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.

Mr. Petrie's Answer.

Shew then any text that speakes of his two thrones: yea if he have, or shall have any throne as man, and not as God, it must be given unto him: but it is now given unto him to sit on his Fathers throne, and his given throne is the throne of his Father.

Reply.

You here sall backe to somewhat that you had left behinde; but unlesse you had proposed a wiser challenge, it had been more for your credit to have let it alone. For is it not strange, that one so well read in the seripture, as you seeme to be, should call on us to [shew any text that speakes of Christs two thrones?] Sure∣ly we have shewed you already one unanswerable text, Rev. 3.21. and yet you will not beleeve it. To shame you then, if not to satisfie you, we will shew you others. For what are the Thrones of which Saint John saith, Rev. 20.4. And I saw thrones, and they sate upon them, and judgement was given unto them? Are not these the Thrones in which they that overcome shall sit with our Saviour? And are not the Thrones on which the Disciples shall sit, judging the twelve Tribes of Israel, some of these Thrones? doubtlesse they are. For as it is said, Matth. 19.28. That the Disciples shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve Tribes of Israel, which necessarily shews a government over others: so it is said, Revel. 10.4. That they sat on thrones, and judgment was given unto them; not, on them: that is, They were made Judges over others, not others over them. And where should the Saints departed sit on seate•• exercising judgment over others, but on earth? and when but in the time of our Saviours Kingdome, (who shall bring them with him) when, I say, but in the time of his 1000. yeares reigne, as it is Luke 22.29.30. and Rev. 20 4? For in heaven they cannot sit judging any, because there are none to be judged by them, there are none but themselves; and at the judgement of the dead, they shall not judge any, (any otherwise then by way of approbation) because this is our Saviours privi∣ledge onely, as his words, John 5.22.27. and the single throne, Rev. 20.11. doe declare: (and indeed it is not likely, that the

Saints who are saved onely by our Saviours righteousnesse, shall pronounce glory to themselves, and perdition unto others.) The time therefore in which our Saviours Throne shall be accompa∣nied with the Thrones of the Saints, must needes be the time of his 1000 yeares reigne on earth, after which time, and the little season of the selfe-ruining in surrection of the Nations that must follow it; he is to sit alone on the white Throne spoken of Rev. 20.11. to give sentence on the dead, and (taking the full number of the elect with him into the new Jerusalem) to sit a∣gaine in the Throne of God, and of the Lambe, in the height of glory, Rev. 22.3. And thus we have laid before you other texts, which shew that our Saviour shall have a Throne on earth: and consequently, that he hath another Throne, besides that where he now si••s. And that his Throne on earth is a Throne given un∣to him, the words of the Angel Gabriel, Luke 1.32. doe wit∣nesse, And the Lord shall give unto him the Throne of his Father Da∣vid. And his owne words, John 5.27. And hath given him au∣thority to execute judgement also, because he is the Sonne of man. But you by your wily, if not rather weake arguing, would perswade us to thinke, that Christ cannot have another Throne given him, because the Throne where he now sits, is a given Throne. Which is just as true a reasoning as this; King James was first crowned King of Scotland, therefore he could not afterward be crowned King of England.