Of
the
Two
last
things
,
viz.
Resurrections
and
Judgments
at
last
Revealed
by
Christ
himself
,
as
being
needful
Points
of
Doctrine
respecting
the
last
times
of
this
World
;
set
forth
by
Question
and
Answer
,
for
the
more
easie
Apprehension
and
more
strong
Confirmation
of
those
great
Divine
Truths
before
Christs
Revelation
,
darkly
set
down
in
Holy
Scripture
as
the
Tract
following
manifiests
,
to
be
added
to
all
Christian
Catechismes
that
have
them
not
.
Anno
Dom
.
1682.
Quest
.
ARe
the
Resurrection
of
the
Saints
at
Christs
appearance
in
the
Clouds
,
and
the
Resurrection
of
the
Wicked
at
the
last
Trumpet
,
2.
Distinct
Resurrections
of
the
dead
Bodies
of
Men
?
Answ
.
They
are
2.
distinct
Resurrections
of
the
dead
Bodies
of
Men
.
Quest
.
How
are
they
Distinguished
?
Answ
.
1.
By
the
Persons
riseing
,
namely
of
the
just
and
unjust
.
2.
By
the
distinct
ends
thereof
,
viz.
to
Life
,
or
to
Condemnation
.
3.
By
the
distinct
times
of
the
first
and
last
Resurrection
,
set
forth
by
Christ
himself
at
1000
years
distance
in
that
his
absolute
Divine
Determination
of
them
,
Rev
,
20.5
.
●●
is
very
observable
in
our
Appendix
to
our
Schems
,
6
times
repeated
,
thrice
absolutely
,
1000
years
,
and
thrice
relatively
those
,
those
,
those
,
1000
years
respecting
3
particulars
of
Satans
binding
,
of
the
Saints
Reigning
,
and
of
the
Happiness
of
their
State
all
the
said
1000
years
.
Which
he
2.
proves
by
Scripture
Prophesie
,
of
the
promised
mercies
to
the
faithful
Forefathers
and
to
their
Spritual
seed
through
Christ
in
the
inteim
of
the
said
1000
years
,
betwixt
both
(
as
in
our
Proscheme
)
eternally
decreed
,
and
then
to
be
performed
.
Quest
.
What
Foundation
are
there
of
that
great
Comprehensive
mercies
of
Christ
Kingdom
on
the
Earth
,
which
the
Scripture
teaches
shall
be
at
his
appearance
,
when
he
shall
Judge
Quick
and
Dead
.
2
Tim
.
4.1
.
Answ
.
First
,
God
declares
at
mans
fall
,
that
Christ
the
promised
Seed
should
breake
the
Serpents
head
,
Gen.
3.15
.
and
then
at
his
2.
coming
making
his
Foes
his
Footstool
,
should
then
obtain
the
headship
himself
,
and
become
(
as
was
Decreed
)
Gods
King
upon
his
holy
Hill
of
Sion
.
2.
Balaam
in
his
Prophesie
foretold
that
his
Scepter
should
come
from
Israel
,
Numb
.
24.
3ly
.
Daniel
set
forth
the
time
when
,
viz.
at
the
end
of
the
Roman
Monarchy
,
when
the
first
Judgment
is
set
to
destroy
the
Beast
,
and
to
give
his
Body
to
the
burning
Flame
.
Dan
7.11.13
,
14.
4ly
.
his
Kingdom
was
Typified
in
Davids
,
of
whom
he
came
according
to
the
Flesh
:
But
5.
it
is
many
ways
explained
by
Christ
himself
,
in
the
Book
of
Revelation
,
but
chiefly
Ch.
20.
Of
this
Kingdom
we
have
set
down
12.
Foundations
,
from
the
beginning
of
Genesis
,
to
the
end
of
the
Book
of
Revelation
,
in
our
Tract
of
the
Doctrine
of
Christs
Kingdom
,
&c.
Quest
.
What
Foundation
was
there
for
the
great
,
holy
,
and
beloved
New
Jerusale●
;
that
comes
down
from
God
,
out
of
Heaven
with
Christ
,
to
be
then
the
Bride
the
Lambs
Wife
,
being
the
Spirits
of
just
men-made
perfect
,
to
receive
their
Bodies
in
their
Paradisian
restored
Sate
,
to
be
on
Earth
the
1000
years
.
Answ
.
It
was
so
far
revealed
to
Abraham
,
Jsaac
,
and
Jacob
with
the
promise
of
Canaan
in
the
time
of
that
renewed
State
,
that
they
are
said
to
see
the
promise
afar
off
,
viz.
at
the
Resurrection
of
the
just
,
when
all
promised
mercies
to
the
Fathers
in
Christ
were
to
be
accomplished
,
and
particularly
Abraham
,
Heb
.
11.
is
said
to
look
for
a
City
that
hath
Foundations
whose
Maker
and
Builder
is
God
,
such
as
that
City
will
then
be
,
and
ver
.
16
God
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
hath
prepared
for
them
a
City
,
and
it
is
gloriously
described
by
Christ
,
then
to
come
down
from
God
out
of
Heaven
,
Rev.
21.
of
which
that
given
to
their
natural
race
was
but
a
Type
,
and
but
eonditionally
,
and
was
forfeited
by
their
Sin
,
and
destroyed
at
their
Babylenish
Captivity
2300
years
before
the
setting
up
of
this
glorious
New
Jerusalem
in
the
world
.
Quest
.
What
other
blessedness
belongs
to
that
time
and
state
?
Answ
.
To
this
blessedness
will
be
added
the
Annexing
thereunto
the
Nations
of
them
that
are
then
saved
,
walking
in
the
light
of
that
great
holy
and
beloved
New
Jerusalem
all
the
said
1000
years
,
as
our
Saviour
teacheth
out
of
the
Prophesie
of
Esay
.
