Zions ioy in her King, comming in his glory. Wherein, the estate of the poore distressed Church of the Gentiles (travailing in the wildernesse towards the new Jerusalem of the Jewes) in her utmost extremities, and height of her joyes, is lively delineated; in some mediations upon that propheticall Psalme 102. wherein the sense is opened, and many difficult places of Scripture inlightned by a harmony, and consent of the Scriptures. Delightfull and profitable to be read in these times of the Churches troubles, and much longed for restauration and deliverance. / By Finiens Canus Vove. Compiled in exile, and lately now revised and somewhat augmented as the weight of the subject and the revolution of the times required. It is ordered this three and twentieth day of January, 1642 by the Committee of the Commons House of Parliament concerning printing, that this booke intituled Zions joy in her King, comming in his glory, be printed. John White.

Vers. 17.

When Jehovah shall build up Zion, he shall appeare in his glory.

We have beene long in the discovery of the darksome morning, now comes in the glory of the day, as the Sunne shining very gloriously, scattering and destroying his enemies and building his Zion, Isa. 44. 28. Jer. 31. 4. ••8 Hee is set forth of old in that great deliverance at the red Sea, Ex. 15. glorious in holiness, feare∣full in praises, doing wonders, but now in the setting up of his kingdome and conquest of all the earth to his obedience, hee will doe great things, Ioel 2. 21. greater wonders then ever yet were seene in the world since its beginning, for now he appeares in his Kingly glory, as King of all the earth, by right of inhe∣ritance, which he will now subdue to his obedience, his king∣dome is an uncouth thing, not knowne yet in the world till the Jewes come in, then will he build his Zion, set up his kingdome amongst them gloriously, Isa. 24. ult. then shall that of Isa. 33. 17. be fulfilled, Thine eyes shall see the King in his glory, in his greatest workes farre surpassing all his former workes, his buil∣ding his Zion, the court of this great King, the erecting his Throne, in his Princely Palaces will be a glorious Fabrick, a curious masterpiece as was never yet seene of mortall eyes.

1. The Lord Jesus was very glorious in his first conception in the wombe of a pure Virgin by the overshadowing of the holy Ghost.

2. He was glorious in his birth, and appearing in the flesh, though borne in a manger, made great King Herod tremble and all Jerusalem in an uproare, Matth. 2. his brightnesse by a Starre shined into the East gloriously, bringing in the wise men from farre to worship him, these wise men Calvin calls the first fruits of the Gentiles.

3. When he was but 12. yeares old, Joseph and Mary found him in the Temple, disputing amongst the Doctors and great Rabbies, who were astonyed at his understanding and answers, Luk 2. 46. Another time of his preaching, the very Officers who were come to apprehend him, were so convinced as they confessed that never man spoke like this man, John 7. 46. Here the Lord Jesus begun to triumph in his Propheticall Office very timely, which addes much to his glory.

4. In his sufferings very glorious, his death glorious, so as his

enemies confessed he was the Sonne of God, Matth. 27. 54. here his Priestly office triumphed.

5. How was his resurrection glorious, Luk. 24. John 20. his transfiguration glorious, Matth. 17. 2. his ascension glorious? here his kingly office in a spirituall manner triumphed in conquering the root of all the evills of his Church, as sinne and death, hell and the grave, and ascending to the Father after his victory.

6. Yet he foretells of another glory that should bee seene in him after he was ascended and left the Earth, Yee shall see the Heavens open, and the Angels ascending and descending upon the Sonne of man, comming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory, John 1. 51. Matth. 24. 20. in like manner as hee ascended into Heaven, Act. 1. 11. But where doe we finde that ever Nathaniel or the Disciples ever saw this accomplished? therefore it is to be accomplished at the Lord Jesus second comming, when the dead Saints be raised to meet him and possesse the kingdome promised, then shall all his offices shine forth more gloriously then ever yet in the world, at his second comming to set up his kingdome, set forth in our Psalme in building his Zion, when he shall appeare in his glory; yet principally I conceive this glo∣ry to be meant of his kingly glory, amongst the Saints visibly upon Earth, and in the conquest of Antichrist and Turke, and all the enemies, this his appearing in his glory being the same with that, 2 Tim. 4. 1. Luk. 19. 11, 12. to renew the world, and re∣store all things to their originall, at the Creation, Act. 3. 19. to make new Heavens and new Earth, and a new face of all things, Apoc. 21. farre surmounting all former glory of any times of the Church, which places are not meant of his last comming to end the world, for then his kingdome ends and hee delivers it up to the Father, 1 Cor. 15. 24.

Christ hath beene hitherto but a suffering King, a persecuted, scoffed, despised King, of the Kings of this world, but the former Verse of this Psalme tells us he will be a reigning King, and all the Kings of the Earth shall honour him when he comes in his glory to build his Zion; he will be King of Kings, and King of all the Earth, as Vers. 16. 23. of this Psalme, the Church by the spirit of prophesie sees all the kingdomes of the world gathering to serve Christ. Now this is a worke of so large extent, and ac∣companied with such great difficulties and oppositions from Antichrist and his Kings and Princes, as hee had neede when

he comes about it, to appeare very gloriously, as a mighty Con∣querour of all the world.

