2. When he saith he saw this Jerusalem come out of Heaven from God, he means, That those of the Church in Captivity that shall build this City, they shall be a People peculiarly fitted and qualified for this Work, of God. It was not all the Children of Israel that had their hand ⟨p. 27⟩i• building Jerusalem after the Captivity of old; their Nobles put not their hands to the Work of the Lord; also there were many1 of Judah that were sworn to Tobiah the arch Opposet of the building of the City, because of some Kindred and Relation that then was between them and him, Neh. 6. 17, 18, 19. and as it was then, so we do expect it will be now; some will be even at the beginning of this Work, in Babylon; at that time also some will be cowardly and fearful, yea, and even men hired to •inder the Work, Nehem. 6. 10, 11, 12. Wherefore I say, those of the Church that •t that day builded the City, they were men of a particular and peculiar Spirit, which also will so be at the building of New Jerusalem: They whose Light breaks forth as the Morning, they that are mighty for a Spirit of Prayer, they that take away the Yoke, and speaking Vanity, and that draw out their Soul to2 the Hungry; they that the Lord shall guide continually, that shall have fat Bones, and that shall be as a watered Garden, whose Waters fail not, &c. of THEM shall they be that build the old wastes, and that raise up the Foundations of many Generations, &c. It was thus in ⟨p. 28⟩all Ages, in every Work of God, SOME of his People, SOME of his Saints in special in all Ages, have been used to promote, and advance, and perfect the Work of their Generations.
2. When he saith he saw this Jerusalem come out of Heaven from God, he means, That those of the Church in Captivity that shall build this City, they shall be a People peculiarly fitted and qualified for this Work, of God. It was not all the Children of Israel that had their hand ⟨p. 27⟩i• building Jerusalem after the Captivity of old; their Nobles put not their hands to the Work of the Lord; also there were many1 of Judah that were sworn to Tobiah the •rch Opposet of the building of the City, because of some Kindred and Relation that then was between them and him, Neh. 6. 17, 18, 19. and as it was then, so we do expect it will be now; some will be even at the beginning of this Work, in Babylon; at that time also some will be cowardly and fearful, yea, and even men hired to •inder the Work, Nehem. 6. 10, 11, 12. Wherefore I say, those of the Church that •t that day builded the City, they were men of a particular and peculiar Spirit, which also will so be at the building of New Jerusalem: They whose Light breaks forth as the Morning, they that are mighty for a Spirit of Prayer, they that take away the Yoke, and speaking Vanity, and that draw out their Soul to2 the Hungry; they that the Lord shall guide continually, that shall have fat Bones, and that shall be as a watered Garden, whose Waters fail not, &c. of THEM shall they be that build the old wastes, and that raise up the Foundations of many Generations, &c. It was thus in ⟨p. 28⟩all Ages, in every Work of God, SOME of his People, SOME of his Saints in special in all Ages, have been used to promote, and advance, and perfect the Work of their Generations.
- 1Neh. 3. 5.
- 2Isa. 58. 8. to 14.
