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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81992	Seismos megas. Or Heaven & earth shaken. A treatise shewing how kings, princes, and their governments are turned and changed by Jesus Christ as [brace] King of Kings, and King of Saints. / By John Davis, M.A. sometime lecturer at Christ Church in London, and now pastour of a congregation in Dover.	Davis, John, pastor of a congregation in Dover.	1655 (1655)	Wing D422; Thomason E1601_2	153,991	331

s but saving Let Heaven and Earth be shaken and it shall be shaken as once he said Let there be an Heaven and an earth and it was so Whose voice then shook the earth The word voice is applyed to things Natural as Rev. 6. 1. The voice of Thunder 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Artificial Mat 124. 31. The voice of a Trumpet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rational 2 Pet. 2 16. The voice of a Man 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Supernatural as here His voice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His voice That is the voice of Jesus the Mediator of the new Covenant whose blood speaks better things then that of Abel His voyce who speaks from Heaven His voyce shook Will shake 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jun. translates it Ego commoturus sum I am about to shake Shaking signifies a violent Motion a Motion differing from the common Motion 1. As when the wind is in the bowels of the earth and in its breaking forth makes the earth for to tremble Terrae motus that is called shaking Isa 13. 13. The earth shal move out of his place 2. Or as the wind shakes the corn to and fro or the fruit upon the trees somtimes this way then the contrary way which is not the natural motion of the corne or fruit but as it s forced by the wind Psalme 72. 16. His fruit shall shake like Libanus 3. Or as the motion of an Army Isa 30. 32. In battels of shaking will he fight with it This shaking in Heb. 12. is expressed by two words The first 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 proprie de sale vi ventorum agitato it signifies properly to shake as the Sea is shaken with a mighty wind when the wind gets into the bowels of the Sea The other word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 such a kind of shaking as tears and rends in pieces and so this phrase expresseth tearing turns and rending changes which shall befall the Nations So then shaking contains 1. A change and alteration 2 Such as is accompanied with annihilation or bringing of things to nothing 3. Annihilation in a way to execute justice 4. It denotes sometime also alteration from bad to good from good to better Shaking in a way of mercy or at least bringing good out of evil So here its shaking by way of a promise Take hence these five Observations 1. The nature of things here are liable to change God only is immutable 2. That the changes below are and may be Suddain Violent Strange 3. That yet they are righteous and shall be gracious to Gods people 4. That Jesus Christ himselfe hath the highest hand in these changes 5. That in these changes he shewes himselfe the Lord of Hosts The Heaven and Earth These four words Heaven Earth Sea and Dry Land are taken two wayes Grammatically Rhethorically 1. Grammatically for such things in Nature as the letters of the words do import as the Earth for that part of the world which we tread on and so the like of the rest 2. They are taken Rhetorically when by a fine manner of speaking an elegancy of expression they set forth some thing beside what they expresse in their Grammatical sense both wayes agree to the text we are upon Now observe in the Rhetorical way there is a double acceptation 1. By a Metonymie of the subject for the adjunct Continentis pro contento when the thing containing is put for the thing contained Heaven is put fo the inhabitants of heaven and so Earth Sea and Dry Land put for those that dwell on the Earth Sea or Dry Land 2. By a Metaphor or borrowed speech because heaven is the highest and in comparison of that earth is the lowest body they are put to declare high and low things a little more to open these words observe Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies that part of the world which is opposite to the earth from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an adverbe of place as some think shewing the distance of heaven as being most remote from the earth We read of the first second and third heaven The first is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or an expance that which is nearest the Earth and turned round about it thus we read of the windows of this heaven to be opened when the raine fell Gen. 8. of birds flying in this Heaven Deut. 4. The second Heaven is the place where the Stars are fixed and so called the starry heaven The third is the Seat of the blessed Sedes Beatorum into which the Apostle Paul was wrapped 2 Cor. 12. 