In this life the godly are called the troublers of Israel, they are seditious, rebellious, what not? but a day is shortly coming when God himself will proclaim their innocency. Believe it, as God will make inquisition for blood, so for Names; The Name of a Saint is precious in Go•s esteem, it is like a statue of gold which the polluted breath of men cannot stain; and though the wicked may throw dust upon it, yet as God will wipe away tears from the eyes of his people, so he will wipe off the dust from their Name. The time is shortly coming when God will say to us, as once to Joshua⟨p. 202⟩*, I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you: Even as it was with Christ, the Jews rolled a great stone upon him, and as they thought, it was impossible he should rise again; but an Angel came and rolled away the stone, and he arose in a glorious triumphant manner: So it shall be with the godly, their good Name oft lies buried, a stone of obloquy and reproach is rolled upon them; but at the day of judgement, not an Angel, but God himself will roll away the stone, and they shall come forth from among the pots, where they have been blacked and sullied, *as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. O what a blessed day will that be, when God himself shall be the Saints compurgator!
In this life the godly are called the troublers of Israel, they are seditious, rebellious, what not? but a day is shortly coming when God himselfe will proclaime their innocency. Believe it, as God will make inquisition for blood, so for Names; The Name of a Saint is precious in Go•s esteem, it is like a statue of gold which the polluted breath of men cannot stain; and though the wicked may throw dust upon it, yet as God will wipe away tears from the eyes of his people, so he will wipe off the dust from their Name. The time is shortly coming when God will say to us, as once to Ioshua⟨p. 202⟩*, I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you: Even as it was with Christ, the Iews rolled a great stone upon him, and as they thought, it was impossible he should rise againe; but an Angel came and rolled away the stone, and he arose in a glorious triumphant manner: So it shall be with the godly, their good Name oft lies buried, a stone of obloquy and reproach is rolled upon them; but at the day of judgement, not an Angel, but God himself will roll away the stone, and they shall come forth from among the pots, where they have been blacked and sullied, *as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. O what a blessed day will that be, when God himselfe shall be the Saints compurgator!
- *Josh. 5.9.
- *Ps. 68.13
