may cast a covering over the man that hee shall not see the Sun But not over the body of the sunne to hide day-light To whom is she hidden therefore and to whom not hidden What of her is uncovered and what is covered First She is not hidden to God Elijah thought all the saints had beere both dead and buried when hee complained that he was left alone but God saw seven thousand in Israel that had not bowed their knee to Baal Ezechiel saw no mourners but God sent him to mark out such a precious tribe from the tribes of Israel he saw their private drops God need not say concerning the most retired saint Who is this that commeth up Secondly To her selfe she is not hidden She hath her conscience bearing her witnesse the manifestation of Gods love in her owne soule the prints of his foot-steps Gods Spirit bearing witnesse with their own Spirits Christ is written in great letters in their hearts she hath her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 her marks to know her selfe by By this we know 1 Iohn 2.3 and by this again we know vers 5. 3. She is unknowne and hidden to the world to the saints of the world her brethren know her not and to the men of the world to the one lesse to the other more the saints know her not infallibly It was a true saying of him When any of us come in heaven we shall see some faces there that we never thought had beene there and misse some others that we had verily thought to have found there But yet many wayes may the Saints discerne by the fruits betwixt light and darknesse yet not any that I know so certaine to our duskish eyes that by it I can positively and infallibly say of any This or that is a Saint of God though in charity I ought to judge so of many yet Samuel may bee deceived in Eliab Gods eyes see not as man sees Therefore I have sometimes wondred with what face any man that professeth himselfe a servant of Iesus Christ dare for a fee at a funerall lift a moralist to heaven that possibly burnes in hell that houre I should feare to speak it positively of him that in my deceivable eyes seems a pious Christian They are Hidden ones How many that shine in heaven at this day a glorious constellation that went out of the world clouded and with what face shall a minister of Iesus Christ say more of me then I dare say of my self How comes his assurance if I want mine I know charity in this case is pleaded But I conceive charity is enough shewen to say I hope or we hope if the tree may be judged by the fruits declare the probabilities and leave the soule to God But I am not amongst an indocible kinde of creatures that will tell me they are too old to be taught and I too young to teach them To return therefore whence I digrest and to tell you what of the Christian cannot be hidden and what of them is hidden 1. The acts of his graces cannot bee hidden A Christian must shew his love to God though God clouds himself to him If they have any habit of love in them it will act For Love is strong as the grave and jealousie burnes like fire Cant. 8.6 7. Many waters cannot quench love Their zeale cannot bee hidde no not from the world he cannot heare a wretch sweare see him drunk profaning Gods sabbaths nay abusing his Christs blood but he must speake The zeale of Gods house hath eaten up the Christian as well as his master The hypocrite learns that politick paradox to see and not to see to see and winke Eliah must be zealous for the Lord God of hosts The hypocrite will tell you of discretion O that idoll of discretion said hee and very well that drives the power of Godlinesse out of the Kingdome Discretion indeed is commendable The prudent man ordereth his affairs with discretion but not with discretion as now impleaded The Magistrate must be zealous in his place these tell him he must bee moderate Summum jus est summa injuria he must not anger his rich neighbour to levy the penaltie for swearing or blaspheming nor make the poore men his enemies by executing the Statutes for tipling and drunkennesse he must keepe his oath with discretion and punish sin with discretâ—on and damne his owne soule with discretion too The ministers they must act by the hypocriticall Newters luke-warme principles of discretion too they must not reprove faction till they see how it will be favoured above see what government will be settled and then speak against those that oppose it See the truth of Christ rent in peeces his precious robe of truth torne from top to bottome his church rent limb from limb cut in more peeces then the Levites concubine yet must they say nothing It were indiscretion want of moderation bitter Presbyterianisme what not to speak against these butchers wait and see what will bee done above and so indeed it may be salvation may bee brought to the church another way but we must know then assuredly that wee and our houses and our fathers houses shall perish The word of God was in Ieremiahs heart as a burning fire shut up in his bones Ier. 20.9 Grace commands a Christian Magistrate and a Christian Minister sometimes beyond what the world judgeth discretion witnesse that though an extraordinary case of Phineas for Zimri and Cosbi But alas where is this zeale we have more Discreeter as the world calls them then Gracious zealous preachers by one half meer Gallioes that can see a Church rent in peeces soules perverted truth torne and they care for none of these things And we have more moderate Magistrates then Godly more that the world calls