A glimpse of Sions glory, or, The churches beautie specified published for the good and benefit of all those whose hearts are raised up in the expectation of the glorious liberties of the saints.
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A glimpse of Sions glory, or, The churches beautie specified published for the good and benefit of all those whose hearts are raised up in the expectation of the glorious liberties of the saints.
Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.
Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.
Glover, Jose, fl. 1641.
Kiffin, William, 1616-1701.
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A
GLIMPSE
OF
SIONS
GLORY
:
OR
,
THE
CHURCHES
BEAUTIE
specified
.
Published
for
the
Good
and
Benefit
of
all
those
whose
Hearts
are
raised
up
in
the
expectation
of
the
glorious
Liberties
of
the
SAINTS
.
PSAL.
87.3
.
Glorious
Things
are
spoken
of
Thee
O
thou
Citie
of
GOD
.
ESAY
40.10.11
.
Behold
,
the
LORD
shall
come
with
might
against
the
strong
ones
,
and
his
arme
shall
rule
for
him
,
&c.
LONDON
,
Printed
for
WILLIAM
LARNAR
,
and
are
to
be
sold
at
his
Shop
at
the
Signe
of
the
golden
Anchor
neere
PAULS-Chaine
.
MDCXLI
.
THE
EPISTLE
TO
THE
READER
.
CHristian
Reader
,
thou
hast
here
presented
to
thy
view
a
small
Tract
:
the
matter
whereof
is
weighty
,
and
of
concernment
to
all
that
are
the
professed
Subjects
of
Iesus
Christ
.
It
is
a
thing
of
sad
consequence
to
consider
how
we
have
beene
kept
under
blindnesse
and
darknesse
,
although
not
totally
,
yet
in
a
great
measure
,
in
regard
of
such
truths
as
doe
immediately
strike
at
Antichrist
and
his
false
power
.
As
namely
this
great
Truth
,
CHRIST
the
King
of
his
Church
;
and
that
Christ
hath
given
this
Power
to
his
Church
,
not
to
a
Hierarchy
,
neither
to
a
Nationall
Presbytery
,
but
to
a
company
of
Saints
in
a
Congregationall
way
.
Now
these
truths
strike
directly
at
Antichrist
,
and
therefore
kept
and
quell'd
downe
as
errours
.
And
so
by
reason
of
this
obscurity
(
we
being
halfe
blind
)
such
bright
truths
seeme
strange
to
us
,
and
goe
under
many
aspersions
and
calumnies
,
as
carnall
,
erroneous
,
absurd
,
and
the
like
.
And
truely
we
have
beene
so
accustomed
to
the
yoke
,
that
we
seeme
to
beat
down
freedome
,
with
casting
up
a
thousand
surmises
,
dreaming
of
strange
Consequents
.
Nay
,
there
is
a
generation
of
of
Men
in
these
times
(
some
or
most
of
them
seeming
to
plead
for
Christ
)
are
as
inveterate
against
the
one
true
Way
of
Jesus
Christ
,
as
if
it
would
be
the
bondage
of
Rehoboam
,
succeeding
the
light
oppression
of
Solomon
:
whereas
it
will
prove
to
bee
a
Haven
to
our
tedious
stormes
,
and
a
period
to
many
distractions
.
READER
,
give
over
thy
wonted
censuring
of
mens
Labours
;
and
learne
to
be
more
wise
;
lay
aside
all
prejudiciall
thoughts
concerning
this
Tract
,
and
weigh
it
in
the
Ballance
of
the
Sanctuary
,
comparing
it
with
the
Word
;
if
it
will
hold
out
there
;
then
embrace
it
,
and
make
use
of
it
for
thy
comfort
.
Indeed
it
may
be
beneficiall
to
thee
divers
wayes
.
First
,
by
this
thou
mayst
learne
to
prize
Jesus
Christ
more
;
what
was
that
among
other
things
that
made
Christ
so
beloved
and
excellent
in
the
eyes
of
his
Spouse
?
His
head
was
of
Gold
.
Now
what
is
this
Head
of
Gold
,
but
that
excellent
Government
,
that
is
upon
his
shoulder
?
Secondly
,
it
will
administer
comfort
to
thee
,
in
regard
of
the
former
yokes
,
of
which
there
are
hopes
,
they
will
bee
broken
off
,
at
least
in
the
accomplishing
of
these
Truths
;
Nay
the
day
is
now
dawning
,
wherein
Sions
Peace
and
Comforts
shall
bee
fulfilled
,
Iesus
Christ
set
up
,
the
sole
and
great
King
of
his
Church
.
Thirdly
,
it
will
teach
you
to
make
that
use
of
it
that
the
Apostle
Peter
doth
of
the
like
Truths
:
What
manner
of
Persons
ought
we
to
be
?
The
use
of
it
is
divers
,
beyond
my
reach
or
weake
Iudgement
to
prescribe
;
and
indeed
my
commendation
of
it
doth
but
darken
it
,
I
being
so
far
below
the
matter
and
the
Author
.
But
thy
experience
may
make
up
that
of
which
I
fall
short
.
So
commending
Thee
(
both
in
the
use
of
this
,
and
any
thing
else
that
beares
the
stamp
and
Image
of
truth
upon
it
)
to
the
teaching
of
that
Spirit
,
that
is
the
Author
of
all
Truth
in
the
hearts
of
Beleevers
,
to
be
taught
by
it
;
I
leave
thee
in
the
perusing
of
this
small
Treatise
;
hoping
thou
wilt
reape
some
good
by
it
.
Farewell
.
Thine
in
the
Lord
Jesus
.
to
command
.
W.
K.
A
GLIMPSE
OF
SIONS
GLORY
:
OR
,
THE
CHURCHES
BEAUTIE
specified
.
REVEL.
19.
VERSE
6.
And
I
heard
as
it
were
the
voice
of
a
great
Multitude
,
and
as
the
voice
of
many
Waters
,
and
as
the
voice
of
mighty
Thundrings
,
saying
HALLELVIAH
,
for
the
LORD
GOD
Omnipotent
reigneth
.
AT
the
powring
forth
of
the
first
Viall
,
there
was
a
Voice
,
saying
,
BABYLON
is
fallen
,
it
is
fallen
:
at
the
powring
forth
of
the
sixth
,
Iohn
heares
a
voice
as
the
voice
of
many
Waters
,
and
as
the
voice
of
Thundrings
,
saying
Hallelujah
,
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
,
immediately
following
the
other
.
Babylons
falling
is
Sions
raising
Babylons
destruction
is
Ierusalems
salvation
.
The
fourth
Viall
was
powred
upon
the
Sunne
,
which
is
yet
doing
,
(
namely
upon
the
Emperour
and
that
House
of
Austria
)
and
will
be
till
that
House
be
destroyed
.
The
heat
of
that
makes
the
seat
of
the
Beast
hot
,
and
prepares
it
unto
the
fire
,
that
it
is
appointed
unto
▪
God
is
beginning
the
powring
forth
of
the
fifth
Viall
,
namely
,
upon
the
Throne
of
the
Beast
,
upon
Babylon
;
this
is
the
worke
that
is
in
hand
:
as
soone
as
ever
this
is
done
,
that
Antichrist
is
downe
,
Babylon
fallen
,
then
comes
in
Jesus
Christ
reigning
gloriously
;
then
comes
in
this
Hallelujah
,
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
.
Let
Christ
live
,
and
Barrabas
die
,
was
the
last
speech
of
Tremellius
:
Let
Babylon
fall
,
let
Ierusalem
rise
,
and
Christ
reigne
in
his
glory
;
this
is
the
voice
of
all
the
Saints
this
day
,
and
will
continue
to
their
last
Voyce
:
It
is
the
work
of
the
day
to
cry
downe
Babylon
,
that
it
may
fall
more
and
more
,
and
it
is
the
worke
of
the
day
to
give
God
no
rest
,
till
he
sets
up
Ierusalem
as
the
praise
of
the
whole
World
.
Bl●ssed
is
he
that
dasheth
the
Brats
of
Babylon
against
the
stones
:
Blessed
is
hee
that
hath
any
hand
in
pulling
downe
Babylon
:
and
beautifull
likewise
are
the
feet
of
them
that
bring
glad
tidings
unto
Ierusalem
,
unto
Zion
,
saying
,
The
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
.
This
is
the
work
of
this
Exercise
;
to
shew
unto
you
,
how
upon
the
destruction
of
Babylon
Christ
shall
reigne
gloriously
,
and
how
we
are
to
further
it
.
The
words
then
read
unto
you
,
they
are
you
see
an
Halleluiah
.
But
what
is
that
to
the
day
of
a
Fast
?
Is
an
Halleluiah
sutable
to
a
Fast
?
Hallelujah
is
,
Praise
ye
the
Lord
;
the
worke
of
a
Fast
is
a
mourning
worke
,
and
yet
this
Hallelujah
is
sutable
to
this
day
of
Fast
.
1.
Sutable
:
First
our
mourning
is
to
be
Evangelicall
,
and
therefore
to
have
comfort
mixed
with
it
.
Secondly
,
because
our
mourning
is
a
preparation
to
,
and
hastning
of
this
Hallelujah
.
Thirdly
,
because
we
are
by
faith
to
speake
of
things
as
if
they
were
done
:
therefore
now
to
shew
you
what
is
to
be
done
,
and
what
wee
are
to
looke
upon
as
if
it
were
done
this
day
;
Hallelujah
is
sutable
for
that
.
Yea
further
,
a
day
of
Humiliation
is
a
day
of
Reconciliation
too
,
as
well
as
a
day
of
Humiliation
;
and
the
great
fruit
of
our
Reconciliation
with
God
,
is
the
setting
up
of
the
Kingdome
of
his
Sonne
.
Yea
,
we
read
of
the
Churrh
of
the
Iewes
,
that
in
their
returning
from
the
Captivity
,
God
did
lead
them
by
weeping
,
31.
Ier.
9.
The
Argument
of
deliverance
from
Captivity
under
Antichrist
,
and
the
setting
up
of
the
Kingdome
of
Jesus
Christ
,
may
stand
with
our
weeping
:
and
we
in
a
weeping
and
a
mourning
frame
,
are
fittest
to
heare
such
an
Argument
as
this
is
.
