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A03839	The Ievves deliverance out of Babylon, and the mystery of our redemption plainely demonstrated in ten sermons, vpon the 126. Psalme, viz. 1. Sions saluation. 2. The saints securitie. 3. The free-mans frankincense. 4. The atheists acknowledgement. 5. Gods goodnesse. 6. The godlies gladnesse. 7. The prisoners petition. 8. The commoditie of the crosse. 9. The captiues case. 10. The Christians comfort. Preached in Yorkshire, by Iohn Hvme, Minister of the Word; and now published by authoritie.	Hume, John, minister of religion in Yorkshire.	1628 (1628)	STC 13954; ESTC S114146	137,004	180

fearefull Field of Blood but as the Apostle saith Aboue in Heauen from whence we looke for our Sauiour y Phil. 3.20 the Lord Iesus Christ. Secondly ☞ shee is compared to Sion to shew vs that as a Citie that is built vpon a Hill z Match 5.14 cannot bee hid so shee and her members should not alwayes lurke in obscuritie nor lye hid through aduersitie the Arke must not euer be kept close in the House of Obededom Moses Basket must not alwayes bee shrowded among the Bull-rushes the Prophets cannot bee continually hid in the Caue of Obadia nor Eliah lurke still in a Caue on Mount Horeb no for it shall bee in the last dayes that the Mountayne of the House of God shall be prepared on the top of the Mountaynes and shall be exalted aboue the Hills and all Nations shall flow vnto it and many people shall say come let vs goe vp to the Mountayne of the Lord to the House of the God of Iacob and he will teach vs his wayes c Isai 2.2 3. and we will walke in his paths Againe 2. Sion a Hill of great strength Sion was a Hill of great strength and securitie so the Church of God is so firmely and steadfastly grounded that the gates of hell shall not preuaile against it shee is that House of wisedome ☞ surely seated vpon seuen g Pro. 9.1 Pillars she is that goodly edifice built vpon a Rocke against which though the winds blow the floods flow and the raine beate yet can shee not be moued for the Rocke whereon shee stands is Christ how is both the ground-stone that doth vphold and the corner stone that doth conioyne the whole * Matth. 21.42 Psal 118.22 Isa 28.16 Acts 4.11 Rom. 9.33 1. Pet. 2.6 7. building so that neither the assaults of Satan nor the attempts of man can ouerthrow the least stone thereof For all that trust in the Lord shall bee as Mount Sion which cannot be remoued but remayneth for h Psal 125.1 euer Thirdly Mount Sion was not barren through coldnesse 3. Sion a Hill very fruitfull like the Hill Caucasus nor through heate like the Hill Vesuvius it is not cursed like the Mountaynes of Gilboah nor polluted with corruption like Golgatha but it is watered with dew from heauen like Hermon moystned with the siluer Streames like the Springs of Lebanon and stored with all fruitfull Plants like Mount Ephraim where by wee are taught ☜ that the Church is replenished with all spirituall blessings and heauenly graces shee is that Mountayne whereon the Lord doth feast all people with fined wines and fat things shee is that House of wisedome wherein the Lord hath killed his victuals drawne his wine and prepared a Table for his ghests shee is that Orchard replenished with all sweet fruits as Camphyre and Saffron Calamus and Cinamon here are the waters of Life to quensh our thirst here is the bread of Life to stay our hunger here is the precious balme of Gilead the costly oyle of Oliuet to soften our wounds and to cure our sores here is hony to comfort vs milke to nourish vs and wine to cheare our hearts and in a word the Lord will satisfie vs with the fatnesse of his House and will giue vs drinke out of the Riuers of his pleasures for with him is the Well of Life and in his Light shall we see light Lastly Mount Sion aboue all the Mountaynes of Iudaea was most beautifull and seemely 4. Sion a Hill most beautiful the situation of it being delectable and amiable For Mount Sion lying northward is faire in situation it is the ioy of the whole Earth and C●tie of the great King whereby mystically was expressed the beautie of the Church the Arke of the Couenant was ouer-layed within and without with gold and all things in Salomons Temple were couered with gold ☞ pointing out the glorie and the beautie of the mysticall Temple the House of Christ the Hill of Holinesse and the Tabernacle of the most High wherein must enter no deformed Thersites no base Abimelek no crooked Vulcan no lame Mephibosheth