tast of the excellencie it shall one day enjoy in Christ Quest Now what is it that bears up the soule in this condition how doth the soule live in the want of this full enjoyment of God Answer 1 By faith he can look upon God as having a relation to him God in Christ is my God sayth the soule and I shall one day enjoy him I shall one day see him and for ever be satisfied in the beholding of him this quiets this satisfies the believing soule it is content to wait upon God hee that believeth maketh not haste It is in this case with the believing Christian as with a loving and tender wife her desire is always to live in the enjoyment of her husband but when her husband is absent far away from her it may be shee receives now and then a comfortable letter from him wherein shee sees a glimpse of his love and reads his letter and wil have as much fellowship with him in his letter as shee can shee will look to every word every sentence and note what expressions of love shee can finde there and then shee is cheer'd and comforted I have a letter from my husband sayth the loving wife wherein he lets sorth a caste of his kindnesse and love unto me O here are sweet words of love of a tender affection But sayth the wise this is not all hee will come home unto me at the time appointed and I shall enjoy him and this is that which most of all cheeres up the heart of the wife my husband will returne at the time appointed Thus it is with the beleeving Christian nothing lesse then the enjoyment of God can give satisfaction to the soule that hath once rasted of him but beloved the Lord Jesus the souls beloved is gone as far as any hee hath only espoused betrothed the soule to himself he hath reserved the full enjoyment that the beleeving soule shall have in him till another world only hee discovers this his love le ts forth a glimpse of his glory into the souls of the Saints and then the soule having once tasted of God how good how gracious the Lord is then nothing but the full enjoyment of Christ can satisfie Now the Lord Christ hath left his word here for his beloved to have recourse unto and there he hath made known his love and his heart to his poore people and now the soule that longs after Christ hath recourse to the Scripture and there searches what Christ hath said when the soule meets Christ in the Scripture then it is cheer'd then it is comforted here is a blessed word sayth the soule Christ is my all and in all though I cannot come to the full enjoyment of him and then the believing soule will to ordinances preaching and the Supper of the Lord fellowship and communion of Saints get what it can of Christ meet with her beloved every way God hath appointed for that purpose but still this is the great support my beloved will come at the time appointed he is gone to receive for himselfe a Kingdome and he will return and I shall enjoy him in his fulnesse in his perfection and here the soule lives and waits patiently here the anchor of hope is cast and holds the soule close to the Lord Jesus living by believing what it shall one day enjoy Heb. 11.1 2 That which the gracious soule longs after is a full and perfect freedome from corruption it is that body of sin that burthens the Saints that is it makes them cry with the Apostle Paul O wretched man that I am Who shall deliver me from this body of death and the gracious soule could well be contented somtimes to embrace death that it might be freed from this body of death under which God is pleased for ends best known to himselfe to exercise his children under Now what is it bears up the Spirits of the Saints in this condition it is this the believing of this that they shall one day be rid of this base proud deceitful heart a day is comming when I shall change this vile body of sin and I shall be made like unto the glorious body of Jesus Christ Phil. 3.21 I am already justified and so made a Son a daughter of God and this I know I shall one day be made like unto him 1 John 3.2 This is that which cheers the heart of a Christian many times when it is in a low condition when put to a stand in the beholding of those base haunts of heart that it findes within it selfe when perhaps it is put to a stand in the beholding of it O sayth the soule what I after so much experience of Gods love so much faith in the name of Jesus and have such a base heart such a thought for wickednesse the Christian is somtimes put almost to a stand here but then he comes to consider God is wise and he is pleased to exercise me under this body of sin to keepe me in a continuall dependancie upon himselfe and this is my comfort I shall one day be rid of all these enemies of mine and I shall one day enjoy the Lord Jesus in his holinesse and in his glory When Christ which is my life shall appear then shall I appear with him in glory Col. 3.4 and in this case the believing soule lives in believing what it shall one day enjoy namely freedome from sin glorious liberty even the glorious liberty of the Sons of God 3 The Saints of God are subject to afflictions and reproaches while they are in this world so Christ sayth Iohn 16.3 In the world yee shall have tribulation It is true Christ hath prepared a Kingdome for them but they are not like to enjoy it in this world I mean that Kingdom of glory although it is true they enjoy much of God here in this Kingdom of grace The Kingdom of God is within you But the Saints