all these may be observed in our Scheme of Revelation and Summary of Daniel in one sheet of excellent use if well perused and frequently But for the matter of the four last chapters briefly handled Dan. 2. and Dan. 7. after the fourth Monarchy our Saviour explains Divinely many things as referring to the other Prophets from first to last chiefly respecting the said antient Predictions Covenants with wonderful exactness which the latter Prophets and New Testament confirm as they are so explained by Christs said Revelation Yet many allusions to other Prophets are made in that whole book to the Old Testament Dispensations both of the Camp of Israel in their Wilderness condion and when the Temple was built and to Rulers the 24 Elders and to Church Guides the four Beasts full of Eyes Rev. 4. to Ezekiels Vision ch 1. 10. and Es 6. to Zacharies two Olive Trees ch 4. the Witnesses Rev. 11. c. wherein we may note the passing of the handle of Christs Key as we may fitly call it by Promises and Incouragements as in our seventh Convincing Argument to their times of fulfilling in the 1000 years as the Souls beheaded and their fellow Servants and Brethren Rev. 6.9 10 c. are raised to Reign ch 20.4 6. which is a very weighty and useful consideration therein We only by the Abridgments mentioned in our Account p. 3. passed per Saltum as we said pag. 3. of Resur unto the twentieth ch referring Christians for the former part to ch 19. now almost fulfilled to Mr. Medes Commentary and Clavis chiefly but the Observation of Decem. 7. 1664. in the Prodr on Mr. Durhams book do explain many things from ch 5. to the end but note here that as Daniels twelfth ch is a Key to that Book so Rev. 17. to the times of the Beasts 1660 years as in our useful Observations where that and many other excellent matters respecting both books are set down Observ 7 8 9 10 11. next after the Tract upon Rev. 22.20 Thus we see the Holy Spirit so many wayes joyns Daniel and the Revolation both in times and things as was shewed in both Books through the 2300 years of the four said Gentile Monarchies from the falling of Davids said Tabernacle which points Unto us this consolation that God will be mindful of that covenant when the time comes as also of all the former whose Period is the same and their mercie in substance will be the same and it is no wonder it should be so long before that peoples reducement since their Sin was so great at first but especially at their last and longest and sorest Captivity when they had killed the Lord of life with so great a curse upon themselves and their Children Upon all which said confirmations and evidences Gods Design in Christs redemtion was at his first coming to be manifest to be the son of God in the flesh and to have a body given him Heb 10.5 as in both respects foretold by the Prophets when as God-man he by dying laid the foundation of all future good Reconciling both Jews and Gentles by his death Rom. 5.10 and meriting the salvation of all his Saints souls about An. Mun. 4000. but towards the end of the Sixth millennium at his 2d coming he shall powerfully destroy his great Visible enemies and bind Satan the 1000. years and raise the Saints bodies from the grave freeing the persons and outward conditions of his people and the the world and Creatures in it from the bondage of Corruptions as largly is explained Restit p. 44. 45. 46. c. and in the 4. last ch we shall here only farther observe Christs curious exactness that speaking of the beasts destruction at the time of his eminent breaking of the Serpents head at the first act of the Judgment he only saith these are the true sayings of God c. 19.9 but when he speaks of the promised mercies to the Fathers twice to be then fulfilled he saith ch 21.5 and chap 22.6 these words are both faithfull and true And also for the times in respect of the when he sets the mark 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is done at the renovation of all things ch 21.6 which before he had set Chap. 16 17. by a like great Voice from the Throne to shew their coincidence at the same time saying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is done as from Ezek. 39.8 is remarkably explained N. B. page 61 62. of Restitut And for the quandiù how long it shall continue Christ set it down in an unparallell'd manner six times over to be 1000 years 3 of them absolutely 1000 years 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and then three times relatively 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 those those those thousand years Rev. 20. First of Satans binding v. 2 3. 2dly of the Saints first bodily Resurrection and Reign with Christ in the world v. 4 5. 3dly of the happy condition in that state 1. They are blessed 2. holy as the reason of that blessedness 3. Their security thereupon they shall not be hurt of the second death 4. Their great Priviledge then they shall be Priests of God and of Christ 5. In their supream Authority with Christ then they reigned with Christ 1000 years In such a wonderful glorious manner hath our Saviour determined the said time and state which is the Divine Millenniarism of Christ so exactly and curiously set before us by his Scriptures of Truth And lastly by the comprehensive usefulness of this book it refers to all parts all Holy Scriptures for first Christ explains the last times of the four Gentile Monarchies mistically contained in Daniel as we shewed from the beginning of the Kingdome of the Stone to the end thereof at ch 19. whose Chronology begin when Davids Tabernacle fell for the Sins of his natural Race and those said Gentile Kingdomes reach through the 2300 years of their continuance to the raising of Davids Tabernacle in Christ as the Son of Davids Reign with his Saints New Davids Covenant for his said Kingdome which that state of Israel was then grown up unto carries us back to the former Promises and Covenants to Abraham Isaac and Jacob respecting the renewed state of the Land and the New Jerusalem belonging to their Spiritual Seed and Noahs Type of the Ark sets forth the safety of the Saints in the end of the world by Christ their true Ark the Covenant for all Creatures signified by the Rainbow assures the worlds continuance and the accommodations of its fruitfulness and that chiefly for those times as following Prophets teach us his Prophesie of Shems and Japhets Posterity set forth of what Race mostly besides Proselites haply all along should rise as the Prophets after explain in both their double great Calls and how the Messiah from Adam Enoch Noah and all the rest should lineally descend who should restore his Saints with himself to a much more glorious and happy Paradise of God in that said state
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