2. And the Earth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that part of the world which is distinguished from heaven some derive it from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a word signifying to run because beasts run upon it It 's the place where men dwell Gen. 18. 18. sometime it signifies one Country more then another Gen. 41. 57. And all Countries came to Egypt because the famine was sore in all Lands Sometime it signifies a feild but here I take it to denote a Continent that part of the world that is distingusht from Seas and Islands the Maine-land The Sea 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 you have a plaine description of that given by Moses Gen. 1. 10. its the gathering together of the waters The dry Land 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Arida the dry Land as distinct from Heaven Earth and Seas which I here take to be Islands Lands in the midst of Sea dry Land yet compassed about with water From the words thus opened observe Jesus Christ will make great changes in the natural bodyes of Heaven Earth Sea and dry Land This ariseth from the words taken Grammatically Jesus Christ will turne and change the inhabitants of Heaven and Earth and Sea and dry Land Even Angels and men Men that dwell on the Continent Islands and Seas and this ariseth from the Rhetorical Metonymie whereby the thing containing is put for the thing contained Jesus Christ will make great changes in the heavens and earth in the high and low things of Kingdomes and Peoples and Nations Having thus taken the words asunder and given you the meaning of them and the observations from them we will now put them together again in this short form following Hag. 2. 6 7 8. contains a prophetical promise wherein observe The promise is propounded wherein consider 4 things 1. The person promising The Lord of Hosts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. The things promised which are three 1. The shaking twice repeated set out by its object The heavens The earth The seas The dry land The nations All nations 2. The comming of Christ called the desire of Nations All. 3. Of filling set out by 1. What. This house 2 With what with Glory 3. The persons to whom this promise is made Zorobabel Joshua All the people This is taken from v. 4. 4. The time of performance and that is a Set time once Short time

friendly phrase an● I will shew thee things that must be hereafter Freinds unbosome secrets one to another These secrets of the Lord are with them that feare him By thus conversing with these Revelations we come to be immediatly in the Spirit Rev. 4. 2. It s a blessed preservative against the infection of sin Our mindes are apt to wanto●nesse and giddinesse Oh! but how doth the consideration of Jesus Christ set forth in his seven eyes and seven hornes Rev. 5. 4. his providence and his power cut off this wanton giddinesse It s a great evil to backslide in heart Oh! but eying these promises keeps the minde intent on God the minde thus set sweetly invoaks the heart and holds it to a re-ingagement of better behaviour Formality is one of the great evils that besets us which is when we act on low grounds common custome and example and with low spirits Let these promises dwell richly in you and you will be higher We are never worse then when we are earthly-minded now nothing is so proper to work off that as to be moulded by these Gospel-prophesies and promises This is a way to advance your life of faith and love God opens his bosome secrets in dearest love in these promises and this is mighty to cause a rebound of love in your souls He gives you great and precious promises and your faith receives them Oh then let your faith work by love and love by faith and both be fixed on this blessed object of God in his promises To live by faith is to have faith acted in our present lives and that according to the promises of the present age To love is actually to close with God as the cheife and most sutable good and this he appears to be in his promises Behold here a proper course to Conquer difficulties and discouragements The best of Saints have their ebbings and damps their heart-divisions and heart-contractions Turne oh turne to the promises and then it will be