Rev.
21.
Quest
.
What
further
addition
will
be
to
that
blessedness
?
Answ
.
Then
also
will
be
the
times
of
the
Restiturion
of
all
things
which
the
Apostle
Peter
teacheth
,
Acts
3.19
,
20.
were
spoken
of
by
the
mouth
of
all
the
holy
Prophets
since
the
world
began
,
when
God
will
make
all
things
New
,
Rev.
21.5
,
as
we
have
shewed
in
a
Treatse
upon
that
Text
,
when
the
Curse
,
Bondage
,
enmitie
and
corruption
brought
in
by
Sin
and
Satan
,
before
shall
be
abolished
with
that
which
will
compleat
the
happiness
of
that
time
and
state
:
That
the
Tabernacle
of
God
in
Christs
humanity
will
then
also
be
with
men
,
and
he
will
dwell
with
them
that
said
1000
years
.
Quest
.
Will
there
be
two
personal
comings
of
Christ
to
Judgment
at
the
two
said
bodily
Resurrections
,
a
1000
years
distant
one
from
another
?
Answ
.
Yes
,
Quest
.
How
are
they
distinguished
in
Scripture
?
Answ
.
The
former
is
called
his
2.
coming
,
or
as
Heb
.
1.6
.
when
God
will
bring
again
his
first
begotten
Son
into
the
world
,
which
the
Apostle
Paul
(
who
was
rapt
up
into
the
3.
Heavens
)
usufally
calls
his
appearance
,
because
he
will
then
only
appear
in
the
Clouds
or
with
Clouds
to
mortal
Eyes
,
(
ordinarily
)
that
they
in
the
natural
life
with
the
Converted
Jews
,
Rev.
1.7
.
may
so
behold
him
,
whose
brightness
of
glory
could
not
otherwise
de
indured
by
their
Natural
Eyes
;
and
this
is
adjoyned
with
many
of
those
Excellencies
that
shall
then
take
place
,
as
his
Judging
Quick
and
Dead
,
(
as
was
shewed
)
at
his
appearance
,
and
his
Kingdom
which
will
then
begin
,
2
Tim
.
4.1
.
again
at
that
glorious
appearance
of
him
the
great
God
and
our
Saviour
Jesus
Christ
,
will
be
the
blessed
hope
that
he
teacheth
the
Saints
to
wait
for
,
Titus
2.13
.
now
that
blessed
hope
is
the
hope
of
Jsrael
,
when
all
promised
mercies
to
the
Fathers
will
take
place
at
the
first
Resurrection
which
he
so
clearely
explaines
,
Acts
26.6
,
7
,
8
unto
which
hope
(
saith
he
)
our
12
Tribes
instantly
serving
God
day
and
night
hope
to
come
,
and
then
expostulates
with
them
saying
:
Why
should
it
be
thought
a
thing
incredible
that
God
should
raise
the
dead
?
He
also
teacheth
1
Thes
.
2.8
.
that
by
this
appearance
Antichrist
shall
be
destroyed
,
as
was
more
fully
set
forth
,
Dan
.
7.
that
then
the
Judgment
was
set
at
the
said
first
Act
thereof
;
and
the
Books
were
opened
because
of
the
great
words
the
Horn
spake
,
and
in
the
Ishue
the
Body
of
the
Beast
was
given
to
the
burning
Flame
,
he
is
also
said
to
come
at
his
appearance
with
all
his
Saints
.
1
Thes
.
3.
and
last
4.14
.
when
all
the
Angels
shall
also
worship
him
,
Heb
.
1.6
.
as
was
foretold
,
Ps.
97.
also
at
his
appearance
the
Saints
with
the
Apostles
shall
possess
their
rest
.
2
Thes
.
1.7
.
even
that
rest
that
remains
for
the
people
of
God
.
Heb
.
4.9
.
which
will
be
the
Sabbatisme
of
the
worlds
being
:
But
his
last
descending
with
a
Shout
,
and
the
voice
of
an
Arch-Angel
and
the
Trump
of
God
which
St.
Saul
calls
the
last
Trump
when
he
sheweth
those
Misteries
of
the
momentany
rapture
and
general
change
of
all
the
Saints
together
shall
be
.
1
Cor
.
15.51
,
52.
at
the
end
,
that
is
as
Christ
Theacheth
,
1000
years
after
his
Second
coming
:
For
before
that
time
all
the
Saints
could
not
be
rapt
at
once
together
,
since
multitudes
of
them
had
not
being
before
nor
thence
forward
be
ever
with
the
Lord
,
since
his
last
coming
was
not
until
then
,
[
and
these
2
personal
comings
we
have
further
set
forth
in
11
or
12
distinctions
of
them
according
to
the
holy
Scripture
,
in
Page
1.
of
the
Resurrection
upon
R●●
20.5
.
]
Quest
.
What
proof
is
there
of
the
first
Act
of
Judgment
at
Christs
appearance
,
or
the
first
Resurrection
and
what
will
then
be
done
?
Answ
.
It
is
excellently
set
forth
in
the
Song
of
Praise
by
the
24
Elders
,
Rev.
11.
ver
.
18.19
.
that
God
had
thus
judged
not
only
to
destroy
them
that
destoryed
the
Earth
that
is
chiefly
the
Turk
and
Pope
with
Temperal
destruction
(
the
same
for
time
with
Dan
.
7.
at
the
end
of
the
Roman
Monarchie
,
)
but
also
to
reward
his
Servants
the
Prophets
and
his
Saints
,
but
all
that
fear
his
Name
both
small
and
great
,
for
(
so
saith
Christ
,
)
when
he
cometh
then
his
reward
is
with
him
,
viz.
for
all
his
Saints
both
raised
and
then
living
.
Rev.
22.12
.
Quest
.
