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A cabinet of jewels, or, A glimps [sic] of Sions glory written by William Dyer ...
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Dyer, William, d. 1696.
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midst of her This is that which comforted and strengthened David Yea though I walk through the Valley of the shadow of Death I will fear no evill for thou art with me Psalm 23.4 When thou passest thorow the Waters I will be with thee and through the Rivers they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flame kindle upon thee Isa 43.2 Oh they that follow the Lamb shall stand for the Lamb have the presence of the Lamb his glorious presence his gracious presence his comforting presence his protecting presence his quickning and sanctifying presence The second Excellency is That they that follow the Lamb shall know the mind of the Lamb. It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven but to them it is not given And blessed are your eyes for they see and your ears for they hear Mat. 13.11 16. Henceforth I call you not servants for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doth but I have called you friends for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you John 17.6 7 8. Jesus Christ that lies in the bosom of his Father he unbosomes and unbowels the heart of the Father to Believers they know his Secrets his Mind his Counsel and his WIll and none knoweth it but them I thank thee O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto Babes Matth. 11.25 But they that walk with God know much of the mind of God and the Mysteries of the Gospel The Third Excellency of following the Lamb is They that follow the Lamb may come boldly to the Lamb. Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace that we may obtain mercy and find Grace to help in time of need Heb. 4.16 A soul that hath an interest in Christ may come boldly to Christ and speak boldly to him and to his Father for any mercy he needeth he may go to the Throne of Grace for Grace and open his heart to God as one friend to another Oh what a liberty have Believers Oh what a priviledge have they that they May go to God with a holy boldness The wicked proud ones of the Earth are so high that the poor Saints cannot come boldly and freely to them but they may come boldly and freely to the Lord their God Mat. 11.28 Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest The fourth Excellency is They that follow the Lamb shall have all their wants supplyed by the Lamb. Phil. 4.19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Jesus Christ They that follow the Lamb shall want no good thing Oh fear the Lord all ye his Saints for there is no want to them that fear him The young Lyons do lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing Psal 34.9.10 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want Psal 23.1 Delight thy self in the Lord and he shall give thee the desire of thy heart thou shalt have whatsoever thou desirest to have He that hath the chiefest good shall want no good Whosoever shall drink of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst And he that cometh to me shall never hunger Joh. 6.35 Oh who would not follow and believe in the Lamb Oh happy are all they that follow the Lamb. The fifth Excellency is They that follow the Lamb shall share with the Lamb First In his Divine Nature Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises that by these you might be partakers of the Divine Nature having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust 2 Pet. 1.4 That is of those Divine Qualities whereby we are made like unto God in Wisdom and Righteousness and true Holiness Ephes 4.24 Secondly In his Conquests The poor Saints share with Christ in all his noble and honourable conquests 1 Cor. â—5 55 over the World Death and Hell and over sufferings In all these things we are more then Conquerours through him that loved us Rom. 8.37 Thirdly They share with Christ in his Graces Of his fulness have all we received grace for grace Joh. 1.16 As a Child receives Member for Member as the Paper from the Press receives Letter for Letter as the Wax from the Seal receives Print for Print or as the Glass from the Image receives Face for Face so do Believers receive from Christ Grace for Grace that is for every grace that is in the Lamb there is the same grace in us in some measure Fourthly Believers share with Christ in his Glorious Titles He is called a Son so are they a King so are they a Priest so are they an Heir so are they Rom. 8.17 Rev. 5.10 Rev. 1.5 6. Fifthly They share with Christ in his Glory I go to prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you unto my self that where I am there ye may be also Joh. 14.23 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them that they may be one as we are one Joh. 17.22 My sheep hear my voice and they follow me and I