they not just reason to fing Hallelujah: for the Lord God Almighty reigneth, let us rejoyce, &c. And so may the godly at every victory a ver the Popish Armies, even before the refurrection.

Reply

No doubt but the Bohemians had great reason to rejoyce, and to praise God, when they fay the Armies of their enemies Aye at the found of Zifcab's drumme. But yet as I cannot thinke, that thofe Bohemians were reprefented by the great multitude which Saint John heard fing the hymne, Rev. 19.6,7. or that they did then fing this hymne: fol know, that this hymne of praife is not referred by the Holy Ghoft, as you referre it, to every particular victory over the Popish Armies; but onely to the victory immediately recorded in the fame chapter: which is the victory which Chrift himfelfe thall have over the beast and falfe prophet, when at his defcending from heaven to enter his Kingdome on earth, he shall caft them alive into the lake of fire. And therefore your application of the ftory of Ziferb's dramme to this ar gument, is a very ridiculous answer.

The third argument.

But most of all clearely in chap. 11. ver. 15, 16. Ge, where at the found of the feventh trumpet, the dayes of the witnesses, and the mouthes of the Beast and Nations being out-ranne, were great voices in heaven, faying, The Kingdomes of this world are become the Kingdomes of the Lord, &c. This is the confummation of the myste ry of God foretold by the Prophets.

Mr. Petric's Anfwer.

This indeed is the confummuion of all the promifes foretold by the Prophets and Apostles: and therefore it is not to be understood of any embly Kingdome feing th full accomplishment of the prophecies is not on earth. And fo this synchronisme being false, all the lake fynchros nifmes, and all expofitions following upon them muft faile with it.

Reply.

This argument shewes, that the Kingdomes of this world are to become the Kingdomes of our Lord and of his Chrift, at the founding of the feventh trumpet, and not before. That is, at the time of our Saviours defcending from heaven,at which time the reigne of the beaft fhal end. And confequently it provs firft, that this reigne of Chrift must needes follow the reigne of the beaff, feeing it

beginnes

beginnes not till his appearing, by which the Beast shall be atterly deftroyed. And fecondly it proves, that this reigne muft needes be on earth, feeing the Kingdomes which fhall then become his, are the Kingdomes of this world. And thirdly, it Iproves, that the time in which these Kingdomes fhall become Chrifts, cannot poffibly be the time in which he fhall deliver up his Kingdome to the Father, feeing they fhall then cease to be his. And fo the time of our Saviours reigne over them muft needes be the interim, the time betwixt the reigne of the Beaft, and the delivering up of his Kingdome to the Father. To thefe confequences you had nothing to fay; and therefore you catch at these words which follow the argument, to wit, [This is the confummation of the mystery of God foretold by the Prophets, which you thus pervert. [This indeed is the confummation of all the promi fes foretold by the Propbets and Apoftles: and therefore it is not to be understood of any earthly Kingdome.] But furely as the mystery of God foretold by the Prophets, and recorded chap. 10. ver. 7. is meant onely of Chrifts reigne on earth at his next appearing, when the Kingdomes of this world are to become his fo you can fhew us no promife either in the writings of the Prophets or Apoftles, which after the refurrection of mens bodies, is to be enjoyed by them in heaven, in your fenfe: that is, in a place of glory feparate from the earth. For as the raifed Saints that are to come with Chrift (hall be on this earth all the time of his reigne; fo at the delivering up of his Kingdome to the Father, the whole number of the elect fhall be with him in the new Jerufalem, (which is the Paradife of God,) on the new earth whither it fhall then defcend. And so this synchronisme being true, all the like fynchronismes, and all expofitions following upon them, muft

be true alfo.

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The Authors Judgement of the Contents of the Trumpets and Vials; which he commends to the ferious confideration of every intelligent READER,

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Hat the plagues of the vials fhould be literally and pro- Revel. 16. perly interpreted, and not figuratively and mystically:

these reasons doe in my conceit require.

1. Because there is no neceffity of interpreting them

otherwise.

