CHRIST'S Personal Reign On Earth, One Thousand Years with his SAINTS.  
The Manner, Beginning, and Continuation of his Reign clearly proved, by many plain Texts of Scripture, and the chief Objections against it fully answered.  
Explaining the 20. of the Revelations, and all other Scripture-Prophesies that treat of it, and of Satan being shut up for One Thousand Years, that he shall not have power to deceive the Nations during that Thousand Years.  ISAIAH 8.20. 
To the Law, and to the Testimony, if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.  
LONDON, Printed by T. Lock, for Wil Burden, and are to be sold at his shop in Cannons-Street near London-stone. 1654.   

To all the sincere-hearted Christians, who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ, and in visible communion with his Saints by Baptism, and which have a desire to be informed in that glorious truth of Christ's visible reign on earth with his Saints a thousand years. Greeting,  
DEarly beloved in our Lord Jesus Christ, and right precious Christian friends, to that end I may be instrumental to vindicate the truth of jesus, as also to build up the Saints in their most holy faith; and considering with myself that the publishing of that precious truth, viz. The visible Reign of Christ on earth with his Saints, might be one means by which I might be instrumental in so good a work; I was therefore so much the bolder for to present this ensuing discourse unto your most serious considerations, I being assured that through God's blessing, it will be profitable unto you, when well considered by you. Truly my friends, was it not so that I was fully persuaded that this is a truth which I here maintain, I should not be so bold as to give it forth unto public view, and should hardly now have published this Treatise, but that I find such little entertainment of this truth among the sons of men; and therefore the rather it is exposed unto opposition; but I question not but that it will ere long appear to be a truth of such great Antiquity as from the Apostolical times, and how that it is an unrepealed truth which hath been obscure these many years, yet it's now coming forth so gloriously, like the Sun at noon day, so as that it will be individual. Brethren, I know not how you will resent that which I have wrote; I hope you will not have any occasion to take it ill of me, for as much as I desire nothing more, than the promoting of the truth in this ensuing Discourse. I desire that this my writing may no further find acceptance by you, than you find it managed according unto Scripture-record, for be you assured, that whosoever speaks not according unto that truth, it is because they have no light in them, Esai. 8.20. for you are to search the Scriptures, for they testify of Jesus Christ; As also of his truth, joh. 5.39. for my part, I should be loath that any of you should have any cause to say of me, that I should misguide you, I had rather shut myself up in silence, than that I should be found by you such an evil instrument, but I hope you are persuaded better things of me than so, for this I can assure you, I have a clear conscience both towards God & Men, wishing and earnestly longing to see your further growth in Christianity, and your perfection in the Doctrine of Jesus, that so you may be complete in all the will of God, then shall you shine gloriously, and appear beautiful in the eyes of our heavenly father, even then when you are completely built upon the foundation of the Apostles, and Prophets. Jesus Christ being the chief Cornerstone of that Building, as is apparent, Eph. 2.20 21. then you will grow to a holy temple in the Lord, & to a complete City, and then when Zion is built up, the Lord will appear in glory, Psal. 102.16. which Scripture I desire to leave upon your spirits; desiring the Lord Jesus to apply it home to you by his Spirit. I shall now commit this ensuing Discourse unto you, desiring that the Spirit of Moderation and of Christ may guide you, as in Phi. 4.5. Because the Lord is at hand, wishing you to try all things, & to try this thing and to hold fast that which is good; and if you receive any benefit by what is here declared, give God the glory of it. And so I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which can perfect you in every good word and work, which shall be the continual prayer and earnest endeavour of me,  
Your dearly Beloved Brother in Christ jesus, William Burden.   

TO THE READER.  
READER,  
THou hast here a small piece presented unto thy view; and if the Lord is pleased to bring it home to thy spirit, I hope it may be profitable unto thee, to that end my desire is that the Reader would seriously employ his thoughts to consider well of the subject matter contained in this little Book; desiring him rather to affect soundness of matter than curiosity of speech, and let not any prejudice which thou hast against the person of the Author, prevent thee of receiving the truth, for god many times makes forth truth by such instruments which are weak ones in the world's eyes, for to manifest his own power, and to stop the fury of the enemies of his people, and to confound their wisdom, 1 Cor. 2.4.5. Psa. 8.2, 3. Having thus far proceeded, I shall not willingly trespass upon thy patience any further, only desire that thou wouldst deal with the Author according unto the Law of equity, even as thou wouldst be dealt by thyself, hoping thou wilt not misconstrue any of my words, but that thou wilt deal fairly and ingenuously with me; which that thou mayest the better do, I shall commit thee unto the guidance of that good god, and unto the teaching of that sweet Spirit in the Scriptures of truth, 2 Tim. 3.16.17. 2 Pet. 1.20, 21. which is able to make thee wise unto salvation in case thou obey it, and to give thee an inheritance with the Saints in light, which shall be the humble prayer and earnest endeavour of me, at all times, who am thy Servant in and for the truth.  
