Exanastasis, or, The saints rising out of the heap or mass of dead bodies contained in the globe of the earth and sea ... Rev. 20. 5 hereunto, by way of preface, is here prefixed the comprisal of the substance of our former parcels ... / by William Sherwin ...

And is not there wonderful Divine Wisdom observable in such a Contrivance, and wonderful Goodness in giving such an excel∣lent Key to his Church, so Divinely fitted to open those so anti∣ent Prophesies and Promises? And will not much more wonderful Wisdom, Mercy, Truth and Faithfulness, with all other Gods Ex∣cellencies shine out to the Admiration of all those Saints at that time in the said State, to their heightning then to a like wonderful Praise of the Divine Grace, with Angels, Men, and all other Crea∣tures, as Rev. 5.10, to the end?

Adam and Eve, and all Saints since them shall be present (then) at once, to see all their Interests, and well grounded Expectations (then) made good; and how the order of Times, and of all af∣fairs, which have been suitably ordered and carried on (to which purpose, a Scripture Harmony might largely and profitably be written upon the account of this Key in all the particulars, from the beginning to the end of the Bible: whereby the Divine Wis∣dom and Goodness (with other Excellencies) might appear wonderful to a believing Soul (in any good measure enlightned in such Divine Misteries:) Yea, if men would but rightly im∣prove, and not unworthily pervert their very Reason in such things, they might discern much more than usually they do; and if they were but as forward to imbrace what Evidences are set be∣fore them, upon due consideration of them; as they are studi∣ous to find stumbling-blocks in their own way, or cast them in the

way of others, there would soon be more consent to, and enquiry after these divine Truths, than opposition and resistance of them: The Book given by the Father had seven Seals, and the Lamb is wise and powerful enough, to execute them in their due order, and so he hath done almost in all of them already; and what now remains may in a good degree appear to such as give their minds to, & duly use the means appointed for the understand∣ing of them: But if others will not, and therefore are judged by Christ not worthy, so to be taught, because (as the unbeleiv∣ing Jews formerly) so they now also shut their Eyes, and turn away from such light of Truth, the fault will then be their own: And it is observeable Christs first revealing, and his Spirits teaching of these things, is in a different way from many other divine Do∣ctrines: Yea, Christ questioneth whether he shall find faith of these things, Mat. 17.18. upon Earth when he comes (al∣though his Spirit three times (as we noted) confirmed the truth of them,) chap. 19. and 21, 22. and yet of all the matters in that divine Book, no part so evident and clear (as was said) none so exact and distinct in all respects of order, time, place, persons, continuance, with all useful circumstances as this said 20th. chap. which hath many stamps of Divine Excellency set upon it, all very useful for the persons concerned; for the opening of this great mystery of God by the help of the said Key, being rightly used by them, in some, it hath pleased the divine Majesty, according to his infinite wisdom and grace reavealed, thus by de∣grees to set forth by Christ himself, the great concerns of himself and his Saints, the Lambs Wife; then to be in such excellent Com∣munion with him, as then will appear to them, 1 John 2.3. And let all such critical Persons against these Truths consider, Psalm 25.9, 14. The meek he will teach his way, and his secret is with such, &c. and the work of Faith must be his own in every branch of Divine truth, tendered to any from his written word: Such as all these matters are, (though somewhat mysteriously set down) we have I conceive spoken sufficiently to this purpose before; I shall therefore here adde no more.

Now for Application, We shall onely endeavour to give some breif hints thereof, referring their inlargements to future op∣portunity, if God be pleased to afford it, for I cannot speak larg∣by the Press, &c.

1. Ʋse of Inform. This may inform all Preachers of the Gospel, and all wise and faithful Christians, that desire to be well and surely guided in these great things of God, respecting the said first Resurrection, of what concernment it is; to labour well to understand: First, the curious work of this Key, given by Jesus Christ, since he ascended unto the Father: And Secondly, the right Use and Improvement of it. The curious work in it, is that it is Divinely fitted for all ancient Prophesie, and indeed for all Prophesie respecting the general good of Gods faithful Servants, throughout all the Bible, and of all times throughout the being of the World; all setting forth the necessity of the Saints said Resurrection; so revealed by our Saviour, as we shewed, &c. And the excellent Improvement and Use thereof, is to shew their special and peculiar interest, as well as the general, in all the re∣vealed promised Mercies and Covenants, in the whole Book of God, viz. How, or under what capacity any such special Mer∣cy, is derived to them, and made effectual to their Souls in such or such a Dispensation of Grace to them particularly; which hath not efficatiously reached to many others, at least, as yet; but in Charity and thankfulness, to endeavour truely that it may do so also, if it may be; and according to their understanding well the curious work of the said Key, and the due improvement there∣of: All judicious Christians may find from thence, an excellent sure guidance; I say again, an excellent sure guidance by divine assistance, to judge of the true intent and meaning of all Prophetick Scripture; all hangs upon that one Hindge of such said breaking the Serpent [Satan] head, viz. both his head of Craft and Domini∣on, and all drive to the same end of Restauration, of men and Creatures in the World; as in the several branches of such revealed Mercies, may appear, if they be rightly considered; and all to be accomplished by the said promised Seed, within the time of his Mediatorship: Before those things shall be enjoyed, that Eye hath not seen, nor Ear heard, nor entered into the Heart of man to conceive; which will be in the highest Heavens after∣wards: Whereas these mercies in the interim will be much of another nature; whilest Christ is redeeming and restoring Men and other Creatures, from the bondage of Corruption, unto that glorious liberty of the Sons of God: And though there be many particular and special Prophesies many times, yet they are in their drift and subserviency, to be reduced thereunto; and therefore the allegorizing of any sorts of Prophesies, that have a di∣rect