here are liable to persecutions and afflictions now the beleeving Christian lives in beleeving it shall one day bee freed from those hard things it suffered here free'd from evill men and I shall one day have a Kingdom sayth the soule Thus Paul comforts himselfe 2 Cor. 5.1 2 Tim. 4.5 6 7. and this was it with which Peter comforts the scattered Jews 1 Pet. 1.3 4 5. They were begotten to an inheritance incorruptible undefiled reserved in heaven for them and this was the ground of that exhortation to constancy to the end in time of affliction Rev. 2.10 Be faithfull to the death and you shall have a crown of life Thus Christians have I indeavoured both from the light of Scripture add the light of experience to hint out briefly unto you a taste of the Christians living by faith and this Christ teacheth all those whom he effectually teacheth Heb. 10.38 I might proceede to other particulars namely that Christ teacheth us to own him as our Priest as our King it is Christ our Prophet indeed that
of glory the soul in whom Christ dwels who lives in the continuall enjoyment of God must needs enjoy much consolation In his presence is fulnesse of joy and at his right hand pleasures for evermore 4 He brings over those in whom he rules to submit to the outward regiment of his Kingdome The second particular propounded is the Kingdome of Christ over the Saints as Christ reigns in so he reigns over the Saints It is this Kingdom in them that brings them in submission to his Kingdom without them and this is a spirituall Kingdom likewise note I pray you this kingdom of Christ is all spirituall likewise 1 There is spirituall matter 2 Spirituall Laws and Institutions 3 Spirituall executions 4 Spirituall ends 1 Christ he is a King he is the King of his people and God will exalt him and manifest him to be King one day Psal 2.6 Yet have I set my King upon the holy hill of Sion Christ is King and he shall reign notwithstanding the opposition of men of great men Why do the Gentiles rage and the people imagine vain things they consult they take counsell together against the Lord and against his Christ Kings and great men and wise learned men they rage they consult they take counsell together against Christ to destroy his Kingdome The most great and learned men in the world at this day rage against the Kingdom of Christ they would set up a Kingdom of their own and then compell men unto it who ever it is that establishes a worship with Laws and Edicts to compell all unto it and to inflict bodily punishments upon all that refuse it or cannot joyn with it doth what in him lyeth absolutely to destroy the Kingdome of Christ over the soule and if men be erroneous and worship contrary to the rule of truth it is Christ himselfe that must judge him and not man he to wit God hath committed all judgment to the Son therefore saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 4.5 Judge nothing before the time and Jam. 4.11 12. if thou judge another sayth the Apostle thou art not a doer of the law but a judge There is one Lawgiver who is able to save and destroy What art thou that judgest another Note for men to passe a finall sentence is not to doe the minde of Christ but to get into the room of Christ for man to set up a law in matter of worship and compell unto it and judge and condemne body and soule for not submitting is to exalt themselves above Christ and so indeed is Antichristian not but that the Churches of Christ have power to judge and determine of things amongst themselves about the spirituall affairs of Christ and to excommunicate a wilfull offender it is according to the rule to cut him off from every fellowship with the Saints as you shall heare anon but not to destroy his body but the Church of Christ hath nothing to doe to judge or meddle with those that are without 1 Cor. 5.12 13. Therefore if any Church or Magistrate would exercise that power they conceive Christ hath entrusted them in about spirituall Church affaires I humbly conceive that they have nothing to do with those that are not of the same body with them or the same society as many Churches may be in society but those that are without be they Saints be they what they will good or bad they are without to them and what hast thou to doe with them that are without God judgeth them Rom. 14.4 Who art thou that judgest another mans servant to his own master he standeth or falloth If it be objected that the Church of England is a true Church and all these that absent themselves were members and therefore they are to be dealt with as offending members in the Church This is all can be objected I am sure against them for I think their faithfulnes to the State speaks in the eares of every man almost of reason and therefore the State cannot meddle where there is no Civill law transgressed Therefore for answer to that objection suppose Englands Church were a true Church which will never be proved but I passe it in this place yet can they but proceed according to the rule Christ hath given in Scripture if in this perticular there might be a proceeding according to rule that is to admonish those that are contrary minded if that will not do to excommunicate passe the Church censure upon them this is the furthest that I know can be done by any Church of CHRIST and they are then not to cut them off out of the Land out of the World but to admonish them as brethren 2 Thess 3.15 If