Thus of his appearing in his glory in generall.

Now of the same in more particular; he shall appeare in his glory, and be

Wonderfull glorious.

• 1. In Himselfe.
• 2. In his actions, and effects of his comming.
• 3. In the extent of them.

• 1. In himselfe glorious.
  • 1. In his Kingly Titles.
  • 2. In his person.
  • 3. In his apparell.
  • 4. In his riding.
  • 5. In his attendants.
• 2. In his actions, and effects of his comming.
  • 1. In conquest of his enemies, Antichrist and Turke, and all the route.
  • 2. In conversion of Jewes and Heathen.
  • 3. Building his Zion and setting up his kingdome in great glory; wherein of the glory of the new Church, when the new created people shall praise Jah, Vers. 19. of this Psalme. She shall be glorious,
    • 1. In libertie.
    • 2. In healing of all her distempers.
    • 3. In brightnesse and beautie; then followes the marriage of the Lambe.
    • 4. Glorious in fruitfulnesse and wonderfull increase and spreading in multitudes of beleevers in all Nations.
    • 5. Glorious in peace and plenty.
    • 6. In protection and safetie.
    • 7. In stabilitie and perpetuitie.
• 3 In the extent of these his kingly actions to the ends of the Earth, as Vers. 16. and 23. of this our Psalme.

1. Glory in himselfe.

The first glory in himselfe is in his Titles.

The Lord Jesus assumes to himselfe a new forme different from that naturall forme of a servant at his first comming, when

now by his second comming he sets up his kingdome, he comes in such a forme as may represent both to his Saints & to his ene∣mies the great and high designes he is about in the world, and that is a forme lovely in the eyes of the Saints, but terrible to his enemies, Heb. 9. ••8. He is now to come into the field as a mighty Conquerour, in his kingly titles, and so we finde him, Apoc. 19. 16. in a warlike posture, upon his Vesture and upon his Thigh a name written,

King of Kings and Lord of Lords. So also Apoc. 17. 14. the blessed and onely potentate, 1 Tim. 6. 14. King of Nations, Jer. 10. 7. King of Saints, Apoc. 15. 3. A great King, Mal. 1. 14. King of all the Earth, Zach. 14. 9. King of glory, Psal. 24. 8. All power is gi∣ven to him both in Heaven and Earth, Matth. 28. 18. Faithfull, and true, and in righteousnesse hee doth judge and make warre, Apoc. 19. 11. For he is the Word of God, Vers. 13. A man of war, Exod. 15. 3. An expert and valiant Champion, hath fought many a bloody battle, Heb. 12. 2. Mightie in battle, Psal. 24. 8. Isa. 9. 6. Mightie to save, Isa. 63. 1. The God of salvation, to whom belongs the issues of death, Psal. 68. 10. Jehovah of hosts, Psal, 24. 10. All the creatures in heaven and earth are at his royall command, the hosts of heaven attend him, Apoc. 19. 13. A strong God, Vers. 25. of this 102. Psalme, able to doe all; God the avenger, Psal 94. 1. of all his Churches wrongs; wonderfull Counsellour, Isa. 9. 6 can finde out all the stratagems of his most subtill ene∣mies; can grapple with the greatest Politicians and cunning head peeces, knowes all advantages, all the holds and strengths, waves and passages of his greatest enemies, and can defeate them at his pleasure. There is nothing hatcht in Rome or Spaine, or in the Cardinalls conclaves, or Iesuits closets, or in Hell it selfe, but he discovers, overturnes all their workes, deepest designes and underminings of his Saints, upon any suddaine exploit or dan∣ger: the greatest difficulties are but matter of exercise of his mightie mind, his pastime and pleasure fit for the mind of so great a King. In summe, he wants no abilities, no princely ac∣complishments to attaine his designes. On the contrary his Coun∣sells are deepe, the enemy can never finde them out, there is no wi••do〈…〉〈…〉 counsell against him, Prov. 21. 30. and 1••. 21.

〈…〉〈…〉 hath 〈…〉〈…〉me which n•• man knowes but him∣〈…〉〈…〉 which Master ••r••ghtman saith shall bee onely 〈…〉〈…〉 comes ••o ••et up •••• kingdome among the Jewes;

O that name shall then alone be excellent▪ Psal. 148. 13. above all names, Philip. 2. 9. Zach. 14. 9. no name or power but his, or in comparison of his.

2 Glory in himselfe.

Secondly, His second glory in himselfe is in his person, Comely & lovely.

