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Joshua Redivivus, or Mr. Rutherford's Letters
Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherford's letters divided into two parts, the first, containing these which were written from Aberdeen, where he was confined by a sentence of the high commission ... partly on account of his non-conformance : the second, containing some which were written from Anwoth ... / now published for the use of all the people of God ... by a well-wisher to the work & people of God.Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherfoord's letters divided into two parts, the first, containing these which were written from Aberdeen, where he was confined by a sentence of the high commission ... partly on account of his non-conformance : the second, containing some which were written from Anwoth ... / now published for the use of all the people of God ... by a wellwisher to the work & people of God.
Rotterdam? : s.n., 1664
Part 2 › Letter 27: To the persecuted Church in Ireland. (27)
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The ruby & riches of glory that groweth up out of this cross, is beyond telling. Now the blackest & hottest wrath & most fiery & all-devouring indignation of the Judge of men & Angels, shall come upon them that deny our sweet Lord Jesus & put their hand to that oath of wickedness now pressed: the Lord's coal at their heart shall burn them up both root and branch: the estates of great men that have done so, if they do not repent, shall consume away, & the ravens shall dwell in their houses, & their glory shall be shame. O for the Lord's sake, keep fast by Christ, & fear not man that shall die & wither as the grass: the Deputy's bloom shall fall, & the Prelates shall cast their flower, & the East wind of the Lord, of the Lord strong & mighty, shall blast & break them: therefore fear them not, they are but idols that can neither do evil nor good. Walk not in the way of these people that slander the footsteps of our royal & princely anointed King Jesus, now riding upon his white horse in Scotland: let Jehovah be your fear. That decree of Zion's deliverance, passed & sealed up before the throne, is now ripe, & shall bring forth a child, even the ruin & fall of the Ireland's black Kingdom & the Antichrist's throne in these Kingdoms: the Lord hath begun & he shall make an end. Who did ever h•ar the like of this? Before Scotland travelled, she brought forth, & before her pain came, she was delivered of a manchild. Isa. 66. 7. 8. And when all is done, suppose there were no sweetness in our Lord's cross, yet it is sweet for his sake, for that lovely one, Jesus Christ, whose Crown and Royal Supremacy is the question this day in Great Britain betwixt us & our adversaries: & who would not think him worthy of the suffering for? what is burning quick? what is drinking of our own heart-blood? & what i• a draught of melted lead, for his glory? less then a drink of cold water to a thirsty man, if the right price & due value were put on that worthy, worthy Prince Jesus. O who can weigh him! Ten thousand thousand heavens would not be one scale, or the half of the scale of the balance, to lay him in. O black Angels, in comparison of him! O dim & dark & lightless Sun, in regard of that ⟨p. 485⟩fair Sun of Righteousness! O feckless & worthless heaven of heavens, when they stand beside my worthy & lofty & high & excellent Well beloved! O weak & infirm clay-Kings!