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Becauſe it 
makes us 

great. 


What makes 
Times and 
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Ifwe conſider any part of it, Chriſt , or his 
Church,or any thing,itt is a Myſterie, and a great 
Myfterie, it muſt needs begreat, that the very 
Angels defire to prie into, ; 
Ifwe regard thoſe that could nat prie into it , 
as it is 1 Coy, 2, that the wiſe men of the world 
underſtood nothing of it : #here u the Philoſopher, 
&c. There are no parts in the world thar could 
ever enter into this, it is above the ſharpeſt wir , 
the deepeſt judgement, the reachingeſt head, 
they are all nothing here, it is a grear Myſterie : 
itis a depth above all depths of naturall parts 
whatſoever , it is a wondrous depth, it hath all 
dimenſions, the depth and height of the love of God 
in Chriſt, and the wnſearchable riches of Chriff, ſayth 
the Apoſtle Paul, 

Againe,it is a great Myſterie, becauſe it makes 
us great, it makes Times great, and the perſons 
great, that live in thoſetimes, VVhar made Ion 
Baptift greater then all the Prophets , and orhers 
inthoſe times? Becauſe he ſaw Chriſtcome in 
the fleſh, What made thoſeafter Tohn Baptift 
greater then he ? 'They ſaw Chrift aſcend glori- | 
ouſly , that, 7oþx Baptift did not, So perſons and ' 
Times are more Or lefſe glorious, as they have 


greater or leſſe manifeſtation of this Myfterie, 
Great is that Myſterie it ſelfe , that makes all | 
things great, that makes Times and perſons | 
great, VV hat made the Times of Chriſt ſogreat> 
| Happie are the eyes that ſee that that your eyes ſee, and 
the eares that heare that that Jour earer heare, Why? 


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Becauſe the Meſſi. was come, What made the 


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ſecond Temple greater rben the firſt+'The fitf, | 
which was Ss/-mons Temple, was moremagnifi - | 
 centthenthe other. Oh, it was becauſe Chriſt | 
' came in.the tine of the ſecond Temple, and 
taught there, So it istbe manifeſtationof Chrifts | 
| Truth, that makes Times and places glorious, | 
| Will he not makethe fouleglbrious then, where 
he is > Certainely be doth. What makes theſe 
Times glorious > { but that we hayerumchankfull 
darke hearts,orelie we would acknowledge they 
are bleſſed times that all of ug have lived in, vn- 
der the Goſpel; what makes them fogletions? ) 
the glorious Goſpe), that ſhibes in theſe Times, 
out of Zgyptian darkcne fleof Poperit : Little 
thank full ave we'for it ; and that 'thaeadtoeth a re- 
mooyall of the 'Goſpel s far beibyg great things, 
and diſ-eſteemed, and under-valued, (52en Goring 
undef the Goſpel as bad as vader P4ganipue)n il 
| | God continue theſe great things among. us,tobe 
thus vilified,and diſ-efteemmed 3 


price on Religion; it isa Aſyſterie, and A'Grear | © 
 Ayiterie, therefore it muſt bayegreat eſteeme;ir 
' brings great comfortand greatpriviledges, Itis 
| the word of the Kingdomegit 13 8 g/oriem Goſpel; wot 
| onely becau'e itpromiſeth Ghrybut it makesthe | 
| ſoale glorious, more excellent:thet ocher-per- 
 fons, Letu* rayſca'greatereſiceme inourhearts 


of this excellent Trth ; it isa great Afyfterre, 


| Againe, it 13a great Myfterie;pit conjpared t@ | 8 


Comparative- | 


all other Myſteries. Creatzon was a great My- 
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Nature, or Hell, 
to this Grear AyFerie'? lmight be cndleſle in 
the point,- |. . 
Firſtofall;learne hence frombleſſed SP? au!, 
how tobeaffeted whenwe: ſpeakeand thinkeof | 
the glorious Truth of God y that we ſhould work | 
upon our hearts ,to have large thoughts & large | 
expreſſions of ir," S. Paul thought it notſuthict-| 
ent, tocall ita Ayſterie, but a Great Myfterie; he. 
doth. not onely call jr Kiches, but -u»ſearcheable 


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| Fiches.” SO when he ſpeakes of the fruits of the 
| Goſpel, wharftrangewordsthe Seripture hath > 


 Peate'o Conſtience;ehiur paſſerhu erftanding, and, | 
/0y thnſpeatable endogleriou +'wee are :bronubt out of 


thing? and the fruits of it, Sorely;all that have | 


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Apo'tle was, that 1s, they have full hearts;'and 
anſwerable to that; they haye full expreſſions : 
out of the riches and'treafure of the beart, the 
| mouth will ſpeake. Therefore let us be aſhamed 
of the deadnefle , and dulacſſ; and narrownefle 
ot our hearts , when weare to conceive or ſpeake 


ons ofthem, IL, 

Ard that we may the better doe-thrs*, Jer us 
labour to have as deepe conceits in of thder- 
tandings, aswecan of that Myſtery of firifulnes 
| thatis.1n us, and chat Myſterie of miſery, Ic is 
nor to be conceived, the curſed ſtatewe are inby 
nature, Ir is not to be conceived, what a depth of 