tendencie to any branch of such reavealed ancient Promises and Covenants, must needs be erroneous upon whatsoever fair pretenses, such sense or senses are put upon them, by any man or men whatsoever. And therefore if we look unto what God de∣clared in general to Adam and Eve, and for their Spiritual off-Spring, through Christ that said Divine Seed of the Woman, a∣bout 4000 years after to come in the Flesh: Both in respect of the evil to be removed and the good to be obtained, answera∣ble to those divers times and divers ways after declared Mercies, acording to the good pleasure of God to the fore Fathers: Or consider aright the Covenant which God made with Noah, that Type of Christ for the preservation of the renewed Earth, as the Stage whereupon God would act in all future Mercies, to be known and performed in their due time and order, to the end of the World; and thereupon the Mercies then to his people were said to be as the Waters of Noah unto God himself, that was, sure and infallible; and by that Covenant, both all Creatures with men have their usual preservation and Provision, by Seed time and Harvest, &c. and their greatest fruitfulness, is espe∣cially reserved for those last times, when the Serpents head shall be broken, both eminently at Christs coming from the right hand of the Father, at the begining, or when his shall sully destroy all his Churches Enemies with death the last, after the said thousand years: Or consider the blessings of Shem and his Race to Abra∣ham, and thence especially to all Israel, the twelve Tribes, and so in Christs lineage and forward; or the Predictions of the Calls of Japhets posterity, the Gentiles since by holy Scripture explained and applied; Or as Jews and Gentiles both united under that one King Christ Jesus, which is that Son of David, that shall sit on Davids Throne, so long as the Sun and Moon shall endure, accord∣ing to Davids sure mercies promised, respecting his said King∣dom; and all other Saints interest therein through Christ; (for to them also belongs the sure Mercies of David, Esa. 55.3.) whereby they are also secured for Eternity; for such shall not be hurt by the second death, as rise then to Reign with Christ in that Kingdom, which onely will continue to the finishing of his Me∣diatorship, but then is by him to be given up to the Father, 1 Cor. 15. And is that that must be during the Worlds continuance, as appears by our fifteen Reasons in the New Jerusalem, pag. 9, 10. when under him the said Saints glorious King, Head and Hus∣band, who prayed in that sence before his death, that they should

be so made perfect in one as his Bride or mystical Body, and willed they should behold his glory then, Joh. 17.21, 23, 24. when there will 〈…〉〈…〉 very gracious and happy performance of all such promised mercies, in the 〈…〉〈…〉 to the ca∣pacity of the Persons or Creatures, that are to be so blened, pre∣served or restored. So that they attend to this Issue, that Christ may be manifest in the world before all sorts of Creatures, to be as perfect, yea a much more perfect, yea an infinitely more perfect Restorer, and Redeemer than the Devil was or could be a dessola∣tor and destroyer: as all those said predictions in their several times and kinds, with their subsequent Scripture Confirmations and explication sufficiently restifie: being all opened by and ac∣commodated unto this Divine Key of the Son of God the Wis∣dom of the Father: by whom the worlds were made, viz. the Old World, the New world, and the World to come shall be, Heb. 1.3. with Rev. 21.5. who hath, and doth, and will till then uphold all things by his Divine Power, as well as he hath Redeem∣ed us by his Blood, who shall then accordingly inherit all things, answerably to this his said threefold right assigned by the Father unto him in his said Kingdom; and by him to his suffering Saints, Rev. 21.7. in the time of his said Mediatorship, or of his Davi∣dical Kindom, and said New Jerusalem state; upon which ac∣counts the said Saints the Lambs Wife shall then with him enjoy the same in their capacity; and the inferiour Chreatures then also be restored to the glorious liberty of the Sons of God, Rom. 8.21, 23. all bowing the knee, and paying their Homage to him as Lord, Phil. 2.9, 10.

And for the large measure of Divine Grace, which will abun∣dantly then be poured out upon those in the natural life, who shall then walk in the light of that New Jerusalem when God will Cir∣cumcise the hearts of that his antient people of Israel especially, as Deut. 30. to v. 11. particularly respecting the same time, as many other Scriptures do, for that is the Foundation of all their outward blessings promised to them (especially in those times) for unto Godliness are the Promises of that world to come made, so much more than to this, in regard in that state greater Promi∣ses of much larger measure of Divine Grace, are made in the Scrip∣tures for those times more generally: so that it is a mere blinding of the Truth for any to say they conceive (that is, only by gues∣sing) that a more spiritual Church state will be, and yet not yield the outward visible glory in the said time belonging thereto:

for in reference to the fulfilling of all outward Promises, not only to the said Saints, but unto Christ himself as such a visible (then) glorious King of those raised Saints, will those large ••••••ward mercies be given together with th•• large endowments of 〈…〉〈…〉 in the natural Life: and the holy Scriptures thall not be broken in any of these things: but Christ will then most certainly raise the said Saints; and they as the Wife of him the Lamb shall then Reign with him, or as the members of that then his visible Body, whereof he will then be their visible glorious Head; that is, visible to themselves: and when also the then converted Jews first and especially, with all Israel that then shall be saved, Rom. 11. to whom also the great fulness of the Gentiles is after to come in, who being united into one fold with them, shall inherit all the said declared and promised Mercies, yea and inferiour Crea∣tures then obtain their libertie aforesaid, &c. So that the drift of all such Promised Mercies respecting the said Spiritual Seed of all times before, shews the necessity of such a Resurrection of the Saints in the time of Christs Mediatorship, and the accommoda∣tion of this Divine Key unto them, many ways illustrates the glory of God, and that said happy estate of the Raised Saints, fit∣ting themselves (with Angels) for a most blessed Eternity, when Christs final Judgment is ended: and such as would deny such a state preceding the same, must blot out much in all parts of holy Scripture, besides the divinely useful accommodation of this Key of Christ Jesus, so fitted for all such antient Prophesie, with all the subsequent carrying on the same design of God for these said happy times in the world; of which much may be groundedly said under every branch of the same, &c. yet all along answering fit∣ly to the said necessary (revealed by Christ Jesus) first bodily Re∣surrection of the Saints.

2. Ʋse of Inform. Since the said first blessed Resurrection of the Saints, is to Reign with Christ, and partake of the New Jeru∣salem State in that World, &c. This may inform all men of these three things, viz. Of the Antiquity, and Excellency, and Blessed∣ness appertaining, or to the Doctrine to the said Kingdom and New Jerusalem state. First, For the Antiquity thereof, it is contained in Gods first Declaration, as afterwards explained; expressed in Baalams Parable, but abundantly typified in Davids and Solomons Kingdoms; confirmed and explained by Moses, the Prophets and Psalms, &c. as in our Iren. chap. 5.6, 7, 8. And the Doctrine of the New Jerusalem, was also contained in that first said publicati∣on,

but particularly manifest to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; since explained largely in the Prophets and Psalms, and is that City the Apostle Paul saith is prepared for the Forefathers, whose Ma∣ker and Builder is God, Heb. 11.10.16. whose great Priviledges have all along the Revelations been the suffering Saints encourage∣ments.

2. The Doctrine is excellent, of a Divine and Heavenly Ex∣cellency; whereof Davids and Solomons Kingdom were but shad∣dowes: And the old Jerusalem was but a Type of the holy, great and beloved Jerusalem, shortly to be in the World; as it is glori∣ously discribed, both by the Prophets and Psalms likewise; but cheifly by our Saviour, Rev. 21. and his Kingly Office is many wayes the most glorious part of Christs Mediatorship, see the Treatise on Gen. 3.15.

