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A10583	The solace of Sion, and ioy of Ierusalem. Or consolation of Gods church in the latter age redeemed by the preaching of the Gospell vniuersallye. Beeing a godly and learned exposition of the Lxxxvij. Psalme of the princelye prophet Dauid: written in Latine by the reuerend Doctor Vrbanus Regius, pastor of Christes Church at Zelle, in Saxonie. 1536. Translated into english by R. Robinson citizen of London 1587.; Psalmus octuagesimus septimus, de gloriosa Christi ecclesia	Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1587 (1587)	STC 20852; ESTC S119789	35,218	86

all creatures in respect of their excellency The Prophet saith heere That those singers in SION are like vnto them which dance for ioy who for the immoderate ioyes y ● they haue conceiued by the preaching of y ● Gospel do euen leape dance for ioy But he speaketh of a spirituall ioy which issueth out of faith in Christ whiles wée are perswaded of the holy Ghost that our sins are abolished by the death of Christ that wee are so reconcyled vnto God the Father by his sonne incarnate suffering for vs and rysen from death to life that he would vouchsafe to be our Father for euer and euer This grace or benefite of adoption so chéerefully comforteth Christians that they despise all worldly ioyes in respect of the syncere ioy of the Spirit And doe est●eme them as no other thing else then lamentation and sorow Which thing it selfe Spiritual persons wil testi●●e who haue felt sometimes in their consciences both the wrath of God and also his mercye in Christ promised and haue fasted the sweete worde of God and the vertues and effects of the world to come Wherfore he saith not only The singers but he addeth there are also Trompeters that hee may more clearely expresse the greatnesse of that spiritual Joy And where as he addeth Al my fresh springes shalbe in thee he speaketh of the manifolde diuerse graces or gifts of the holy Ghost which the father for his sons ●ake most aboundantly powreth out vpon his Church neither in déede doe those Welsprings flow elsewhere without his Church although the most gratious God doth euen power out also vpon the Gentiles diuerse giftes of body and soule yet the welspring of Christs grace iustifying the Welspring of grace of knowledging our sinnes and of acknowledging gods goodnes The welspring of spiritual peace and true Joy The welspring of thankes of prayers thanksgiuing the welspring of the gift of daily praising the Lord that welspring most largely opening to y ● ●●●te of Charitye and the residew of the Welsprings of the gifts of the holy Ghost flow not nor gush not out in the wildernesse of the vngodly ones but in the enclosed and most pleasant garden of the Church concerning which welspringes euery where we reade many things in the Scriptures as in the 68. Psal He is gon vp on high he hath led captiuitie captiue and giuen gifts vnto men vers 18. In elder dayes before the fulnesse of time had appeared when as yet the elect ones looked for the Messias sauiour and that w t doubtful desires to come in y ● flesh those welsprings of Graces then flowed in SION and in the Synagogue of the people For In Iury was God knowne and his name was great in Israel The Gentiles were an horrible and drye Desart without knowledge how to glorifie God as in Rom. 1. Concerning whom is said in the Psal Powre out thy wrath vpon the Gentiles which haue not knowne thee In the Synagogue or Congregation was the sacred Scripture therin was the true vnderstanding of the Prophecies concerning Christe which should come yea the Prophecyes Faith Hope other free giftes according to the reason of that time Nowe when Christ the saluation of God was sent into the world not a fewe little ●iding streames and small well-springs of the giftes of the Holy Ghost but the wide windowes of heauen being opened great floods and seas of free gifts plentifully flowed foorth in the Churches of Christ And the predictions of the Prophets were in deede fulfilled as touching the most ample effusion of the spirite of the Messias glorified in and vppon his Chu●ch as in the foresaid 68. Psalm He hath giuen gifts vnto men ver 18. And as in Esay 12. vers 3. You shal draw out waters with ioy out of the fountaines of the Sauiour And as in the 32. Chap. vers 15. Vntill the Spirite bee powred vppon vs from aboue and the wildernesse become Carmel or a fruitful field and the plentious fielde be counted as a Forest ver 17. And the worke of Iustice shall be peace euen the worke of Iustice and quietnesse and assurance for euer vers 18. And my people shall dwell in the tabernacle of peace and in sure dwellings and in safe resting places And as it is said in the 44. Cap. vers 3. And I will powre out water vpon the thirsty and floodes vppon the drie grounde I will powre out my spirite vppon thy seede and my blessing on thy buddes And they shall growe as among the grasse and as the Willowes by the ryuers of water vers 4. And againe in the 35. Chap. vers 6. 