Hallelujah
is
an
Hebrew
word
;
why
here
used
?
First
to
note
the
joyning
of
the
Church
of
the
Gentiles
with
the
Jewes
,
according
to
the
Prophesie
in
the
14
of
Zachary
9.
The
Lord
shall
be
King
over
all
the
Earth
,
in
that
day
there
shall
be
one
Lord
,
and
his
name
one
.
Secondly
,
because
the
Gentiles
are
to
provoke
the
Church
of
the
Iewes
to
come
in
,
according
to
the
Prophecy
of
Isaiah
,
2.
C.
3.5
.
Come
ye
,
let
us
go
up
to
the
Mountaine
of
the
Lord
,
to
the
House
of
the
God
of
Jacob
,
and
hee
will
teach
us
of
his
wayes
,
and
wee
will
walke
in
his
Paths
;
5.
verse
.
O
House
of
Jacob
,
Come
yee
and
let
us
walke
in
the
light
of
the
Lord
:
The
Gentiles
calling
upon
the
Iewes
to
come
in
:
so
it
shall
be
at
the
Iewes
Calling
;
and
therefore
this
Hebrew
word
is
used
,
Hallelujah
,
as
if
the
Gentiles
should
provoke
the
Iewes
after
Antichrist
is
fallen
now
to
praise
the
Lord
,
because
he
reignes
.
In
this
Hallelujah
there
are
these
2.
things
considerable
.
First
,
what
it
is
for
which
this
Hallelujah
is
sung
.
Secondly
,
from
whom
.
First
,
what
it
is
for
?
It
is
for
this
,
because
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
,
the
Lord
God
,
that
is
,
Christ
;
Christ
now
appeares
to
be
Lord
God
:
his
Lordship
and
Dominion
was
much
darkned
before
:
now
it
appeares
to
all
the
world
,
that
he
is
Lord
God
,
Lord
God
omnipotent
:
the
Name
of
Christ
is
the
mighty
God
,
as
9.
Isay
,
6.
but
hee
is
but
little
knowne
by
this
Name
in
comparison
:
after
Antichrist
is
fallen
,
he
shall
bee
knowne
by
his
owne
Name
,
the
mighty
God
,
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
,
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
;
his
Crowne
and
Dignity
were
as
it
were
hidden
before
in
comparison
:
little
of
the
power
of
the
Soveraignty
of
Christ
did
outwardly
appeare
before
:
but
now
it
shall
appeare
,
before
the
eies
of
all
his
enemies
,
that
it
is
he
that
reignes
,
he
hath
the
Kingdome
of
Kingdomes
,
and
is
the
Lord
of
Lords
.
2.
From
whence
came
this
Hallelujah
,
I
heard
as
it
were
the
Voice
of
a
great
Multitude
,
and
as
the
voice
of
many
Waters
:
by
Waters
we
are
to
understand
People
;
the
voice
of
many
Waters
,
of
many
People
.
First
,
it
is
the
voice
of
the
Waters
,
the
voice
of
Jesus
Christ
reigning
in
his
Church
,
comes
first
from
the
Multitude
,
the
common
People
,
the
voice
is
heard
from
them
first
,
before
it
is
heard
from
any
others
:
God
uses
the
common
People
and
the
Multitude
to
proclaime
that
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
:
As
when
Christ
came
at
first
,
the
poore
receive
the
Gospell
;
not
many
Wise
,
not
many
Noble
,
not
many
Rich
,
but
the
Poore
:
so
in
the
Reformation
of
Religion
,
after
Antichrist
began
to
be
discovered
,
it
was
the
common
People
that
first
came
to
look
after
Christ
.
In
the
5.
Cant.
7.
we
find
the
Church
inquiring
for
her
beloved
,
which
is
to
be
understood
of
these
times
of
Reformation
:
shee
went
to
the
Watchmen
,
the
Watchmen
smote
her
,
despised
her
,
and
persecuted
her
;
at
the
8th
.
verse
she
goes
to
the
Daughters
of
Ierusalem
,
and
enquires
for
her
Beloved
,
that
is
,
among
private
Christians
and
common
People
,
and
this
glorious
Church
that
is
to
come
,
when
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
,
according
as
it
is
here
said
,
the
voice
will
bee
first
among
the
Multitude
.
It
is
observable
that
wee
have
in
the
7.
Cant.
1.
where
you
find
a
description
of
the
glorious
Church
that
is
a
comming
,
wherein
Christ
is
to
reigne
gloriously
,
the
description
there
begins
at
the
feet
,
and
goes
upward
:
When
Christ
is
described
5.
Cant.
the
description
of
Christ
is
from
the
head
,
and
so
downeward
:
But
when
the
Estate
of
the
Church
in
her
glory
is
described
;
shee
begins
at
the
feet
and
goes
upward
,
to
note
the
beginning
and
the
raising
of
the
Church
is
like
to
bee
at
first
among
the
meaner
sort
of
People
,
among
the
Multitude
.
The
Hallelujah
for
Babylons
downfall
was
among
the
Multitude
,
before
it
came
to
the
foure
and
twenty
Elders
,
as
you
may
see
in
the
beginning
of
the
Chapter
.
The
Businesse
Brethren
concerning
the
SCOTS
,
it
is
a
businesse
,
in
the
issue
whereof
wee
hope
there
will
be
great
things
:
Where
began
it
?
at
the
very
Feet
,
at
the
very
soles
of
the
feet
.
You
that
are
of
the
meaner
rank
,
common
People
,
be
not
discouraged
;
for
God
intends
to
make
use
of
the
common
People
in
the
great
Worke
of
proclaiming
the
Kingdome
of
his
Sonne
;
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
:
the
Voice
that
will
come
of
Christs
reigning
,
is
like
to
begin
from
those
that
are
the
Multitude
,
that
are
so
contemptible
,
especially
in
the
eyes
and
account
of
Antichrists
spirits
,
and
the
Praelacie
,
the
vulgar
Multitude
,
the
common
People
;
what
more
contemned
in
their
mouths
then
they
?
and
yet
it
is
from
them
that
this
Voice
doth
come
;
The
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
.
Wee
read
in
the
2.
Chron.
30.15
.
that
the
Priests
and
Levites
were
ashamed
in
that
glorious
Reformation
of
Hezekiah
,
they
did
not
prepare
themselves
as
the
People
did
:
So
it
is
many
times
,
that
in
many
places
where
God
is
doing
a
great
work
,
and
whensoever
God
sets
up
the
Kingdome
of
his
Sonne
,
in
that
glorious
manner
that
hee
doth
intend
,
he
wil
not
begin
with
the
Priests
and
Levites
,
they
will
not
bee
so
forward
,
but
the
People
at
the
first
are
more
forward
.
In
the
3.
Nehem.
5.
it
is
said
concerning
the
building
of
the
Temple
and
Ierusalem
,
that
the
Nobles
did
not
put
to
their
necks
,
but
it
is
said
the
People
blessed
those
that
came
to
dwell
at
Jerusalem
;
but
yet
marke
further
,
it
came
from
the
Multitude
as
a
noise
of
many
Waters
:
though
the
voice
of
Christs
reigne
came
first
from
the
Multitude
;
yet
it
comes
but
in
a
confused
manner
,
as
the
noise
of
many
Waters
:
though
the
Multitude
may
begin
a
thing
,
and
their
intention
may
be
good
in
it
;
yet
it
is
not
for
them
to
bring
it
to
perfection
,
that
which
they
do
commonly
is
mixed
with
much
confusion
,
and
a
great
deale
of
disorder
.
It
was
but
as
the
voice
of
many
Waters
,
the
People
had
a
hint
of
somthing
;
downe
with
Antichrist
,
downe
with
Popery
,
not
understanding
distinctly
what
they
did
;
their
voice
was
but
as
the
voice
of
many
Waters
:
Therfore
it
followes
,
and
as
the
Voice
of
mighty
Thundrings
,
that
is
,
as
one
paraphrases
of
it
,
the
Voice
that
is
more
terrible
and
piercing
like
the
Thunder
;
After
the
beginning
of
this
confused
noise
among
the
Multitude
,
God
moves
the
hearts
of
Great
ones
,
of
Noble
,
of
Learned
ones
,
and
they
come
in
to
the
Worke
,
and
their
voice
is
as
the
voice
of
mighty
Thundring
,
a
Voice
that
strikes
terror
,
and
hath
a
Majestie
in
it
to
prevaile
.
We
heare
of
the
voice
of
the
Multitude
in
our
owne
Countrey
,
as
the
voice
of
many
Waters
,
they
cry
up
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
,
and
cry
downe
the
Kingdome
of
Antichrist
,
cry
downe
Babylon
,
and
the
Praelacie
;
but
this
doth
seeme
to
be
the
Voice
of
many
Waters
,
that
the
Adversaries
derided
it
,
scorned
it
.
It
is
but
the
Multitude
,
a
company
of
rude
People
:
But
blessed
bee
God
,
we
begin
to
heare
the
voice
from
the
Thundrings
too
in
a
more
terrible
way
:
God
begins
to
work
upon
the
Great
ones
of
the
Land
,
the
Worthies
of
the
Land
that
are
drawne
together
in
that
ASSEMBLY
,
and
they
doe
begin
to
come
to
the
Land
,
and
beyond
the
Land
to
our
eares
,
as
it
is
terrible
in
the
eares
of
the
Adversaries
,
that
they
begin
to
feare
.
This
is
the
work
of
the
day
,
for
us
to
lift
up
our
voice
to
Heaven
,
that
it
might
bee
mighty
to
bring
forth
more
and
more
;
the
voice
of
our
PARLIAMENT
as
a
voice
of
Thunder
,
a
terrible
voice
to
the
Antichristian
party
,
that
they
may
say
,
The
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
.
And
let
us
not
be
discouraged
,
for
our
Prayers
though
they
be
poore
and
meane
,
and
scattered
,
they
may
further
the
Voice
of
Thundrings
:
though
our
Prayers
bee
as
the
Voice
of
many
Waters
,
confused
;
we
may
by
them
further
this
Worke
,
so
as
to
heare
more
of
the
Voice
of
our
Worthies
that
are
assembled
,
as
Thundrings
,
saying
,
The
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
.