3. That the Doctrine of them contains much blessedness and comfort in it, is manifest from the time, and occasion of the be∣ginning and setting up of both, &c. the time is when Christ comes and brings his reward with him, and all his Saints also to be then rewarded by him, as he promised to such as come to him, to such as believe in him, and spiritually eat his Flesh, and drink his Blood, four times over, John 6. viz. That he will raise them up at the last day, which is at the said Resurrection of of the Saints, to be brought into the same State and Kingdom, and the large and great promises made to the same are big with variety of blessings, in the Old Testament; but in all this excellent Book of Revelations, all sorts of Sufferers in their times, have their consolations and encouragements from something, respect∣ing that State and Kingdom, as in Prod. pag. 39, 40, 41. may particularly be seen, and then at the said Resurrection they will have the Dominion, Psal. 49.14. and rule over the Nations as was said, yea then saith the Psalm 149 (Consider the whole Psalmist) shall the Saints execute the judgement written, viz. by Moses, Deut. 33.40, 41. For there will never be such a time or occasion again to do it, as at the Armageddon Battel when Christ will wound that Head of many Countries, from the beginning of the Revenges upon that Enemy, [Antichrist] when God whets his glittering Sword, and makes it drunk with Blood, Deut. 32.••2, &c. I do but touch upon these things, much more is said on Gen. 3.15. in the Everlasting Gospel.

3. Ʋse of Inform. Men may likewise hence be informed of the exceeding great benefit, of this most excellent Key of all antient

Prophesie from Rev. 20. and 21. and 22. Which the whole Book before doth cheifly make the way for; indeed it is a great mercy to Gods Church, both formerly and of late in all the said times of Christs overcomers, of Dragon and Beast, that they have been encouraged therein from such Revelations; of what they should suffer was ordered by his Sovereign hand; so though wicked Men and Devils were the Instruments, yet they did suffer under them, according to the good will and pleasure of Almighty God, and by the strength of his Grace carrying them through all their Tryals; and they found what helps and supports he had pro∣vided for them, both present then, and what is promised for the time to come, in the Epistles to the seven Churches of Asia, and all Sufferers after in order to these very times, as in the large paper in our Prodr. pag. 39, 40, 41. may be seen: But the benefit of this said Divine Key in the last part, is incomparably advantage∣ous and comfortable, in shewing from the beginning what Fonn∣dations, of such wonderful anciently revealed and promised mer∣cies, God hath so Divinely couched in them, for all Generations before and in the 1000 years, or New Jerusalem state; (together) in the World wherein everlasting happiness, will not onely be en∣tered upon, and secured to all Saints: (for none such shall be hurt by the second death) but by that State they will upon many ad∣vantages be fitted, more for Eternal happiness, and more to glorifie God in the enjoyment of it, for evermore! Upon the abundant discovery (then) to be made of such wonderful wayes, of Gods revealed, formerly, and then fully performed Grace in all branches thereof; which the said Key leads Christs Servants to, by Faith till the time come of the fruition of the same, for the Spouse of Christ, the Lambs Wife, Rev. 21.9. In whatsoever times before of the Church, they have lived, they will then drink afresh and unspeakably, more fully the Waters of consolation, by formerly revealed or promised goodness, in any measure or manner derived ro them, in their several Ages in the World, when they shall all together drink thereof; as the new Wine prepared for Christs said Kingdom, in that world to come. First, For those of the Spiritual Seed of Adam and Eve, which (it is probable) knew little of any other Foundation of Faith, that the old world had; and it is to be hoped, that though all Cains cursed Seed pe∣rished in the Flood at last when their wickedness was grown to the height; yet that some of them by some special weyes of mercie, manifest to them before, might be saved by the Application of the

vertue of Gods first published and declared grace in Christ the Seed of the Woman, (through whom good Abels offering was first ac∣cepted) and that fundamental Revelation leads us to look fore∣minent, ultimate and perfect deliverance from all Enemies in Christs said Kingdom, and the enjoyment of all good, reserved for the raised Saints in that state.

And for all such as lived after Noahs time, when the said old World perished for their great provocations, they had (as we may say) a new string to their Bow, by Gods blessing of Shem for the present and for the future, the Prediction of the mercy of Japhets posterity in the calls of the Gentiles; afterwards more particularly made known, as was shewed as another Con∣duit Pipe conveying also Gods Grace unto them: Also such as had received yet more special mercy, from the Covenant to Abra∣ham and his spiritual Seed, by that one Divine Seed Christ to come, by that new conveyance of such Gods Grace to them, had still thereby a stronger Title thereunto, and also as Isaacs and Jacobs faithful Posterity, as a new intayle of the said mercy, after∣wards from the renewed manifestation of Gods sure mercies to David, in respect of his Kingdom, which Christ shall as surely possess with his raised Saints in the thousand years; (amongst which it is probable will be found, many that came in as Proselytes, under all the said Dispensations of Grace) till the time of the publick mercy of the Gentiles first came in, after Christ was come in our Flesh; according to all the former special Revelations and Confir∣mations of the same, for about 4000 years before; and according to all such several conveyances of Gods mercy to them, in their se∣veral times they lived, (which in the 1000 years (it is probable) the Saints will largely know,) they will suitably glorifie the same Grace, Faithfulness and Truth of God in the 1000 years, and be filled with rejoycing therein, in greater measure and manner than we can conceive, when they shall rejoyce together as happy Members of the same mystical bodie, whereof Christ is the Head, and as the Lambs Wife, at those Divine Nuptials then to be celebrated, Rev. 19.7. being the Inhabitants from that time of the New Jerusalem, whose Maker and Builder is God, Rev. 21.9. & Heb. 11.10. and the wisdom and goodness of God will many ways appear glorious to all sorts, of such Christs Subjects, in his said Kingdom; when not onely the raised Saints will so par∣ticularly know the revealed Foundations, of their thenceforth perpetual happiness; but the living Saints of all Nations that then

shall be saved, and will walk in the light of the said New Jerusa∣lem shall be assuredly satisfied in the security of all their present and future enjoyments, and in their measure add their halelujahs to the raised Saints with Angels and all other Creatures likewise in their Capacities, Rev. 5.10, &c. at that time of the happy re∣stitution of all things, and that ample revelation of all things in respect of Mysteries, Creatures and Providences past, when knowledg shall abound in the earth, as the waters cover the Sea, in all that is really good for either of them to know; and whereby they may more be engaged to sing forth the praises of the Lamb, &c. as is set before us in the said glimps of that con∣dition, Rev. 5.10, &c. which will be a School of Instruction for Angels and Saints more excellently to glorifie God the Father, the Lamb that was slain and the Holy Spirit to all eternity; and enlarge the happiness of both sorts of such gloried Creatures accor∣dingly for ever: and though this excellent Love-letter of Christ to his Spouse the Church in this his Divine Key, seems to some to be close foulded up, and in Charracters, that none but his Spouse shall comfortably read; yet in due time and manner, he hath, and doth teach his Beloved rightly to read in this world for her Faith and Consolation in some good measure, and fitly o∣pen it more and more fully for her in the fruition of that blessed state and condition in that world to come: of which, much more from Scripture might he added.

