The True News of the Good New World Shortly to Come

〈…〉 great benefits of the right knowledge of our Savior's main scope in the four last Chapters of the Revelation, largely explained in Resur. on Rev. 20.5. and Restit. on Rev. 21.5. are these, &c.

I. THereby an excellent Guidance it obtained, to understand and distinguish the meaning and intent of ancient Prophesy, both concerning Christ himself, and his Saints, before and since his first coming, and what concerns both himself and them in that state following his second coming [as Introduct. pag. 14. col. 2.] which to cut off as Unscriptural, is a great and manifold Error, as is manifest from the whole current of sacred Scriptures and without the acknowledgment thereof, not only ancient Prophesy of the Old Testament, but many places in the Gospels, and the Apostles Writings both upon the foundations of those Prophesies, and tending to Christ's own said Explication of that following state, are not, yea and they cannot be rightly understood; being the very subject thereof: which much concerns all Christians now to know and consider well, &c.

II. Thereby the most full, true Scriptural Explications of these three following Articles of our usual Creed are now only attainable [except by New Revelation, which is not to be expected.]

1. That Christ will so come from the Fathers right hand to judge the quick, viz. his great and lesser Enemies by a temporal destruction of them, Ezek. 39.8. Matth. 13.41. and the dead, viz. the before suffering Saints until then, viz. with a judgment of reward, Rev. 11.18, 19. and 22.12. who shall upon their raising then with their spiritual Bodies, enjoy all the covenanted Mercies in that said state with Christ 1000 years: and the iike judging of the quick again, viz. of the last Gog and Magog, Rev. 20.9. and of the dead then, viz. of the wicked to be raised at the last Trump, will be upon the Saints general momentary change and rapture, 1 Cor. 15. to receive the final sentence of them both, &c.

2. That the Resurrection of the just, or first said Resurrection, Rev. 20.5. will be at Christ's second coming or appearance in the Clouds, 1000 years before the said Resurrection of the wicked, which he teacheth expressly, v. 5. saying, The rest of the dead lived not again (bodily as the Sants did 1000 years before) until those 1000 years were finished.

3. That such a great and excellent part of that holy Communion of the Saints appointed (upon many Scriptural accounts) for the said time and state: when the Nations of them that are saved, Rev. 21.24. suitable to Esa. 60.3. shall walk in the light of the New Jerusalem then come down [with Christ] from God out of Heaven, to be then the Bride, the Lambs Wife, v. 9, 10. See Saints Resur. and 6 Conclusions, pag. 17, 18. of Restitut.

III. Thereby also the chiefest and highest scope of the three first Petitions of our Lord's most divine and comprehensive Prayer is both made known, and to be eminently attainable, viz. in that World to come, Heb. 2.5. both which follow from the former Assertions: And this is grounded upon the same Scripture foundations for our Faith to rest upon, Viz.

• 1. Hallowed be thy Name
• 2. Thy Kingdom come
• 3. Thy Will be done

and all three will be in Earth (then) as it is (now) in Heaven.

As also [This Day] seems to be annexed to the other three Petitions, to teach us they ought to be daily sought for by Prayer to God.

Viz.

• 1. This Days Bread.
• 2. This Days pardon of sin, with our pardoning others.
• 3. This Days preservation or deliverance from the Evil one, &c.

All which will most largely be granted in that time and state, as the holy Scriptures also teach, as in Irenic. &c.

That these very excellent benefits are warranted from the most Divine Authority of Jesus Christ himself, is most apparent by the right understanding of our Divine Scheme, and very apt Revelation Key, and by our whole work.

The Scheme of God's Eternal Great Design in the World for Christ and his Elect Saints, given to him by the Father upon the Performance of his Great Work of Mediatorship, as is manifest from his Word in these Four Great Things ensuing: which are all by our Savior's Revelation Key Applyed to the Seventh Millennium.

• 1. By his Eternal appointing of Christ to be Heir of all things at the end of 6000. Years, Heb. 1.2. and Heb. 3 & 4 ch. when the Saints shall be Heirs, and Joynt-heirs with him, Rev. 21.7. Rom, 8.17, 18, 19, 20.
• 2. By making an Eternal Covenant with Christ, to give the Elect to him upon his fulfilling of his great work of Redemption of Men & Creatures, as Isa. 62.6. & Isa. 59. ult. to be in that time and state his Bride the Lambs Wife, Rev. 21.2, 9.
• 3. By his Declared Purpose to Create the World for Christ and his said Saints to Inherit then, when he will put all things under his Feet, and make all things New for him and them, Rev. 21.5, 7. this Decree proved from Ps. 8.4. expounded by Heb. 2. v. 6, 7, 8.
• 4. By his declared Decree that after all opposition in the said 6000 years Enmity notwithstanding; yet, saith he, then, in the Seventh Millennium, I will set my King [Christ] upon my Holy Hill of Zion, and his Saints shall Reign with him, Rev. 20.4, 6.

2. God by Christ Created the World in six days, in a state fit to carry on his said Eternal Designes in the said four Par • iculars, and Rested the seventh day, as foreseeing Adams Fall (if he upheld him not in that state by his own Almighty Arm, which he was not pleased then to do, &c. as in our Divine Theses, 1, 2, 3, 4, &c. in our Irenic. ) And to Type out Christ's work of Redemption in 6000 years before the great Sabbatism of Rest be obtained for himself and his said Bride the Lambs Wife in the seventh, Rev. 21.2, 9.

3. Upon the Fall of Man in reference to his said Eternal Designs he makes his General Declaration of his purposed Grace by Christ, the Promised Seed of the Woman, and being only of the Woman, (implied he should also be the Son of God:) and then likewise put Enmity between the Serpent and the Woman, and his Seed and her Seed, Gen. 3 15. which said Promised Seed should in due time be manifest indeed to be the Son of God, Mighty to Save; who should both break the Serpents Head of Policy, and Power, in the said 6000 years, and then obtain the lost Dominion of the World and Creatures by Mans Fall, for himself and his said Saints or Spiritual Seed at the end thereof, Heb. 2.6, 7. Heb. 2.5, 8. Rev. 21.5.

4. Christ upon the said Declared Grace of the Father, through himself undertakes (as the Goel or Redeemer) to carry on that work in 6000 years, until his Sabbatism of Rest for himself and his Saints then should come, 2 Thes. 1.7. Hebrews 4.9.

[N. B.] This most comprehensive Divinity, being grounded upon Holy Scripture, must needs be the best Divinity: 1. As being suitable to God's said Decrees. 2. Revealed and Promised to the Fathers, 3. Confirmed and Explained by all the Holy Prophets. 4. Witnessed to by Christ in the Gospels, and the Apostles in all their Writings. 5. Divinely Unlocked by Christ's Revelation; and all this Taught all along in the said 6000 Years by the same Glorious Spirit of the Infinitely Wise God; and so far also now carried on by Christ almost to the Seventh Millennium: Therefore, Let all sorts of Persons, without a Divine Warrant, beware of Cutting Christ's said Work of Redemption shorter than God's Word hath made it, and doth declare it to be, &c. (But more of some of these afterwards.)

