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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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§ 21. XX. There is not one word of God that confineth Christs Kingdom to a Thousand years; and what are you that you should presume to do it?
It hath continued much above a Thousand years already. If you allege 2 Pet. 3. One day with the Lord is as a Thousand years, and a Thousand as one day, which speaketh only against doubting, because of the delay of Christs Coming, as if this told us how long he should reign when he is Come, ⟨p. 38⟩this would but confirm us that your Doctrine is merely of your self. The Thousand years in Rev. 20. is the same with that of the Woman's being in the Wilderness, and the Dragons being bound, which is plainly on this side the Conflagration. And indeed is presently after the fall of Pagan Rome. For that Pagan Rome was not Babylon, or that it is not fallen, I will not believe though you should swear it, or cast the Glove in Challenge to dispute it.
It hath continued much above a Thousand years already. If you alledge 2 Pet. 3. One day with the Lord is as a Thousand years, and a Thousand as one day, which speaketh only against doubting, because of the delay of Christs Coming, as if this told us how long he should reign when he is Come, ⟨p. 38⟩this would but confirm us that your Doctrine is meerly of your self. The Thousand years in Rev. 20. is the same with that of the Womans being in the Wilderness, and the Dragons being bound, which is plainly on this side the Conflagration. And indeed is presently after the fall of Pagan Rome. For that Pagan Rome was not Babylon, or that it is not faln, I will not believe though you should swear it, or cast the Glove in Challenge to dispute it.