Chap._I.Sect. :a L~oking unto !fefm. Book.V. IOZI his empyreal throne, to the judgement fcate. In this paffage I fhall obfervc thefe particulars. 1. He defcends with his traine: he comes w;th his royal attendants out of heaven. This is the glory of a Prince, that he hath fo many Nobles waiting on him ; and this is the glory of Jefus Chrifr, that when he comes to judge the world, he thaH have his Saims and Angels ( the glory of the creatiol)) to be his attendants in that work. Behold the Lard corrm with mighty Angels. Behold the Lord comes with ten thoufand; rf'hi; St~intt, 2. The!. r, 7•. to execute judgement upon alt. Certainly a numberleffe number Jude 14 · ilia II waite upon him; 'Daniel tells us of a. thoufand thoufand · · that this day minifl:er unto Chri£1:, a thouft~~nd thoufands miniflred Dan.7,1o; unto him, and ten tho;tfand times ten theuj11nd /food bifore him; or if heaven have more, l beleeve heaven will' empty it felfe of all · the Saints, and all the Angels; not one Spirit, whether Sa111t or · Angel thall fl:ay behinde when Chrifl: defcends; the Son ofman Math; :5;31 ; . [ball come in huglorJ, and all the holy ·Angelswith him. Oh what a glorious day will this be ! if one San make the morning sky fo glorious, what a bright, thining, and glorious morning will that b~, when fQ many thoufands of Suns tha II fbi ne over all our · heads, the glorious body of our Chrilt furpaffing them all in fplendour and glory? here's a new heaven ohun and frar>, fuch . as this neather world never faw, lo yond the Sun rfrighteoufnejfe · with all hi; mornil9g }far>, fi'~ging and fhouting f or joy: heaven now empties it felfe of all its created citizens, and cleaves a [un - der co make way for Chrifr, and·aU his Craine. 2, In hisdefcent through the heavens, he tha'kes the heavens. And the powenofthe heaven;foallbefoakpr.. The whole frame Mat•l4.I9• ofheaven, molt frrong and immutable in its being and motion ; or the mighty bodyes thereof, molt mighty in their fubfiance, lafiingneffe,motion and operation fhall be fhaken. r know by 1he powersof heaven tOme meane the A-ngels ; Who at thiswonde-rful defcent of Chrifr fhall admire and move; but I rather think the heavens them&lves are meant hereby, whofe very nature !lull be moved, and lh:tken at that day; t1t hi-s nod the pillars · if heaverz tmnble, 1,md are t!Jfoni/hed. As yet they-are fubjett: to vanitie, . and therefore 'cis no wonder ifat tlfe coming of <hrifr Job 1 6· u~ ;. they tremble and are moved. In this moving or fhaking the Enngclifi adds, tha; the glorious lights ofheaven fhail be alter- - ed,
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