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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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Thirdly, it is said, of which all the Prophets do bear witness, those that do plead for Christs personal Reign a thousand years upon the Earth, they cannot say that all the Prophets did speak this, for Moses, Daniel and others, nay none of the Prophets speak of Christs Reign a thousand years upon the Earth, therefore this cannot have a reference to Christs Reign for a thousand years upon the Earth. A Second Scripture is in Psal. 110.1. The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right Hand, until I make thine Enemies thy Foot-stool. That Scripture tells you; that Jesus Christ who is ascended into heaven and sits at Gods right Hand there, that Christ shall sit at Gods right Hand, how long? till he hath made all his Enemies his Foot-stool. The Apostle tells you that all Enemies to be made Christs Foot-stool, cannot be till Christs coming at the last time. Will you mark that Scripture, that the Apostle telleth you directly, 1 Cor. 15.23, 24, 25, 26. But every man in his own Order, Christ the first ⟨p. 76⟩Fruits, afterwards they that are Christs at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the Kingdom to God even the Father, when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and all power. For he must reign, till he hath put all Enemies under his Feets. The last Enemy that shall be destroyed is Death. Here is the coming of Christ that hath reference to all, the Just and Unjust. Mark now, Christ therefore must reign in Heaven till all enemies be under his Feet, now these thousand years all Enemies are not under his Feet, why? because death will be then, death is not to be destroyed then, for there will be thousands of Men upon the Earth; but when the end comes he must give up his Kingdom to his Father. What is more clear then this, that the Heavens must keep Christ till all things be restored? and that cannot be till the day of Judgement.
Thirdly, it is said, of which all the Prophets do beare witnesse, those that doe plead for Christs personall Reigne a thousand yeares upon the Earth, they cannot say that all the Prophets did speake this, for Moses, Daniel and others, nay none of the Prophets speake of Christs Reigne a thousand yeares upon the Earth, therefore this cannot have a reference to Christs Reigne for a thousand yeares upon the Earth. A Second Scripture is in