What
will
be
done
at
the
last
Act
of
Judgment
,
after
the
last
Gog
and
Magog
are
destroyed
by
fire
from
Heaven
.
Rev.
20.7.8
.
after
the
1000
years
are
ended
.
Answ
.
At
the
last
Triump
when
the
general
momaintany
Rapture
and
change
of
all
Saints
shall
be
at
once
,
to
meet
the
Lord
in
the
Air
,
thenceforth
ever
to
be
with
him
,
the
Wicked
shall
be
raised
to
the
last
Judgment
,
to
receive
the
Sentence
of
Condemnation
,
to
be
ever
seperated
from
him
unto
everlasting
Torments
in
Hell
with
the
Devil
and
his
Angels
,
(
as
Christ
himself
hath
taught
us
.
)
Quest
.
What
other
decypherings
doth
the
holy
Scripture
give
to
the
time
and
and
State
of
the
said
1000
years
?
Answ
.
Sometime
it
is
called
the
world
to
come
,
even
an
habitable
world
(
as
the
word
{αβγδ}
denotes
,
)
as
the
world
before
the
Flood
was
called
the
old
world
,
and
this
present
Evil
world
subject
to
Satan
,
stiled
(
by
Usurpation
)
the
God
of
this
world
{αβγδ}
So
that
world
to
come
,
Heb
.
2.5
.
which
will
begin
when
God
brings
his
Son
again
,
or
the
Second
time
into
the
world
(
for
{αβγδ}
are
to
be
taken
adversatively
not
copulatively
as
translated
,
and
{αβγδ}
is
of
future
signification
,
when
he
shall
again
bring
his
Son
,
&
.
)
as
foretold
,
Psal
.
97.
Again
our
Saviour
Christ
,
Luke
20.35
.
sets
it
forth
by
that
world
of
the
Resurrection
of
the
just
,
which
are
the
Children
of
God
,
and
called
there
by
himself
the
Children
of
the
Resurrection
,
who
(
he
saith
)
shall
be
counted
worthy
of
that
world
as
enrolled
for
it
,
as
the
word
denotes
.
Also
it
is
the
time
of
the
Restitution
of
all
things
,
and
of
the
New
Heavens
and
New
Earth
,
spoken
of
by
all
the
holy
Prophets
since
the
world
began
.
Acts
3.19
,
20.
And
therefore
is
no
new
or
strange
Doctrine
as
many
are
apt
to
conceive
of
it
,
but
is
now
seriously
to
be
considered
and
embraced
,
when
it
is
near
approaching
at
the
end
of
the
2300
years
of
the
Jews
Bondage
at
Christs
said
appearance
;
which
is
,
and
ought
to
be
accounted
great
matter
of
Consolation
to
Christs
afflicted
and
persecuted
Church
and
People
in
these
last
Days
of
Satans
,
and
Antichrists
Usurpation
and
Tyranny
;
when
Christ
is
shortly
coming
to
put
an
end
to
them
,
even
when
the
Matutina
resurrectio
and
Judicium
,
being
,
when
the
just
shall
have
Domination
in
the
morning
as
saith
the
Psalmist
,
Ps.
49.
Quefi
.
What
Evidence
doth
the
holy
Scripture
afford
of
the
Jews
deliverance
,
and
the
first
bodily
Resurrection
to
be
at
Christs
appearance
.
Answ
.
First
of
the
Jews
deliverance
,
Daniel
saith
expresly
Chap.
12.2
.
at
the
standing
up
of
Michael
their
Prince
Daniels
People
shall
be
delivered
,
when
the
Turk
that
sought
their
ruin
comes
to
his
end
,
and
none
could
help
him
in
the
Chap.
before
.
Secondly
,
from
the
frame
and
order
of
Scriptures
respecting
that
People
,
for
both
Moses
and
Joshua
at
their
Death
severely
threatened
them
,
if
they
revolted
from
from
their
Covenant
,
(
which
they
soon
did
)
foretelling
their
long
and
sore
and
most
miserable
Bondage
,
as
also
do
those
prophetical
threatnings
,
Deut.
28.
Levi
.
26.
and
that
prophetical
Song
of
Moses
,
Deut
.
32.
accordingly
Jsrael
was
led
Captive
into
Assyria
,
and
Judah
into
Caldea
,
when
all
the
12.
Tribes
were
in
Bondage
,
but
even
then
God
revealed
to
Dan
.
first
by
Nehuchad-nezzars
Image
,
and
by
the
Vision
of
the
4
Beasts
to
himself
,
that
the
Gentiles
should
have
the
Dominion
all
the
times
of
these
4
Monarchies
until
Christs
appearance
,
or
Michaels
said
standing
up
,
as
Chap.
12.2
.
And
to
Ezek
.
also
was
then
shewed
upon
the
taking
the
Crown
and
Diadem
from
the
last
King
of
Judah
Zedekah
;
God
would
bring
3
great
Overturnings
by
Babylon
,
Greece
,
and
Rome
,
until
he
came
whose
right
it
is
.
(
as
Dan
7.13
,
14.
)
and
God
said
then
he
would
give
it
him
,
viz.
Christ
.
Ezek
.
21.26
,
27.
This
large
time
is
also
exactly
computed
in
a
misterious
manner
by
Palmoni
,
or
Christ
the
secret
Number
to
be
2300
years
,
Dan
.
8.14
.
(
See
the
reasons
on
that
ver
in
our
Summarie
of
Dan
.
)
the
period
of
which
great
mi●●ical
Number
appears
to
be
the
period
of
all
other
considerable
Numbers
in
Dan
.
and
Revelation
to
be
at
Christs
appearance
also
,
when
with
the
Jews
and
Isralites
great
Restauration
concurs
the
first
Resurrection
of
the
just
,
the
Davidical
Kingdom
of
Christ
,
the
Destruction
of
the
man
of
Sin
,
1
Thes
.
