The True News of the Good New World Shortly to Come, Scheme

The True News of the Good New World Shortly to Come · Scheme

The Scheme of Gods Eternal Great Deſigne 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 Saviours 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 Sion, and his Saints ſhall Reign with him, Rev. 20.4, 6.

2. God by Chriſt Created the World in ſix dayes, 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 Arme, 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 Chriſts work of Redemption in 6000 years before the great Sabbatiſme 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, (implyed 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 Policie, 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 Sabbatiſme 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 Gods 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 Chriſts 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 carryed on by Chriſt almoſt to the Seventh Millennium: Therefore, Let all ſorts of Perſons, without a Divine Warrant, beware of Cutting Chriſts ſaid Work of Redemption ſhorter than Gods Word hath made it, and doth declare it to be, &c. (But more of ſome of theſe afterwards.)

1. That theſe ſaid times of Gods ſaid Eternal Deſignes to be carryed 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 Gods and Chriſts 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 Chriſts ſaid Redemption, to the dayes of the Worlds Creation, Heb. 3, & 4, ch. and of the Typical Reſt in Canaan under Joſhua's conduct to Chriſts 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 dayes to be 1000 years, Rev. 20. ſix times over, &c. ſee much more, p. 3, 4, &c.

3. By Gods frequent expreſſion of Mercy to be ſhewed 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 foreign, or ſtate of things, pag. 3.

4. By Moſes his Chronology revealed for times paſt 2400 years or more, and until Solomons Temple built 3000, and at the Captivity of Babylon, ſaith Biſhop Ʋſher, 3450 years; then Daniels great Calender of 2300 years until Chriſts 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 fulneſs of time God manifeſt in the Fleſh in 4000 years, (as ſaith Biſhop Ʋſher) 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 Satans looſing, &c. page 3.

6. From the Reſemblances of Davids and Solomons Kingdome and Temple about 3000 years Typifying Chriſts Kingdome, 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 Kingdomes 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 compleated.

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

Anſw. 1. Chriſt ſpeaks of ſhortning 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 dayes of the Creation, he knows how to make up the Account, though Men cannot: and Chriſt hath ſtrongly aſſerted the Sabbatiſme 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 Chriſts appearance; by which both Daniels 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 halfe Week, after Chriſt by his D ath had finiſhed Tranſgreſſion; and by his Reſurrection had brought in everlaſting Righteouſneſs, Dan. 9.24. at his Aſcention beginning the Kingdome of the Stone, Dan. 2.44. for its 1666 years to break the Iron Roman Kingdome, with the remaining parts of all the former at laſt, and it ſelf 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 Emperours 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 connexion one with another is very admirable.

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

1. He makes the foreign, 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 Chriſts Reign, p 4.

2. He upholds all things by the Word of his Power, for thoſe ſaid foreign, 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 Satans 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 Babylons 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 publickly 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 ſhewing himſelf as Lord of Hoſts, and the grand Captain of his Iſrael, as Joſh. 5. through all the ſaid Spiritual Warfare to mannage 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 inferiour Creatures; and at the end of the 6000 years, defeating, deſtroying, or impriſoning all his Churches greateſt Enemies; viz. Ezekiels 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 Kingdome, 2 Tim. 4.1.

5. By his Triumphant and Victorious laughing them all to Scorne, (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, foreſhewing how Chriſt will be the ſafe Arke 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 Propheſie, Gen. 9. ſhewed that the Elect till Chriſts ſecond comeing ſhould (moſtly) deſcend from his two Sons, Shem and Japhet; viz. Jews and Gentiles in their times; yet others (haply) Proſelites: Firſt then Shems Race, the Jews, had the then preſent MercieMercy, until they had killed the Lord of Life, But then Japhets Race were perſwaded 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 applyed 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 joyntly, 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 ſence 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 comeing (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 compleated 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 Chriſts Kingdome 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 Davids Kingdome, with the Holy City which Ahraham looked for, and both in the Renewed ſtate of them; and though Davids Tabernacle fell at Babylons Captivity, yet then it ſhall be rai ed again, Amos 9. at Chriſts appearance and Kingdome, 2 Tim. 4.1. Acts 15.16. pag. 9, &c. of our Key.