such as do not or cannot cōform to the worship prescribed by man should be cut off our of the land out of the world what meanes could then be used for their conversion Is there not still hope while the creature is yet alive and above ground Therefore I conceive it to be unchristian cruelty to judge men in this case never any wee read of but heathens that did the like under the Gospel and Christ hath said Judge not that ye be not judged for with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged Mat. 17.1 2. Jam. 2.13 For hee shall have judgment without mercy that sheweth no mercy Mercilesse men are the miserablest men under Heaven there is no mercy for them God wil deal with them as they deal with others it is both the Law and Prophets to do as we would be done unto Now consider a little I pray thee thou that canst be content in thy heart to persecute those that differ from thee in judgement wouldest thou be content to be so dealt with thy self Doth the Lord Jesus the King of Saints require or accept of any service but that is free and voluntary but I professe Christ you see is King and he shall be exalted King and manifested to be King on day Psal 45.6 with Heb. 1.8 But unto the Son hee sayth thy throne ô God is for ever a Scepter of righteousnesse is the Scepter of thy kingdome Here is a King a Kingdome a Scepter Christ the King the Saints the Kingdome the Word the Scepter Esay 9.6 7. He is a King and of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end that is till there be no more time till time shall cease in this World after he shall give up the Kingdome to the Father and God shall be all in all 1 Cor. 15.28 Thus you see Christ is King I come in the second place to the Kingdome which is wholy spirituall My kingdom sayth Christ is not of this world 1 The matter of Christs Kingdome is spirituall Saints called out of the world this is the Church the Kingdome of Christ the Saints gathered out of the World by the preaching of the Gospel into the order and fellowship of the Gospel they are Saints although some thinke strange to hear of Saints in
a God able to save after this manner 2 It appears to be a mighty work exceeding the work of the creation or any of the rest of the works of God if we consider the severall circumstances or concomitants thereunto appertaining Beloved the Lord made the world with his word he spake the word and it was done but it was not a word that could save man being falne no no beloved there is more to be done first God must take upon him the nature of man that is the seed of David Rom. 1.3 of Abraham Heb. 2.16 he must bear the sins of sinners 1 Pet. 2.24 and their curse being made a curse for them Gal. 3.13 and their condemnation Rom. 8.3 And to effect this great work of mans salvation He that was in the forme of God and thought it no robbery to be equall with God was found in the forme of a servant became obedient to the death even the death of the Crosse Phil. 2.6 7. here is a great work before mans salvation is accomplished was there ever the like work wrought by God greater then the creation there a word doth it here must be bloud not of an ordinary man but of the Son of God greater then the destroying or building of Nations or Kingdoms here a word doth it Jer. 18.7 8. here must be bloud Heb. 9.22 Thus you see beloved the admirable power of God manifested in this work of reconciliation 2 Use If Christ be the alone High-Priest the alone reconciler and peace-maker betwixt God and man as you have heard he is 1 Tim. 2.5 There is one God and one mediator between God and man the man Christ Jesus Then here is a word of information to informe us of the vanity and folly of those that create to themselves other grounds of peace and comfort besides Christ Note first that there are many that doe thus create to themselves other grounds of comfort other Saviours besides Christ notwithstanding the Lord hath sayd there is no other name given under heaven whereby you may be saved yet believe it many there are that rest upon duties and performances and make that the ground of their consolation Jer. 2.12 13. They have forsaken me the fountain of living water and have digged unto themselves cisterns broken cisterns that will hold no water my people that is not onely mine by creation but by profession yet they forsake me and digg'd cisterns to themselves how doe men love to draw water out of their own cisterns to create comforts to themselves to kindle sparks of their own fire untill the Lord bring them off from it Mat. 25.1 there were five wise virgins five foolish the foolish have lamps a profession and in that they rest without oyle that is Christ his grace and mercie and note Christ sayth the Kingdome of heaven is like ten virgins and it may be the state of the Church for all that I know men shall content themselves that they are members and boast themselves and comfort themselves in it with a name of Christians a name that they are alive and yet are dead therefore it neerly concerns you beloved to look to it it is not enough that you hear profess pray or be members of Churches unlesse Christ bee yours there is nothing else can make peace but the bloud of the Covenant and many there are that shall deceive themselves 2 See the sin the evill of trusting upon any thing beneath Christ 1 It is a vaine and foolish thing therefore the five Virgins Mat. 25. are called foolish Virgins