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A91760	The wall & glory of Jerusalem, in a sermon preached in St. Pauls-Church London, before the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor, Lord General, aldermen, Common Council, and companies of the Honorable City of London, February 28. 1659. Being a day of solemn thanksgiving unto God, for restoring the Parliament and Common Council, and for preserving the City. By Edward Reynolds D.D.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing R1302; Thomason E1017_6; ESTC R203437	15,921	40

to suffer Honorably as well as to do so facere pati fortia Romanum est The Lillie is as beautiful in the midst of Thorns as in a bed of Spices We have seen how the Lord is a Defence and protection to his people a Wall of separation from the World of conjunction within themselves of protection from danger by his Promise by his power by his Providence by his Grace a present Defence a proportionable Defence A Wall of Fire by a Terrible and conspicuous an impregnable and invincible a constant and perpetual an active and efficacious Defence A Wall of Fire to Jerusalem his most proper and most precious resting place unto which he is by choicest Love and Fidelity engaged A Wall round about to prevent Enemies which are round about The protection suitable to the danger The Glory in the midst of it by his gracious presence by his Holy Ordinances by the happy State of the Church in the glorious Relations of Justification and Adoption in the glorious Habits of Holiness Peace and Blessedness In glorious Priviledges of Christian Liberty communion of Saints Boldness in prayer Victory over Temptations and Afflictions with many other the like I shall add but a short word of Application and suddenly have done 1. We Learn hence what a folly as well as wickedness it is for Samaritans to oppose the building of Jerusalem or the Temple for any Enemies to set themselves against the Church of God as great a madness as for Briars to contend with Flames for stubble to wage War with fire for a Sheafe as the Prophet makes the instance Zach. 12 6. to enter into battail with a flaming Torch Isai. 27 4 5. The Whale may swallow Jonah but it shall not digest him The Grave may devour Christ but he will kill Death in its own dominion as Benaiah did the Lyon in his own Pit A man may drink down a Cup of Poyson but it will suddenly be revenged on him It is madness to provoke the Lord being weaker then he 1 Cor. 10. 12. Wo unto him that striveth with his Maker Isai. 45. 9. 2. We need not make use of carnal Wisdom and sinful means for protection against Danger for God can be alone a Wall of Fire unto his people Use not oppression or violence to help your selves for Power and Mercy belong unto God Psal. 62. 10. 12. David was advised by those about him once and again to kill Saul when he was in his power and so to secure himself but he answered God forbid that I should touch the Lords annointed he trusted in God and would not use Carnal Wisdom for his own safety 1 Sam. 24. 47. 26. 8. 11. This Wall of Fire can better protect us then all the broad or high Walls of Jerico or Babylon It is good keeping in Jerusalem in Gods presence in his way so long we are within a Wall of Fire 3. This is great Comfort unto Holy men That the very Terrors of God are their protection The Terrors of God at Sinai and in the Wilderness were for the Salvation of Gods people Habak. 3 13. As the mercy of God will not save those that despise it so the fury of God will be a defence unto those that tremble at it No attribute of God but faith can suck comfort from it 4. Envie not the Glory of the World nor the Pomps and Pleasures thereof to those whose Portion is in this Life but rest abundantly satisfied with the Glory of Gods presence shining in the face of Christ and those unmatchable Riches wherewith he endoweth the Church in comparison whereof all the glories of the World are but dross and dung If God would have the Honor of his Church to stand in outward things The Silver is his and the Gold is his Hag. 2 8. The Cattel on a Thousand Mountains his Psal. 50 10. But as Abraham gave portions to his other Children but the Inheritance to Isaac even all that he had Gen. 25 5. As Princes at their Coronation give Wine and Monie to the Multitude but Honors to their Favorites So the Lord giveth Earthly things many times more liberally to the men of the World but bestoweth himself for a Portion and exceeding great reward unto his own people and they esteem him precious 1 Pet. 2 7. And his Promises precious 2 Pet. 1 4. and his Redemption precious Psal. 49 8. And the very Afflictions which they suffer for his sake precious 1 Pet. 1 7. 5. Above all things hold fast God and his presence A City is never without Walls or Gates without glory and splendor till they are without God Your glory departs when his Ordinauces are removed You may confidently promife your self his protection while you make his Habitation in the midst of you your greatest Glory And therefore as he hath a long time been a Wall of Fire about you in all the confusions of a bloody War no alarm hath startled or stormed you though there were angry men who shooke their Arm against London as the Assyrian against Jerusalem Isai. 10 32. That said it would never be well with England till London were in a flame yet you have had no flame about you but a Wall of Fire and Chariots of Fire as the Prophet had 2 Reg. 6 17. As therefore the Lord hath protected you and been the Glory in the midst of London for I am perswaded it is a sober Truth that no City in the Christian World hath had a more glorious presence of God by the Light of his Word and the purity of his Worship and Ordinances then London hath had So make it your business in an answerable proportion to bring Glory to God by zeal for the Truth by Love to the Ordinances by comforting the Ministers and encourageing them in the work of the Lord by executeing Justice and Judgment reforming all abuses setting up the Name of God in your Families preserving those that belong unto you from the Contagion of dangerous and dividing Doctrines God will be with you while you are with him he never breaks with a people first do you give Glory to him and he will be Glory to you Lastly If God be thus your Glory let your glorying be in him alone Glory not in your Strength or Wisdom or Wealth or Splendor in your Ships or Trade or in the Harvest of the River glory only in your Wall of Fire and in this that the Lord hath been hitherto so nigh unto you And truly you have great Reason to bless the Lord and to make your boast of him all the day long as for Remoter mercies which you must not forget though I cannot now recount them so for those signal Mercies for the celebration whereof you are met together at this time What a deluge of Confusion these poor Nations were running into how deep the discontents of the people how ready the Tinder of unsatisfied Spirits in all parts of the Nation to take Fire