honest then God will thank for their honesty another day It was never before our dayes the Commendation of a Magistrate to be last in action to do nothing against blasphemers Hereticks c. Where â—s these pretended Christians graces O away with these Cyphers on Benches act for God or the Devill When God calls as in these dayes Who is on my side who why do ye hide your heads in holes were there a dramme of grace in your hearts it could not be but we should see a little flame The acts of Christians graces cannot be hidden No one must say of them in that sence Who is this Secondly Their gracious and holy life cannot be hidden They must walk as it becomes children of the light they cannot be saints here and Devils there their company be it good or bad shall be the better for them It was a shrewd failing of Peter to be a Iew amongst the Iewes and a Gentile amongst the Gentiles Paul reproved him to his face for it Thus they are not hidden if they be Gods coine they will have his image and superscription upon them How then are they hidden from the world that they may say who is
her breeding that in that regard they might say Quae est illa Who is this 2. Her carriage that is admirable this depends much upon breeding you know she shames not her breeding her deportment is according to her birth her companions noble Kings daughters 45. Psal 9. Her carrriage chast a Virgine through a spouse Christus non renascitur nisi in cordibus eorum qui spirituales sunt virgines Deo uno spiritu adherent Christ is not borne againe nor married to those that are not spirituall Virgins and adhere to him alone She loveth righteousnesse and hateth wickednesse 45. Psal 7. and keepeth her garment unspotted from the flesh she carries not her self like the wanton women those that see the Saints carriage for humility for gravity for her whole deportment may in admiration say Quae est illa Who is this What rare what glorious creature 3. Her Beauty is admirable 45. ps 2. She is fairer then the Children of men for grace is poured into her lips Some daughters are beautifull but she is far more beautifull Some in part but she is all faire thou art all faire my spouse She is black that is in her morning but her black morning proves a fair day black by nature faire by grace comely as the Tents of Kedar and Curtaines of Solomon A lilly though amongst thornes 1. Her beauty is a perfect beauty The Church was once calld the perfection of Beauty 2. Lament 25. No beauteous face and deformed body much lesse deformed soule All faire See her full description from the best limner in the 7. chap. to the 7. verse She is without spot or wrinkle 2. It is a desireable beauty Kings shall desire thy beauty amongst Creatures somtimes the flesh may be beautifull but the countenance casts a vaile over and makes the beauty not lovely or desirable but this is a lovely Beauty even in the eyes of Kings 3. It is a constant beauty no sicknesse can make her unlovely nothing can wrinkle the believing soule or curle the gracious brow the lilly of these valleyes looseth no beauty in the scorches of afflictions or haile of sorrow or stormes of temptation but in every condition those that look uppon her may say Quae est illa What so beauteous creature is this 4. She is admirable for her Clothing Her clothing is of wrought gold 45. Psal 13. She shall be brought unto the King in a garment of needlework in her espousall dayes she is cloathed with grace hereafter she shall be clothed with glory she hath put off her widowes garments and put on a garment like the garment Mordecay was arayed with Ester 8.15 Royall apparrell taken out of the wardrobe of glory Blew and white pretious Rayment even of the same cloth with the King of glories attyre Dan. 7.9 Revel 3.5 And with a crowne of glory upon her head and a garment of fine linen and purple Indeed she was cloathed like Iehoshua with filthy garments But God hath said take away the filthy garments from her and I will clothe her with change of Rayment Zech. chap. 3. ver 4.5 1. She is admirable First for the Variety of her clothing Secondly For the perfume of her garments We will open her wardrobe and shew you a few of the changes of Raiment this Bride hath First She hath her Inner garment of Christs righteousnesse her robe of righteousnesse this the Saints are clothed with and this is their long white garment Their inner garment that goes next their soule They are clothed in white Revel 7.13.14 Those that come out of Tribulation and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb are arrayed in white robes 2. She hath another white garment of chastity which the Apostle bids Timothy put on and the young women must have gownes made of it they were to be chaste and discreet not committing adultery with the pleasures and profits and vain delights as well as men of the world but keepe her whole love and whole soule to God and God alone 3. Shee hath a long garment of Charity her cloak of charity this is both long and full with the others shee clothed her selfe with this she clotheth others with this she clotheth the naked and this is a true garment and it covers a multitude of sinnes 1 Pet. 5.8 A garment that neatly becomes a Christian and which she should be sure to have what ever she wants to the back of her soule Above all have fervent charity saith the Apostle It is a garment that the Bridegroome will looke that his Bride should bee clothed with at the great marriage day Matth. 