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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

w●ek of the yeares which Daniell declareth Cap 9. vers 27. but imagine themselues another Sauiour or Sacrifice offered I know not whom it is impossible for them to vnderstande the sacred misteries of the Gaspell in the Prophets which are not vnderstoode but by the gouernment and guide of y e spirit of Christ who speaketh in the Prophets And none haue the spirit of Christ but they which beleeue in Iesus Christ Wherefore also in this Psalme as yet still pleasantly dreame they of that same auncient Cittye of Sion in time past ouerthrowne and laide waste by the 〈…〉 ● as Daniell also witnesseth neuer to be restoryd againe But the Church of Christe which hath the holye Ghost and thereby also true vnderstanding of the Scripture knoweth indeede that Ierusalem and Sion was in time past beloued of God For at Ierusalem was the Priesthoode of the Leuites the Sanctuarie propiciatorie a place dedicated for religion or true worshipping of God that same notable treasure of sacred Scriptures the Law and the Prophets wherein is the Gospell of eternall saluation And in Ierusalem was the Kings royall Throane vpon the which should sit that same true King of Israell the Messias which was to be born of the seede of Dauid but all this should come to passe in a certaine other order then other Kinges had their gouernment In this Sion were glorious thinges begun For the same Ruler ouer Israell Iesus Christ came into this Sion and into his holy Temple Malachy 3 Therin preached he the vnsearcheable Riches of his grace Therein beganne he that mighty Kingdome of his by the woorde of his Gospell and by his spirite which was miraculously powred vpon his Apostles in Sion The Law and the Prophets were in that place accomplished For Iesus of Nazareth the sonne of Dauid after the flesh the true Messias came into Sion riding vhon an Asses Colte the true and eternall King of Sion and in the same Cittie celebrated the true feast of Passouer and néer vnto the same offered vppe himselfe to GOD his Father the full accomplishment of all figuratiue sacrifices the sacrifice of true redemption and the verye immaculate Lambe died he at the feast of Easter for the sinnes of all the worlde and all this did he the alone high Prieste who with one onely oblation purchased euerlasting redemption vnto Israell Out of Sion afterwards plentifully issued the Gospell of Gods grace into the worlde by the Apostles And the Primitiue Church which at the firste was but very small in number wente out of Sion and disperst her selfe into the four partes of the world that the Scriptures might be fulfilled Concerning the calling of the Gentiles vnto the grace of the Gospell The Church I say knewe e●●n the earthly Sion to ●ee for a season beloued preserued of God vntill Siloh that is the promised Sauiour came into her and out of her by the remnants of Israll saued should Sion the true Church of Christ come foorth into all the worlde as the mother of all true beléeuers in Christe And shee also knewe euen that same Sion in Canaan to haue ben a figure of the true Sion the Church of God dispearsed throughout the world which is the heauenly Ierusalem As it is also saide by S. Paule 13. Hebr. Ye are come vnto the hil of Sion and to the Cittye of the liuing God the heauenly Ierualem c. Although therefore the Holy Ghoste fore-prophested these things touching the earthly Ierusalem and the earthly Sion as by a Type or Figure yet he intituled this Psalme especiallye of the true Sion the Church of Christ which is to be gathered from among the Iewes and Gentiles also neither had he respect only vnto the earthly Cittie her walles of stone but vnto the spirituall Cittye and her spirituall Scituacions and vnto farre greater matters then the faithlesse Jewes could conceiue of The holye Ghost chieflye recorded this touching The holy Cittie the newe Ierusalem descended from Heauen prepared as a Bride trimmed for her Husbande Apoc. 21. vers 2. And as S. Paul saith in the former Epistle and 11. Cap. Heb. Hauing the foundations of the Cittie whose Builder and maker is not man alone but GOD himselfe made man verse 10 The holy Ghost premeditated this as concerning the true foundation of Sion The liuely stone of men indeed refused but of God chosen and had in reputation Mat 21. He foresignified the liuely stones also builded vpon the approoued corner stone chosen precious and liuely as that spirituall house the Tabernacle and Temple of the liuing God Yea he prefigureth The Mountaine of the house of the Lord prepared in the toppe of the Mountaines exalted aboue the Hilles wherunto the People shal ronne and many nations shal make haste as it were vnto a Fort of refuge to learne the waies of the Lorde and to walke in his pathes Micheas 4. vers 1 and 2. He in whome and for whome