1. That these said times of God's said Eternal Designes to be carried on by Christ, are manifest by his Word to be done in 6000 Years, in reference to his own, and his Saints Injoyments in the Seventh, which may fitly be called God's and Christ's Divine Millenniarisme. And this may be Manifest,

• 1. From the Explication of the Lord the Spirit in his own sacred Word, who doth himself make such a resemblance of the times of Christ's said Redemption, to the days of the Worlds Creation, Heb. 3, & 4, ch. and of the Typical Rest in Canaan under Joshua 's conduct to Christ's said Divine Rest: of which see pag. 3. of Introduct.
• 2. The holy Scripture as the ground of that Resemblance, Testified by Moses, Psal. 90.4. That 10 0 years with God or Christ was but as yesterday, in the Old Testament; and St. Peter in the New, urgeth it as a great point to be known by all Christians, 2 Pet. 3.8. And Christ very exactly determines the said Sabbatism suitable to such other days to be 1000 years, Rev. 20. six times over, &c. see much more, p. 3, 4, &c.
• 3. By God's frequent expression of Mercy to be shown to 1000 Generations, which appears to be meant in the 7000 years of the Worlds continuance, as three Lives are reckoned to be 21 years, taking in the Promised Mercies of the seventh as in our Key is explained, in respect of the middle 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , or state of things, pag. 3.
• 4. By Moses his Chronology revealed for times past 2400 years or more, and until Solomon's Temple built 3000, and at the Captivity of Babylon, saith Bishop Usher, 3450 years; then Daniel's great Calender of 2300 years until Christ's 1000 years, make up in all 6750 years to the little space of Satan loosed. Also that apt Computation of Bucolcerus to like purpose, page 3.
• 5. From Christ first Revealed, Gen 3.15. to be necessarily in the fullness of time God manifest in the Flesh in 4000 years, (as saith Bishop Usher ) and his Session, and Intercession in Heaven until the end of the sixth Millen. and his glorious Reign on Earth 1000 years, which makes up the same Account 'till Satan's loosing, &c. page 3.
• 6. From the Resemblances of David's and Solomon's Kingdom and Temple about 3000 years Typifying Christ's Kingdom, and himself the Antitype in all respects at 6000 years, when the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb will be the Temple of the City, for twice so long continuance as their Kingdoms or the Temple remained before in the World. Also their Tribe and People being carried Captive for sin, about the middle of 7000 years of the worlds continuance points out the different state of them; when God, according to his Covenant, shall take away their sin, Rom. 11. when the Devil, and the worlds last Gog and Magog shall not reach them, but themselves shall perish by that attempt, ch. 20. 8, 9. page 4.
• 7. In the Golden Rings of all Sabbath Circulations: The seventh Millenium is the Diamond, viz. of Annual, Monethly and Daily Sabbaths, (which last and longest) chiefly points it out, as Heb. 3 & 4. but the Jubelie after the seven times seven seems to relate to Eternity, after the seventh Millennium shall be completed.

And whereas it may be Objected, that the sixth Millennium will so want above 200 years.

Answ. 1. Christ speaks of shortening evil times for the Elects sake; he may specially mean it of that time.

2. The first Ages may be in some part unknown to Men, though Moses set down the Ages of the first Fathers, he doth not assert that to be a perfect Chronicle; and for Cainans age there is difficulty, Luke 3. which is not mentioned Mat. 3. nor Gen. 10.24. Also the end of the world is set forth by an indeffinite little space of Satan loosed; but since the Spirit of God resembles the first 6000 years to the six days of the Creation, he knows how to make up the Account, though Men cannot: and Christ hath strongly asserted the Sabbatism of 1000 years, which is suitable to the six before it, page 3.

3. The shortness of the sixth Millen. may seem so to be more suitable to the sixth day; in the end whereof Satan seduced Eve, and she her Husband: God in the cool of the day Summons, Arraigns, and Sentenceth all the three Offenders, and casts Adam and Eve out of Paradise (as is most probable) (which would require some considerable time.) [see more to this purpose in p 4, &c.] and we know not but the little said space being a like evil time, may be allotted to make up the 6000 year, page 3.

4. Of all considerable Computations of Times in Holy Scripture, I find none so exact and certain as that 2300 years, Daniel 8, given by Palmoni the secret Numberer. [See our many Reasons for it in our Summary on Daniel upon that said Number:] which is the complete measure of the four Gentile Monarchies and Jews Bondage (now both almost expired) from the Captivity of Babylon to Christ's appearance; by which both Daniel's other Numbers are measured.

1. That of his 70 Weeks, or 490 Years from the twentieth year of Artaxerxes Longimanus, Anno Mundi 3550▪ reaching to the end of the half Week, after Christ by his D ath had finished Transgression; and by his Resurrection had brought in everlasting Righteousness, Dan. 9.24. at his Ascension beginning the Kingdom of the Stone, Dan. 2.44. for its 1666 years to break the Iron Roman Kingdom, with the remaining parts of all the former at last, and itself become a Mountain filling the whole Earth, Dan. 2.35, 45. And also it is the measure of his last Number, Dan. 12.12 or 13 5 years after Sacrifice should ultimately be taken away, many hundred years after that mark was given, which fell out about Anno Domini 365. in Julian the Apostate Emperors time; to which 1335 years being added, reach to the blessed times he speaks of, in all which the Divine exactness of Daniel and Revelation in connection one with another is very admirable.

Fot the carrying on of which said Design in the time of Christ's Mediatorship, and to make good his own right, he doth 4 things

• 1. He makes the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , or several States or Providential Disposals of things; 1. In the Old World. 2. In this present evil World from the Flood. 3. In the world to come in the 1000 years of Christ's Reign, p 4.
• 2. He upholds all things by the Word of his Power, for those said 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , or Worlds continuance suitable to what he will accomplish in them; and when the last state is fulfilled, he will dissolve the Created World, Rev. 20.11. page 4.
• 3. He Purges the Sins of his said Elect Saints through all the said States; 1. By his Word or Revealed Will. 2. By his Blood to be shed, or actually shed. 3. By his Spirit making both the other effectual by all his own Means or Ordinances, Heb. 1.3. Isa. 59. ult. page 4.
• 4. He carries on his work of Redemption in the first 6000 years, as the work the Father gave him to do therein; namely, in the Execution of his three great Offices, of the great Prophet, Priest, and King, for the good of his Universal true Church in the three great Periods of the World. The First, Under the Old Testament, in 4000 years. The Second, Under the New, in the next 2000 years. And the Third, In the World to come, in the last thousand years: as largely proved in our Treat. on Gen. 3.15.

• I. Millennium.
• II. Millen.
• III. Millen.
• IV. Millen.
• V. Millen.
• VI. Millen.
• VII. Millen.

This his Work of Redemption hath two Parts; 1. By removing of Evil, or breaking the Serpents Head. 2. By procuring all Promised Good. The first he doth,

• 1. By his breaking the Serpents head both of Power and Policy. 1. Of his Power, which is to be done in his great day of Judgment; which was first more generlly Revealed to Enoch, Jude 13.14. in the Old World. 2. By the first act of his Judgment, when his Foes shall be made his footstool, Psal. 110.1. which was more especially seen by Daniel in Vision in the New World, ch. 7. when he will do it eminently at the Beasts Destruction: The last act is revealed only by Christ, to be the total breaking of it, after the 1000 years.
• 2. By destroying his works of Policy by all his wicked Instruments, more generally or more particularly; as first, for their height of sin, then drowning the Old World, and then saved Noah and his Family; and after bringing all Satan's three Babels to confusion in the several times of the New World, affording successively helps against the mischief of them, as in Irenic. c. 5. and lastly restoring the good by him impaired thereby at the end of 6000 years; viz. for Confusion of Tongues, Oneness of Speech: for oppressive Tyranny, good and peaceable Government: for Mystical Babylon's Delusions, pure and untainted Truth.
• 3. By more ordinary, and particular disappointments of his Designes by his Angels, Servants, Creatures ordinarily, besides what he doth extraordinarily more publicly or privately in the 6000 years, which he is doing in all that time of the 6000 years of actual Enmity betwixt the Seed of the Serpent, and the Seed of the Woman, in one place or other, or many; in one time, manner, means or other, as seems best unto him.
• 4. By showing himself as Lord of Hosts, and the grand Captain of his Israel, as Josh. 5. through all the said Spiritual Warfare to manage his own Hosts (yea and his Enemies too, as oft as he pleaseth) against the Hosts and Legions of the Enemies, Men or Devils, or inferior Creatures; and at the end of the 6000 years, defeating, destroying, or imprisoning all his Churches greatest Enemies; viz. Ezekiel's Gog and Magog, with other lesser Enemies; and binding Satan for 1000 years, and giving rest to his Saints at that his appearance, 2 Thes. 1.7. and Kingdom, 2 Tim. 4.1.
• 5. By his Triumphant and Victorious laughing them all to Scorn, (as oft, and by what contemptible means he pleaseth) of which variety man is not able to recount or conceive, so mighty is he to break them all in the said time.