W. B.   

Acts 1.11. Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner, as ye have seen him go into heaven.  
CHrist is coming down from heaven, and to dwell with men upon earth for a thousand years to deliver the whole mortal works and creatures of God on earth under heaven from the whole Principalities and powers of the Devil, for, and during that thousand years, according to promise, 
●: Peter 3.3.4.  doth Peter say to these unbelieving scoffers: But Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years. Therefore as the Lord was six days making the whole mortality very good, and man by his sin did provoke God to curse the same, with giving the Devil power over the whole-Man, so that man must also labour under the power of the Devil with the whole mortality for 6000. years. Therefore doth Peter say, that in the latter days, or towards the end of the 6000. years. Near to that coming of Christ there shallbe impatient unbelieving scoffers, that shall say, where is the promise or the fulfilling of the promise of his coming; unto whom Peter saith, Be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years with man, or man cannot accomplish that under six thousand years, that God did in six days, even his working will. And as God did add a seaventh day of holy rest unto his six days of labour: So man was from the beginning to celebrate every seaventh day a holy day of rest from labour, in remembrance of the sure promise of Christ his coming to deliver man and the whole mortality, as Paul saith, 
Rom. 8.21.22.23. Rev. 21.1.2.3.  the creature shall be delivered from the tyrannical power of the Devil for a thousand years, into the glorious liberty of the Sons of God, even for that thousand years in which john saw a new heaven and a new earth, and the holy City new Jerusalem coming down from God out of Heaven, with a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them; 
Rev: 20.6.  and they shell be his people (because the Devil in, or during that time, shall have nothing to do with them) and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Therefore saith john, Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: because on such the second death hath no power. But they shall be Priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years; according to the promise of God to Jesus Christ: Sat thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Even the Devil and all his power and wicked instruments, who are the enemies of jesus Christ and his members, and so taking the six days of God's account, inwhich he made the whole mortality: and according to Peter's account, six thousand years of Man's misery under the power of the Devil, by reason of sin: and taking the seaventh day of God's account, in which he, with all the works of his hands, rested and kept a holy day unto himself, and account a thousand year's deliverance from the power of the devil, sin, and death, in which God again will with man keep on earth a holy Sabbath or rest, then and thereby are the promises of Christ his coming by Peter, confirmed by the works of God, under God's account, of seven days in the beginning: but Peter for more certainty of this truth, notwithstanding those impatient unbelieving scoffers, questioning the same in the behalf of himself, 
2 Pet. 3.13  and all the believing members of jesus Christ of the promises of God in Christ, 
2 Pet. 3.14  saith, Nevertheless we according to his (that is Gods) promise, look for a new heaven and a new earth, wherein awelleth righteousness Unto such saith Peter, Beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found in peace, without spot, and blameless; because they that shall enjoy such things saith Peter, 
1 Pet. 2 9  Are a chosen genertion, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. Being made so by the righteousness of jesus Christ.  
Secondly, the coming of Christ is manifested by the glory of God, as the Text saith, If Christ had not risen from the dead, than had Christ died in vain: So likewise may it be said, if Christ be perfect God, as well as perfect man, (who for man took upon him the nature of man: by which on earth he was by his perfect obedience to redeem man from that Power of the Devil, which the Devil gained over man by man's disobedience) it stands with the glory of God, for Christ, God on earth, to triumph over the Devil and all his power on earth, as well as to suffer under the devil and all his power on earth. jesus Christ as he was a mortal man, it was a glory to him to suffer for sinners, who himself sinned not, as the Text saith, The just suffers for the unjust. But if Jesus Christ as he is God should not triumph over his enemies as a Conqueror, his sufferings would be counted in vain on earth, therefore jesus Christ as he is God, for the glory of his Godhead, by his servant john revealeth to His, who shall partake of that glory that shall be on earth, when the power of the Devil shall be done away. And when new beavens and a new earth, and the holy City new jerusalem from heaven shall appear, then shall jesus Christ glorify himself as God. over the Devil and all his works and powers, as that God by whom all things were created both in heaven and earth. And thus is Christ coming to reign on the earth proved by the promises of God, the works of God, and the glory of God.  