4. Ʋse of Inform. Hence may all Saints be informed what will be then their New Jerusalem work and employment when they shall be raised at this first Resurrection, they will be much in pray∣sing God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, in, and for the work or Creation, Rev. 4 and especially be exercised in setting forth the Praise of Christ the Lamb many ways, in a joynt and successive Quire of multitudes of Saints with Angels, and all other Creatures then in their Capacity, as Rev 5.1. where is, I say, a glymps of that glorious state represented us, v. 10. to the end. and they will be ve∣ry helpful to all those Nations of them that are saved then, which shall walk in the light of the New Jerusalem to instruct them in what shall be useful for them to know, or do, to comfort and in∣courage them therein, &c. as revealed by Christs Spirit and grace unto them; as one of the Elders comforted the Apostle John (when he wept) that the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah had prevailed to open the Sealed Book, Rev. 5.5. Then will be a blessed Com∣munion of Saints much above what is possible in our present state

of things upon many advantages: there will be greater Grace shed forth, greater discoveries made, greater opportunities, heightned Charity, hinderances removed, powerful and useful helps afforded and made effectual, great delight in doing good to or for the said living Saints in one Sheep fold then; undisturbed peace, and security in well doing, and in enjoying all sorts of blessings useful for both sorts of Christs said Subjects in his King∣dom promised, or that shall conduce thereunto, as God shall see good, &c.

And hence we should now labour to act in conformity to the New Jerusalem state, as we desire our share therein, the New Co∣venant made with Gods spiritual Israel then will be fufilled in the highest degree the Sons of Men that of are capable receiving: Yea, and it seems probable, grace will then be derived lineally to them, their Seed, and Seeds Seed for ever, as we have shewed in p. 13, 14. of our Foundations of Faith: which will be proper to that state; therefore suitable means will be then by God provided for them and blessed by him accordingly when her watchmen shall never hold their peace day nor night: and when not only raised Saints and Angels will be neer assistants upon all good opportuni∣ties, ready to do any good office for them, when all evil Instru∣ments are removed; as other places of this Divine Book do de∣clare, as ch. 7. another Elder informs the Apostle of the white Ro∣bed Palm bearers; and ch. 14.6. Angels or Messengers warn∣ed the Church, and threatned the Enemies: so ch. 17.6, 7. ano∣ther discovers that Whore and Beast, and shews their destruction; and lastly, another Angel shews the Apostle all these glorious matters of the New Jerusalem state, and confirms them to be faith∣ful and true, three times over, when the Apostle seemed so to be rapt with Admiration, that he would have worshipped the Angel, if he had not restrained him, ch. 19.10. & 22.8, 9. yea, and Christ himself will be the light of that City, in whose light they shall see light, immediately, or mediately, and why are things so decypher∣ed in this most Divine Book but to make them known to his Church: and it is all according to the Prophets, if rightly under∣stood, and applyed, as Esa. 60. in Rev. 21. and other places as largly might be declared to divers purposes, &c.

5. Ʋse of Inf••••••. This may also inform Christians why Satan hath so long been so eagerly bent from age to age against these Doctrines of the Davidical Kingd: of Christ, and the New Jerusa∣lem state the said 1000 years, which will be the great priviledge of

all the faithful, joyntly being made then perfect in one, when they shall behold Christs glory there, Joh. 17.24 for it is observa∣ble that ever since those seven Vials were revealed to be poured out upon the Kingdom, Earth, Seas, Rivers, and Throne of the Beast, and lastly upon the Prince of the power of the Air too, ch. 16. he hath spitefully sought to pour out his seven Vials upon this Doctrine of Christs said Kingdom, as we shewed particularly, p. 41. & 42. of our Prodr. for indeed the coming of that Kingdom will not only end his for 1000 years, but when he shall attempt to restore it again, all his Vassals shall be utterly casheered from the earth, and himself in the end cast into the lake of Fire and Brim∣stone: but that is not all, for his malice is most against it upon this account, that the Wisdom and Goodness of Christ is manifest by this Divine Key, framed and given by himself to his beloved Spouse, and fitted by him (in due time) to open this Cabinet of so precious Jewels, which were formerly so locked up in such antiently revealed Promises and Covenants; for that without it the Church of Christ could not have been resolved sufficiently when, or where, or by what means, or how long she should ob∣tain the wonderful benefits therein contained: but this most ex∣cellent Key is so fitted for her use, that by the due improvement thereof, the Church cannot choose but see her great Treasure therein reserved for her against the marriage of the Lamb now coming on: the fore-sight whereof, provoked him formerly to great wrath against the Womans Seed, Rev. 12.12, 17. when he entered upon his last design of the two fold Beast, Rev. 13. but how will this Doctrine enrage him the more, that shews his King∣doms ruine to draw so neer; hence, in these latter times, he stir∣reth up all sorts to plead against it with many groundless preten∣ces, and many of them contrary to others, not only by ignorant, and mean, but by some great and learned too; and which is more sad, not only by enemies, and bad men, but sometimes by friends; in the main, and good men, upon interest or error, and one disad∣vantage or other, as in Assert. 10. of our Key: and yet so good news was never made known to mankind since the fall to be ob∣tained whilst the world continues, as this will be (saving only the particular Salvation of every believing soul) I say, as this, which all such Saints shall together enjoy at the said second com∣ing of Christ to Salvation, when our Saviour bids them lift up their heads, for their Redemption draweth nigh, Luke 21.28. yea, and this Kingdom of God also is then nigh at hand, v. 31. when he will send

his Angel with a great sound of a Trumpet to gather his Elect from the four winds into his Kingdom, Mat. 24.31. This doth bring the Devil into an envious Hell of Torment, otherwise, long before his time, and will plague him with deadly dumps all the time of his long imprisonment the 1000 years in the bottomless pit; that like discontented Judas, or melancholy Saul, he would de∣sparately make an end of himself if it were possible: it is not to be doubted but the Preaching of these Doctrines upon many consi∣derations will sting him to the heart; and therefore wherever it is like to prevail, he will busily bestir himself by all means he can to hinder it: and we shall not need to wonder at it for the Rea∣sons before said, &c.

