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Christs coming opened in a sermon before the honourable house of commons in Margaret's…
Christs coming opened in a sermon before the honourable house of commons in Margaret's Westminster, May 17, 1648 being the day appointed for Thanksgiving for the great Victory in Wales / by William Bridge ...
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1648
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Besides, Christ comes not as a Bridegroom, but as a Judge at the day of judgement. And if ye look into the 19, 21, 22 chapters of the Revelation, where mention is made of the glory of Christs kingdom in the latter times, ye find, that the converting Jew, who there sings the Hebrew song Hallelujah, i• •alled, the Bride, the Lambs wife, saying, Come Lord Jesus. And at the eighteen and nineteen verses of the nineteenth Chapter, mention is made of a great battle: But there is no fighting, nor battling at the day of judgement; That is no time for feasting, nor suppers neither; but at weddings and marriages there were, and are great suppers, which we read shall be at this time, verse 17. And as the wise enter, so the foolish, and those that tell, and make lies are shut out. Finding therefore all these things at that coming of Christ, thus to suit with this parable, I rather incline to think, that it cannot be understood of the day of judgement, but of that time when Christ will appear at the Jews conversion, to set up his kingdom on earth, in that glorious, and blessed manner which all the Prophets bear witness unto.
Besides, Christ comes not as a Bridegroome, but as a Judge at the day of judgement. And if ye look into the 19, 21, 22 chapters of the Revelation, where mention is made of the glory of Christs kingdome in the latter times, ye find, that the converting Jew, who there sings the Hebrew song Halleluja, i• •alled, the Bride, the Lambes wife, saying, Come Lord Jesus. And at the eighteen and nineteene verses of the nineteenth Chapter, mention is made of a great battell: But there is no fighting, nor battelling at the day of judgement; That is no time for feasting, nor suppers neither; but at weddings and marriages there were, and are great suppers, which we reade shall be at this time, verse 17. And as the wise enter, so the foolish, and those that tell, and make lies are shut out. Finding therefore all these things at that coming of Christ, thus to suit with this parable, I rather incline to thinke, that it cannot be understood of the day of judgement, but of that time when Christ will appeare at the Jewes conversion, to set up his kingdome on earth, in that glorious, and blessed manner which all the Prophets beare witnesse unto.