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The time which had been before this, had been the church's sowing time▪ wherein she sowed in tears and in blood; but now is her harvest, wherein she will come again rejoicing, bringing her sheaves with her. Now the time of the travail of the woman clothed with the sun is at an end: now she hath brought forth her son; for this glorious setting up of the kingdom of Christ through the world, is what the church had been in travail for, with such terrible pangs for so many ages: Is. xxvi.17. "Like as a woman with child draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord" See Is. lx 20▪ and lxi.10.11. — And now the church shall forget her sorrow, since a manchild is born into the world: now succeed her joyful praise and triumph. Her praises shall then go up to God ⟨p. 261⟩from all parts of the earth; as Is: xlii.10.11.12. And praise shall not only fill the earth, but also heaven. The church on earth, and the church in heaven, shall both gloriously rejoice and praise God, as with ou• heart, on that occasion. Without doubt it will be a time of very distinguished joy and praise among the holy prophet• and apostles, and the other saints in heaven: Rev. xviii.20. "Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets▪ for God hath avenged you on her." See how universal these prais•• will be in Is xliv.23. "Sing, O ye heavens, for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein▪ for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel." See what joyful praises are sung to God on this occasion by the universal church in heaven and earth, in the beginning of the 19th chapter of Revelation.

The time which had been before this, had been the church's sowing time▪ wherein she sowed in tears and in blood; but now is her harvest, wherein she will come again rejoicing, bringing her sheaves with her. Now the time of the travail of the woman clothed with the sun is at an end: now she hath brought forth her son; for this glorious setting up of the kingdom of Christ through the world, is what the church had been in travail for, with such terrible pangs for so many ages: Is. xxvi.17. "Like as a woman with child draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord" See Is. lx 20 and lxi.10.11. — And now the church shall forget her sorrow, since a manchild is born into the world: now succeed her joyful praise and triumph. Her praises shall then go up to God