life, at my comming againe:  How does this agree with the comming of Christs Kingdome at the Resurrection?  And that which St. Paul saies (1 Thessal. 1.9, 10.) “That they turned from Idols, to serve the living and true God, and to waite for his Sonne from Heaven:”  Where to waite for his Sonne from Heaven, is to wait for his comming to be King in power; which were not necessary, if this Kingdome had beene then present.  Againe, if the Kingdome of God began (as Beza on that place (Mark 9.1.) would have it) at the Resurrection; what reason is there for Christians ever since the Resurrection to say in their prayers, “Let thy Kingdome Come”?  It is therefore manifest, that the words of St. Mark are not so to be interpreted.  There be some of them that stand here (saith our Saviour) that shall not tast of death till they have seen the Kingdome of God come in power.  If then this Kingdome were to come at the Resurrection of Christ, why is it said, “some of them” rather than all?  For they all lived till after Christ was risen.

Explication Of The Place In Mark 9.1 But they that require an exact interpretation of this text, let them interpret first the like words of our Saviour to St. Peter concerning St. John, (chap. 21.22.) “If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?” upon which was grounded a report that hee should not dye:  Neverthelesse the truth of that report was neither confirmed, as well grounded; nor refuted, as ill grounded on those words; but left as a saying not understood.  The same difficulty is also in the place of St. Marke.  And if it be lawfull to conjecture at their meaning, by that which immediately followes, both here, and in St. Luke, where the same is againe repeated, it is not unprobable, to say they have relation to the Transfiguration, which is described in the verses immediately following; where it is said, that “After six dayes Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John (not all, but some of his Disciples) and leadeth them up into an high mountaine apart by themselves, and was transfigured before them.  And his rayment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no Fuller on earth can white them.  And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus, &c.”  So that they saw Christ in Glory and Majestie, as he is to come; insomuch as “They were sore afraid.”  And thus the promise of our Saviour was accomplished by way of Vision:  For it was a Vision, as may probably bee inferred out of St. Luke, that reciteth the same story (ch. 9. ve. 28.) and saith, that Peter and they that were with him, were heavy with sleep; But most certainly out of Matth. 17.9. (where the same is again related;) for our Saviour charged them, saying, “Tell no man the Vision untill the Son of man be Risen from the dead.”  Howsoever it be, yet there can from thence be taken no argument, to prove that the Kingdome of God taketh beginning till the day of Judgement.