no couetous Croesus no vncharitable Diues no lasciuious Lamea no gadding Dinah and no wanton Dalilah but such as with Esther are purified and cleane such as leaue their sinnes as the Woman did her pitcher such as forgoe their iniquitie as the Apostles did their Nets such as throw their errors away as blind Bartymeus did his cloke euen such like and none else The Church called Sion in regard of the signification must stay on this holy Mountayne for none shall dwell in the Lords Tabernacle nor rest on his holy Mountayne but such as walke vprightly and worke righteousnesse Now 1. Heape tumulus acer nus as for the signification of the word Sion first it is translated a heape and that doth shew vs first that the Church is a company ☞ called and collected from all the corners of the Earth to be one body in z Rom. 12.5 Christ the Iewes aboue all the Nations in the world were chosento bee a precious people to God ● Deut. 7. yet the inuisible Church was not limited within such narrow bounds for euen among the Heathen God had his throughout all Ages he called Rachab out of Iericho Ruth from Moab and he had Iob in the Land of Vz and now the partition wall is broken downe there is but one Sheepherd and one sheep-fold There is neither Iew nor Grecian bond nor free male nor female but all are one in c Gal. 3.28 Christ Iesus Againe ☞ the Church being compared to a heape conioynd and gathered together doth shew vs what vnitie and amitie what peace and tranquillitie there should be within her walls Shee should be like Ierusalem all within her selfe at vnion and not like the Tower of Babel full of confusion like Christs Coat all of one peece and not like Ieroboams coat cut into twelue peeces teaching vs that there ought to be no contention no diuision no confusion no dissention amongst her members but we should all be of one soule and one minde keeping the unitie of the Spirit in the bond of * Ephes 4.3 2. A Glasse Speculum Spe●ulatio peace Moreouer Sion signifieth as much as a Glasse or Speculation because the Law which serues for a looking glasse wherein a man may behold his naturall f Iam. 1.23 face ☜ and whereby he may come to know himselfe and his corrupt nature was first there to be read there to be had and there to be vnderstood For the Law came foorth of Sion and the word of the Lord from g Isa 2.3 Ierusalem The Women brought their looking glasses and offered them to the vse of the h Exod. 38.8 Tabernacle teaching vs that if we would apparantly perceiue the leprous spots of our vgly sinnes to repaire to the Tabernacle to Mount Sion where the Law

to be too curious let it suffice vs to know that he was borne a light to the Gentiles and the glorie of his people z Luke 2.32 Israel that the Heathen might now confesse that the Lord had done great things for them The Propher speaking of the zeale and forwardnesse of the Gentiles to associate themselues with the Iewes and to come to the Church makes Gods goodnesse and loue to the Iewes as a great reason enducing them thereunto We will goe with you saith the Gentiles to the Iewes and why For we haue heard that God is with a Zach. 8.23 you that hee doth loue and affect you that hee wonderfully preserues you and miraculously deliuers you that with his Word hee instructs you and with his Spirit sanctifies and briefly that hee is with you Thus Gods goodnesse vnto others is often the meanes to conuert many Gods goodnes to some is often a meanes to conuert others to strengthen their faith and to enlarge their mouthes to set foorth Gods prayse When our Sauiour raysed Lazarus to life many of the Iewes beleeued in him When the Gaolor saw what God had done for Paul and Sylas he fell downe before them desiring to know what he must doe to be b Acts 16. saued And the woman who had the issue of blood beholding what wonderfull cures our Sauiour did and how willingly he restored health to all that beleeued perswades her selfe that if shee but toucht the hemme of his garment shee should be cured and therefore thronged fast through the prease vntill she had touched c Mark 5.28 him and when Christ restored health to the sicke of the palsie all that were there spectators glorified God And to conclude this point here the Heathen seeing and obseruing Gods goodnesse to the Iewes with an inward assurance as it were that he would doe no lesse for them setting apart as it seemes their foolish Idols they affirme him to be Iehouah confesse his power and acknowledge his fauour to his