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…

Now take notice, that when the Devil is gone and thus shut up for a thousand years, what there's done in these thousand years, of that we read in the 4, 5, 6, 7. Verses, And I saw Thrones, and they sate upon them, and Judgement was given unto them; Who are they that have this Judgement given unto them? What is meant by Judgement, but reigning, and Authority, that such shall have. And I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and the word of God (which were the Martyrs in the Primitive times, under the Roman Emperors persecution) and (saith he) which had not worshipped the Beast, neither had received his mark on their foreheads, or in their ⟨p. 32⟩hands, which were such as had stood it out in the times of Antichrist, and had not defiled themselves. They lived (saith he) and reigned with Christ a thousand years, but the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished, this is the first resurrection: Now it is said by some, that the first resurrection is a spiritual resurrection, of mens souls from the death of sin, such interpretations are commonly put upon it: Now I desire yon would consider with your selves a little, and weigh the place.

Now take notice, that when the Devill is gone and thus shut up for a thousand years, what ther's done in these thousand years, of that we read in the 4, 5, 6, 7. Verses, And I saw Thrones, and they sate upon them, and Judgement was given unto them; Who are they that have this Judgement given unto them? What is meant by Judgement, but reigning, and Authority, that such shall have. And I saw the soules of them that were beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus, and the word of God (which were the Martyrs in the Primitive times, under the Roman Emperors persecution) and (saith he) which had not worshipped the Beast, neither had received his marke on their foreheads, or in their ⟨p. 32⟩hands, which were such as had stood it out in the times of Antichrist, and had not defiled themselves. They lived (saith he) and reigned with Christ a thousand years, but the rest of the dead lived not againe untill the thousand years were finished, this is the first resurrection: Now it is said by some, that the first resurrection is a spirituall resurrection, of mens souls from the death of sinne, such interpretations are commonly put upon it: Now I desire yon would consider with your selves a little, and weigh the place.