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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

the voice but also with the spirite and trueth expressed this verse to the Germanes vnderstanding on this maner Man wirt von Zion sagen das aller ley leut drinnē geboren werden It shall be said of Sion all Nations shall be borne therein which we out of the Hebrue text doe thus expound Vir Vir that is euery one in whatsoeuer Nation he be borne at length yet againe hee is borne anewe in SION As Peter also in the Actes Cap. 10. sayeth Of trueth I perceiue that GOD is no 〈…〉 of Persons but in euerye 〈…〉 that feareth him and worketh Righ●●ousnesse is accepted with him vers 34. and 35. According to y e Gréeke edetion we read The mother Sion y is y e church which is the spiritual mother For within y ● ●hurch we were borne a new with w●ter and of the Spirite and in the lap of the Church as infantes are in their mothers bellie And first we are nourished with milke afterward with strong meat that is with the word of God preached vnto vs according to our capacitie vntill we all meete together in the vnity of faith and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christe as the Apostle S. Paul saith Ephes 4. Unto this spirituall byrth by or from God had Esay respect with whome in his 49. thay The Church marueiling at the multitude of her Children crieth thus Who hath begotten these Seing I am barraine and desolate a Captiue and a Wanderer to and fro and who hath 〈…〉 them And the Lord God answereth her 〈…〉 I will lift vp mine hande to the Gentiles and set vp my Standerde to the people and they shall bring thy Sonnes in their armes and they shall carrie thy Daughters vpon their shoulders ibidem vers 22. And the Apostle S. Paule in the 4. Gal speaking of the Church saith But Ierusalem which is aboue is free which is the Mother of vs all For it is written Reioice thou barraine that bearest no Children Breake forth and crie thou that traueilest not For the desolate hath many mo children then she which hath an husband Esay 54. Augustine in this place vnderstandeth by the word Homo Christ by reason of the disposing of the nature humane taken vpon him which though it haue a godlye ser●e or meaning yet is it not spoken in place Arnobius not marking the Hebrue sence Homo Homo vnderstandeth Adam begetting sonnes which may possesse the earth Christ begetting sonnes which may possesse the Heauens But these wordes make nothing for the purpose For he rehearseth before diuers nations purposing to shewe that not onelye the Iewes but also the Gentiles wheresoeuer in the world they be shal fully attain to that Citie of God and shall be borne anew in her that this second and spiritual byrth may not onely pertaine to Israell after the flesh but without respect of any person euen vnto all Nations For by the Commaundement of Christe The Gospell was to be preached vnto all Creatures Which thinge sith it bringeth regeneration all Nations are altogether to be admitted into this Citty That they might be borne anewe as Peter sayeth not of mortal seed but of immortal seed by the worde of the liuing GOD which abideth for euer 1. Peter 1. vers 23. For so our Lorde himselfe openeth openeth vnto vs all the Prophesies touching the saluation of the Gentiles in Math. 8. and Luke 13. Manye shall come from the Easte and the West from the North and the South and shall rest them with Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the Kingdome of GOD. Mathew 8 verse 11 Luke 13. vers 29. Wee haue also in this place a moste strong weapon against the argumentes of the Iewes and those which embrace Iudaisme who doe wrest and arrogate the promises made vnto this Spirituall SION to them and to their earthlye IERVSALEM as if these so great cōmendations were spoken of the earthly Cittie And in our age the newe Donatistes and secte of Chiliastes most foolishlie also dreame with the Uncircumcised promising themselues earthelye thinges where the Spirite of Christe promiseth in the Prophetes with moste swéet allegories spirituall and celestiall thinges Unto which fanaticall persons also the moste delicate Table of the worde of GOD is turned into a Snare and Trappe yea into an offence and Retaliation Their eies are darkened that they sée not and their backes are alwaies made crooked that they sée nothing but earthlye thinges whereas meere Celestiall thinges are promised vnto the elect ones of GOD. For those Nations whome the Prophet and Psalmograph here reckoneth vp and affirmeth to bee borne in SION for a trueth are not borne in that earthlye SION and IERVSALEM Wherfore we doe most necessarilye vnderstande the verse to bee set downe as concerning the Spirituall SION For so the Apostles and Euangelistes as the Interpreters of the Prophetes taught by GOD haue instructed vs to vnderstand and handle the Oracles of the Prophets on that maner Christ the spirituall king a high Prieste of good thinges to come promised in the Gospell vnto a spirituall people thinges spiritual and eternall and not méere temporall good things wherfore as Augustine writing vpon the 39. Psal admonisheth vs Let no man promise himselfe that which the Gospel promiseth him not The scrip tures promise vs not in this worlde but tribulations persecutions Calamities encrease of sorrowes aboundance of temptations to these thinges let vs speciallye prepare vs least vnprepared wee vtterly fall These saith he That halfe verse The most High euen hee shall stablish the same hath in it more consolation then our slender capacity can comprehend It is a certaine special thing of those glorious ●ytles which are declared of y ● City of God For what can bee spoken more glorious and more excellent of the Church of God then that the same is not founded and estabished by humane handes strengthes or counsels but of the selfe same GOD the workmaister and preseruer of all things For euen he Iesus Christ the sonne of the highest God the power and wisedome of God the father was sent to be a Rocke foundation a Wall and couering of this holy Citie Here vpon it followeth that this Citie shall alwayes be safe from the tyranny of death and of the Diuel which hath dominion ouer Death much more then shall shee be safe from ●ickle fading and britle power of this world For seeing that God himselfe is the founder confirmer and defender thereof it cannot be destroyed nor subuerted yea the foundation of this Citie shall stand vnshaken or immoueable euen to the vtmost and for euer As it is in the 47. Psal God hath founded the same Citie his Church for euer vers 7. Therefore although it bée oppugned or assaulted of most cruell and most mighty enimies without all t●uces namely of Sinne feare of Death the Deuell the World and the Flesh yet it shall not

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