2.
and
of
the
Turk
also
,
Ezek
.
38.
and
39
ver
.
8.9
in
that
great
Testimony
of
God
himself
,
[
Behold
it
is
come
and
it
is
done
saith
the
Lord
God
;
this
is
the
day
wherof
I
have
spoken
.
]
Which
Divine
mark
there
,
(
it
is
done
)
is
set
,
Rev.
16.7
.
and
Rev.
21.6
.
to
shew
the
Popes
destruction
at
the
6t
Vials
ending
,
and
the
concidence
of
the
times
of
Restitution
coming
on
:
So
also
the
mistical
,
1666
from
Christs
Ascension
about
34
years
from
his
Birth
,
pointing
out
the
end
of
the
Beast
,
Rev.
13.
all
agreeing
in
the
same
period
,
as
also
Daniels
happy
times
with
his
own
standing
up
in
his
lot
then
with
Job
,
David
and
all
Saints
at
1235
years
from
Julian
the
Apostates
365
,
(
probably
)
when
God
last
wonderfully
took
away
Sacrifice
.
See
our
Appendix
after
our
Scheme
,
Pag
.
8
,
9
,
10
,
11.
Quest
.
Why
are
but
3
overturnings
mentioned
by
Ezek
.
in
all
the
4
said
Monarchies
.
Answ
.
It
is
probable
because
none
was
to
be
in
the
Persian
,
but
contrarily
God
would
then
reduce
the
2
Tribes
to
fulfil
his
promised
mercies
to
Judah
by
Cyrus
,
and
accompleshed
his
good
purpose
in
sending
the
Messiah
at
the
end
of
Daniels
Weeks
,
by
tht
Blessed
effects
of
whose
Death
,
Resurrection
,
and
Ascension
,
should
an
end
be
put
to
the
Guilt
of
Believers
transgressions
,
when
the
Power
and
Punishment
thereof
by
everlasting
Righteousness
is
brought
to
them
,
are
taken
away
,
&c.
Dan
.
9.
according
to
the
time
long
before
foretold
by
Jacob
,
Gen.
40.
of
Shiloes
or
Christs
first
coming
,
from
which
in
the
times
of
Revelation
Prophesie
,
many
things
were
to
be
accomplished
for
about
1600
years
,
until
his
Second
coming
;
ending
the
last
Gentil
Monarchy
,
and
the
bringing
in
of
Christs
most
Divine
and
glorious
Kingdom
and
Monarchy
,
who
then
will
be
manifest
to
be
the
King
of
Kings
,
and
Prince
of
the
Kings
of
the
Farth
,
Rev.
1.5
.
whose
Name
is
wonderful
Counseller
,
&c.
then
sitting
upon
the
Throne
of
David
as
Es.
9.6.7
.
Hence
St.
Paul
so
remarkably
enjoyneth
all
Christians
,
to
wait
for
the
Blessed
hope
and
glorious
appearance
of
the
great
God
,
and
our
Saviour
Jesus
Christ
.
Tit
.
2.13
.
(
which
we
mentioned
before
.
)
Now
that
blessed
hope
is
the
hope
of
Israel
,
or
Redemption
of
Israel
at
Christs
Second
coming
,
and
the
first
said
Resurrection
,
when
the
promised
mercies
to
the
Fathers
shall
especially
take
place
;
which
the
Apostle
evidently
explains
,
Acts
26.6
,
7
,
8.
of
the
Resurrection
of
the
Dead
then
to
be
accomplished
;
read
and
observe
his
Words
well
.
An
admonition
to
all
.
1.
For
the
use
of
all
faithful
Christians
,
whose
Duty
in
general
is
to
own
,
believe
,
improve
,
and
promote
in
their
Stations
all
the
Divine
Doctrins
of
the
Gospel
of
Christ
.
2.
For
others
to
seek
earnestly
for
true
Repentance
towards
God
,
and
true
Faith
in
Jesus
Christ
,
that
they
may
receive
the
Inheritance
among
them
that
are
Sanctified
.
ANd
1.
Let
it
be
well
observed
by
all
such
,
that
the
very
express
and
strong
Evidence
set
down
by
Christ
himself
.
Rev.
20.5
.
viz.
of
the
first
blessed
bodily
Resnarection
of
the
Saints
,
to
be
1000
years
before
the
rest
of
the
dead
is
beyond
all
denial
,
to
all
sober
rational
men
upon
many
accounts
(
as
may
by
the
following
Treatise
upon
that
Text
be
sufficiently
manifest
,
)
and
therefore
the
contrary
,
long
prevailling
but
groundless
mistake
and
Errour
,
viz.
that
there
will
be
but
one
only
general
Resurrection
at
once
both
of
good
and
bad
,
(
expresly
contrary
to
our
Saviours
Divine
Doctrine
thereof
)
and
otherwise
also
,
not
only
without
but
contrary
to
Scripture
warrant
,
must
needs
be
both
a
groundless
and
dangerous
errour
,
tending
to
exclude
all
other
Divine
Doctrines
of
Christ
,
in
his
own
Revelation
that
respect
the
world
to
come
.
Heb
.
2.5
.
or
the
glorious
and
blessed
State
of
his
own
Mediatory
or
Davidical
Kingdom
.
But
the
owning
of
that
distinct
Doctrine
of
Christ
,
of
the
2
bodily
Resurrections
at
1000
years
distance
,
is
so
express
from
Christs
own
words
,
that
with
them
the
Interin
betwixt
both
of
the
1000
years
is
a
great
and
sure
Foundation
of
many
other
Divine
Truths
foretold
by
his
Spirit
of
Prophesie
,
manifesting
the
said
first
bodily
Resurrection
to
be
the
necessary
inlet
for
the
raised
Saints
,
whereby
they
become
capable
of
the
manifold
great
happiness
;
which
without
their
spiritual
Bodies
they
could
not
then
enjoy
,
nor
otherwise
so
eminently
serve
him
as
is
said
Chap.