1.
Sam.
7.9
.
When
Samuel
did
but
offer
a
sucking
Lamb
,
there
arose
Thundrings
:
If
wee
come
before
the
Lord
,
and
it
be
but
a
sucking
Lamb
that
we
are
able
to
offer
;
if
we
come
but
to
present
our selves
only
to
testifie
on
what
side
we
are
,
there
may
come
that
Voice
of
Thundrings
from
our
PARLIAMENT
,
furthered
by
our
Voice
,
saying
,
The
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
.
How
gladly
would
wee
heare
this
Voice
come
from
our
Nobles
,
and
the
KING
himselfe
,
and
the
Great
ones
of
the
Kingdome
,
to
heare
them
powerfully
commanding
and
speaking
for
the
furtherance
of
the
Kingdome
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
the
setting
it
up
!
But
to
come
more
closely
to
the
words
:
there
are
these
two
Doctrinall
conclusions
that
contain
the
scope
of
them
.
First
,
that
though
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
may
be
darkned
for
a
while
;
yet
certainly
Christ
will
reigne
in
his
Church
gloriously
,
at
which
the
Saints
will
sing
Hallelujah
.
Secondly
,
that
the
beginning
of
this
glorious
Reigne
of
Christ
,
the
Multitude
of
the
People
shall
bee
the
furtherers
of
it
,
and
take
speciall
notice
of
it
.
It
is
but
only
the
first
that
I
doe
intend
to
speake
of
,
in
way
of
a
Doctrinall
Conclusion
,
it
is
this
Though
Christs
Kingdome
bee
for
a
while
darkned
,
Christ
shall
reigne
gloriously
,
that
is
implyed
:
It
is
revealed
to
John
as
a
great
wonder
,
as
a
glorious
thing
.
Why
,
did
not
Christ
reigne
before
?
Yes
,
but
not
in
that
manner
that
now
hee
is
to
reigne
:
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
hath
beene
exceedingly
darkned
in
the
World
;
though
it
now
begins
to
appeare
a
little
more
brightly
,
it
hath
beene
exceedingly
darkned
.
When
he
came
in
his
owne
Person
,
how
did
he
appeare
to
reigne
,
and
be
the
Lord
God
Omnipotent
?
I
meane
outwardly
,
he
was
a
man
of
Sorrowes
;
one
that
vvas
rather
a
Worme
then
a
Man
:
as
it
is
said
of
him
,
He
was
one
,
in
whom
appeared
no
Forme
and
Beauty
;
for
which
hee
should
be
desired
.
Hee
was
even
bruised
by
his
Father
,
hee
was
in
the
forme
of
a
Servant
;
yea
in
the
forme
of
an
evill
Servant
;
being
made
sinne
for
us
,
and
beaten
like
an
evill
servant
;
yea
made
a
Curse
for
us
,
and
that
in
the
Abstract
;
how
did
he
reigne
?
they
made
him
a
King
in
way
of
derision
,
put
a
Reed
into
his
Hand
in
stead
of
a
Scepter
,
and
bowed
the
Knee
in
scorne
,
and
called
him
the
King
of
the
Iews
:
and
thus
he
reigned
outwardly
,
and
not
otherwise
,
in
his
own
Person
.
And
afterwards
in
the
Primitive
Times
how
did
he
appeare
to
be
Lord
God
,
and
to
reigne
there
,
when
the
Heathen
Emperors
reigned
over
his
Subjects
,
and
had
their
wills
upon
them
?
his
Subjects
were
but
a
company
of
poore
distressed
for
lorne
people
,
wandring
up
and
downe
,
persecuted
,
and
destitute
of
all
comforts
.
Afterwards
when
God
brought
Constantine
the
Christian
Emperour
and
others
to
reigne
,
the
Church
enjoyed
a
little
Peace
,
this
was
but
for
a
little
time
.
In
the
8.
of
the
Revelation
,
it
is
said
there
was
silence
in
Heaven
for
halfe
an
houre
,
which
is
applyed
to
the
little
Time
of
respite
that
the
Church
had
in
Constantines
time
:
for
Litinius
who
was
joyned
with
Constantine
in
the
Empire
,
presently
fell
off
,
and
grew
a
Persecutor
:
then
spread
Arianisme
over
all
the
World
,
that
all
the
World
seemed
to
be
an
Arrian
,
so
that
he
was
not
acknowledged
Lord
God
;
and
therefore
not
reigned
.
Then
Antichristianisme
spread
it selfe
,
and
he
set
up
himselfe
as
Lord
God
,
and
hee
prescribed
Lawes
to
the
Consciences
of
men
,
and
Christ
was
cast
out
of
his
Throne
:
yea
,
to
this
day
how
little
hath
Christ
reigned
outwardly
?
The
Divell
himselfe
is
a
greater
King
,
I
meane
in
regard
of
multiplicity
of
Subjects
.
Divide
the
World
into
thirty
parts
,
and
there
are
not
above
five
of
those
that
acknowledge
Christ
;
and
out
of
those
five
take
them
where
Antichrist
reignes
,
and
how
little
doth
Christ
reigne
?
and
among
them
where
Christ
is
acknowledged
,
and
Antichrist
rejected
,
how
is
his
Kingdome
persecuted
,
and
of
the
better
sort
?
how
is
his
Kingdome
sleighted
,
and
many
forward
Professors
,
and
zealous
Ministers
have
hard
thoughts
of
it
.
Yea
,
among
those
that
set
up
his
Kingdome
,
in
regard
of
their
miscarriages
his
Kingdome
is
darkned
;
so
that
Christ
hath
but
a
little
Reigne
in
the
World
:
And
it
is
a
glorious
thing
spoken
of
to
Iohn
,
That
Christ
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
.
What
shall
we
say
to
these
things
?
That
Christ
should
be
King
of
Heaven
and
Earth
,
and
should
appeare
so
little
in
his
reigne
as
he
hath
done
,
and
yet
doth
to
this
day
.
Let
us
stay
a
little
here
,
and
admire
at
the
infinite
depth
and
Wisedome
of
Gods
Counsells
that
are
past
finding
out
.
What
God
should
aym
at
and
meane
(
if
wee
may
speake
with
holy
Reverence
)
to
suffer
these
Things
,
that
his
owne
Sonne
so
infinitely
deere
unto
him
,
should
have
his
glory
so
darkned
in
the
World
as
he
hath
.
We
may
think
of
some
Reasons
why
God
doth
suffer
this
;
but
what
his
ayme
and
intentions
are
in
the
depth
of
his
Counsels
,
is
infinitely
beyond
us
.
It
may
be
it
is
to
be
a
stumbling-block
to
wicked
and
ungodly
men
in
his
just
Judgement
,
that
they
should
see
and
not
understand
.
And
it
vvas
upon
this
ground
that
God
suffered
his
Kingdome
to
be
darkned
hitherto
,
that
Antichrist
might
prevaile
,
because
of
much
Glory
that
he
is
intended
to
bring
out
of
the
prevailing
of
Antichrist
in
the
World
:
therefore
in
his
Providence
he
hath
so
permitted
it
,
as
that
the
Kingdome
of
his
Sonne
for
many
yeeres
should
be
darkned
.
And
(
my
Brethren
)
if
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
had
bin
kept
in
Congregations
,
in
that
way
that
we
and
some
other
Churches
are
in
,
it
had
bin
impossible
that
Antichrist
should
have
got
head
.
But
God
in
his
Providence
,
because
he
would
permit
Antichrist
to
rise
and
to
Rule
for
a
long
time
,
and
he
had
many
things
to
bring
out
the
Kingdome
of
Antichrist
,
to
worke
for
his
Glory
;
therefore
God
hath
left
this
Truth
to
be
so
darke
,
the
setting
up
of
Christ
in
his
Kingly
Office
.
Thirdly
,
because
God
would
exercise
the
Faith
and
other
Graces
of
his
Spirit
in
his
Children
,
that
they
might
beleeve
in
,
and
love
Jesus
Christ
for
his
spirituall
Beauty
,
though
there
appeares
nothing
but
spirituall
Beauty
,
though
no
outward
Beauty
,
no
outward
Kingdome
doth
appeare
,
but
he
be
as
a
spirituall
King
only
.
It
was
a
great
and
a
glorious
Worke
,
in
those
three
wise
Men
that
came
to
Christ
that
offered
Frankincense
,
and
Gold
and
Myrrhe
,
to
Christ
when
he
was
in
a
Cratch
,
in
a
Manger
;
and
so
for
Gods
people
now
to
beleeve
in
him
,
now
to
love
,
now
to
reioyce
in
him
,
to
offer
all
to
him
,
now
his
Kingdome
is
darkned
,
now
he
doth
appeare
so
meane
as
he
is
,
this
is
a
glorious
worke
of
Faith
,
and
we
should
labour
much
to
exercise
this
worke
of
●aith
,
in
looking
vpon
this
spirituall
Beauty
that
is
in
Christ
,
and
satisfying
our
Soules
in
that
,
that
so
we
may
not
be
offended
at
the
darkning
of
Christs
Kingdome
outwardly
:
And
the
lesse
Christ
doth
reigne
outwardly
in
the
world
,
the
lesse
glorious
his
Kingdome
doth
appeare
outwardly
,
the
more
let
us
labour
to
bring
our
hearts
under
his
spirituall
Reigne
:
The
more
others
say
,
We
will
not
have
this
man
reigne
over
vs
,
the
more
let
our
Soules
subiect
themselves
to
him
,
and
say
,
Christ
is
our
KING
,
and
let
him
reigne
for
ever
over
us
,
yea
let
us
labour
to
symphathize
with
Jesus
Christ
in
the
darkning
of
his
glory
and
of
his
Kingdome
.
IESVS
CHRIST
,
though
he
the
glory
of
his
Father
,
the
Brightnesse
of
his
Glory
,
the
Character
and
graven
Forme
,
or
the
Image
of
his
Father
,
yet
is
he
contented
to
have
his
glory
darkned
.
Who
are
we
that
we
must
have
Glory
in
this
world
and
outward
excellencies
,
when
Christ
is
willing
to
be
without
them
;
Let
us
be
willing
to
goe
like
the
Witnesses
,
clothed
in
Sackcloth
till
Christ
comes
to
reigne
:
There
are
white
shining
garments
prepared
,
but
that
time
is
not
yet
,
though
it
wil
not
be
long
.