give unto them eternal life Joh. 10.28 The Saints shall have the same Glory which Christ himself hath The Saints in Heaven are not only glorified with Christ which is a great exaltation but they do enjoy the very same Glory which Christ himself doth the same for kind though not for degree The Head and Members are glorified together with the same kind of glory God hath not one Heaven for his Son and another for his Saints but one and the same heaven for both Believers shall be as truly glorious as Christ is and eternally glorious as he is Our vile bodies shall be fashioned like unto his glorious body And we shall be glorified together with him and appear with him in Glory Rom. 8. Col. 3. Oh here is the excellency of following the Lamb they that follow him share with him The sixth Excellency of following the Lamb is They that follow the Lamb shall be protected by the Lamb. He suffered no man to do them wrong yea he reproved Kings for their sakes saying touch not mine Anointed and do my Prophets no harm Psal 105.14 15. which are his Saints Who is he that will harm you if ye be followers of that which is good and if ye suffer for righteousness sake happy are ye and be not afraid of their terrour neither be troubled 1 Pet. 3.13 Fear thou not for I am with thee be not dismayed for I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will help thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness Isa 41.10 Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb yea they may forget yet will
His Pleasant Portion Jer. 12.10 Thirdly His Inheritance Isa 19.25 Fourthly The Dearly beloved of my soul Jer. 12.7 Fifthly Gods Treasure and peculiar Treasure Exod. 19.5 Sixthly His Glory Isa 46.13 Seventhly The House of Gods glory Isa 60.7 Eighthly A Crown of Glory Isa 62.3 Ninthly A Royal Diadem in the same place Tenthly The Glory of God Jer. 3.17 Eleventhly Golden Candlesticks Rev. 1.12 Twelfthly Kings Rev. 5.10 And in my Text Heaven There is as much difference between the Church of God and other men as there is betwixt Gold and Dirt as betwixt Diamonds and Pebbles in the Lords esteem they are to God above all people The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour Pro. 12.26 O how precious how happy how blessed and glorious are Believers they are called Heaven Secondly Believers are called Heaven because there is much of them in Heaven First Their Thoughts are in Heaven Psal 139.18 Secondly Their Desires are ie Heaven Psal 73.25 Thirdly Their Affections are in Heaven Col. 3 2. Fourthly Their Hopes are in Heaven Tit. 2.13 Fifthly Their Conversations are in Heaven Phil. 3.20 Sixthly Their Hearts are in Heaven Mat. 6.21 Seventhly Their Aims are in Heaven Luke 10.20 O there is much of Believers in heaven their souls are in heaven when their bodies are walking upon the Earth they live in heaven whil'st they are on the earth and they come to heaven when they leave the earth Eph. 2.6 And hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus The Saints are set in heavenly places heavenly Dignities heavenly priviledges heavenly Prerogatives The Saints of the High God are set in high places The true Church is that Spouse that is fair and beautiful Cant. 2.14 O the Church of Christ is lovely and glorious First Glorious in her Head Secondly Glorious in her Titles Thirdly Glorious in her Gifts and Graces Fourthly Glorious in her Offices Fifthly Glorious in her Priviledges Sixthly Glorious in her Members O the Church of Christ is a holy Church and a glorious Church That he might present it to himself a glorious Church not having spot or wrinke or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish Ephes 5.27 They are not defiled they are Virgins and in their mouthes is found no guile Now he that hath an ear to hear let him hear I shall exhort you that are members of this heavenly Church First To seek Heavenly things before and above all things else Let your hearts be filled with Heavenly knowledge and heavenly riches Secondly Delight in heavenly things let it be your heaven upon Earth to serve the God of heaven Thirdly Act by Heavenly Principles Fourthly Have a holy dependance upon God For Direction For Protection For Assistance For a blessing Fifthly Eye Heavenly objects God Christ and the Spirit Sixthly Imitate Heavenly Ones follow them that follow Christ Seventhly Walk by a Heavenly Rule walk according to the Laws of heaven Eighthly and lastly Live much in heaven Your Father is in heaven Your Head is in Heaven Your Husband is in heaven Your King is in heaven Your Treasure is in heaven Your Crown is in heaven Your Wages are in heaven And where should you be but in heaven Knowing in your selves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance Heb. 10.34 For we know that if our Earthly house of this Tabernacle were dissolved we have a building of God and a house not made with hands eternal in the Heavens 2 Cor. 5.1 Oh these are blessed and holy ones And