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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59937	Oukoumenē melloōsa, the world to come, Heb. 2, 5, or, The doctrine of the Kingdom of God and his Christ to come on earth ... tendred in the mean-time out of faith in his own soul and love towards all men ... / by W.S. ...	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1671 (1671)	Wing S3407; ESTC R30641	36,208	42

of that state by the Restitution of all things and the times of refreshment from the presence of the Lord Acts 3.19 20 21. and as witnessed by all the holy Prophets of God since the World began And the Apostle James stiles it from the Prophet Amos 9.11 The raising of the Tabernacle of David that was fallen down with some explication of the said Prophecy Acts 15.16 17. Also the Evangelist John makes a telation of Christs Kingdom n●t being of this world proving it not so to be in regard his Servants did not fight that he should not then be delivered to the Jews Now therefore saith he my Kingdom is not from hence John 8.36 37. I might adde Jude's old Tradition turned by him into sacred Scripture v. 13 14. but that was spoken of before particularly XII Twelfthly Come we now to the twelfth and last Foundation of our Faith named in our general Title-page and that is from the most full and strongly evidenced Revelation in that many ways most excellent part of the h●ly Scripture given by Christ to his beloved Disciple John concerning the ending of the fourth Monarchy at the Beasts destruction Chap 18.11 to the end and the beginning and continuance of Christs Kingdom or Reign with his Saints succeeding it Chap. 20.4 thereby very evidently explaining by his best authority what Daniel saw and said more darkly and briefly before both of them being Gods beloved Witnesses of the same Divine Truth but Christs by his beloved Disciple John is the true and infallible Comment of the other Which said last Visions Chap. 19.11 and Chap. 20 21 22 now are hastening in order of accomplishment as we said to take place as upon many considerations may appear probable when that heavenly General of all Gods Hosts whose Name is THE WORD OF GOD as he is there stiled JESUS CHRIST the Great Messiah and Deliverer of his People THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS vers 16. will then come the second time withou● sin unto salvation Heb. 9 ult for them not onely as in the Kingdom of the Stone spiritually and divinely to save their Souls from the hands of their spiritual Enemies which he fulfilled at his first coming and hath improved and carried on ever since in their suffering ●●ndition and will do whilst that Kingdom of Patience shall en●ure but when he will work an outwrad visible temporal salvation with the spirit al for all his people from all their Enemies to serve him without fear of them in righteousness and holiness before him all the days of their lives Luc. 1.75 which with the context hath been but in a small measure yet fulfilled in the aptest sence in comparison of what it will in several respects then be for then will be the great Vintage or He●vest of Believers which is to come in unto Christ in the said thousand years reign when Isa 53. chiefly shall it seems take place that he shall see his seed and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand in the prolonging of his days even in all that time as also he speaks Chap. 9.10 wherein he shall sit upon the Throne of David and up-his Kingdom mark that expression to order it that is David's Kingdom for what end namely in such a way as to establish it namely by Justice and Judgment and the Psalmist excellently speaketh thereof particularly Justice and Judgment shall be the habitation or establishment or stability of thy Throne Psal 89.14 and especially Psal 97.2 which particularly sets down the beginning of Christs Kingdom so explained Heb. 1.8 for Kingdoms are so to be established saith the wi●●st Solemon Prov. 16.12 The Throne is established by Righteousness 25 5. the contrary whereunto being acted by the ten Kings that give their power to the Beast with others at the last will bring destruction both upon him and them together Rev. 19.18 19 20. like as some of them before that time had bewailed the burning of the Whore of Babylon with their Alas alas Chap. 18.9 10 But Christ being that Great King that with an ●●●e is foretold shall eminently rule in Righteou●ness Jer. 23.5 6. Therefore he will so establish his Davidical Throne as was said in Righteousness and Judgment the sure establishment thereof For all their great temporal Promises then as we shewed before shall appear to be founded upon their spiritual endowments of Grace when God will circumcise their hearts and the hearts of their Seed Deut. 30. v. 1. to 11. because Israel then shall be a most holy people therefore they shall be a most happy People their Dominion then will be founded in grace and thereby preserved also for ever as God promised in that eminent Text 2 Sam. 7. and all their outward mercies will appear then to be derived to and preserved for them and their Seed from that spiritual Covenant with Abraham and thorow that one Seed Christ and from their interest therein from whence the temporal will flow in unto them according to their large measure of grace and sanctification But at the fulfilling of that said Vision Rev. 19.11 when that Great General with his holy and celestial Army shall overcome and utterly destroy the Beast and false Prophet thereupon will ensue Satans binding and that securely for 1000 years that he may not deceive the Nations any more till the said thousand years be fulfilled c. Chap. 20. which also will be contemporaneous with Christs Reign with his Saints on earth the same thousand years which is Christs Davidical Kingdom of which God gave such assurance to David that it should continue for ever to the end of the world in the said 2 Sam. 7. From which ground with others all such as have but a small measure of David's faith thereof may by the due reading improving and the right and serious considering of his security therein through Gods mercy be sufficiently satisfied in it And in very deed so much hath by many learned persons been written to this purpose and preached upon this Text Rev. 20.4 5 c. that I judge it needless to adde any more here upon that account Onely observe how Daniel and the Revelation agree in our Parallel of the Ruine of the Roman Empire which is now hastening under the last head thereof when Christs said Reign will begin Whose abominable wickedness vailed under such hypocritical pretences of piety and charity varnished over with a seeming colourable antiquity propt up by the Popes so long falsified infallibility under which and other false Vizards whilst the said Pope with his Complices pretend most zeal for Christs Religion and Souls Salvation even then they really sight most against the one and really seek to ●est●oy the other as woful experience ●th long manifested one the one part undermining the Truth making void the Ordinances and Institutions of Christ by adding to then or taking from them pollute his Worship dishonour his Gospe● and cause his Religion to be reproached and his