A guide to the godly, or, The dayly meditations of Returne Hebdon Gentleman who for his conscience (through the tyrany of the Bishops) suffered many years imprisonment in the Kings-Bench and their remained till death : being very useful for instruction of all those that desire to walke in the paths of Jesus Christ.

The sixth day of the week. (Book 6)

I Have received to put difference between the Church gathered according to the letter in Moses, and the Church gathered according to the spirit in Christ: the legall Church is from the earth, the spirituall Church is from Heaven: The Church by the Law were and are to be gathered from all places of the earth, unto Ierusalem here beneath; but the Church which is called by the spirit of Jesus Christ, are deliver∣ed from this world, and are gathered from mor∣tality unto the City of the living God, to hea∣venly Ierusalem: Therefore as earthly Ierusa∣lem is the mother of all those which are after the righteousnesse of the mortall seed: so Jerusalem which is above, is the mother of all the suffering Christians, which are borne again of the im∣mortall seed through Jesus Christ, the word of the living God, and which remaineth for ever, Heb. 12.22.23. Gal. 4.26. 1 Pet. 1.23.