2.3
.
that
his
servants
shall
serve
him
,
where
the
Throne
of
God
and
of
the
Lamb
shall
then
be
in
those
many
particulars
so
revealed
and
determined
,
for
the
substance
of
them
by
Christ
himself
,
upon
the
Foundations
of
the
Prophets
speaking
,
Chap.
10.
of
such
things
to
come
on
from
the
7th
Trumpet
:
When
the
mistery
of
God
should
be
finished
,
[
as
he
spake
by
his
Servants
the
Prophets
]
which
were
part
of
his
own
Purchase
at
his
first
coming
,
and
in
his
Divine
Book
revealed
and
undertaken
to
confer
upon
his
Saints
at
his
Second
coming
.
And
what
though
so
clear
Discoveries
of
these
Divine
Misteries
have
not
been
so
Evidently
made
in
most
of
Antichrists
Date
now
near
to
an
end
,
as
hath
been
in
these
latter
Days
,
or
in
those
next
to
the
Apostles
times
as
learned
Mr.
Mede
observed
.
That
Antichristianisme
should
then
obstrct
them
to
the
end
,
that
great
Enemie
might
for
his
time
appear
and
pass
to
his
period
,
which
time
of
such
Darkness
and
Ignorance
God
seemed
then
to
wink
at
,
but
since
in
our
times
he
hath
given
such
great
Discoveries
of
them
,
it
is
therefore
a
duty
incumbent
upon
all
good
Christians
now
to
receive
,
improve
,
and
promote
them
in
their
places
,
as
was
very
observable
in
that
very
Learned
and
Reverend
Dr.
Twisse
in
his
latter
days
,
though
he
was
Prolocutor
before
,
of
that
Learned
Assembly
mostly
of
contrary
Opinion
.
Yet
was
credibly
reported
,
that
above
what
light
he
had
received
in
them
,
by
intercourse
with
Mr.
Mede
,
(
as
their
Printed
Letters
manifest
)
it
afterwards
so
wrought
upon
his
mind
and
affections
,
that
in
them
he
was
much
enlivened
and
raised
towards
his
end
in
the
embracing
and
due
estimation
of
them
.
And
also
that
worthily
,
much
Reverend
and
Renownedly
,
learned
and
Religious
Bishop
Usher
,
upon
that
little
intercourse
he
had
,
likewise
with
Mr.
Mede
,
acknowledged
much
of
that
Nature
also
,
and
doubtless
by
degrees
would
have
done
more
if
further
advantage
thereof
had
been
afforded
to
him
:
And
for
my
unworthy
self
who
formerly
opposed
Christs
said
Personal
Reign
;
yet
since
by
special
mercie
,
having
obtained
many
gracious
Discoveries
have
since
specially
strongly
confirmd
that
as
after
our
Scheme
may
be
seen
,
and
many
other
things
of
that
Natute
,
published
in
my
Book
for
the
benefit
of
others
,
into
whose
hands
they
may
come
.
So
that
it
must
needs
be
grievous
unto
me
,
besides
other
weighty
considerations
respecting
God
or
Men
or
their
own
selves
,
to
hear
not
only
ordinary
Persons
,
but
even
many
Ministers
for
want
of
such
Divine
Discoveries
received
and
prized
by
them
,
(
as
the
said
first
Resurrection
taught
by
Christ
is
)
to
hear
them
preach
in
publick
though
most
erroneously
,
that
it
is
nothing
else
but
Spiritual
Regeneration
.
And
also
that
Christs
said
Kingdom
of
the
1000
years
shortly
to
come
on
Earth
,
is
no
other
then
his
providential
Kingdom
which
he
ever
had
as
God
in
the
World
.
To
deny
his
Reign
then
to
be
personal
though
sufficiently
confirmed
,
(
as
we
now
said
)
whereby
he
will
be
much
more
glorious
then
the
Sun
in
the
glorious
state
of
the
world
to
come
.
And
to
call
the
New
Jerusalem
coming
down
from
God
at
Christs
Second
coming
:
The
Kingdom
of
Heaven
which
is
then
said
evedently
Rev.
21.9
.
to
be
the
Bride
the
Lambs
Wife
:
When
the
Tabernacle
of
God
(
in
Christs
Person
)
will
be
with
Men
,
and
he
dweil
with
them
and
be
their
God
,
and
they
his
People
in
the
great
Solemnity
of
the
Marriage
of
the
Lamb
probably
all
the
said
1000
years
:
Yea
and
some
to
reject
all
those
Divine
Doctrins
of
Christ
in
the
said
1000
years
,
wherein
the
Nations
also
of
them
that
are
saved
shall
walk
in
the
light
of
the
great
,
holy
,
and
beloved
New
Jerusalem
,
and
that
of
all
People
under
the
whole
Heaven
,
as
Dan
.
7.27
.
when
in
that
glorious
and
graciou
prolonging
of
Christs
days
then
upon
Earth
he
shall
so
abundantly
see
his
Seed
,
when
the
will
of
the
Lord
shall
most
prosper
in
his
hands
as
foretold
,
Es.
63.
when
the
greatest
Harvest
of
the
Saints
is
to
come
in
,
and
all
Nations
see
the
Salvation
of
the
God
of
Israel
:
How
great
a
sin
then
against
God
and
Christ
the
Saints
raised
then
,
and
the
Nations
then
to
be
saved
likewise
must
the
denying
of
these
excellent
Divine
truths
needs
be
?
