The white robe, or, The undefiled Christian clothed in a white garment held forth…The white robe, or, The undefiled Christian clothed in a vvhite garment held forth…

That which Christ said of the Lily, Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these, so may I say of the Lily-white soul that keeps himself white in the world, who keeps himself white in matter of practice, and worship, Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these Lily-white ones! Oh the rivers of Consolations that flows to them, that keep themselves out of ⟨p. 11⟩the puddles of this world! If you keep your selves from the puddles of the world, from the dung of the world, ye shall have rivers of joy flowing into your souls. I may say to all such, as Solomon saith in the 11. of the Ecclesiastes, and the 9. verse, Go thy way: it is a familiar speaking to them; Go thy way blessed soul, eat thy bread with joy, though the world feed thee with the bread of adversity, and though the world give thee nothing but the water of affliction, yet let thy garments be always white; though the world clothe thee in mourning, and cause thee to prophesy in sackcloth with the Witnesses, yet be of good comfort. O Lily-white soul, for God now accepteth thy works; now drink thy wine with a merry heart, thy labour, thy ambitious labour is that, whether present or absent, thou mayest be accepted of him, thou hast the fruits of thy labour, the Lord accepts thy works, therefore rejoice in it. Here is the happiness of those who keep themselves clean from a defiled, and a defiling world.

That which Christ said of the Lilie, Solomon in all his glory was not arayed like one of these, so may I say of the Lilie-white soul that keeps himself white in the world, who keeps himself white in matter of practice, and worship, Solomon in all his glory was not arayed like one of these Lilie-white ones! Oh the rivers of Consolations that flowes to them, that keep themselves out of ⟨p. 11⟩the puddles of this world! If you keep your selves from the puddles of the world, from the dung of the world, ye shall have rivers of joy flowing into your souls. I may say to all such, as Solomon saith in the 11. of the Ecclesiastes, and the 9. verse, Go thy way: it is a familiar speaking to them; Go thy way blessed soul, eat thy bread with joy, though the world feed thee with the bread of adversity, and though the world give thee nothing but the water of affliction, yet let thy garments be always white; though the world clothe thee in mourning, and cause thee to prophesie in sackcloth with the Witnesses, yet be of good comfort. O Lilie-white soul, for God now accepteth thy works; now drink thy wine with a merry heart, thy labor, thy ambitious labor is that, whether present or absent, thou mayest be accepted of him, thou hast the fruits of thy labor, the Lord accepts thy works, therefore rejoyce in it. Here is the happiness of those who keep themselves clean from a defiled, and a defiling world.