C A P.1. .rl evelatsonofthe Apocalypre. 25 ingof the things one by one : The garment down to the feet, is the perfea righteoufneffeofChrift imputed, wherewith theSpoufèis co- vered throughout from the head to the heel,fo as no filthy nakedneffe ofhers can appear.For this clothing is not neceflaryfor Chrift,but fer- veth to cover his Spoufe, which yet Chria wearethon his own bo- dy, declaring how beautiful! the fhould be at thefe times in this re- fpea : Neither is leffeoften then figMficantly the righteoufneffe of Faith noted out by aGarment. Plefed is the Haan,faith the 4'falmif ,. whalefin is covered, Pfal. 3 z. I. And the peg that Wanteth thin gar- ment, is caflinto utterdarkneffe, Matth. 22. 12. Andafterwards in this Book, they are.pronouncedblefed, that Watchand keep their gar- ments, left they Walk,naked and their flthineffe be feen, chap i 6. 15. And fo elfewhere oftentimes. Now what can more fitly refemble the righteoufnefá'e ofFaith,which abhorreth our inherent righteouf- nef easa menffruous cloth, neither can reff in any other thing, fave onely in this raiment of Chrifts righteoufneífe. And girded about the paps Withagoldengirdle. Namely, made of threds laid over withgold. But was this girdlemade of thefe shreds alone ? Surely thePriefls girdle Was made of needle Work, pifliered With Red Purple, Violet andfikenflours, Esod. 28. 39.\Vhofe woof was of filk alone as ?ofcphus faith, the third Book of his Antiquities, chap. 8. And this girdle was common to all the Prieffs; There was another of the High Prieflt, differing froth the other in this on thing, that irvl s Woven withgold, as in the fame place Iofephxs wri"- teth. Therefore this girdle is Golden, not becaufe it is wholly made ofgold, but becaufe the highP(ef}s girdlewas notably ditinguifhed by this tinfelling withgold.Neither is this gir4!eproper to .Cloriti but to the Spoufe ; forwhich caufe this felffame girdle is given t) the An- gds beneath, chap. 15. 6. As which we dó obtain by Chr:ft alone, who hash made all theElea not onely Prie/ls, but hatheven brought them to the honour of the high Prieft. Seeing therefore this girdle is ours, it fignifieth the moff precious faith that is in theheart. Now it isgolden, becaufe what can be more golden arid precious then true Faith ? Yea, Whofe triall isfar moreprecious then gold that p:rifbeth, z Pet, i. 7. This girding 14 at the paps, becaufe ffe faithhath her feat in the heart, it is no faith. And therefore thofe feven Angels are girded after this manner,chaf . i 5.6_ IAThich girdingother ife is wont to be about the loyne,chiefiy under theLast-, when the-faithwas hot fo clearly delivered , but theauffs were Aftrained, by the tntdring of ceremonies and rites, But theSpoufe having obtained more plentiful! grace
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