Yea
,
and
some
to
reject
the
thousand
years
themselves
though
the
number
of
the
thousand
years
is
laid
down
by
our
Saviour
,
as
the
most
exact
,
strong
,
and
unparallelled
Determination
of
a
time
to
come
,
that
is
to
be
found
in
the
whole
World
:
and
indeed
fit
only
for
the
All-knowing
and
Almighty
and
blessed
God
,
so
to
set
down
aforehand
,
who
can
both
fully
make
it
good
;
and
who
many
thousand
years
before
hath
revealed
,
that
he
will
accomplish
that
State
,
with
such
things
as
he
hath
revealed
shall
be
fulfilled
in
them
.
Yet
my
own
Ears
have
heard
one
in
publick
say
,
frivolously
and
and
unworthily
of
them
,
That
he
knew
not
whether
there
were
1000
2000
,
or
10000
,
with
other
Scriptures
by
him
perverted
,
respecting
the
same
;
whereunto
may
be
annexed
,
the
Antiscriptural
error
of
such
as
place
the
times
of
restitution
of
all
things
after
the
worlds
destruction
,
of
which
God
saith
,
Behold
I
make
all
things
new
,
viz.
Visibly
at
Christs
second
coming
,
(
as
we
have
have
shewed
upon
Rev.
21.5
.
)
as
the
Apostle
teacheth
,
he
hath
done
Spiritually
at
his
first
coming
,
2
Cor
.
5.
so
laying
the
foundation
for
the
other
;
with
many
other
gross
errors
of
that
kind
,
especially
of
such
as
reckon
these
Divine
and
Havenly
Doctrines
:
taught
by
Christ
himself
(
neer
to
Blasphemy
)
to
be
no
better
than
Carnal
Opinions
(
as
I
have
heard
delivered
in
publick
also
)
But
I
am
not
willing
to
rake
any
further
into
this
Dunghil
,
only
I
mention
thus
much
here
for
these
good
purposes
.
First
,
to
caution
others
for
the
time
to
come
,
against
these
or
the
like
mistakes
and
errors
:
And
secondly
,
to
admonish
all
,
especiall
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
,
to
search
duly
into
,
and
to
own
,
improve
,
and
promote
,
such
precious
truths
of
that
part
of
the
Gospel
tespecting
Christs
second
coming
,
containing
such
happy
interest
of
all
Saints
in
them
;
and
not
to
withstand
such
great
things
founded
on
the
Prophets
,
as
the
Son
of
God
,
whose
Testimony
of
them
is
said
also
to
be
the
Spirit
of
Prophesie
.
Rev.
19
10
,
and
left
for
the
special
Consolation
of
his
Church
in
these
latter
and
darker
days
of
Antichrist
,
when
as
the
Prophet
speaks
(
probably
of
the
times
of
some
of
the
Vials
)
it
seems
to
be
not
Day
nor
Night
,
but
withal
for
their
comfort
they
should
know
in
the
Evening
time
it
shall
be
light
,
Zac
.
14.7
.
And
thirdiy
,
that
Christians
might
lay
to
heart
and
consider
,
what
a
great
provocation
it
must
needs
now
be
unto
Almighty
God
,
that
such
Divine
truths
he
in
so
great
mercy
and
goodness
hath
in
these
respects
,
so
set
before
such
as
call
themselves
his
people
,
yea
,
and
his
portion
too
,
yet
should
be
no
better
entertained
by
them
;
and
that
the
exceeding
glorious
excellency
of
Christ
himself
,
the
blessed
Mediator
,
shortly
to
be
manifest
to
be
the
Prince
of
the
Kings
of
the
Earth
,
Rev.
1.3
.
Should
not
only
be
neglected
,
but
so
resisted
in
the
World
;
which
I
really
believe
is
a
special
cause
and
reason
(
together
with
other
heart
and
life
Provocations
amongst
these
Christians
in
these
dark
days
,
too
obvious
to
be
discerned
)
why
God
is
still
pleased
to
suffer
such
pressures
to
lye
so
long
and
heavily
upon
so
many
(
partly
in
Doctrin
)
reformed
Christian
Protestant
Churches
,
in
that
such
light
is
withholden
from
most
Christians
amongst
them
that
discovers
their
deliverance
approraching
,
and
the
comfort
thereof
unto
them
,
and
so
excellently
displays
the
glory
of
their
great
Redeemer
,
whose
glorious
appearance
will
cause
them
to
lift
up
their
heads
with
joy
,
yea
,
even
when
by
the
signs
thereof
they
shall
but
discern
them
to
be
near
;
which
the
receiving
such
Doctrines
ar
these
which
Christ
hath
discovered
for
their
use
,
in
that
sacred
and
most
Diivine
Book
of
Revelation
,
may
much
hasten
for
the
exceeding
great
consolation
of
all
soithful
Souls
.
Amen
.
W.S.
Some
seasonable
Revelation
discoveries
respecting
these
our
times
,
especially
of
the
seven
last
Plagues
or
Vials
,
with
the
contemporatie
,
the
2
Witnesses
,
and
with
the
10th
part
of
the
Cities
falling
,
Rev.
11.
&c.
THat
we
may
the
better
discern
the
pouring
out
of
the
fifth
Vial
and
part
of
the
sixt
now
passing
with
other
occurrants
respecting
the
times
lately
past
or
present
,
or
shortly
to
come
,
we
shall
here
set
down
some
hints
of
the
four
preceeding
Vials
.
The
first
whereof
is
said
to
be
poured
out
upon
the
Earth
of
the
Beast
,
Rev.
16.2
.
appeared
to
be
when
he
was
manifested
unto
the
Church
,
to
be
the
Great
Antichrist
,
that
before
stood
firm
(
in
appearance
)
upon
a
supposed
and
pretended
jus
Divinum
,
and
was
counted
Christs
Vicar
General
,
and
Saint
Peters
Successor
in
the
Sea
of
Rome
,
though
most
fasly
(
as
Mr.