1. His head and his haire, white as wooll, white as snow, A∣poc. 1. 14. Dan. 7. 9. signifies his simple and pure nature in him∣selfe, as the Lambe of God, and head of his Church; and upon his head many Crownes, Apoc. 19. signifies his title to all the Kingdomes in the world, Psal. 2. 8. Heb. 1. 2.

2. His face as the Lightning, Dan. 10. 6. discomfits his enemies, Psal. 18. 14. but lovely towards his Church, it shines as the Sunne, Apoc. 1. 16. in brightnesse and beauty, and influence of his Kingly power, that shall be seene in the world, and in the Churches, when his kingdome shall be accomplished; The earth shines with his glory, Ezek. 43. 2.

3. His eyes as flames of fire, Apoc. 1. 14. seeing clearely into all the hid secrets of his enemies deeds of darkenesse, and burns up their workes and devises, contrived in their secret Chambers, cells, and darke dens, but as Doves eyes to the Saints, bright and lovely, Cant. 5. 12.

4. His nostrils breathes strongly, shewes his Kingly spirit is up, see Psal. 18. 8. and 68. 2. Nahum 1. 5. 2 Thess. 2. 8. melts mountaines of greatest enemies as waxe before the Sunne, Psal. 97. 5.

5. Out of his mouth goes a two-edged sword, Apoc. 19. 15. the sword of his Spirit, sharpening and thrusting out the sword of the Magistrate to execute the Judgement written, Psal. 149. 9. Isa. 11. 4. Apoc. 1. 16. Whereby he smites the Nations of his E∣nemies, Apoc. 19. 15. destroyes them that destroyed the earth, A∣poc. 11. 18.

6. His voyce as the sound of many waters, Apoc. 1. 15. signifies mighty tumults in all Nations, when hee begins to roare in Mount Zion, Joel 3. 16. It is a strong voyce, makes the earth to tremble with Earthquakes, and cleave asunder and drinke up the flood, the Church was like to sinke in, Apoc. 12. 16. if hee once begin to roare, hee shakes the Nations, and weakens the Pillars and foundations of Rome, Spaine and Austria, France and

all their confederates, and makes way to the overturning of the seven-hilled City, See Jer. 25. 30. Amos 1. 2. Joel 3. 16. Hos. 11. 10. Isa. 42. 13. 15.

7. His arme is strong and will get the victory, Psal. 98. 1, 2. Isa. 63. 5. and 59. 17.

8. His right hand shall doe terrible things, Psal. 45. 4. make waste mountaines and hills, and dry up the floods, Isa. 42. 15. and 51. 10.

9. His Scepter is a Scepter of righteousnesse, will doe justice, Psal. 72. 2. Psal. 45. 6. A rod of Iron will crush the Nations of the enemies as a Potters vessell that cannot bee set together againe, Apoc. 19. 15. Heb. 1. 8.

10. His Arrowes are sharpe and keene, Psal. 45. 6. mortall darts, Psal. 7. 13. Instruments of death shining as the lightning that strikes sodainly, Zach. 9. 14. Jer. 51. 16. secretly, and deadly.

11. His sword upon his Thigh, Psal. 45. 3. made bright to the slaughter, Ezek. 21. 15. shall eate flesh and drinke blood, and bee made drunke with blood of the people of his curse, Isa. 34. 5. and cap. 49. 26. Jer. 19. 11. he will strike through Kings in the day of his wrath, Psal. 110. 5. and spare no persons.

12. His feete like fine Brasse burning in a furnace, Apoc. 1. 15. his meanest parts are glorious, wherewith he will tread downe his enemies in anger, Isa. 63. 6. Apoc. 19. 15. as mire in the streets, Zach. 10. 5. he is a mightie King, of a mighty spirit, will now revenge all the affronts of his enemies; and what are the noble acts of Princely Heroicke spirits, but to protect their servants and subjects, and punish proud Rebels, Parcere subjectis & debel∣la•••• superbos?

His third glory in himselfe.

Thirdly, he is glorious in his apparell; cloathed with Ma∣jesty and honour, cloathed with light as with a garment, Psal. 104. 1, 2. the earth shines with his glory, Ezek. 43. 2. hee is cloa∣thed with a garment downe to the feet, Apoc. 1. 13. which is his righteousnesse covering all the infirmities and deformities in the Church, extending and descending to the meanest members; these are his sweet smelling garments to the Saints, Psal. 45. 8. gar∣ments of salvation of soule and body, Isa. 61. 10. and upon his head a helmet of salvation, Isa. 59. 17. a joyfull signe of the

Churches deliverance, he puts on righteousnesse as an Habergion or Breast plate declares a just quarrell, and is clad with zeale as with a cloake, Isa. 59. 17. now his spirit is up, he changes his ap∣parell, as great Princes doe upon a day of Battaile, and fits for the Battaile, comes towards his enemies in his bloody colours; puts •••• garments of ven••eance, Isa. 59. 17. garments dipt in blood, Apoc. 19. 13. and staines all his rayment in the bloody fight, Isa. 63. ••, 2. he now repayes fury to his adversaries, and to the Ilands afarre off, Isa. 59. 18. Now if the great Generall of all the Armies staine his rayment with the blood of the Antichristian rable, what blood-shed is to be expected? surely it will be a bloody day. He hath to doe with great, mighty, and many enemies, Antichrist and all the rable in the West; Turke and Tartar, and all those in the East from Java to Japan, and therefore he appeares in the field in his bloody colours, to fight many great and bloody Battailes.