Quest. What manner of glory will that be that Christ will have on earth amongst his Saints, and what habitation will he reside in?  
Answ. It will be a heavenly glory, according to that which Christ desired as a son from god, as a father, saying, Father glorify thy Son with that glory, which he had with thee. jesus Christ amongst men on earth prayed to be glorified amongst men on earth, with a heavenly glory, that man on earth may see him a glorified god, and a conqueror of his enemies, as well as they did see him a despised and a suffering man under his enemies: Therefore and according to this doth john after the prophecy of Esay say, I saw a new heaven and a new earth, and the holy City new Jerusalem coming down from god out of heaven, with a loud voice, saying, behold the Tabernacle of god is with men, and he will dwell with them. This glory for the fullness of it is not revealed, nor shall it be manifested unto men, until men's corruptions shall be done away, and that shall not be until the power of the Devil by the power of Christ shall be taken off of mortality, according to that of John; I saw an Angel come down from heaven, and he laid hold on the Devil, and bound him a thousand years that he should deceive the Nations or corrupt mortality no more, until those thousand year should be fulfilled, or accomplished.  
The heavenly glory is within the apprehension of no corrupted flesh, further than the things of the flesh doth behold: And the brightest glory of mortality is the Sun: And john saith, that that glory shall pass the glory of the Sun; insomuch that that holy City new Jerusalem, shall not need the light of the Sun: neither shall there be any night in it: But as in the Land of Egypt there was an exceeding darkness at noonday. But in the land of Goshen no darkness. So likewise during those 1000 years in all the world there shall be night as well as day: But in the new and heavenly Jerusalem there shall be no night at all. And this is all that god hath revealed concerning the fullness of that heavenly glory, because corrupted mortality can apprehend no more: as Paul saith, If our hope were only in this mortal life, than we were of all men most miserable to suffer affliction for hope of a better life. If we should miss of it. But saith he, Yet it doth not, or here it doth not appear what we shall be. But when mortality shall put on immortality, and corruption shall be changed into interruption, than it will appear; for here we know but in part: But then shall we know as we are known. That is, we who know jesus Christ as a sufferer, and rest upon the promises of God by faith in jesus Christ for a rewarder: Though now we here with Christ suffer for the same, shall then know God and jesus Christ in a heavenly glory, conqueringly, as they knew us here sufferingly.  
Secondly, besides this heavenly glory which will in brightness pass the glory of the Sun, Christ will be glorified by new ereated heavens and earth, as Peter saith, That is, by restoring of the firmamental heavens, whereof now the Devil is prince, into that same condition they were by God created in, when God saw them to be very good, before man had sinned, and they therefore corrupted by those evil Inhabitants, the Devil and his Angels: And by restoring of the earth with all the creatures created of it by God in the beginning within the six first days: And that God when he had looked, saw them to be very good, to that same condition they were by god created in, before man had sinned. And they therefore and thereby were by the power of the Devil corrupted: This restoration after so long a continuance as almost six thousand years, shall by men be such a strange alteration, as though it were rather a creation then an alteration: And they who never did see no other but the corrupted heavens, and earth, to see an uncorrupted heaven and earth, will be to them as a new created heaven and earth. And none male, nor female, from Adam and Eve, ever saw any but a corrupted heaven and earth: because the heavens and the each were corrupted before they had any ●ssa●; therefore doth the Text say, that God will create new heavens & new earth, because the sons of Adam never saw that very good condition the heavens & the earth were at the first created in, and into which they shall be again restored.  