2. Because God hath already shewed many fuch wonders as
the vials fpeake of.

3. Because the laft plague is properly to be understood, and we
may not take one plague properly, and the reft improperly.
4. Because the powring out of all the vialls fhall not take up
fo much time, as the myfticall fenfe of them doth allow, to
the powring out of one of them. For

1. We finde that on the fame perfons on which thefirft
viall, (the plague of the noyjon fore,) is powred, on the
fame the fift viall is powred. For ver. 10, II. it is faid,
And they gnawed their tongues for paine, and blafphemed
the God of heaven becanfe of their paines and their fores
And at the powring out of the fourth viall also, ur 9.
it is faid, And men were scorched with great beat, and
blafphemed the Name of God, which bath power over thefe
plagues,&. (not over this plague,) whereby it is in-
timated, That the men who were to feele the fourth
plague, were to feele more of the plagues besides that.
And it is very likely, that the fame perfons may live
to be the objects of all these plagues. For
2. The vials are not to be powred out till after the fewes
converfion; whofe returne to their countrey is

apparently

apparently expreft at the powring out of the fixt vi-
all, (they being the Kings of the Eaft that are to paffe
dry food over Euphrates, as the comparing of the 12
verfe with the latter part of the 11 chapter of Habab
doth prove,) And whofe full deliverance from all-
their enemies, is plainely revealed in the extraordi-
nary deftru&tion of the Armies in Armageddon, at the
powring out of the laft viall: the time of our Savi
ours defcending, as the 9 chapter doth evince. For
what are the Armies of the Beast and of the Kings ofthe;
earth against which our Saviour is there faid to de
fcend; but the Armies of the Beaft and of the Kings of
the earth, which here are faid to be gathered into Ar-
mageddon?

great

Andindeed who can thinke that God, who shewed such fignes and wonders at the deliverance of his people out of Egypt, from the flavery of that one Nation; will not fhew as great wonders as thofe, yea as great as any the vials or trumpets doe containe; at their redemption from their captivity in all countreys?

And as for the plagues of the Trumpets, it is manifeft from Rev. 7.8,9. the Text, That they were not to be powred out, till after the fea ling of the 144000 of all the Tribes of Ifrael. Which if it be underftood of the generall converfion of the fewer, (as many learned Expolitours understand it) it is cleare, That the things contained in the Trumpets are not yet begunne and confequently, that they are literally to be taken alfo. Now, that the [12 Tribes of Ifrael,] there, are to be properly understood, thefe reafons doe evince."

1. Because there is no neceffity to interpret them other-
wife.

2. Becaufe [the 2 Tribes of Ifrael,] cannot in the fame place be
taken both properly & improperly. Propeily, for them that
are to be faved of all the Tribes of Ifrael and improperly, for
them that are to be faved of all other Nations,

3. Because it is not probable, that by one Nation, by [the 12
Tribes of Ifrael, all Nations and kindreds, and people, and
tongues fhould be meant. Or that Saint John knew not
what Saints were meant by the 144900 (ealed perfons of all

the

the Tribes of Ifrael; although he knew not what Saints the great multitude of all Nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues were. Of whom the queftion was made to him, and not of the 144000 of all the Tribes of Ifrael.

4. Because these words, [the 12 Tribes of Ifrael,] are alwayes to be taken for the Jewer. And much rather are the Tribes diftin&tly numbred, fo to be taken.

5. Because the sealed of the Tribes, and the great multitude of all Nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, are revealed as two diftinct companies: whereof one [the fealed Tribes,] is finite, 144000,and the other the great multitude of all Nations] Infinite, a multitude which no man could number.

6. Because the Apoftle onely heard the number of the sealed Fewes, But he faw afterwards the great multitude of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, ftanding before the Throne of God, and before the Lambe, clothed with long white robes, and palmes in their hands. Wherefore by These are meant the Saints in glory, (as the Angel anfwered chap. 7. ver. 14.15. e.) to whom fuch robes were appointed to be given, at the opening of the fift feale, (the feale which comprehends under it,the fixe first trumpets,) and not the unglorified Saints: and confequently they are not the fame perfons with the fealed of the 12 Tribes of Ifrael.

7. Becaufe the 12 Tribes of Ifrael,] can neither be joyntly, nor feverally taken for the beleeving Gentiles. Not joyntly, because no particular Tribe doth expreffe any particular Church of the Gentiles: as Judib doth not fignifie the Church of England: nor Reuben, the Church of France, &c. For every particular Tribe hath as much relation to the beleeving Gentiles of one Nation, as to the beleeving Gentiles of another Nation, and fo may by it felfe as well be underftood of all beleeving Gentiles, as of any beleeving Gentiles. And not feverally because no particular Tribe doth fignifie all the particular Churches of the Gentiles. And if one should, then all should, (seeing there is the fame number of fealed perfons out of every Tribe,) and confequently, the belee ving Gentiles, would in the fealing of the 12 Tribes, betwelve feverall times expreft. 8 Becaufe

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