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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

to come No but there is no such matter For woe be vnto them that are at ease in Sion woe be vnto them that are rich for they haue receiued their consolation woe be vnto them that are full for they shall hunger All these haue a Haruest by themselues and a Vintage of their owne when the Angell shall thrust in his sickle and cut them downe and throw them into that vnquenchable flame where they shall bee in torment for euermore And therefore I conclude with the Philosopher there is none more vnhappy then hee that hath not tasted of aduersitie Now let vs see the commoditie that the godly shall reape by their afflictions Whosoeuer soweth in teares shall reape in ioy The issue of their afflictions and the commoditie of their crosse is they shall reape in ioy As the afflictions of the Church were figured out by Noahs Arke by Moses bush c. so by the same was the saluation and safetie of the Church prefigured ☜ Noahs Arke was carried alofton the top of the Flood and not drowned Moses bush burned and was not consumed The Israelites passed through the red Sea and were not ouer whelmed The three Children went vp and downe in the Furnace but were not scorched Daniel was in the Lions den but not deuoured Peters ship was tossed but not ouer-turned Pauls boat was carried to and fro but not ouerthrowne and the Woman was persecuted of the Dragon but not ouercome All these plainly shew that the persecutions Vide Fabritium Lae●a cata●i●o● be omnis crux vi●tit●r in gaudi●● sicut patet Deut. 32.39 1. Sam. 2.6 Iob 5.18 Esai 30.26 Matth. 5.4 Luk. 6.21 Ioh. 16.20 2. Cor 1.7 1. Pet. 1.6.7 Heb. 12.11 vexations and troubles of the godly are not permanent and perpetuall They shall not succumbe ●or sinke in the Sea of afflictions No they shall once be releeued once released and once eased of all their griefe They shall not alwayes eate of the bread of affliction They shall not euer sup of the bitter pottage They shall not continually drinke of the waters of Marah No the bitter waters shall bee salted and the deadly pottage swe●tned the one shall become holsome and the other healthfull Afflictions shall not alwayes be gnawing vpon them like the Vulture on the heart of Prometheus They shall not alwayes be exercised with troubles like Syciphus with the continuall ●olling of a stone nor for euer troubled with tribulation like Ixion with the turning of a wheele The faggot shall once bee taken off Isaak● backe and crosse of Simons shoulders and the whip from Pauls loynes and the fetters from Peters limmes For they that sowe in teares shall reape in ioy The Lord delights not in the death of any and therefore hee chastiseth his owne Children but in loue and for a short time till they amend and returne to him For hee vvill not contend vvith them for euer g Is 57.36 neither will he be alwayes wroth Ezekiels Cherubines had the face of a man mild and gentle as well as the visage of a Lion fierce and terrible shewing that hee is as well yea more merçifull to cherish vs then hee is wroth in chastising vs and in the Arke of the couenant was as well a pot of Mannah as Aarons rod. For our comfort that God will as well in mercie nourish vs as in iustice nurture vs. For hee is mercifull and gracious slowe to anger and of great h E●od 34.6 goodnesse who though for a little time hee doe forsa●g vs yet with great compassion hee doth gather vs and though for a moment hee hide his face from vs yet with euerlasting mercie hee hath compassion on vs. Moreouer hee doth make a difference betwixt his owne elect and the reprobate the one hee chastiseth in wrath but the other in mercie the ones punishment is eternall but the others temporarie Wee read that before the old magistrates in Rome were carried bundles of rods with an axe Rods for petie delinquents but the axe for proud and incorrigible malefactors So the Lord chastiseth the godly with small twigs but hee bruiseth the vngodly with a rod of yron Hee deliuers the iuct out of temptation and reserues the wicked against the day i 2 Pot 2.9 of iudgement Is not this to our great comfort that wee shall be relieued our losses recompenced our paines released and our troubles rewarded And if wee sowe in teares wee shall reape in ioy But thou wilt say Quendo When shall wee reape The