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A85549	A true reformation and perfect restitution, argued by Silvanus and Hymeneus; where in the true Church of Christ is briefly discovered here in this life in her estate of regeneration, as also her persecution in the life to come, as it hath been foretold by all the holy prophets and Apostles, which have been since the world began. / By J.G. a friend to the truth and Church of God.	Graunt, John, of Bucklersbury.	1643 (1643)	Wing G1595; Thomason E55_10; ESTC R212817	46,091	47

to be admired in all them that believe And further note that Prophet names the place where Gods people shall be comforted and he saith it shall be in Ierusalem that is in new Ierusalem Hym. I confesse it appears to me the Scriptures are not rightly understood by them for you have answered them fully but many of them have told me it is Master Brightmans opinion and I am sure it is Master Cottons Silv. Master Brightman is very corrupt and so is Master Cot●on much to be blamed as I have read him in a Sermon preached in the West-Countrey and in an exposition of his on the Canticles I remember the Text of his Sermon was in 1 Chron. 17. 9. And I will ordaine a place for my people Israel and will plant th●m and they shall dwell in their place and shall be moved no more neither shall the Children of wickednesse waste them any more as at the beginning This Scripture speaks directly of the Resurrection as our Saviour saith Let both grow together untill the harvest c. Then shall the oppressor and Children of wickednesse be separated and ●ot before not till then shall spoyling and wasting cease the fat cattel and the leane the sheep and the goates shall not be separated so long as this world lasteth and the Prophet David forespake of the Resurrection in this place and not of any temporall Translation as Master Co●ton expou●ds it and for that Treatise upon the Canticles he speaks often of the calling the Iews ●ut proves nothing so as uncertain words I give no credit to them Hym. Is it not true that many Ministers preach that the Govern●ment of the Church of England is Popish and Antichristian Silv. No for I have heard Master Callamy say in his prayer that he thankt God that the evills in our Church were not a nationall sin that is as I understood him that the Statutes and Ordinances of this Nation were free from those superstitions and corruptions that were brought in by such corrupt men as were in chief and hi●h places heretofore amongst us Hym. Then you justifie the Church of England ever since the reformation in King Edwards dayes Silv. I do affirme that those Laws which were then made and since confirmed did wholly free us and break asunder the Antichristian yoake and bondage of their abominable Doctrines and though England were before one of the ten hornes of the beast That is a Kingdom that mainteined the abomination of desolation and supported the whore that sate upon the waters that is did rule over peoples multitudes nations and tongues yet then it pleased God that his faithfull people the Martyrs did prevaile against the filthy fornications of the whore the lyes and false Doctrine of their Kingly Priests and the Kingdom might then truly be said to fall off from Rome and so still hath continued an opposer and hater and not a mainteiner Hym. I remember you spake thus long ago but within this twenty yeares things have been worse with you than before Silv. Corrupt men endeavoured to bring in many innovations but that is no more to the Christian profession established by Law in the Church of England then rust to pure mettall soyle to a cleane garment or dust in Gods temple which scouring brushing and sweeping will do away so that the truth shall seeme more glorious Hym. But what do you think of the Church of England in comparison of the Church of Scotland Low-countries France Germany and other reformed Churches Silv. I am sure I have had either conference with or reading of the most religious professors in Europe and truly of all both nationall or nominall I have found none in all respects so free from superstition nor so sound in Doctrine as the Ch●rch of England I meane as it stands by acts and ordination of Parliament not but that some things may be altered but I would Christians had wisdom to pray for and waite on our King and that great Councell which our good God hath guided already to prescribe such a forme as I know none extant like it that they that have done so much may in their wisdomes do the rest and we to further it by obeying and praying Hym. I have often heard you speak of the short time that this world shall last and that here is to be expected no such reformation nor deliverance as many have conceived I pray let us heare your Judgement of the Scriptures in this particular Silv. The Scriptures indeed are plentifull fluent and large in their Testimony and witnesse of the world to come the glory felicity and perfection of that world without end a world endles a world deathles a world sinnelesse a world curselesse a world harmelesse in which there shall be nothing but holinesse Godlinesse thankfulnesse and righteousnesse and joyfulnesse with the Saints their captivity shall be ended then shall the great deliverance and salvation come to Sion when God shall put away all her sins Therefore thus saith the Lord to his deare daughter and her little children Refraine thy voyce from weeping and thy eyes from teares for thy work shall be reward●d saith the Lord and all that devoure thee shall be devoured and all thy adversaries every one of them shall go into captivity and they that spoyled thee shall be a spoyle and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey And I will saith the Lord undo all that have afflicted thee and I will restore health unto thee and I will hea●e thee of all thy wou●d● saith the Lord because they called thee an ●ut cast saying this is Sion wh●m no man seeketh the Sonnes of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee and all those that dispised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet and they shall cal thee the City of the Lord the Sion of the holy one of Israel Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated so that no man went through thee I will make thee saith the Lord an eternall excellency then shall be the time of Sions ●eliverance which the Devill nor mans wickednesse ca● no more prevent then they can prevent the spring when the Sun by its operation causes the ●arth to put it forth Hym. This is the thing I have a great desire to heare having had formerly some speech with you about it Silv. That I may the morefully describe the unspeakable glory of Christ the Lord and the Church his spouse I will observe this Order the time when this Kingdom heavenly Countrie City with foundations the inheritance of the Saints the purchased possession the glory the eternall life the masters joy the promised Land the perfection the resurrection the deliverance the restauration and aboundance more of such names the holy Ghost gives to the Church the new Ierusalem the lambes wife the time when I say the Scriptures that foretell of shall be fulfilled Secondly the place where it shall be inj●yed Thirdly who shall be the