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  AUGUST 13. 1678. THE TRUE PRIESTLY HABIT.
  by Jane Lead
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Summary: Jane Lead's sermon emphasizes the necessity of spiritual
preparation and righteousness for true worship of God.

Topics: "Spiritual Purity", "True Worship"
Scripture References: Exodus 28:2, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Ephesians 4:24, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 9:24

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Jane Lead emphasizes the importance of maintaining uninterrupted, pure
conversation with God, highlighting the need to observe specific times
and seasons for this purpose. Drawing parallels to the Mosaic priests
who wore distinct garments for approaching God, she stresses the
necessity of putting on a spiritual habit of righteousness, symbolized
by the white linen Ephod, to be sanctified and draw near to God as true
worshippers. Lead reveals that through Christ, the great High Priest,
the everlasting testimony within the heavenly Ark and Tabernacle will be
unveiled to those adorned in spiritual purity, reserved for those
consecrated for this divine purpose.

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This Morning it was revealed unto me, by way of Conference with the
Anointing, that it was absolutely necessary to decline all whatever
would interrupt, pure Conversation with God. And this Word in express
was, That Times and Seasons should be observed hereunto.

And as the Priests under that Mosaical dispensation, never undertook to
perform any thing of Spiritual Worship, relating to God, but they put on
outward Habits for distinction and Consecration, for their drawing near
to God more peculiarly: So it was warned me never to approach near to
God, without such a Spiritual Habit as it may be said, that we are
Sanctified through the putting on of the Lord Christ, as our white
Linnen Ephod; which signifies perfect Righteousness, that thereby we may
answer the requirings of the most Holy God, who will be Sanctified by
those, who are his true Worshippers. Who must act, and perform all from
the Spirit, so adorned and separated from every Pollluted thing.

And then the Lord by his Spirit doth affirm, That the everlasting
Testimony within the Ark and Holy Tabernacle, that now are concealed
within the Heavens, shall be revealed, and given out by the hands of
Christ, our great and most Holy High-Priest, when being found thus in
his own Spiritual Garb, will meet us most frequently, and make known
such Secrets, as are not to be committed to any, but such as are
hallowed Vessels, set a part only for this very use.

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