full Sea with you the light and heat there will easily expel your dumps and damps and at once unite and enlarge you I am sure you would be watchful and dutiful and I am sure also that this trading with promises will keep you waking and working Shall I minde you how apt you are to nod to grow secure and carelesse and is it not from hence that you forget the promises of this latter age did you weight them well you would finde how much work lyeth on you and lyeth undone It s a good thing to give thanks to praise is pleasant and comely and doth there not lie a sweet hidden vertue in Gospel-promises to promote this work The Revelations of these latter times by the Prophet John how is it interwoven with Saints praises with Church-praises Rev. 4. 8 9 10 11. Thou art worthy to receive glory and honour Rev. 7. 12. Blessing Glory and Wisdome and Thanksgiving and Honour and Power and Might be unto our God for ever and ever Rev. 11. 17. We give thanks to thee Lord God Almighty which art and wast and art to come because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned Rev. 15. 3 4. They sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb saying Great and marvelous are thy works Lord God Almighty just and true are thy wayes O thou King of Saints who shall not feare thee O Lord and glorifie thy Name Rev. 16. 5. Thou art righteous O Lord who art and wast and shall be because thou hast thus judged Rev. 19. 1. Alleluja Salvation Glory and Honour and Power unto the Lord our God for true and righteous are his judgements To conclude then you must be a praysing people as well as a praying people converse more with God in his promises and you cannot but be praysing of him CHAP. V. Sheweth that Christ being about to performe his promises causeth alterations in the Natural bodies of Heaven and Earth which is thus demonstrated FIrst Christ hath given a being and constant course to Heaven and Earth 2. He maintains that being 3. The creatures thus made are at his beck 4. It s his pleasure that sometime they should step aside from their ordinary constant course 5. Christ governs this turning aside 6. These Turns carry with them the nature of Signes Four Reasons added and Uses I will shake the Heavens and the Earth the Sea and the dry Land These words according as was laid down in Chapter three being taken Grammatically and properly they afford this observation That When Christ is about to performe his prophetical promises he causeth alteration in the bodies and natural courses of Heaven Earth Sea and dry Land Heaven and Earth in their prime and litteral signification hold out that great frame that God in the beginning formed out of nothing Now in this great Fabricke are the alterations we speak of I should not have pitched on this observation but that I finde the holy Ghost in all the eminent turns to make some impression and mention this way It was a great turne reduced all the world to eight persons but then you know the windows of Heaven were opened and the fountains of the great deep broken up and the raine was upon the Earth Gen. 7. 12 13. To turne Israel out of Egyptian bondage was a great turne and then the Red Sea must be dryed up Exod. 14. 16. At the giving of the Law Exod. 20. 8. there are thundrings and lightnings and the voyce of a Trumpet and the mountain smoaking Israels preservation in the Wildernesse was a whole continued series of Turnes and then we read of a Pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire Num. 14. 14. they had water out of the Rocke followed them 1 Cor. 10. 4. and Mannah rained down Exod. 16. 35. So in the New Testament at the birth of Christ there is a Star which is callep His his Star in the East Mat. 2. 2. At the death of Christ Mat. 27. 51. The earth quakes and rocks rend and the graves were opened At the sending of the Spirit Acts 2. 2. suddainly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty winde and Acts 4. 31. When they had prayed the place was shaken When Paul and Sylas must be delivered out of prison Acts 16. 26. suddainly there was a great Earthquake Now to cleare this observe 1. Jesus Christ hath given a being and a constant course of operation to Heaven and Earth Sea and dry Land John 1. 3. All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made Prov. 30. 4. He ascends up to Heaven and descends he gathereth the winde in his fist he binds the waters in a garment and establisheth all the ends of the Earth Psal 104. 2. He covers himselfe with light and layes the beames of his chambers in the waters He maketh clouds hit Chariots and rides on the wings of the winde Psal 19. 4 5.