6. Ʋse of Inform. This should discover the exceeding greatness of the folly of all carnal, self-seeking, flesh-pleasing unregenerate persons in the world, who place all their happiness in the things of this present lise, and have no expectations of Good for Eternity: indeed in respect of what concerns the body, which they only, or chiefly look at, it must lie, like the beasts, in the dust above 1000 years to come; but if they depart the world in that condition, their Souls will immediately thereupon feel the horrour of Gods indignation, with misery unconceivable; but if they would wisely provide for the body, which they chiefly seem to regard, they should lobour to get into a capacity of the blessed New Jerusalem state, with all the said Saints that will produce a speedy return, for the time draws neer of the happiness of the whole man, Soul and Body: present or speedy possession is a great motive in earth∣ly purchases; but much better is this, and that for a long enjoy∣ment of 1000 years with Christ and his Saints, &c. which will al∣so be perfected in Eternity: ordinarily mens hopes for body and soul together is not till the last Trumpet; but Christ, that is thebest Teacher hath evidently shewed the Bodies of all that sleep in him, when he comes at the first Resurrection, will in their order be uni∣ted with their Souls for that happy state 1000 years before: if worldly men were sure the present state of things would continue but half 1000 years, how would they be encouraged to lay out for Purchases for that time? but when there seems to be good▪ rea∣sons that men may not groundedly hope it may continue the twentieth part of 500 years, how wary have they cause to be in laying out their Treasure in such a shaking, tottering, fa∣ding World: unto which the said New Jerusalem will suddenly succeed in that world to come whereof we speak: If men be born

again by sound Regeneration spiritually, then they shall rise from the dead with the Saints bodily, a thousand years before the rest of the dead, Rev. 20.5. which is like to prove a speedy possession incomparably above all worldly enjoyments in the best way they can be had here; as we showed before in many particulars: but by the way which bad men love, pursue, or by Gods long sufference enjoy the world; it were better not to have had a being in this world, than so to have had it without Repentance, for the abuse of what they have had therein; for all that such persons find in it is the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life (the matter of their present sin) and the cause of their future misery; and now this world of it self is most vanishing, standing upon its last leggs (as we say) and though that deluding old Harlot, like Jesabel or old, a little before her death, paints her self to hide her wrink∣led face, and gastly countenance; and adorns her self in gorgeous Attire, yet is she for very age ready to give up the ghost, and leave all her Paramors, like old Mystery Babylon the Mother of Harlots, to make them crye out there, Alas alas, alas alas, when all is lost and destroyed, ch. 18. Oh then for a Saints part in the New Jerusalem state, for so excellent, long, secured happiness which will end in eternal blessedness; what would such men give for it if it could be then had, and they had withal to purchase it? If men would befriend their bodies; what good policie would it prove to get them befriended there, and take advise speedily in that case; when God begins to shake not the earth only, but the Heavens also: the Scripture tells us (that he that ought to be) the desire of all Nations is about to come, and are there not great shakings of both at this present time? & it seems from Script very probable that that next great shaking fit of the world is not far off, described, Esa. 2.17. to the end, with Rev. 16. Dan. 12.1. will shake most impenitent unreformed sinners from off the worlds stage into the bottomless pit, to bear their Master company whose servants so they are, for that shaking Earthquake will be such as never was, mighty an Earthquake and so great, Rev. 16.18. and such a time of Trouble as men never saw, Dan. 12.1. I point out these things only, I cannot now press them saving by my Prayers, that God would set them home for good, that poor sinners may now at last be plucked like sire brands out of the fire. And let all sorts consider now they use the world at present (though they abuse it not as some sensual bruitish persons, wallowing in grosly notorious courses of licenciousness, hardning and priding themselves in

their gross impieties) yet what do they with their enjoyments? all that men have in the best way are Talents that God will have account of; how will the great tryal be when Christ shall Judg at last; in as much as ye have not done it to the least of my Disciples, you have not done it unto me, Mat. 25. go therefore ye cursed, &c. If men would take off every yoak, and comfort the distressed, feed the hungry, cloath the naked, if less was spent in vanity, more be∣stowed on designs to promote works of piety and charity, men would make better accounts than it is to be feared most rich and great men will then do; who, if they pervert not their power and wealth to hinder good, and promote evil, yet will be condemned an guilty in Christs day: for not hindering evil, and not promoting good, every Commandment of God hath a positive scope: but otherwise, let such look to have all pride and hautiness of men in honour, in wealth, in any worldly abundance to be humbled, and then driven from their Places and Possessions, or perish with them; when their perpetueties here will utterly end, their world∣ly honour will vanish so far as they have not honored. God there∣with, their great and costly buildings will tumble down upon their heads, or otherwise be destroyed or burnt up, and then they shall leave all their Treasure buried for ever in the worlds sudden ruines, and neither they nor theirs have any good of those things that they would not suffer others to have good of before, Esa. 2.17, &c. and then will be no time to do it when those things shall be no longer theirs, nor any left to confer them upon within their reach; and yet must unavoidably be called to an account for them, and condemned, without early reformation: and our Savi∣our tells he comes as a thief in the night, and his coming will be as a snare upon the whole earth: but what then will become of those that by Rapine, or Violence have increased in wealth; that have abused their Power, and Authority, to Oppress, and Persecute? the plenty of Gods Creatures to consume them in riot and excess in many sorts of sinful vanities, the heavier load will hereby lie upon them, that they are not only privitively evil, but possitively also: make to your selves then friends (sinners) as Christ your Judg formerly commanded of the unrighteous Mammon, whilst ye have time; but if ye will not quickly do it, Christ himself will provide for his meek ones, who shall then inherit the earth, and delight themselves in abundance of peace, Psal. 37.

7. Ʋse of Inform. Hence all Christians may be instructed that many comfortable Doctrines may be drawn from the said Foun∣dations

of such consolations to be enjoyed in the same Jerusalem state to come, at the neer approaching Resurrection, to answer the present wants of them in many particular cases now; what, are they here personally troubled and molested? then they shall have, yea delight themselves in the abundance of peace; they shall (saith the Apostle Paul) have rest with us when the Lord shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels, 2 Thes. 1.7. whilst those that troubled them shall have Tribulation rendered to them: Christs Church now militant will begin from the entrance of that state to be more and more Tryumphant: If they want the good company of such as excelled in vertue, but are now taken out of the world, they will shortly meet with them again with great advantage, perfected both in Soul and Body at the said first Resurrection of the Saints bodily: if they would have more in∣ward grace, or outward supply; both will rightly be supplied in the Saints Reign with Christ the 1000 years on earth: (stumble not at that expression, I have it from Jesus Christ, however Sa∣tan barks at it.) Would you get much honour, achieve great things? this honour have all Christs Saints, as ye heard, Psal. 149. the last, Thus you see by the help of this excellent Rey, the rich Cabinet is opened, that you may take out the Jewels one by one for your use: The study of these Doctrines to rightly be∣lieving Souls, concerning these things, will be to them a School of Pleasure, seconded with exceeding great Rejoycing: Christians, I speak it by experience, I wish you all partakers thereof with me, or that I might be helpful to inlarge your measure.

