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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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Chapter 3: Of the other Sect of the Millenaries that place the Thousand years Reign before the Con…
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§. 1. This was the Elder Sect: But Dr. More, and Mr. Beverley, and Dr. Cressoner, and other late Writers, being more searching, did perceive that this way would not hold, nor by it could they countenance their Doctrine from Rev. 20. the only Text that mentioneth a Thousand years Reign (misunderstood.)
§. 1. THis was the Elder Sect: But Dr. More, and Mr. Beverley, and Dr. Cressoner, and other late Writers, being more searching, did perceive that this way would not hold, nor by it could they countenance their Doctrine from Rev. 20. the only Text that mentioneth a Thousand years Reign (misunderstood.)
§ 2. They agree that, 1. There will be a Thousand years Reign on Earth: 2. That the Jews shall be called, and make a glorious part of this Kingdom: 3. That the Ten Tribes now lost, shall be found, and be part of the Kingdom: 4. That Turk and Pope shall fall before this: 5. That at last Gog and Magog shall gather in War against this New Jerusalem: 6. That fire from Heaven shall consume these Enemies.
§ 3. But they agree not, 1. Of the state of the Church with Christ above all this time. 2. Nor whether there be one or two New Jerusalems (one above, and one below.) 3. Nor whether Christ shall Reign on Earth visibly in his Humane Nature, or only by a holy Magistracy and Ministry? 4. Nor whether all or most of the Jews shall go dwell at the Old Jerusalem, or Judea, or stay in the several Countries where they live? 5. Nor how far the Princes and Nations among whom they live shall be converted with them? 6. Nor by what means the Jews shall be converted? 7. Nor how long it will be in doing? 8. Nor how the Princes under whom they live will dismiss or use them? 9. Nor how they shall after all become a Laodicea, and fuel fit for the Conflagration? 10. Nor whether that fire that burneth the Earth and Heaven, and that which burneth Gog and Magog, make one or two