His fourth glory in himselfe.

Fourthly, as great Princes and Generalls come into the field bravely mounted, according to their state, triumphs and con∣quests: So we finde this King of Kings comming in his glory in∣to the field as a great Conquerour in his state, bravely mounted upon a white horse, Apoc 19. 11. the word of truth, Psal. 45. 4. in meekenesse and gentlenesse towards his Saints, in truth and righteousnesse both to them and to his enemies, 2 Thes. 1. 6. This white horse is a warlike stately swift beast, such as great Generalls, triumphing Conquerors used of old amongst the Romanes, and still used to this day, a horse of strength and swift∣nesse breakes through all impediments with great celeritie, a horse very sutable to the rider in his high designes, and signifies great joy and triumph to the Churches.

He hath also change of horses, as he changes his apparell in∣to bloody colours, he also changes horses, and so wee finde Za∣chary describe him, upon a red horse, signifying his fury and bloody revenge he will take upon the Churches enemies, Zach. 18. who have drunke the blood of Saints, hee will now give them blood to drinke, for they are worthy, and that double up∣on them, double for all their cruelty, Apoc. 16. 6. and cap. 18. 6. and 19. 2.

He hath also light Horses for his speedy expeditions, he rides upon the clouds, Psal. 68. 33. upon a Cherub, flying upon the wings of the winde, Psal. 18. 10. showes his readinesse at hand to helpe his Saints, at all assaults, in all parts of the world, with great expedition into all quarters in an instant, no strait or trou∣ble can befall his Church, or any danger breake out on a sud∣den, but he is at it, ready to helpe and relieve them, and settle and order all the great affaires in the world.

5. Glory in himselfe.

Fifthly, he is very glorious in his Attendants.

This great King comes into the field royally attended, and strongly armed, with all warlike preparations for long and bloody warres, for he being once risen, he will not sit downe, untill hee have made all his foes his footstoole, Psal. 110. 1.

The hosts of heaven follow him upon white Horses, Apoc. 19. 13. cloathed in fine and pure linnen, white and cleane, i. e. Christs Righteousnesse, made the righteousnesse of the Saints, these are this Generalls guard attend his royall person as becomes his state, and thus stately mounted to solemnise his victories.

His Captaines, Curreres and Commanders, for bloody service, are mounted on red Horses, Zach. 1. 8. for these red Horses signi∣fie bloody slaughters of his enemies, as also, Apoc 6. 4. bloody troubles, such as shall take away peace from the earth; the Na∣tions that are his enemies, he as the great wheele of the Universe sets on worke by his omnipotence, to rush one upon another in their private quarrels, in bloody warres to waste, and weaken, and rain one another, as Isa. 17. 13. to further the ruine of Antichrist and is Kings and kingdomes, Apoc. 6. 4.

We finde also in his Army blacke Horses, Apoc. 6. 5. and their Riders with a ballance in their hands, to sell corne and bread by weight, signifies famine and great dearth, a companion of bloody warres, which also this sable colour is a Symbole of.

Here be also pale horses, and their Rider is death, Apoc. 6. 8. The next companion of warre, Famine and bad diet, brings in Pesti∣lence, Ezek 6. 11. striking downe by heapes such as escape the Sword, and such as by reason of their wealth the Famine can∣not touch.

He also hath his Chariots comming with him like a whirle∣wind, to render his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire, for by fire and sword will the Lord plead with all flesh, and the slaine of the Lord shall be many, Isa. 66. 15.

As he hath Chariots of destruction, so also he hath Chariots of salvation, Hab. 3. 8. for his Churches deliverance.

He hath his Heralds to proclaime woe and ruine that stand out against him, and also his Harbingers, his great and strange signes and wonders going before and declaring his comming.

Now is the third and last woe at hand, which brings in the woe to all the Churches enemies, Apoc. 11. 14.

