Terra pacis a true testification of the spiritual land of peace, which is the spiritual land of promise, and the holy city of peace, or the heavenly city of Jerusalem, and of the walking in the spirit, which leadeth thereunto / set forth by H.N. and by him newly perused and more plainly declared ; translated out of Base-Almaine.

CHAP. XLII.

WE praise thee, O Father, thou Lord of heaven and earth, for that thou hast hiddena 1.1 these things from the proud-boasting wise, and the prudent understanding ones, and revealed them to the little and humble ones.

2. The rich of spirit, nor the great, wise or, industrious Scripture-learned ones, have not understood the same: but to theb 1.2 poor of spirit, and to the simple of understanding, hast thou given it.

3. Yea, O Father,c 1.3 even so hath it pleased thee, for that the rich of spirit should have no cause to boastd 1.4 them of their wisdome, nor the understanding∣ones of their prudence; but that they may every one bow them under the obe∣dience of thy love, and so may acknow∣ledge, that thou only (O my God and Fa∣ther) art a true God.

4. Therefore, because that the Lord would (through his hearty love) make his holy Name great and commendable,e 1.5 he hath exercised power with his arme, and dispersed those that are proud in the device of their own hearts.

5. He hath thrust downe the mightyf 1.6 from the seat, but exalted the humble.

6. Theg 1.7 hungry hath he filled with goods, and left those empty, that were rich or satisfied.

7. Therefore the Lord forsaketh none, that seek him withh 1.8 all their hearts: for he is a strength unto the poore, to the simple, and to the little ones of under∣standing;

ai 1.9 strength in the time of sorrow, a refuge from the tempest, and a shadow from the heat, when the Ty∣rants fret or rage, like a storme against a wall.

8. For that causek 1.10 dismay not your selves, O ye faint-hearted ones, nor be not wavering-minded, although the de∣struction do make up it selfe very high, and that the decliners, together with the good thinking wise, and the Scripture∣learned of the wicked world, do slander or speak evill against this same, and do persecute us; for it shall all perish, wa∣ting out likel 1.11 an old garment, and like the smoke or vapour.

9. For the Lord bringeth down the fury of the ungodly, and maketh their heat strengthlesse, like unto the heat in the wildernesse and woods.

10. The Vine-branches of the Tyrants doth he wither with the shadow of his clouds,n 1.12 and bringeth forth his righte∣ousnesse, like a morning starre, and his truth like a glorious cleernesse,o 1.13 or light of the Sun.

11. And in peacep 1.14 doth he set up a∣gain his holy City Jerusalem,q 1.15 which the Heathen have trodden down.

12. He doth now make manifest his holy Temple againe with joy,r 1.16 and so permitteth his Tabernacle, the Sanctuary of his dwelling, to be beholden.

13. And setteth up the same upon the top of the hill of Sion at Jerusalem, that the hil of Sion may stand aloft,s 1.17 and be exalted above all Hills, even as the Lord hath forespoken the same by his Prophets.

14. For the Lord of Hosts will now prepare upon his Hill of Sion, at Jerusa∣lem, a sumptuoust 1.18 Feast for all people, of fat, well marrowed Cattel, and of pure wine, wherein there is no dregs.

15. And upon this hill, he will take a∣wayu 1.19 the covering, or the veile where∣with all people are stopped, and where∣with all Hathen are covered; for thex 1.20 death shall be swallowed up.

16. And the Lord God will wipe offy 1.21 the tears from the faces of all the peo∣ple, and take away their reproach in the universall earth.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Mat. 11. Luk. 10.
• b 1.2

  Esa. 57.66.
• c 1.3

  Mat. 11.
• d 1.4

  Esa. 29. Abdi. 1. 1 Cor. 1.
• e 1.5

  Luke 1.
• f 1.6

  Eccl. 10.
• g 1.7

  Luk. 1.
• h 1.8

  Jer. 29. Eccle. 2.
• i 1.9

  Psa. 9.18 46.71.91.94. Esa. 25.
• k 1.10

  Esa. 41.45.51.54.
• l 1.11

  Psal. 10. Esa. 50. Psal. 37.68. Sap. 5.
• n 1.12

  Esa. 58 Eccl. 24.
• o 1.13

  Esa. 60.
• p 1.14

  Esa. 52.60.
• q 1.15

  Psal. 79. •• Mac. 2.4
• r 1.16

  Esa. 33.44. Apo. 21.
• s 1.17

  Esa. 2. Mat. 4.
• t 1.18

  Esa. 25.
• u 1.19

  Esa. 25.
• x 1.20

  1 Cor. 15
• y 1.21

  Esa. 25 Apo. 7.