They, that understand the Figtree as a Figure of the Church of _Christ_, by the _three Years_, mean the apocalyptical _twelve hundred and sixty Days_ (that is, three Years and a half) of the Church's barren and unfruitful State in the Wilderness, at the Conclusion of which, the Fathers say, _Jesus_ will come again to his Church or Figtree, seeking Fruit on it. Some perhaps may be ready here to interpose with a Question, and say, how will _Jesus_ then come to his Church? I have carefully perused the Fathers upon this Question, and can't find that they mean any more by _Christ_'s second or spiritual Advent, than that clear _Truth_, right _Reason_ and divine _Wisdom_ (which are the mystical Names of _Jesus_) will descend upon the Church, on the Clouds of the Law and the Prophets, to the Removal of her unfruitful and unprofitable Errors, and to enable her to bring forth the Fruits of the Spirit, against the grand Sabbath. Neither can any reasonable Man conceive how otherwise[169] _the Lord should come_, (not _with ten thousand of his Saints_, as our Translation has it, but) [Greek: en myriasin agiais autou], that is, as _Origen_ interprets, _in his holy thousands_ of Allegorists [Greek: poiêsai krisen], _to criticise upon all_ the Scripture, and to convince _Ministers of the Letter_ of their abominable Errors, and of their horrid Blasphemies spoken, preach'd and printed against the Holy, (Ghost or) Spirit of the Law and Prophets. As to that literal and common Pulpit-Story (with all its Appendages) of _Jesus_'s second Coming on ætherial Clouds, as on a Wool-sack, in his human, tho' glorious and majestick Appearance, for the Resurrection of Mens Bodies, by the Sound of a Trumpet, in the Audience of the Dead, _&c._ it is the most absurd, nonsensical and unphilosophical, (such groundless and worthless Stuff have the _Clergy_ sold and preach'd to God's People!) that ever was told against Reason, against prophetick and evangelical Scripture, and against other antient and good Authority. It is no Place here to multiply Testimonies and Arguments to either of these Purposes which my Readers, if they do but attend, will see no Occasion for. But if our _Divines_ should think I have put a false Gloss on the Text of St. _Jude_ above, I have a Bundle of Arguments and Testimonies to produce in Defence of it, at their Service.