The
Bridegroom
yet
seems
to
be
absent
,
and
therefore
it
is
fit
for
the
Spouse
to
goe
low
and
mean
in
the
mourning
weeds
as
a
Widdow
:
the
trimming
of
the
Bride
in
her
outward
glory
,
may
come
hereafter
,
when
Christ
shall
come
in
glory
into
the
World
.
And
Lastly
the
Kingdom
of
Christ
is
darkned
for
a
while
outwardly
,
and
therefore
it
should
teach
us
to
blesse
God
so
much
the
more
for
that
Opportunitie
that
we
have
of
setting
vp
Christ
as
King
amongst
us
:
For
yet
,
the
Voyce
is
not
heard
much
,
That
the
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
abroad
in
the
World
,
though
lately
some
noise
we
have
heard
:
But
,
blessed
be
God
,
in
our
Congregations
amongst
us
,
we
may
heare
,
That
the
Lord
GOD
Omnipotent
reigneth
.
It
is
through
our
wretched
wickednesse
,
if
his
Kingly
Power
be
not
fully
set
up
amongst
us
in
all
his
Ordinances
:
And
that
we
should
have
an
opportunity
to
set
up
his
Kingly
Power
amongst
us
heere
,
while
it
is
so
much
opposed
,
and
so
little
knowne
in
the
world
,
it
is
a
great
mercy
.
And
let
us
take
heed
of
abusing
that
opportunity
we
have
,
for
darkning
the
Kingly
Power
of
Christ
,
which
we
professe
to
set
up
:
Especially
in
these
Times
,
when
there
comes
to
be
a
Voyce
,
though
confusedly
,
from
the
Multitude
,
and
some
Kind
of
Voyce
of
Thunder
from
the
Great
ones
.
But
though
it
be
darke
for
a
while
,
certainly
he
shall
reigne
,
and
the
Voyce
will
be
glorious
and
distinct
one
Day
,
Saying
,
HALLELVIAH
the
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
.
He
shall
reigne
first
Personally
;
secondly
,
in
his
Saints
.
First
,
Personally
;
we
will
not
fully
determine
of
the
manner
of
his
Personall
Reigning
,
but
thus
farre
wee
may
see
there
is
a
Voice
of
great
waters
,
though
not
distinct
:
but
a
Probability
in
his
Person
GOD
and
MAN
;
he
shall
reigne
vpon
the
Earth
,
here
in
this
World
before
that
great
and
Solemne
Day
.
There
are
divers
Scriptures
that
have
somewhat
of
this
in
them
,
we
cannot
give
the
distinct
Voyce
of
those
Scriptures
,
but
many
of
Gods
Saints
,
they
do
heare
somthing
,
and
when
a
thing
growes
neerer
and
neerer
,
God
will
reveale
it
more
distinct
;
Zachary
12.10
.
They
shall
looke
upon
him
whom
they
have
pierced
,
and
shall
mourne
for
him
,
as
one
mourneth
for
his
only
Sonne
.
It
is
usually
understood
either
of
a
spirituall
looking
by
the
eye
of
Faith
,
or
beholding
Christ
at
the
Day
of
Iudgment
:
But
why
should
we
take
it
for
a
spirituall
looking
,
and
looking
at
the
day
of
Iudgment
?
that
place
doth
not
hold
out
,
that
is
not
the
thing
intended
:
They
shall
mourne
every
one
apart
;
this
is
not
like
the
setting
forth
of
the
mourning
at
the
Day
of
Iudgement
:
And
take
but
this
one
Rule
,
that
all
Texts
are
to
be
understood
literally
,
except
they
make
against
some
other
Scriptures
,
or
except
the
very
Coherence
and
Dependance
of
the
Scripture
shewes
it
otherwise
,
or
it
makes
against
the
Analogy
of
Faith
;
now
there
is
nothing
against
this
,
but
it
may
bee
so
.
A
second
Scripture
that
seemes
to
hold
out
somewhat
is
that
in
the
26th
.
of
Mathew
,
29.
I
will
not
henceforth
drinke
of
the
Fruit
of
the
Vine
,
untill
that
Day
,
when
I
drinke
it
new
with
you
in
my
Fathers
Kingdome
.
It
is
true
,
this
is
likewise
interpreted
in
a
mysticall
sense
;
but
there
is
no
reason
,
why
wee
may
not
take
it
literally
.
Not
in
the
Kingdome
of
his
Father
in
Heaven
;
but
in
that
Kingdome
that
hee
shall
come
in
here
to
drinke
the
Fruit
of
the
Vine
,
to
have
Communion
with
his
Saints
in
this
World
,
2.
Thes.
2.8
.
Antichrist
shall
be
destroyed
by
the
brightnesse
of
Christs
comming
,
the
brightnesse
of
his
Personall
comming
:
And
that
place
Revel.
20.
where
it
is
said
,
The
Saints
shall
reigne
with
him
a
Thousand
years
,
which
cannot
be
meant
reigning
with
him
in
Heaven
.
It
is
made
as
a
proper
peculiar
benefit
unto
such
as
had
refused
Antichrists
Government
,
especially
to
the
Christian
Church
:
It
is
likely
divers
of
the
Prophets
and
Patriarchs
may
come
in
;
but
especially
it
belongs
to
the
Christian
Church
:
Now
the
reigning
with
Christ
a
thousand
yeeres
is
not
meant
reigning
with
him
in
Heaven
,
for
after
these
thousand
yeares
,
there
shall
be
many
enemies
raised
against
the
Church
,
GOG
and
MAGOG
shall
gather
themselves
together
;
if
it
were
meant
of
Heaven
,
that
could
not
be
;
and
therefore
it
must
be
meant
of
Iesus
Christ
comming
and
reigning
heere
gloriously
for
a
Thousand
yeares
.
And
although
this
may
seeme
to
be
strange
;
yet
heretofore
it
hath
not
beene
accounted
so
,
it
hath
beene
a
Truth
received
in
the
Primitive
Times
.
Iustine
Martyr
,
that
lived
presently
after
IOHN
,
he
spake
of
this
as
a
thing
that
all
Christians
acknowledged
:
and
likewise
Lactantius
hath
such
expressions
in
divers
places
of
his
Seventh
Booke
.
That
there
are
glorious
Times
comming
,
wherein
shall
be
plenty
and
fruitfulnesse
in
the
Church
,
yet
First
,
Rome
must
de
burnt
,
and
Babylon
first
downe
,
and
brings
the
Sybills
,
the
Heathen
Oracles
for
it
,
and
after
a
little
Time
there
shall
be
stirring
up
of
Enemies
against
them
:
Thus
farre
they
goe
;
if
they
did
not
beleeve
that
Christ
himselfe
should
come
personally
to
reigne
,
yet
he
shall
with
his
Saints
reigne
in
a
Glorious
Manner
,
and
the
Church
shal
be
so
raised
up
in
the
world
outwardly
,
as
to
be
aboue
all
the
men
of
the
World
in
outward
Glory
.
And
there
are
many
Scriptures
full
for
that
which
we
may
be
much
more
confident
in
,
then
wee
can
be
of
the
other
.
There
is
a
Time
comming
,
when
there
shall
be
this
Halleluiah
in
the
Church
,
The
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
.
As
in
the
.
7.
Dan.
17.18
.
The
fower
Beasts
are
the
foure
Monarchies
,
and
the
last
is
the
Roman
Monarchy
,
and
that
Babylon
shal
goe
down
together
,
and
immediatly
upon
that
,
the
Saints
of
the
most
high
shall
take
the
Kingdome
,
and
possesse
the
Kingdome
for
ever
and
ever
:
at
the
21.22
.
Ver.
27.
Verse
.
And
the
Greatnesse
of
the
Kingdome
under
the
whole
Heaven
shall
be
given
to
the
People
of
the
Saints
of
the
most
high
:
the
Kingdome
under
Heaven
is
not
the
Kingdome
of
the
World
to
come
.
More
apparant
is
that
in
the
12th
.
of
Dan.
which
is
ordinarily
interpreted
of
the
day
of
Iudgment
:
but
surely
this
Text
doth
not
aime
at
the
Day
of
Iudgment
principally
,
but
at
a
Time
before
.
First
,
because
many
that
sleepe
shall
awake
,
not
all
,
but
many
.
Secondly
he
saies
that
they
that
are
wise
,
shall
shine
as
the
Brightnesse
of
the
Firmament
:
Whereas
the
Glory
that
shall
be
put
upon
the
Saints
in
Heaven
shall
be
as
the
Sunne
:
Though
this
Glory
be
great
,
it
is
inferiour
to
that
which
shall
be
.
The
Third
Reason
is
,
that
Daniel
must
shut
up
these
Words
,
and
seale
up
this
Book
as
a
great
Secret
:
That
there
should
be
a
Resurrection
at
the
last
Day
,
a
reward
of
happinesse
to
the
righteous
,
and
of
Misery
to
the
Wicked
is
no
great
Secret
,
but
this
that
was
revealed
to
Daniel
was
a
great
Secret
.
But
Daniel
might
say
,
if
the
Booke
be
shut
up
,
how
shall
the
Truth
come
to
bee
knowne
?
Many
shall
runne
to
and
fro
,
and
take
paines
in
finding
it
out
,
and
at
last
this
Truth
shall
come
to
be
found
out
,
and
Knowledge
shall
be
increased
.
And
certainely
it
is
the
Antichristian
yoke
that
doth
hide
this
Truth
.
Men
dare
not
whisper
of
any
truth
,
but
of
such
as
are
held
in
the
Church
of
Rome
:
But
when
there
comes
to
be
liberty
of
Churches
,
and
that
men
may
freely
search
into
this
truth
,
knowledge
will
be
increased
.
The
fourth
Reason
is
,
because
in
the
last
verse
,
there
seemes
to
be
a
Promise
euen
to
Daniel
,
that
hee
should
have
his
share
and
part
in
this
glory
:
Was
it
such
a
matter
,
that
Daniel
in
the
resurrection
should
have
his
lot
,
and
that
he
should
stand
up
at
the
Day
of
Iudgment
?
