AN ESSAY ON THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. It having been revealed by antient prophets, that the Lord Messiah should be a King, and have universal empire, the chosen tribes in every age expected his appearance under the regal character. While, however, the general idea of that expectation was fully warranted by the Spirit of prophecy, the bulk of Abraham’s natural posterity were under a gross mistake respecting the true design of Messiah’s appearance, and the real nature of his kingdom: which mistake had