A47362:307
Antichrist stormed, or, Mystery Babylon the great whore, and great city, proved to be…
Antichrist stormed, or, Mystery Babylon the great whore, and great city, proved to be the present Church of Rome wherein all objections are fully answered : to which is added, the time of the end, or a clear explanation of Scripture prophecies, with the judgment of divers learned men concerning the final ruin of the Romish Church, that it will be in this present age : together with an account of the two witnesses, who they are, with their killing, resurrection & ascension : also an examination and confutation of what Mr. Jurieu hath lately written concerning the effusion of the vials ... : likewise a brief review of D. Tho. Goodwins exposition of the 11th chapter of the Revelations, concerning the witnesses, and of that street in which they should lie slain, proving it to be meant of Great Britain : and a brief collection of divers strange prophecies, some very ancient / by Benj. Keach ... ; to which is annexed, a short treatise in two parts : 1. The calculation of Scripture numbers by Scripture only, without the help of humane history, 2. Upon the witnesses, giving light to the whole book.Antichrist stormed, or, Mystery Babylon the great whore, and great city, proved to be the present Church of Rome wherein all objections are fully answered : to which is added, the time of the end, or a clear explanation of Scripture prophecies, with the judgment of divers learned men concerning the final ruine of the Romish Church, that it will be in this present age : together with an account of the two witnesses, who they are, with their killing, resurrection & ascention : also an examination and confutation of what Mr. Jurieu hath lately written concerning the effusion of the vials ... : likewise a brief review of D. Tho. Goodwins exposition of the 11th chapter of the Revelations, concerning the witnesses, and of that street in which they should lie slain, proving it to be meant of Great Brittain : and a brief collection of divers strange prophecies, some very antient / by Benj. Keach ... ; to which is annext, a short treatise in two parts : 1. The calculation of Scripture numbers by Scripture only, without the help of humane history, 2. Upon the witnesses, giving light to the whole book.
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1689
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Ans. I say no, it doth not therefore follow that it must be so: nor indeed it can't rationally be expected till the time comes of their ascension, for this is an established rule with me, that there must and will be a signal proportion or resemblance, betwixt the Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Christs witnesses, and that of Christ himself. Now as to what concerneth the resurrection of our Saviour himself in his own person, thus we are told, that he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of his Disciples forty days, and speaking to them of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God; yet for ought as appears to us, he appeared unto them in all that time, but as he did before, there was no discovery of any signal Majesty, or visible glory, upon him, more than they had seen upon him before his Death and Suffering; neither indeed was the Spirit come down upon them. And the reason is expressly rendered, because that Jesus was not yet glorified, neither could ⟨p. 144⟩the glorification of Christ be expected till his • cention; and consequently they could not look […] the effusion of the Spirit till then—Wherefore, tho' it is true there is as yet no appearance of any signal glory upon Gods people, nor any considerable measure of the Holy Spirit th•• there was before, yet for as much as it is highly rational to conceive that there must be, and will be as clear resemblance or proportion (as I said before) betwixt what passed at the Resurrection of Christ and his Ascension, and that of the Witnesses▪ from hence it plainly follows, that we have […] just ground to expect that abundant effusion of the Spirit which God hath promised (and we have been a waiting for) till we see the Witnesses upon th•• Ascension-work. For as it is evident, that th•• will be a time of great confusion and desolation upon the Enemies of God, so it is as evident, and we may no less groundedly expect, but that it will be a time of great glory and refreshment unto God• people by the abundant pouring out of the Spir•• upon them, whereby Conversion work will swiftly go on and prosper, and the Gospel run and […] glorified; to which let me add, why may we no then expect such great light to break forth, or th Spirit in such a manner to be given as to convict […] Gods Children who they are that are in the true order of the Gospel;