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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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§ 3. Obj. But it was not the main Body of the Nation that was converted and restored.
Ans. 1. I have given great probability that it was the far greatest part, so many of the Rebels had been before destroyed. 2. There was no Heathen Nation where the greater number presently turned Christians, till Power and Interest prevailed with them: Even till the days of Alaricus and Theodoric thousands were Heathens in Christian Rome. And holy Chrysostom in his days in the glory of Constantinople, reckoned but of a hundred thousand Christians, besides Separatists and Heretics, the rest being Heathens and Jews; shall we therefore say that such were no National Churches, that is, Christian Kingdoms?
Ans. 1. I have given great probability that it was the far greatest part, so many of the Rebels had been before destroyed. 2. There was no Heathen Nation where the greater number presently turned Christians, till Power and Interest prevailed with them: Even till the days of Alaricus and Theodorick thousands were Heathens in Christian Rome. And holy Chrysostom in his days in the glory of Constantinople, reckoned but of a hundred thousand Christians, besides Separatists and Hereticks, the rest being Heathens and Jews; shall we therefore say that such were no National Churches, that is, Christian Kingdoms?
§ 4. Obj. But while their Governors were set over them by others, and not chosen by themselves, they could not be called Jewish National Churches.
§ 4. Obj. But while their Governours were set over them by others, and not chosen by themselves, they could not be called Jewish National Churches.