iſſues our in ſinfullthonghrs, and'ſpeeches; and 
actions every day : Indeed thereis aheight, and 
| breadth, and depth of corruption in mans heart, 
| & there is a height; and bredch; and depth of the 
| miſery of man 2 foras ir is ſaid of this bleſſed e. 
ſtare,neithereyehath ſceene;norcare hath heard, 
[nor hath &dntred into the heart of man, to con- 
 ccivethe things that God hath prepar'd for thoſe 
that loye bim + ſoindeed, neithereye hath ſeene, 
' not eare hath heard, nor hath entred into the 
heart of man, toconceiye the miſery that men 
are 1n- by nature; orely there are fome flaſhes 
of conſcience , to give alittle taſte 'in this 
World, of chat Miſery that men, in the ſtate 
of Nature, fall into, when they goe hence, 
Thercfore 


corruption is in this heart of ours; and how it 


in any-meaſu:e theſe excellent Myſteries, chey | 
are in ſome-meaſure fo diſpoſed, as the bleſſed] 


of theſe things, and labourtoſhave full expreſſ- 


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| Therefore, the more c!eare knowledge we have 
ot the MyRerie of corruption , hew prone our 
hearts aze to deceive us, and of the great miſcrie 
we are in by nature ; the morewe ſhall wonder at 
the boundlefſe and bottomeleſſe goodneſle of | 
, God, in the Myſterie of our falyation, the one" 
will (harpen the appetire of the other, And in. | 
deed, we ought to bave viewes of theſe two every | 
day, to looke to the ftatewe ate brought ourof, 
if we belceve, It wee be not yet in the {tate of 
grace,conſider but what we are; how lierle there 
is betweene us,and eternall deſtruction; rhatwe 
are ready to drop into Hell irrecoyerably : and 
withall, conſider againe the infinite love of God 
in Jeſus. Theſe be things fit, to take up our 
thoughes. 
BY Againe, ifwewould have large and fenfible 
oe none thoughts and apprebenſtons of theſe things, ſuch 
fcrie, > |a$thebleſſed Apoſtle;let us ſet ſometimeapart 
; to meditate of theſe things, till the heart be war- 
wed : let us labour to faſten our thoaghts, as 
much as we can, on them cvery day, to conſider 
the excellercie ofthis My ſteric &f Religion in 
it ſelfe,ard the fruit of it in this world, and in the 
world to come, it is a good implayment : for 
from thence , we ſhall wonder ar nothirg in the 
| world beſides. Vhat is the reafan, that rren are 
\taken up with admiratien of petty Myſteries, of 
| pOOIe things?Becavſe their thoughts were never 
I : ayſed upto bigher confideratians, A wiſe man 
| order as (Will wonder atnothing, becante he krows greater 
| worldlythirgs. [things then thoſe objeQs preſented tohim; hee | 
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bath ſeene greater matters then thoſe, ſo ir is : 
with awiſe Chriſtians Doe you thinke hee will 
| ſtand wondering at great and rich men, at great / 
| Places and Honours , and ſuch things? (indeed, 

he knowes how to give that reſpe& thar is due ) 
{ alas, he bath had greater matters'in'the eye of 
| bis ule, and hath what is greatinthis world, | 
to him, towhom the world it ſelfe is not great. 
W hart is great in this world to him, 'to whom 
Chriſt is great , to whom, Heaven andthe My- 
ſteries of Religionare great? All thingselſeare | 
little to him, to whom theſe things are great, 
Chriſt trooke up his Diſciples, when they ſayd ; 
| Oh, Maſter, what kind of ſtones are here? Hereare 
goodly . ones ard buildings indeed, Oh, fayth 
Chriſt, Are theſe the rhings you wonder at # I tel 
50u, that not one ſloneſhall beleft upon another, So 
itis the nature of ſhallow men, to wonder ar 
the things of this world, to be taken with emp- | 
tie vainethings : Are theſe the things we wonder 
at > If we would wonder, let us cometo Relt- 
g10n, there we have him, whoſe Name is wonder. | Eſays, 6. 
full : Chriſts Name is wonderfull, becauſe all 
[1s wonderfull-in Chriſt, He is wonderfull in 
his Perſon, in his Offices, in the managing of 
them, to bring us to life, by death ; to glory, 
by ſhame: He 1s wonderfull in his government 
of his*'Church, to governe by afflitions ; by 
conforming us to himſelfe, to bring us to glo- 
ie; to perfect his worke, in abaſemeat ; to | 
; bring it low, that he may rayſe it after, There 
are wonders every way 1a Chriſt, _— in 
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for it: Lerevery thing inus be anſwerable to this 
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that pafeth undeyflanding , joy unſpeakable , and gle; 
VVe ſee thoſe that are under A. . _ 
the Adyſterie of iniquitie, it is ſayd Rev, 7, T 

yon oe the Beaſt, Ob,whar a goodly order dies 
bave among them, one under another > What a 
wile fabricke it 1s > Wharta linking together of 
things.> All is wonderful}, Indeed, it is fit for 
them towonder at, that have not fecne theſe 
wondrous Myſteries of the Goſpel, but thoſe 
that have ſpirituall eye-ſalve,tocnlighren the eye 
of their ſoules, to ſee theſe bleſſed Myſteries, 
how great they are, they will be farre from won. 
dring at any -carthly thing , much leffe at the 


therefore, 
Let us bring great endeavours to learne tt,and 
great reſpe& towards it, and great foveto God 


- Without Controverſie. 


