For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons [a]marry thee: and as a bridegroom is glad of the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

I have set [b]watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which all the day and all the night continual shall not cease: [c]ye that are mindful of the Lord, keep not silence,

And give him no rest, till he repair, and until he set up Jerusalem the [d]praise of the world.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:5 Forasmuch as they confess one faith and religion with thee, they are in the same bond of marriage with thee, and they are called the children of the Church, inasmuch as Christ maketh her plentiful to bring forth children unto him.
  2. Isaiah 62:6 Prophets, Pastors, and Ministers.
  3. Isaiah 62:6 He exhorteth the ministers never to cease to call upon God by prayer for the deliverance of his Church, and to teach others to do the same.
  4. Isaiah 62:7 For the restoration whereof all the world shall praise him.

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