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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
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§ 14. XIII. When Paul was opening to them the Mystery of Christs Kingdom, if he had talked thus of being caught up in a moment of time, at the last Trump to meet the Lord, and never told them a word of a Thousand years between the Trumpet and being caught up, it must be because he knew it not, or was not willing that we should know it: But neither of these could be true in a matter of so great moment, when it was that Coming of Christ that he was satisfying them about. And I will learn from you, nothing that Paul knew not.
§ 14. XIII. When Paul was opening to them the Mystery of Christs Kingdom, if he had talkt thus of being caught up in a moment of time, at the last Trump to meet the Lord, and never told them a word of a Thousand years between the Trumpet and being caught up, it must be because he knew it not, or was not willing that we should know it: But neither of these could be true in a matter of so great moment, when it was that Coming of Christ that he was satisfying them about. And I will learn from you, nothing that Paul knew not.
§ 15. XIV. I have proved before how copiously Christ openeth the nature of his own Kingdom in many Parables; and how he maketh his Enemies his Footstool, Conquering Satan, Sin and Enemies, and how the Revelation openeth his Conquest of the Roman Empire: And he shall destroy the Man of Sin with the Breath of his Mouth, and the Brightness of his Coming. Therefore he hath not left this to be done the Thousand years after his Coming.
§ 16. XV. Peter tells us that [the day of the Lord will come as a Thief in the night: in which the Heavens shall pass away ⟨p. 37⟩with a great noise, and the Elements melt with fervent heat.] But a Thousand years is not such a sudden surprise: Nor will Heaven and Earth be a Thousand years burning.