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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 foundation of this world was laid by Christ in bringing in the Gospel, and it was he that was Prophesied of in Dan. 2. 44. In the days of these Kings (whiles Principalities and Powers were standing, he that meant to reign in the world, came stealing in upon it) In the days of these Kings shall the God of Heaven set up a Kingdom that shall never be destroyed, &c. This new world began in the flourishing and height of the Roman Monarchy: what did Christ when he came into the world, and afterwards went up to Heaven? he began this world, before that time the Devil was worshipped as the God of this world, in all parts of it; Christ he flings him down, Luke 10. 17, 18. I saw Satan fall down like lightning. Christ destroyed the Devil in all those heathen Oracles whereby people were deceived; when heathenism did not prevail, then did Jewisme show it self, and Christ he throws that down too, by the preaching of the Gospel, the Apostle calls this a shaking of the earth: There was a great deal of the old world gone presently, and fell down before this new world: Jesus Christ he converted by the Apostles millions of souls over all the world, in 2 Cor. 5. 17. Conversion ⟨p. 28⟩is there expressed by the passing away of old things; this is the first days work, for the world is yet to come; this is but a delivering us out of this present evil world, and not a subjecting of it to Christ, as in Gal. 1. 4. When Christ threw down heathenism, and Jewisme, it was but the first days work, like a new nail that being strucken in, puts out the old one by degrees. This kingdom of Christs shall break in pieces and consume all other kingdoms, Dan. 2. 44. this will eat out all the Monarchies, and glory of the world.
The foundation of this world was laid by Christ in bringing in the Gospel, and it was he that was Prophesied of in Dan. 2. 44. In the dayes of these Kings (whiles Principalites and Powers were standing, he that meant to raigne in the world, came stealing in upon it) In the dayes of these Kings shall the God of Heaven set up a Kingdome that shall never be destroyed, &c. This new world began in the flourishing and height of the Roman Monarchie: what did Christ when he came into the world, and afterwards went up to Heaven? he began this world, before that time the Devill was worshipped as the God of this world, in all parts of it; Christ he flings him downe,