2. He Redeemeth by procuring, and carrying on all Promised Good;

1. Through Christ all following Promises of Good by Covenants made with the Fathers after the first said General one, Gen. 3.15. are procured by him, and the good of them carried on for them and their said Spiritual Seed in the same 6000 years to be enjoyed in the seventh.

1. To Noah, in respect of whom three things are observable in the 2d. Millen.

1. In that by his Type of the Ark he saved his own House, foreshowing how Christ will be the safe Ark of his true Church from the Fires of Wrath on the Wicked at the beginning and end of the 1000 years, page 8.

2. God made with him a Covenant, confirmed by the Rainbow, Gen. 8. to preserve Man and Beast, and to Accommodate both, by sufficient Fruitfulness all the 6000 years, ordinarily; and promised after the greatest Fruitfulness in the seventh Millenium, page 8

3. Then also God by his Prophesy, Gen. 9. shown that the Elect till Christ's second coming should (mostly) descend from his two Sons, Shem and Japheth; viz. Jews and Gentiles in their times; yet others (haply) Proselytes: First then Shem’s Race, the Jews, had the then present Mercy, until they had killed the Lord of Life, But then Japhets Race were persuaded to dwell in the Tents of Shem, (as Acts 13.) viz to be of the True Church of G d; and both of them will be so together in the 1000 years; as was foretold in that Song for Posterity, Deut. 32.43. and is applied by the Apostle, Rom. 15. page 8.

Also in the Second Millennium God made Covenants with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

1. With Abraham in seven Gradations, as page 7, 8, 9. of our Key: first that in him and his Seed all Nations should be blessed; namely, in that his own Divine Seed Christ, Gal. 3 through whom the blessing of Abraham came upon the Gentiles, (as saith the Apostle) after the Jews were cast off, and will come again upon both jointly, at the end of 6000 years, and throughout the seventh Millennium. Also unto Abraham and his Seed, Canaan, with the Holy City in its time was promised; but for him, Isaac and Jacob, the chief intent was in the Renewed State thereof, in which sense the Apostle saith, he was Heir of the World by Faith, Rom. 4.13. which he with his Spiritual Seed shall then have; [even that Great, Holy, and Beloved Jerusalem coming (then) down from God out of Heaven, having Foundations whose Maker and Builder is God, Heb. 11.10, 16, 40.] after 6000 years: But the Typical Canaan Conditionally given to his Naturrl Race, was to them a polluted Rest by their Sin; and therefore it cast them out with a sore Destruction, Mic. 2.10.

2. To Isaac the like Covenants were renewed for the same, to him and his Spiritual Seed, which will be also made good at the end of the sixth Millennium, and throughout all the seventh, pag. 9, of our Key, page 9. of Introduct.

3. To Jacob and his Spiritual Seed the like was again ratified: whence God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, through all Generations; which is his Memorial until all their Covenants be completed to the end of the seventh Millennium, page 9. of our Key.

In the 3d Millen. God made his Covenant with David for his sure Mercies respecting Christ's Kingdom in the 1000 years after his Natural Race's long Bondage for Sin.

Yet first David and his Natural Race enjoyed the Typical Canaan, and their Jerusalem about 450 years, until that by their increased Provocations there was no remedy, but they must go Captive to Babylon, as the Ten Tribes of Israel went many years before into Assyria: Both which Captivities were to continue, as God then Revealed by Daniel, ch. 8. all the 2300 years of the four Mettle Kingdoms, ch. 2. at the end whereof the Spiritual Seed of David with himself (through that his one Divine Seed Christ) shall possess David's Kingdom, with the Holy City which Abraham looked for, and both in the Renewed state of them; and though David's Tabernacle fell at Babylon's Captivity, yet then it shall be rai ed again, Amos 9. at Christ's appearance and Kingdom, 2 Tim. 4.1. Acts 15.16. pag. 9, &c. of our Key.

Moreover, God was pleased to show Mercy to David's People, after 70 years to reduce them by Cyrus, to fulfil in due time, Jacob's Prophesy of the coming of Shilo, Gen. 49. by sending (then) the great Messiah, towards the end of Daniel's 70 Weeks, or 490 Years, by his first coming in Humility to suffer and perform all God's Wills, putting an end to Transgression by his Death, and bringing in everlasting Righteousness by his Resurrection; and forty days after by his Ascension to improve that his great Work of Reconciliation by his Death, and by his Intercession ever since, at God's right hand on his Fathers Throne, during God's Kingdom of the Stone for its 1666 years, Divinely in that time destroying the last Roman Iron Kingdom, with the Remainders of the former, Dan. 2.35. when he comes from thence to sit on his own Throne, Rev. 3.21. page 9.

This Sovereign Antidote against Atheism, Profaneness, and all Error contrary hereunto; and also as an excellent means to promote all contrary good (if God shall set it home) is conscientiously to be applied by all Christians for themselves and others: for which purpose let us all Pray that God would give his blessing and good success thereunto. Amen.

The INTIMATION.

These Gracious Discoveries of untainted Divine Truths of the Gospel being the Testimony of Jesus, and the Spirit of Prophesy, Rev. 19.10. are therefore the best Foundations of the best Divinity, affording the best Guidance for the understanding of all Prophetick Scripture, both for removing of evil, as to the breaking of the Serpents head, and obtaining of good, according to the promised Mercies and Covenants to and with the Fathers, &c. as Introduct. p. 13, 14, 15. and in other parts; but consequently do not afford any just grounds of Satan's ancienter or modern affixed Errors and Scandals, which by sound judgment fall to the Dung-hill, like the dried Scabs which he had maliciously wrought upon Jobs Body when God healed him; as Asser. 2, 3, 4 of our Key. And we need not marvel at Satan's malice against these sacred Doctrines, because they manifest his long Imprisonment in the bottomless Pit is nigh, and that shortly after will follow (by his strong Chain of Darkness) his casting into the Fiery Lake forever: wherefore they are indeed very useful, especially in these last days, as the Spirit of Christ by his Word hath been (in Mercy) pleased so to open them, to be now duly improved by all men; and let all sorts duly consider Christ's terrible Threat, Rev. 22.18, 19, &c. Wherefore as I judged it my duty (and was preparing) to tender them first to our King's Majesty, jointly with his Parliament, had they sitten a week longer; so now I shall offer them (as God may afford me opportunity) to any considerable Companies, Assemblies, or Persons, &c.

This Intimation was presented, since the Parliament, &c. to the KING'S Majesty alone, with the whole Work, by an Address, December 4. 1675.

Let men now labor most earnestly for true saying Fruit-bearing Faith, and secure it to themselves and others, by their improving all their Lord's Talents until he comes, like Wi • e Virgins, with Oil in their Vessels, and their Lamps burning, Mat. 25. for all living persons Talents must shortly be accounted for without exception or exemption of any, by reason of their present distinguishing worldly Circumstances.

A brief, but weighty, Appendix to our Scheme, for the farther needful satisfaction of all persons in these two now needful things to be considered.

AS for the former, we have already briefly set down very much evidence thereof, both of our own former proofs thereof, and of others, in Assert. 7. of our Key; and in other parts, unto which we shall here also add many other weighty Considerations; [and the rather, by reason we find all the said former proofs are so little hitherto duly weighed by most men, &c. ] as namely these ensuing.

1. That in the drift of our whole Divine Scheme, being explained according to Christ's Revelation, [the best Resolver in the whole world] which manifests that the said personal appearance and Reign of Christ in his Davidical Kingdom in the world are carried on all along as the greatest thing to be accomplished therein, and the drift of all the other promised Mercies in the 1000 years: And that first, as God's eternal Design before all time witnessed to in his Word in 4 things. Secondly, in time, as carried on by Predictions, Covenants and Promises, &c.

