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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.
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.
§ 4. III. The Verb [Greek or Hebrew]] rapiemur, suddenly caught up as by force, seemeth purposely put to signify the simultaneous speed.
§ 4. III. The Verb 〈non-Latin alphabet〉] rapiemur, suddenly caught up as by force, seemeth purposely put to signifie the simultaneous speed.
§ 5. IV. The end of this Rapture is, not at a Thousand years end to go dwell in the Air, or with the Lord, but to meet the Lord in the Air, which is supposed to be at his Coming, [Greek or Hebrew]. The whole context, 1 Thes. 4. and 1 Cor. 15. implieth this meeting him to be at his Coming.
§ 5. IV. The end of this Rapture is, not at a Thousand years end to go dwell in the Air, or with the Lord, but to meet the Lord in the Air, which is supposed to be at his Coming, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. The whole context, 1 Thes. 4. and 1 Cor. 15. implyeth this meeting him to be at his Coming.
§ 6. V. It is said to be to meet him in the Air. But no Bible but yours doth say that Christ shall dwell a Thousand years in the Air. And you your self say that at the end of the Thousand years he shall give up his Airy Humane Kingdom: And when he hath removed his dwelling the Inhabitants of the Earthly Paradise will come too late.