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The world that now is; and the world that is to comeThe vvorld that now is; and the vvorld that is to come
The world that now is; and the world that is to come: or The first and second coming of Jesus Christ Wherein several prophecies not yet fulfilled are expounded. By Han. Knollys, a servant of Jesus Christ. Rev. I. 19.The vvorld that now is; and the vvorld that is to come: or The first and second coming of Jesus Christ Wherein several prophecies not yet fulfilled are expounded. By Han. Knollys, a servant of Jesus Christ. Rev. I. 19.
London: printed by Tho. Snowden, 1681
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
5. That God will give the LORD Jesus Christ the Heathen for his Inheritance, and the utmost part of the Earth for his Possession, and his Dominion shall be from Sea to Sea, even unto the Ends of the Earth, vers. 8. And then the holy Prophet exhorts those Kings and Judges, to be wise, and to be instructed, vers. 10, 11, 12. Be wise now therefore O ye Kings; be instructed ye Judges of the Earth; Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and ye perish. This phrase of kissing the Son implies,
1. A Declaration or Testimony of Love and Peace between Christ and them, Cant. 1.2. Christ who is the Prince of the Kings of the Earth, Rev. 1.5. is the Prince of Peace, Isa. 9.6. and it concerns all Kings to be at Peace with Jesus Christ. And the LORD Jesus Christ is the Judge of ⟨p. 47⟩the quick and dead, and he sits among the Judges (called Gods) of the Earth, and they also must stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ; therefore it concerns all Judges to kiss the Son, that is, to make their Peace with Christ.
2. To kiss the Son implies, to worship Jesus Christ. And if God commanded the holy Angels to worship him, Heb. 1.6. then Kings and Judges are not exempted from worshipping Jesus Christ,