Thirdly God, Christ on earth, will be glorified by a a holy City, a new jerusalem from God out of heaven; which shall in largeness far pass that old jerusalem builded by the jews, though it was in Solomon's time, the greatest City in the whole world, as a City of twelve thousand furlongs square; which is by eight furlongs to a mile, fifteen hundred miles square, can pass the largeness of that old jerusalem; And this City shall so far pass the old Jerusalem in glory, as precious stones can surpass in glory ordinary stones, wood, buck, mortar, iron, Steel, and brass, in the foundations, walls and gates thereof. And the pavements of this City shall so far surpass in glory the pavements of the old Jerusalem, as polished gold like transparent glass doth surpass pebble stones; 
Rev. 21 & 22.  as John at large expresseth the same: And the Temple in the City shall so far surpass in glory Solomon's Temple, that was the glory of the old Jerusalem, as the glory of God and Jesus Christ doth surpass the glory of fine gold, which was the glory of that Temple, as the Text saith, The gold beautified the Temple. And this holy and great City shall be the residing place of GOD and jesus Christ on earth with all the faithful members of jesus Christ from Abel to that day.  
Object. This relation of john is to signify and figure out God's glorious Kingdom to eternity; and not that there shall ever be here on earth any such glorious place or being.  
Answ. That which is imposfible with man, is possible with god, who is able to do all things. And hath any man found God a liar at any time, who is faithful in all his promises, 
2 Pet. 3.4.  and just in all his ways? But Peter saith, That in the latter days there shall be scoffers, who shall say, where is the promise of his coming? for all things continue as they were from the beginning; and so deny the word of truth. But saith Peter, We who are written in the Book of life. Neverwee according to his promise look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness, 
2 Pet. 3: 13.  which is jesus Christ, as John saith, I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying Behold the Tabernacle of god is with men, 
Rev. 21, 3.  and he will dwell, with them, and they shall be his people, and god himself shall be with them, and be their god: as Solomon saith, it is true indeed, 
1 King. 8 27. Rev. 22, 16.  that god will dwell on the earth, and for a sure evidence of the same saith the Text, I Jesus have sent mine Angel to testify unto you these things in the Churches: which things Peter questioned not, but to his Church said, Beloved seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless. And to any Church that shall question these things, 
2 Pet. 3.14.  saith John. These say are faithful and true; for I john saw and heard these things; 
Rev. 22.6, 16, 18  and I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the Prophecy of this book, (wheresoever it is published) that if any man shall add too, or take away from the words of the Prophecy of this book, God shall take away his part out of the book of life; and also take away his Part out of the holy City; which City saith the Text lieth foursquare, the length is as the breadth, 
Rev. 21.16,  twelve thousand furlongs; the squares lie East, West, North, and South. The East and West are derived from the antipodes of the rising and setting of the Sun in the firmamental heavens, created on the fourth day. The North and the South are derived from the antipodes of the two ends of the world's Axletree, called the North and south pole, or the two frozen Zones of the earth by reason of the sun's obscurity and distance. This City is to be on earth, because it lieth foursquare, East, West, North and south; It is walled about, and so bounded. The length is as the breadth, twelve thousand furlongs, which is fifteen hundred miles. The Text saith, in it there shall be no need of the sun. But the Text doth not say that it is not within the compass of the sun, therefore on earth; for in heaven gods glorious Kingdom, habitation and dwelling place is no sun, and where there is no sun, there can be no East, West, North nor South; therefore this city cannot be meant nor understood to be heaven, but is meant and to be understood that such a city shall be on earth.  
Now the reason why these things of the Devil's confinement or imprisonment for a thousand years, and the glorious new Jerusalem with all its glorious accommodations promised, are not believed by us Gentiles, is this, As the Devil by his power in mortality deceived the Jews of the suffering coming of Jesus Christ for man's redemption, though promised and prophesied of by the only looking for Jesus Christ a conqueror, and King of Kings, according to the promises of a conquering Saviour by the Devil's deceit, esteeming his suffering Redeemers condition to be too mean a condition for the Son of god, and so therefore did not believe him to be the son of God: but upon the Cross said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, come down from the Cross, and then we will believe thee. And so the Devil Deceived the jews, from their benefit of jesus Christ, his redeeming condition. And so also the Devil by his power in mortality goes about to deceive us Gentiles of Jesus Christ his glorious conquering, Princely condition, by putting on this mask of infidelity upon us gentiles, notwithstanding all the sure promises of God, that for Christ to come down out of heaven, and on earth to dwell in a walled City that is bounded, is too glorious a condition for man to behold, and for the earth to bare; and therefore through unbelief and the Devil's deceit do scoffingly say, where is the promise of his coming? Expecting no other coming, but his coming to judgement: and so doth the Devil go about to deceive us gentiles of our benefit of Christ his glorious conquering reign & condition here on earth in that great holy City new jerusalem. Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japhat. Noah was drunk, Ham jeers at his Father's nakedness, and therefore is cursed and deprived of all the precious promises made to Noah and his seed. Shem and Japhat were sorry and ashamed to see their Father's nakedness; and therefore going backward covered their Father's nakedness, upon whom the promises of God to Noah were confirmed; notwithstanding the said confirmation of promises, inasmuch as the Devils original power in, and over mortality by Adam is not taken away, his deceit ceaseth not; for as he did deceive the jews of Christ's suffering coming, so he laboureth to deceive us gentles of Christ his conquoring coming, as he doth deceive the Heathen of both, who never have had in the one, nor shall have in the other any more benefit than the bruit beasts; therefore saith John without this C●ty shall be dogs, murderers, whoremangers, adulterers & liars, into whom the Devil when he shall be let lose for a little season, shall again enter into under the name of Gog and Magog, to make them more wicked than ever they were before, according to that Text, Out of whom the Devil is cast, and returns again, he carrieth with him seven worse spirits than the former, and so the latter end of that man is worse than the beginning, because they have no share or part in the book of life, nor in this holy City.  