1. As God's eternal Design for Christ, and those which he had given him in the world, upon his fulfilling of his great work of Redemption for them in the first 6000 years, &c. And therein first, as Christ was eternally appointed to be heir of all things, Heb. 1. in the seventh Millennium, so Christ assures the said Saints that they also shall then inherit all things, Rev. 21.7. or be then heirs, and joint heirs with him also, Rom. 8.20, 21. which requires his and their joint personal presence, together with that Inheritance, &c

2. As God by an eternal Covenant had given them to him upon the fulfilling of his said great work of Redemption in the 6000 years before, then to be his bride the Lambs Wife, Rev. 21.9 and so they shall have then the Wife's interest with him in the world in all good things, together with his personal presence, as we doubt not afterwards to manifest, &c.

3. As God will put all things under Christ [in subjection to him] then [for we do not yet see it, saith the Apostle, Heb. 2.8. viz. in the present state of things] So the Restitution of all things shall then be effected, for the personal enjoyment thereof both by him and them in that same state, Rev. 21.5.

4. As God eternally decreed to set his King [Christ] then as the Son of David God-man upon his holy Hill of Zion, wherein and whereby the excellency of all the former shall be completed in the world, [notwithstanding all the vain things which the Gentiles and Kings of the Earth have, or do, or shall imagine to the contrary until that time, Psal. 2.1, 2, &c.] So the suffering Saints shall then rise and reign with him 1000 years, Rev. 20.4, 6. and also the Heathen shall then be given to him for his Inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the Earth for his Possession (as follows in that second Psalm. )

2. Because all the promised Mercies and Covenants (particularly made in time (successively) unto the Fathers, and unto their spiritual seed do refer to that state of the personal Reign of Christ the said 1000 years [as his own most Divine Revelation explains them] as to the main and principal matter or thing to be carried on (then) for Christ and his said Saints in that world shortly to come, wherein all other are contained, &c. which by the ensuing particulars (with sundry others) may appear.

1. That Prediction of breaking the Serpents head [for the removing of evil] in God's first and most comprehensively gracious Declaration, Gen. 3.15. to be eminently then performed by Christ when coming from the right hand of the Father, his Foes shall be made his footstool, as Psal. 110.1. according to Enochs Vision of Christ's great day of Judgment in the Old World; and Daniel's of the same in the New world, to whom the time thereof was more explicitly revealed, viz. when he comes in the Clouds of Heaven, all foreshowing the same time and coming, with Rev. 1.7. foreshown again to be executed in its order, Rev. • 9.11. when he will not only destroy the Beasts but also the Turk with him, Ezek. 39.8. Dan. 11.45. & 12 and will also bind Satan, and shut him up in the bottomless pit for 1000 years, taking away out of Christ's Kingdom the evils brought into the world by sin, viz. the Curse, the Enmity, Bondage and Corruption, with all that offends, Mat. 13.41. at the making of the New Heavens, and the New Earth, for his Saints and Angels (then) at those times of Restitution of all things, Rev. 21.5. as is manifest by Scripture to be done then for Christ personally with his Saints, as in our Restit. largely is manifest; for Christ might as easily have put down Satan from being any longer the God of this present evil world, and Prince (by Usurpation) of the power of the Air when he wrought his spiritual conquest over him, and all the powers of Darkness, Col. 2.15. at his first coming, as soon as he had reconciled the Saints to God by the blood of his Cross, had not the Father most wisely and holily for his own great glory, and his Sons and his said Saints great glory and happiness in that world (wherein they had suffered before) set down the order and time for the carrying on of that his great Design in the world for the said Reign of Christ with his Saints, as the greatest thing (as was said) then to be obtained and enjoyed in that world to come by Christ and all his said suffering Saints together, who having before there suffered with him, should also then reign with him, 2 Tim. 2.12. as he set forth in that book with 7 Seals given so gloriously to the Lamb, Rev. 5. to open and execute (as the Fathers Commissioner) in their due order and time, until about the end of 1700 years from Christ's Birth: But that then he should be his King upon his holy Hill of Zion, sitting on the Throne of his Father David (as he had promised; and not until that time, &c. But,

2. The Spirit of God manifests that in his first said gracious Declaration, Gen. 3.15. was also contained the restoring of the Dominion over the Creatures, which includes the Kingdom of Christ, Rev. 20. and all that belongs to it in the two following chap. as being the positive end and purpose of Christ's first undertaking of that his said great work of Redemption, to be fulfilled at the time of the Restitution of all things; and then to be personally enjoyed by himself and his Saints, when God will wonderfully make all things new for them, Rev. 21.5. when the suffering Saints fullness shall be then come in, and that same Lambs Wife hath made herself ready, as Rev. 19.7. And in that sense he evidently explains, Psal. 4.6, 7. by Heb. 2.6, 7, 8. showing the Son of Man there, (unto whom all things shall be surely at last subjected) to be Christ the second Adam, [not the first Adam, who was not the Son of any man, but only the Son of God by Creation, Luke 3. ult. ] and teacheth, that under the feet of Christ, the second Adam, all things were to be put in subjection again at the said time) as was by God fore-determined and appointed; though we do not yet see all things subject to him; viz. in the present state of things, (as the Apostle speaks, v. 8.) although for the suffering of Death God had before Crowned him with glory, and honor upon his becomeing lower than the Angels for a little time, whilst he by his death had wrought reconciliation for his said Saints: But as to the restoring of the said lost Dominion by the first Adams Fall, which is also still usurped by Satan's continuing the Prince of the power of the Air, and by his wicked retinue of evil men & Devils, & that will not be fulfilled, until the beginning of Christ's great day of Judgment, when all his said Foes will be made his footstool, and when the Kingdoms of the world shall actually become the Kingdoms of God, and of his Christ, and when he shall personally possess them, as being then given to him for his actual possession of them, Ps. 2 8.

2. The first Mercy to Shem’s Race the Jews, Gen. 9.26. [having then present interest in God's favor] tended (as Balaam prophetically spake) to point out the lineage of Christ, who when he had reconciled his Saints by the blood of his Cross at his first coming, should at his second coming be such God's King at that same time, whose Scepter was to arise out of Israel, as Numb. 24.17. which v 19. is particularly applied to Christ (then) [out of Jacob (said he) shall come he that shall have Dominion] mainly, that in the said 1000 year, carried on after by all the Prophets, Gospels, and all the Apostles Writings, and most Divinely so explained by Christ in the Revelation Hence also saith the Prophet Isa. ch. 55.3. That the spiritual Seed of that Divine Seed of the Woman [Christ] shall with him have those sure mercies of David; that is by all the said Scripture explication &c. they all most certainly shall then reign with him personally in his said Kingdom, which is the very meaning of God's making David a sure House; so that his House, Throne and Kingdom shall continue forever, to the worlds end, 2 Sam. 7. viz. [in Christ his Divine Seed] as also in many other Scriptures, though in respect of David's natural Race it was not so, (as he speaks) 2 Sam. 23.5. yet as a type for a long time his natural Race also prospered into a Kingdom, as Ezekiel 16.13.

