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Sion shining in gospel-glory, or, The churches advancement and saints engagement in gospel-times with some hints of thankfulnesse for Englands deliverance from the Popish Plot of the powder treason : being the summe of a sermon preached at St Michaels in Cornhill, London, upon the 5th of Novemb. 1651 / by T.W.
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SION SHINING IN Gospel-Glory OR The Churches Advancement and Saints Engagement in Gospel-times With some Hints of Thankefullnesse for Englands Deliverance from the Popish Plot of the Powder Treason Being the summe of a SERMON Preached at St Michaels in Cornhill London upon the 5th of Novemb. 1651. By T. W. PROV 4.18 The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more to the perfect day LONDON Printed by A. Miller and are to be Sold at the Sign of the Gun in Ivy-Lane 1652. To the early Bud of reall Piety Mrs E. H. encrease of Grace on Earth and a Crown of Glory in Heaven THe sweet Discoveries you were pleased to make unto me of a gracious work upon your Soul have exceedingly engag'd my Heart dearly to love you as a Childe of God highly to prize you as a Pearl in Grace and really to respect you as an Heir of Glory Truly I cannot but with dearest affections embrace the Darlings of Gods Bosom and heartily love them whom God sets his Heart upon and Christs sets as a Seal upon his own Heart The Impression of Gods Image upon the Soul renders it truly amiable and excellent to a spirituall eye Sweet Saint Me thinks when I see you I cannot but look upon you with admiration of the Riches of Gods Grace as one whom I shall once behold blest with the bosom-embraces of Jesus Christ and shining with an excellency of Glory far surpassing the glorious lustre of the purest Sun-beams in the Kingdom of Heaven Happy Soul seeing God has crown'd your tender years with Grace you have an assured Title to Eternity of Glory The Spouse of Christ is spotlesse all-fair all-glorious within her cloathing also is of wrought gold And he that looks upon you with a spirituall eye may he not behold you as a bright spark of the Spouses beauty yea is not all the Spouses beauty and excellency yours while Christ is yours Christ the Crown and glory of the Spouse and every Saint Having therefore methodiz'd a few sweet Meditations upon the shining excellency of the Church of God the smiling Glory of Christs Spouse I have presum'd to make them publick that I might present them as a poor Pledge of that dear Affection and cordiall Respect which my Heart bears unto you Read them therefore as written to and of your self as one through the Grace of Christ interessed in the Churches Glory What Christ speaks to his Spouse that apply to your own Soul as if you heard a voice from Heaven saying ARISE SHINE Blesse God with your whole Heart that He has invested you in the Churches Priviledges and labour to finde your self quickned thereby to all Christian Performances Take heed of Pride take heed of Self-love take heed of Hypocrisie These are the cankers that will eat out the very heart of your comforts and vex your soul with restlesse torments Humility Self-deniall and Sincerity will beautifie the Beauty of all your Excellencies Continue still to seek your God daily in secret Present Him with an humble and empty Heart and He will fill it with his saving Grace and sacred Comforts Secret Refreshings are marvellously sweet to the Soul Walk humbly with your God throughout the day as seeing Him that is invisible and your Soul shall be more fit to maintain a Holy Spirituall Evangelicall Communion with God in Duty whensoever he shall call you thereunto Labour to grow in Grace ' Be not asham'd of Holinesse Study in all things to please God The more Holy you are the more Happy you shall be the more of Heaven you shall have on Earth and the more Assurance that you shall at length change Earth for Heaven Now that the God of all Grace and Glory would enrich you with his saving Mercy refresh you with his sweetest Comforts and at length advance you to his glorious Kingdom is the summe of his hearty Prayers for you who is Yours in Christ Jesus T.W. To the Ingenuous Christian Reader SEe here a few Meditations which having been offered to the Ear are now presented to the Eye I have adventur'd them forth to try the Temper of the Times the genius of this Generation If they shall gain the Approbation of those who love the Lord 's Sion and the Lord Jesus Sions glorious Guardian-Angel in sincerity I shall finde I hope my Heart warm'd and enlarg'd into further Meditations of the same kinde and shall be also encouraged to a communication of them yea and many Meditations which are predecessours to these in birth may then also perhaps become their successours upon the worlds stage If these be condemn'd though I know them innocent to be burnt I shall never willingly make any more of my Children passe through the fire If my Thoughts please not others I shall be content to reserve them for the future to my self untill it shall please the Lord to enrich me with better Treasure However I have cast in this poor Mite into the Lords Treasury who graciously accepts of his servants not according to what they have not but according to what they have From him alone proceeds all good and to Him alone be ascrib'd all Glory by the Church of Christ throughout all Ages and to all Eternity Amen SION SHINING IN Gospel-Glory 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ISA. 60.1 Arise shine GLorious things are spoken of thee O City of God Many gracious promises and glorious priviledges make Sion the glory of the world and Jerusalem the praise of the whole earth The sweet Spouse of the great King is presented to us by this Evangelicall Prophet in her rich Attire and excellent Ornaments for Beauty and Glory She that lay polluted with bloud and sullied with dust being washt in bloud and sanctified through grace is prepared for the bosome of her glorious Redeemer Know ye not O beloved the beauty of her Grace the excellency of her Glory Arise be enlightned come and see This Prophet opens unto you her well-furnisht Chamber and her presents you with the golden Key of her costly Closet Here behold 1. The glorious Lamp of the Gospel put into the hand of the Church who is commanded to hold it forth that it may pour out its light to the world v. 1. 3. 2. The mighty concourse out of many Nations of Sions converts to this glorious Light and the brightnesse of this burning Lamp v. 4 14. 3. A glorious Crown of eternall Excellency set by the hand of God upon the head of the Spouse of Christ possest of a blessed Paradise of everlasting peace v. 15. ult This is thine Excellency O Sion this is thy Glory O Jerusalem Arise shine for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee Arise shine Here 's a Precept pregnant with a Promise The Spirit of God deals forth comfort wrapt up in a command For God assures that he will cause his Church to arise and shine in this that he commands her Arise shine Consider this in