A96104:78
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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Therefore let us walk wisely in our station, for this short time that we have to abide in this our frail house or fabric of earth, that when we come to give an account of all our actions, we may approach before his Throne with all boldness, by laying fast hold upon him that is our Righteousness, Peace, and Sanctification and Redemption; knowing nothing of evil by our ⟨p. 41⟩selves, and yet knowing nothing of Justification in our works or by our works, as proceeding from them that is, there's no one that is an Inhabitant in this land of Zion, but must observe and do the Will, of him that is the Lawgiver, and these are the duties of the subjects in this land, the which when Israel did discern, they had broken, and that it was only the decays of the Statutes and Laws of Zion, that had been the occasion of their Imprisonment; the which now considered, causeth their grief, yea, and that in such a nature too, that they could not keep it in, but it burst out.
Therefore let us walk wisely in our station, for this short time that we have to abide in this our frail house or fabrick of earth, that when we come to give an account of all our actions, we may approach before his Throne with all boldness, by laying fast hold upon him that is our Righteousness, Peace, and Sanctification and Redemption; knowing nothing of evil by our ⟨p. 41⟩selves, and yet knowing nothing of Justification in our works or by our works, as proceeding from them that is, there's no one that is an Inhabitant in this land of Zion, but must observe and do the Will, of him that is the Lawgiver, and these are the duties of the subjects in this land, the which when Israel did discern, they had broken, and that it was onely the decayes of the Statutes and Lawes of Zion, that had been the occasion of their Imprisonment; the which now considered, causeth their grief, yea, and that in such a nature too, that they could not keep it in, but it burst out.
Therefore that all Captives that are in captivity, in any respect as to their inward freedom, may know which way to ease and release themselves, let them observe and keep these following Invitations, that in case they have broken these Laws, they may mourn for the decays thereof, and amend their ways by walking more wisely, that so they may be delivered, for that is repentance to amend your ways, therefore take my advise, and press forward.