4. As all Promises to Abraham and his whole Seed were chiefly to and by that his one Divine Seed Christ, as Gal. 3. so also more especially to all his spiritual Seed then. [See their many distinctions Resurrect. p. 10, 11.] and likewise to Isaac, Jacob and David, and to all their Spiritual Seed at the same time; and though the natural race of them all had for a time in Canaan a Typical, Conditional, Temporal, Changable interest, (which by sin they all successively lost, Mich. 2.10.) yet Abraham, Isaac and Jacob looked for that City and heavenly Country a far off, viz. [of a heavenly nature] whose Maker and Builder is God, Heb. 11.16.40. for themselves and all their spiritual Seed, at the first Resurrection, (as by our paper of the Jews Conversion, is largely evident, pag. 5, 6.) Jacob also Prophesied of Judah's Dominion, Gen. 49. which was the Type of Christ's, who was to descend from Judah, who is therefore in that state styled the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Rev. 5. which Dominion of his and his Saints shall not be forfeited, nor pass to other people, (as Daniel speaks) when he shall cease to sit on his Fathers Throne, and come to sit on his own Throne in the said 1000 years with his Saints, Rev. 3.21. as the Son of David forever, viz. while the world remains, 2 Sam. 7. When will really be the sure Mercies of David (as was said) for himself and all his spiritual Seed, which are so many ways distinguished from the natural, (as ought to be well observed.) The Design of God in all the promised mercies to all those Fathers, was, that their Race and State should grow up or prosper into a Kingdom, as was hinted before, Ezekiel 16.13. which their natural Race had only as a Type for a time conditionally; but it was surely confirmed to Christ in the renewed state to come, when all the said spiritual Seed shall rise and reign with him, as is confirmed by all the Prophets, witnessed to in the Gospels and Apostles Writings, and carried on by Christ himself from the beginning of the Revelation to the end thereof. And,

3. Hence also observe, that that personal coming in the Clouds is so often spoken of in that most Divine Book, as chap 1.7. Behold he cometh with Clouds; the same coming in time, with Daniel, 7.13, 14. to be fulfilled Rev 19 11. to the end, when the Lord God Omnipotent is said to Reign, v. 6. and when the said Saints shall also reign with him, Rev. 20.4, 6. Again, to Philodelphia, ch. 3.11. is another, [Behold I come quickly,] again after the Revelation was given, and John commanded to leave it open, chap. 22.10 then, v. 12. he adjoyns another [Behold I come quickly,] and my reward is with me, even the same reward, ch. 11.19. of whi • h the Spirit and the Bride also say, Come: which Christ again ascertaineth, v. 20. saying, Surely I come quickly; and it is there once more implored by the Spirit in the Saints, even so come Lord Jesus, v. 21. What man can then with reason, or shall dare, against so much evident Scripture, (without good Reason) to deny any of these, much more all of these so often repeated Texts respecting his said coming in the Clouds. Hence saith Jeremiah of that time, ch. 3.17. Jerusalem shall be called the Throne of the Lord, when also the Prophet Isa. witness • h, ch. 24.23. The Moon shall be confounded, and the Sun ashamed, when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his Ancients gloriously: And Ezekiel stiles that City from that time it shall be set up, Jehovah Shamma, The Lord is there, ch. ult. v. ult. So Zachery, twice, ch. 2.10, 11. he will dwell in the midst of Zion; and Zephaniah, ch 3.13, 14. the King of Israel is in the midst of thee, &c. with much illustration there observable, &c. And Daniel shows punctually the beginning then of Christ's said universal and perpetual Kingdom, ch. 7. viz. when the Body of the Beast shall be given to the burning flame; of which state speak also all the rest of the Prophets; (as in our Iren. ch. 5, 6, 7, 8.) and our 12 Foundations from Gen. 3.15. to the end of the Revelation, [besides what more was proved in Assert. 7. of our Key, and in other parts.]

3. Now as from the drift of all the said Covenants, Promises and Prophesies, and all the said parts of holy Scripture, his said personal coming, appearance and Kingdom, is evidently intended, (as is from them all manifest.)

So the third head of Argumenrs do prove all the same to be personal will be from the Consideration that at the said coming he will begin his great day of Judgment, styled 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , the Judgment of the great day, Jude 6. when will be the Matutinum Judicium, or the first Session thereof, which the Jews from Dan. 7. used to style יום דין or יום דינא רבא , the day of Judgment, or the great day of Judgment: Hence the Spirit of God ascribes thereto all the peculiar marks and parts of a day of Judgment; as 1. The Judgment is set, Dan. 7.10. 2. The Books are opened, 3. The Quick. And 4. The Dead are Judged, 2 Tim. 4.1. and that at his appearance and Kingdom, or which is the same, Rev. 11.19. when his Enemies are destroyed, and his Saints rewarded, and all the like marks and parts of that Judgment will be again at the Vespertinum Judicium, above 1000 years after, as is distinctly manifest, Rev. 20.11. to the end, &c. Hence the destruction of Babylon is styled the beginning of Revenges, Deut. 32.42. in Moses hi • song for Posterity, upon which follows Daniel's Matutinum Judicium, when the Body of the Beast shall be given to the burning flame: upon which the Prophetical song brings in the joyful union of Jews and Gentiles, as then to take place, viz. upon that execution of Vengeance, when God's hand takes hold on Judgment, and makes his Arrows drunk in blood, when that enemy Antichrist shall be dispatched out of the world, v. 40, 41.42. and the frequent expression of God's judging the Whore (then) suits thereunto, as ch. 19 2. upon the great Hallelujah then sung for the same, v. 1. the like often in ch. 18. v. 8. strong is the Lord that judgeth her, and v. 10. in one hour is thy judgment come: again, v. 19. in one hour is she made desolate: so v. 20 God hath avenged you of her, ye holy Apostles and Prophets, with much more to the end: and this Revenge is greatly encouraged, Reward her as she hath rewarded you, and double her double, &c. v. 6, &c. But as for the Beasts ruin the Judgment is set, and the Books were opened, saith Daniel, ch. 7.10. and that was because of the great words the Horn spake, v. 11. and the issue was the Body of the Beast is given to the burning flame at that time, when the Son of man comes in the Clouds of Heaven, v. 13, 14. and receives his said Kingdom also, both those parts, [of the morning Judgment] as Psal. 49. are explained by Judgment, Rev. 11.19. God is praised for then judging his Saints with reward, as well as judging his Enemies with destruction: the manner of Execution is set forth at the Armageddon Battle, Rev. 19.11 so Gog and Magog both to be destroyed upon that God's great day of Vengeance or Recompences, Ezek. 39.8. which in special is often in Scripture so called and described, as Isa. 66. in many particulars, where also the Conversion and Deliverance of the Jews are joined in that Prophesy with the destruction of the same Enemies at the great day of God Almighty (as it is called) Rev. 16.14, 16. as was said before, from Deut. 32.41, 42, 43. Now when Christ comes to that Judgment in the morning of that great day, he will come personally, and all the time he will be in rewarding his Saints at the first bodily Resurrection in his Kingdom, and reign then, and in the New Jerusalem state then in the world he will be personally with them, and they shall then and there behold his glory which his Father hath given him as Mediator, God man, Joh. 17.24. all the time he is raising of them to enjoy the happiness of that state (which Mr. Mede conceives will be in doing a great part of the 1000 years) who shall then enjoy the Vision of his Person with them, who shall then be their happiness and their glory: But the evidence of such personal Judgment then will be farther confirmed from the particulars under the next head of Arguments drawn from the many actions or great things the Scripture speaks of to be then done peculiarly by himself, and at that time.

4. Therefore to proceed to those acts peculiar to Christ then to be done by him: The first is, he will bring his Saints with him then, as Zach. 14.5. [he will come and all the Saints with him] confirmed by St. Paul, he will come at his appearance with all his Saints, 1 Thess. 3. ult. and 4.14 them also that sleep in Jesus will, God then bring with him, and therefore the Bride the Lambs Wife is ready when the Hallelujahs are sung, Rev. 19 7. which is expounded, Rev. 21.9.10. to be the New Jerusalem (then) come down from God out of Heaven, [or the spirits of just men before made perfect, Heb. 12. coming with Christ to receive their spiritual bodies in their order] whereby they are made capable of the happy Vision of Christ's Person, and of the many parts of the happiness of that Jerusalem state, the Mansion for that time which Christ went to prepare for them in special, Joh. 14.1, 2. (as his own Revelation resolves us) but whether it will after be translated with them, when the created Heavens and Earth shall be dissolved, Rev. 20.11. we find nothing to resolve us: but that an infinite and eternal happiness will follow the end of that great day of Judgment, upon their final sentence of Absolution and Approbation is there, and in many other Scriptures manifest; where God hath prepared it for them forever, &c. And as he will then bring all his suffering Saints from Abel, to that time he cometh to that Judgment, with him.