and well might they be called foolish they content themselves with Lamps without oile how long is that Lampe likely to burn that wants oile think you so that professour that wants Christ It is a foolish thing for a man to be content with the shell without the kernell the shadow without the substance Beloved all things without Christ is but a shadow it will prove nothing hee is the substance of all Ordinances and professions farther then you have Christ in them they are dead O how foolish would you count that man that woman that should strive to catch the shadow leaving the substance It is a vain thing without profit the vanity of it is this they deceive themselves they thinke they have something when they have nothing Revel 3.19 Because thou sayest thou art rich and increased with goods and hast need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miser able and poor and blinde and naked this is thy folly this is thy vanity thou thinkest that thou hast much to say for thy self because thon hast gotten a forme of godlinesse when the truth is that all without Christ is nothing nay lesse then nothing vanity they cannot helpe thee certainly Christ died in vaine if any thing beneath himselfe can save thee Galath 2.21 But secondly to create comforts to thy selfe beneath Christ is an evill and a bitter thing certainly beloved it will prove very evill and bitter one day eyther here when discovered to thy soul or else hereafter when too late See Jer. 2.19 Know therefore and see that it is an evill thing and a bitter that thouhast forsaken the Lord thy God An evill end bitter thing to forsake the Lord Jesus the fountain and to rest upon any other thing beneath himselfe Object What is the evill of it perhaps you will say Ans The best end of it is sorrow certainly sorrow must needs follow it Esay 50.11 Behold all you that kindle a fire that compasse your selves about with sparks walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks that yee have kindled this shall yee have of mine hand yee shall ly down in sorrow Question What is the reason poor souls walk so sadly and so sorrowfully Answer Is it not because they forsake the Lord the fountain and dig eisternes to themselves kindle a fire of their own and then sit down and thinke to comfort themselves and hence it comes to passe that so many poor souls ly down in sorrow it is not thy case poor soule thou settest up this duty and that duty this prayer and that ordinance and expectest comfort in them and thou wouldest fain compasse thy selfe about with those sparks of prayers and duties c. and this makes thee ly down in sorrow and all because thy soule is not carryed through these to Christ who is the substanee of all Ordinances 3 It is a shamefull thing to rest upon any thing beneath Christ certainly beloved it will make you ashamed one day either here or hereafter see Rom. 6.21 What fruit had you then in those things whereof yee are now ashamed the end of those things is death What were those things deeds of darknesse and certainly to rest upon any thing beneath CHRIST is a deed of darknesse and will cause shame see Ier. 17.13 O Lord the hope of Israel all that forsake thee shall be ashamed And they that depart from me shall be written in
Christ constr ains them 2 Cor. 5.14 3 Christ sets up in his Kingdome the Law of meeknesse and humility and that in opposition to the Law of pride and vaineglory Learn of me sayth Christ for I am meeke and lowly in heart Mat. 11.29 and this Christ sets up in the hearts of his people for he makes them partakers of his own graces Joh. 1.16 it is a fruit of the Spirit Gal. 5.23 and of the Law of Christ set up in the soules of the Saints against which there is no law can prevail It is true there will be a rising somtimes in the spirits of the Saints pride will thrust it selfe in and be ready to life up the creature in the apprehension of some selfe excellencie although there is no cause yet this is a truth I believe it those that have any experience of the Kingdome of Christ or of the working of corruption know it right well pride will be pirking in ready to lift up the creature above measure either somtimes Externally to make a difference betwixt himselfe and others as nobility of birth parents or kinted honour in the world Externall carnall excellencies O how will it worke somtimes upon the heart of a poore creature as if he were sombody above others O is not thy soule sensible of this somtimes dear Christian I cannot but think it is But then comes in Christ with his law of meeknesse of humility and puls down this pride of heart and lays it low and brings the soule again to lay all in the dust what is honour sayth the believing soule what is nobility of birth this is my honour that I am a sonne a daughter of Iesus Christ and so the soule comes down ready to doe any service of love to the meanest Saint and now the Saints come to serve one another in love and now they come again to see that they are all one in Christ Iesus Somtimes Internally or with relation to Internall gifts received although we have nothing but what we receive yet this is the basenesse of mans nature it wil grow proude be ready to be lifted up even with those graces received is it not so with thy heart art thou not naturally proude doth it not presse in upon thee somtimes I know it doth and I dare say it troubles thee that art a Christian But now Christ comes with his law and casts all down to the ground lays low those mountains those strong lusts that exalt themselves thus against the Kingdome of Christ for this pride is absolutely against the Kingdome of Christ he will not have such things in his Kingdom it will thrust it selfe in but the Law of Christ discovers it and vanquisheth it and keeps the soule in an humble lowly meeke condition O consider of it where pride domineers and rules Christ hath no Kingdome in that soule there Christ dwels there he reigns where he hath made the soule humble faith in Christ doth not make men proud and high no no it is the greatest enemy to it in the world a proud heart did never can never believe before brought low in the sense of its own nothingnesse and emptynesse 4 Christ sets up in the hearts of his Saints in his Kingdom the law of patience and contentednesse in opposition to anger impatiencie and discontentednesse Rash anger impatiencic peevishnesse of spirit how will they arise and be striving somtimes in the hearts of Christians for a small matter how will the heart be out of order and distemper what words will be ready to flow forth the heart being in this temper but now in the heart of a Christian Christ puts in execution his law of patience and quietnesse of spirit O sayth Christ to the soule thou must be patient and meeke thou must learn of me didst thou ever read that I was moved to anger and impatiencie to fret and fume no not against mine enemies and then sayth the soule ô what a fool am I thus to fret and then to be angry how unlike to Christ am I and then down coms that proud peevish spirit into the dust and so foolish was I and ignorant I was even a beast before thee and then the soule is turned again into a sweet disposition of love a compound of patience not easily provoked not easily again stirred to wrath Somtimes in the soule of a Christian is apt to arise perhaps some impatiencie and discontentednesse under afflictions and persecutions hardly can it bear with patience some heart rising this way may arise but then in comes Christ purting in execution the Law of patience and contentednesse and puls downe all those impatient discontented thoughts and then let patience have her perfect worke and the soule is quieted and contented and willingly submits unto the minde of Jesus and then it can say with the Apostle Paul Phil. 4.11 I have learn'd in what estate soever I am therewith to bee content and now the soule is quieted and waits patiently upon the Lord and now the soule sayth ô how unlike am I to Christ 3 he suffered meekly as a lamb dumb before the shearer and opened not his mouth for me a sinner he suffered for me the just for the unjust that hee might bring me to God and shall not I be contented to suffer reproach and shame for him and then come what will come patience possesseth the soule 5 Christ sets up the Law of heavenly mindednesse in the heart of a Christian and indeed it is no wonder for his Kingdom is there heaven is there The Kingdome of heaven is within you Luke 17.21 and therefore needs must Christ set up this Law in his Kingdome and that in opposition to earthly mindednesse sinfulnesse or any thing that is opposite to holynesse and heavenlynesse and you know how the spirits of men nay of Christians are apt to be below the Lord Jesus somtimes on earthly object somtimes vaine proud unprofitable things run in the mind but Christ he comes and scatters those low things and raiseth the heart to himselfe and keeps the heart in such a temper that nothing can satisfie it but himself and when it loseth its heavenly temper its heavenly glory it is presently troubled and it cannot possibly take comfort in any thing beneath the Lord Jesus and here is a continuall combat and conflict between the flesh and the spirit the corrupt nature and the divine nature and certainly here corruption and Satan manytimes brings sadnesse upon the spirits of the Saints in darkning in overshadowing their heavenly enjoyment I meane in way of sense although they can never shake the faith of the soule in whom Christ dwels Mat. 16. The gates of Hell shall not prevaile against it Consider now doe you finde Christs Kingdom Christs laws these set up in your hearts do you find Christ opposing lust and corruption within you or do you not If Christ be there you will finde it in some measure I confesse it that Christ according
for their good the end wherefore he hath saved them That he might have a people to serve him in holinesse and righteousnesse Luke 1.74.75 So that the Saints are not their own They are bought with a price 1 Cor. 6.19 20. Therefore glorifie God in your bodies and in your spirits which are Gods They are Gods own by purchase and he purchased them That they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him that dyed for them and rose again 2 Cor. 10.11 Thus you see there is good reason that Christ should be King of Saints He was borne to it He is thereunto appointed He hath purchased them for that end and purpose Use A word of information if it be so that Christ be the King of his people and he alone ought to rule in all spirituall things then 1 Those that get in to the throne of Christ beare rule where Christ should are no friends to him He who ever he be That exalts himselfe above all that is called God and sits in the seat of God is the Antichrist 2 Thess 2.4 8. Whom Christ will take as his enemy