Ed.
Deering
hath
made
evident
)
which
first
Vial
was
poured
out
by
our
Wickliff
and
others
which
so
shaked
his
Earth
and
Foundation
that
he
stood
upon
,
that
thereupon
he
had
a
noysome
and
grievous
fore
fell
upon
his
followers
:
which
causeed
them
to
be
ever
since
,
such
Persecutors
of
all
such
as
Hercticks
,
as
they
call
them
,
because
their
Earth
or
Foundation
is
so
removed
by
them
,
and
having
a
noysomfore
upon
them
.
The
second
Vial
seemed
to
be
poured
upon
the
Seas
of
the
Beast
,
when
Luther
so
divulged
his
Divine
Doctrines
of
the
Gospel
of
Christ
,
and
wrote
so
vigorously
against
many
Popish
errours
,
that
the
truth
,
by
his
means
was
spread
largely
in
Germany
,
and
many
other
Countries
,
and
so
took
place
,
that
Popish
delusions
and
errors
,
which
prevailed
before
amongst
them
,
were
thereupon
cast
off
,
and
the
Popes
power
greatly
diminished
in
those
places
,
and
all
his
Spiritual
delusions
amongst
them
became
like
the
blood
of
a
dead
man
,
having
no
Life
,
or
Spirits
left
in
them
;
and
this
was
also
wonderful
in
these
two
first
pourers
forth
of
the
said
Vials
,
after
their
great
prevalency
against
the
man
of
Sin
,
and
his
great
endeavours
to
destroy
them
successively
;
yet
such
was
Gods
care
over
them
,
after
all
assaults
,
that
they
both
died
peaceably
in
their
Beds
,
notwithstanding
.
The
third
Vial
,
saith
Mr.
Mede
was
poured
out
upon
the
Rivers
and
Fountains
of
the
Beast
,
whereby
his
poysonous
Waters
were
carried
and
conveyed
to
the
several
parts
of
the
World
;
to
wit
,
by
those
his
Emissaries
,
the
Priests
,
Friers
and
Jesuits
,
the
promoters
of
his
wicked
Doctrines
,
by
the
restraint
of
penal
Laws
,
to
take
away
their
lives
,
as
was
made
against
them
in
Queen
Elizabeths
Raign
,
and
elsewhere
also
restrained
in
other
places
,
the
Justice
,
of
which
proceeding
to
give
them
blood
to
drink
as
they
were
worthy
is
so
greatly
celebrated
with
praise
to
God
,
v.
5.6.7
.
The
fourth
Mr.
Mede
conceives
also
to
be
poured
upon
the
Sun
in
the
Popes
Orb
,
viz.
On
the
German
Empire
,
or
house
of
Austria
,
by
that
illustrious
Gustauus
Adolphus
King
of
Sweden
and
others
over-ruuning
suddenly
about
200
Miles
in
their
warrs
(
as
was
conceived
)
and
though
it
still
remains
;
yet
both
then
and
since
have
been
much
weakened
by
the
Turk
about
new
Hausel
,
and
the
French
Wars
since
,
for
it
is
to
be
observed
,
that
no
Vial
utterly
destroys
but
the
last
,
they
only
bring
the
Popedome
into
a
Consumption
;
yet
upon
such
scorching
they
have
accordingly
blasphemed
Gods
name
,
and
will
not
acknowledge
his
hand
,
and
therefore
do
not
repent
to
give
him
glory
.
But
the
fourth
Vial
is
also
conceived
to
be
the
casting
off
the
Popes
Universality
,
which
before
was
as
his
shining
Sun
that
hath
darkned
his
Orb
greatly
:
which
appears
very
probable
to
be
meant
thereby
.
The
fifth
Vial
Mr.
Cotton
most
probably
conceived
also
to
be
poured
out
upon
the
Popes
Mystical
Throne
,
to
wit
,
upon
Prelacy
,
or
Hierarchical
Episcopacy
held
by
the
Papists
and
their
party
to
be
(
jure
Divino
)
whence
also
Archbishops
,
Pattiarchs
,
and
Popes
act
also
(
jure
Divino
)
as
sitting
upon
a
Throne
:
As
for
what
Mr.
Mede
conceived
of
Rome
as
a
tenth
part
of
what
it
was
formerly
seems
too
litteral
compared
with
the
other
Vials
;
neither
was
the
time
of
Rooms
ruin
to
be
expected
so
soon
as
the
fifth
Vial
,
and
also
the
fall
of
the
tenth
part
of
the
great
City
is
quite
another
thing
in
others
account
shortly
to
be
amongst
us
,
towards
the
end
of
the
great
Earth-quake
(
probably
)
at
the
finishing
of
the
Ascention
of
the
last
finishing
Witness
,
whose
Killing
Mr.
Mede
himself
conceived
would
be
about
the
fifth
Vial
,
in
the
Plateia
civitatis
where
the
fall
of
that
tenth
Part
or
Province
of
the
said
great
City
,
is
probably
by
divers
expected
to
be
,
and
as
a
Key
for
the
place
,
where
the
last
finishing
sackcloth
Witness
should
be
slain
,
it
is
described
to
be
[
where
our
Lord
was
crucified
,
Rev.
11.8
.
]
as
being
the
Stage
of
Gods
emminent
actings
,
in
pouring
out
the
fifth
Vial
,
upon
that
mystical
Throne
of
the
Beasts
,
viz.
jus
Divinum
prelaticum
pretended
to
for
setting
up
their
humane
institutions
,
and
imposing
them
more
than
Gods
Divine
appointments
(
as
that
Hierarchie
not
long
before
Christs
death
did
in
Juden
,
whereby
civil
censures
were
to
be
executed
,
making
way
for
the
civil
death
of
the
said
Witnesses
,
of
which
much
might
be
said
answerably
,
†
though
good
men
formerly
in
that
capacity
,
were
then
content
with
their
jure
humane
from
men
and
end
eavoured
to
serve
Christ
,
in
writing
against
Popish
errours
,
and
in
promoting
Godliness
,
or
were
sufferers
for
the
truth
,
as
Bishop
Jewel
,
Bishop
Hooper
,
Bishop
Latimer
,
Bishop
Morton
,
Bishop
Babington
,
Bishop
Davenant
,
&c.