So, 2. He will raise their Bodies to make them capable of the happiness of that state, as one great end of his bringing them (then) with him; and being such a Mercy as is founded upon all the Covenants and promised Mercies we spake of before, belonging to the Father and their spiritual Seed, in the renewed state of the world, appointed by the Father for him and them together, as was shown before, whence farther evidences of his personal presence with them, are very evident, and cogent from Scripture, if God work that Faith in men to believe them upon such Scripture grounds; and it is only Christ's peculiar personal work then to raise the Saints departed, &c.

3. When he comes in the Clouds then, and converts the Jews, they shall personally see him through the Clouds, [without which, mortal eyes could not behold the brightness of his Glory at his appearance] therefore often so called, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , his appearance, and the appearance of his presence, who will then be manifest to be the only Potentate, King of Kings, and Lord of Lord's, as the Apostle Paul divinely and fully teacheth, 1 Tim. 6.14, 15, 16. and as Christ also in due order reveals largely, Rev. 19. with many wonderful expressions of his Excellency then to be manifest; but that the Jews that pierced him, and every eye [then capable] shall see him, the Clouds shall then wait upon him, Rev. 1.7. it is set forth as a great wonder, Behold; he cometh [with Clouds] as the Holy Spirit therefore speaks, and with an addition of [even so Amen,] as being the time of fulfilling of promised Mercies to Jews and faithful Gentiles, the spiritual Children of Abraham by Faith, (as the Apostle speaks, Gal. 3.29.) yea and they are said to be Christ's seed too, which he shall then see upon such prolonging of his days in the world then, Isa. 53. now when all those shall with their Eyes see him, he must then necessarily be personally present: and this is according to the main intent of Zach. 12.10. to the end; of the Jews great Conversion; [for all Revelations from the sounding of the seventh Trumpet at Christ's coming in the Clouds refer us to the Prophesies of the Old Testament] who have this Key given to open all that follows there to the end: [that the Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophesy, Rev. 19 10. for he there witnesseth nothing but what his own holy Spirit had taught in some measure before by his Prophets: So Zach. 3.9 their iniquity shall be taken away in one day, and Isa. 6 8, 9. &c. that Nation shall be born in one day, &c which their Elias to be sent, (some time before, as Mal. 4.1.) to guide them in seeking their promised land then, seems to prepare for towards the end of Daniel's 1335 years, c. 11, 12.

And 4. Likewise the fulfilling of that Prophesy, Zach. 14. when his feet shall stand on Mount Olivet, from whence he ascended; upon which, it is very probable, he will again then descend [with Clouds] wonderfully causing it then to cleave asunder, and cause the Valley to Azal; suitable to what those two Angels said to the Apostles when he ascended, Acts 1.11. and there is much in that whole Chapter of Zach. 1. to many of these purposes, but we must in this business in hand briefly only point at many things of such nature: and such wonderful works of Christ seem to prepare that so long hardened people the Jews for the wonder of Christ's mercy to be then magnified towards them, according to many great Prophesies, as Ezek. 36, and 37. ch. and as in our said Paper of their Conversion, &c. and his standing on Mount Olivet, and its cleaving then, also clearly prove him present.

5. His Command to bring his great Enemies, and slay them before him, Luke 19. proveth his presence when it shall be done; and that will be at the Judgment of the Beast, Dan. 7. and upon or at the destruction of Gog, the Turk, Dan. 11.45. for ch. 10.1. at that time stands up Michael, the Prince of Daniel's people, when he tells him his people shall be delivered, and when these Enemies perish [ 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , it is done] at the last Vial, Rev. 16.16, 17. which fulfils that great Prophecy of Gogs and Magogs destruction, Ezek. 39.8. at that great day which the Lord God there spake of, as pag. 61, 62. of Restit.

6. The binding of Satan then, and sealing him up in the bottomless pit, Rev. 20. when he eminently breaks the Serpents head, as Gen. 3.15. at the end of his sitting on his Fathers right hand, when he will make his temporal or corporal enemies, together with his spiritual (eminently) his footstool, which is also an act suitable only to Christ's Sovereignty then which he will exercise (as the Father set down in the Book with 7 Seals) for 1000 years; and in the little space afterwards, when also upon Satan's last most wicked attempt of Rebellion against his Divine Sovereign Authority, he and all his shall perish forever, &c.

7. His dispensing of his Rewards to his Saints then will be his peculiar personal act (as he speaketh expressly) at his said personal coming, Rev. 22.12. Behold I come quickly, and my Reward is with me; and so he judgeth his Saints with Reward, ch. 11.19. and this he will be doing all the 1000 years for them.

8. His sitting on the Throne of his Father David, Luke 1.32. Isa. 9. not as he sits now on God the Fathers Throne, but as distinct from it, Rev 3.21. when he comes from his Fathers right hand to sit on his own Throne in the world, as the Son of David, and be manifest therein to be the King of Kings, and Lord of Lord's, and all his manifold actings in righteousness and Judgment in the Earth: of which are many and great Prophesies (then) upon his said Morning Judgment in all the 1 • 00 years, also prove his personal presence, as the Branch, or one out of the root of Jesse; and yet though so the Son, yet as God he was the root of David, Rev. 5. But [N. B.] not as some mistake of his and his Saints being (then) as other Kings and men in the world, but coming as the great God, Tit. 2.13. in his own, and his Fathers, and his Angels glory, &c. and in that Christalline, Transparent Golden, Wonderful, Holy and Beloved New Jerusalem, Rev. 21. 1500 miles high, as well as 1500 miles long and broad, a perfect Cube, without allegorising of it, or many other matters then and there [for God's Spirit hath not said it will be of such height in vain] who best knows, (and being likewise the Maker and Builder of that City for the Fathers, and all his Saints, as Heb. 11.16.40.) is able to make it both capacious enough, and suitably glorious to the blessed holy raised Saints condition, therein to behold Christ's glory, Joh. 17.24. their blessed Redeemer, Head and Husband; and when men begin to wait upon God more duly to seek to know these things from his Word (as they are there held out) in humility and uprightness, he will doubtless give them a suitable Faith to believe more of such Divine Truths, which is now a great duty (though the Old Seducer labors by all means possible to persuade men to the contrary) otherwise, like Thomas, they may not (haply) know them until they see them; and (haply) for willful neglect may then obtain a smaler portion in them, &c. But all the said promised mercies expounded by Christ (as is manifest in our Scheme ) do refer to that time and state, and will then have their due accomplishments (though multitudes now shut their eyes against such light) as by our six Conclusions is sufficiently evident, pag. 17, 18. of Restitut. ) such glorious Revelations left by the Father to be made known by his Son alone, after all, ought earnestly to be sought into by all good means, and highly prized when they are found: The transparent matter of those Celestial Spheres wherein those glorious lights above us shine unto the world is not by men discoverable what it is; so neither is the matter of that glorious City prepared by God himself for that King of glory and his said Saints in that blessed state, farther known then, as we are informed from the holy Scriptures concerning the same: and though the raised Saints, and those then in the natural life, will then be of one Communion, yet their states otherwise, seem to be pointed out much to differ, [as by Ezekiel's New Jerusalem, and St. Johns may appear, the one for the Converred Jews with the Gentiles to walk in the light of the other, Rev. 21.24. the other peculiar to the raised Saints. And,

9. From the Apostle Paul 's expressions to the Thessalonians, 2 Epist. 1.10. there will be at Christ's said coming (as he there tells them) much occasion of glorifying him by his Saints, and of his being admired then by all that believe, as well for his Personal Excellencies, as for all his said actions in those times, which without his Personal Presence, they would not have opportunity and occasion then to do.

The last Head of Arguments for such Christ's Personal Presence then, will be from the Relation he then stands in to his said Saints: First, he will be then the Saints visible Head, and they his visible Members, both to be present. 2. At the Marriage of the Lamb, he will be the Bridegroom, and the Saints his visible Bride, Rev. 21.9. now that Relation imports his personal appearance as well as hers.