8. Ʋse of Inform. Let all true Christians know, that the study∣ing and promoting of these Truths will provean excellent and pre∣valent means to beat down Babylon, and the Kingdom of Satan; it is therefore no marvel that Satans brood and Babels brats are enemies thereunto upon any occasions; it must be expected it de∣clares the ruine of both speedily; Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen almost in the order of accomplishment, and God (saith the Apostle) shall tread down Satan under your feet shortly, Rom. 16.20. and now his time of being bound is nigh at hand: it will much disturb both of them to hear much of that news; and it wil put much cou∣rage in Christs Champeons to fit them to fight Christs Battles, under his own banner against his and their own enemies.

9. Ʋse of Inform. Hence take notice what an enforcing necessi∣ty is now incumbent upon all Professors of Religion, especially in an higher degree than ordinary, to take care they fully answer the

same, and especially to avoid the practical consutation thereof in their conversation: let them not be seeming Saints, but real Saints here; or else they will not be amongst the raised Saints at Christs appearearance: they must pass through the first Resurrection spi∣ritual (only proper to the Saints here) before they can have any possibility of any part of that first Resurection bodily, of the Saints hereafter: if they be not first here regenerate with them, it is most certain they will not then be raised from the dead with them: look to the catalogue of such as will be shut out of the blessed and holy society, Rev. 21.7. & 22.15. namely, the fearful, the unbelieving, the abominable, and Murderers, and Whoremongers, and Sor∣cerers, and Idolaters, and all Lyars shall not only have no part of the Saints inheriting of all things, but shall be cast into the lake of Fire, &c. and again, without, viz. the Holy City, are Doggs, and Sorcerers, and Whoremongers, and Murtherers, and Idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a a ly, though these last lyars seem more especially to respect Ido∣laters and the promoters thereof, who have a lye in their right hand, yet the other speaking of all lyars, includes all hollow de∣ceitful, false hearted Hypocrites, that will pretend much love to God, Christ, and his Saints, but have no true love for them as such, unless they are carried on by some self respect or other, and all sorts that rest in a form of Godliness, either by a seeming high profession only, or the low practise of superstition, two dange∣rous ways of lying in the world in these evil days, whilst they both deny the power thereof: they both in their kinds hinder much good, and promote much evil, towards God and Men: God, his Religion, his Name is dishonoured by them both; their brethren are deluded, or seduced, or scandalized by them; these do God much disservice, but are the most useful servants of Satan; and especially the higher pitch of Devotion they pretend to, the great∣er scandal they are to true Religion: and how much better might it be for themselves and others, that they appeared only to be what they are, than to seem to be what, indeed, they are not; whereby they will be excluded out of the Holy City, &c. Much Doctrinal information may be had, if men seriously ponder these Truths, which we shall not here farther at present set down, &c.

We should proceed to a word of Terrour against all obstinate, impenitent, ignorant and hardned sinners; And also to a word of Consolation to poor, humble, dispised, faithful Christians of all ranks, but these we have done in others of our Practical Parcels,

upon other Texts of like nature: We shall now add a word of Ad∣monition to all Christians briefly. Ʋse of Adm.

Let therefore all sorts of Christians, into whose hands the Pa∣pers may be delivered, and unto whose ears these Doctrines may have access, be hence admonished to make use of the short time remaining now to them in this decripit sading world, to labour the more speedily and earnestly, now to demean themselves, as wise Virgins, to provide to have Oyl in their Cruse, and to have their Lamps burning: and carefully watch for the Bridegrooms com∣ing: we have our Saviours own enforcement here of now to be improved in its proper season about the sixth Vial, Rev. 16. Be∣hold I come as a thief in the darksome night, of most sinners secu∣rity, and happly in the time of the night also; and in the time men are least aware of; as Sodoms flames suddenly kindled by the fire of filthy prevailing Lusts: then blessed is he, saith Christ, that watcheth, and keepeth his Garments least he walk naked, and they see his shame; for such as have not on them the spiri∣tual Garments of Justification, and Sanctification (for the Kings Daughter is all glorious within) yet together with a suitable holy Conversation, they will when the Bridegroom comes, be ashamed before Angels and Men: [and now we may observe the Aegyptian Froggs are croaking in Kings Palaces, Rev. 16.15, &c.] otherwise they will not be admitted unto the happy marriage of the Lamb, neer approaching: Wherefore Christians, now or never, ye must believe as Christians, act as Christians, love as Christians, seek peace as Christians, suffer as Christians, pray as Christians, rejoyce as Christians, let your whole Conversations towards God and Man be ordered as becometh Christians; and then with the Spi∣rit and Bride, say, come; and let him that heareth, say, come; and let him that is a thirst, come; and whosoever will not linger, and be lost, let him now, whilst it is called to day, take the wa∣ter of life freely, chap. 22.17. For he that testifieth these things, saith, surely I come quickly: It is Verbum Diei in die suo, a word in its due season; for it appears to be in its due order of accom∣plishment, and the Links of the Revelatian Chain have been pas∣sing by above 1600 years, the last Link draws neer, to which Christs Kingdom will immediately succeed: Come in poor Sin∣ners, get an interest therein and then you will be safe: I pitty you all that prize it not; I pray God give you enlightned under∣standings, and sanctified affections now the world is vanish∣ing with all her Vanities together: suppose it should continue

