The Revelation Unrevealed Concerning the Thousand Year Reign, Title page – License
THE REVELATION UNREVEALED.
Concerning The Thousand-Yeares Reigne of the Saints with CHRIST upon Earth.
Laying forth the weak Grounds, and strange Consequences of that plausible, and too-much received Opinion.
By an unfained Lover of Truth, Peace, Order, and just Moderation.
LONDON, Printed by R. L. for John Bisse, and are to be sold at the Bell in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1650.
The Contents.
THe Preface: shewing the difficulty of the Revelation, the true importance of the point controversed; and the intention of the Author, pag. 1
Sect. 1. That this one difficult place of the Revelation alone expresseth the thousand years raigne, p. 13
Sect. 2. The Prophesie of Daniel improperly alledged to this purpose, p. 19
Sect. 3. The most urgent passage of the Prophet Daniel cleared, p. 24
Sect. 4. These pretended doctrines cannot be grounded upon Daniel by way of Type or Analogie
Inquiry, since the words are single, whether the sense be clear, p. 39
Sect. 5. The divers constructions of the thousand years of Satans shutting up, p. 43
Sect. 6. The divers constructions of the thousand years raigne of the Saints, p. 50
Sect. 7. The histories of the ancient Chiliasts briefly reported, p. 65
Sect. 8. The summary relation of the doctrine of our brethren the late Millenarians, p. 71
Mr. Archers Tractate abridged concerning Christs Kingdome and Comming, p. 73
Sect. 9. Mr. Archers opinion concerning Christs withdrawing to heaven again, and the government deputed to the Saints with their priveledges, p. 82
Sect. 10. The latter part of Christs Kingdome set forth by Mr. Archer, both in the occasion, and time of it, p. 89
Sect. 11. That strain of errour, which runs through the whole discourse of Mr. Archer, and is the common ground of this mis-opinion, p. 100
Sect. 12. The 1 Paradoxe of Millenarisme. A Mona chical state of Christ Kingdome in a visible and worldly manner, p. 109
2 Paradoxe; The change of all worldly customes, and putting down all kingly power, p. 113
3 Paradoxe; A double judgement, p. 114
Sect. 13. 4 Paradoxe; A threefold comming of Christ, p. 116
5 Paradoxe; A double resurrection, p. 118
Sect. 14. 6 Paradoxe; A threefold Ascension of Christ into heaven, p. 121
Sect. 15. 7 Paradoxe; The totall reduction of the ten lost tribes of Israel, p. 125
Sect. 16. 8 Paradoxe; The Saints in their immortall and glorious condition medling with these earthly affairs of government, p. 131
Sect. 17. 9 Paradoxe; The living Saints mortall, and yet sin-less, p. 133
Sect. 18. 10 Paradoxe; The fulness of all temporal blessings, of riches, long life, &c. without any afflictions under this Monarchie of Christ, p. 139
Sect. 19. 11 Paradoxe; That so many thousands of immortall and glorious Saints raigning, the wicked Slaves and Tributaries should be able to raise war against them, p. 144
Sect. 20. 12 Paradoxe; That the day of judgement should hold a thousand years, p. 148
Sect. 21. 13. Paradoxe: A new determination of a double Hell, and the place thereof, p. 154
Sect. 22. Strange and improbable Consequents which follow upon this opinion and discourse, p. 157
Conseq. 1 That in the Lords prayer we sue for this Monarchie, which yet was hitherto unheard of, p. 159.
Conseq. 2. That Christ in his second comming to judge the earth, should yet leave many wicked men alive, p. 160
Sect. 23. Conseq. 3 That Christ who hath all power should descend from heaven to depute new Governours for his Church, and then withdraw, p. 162
Sect. 24. Conseq. 4 The strange composition of this imagined government, p. 164
Conseq. 5 All Saints, and yet faith hardly to be found upon earth, at our Saviours comming, p. 165
Conseq. 6 If the Apostles shall sway that Monarchie, how doth it stand with the words of Christ? It shall not be so with you, p. 166
Sect. 25. Conseq. 7. A disadvantage to the souls of Saints glorified to be fetcht down from heaven to continue 1000 years on earth, ibid
Sect. 26. Conseq. 8 Children of the Saints conceived and born in sin, yet true Saints, p. 183
Sect. 27. Conseq. 9. No use of Ordinances, yet prayers heard, p. 186
Conseq. 10 Heaven dispeopled of all it's ancient inhabitants for 2000 years, p. 186
Conseq. 11 The souls of Saints to be in so different and unequall condition, p. 187
Conseq. 12 That Christ should bring his Saints with him, and yet they on earth before him, p. 188
Sect. 28. The opinion of the first Resurrection to be of Martyrs onelyonly confuted, p. 188
Sect. 29. Alstedius his evasion concerning the single expression of this Millenary reign, refelled, p. 198
Sect. 30. No necessity from the Text of admitting this strange Tenet of the reign contended for, p. 201
Sect. 31. The safe and allowed construction of the text insisted on, p. 204
Sect. 32. An exhortation to stick fast to our old received principles, 209
1 And first, not to believe any Kingdome of Christ but either spirituall, or heavenly, p. 210
Sect. 33. 2 Not to think of any absolute freedome from sin, or affliction here below, p. 214
Sect. 34. 3 Not to expect any other comming of Christ, but that one to his finall judgement, p. 219
Sect. 35. 4 Not to put the day of the last judgement far from us, nor yet punctually to determine the time of it, p. 223
Jan. 21. 1649/50.
I Have perused this Polemicall discourse against the Tenets of the Millenaries, and find it to be so learned and judicious, and penned with such sweet sobriety and gall-less moderation, that I approve it very well worthy the Printing and publishing.
John Downame.