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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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But neither of these can be true. 1. The Off-spring of all that have been converted for fourteen hundred years after Christ, cannot possibly now be made any parts of a Jewish Monarchy or State: Because they are all unknown, and are now no Jews: And so that it is impossible.
2. And to advance only the present profligate Generation, to a separate Monarchy, excluding all the Off-spring of the Converts of all former Ages, looks so strangely, that the affirmers had need to bring good proof of it, considering the difference of quality and number, that the least and worst part shall be chiefly advanced.
§ 12. VII. Either in this Jewish advancement, all the rest of the Godly through the World shall be as much advanced, or the Jews alone. If all the Godly, they being I hope a Thousand to one Jew, why should it be called a Jewish Jerusalem or Monarchy? Then sure, this New Jerusalem must be settled in all Kingdoms, where the Godly dwell: And shall they every where be Lords? If it be only for the Jews, can any but a Jew believe it? That the Off-spring of the scattered, cursed, sottish Enemies of Christ, shall be so much preferred before all the Godly through the World?
§ 12. VII. Either in this Jewish advancement, all the rest of the Godly through the World shall be as much advanced, or the Jews alone. If all the Godly, they being I hope a Thousand to one Jew, why should it be called a Jewish Jerusalem or Monarchy? Then sure, this New Jerusalem must be setled in all Kingdoms, where the Godly dwell: And shall they every where be Lords? If it be only for the Jews, can any but a Jew believe it? That the Off-spring of the scattered, cursed, sottish Enemies of Christ, shall be so much preferred before all the Godly through the World?