a plague nay on the contrary it self was overthrown by the Romans It remains therefore that by Hierusalem we understand the Church of the N. T. whose enemies shall be punished with no single plague but many as is here severally expressed Here then the destruction of the enemies of the Church of the New T. is prophesied of and moreover the illumination and enlargement thereof of which in the 6.7 and following verses The 53 place is Malach. 3.19 20 21. according to others chap. 4.1 2 3. That this prophesie speaks of the Church of the New Testament is clear out of these words The Sun of righteousnesse shall arise Now two things are promised here to the Church of the N. T which are not yet fulfilled namely the destruction of her enemies v. 19. and her own deliverance from persecution The 54. place is Mal. 4.4 5. Where the coming of Elias is spoken of Before the great and terrible day of the Lord come Which prophesie indeed hath a double fulfilling one in Iohn the Baptist another in some other great person who is yet to come This appears thus Christ teacheth us Mat. 11 17 Chapters that this Prophesie was fulfilled in Iohn the Baptist to wit in regard of his zeal and fervency But what else is spoken concerning Elias both in Malachy and Matthew doth not suit with Iohn the Baptist For Malachy saith Matth. 17.11 That Elias should restore all things which Iohn the Baptist did not Therefore we must necessarily determine That this Prophesie will have a double fulfilling Whereto belongs that also of * Augustine Elias shall restor all that is in the end he shall confirm the Saints troubled by the persecution of Antichrist And the rest of the Fathers also have thuâ— interpreted Malachy Theodoret in his Commentary writes thus of this place He speaks of his second coming and he likewise teacheth us what the great Elias shall do when he shall come And a little after Elias shall first come and he will perswade you O Jews That without doubting you would be joyned to the faithfull of the Gentiles and be brought together into my Church being become one The 55 place is Matth. 23.39 Where Christ speaks thus to the unthankfull Iews For I say unto you Ye shall not see me henceforth till ye shall say Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord By which words Christ declares That at length the Iews should see him not meaning in the last Judgement but before it because at the last Judgement they shall not cry out unto him Blâ—ssâ—d c. for then they shall tremble that have not been converted unto him but at that time when he shall shew himself to them that he may convert them to the true faith The 56 place is Mat. 24.14 And this Gospâ—l of the Kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witnesse unto all Nations and then shall the end come See now before the last Judgement the Indians themselves and others which yet acknowledge not JESUS CHRIST shall be brought unto the Church The 57 place is Luk. 21.24 And they the Jews shall fall with the edge of the sword â—nd shall be led captives into all Nations and Hierusalem shall be trampled on by the Nations untill the times of the Gentilâ—s shall be fulfilled This place shall receive light from the next following Our Saviour here teacheth us that the Jews shall be vexed along time by the Gentiles and that being ended they shall be converted to the Faith The 58 place is Rom. 11.25 26 27. The Apostle teacheth us in this place that the Jews should so long remain in their blindenesse and calamity till the fulnesse of the Gentiles should come in that is till the rest of the Nations of the world should flow in unto the Gospel For then it should come to passe that all Israel should be saved And this he calls a Mystery and that noâ— unfitly For this is that Propheticall Secret so often pressed by the Prophets of which Paul would not have the â—entiles ignorant lest they should despise the Jews as cast off for ever The 59 place is 2 Cor. 3.15 Therefore unto this very day when Moses is read the Veil is upon their heart Neverth lâ—sse when they shall turn themselves unto the Lord the Veil shall be taken away The Apostle here teacheth us two things concerning the Iews 1. That their mindes * were blinded as he speaks in the foregoing verse 2. That at length they are to be converted by the Spirit of Christ The 60 place is Revel. 22.5 And she brought forth a man-child Christ who was to rule all Nations with a rod of Iron Compare Psal. 2. You may gather out of these two places that Christ shall be Lord and King of all people Jews and Gentiles when he shall gather them into his Church and there feed and rule them The 61 place is Revel. 14.8 Where the ruine of mysticall Babylon is declared which belongs to the happinesse of the Church But seeing it hath not happened it shall most surely happen The 62 place is Revel. 