No!
but
that
he
should
haue
his
Lot
in
that
Resurrection
was
a
great
Priviledge
.
Againe
,
for
Christs
Reigning
with
the
Saints
,
take
two
Places
in
the
Psalmes
.
Psalme
49.14
.
The
Vpright
shall
haue
Dominion
ouer
them
in
the
Morning
,
there
is
a
Time
they
shall
haue
Dominion
,
though
now
they
have
a
Night
,
a
morning
shall
come
that
the
Vpright
shall
have
Dominion
.
Psalme
,
149.5
.
and
so
on
:
Let
his
Saints
be
ioyfull
in
Glory
,
&c.
and
a
two
Edged
Sword
in
their
hands
:
To
execute
Vengeance
upon
the
Heathen
,
and
punishments
upon
the
People
,
&c.
What
shall
we
make
of
these
Scriptures
?
Indeed
if
we
be
put
upon
Allegoricall
senses
,
we
may
put
off
any
Scripture
;
but
if
we
take
them
literally
,
why
should
we
not
?
And
the
Promise
that
is
made
to
them
that
overcome
,
Revel.
12.
the
latter
end
of
it
;
Hee
that
overcommeth
and
keepeth
my
words
,
to
him
will
I
give
Power
over
the
Nations
,
and
he
shall
rule
them
with
a
Rod
of
Iron
,
and
as
the
Vessels
of
a
Potter
,
they
shall
be
broken
to
shivers
.
What
shall
we
make
of
this
?
except
the
Saints
shall
reigne
,
and
there
shall
be
a
glorious
Reigne
of
Christ
with
the
Saints
,
and
so
that
place
of
the
Saints
reigning
and
judging
the
World
,
some
interpret
it
of
the
Day
of
Judgement
,
but
these
Scriptures
seeme
to
have
an
apparancie
to
be
before
;
and
therfore
Christ
is
said
to
make
them
Kings
and
Priests
unto
GOD
spiritually
,
though
not
every
one
properly
Kings
over
others
;
yet
so
,
as
to
have
Power
and
Dominion
in
the
World
;
and
therefore
where
it
is
said
in
the
Gospell
,
that
righteous
men
desired
to
see
those
things
that
you
see
,
and
did
not
:
in
the
10th
.
of
Luke
it
is
said
,
Kings
desired
to
see
those
things
that
you
see
,
and
have
not
seene
them
:
so
that
Christ
shall
reigne
together
with
his
Saints
.
And
that
there
shall
be
such
a
reigne
of
Christ
;
and
this
Hallelujah
appeares
by
many
Arguments
,
as
take
this
one
drawne
from
Scripture
.
If
there
be
many
Prophesies
and
Promises
in
Scripture
that
are
not
yet
fulfilled
;
and
the
fulfilling
whereof
will
bring
the
Church
into
a
more
glorious
condition
then
ever
it
was
yet
in
the
World
:
then
there
is
a
glorious
Time
a
comming
.
Now
there
are
such
Scriptures
wherein
are
such
glorious
things
promised
to
be
fulfilled
to
the
Church
,
as
yet
never
were
fulfilled
:
And
that
wee
know
not
what
to
make
of
,
unlesse
there
be
a
truth
in
this
.
24.
Isay
.
23.
Then
the
Moone
shall
be
confounded
,
and
the
Sunne
shall
be
ashamed
,
when
the
Lord
of
Hoasts
shall
reigne
in
Mount
Zion
and
in
Ierusalem
:
When
was
this
,
that
there
was
such
a
reigne
of
Christ
in
Mount
Zion
,
as
that
the
Moone
was
confounded
,
and
the
Sun
ashamed
?
Certainly
this
cannot
be
understood
of
their
returne
from
their
Captivity
,
for
the
People
of
the
Iewes
were
under
Contempt
after
their
Deliverance
from
Captivity
,
and
came
not
to
such
a
Glory
as
this
,
and
were
under
a
kind
of
Captivity
,
and
met
with
such
oppositions
,
that
they
were
as
long
building
the
Temple
as
they
were
in
Captivity
,
seventy
yeeres
.
But
some
that
were
in
Captivity
saw
both
the
first
&
the
second
Temple
;
how
could
this
be
,
if
it
were
so
long
?
The
Foundation
they
might
see
,
but
not
see
it
finished
.
And
in
Ahasuerus
time
they
were
in
Captivity
,
as
that
had
not
God
wrought
mightily
,
they
had
all
beene
cut
off
by
a
wicked
Haman
:
Therefore
they
were
not
so
glorious
.
Isaiah
.
33.20
.
Look
upon
Zion
the
City
of
our
Solemnities
:
Thine
eies
shall
see
Ierusalem
a
quiet
Habitation
,
a
Tabernacle
that
shall
not
be
taken
downe
:
This
Text
neither
hath
not
bin
fulfilled
hitherto
,
but
must
remaine
.
Isay
54.11
.
Oh
thou
afflicted
,
tossed
with
Tempests
,
and
not
comforted
;
Behold
,
J
will
lay
thy
Stones
with
faire
Colours
,
and
thy
Foundations
with
Saphires
,
&c.
When
Antichrist
shall
fall
down
,
and
the
Iewes
,
called
;
and
this
Halleluia
sung
,
The
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth
:
then
this
Promise
may
be
made
good
.
Isay
.
60.
if
you
read
the
whole
Chapter
,
there
are
glorious
things
spoken
of
the
reigne
of
the
Church
:
but
there
have
never
beene
such
glorious
times
since
those
Prophecies
,
and
therefore
these
we
are
to
expect
to
be
fulfilled
.
That
place
of
Ezekiel
,
of
the
dry
Bones
receiving
Flesh
and
Life
is
apparant
to
be
the
Iewes
comming
,
and
Gods
ioyning
two
stickes
together
,
making
Iudah
and
Ephraim
to
be
one
;
and
therefore
glorious
things
are
to
be
expected
immediately
after
the
fail
of
Antichrist
:
and
if
you
may
speake
of
the
fall
of
Antichrist
as
done
,
you
may
speake
of
those
Promises
as
done
.
So
in
the
21.22
.
Revel.
There
is
a
description
of
the
glorious
estate
of
the
Church
,
which
ordinarily
is
applied
to
the
glory
of
Heaven
:
But
there
is
a
mistake
in
applying
these
things
to
the
glory
that
is
in
Heaven
,
and
not
to
thinke
of
the
glory
that
shall
appeare
on
Earth
before
.
It
is
said
,
that
John
saw
the
new
Ierusalem
come
downe
from
Heaven
;
if
it
had
been
the
glory
of
Heaven
,
more
like
Heaven
should
have
been
opened
,
and
he
raised
up
to
it
.
Againe
,
Iohn
here
sayes
,
that
the
foundations
of
the
Walls
had
twelve
Stones
,
and
in
them
the
names
of
the
twelve
Apostles
:
that
the
Foundations
of
Heaven
should
have
the
names
of
the
twelve
Apostles
is
not
like
.
For
Abraham
,
Isaac
and
Jacob
,
the
Patriarchs
and
Prophets
shall
bee
there
as
well
as
the
Apostles
;
and
why
should
it
not
have
the
names
of
the
Patriarchs
and
Prophets
as
well
as
the
Apostles
?
And
if
you
read
the
Revelations
,
you
shall
finde
that
the
Kings
and
Princes
came
to
give
in
their
glory
to
the
Church
:
Now
that
the
Kings
and
Princes
should
come
in
to
make
Heaven
glorious
,
there
is
no
likelihood
in
that
.
Thus
there
are
these
Prophesies
to
be
fulfilled
,
and
these
Promises
to
bee
accomplished
,
and
therefore
a
time
for
the
Lord
GOD
with
the
Saints
to
reigne
gloriously
:
And
why
should
we
think
it
much
?
Let
us
but
consider
the
great
Designes
that
God
hath
in
honouring
of
his
Saints
in
the
World
,
and
we
have
not
cause
to
thinke
much
of
such
a
truth
as
this
:
for
hereafter
in
Heaven
Christ
will
be
honoured
before
his
Saints
.
But
how
will
Ch●ist
be
honoured
before
all
the
World
you
will
say
at
the
day
of
Judgement
?
But
onely
at
that
time
so
long
as
the
wicked
shall
stand
for
their
sentence
?
Doe
we
thinke
there
shall
be
no
further
time
for
Christ
and
his
Saints
to
be
honoured
but
just
then
?
God
intends
to
honour
Christ
and
the
Saints
before
all
the
World
.
Christ
hath
purchased
a
glorious
Condition
by
humbling
himselfe
so
low
to
the
Death
of
the
Crosse
,
and
therefore
was
promised
the
Heathen
for
his
Inheritance
,
and
the
utmost
parts
of
the
Earth
for
his
possession
;
and
this
must
bee
given
in
due
Time
;
and
God
is
pleased
to
raise
the
hearts
of
his
People
to
expect
it
.
And
those
that
are
most
humble
,
most
godly
,
most
gracious
,
most
spirituall
,
searching
into
the
Scriptures
,
have
their
hearts
most
raised
in
expectation
of
this
.
And
it
is
not
like
that
that
work
of
the
Spirit
of
theirs
shall
be
in
vaine
.
But
God
is
beginning
to
cleere
it
up
more
and
more
:
God
is
beginning
to
stirre
in
the
World
,
and
to
doe
great
things
in
the
World
,
the
Issue
whereof
(
I
hope
)
will
come
to
that
we
speake
of
.
But
what
shall
bee
the
glorious
Condition
of
the
Church
,
when
the
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
;
for
which
the
Saints
shall
sing
this
glorious
Hallelujah
?
Tell
us
somthing
of
this
good
Land
.
In
the
generall
I
answer
,
It
is
the
resurrection
from
the
Dead
,
as
the
Apostle
speakes
,
Rom.
11.
concerning
the
Calling
of
the
Iewes
.
But
for
Particulars
;
Glorious
things
are
spoken
of
thee
,
O
thou
Citie
of
God
.
The
first
thing
wherein
the
happinesse
of
the
Church
consists
,
is
this
:
That
it
shall
be
delivered
from
all
the
Enemies
of
it
,
and
from
all
molesting
troubles
,
and
so
be
in
a
most
blessed
safety
and
security
.
