Secondly, Christ shall not only come certainly, but he shall come personally; It was the great mistake of Origen, though he holds for the coming of Christ again, but he pleads chiefly for the coming of Christ in Spirit, Therefore that Text that is said, you shall see the Son of Man coming in the Clouds of Heaven, but Origen understands by the Clouds, to be the Saints, because it is mentioned in Scripture, that the Believers ⟨p. 115⟩are called a cloud of witnesses. Now this is to pervert the whole letter of this Bible, and turn all the Scripture into an Allegory and Metaphysical sense; Now to the opposition of that, I lay down a second property, that Christs coming shall be a personal coming out of Heaven, but the Scripture doth not speak of Christs coming on the Earth, but no further then the Air, Christ in his Body shall come personally out of Heaven. Now to prove this second property, or second manner or way of Christs coming, there are two Texts of Scripture to confirm it. 1 Thess. 4.17. Then we which are alive, and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the Air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord, vers. 16. For the Lord himself shall descend with a shout from Heaven, &c. If it had been Christ in his Spirit, then it would have been said, The Lord by his spirit shall descend, But the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, it notes his personal coming out of Heaven, that whereas as Jesus Christ had a personal translation, and as Christ had a visible Elevation, he was in the eyes of his Disciples lifted up, so Christ shall bodily descend and come out from heaven, the Lord himself, &c. Therefore it cannot be the Lord by his Spirit, Acts 1.11. Which also said, ye men of Galilee, why ⟨p. 116⟩stand ye gazing up into Heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner, as ye have seen him go into Heaven. The same Jesus that you saw Ascend, shall descend, so that it cannot be Christ in his Spirit, but in his person. I only mention this, to confute those that follow the conceit of Origen, merely to make Christs coming, to be but a spiritual coming, a coming in the hearts of Saints.
Secondly, Christ shall not onely come certainly, but hee shall come personally; It was the great mistake of Origen, though hee holds for the coming of Christ againe, but hee pleades chiefly for the coming of Christ in Spirit, Therefore that Text that is said, you shall see the Sonne of Man coming in the Clouds of Heaven, but Origen understands by the Clouds, to be the Saints, because it is mentioned in Scripture, that the Believers ⟨p. 115⟩are called a cloud of witnesses. Now this is to pervert the whole letter of this Bible, and turne all the Scripture into an Allegory and Metaphysicall sence; Now to the opposition of that, I lay down a second property, that Christs coming shall be a personall coming out of Heaven, but the Scripture doth not speake of Christs coming on the Earth, but no further then the Aire, Christ in his Body shall come personally out of Heaven. Now to prove this second property, or second manner or way of Christs coming, there are two Texts of Scripture to confirme it. 1 Thess. 4.17. Then wee which are alive, and remaine, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meete the Lord in the Aire, and so shall we ever be with the Lord, vers. 16. For the Lord himselfe shall descend with a shout from Heaven, &c. If it had beene Christ in his Spirit, then it would have beene said, The Lord by his spirit shall descend, But the Lord himselfe shall descend from Heaven with a shout, it notes his personall coming out of Heaven, that whereas as Jesus Christ had a personall translation, and as Christ had a visible Elevation, hee was in the eyes of his Disciples lifted up, so Christ shall bodily descend and come out from heaven, the Lord himselfe, &c. Therefore it cannot be the Lord by his Spirit, Acts 1.11. Which also said, yee men of Galilee, why ⟨p. 116⟩stand yee gazing up into Heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner, as yee have seene him goe into Heaven. The same Jesus that you saw Ascend, shall descend, so that it cannot be Christ in his Spirit, but in his person. I onely mention this, to confute those that follow the conceit of Origen, meerly to make Christs coming, to be but a spirituall coming, a coming in the hearts of Saints.