and destroy him with the breath of his mouth and the brightnesse of his comming 2 Those are enemies who will not have Christ to reign over them who resolve to submit to the power of man in the things of God they are no friends to Christ but enemies and so he will take them and so he will deal with them Luke 19 27. But those mine enemies which would not that I should reign over them bring them hither and slay them before mee c. Acts 3.23 And he that will not he are this Prophet shall be cut off from amongst his people 3 If the kingdom of Christ be spirituall not of this World then those are no friends to Christ that turn the World into Church I mean by a humane Law and Ordinance Let men turn the World into Church by preaching as fast as they can or as Christ will but to compell all to bring in earthly ignorant carnall men into the Church of Christ is not as according to the mind of Christ Ezek. 44.7 to the 14. and this is none of Christs Church but the Synagogue of Satan the World and not the Church And truly I am apt to conceive from that fore-mentioned Scripture that those that have been chiefe in this businesse who are godly amongst them shall never be honoured with doing much in the work of God but they shal come in last they shall be the meanest and the lowest I mean with relation to gifts in the house of God This may seeme strange to some but a truth for God will have none to glory in their own present gifts or excellency but that hee that gloryeth may glory in the Lord. Use 2. If the Kingdome of Christ be spirituall then here is a word of exhortation to stirre up spirituall people spirituall men and women to submit to Christ to come under the government of Christ to walk with to have fellowship with the spirituall people of Christ Beloved it is a sad thing to see spirituall people to walk with the World to joyn in the Worlds fellowship in the Worlds worship What communion hath light with darknesse What fellowship hath Christ with Beliall What part hath the believer with the unbeliever ô that the exhortation might take place in your souls Come out from amongst them and be yee separate and I will receive you 2 Cor. 6.17 The Lords people are a holy people and the Lords ways are holy ways Holinesse becomes thy house ô Lord for ever Use 3. A word of consolation and joy for the Saints the Church the kingdome of Christ you have cause of joy and cause of rejoycing First that you have such a king a great king above all gods hee that is the Lord of Lords and the king of kings hee is our king he is the king of Saints the Saints have such a king who is able to defend them able to save them from all their enemies and he will save them he is able to dash all his and his Saints enemies in peeces like a potters vessell and he will he shall do it Psal 2.9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron and dash them in peeces like a potters vessel Be wise now therefore ô ye Kings and be instructed yee judges of the earth serve the Lord with fear and rejoyce with trembling kisse the Son least he be angry c. But let the Saints rejoyce in the Lord let Israel rejoyce in him that made him let the children of Sion be joyfull in their King Psal 149.2 2 The Saints have cause to rejoyce and to be comforted they are all made Kings to the Lord. They are Kings and they shall reign they reign already over sin and lust over Satan Rom. 6.12 Sin shall not have dominion over you others are slaves to sin and Satan sin reigns in and over them but the Saints reign over sin they have a Kingdom already within them without them the Church which is both Christs and the Saints Kingdom where Christ and the Christian solace themselves together and they shall have a Kingdom although they are now rejected and reproached of men Servants ride on horseback and Princes walke as servants on the ground Ecles 10.7 but they shall rule and have dominion they shall reign for they are made Kings Rev. 1.6 chap. 5.10 They shall rule their enemies those that perhaps formerly have ruled them Rev. 2.26 27. To him that overcommeth and keepeth my words to the end to him will I give power over the Nations and he shall rule them with a rod of iron as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers even as I received of my Father Thus Christ shall judge thus the Saints shall judge Psal 149.5 6. A wonderfull comfort for the Saints but a sad word for the enemies both of Christ and Christians Let the Saints be joyfull in glory let them sing aloud upon their beds let the high praises of God be in their mouthes and a two edged sword in their hand to execute vengeance upon the Heathen and punishment upon the people to binde their Kings in chains and their Nobles in fetters of iron to execute upon them the judgement written this honour have all the Saints praise the Lord Thus the Saints are made Kings you see and shall have dominion and rule and a Kingdom although they are rejected and slighted and counted the off-scouring of all things here by the men of the world yet they are Kings and shall have a kingdom A great joy for Christians Dan. 7.27 Luke 12.32 Lastly this should stir up the Saints to walk humbly to walk holily as becommeth the subjects of the spirituall kingdome of Iesus Christ that as Christ hath called them out of this world so they should no longer fashion themselves like unto this world but walk as becomes Christians professing godlines