25.34 c. Come ye blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdome prepared for you before the foundation of the world for I was an hungry and ye gave me meat c. A fourth change of Rayment shee hath is the hair cloath of humility an homely but precious garment 1 Pet. 5.5 Bee yee clothed with humility The Bridegroome himself woed his spouse with this robe He humbled himselfe and became obedient unto God even to death the death upon the crosse For these two last changes of rayment my heart akes to think how many Christians have left them off Charity is growne cold to a Proverb and humilitie the precious garment of humility changed for the conceited coat of singularity the party coloured coat of factions hath brought this garment out of fashion It hath lost no beauty though it bee pittifully out of fashion A fifth change of raiment is her garment of Moderation a summer garment to be worn when the Sun of prosperity shines hott then let your moderation be known unto all men Philip. 4.5 Sixthly She hath likewise a winter garment of Patience and this the Spouse puts on in a storm Tribulation worketh Patience This the good Church of Ephesus was clad with and her God loved her in this habit Rev. 2.3 And hast borne and had patience and for my name hast laboured and hast not fainted Seventhly Many are the changes of this Spouses Raiment I will only mention one more and that is Vestimentum fidei her Buff-coat of faith this is Pistoll yea Canon proof this shee puts on in a time of warre The shield of faith called Ephes 6.16 This is her militia vestment These are the Spouses severall changes of Vesture and many more she hath garments of needlework and divers colours and she shall have at last a garment of Glory She is glorious for the change of her raiment that the eye of the beholder may be put to amaze and he in admiration say Quae est illa Who is this that commeth up 2. She is admirable as for the change so for the perfume of her garments Psal 45.8 All her garments smell of Myrrh Aloes and Cassia Cant. 4.11 The smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon no perfume like the beleevers sweetnesse sweetnesse that cannot be worn out she gives a smell as she goes like the smell
this admiring her that her beloved so great so glorious should suffer her to leane on him Many things in her are hidden especially these five First Her bâ—eeding that is hidden Not a beleever but is a Kings daughter borne of God brother of Christ doe the scornfull gallants of the world think thus that a Pesantly Christian is better bred then they that so boast of their Genus proavos do they think that the King of glory is father to that leatherne Christian The Christians face indeed discovers his father he is Christened with the name of the â—rince of peace Gods eldest son gives them their name Christian but this their breeding is hidden the worlds sayes Who is this Is not this the Carpenters Son Secondly Her Value that is hidden Who knowes the Value of a childe of God those are pretious creatures that are the passive creatures of the earth those Precisians Puri ans call them what you please those that have trialls here of cruell mockings scourgings yea moreover of bonds and imprisonments that are stoned sawne in sunder tempted slain with the sword that wander about in Sheep-skins and Goat-skins being destitute afflicted tormented Of these the world is not worthy Heb. 12.37.38 The world the fine world that glifters in cloth of Gold knowes not the value of a Christians leatherne dublet Sub sordido pallio jacet pietas the world wonders to see a poor creature a peece of momentany dust leaning upon the Prince of Glory confiding in Christ living upon Christ so welcome to his house so precious in his eyes so familiar with his heart resting upon the Prince of glories bosome they wonder what they are what invisible beauty this Prince should set his eyes on they see no such worth in the Christian therefore they say Quae eâ—t illa Who is this that comes up What hidden beauty is inner Her Value is hidden Thirdly Her joy and peace that is hidden The Spouse of Iesus Christ is a carelesse creature yet not secure she is a calme in all tempest let the winds blow and the waves beat this house is founded upon a rock the gates of hell cannot prevaile against it Let heaven and earth rush together yet the Christian is safe There are in especiall five stormy and tempestuous dayes which trouble the worldling and they are all sun-shiny to this Spouse she hath joy and peace joyfull peace and peaceâ—ull joy in all The first is the day of sicknesse tâ— his body The worldling cries out my burthen is too heavy for me to bear the Saint sayes O my God! I will kisse thy rod Thy rod as well as thy sâ—â—ffe shall comfort me The rod of God to the Christian is made of severall boughs of joy and twigs of consolation Though he kills me saith Iob yet I will trust in him Who is this that hath such peace saith the worldling Her peace is hidden A second tempestuous day is the day of trouble to the Spirit let the worldling be a little troubled in spirit his foule conscience a little shaked up the stink choaks him Give me an halter saith Iudas Oh what shall he doe Now he is damnd that never would beleeve any such matter as damnation before he that would beleeve no hell till hee felt it and scarce any one wicked man but hath at some time or other a storme in his conscience for all the flattered peace of their soul The merryest youth if Democritus had the Anatomizing of him would be sound to have some melancholy in him Esay sayes they are like a foaming sea continually casting forth mire and dirt Now here hath the Christian peace the winds and the waves obey her Master If the winds blow she casts but out her anchor of hope and the ship of her soule is still though she doth strike her sailes a little yet she is sure her cable cannot breake in her saddest sorrowes she rejoyceth in the salvation of God she findes a bottome in the deepest seas and as confidently looks that though shâ— goes out weeping yet carrying precious seed she shall returne rejoycing and bring her sheaves with her as after a storme the weather-beaten mariner expects a calme the worldling wonders at her hope that makes her not ashamed at her joy and peace that cannot be drowned in sorrow and sayes Who is this that cometh up 3. A third tempestuous day is a day oâ— trouble in the publicke State or Church Here the worldling is distracted and cries out What shall we do to be saved In this day she hath peace she trusts in God and her God is able to deliver her she useth lawfull means to calme these tempests and throwes her God-displeasing Ionas into the sea if all will not doe in a sweet acquiescency of spirit she rests saying Deus est It is God let hâ—m doe what seemeth him good No stroake can be unlovely that comes from the hand of a father The Saints of God see God though he rideâ— upon the wings of th wind and makes the whirlewind his chariot and she doth not much care whether she goes to heaven in a calme or in a storme whether she be gently taken thither or wrapt up in a fiery chariot whether she goes fairly by land or swims through a sea of bloud The world wonders at this carelesse secure calme and sayes Who is this 4. A fourth tempestuous day is the day of death Oh! here is the worldling troubled now he sighs out with the dying Emperour Animula quo vadis I have drunk away my soule sworne away mine heaven blasphemed the God that should now save me Now poore soule whither goest thou The spouse of Christ goes downe to the grave as willingly as the sleepy body goes to bed Indeed this virgin hath cause to go willingly to it she goes but to see where her Lord lay It was her Bridegroomes bed She loves the winding sheet ever since it enwrapt her Saviour The grave is a bed of roses to her ever since and she cries out I desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ which is best of all She is of the Spirit of that dying Saint that profest If all the crownes and empires riches honours and glory of the earth were on one hand and death on the other he would scorne them and embrace this The world wonders at the serene death of the Saint that the King of terrours should be a messenger of joy the most fearfull thing of things to be feared the most joyfull thing to be emb aced Balaam himselâ— could â—ay O that I might dye the dâ—ath oâ— the Righteous let my latter end be like his A as the Godly man his peace and joy is hidden and when they see him liâ—ting up his undaunted â—ead in this terrible day they say concerning him Who is this 5. The last tempestuous day indeed it is the last d y he day of Iudgement this day but in a fancy the thoughts of this day Oh
flock which God is so tender of that his eye will not endure to see any of it wronged in the least sort before they repent them of the wrong they offer to them before this Spouse cries out to her husband and his wrath be kindled in his b east but a little his wrath is far sooner kindled then quenched In the second place it may be applied by way of discovery First To discover the reason why the children of God meet with such course handling from the men of the world they are accounted as the off seâ—uring of the world and refuse of the Nations It is because they are hidden ones the world knowes them not a King may walk in a place where he is not knowne and the meanest Peaâ—ant not stirâ—e his hatte to him an Emperour may walk in a forreigne Nation and the most sordid clowne not give him the way The Saint is here in a st ange countrey he is in but not of the world I am a sojourner and a pilgrâ—m here said the holy man as all my fathers were Their dwelling their fixed dwelling I mean is not in the world they have tents but they will build no Tabernacles They will scarce say It is good for us to be here their voice is Cupio dissolvi I desire to be dissolved and be with Christ Their inheritance is above the starres their mansion house in the land of glory if once they come in heaven the Saints shall Court th m the blessed Angels shall wait upon them the King of glory their Father shall bid them welcome and their Bridegroome give them joy there they are known here they are not The world saies of them Who are these 2. This may Secondly discover a difference betwixt the meanest Saint and the greatest Worldling Are they so glorious in â—ods eyes how mean soever in the eyes of men learne then that a leathern doublet may be more precious then a scarlet coat These are born of God the Devill is their father how great soever their parentage be You are of your father the devill Ioh. 8.44 There 's their Breeding in Gods Heraldry And the lusâ—s of their father they will doe There 's their Carriage Noâ—withstanding their gay clothes they are clothed with the ragges of unrighteousnesse and their garments are spotted with the flesh Their best clothes w ll not cover this Nakednesse The Saints are glorious these inglorious creatures in the sight of their God 3. Thirdly Are the Saints hidden creatures This may then informe us that all is not Gold that glisters the sincerity and habit of the Saints graces is hidden every one in Israel is not of Israel Saints are hidden creatures hidden to others and something modestly retired to themselves they are such as we must say of them Who are these I like not those that are too much their own trumpets when I heare one boasting of his graces which by the way is the best beauty he hath to glory in if hee might glory in any thing when hee hath nothing but what hee hath received inviting others into his chariot to see his zeale for the Lord God of Hosts as Jehu once did Jonadab though I had rather call a mans title to his lands then his title to the Kingdome of heaven in question which is his best inheritance yet I am ready to suspect such a creature that there is more without then within more in his forehead then in his heart I am ready to feare the Cities running out of the gates the empty vessell soundâ—ng most It is a pretty Simile of a quaint Divine of our owne Those Merchants and other Whole-sale men in a City whose shops are of greatest value and have most solid Merchandise in them set no great shew out at their shop windowes perhaps they are shut up whiles the poore Pedlar layes out every piece of Ribband and bit of Lace hee hath The solid and serious Saint is an hidden creature of whom we must say Who is this Hee doth not care to set out so much at his windowes as hee hath in his shop and yet not so hidden but communicative upon occasion too To demonstrate that the smell of Christs spikenard is upon his clothing that his garments smell of Myrrhe Aloes and Cassia whiles the pedling hypocrite hangs out every seeming grace to the eye of the world I am afraid at this time there is many a painted Theban Lady in the Church of God that will not endure to wash her face many a painted hypocrite that dare not come at the fire We say Good Wine needs no Bush The good Christian needs no Trumpet The beauteous face looks most beautifull through a vaile and odours will smell through a covering It is the painted lewd strumpet that walks the streets brazing every one shee meets that calls to every one to look on her beauty and invites the wild-eyed passenger to her lodgings The modest Gentlewoman weares a vaile and is only seen under that It is the strumâ—et in Christianity that proclaimes her beauty to all and sounds a trumpet before her and invites all to kisse her because she is Christs Spouse O friend take heed let there be more in thy heart and lesse in thy tongue Christs Spouse is all-glorious but not vain-glorious Glorious but it is within Shee hath a glorious inscription but her superscription is not in so big characters You will say of the Saint of God whiles you have a glympse of her beauâ—y through her vaile Who is this As for the other you shall not need ask who they are they are the onâ—ly Church of Chriâ—t The godly party THE well-affected These say Stand by your selves come not neare to us we will have no communion with you for we are holier then you The holy God make them more holy but the Lord grant that none of these boasters be a smoke in Gods nose we find them a fire that burnes all the day Isai 65.5 The next Life is of Exhortation to teach all of us severall lessons 1. To those that are not yet married to this King of glory O that this day might be a day of espousalls And me thinks I have spoke enough to perswade with poore creatures that are vile dust and ashes to consider how glorious they are made after this wedding day What is there desireable in an husband that is not to be found in this mighty Jesus I know but foure things that can make a Bridegrome desireable all which are to be found to the highest in the Lord Iesus Christ 1. Breeding 2. Beauty 3. Riches 4. A loving ingenuous nature I am come this day to plead for my Master with you friends who are but dust and ashes Doth any one here think that the marriage of Christ will disparage their house and his crosse dishonour their coat Know friend my Master whose love I tender thee is the Son of the Lord of lords the Heire of heaven and earth One that hath alwayes
Reprobate lest you condemne the generation of the just and justifie the generation of the wicked both which things are an abomination to the Lord. A Third branch of this use may reach to the children of God those who are already marryed to this blessed Bridegroome and made honourable and glorious by such a marriage O carry your selves as the Brides of so glorious a Bridegreome as it becommeth those that should not shame their breeding that the world may say concerning you Who is this you are made glorious you were inglorious creatures First Remember what you were and carry your selves humbly Philip King of Macedon would alwayes be awaked with a momento of his mortality and Wigiliscus would delight to hear Memento quid fueris O remember what thou wert Such were some of you humbled the beleeving Corinthians though now they were washed and sanctified Quanto Nobilior es tanto te geras submissius Humility is the gâ—eatest Ornament of Honour Thou art admired but it is Christ and free grace that hath set the lustre upon thee and made thee admirable Admire him for his goodnesse and let others admire thee for thy humble carriage The Leper was to bring two birds at his cleansing the