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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 7: Chap, VII. Whether there be any Jerusalem Monarchy of Jews, or any further Conversion o…
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Chap, VII. Whether there be any Jerusalem Monarchy of Jews, or any further Conversion of them, more than of other Men, promised by God?
§ 1. I know of no such Promise in Gods Word, but I find it in many Books of Men, and I hear of it in the Prayers and Sermons of many Men, so good, and of so good repute, that divers of my Friends dissuade me from so much as giving my Reasons against it, lest I lose my Reputation with such Men, and lest I occasion a Division by contradicting them. And is it come to that? Must our Concord be held on such humane, loose and unsound terms? Is this savouring the things of God, or of Men? If it be proved an Error, taking Gods Name in vain, polluting Sacred Worship, and adding to the Word of God, must we by silence promote a Concord in it? I only humbly propose the Reasons of my dissent to the trial of wiser Men.
§ 1. I know of no such Promise in Gods Word, but I find it in many Books of Men, and I hear of it in the Prayers and Sermons of many Men, so good, and of so good repute, that divers of my Friends disswade me from so much as giving my Reasons against it, lest I lose my Reputation with such Men, and lest I occasion a Division by contradicting them. And is it come to that? Must our Concord be held on such humane, loose and unsound terms? Is this savouring the things of God, or of Men? If it be proved an Errour, taking Gods Name in vain, polluting Sacred Worship, and adding to the Word of God, must we by silence promote a Concord in it? I only humbly propose the Reasons of my dissent to the tryal of wiser Men.
§ 2. 1. It belongeth to the Affirmers to produce their proofs: But I can find no Text cited by them, that to a sober search hath any such proof.