As men have a day, so shall Gods Saints have a day too. We use to say many times when we see the Malignant party jocund and merry, surely they hope to have a day. My brethren be joyful in the Lord, God hath a day for you, and a great day too, Great shall be the day of Jezreel. The beginning of Gods mercy to his people is called a day of small things, Zach. 4. 10. and that must not be despised, Let no man despise the day of small things. It was the beginning of the reformation and deliverance of the people of Judah from their captivity.1 But God hath a day of great things, and certainly that day shall be honourable. A day first in which the glory of God shall exceedingly appear, wherein God shall be (as I may so speak with holy reverence) as it were in his robes: As we know Princes upon great days put on their robes, so the King of glory shall have a day for his people, wherein even he himself will put on his robes, Ps. 102. 16. When the Lord shall build up Zion he shall appear in his glory. It seemeth while the Church is in affliction, while the witnesses prophesy in sack-cloth, God is as it were clothed in sack-cloth, In all their afflictions he is afflicted, but because God hath a ⟨p. 133⟩day, a great day to his Churches, he will reserve his robes till then, and when that day cometh he will put on his robes, for when he shall build up Zion (saith the Text) then the Lord shall appear in his glory. A great day it shall be for Jezreel, for the seed of the Lord.
As men have a day, so shall Gods Saints have a day too. Wee use to say many times when we see the Malignant party jocund and merry, surely they hope to have a day. My brethren be joyfull in the Lord, God hath a day for you, and a great day too, Great shall be the day of Jezreel. The beginning of Gods mercy to his people is called a day of small things, Zach. 4. 10. and that must not be despised, Let no man despise the day of small things. It was the beginning of the reformation and deliverance of the people of Judah from their captivity.1 But God hath a day of great things, and certainly that day shall be honorable. A day first in which the glory of God shall exceedingly appear, wherein God shal be (as I may so speak with holy reverence) as it were in his robes: As we know Princes upon great dayes put on their robes, so the King of glory shall have a day for his people, wherein even he himself will put on his robes, Ps. 102. 16. When the Lord shall build up Zion he shall appear in his glory. It seemeth while the Church is in affliction, while the witnesses prophesie in sack-cloath, God is as it were cloathed in sack-cloath, In all their afflictions he is afflicted, but because God hath a ⟨p. 133⟩day, a great day to his Churches, he will reserve his robes till then, and when that day commeth he will put on his robes, for when he shall build up Zion (saith the Text) then the Lord shall appeare in his glory. A great day it shall be for Jezreel, for the seed of the Lord.
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