Te is fo under the Broad Scale of publike Con» 
fefſinn , as the word 5.myoouine; in the general 
!1gnifies > by the confeſſion of all, it is great ; it 
15 a coatefſec truth , that the Myſterie of Godlineſſe 
1$great, Asif the Apoſtle had ſayd: I necd

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God ( though 
not as, God.) Therefore, when he dved, God 
dyed; when he was crucified, God was cruci- 
fied. If he had beene two perfons , he rad dyed 
| in one perſon, and the other had nor dyed : Now, 
| being but one perfop, though two ratures, whiar- 
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according to the other nature.. -He could nor 
 dieas God ; therefore (becanfe in love hewould: 
dye,and be a Sacrifice ) hewould take upon him 
ſuch a nature, wherein he might be a Sacrifice. 


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"aith Chriſt |and us. Whence is it, that weare ſonney of God? | 


Three unions- | There are three vnions ; the anion! of Natures, | 


| |Thisis ay reat-dipnitie, that our nature is ta 

ken into-the unitie. of the Perſor/ of the Sonne| 

of God. Therefore hence it comes, I- ſay, 

that whatſoever was done in our nature , God\ 

didi it, | | 

5. ' | ., Herce comes alfo the union betweene Chriſt": 


Becauſe he was the ſonne

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ſakes, for him that ever en- 
joyes his Fathers preſence, towantthe beames 

t for a time,tharhe might latisfic his Fathers 
juſtic c,and unfergoe his wrath for our finnes; 

Vere iFa matterof wonderment indeed, 

d ſhall we take ſo greata Ayſterieas this | yſer, 
pe. 7 ſmall p \ Thar the 'great God | Chriſt rooke 


d: —_ EY of Earth > That. our flcfh for | 
PN Fly Lanny pooie and weake man 2 The | © pee 
Fottal ans ro take upon him our feſh,, and 

to dye > That he whom Heaven 'and Earth can> 


not, comp! Pr? 2; ſhovld be igcloſed in the 


Wombeof.a Virgin? For him.to be ſo'abaſed, | © 
as there: was. rcver. any; abaſement like) winto | Greatneſſe of 
Chriſts,becauſe of the greatneſſe of his ,Perſon > | Chriſts abaſe- 
If Angels bad done ſo ;jalas, they were inferiour | ©" 
creatures,they were ſexvants roGod : but forthe 
onne of God to take urnature;when-ir was ſo 
| low.! for ſoexcellent a Perſon , to be abaſed fo 
low! There was noneever ſuffered that, that God 
1n our fleſh ſuffered: For, as communionwith his 
Father, was ſweeter to bim!, then coall men-be- 
ſides, fo, for him to want communion with his 
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God manifeſt tn the fluſh. -- Mis 


| Father upon the Croſſe, when hecryed, My God 
my God, why haſt thou forſaken me # Itwasthegrea- 
reſt abaſement to him , being the nitoſt ſenſible 


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God intended in this, to ſet downe 


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(ded, it is'true ; but, Gedmwanifeft in the fleſÞ, Yath 


of jt ; therefore therewas no ſufferitg , like that 
of Chriſts. And ſhall we thinke, ſo great a| | 
matter was for ſmall purpoſe, for little ſinnes, | | 
or for few (innes onely > Oh no'; it was to, | 
give a foundationto our Faith)” tn all extrefnis | 
tic of temptations ; to ſtay our Cohſcietice, in| | 
the guilt of great and crying ſihnes, Oft, de. 
ppc not, deſpaire not; this Great Myſterie 
the Apoſtle ſpeakes of, for the great God to be-| 


er-abbipyd 


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Sinne hath abounded , Grace might fe 
Conſcience, to quiet and ſtill ir, God iz0ffen-! 


mae reconciliation, and ſatisf4@Ion : Hee was 


a Sacrifice for ſinne, and God wijl anſwer God, 


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God in the Covenant of Grace (which is foun- 
ded in Chrift, in God in our nature) doth intend 
to be gracious to ſinners, It isa greater Myſterie 
then . wk of the Creation: For, God there did 
good to a good man, he made Adam good, and 
' continued him good, while he ſtood: but, after 
' the fall, God intended to juby up the doubting 
 unbelecying ſoule, againſt the greateſt ills of ſin | | 
and deſpaire,and againſt all objeQions for (inne | All obje&ions | 
whatſocyer, from the greatneſle of fin, either na. | hw anivered. 
turall or atuall, Ir is the glory of God in the 
Goſpel,to glorifie his mercy and goodneſse, in 
| prevailing and triumphing over the greateſtills |. 
thatcan be. Now he is good to ſinners, and to 
great. ſinners : ſo, that if Were be Faith wrought 
by the Spirit of God,rayſing up our ſoules,to lay 
| boldef this God manifeſt in the fleſh, let us not be 
diſcouraged with any fin, our ſinnes are but the 
ſinnes of men : but God manife#t inthe fleſb,, was 
made a Sacrifice for our ſinnes, and hath given a 
price anſwerable, What temptation will not va- 
niſh asa cloud before the wind, when we ſec 
Gods love in ſending his Sonne,and Chriſts ioye 
in taking our nature On him, to reconcile us, by 
the Sacrifice of his bloud? Therefore ler us trea- 
ſure up this comfort , it is a Spring of comfort, 
a Well of conſolation (as the Scripture ſpeaks,) 
therefore let us ſuck comiLrt out of this Breſt of | 


a How Satan | 
preſents God ! 
in temptation. 