God hath promised true and assured benefites vnto his elect is King not of this world or an earthly person but is spirituall heauenly and eternall Wherefore the elect ones of GOD are not to looke after the benefites of this worlde for the which we neither were baptized nor haue beleeued But we must seeke for the assured good things vncorrupt and eternall Undoubtedly Augustine saieth verie godlily writing vpon the 91. Psalme We are not Christiās but for the world to come Let no man hope for the good things in this life let no mā promise him selfe the prosperity of the world because be is a Christian No Cittie vpon earth which shal soone perish must we look for but the true Cittie whose walle and foūdation God himselfe is vpon whom all the praiers of the godly ones do rest of whome in the exilement of this life they are continually mindfull as of the true Cuntrey To the possession wherof they refer and wholy bend all the deteminations and deedes of their life For they seeke after true glory honour and blessed immortalitie which they finde not in Citties and transitorie benefites of this Countrey but in the heauenlie Kingdome or Cittie of God Herehence hath this Psalme that same his abropt● beginning for it saieth Her foundations when as not withstanding there is not any one word goeth ●efore in the verse concerning the same Cittie Wherfore the Pronoune Relatiue Her is to bee referred vnto the Church of God which hee nowe not as a Guest or inhabitant but as a felow Citizen of the Saintes and housholde Seruants of God by the spirite reueiling sawe with the eyes of Faith and sore sighed after with moste seruent prayers as he which knew that there is no rest peace life nor saluation without the Limittes of this Cittie of God Such cogitations Christians haue whose conuersations are in heauen as Paule saieth Philip. 3. Who when they are risen from the death of sinne seeke for and are carefull after heauēly things and

in this place called the Citty of God But some would say is not God euery where yea euen among the Turks why thē is the Church onely that is the congregation of Christians called the Cittie of GOD For Esay the Prophet saieth Cap. 66. Heauen is my seat and the earth is my footstool I answere God is euery wheare by power and essence but not euery whear by grace but in Christians onely whoe beléeue in Christ the Mediator Thereis God saide to dwell in his Church because the Church is that peculier people of God sanctified in the blood of Christ consecrated to God in Baptisme by the holy Ghost that it may be a liuely Temple and Tabernacle of God wherin hée dwelleth whereinto he powreth out his holy spirit with his guitts on which he bestoweth through Christ incorruptibility and eternitie For as touching Christians God specially faith in 26. Leuit. I will set my Tabernacle in the middest of you and my soule shall not loath you I will walk amōgst you and I wil be your God and you shal be my people vers 11 which place y e holy Apostle S. Paul 2 cor 6. referreth vnto all Christiās which are the people of God the true Church of Christ ver 19 And y e holy Euangelist S. Iohn in reuel cap 11. writeth Behold the tabernacle of god is with mē he wilbe with thē they shall be his people and God himselfe shal be their god with thē And the Prophet Ezechiel saith cap. 37. My tabernacle shall be in thē and I will be their God they shal be my people vers 27. After this maner doe the Prophets cal Christians the Citty of God As it is in the 46. Psalme The riches of the flood shal make glad the city of god the most highest hath sanctified his Tabernacle God is in the midst of her ther fore she shal not be remooued God will giue help vnto her and that right early And herevpon Aurelius Augustinus that reuerend and most exercised deuine in Scriptures when as he did confute y e Romanes blasphemies by reason of the irruptions of y e Goathes slaundering the way of trueth calleth the Church that is the cōgregation of Christiās because she is predestinate to raign w t God for euer the city of God as in his first booke vnto Marcellinus appeareth for he was persuaded by the sacred Scriptures y t there wer two cities One the church of God which here amongst the vngodly in this world liuing by faith in Christ hath her perigrination or soiourning frō time to time place to place the other is of this world or pertaineth to the Deuil which hath y ● vngodlie ones not beleeuing in y e gospel of christ vessels of wrath prepared for euerlasting destruction w t the deuill his angels He deriueth y ● City of God as beginning at Abell who was a Soiourner in this worlde by grace predestinate vnto life by grace a Straunger on 〈…〉 The other he bringeth from Cain the murtherer which was first borne a Cittizen of this world of whome it is read that he builded a Cittie But of Abell a Pilgrim in this world we read not that he builded any