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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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These words set forth, and proclaim the supremacy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ over all persons, by what names or titles soever distinguished, or dignified in all Gods dominions, belonging either to this world, or that which is to come. I showed you before what it was, for Christ to sit at Gods right hand, as also how it ⟨p. 2⟩was amplified by the sublimity of the condition, and by the quality of the persons, over whom Jesus Christ is set: by Principalities, Might, and Dominions, he would include all sorts whatsoever, as Angels good and bad, and so Magistrates. Now I am to speak of the extent of Christs dominion, and that is in this world, and in the world to come; the great thing to be opened, is, what is meant by the world to come; There are three interpretations given of the words.
THese words set forth, and proclaim the supremacy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ over all persons, by what names or titles soever distinguished, or dignified in all Gods dominions, belonging either to this world, or that which is to come. I shewed you before what it was, for Christ to sit at Gods right hand, as also how it ⟨p. 2⟩was amplified by the subl•mity of the condition, and by the quality of the persons, over whom Jesus Christ is set: by Principalities, Might, and Dominions, he would include all sorts whatsoever, as Angels good and bad, and so Magistrates. Now I am to speak of the extent of Christs dominion, and that is in this world, and in the world to come; the great thing to be opened, is, what is meant by the world to come; There are three interpretations given of the words.
Sense. 1 First, it is taken for heaven and earth, this state of the world on earth, & that state of the world in heaven, which are two worlds, only here will be a question, why heaven should be called a world to come, when it is extant now as well as the earth, which is called the present world: To which it may be answered, that though heaven be a world now that is extant, yet to us poor creatures here below it is a world to come, though it was created at the same time this lower world was, its comfort to Saints that they have a world to come; for wicked men come in for the greatest share in this, therefore called men of this world; let them take it, its their world; Saints have a world to come,