John Trapp on Zechariah 8:21

Verſe 21. [illegible: 1 span] of one city ſhall go to another] Not onely come upon them when they light on them, and they have a fit opportunity, but they ſhall go on purpoſe, one city to another, to gain them to Chriſt. Propriiſſimum opus viventis eſt generare ſibi ſimile, ſaith the Philoſopher, It is the moſt proper work of every living creature to [illegible: 1 word] his own kinde. The Divine ſaith the ſame. Grace is communicative charity [illegible: 1 word] churl. Birds, when they come to a full heap of corn, will chirp and call in for their fellows.

let us go ſpeedily] As ſo many heavenly Cherubims, winged creatures, as the doves to their windows with wearineſſe of flight as counting him happieſt, that's firſt there. Many amongſt us fall publikely and ſhamefully in want of care to come time enough to God [illegible: 1 word]. It will be long enough ere ſuch men beg Davids office of [illegible: 1 span] of his [illegible: 1 word]: for the door-keeper of Gods of houſe was to be firſt in, and laſt out[illegible: 1 letter] but theſe clean contrary. Mr. Fox ſpeaking of out godly Anceſtours at the beginning of the Reformation here. To ſee, ſaith he, their travels, earneſt ſeekings, burning zeal, readings, watchings, ſweet aſſemblies, reſort of one neighbour to another for conference and mutual confirmation, [illegible: 1 word] and [illegible: 1 word] 7[illegible: 1 letter]6. may make us now, in theſe our dayes of free profeſſion, to bluſh for ſhame.

to pray before the Lord] To ſee his face in Zion, to partake of his ordinances, what gadding is theſe by Popiſh pilgrims to Hull, Loretto &c. Sic videmus in Italia [illegible: 1 span] ac ſe invicent coheort ari ad viſitandam [illegible: 1 span].i. e. So we ſee whole towns and villages [illegible: 1 span] and to call one upon another to viſit the Lady of Loretto, and to ſtuff her Churches with vowed preſents and memories: though all the thank they have for the ſame from God, is who required theſe things, at your hands? [illegible: 1 span]

and [illegible: 1 span] to be informed of the right way and [illegible: 1 span] inſtanted as [illegible: 1 span]

I will [illegible: 1 word] ]Act. and Mon. [illegible: 1 span] as my old [illegible: 1 word] will [illegible: 1 span] Go ye, [illegible: 1 span] others with duty: but themſelves would do nothing. M[illegible: 1 letter]t. 23.4. [illegible: 1 span] good ſouls in the text: every of whom was as forward for himſelf, as zealous for another. There are that make theſe to be the words of the well-affected, in anſwer to the former invitaion. Let us go ſpeedily, ſay ſome citizens: Agreed, ſay the others; I will go alſo.