. 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 ... ich docs peculiarly belong to Him and HisSaints. Neither can this World to come^ or thisEarth to come^ be underftood of the Kingdomof Heaven. For the Greek word will not bearthat fenfe, nor is it ever usd in Scripture forHeaveft. Bcfides, the Kingdom of Heaven^when fpoken of as future^ is not properly tillthe laft refurreftion and final This World to come^ which our Sa-vio
. 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 ... ich docs peculiarly belong to Him and HisSaints. Neither can this World to come^ or thisEarth to come^ be underftood of the Kingdomof Heaven. For the Greek word will not bearthat fenfe, nor is it ever usd in Scripture forHeaveft. Bcfides, the Kingdom of Heaven^when fpoken of as future^ is not properly tillthe laft refurreftion and final This World to come^ which our Sa-viour is to govern, mufi: be before that Time,and will then expire. For all his Government,as to this World, expires at the Day of Judi^-ment, i Cor. 15. 24, gjfc. and he will then de-liver up the kingdom into the hands of his- Fa-ther ; that he may he all in all. Having reign-ed firfl: himfelf, and pit down all rule and allauthority and power. So that St. Taul^ inthefe two Places of his Epiftles, refers plainlyto the fame time and the fame reign of Chrift;which muft be in a future Worlds and beforethe lafi day of Judgment^ and therefore accord-ing to our deduftions, in the New Heavensand the New Chap. I ©4 The Theory of the E a r t h. Chap. III. Concerning the Inhalitants of the New Earth,That Natural Reafon cannot determine thisfoint. That according to Scripture \ TheSons of the fir ft Refurrection^ or the Heirsof the Millennium, are to be the Inhabittants of the New Earth, The Tefiimojtyof the Thilofo;pherSy and of the ChrifiianFathers^ for the Renovation of the WorldsThe fir ft Tro^ojition laid down, THUS we have fetled the true Notion,according to Reafon and Scripture, ofthe New Heavens and New Earth. But whereare the Inhabitants, youl fay ? You have takenthe pains to make us a New World, and now,that it is made, it mud: ftand empty. Whenthe firft World was deftroyed, there wereEight Perfons prefervd, with a Set of LivingCreatures of every kind, as a Seminary ouFound
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