will be a Wall of Fire which the Enemy shall not dare come near or touch But a Wall may have gaps and breaches in it the Gates may be pulled down and consumed as we find they were Nehem. 1. 3. 6. 1. and then whatever the Wall be the breaches will let in the Enemy the poor Church is never without some Breaches or other called the Breaches of the City of David Isai. 22. 9. Some Gates pull'd down to lay them open to danger But every work of God is perfect Deut. 32. 4. Where he is a Wall he will be a Wall in Circuitu round about no Breach no Gap no Gate or Portcullis pull'd down by which danger may enter in But if the Wall be Fire what will become of the Houses of the City I will saith the Lord be a Wall unto her not a Wall against her It is Dativus Commodi a beneficial fire to the City a consuming fire to the Enemy that assaults her A fire for the three Children to walk in A fire for their Enemies to perish by A fire in the bush to Moses A fire in Brimstone to Sodom A destroying fire to the Captains of Ahaziah and a Triumphal fire a Chariot of fire to the Lords Prophet But a Wall may shut men and their misery in together the Wall of a Prison or Dungeon is no great Comfort to those that are shut within it It may be sad enough in medio though there be a Wall in Circuitu We have a relief against that too As the Lord is a Wall of Fire round about to keep out the Enemie so he is The Glory in the midst of Jerusalem to comfort his people Providence is expressed by a Circumference with an Eye in the Center God is here both in the Circumference and in the Center of Jerusalem a severe Providence in circuitu to keep off the Enemie a Gracious providence in medio to Honor and Revive his people Ignis exitium hostibus Gloria subsidium Ecclesiae The poor Church was miserably opposed oppressed by the potency of their Enemies on every side But against them All they have a God to put into the other part of the Ballance God alone is eminently unto his people whatever good thing else they want In Widowhood he is an Husband Thy Maker is thine Husband Isai. 54. 5. In Orphanship he is a Father A Father of the Fatherless is God in his holy Habitation Psal. 88. 5. In darkness a Sun in danger a Shield Psal. 84. 11. A Refuge in trouble a River in drought Psal. 46. 1 4. A safety where there is no Wall a praise where there is no Gate a Light where there is no Sun Isai. 60. 18 19. A God of Salvation in whom his Servants can triumph where all other Comforts in the World are wanting Habak. 3. 17 18. Let us hold fast our God and we need not fear our Enemie If God be for us who can be against us Rom. 8. 31. If he justifie who can condemn If he love who can seperate Many will be against us to hate us but none can be against us to hurt us Many will girde and girde again many will take Counsel and make a decree many will raunt it with Pharaoh I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoil my Lust shall be satisfied I will draw my Sword mine hand shall destroy Exod. 15. 9. agam ruam rapiam tundam prosternam as the proud Confident in the Comoedian But if he be Immanuel God with us they shall be broken their Counsels shall not stand their Decrees shall come to naught he will strengthen he will help he will uphold with the right hand of his Righteousness Isai. 8. 9 10. Isai. 41. 10. Let the name of your City be Jehovah Shammah the Lord is there be zealous for his truth and worship for his name and Glory let him be in medio in the midst of your Hearts to fear him of your Counsels to follow him of your Houses your Trades your Conversation to walk with him provoke him not by your Impieties against him by your unrighteousness against men and then if there be any Help or Comfort against Danger in Heaven or Earth he can command it if there be none he can create it whatever is wanting he can supply and make it good out of himself I will be a Wall 1. A Wall of Partition to separate the Church from the World as the Land of Canaan was divided by the Mediterranean Sea West ward by the Inland Seas and the River Jordan Eastward and at each end North and South with Mountains So the Church of God is severed and shut up from the rest of the World Israel dwelt alone and was reckoned amongst the Nations Num. 23 9. they are chosen out of the World John 15 19. A Garden inclosed a Spring shut up a Fountain Sealed Cant. 4 12. their Laws diverse from all people Ester 3. 8. They are not to conform to the World Rom. 12 2. nor to walk {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Eph. 2. 2. the World knows them not 1 Joh. 3. but looks on them as prodigies and men to be wondered at Zach. 3 8. 2. A Wall of Conjunction uniting the parts together in one Common Interest as the Brain is walled in by the skull the vital parts by the Ribs and the Breast to keep them firm and close together that they may not be scatered nor divided though the Members of the Church are called out from the World and are to separate from that Yet they are to be compacted and united within themselves Psal. 122. 3. to be of one Heart and of one Soul Act. 4. 32. To hold the unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace to have a coagmentation and joining together Eph. 4. 16. Factions and Divisions in the Church are usually the Fruits of the Flesh when one is of Paul another of Apollo are ye not Carnal 1 Cor. 3. 4. The Apostle warns us to take heed of such as cause Divisions and Offences contrary to the Doctrine received as those that serve not the Lord Jesus but their own Bellies 1 Cor. 3. 3. Rom. 16. 17 18. We have seen by very sad experience when there hath been no wall nor inclosure to bound and keep within some principles of unity the wilde and exhorbitant spirits of men who either acted by Interest or driving on Designs or possessed with prejudice against received Doctrines have departed from sound Truth and brotherly Love what Flames and Confusions have overspread these Nations once famous for Unity in orthodox Truth what forsaking of Ordinances what magnifying of deceitful Lights what rage against Ministry what violations of Magistracy what bleeding of Princes what breakings of Parliaments what Phrenetick and furious Extravagances and Disorders have stained the Glory of the Reformed Religion amongst us The evidence of these doleful effects should now at last