Quest. When will the time of the coming of Christ be to reign on earth for 1000, years?  
Ans. That man that will declare more than God hath revealed, must be wiser than God made him; for saith the Text, If an Angel from heaven teach any other doctrine then what is delivered, believe him not. And as is also said, if they will not believe the Law and the Prophets, neither will they believe if one should rise from the dead. The precise time God hath concealed, therefore no man can declare it. But so far as God hath revealed, and precedents of Scripture do make out, 
Gen. 3.  so far may a man suppose thus. Man was tempted by the devil to disobey God, 
Gen. 5.3.28. Gen. 7.6.  whose disobedience God suffered from the creation of Adam to Noah's flood, which was 1656. years.  
And as God waited with patience on Satan's deceived ones, 1656 years. In relation by comparison to that may be supposed that John doth declare the time of Christ his patience, and waiting on Satan the deceiver; for as God in vengeance did not destroy the old world, until he with patience had suffered their evil mannners 1656, years. So may it be supposed that Christ will not destroy the power of Satan the deceiver, until with patience he hath waited, and born and suffered in himself and members, Satan's evils. 1666. years from his own birth; for john saith, Here is wisdom; 
Rev. 13.18.  let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. David in his days did number the days of a man to be 70. years, and john here to 66. years, because of the decay of nature; for it cannot be thought that man's life toward the end of the world, of which john treats, should be 666. but 66. may be, and also is commonly seen; by which supposition it may be gathered, that Christ with patience will wait and forbore Satan's evil ten years longer than God did bare with the old world. The one was 1656. years; and the other will be 1666. years, according to this collection. Christ will bare and suffer the evils of Satan, before he take vengeance on the Devil, to destroy or confine his power, for a thousand years until 1666. years from the birth of jesus Christ to deliver the whole mortality from the power of the Devil, 
Rom. 8.19, 20, 21, 22, 23.  as Paul saith, the fervent desire of the creature waiteth when the Sons of God shall be revealed; for the creatures earnestly desire the revelation of the time that the Sons of God shall be delivered, because the creature is subject to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him which hath subdued it under hope. The creature did not offend, it was the man, male, and semale, Adam that did offend: but the creature because it was created for man, must abide the curse with man; therefore the creatures also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the Sons of God; for we know that every creature groaneth with us also, and traveleth in pain together unto this present. And not only the creature, but we also which are the first fruits of the Spirit, even we do sigh in ourselves, and wait for the adoption, even for the redemption of our bodies, or an assurance of our parts in the blessed first resurrection, which shall bring us the redemption of our bodies, who are the adopted Sons of jesus Christ, by which blessed first resurrection shall our bodies be delivered out of the Devil's prison, the grave, and the body's hell, to God's Saints: against whom the Devil had no further power, but to kill our bodies, and to imprison them in the mortal hell, the grave of earth, from whence our bodies came, and unto which we did expect they should return again for a time and as the corn there lies in the earth, waiting with the Husbandman; for the first fruits of the spirit, which is that blessed first resurrection of all that are dead in Christ, from Abel the first that died, and all others dead before, and the living then in the year of Christ, from the birth of Christ. 1666. shall be partakers of jesus Christ his glorious reign for that 1000 years of the Devil's confinement or imprisonment.  
FINIS.