CAP.21. AÇervelationofthe Apocalypíe. 847 certifiethus in the fame place, thatahere is a certaine fwlnrfe of the Gen_ tiles, to be madeup,aa iris likely, at the calling of the Irlùr,verl.25.Psut yet this Book oftheltevclationteacheth us the contrary in this very Chapter, namely, that the Gentiles which !hall be faved,. (hall walk in the light of she Church of the lei's; and that the Kings of the earth (hall bring their .glory and honour tothis new Ierufalcr,ve.rL24. Yea, Paul in the fore- -named place, doth.plaitiely avouch,that there fhall-be a very fouri[hing Church among the Gentiles, when the pwes (hall be called. For faith he, ifthe caging avvay of the Ievves be the reconciliation of the World, vvh. tfballtheir afuming be,but lirefrom the dead? Wh±ch is all one in rffcti,ts if he fhould fay,whar fhall their.ret; iving intograce and favour be but as it were.agcner..tll refurreftion, \shereby thefe who are dead in fins,:anongall Nations,lhall come to the truth at length, and [hall be made partakers ofeternal' life by faith in Chrift. Out of which words wegather,that the fulneth ofthe Gentiles is not a certaine end of their beleeving at the callingof the Jewes,fo as the faith fhotild w holly fall to decay afterwards among the Gentiles (even as nothing can be powred any more into a full ve(lell) but that there fhall he a more plentiful) comming in of all the Nations ofthe Earth, that (hall obey the kingdom ofChi- ifi, which way foever their Countries lye and reach, according to Shat, The LordJhallhe .Ktng-over all theearth, in that day there fhall beone Lird,and hes name fball be one, Zacit. 14. 9. and the Lord (hall aestfroy in th4 rnoentaine the covering that covereth all people, and the vaile that is fpread,apon all Nations,and the Lord God limit Wipe avvety the Tearer from all faces, and l+e l i `Z take avvay the rebuke of his people out of all the Earth, Efay, Chap.25.7,8. For then they that dvvell in the vvild:rneffe,(lall bóvv themfelves dovvn.beforehim,andhis.enemies /halllicks She nAft;the Kin áa of Arabia and Saba fhall bringgifts,yea all kinvsfhal vvorlhiphim,al nati oes Thal ferve him, PL72.9,ro,i 1.1n this common refort therefore of the Nations,how fhall the fieft heaver, that is,.themore pure Church among the Gentiles palle away;Muft we diftinguifh the Nations,of which Come are flitl ftrangers fromClara -,others,are ofthe Chriflian. profeffion,and have bin now thefe-many ages; of which fort we that inhabit Europe are cfpecially?Shal there be an acceffe made of thofe.as the Prophecies right now cited do teach,with manyothers that agree with them, but a depar- ture-and revolt of thefe? Thevifion which thefe words declare, feems to point at filch a matterswhen it is faid,the frft heaven departedaWay.What other heaven is there now among menfor the grcateft parr,according tP themeaningofthis Prophetic then amongus that dwell in Europe;Cer- tainly the promife made to the Church of Philadelphia insreafeth this füfpicion,
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