14.14 to the 21. Where is 〈◊〉 blown the destruction of the enemies of the Church of the N. Tâ—â— The 63 place is Revel. 18 the whole Chapter Wherein iâ— contained a glorious Prophesie concerning the destruction of the the City of Rome and the overthrow of Antichrist The 64 place is Revel. 19.1 2 3. Where in like manner is contained a prophesie of Rome's downfall and Antichrist'sâ—â—â—dition The 65 place is Revel. 19.11 to the end Where is a clear prophesie of the vanquishing of Antichrists Army And these are the testimonies of Scripture in number * Lxvi in which the happinesse of the Church whereof we took upon us to treat is prophesied of promised and set forth I make no doubt but the attentive reader rather will easily observe a notable harmony and concent in these places of Scripture and from his own private reading adde also others The third Classis of Arguments THis Classis or rank of Arguments offords certain reasons and the consent of some learned men Reasons or Consequences I. All persecutors of the Church have at length been punished by God Therefore at length the great Antichrist also shall certainly be punished The Antecedent or foregoing proposition is proved partly from the nature of God partly by Induction of examples II. After long and grievous persecutions the Church hath ever felt some rest and refreshment here on earth Therefore also she shall have some breathing time after the persecution of Antichrist and that here upon earth because God himself hath made her such a promise III. Where the ayde of man failes there the assistance of God begins as Philo the Iew said long agoe both quiently and piously This is most certainly witnessed by the examples of the Church of the Old T. miraculously delivered out of the
his austâ—rity of life his suffering for the Truth and his preparing a way to reformation but how the Baptist restored all things he tells them not neither can those words as I conceive bee propâ—rly uâ—derstood of him nor yet those of the Prophet Malachy that Elias the Prophet foâ— the turning of the hearts of men each to other and all to God shal be sent before the comming of the great and dreadfull day of the Lord where by the day of the first comming of our Lord in the flesh cannot well be meaâ—t in as much as that was rathâ—r good and gracious then great and dreadfull It should seeme then that either Elias himself or some other great Heroical spuiâ— matchable to him â—s yet to bee sent for the accomplishing of this grâ—at businesse in the restoring of all things I am sure Alstedius a famous professour aâ—Herborne is of that opinion c. ut supra Thus Doctor Hakewill providentiÌ„ae divinae exâ—urius {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Doctor Twisse in his Preface to Mr. Medes Book intituled The Apostasie of the latter times THe beginning of my acquaintance with Master Mede was occasioned by a rumour spread of his opinion concerning the glorious kingdome of Christ here on earth which many hundred yeares agoe was cried downe as the errour of the Millenaries and iâ— seemed wondrous strange to us that such an opinion should after so many hundred yeares bee revived and that in so strange a manner as now we finde both amongst us and amongst out-landish Divines Neverthelesse my selfe being firmely set upon studies of another nature I had no great edge so much as to hearken to it much lesse to take it into consideration But a friend in the country sometimes urged mee to write to an acquaintance in London and to enquire of Master Mede whether he were of the same opinion with Piscator and Alstedius concerning the first resurrection and the glorious kingdome of Christ And hereupon shortly after word was sent me that hee did agree with Piscator in this that some shall rise a thousand yeares before others but he differed from him in this that Piscator thought this reigne oâ—Christ should bee in heaven but I said Master Mede agree rather with Alstedius and conceive that the thousand yeares reigne of Christ shall bee on earth yet herein he differed from Alstedius that whereas Alstedius was of opinion that the thousand yeares reigne of Christ should be after the day of judgement Master Medes opinion was that it should be in et durante die judicij in and during the day of judgement which day of judgement should continue a thousand yeares beginning with the ruine of Antichrist and ending with the destrâ—ction of Gog and Magog When I heard this my spirit was stirred up in mee to lay aside for a while my ordinarie studies and to take this into consideration and I prayed Master Mede to give me leave to propose my reasons against this opinion of his And the truth is