The
God
of
Peace
shall
tread
downe
Satan
shortly
,
and
all
that
are
of
Satan
.
Christ
is
described
in
this
Rev.
19.
with
his
garment
dyed
in
Blood
,
when
he
doth
appeare
to
come
and
take
the
Kingdome
;
and
he
appeared
with
many
Crownes
on
his
head
;
that
notes
his
many
victories
▪
and
his
name
was
King
of
Kings
,
and
Lord
of
Lords
.
And
the
Saints
appeared
triumphing
with
him
,
clothed
with
white
linnen
,
and
set
upon
white
Horses
;
is
that
a
cloathing
for
Soldiers
?
Yes
,
for
the
Army
of
Christ
,
that
rather
comes
to
triumph
then
for
to
fight
.
Christ
fighteth
and
vanquisheth
all
these
Enemies
:
and
they
come
triumphing
in
white
.
All
Teares
shall
be
wiped
away
from
the
Church
,
Isay
.
25.8
.
Revel.
21.4
.
There
shall
bee
no
Brier
nor
Thorne
,
Ezek.
28.24
.
among
the
People
of
GOD
;
Ezekiel
did
once
live
among
Briers
and
Thornes
,
but
there
shall
bee
no
pricking
Thorne
left
.
And
this
Citie
that
is
described
in
the
Revelation
,
shall
have
the
gates
alwayes
open
,
in
regard
of
the
secuirty
that
is
there
;
no
danger
at
all
of
any
Enemy
.
Secondly
,
there
shall
be
a
wonderfull
Confluence
of
People
to
this
Church
,
both
Jew
and
Gentile
shall
joyne
together
to
flow
to
the
Beautifulnes
of
the
Lord
,
Dan.
2.
verse
35.
Christ
is
compared
to
the
Stone
,
that
shall
breake
the
Image
,
and
shall
become
a
Mountaine
,
and
fill
the
whole
Heaven
,
Isaiah
,
60.
They
shall
come
as
Doves
to
the
Windowes
.
And
when
IOHN
came
to
meathe
Citie
,
the
Church
;
it
was
a
great
and
mighty
Citie
.
Thirdly
,
because
where
there
is
much
Confluence
,
there
useth
to
bee
a
Contraction
of
much
filthinesse
.
Therfore
in
the
third
place
it
shall
be
most
pure
,
a
pure
Church
:
yea
,
in
great
part
,
if
not
altogether
.
Nay
we
may
almost
affirme
,
altogether
to
be
delivered
from
hypocrites
.
Without
there
shall
be
Doggs
,
and
whosoever
shall
worke
or
make
a
lye
.
Not
without
,
in
Hell
;
but
without
the
Church
.
Hypocrites
shall
bee
discovered
and
cast
out
from
the
Church
:
though
many
get
into
the
Church
now
;
then
the
righteous
Nation
shall
enter
in
.
In
the
44th
.
of
Ezekiel
,
9.
There
is
a
description
of
the
Church
under
the
Gospel
:
And
he
shewes
that
none
uncircumcised
in
heart
shall
enter
in
there
:
But
the
fulfilling
of
the
Prophecies
of
those
Chapters
in
the
latter
end
of
Ezekiel
,
will
not
be
till
this
time
;
and
then
no
uncircumcised
in
heart
shall
enter
,
Revel.
21.27
.
There
shall
in
no
wise
enter
into
it
any
thing
that
defileth
,
&c.
there
are
two
Negatives
in
the
Originall
,
they
shall
not
,
they
shall
not
enter
.
As
Christ
sayes
,
Whosoever
comes
to
me
,
J
will
in
no
wise
cast
out
;
I
will
not
,
I
will
not
cast
out
.
Blessed
are
they
that
are
called
to
the
Supper
of
the
Lamb
.
Before
,
many
were
called
,
and
few
chosen
;
but
now
all
that
are
called
are
chosen
,
and
none
that
are
made
partakers
of
the
first
Resurrection
shall
die
the
second
Death
.
It
is
a
most
pure
Church
,
and
therefore
is
described
;
The
Walls
to
be
precious
Stones
,
the
Citie
to
be
as
cleere
as
glasse
,
and
the
Pavement
to
be
pure
gold
.
Fourthly
,
there
shall
be
abundance
of
glorious
Prophecies
fulfilled
,
and
glorious
Promises
accomplished
.
When
you
read
the
Prophets
,
you
have
Prophecies
of
many
glorious
things
:
And
the
knowledge
of
this
truth
will
help
to
understand
those
Prophecies
.
Revel.
2.
It
is
said
there
was
a
Booke
sealed
shewed
unto
Iohn
,
and
none
could
open
the
Booke
but
the
Lambe
.
The
Booke
of
the
Prophecies
Prophecies
is
a
sealed
Book
,
and
especially
the
booke
of
the
Prophecies
of
the
Revelatious
.
But
when
the
Lamb
,
Christ
,
shall
come
to
reigne
,
this
shall
be
opened
to
us
.
And
therefore
it
is
said
,
the
holy
Apostles
and
Prophets
should
reioyce
at
the
destruction
of
Antichrist
,
because
the
Prophets
should
be
so
cleerely
opened
,
and
understood
by
the
People
of
God
.
Revel.
22.6
.
These
sayings
are
faithfull
and
true
:
and
the
Lord
God
of
the
holy
Prophets
sent
his
Angell
,
to
shew
unto
his
Servants
,
the
things
which
must
shortly
be
done
.
Why
the
Lord
God
of
the
holy
Prophets
?
That
Lord
God
that
did
intend
to
make
the
holy
Prophets
cleere
and
evident
.
Saies
the
woman
of
Samaria
,
when
the
Messiah
comes
,
he
shall
teach
us
all
things
:
We
may
well
say
it
of
the
comming
of
Christ
,
heere
the
meaning
of
abundance
of
Prophecies
and
Promises
,
that
we
know
not
what
to
make
of
,
shall
be
cleere
before
us
.
Christ
is
called
the
word
of
God
,
and
is
said
to
be
faithfull
and
true
,
because
he
wil
discover
the
truth
and
faithfulnesse
of
the
Promises
.
And
this
will
bee
a
glorious
Time
,
when
the
Prophecies
shall
be
opened
,
and
the
promises
come
to
be
fulfilled
.
Fifthly
,
Abundance
of
hidden
Mysteries
of
Godlines
will
be
cleered
then
,
that
now
are
exceeding
darke
.
4.
Revel.
Iohn
did
but
see
a
Doore
opened
in
Heaven
:
But
afterwards
,
Revel.
19.
he
saw
Heaven
opened
.
Noting
the
cleere
revelation
of
Truth
that
shall
be
then
:
And
,
Revel.
11.19
.
There
was
seene
the
Arke
of
the
Testament
:
Whereas
the
Arke
stood
before
,
in
the
Holy
of
Holies
,
that
was
shut
up
,
that
none
was
to
come
into
it
,
but
the
High
Priest
:
But
now
it
is
opened
to
all
.
In
the
Arke
where
the
Secrets
a
Type
of
the
Secrets
that
shall
be
opened
at
this
Time
,
that
were
shut
up
before
.
Glorious
Truths
shall
be
revealed
,
and
above
all
,
the
Mystery
of
the
Gospell
,
and
the
righteousnesse
of
Faith
shall
bee
discovered
.
Before
what
a
little
of
the
Mystery
of
the
Gospel
,
and
the
righteousnesse
of
Faith
was
discouered
!
but
this
will
grow
brighter
and
brighter
till
that
time
,
which
is
the
great
Designe
of
God
for
his
Glory
to
all
Eternitie
.
Sixtly
,
the
gift
of
the
Saints
shall
be
abundantly
raised
.
He
that
is
weake
shall
bee
as
David
,
and
he
that
is
strong
as
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
Zach.
12.8
.
and
then
shall
be
accomplished
that
Promise
,
that
GOD
will
powre
his
Spirit
on
them
;
and
their
young
men
shall
see
visions
,
and
their
old
men
shall
dreame
dreames
.
It
was
fulfilled
in
part
upon
the
Apostles
,
but
the
full
is
not
till
that
time
knowledge
shall
be
increased
.
Seventhly
,
the
Graces
of
the
Saints
shall
be
wonderfully
inlarged
,
even
in
a
manner
glorified
;
thoughuot
so
full
as
afterwards
in
the
highest
Heaven
but
mightily
raised
.
The
Saints
shall
be
all
clothed
in
white
linnen
which
is
the
righteousnesse
of
the
Saints
;
that
is
,
the
Righteousnesse
they
have
by
Christ
,
whereby
they
shall
bee
righteous
before
God
,
and
holy
before
Men
:
HOLINES
shall
be
written
upon
their
Pots
,
and
upon
their
bridles
:
upon
every
thing
their
Graces
shall
shine
forth
exceedingly
to
the
glory
of
God
.
Iohn
saw
a
Vision
of
the
Bride
comming
downe
from
Heaven
,
with
a
Heavenly
Glory
,
fit
to
meet
Christ
her
Bridegroome
,
to
stand
in
his
presence
,
and
serve
him
day
and
night
.
Yea
further
,
Religion
shall
bee
honoured
,
and
no
more
be
a
disgrace
.
God
hath
promised
to
his
Church
that
hee
will
wipe
away
their
Reproches
for
ever
.
The
People
of
God
have
been
and
are
a
despised
People
:
But
their
Reproach
shall
be
for
ever
taken
away
,
and
they
shall
not
be
ashamed
of
Religion
:
for
it
shall
be
glorifyed
before
the
Sonnes
of
men
.
Therfore
it
is
said
Revel.
14.
They
shall
have
the
Name
of
God
upon
their
Foreheads
,
openly
to
professe
Religion
;
A
time
shall
come
when
ten
men
shall
take
hold
on
the
skirt
of
a
Iew
,
and
say
,
We
will
go
with
thee
.
Cant.
8.1
.
I
will
kisse
thee
,
yet
should
I
not
bee
despised
:
She
would
embrace
Christ
publikely
,
and
should
not
be
despised
:
It
shall
be
so
honourable
,
as
none
shall
be
able
to
despise
it
.
