NOT only a future Conversion of the Jews, but another more disputable Point, and that does meet with a more […] Opposition, Reverend Mr. Baxter has observed in some Books of mine long since published, viz. That the Resurrection of the Righteous shall precede the Resurrection of the wicked. He does desire me to give some Proof of that Assertion, since many Scriptures seem to assert a common Judgment, and consequently a common Resurrection both of the just and unjust at the same Time of Christ's Coming. I cannot see that that Objection of their being mentioned in the same Scriptures, without an express Distinction that the one shall precede the other, is an Argument sufficient to prove that they must of Necessity begin together. Certain it is that both shall be in the […] Day of the Lord; both shall fall within the Compass of the great Day of Judgment. But then there is a Morning and an Evening of that Day. The […] will be attended with a First, the Evening with a Second Resurrection. […] •oming of the Messiah is in many Scriptures in the Old Testament spoken of […] Day, without any express Distinction of his First and Second Coming▪ Isa. 2.11. Z•ch. 12.3, 4, 6, 8. The Jews therefore do not own Two Comings […] Christ. They say Shiloh shall come, but where is it said he shall come twice? We reply, that such Things are spoken concerning the Messiah as do necessarily imply a First and Second Coming. The Prophets speak of his coming to suffer and die for the Sins of his People, and of his coming to •udge the Earth. Daniel says that Messiah should be cut off, and yet that the Son of Man should come in the Clouds of Heaven, and […] on a Throne, judging the World; which implies Two Comings of Christ. The Jews, to evade this, have feigned Two Messiahs, one the Son of Joseph, that should suffer, and the other the Son of David, who must reign without suffering. But the scripture speaks expressly of Two Resurrections, as we shall see: Besides, in very many Scriptures that is said which does imply no less. When the Prophets and Saints shall rise from the dead, all the Kingdoms of the World will become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, Rev. 11. •• ▪ 18. After this Resurrection is begun, All People, Nations and Languages shall serve him, All Dominions shall obey him, Dan. 7.14.27. There is lately published a Book entitled A new System of the Apocalypse:
NOT only a future Conversion of the Iews, but another more disputable Point, and that does meet with a more 〈…〉 Opposition, Reverend Mr. Baxter has observed in some Books of mine long since published, viz. That the Resurrection of the Righteous shall precede the Resurrection of the wicked. He does desire me to give some Proof of that Assertion, since many Scriptures seem to assert a common Iudgment, and consequently a common Resurrection both of the just and unjust at the same Time of Christ's Coming. I cannot see that that Objection of their being mentioned in the same Scriptures, without an express Distinction that the one shall precede the other, is an Argument sufficient to prove that they must of Necessity begin together. Certain it is that both shall be in the 〈…〉 Day of the Lord; both shall fall within the Compass of the great Day of Iudgment. But then there is a Morning and an Evening of that Day. The 〈…〉 will be attended with a First, the Evening with a Second Resurrection. 〈…〉 •oming of the Messiah is in many Scriptures in the Old Testament spoken of 〈…〉 Day, without any express Distinction of his First and Second Coming▪ Isa. 2.11. Z•ch. 12.3, 4, 6, 8. The Iews therefore do not own Two Comings 〈…〉 Christ. They say Shil•h shall come, but where is it said he shall come twice? We reply, that such Things are spoken concerning the Messiah as do necessarily imply a First and Second Coming. The Prophets speak of his coming to suffer and die for the Sins of his People, and of his coming to •udge the Earth. Daniel says that Messiah should be cut off, and yet that the Son of Man should come in the Clouds of Heaven, and 〈…〉 on a Throne, judging the World; which implies Two Comings of Christ. The Iews, to evade this, have feigned Two Messiahs, one the Son of Ioseph, that should suffer, and the other the Son of David, who must reign without suffering. But the •cripture speaks expresly of Two Resurrections, as we shall see: Besides, in very many Scriptures that is said which does imply no less. When the Prophets and Saints shall rise from the dead, all the Kingdoms of the World will become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ,