the improbability of it seemed very pregnant unto naturall reason and divers arguments that way offered themselvs which seemed to be of very diffâ—cult if at all possible solution and over and above it seemed very contradictious to divers plaine passages of holy Scripture Mr. Mede very readily entertained the motion and prescribed me a time after which he should bee at leisure for me and in a letter after this in his familiar manner asked me saying when come your Quaerios I accepted his courteous answer and sent up unto him first and last twelve arguments against that opinion of his and at the first I sent him with an answer devised by my selfe to nine of them for so I had promised him namely that I would bethinke my wits of what possibly might bee said in the solution of them according to the straightâ—esse of my invention leaving it to him to approve or correct or adde as he thought good And whereas I could devise nothing at all in answer to my tenth argument he sent me a large answer thereunto in three sides of a sheet of paper whereby I well perceived that my best arguments had been known to him and examined before I devised them After this I came acquainted with maâ—y discourses upon the same argument one printed at Hanow in Germani de die novissimo of the last day a few onely were printed two copies and no more were brought into England Master Med bought them both and sent me one of them to copy it out which we did After this no lesse then seven manu-scripts were sent me from one Divine treating of this and other mysteries Now here I cannot but confesse my corruption for I received them by way of a bribe and indeed I was to doe him a favour and I dealt plainely with him and told him I would not sell my favours Gratis I would be well payed for them And therefore whereas I heard hee had strange nâ—â—ions upon the Revelation and touching the mysteries of the first resurrection and Christs Kingdome I looked to bee fee'd with the communication of them with promise to returne them safely after I had suck't the hony out of them though he had never a whit the lesse for that such is the nature of spirituall commodities The good man sent me word that such bribs should never make me rich but I returned answer that they could make me the more rich then the enjoying of all the treasures of Aeâ—hopia and the hill Amara to boote And here I found rich mines indeâ—d even aâ—l the mysteries belonging to Christs glorious Kingdome set downe a part by wayd question and a solemne resolution thereon with proofes adjoyned out of the holy Scripture Since tâ—at I have met with divers choice pieces of the same argument some prosecuting a few parts thereof onely and others more So farre Doctor Twisse Sâ—mi Pelagianorum bujus seculi acenimus inpugnâ—tor Master Mede of Cambridge Commena tionum Apocalypticarum Part. II. pag. 276. et seqq IDadeo proximi post Apostoloâ— c. This opinion was so approved by the Christians in the age next to the Apostles that Iustiâ—e Martyr doth witnesse that not onely himselfe but the Christian of that time in all respects Orthodox did with a joynt and unanimous consent beleive it Which opinion notwithstanding of the fiâ—st Christians afterward deformed with some additions or as I conceive amisse understood posterity did after an age or two reject Yet so farre did the heate of this contention encrease which deservedly you may wonder at and grieve for before it could be composed that they who could â—ot otherwise get free from the power of the adverse opinion established by the Revelatiâ—n would rather call in question the authority of that divine Prophecy confirmed by all the schollers of the Apostles and their next successours and openly and boldly slight it then yeeld to this opinion till at length happening upon some other likely
can never be able to stand in competition with the holy Word of God and the * sound and undeniable doctrine thereof Such is alwaies my temper and moderation that if by * one conviction thou demonstrate my error much more it the CHVRCH shall interpose her judgement whether it be in matter of opinion or action I will retract the one and relinquish the other And till thou dost this in the matter which we have in hand be not offended if I stand close by my Author but especially to reason and plaine Scripture it selfe alleaged by him Truth it is the onely thing I seâ—ke after for the puâ—â—uiâ— of which no man ought to be blame any more then they are to be execused who wilfully continue in known error and ignorance By the way then good Reader let me tell thee what credit soever I gaine from thee that it was the constant opinion of the Church in the very next age to the Apostles that there should be a resurrection before the generall