people in that hee hath done great things for them Of all sorts but a sew shall by saued Quia non omnes sed aliqui inter omnes Lud●l Car in l●●um Qu a in aduen i● Domini Genies vniuersaliter non crediaerunt sed m●●r Gentes erant ex Gentibus fideles sacti Fra. de puteo carth in cat cur in locum One thing before we conclude this sequell and that is that it is to be obserued that the Psalmist sayth not Then said the Heathen but they among the Heathen because not all but some of all sorts shall be saued Salomon sayth he saw a little Citie and a few men in it and a great King came against it and compassed it about and builded Forts against it and there was found therein a poore wise man who deliuered the Citie but none regarded the poore d Eccl. 9.14.15 Salomons allegorie of the little Citie paraphrased man To vnfold this Allegorie The Church is this Citie so called because her members are in loue vnited one vnto another like a Citie whose edisices are conioyned and compacted together for Ierusalem is builded like a Citie that is at unitie within e Psal 122.3 it selfe But shee is a little Citie For what is Ierusalem in bignesse to Babylon The one but sixe miles the other aboue threescore in compasse And what is the Church of Christ in largenesse to the Synagogue of Satan The inhabitants are but few for narrow is the way and straight is the gate and few there be that enter in f Matth. 7. thereat The great King that comes against it is the Deuill the Prince of darkenesse the Prince of this g 10.14 world and the Prince that ruleth in the h E●b 2. aire Hee compasseth it for he trauerseth the earth to and i Iob. 1. fro and goeth about like a roaring Lion seeking whom he may k 1. Pet. 5. deuoure Infinite wayes doth hee assault and seekes to ouerthrow this little Citie but Christ is that poore man who though he was the King of Kings and God of glorie yet in mans ijgnorant iudgement he was thought base and l Isa 52.14 vile and who being rich for our sakes became poore that wee through his pouertie might bee made m 2. Cor. 8.9 rich But Christ is the poore wise man for he is wisdome n Pr. 9.1 it selfe the hidden wisdome of his Father and was made vnto vs wisedome and righteonsnesse sanctification and o 1. Cor. 1.30 redemption Hee saued this little Citie from the enemie for he trode vpon the head of the serpent he disarmed the strong man and tooke possession of the house himselfe He put downe the great Leuiathan and loosed all the workes of the p 1. Iohn 3.8 deuill Thus wee see that the Church of Christ is but a little Citie the inhabitants few and the enemie the deuill both cruell and craftie Let vs labour therefore to enter in at the straite gate that we may be of this small number and of Christs little flocke for many are called but few are chosen A few but of Ezekiels haires were kept vp in his q Eze. 5. lappe The basket of good figs was only r Ier. 24. approued Gods children were only marked in their f Eze. 9. foreheads And heere but some among the Heathen confesse and acknowledge the Lord. Let vs striue to make it appeare that wee are some of these few haires good figs and of the number of those who are markt in their foreheads For God will make a short account of all the t Rom. 9.28 earth and but a few shall be v Luk. 13.23 saued therefore but a few among the Heathen confesse that God had done great things for Israel Now Lord fulfill the number of thy seruants bring in the fulnesse of the Gentiles gather together the dispersed sheepe of the house of Israel that both they and wee being gathered into one x Iohn 10.34 fold may both together follow and worship one Sauiour Christ Iesus the only Shepheard and Bishop of our y 1. Pet. 2.25 soules to whom with thee and thy holy Spirit wee ascribe all praise and honour now and for euer Amen GODS GOODNESSE OR The last sequell that followed vpon this deliuerance viz. The Iewes owne confirmation of that which before the Heathen had confessed THE FIFT SERMON VERS 3. The Lord hath done great things for vs. HEere the Iewes doe confirme what before the heathen did confesse Omnine verè locuti estis experti longè melius veritatem sententi● vestre fa●emur benef●●● magnitudinem superare spem cogitationemque no●ram non modo meritum Iorinus in locum that God had dealt graciously with them in doing so great things for them as if they said it is true yea truth it selfe that you haue spoken and wee hauing felt and found the truth thereof may and will affirme it We acknowledge the