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Comfortwhen 
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plyes ns with 7" Tn) ſoule will haveno 
reſt, but inan infinite ground of comfort, The 
ſoule is prone naturally tomiſ-give, and to fore- 
ca\t the worſt, and to conceive hardly of God 
in the time of rempration, as an enemie ; and 
Satan is then buſie about nothing ſo much, as 
that weſhould have hard conceits of God, and 
| to make us forget the maine end of the great 
worke of our Redemprion *Which is to under- 
| mince qur unbelcefe by all mEanes,by ſetring be- 
fore the ſoule ſuch grounds,as the moſt unbelee: 
ving heartin the world, if it did confider of, 
would faſten,and lay it felfe upon. Therefore, let 
us labour' to cherith , at ſnch times eſpecially, 


deſcending ſo{->w,as to be manifeſt in phe fleſh tor 
our ſakes. © 4] 6175 009.5 1 har 

Iris apotntof wondrous comfort, that now 
mCuxrsr J=sus\, God becomming man, 


are other mannerofconceits of God, then when 
It 18 (leepie, and/drowfies A ſkeepic Chriſtian 


 thovghtof his ſinnes, as he doth himſelfe, Ob, 


 aredrawne fromthe pleafures of finne}, and'rhey 

from-us, and Conſcience hath nothing to doe, 
but to. looke upon God, and upon the time to 
come,which iserernity.rhenif rherebenor fome- 
what for: Conſcienceto.oppoſe rar is equall ro 


large thooghrs of the infinite googheffe and| 
mercie of Go, andof rhe love-of Chriſt, con-| 


| bath a fleiphtconceir of God, as if he as little | 


we can in him break through the juſtice of God: | 
Fox, as Iſaid; when Conſcience is awaked;there | 


due when Conſcience js awaked'/ and when we | 


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the juſtice of God ; if there be not ſomewhat 
abour us, ro-cloath us, and arme us, to paſle 
thorow the juſtice. s what will become of us # | 
Therefore it is a fruicfull conſideration, that God 
was manifeſt in aur fleſb,and that to give ſatisfaRi- 
onto God, that ſo Goalciegce, might haye full 


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ſatisfaQ10n, = 
This teacherbus what weſhould doewhenwe 

_ | find anytroubleriſein pur Conſcience for ſins, | 
| and unyorthinefle,, Caſt our ſelves upon God z# 
| our fleſh; God,that becamefleſþ for us, and dyed 
for us ; letus ſtay, our ſelves there,) Lam unywor- 
thy,a lumpe of Gnne, there is noihing in methat 
is good. Oh, bur I haveall in Chriſt, he isrigh- | 
| reouſneſle for me, he hath abugdance for me, his 
fulneſſe is, for me, Therefore you have it, Coloff. 
2,'16, The fulneffe of the Godhead dwelts in him | 
bodily. To what purpoſe is this fulnefle in him > | 
He ſhewes inthe words following , /# him wee 
are-compleate, Suppole in ourſelves , wo be fin-| 
ners, and weake; that we are as ill as finne or 
the Devill can make us, in the time of temp- 
tation; yet, in hin we are compleate ; And , for 
this end, the fulneſſe

~209 words

lovely to him, and his i9Aveet and fa-' 
Satan tranſt therly tous, 
 formesGud | * This ſhould:helpe us againſt ''Sirans trans- 


quem. . forming of God and Chriſt tous , inthe —_ 
oft; 


Ee CS CO MAE is es 4s 5 ————— _— — — — — 
_ - 


| 


5 os, — — 
. 


Gad manifeſt imtbe floſs. 
| of trouble; he preſenty him asa terrible;Judge + 
| Indeed ſo he.is xo figners that-will got.on in 
{ one, his wiath-(ba{L {mob againſtcſuch ;therd 
| is: 0. com/ore 47thers, z2in eriptares but-e9 
' fepentand ſingers z ath is:Gaufort "Come wire we 
i 56 that are nearie ,, andheavie laden; and.,,, Chriſt 
| «&nete ſecke and. $0. ſave thas which. was loſt; and, 
| he 19220 co fave ſinhera, 45-8. Paw (ayth,: Lett 
ehneciveat God pam lovay.ana: Father; 
and-of Chriſt as a fwenr Saviour, made fleſb for 
thispurpoſet:He is God and man, /becaule;be ' 
camo4@ bea Mediator beeweene: Godand man y 
a friend to both, being to deale with oth, 
Þbergfgre wedbould: has conctivent! Chiiſt , 
29;S, Preat and MMightir 699g the, Ruler 'of the | 
VVoprldags £fey delctibes him and conceive of 
bim bkewaſa,ase,mecke hamblemani:the ane; 
r[@llabhhonrkaith,thatwebenor ſhakes, ha. | 
vying) firgh.a great'God torelye upon;; and the 
orbergoftabliſhourFaith in;his good will; God 
71 our fieſh £Gad,; a Namedf, Power, God in:ous | 
| //eſb, impliyeth anecey and loves; pitty and eom- 
Paſhog. io. 150% 9lnds ;, $9:G 4 11 017 '4) 
\o Therefore, let not Satawabuſe our-imaginati- 
ons, if we havea.mind to turnato Gad:tor;as I | 
Tays, there.ispo.comfort ip them. tharigeg'9n.in 
their, finogs,;; Godwill wound: the. hairide/pe of 
them thgt.goe on ix imiquitie', and, \they treaſureup 
mr4th