rising at the last day and an happy condition of the faithfull upon earth for CIO yeeres This we may learne from a Tertullias and b Irenaeus And c Iustin the Martyr who of a Philosopher became a Christian some xxx yeeres after the death of Iohn the Evangelist and Penman of this holy Prophecy tels us plainly that not only himselfe but what d Christian soever in his time were in all respects Orthodox maintained the same grounding their opinion upon these words of Esay * Behold I create new Heavens and a new Earth and the former shall not be remembred nor come into my mind But be glad and rejoyce for ever in thâ—t which I create I know not whether so great a testimony as this of Iustin Martyrs may be brought concerning any opinion among Christians if you expect the maine articles of our Beliefe And the generall consent of all the orthodox and in the age too next the Apostles is no small argument or prejudice against the contrary opinion or succeeding ages It seemed the Heretiques of those times especially or indeed onely beleeved it not and that for some private respect because admitting thereof they must needs also confesse a resurrection of the flesh and that the same God who was mentioned in the Law and Prophets is also the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ I am sure Cerinthus that Arch Heretique in those daies whom the after-ages do make the first e broacher of this opinion and they would also have him the Author of the f Revelation is never taxed for it by them g who have diligently noted his heresies And perhaps if he had any sensuall conceit hereabout as it seemes he had he was beholding to Judaisme for it and he himselfe being a Iew it was not taken notice of in him But for a Christian to have any such doting imaginations would render him more wild-headed and besides himselfe in sober mens judgements then any Poet of Dithyrambique verse Yet no man ought to be blamed for maintaining a Truth in a Iewes company either in this matter or in any else if with heed he passe by those grosse fancies and stupid absurdities which doe infatuate and blemish the same truth More deservedly may we finde fault with Dionysius of Alexandria and his followers the great impugners of this opinion who when about the end of the third age the dispute about it grew very hot to lessen the authority of the Revelation by the evident and undeniable proofes whereof the matter in question was asserted O foule shame and impiety they fathered it upon I know not whom yet one of the same name against the manifest witnesse of h Iustin Martyr Irenaeus and all the Fathers before them who inscribâ— it to Iohn the beloved Disciple of Christ and Evangelist Neither can Hierome himselfe be exâ—used though a very learned man otherwise but easie to be deceived who with the same Dionysius doth upon an uncertaine report falsâ—ly affix to the opinion of them who according to truth beleeved the thousand yeeres happinesse on earth the i injury of Circumcision the blood of Sacrifices and rest duratiâ—n of all the ceremonies of the Law Which old pieces and rags of Indaisme or perhaps the dreames of some Heretiques being gathered out of a study of contention and ill will were patched to this opinion of the Primitive Church But if he certainely knew that the first Christians and holy Martyrs did expect Circumcision and Sacrifices in the Kingdome of Christ how is he to be blamed that condemned them not for it but k left every man to the freedome of his owne judgement either to approve or dislike thereof But what countenance soever this opinion hath or shall finde in this age let me tell thee this one thing Reader which I will leave to be considered of by thee that seeing there are so manifest proofes of a glorious Kingdome of the Saints here on earth out of the old Testament there will be no better or easier way to deale with the Iewes in matter of their conversion then not to wrest the plaine prophecies of a second and glorious appearance of Christ to his first comming but rather to perswade them that they must expect no other Messias who should fulfill all these promises expecting what is to be expected for we are not herein wholly to agree with the Iewes but to examine all things according to the rules of Christian faith besides that Iesus of Nazareth whom their Ancestors crucified And this way is every where almost through the whole Revelation diligently insisted upon For whilst we force those most cleare prophecies concerning things promised in the second to his first comming the Iewes scorne and deride us and are more and more confirmed in their infidelity But for the cours which I have here set downe I am much mistaken if it be not the same which was observed among them by Peter himselfe Act. 3.19 20 21. Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord And he shall send Jesus Christ which before was preached unto you Whom the Heaven must receive untill the times of restitution of all things which God hath spoken by the â—â—uth of all his holy Prophets since the World began But I forget my selfe For indeed I thinke it more fit to set downe and publish what might be safely and piously beleeved concerning this Teneâ— rather in another mans sense and expressions then in mine owne being more willing l modestly to learne and be instructed from the abilities of others then impudently to obtrude mine owne weaknesses upon the world And to this end I have also collected what some of the most eminent Divines of the Church of England Dr. Hakewill Dr. Twisse Mr. Mede c. that thou mightest not thinke it onely an outlandish toy or a
signified and indeed those who are joyned unto true Christians by the bond of the name Christian as the Moabites were joyned to the Iews by the bond of Consanguinity whom notwithstanding they persecuted with most hostible mindes and affections The 19 plâ—ce is Isai. 26.1 2 3 4 5. where part of that song is set down wherewith the Iews were to praise God for their deliverance from the Babylonian Captivity wherewith the Christians also were to praise him for their deliverance from the Tyranny of Antichrist as may be gathered from the comparing of Revel. 14.8 and chap. 18.2 with the 5 and 6 verses of this Chapter The 20 place is Isai. 27. That this Chapter doth treat of the Conversion of the Iews this may serve for a most certain Argument because the Apostle alleadgeth some part of the 9 verse Rom. 11.27 consider also diligently the two last verses The 21 is Isai. 33.20 21 22 23 24. Where the City it self Hierusalem so commonly called cannot be understood by reason that after this Prophesie it was overthrown by the Romans Therefore the Church of the New Testament is signified which every where in the Prophesies of Isaiah is mystically and typically or metaphorically called Hierusalem Now the things prophesied concerning it are Peace Defence against enemies and Victory All which have not yet happened and therefore certainly shall The 22 place is Isai. 34. from the 1 to the 18 verse Where you may collect that a Prophesie is here contained of the overthrow of the enemies of the New Testament by comparing the 4 verse with Revel. 6.14 and the tenth verse with Revel. 19 3. and the 11 verse with Revel. 18.2 Now by the Edomites the false brethren of true Christians are set forth and by Bozrah the chief City of Edom Rome the chief City of Antichrist is figured out whose ruine is most feelingly described in the 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 verses The 23 place is Isai. 43. the whole Chapter The discourse whereof is concerning the conversion of the Iews Especially consider the 5 and 6 verses I will bring thy seed from the East and gather thee from the West I will say to the NORTH Give up and to the South Keep not back Bring my sons from farre and my daughters from the ends of the earth The 24 place is Isai. 45.22 and 25. Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth 25. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory This is spoken of the Universall vocation of the Gentiles and Iews which two things have not yet come about The 25 is Isai. 49.24 25 26. Which words agree with the foregoing Prophesie of the calling of the Gentiles from the 18 ver. and therefore are to be interpreted of the Church under the Gospel which complains of the power of her persecutors ver 24. and is strengthned again by Christ with promise of deliverance verse 25. and with threats of the ruine of those which persecuted her ver. 26. Compare Revel. 16.6 The 26 place is Isai. 54.14 15 16 17. That this Prophesie doth speak of the Church of the New Testament is from hence made plain by reason that in this chapter a Prophesie is contained concerning those benefits which God would bestow upon the faithfull under the Gospel whereto it makes also That Christ Ioh. 6.45 alleadgeth the first part of the 13 verse Now in this place of the Prophet cited by us is contained a Prediction of the defence of the Christian Church against enemies which is not yet fulfilled The 27 place is Isai. 59.16 17 18 19 20 21 That here also is contained a Prophesie of the Church under the Gospel appears by comparing the 16 verse with chap. 63.5 as also the 20 verse with Rom. 11.26 Now there are three members of this Prophesie One of the destruction of the enemies of the Church which shall happen before the conversion of the Iews vers. 16 17 18 19. Another of the Majesty or glory which shall accrew to the Church by the ruine of her adversaries vers. 19. When the enemy shall come in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a Standard against him The third is of the conversion of the Iews vers. 20 21. The 28 place is Isai. 60. Which whole chapter treats of the happinesse which is yet to accrew to the Church of the Gospel as will appear to them that consider of it The 29 place is Isai. 63. the first six verses It will be made plain to any one that this Prophesie doth speak of the deliverance of the Church of the New Testament from the ministers and followers of Antichrist if he do but compare it with Revel. 