7. thus In the wildernes shall waters breake out and ryuers in the Dezart And the drie ground shalbe as a Poole and the thirsty as Springs of water Also as the Prophet Ezechiel in his 36. Chap. saith vers 25. Then wil I powre cleane water vpon you and yee shall bee cleane yea from al your filthines from all your Idols will I cleanse you A newe heart also will I giue you and a new spirite will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your body I wil giue you an heart of flesh ver 26. There speaketh h●e of Baptisme and of the holy Ghost which in Baptisme is bestowed vppon vs. Moreouer in the Prophecy of Ioel Chap. 2. as it is said And it shall come to passe that after this I will power out my Spirit vpon al flesh ver 28 And in Acts 2. appeareth Finally as in the Prophecy of Zachary and 13. Chapter is written And in that day there shalbe a fountaine opened to the house of Dauid and to the inhabitants of Ierusalem to wash away their sins filthines ver 1. This Fountaine is Baptisme and the holy Spirit with his gifts whereby also commeth the washing away of spirituall vncleanenesse and the knowledge of the Scriptures to the edifying of the Church Unto this fountain of water of life flowing out to life euerlasting are wee called by Christ in the 7. of S. Iohns Gospel If any man thirst let him come vnto mee and drinke Who so beleeueth in me as the Scripture saith out of his body shal flowe euen fountaines of liuely water Which thing he spake as concerning the Spirit which true beleeuers in him were to receiue and enioy To be briefe in Sion that is in the Church God himselfe dwelleth as in his spirituall Temple what meruaile is it then if in the Church onely liuely fountaines or welsprings of al gracesd● burst foorth and water this Paradise vnto fructifying in this Spirituall SION We do héere finde assuredly the word of God in a Catholique sence the spirit of Christ faith true righteousnes remission of sins peace of Conscience Joy of the Spirite Loue and fulfilling of the law and what soeuer spirituall benefites may bée Because wée finde the neuer failing fountaine of all benefites God himselfe who is the

most liuely blessednesse But the Gretians doe reade this verse thus The dwelling in thee is as it were of all them that doe reioyce The Prophet Dauid héere speaketh of a Spirituall Joy which true beleeuers onely in Christe doe possesse Concerning which S. Peter in 1. Epist Chapt. 1 saith Whom yee haue not seene and yet loue him in whom nowe though yee see him not yet do you beleeue and reioyce with ioy vnspeakable and glorious ver 8 Receiuing the end of your faith euen the saluation of your soules vers 9. True ioy cannot be but where the sorowfull person is deliuered from all euils The greatest mischiefes are to be cast away from god to remaine in sinne to suffer the tyranny of death and to bee reserued to eternall damnation For al the euils of this world being compared to these horrible and eternall euils are euen scracely shadowes of Euils But true deliuerance from vndoubted and greatest Euils may no where else be found but in SION as it is said by the Prophet Ioel. 2. Chap. Euery one which shall call vpon the name of the Lord shal shall bee saued For in Mount Sion and Ierusalem shalbe deliuerance as the Lord hath said and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call vers 32. No where else then but in the Church the true SION can there bee true ioye Wherefore the dwelling or habitation of al them which truely reioyce by reason their sins are forgiuen thē through Christ and saluation by him restored vnto them is in SION alone They that are with out Sion are in their sinnes therfore they are the bondslaues of death and the deuil When as therefore they lye in most gréeuous eternall paines enthralled what place of true ioy may be ther yea though they fully wholly possesse in the meane time euen al the pleasures of this world Marke also that he saith Of all them that reioyce is to vnderstand not onelie that the Iewes but also the Gentiles are to bee admitted to the true Joy of SION by the promise of God which thing the Scripture euery where witnesseth In y e 46. Psal The Gentiles are called by name vnto this heauenly ioye O clappe your hands together all yee people O sing vnto God with the voyce of melody Hee is the great King ouer all the earth vers 1. 