Moreover, God was pleaſed to ſhew Mercy to Davids People, after 70 years to reduce them by Cyrus, to fulfil in due time, Jacobs Propheſie of the comeing of Shilo, Gen. 49. by ſending (then) the great Meſſiah, towards the end of Daniels 70 Weeks, or 490 Years, by his firſt comeing in Humility to ſuffer and perform all Gods Wills, putting an end to Tranſgreſſion by his Death, and bringing in everlaſting Righteouſneſs by his Reſurrection; and forty dayes after by his Aſcention to improve that his great Work of Reconciliation by his Death, and by his Interceſſion ever ſince, at Gods right hand on his Fathers Throne, during Gods Kingdome of the Stone for its 1666 years, Divinely in that time deſtroying the laſt Roman Iron Kingdome, 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 Atheiſme, Profaneneſs, and all Errour contrary hereunto; and alſo as an excellent means to promote all contrary good (if God ſhall ſet it home) is conſcienciouſly to be applyed 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 Compoſer of the Divine Scheme (explained by that very apt decyphering of Chriſts moſt precious Key of the ſame Divine Grace) earneſtly ſeeking the good and ſatisfaction of all men, by ſuch now ſeaſonable great and gracious Diſcoveries thereby evidently manifeſt, (that all ſuch branches as are not really tranſplanted into the true Vine, may earneſtly and ſpeedily labour to get into that eſtate; and ſuch as are tranſplanted already may bring forth their due fruit therein, and that he may the better ſet home all other Scriptural Conſiderations, doth now thereunto farther add many Convincing Evidences (than what he ſet down Aſſert. 7. of his Key, and in many other parts formerly) of theſe two things; viz. 1. Of the Perſonality of Chriſts appearance and Reign at the beginning of his great day of Judgment. 2. Of the now neer approach thereof; which he purpoſeth (if God will) to annex as an Appendix thereunto: The Summarie of both here follows.

AS to the firſt, their Perſonality is ſtrongly proved ſo by many heads of Arguments drawn from the drift of the whole Divine Scheme, carrying on Gods Deſign of Chriſts Mediatory Kingdom in the Iſhue, as God-man, and the Son of David: And 2. In the four particulars explained by Chriſts Revelation reſpecting that happy time and ſtate: And 3. from the particular Covenants and Promiſes gradually carrying on the ſame, being alſo explained by the Prophets, Goſpels, Apoſtles Writings; and eſpecially by the Revelation, ſhewing the true meaning of all the other.

4. By many apt and evident expreſſions and proofs in the Old and New Teſtament of his ſaid perſonal appearance and Kingdom.

5. From many Divine Evidences that the great day of Judgment (or Matutinum Judicium thereof) then begins; as Jewiſh Rabbies alſo underſtood that firſt Seſſion of the Judgment at the Beaſts Ruine, Dan. 7. which is farther proved by all the four marks of the day of Judgment, and by both parts thereof, in judging the quick and dead, bad and good; the laſt with rewards, whoſe lot fell out to be under the ſuffering times and ſtate of the Church both of Jews and Gentiles, and of all Saints until Chriſts ſecond comeing: [the like marks and parts will be of the Veſper. Judicium, ſet forth by by Chriſt Rev. 20.11, &c.]

6. From the many great things then peculiarly to be done by Chriſt and none elſe: As 1. To bring all the ſaid Saints with him, Zach. 14.5. 1 Theſ. 3. ult. 2. From his raiſing (then) their ſpiritual Bodies. 3. From his commanding his Enemies then to be brought and ſlain before him. Luke 19. 4. From his being ſeen then with the eyes of Jews and Gentiles through the Clouds, Rev. 1.7. 5. From his feet's ſtanding on Mount Olivet, Zach. 14. Upon his deſcending (then probably) to convert the Jews, by means of his wonderful cleaving that mountain, ſhakings of the Earth, Iſa. 2.19, 21. and deſtruction of the enemies then, Ezek. 39.8. with his eminent pouring his Spirit upon them, Joel 2. Zach. 12.10.