3. As the Husband he will long continue in that state with them, and dwell with them the said 1000 years: therefore upon the coming of the said New Jerusalem, [viz. the Inhabitants metanimically] down with him from God out of Heaven (there) the Holy Spirit declares, That the Tabernacle of God, viz. the body which he Tabernacled in before for a little time, then will be with men; so as to dwell with them that long season, and therefore personally present.

4. The joint interest that Christ and his said Saints will have in the happiness of that state, as heirs and joint-heirs with him thereof; which also prove his personal presence, Rev. 21 7.

5. More especially their Reigning with him on earth then, as the most comprehensive Mercy of all the rest, which all the other tend to make up, [as the prospering into a Kingdom was to the Natural Race in the Type, Ezek. 16.13.] and hence this Kingdom and Reign of the Saints with Christ is so often mentioned in the Revelation: For then the Kings Daughter that is all glorious within, wh se Garments are said to be of wrought Gold, shall enter into the Kings Palace, Psal. 45. who shall make of her Children Princes in all Lands: some (as Christ said) over two, or five, or ten Cities, Luke 19. and all such offices and Relations speak his personal presence in that state, when once these everlasting Gates shall begin to stand open for the King of Glory to enter in, Psal. 24.

And thus much at present briefly of Christ's said personal Comeing and Reign in the 1000 years, as proved abundantly from all the fore named Considerations.

Now the Second thing, viz. That they shall be about 20 years hence from this 76, or rather 80, which we desire to give farther satisfaction in according to what we find in the Word of God, and from such Divine Grounds as are according thereunto; upon which our Belief thereof is founded, are these ensuing.

1. In general we find all Prophetick Scripture is almost fulfilled near to Christ's appearance, as in particulars may hereafter appear.

2. More especially, because Daniel 's 2300 years given by Palmoni, or the secret Numberer, ch. 8. which many ways are manifest; 1. To be the most certain Number or Measure of the years of the Jews Bondage, and of the Gentiles Dominion, through all their four Monarchies And, 2. The Measure of both his other Numbers in connection with the Revelation Numbers jointly; which admirably terminate in the same Period with it, at Christ's said appearance, when in all those respects that Number will be fulfilled, as follows.

For the First, That it is the Measure of the Jews Bondage, and of the Gentiles Dominion, is proved largely from the Context of ch. 8. and by many other reasons in our Summary of Daniel, p. 6, 7.

2. Because the experience of that threefold Overturning of David 's Kingdom, Ezek. 21.26, 27. until he come whose right it is, and which God hath there promised to give him (then) are almost completed, by experimental fulfilling, as we shown, Introduction pag. 9, 10. which (very probably) will be fulfilled at the same period.

3. It consists of two evident parts, very admirably concurring with the joint times of Daniel and the Revelation, viz. Of the first part of 600 years from the Captivity of Babylon, in the beginning of the fourth year of Jehoiakim, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar, Anno Mundi 3398. about three years before 3400. which therefore will be out so much before Christ's Birth at 4000. as Bishop Usher Computes it, (when 37 years more ended Daniel's Weeks) from whence also are reckoned 1700 years of Revelation Prophesy to Christ's said appearance, at the Destruction of the last, or Roman Monarchy, Rev. 17.10. of both Ezekiel's Gog and Magog at the same time, ch. 39.6, 7, 8. which two numbers make up the 2300. Dan. 8. [of the latter number more afterwards.]

2. Again it is also manifest to be the measure of both the other mystical numbers in Dan. 9. and Dan. 12.12. in connection with the Revelation Numbers reaching to the same period; all being the dictates of the Eternal, All-knowing, & All-working Lord the Spirit: whose Epochaes being many hundred years distant, yet exactly agree in the same Period, the same glorious Divine evidence of Truth being carried on by them all, both of the Jews deliverance, and the Enemies said Ruin, at Christ's appearance, as was said.

1. Of the 70 Weeks, Dan. 9. or 490 years from the 20th of Artaxerxes Longiomanus, Neh. 2.1. An. Mund. 3550. at the execution of the Decree for Building the City Jerusalem until the three years and an half ending Daniel's last Week, An Dom. 37. after Christ's Birth, in the middle of which last Week Christ hy his Death put an end to Transgression, &c. and by his Resurrection brought in everlasting Righteousness; and at his Ascension triumphed gloriously over the spiritual Principalities and Powers, Coll. 2.15. when also began the Kingdom of the Stone, Dan. 2.44. for that 1666▪ years to his Descending again, in that interim to break and consume the Dragon and the Beast, until about the end of 1700 years from Christ's Birth, when it will become the Kingdom of the Mountain, filling the whole Earth at Christ's second coming.

And, 2. For that Divine Mark or Discovery of taking away Sacrifice, (ultimately) given to Daniel by the same Lord the Spirit, above 800 years before it came to pass, when his 1335 years, ch. 12 12. should reach to the said blessed times, which was eventually manifest, by God's Wonder-working Providence and Power, about An. Dom. 365. against the provoking Abominations of Julian the Apostate Emperor, who not only in opposition to Jesus Christ set up many Heathen Idolatries, but encouraged the Jews to build their Temple for Sacrifice, granting allowance for the same out of the public Treasury: But when they had laid Foundations for the Temple, and multitudes came to see the Workmens proceedings (as many Historians relate) God's wrath was manifest against them by Fire and Earthquakes, and the like terrible appearances thereof, killing many Workmen, with such as came to see the same; burned their very Tools, or melted them, and cast out the very stones laid in the ground for Foundations, occasioning Cyril, then Bishop there, to say Now is fulfilled our Savior's Prediction, One stone shall not be left upon another that shall not be thrown down, &c. From which time we read no more of the Jews public Sacrificing: and that time wonderfully fits the said Mark; for 1335. being added to 365. make up likewise 1300. to the said blessed time, &c. Whereunto,

4. We may annex those 45 years of the Jews last troublous times, Dan. 12.1. from the 1290. years in v. 11. unto 1335. in v 12. (when the blessed times begin) the former said 365. years till Julian, being added to them, which so together make up as was said) 1700 years from Christ's Birth to his second coming, which we observed in our late Address to the Kings Majesty, to be now a special Alarm to this World: In these words, [Of the near approach of whose said coming (I conceive) the world of late years hath been sufficiently alarmed, by the Jews attempt (in that season) to seek their promised Land, 45 years before that his second coming, (as appears from Dan. 12.11, 12.) and (as is very observable) in that type thereof Joshua, ch. 14, 7.10. in that so very apt decyphering of our Jesus now; which (whatever others think of it) I have much pondered since in my heart, from God's former like mysterious proce dings, when he is about to do great things in the world, and of which I now understand an useful book is written, &c. ]

5. The Beasts Date of 42 months, with the Sack-cloth Witnesses 1260. years, and the Woman's time, times and half a time [being all contemporaries] now ready almost to expire, as in Restit. p. 57, 58. & p. 74, 75. not long before the Whores Burning, Rev 18. which must precede the utter destruction of the man of Sin at Christ's said appearance, 2 Thes. 2.8. at God's sure number of 1666. counted (as appears) by his own Divine wisdom of Daniel's said numbers, and St. Paul's Doctrine from Christ's ascending, to his descending with Clouds about 20 years hence, as before.

6. The Turks day, hour, month and year, viz. 396. years, Rev. 9.11. being the sixth Trumpet, or second Woe beginning about An. Dom. 1300. or little after, in the Ottaman Family, whose said 396 years will be completed about the same time, as in Restit. pag. 74.

7. The probable proceedings of the Vials under the said sixth Trumpet to prepare for the ruin of the Beast about the end of the sixth Vial, when Ezekiel's said Gog and Magog, viz. Turk and Pope are like to perish near in time together.

8. The Table of the bad times, Rev. 11. to verse 15. [referring to both Revelation Schemes of the Civil and Ecclesiastical state of Rome ] (as in our short Scheme of the whole Revelation is manifest) for about 1700 years from Christ's Birth, or three years before, &c.

