A49255:631
The penitent pardoned a treatise wherein is handled the duty of confession of sin…
The penitent pardoned a treatise wherein is handled the duty of confession of sin and the privilege of the pardon of sin : together with a discourse of Christs ascension into heaven and of his coming again from heaven : wherein the opinion of the Chiliasts is considered and solidly confuted / being the sum and substance of several sermons preached by that faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love ...The penitent pardoned a treatise wherein is handled the duty of confession of sin and the priviledge of the pardon of sin : together with a discourse of Christs ascension into heaven and of his coming again from heaven : wherein the opinion of the Chiliasts is considered and solidly confuted / being the sum and substance of several sermons preached by that faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love ...
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1657
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.
Thirdly, he delivers his Kingdom up to his Father, whereas if Christ should reign a thousand years here, it could not be said to be the giving up of a Kingdom, but the taking of a Kingdom into possession, he must resign all to God the Father. When the Scripture is so express, it is a wonder that men can receive such fantastical thoughts that Christ must come as an Earthly Monarch to reign here a thousand years. A fourth Scripture is in Heb. 9. 28. So Christ was once offered to bear the s•nt of many, and unto them that look for him shall be appear the second time without sin unto Salvation. From that Scripture I will argue against Christs coming to reign upon the Earth for a thousand years.
Thirdly, hee delivers his Kingdome up to his Father, whereas if Christ should reigne a thousand years here, it could not bee said to bee the giving up of a Kingdome, but the taking of a Kingdome into possession, hee must resigne all to God the Father. When the Scripture is so expresse, it is a wonder that men can receive such fantasticall thoughts that Christ must come as an Earthly Monarch to reign here a thousand yeares. A fourth Scripture is in Heb. 9. 28. So Christ was once offered to beare the s•nt of many, and unto them that looke for him shall be appeare the second time without sin unto Salvation. From that Scripture I will argue against Christs coming to reign upon the Earth for a thousand yeares.
First, it is expressly in the Scripture that Christs coming there spoken of, refers to the day of Judgement in v. 27. And as it is appointed unto all men once to dye, but after this the judgement. There Christs second coming, it doth refer•e unto the day of Judgement; Now if the Scripture doth […] that the second coming which is his coming to judgement? Then Christ cannot come before that time to reign upon the Earth, for if he should come to reign upon the Earth, then the Apostle must call that his third coming; there hath been but one coming, which was from Heaven to the womb of the Virgin, and there is no other coming to follow but a second coming, that is, to judgement.