twenty or thirty years longer, yet how soon may you die in your sins, or be cut off in Gods wrathful displeasure in a moment, whe∣ther you be secret sinners, though nothing is secret to, or hid from Gods all seeing eye, or open sinners, to him all things are naked and open with whom you have to do; or if you be great sinners, none are so great but the least stroak of his displea∣sure will shatter them in pieces; or small sinners (though none that is not a Saint can be a small sinner in the sight of God, though (comparatively) in the sight of men he may: and such as have committed great sins, upon their Faith and Repentance may be pardoned as soon as the least: But you that are great sinners, and would fain think your selves out of Gods reach, and upon world∣ly advantages seem to bid defiance unto God, saying (as they) let him hasten his work that we may see it: or you that think with the Fool in the Gospel, you have enough for many years; or you have great Interests, great Alliances, great Relations, great Honour, Wealth, Authority, power to execute your will and pleasure, and what not: if you came well by them, then there is more reason you should serve God, and honour him with them the more; they are all Talents, and you must be accountable for e∣very one of them; have you fed, clothed, visited Christ in his Disciples; if not, go ye cursed, Mat. 25. but if you came ill by them, and use them contrary to his will, the greater Vengeance hangs over your head for that reason, without Repentance: Yet to conclude, there is yet a time of Grace and Mercy to be had for you (great sinners) if you will improve it aright, before it be quite past; be wise therefore at last, now, now, now, whilst it is called to day; be not hardned any longer by the deceitfulness of Sin; then may your Souls safely, and comfortably joyn with Christs Spouse in her hearty Amen for the Bridgrooms com∣ing, saying with her also, verse 20. even so, Come Lord Jesus, Come quickly. Amen.

Last Ʋse. Lastly, for Exhortation to Thankfulness, to all that shall have part in this said blessed Resurrection of the just upon this par∣ticular account, & now more especially in these times; That Christ Jesus hath not only given this excellent Divine Key to his Church, opening the many great benefits of those ancient mercies, reserv∣ed to be accomplished in the said thousand years; and also so fitly agreeing with the Doctrine of the said blessed Resurrection of the Saints, with all the concomitants thereof: But now in these times is so graciously pleased to discover and vouchsafe unto us

the comfortable Use and Benefit thereof, by Faith upon such ex∣cellent Divine antient most sure Foundations, as those before set down, and also by holy Scriptures so explained and carried on to those intents in the said times, and that the said blessed Resurre∣ction should be the inlet to all former Saints, to those happy enjoy∣ments then for their Souls and Bodies in such a blessed Commu∣nion, many wayes as the said Saints shall then attain unto: The abundant strong evidence whereof is not only sufficient, if duly weighed to stop the Mouths of gainsayers, but to convince all soundly rational men, that Gods great Provision for the mar∣riage of the Bride and the Lamb, at the time so by his word de∣clared and published, will not be in vain and lost; for God is not like men to change or be deceived in, or frustrated of his end: But what Thankfulness in these respects, do all such true Christi∣ans owe to the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, that from all such said Foundations, he hath wrought Faith in their Souls to foresee with faithful Abraham, Christs day to come by Faith and receive such comfort in so happy news of such manifold ap∣proaching mercy; wherein they have such particular interest and concernment; and all this so strongly founded upon evidences throughout the whole Scripture; so clearly explained by Christ, and by the Holy Spirit to be words faithful and true three times over; and delivered for their use by his Servant John: Besides the many renewed particular promises, since set down with sundry explications of them, both in Old and New Testament, which do evidently lead us to the use and benefit of this said divine Key, so given by Christ Jesus to his Church for such excellent purposes: how should the approaching reign of Christ with his said Sts. in the world in that time of the new Heavens and new Earth, fill such be∣leiving Christians Souls with praise & thanksgiving? when a double advantage will redound unto them, first that the great last Enemies of Christ and his Church, will be removed and taken away, that so long have obstructed her joy and peace, but that the Church of Christ shall also enjoy the end of her hope, from all the said Foun∣dations, and promised Mercies, then to be performed in the fore∣said state to be upon the said blessed first Resurrection of the said Saints.

And what stronger evidence than from that first most large comprehensive Foundation, given by God himself, Gen, 3.15. which about 3000 years after, had such a particular explication of Christs carrying on the same upon his Ascention after his actu∣al

laying the Foundation of his Churches Redemption, by his sufferings at his first coming, which should so eminently be carried on by making his Foes his Footstool, at his second; when he shall come from the right hand of the Father, to judge the quick and the dead, at the same time of his appearance and Kingdom, ac∣cording to that antient divine Oracle, so often repeated, illustrated and explained in the New Testament. The Lord said unto my Lord sit thou on my right Hand, till I make thy Foes thy Footstool, Psal. 110.1. viz. at that said time as many Scriptures teach, 2 Thess. 2.8. 2 Tim. 4.1. Rev. 19. also consider Ezek. 38. and 39. Dan. 11.45. of the Turk, with many others, both respecting the ruine of Pope and Turk the first Gog and Magog before the said thousand years, and for the ruine of the last Gog and Magog after the said thousand years; Our blessed Saviour hath most orderly, exactly, and strongly confirmed the same in those many circumstances thereof, in the following part of this Chapter: when the last E∣nemy death will be destroyed, and the Devil cast into the Firy Lake; and I hope no Conscientious knowing Christian of any rank will dare to deny or gainsay any particular, in this great Founda∣tion so explained, carried on and applied all along in the word of God, &c. of which much more is said in our Everlasting Gospel, on Gen. 3.15.

And Enochs Vision of the first Act of Christs Judgement, Jude 14. also confirms the same as it is explained by Daniel 7.7, 8, 9. when the Judgement is said to be set and the Books opened to give the body of the Beast to the burning flame; which will be at the beginning of the said thousand years, as also Gogs [the Turks] de∣struction, Ezekiel 38. and 39. before the setting up of the New Jerusalem, chap. 40. to the end of that Book, with the taking a∣way others that do offend then, Mat. 73.41. when also he will judge the Saints with reward, Rev. 11.19. so judging both the quick and dead then, 2 Tim. 4.1. and likewise Revelations 20.7, 8, &c. is contained Christs last proceeding in his Judgement after the 1000 years, against the last Gog and Magog, as by Christs Re∣velation is here explained, to judge those quick, and then the dead, when their Judgement is said again to be set, and the books opened: first by declaring the absolution of the Saints written in the book of Life, and pronouncing against all the wicked, a Sen∣tence of condemnation to eternal death, &c.

Of the first Act of Judgement, also Balaam speaks Numbers 24. when the Romane Kingdom should perish for ever, explain∣ed again by our Saviour, Revel. 17.8. when in the last Head it should go into predition: whereby an utter end will be put to the four mettle Kingdoms or the Gentiles Dominion, and so this Prophesie passeth in the same course with the former, as another Confirmation of the same Truth: How Christ will eminent∣ly at the beginning, and fully at the end of the said thousand years break the Serpents [Satans] Head, &c.