Woe to thee O Idoll Shepheard, Zach. 11. 17. Jer. 25. 34. O An∣tichrist the grand usurper of Christs kingdome, with all thy Car∣dinalls, Jesuits, and hellish orders; Woe to you Prelates, Pre∣bends, Priests, and all your Sonnes of the Church, the Spawne and young Frie of the Beast of Rome, for his designe is against Ba∣bylon, Jer. 51. 11. Woe to Rome, Spaine and Austria and all your con∣sederates; Woe to Elam that bare the Quiver in the day of the Churches distresse, Isa. 22. 6. Ezek. 32. 24. Elam was a people joyned to the Church, Ezek. 2. 7. 31. and 8. 7. Nehem. 7. 12. and 12 42. and yet in the day of the Churches trouble among the enemies, Ezek. 32. 24. and therefore shall perish with them, Jer. 49. 36. Your lofty lookes shall be all laid low; howle yee, for the day of the Lord is at hand, it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty, Isa. 13. 6. for the day of vengeance is in his heart, the yeare of his redeemed is come, Isa. 63. 4. A joyfull day to the Saints, they will be glad to see their King, though com∣ming in fiery Chariots of his judgements on the world; A ter∣rible sight to all the enemies, See Isa. 34. 8. for his Campe is very great, his day is very terrible, Joel 2. 10. 11.

Thus of his glory in himselfe; in his kingly Titles, Person, Apparell, Riding and Attendants, now followes the second ge∣nerall head of his glory, and so we finde him very glorious in his actions. First, in his kingly victories and conquests, of Anti∣christ, and of the Turke, and other Nations. Secondly, in the conversion of the Jewes, and Heathen, Vers. 16. and 19 23. of this Psalme.

This is his kingly glory to be manifested in these latter dayes, in the setting up his Kingdome, which before hee can doe hee must subdue the enemies of it, as is clearely implyed Vers. 16. of this Psalme▪

Now the Lord Jesus no sooner arises to this high designe, but Antichrist begins to looke out and prick up his eares, at the first beginnings of Christs working; calls up his Astrologers and Wise men, as Herod did at his first comming in the flesh, fea∣ring great alterations in the world and hazard to his kingdome; and they are cunning Artists, can discerne by the face of the skie, and strange signes and wonders, Christs Harbingers and fore∣runners, that a storme is comming upon the seven-hilled Citie, and therefore dig deepe for Counsells, Acheronta movendo: and who are the Counsellours? John tells us, Apoc. 16. 13. his Pre∣lates, Priests and Jesuites, the great incendiaries of all the world, like Frogs for multitude, who delight to live in ponds, lakes, and filthy puddles of Romes superstitious and false doctrines, called uncleane spirits, or spirits of Devills, for they come out of the mouth of the Dragon and the Beast; the whole Frie of the Romish clergie and sonnes of the Malignant Church, and spawne of Antichrist, croaking and crying night and day incessantly, in the eares of the Kings of the earth and men of the earth, to make warre against the Saints in whom the Lord Jesus is begun to worke the advancement of his kingdome, breathing out threat∣nings of ruine and destruction by their Armadoes and Invinci∣ble Forces, but this their blasphemous threatning doth the more hasten the Lord Jesus his comming to their utter ruine, Apoc. 11. 18. and 19. 2. when he shall roare in Mount Zion, and utter his voyce from Jerusalem, Jer. 25. 30. Joel 3. 16. Amos 1. 2. Hos. ••1. 10. his voyce is terrible and full of majestie, Psal. 29. 4. he will make waste mountaines and hills of greatest enemies, Isa. 12. 15.

And thus no sooner the Lord Jesus begun to scatter his ene∣mies in Scotland, Anno 1638. in casting out the Prelates, and over∣turning Antichrists Foundation, but these Frogs, these uncleane spirits, croake and cry uncessantly without rest or sparing of cost to stirre up warre against the Scots, but the Lord Jesus hath broke all their designes, and scattered these his enemies, who arose in that quarrell against him; and being foyled there, what new devises, plots and conspiracies have they since assayed? as witnesse their last and great attempts in England and Ireland, the plots in Rome to reduce these three kingdomes to Romish sub∣jection, discovered by the Scottish converted Jesuite Master Tho∣mas Abernethy, Anno 1638. also the examinations of late from

Ireland give large testimonies hereof, and all to maintaine Romes out-workes and fortifications reared of late in England (which heretofore hath been the Balwark and fortresse of the Churches) like expert souldiers knowing if the outworkes be lost, the Citie is in danger, so that if they lose the day here, they lose all ere long.

And therefore be awakened all yee that be trusty servants, ex∣pert souldiers, and loyall subjects of Christs kingdome within these Islands, and quit your selves like men for Christ, and your Country, and posteritie, 2 Sam. 9. 12. to prevent the Inroads of all our enemies; if we stand to the cause of Christ stoutly, wee shall no doubt see him worke wonders for our delivery, yea it may be he may account us worthy to bee his chosen and faith∣full, to set up his Trophees of triumph upon the walls of Rome, which will not be long delayed.

Romes ruine must bee accomplished by a mighty earthquake turning kingdomes and Nations upside downe. At the taking of Babylon the whole earth is moved, &c. Jer. 50. 46. Isa. 13. 13. Apoc. 16. 18, 19. to unroote her, and make her holds and pillars fall, great troubles and bloody warres, and changes in governments, must goe through the Nations about us, ere this worke bee ac∣complished; every one must indure a shaking in this great earth∣quake, and our share therein is now a working in this Land.

