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.

Reply.

Doubtlesse God is not to be taught by us, [what reward is most to the praise of his mercy and bountifulnesse towards the godly.] But we are to account that reward most to the praise of his bounti∣fulnesse and mercy towards them, which we find in his word to be appointed unto them. And we doe conceive, that the glory of the Saints after their reunion to their bodies, will be greater (because more perfect) though they live on earth: then the glo∣ry of their soules is now without the fellowship of their glorifi∣ed bodies. And we know not what should interrupt their glory on earth, when as Christ himselfe, (on whom the Angels shall visibly attend,) shall be on earth with them: and God himselfe also may here manifest his glory unto them, in what measure hee pleaseth. And though Abraham and some other of the Patriarches, (to whom God had promised the possession of the Land of Canaan,) did in their corruptible estate here live as strangers and pilgrimes in that land; yet they shall not after their resurrection possesse it as strangers and pilgrimes, but as

heires and coheires with Christ. And whereas you say, [That it is a greater gift of God, that the godly should abide in that glory of heaven for ever and ever, then to come againe from the heavens to abide on earth.] You seeme to me to imagine, that the godly shall ne∣ver againe come from thence, (as your denying also, pag. 54. that Christ shall bring all the Saints with him, doth testifie against you,) which conceit is contrary to all the scriptures that affirme the resurrection, and the Saints appearing with Christ. And I pray, where doe you finde in scripture, that the Saints shall after their resurrection live in a place separate from the earth? Cer∣tainely they are after the last judgement, to be translated into the new Jerusalem: and that City is then to descend to the new earth, as we read Rev. 21.2, 3. And lastly, what affinity hath ought that you have said here, with the use you answer? what I shall we not praise God for his mercy in making us partakers of the fatnesse of the Jewes Olive tree, while we are here; although it were a greater happinesse for us to be ever in heaven after our departure, then to come againe to the earth?