A96104:130
Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safety in eying the churches security, wherein is showed…Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safetie in eying the churches security, wherein is shewed…
Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safety in eying the churches security, wherein is showed the captives redress: being an invitation to all the different minded men in the world to become one; with the advantage of unity, and the danger of variety from the example of the saints and servants of God, as well in former as these latter times. Offered to the view of the 97 builders employed in that work, for the building of the true temple, and all others. / By Thomas Watson, a lover of peace.Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safetie in eying the churches security, wherein is shewed the captives redress: being an invitation to all the different minded men in the world to become one; with the advantage of unity, and the danger of variety from the example of the saints and servants of God, as well in former as these latter times. Offered to the view of the 97 builders imployed in that work, for the building of the true temple, and all others. / By Thomas Watson, a lover of peace.
London: printed by J.C., 1661
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And as concerning War, I must count it is a thing in fashion in our days, and for me to seek to alter this fashion, I shall lye liable to the censures of men, yet let the Scriptures be true, and have that respect to them that you should have, ⟨p. 87⟩and then let me be what you please, I shall be brief in this particular at this time, only refer you to those words of Christ that he left with his Disciples, Mat. the 26. and 52, & 53. verses, Put up thy Sword again into his place, for all they that take the Sword, shall perish with the Sword, Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall give me more than 12 Legions of Angels, but how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? and 2 Cor. 10.4. For the Weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to the pulling down of strong holds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God; This is beyond the work of a moral sword: And Epkes. 4.3. Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace; and James 4.1, 2, 3. From whence comes wars and fighting amongst you, come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members, ye lust and have not, ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain, ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not, ye ask and receive not, because you ask amiss, that ye might consume it upon your lusts, he that is a Friend of the world, is an enemy to God; and as you read in the first Book of the Chronicles 28. and 3. But God said unto me, thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because thou hast been a man of ⟨p. 88⟩war, and hast shed blood; So that if that Temple of God could not be builded by blood that was but a Type of the true Temple; surely, the true Temple cannot be builded with blood or war, but in peace; it is not that Egypt is righteous enough to build the Temple of the Lord, though they may be made a scourge to Edom, as Nebuchadnezzar was to Israel, I will not accuse a defensive sword, because I have seen that the manifestations of God are not all of them made known to any one man;
And as concerning War, I must count it is a thing in fashion in our dayes, and for me to seek to alter this fashion, I shall lye liable to the censures of men, yet let the Scriptures be true, and have that respect to them that you should have,