of God that his people have a bit of bread that they have meat for their mouths and drink to quench their thirst but when it s added He is ever mindful of his Covenant His Covenant and his mindfulnesse of his Covenant and so giving them meat renders this common path of providence this so giving them meat to be truly wonderful v. 6. He hath shewed his people the power of his works How few are there that take notice of the works of God and fewer that take notice of God in his works But this is the favour that he shewes his people not onely his works but the power of them their Verity and Judgement Truth Vprightnesse and Stedfastnesse as it is v. 7 8. Vision is the glory and light of life he lives most like a man not that eates and drinks most sleeps and sports most but he that with the acting eye of Reason sees most of things and their difference He lives most like a Christian that by faith se●th him that is invisible makes a reall presence of things absent and an evidence and tr●e enjoyment of things hoped for our present and after-happinesse is in vision by faith here really and truly but more hereafter when we shall see him face to face and know as we are known 1 Cor. 13. 12. Daniel and John the greatly beloved Prophet and Disciple were both much honoured with Visions and Revelations our Saviour commends Abraham for that he saw his day and rejoyced Joh. 8. 56. Those who are Abrahams seed cannot but eye Christ and rejoyce in the dawning of his day if God have an hand to work surely we must have an eye to see an heart to believe and a tongue to praise him God doth not work little things for his people it stands not with his love and their condition and when he doth great things we must meet him and them with great observation I have heard an Ambassador residing here should write home that he lived in a Land of wonders well noteing how great turns passed on us and how little blood was shed about them then if strangers see so much we should see more Doubtlesse God hath revived his works of old made his arme bare commanding and creating deliverances for us How often hath he brought us to the gates of death and then said return return ye children of men How many and mighty malicious and prosperous have our enemies been and yet how destroyed How little and low how despised and nothing have your Councils Armies Allyes your all been and yet God hath remembred us in our low estate He hath not been weary of doing us good although we have soon been weary of serving him There is a voyce in the r●d saith the Prophet and surely mercies deliverances and salvations have their voyce also and the greater any danger or deliverance is the louder is the voyce Oh! that we could heare so as to love and learn righteousnesse Oh! that we were wise to read Gods works out of his word his providences in his prophesies Dan. 12. 10. The wise shall understand Thus to understand him will be our wisdome When the Devil tempted our Saviour it was by shewing him the World and the glory of it But behold here a better vision the glory of the world and worldly Kingdomes and the fall of them Mountains tumbling down and Vallyes filled up high things brought low and low things exalted How many and mighty precious and seasonable have been the returns of fervent righteous faithful prayers They were made in former Ages but are answered Now our fore-fathers had the honour to sow and we the blessing to reape the fruits of their prayers Oh! the riches of the grace of God that hightens our mercies by steeping them in blood Our Adoption Reconciliation Redemption Remission of sin and salvation is by the precious blood of Jesus the glorious truths of the everlasting Gospel come to us dyed in his blood who was the great Martyr and in the blood of many his servants and Martyrs Rev. 6. 9. Our present Liberty Peace and Enjoyments did they not cost the dearest blood of many valiant Worthies Oh! let not let not the blood of Christ his Martyrs and Souldiers condemn us Let it not be said God stretched forth his hand to a foolish and gainsaying people that the Oxe knoweth his owner and the Asse his Masters crib and that we know not care not consider not when God works such glorious things When David had the water of the Well of Bethlehem brought to him he poured it out before the Lord because it was the blood of these men Oh! that now your hearts might rebound these mercies to Heaven whence they came in humble thankfulnesse and watchful obedience seeing they are the blood of your brethren When the time of performing great promises and prophesies drew nigh God raiseth up Daniel's spirit to search Oh! that we might be praying and searching praying and reading praying and inquiring and not giving over till we come to some understanding of these blessed mysteries Now to help you in this search to informe your understanding to be instrumental to draw forth and establish your faith about the great works of this latter Age is the scope of this insuing Treatise The Lord in much mercy blesse you and it together that those good ends may be obtained Chap. 2. Handleth these eight Propositions FIrst that God delivers his prophesies in the way of a promise 2. New-Testament Promises are set forth in Old Testament language 3. That both prophesies and promises are to be taken in the largest extent 4. That they admit of divers degrees seasons and manners of fulfilling 5. That under one person or thing named the whole series both of persons and things is to be understood 6. God performes his promises in these latter ages in a way of proportion to his former glorious workings 7. The inflicting of punishment on the adversaries of his Church is subordinate to the performance of his promise to his people 8. That the time of fulfilling Prophesies and Promises and working great changes is at or before the coming of Christ Before we come to the particulars which we intend to insist upon give me leave first for the better understanding of the matter and the Scriptures produced to lay down these eight Considerations God delivers his Prophesies in the way of a Promise Prophesies are the foretelling of things that shall come to passe in their proper times God cannot speak to his Saints but in away of love his foreteling things to come tells you how he loves them Our God is a God of power and grace and promises are the engagements of both The Father worketh and Christ worketh for his peoples special good and you have them both at work in performing prophetical promises The prophesie of Christ his coming in the flesh it s in the way of a promise