There
are
notable
Texts
of
Scripture
,
to
shew
the
great
Honor
that
shall
be
in
the
wayes
of
Religion
,
Isaiah
49.23
.
Kings
shall
be
thy
Nursing
Fathers
,
and
Queenes
thy
Nursing
Mothers
;
they
shall
bow
downe
to
thee
,
and
lick
up
the
Dust
of
thy
Feet
.
What
a
high
expression
is
this
for
the
Honour
of
Godlinesse
?
So
in
Isaiah
,
60.
are
a
great
many
of
notable
expressions
,
verse
,
13.
I
will
make
the
place
of
my
Feet
glorious
;
that
is
,
the
Church
.
There
was
a
time
when
as
the
Feet
of
Christ
were
as
burning
Brasse
,
to
shew
the
suffering
condition
of
the
Church
:
But
now
the
Feet
of
Christ
,
that
is
the
Church
,
shall
be
made
glorious
,
vers.
14.
you
have
two
notable
Scriptures
for
this
in
the
Prophesie
of
Zachary
.
The
first
in
the
4th
.
of
Zachary
,
16.
They
shall
be
as
the
Stone
of
a
Crowne-lifted
up
:
They
are
now
trampled
upon
as
the
stones
of
the
street
;
but
they
shall
be
as
the
Stones
of
a
Crowne
;
and
not
onely
so
,
but
as
the
Stones
of
a
Crowne
lifted
up
:
The
second
place
is
in
Zach.
12.5
.
The
Governours
of
Iudah
shall
say
in
their
hearts
,
the
Inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
shall
be
my
strength
in
the
Lord
of
Hoasts
their
God
.
Wee
know
,
that
now
in
many
places
,
the
Governours
of
Iudah
,
the
great
ones
of
the
Countrey
,
their
Spirits
have
beene
set
against
the
Saints
of
God
:
Wee
know
what
reprochfull
names
they
have
put
upon
them
,
and
how
they
have
discountenanced
them
:
Though
the
Governours
of
Iudah
have
counted
them
factious
,
and
Schismaticks
,
and
Puritanes
▪
there
is
a
Time
comming
,
when
the
Governours
of
Judah
shall
bee
convinced
of
the
Excellency
of
Gods
people
,
so
convinced
as
to
say
in
their
hearts
,
that
the
Inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
,
that
is
,
the
Saints
of
God
gathered
together
in
a
Church
,
are
the
best
Common-wealths
men
:
not
seditious
men
,
not
factious
,
not
disturbers
of
the
State
;
but
they
are
our
strength
in
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
they
are
the
strength
of
a
Kingdome
,
and
shall
be
countenanced
by
them
as
the
strength
of
a
Kingdome
,
as
those
that
will
bee
most
usefull
in
a
Kingdome
.
This
will
bee
a
blessed
time
,
when
as
wicked
men
and
wickednes
shall
bee
despised
,
and
Godlinesse
as
honourable
as
ever
it
was
contemptible
:
this
shall
bee
when
the
Lord
God
Omnipotent
reigneth
in
his
Church
.
And
through
Gods
mercy
,
wee
see
light
peeping
out
this
way
:
That
the
Governours
of
Iudah
are
saying
,
The
Inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
shall
be
our
strength
:
Religion
shall
be
honoured
in
the
World
one
day
,
and
not
only
at
the
day
of
Iudgement
,
but
here
.
In
the
ninth
place
;
the
presence
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
of
God
shall
be
exceeding
glorious
in
the
Church
:
then
the
name
of
it
shall
be
called
IEHOVAH
SHAMMAH
,
The
Lord
is
there
.
They
shall
follow
the
Lamb
wheresoever
he
goeth
:
they
shall
see
the
King
in
his
beauty
and
glory
.
And
such
a
presence
of
Christ
will
be
there
,
as
it
is
questionable
whether
there
shall
be
need
of
Ordinances
,
at
least
in
that
way
,
that
now
there
is
.
And
therefore
some
interpret
that
place
so
:
They
shall
be
all
taught
of
God
,
and
shall
not
need
to
teach
one
another
.
And
so
that
place
2.
Peter
,
1.19
.
We
have
also
a
moresure
Word
of
promise
,
wherevnto
ye
doe
well
that
ye
take
heed
untill
the
Day
dawne
,
and
the
Day-starre
arise
in
your
hearts
.
Now
the
Morning-Starre
,
the
Holy
Ghost
applies
to
them
,
Revel.
2.28
.
That
is
such
a
glorious
presence
of
Christ
,
as
shall
so
instruct
them
,
as
if
they
had
not
need
to
take
heed
to
the
Word
of
Prophesie
.
And
in
Revelat.
21.
They
shall
need
no
Temple
,
nor
Sunne
,
nor
Moone
;
for
the
Lamb
is
the
Temple
and
the
light
thereof
:
the
presence
of
Christ
shall
bee
there
,
and
supply
all
kind
of
Ordinances
.
And
Revel.
7.
Christ
sayes
;
Hee
will
lead
them
to
the
Fountaine
of
living
Waters
;
all
the
Ordinances
.
Here
are
but
the
streames
and
Conduits
;
then
they
shall
be
led
to
the
Fountaine
.
Though
we
dare
not
affirme
that
there
shal
be
no
Ordinances
;
yet
is
there
some
probability
at
least
thus
far
in
comparison
;
there
shall
be
such
a
presence
of
Christ
there
,
as
therr
shall
not
be
that
need
of
Ordinances
.
In
the
tenth
place
.
There
shall
bee
the
addition
of
Martyrs
,
and
many
of
the
Worthies
of
God
that
have
lived
in
former
Times
shall
rise
againe
.
If
you
read
the
7th
.
Revel.
and
21th
.
Revel.
you
cannot
but
be
convinced
of
this
,
That
those
that
have
suffered
Martyrdome
under
Antichrist
shall
have
the
glory
of
that
time
;
and
Daniel
shall
come
up
and
stand
in
his
lot
;
and
as
he
,
so
many
of
the
Worthies
of
God
in
former
times
:
and
this
shall
add
to
the
Glory
of
that
time
.
The
eleventh
is
this
:
There
shall
be
most
blessed
Union
of
all
the
Churches
of
the
World
.
The
envy
of
Ephraim
and
of
Iudah
shall
be
taken
away
.
Isaiah
11.
There
shall
be
one
King
;
and
one
Name
.
Zach.
14.9
.
Wee
all
professe
one
Lord
,
but
give
him
divers
Names
:
but
then
there
shall
be
one
Lord
,
and
his
name
one
.
Zeph.
3.9
.
They
shall
serve
the
Lord
with
one
Consent
,
with
one
Shoulder
,
it
is
in
the
Originall
:
And
if
you
read
that
Chapter
,
you
may
see
what
Reference
it
hath
to
a
more
glorious
Time
,
than
the
returning
of
the
Iewes
from
the
Captivity
.
Dissentions
in
any
one
Congregation
are
evill
;
and
for
one
Church
to
dissent
from
another
is
a
grievous
evill
.
Blessed
will
the
Time
be
,
when
all
dissentions
shall
bee
taken
away
;
and
when
there
shall
bee
a
perfect
Union
of
all
,
and
not
any
distinction
of
Calvinists
or
Lutherans
,
or
the
like
:
but
all
shall
come
,
and
serve
God
,
and
be
called
by
one
Name
.
The
twelfth
is
the
Resurrection
of
the
Creatures
of
the
World
:
and
so
in
that
regard
there
shall
be
abundance
of
outward
Glory
and
Prosperity
.
That
place
in
the
8th
.
of
the
Romans
.
The
Creature
groanes
under
the
Burthen
that
it
is
in
,
that
it
may
be
delivered
into
the
Adoption
of
the
Sonnes
of
God
.
When
the
fulnesse
of
the
glory
of
the
Adoption
of
the
Sonnes
of
God
shall
come
,
the
Creatures
shall
be
delivered
to
them
.
The
whole
World
is
purchased
by
Christ
,
and
purchased
for
the
Saints
,
that
is
Christs
ayme
.
All
is
yours
,
(
sayes
the
Apostle
)
the
whole
World
:
and
therefore
,
Revel.
21.7
.
it
is
said
,
The
Saints
shall
inherit
all
things
.
You
see
that
the
Saints
have
but
little
now
in
the
World
;
now
they
are
the
poorest
and
the
meanest
of
all
;
but
then
when
the
Adoption
of
the
Sonnes
of
God
shall
come
in
the
fulnesse
of
it
,
the
World
shall
be
theirs
;
for
the
World
is
purchased
for
them
by
Iesus
Christ
.
Not
onely
Heaven
shall
be
your
Kingdome
but
this
World
bodily
.
And
so
that
place
,
2
Pet.
3.10
.
where
it
is
said
,
The
Heavens
shall
passe
away
with
a
great
noise
,
and
the
Elements
shall
melt
with
fervent
Heat
:
the
Apostle
speakes
as
if
it
were
the
Day
of
Judgement
.
But
there
is
one
passage
whereby
we
may
gather
that
the
Apostle
onely
meanes
a
mighty
change
that
shall
be
before
the
day
of
Judgement
,
verse
13.
We
according
to
his
promise
look
for
new
Heavens
and
new
Earth
.
Where
hath
God
promised
a
new
Heaven
,
and
a
new
Earth
?
I
know
no
place
in
Scripture
that
I
can
referre
this
place
unto
,
but
Isaiah
65.15
.
which
is
apparant
to
be
meant
of
the
Church
.
Now
the
Apostle
speakes
of
these
Times
,
when
there
shall
be
a
mighty
change
in
the
World
:
then
shall
be
fulfilled
that
Promise
,
There
shall
be
new
Heavens
,
and
a
new
Earth
.
We
can
find
no
such
promise
but
in
Isaiah
,
and
that
is
meant
of
the
Church
,
and
therefore
it
is
probable
the
Apostle
meanes
that
Lactantius
sayes
,
When
the
Thousand
yeeres
come
,
the
World
shall
bring
forth
Fruite
alone
,
and
the
Rocke
shall
distill
Dew
,
and
no
Creature
shall
live
upon
Prey
:
the
Dog
shall
not
hunt
,
the
Child
shall
not
be
afraid
of
the
Serpent
:
making
the
place
of
Isaiah
,
which
we
understand
metaphorically
,
to
be
understood
,
literally
,
Of
the
Wolfe
and
the
Lambs
living
together
,
and
the
Child
playing
upon
the
Hole
of
the
Cockatrice
.