Those that thinke the fall of Antichrist to bee an easie work, let them reade Isa. 24. cap. throughout, Jer. 25. 15. to the end, Isa. 65. 11. to Vers. 16. Isa. 66. 15, 16. and cap. 13. Vers. 11. to 17. Ezek. 7. and cap. 9. Isa. 6. 11. and cap. 17. 12, 13, 14. cap. 18. 3. to the end, the Lord a Consumption upon the whole earth, Isa. 28. 21, 22. Isa. 33. 1. to 6. Jer. 47. throughout, Ezek. 25. to cap. 32. Ezek. 21. throughout, Joel, Chap. 2. and Chap. 3. Ezek••el 32. throughout, Psal. 37. 20. and 50. 1. 3. and Isa. 34. 8. it must bee with a shaking the earth, with earthquakes to make her open and drinke up the flood, and so helpe the Church from sinking, Apoc. 12. 12. And there reade what wasting of Nations, consuming one another untill Christs enemies be consumed, and his Church delivered; such Nations as have formerly flourished in peace and prosperitie, contempt of God, and enmitie to the Saints, shall suffer a terrible shaking, without escaping the force of this great earthquake, as no kingdome or government shall be able to stand that shall op∣pose the great designes of the Lord Jesus, wherein he will doe such wonders as no records of any times can parallel.

Therefore lest the hearts of the Saints should faint at the sight and suddaine approaches of these great changes, and sore judge∣ments upon the world, before Christs kingdome bee accom∣plished, it is exceeding profitable to looke into these Scriptures and prophesies, wherein the Lord Jesus lets us see his minde as in a glasse, representing his actions, that when wee see his word turned into workes we may not be dismayed.

Those who would reade of the destruction of Antichrist ful∣ly, reade at large, Isa. 13. 1. to the end, where the Lord Jesus cries to his Souldiers his sanctified ones, set apart to the work; Lift up the Standard upon the high mountaine: as also Jer. 51. 12. this high mountaine is the power and magnificence of Antichrists kingdome, Zach. 4. 7. the noyse of a multitude in the mountaines of the kingdomes and Nations gathered together, and the Lord of hoasts mustereth them to the battaile, the day of the Lord is at hand, Vers. 6. pangs and sorrowes shall come upon the root of Antichrist as upon a woman in travaile, they shall stand amazed one at another as helpelesse and confounded without counsell or courage, the Lord shall now double to them double of all the cruelties done to his Saints and people, reade Vers. 6. of this 13. Isa. to 15. 16 a blacke day to them, as appeares Vers. 10. wherein they shall be deprived of all ayde, Silver and Gold shall not be able to deliver them, those Souldiers will take no bribes, will have the full prey and spoyle, Castles, strong holds, Forts and Fortresses, shall not availe them, when their hands shall wax feeble, and their hearts shall faint, and all that joyne with them shall fall by the sword, their children be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses spoyled, and their wives ravished, ver. 15, 16. for the Lord Jesus will have in his Army of all Nations, yea of the wo〈…〉〈…〉 and most barbarous, as Goths, Vandales, Hungarish Cra∣bats, ••olish Cossak••s, Rhetian Swizzers, Scottish Red-shankes, of all sorts of plunderers, so greedy of their prey upon Rome, as will spare no Sex or age, in this service, for the Lord Generall who called them up and mustered them to the battaile, has gi∣ven them the word of command, Apoc. 18. 6. Jer. 50. 42. and 48. 10. to give them double for all their out-rages and cruelties they have long exercised upon the Churches, Rome shall have a crew of cruell execution••rs, ere i•• be long. See pag. 25.

The Lord Jesus will as the mighty Champion of his Church, act his part very valiantly, he will now at last ease himselfe of

all his adversaries, Isa. 1. 24. his kingly spirit is up, he will stirre up jealousie as a man of warre, Isa. 42. 13. will strike through Kings in the day of his wrath, Psal. 110. 5. 6. fill the place with dead bodies and make a bloody slaughter, and wound the head (viz. Antichrist) of many countries, he shall drinke of the brooke in the way (as a mightie Conquerour, so eager in pursuit of his enemies, as seemes expressed in the heate of a Conquerour coo∣ling his thirst with the running brookes in stead of all princely repast, as the Israelites in the pursuite of the Philistims, 1 Sam. 14. 24.) he shall dip his feet in the blood of his enemies, and his dogs their tongues in the same, Psal. 68. 23. sure the Antichristi∣an crew shall have a bloody day, the Church a bloody revenge, therefore shall he lift up the head, Psal. 110. 9. as a triumphing Conquerour glorying in his great victories, his Captaines and Commanders leading about their mighty enemies captives, Kings and Emperours and great Princes, in token of joy and triumph, riding about and viewing the bloody field and heapes of dead Carcasses of the Antichristian crew, (Isa. 66. ult.) made as dung for the earth, that the world may see the wonderfull overthrow of Antichrists huge and mightie Armies, See Psal. 68. 13.

