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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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First, it is expressly in the Scripture that Christs coming there spoken of, it refers to the day of judgement in vers. 27. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement. There Christs second coming it doth refer to the day of Judgement. Now if the Scripture doth call that his second coming, which is his coming to judgement? then Christ cannot come before that time as to reign upon the Earth, for if he should come to reign upon the Earth, then the Apostle must call that his third coming, there was but one coming which was from Heaven to the Womb of the Virgin, and there is no other coming, but a second coming, that is to judgement, that is his second coming.
First, it is expresly in the Scripture that Christs coming there spoken of, it referres to the day of judgement in vers. 27. And as it is appointed unto men once to dy, but after this the judgement. There Christs second coming it doth referre to the day of Judgement. Now if the Scripture doth call that his second coming, which is his coming to judgement? then Christ cannot come before that time as to reigne upon the Earth, for if hee should come to reigne upon the Earth, then the Apostle must call that his third coming, there was but one coming which was from Heaven to the Wombe of the Virgin, and there is no other coming, but a second coming, that is to judgement, that is his second coming.
Secondly, it is said, Christ shall come the second time to our Salvation: it cannot be said to our Salvation, if his coming were to reign a thousand years upon the earth, it were only a worldly way, but Christs coming it must refer to the last and great coming, wherein the World shall be judged, and the Souls of the Elect shall be saved; Beloved, these Scriptures are very clear unto me. The reasons are two; that Christ shall not come personally out of Heaven to reign upon the Earth for a thousand years. First because the Scripture doth manifest that when Christ comes personally out of Heaven, there are such ⟨p. 79⟩Concomitants of his coming that can be referred to no other time then his last coming to judge the World.