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and fleſh;and God is A a 
| e 


| 
| 


— 1 ew 


PEI ——h— i. —— A— 
OT 


——_——_— 


——_ 
———— 


Chriſt jufhfcdin the Spirit, = 


—_— — ———— — 


Spirit how ta- 
ken in Scrip- 
rure. 

I 


| of God- 
lobs 4+ 


p 4 
| For the Di- 
 yine Nature 


of Chriſt, 
ROM. 1, 4: 


x Pet. 3. 18. 


3 
 FortFechird 
| Perfani in Ti- 
\ndwg 


a 


'| The Horſe « of the «&gyptians are fleſb , and not ſpirit, 


; For the nature i a gpirie; Jayih 'Chiift to the 


——_—C 


that is, they are weake, a ſpirit is ſtrong; lo, much 
| ſpirit, fomwuch ſtretsrh*,” So, by the puritic Find 
ſtrength of the. Dine Nature, Chi ift-diſth- 

yered himletfe; cobe- tu God, as well as bike! 
man. 
| The word third is raken; in three ſenſes e * 
cially inthe Goſpel. | | 

; It is rakenh forchelwtiol6iih re Of* Sdc6l 
ia of ane 
rie;thevery nature of God'1s'x Syirir, ears 
a&ive, agd(ſubtile'; oppoſite to meajicheſle and 
pai | a M1 
-\Thetddgaine, 8pirir is cen je pit wen 
fot the hee eof Chi {(t;as' jy" 7 

ut 


Of the Serd of David; acrording ro-thi; 
clared mightily tobe rhe Song I Kft 
according toithe ſpirit of, 
by the vefurbeEion from hes Ae | 
ſhewes, that Spirit is raken there for rHe' Divitie| 
Nature of Chriſt, He had'fpoken in the Verſe 
bein. concenning his. bumanonatiure;:he'was 

"the Sed of David , acteiding-to-the fleſh; 
to! it {ollowes,! eclarad to by che'8henref God , "ab. 
cord 64 ro the Thi Vs folipeſie, by: the-reſurreAiin 
from the dead. and ſo. likewiſe, ins: 'P8.2.18, 
He mas put. to death-in che fleſh \hutcy Þn'the 
ſpirit : He was putito death in biphumanenatne) 
but quicknag, and rayſed, as hewas God; 
1 Kea Two is. es ney! for. thethird Perſon 
in the Trinitic, the Holy-G the holy Spirit?| 
| Andi Andindeed,whachevs Goa the Firheton God| 


——__ 


_ _the] 


—_—— 


—_ 


| Chriſs jullified inthe Spirit. 
the Seone doth gracioutly roman, it is done by 
| the Spirit. - For, as the holy 8piritisinthe order! 
of the Perſons, ſohe is inthe orderof working: 
the Father workes from himſelfe , the Sonne 


f 


them both, the boly Spirit proceeds. from the 
Father, and the Sonne, as a common Principle: 
| Therefore, ſometimes the Father is ſaydto:rayſe 
| Chriſts Body, by his Spizir ; Chriſt is ſayd todo 
| things by the $pirie. Here in this place,it iseſpe-, 
cially to be underftood'of Chrifts Divine Na- 
| ture,not excluding tbe Holy-Ghoſt : For, as the 
Holy-Ghoſt, inthe Incarnation, ſanQifted his 
fleſb, the ſecond Perſon tooke fleſh , but the third 
| Perſon fanRified ir; ſo in the Reſurre&tion of 
| Chriſt, the ſecond Perſon that rayfed it ſelfe up, 
bue yet it was by the Holy-Ghoſt too,, So,when 


Spirit,that is,by his God-head,and by the Holy- 
Ghoſt,whichhe alway uſed, notas an inſtrument; 
for the Holy-Ghoſt 1s a common Principlewith 
himſelfe , one with himſelfe, of equalldignitie, 
onely differing in the order of Perſons: What- 
ſoeverCkriſt did, he did with the Spirit, tharmuſt 
not beexcluded. Chriſt was as well juſtified in the. 
Spirit,as God,as manifeſt tn our nature tobe man. 
| Andthiswas in thetime ofhis abaſemenr+ in 
| the greateſt extremitie of abaſement, there was 
' ſomewhat thatcamefrom. Chriſt, to juſtifie

