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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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Now after this first days work of throwing down heathenism and Jewisme, then came a night of Popery wch was set up in the room thereof: what will Christ do before he hath done? he will have a second days work, and will not cease till he hath thrown down every rag, all that dross and defilement that Antichrist and Popery brought into the world: We now are under the second days work, we are working up still to a purer world; it is still this new world, working up to its perfection; and Jesus Christ will never rest, till he hath not only thrown out all the dross of this world, both of doctrine and worship which conformity to the world hath brought in.
Now after this first days work of throwing down heathenisme and Jewisme, then came a night of Popery wch was set up in the room thereof: what will Christ do before he hath done? he will have a second days work, and will not cease till he hath thrown down every ragg, all that drosse and defilement that Antichrist and Popery brought into the world: We now are under the second days work, we are working up still to a purer world; it is still this new world, working up to its perfection; and Jesus Christ will never rest, till he hath not onely thrown out all the drosse of this world, both of doctrine and worship which conformity to the world hath brought in.
But for a second degree of this work, Jesus Christ will not rest, till he hath brought in the generality of men in the world to be subject to himself; the world (according to Scripture account) consists of Jews and Gentiles; and how bitterly doth the Apostle complain in his time, of Gods cutting off the Jews, the generality of the Nation was cast off: and for the Gentiles, saith he, Who hath believed our ⟨p. 29⟩report. There was very few of them in comparison that did come in to Christ; but there will come a time, when this new world shall have a further perfection, when the generality of mankind, Jew and Gentile, shall come into Christ: The world was made for Christ, and he will have it before he have done, Rom. 11. 26