But
in
succeeding
times
,
when
after
about
17
years
voiding
of
Parliaments
,
Bishop
Laud
,
and
Bishop
Wren
,
with
other
of
their
Party
in
carrying
on
such
Popish
Designs
in
two
Kingdoms
at
once
,
(
as
would
then
apparently
have
ruined
themselves
)
did
bring
in
Alters
and
many
alterations
in
Doctrines
and
Practises
to
promote
Popery
,
and
therewith
a
new
Book
of
Cannons
with
an
Oath
,
&c.
To
establish
their
pretended
jus
Divinum
upon
their
Brethrens
Consciences
:
then
God
by
a
Parliament
fitted
for
that
work
in
Forty
two
,
seemed
to
pour
out
his
Fifth
Vial
in
that
Plateia
civitatis
(
many
●ays
like
to
Judea
)
upon
the
said
Prelacy
as
tke
mistical
Throne
of
the
Beast
that
made
the
whole
Antichristian
Kingdom
full
of
Darkness
,
and
caused
them
to
gnaw
their
Tongues
for
pain
and
Blasphem
the
God
of
Heaven
,
overlooking
both
his
Word
and
Hand
therein
;
imputing
all
to
Mens
Sins
and
Rebellion
,
&c.
And
repented
not
of
their
deeds
,
but
only
being
thereby
revengfully
carried
on
to
kill
the
said
Witnesses
fully
,
after
about
18
years
space
of
their
own
Suffering
;
to
contrive
and
prepare
for
their
last
great
Slaughter
,
when
Viis
and
Modis
they
could
after
obtain
in
advantage
to
accomplish
the
same
.
Which
in
18
years
more
seems
to
be
accomplished
from
60
,
(
as
particularly
might
be
recounted
)
and
therein
to
accomplish
what
that
Prophesie
Rev.
11.
from
ver
.
6.
foretold
,
concerning
the
said
finishing
Witnesses
in
the
Plateia
civitatis
(
as
in
an
other
Paper
we
have
manifested
to
the
beginning
of
the
falling
of
the
Tenth
part
of
the
great
City
in
that
said
Plateia
or
Tenth
Province
also
,
which
seemed
to
begin
an
78.
upon
the
wonderful
doscovery
,
defeat
,
and
many
strange
disappointments
of
that
desperatly
wicked
late
Plot
,
by
the
watchful
and
most
gracious
providence
of
the
great
Watchman
of
Israel
,
which
Design
though
still
endeavoured
to
be
carried
on
by
many
wicked
Polices
,
Lyes
,
Slanders
,
and
most
Hellish
Sham-Plots
,
which
is
the
manifest
depth
of
Devillisme
,
and
height
of
Satanical
Wickedness
,
so
hainously
to
pervert
that
Sacred
Ordinance
of
appealing
to
God
,
(
as
if
he
had
forsaken
the
Earth
)
as
thereby
to
act
in
such
cruel
.
abominable
,
and
detestable
Designs
to
take
away
the
Lives
of
Innocent
Men
;
and
even
to
abandon
the
Gospel
of
Christ
:
All
which
their
pacthings
and
daubings
with
such
untempered
Morter
notwithstanding
,
God
will
doubtless
cause
the
Walls
of
their
City
the
sooner
to
moulder
away
,
and
at
onee
ere
long
like
those
of
Jerice
to
fall
down
flat
,
when
it
shall
be
truly
said
,
{αβγδ}
,
that
that
Tenth
part
of
the
City
,
viz.
the
said
Plateia
spoken
of
before
is
actually
fallen
,
to
wit
,
all
Popish
Interest
hope
and
expectation
therein
is
vanquished
;
even
by
those
means
whereby
the
Enemies
endeavoured
to
establish
them
,
and
thereupon
is
to
follow
the
slaying
of
those
7000
Names
of
Men
;
when
Gods
hand
will
appear
terrible
to
the
great
affrightment
of
that
remnant
that
will
then
give
glory
to
the
God
of
Heaven
,
ver
.
13.
at
the
end
of
the
Second
Woe
,
when
that
sudden
and
strong
work
of
the
Lord
in
judging
the
great
Whore
,
in
undertaking
to
put
it
into
the
hearts
and
hands
of
the
Kings
of
the
Parth
to
burn
her
with
Fire
,
probably
under
the
Sixth
Vial
,
wherein
may
further
be
effected
the
drying
up
of
the
Popes
mistical
Buphrates
of
the
German
Empire
,
or
the
litteral
Euphrates
for
the
passage
of
the
Kings
of
the
East
to
seek
their
Land
,
or
both
,
(
which
I
rather
expect
)
while
the
three
unclean
Spirits
like
Frogs
are
croaking
in
the
Courts
of
Kings
,
to
gather
them
to
the
Battle
of
the
great
day
of
God
Almighty
,
ver
.
16.
after
described
c
.
19.
when
will
also
be
executed
the
Seventh
Vial
upon
the
Air
of
the
Beast
;
when
the
Prince
of
the
Power
of
the
Air
will
probably
also
be
bound
,
as
Rev.
20.
for
1000
years
,
until
the
finishing
,
whereof
he
shall
not
deceive
the
Nations
any
more
.
All
which
may
shortly
be
compleated
before
they
are
expected
by
most
Men
.
FINIS
.