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.

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What? not restored? doth Jacobs prophecy then foreshew, that the Scepter should no more be restored to the Jewes after Christs comming? or doth it foreshew onely, that it should not depart till Christs comming? certainely it foreshewes this last thing onely. And therefore the accomplishment of Jacobs pro∣phecy hath no affinity with your argument. And in saying that the Scepter was departed from Judah in the captivity of Baby∣lon, you plainely contradict Jacobs prophecy, which saith, that it should not depart from Judah till Shiloh came. And as this pro∣phecy shewes, that it was not to depart till then, so others do shew, that it was to returne againe, as that of Hos. 4.5. which shewes that the Israelites should abide many dayes, (but not al∣wayes,) without a King, and without a Prince, and without a sacrifice, &c. And all the prophecies which foreshew the Jewes deliverance, the uniting of the Tribes under one King, and our Saviours reigning over them, doe witnesse the restoring of the Scepter. And Saint Pauls application of that prophecy, Rom. 11.26. doth shew when the Scepter is to be restored, to wit When the fulnesse of the Gentiles shall come in. For then he saith, All Israel shall be saved, as it is written, There shall come out of Sion a Deli∣verer, and shall turne away ungodlinesse from Jacob. And so he plainely declares, that the accomplishment of this prophecy shall be at Christs last comming, at his comming, I say, after the the gathering of the substituted Gentiles, (who were in the Jewes stead to become Gods people in the vacancy of the Scep∣ter,) and at the gathering of all other Gentiles, who are to become Gods people with the Jewes, at the restoring of the Scepter. And agreeable to this are Saint Peters words to the Jewes, Acts 4.31. Him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be a Prince and Saviour, for to give repentance unto Israel, and forgivenesse of sinnes.

And his words to them, in his 1 Epist. chap. 1. ver. 13. Wherefore gird up the loines of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace, that is to be brought unto you, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.