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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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There's a second Covenant, which is the Gospel, and that declares and speaks of this second world made for Christ: Now the Angels, God hath not used them to preach the Gospel, they do not meddle with it, that work is not carried on by them; but God hath appointed men to do it, who were babes, and sucklings; out of their mouth hath he ordained strength, to begin to create this new world, but then why is it a world to come? If we speak of it as the Gospel beginning of it; because as the other world was 6. days in making, the work went on by degrees, so will it be in this new world: and we are now but at the first days work, the perfecting of it is to come. ⟨p. 15⟩Therefore the Kingdom of heaven is said to be like to a grain of mustard-seed, which is the least of all seeds, but grows to a great bigness by degrees: The Apostle calls conversion a delivering of us from this present evil world; there is the first days work, and God will never leave till he hath perfected this world: and because the perfection of it was to be afterwards, therefore it was said to be A world to come: And as the first world had a seventh day for the celebration of the Creation in it, so hath the new world a Lords day, a Rest, of which he speaks in Hebr. 4. Now this world, when it is finished, it shall not be subject to Angels, but to Christ, and his babes and sucklings, to the man Christ Jesus for whom it was made, and to the Saints who shall be the Citizens of this world; as they suffer with him, so they shall reign with him. We do not read that the Angels at the day of Judgement, shall sit upon thrones of Judgement: But it's said of Saints, that they shall sit upon thrones, Mat. 19. 20. and so in Rev. 20. And so likewise Christ promiseth to give the government of ten Cities to him that had ten Talents, and improved them; and five Cities to him that had five Talents. The Devils shall be shut up; and if they be gone, there needs not the Principalities of good Angels to oppose them. That which good Angels do to the Saints in this present state below, that office and work shall the Saints that arise from the dead perform unto the Saints that shall remain alive in that world to come. For it is now such as have part in the first Resurrection that shall have to do in that world, and not Angels, and it's no absurdity neither: