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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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THE WORLD TO COME. OR, The Kingdom of Christ asserted. The second Sermon.
THE WORLD TO COME. OR, The Kingdome of Christ asserted. The second Sermon.
EPHES. 1. 21, 22. Not only in this world, but in that which is to come; and hath put all things under his feet.
EPHES. 1. 21, 22. Not onely in this world, but in that which is to come; and hath put all things under his feete.
THE last time my work was to show you, that between this world as now it is, and the state of things after the day of Judgment, when God shall be all in all; that there is a state which the Scripture calls a world to come, which is of purpose, and in a more special manner appointed for Jesus Christ to be King, when he shall have all things put under his feet. I quoted divers places to make it good, especially that in the eighth ⟨p. 22⟩Psalm, and the 2d of the Hebrews; At the 5. verse of Heb. 2. I found it was the Apostles scope to prove that the Psalmist had prophesied of a world to come ordained for Christ: and he proves it by this, that he was to have a world, wherein he was to have all things subject to him, which was but the same thing that follows here in the text: And saith he, though we now see Christ crowned with glory and honour, ver. 8. which is all one with sitting at the right hand of God: Yet, saith he, We see not all things put under him; therefore it proves that there is a world to come, wherein all things shall be subject to Christ. Now then, finding in the Text mention of a world to come, wherein Christ hath his Kingdom over all, and all things is under his feet; and which in the judgment of most Interpreters, is taken out of the 8. Psalm, no rational man could imagine; but in the same sense that the world to come is taken, in