of the Quick and the Dead in the laſt Day ; the Lord Jeſus Chriſt ſat upon a Throne of Glory, about to execute his laſt holy and righteous Judgment. Now he deſcribes the Perſons to be Judged, viz, all, both ſmall and great. k To ſhew the Juſtice and Righte- ouſneſs according to which this Judge would proceed, Books are ſaid to be opened ; what Books ? The Book of God's Law, the Book of God's Omniſcience, the Book of Mens Conſciences. In the former 15 contained what all Men ſhould have done ; the two latter will diſcover what they have thought, ſpake, or done in the Fleſh. {| The Book of Life, mentioned chap. 3. 5. by which is to be under- ftood the Book of God's Eletion, wherein are the Names of all thoſe who being from Eternity choſen to Life, were redeemed with the Blood of Chriſt, and afterwards effeRually called, juſtified, and {andtitied. According to theſe Books ſhall the laſt Judgment be, Rom. 2. 16. with reſpe@ had unto every ones Work.
' 13 And the ſea gave up the dead which were in | Or, zhbe ir, and death and || hell 7 delivered up the dead which grave. were mMthem: and they were Judged every man ac-
cording to their works o.
n By Hell is meant all places where the Dead are ; whoſoever ſhall be at that Day in the ſtate of* the Dead ; the Bodies of Men, whether Buried 1n the Earth or Sea; and the Souls of Men, whe- ther they be in the place of Torments or Happineſs, ſhall all be re- united to their Bodies, that they may both in Soul and Body receive their final Doom of eternal Happineſs, or eternal Miſery, .accord- ingly as they have lived inthe World ; and thoſe who ſhall be alive at that Day, who ſhall be Changed (as the Apoſtle ſpeaks 1 Cor. 15. 51.) are to be counted dead in the Senſe of this Text (their Change being inſtead of Death to them.) o It is not ſaid they ſhall be judged for their Works (though that as to the Wicked is true) but ac- cording to their Works); which is true, as to the Ele&t ; who, tho' their Names be written in the Book of Life, yet muſt work Righte- ouſneſs, and they ſhall have Judgment of Abſolution, not according to the Perfe&ion, but the Sincerity of their Works done, in Obedi-
Rom. 2. 6, Ch. 2. 23.
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ence to the Will of God. * 1Cor.1s, 14 And * death, and hell were caſt into the lake of
26. fire p. This is the ſecond death 7.
þ There ſhall be no more natural Death, nor any more ſeparate ſtate of Souls = Jvc ſignifies) they ſhall all be ſwallowed up in the Ifſue of the laſt Judgment, where ſome ſhall go into Life, ſome into eternal Condemnation. Dr. Moor expoundeth it of the whole Region of Mortality, being ſet on Fire at the laſt Thunder. q This, as to the wicked of the Earth, is the ſecond Death, mentioned
Rev. 2. Ile 15 And whoſoever was not found written in the
book of life », was caſt into the lake of fire. r See the Note / on Verſe the 12th.
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A new Heaven and anew Earth, 1. New Jeruſalem cometh down from Heaven as a Bride, 2. The Tabernacle of God is with Men, 3. All Tears wiped away, 4. He that overcometh ſhall inherit all things, 7. The DeſtruFion of the Fearful and Unbelieving, 8. One of the ſeven Angels that carrieth John into a high Mountain and ſhew- eth him the holy Feruſalem, 11. Her Glory, 12. Her Wall and Gates, Foundation, 13——21. God and the Lamb, the Temple, 22, The Kings of the Earth bring their Glory into it, 24. Nothing that defileth ſhall enter into it, 27.
Thzs Chopter begins with the Viſion of the New Hea- vens and the New Earth, by which all underſtand a new ſtate of the Church,but are divided in their Opt- nions, whether what is ſpoken be to be underſtood of the Church Militant upon the Earth or of the Church Triumphant in Heaven. Thoſe who underſtand it of the Church Militant here upon Earth, are droided mn their Opinions,as tothat period of the Church which zs bere ſpoken of ; fome underflanding it of the thouſand Tears after the time of Conſtantine, for which T ſee no reaſon, (nor I believe will any that wiſely conſider the ſtate of the Church in that time.) Others underſtand it of the thouſand years,mentioned chap.20.) in which (as was ſaid)the Church ſhould enjoy great quiet and peace. I muſt confeſs I chuſe much rather to agree withthem who judge it ſignifieth the Church Triumphant, being overcome with the reaſons. given by thoſe Reverend Authors, a ſummary of which may be found in Mr. PooPs Latin Synopfis. - 1. That Interpretation carrieth on the Hiſtory in order ; whereas according to the other, we muſt ſay the Hiſtory, ch.20.1,2,3,4,5. was interrupted by the Battel with Gog and Magog, oy the account of the Day of Fudgment, from v.7. 10 the end of the laſt Chapter. 2, In reaſon, as the cloſe
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Chap. X XI. of the former Chapter gave ns an account of the iſſue
of the Day of Fudgment, as to wicked Men, ſo this
Jhould groe us ſome account how it ſhould fare with
the Saints. 3. We ſhall find ſome things in the new Hierufalem here de/:ribed, which will agree to no
ſtate of the Church upon Earth. Jes v.22, 233;
; ND I faw * a new heaven, and.a newearth , * if.55.2:. for the firſt heaven and the firſt earth were pal:
ſed away, and there was no more ſea þ.
a A new and glorious ſtate of things relating to the Church. b For now there was an end of the World, and all the Troubles that the People of God had met with ia it, as well as the ma- terial Earth, Heaven, and Sea, were paſſed away : this new Heaven was propheſied of old by T/aizh, and more lately by Peter, 2 Pet. 3+ 13. | 2 And I John * ſaw the holy city, new Jeruſalem c, *Gal.4. 25. coming down from God out of_ heaven d, + prepared Feb. 2: as a bride adorned for her husband. _ ha c That is, the whole Chorus or Number of the Eleft of God, an- |, SN OR ſwering God's choſen People in Jeruſalem, d Not locally coming "EOS: down, but who had their Original from Heaven, and were all Per- + 2Cor-11, ſons of Heavenly Minds. e In their beſt Robes of Glory, ſuch as ans Brides uſe to wear, when on their Wedding-day, they adorn them- ſelves for their Bridegrooms.
3 AndI heard a great voice out of heaven, ſaying, Behold the * tabernacle of God is with men, and he * Lev. 24. | will dwell with them, and they ſhall be his people, $0% and God himſelf ſhaft be with them, azd be their ZZ 33-7 God f. 2 2Cor. 5.15