A26934:113
The glorious kingdom of Christ, described and clearly vindicated against the bold asserters of…
The glorious kingdom of Christ, described and clearly vindicated against the bold asserters of a future calling and reign of the Jews, and 1000 years before the conflagration and the asserters of the 1000 years kingdom after the conflagration : opening the promise of the new heaven and earth and the everlastingness of Christ's kingdom against their debasing it, who confine it to 1000 years ... : answering Mr. Tho. Beverley ... in his twelve principles and catechisms, &c. / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by T. Snowden for Thomas Parkhurst, 1691
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 2: An unwilling Answer to Mr. Tho. Beverleys Twelve Principles, and his Catechism of the M…
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Redeemed Believers must be Rewarded to Eternity, and he must save to the utmost all that come to God by him: He must continue and perpetuate their Reward and Happiness: For they must live as his Members, because he liveth: And I doubt not but if you are for ending Christs Kingdom after a Thousand years, you will be for the ending of ours.
And he hath his Enemies to punish longer than a Thousand years, Luk. 19. 27. And I believe that you are for ending their punishment then, if you would end Christs Kingdom then, Rev. 6. 16. It is the Wrath of the Lamb that is to be executed on the Enemies of the Lamb: It was against him and his Grace that they sinned; and it is he that cometh in flaming fire to execute Judgment on all that know not God, and obey not the Gospel. And doth punishment end with your Thousand years? The very nature of the glory of the Glorified Body of Christ, is to live as Branches in him the Vine: Our Life is hid with Christ in God: And if his Kingdom be given up, all our life and security is also given up. The same cause must continue that began, the Reward of Believers (in whom Christ will be admired more than a Thousand years) and the punishment of Unbelievers. The Kingdom of Glory therefore continueth when the Restoring Kingdom hath done its work.
§ 30. 11. The Devil hath reigned by Gods penal permission, over this sinful World as to the far greatest part, ⟨p. 23⟩about 6000 years within 314, And shall Christ reign but one thousand? Prove it before you affirm it.