And
all
the
Prayers
that
ever
we
put
up
for
the
Church
will
be
answered
,
and
the
blessing
of
all
will
come
upon
the
Churches
.
Heere
we
have
some
degree
of
Blessing
:
But
the
Blessing
of
all
the
prayers
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
will
come
upon
it
.
In
Isay
,
They
were
to
cry
to
God
,
and
give
him
no
rest
,
till
he
made
Ierusalem
the
praise
of
the
whole
World
:
that
is
,
till
God
did
bring
this
Time
,
and
Ierusalem
hath
not
bin
so
lifted
up
.
All
these
prayers
that
have
not
given
God
rest
all
this
while
,
shall
be
answered
,
and
Ierusalem
shall
be
advanced
.
Lastly
,
Those
glorious
Titles
that
the
Church
of
God
hath
in
the
old
Testament
,
will
be
made
up
to
the
full
;
and
that
is
a
Resultance
from
all
the
Former
.
There
are
many
glorious
Titles
of
the
Church
of
God
in
the
old
Testament
:
Now
the
estate
of
the
Church
in
the
old
Testament
was
but
Typicall
;
typifying
the
estate
of
the
Gospel
.
I
shall
name
some
of
them
,
and
when
those
come
to
be
fulfilled
,
it
will
be
glorious
.
First
the
Lords
Portion
.
Deut.
32.9
.
Secondly
his
Pleasant
Portion
.
Ierem.
12.10
.
Thirdly
his
Inheritance
.
Isaiah
.
19.25
.
All
People
are
the
Worke
of
his
Hands
,
But
his
Church
is
his
Inheritance
.
Fourthly
,
the
dearely
Beloved
of
his
Soule
.
Ierem.
12.7
.
Fiftly
,
Gods
Treasure
,
and
Peculiar
Treasure
,
Exod.
19.5
.
Sixtly
,
His
Glory
,
Isaiah
,
46.13
.
Seventhly
,
The
House
of
Gods
glory
,
Isaiah
,
60.7
.
Eightly
,
A
Crowne
of
Glory
.
Isaiah
,
62.3
.
Ninthly
,
A
Royall
Diademe
,
in
the
same
place
.
Tenthly
,
The
glory
of
God
.
Ierem.
3.17
.
Againe
,
The
Throne
of
his
Glorie
.
Jeremiah
,
14.21
.
Againe
,
The
Ornament
of
God
:
and
The
Beauty
of
his
Ornament
,
Ezek.
7.21
.
Againe
,
The
Beauty
of
his
Ornament
in
Majestie
,
in
the
same
place
.
Now
to
have
all
this
made
up
to
the
full
;
to
shew
that
these
are
no
high
expressions
,
but
rather
come
short
of
what
will
bee
:
it
must
be
a
glorious
condition
.
But
you
will
say
,
Are
these
things
true
?
To
that
wee
answer
;
For
the
truth
of
them
,
I
will
goe
no
further
then
this
Chapter
,
verse
9.
These
are
the
true
sayings
of
God
.
It
is
a
very
strange
Phrase
:
If
they
be
the
sayings
of
God
,
they
must
needs
be
true
.
Were
it
not
enough
to
say
they
were
the
sayings
of
God
,
or
true
sayings
?
No
,
they
are
the
true
sayings
of
GOD
.
And
in
the
Originall
it
is
not
onely
the
true
sayings
of
God
;
but
the
true
sayings
of
that
God
that
is
true
:
therfore
they
are
certaine
.
But
how
can
they
be
?
Zachary
,
8.9
.
If
it
be
marvellous
in
your
eyes
;
should
it
also
be
marvellous
in
my
eyes
,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hoasts
?
they
are
marvellous
in
your
eyes
;
but
they
are
not
so
in
mine
.
It
is
God
Omnipotent
that
shall
doe
these
things
,
by
that
power
,
whereby
he
is
able
to
subdue
all
things
unto
himselfe
.
Mountaines
shall
be
made
plaine
,
and
hee
shall
come
skipping
over
Mountaines
,
and
over
difficulties
,
nothing
shall
hinder
him
.
And
why
should
you
thinke
it
strange
,
that
these
things
should
be
,
though
they
bee
great
:
God
hath
done
already
as
great
things
as
these
.
Certainly
Christians
that
shall
acknowledge
the
great
and
never
sufficiently
admired
and
adored
worke
of
God
in
the
Hypostaticall
Union
of
the
Natures
,
that
God
should
be
Man
,
should
never
aske
this
Question
,
how
these
things
should
be
?
or
to
think
that
any
object
propounded
for
our
Faith
is
too
difficult
.
But
when
shall
these
things
be
?
Truly
(
Brethren
)
we
hope
it
is
not
long
before
they
shall
bee
;
and
the
neerer
the
Time
comes
,
the
more
clearly
these
things
shall
bee
revealed
.
And
because
they
begin
to
be
revealed
so
much
as
they
doe
now
,
we
have
cause
to
hope
the
Time
is
at
hand
.
In
Daniel
,
12.
God
bids
Daniel
seale
his
Booke
untill
the
time
come
,
as
if
then
it
should
be
opened
.
Doth
God
begin
to
open
this
Booke
?
Know
that
the
time
is
at
hand
.
Iohn
was
bidden
not
to
seale
the
Booke
,
because
the
Time
was
at
hand
.
The
neernesse
of
the
Time
at
hand
discovers
the
Booke
;
and
the
neerer
the
Time
,
the
more
it
is
discovered
.
No
place
in
Scripture
gives
us
so
much
light
to
know
when
this
shall
be
as
Dan.
12.11
.
And
from
the
time
that
the
dayly
Sacrifices
shall
be
taken
away
,
and
the
abomination
that
maketh
desolate
set
up
;
there
shall
bee
a
thousand
,
two
hundred
and
ninety
dayes
.
What
is
the
meaning
of
this
?
The
light
that
I
have
from
this
,
I
acknowledge
to
be
from
that
worthy
Instrument
of
God
Mr.
Brightman
.
A
day
is
usually
taken
for
a
yeare
,
and
so
many
dayes
as
were
set
,
so
many
yeares
it
should
be
.
All
the
question
is
about
the
beginning
of
the
time
.
This
abomination
of
desolation
was
in
Julians
time
360.
because
then
Iulian
would
set
up
the
Temple
againe
that
was
destroyed
,
in
despight
of
the
Christians
,
and
would
set
up
the
Iewish
Religion
againe
:
That
was
the
abormination
of
desolation
,
sayes
he
;
and
the
whole
Iewish
Religion
was
not
consumed
till
that
time
.
Now
reckon
so
many
yeeres
according
to
the
Number
of
the
dayes
,
it
comes
to
,
1650.
and
it
is
now
1641.
and
that
place
for
the
abomination
of
desolation
is
like
to
bee
it
as
any
that
can
be
named
.
But
it
is
said
,
Blessed
is
he
that
comes
to
another
Number
:
1335.
dayes
,
that
is
45.
years
more
added
,
that
is
,
sayes
he
in
1650.
they
shall
begin
;
but
it
shall
bee
45.
yeares
,
before
it
comes
to
full
Head
,
and
blessed
is
hee
that
comes
to
this
Day
.
And
he
hath
hit
right
in
other
things
,
as
never
the
like
,
in
making
Sardis
to
be
the
Church
of
Germany
,
and
foretold
from
thence
how
things
would
fall
out
,
and
wee
see
now
are
.
Now
we
have
also
a
voyce
from
the
Multitude
,
as
from
the
Waters
,
and
it
begins
to
come
from
the
Thundrings
.
Seeing
these
things
shall
be
,
what
manner
of
persons
ought
we
to
be
?
That
is
the
worke
I
intended
to
have
done
,
to
have
shewed
you
the
Duties
,
these
things
call
for
at
our
Hands
.
If
God
hath
such
an
intention
to
glorifie
his
Church
,
and
that
in
this
World
:
Oh
,
let
every
one
say
to
his
owne
heart
;
What
manner
of
persons
ought
wee
to
be
?
and
especially
,
What
manner
of
persons
ought
yee
to
be
?
because
you
are
beginning
this
despised
Worke
,
gathering
a
Church
together
,
which
way
God
will
honour
.
Certainly
,
the
Communion
of
Saints
,
and
independency
of
Congregations
God
will
honour
.
And
this
Worke
is
a
Foundation
of
abundance
of
glory
that
God
shall
have
,
and
will
continue
till
the
comming
of
Christ
.
And
blessed
are
they
that
are
now
content
to
keep
the
Word
of
Gods
Patience
.
And
doe
you
keep
the
Word
of
Gods
Patience
,
though
you
suffer
for
it
,
as
you
now
doe
.
And
wait
,
the
Text
sayes
,
Those
that
testifie
against
Antichrist
and
Antichristianisme
,
and
keep
the
Word
of
Gods
Patience
,
God
will
keep
them
in
the
houre
of
Temptation
,
hee
will
make
them
a
Pillar
in
his
House
,
and
they
shall
never
goe
out
;
God
will
open
their
dore
,
so
as
none
shall
shut
it
till
the
comming
of
Christ
:
and
hee
will
write
upon
them
the
Name
of
the
new
IERVSALEM
.
Therfore
keep
the
Word
of
Gods
Patience
now
you
have
an
opportunity
in
your
hands
for
furthering
this
great
Worke
.
Take
heed
that
you
loose
not
this
opportunity
:
certainly
,
if
there
should
fall
out
any
just
cause
amongst
you
of
scandall
in
regard
of
Divisions
,
or
any
other
way
,
you
may
do
more
hurt
to
hinder
this
glorious
Work
,
then
all
the
Persecutors
could
doe
.
For
you
will
perswade
the
consciences
of
Men
,
that
this
is
not
a
Way
of
Christ
.
Persecutors
cannot
doe
so
.
So
that
the
Governours
of
Iudah
wil
not
say
,
Our
strength
is
in
the
Inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
,
those
that
professe
themselves
to
be
the
People
of
Ierusalem
.
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.
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