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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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8. It's uncertain whether Devils shall be permitted here to be Tempters, or all Temptations be cast out.
§ 26. It will be no disparagement to Christ to Rule the Restored Earth as well as Heaven. Nor to Saints or Angels to be Governors under him. Were the Sun Intellectual it would be no grief to it to be a Benefactor by its Influence to Earth: For it is no dishonour to God Himself, to Communicate all to the Creature that it hath. There may be here such Subjects as God promised Apostles and Saints that they shall Judge.
§ 26. It will be no disparagement to Christ to Rule the Restored Earth as well as Heaven. Nor to Saints or Angels to be Governours under him. VVere the Sun Intellectual it would be no grief to it to be a Benefactor by its Influence to Earth: For it is no dishonour to God Himself, to Communicate all to the Creature that it hath. There may be here such Subjects as God promised Apostles and Saints that they shall Judge.
If by Faith in Christ God dwell in us by Love, and we in Him, and we have in us that Kingdom of Grace, we shall have our Part in the future Kingdom, though we understand not many difficulties about it. For Christ is the Author of Eternal Salvation to all them that obey him.