86 Pfal. 56.8 Ezrk. 8. Ir. Pfal. 50, 2I. ;oh. 9.3.9 Mat. 24. 15.' Luk. 8A7 Mat. 24. 2I. Mark. 13. 14. Luk. 21. 25. Rev. 18.2 &c, No jotsrnyingfor Ifrael, till holy men, and f ric`l men, and,, that they walk exactly, and according to the rule of the word: and this is their glory,that others have this efteern òf them, they would not for a world be thought as vile and finful as others : they hate that ..fe- fus Ghrifl fhould fo far lay them open to the world and themfelves:Whar,are they to come before theLord and have xo Goodneße, no Endeavours, no Watchfulneffe, noBottles of Prayers to offer, nofweet incenfè to offer,no Duties,there- by to think well of thernfelves? this would be Death and DeflruEion, and Defolation to them. When (God knows) when once hewill arife in them,andfet theirfins inorder,then all their delufions and coverings will be removed, and they made naked. Then all their fine and neat contrivances to. difguife themfelves before God and men, fhall..be rent and dt(lroycd when the Lordwill arife and come to judgment in their hearts, then all their inward parts (hall be laido- pen; and what they have d-,ne in fecret_that!, beproclaimed up- c-n the hoife top. Whenye thereforefhallfie the abomination of defolation,fpoken ofbyDaniel theProphet,Jlandin the holy place (whofo readeth let him underfand) then (hail there be in thole dayes great tribulation in them, and the _Moon (hall not give her light, and the Stars (ball fall fromHeaven, and the powers of the Heavens.fhall be fhakeñ. Then he that is on the houfe t6p,(hall not come down to tak. anY thing out of his houfe : he (hall not go down to fetch any ofhis Riches, or Gold, or Silver : none ofhisfine utenfils for worfhip, none of hisfine and workmanlike duties, none ofhisflriCnefses, noneof his . holy walkngs : he is ftript ofall, left naked : and howare their houfes left unto them defolate, in one J 'ornent ? , Ba- bylon in themis fallen, is fallen, and thee that laid in her heartIlhallfit a een, and am no Widow, andfhallfee nofor- row; thereforepallher plagues come upon her in one day, death and mourning, andfamine, andjhe (hall be utterly burnt with fire : forfirong is the LordGodwho judgeth her. Then is the houre of Judgment come, and the Lord will arife,andnothing can hinder or Rand before him. This will be a miferable day to thefe men, a day ofblack,nefs andgloominefs, and this Clouds, theSun turned into darknefs' and the moon into blood. A. r11r, ';f
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