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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Lastly, take heed of bold and adventurous attempts of the manner of Christs coming to judge the World, many are very peremptory about it, and there be strange Books, at least in their own expressions, that they can descry the very manner of his coming, that CHRIST shall come from Heaven, and dwell a thousand years upon the Earth, and the Dead shall rise and live in the World, but these are such things which the Scripture doth near take notice ⟨p. 71⟩of. I am to handle on this promise of Christ, but I come again; A perplexed Query which is this, whether Christ Jesus in promising to his Disciples to come again, whether that promise of Christ coming again be to Reign upon the Earth here a thousand years, or whether it be to be meant of Christs last coming to judge the World; this Scripture and others are made use of, and brought to prove that Christ shall come from Heaven and in person, and live upon the Earth, for a whole thousand years, they fancy that Jesus Christ when he shall come, on this personal Reign, then he shall raise all the Martyrs that have lost their Lives in his Cause, and the Devil shall be bound up, that he shall tempt Men to sin no more, and wicked Men shall be tied up that they shall not persecute the Church of God, this is an Ancient Opinion, and almost since the Apostles days. Before I shall come to give you my thoughts from the words touching Christs coming, as they pretend to Reign a thousand years upon the Earth; I shall show you the rise of this Opinion.
Lastly, take heed of bold and adventurous attempts of the manner of Christs coming to judge the World, many are very peremptory about it, and there be strange Bookes, at least in their owne expressions, that they can descry the very manner of his coming, that CHRIST shall come from Heaven, and dwell a thousand yeares upon the Earth, and the Dead shall rise and live in the World, but these are such things which the Scripture doth neere take notice ⟨p. 71⟩of. I am to handle on this p•omise of Christ, but I come againe; A perplexed Quere which is this, whether Christ Jesus in promising to his Disciples to come again, whether that promise of Christ coming againe be to Reigne upon the Earth here a thousand yeares, or whether it be to be meant of Christs last coming to judge the World; this Scripture and others are made use of, and brought to prove that Christ shall come from Heaven and in person, and live upon the Earth, for a whole thousand yeares, they fancy that Jesus Christ when hee shall come, on this personall Reigne, then hee shall raise all the Martyrs that have lost their Lives in his Cause, and the Divell shall be bound up, that hee shall tempt Men to sinne no more, and wicked Men shall bee ty'd up that they shall not persecute the Church of God, this is an Antient Opinion, and almost since the Apostles dayes. Before I shall come to give you my thoughts from the words touching Christs coming, as they pretend to Reigne a thousand yeares upon the Earth; I shall shew you the rise of this Opinion.