850 ri Ikrvelation ofthe Apocalypfe. CAP .21. in this new people , as whofe Sca fhall be of glaffe like toChryfíall, moo pure, molt cleere, voyd of all bracki(h and foggie thickneffe : fuch as that Sea is that is dcicribed, Chap.1.6. Which is allo fpoken in refpec`t oftheJewes,and of their errours,which they maintaine fo {tidy at this day. Here is no comparifon intended between the Gentiles and the Jewes. The thickish fea of the Gentiles was already peri(hed before this,whcn all the company of the Popifh Corites was deftroyed : The more pure Sea of the reformed Churches isglaflîe alfo,Chap.a5. 2.nei- they shall it be abolifhed. The Jews have a proper Sea oftheir own,even till this day,which is moil grotfe,foul,dark, like to troubled waters, by reafon ofmany forged and fained devifes of their own touching the McJac,the legal/ Worlbip,tberighreoufneffeof theLaW, and many other heads of faving Doctrin,which (hall be all of them fo dried up at this day, that there (hall remains never a drop of the former Sea. Verez. AndI JohnfaW the holy City. Somuch for the new heaven and earthwhich Iohn law; Now theholy City is brought to be feen alfo, which is called fo by an excellencie. The Church of the Gentiles alto, is that holy newandheavenly Ierufalem, as it is called by the Apoftle; But ye are come to the Hill ofSion, and to millions of Angels, Heb. 12. 22. So li kewife Gal. 4.26.But this Ierufalem ofours which is deformed and defiled with manyerrours and contentions, will make this oftheJewes that hall be mots pure, to appeare as if it were a newone altogether. DefcendingfromGod. This Ierufalem therefore 111311 be feated upon earth. Theheavenly one (hall not defcend, but (hall romaine fixed in the heavens, where Chrift fitteth in glory at the right hand of the Fa- ther. Igo (faith he) to prepare placefor you, and When I Jhall be gone away, andJhall haveprepared a placefor you, I Will come again, and take you to myfelf, that Where IJtiall be, there may ye bealfo, Joh. 14.3. And againe, Father IWill that chafe Whom thou gaveft me Jhould be With me Where Iam, Joh. 17.24. and againe; WeJha/I betaken up into the clouds to mew theLord in the aire,andfoWe/hall beever With the Lord, t Thelf.4. t 7. And to what end (hall Ierufalem defcendout of heaven, when as all the Eled (hall be in heavendtraight after the general! refurredion? Per- haps (may Tome fay) it might come down that it might be feen of lohn. if it had come down for thiscattle, John fhould rather be taken up into heaven tocontemplate ir,then it (hall be fent down upon earth. Hewas commanded to come up intoheaven above,chap.4. t. Where by a doore that was opened, he law a refcmblance of the Church militant, how much more (hould teehave afcended now, that He might behold the fame as it was triumphing ? Thefe words therefore do manifeftly diftinguifh
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