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Jerusalems glory breaking forth into the world being a Scripture-discovery of the New-Testament Church…
Jerusalems glory breaking forth into the world being a Scripture-discovery of the New-Testament Church in the latter days, immediately before the Second Coming of Christ.Jerusalems glory breaking forth into the world being a Scripture-discovery of the New-Testament Church in the latter dayes, immediately before the Second Coming of Christ.
London: printed by J.A., 1684
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It may be you will say, that the Prophet meant that State of the Church Triumphant in Heaven: And so the Apostle St. John, in his reference to what the Prophet saith; he seems to mean it, of the glorious state of the Church in Heaven. And I verily believe the most of you that have read with Observation the latter end of the Book of the Revelations, you have thought it hath been meant of the State of the Church in Heaven; but that it cannot be be meant: I'll give you a Reason or two why the 21 of the Revelations cannot be meant of the Church in Heaven.
It may be you will say, that the Prophet mean't that State of the Church Triumphant in Heaven: And so the Apostle St. John, in his reference to what the Prophet saith; he seems to mean it, of the glorious state of the Church in Heaven. And I verily believe the most of you that have read with Observation the latter end of the Book of the Revelations, you have thought it hath been meant of the State of the Church in Heaven; but that it cannot be be meant: I'le give you a Reason or two why the 21 of the Revelations cannot be meant of the Church in Heaven.
First, Because the Text saith, That Jerusalem shall come down from Heaven; after he had described it in the 10 Vers. He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high Mountain, and showed me that great City, the holy Jerusalem, descending ⟨p. 23⟩out of Heaven, from God. That is, the Glory of Jerusalem shall not come from the Earth, nor from any Earthly means: Though men ought to do what they can, yet it shall be too great a Glory for any earthly means to be able to bring; but it shall come down from Heaven; there shall be some admirable glorious work of God from Heaven, to bring Jerusalem into such Glory as it shall be brought into. And that's one thing; That it is not the State of Heaven, for it comes down from Heaven.
First, Because the Text saith, That Jerusalem shall come down from Heaven; after he had described it in the 10 Vers. He carryed me away in the Spirit to a great and high Mountain, and shewed me that great City, the holy Jerusalem, descending