one was to be killed the other let go but first dipt in the blood of the dead bird The Christians heavenly life must be dipt in the blood of the bird which it hath killed Though our sins be pardoned they may be remembred so far as to make us humble Let the world for thy humble lowly carriage say Who is this Secondly Walk thankfully Thou wert not honourably clothed he hath given thee the Robes of righteousnessâ— Thou wert without Ornaments he hath given thee bracelets and ear-rings O be singing perpetuall Hosanna's till thou shalt be translated and sing perpetuall Hallelujah Be alwayes saying Quid Retribuam O Quid Retribuam What shall I what can I render unto the Lord for his mercie O that I could praise the name of my God! whose mercie endures for ever for his mercie endureth for ever Thirdly Walk lovingly towards this Bridegroome that hath honoured thee thou wert naked He hath clothed thee with the garments of Righteousnesse and Salvation O keep it on for his sake Thou wert damned remember who saved thee for to marry thee Thou wert rolled in thy blood Remember who gave his blood to wash thee Thou wert filthy and defiled Remember who annointed thee with oyle and made thy face to shine Thou wert clothed with raggs O remember who puld off his own robes to clothe thee Thou wert poore Remember who left heaven and glory to make thee rich Thou wert starved Remember who gave thee his flesh for meat and his blood for drink Thou didst play the Adulteresse with him O remember who notwithstanding that received thee again into favour and let us all say with that Holy man Tota vita nostra conformis illi reddatur qui ex amore nostri totum se nobis conformavit Let us in all our life conforme our selves to him who out of a meer principle of love in all things made himselfe conformable unto us Art thou made a glorious creature Walk lovingly that for that they may say Who is this Fourthly Keep the garbe of of a Kings daughter walk according to thy place a Kings daughter is no conpanion for every idle woman you that are the Saints of God keep company like your selves How precious is the communion of Saints How unpleasant is the company of sinners Dishonour not your selves Fifthly Walk Dependently The Spouse leans upon her Bridegroome she drawes her very breath from Christs lungs She breaths through Christs lips She is described here to come up leaning O lean upon his arm if you be his Bride lean upon him for pardoning grace upon him for strengthning grace upon him for perfecting grace Begg not your bread out of your husbands doores it were a signe he kept too poor an house to maintain you 6. Lastly Walk chastly that the world may see that every thought of your heart is but as an arrow drawn from the Quiver of your soules and shot heavenward that your language is the dialect of Canaan and your actions all aiming at the glory of God that all the perishing profits and vanishing pleasures of the world cannot flatter downe your heavenly soule to an houres lodging But you love the Lord your Christ with all your heart and all your soule and will serve him with all your minde and all your strength Thus walk beleevingly above meanes beyond meanes with and without meanes Leane when Christ may seem to draw away his shoulder Though he kills you yet trust in him and make the world admire and say Who is this Walk humbly Remember what you were whence you are what hath saved you despising no Saint humbling your self to all that the world may admire and say Who is this Walk holily and righteously defrauding none graciously and strictly before God close with him loose to the world and make the earthly world to say Who is this Walk lovingly to your husband charitably to your brethren judging none condemning none honouring all becoming all things to all men to gain some courteously ingenuously graciously that the world may admire and say Who is this Walk finally as becomes the Brides of so glorious a Bridegroome in all places in all conditions Remembring what you are and whence you are letting your graces shine out even to your enemies till your gracious soulâ—s be swallowed up in glory Lastly Let it be a word of consolation to all the Saints of God that can say with Hezekiah Remember Lord how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart or with Peter Thou knowest Lord that I love thee against all the scoffs slanders and malice of the world Alas they know thee not not thy sincerity nor thy joy nor thy value nor thy glory carry thy selfe so gloriously before them that they may see the vertue that is in thee and glorifie thy Father which is in heaven then and not before will the world have a better estimate of thee And so I have done with the imperfection of the description from the interrogatory Who is this I now come to the description it selfe Cometh up from the wildernesse leaning upon her Beloved We have already taken notice of two travellers in this text Christ is a traveller for had he not come up with his garments died from Bozra we had been in the wildernesse still And his Spouse is a traveller the text saith she comes up from the wildernesse leaning upon her beloved We have took notice of her glorious garbe and her vaile she is still upon her march let us now take a more full survey of her and enquire whence she comes and who is her companion and what her posture Whence comes she E Deserto from the Wildernesse that is Terminus a quo the place from which she comes What 's her