CAPIi;. 't6 Againít Bellarntine. who wouldnever be enrolled for Citizens of this Kingdom. More- over .9ntichril came not as long as the old Temp'e flood, neither fhall he ever fit in this afterwards, as which was fo overturnedof old,as it is never tobe built againe,as the Angel teacheth, and thefe- fòlation (hall perfcvere even until' the end, and confummatinQ of all thins, Dan.9. 37. Befides, how fhould the Apoftle call that the Temple ofGod,whichGod should curfe,and which íhould never have the foundation of it laid by any authority of his, but onely by the commandement of Antichrift, vaunting hilt-if-elf for the onely God, as you will have it; Thefe things and many more do teach, tkat the Temple ofSalomon is leafs ofother things to be underftood, and yet you fay that this opinion is more common, moreprobable,andmore lear- ned then the reft, but by what argument I pray you?becaufe, fay you, the Chriflian Churches arenever underffood in the Scriptures of the neW Teffameut by the Temple of God, but the temple oflerufalem per- petually;which fhort fentence containeth twothings in it,that are no- torioufly falle: Firff in that you fay, that the Chriftian Churches are never underflood by the Templeof God in thewritings of theApo- ffles. For Paul writing to the Ephefians,chap.a.a,22.fpeaketh thus of the Chriftians Church,InWhom all thebuilding being conveniently cou- pled together, groWeth till it be made a Temple to the Lord. InWhom alto ye are built up,that you may be an habitation ofcod by the Spirit: And what other thingmcaneth the Revelation, when it ufeth fo often the name of theTemple, but the godly Chriffian affemblies ? 4rife and meafurethe Temple ofGod, Chap. t r . r. Then the Temple ofGodWas opened, in that Chap. verf: 9. And, they comeout of the Temple,andno man couldgo into the Temple; Chap.' 5.6, 8. The Temple of Ierufalcm was defaced,before thisRevelation was made,left perhaps you should conceive that that is meant by the Temple in thefe words. This is your firft falfe afertion. The fecond is, in that you fay, that the Temple 6fGod doth fiánifie the Temple ofIerufalem in the neWTeftament, yea & that perpetually. For what,are there fo many Temples of lerufalem,as there be fingu lar faithful' men?Paul fpeaketh to the Corinth: with words that be com- mon to everyChriffian;.do ye not knoW that youare the Temple ofGodi Andifany mandefile theTempleofgod,iCo.3.16,i7.KnoWye not that your body is the Templeofthe Holy Cjhoft i Cor.6. ig.Not to fpeak of thofe places which I cited right now.Youare amore deliver&nimble fellow tomake a Matter builder then Salomon was,whocan build up fo many Templer in fo fhort fpace;but what is it that you fhavelings cannot
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