14 19 20. and chap. 19.13 and 15. Who are signified by the Edomites and Bozrab appears by looking back to the 22 place The 30 place is Ierem. 16.14 to the end This Prophesie discourseth of the conversion of the Iews ver. 15. The Lord liveth that brought up the Children of Israel from the Land of the NORTH and from all the Lands whither he had driven them and I will bring them again into their Land which I gave to their fathers Also concerning the vocation of the Gentiles ver. 19. The Gentiles shall come unto theâ— from the ends of the earth and shall say Surely our fathers have inherited lies vanity and things wherein there is no profit The 31 place is Ierem. 23.3 where the conversion of the Iews is treated of The 32 place is Ierem. 33. ver. 3. and the following For â— the dayes come saith the Lord that I will bring again the Captivity of my people Israel and Iudah And a little after But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their King or as the Chaldee Paraphrase hath it Christ the son of David their King Behold again a most sweet prophesie of the conversion of the Iews The 33 place is Ierem. 31.1 3. Where in like manner the conversion of the Jews is prophesied of See Heurnius in his Book formerly cited by us The 34 place is Ierem. 31.31 32 33 34. That a Prophesie concerning the Church of the Gospel is contained in this place may be perceived by the alleadging thereof in Matth. 3.18 and in the Epistle to the Hebrews chap. 8.8 Now the conversion of the Jews is there promised in as much as God promiseth the people of Israel that he would make a new Covenant with them by means of which he would forgive their sins and write his Law in their hearts Which conversion of the Jews is not yet brought to passe because since the Gospel began to be preached the greatest part of the Jews have continued in unbelief Wherefore it shall be brought to passe in it 's good time The 35 place is Ierem. 32.37 39. Behold I will gather them out of all Countries whither I have driven them in mine anger And I will give them one heart and one way that they may fear
Sonne of thine Handymayd T. B. I wholly submit my selfe and opinion to the determination of our long expected Venerable Synod Its Auctoriâ—â—e in libello Docto Iupiter laborioso There is extant also in Print this last yeare a Treatise of one Master John Archer sometimes Preacher of All-hallows in Lombardstreet Intituled The Personall Reigne of Christ upon Earth The Author as I â—eare is with God but his Booke thou maist have on every stall But so farre out of some of our English Divines Let us now heare the Incomparable Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} His Testimony taken out of his first Tome Astronomicorum Progymnasmatum not farre from the end IT is worthy our best observation that as all the former uneven Revolutions of the Fiery Trigon namely the first third and fifth have ever beene auspicious to the world as having ushered in some great and singular favours of the Almighty to mankind so it is probable that this seventh Revolution which now Reignes ever since the yeare of our Lord 1603. is the forerunner of a more happy and glorious state then all the afore pâ—ssed ages have eveâ— yet enjoyed Neither doth this disagree with the most ancienâ— prophecies of the wisest men and enlightned by the Holy Ghost who have foretold that before the generall conflagration of all things that there shall be a certaine quiet and peaceable age for some good space of time upon Earth wherein the tumults and confusions happening 〈◊〉 politique States and by reason of varieties of Religions shall be setled and appeased and at length be made more conformable to the Divine Will and pleasure Which we may also not abscurely collect from the Prophets themselves who foretold that some golden age should be for a time on Earth in which men should beate their swords into Plough-shares and their Speares into pruning-hookes neither should Nation lift up a sword against Nation nor learnâ— warre any more But they shall sit every man under his Vine and â—nder his Figureâ— and none shall make them afraid as Micah the Prophet hath it ch. 4. and Esay ch. II. prophecyeth