Apostle tells vs that in due time wee shall k 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gal. 6. reape This life is our seed-time wherein wee must bee continually labouring plowing and sowing For man must eate in sorrow all the dayes of l Gen. 3.17 his life But our haruest is in the life to come for Blessed are they that die in the Lord they rect from their labours and their workes follow m Reu. 14.13 them Then as euery man hath sowen so shall he reape They that haue sowen dickednesse shall reape the n Ioh 4.8 same Hee that hath sowen sedition and strife shall reape irrecouerable o Pro. 6.12.15 destruction They that haue sowen the wind shall reape the p Hos 8.7 whirle-wind They that haue sowen to the flesh shall of the flesh reape corruption and they that haue sowen to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reape life q Gal. 6.8 euerlasting They that haue sowen righteousnesse shall reape a sure r Pro. 11.18 reward And they that haue sowen in teares shall reape in ioy Behold now the end of all your afflictions though you fall yet you shall ſ Mic. 7.8 rise If you suffer but tribulation ten dayes a short season and abide faithfull vnto death you shall receiue the crowne of t Reu 2.10 life The Lord will not suffer you to fall for u Psal 55.22 euer But when hee sees conuenient time hee will iudge x Psal 75.2 righteously Then hee will send good after euill as hee created light after darkenesse and he will change iustice into mercie as hee did water into wine But thou wilt say alasse the godly haue no ease at all in this life ●hey are in continuall sorrow in perpetuall griefe and hee that purposeth to liue a godly life must resolue alwaies to sowe in teares Truely thou art much deceiued for as there be diuers occasions for the godly to sorrow so there be diuers reasons for them to reioyce in their greatest afflictions for albeit they be heere in great trouble and tribulation yet they know that the sufferings of this present time are not worthie of the glorie that shall bee shewed vnto y Rom. 8.18 them Although they longed for desired happinesse be delayed yet they reioyce vnder z Rom. 12. hope Although they mourne for their corruption yet they reioyce for the testimonie of their a 2. C r. 4. conscience Though they grieue for

curiously g Pro. 9.1 carued This is the Palace of Salomon the Pillars thereof are filuer the pauement gold the hangings purple and shee is paued with the loue of the Daughters of h Cant. 3.9 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ierusalem this is that inheritance which the Apostle calls * Am a●●us nibil igne deperdit venificys omnibus resistit Plin. lib. 36. cap. 19. vndefiled that withereth i 1. Pet. 1.4 not Where he vseth two words The one a name of durable precious stone and the other of a pleasant flower whose colour fadeth not The one shewing quam permanens how that it is an euerlasting inheritance The other quam placens how amiable and delectable it is This is the euerlasting Tabernacle our Sauiour speakes of This is that building giuen vs of God which the Apostle calls a House not made with hands but eternall in the k 2. Cor. 5.1 Heauens and which Saint Peter termes the euerlasting Kingdome of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus l 2. Pet. 1.11 Christ and as it is eternall so are all things therein eternall The things which are seene are temporall but the things which are not seene are m 2. Cor. 4.18 eternall There wee shall haue lucem aeternam eternall light For there wee shall haue no Sunne to shine by day neither shall the brightnesse of the Moone shine vnto vs for the Lord shall be our euerlasting light and our God our n Is 60.19 glorie There shall wee haue vitam aeternam eternall life This is that record saith Saint Iohn to wit that God bath giuen vs life eternal and this Life is in his o 1. Iob. 5.11 Sonne There we shall haue gloriam aternam eternall glorie For God hath called vs vnto euerlasting glorie in Christ p 1. Pet 5.10 lesus and there we shall haue gaudium aternum eternall q Is 35.10 ioy For all that trust in the Lord shall reioyce and triumph for r Psal 5.11 euer The other word ☞ which the Apostle vseth for the setting foorth of this celestiall inheritance Amarantus immareese bilis quod non marces at sed decerptus assernetur Plin. l. 21. cap. 8. is vsed of Plinie for the name of a