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Jerusalems glory breaking forth into the world being a Scripture-discovery of the New-Testament Church…
Jerusalems glory breaking forth into the world being a Scripture-discovery of the New-Testament Church in the latter days, immediately before the Second Coming of Christ.Jerusalems glory breaking forth into the world being a Scripture-discovery of the New-Testament Church in the latter dayes, immediately before the Second Coming of Christ.
London: printed by J.A., 1684
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The truth is, Jerusalem, the Church of God, hath been in a low Estate always, in comparison of what God intends it to be at this time, when the Prophet here saith, give God no rest till he make Jerusalem the praise of the whole Earth.
The truth is, Jerusalem, the Church of God, hath been in a low Estate alwaies, in comparison of what God intends it to be at this time, when the Prophet here saith, give God no rest till he make Jerusalem the praise of the whole Earth.
Jerusalem was in no glorious condition, it was but a little before God intended a Captivity of Judah and Jerusalem: For this Prophet, (you shall find in the beginning of his Prophecy) did Prophesy in the days of Hezekiah; now in the sixth year of Hezekiah's Reign did the Babylonians come and sack Samaria, 2 Kings 18.10. and took the People into Captivity: And it might be (for ought we know) not above a year or two before their captivity, that here the Prophet calls upon this people to pray to God, and give him no rest till he set Jerusalem up, as the praise of the whole earth; and yet he knew it was it to go into Captivity presently; certainly then the Prophet did not intend here any ⟨p. 6⟩time that should be in his days, or in any little time after. The Prophet therefore must needs have a Reference to some notable time of the Church, that must be in after days, the people of the Jews were never the praise of the whole Earth.
Jerusalem was in no glorious condition, it was but a little before God intended a Captivity of Judah and Jerusalem: For this Prophet, (you shall find in the beginning of his Prophecy) did Prophesie in the dayes of Hezekiah; now in the sixth year of Hezekiah's Reign did the Babilonians come and sack Samaria, 2 Kings 18.10. and took the People into Captivity: And it might be (for ought we know) not above a year or two before their captivity, that here the Prophet calls upon this people to pray to God, and give him no rest till he set Jerusalem up, as the praise of the whole earth; and yet he knew it was it to go into Captivity presently; certainly then the Prophet did not intend here any