Christs personall reigne on earth, one thousand yeares with his saints the manner, beginning, and continuation of his reigne clearly proved by many plain texts of Scripture, and the chiefe objections against it fully answered, explaining the 20 Revelations and all other Scripture-prophecies that treat of it : containing a full reply to Mr. Alexander Petrie ... who wrote against ... Israels redemption / by Robert Maton.

[ 31] YOu have hitherto heard of the deliverance and happinesse of the Jewes onely; I shall now acquaint you with their partakers, which shall be such as are left of the Nations, that are then to be destroy'd, as you may see in the 66. chapter of Isaiah at 15. and 19. verses. Behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his Chariots like a whirle-winde, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire, for by x 1.1 fire; and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh, and the slaine of the Lord shall be many. And I will set a signe a∣mong them, and I will send those that escape of them, unto the Nations, to Ta••shish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the Isles afarre off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seene

my glory, and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles: And they shall bring all your brethren for an y 1.2 offering unto the Lord, out of all Nations, upon horses, and in Charrets, and in Litters, and upon Mules, and upon swift beasts to my holy Mountaine Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a cleane vessell into the house of the Lord. And I will also take of them for Priests, and for Levites, saith the Lord. For as the new Heavens, and the new earth, which I will make (to wit, at the judgement of the dead, when this Hea∣ven and Earth shall passe away, as it is in the 20. chap. of the Rev. at the 11. ver. and in the 21, chap. at the 1. ver. as these) shall re∣maine before mee, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name re∣maine; (to wit, after their foresaid returne from captivitie) And it shall come to passe, that from one new Moone to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to z 1.3 worship before me, saith the Lord, and they shall goe forth and looke upon the carkasses of the men that have transgressed against me; for their worme shall not dye, neither shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh. Read also in the 61. chap. the a 1.4 4, 5, 6, 7. verses, and in the 60. chap. the 9, 10, 11, b 1.5 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. verses, and in the 49. chap. the 22, 23. ver. and in the 25. chap. the 6, 7, 8. verses, and in the 14. chap. the c 1.6 1. d 1.7 2. e 1.8 2. ver. and in the 2. chap. the f 1.9 2, 3, g 1.10 4. verses. The same Prophecie also you may finde in the 4. chapter of Micah, at the 1, 2. verses; and not much unlike unto this, is that in the 8. ch. of Zechariah, at the 20, 22, 23. verses, and that in the 14. chap. at the 16, 17. ver. &c.

Mr. Petrie's Answer.

It is now manifest, that these forenamed Prophecies are not of the earth∣ly prosperity of the Jewes onely, and we know certainly, that the Gen∣tiles are partakers with the Jewes: so that the proofe of this point i•• needlesse, and neverthelesse he filleth up some pages with Prophecies to this purpose.

Reply.

Now we are come to the Prophecies that decide the difference, for the very ground of the controversie is; Whether the Jewes and Gentiles are already joyn'd into one Church; which you affirme, and we denie, and yet both agree that these Prophecies doe fore∣shew their uniting. And what then doe they say of it? certainly

they say not, that the Jewes and Gentiles were united into one Church, whilist the Church was amongst the Jewes onely, and some Gentiles were cal'd into it; as it was before Christs com∣ming: neither doe they say, that they are united into one Church, whilst the Church is to be amongst the Gentiles onely, and some Jewes cal'dinto it: as it hath been since Christs comming: but this they say, that at their uniting, the whole Nation of the Jewes, and all Nations of the Gentiles that are left shall worship God after the same manner at Ierusalem. This they shew of them∣selves, and compa••'d with the Prophecies which concerne our Sa∣viours reigne on earth they infallibly declare too, that at their uniting, all Nations in the world shall make but one Church and Kingdome under the government of our Lord Jesus Christ: which is enough to shew, that in the ensuing discourse you doe but vain∣ly kick against the pricks, and manifest an obstinate apostasie from the truth. But left the unlearned Reader should mistake mole∣hils for mountaines, and shadowes for substances, wee must pro∣ceed to examine your Answers. And first you tell us [It is now ma∣nifest, that these forenamed Prophecies are not of the earthly prosperity of the Jewes onely.] What? is it manifest that these forenamed Pro∣phecies speake not onely of the prosperity of the Jewes, because the prosperitie of those dayes belongs not to the Jewes onely? be∣cause I say, these Prophecies here doe shew that the Gentiles shall be partakers with them in the peace, piety, and plentie of that time? who sees not this non sequitur, the independencie of this in∣ference? These last Prophecies shew, that the prosperous estate of the Gentiles shall be dependent on their voluntary submission to, and union with the Jewes; therefore those forenamed Prophecies touching the Jewes returne unto, and prosperitie in their owne Land, are not of the prosperitie of the Jewes onely: such bald untruths and sophisticall Arguments doe stop many a breach in this worke of yours; and help very much to gaine the simple, and to hold up the confidence of the prejudicate Christian. You goe on, and say [we know certainly that the Gentiles are partakers with the Jewes.] Partakers? of what? of the happinesse which the accom∣plishment of the Prophecies here alledg'd, was to bring forth un∣to them? You must first prove, that these Prophecies are fulfill'd, before you can affirme, that they are partakers of the contempo∣rating

happinesse reveal'd in them, and unlesse you meane that they are partakers with them of the happinesse foreshewed in these Pro∣phecies, you doe but equivocate, in saying, [that the Gentiles are partakers with the Jewes.] And yet you conclude, [so that the proofe of this point is needlesse, and neverthelesse he filleth up some pages with Prophecies to this purpose.] Doubtlesse this is spoken of purpose to baffle the Reader from a serious consideration of the union which these Prophecies speake of, which is so obvious, that every ordi∣nary apprehension may of it selfe perceive, that it is not yet accom∣plished; and this you knew very well, and therefore have not so much as quoted the Chapters, or bookes where these Prophecies are reveal'd. Was not this after all your braving, to plead guilty? For if this point was needlesse, you might so much the rather have afforded the Reader a sight of, or at least a direction unto the Pro∣phecies so needlessely alledged, seeing you could not have wisht for a greater advantage against me. But when you passe over the for∣mer Prophecies untoucht, and keep these wholly out of sight, who will not conclude from hence, that you could not possibly dis∣prove the proper and historicall accomplishment of them? and consequently, that the time of their accomplishment, is not yet come?

Notes

• x 1.1

  Ezek. 39. v. 4, 5, 6, &c. Mal 4 ver. 1. Psal. 50 v 3. 2 Thess 1. v. 7, 8, &c.
• y 1.2

  Isa. 18. v. 7.
• z 1.3

  Psal. 68. ver. 29.31. Psal. 100. v. 1, •• 4.
• a 1.4

  Isa. 53. v. 12.
• b 1.5

  Jer. 12. ver. 14, 15, 16, 17.
• c 1.6

  Dan 7. ver. 18.22.27.
• d 1.7

  Isa. 55. v. 5. Zech. 2. v. 9. 11.
• e 1.8

  Ezek. 39. ver. 10.
• f 1.9

  Isa. 49. v. 6. chap. 60. v. 3. 1 Tim. 2. v. 4.
• g 1.10

  Psal. 46. v. 9. Hosca 2. v. 18.