2. And Paul in 15. Rom. Praise the lord all ye Gentiles and laud yee him all people together vers 11. And the Prophet Esay Chap. 11. The Gentiles shall put their trust in him according to the translation of the 70. Interpreters And this Prophet Dauid singeth in his 63. Psalm The righteous shal reioyce in the Lord put his trust in him and all they that are true of heart shalbe glad vers 10. Beholde he saith not the lewe onely shall reioyce in the Lord but the iust is no man iust then but the Iew Aske of Paul who in Rom. 3. teacheth That the Iew is not iustified by the workes of the Lawe but by faith in Christ the righteous and onely iustifier And by and by hee after that saieth Is hee the God of the Iewes onely Is hee not also the God of the Gentiles verses 29 30. Yes of the Gentiles is he also God which iustifieth Circumcision by faith and vncircumfition through faith And in the 9. Rom. ver 30. he saith What shal wee say then That the Gentiles which followed not righteousnes haue attained vnto righteousnes euen the righteousnes which is of faith Heere the Scripture openly teacheth so farre as vnto iustification pertaineth that there is no difference betweene the Iew and the Gentile all haue sinned and haue neede of the glory of God but by the alone grace of Christ they are iustified And as S. Peter in Acts 15. confesseth god so much as to iustification belongeth made no difference betweene the Iewes and the Gentiles vers 9. If hee made no difference betwéene them if he also iustifie the Gentiles by faith in Christ euen then againe shall the Gentiles be founde iust by Christ If they be iust then also do they reioyce in the Lorde they reioyce in SION They haue aswel their dwelling place as the Iewes the flesh of Abraham haue in SION out of which citie no man is excluded but by that incredulitie which with the vnfaithfull Iewes he reiecteth because they embraced not Iesus Christ the king of SION Whome the Father himselfe as Dauid saith appointed ruler ouer Syon his holy hill And placed him as the head of the Gentiles Therefore the dwelling place of all which truely reioyce that is to say of Christians is in SION namely the Church of Christe concerning which ioy of y ● Christians the Prophet Esay thus Prophecyeth in the 51. Chapiter Ioye and gladnesse shal be founde in SION thanksgiuing the voice of praise ver 3. And the redeemed of the Lorde shall returne and come with ioy vnto Sion and ●uerlasting ioy shall be vpon their heades they shall obtaine ioy and gladnesse and sorrow and mourning shal flee away ver 11. I euen I am he that comfort you Who art thou that thou shouldest feare a mortall man and the son of man which shall be as withered grasse ver 12. Which true and perfite ioy neuer to bee taken away from vs. Ioh. 16. Christ our Lord God who be blessed for euer vouchsafe to giue vs heereby true faith in him and in the world to come by the cleare and manifest beholding of him Amen They that impugne our Catholique faith which we haue confessed sixe yéeres agone in a very great assembly before y ● Emperour States of the Romane Empyre at Augusta will haue themselues accounted onely Catholique doe tye the Church to the Seuenhilled Babilon and so describe her that she may be seene and p●rceiued with our very eyes as if indeede shée were a worldly Monarchy wherein a visible heade and Uicar generall might beare rule They I say with their finger point at that Spirituall SION But the Scripture both heere in this place and elsewhere often ynough teacheth that the Head the builder and King of that Sion is Spiritual and the City Spirituall not earthly also the Citizens of that glorious Citie to bée newe creatures in Christ reioysing singing and leaping for ioy not openly ryding on stately stéedes in kings Pallaces al prodigalitie of this world but in the Spirit for being saued through hope as S. Peter saith with inward ioy they looke for that blessed hope and appearance of the glorie of the great God and our Sauiour Iesus Christ in the day of our ful redemption But in the meane time they wéepe lament in this world Contrariwise the world reioyceth and is glad And as Christ saith in the worlde they Finde affliction but in themselues peace through Christ the ouercommer of the worlde For if a man beholde the Church according to her outward shewe shée shall not beséeme