. The sacred theory of the earth: containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things ... Tci^^r fignifie to Concernhig the New Heavens^ 8cc. 291 to us, I Tne^]\ i. 7, 8. 2 Vet. 5. 10. ^ There-fore it remains only to prove, that this Refti-tLition of all things fpoken of here by theApoftle, is the fame with the Millennium. Iknow that which it does direOily and imme-diately fignifie, is the Renovation of the World:but it mull include the Moral World as wellas the Natural; otherw
. The sacred theory of the earth: containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things ... Tci^^r fignifie to Concernhig the New Heavens^ 8cc. 291 to us, I Tne^]\ i. 7, 8. 2 Vet. 5. 10. ^ There-fore it remains only to prove, that this Refti-tLition of all things fpoken of here by theApoftle, is the fame with the Millennium. Iknow that which it does direOily and imme-diately fignifie, is the Renovation of the World:but it mull include the Moral World as wellas the Natural; otherwife it cannot be trulyfaid, as St. Veter does there, that all the Pro-phets have fpoken of it. And what is theRenovation of the Natural and Moral World,but the New Jerufalejn or the Millennium. Thefe Arguments, taken together, have,to me, an irrefiftible Evidence for the Proofof our Conclufion ; That the Bleffed Millen-nium cannot obtain in the prefent Earth, orbefore the Conflagration ; but when Natureis renewed, and the Saints and Martyrs raisdfrom the Dead, then they fhall reign toge-ther with Chrift, in the New Heavens andNew Earth, or in the Nezv Jerufakm \ Satanbeing bound for a Thoufand U Chap. 292 The Theory of the E a r t h. Chap. IX. The Chief Emfloymeift of the Millenninm^rOEFOTION a^id CO NTEMT LOTION. TTT E have now done with the SubftanceVV of our Difcourfe ; which is compre-hended in thefe Three Fropofitions; I. eAfter the Conflagration of this World^ there will be New Heavens and aNew Earth: and that Earth will beinhabited. II. That there is an happy MillennialState^ or a Future Kjngdom of Chrift and hisSaiftts^ prophefied of and fromis^d inthe Old and New Te[tame?it : and re-ceived by the Primitive Churchy as aCbrifiian and Catholick VoHrine. III. That this blefed Millennial-State^ ac-cording as it is defcriVd in Scripture^cannot take place in the prefent Earthynor under the prefent Conftitution ofNature and providence: But is tobe celebrated in the New
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