', \ - 193 l.SHR.Xll. I jpfa~. 4~ ·3 • 5· Heb.U•J) • 1 Pet. r. 1o, I charge Jou 0 Da~ghtcrs,&c.l · Church ofGod, what were the world without ic>but acompany of incarnate Devils. In I eru{alem Records were kept ofthe narms of all the Citizens there ; fo all the true Ci'tizensof the Church, their names are written ia the booke of life in Heaven. The Daughters of Ientfolem therefore are the true members of the Church that are both bred and fed in tne Church.Let us take atryall of our l felves, whether we beDaughters o[Ierufolemor no. Tha.t we may make this tryall ofour fel ves. Ohferv. I. Ifwe findfteedome in our confcience .fro~ ter- ;H1w to k.m;w roars and feares. Ifwe find fpiriruallli b~rtyand j that b76 s aif" freedome to ferve God., it is a fignethatwe are1' ·. ~~:]azee~. 0 I D~ugbters of Iemfolem, becau[e Iorafolem was Gal.4. 16 • free. l 2. Or ifwemind things above, and rhiags ofi the Church: Ifwe take eo heart the caufe0fthe \ truth, it is afigne we are trueDaughters ofleru.fai. Pfal.t 3 7·~; 6. lem. WeknowwhatthePfalmiftfaith, Let my right h®d forget her cunning, if'!forget thee o Ie– rtl{alem, i{Idoe not prefir Ierufolem before myckiefe joy .If the ~au~e 0£the Church~oe toourhearts, ifwecan Joy mthe ChurchesJoy, and monrne in the CLurches abafement and fuffering, it is a ftgnewe are true DaughtersoflerufalemJand live. ly members ofthe bodyof Chrift. Otherwife, when we heare that the Church goes downe, . :l aFJd that the adverfe part prevailes,and we JOY,it is afignewe are daughters ·ofBabylon and not of.j Ier~falem. Theiefor.e let us aske our affeet:ions·what we ! are,"\
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