n Oh thou my poor Church, who haſt frequently been,and wilt | Out money, and without PriCCe. ; Te again and again be in a moſt afflicted and comtortlets candition for | # Not only Jews but Gentiles. The Propet having largely dif- a time ; be not diſcouraged thereby. o I will make thee excceozng courſed of Chriſt, ch. 53. and of the Church of Chriſt, c. 54. doth beautiful and glorious. Which yet is not to beunderſtood of out- here invite all perſons to come to Chriſt, and to his Church 6b For ward Pomp and worldly Glory, as is evident from many places of | the Grace of God, and the bleſſings of the Goſpel. This #hirſt im= Scripture, which aſſure us that Chriſt's Kingdom is of another na- | plies a vehement, and aQtive, and reſtleſs Deſire after it, not to be ture, and that the externa! condition of God's Church 1s, and for | ſatisfied with any thing ſhort of it. c Which are mentioned either the moſt part will be, mean and calamitous inthis World ; but of | 2. As the place where they were to buy the following commodities, a ſpiritual Beaury and Giory conſiſting in the plentiful effuſion of | 1: being utual to convey proviſions to Cities by Rivers. Or rather excellent Gifts, and Graces, and Comforts : although theſe ſhall be } 2- As the commodity ro be bought, the Graces and comforts of followed with eternal Glory in Heaven. See the like deſcription of | Gcd's Spirir, which are frequently compared to Waters, as Iſa.12.3. the Churches Glory, Rev. 21. 11, &c. and 35. 6, 7. Joh. 7.37, 38. and elſewhere,and which are deſigned
12 And 1 will make thy windows of agats p,and thy | Þy 2/1 theſe Meraphorical Expreſſions of Waters, Wine, Milk, and
bf ; Bread, d Even thoſe who are moſt poor, in the World, and thoſ i rates of carbuncles, and all thy borders q of plealant who are moſt worthleſs and wicked, if they do bur thirſt, may js
ſtones. _ | welcome. e 7Z. e. Procure or receive that which is freely offered ta p One kind of which fones was tranſparent like glaſs, as Pliny | youit you do but come for it, and aic willing to take it. Thus Writes in his Natural Hiſtory, 6. 37, ch. 10. But ſome render this | luying 1s uſed, Prov. 2 3. 23. Rev. 3. 18. Nor can this be under. ' wore, cry#al, and the Seventy, and ſome other of the ancients, | ſtood of buzing properly, becauſc here is no price paid. f Whichare A tranſlate it jaſper. Bur the proper ſignification of the Hebrew names | Synecdochically put for all ſorts of proviſions ; which alſo are to 0 of precious ſtones is unknown to the Jews themſelves, as hath been | be underſtood of Spiritual and Goſpel-Bleflings, as is evident from noted before. It may ſuffice usto m_— that qu _ very | the following words. |
Clear. and tranſparent, and precious ſtone e utmolt parts »y »- or Wille. Th a 4 LED evidently are to a Building, 2 Wherefore do ye | ſpend money e for that which is 6 whoſe Frundation, Pavement, Gates, and Windows, were named be- | not bread f, and your labourfor that which ſatisfieth not? T Hev,
-— ->- , "Tre. $-- ' hearken diligently unte me g, and cat ye that which is weigh Oh 11.9.5. H And all thy Chi'dren ſet be * taught of the good bh, and let your foul delight it ſelf in fatneſs ;. Sos ORD 7, and great ſhall be the peace s of thy children. | « Alt your time, and firength, and coft in ſeeking it. f For
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1.34, LO bh 6.45. |» Not only outwardly by his word, which was made known to | thoſe vain or fooliſh things which can never nouriſh or ſatisfie you, Cor.2 16 all the Jews under the Old Teſtament, but inwardly by his Spirit, | fuch as worldly goods, or your own Inventions, Superſtitions and [Theſ.4. 9 which is poured forth under the New Teſtament, both upon a far | Idolatries. g Uato my Do&rine and Counſel. h That which is Joh.2. 20 grearer number of perſons, and in afar higher meaſure, and with | truly, and ſolidly, and everlaſtingly good, and not ſuch things 4 much more efficacy and ſucceſs than it was under the Old. 5 1.In- | which though they be called, and ſeem to be good, yet really are ward Peace of Mind or Conſcience ariſing from the clear diſcove- | evil, and moſt pernicious to men, 7 In this fat and moſt pleaſany ries of you's Love "_ ————— us, and woyoght by the | food of Goſpel-enjoyments. ſpirit of Adoption which is more abundantly given to Believers .
Sadler the Bed, whereas the ſpirit of CE ov more common Incline y our car, and come unto me: hear &, and and prevalent under the Law- 2. Outward Peace, Safety, | your foul ſhall live /, and I will make an everlaſting co-