they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful Rev. 17.14 Oh labour to be like these in purity and piety in holiness and humbleness in meekness and patience in faithfulness and uprightness in spiritualness and in all Godliness Thirdly Follow the Lamb out of Babylon And they cryed with a loud voice saying How long O Lord holy and true dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the Earth Revel 6.10 And another Angel came out of the Temple crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the Cloud Thrust in thy Sicle and reap for the time is come for thee to reap for the harvest of the Earth is ripe And he that sat on the Cloud thrust in his Sicle on the earth and the earth was reaped And another Angel came out of the Temple which is in heaven he also having a sharp Sicle Rev. 14.15 16 17. The Whore of Babylon shall be destroyed with a double destruction Her walls shall fall down Her wall of Power Her wall of Policy Her wall of Superstition Her wall of Maintenance And that for these Reasons First Because she hath corrupted Religion and that both in Doctrine and Worship Babylon is fallen is fallen that great City because she made all Nations drink of the Wine of the wrath of her fornication Rev. 14.8 Chap. 18.3 Secondly Because she hath poysoned the Kings of the Earth The Whore of Babylon hath been the great corrupter of Kings And I saw three unclean spirits like Frogs come out of the mouth of the Dragon and out of the mouth of the Beast and out of the mouth of the false Prophet for they are the spirits of Devils working miracles which go forth unto the Kings of the Earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty Rev. 16.13.14 Chap. 17.2 Thirdly For her cruelty In her was found the blood of the Prophets and all the Saints that were slain upon the Earth Chap. 18.24 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the Martyrs of Jesus and when I saw her I wondred with great admiration Chap. 17.6 Fourthly Because her ruine and destruction is published and proclaimed over the world And he cryed mightily with a strong voice saying Babylon the great is fallen is fallen and is become the habitation of Devils Chap. 18.2 Chap. 14.8 Fifthly It is the great design that Christ hath in the latter dayes of the world to destroy Antichrist The Lamb shall overcome them for he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings Cha. 17.14 His eyes were as a flame of fire and on his head were many Crowns and he was cleathed with a Vesture dipt in blood and his name is called The Word of God And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword that with it he should smite the Nations Chap. 19.12 13 15. Sixthly Because she hath greatly insulted and triumpht over the Lords people in their miseries and calamities And they that dwell upon the Earth shall rejoyce over them and make merry and send gifts one to another Rev. 11.10 Seventhly Because of all the Churches enemies that ever were this is the cruellest enemy The fourth Beast is worse than any of the former Beasts And behold a fourth Beast dreadfull and terrible and strong exceedingly and it had great Iron teeth and it was divers from all the Beasts that were before it Dan. 7.7 Rev. 18.24 Eightly It is the expectation of all the Saints that Babylon should be destroyed and thrown like a Mil-stone Chap. 18.21 Now God that hath raised this expectation in the hearts of his people he will not frustrate their expectation he will fulfill their Petions Ninthly God hath promised to destroy the scarlet Whore because she hath destroyed his Saints and she is to be rewarded as she hath rewarded others Chap. 15.5 6. Chap. 18.8 Tenthly The Whore of Babylon shall be destroyed because she trusteth in the arm of flesh and glorieth in her strength and riches How much she hath glorified her self and lived deliciously so much torment and sorrow give her for she saith in her heart I sit a Queen I am no Widdow and shall see no sorrow therefore shall her plagues come Chap. 18.7 Now Beloved consider of this and think of this and keep your selves from Babylon that ye do not partake of her sins least ye receive of her plagues O poor sinners if you have any love to your Souls if you have any mind to be saved follow the Lamb that you may be saved by the Lamb. He leads poor souls from darkness to light From death to life From vice to vertue From Satan to God From poverty to plenty From sorrow to joy From misery to glory From an earthly Kingdom to a heavenly Kingdom Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdom Mat. 25.34 O the Kingdom which Christ leads poor souls to is First A Rich Kingdom Secondly A peaceable Kingdom Thirdly A Righteous Kingdom Fourdily A blessed Kingdom Fifthly A Glorious Kingdom Sixthly A satisfying Kingdom Seventhly A Universal Kingdom Eighthly An Everlasting Kingdom Oh follow the Lamb follow the Lamb that you may be for ever glorified with the Lamb and by the Lamb. FINIS