A88592:643
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, the day of Perdition of ungodly men, they say themselves that Christ doth suffer the wicked of the World to live in the World, though not to rule as they have.
Thirdly, observe, that it is said here that before this new Earth is, that the World it shall be burnt with Fire, the Heavens shall pass away with a noise, &c. So that now before a thousand years there is no such thing, as before the day of Judgement, the World cannot be as in the fore going Verse. The burning of the World it is reserved against that day, against the day of Judgement; Therefore the coming cannot be referred to Christs Personal coming on the Earth to reign a thousand years.
Thirdly, observe, that it is said here that before this new Earth is, that the World it shall be burnt with Fire, the Heavens shall passe away with a noyse, &c. So that now before a thousand yeares there is no such thing, as before the day of Judgement, the World cannot be as in the fore going Verse. The burning of the World it is reserved against that day, against the day of Judgement; Therefore the coming cannot be referred to Christs Personall coming on the Earth to reigne a thousand yeares.
Fourthly, it is said here, that Christ shall come as a Thief, But the day of the Lord will come as a Thief in the Night, in the which the Heavens shall pass away with a great noise, &c. That Epithet it is referred to his coming to judge the World, to his last coming, and not to any other coming. 1 Thess. 5.2. For your selves know perfectly that the day of the Lord cometh as a Thief in the Night. But if Christ should come to reign upon the Earth, then he cometh visible, Mat. 43.44. But know this, that if