And these are strong and clear evidences from Gods Word, of Christs taking away the Enemies of himself and his Church in those times; and that state of things shortly coming on: to these we might add the Type of Abrahams subduing the five Kings, and rescuing Lot: And of Davids overcoming all his Enemies at last, and leaving his Kingdom to Solomon his Son in a peaceable condition, &c. and as the Enemies destructi∣on will be a great matter of the Saints Praise and Rejoycing at their first said blessed Resurrection; so will also their enjoy∣ment of the happy Vision of Christs Glory in his Davidical Kingdom then be given to them; as John 17.24. with the happy communion with him, and one with another; and their inheriting all the promised Mercies of that time, and state of the New Jerusalem, Revel. 21. and 22. by the Divine promis∣ed Seed of the Woman, who shall then prolong his days in the world, and abundantly see his own Spiritual Seed; so that he will therein be satisfied when the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand, as foretold, Esa. 53. namely, when all Saints are come in at the general Rapture, and change of them all, 1 Cor. 15.51, 52.

And that the earth might continue to be the stage for all such actings of God in the world, God upon his smelling a sweet sa∣vour from Noahs offering through Christ to come, makes a Cove∣nant with him after the Flood for all Creatures, to that happy time; and that then there should be the greatest fruitfulness in it, his word is clear: and as in Noah, as a Type, was signified how Christ would be the safe Ark of his Church, in the beginning, and after the end of the said 1000 years; and also by his Prophesie of the Gentiles, Japhets Posterities, mercies at their foresaid first and second Call and Fulness, which last will be performed in the said 1000 years, when Jews and Gentiles shall both rejoyce together,

when all those many Promises concerning that state of the Gentiles happiness in the whole book of God will take their full effect.

And as surely by vertue of Gods Covenant with Abraham, shall all his spiritual seed through that his own divine seed Christ, then enjoy the many Promises still remaining in Old and New Testament to be made good to them in the natural life (then) whether circumcised or uncircumcised and such raised Saints then that are interessed therein, will also enjoy by the same Covenant that happy New Jerusalem state in that City prepared for them then, Heb. 11.10, 16. and also all the spiritual seed of Isaac and Jacob with them in all the priviledges and benefits belonging to the same, which the said Saints shall then be raysed to inherit, &c. as the spiritual seed of Abraham; and I doubt not but the greatest part of the Promises in Old and New Testament made to God's people as the spiritual seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, both circumcised and uncircumcised, will chiefly have their fulfilling in that state and time wherein all such their natural race will have the greatest share, and such promises as are made to all Israel, or to Ephraim, or Joseph joyntly with Judah do especially refer unto (though not only unto them) of which if duly considered a large volume might profitably be written.

And if lastly we look to that last sure foundation of Davids sure mercies, concerning his Throne and Kingdom, which Christ the Son of David should enjoy as the dayes of heaven upon earth, or as long as the Sun and Moon shall endure, (though Davids na∣tural race had forfeited their interest before, Mic. 2.10.) yet God laid sure foundations for the other, 2 Sam. 7.8, 9. to the end, and Psal. 89. with multitudes of Scripture evidences to the same purpose, and all Believers, as Esay shews, shall also have their part in the same sure mercies of David, Chap. 55.3. appertaining then to that time and state, and very many other Promises were made to that end likewise: And the interest of Christs said Davidical Kingdom seen by Daniel a long time past in Vision to be at the end of the fourth Kingdom, chap. 7.13, 14. which at this time Christ continues in heaven to receive, and then to return, Luke 19.17. it is that that contains in it eminently all the other said mercies to all suffering Saints that must then reign with Christ the said thousand years, and joyntly enjoy all the happiness thereof, and thence forth and for ever whatsoever things God hath provided for them, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, &c. (though the

things of this state may mostly be both heard and sten, as decy∣phered by Gods Word:) Concerning which I conceive sufficient hath of late been said, by us and others, both to satisfie all serious judicious and well principled Christians that know how to value Divine Authority without respect to men, &c. and to convince many others, and what greater arguments could be used for strength and clearness to confirm such a long sealed or concealed truth, I know not: if Gods Spirit shall at any time set them home upon their souls and consciences, which he is only able to do, viz. to work faith thereof, as in all other Divine (especially mystical parts of) Doctrines, that so they with all true Christians, both now by faith aforehand, and then by fruition of the same, may be better inabled thereby to render all honour, thanksgiving and praise, both now and then, due unto the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, upon all those manifold and great Scrip∣ture foundations and engagements upon account whereof Christ will then be so admired of all his said Saints, 2 Thes. 1.10. How glorious will Christ appear (then) in his wonderful, na∣tional, suddain Conversion of the Jews, and Uniting of the two Sticks of Ephraim and Judah, Ezekiel 37. which were as iscattered drie Bones before compared there, and Romans 11. to a Resurrection from the Dead: Shall not they have then the chief Dominion? Will not God then give Nations for them? Shall they not then lengthen their Cords and strengthen their Stakes? Will they not be Gods Battle-Bow and Ax to cut down Enemies, who shall then be as Ashes under the soals of their feet? and all People be destroyed that will not serve or be subject to the Holy Jerusalem then? Many and great will be the Priviledges of that antient Inheritance of God, then saved by the Lord, when he takes away their Sin, and circumcises their Hearts, as antiently Moses foretold of that time, Deut. 30.1. to 11. it would requne a large Vo∣lume to set forth the many great and excellent priviledges of that People of God at the same time, and as our faith of that Mercy should enlarge our thanksgiving and praise, so by both should Christians be stirred up to earnest Prayer for them for the hastning of their Mercy: the neglect of which is a great error and scandal too, in these our dayes, and the great neglect thereof cannot be answered to God or man, when Scripture Promises of the manifold inlarged mercies and goodness of God

reserved for that now abject obstinate people at present, yet will, e're long, be those that will meet with the most miraculous and wonderful, many wayes inlarged and illustrated free grace of God in Christ that ever was shewed to any people in the world, of which all the Prophets, and divers Texts in the New Testa∣ment declare great things shall be accomplished, and the Thanks∣giving and Prayers of all faithful Christians ought, what in them is, to hasten them: It is Gods way to bring on his revealed and promised Mercies, though he needs none such helps to mind or move him, yet he will so own both his Saints Graces, his own Ordinance, and gracious Promises: And the like may be said of all other the aforesaid great mercies then to be fulfilled, concern∣ing which very much might here be added instead, whereof I only now add my Prayer to what hath been said already. The Lord God give his blessing to what according to his revealed Truth hath of these Divine Mysteries herein been delivered, for the glory of his own holy Name, and the real good, edification and comfort of all faithful Christians, Amen.

This useful Treatise for all Christians, setting forth the Marriage of the Lamb with his Bride, Rev. 19.7. shortly to be Celebrated, may be had at the Turks Head over against the Royal Exchange: or at the Herne in Pauls Church-yard.

FINIS.