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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 1: The Kingdom of Christ, as described by the S. Scriptures.
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.
I. GOD made Man in his own Image (Natural,1 Moral,2 and of Supereminence) in Wisdom, Righteousness, and true Holiness;3 to know, love, and obey his Creator: Therefore they err that say, Adam had no Spiritual Holiness, and did no Act of Holiness and Obedience before his Fall: For else he had lived in great and constant sin: For it could be no better for him, not to esteem God to be the chief Good, and amiable Object; or not to Love him whom he knew to be the best; or not to serve and obey him whom he knew to be his Creator.
In this state God was to Govern him as a righteous Subject, by the Law which obliged him to Personal, Perfect, Perpetual Obedience; revealed partly by the Creation, and partly by express prohibitions and commands.
II. Upon Mans Fall and Forfeiture,1