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he made ; he was juſtified 1n 
hisgoodnefſe,andmercy,and all thoſe attributes; | 
he was juftifi d inthe Spirie, ONO | 
But you will ſay, it feemes he was not juſtified 
in the Spirit © There are 'many Heretikes , that 


thinke not Chriſt to be God, that take not Chriſt | 


ro beſ6 gloriousashe is, © 0 | 

I anſwer; when we ſpeake of the juſtifying of 
Chriſt, it is meant. to thoſe that have eyes to 
ſee him, to thoſe that ſhut not theireyes , hee 
was juſtified to be ſo great as he was 10 thoſe 
whoſe eyes the god of the world had not blinded, toall 
rhatwere his : as it is excellently ſet downe, 7obv 
I. 14, The word was made fleſh , and dwelt among 
5 , and we beheld hisglorie as the glori» of the onely 
begetten Sonne of the Father", full of Grace and 
Truth, We beheld hit glorie, ne did, others did | 
not take notice'; but they were thoſe, whoſe eyes 
the godof this world hath blinded, the malicions 
Scribes and Phariſes,, that firmed againſt the 'Ho- 
ly-Ghoſt;and woald neveracknowledge Chriſt ; 
and -ign>raft : people! ,” thar had not ' Baith, 
aor the 8/it-of:God. | He wits'fuH#ified by the 


ſee and take notice of his courſe, as S.lohn ſayth 


obje, | 


| 


' Anſwer, 
. oN _— 

| Chriſt is juftls 
| fie d. 


lobn I. T4, 


in one of his 'Bpiſtles,yhar wahave ſcene and heard, 


wi = CG 3 and 


Chriſt jultifed inthe Spirits | op 


Ll 
4 
- 


—— — O— _— 


j—_— — 


78 | Chriſt jufttficd in 1 be Spixif, | 
E and our bands have ehandled., the Ward. of kifes: thay 
we declare $0-yo8-r: SO, that m_ ;n ten A +l 
 thefleſb, and be ſhewed -himfclietobethe Word sf 
xe. tothoſe thatwese bis. Fc 2-Dilck 
|lles ,and thoſe that were converted by-him.- Ay 
we ſce:S,\ Peter, when.he bad-felt'bis' Divine 
Power upon his beart., by his Preaching : :Lord' 
| (faythbe) 2bas haſt the words: of. eternal), lift; \ his 
they ſhallwe gee? He felt. the £ plats, inÞbis reach! 
| Maith.16. | ing, And Qian time, S, Pere, in Marthas, 
| he confeſſed him.tobe the Sonneof the living God, 
You ſeeto whom be was ju/tifed,and eons to 
| be the true Meſſus, (O bei GOgas way Ag man, Wy 
his Spirits 2: No 
 Chriſtjullibed | The reaſon why be jufsferd bimſeife tO \beſ 
—_ it was themore to ſtrengthen our Faith z:all bi) 
To ftrengthen | Miracles 5 werd but ſamany ſparkles of bis hes 
v7 Fat. \yine Natute, £0. many expreſhonsofhts 
Power. And after: bis was rayſed from he dead 
at his Aſcenſion,and ſending of theHoly-Ghoſt, 
'be ſhewed bis Divine Power more gloriouſly; 
and all:ito ſtrengthen che Faith ofthe EleR; and 
/To flop the | to.ſtop/the mouthes of \all-irnpudent, rebellious 
m—_ ters, | Perſons: For, conſidering that he, wrought ſuch 
Miracles, that herayſed men from the deatd, and 
rayſed hjmlelle: ecu dering,,thathe called the 
\.Geneiles, arid converted the World, by chetMioi 
\ ſterje of weake-men ; he ſhewed , ;8hat hoe was 
| more thena-mans, Well j mou ay uſe a 
Þ »that Chriſbyas' !1s 03; 


abu yn the Spiriee. 


oy hen 


—_— wil } — ilk. eta ” 


—_—__ 


b——_— 


| Chrift juſtifed in the Spirit: | 


| 


Then firſt ofall; Chriſt will at length juſtifie | 


 bimſelfe, this is aground of Faith, How-ever 
| he be now asa Signe ſet up, that many ſpeake 


| againſt, and.contraditt ;yct the time will come, 


| when he will gloriouſly ju##:Serhim(clfe ro all 
' the World: Now ſome ſhuttheir eyes willingly, 
and the oppoſites of Chriſt ſeeme to:flouriſhr, 
Ele&, iti every: A 
| on { For'; when, he ſhall come and appeare” to be gle; 
riow in bu Saints, itwill appeare who'+ he is 19- 
deed! Now: he ſuffers many.to tread; upon his 
Church: and/he fuffers many Heretikes todenic 
him/ſoimerimtys,in onc nature, ſometimes in|ano. 
ther, and ſo: rooffend: again{thim 4 but the time 
| will come; that he will trample all his enemies 
 undet his feet; he will be juftifed by his Spirir,, 
that is-ottr comfort There are many Schiſma- 
tikes,and Heretikes;and Perfecurors; bur'Chrift| 
will be juſtified at length , the 'Kingdomes of the 
Earth wilt. be the Lord Teſur Chriſts.. Arethey nor 
now ſo 2 They arc : but truly they appeare not 
ta be ſo; bur, ar. length ;-chey will appeareto be 
ſo :at-rhe converfioniof the ewes and thecon- 
fafion of Cartichrift, then it will appeare more. 
| and more, that he is King ofthe World indeed. 
Now (as it were) his Offices are darkened + his 
King!y Office is darkned, and his Prophericall 
Office is darkned: butart length it will appeare, 
| thathe is King'of the Church ; and all King- | 
| d'\mes will be Chriſts, There are glorious rimes | 


