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Seventhly, we find in Scripture, that there is a ¹fearful threatening against all those that shall neglect this, Zach. 14. 17. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth, unto Jerusalem, to worship the King the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain; that is, no blessing of God. You will say, how does this appear to be meant of Gods people now? It appears the holy Ghost did intend the estate of the Church in the time of the Gospel, and therefore it follows in the 20. ver. In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, Holiness unto the Lord, and the pots in the Lords house shall be like the bowls before the Altar. Now these expressions are spiritually to be understood of the glorious condition of the Church of God in the time of the Gospel, and therefore God takes it ill at the hands of any that shall not come to join with his people.

Seventhly, we finde in Scripture, that there is a ¹fearful threatning against all those that shall neglect this, Zach. 14. 17. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth, unto Jerusalem, to worship the King the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain; that is, no blessing of God. You will say, how does this appear to be meant of Gods people now? It appears the holy Ghost did intend the estate of the Church in the time of the Gospel, and therefore it follows in the 20. ver. In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, Holiness unto the Lord, and the pots in the Lords house shall be like the bowls before the Altar. Now these expressions are spiritually to be understood of the glorious condition of the Church of God in the time of the Gospel, and therefore God takes it ill at the hands of any that shall not come to joyn with his people.

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