7. His receiving then his Univerſal and perpetual Kingdom, Dan. 7.13, 14, 27.

8. His ſitting on the Throne of his Father David, Luke 1.32. In all which and the like actings, he muſt neceſſarily then be perſonally preſent. And

9. In his whole Reign, by his executing Righteouſneſs and Judgment in the Earth.

The laſt Head of Arguments is from the many Relations he will then ſtand in to them: 1. As their then viſibly glorious Head, and they his viſible Members. 2. As their Divine Bridegroom, and the ſaid Saints his viſible Bride. 3. He the Husband to dwell with them, Rev. 21. and they the Lambs Wife, verſ 9. 4 He as the Heir of all things, and they joynt-heirs with him, Rev. 21.7. as the Wife's Dowry. 5. As the Kingdoms of the world become then actually his, Rev. 11.15. ſo they ſhall then Reign with him perſonally, chap. 20.4, 6. 6. He as the great God brings his rewards with him at his glorious appearance, Rev. 22.12. They as the perſons then brought to be rewarded, which by their Reſurrection become capable to receive all the happineſs promiſed in that glorious ſtate.

2. Why he believeth the times thereof will be about 20 years hence from An. 76. or by loſs of 4 years 80 in a latitude. 1. Becauſe all Propheſie until that time and ſtate appears to be almoſt fulfilled. 1. Daniels great Calender of the Jews Captivity, and the Gentile four Monarchies of 2300 years will about that time be expired. 2. The three Overturnings of Davids Kingdom until Chriſts be given to him, Ezek. 21.26, 27. appears almoſt fulfilled. 3. The 600 years from the fourth of Jehojakim begun, & firſt of Nebuchadnezzar to Chriſts Birth at 4000, and from thence 1700 years of Revelation Propheſie to Chriſts ſecond comeing (as the two integral parts thereof) clearly make up the 2300 years; both which are many wayes proved. 4. Both Daniels other Numbers of the 70 weeks, Dan. 9. and the taking away Sacrifice, ch. 12.12. when from 365 of Chriſt, Daniels …335 ſhould reach to the ſaid bleſſed times and ſtate of the Jews, both which (in connexion with Revelation Numbers) end at the ſame period of Chriſts appearance, with the ſaid 2300 years, Dan. 8.

5. The Jews ſeeking their Land 45 years before from 1290. Dan. 12.11. to the ſaid 1335 of the bleſſed times, of which a book was formerly remarkably written, &c.

6. From the Beaſts treading the true Church under foot 42 months, with the Witneſſes, & the ſaid Womans Wilderneſs ſtate, all almoſt out.

7. From the Turks 396 years, Rev 9.11, &c. from about 1300 to end with the Beaſts laſt Ruine, Ezek. 39.8. at Chriſts appearance, Dan. 11.45. & 12.1, 2.

8. From the probable proceedings of the Vials under the ſixth Trumpet to the ſixth Vial, &c. in the end of the which will be the Armageddon Battle, and Beaſts Ruine, Rev. 19.11, &c.

9. Fr…m the Table of the bad times, Rev. 11.1. to 15. 1. As applicab…e to the Saints ſufferings under the four firſt Seals, and the Ruine of the Roman Civil State thereupon, by the blaſts of the ſix firſt Trumpets. 2. As applicable to the Eccleſiaſtical ſtate, both as to the Regular times meaſured, v. 1. and the Beaſts 42 months caſt out, which the Vials under the ſixth Trumpet conſume by degrees, until his laſt Ruine at Chriſts ſecond comeing, ſoon after the burning of the Whore of Babylon (as appears from Rev. 18, & 19, ch.) beſides many other ſignes of theſe laſt times, more ordinarily now obſervable in ſundry particulars, to be expreſſed in the ſaid Appendix; As Iniquity abounding, Charity co…d, St. Peters Atheiſtical Scoffers at Religion, open Prophaneſs, and the unclean Spirits Prevalency ſo to carry on his two-fold Antichriſtianiſm, formerly in Doctrinals, foreign, in the latt…r times, 1 Tim. 4.1, &c. more lately in Formalities; foreign, in the laſt dayes, 2 Tim. 3.1. to verſ. 10.

CHRIST'S Divine Revelation Key in the four laſt Chapters may aptly be Decyphered in theſe four Reſpects; Viz.