yet Chriſt will be juſtifed by his sprrie to all his 
ge,cſpecially inthe ReſurreQi- |: 


comming, eſpecially the glorious Day 'ot the 


G4. Re- | 


Chrit will 


juſlthe himſelf 


at length, 


| 


Sz 4 _— — —_— ———— 


ES 


20 Chrift juſbibedintbe Spirit. 
©... | Reſume ion, Chriſt ar lergrhbwill be cleared 
| Simile, | hewill be juſtified. The:'Sunne at length, will. 
ſcatter all rhe clouds: In the morning they g4- 
ther abour the Suane , as tf they. would cover1t; 
ob.bur the Sunny breakes gborghy all, and gloti-| 
ouſly appeares atiengrh:fo Obſt will ſcatterall 
clonds,and gloriouſly appeare to be that which 
the Word fers tim forth robe, z7 
- Againe, as Chtiſtwilt j«#:fic himſelfe, fo be 
will jwftifi: his Gharchand children, firſtot laſt, 
by his Spirie's His childier ate'now” accounted 
the off-ſcouring ofthe'/World , -they are tram- 
pled and rrod upon, they are theobjects of ſoorne 
and hatred , and who. accounted ſo baſe's Will 
Chriſt 'eofure this > No-:he-that!jufifed hims 
felfe, that is, that declared himſelfe; and will 
more and more. dec'are himſclfe to beas heis ; | 
will henot jaftifre-his Chorch, bis Myſticall'Bo- 
dy,to be as they are indeed;> Certainely, it, ſhall 
appeare to the World, thathewill juſftifrethem, 
to be Kings and Prieſts , to be Heires,.to beglo.| 
rions, to be ſo neere and dearetohim, as the| 
| Seripture ſers them forth tobe. V harſocver the 
Scripture hath ſpoken of the Saindts, and chil- 
| drenof God, the time will come, that all this | 
ſhall be j##ifiedand made good by that Spirit of 
Ch ri{t, whereby he made goud whatſoaer he had 
ſaid of himſelfe, | 
Therefore in our eclipſes, and diſgraces, ler us 
all comfort our ſe'yes in this - Let the World | 
| cſteeme us forthe preſent, as thereffuſe of the 
4 | World, as perſons notworthy robeaequainted| 
 Zc00Y with 


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Comfort in 
X difgraces, 


I 


— 


I—— DP — — —  — — — ———————  ——_—_ 
 — ——_— 
OO I WD =D. wo uw -— 


Chrif juſtified t in the Spire 


—_ _—_ —_— — 


with, got worthy to be. regarded ; we ſhall be 
jak-ficd, and cleared, and olorified, efpecially 
at that, day , nh«n Chriſt ſhall come to be gheriowi inhis 
Seints. There is a hidden life of the Church, and 
 cyesy Chriſtian, they havealife in Chriſt: ,but 
; that /ife is hid in chrifl, in Heaven, Asthe Flow- 
ers in VV unter, they have a life, but it is hidden 
inthe root , when Chrift ſhall appeare, as bleſſed 
S, Pawl and S. 1ohn ſay, then it ſhall appeare nho 
 meare + Then ur gloriew life, that now 1s in our | 
| Head', ſhall apptare z then we (hall be juſifedro 
| be fo oloriaus'* \ as the Scripture ſets us forth 
to be, the Church ſhall be gloriows within and 
 withour-r00, ar, that Day. Therefore , let us| - 
|  cofore our; (elves; rhis hidden life, though 
it FS | ann not now., yet,we ſhall be "juſtified, 

nce we may an ſver ſome: oþjections like- | 


| 
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ifs 
; Some may ſay, How Jr it appeare., that 
| CHE is King of the Church > We ſee how the 
Church is Eo leg on atthis day. Where is the 
 hfe/ard glory of the Chuxch? What! : his Spouſe, 
| and thus uſed, ?, What Hors Turtle, and thits pul. 
led'aridpliicked by the Birds of prey > © 
| I anſwer : Looke with other. rye; with 
| theeye of Faith, and then yau ſhall ſee a Spring | 
' inthe Winter of the Church; how-ever eg 
now abaſed, atid eclipſed), yet e ſhall be ſuſth.. 
fd; and it will appeare, that hrift regards 
his Church,and peopte, and children,more then | 
all. the World beſides; way] there muſt be a | 
contormitie, gy] 
l 


— 
Jn CES 


| = | ( brist uſt itn in the Spirit. | 1 


——— —T_ x —— > ——_ -— W——— — 
tO — | LS » 2 ———— ————— 


| afi.dions |  Itwas fit there ſhould be a time of Chrifty 
— oy: | abaſement ; how ſhould he have ſuffred elſe; 


