4, Then the delivering up of the Kingdom spoken of, 1 Cor. 15. and the day of judgement is already begun, and is in doing these many centuries of years. So we heard before H. Nicholas say, even now in this present day, doth the Lord sit in his Throne, and judge the world. I rather believe Paul then Saltmarsh or H. Nicholas; For Paul saith, 1 Cor. 15. speaking of the Resurrection of our bodies, which I am sure the Familists have not yet seen, 1 Cor. 15.24. then cometh the end, [Greek or Hebrew], &c. Then, when the resurrection of the body shall be, Then shall be the end, when he shall render up the Kingdom to the Father. So the rendering up of the Kingdom to the Father, (which Saltmarsh faith, pag. 72. is even now, when the day dawneth, and the Day-star ariseth,) shall not be till the end, and till the general Resurrection of all be: And therefore Saltmarsh misseth a step in ⟨p. 207⟩his new devised order, except he say with Libertines, and Hen. Nicholas, that the resurrection is to be exponed spiritually, as Hymaeneus and Philetus said, and there shall be no more resurrection, nor day of judgement, nor rendering of the Kingdom, nor heaven nor hell, but such as we see in this life, (as it is most like Saltm. believeth with all the Nation of the Familists) for the administration of the spirit is in this life, as well as the ministration of Law and Gospel were in this life. The Scripture speaks of the day of judgement, as of a thing not yet come, 2 Thess. 2.2. Let no man trouble you, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Then some by the spirit of Scripturelesse revelation, •s now Anabaptists and Familists, have said, the day of judgement was near, or begun in this life; yea, the Scripture saith, It is a day appointed of God, Acts 17.31. and showeth us the fore-going tokens of that day, beyond which there is no more time nor Gospel, as 1 Thess. 5.1, 2. Matth. 24.22, 23, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47. Matth. 25.31, &. 46. 2 Pet. 3.1.2, 3, & 10, 11, 12, 13, &. 1 Cor. 15.24, 25, 26. And what needed the Holy Ghost bid us watch and be sober, and beware that that day come not on us unawares, and tell us, if we have not oil in our Lamps at that nick of time, wh•n the shout shall be given that the Bride-groom is entered in his chamber, Matth. 25.
4, Then the delivering up of the Kingdom spoken of, 1 Cor. 15. and the day of judgement is already begun, and is in doing these many centuries of years. So wee heard before H. Nicholas say, even now in this present day, doth the Lord sit in his Throne, and judge the world. I rather beleeve Paul then Saltmarsh or H. Nicholas; For Paul saith, 1 Cor. 15. speaking of the Resurrection of our bodies, which I am sure the Familists have not yet seen, 1 Cor. 15.24. then commeth the end, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, &c. Then, when the resurrection of the body shall be, Then shall bee the end, when he shall render up the Kingdome to the Father. So the rendring up of the Kingdome to the Father, (which Saltmarsh faith, pag. 72. is even now, when the day dawneth, and the Day-starre ariseth,) shall not bee till the end, and till the generall Resurrection of all bee: And therfore Saltmarsh misseth a step in ⟨p. 207⟩his new devised order, except he say with Libertines, and Hen. Nicholas, that the resurrection is to be exponed spiritually, as Hymaeneus and Philetus said, and there shall be no more resurrection, nor day of judgement, nor rendering of the Kingdome, nor heaven nor hell, but such as we see in this life, (as it is most like Saltm. beleeveth with al the Nation of the Familists) for the administration of the spirit is in this lif, as wel as the ministration of Law and Gospel were in this life. The Scripture speakes of the day of judgement, as of a thing not yet come, 2 Thess. 2.2. Let no man trouble you, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Then some by the spirit of Scripturelesse revelation, •s now Anabaptists and Familists, have said, the day of judgement was neere, or begun in this life; yea, the Scripture saith, It is a day appoynted of God, Acts 17.31. and sheweth us the fore-going tokens of that day, beyond which there is no more time nor Gospel, as 1 Thess. 5.1, 2. Matth. 24.22, 23, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