floure which doth not lightly fade nor decay and which for pleasant colour and louely beautie is called of some Writers Flos amoris in English Floramour or floure Gentle Whereby the Apostle will let vs know that all things in this celestiall Ierusalem are not onely durable and permanent but also delectable pleasant There is nothing that can dislike vs and there wants nothing that may delight vs. Our eares shall bee delighted with the melodious harmonie of that heauenly ſ Reuel 5.4 and 19.1 Halleluiah our smel with the odoriferous perfume of the golden Censor The prayers of the t Reuel 8.3 Saints our taste with the pleasant fruit of the Tree of Life which is in the middest of the Paradise of u Reuel 2.7 God and our eyes in beholding him that made x Psal 100.3 vs that saued y Phil 3.20 vs and ●●at glorifies z Rom. 8.30 vs. The consideration of this strucke Dauid into such an admiration of this blessed Cities perfection that being rauished with the beautie thereof and ouer-come with a longing desire to enioy these pleasures he could not but crie out O Lord of Hosts how amiable are thy Dwellings my soule longeth yea and fainteth for the Courts of the a Psal 85.1 2. Lord. Consider wee now with our selues from whence wee come and whither we must returne from seruitude and slaueric thither where we shall be free and at libertie Ierusalem which now is is in bondage but Ierusalem which is aboue is b Gal 4.25 26. free From a place where wee sorrow grieue and c Rom. 8.22 23. grone Thither where the Lord will wipe away all teares from our eyes and where there is no sorrow neither griefe neither d Rouel 21.4 crying From hence where wee can find no rest thither where our eyes shall see Ierusalem a quiet Hahitation and a Tabernacle that cannot be e Is 33.20 remoued From hence where wee haue no peace thither where there shall bee no end of our f Is 9.7 peace From hence where we are in continuall danger and jeopardie thither where we shall be in safetie and securitie For my people shall dwelt in the Tabernacle of peace and in sure dwellings and in safe resting g Is 32.18 places From hence where wee are vexed with the societie of the wicked thither where we shall prayse God with our whole heart in the Assembly and Congregation of the h Psal 111.5 iust From hence where wee are in want and aduersitie thither where wee shall haue full facietie and content of all things where God shall be to vs i 1. Cor. 15. all in all Hither it was that old Simeon longed to returne when he sung his Nunc dimittis Lord let thy seruant depart inpeace Hither it was that blessed Steuen longed to come when he said Lord Iesus receiue my spirit Hitheri● was that the Apostle desired to be when he wisht to be dissolued and to be with Christ Yea and hither it was that Dauid thirsted to come when he chose rather to be a doore-keeper in the House of God then to dwell in Kings Palaces And hither let me exhort you all to returne as the Prophet did the Iewes to come out of this Babel and to flee from the Chaldeans the wicked Inhabitants of this world with a voyce of k Isa 48.20 ioy Goe your way stand not still but remember the Lord afarre off and let Ierusalem come into your l Ier. 51.50 minde Hee shall returne with ioy Hee shall not returne with sorrow or griefe but with great gladnesse and ioy The old Israelites whilst they were in Egypt grieued and groned being oppressed with their grieuous taskes and burdens But when they were freed from thence they marched towards Canaan with the noyse of musicke with the sound of Timbrels dancing and reioycing The Iewes sitting by the Riuers of Babel wept They could not sing the Songs of the Lord in a strange Land their tongue claue vnto their f Psal 137. jawes but when the Lord turned againe their captiuitie they returned with great gladnesse and with the voyce of singing Their mouth was enlarged and their tongue vntyed to prayse the Lord with ioyfull Songs of prayse Euen so whilst we are captiues in this wretched world we are full of sorrow and griefe but when wee returne to Sion wee shall be as full of ioy and gladnesse Verily verily saith our Sauiour yee shall weepe and lament and the world shall reioyce yee shall sorrow but your sorrow shall be turned into g Iob. 16.20 ioy One contratie doth follow vpon another is an Axiome in Philosophie and here it may bee a true Position in Diuinitie