Brightman upon Apoc. 19. 17. saith that some member of the Westerne Church shining in the brightnesse of the Scriptures, meant by the Angell standing in the Sunne (but I thinke rather shining in the bright light of Christs kingly glory) shall sound the Alarum to this great battaile, by stirring up the Saints to make warre against Rome and her Champions, calling up the na∣tions to the rich spoyle, so as all the territories of the Papacy shall become a prey to the Church and her Champions, who shall be enriched with her spoyles, meant by fowles being filled with their flesh, Apoc. 19. 21. and thus shall at last Antichrist b〈…〉〈…〉 ut∣terly abolished by the brightnesse of Christs comming, 2 Thes. 2. 8. And Babylon the glory of the Kingdomes and Princesse of the Provinces, the excellency of many Countries shall bee over∣throwne as Sodome, and never inhabited from Generation to Ge∣neration, Isa. 13. 19. compared with Jer. 51. 25. Jer. 50. 39. 40. Zach. 4. 7. Apoc. 18. Isa. 47. 1. 10 the end, Isa. 34. 11.

The root and branch shall bee cut off and wholly destroyed, Isa. 14. 21. Mal. 4. 1. all they that forsake the Lord and turne to Idols, shall be consumed, burne together and none shall quench

them, Isa. 2. 28. 31. and many shall hide themselves in the Caves of the Rockes from the brightnesse of Christs glorious appea∣ring, and in heate and indignation of spirit cast away their Gods of Silver and Gold, (their reall Idolls, and also their ri∣ches they made Gods on) and curse them and cast them to the Moles and to the Batts (Isa. 2. 20. and cap. 31. 7.) that is, to the plunderers, who like Moles and Bats, shall search out all the darkest corners, and turne up houses for greedinesse of prey. Thus of Christs great victories over Antichrist, of his funerall obse∣quies, performed of some in derision and of others in reall mour∣ning and howling, reade Isa. 14. to the end, and Apoc. 18. through∣out.

And that in that destruction of old Babylon, in Isa. 13. and cap. 14. is meant and typified the ruine of Rome, the Apocalyptick, Mysticall Babylon, is cleare from their ruine foretold after one and the like manne••, in the prophecies, the ruine of the old, by a great milstone cast into the great River Euphrates, Jer. 51. 63. the River running down by Babylon, & the ruine of the mysticall Ba∣bylon by a Milstone cast into the Sea, Apoc. 18. both signifying a fatall ruine as irrecoverable as to reare a Milstone out of the bot∣tome of the deepe Sea.

The next great and glorious victory of Christ at his appea∣ring in his glory is over Gog and Magog, Turke and Tartar, or Scythian, and all the root of their Princes and confederates, huge and mighty Armies of many potent Nations.

Those who delight to read of this great worke of Christ, reade Dan. 11. 44, 45. Ezek. 32. 18. 26. Ezek. 38. and cap. 39. throughout, Apoc. 19. 6. and cap. 20. 8. See also Brightman on Dan. 11. 44, 45. and on Apoc. 20. 8. when the Turke shall compasse the beloved Citie with huge multitudes of Armies, the Lord Jesus shall by fire and tempests from heaven devoure these devourers; wherein also he will imploy the Sword of the Jewes, and Israel shall doe valiantly, Numb. 24. 18. untill the Turkish name and Empire bee utterly extinct and blotted out in a miraculous manner, with such a mightie overthrow, as the people shall be seven months in burying of the dead of them, and the buriall place appointed of the Lord for this great Prince of Meseck and Tuball, shall bee called the valley of Hamon-Gog, Ezek. 39. 11, 12. This Starre of Jacob the Lord Jesus appearing in his glory, shall smite the Coasts of Moab (the Antient enemies of the Church, as Moab