1. In the Handle of it, ſetting forth his Mercy [then] to Jews & Gentiles at his 2d Comeing; for, ſaith the Spirit,

Behold he Cometh with Clouds, and every Eye ſhall ſee him, and they alſo which Pierced him; and all Kindreds of the Earth ſhall Wail becauſe of him; Even ſo, Amen. Rev. 1.7.

The Seven Aſian Churches have their ſeveral Promiſes to be Fulfilled to every Overcomer at the firſt Reſurrection:

1. For Epheſus, to Eat of the Tree of Life in the midd'ſt of the Paradiſe of God, Chap. 2. verſ. 5.

2. Smyrna, for ſhe ſhall not be hurt of the Second Death, v. 11.

3. …ergamus ſhall Eat of the hidden Manna, verſ. 17.

4. Thyatira ſhall have Power over the Nations, v. 26. and give him the Morning-ſtar, verſe 28.

5. Sardis ſhall be cloathed in white, & I will confeſs his name before my Father, c. 3. 5.

6. Philadelphia, I will make him a Piller in the Houſe of God, and he ſhall have a new Name, v. 12

7. Laodicea, ſhall ſit with Chriſt on his Throne, v. 21.

2. The long Stail thereof paſſeth through 1700. Years of Suffering Times, by Promiſes and Encouragements, to ch. 20.

In the Seal-Propheſie, ch 6.

1. The 144000 Sealed in the Eaſt, ch. 7. and innumerable others, all to he rewarded in the 1000 years, v. 15, 16, 17.

2. Thoſe killed under the Dragon, until 320 years ended, with their Brethren & fellow Servants after to be killed under the Beaſt in his 42 Moneths until the ſaid 1000 years; but both to be rewarded together at the firſt Reſurrection, Reſur. p. 36. c. 20. v. 4, 6.

In the Book-Propheſie, ch. 10.

1. Quickly after the Riſing and Aſcending of the two laſt finiſhing Witneſſes, the 7th Angel ſounds, when the Kingdoms of the World become Chriſts actually, Rev 11.15.

2. In the time of the Vials ch. 15. the Victors over the Beaſt ſtand on a Sea of Glaſs & ſing the Song of Moſes in Triumph over their Enemies v. 2, 3. and all ſuch Overcomers ſhall rejoyce at the Whores Deſolation, c. 18.20. All ſorts of Saints ſhall then ſing aloud their many Halelujah's, & ſhall ſoon after the ruine of the Beaſt, c. 19.1, 2, 3, 4, & v. 11, 20. Reign with Chriſt, ch. 20.4. at the end of 1700 Years. See Arg. 7.

3. The Subſtance of the ſame Key in 8 Particulars, wherein Predictions & Revelations fitly ſuit each to other.

1. Judgment againſt Enemies.

2. A Paradiſe for Saints.

3. Fruitfulneſs proper to that time.

4. Lines of Holy Seed, or the New Jeruſalem State.

5. Nations ſaved walk in her Light.

6. New Heavens & New Earth for both.

7. Chriſts Kingdom for both of them in their own ſtates.

8. The firſt are raiſed for it; the ſecond obtain by Promiſe.

Such Mercies Couched before in Gods Word, Chriſt hath thus Divinely diſplayed. See the Picture of our Key, page 63. of Reſur.

Behold, I come quickly, &c. v. 22

Surely I come quickly, even ſo come L. Jeſus, c. 22. 20.

Behold, I come quickly, &c. v. 12

4. The Curious Work in the ſaid Key, may be ſeen in theſe 3 things; viz.

1. The Spirit of God ch. 19. 9. ſpeaking of the Beaſts Ruine, as fore told, Daniel 7. ſaith only theſe are the true ſayings of God; but of Promiſes and Covenants, ch. 2. 5. and 22. 6. he ſaith wice, theſe Sayings are Faithful and True.

2. He marks out the time [when] by the great Voice from the Throne, ſ…ying, It is done ch. 20. 5. & by a like Voice, ſaying, It is done chap. 16. 17. denoting the Coincidence in time, of Satans Binding, and Gods Renovation of all things; which is fully explained, p. 61, 62. of Reſtit.

3. The Time [how long] is exactly Reſolved by Chriſt, to be 1000. years ſix times over, three times Abſolutely, and three times Relatively, as is Explained on ſeveral Accounts, page 14. of Introduction.