of the same in this manner The Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leopard shall lie downe with the Kid and the Galfe and the young Lion and the â—atling together and a little childe shall leade them And the Coâ— and the Beare shall feed their young ones shall lie downe together and the Lyon shall eate straw like the Oxe And the sucking childe shall play on the hole of the Aspe and the weaned childe shall put his hand on the Cockatricuden They shall not hurt in all my holy Mountaine For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the Sea And that passage also Esay 60. is to be referred to the Mysticall Hierusalem or more perfect state of Christianity then hath beene hitherto For Brasse I will bring gold and for Iron I will bring Silver and for-Wood Brasse and for Stones Iron I will also make thy Officers peace and thy exactors righteousnesse Violence shall no more be heard in thy Land wasting nor destruction within thy borders but thou shalt call thy wals salvation and thy gates praise And what goes before and followes where at length lie thus concludes I the Lord will hasten it in his time More places are likewise to be found as well in the Prophets as in the * Revelation promising an unusuall and unexpected happynesse of earthly things such as never hath beene in any age of the world hitherto The truth therefore of this Prophecy shall be fulfilled before the generall destruction of all things for it cannot faile proceeding wholly from the infallible Spirit of God and it is probable that the accomplishment thereof is at hand Why then may not all these things obtaine an expected event within the compasse of this renewed Revolution of the fiery Trigon and of the other three ensuing which compleate 800. yeares Hactenus Atlas ille Coeli Mathematici The Testimony of Carolus Gallus out of Dr Hakewill in his Advertisement to pag. 476. for I have not the Booke by me A Booke written by Carolus Gallus a Professour of Divinity in the University of Leyden published in the yeare 1592 and intituled Clavis prophetica nova Apocalypseos Iohannis Apostoli Evangeliographi In his Epistle Dedicatory to the Prince of Orenge and the States of the Netherlands he professeth it was a worke In quo saith he jam inde a viginti quinque annis c. that is In which for these XXV yeares I have very much laboured by reading meditating searching writing disputing and publiquely teaching both in Churches and Schooles seeking out and letting slip nothing which seemed to concerne the finding out of this Divine Treasure Now this man after all this travell search and study thus concludes his eight Observation upon the 20. Chapter of that Booke Breviter spiritus propheticus in hac Iohannis Apocalypsi c. that is Briefely the Spirit in this Revelation of John Prophecyeth concerning the particular and wonderfull Resurrection renovation and restitution of the Church that it in this last Age shall appeare made one of Jewes and Gentiles both living and dead and more gloriously then ever heretofore in a wonderfull manner shall live againe from the dead or first death and shall be renewed restored and flourish againe I THESS IV. Commate 16. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} THE DEAD IN CHRIST {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} for Christ that is The Martyrs SHALL RISE FIRST THe interpretation will not seeme strange to any one who knowes that the same Paul who in his owne words is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Ephe. 4.1 was a prisoner on bound for the Lords sake the preposition as feaâ—heâ— men know sometimes signifying the cause propter qâ—â—â— That place also Rev. 14.13 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} They that dye in the Lord is no otherwise interpreted by some Learned men for the whole pericope or passage there seemes plainely to point at the Martyrs who verse 4. are more elegantly called {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} The first fruites unto God and to the Lambe as purchased by a particular prerogative from among men Io. Bodimus method Hist. cap. 7 Epist. ad Paulinum Quot babet verbâ— tâ—â— Sacramâ—ntâ— * Dâ—â—tate exuperant latae contra ingraâ—os leges Amm. Marcell lib. 23. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Themiâ—t Orat. 3. * Xenophon {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} â— Cic. Academ. Quâ—st l. 2. Acts xvii â—â— 19 Lâ—ers de librâ—s Heâ—selitâ— Anthol lib. gâ—â—p 33. * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} O 〈…〉 dictâ— vide Epâ—cterum {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Tim. 4.3 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Tim. 1 1â— * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Marc.