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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 2: An unwilling Answer to Mr. Tho. Beverleys Twelve Principles, and his Catechism of the M…
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§ 18. By all this it is evident, that you call that Christs Kingdom as begun, which is but his Kingdom in triumph and maturity, as if a man were no man till he is at full Age. But it is your not distinguishing the Kingdom of Mediatorial Redemption, recovery and acquisition, from the Kingdom of Mediatorial Glory and Fruition, that is, the Error that corrupteth all your confident discourses. The Office of our Redeemer is to Recover sinful man to God, and restore him to purity, from sin, and all the curse or punishment for sin; yea and to advance him to a more perfect and confirmed state. And Christs Reward for this, is the everlasting Joy that was set before him, in the fruition of the Divine Complacency, and in the perfect and glorious Headship to his perfected glorified Church for ever. Let us consider, 1. Which of these is Given up to the Father; And 2. What Giving up to the Father is; And 3. When it is done.
§ 18. By all this it is evident, that you call that Christs Kingdom as begun, which is but his Kingdom in triumph and maturity, as if a man were no man till he is at full Age. But it is your not distinguishing the Kingdom of Mediatorial Redemption, recovery and acquisition, from the Kingdom of Mediatorial Glory and Fruition, that is, the Errour that corrupteth all your confident discourses. The Office of our Redeemer is to Recover sinful man to God, and restore him to purity, from sin, and all the curse or punishment for sin; yea and to advance him to a more perfect and confirmed state. And Christs Reward for this, is the everlasting Joy that was set before him, in the fruition of the Divine Complacency, and in the perfect and glorious Headship to his perfected glorified Church for ever. Let us consider, 1. Which of these is Given up to the Father; And 2. What Giving up to the Father is; And 3. When it is done.
§ 19. 1. The first all grant is to be Given up: The Kingdom of Recovery; but not the Kingdom of Fruition: That of Grace, not that of Glory.