A glimpse of Scions gloryA glimpse of Sions glory

Now the reigning with Christ a thousand years is not meant reigning with him in Heaven, for after these thousand years, there shall be many enemies raised against the Church, GOG and MAGOG shall gather themselves together; if it were meant of Heaven, that could not be; and therefore it must be meant of Jesus Christ coming and reigning here gloriously for a Thousand years. And although this may seem to be strange; yet heretofore it hath not been accounted so, it hath been a ⟨p. 15⟩Truth received in the Primitive Times. Justine Martyr, that lived presently after JOHN, he spake of this as a thing that all Christians acknowledged: and likewise Lactantius hath such expressions in divers places of his Seventh Book. That there are glorious Times coming, wherein shall be plenty and fruitfulness in the Church, yet First, Rome must de burnt, and Babylon first down, and brings the Sibyls, the Heathen Oracles for it, and after a little Time there shall be stirring up of Enemies against them: Thus far they go; if they did not believe that Christ himself should come personally to reign, yet he shall with his Saints reign in a Glorious Manner, and the Church shall be so raised up in the world outwardly, as to be above all the men of the World in outward Glory.

Now the reigning with Christ a thousand yeeres is not meant reigning with him in Heaven, for after these thousand yeares, there shall be many enemies raised against the Church, GOG and MAGOG shall gather themselves together; if it were meant of Heaven, that could not be; and therefore it must be meant of Iesus Christ comming and reigning heere gloriously for a Thousand yeares. And although this may seeme to be strange; yet heretofore it hath not beene accounted so, it hath beene a ⟨p. 15⟩Truth received in the Primitive Times. Iustine Martyr, that lived presently after IOHN, he spake of this as a thing that all Christians acknowledged: and likewise Lactantius hath such expressions in divers places of his Seventh Booke. That there are glorious Times comming, wherein shall be plenty and fruitfulnesse in the Church, yet First, Rome must de burnt, and Babylon first downe, and brings the Sybills, the Heathen Oracles for it, and after a little Time there shall be stirring up of Enemies against them: Thus farre they goe; if they did not beleeve that Christ himselfe should come personally to reigne, yet he shall with his Saints reigne in a Glorious Manner, and the Church shal be so raised up in the world outwardly, as to be aboue all the men of the World in outward Glory.