Cittie This Cittie then of the holie ones is from aboue although it bringeth foorth Cittizens heare in this worlde in whom it liueth Stranger-like vntill the time of her Kingdome come when as she shall gather together all her Cittizens rising againe to life euen in their bodies when the Kingdome promised shall be geuen them where with their Prince the King of all holie ones they shall raigne worlde without end as the saide Augustine diligentlie handleth in Lib 15. Cap. 2. De Ciuitate Dei The Psalmograph therefore here saieth Very excellent things are spoken of thee thou Cittie of God Nowe except wee sleepe all too sluggishly and neglect our benefites to come it shall wel please vs to search out and discerne what glorious thinges these may bee which are spoken off touching or in the Church of 〈…〉 spoken of v● which ●e leeue in Christ and confesse Christ First and for most who hath at any time explaned this praise-worthy Title euen by dignity That Christians are called the Cittye of God For in this one Tytle all good thinges are vnderstoode namely y ● she inioyeth very good Lawes a most wise Magistrate faithfull mosts learned Teachers inuintible Warriors a quiet and most obedient People true Peace and Safetie true Holinesse Righteousnes true Joy sure or certain knowledge of speciall things and brieflye true life and Saluation for so is this Citie called because God dwelleth in her as in his owne house his beloued and holye Tabernacle And where God after this manner dwelleth by grace I praye ys what good things may be wanting doth not such a one dwell safelie And the Cittie so safe insulteth with S. Paule against her enemies on this manner If God be on our side who can be against vs. Rom 8. Wherfore if God be King and Lord in her there must ueedes be in her absolute felicitie by al meanes that is to say Righteousnesse and euerlasting saluatiō Christ the king of glorie with al his good graces dwel in the Church by good right then doth Paul first a persecutor and afterwardes a builder and defender of the Church call her glorious as in Ephes 5. And what are these Glorious thinges which are spoken of in or touching this Church The Church is called The holy and beloued spouse of Christ Ephes 5. whom as Oseas saith Christ the king of glory hath maried vnto himselfe for euer in righteousnes in iudgemēt and in mercy and cōpassiō faith that she may know how he is the Lord. cap 2. vers 19 20. The Church is thus diuersly also called The City of the liuing God Heb 13. Esa 60. The city of the great king a beautifull place and the ioy of all the whole earth Psal 47 vers 2. The people that dwell therin shall haue their iniquity forgeuen Esay 33. vers 24. The body of Christ 1 cor 12. Ephes cap 1. The piller and groūd of truth 1 Tim. 3. Mount Sion the heauenlye Ierusalem Heb. 12. vers 22. The hill of the Lord the holy hill Esay ● 63. The Temple of God 1 Cor. 3. vers 17. The Horne of saluation exalted in the house of Dauid the seruāt of God Luk. 1 The house of God Heb 3. 1 Tim. 3. The house of Iacob the seat of Dauid Esay 9. Luk. 1. A City sought out and not forsaken Esay 62. vers 12. Of this Ierusalem it is said Psal 147 Thy God hath made the Barres of thy Gates strong he hath blessed thy Children in thee He setteth peace in thy borders and satisfieth thee with the flower of wheat verses 13. and 14. The Queene on the right hand of God in a vesture of golde of Ophyr wrought with needle worke Psal 45. The King shall

haue pleasure in thy beautie ibidem verses 9 and 11 Of this City saith the Lord I will be a wall of fire round about her and wil be the Glorie in the middest of her Zach. 2. In Sion wil I giue saluation and my glory vnto Israell Esa 46. vers 13. The vineyard of the Lord. Esa 5. vers 1 The Sister of Christ Canti● 5. vers 1. My Doue is alone and my vndefiled Cap 6. vers 8. The Garden enclosed a Spring shutivp and a Fountaine sealed vp Cantic 4. verse 12 An Orcharde of Poungranets with sweet fruites c. Cantic 4. vers 14. The peculier people of Cod and folowers of good works 2. Titus ve 14. A Sprituall House 1 Pet. 2. cap. vers 9. A holy Priesthood 1 Pet. 2. cap. vers 9. A Chosen Generation 1 Pet. 2. cap. vers 9. A Royall Priesthood 1 Pet. 2. cap. vers 9. A Holy Nation 1 Pet. 2. cap. vers 9. A People which haue come out of darknesse into light 1 Pet. 2. cap. vers 9. The Heritage of God Esay cap. 19. Of this Cittie it is saide I will make an euerlasting couenant with you euen the sure mercies of Daui●d my faith seruant Esay 60. The Nation and Kingdome which wil not serue thee shal perish from the earth Esay 60. I will giue my lawe in their inwarde partes and write it in their heartes and I will be their God and they shall be my people Ieremy 31. verse 33. And they shall all knowe me from the least to the greatest and I wil forgiue their iniquity and remember their sinnes no more verse 34. But to knowe GOD is eternall life Iohn 17. The Lord buildeth SION Psal 102 vers 16. In SION is the Lords name declared and his praise in Ierusalem ibidem vers 21. The blessed of my Father Math. 25. For whom the kingdome of God is prepared from the beginning of the world vers 34. The Chlldrē of God Hosea 1. Iohn 1 Galat 3. phil 2. The Heires nf Christ and Co-heires with Christ Rom. 8. The fellow-Citizens with the Saints The housholde seruants of God Ephes 2 vers 19. The Vessels of glorie Rom 9. vers 23. As Lights shining in the world 2 phi verse 25. Iuda and Israell Hosea 1. Rom. 2. and 9. Which names are full of misteries The Children of promise Gallat 3. vers 29. 