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The world to come. Or, The kingdom of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures…The vvorld to come. Or, The kingdome of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures…
The world to come. Or, The kingdom of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures of Ephes. 1. 21, 22. verses. Proving that between the state of this world as now it is, and the state of things after the day of judgement, when God shall be all in all: there is a world to come which is of purpose, and is a more especial manner appointed for Jesus Christ to be king, and wherein he shall more eminently reign. / Preached by Mr. Tho: Goodwin many years since, at Antholins, London. Published for the truths sake.The vvorld to come. Or, The kingdome of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures of Ephes. 1. 21, 22. verses. Prooving that between the state of this world as now it is, and the state of things after the day of judgement, when God shall be all in all: there is a world to come which is of purpose, and is a more especiall manner appointed for Jesus Christ to be king, and wherein he shall more eminently reign. / Preached by Mr. Tho: Goodwin many years since, at Antholins, London. Published for the truths sake.
London, : Printed, and are to be sold in Popes-head-Alley, and in Westminster Hall, 1655
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And it is not only this world that shall be in subjection to this man, but it is a world to come: For saith he, We see not yet all things under his feet, but we see Jesus Christ crowned with glory and honour: Therefore it is not this world, but there will be a world that shall be in subjection unto Christ, when all things shall be under his feet: And it is that which the 8. Psalm speaks of; besides Christ interprets this Psalm of himself, Mat. 21. 16. when as they cried Hosanna, and made him the Saviour of the world, the Pharisees were angry at it: and our Saviour confutes them out of this Psalm, Know you not, or have you not read, that out of the mouths of babes and sucklings he hath ordained praise, quoting this Psalm to speak of himself; what the meaning is, I refer to what Mr. Mead hath written upon the 8. Psalm, he interprets it of that man Christ principally, that was but a babe, by ⟨p. 14⟩whom God would still the enemy, it is therefore Jesus Christ to whom only all things are subject, & shall be put under his feet: He is the sole man whom the Psalmist and Apostle means, that hath a world to come, ordained for him, as the first Adam had a world made for him, so shall Jesus Christ the second Adam have a world to come made for him, this world was not good enough. When I considered (saith he) thy heavens, the work-manship of thy hands. Jesus Christ hath a better world, a better heaven and earth then Adam had: A new heaven and a new earth, according to his promise, when the Saints shall reign: This world he hath not subjected to Angels, none of those Principalities and Powers rule there: As there are two Adams, and the one was the type of the other, so there are two Covenants, the Law and the Gospel; the Angels, they by nature were above the world, and all things in it, and the Law was their Covenant, they were the deliverers and declarers of it, the Law was given by Angels.
And it is not only this world that shall be in subjection to this man, but it is a world to come: For saith he, We see not yet all things under his feet, but we see Jesus Christ crowned with glory and honour: Therefore it is not this world, but there will be a world that shall be in subjection unto Christ, when all things shall be under his feete: And it is that which the 8. Psalm speaks of; besides Christ interprets this Psalm of himselfe,