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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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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. All Israel shall be saved. There he tells us of a new world of the Jews, and for the Gentiles; he tells you, They shall be cast in, the veil shall be taken from off all nations, Isa. 25. 7. And that which is so much alleged for unity, shall one day be fulfilled, but it will be when Christ is Lord of all the earth, and not till then; Christians will not agree till then, here will be a brave world indeed, that will be another degree of that world to come: One shepherd and one sheepfold of Jews and Gentiles, and that as large as all the world, John 10. 16. This was never yet fulfilled, Jews and Gentiles, were never yet one sheepfold together, but they shall be so one day: Read the Prophets, and you shall read there of strange things, of glorious times, that shall be here upon earth, of all Nations coming into the Church, the mountains of the Lords house, being set on the top of the mountains, and all Nations flowing unto it, and of great prosperity they shall have, which was never yet fulfilled; and there are many fall in and acknowledge thus much, that there shall be a glorious church on earth, when the Jews shall be called: but there is a third thing which is much controverted, which here followeth.
But for a second degree of this work, Jesus Christ will not rest, till he hath brought in the generallity of men in the world to be subject to himselfe; the world (according to Scripture account) consists of Jews and Gentiles; and how bitterly doth the Apostle complaine in his time, of Gods cutting off the Jewes, the generality of the Nation was cast off: and for the Gentiles, saith he, Who hath beleived our