4. and 28. The Children of SARA the free woman Gal. 4 vers 31. The Church builded vpon the Rock against which the Gates of Hell shall not preuaile Math. 16. ver 18. Called Christians as of the Lord Christ Act. 11. vers 26. The seed of Abraham Gal 3. vers 29. The kingdome euerlasting of the Messias Abdias cap. 1. ver 21. 2. Pet. 1. The brethren of Christ Psal ar The holy ones Rom. 1. The new man Ephes 2. New Creature in Christ Gal. 6. A Garland of glory shalt thou be in the hande of the Lord and a royal Diadem in the handes of thy God Esa 62. vers 3. And thou shalt be called Hiphzibah that is My delight is in thee vers 4. Of her it is said by the Prophet Esay cap 54 Feare not for thou shalt not be a shamed neither shalt thou be confounded vers 4. For a momēt in mine anger I hid my face from thee for a little season but with euerlasting mercie haue I had compassion on thee saith the Lorde thy Redeemer vers 8. My mercy shall not depart from thee neither shall the couenant of my peace fall away saith the Lord that hath compassion on thee vers 10. Of her againe Esay 60. I will make thee an eternall glorie and a ●●y from Generation to Generation vers 15. Thou shalt call Saluation thy Wa les and Praise thy Gates vers 18. The Lord shal be thine euerlasting light vers 20. Iuda shall be saued and Israell shall dwell safely Ieremy 23. vers 6. And in Esay againe cap 49. Though a woman for get her Childe yet will not I forget thee O SION vers 15. Beholde I haue grauē thee vpon the palm of mine hands thy walles are euer in my sight vers 16. Briefly out of Sion was the true Messias and Sauiour of Israel looked for as Dauid singeth in the 14. Psal Who shal giue saluation out of SION vnto Israell vers 7. And S. PAVLE saieth Rom. 11. Out of SION shall hee come which shall deliuer c. vers 29. And GOD by his seruants the Prophets Apostles throughout al y ● Scriptures hath spoken glorious thinges in figures and euident promises For shee hath Promises of this present life and of the life to come 1. Tim 4. After this maner hath the gréeke text as in Latine de te of thée But the true meani●● of y e Hebrue hath in te in thée this preiudiceth nothing to vs for both are true Those excellent things which I haue made mencion off are spoken of the Church by the Prophets and Apostles and in the Church For what other thing are they but sacred holy misteries of the Gospell touching euerlasting life saluation which surely are dailie preached and sounded foorth both of the Church and in the Church that by hearing of so great matters faith might come vnto vs and by Faith Justification and Saluation The Hebrue text addeth Selah which S. Ierome translateth Semper alwaies For the Church as a Bride glorious in her Husband shal euermore be preached off glorious things shal be spoken of her and in her shall be continually sung the ineffable glorie of the euerlasting grace of God in Christ our Lord. And so the Iewes for the most parte interpret the word Selah for euerlasting like as it is euident in their Epitaphes as the Iewish Epitaph is in Hebrue at Basill His soule continue in Paradice Amen Amen Amen For euer and euer For it is vnderstood by that verse in the 84. Psalme They shall praise thee for euer and euer And so likewise by Thargus the Hebrue writer vpon this 87. Psalme Rabbi Aben Ezra expoundeth it for trueth or truelie Dauid Kimhi writeth that it is a token of lifting vp the voice in this Psalme from the roote to lift vp So as indéed by this persuasion the cogitaciō of y e mind is moued ernestly to way cōsider a great matter for in this place it is a worthy little verse to the meditation wherof all the powers of the minde may be profoūdly and earnestly moued For our matter is now in making wee are that Church the excellent Cittie of God cōcerning which so glorious things are spoked off Al which things are promised and surelye giuen vs from God in Christ For so greate and vnspaakeable are they that the Prophet Esay and the Apostle Paule write of these That for them which loue God such thinges are prepared which neither eie hath seene nor eare hath hard neither yet the heart of man conceiued Esa 64. 1 Cor. 2. Now let vs

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