was of old) and shall have dominion over the Sonnes of Seth, Numb. 24. 17. S••••h was the Sonne of Adam, whom the Lord gave him instead of Abell, whom Cain slew, Gen. 4. 25. now Caines posteritie, all perished in the flood, so as all the world at this day are the Sonnes of S••••h, signifies Christs dominion shall be over all the Sonnes of men, as either his servants and subjects of his Kingdome, or his conquered vassalls and slaves, as Psal. 72. 8. his dominion shall be from Sea to Sea, the ends of the earth be his possession, Psal. 2. 8. Edom and Seir shall bee his possession, Num. 24. 18. the Country of the Edomites, Psal. 83. 6. Isa. 63. 1. The sonnes of Esaus line, meant by mount Seir the place where Esau dwelt, Obad. 1. 18. 21. See Ezek. 32. and 18. to the end, Jer. 25. 15. to the end, the overthrow of all the Nations of the enemies, and the subduing of all the Nations under the broad heavens to Christs Kingdome, and he will gather all Nations and tongues, and they shall come and see his glory, Isa. 66. 18. Some of those that shall escape in the great deluge of destructions upon destru∣ctions, he will send as his Heralds to summon other Countries to come in, and submit to his Scepter, as to Tarshish, (or Cilicia & all the coasts of the Mediterranian Sea) to Pull, (the King of Assi∣ria, 2 King. 15. 19. 1 Chron. 5. 26.) Lud, (Libia and all Asia) and those that draw the bow, Some meane the Parthians and Afri∣cans, Tuball and Javan, the Isles afarre off and all the remote Regions, from Java to Japan, round about to America, and all the Regions under the whole Hemisphere, which have not heard of his fame or seene his glory, and they shall declare his name from one to another among all the Nations, and them that were strangers before now as brethren they shall bring upon Mules and Dromedaries, and upon Horses and Chariots, and Horselitters for the sickly and infirme, signifying meanes of bringing in the most despicable creatures into Christs King∣dome, that none that belong to the election of grace shall bee left out, none of Christs Lambes be lost or left behind, but there shall be meanes enough to bring in all the Saints to Ierusalem, his holy mountaine, and he will take of them for Priests and Levites (i. e. officers for holy offices) Isa. 66. 19, 20. without difference of Jew, Gentile, Greeke, Barbarian, bond or free, Colos. 3. 11. but all shall make up o••e royall priesthood in the Kingdome of Christ, 1 Pet. 2. 9. Apoc. 1. 6. and 5. 10.

And all the enemies, secret enemies and hypocrites as well as

open and discovered ones, secret contemners of Christ and his Kingdome, and secret wounders of their brethren that followed Christ afarre off, as fearefull and unbeleevers, ashamed of his Crosse, drinking the puddle waters of Romish superstitions, set forth, Isa. 66. 17. by sanctifying themselves (i. e. in their owne opinions, placing their happinesse in and esteeming themselves holy in using their owne devises, to serve their owne desires, lusts and worldly ends of profits and pleasures) and purifying themselves in G••rdens (i. e. in private places of obscurities, and of sensual d••lights) behind a tree, (a shelter of their owne choo∣sing to avo••d troubles) others take this place in gardens to meane Ido••••tr••••s places, Isa. 1. 29. gardens of Idolls (and so it is truely, whe••her mean•• of open or secret mentall Idolatry) where under green•• ••rees of old men used to offer sacrifice to Idolls, usually in Scripture called the sacrifice of Devills, Isa. 65. 3. 1 Cor. 10. 20.

Set forth further, Isa. 66. 17. by polluting themselves with Swines flesh, and abominable things of that uncleane Beast of Rome and her superstitions, abominable to Christ, and things which his soule hates, and all the secret walkers after these vile things, signifyed by the mouse; all together, the most secret super∣stitious persons and close hypocrites, and open, detected, pro∣phane and Idolatrous, shall be all together consumed, in the great deluge of calamities, which shall sweepe away the wicked when the Lord Jesus will visit all the secret wanderings of men, as well as their open wayes and walkes.

Quere. Whether there shall be an intervall, or space of time betweene the finall fall of Antichrist and the fatall fall of the Turke, or be both about the same time, the one in the East, and the other in the West assaulting the Church; a few yeares will dis∣cover.

Meane while we finde clearely in the Scriptures that the tro∣phees of this great triumph of Christ in his wonderfull victo∣ries over the Antichrist and the Turke are reserved to the time of the Jewes comming in, who shall sing forth most sweet••y the prayses of this victory, as of old at the red Sea, Exod. 15. Then shall the new created people prayse Jah, Vers. 19. of our Psalme, Apoc. 14. 1.

Therefore after a briefe discourse of Christs actions and glo∣rious victories over his greatest enemies, wee come now to his

actions, in the conversion of Jewes and Heathen, and of all the Nations, and making a new world, as so many mysteries folded up in the Verses following of this 102. Psalme. And so wee re∣turne to our Text, to dresse our Lampes and renew our light, for our clearer sight and passage towards this unknowne shore, and great mysteries of Christs kingdome following these high actions and victories, all lying within the circumference of his Sunshine, and appearing in his glory, as in the foregoing verse.

Notes

• The manner of Christs second comming very glorious or full of glory.
• 1 Glorious in himselfe. 1. In his Titles.
• 2 Glorious in his person.
• 3. Glorious in his Apparell.
• 4. Glorious in his rid••ng.
• 5. Glorious in his attendants.
• 2 •••• a•• of his glory in his ••••ons, as the ••s••cts o•• his 〈…〉〈…〉ing.
• This Earth∣quake••s of such s〈…〉〈…〉 and spreading power as no kingdome or government shall be able to stand against the kingdome of Christ.
• Cast••o••um ••e∣ges ••edant ce∣dantque pha∣lances, Quaeque d••mi resident spoliis one••en∣tu•• opimis. Ar∣montanus.
• The second great victory over the Turk.