1. Of the Civil state to the Red Dragons casting down to the earth by Constantine the great, about An. Dom. 320. and that other, viz. the Christian Emperors, for a short space, Rev. 17.10. for about 100 years after, and then the Inroades of the Barbarous Nations upon the Western Empire in the four first Trumpets breaking the Empire, [to prepare for the ten Kings to follow, who should give their power to the Beast, Rev. 17.1 • .] dissolving the Senate, sacking and burning the City, and plucking the last Emperor Augustulus (as it is storyed) out of his Throne, which were so many milder blasts of God's wrath, for the Dragons (or Heathen Emperors) Persecutions of the Saints before (as is very probable) for about 200 years to about An. Dom. 600. or after; from which time the two following more terrible Woe-Trumpets of the Saracens and Turks, ch. 9. have for above 1000. years more proceeded to execute the more terrible wrath of God upon the Eastern Roman Empire, until at the end of the second Woe, or at the beginning of the seventh Trumpet, or third Woe, the whole Empire, according to Balaam's Prophesy, Numb. 24.24. shall perish forever, or as St. John expresseth the same thing, Rev. 17.12. shall go into perdition then.

So, 2. For the true Churches regular state measured, Rev. 11.1. until the Beasts time, when she was said to have the Moon under her feet; and in respect of her suffering state until then, and for that little time under Constantine and Theodosius reigns, &c. after which by Heresies her sufferings returned, as by the Dragons flood, &c. until about 420. or more, when it appears the said Beasts 42. months for his treading underfoot the holy City began, with the said two Sack-cloth Witnesses, 1260. days of years, and the said Woman's Wilderness state, all to end before the Whore of Babylon's burning, and a little (as appears) before the said Beasts last destruction, at the Armageddon Battle, Rev. 16. said to be the great day of God Almighty, from Ezek. 39.8. and to be executed, as Rev. 18. & 19 ch. And do not these mystical discoveries now also concur with those more noted marks of our Savior, that iniquity should abound, and the love of many should wax cold? and do not St Peters Atheistical scoffers at true Religion in these times plainly show themselves? and doth not the prevalency of Profaneness, and of the abominable wickedness of the soul and unclean spirit also sadly appear in these days, and openly and shamelessly manifest themselves, whose great endeavor hath been 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , in the latter times, 1 Tim. 4.1. to set up the name of Christ against the Doctrine of Christ, as respecting the judgment: So 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , in these last days, 2 Tim 3.1. by a form of his Religion to obstruct the power thereof in the Witnesses of it, as respecting the affections, and by such a tw • -fold Antichristianism to promote by degrees any, even the worst of evils, Rev. 13.17. Esa. 66.5: from all which evidences and the like, all serious and judicious persons may easily (upon due consideration) discern that our said belief of the near approach of Christ's said appearance hath many Divine Foundations, laid by the Spirit of God, in holy Scripture, to rest itself upon: in all such ways of Discovery as the most wise and gracious God hath been pleased in some latitude, to make known to us although neither the day nor hour, [nor yet the month or year] can by man be determined. I might have added want of Faith of these things, as in Assert. 10. of our Key.

Hence let all vain, Worldly, Profane, and Unregenerate Persons be admonished speedily to seek the Lord's Face, by true Conversion unto him by Faith and Repentance, before that little space be spent, &c.

2. Let all real Saints act first more earnestly, in studying Unity in all that is truly good, avoiding unnecessary Dividing Principles and Practises.

3. Be much in the exercise of sincere piety in the sight of the heart searching God, and labor to promote it in others, &c.

4. Be more earnestly exercised in Charitable works, 1. For the good of the souls; 2. For the good of the bodies and persons of all sorts and condit ons of men. And,

5. Labor to exercise very great moderation in all worldly and temporal now fading things.

And, Lastly, Let all men be admonished not to deceive themselves or others with a groundless expectation of such an excellent and happy spiritual Church-state and times before that world to come at Christ's said appearance (save what may (sometime) be upon the finishing the Ascension of the slain Witnesses) But until that new state begin we spake of, the obstinacy of the Jews, and profane Apostasy of the Gentiles are like in the general to obstruct such said Expectations, until at Christ's second coming they be powerfully and graciously removed, according to the many ancient Promises and Prophesies.

But all judicious persons may hence observe upon many evident Foundations laid down briefly in our Introduct. with this Appendix to it, how all the said Curious work in Christ's Divine Key doth admirably inform us in these three things, viz. in the quo, the quando, the quandiu; all respecting that time and state: the first the [quo] two ways; 1. As to the predictions of what is then to take place privatively for the removing of evils: And, 2. Positively, as to the performance of promised mercies to the Fathers, &c. 2. For the [quando] when they shall begin (as by this Appendix is many ways manifest) namely, at the Beasts and Gogs last ruin, Ezek. 39.8. and at the last Vial; for then [ 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ] it is done; when Satan is to be bound and Christ will begin to reign with his Saints at the Renovation of all things Rev. 21.5. in his Mediatory or Davidical Kingdom for that 1000. years, of which largely, Restit. p. 61, 62. And, 3. For the [quandiu] especially observe, how Divinely, and wonderfully exact Christ's Determination thereof is, (as was shown) for 1000. years most plainly: [for years in Scripture are always literally taken, though months, and weeks, and days were in this book before used often Prophetically] & the whole number of 1000. is never used but for itself (as Pareus observes) and both of them are here three times applied both positively and relatively: First, positively, to Satan's binding, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , a thousand years; and then Relatively, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , those thousand years, v. 2, 3. 2. So to the suffering Saints Resurrection they reigned with Christ 1000 years, but the rest of the dead lived not until those thousand years were ended, v. 4, 5. 3. So again to illustrate the happiness of that their estate for that long time; 1. They are said to be Blessed. 2. Holy. 3. Secured. 4. Highly honored to be Priests to God and Christ. 5. Invested with Sovereign Authority, and that with Christ all that while Satan is bound; v: 6, 7. These Scripture Truths are so wonderfully illustrated and Authorised by God the Father, Christ and the Holy Spirit, as no other part of the Gospel is; and how men will henceforward, to whom these things are represented, be able to answer their not owning of them with the Truths annexed to them, (as in our six Conclusions, Restit. p. 17, 18, 19.) I know not: God grant they may duly weigh the same aforehand, and render the due glory to Christ for these Divine Truths respecting the Gospel of his said Kingdom, and the glorious excellencies and happiness thereof for his said suffering Saints shortly to take place. Amen.

HEnce two of his Majesty's very considerable Questions may strongly be resolved; namely, 1. That the Roman Monarchy, viz. the Feet and Toes thereof in the twofold Beast [the Papacy] will end about 20 years hence, at Christ's Appearance, &c. And,

2. That it appears from Daniel's Numbers; That at the end of his 70 Weeks, ch. 9. the Kingdom of the Stone begins, about Christ's Ascension, (when he Triumphed Spiritually) to continue 1666. years to the same period, with the said 2300. Dan. 8. and with divers others said Numbers, when Christ's visible and glorious Triumph will be in the world over all his great Enemies therein by making them his footstool.

To the third material Question we shall add, That all the time from Christ's first coming to his second, is set forth by the last times in sacred Scripture, not only as was then said in reference to that usual expresion in the Old Testament באחרית-הימים in the latter, or postremity of days; as Jacob's applying it to Shiloe's coming, Gen 49. & Jeremiah's to the Jews Conversion at his second coming; c. 30. ult. and so often also to many things in the interim betwixt both: and the like is observable of Daniel's בעת קצ in the time of the end, which is the same with the times of the Gospel, as Dan. 11.36, 37, 38, 39, 40. and Dan. 12.4, 9. which times Christ in the Revelation divides into these three of the Dragon or Heathen Emperors. 2. Of the twofold Beast or Papacy; and 3. Of his own Kingdom in the World the 1000 years, &c.

In page 16. line 4. of Introduct. read Priestly, not Prophetical.