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A35850 The word of the Lord, to his beloved citty New-Ierusalem come from God, cloathed with the excellency of the glory of his love, and is the bride the Lambs wife, with the flowings of the tender compassionate bowels of the Lord Jesus to all the mourners in Sion, and the afflicted, desolate people, who waite for his comming as for the morning, and hath not satisfaction in any thing but in the enjoyment of his sweet and comfortable presence. Dewsbury, William, 1621-1688. 1664 (1664) Wing D1283; ESTC R36091 4,594 8

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The Word of the Lord To his beloved Citty New-Ierusalem come from God cloathed with the excellency of the Glory of his Love and is the Bride the Lambs Wife with the Flowings of the tender compassionate bowels of the Lord Iesus to all the Mourners in Sion and the afflicted desolate People who waite for his comming as for the Morning and hath not satisfaction in any thing but in the enjoyment of his sweet and comfortable presence OH Ierusalem thou beloved amongst the People who art become the beautifull Bride the Lambs Wife Oh how did he seek thee in the day of thy Devorcement when thou wast weeping in the barren wildernesse as a desolate widdow who had not any to comfort thee when thy greatest mournings and breakings of heart were thy greatest comfort And the more thou drunk the tears that was shed for the want of him was thy greatest satisfaction Oh the weary dayes thou had'st upon the Earth because thy languishing soul knew not where to meet with thy beloved neither did'st thou know how to walk in the steps of the Flock of thy companions who was comforted with his presence whom thy soul wanted Then was he neer unto thee though thou knew it not enlivening the desires that was towards his Name And in the acceptable day he sent forth whom he had ordained to declare unto thee the glory of his love in the light of his own life in which he hath covered thee this day as with a wedding garment and in it thou appears comely in his sight and acceptable in his presence And for thy sake O Ierusalem thou City of the Living God what hath been endured how many innocent Lambs have suffered it's hard to be expressed to bring glad tidings unto thee of him whom thy soul thirsteth after How have the striplings sent out in Gods Authority run too and fro in the earth willing to spend and be spent in all services of love to perswade thee to forsake all that hath intangled thy mind and hindered thee from the innocent life of thy beloved Thy mighty men with many of the Sons and Daughters of glory hath sealed their living testimony with their blood in the patience and sufferings of the L●mb of God that thou mayst be affected with the excellency of the glory of him whom thy soul desireth And now the Lord God requireth of every particular Son and Daughter of Sion To Watch and Pray that not any enter into temptation and all that have any stain upon their garment come to the Fountain which is opened for Iudah and Ierusalem to wash in which is the heart breaking love of God manifest in the light of the Covenant and sealed up to the soul in the blood of Jesus Oh come away come away out of all your thoughts desires doubts and unbel●ife which would turn you aside from the enjoyment of the dear love of God in Christ Jesus Let not any stand afar off because of your littleness lameness blindness weakness and infirmities who cannot live at peace untill you be healed with the blood of the Lambe Arise arise you necessitated people in the light of the Lord give up to the drawing spirit of Life in the light of Iesus Christ he will carry thee that cannot go in the Arms of his Compassions he will cause the Lame to walk and thou that art sensible of thy blindness to recover thy sight yea he will heal thee of all thy infirmities who in the Light waits as a little Child to be ordered and guided in the washing and sanctifying Spirit of the Lord Iesus who is become a Husband to the desolate Widdow and a repairer of the breaches and a restorer of the desolate places in whom the fatherlesse hath found mercy this day for his names sake Oh! what shall I say of the unspeakable love of God in Christ Iesus the Husband of the Bride the Lambs Wife Oh ye Sonnes of the glorious day reade and feel in the deep tasts of the unsearchable love And you Hand-maids of Glory drink of the inexpressable Ocean which flowes in the Light over all opposition This is the Son of the Fathers love who hath been a man of sorrows and acquainted with griefs He was wounded for our transgressions and by his stripes are we healed and this is the work of the Lord Let all Crownes be thrown down before him for he alone shall have all the glory besides him there is no other Therefore in the measure of him let every Son Daughter and servant of God watch and diligently hearken to his Councel and what ever the naturall man most inclines to when the temptation besets you judge your selves look up to the Lord and resist the Devill with boldness in the first assault and the Lord God will give you Dominion over him and the bond of iniquity shall not have power over you and in his holy authority every one stand in Dominion upon the head of the first man with all his excellency and glory that in perfect freedom every perticular Reign in the measure of the Light over every thought and desire that is contrary to the will of God that in his eternall will you Sons and Daughters of the most high you all dwell in the holy faith which will evidence to you beyond your sight and will arm you against all the fiery darts of the Devill And you shall tread down Satan under your feet and in the triumphing Dominion through the blood of the Lambe and word of your testimony you shall overcome and continually drink of the Rivers of pleasures which is the presence of the Lord Iesus our Light Life and righteousnesse for ever for he is become our Husband and we are as the wife of his bosome in the delight of his glorious love Let the Mourners in Sion rejoyce and the afflicted among the people be glad and feare the Lord. And let not any say The Lord regards me not who desires salvation in uprightness of heart for what ever thou hungers and thirsts for in his life thou art the Heire of it and the Lord will satisfie thy hunger with his refreshings for his names sake And this is the portion of them that are least in their own Eyes amongst the people The Lord hath spoken it And all you Inhabitants of the City of the great God whom the Lord hath prospered in your living testimony in what he hath called unto blessed be the Lord God for you who retains the sencibility of your nothingness in self and so becoms poor with the poorest and weak with the weakest and truely maketh self of no reputation but humbles it to the Cross and do●h not serve self but the Lord and his people with all his gifts and ornaments with which he hath adorned you because of the savour of this Oyntment which you have in Christ causes the soules of all the upright in heart to prayse the Lord for you Oh your stedfast valiant unwearied travells labour