: the World would never havecrucified God,they 
couldnot have done it. Therefore he was aha- | 
ſed,heveiled bis God-head under his manhood, 
under a baſe condition , ſo he paſſed thoroy 
| i ſufſering to glory, Soit muſt be in the Body of 
Chriſt ; it muſt paſſe thorow the veile of infir 
miries, "of weakeneſle, affliction and diſgrace; 
how elſe ſhould it be Mad tb to Chyiſt: ? 
If{Chriſt had juffifed himfc)te at all times, i in 
bis humiliation, be ala not have uffered ; ile 
»-| ſhould be infifed now , » PPG APPS APPGATE Hal is 
'” | World' whewearc ; who, wou 
how could we be conformableto* dg : S 
fore let us quietly and meekely a z whale endure | 
theſe things , that are nothing butto conforme 
\\, |[us.to our, Head ; knowing; thi tas as 
; juſtified by little As; Nitele® TEIN ACA f i ey 
juſtified, when hewas rayſed from_the 24 
we ſh ſhall be perferay jufip juſtified and Freed ws 
impu ations at rhe laſt day, when by the. ſame 
Spivit that rayſed him; WEE, {hall, ;he.rayſed W: 
| t09, 
S * Nay, inthis World, wen it zefor bis glory, 
[and for our g90d., h 6 will bring onr Tighreopl- 
Plal. 376 (nefle tg light. Chee PapcOay \ hewill free us 
| from the'; Im KANG be the Word layes on. 
us, he will bane a care of our credit : For, as 
Chriſt was miohtily declared to be the Sonne of God | 
[inafirtime; ſoſhall we,wheti we arcfir, Then | 
the World ſhail ſce, that we are n6r the men 
that 


4 
® 
_ 
, 


_ ” - ww me Ser we _— — 


hs. ct — — het. 


«cw 


1 (rift juſtified in the Ihirit. 


”— —  — — —— ———_ —_ WV -.- — ew 


[that praphagne, . butter, malicious perſons , (led 
with the ſpiritofthe Devill) charged us tobe. - | 
 Lerusrakenoſcandallat the preſent afflieti. | Notrrorate | 
otisofthe Church; Chriſt will juZifie bis my- | Churchesats + 
ſticallBody,by liyglorious power, ingood time, | Weens | || 
Antichriſt ſtall not alway ruffle in the World : | | 
Chriſt will be ju#;fied to be the King and Ruler | 
of the World; 47poner i committed rohim, But | _ 
'we ſee it now : AntichriF-rages in the VWorld, |. 
and rhe Church ſeemes to be under Hatches, | 
[So it is with particular Chriſtians, thoſe that / 
| belong to Gogd,and indeed are truly ſuch as they | 
profefſethemſclyes to, be ( chough with-much | 
weakneſſe; we ſee in what reſpec and eſteeme' 
they are had, © Letus comfort our ſelves, belo- | 
ved : Chriſt ;uftized himſelfe by his Spirit ,- and 


' 


will he not juſtife bis poore Church, and free it | 
| from the tyrannie of Antichriſt */ Will he' nor | 
adyance thoſe that are tioden on now, and made | 
as the dirt inthe ftreer, that they ſhatſhive as the 
| Suxre? Therefore , when you heare of the de- 
' jected tate of the Churches abroade, be not dif- 
| mayed : Conſider there is a glorious King that | *' | 


, 


rules the World, and he. will make it appeare ce | 
long , he w1ll juſtifte himſelfe, and his. Church . | 
for, he ſuffers in bis Church : He is wiſe, he ſees 
| cauſe to doe this ; be igworking hisowne worke:. 
| becorreas}, and rules, and purgeth his Church | chrifts worke | 
| inthe furnace of aflition ; but be ſure the time | in che atiiQu? | - 
| will come, that hewill bring the cauſe of Reli- | 2900 n® 
cionto light, and he will ſhew what fide hee 
owes ; hewill juſtifie his Truth, and tread Satan, 
| 


and 


' - d 
| rr nn —CQ —_— —_—_ RO I _ _ _ — —_— _ _ wi ”— 


_ | as Chriſt juſtified inthe Spirs | 


Vſe 2 


Chriſt by bis 


$piric will ®- | && jn the Church in9ou., chenhe chat us in the world. | 
yercome, in 


his Church. 


We ſhall be 
juſtificd of 
God, 


and all his members under feet ; this frame of 
things will not hold long, As verily as Chriſt 
| is in Heaven, as verily as he is ju#Fified in his 
| owne perſon by his spirir , by his Divine Power, 
EIS 0 | 
ſo hewill juſtifie bis Myſticall Body : .and as he: 
hath conquered in his one perſon, ſo he willby 
his Spirie conquer for his Church, 
Andas he will overcome for his Church,ſo he 
| will overcomeinhis'Church - ſtronger # he that, 


and Gods children will be triomphant: though 
they may be diſcouraged, in reſpect of the pre- 
| ſent carriage of things ; yet the Spirit that ts 
| inthem ,above the World, will gather ſtrength 
by little and little and it will appeare at length, 
notwithſtanding preſent diſcouragements ; un- 
| doubredly-the beſt things will bavea true luſtre 
and gloryat length, how-ever they ſeeme tobe 
' carryed for the preſent : You ſee as Chriſt hath 
' jufified himſelfe to be the true Meſſjas, and as he 
| bath jxfified bimſelfe , ſo hewillju#ifie all his; 
; thefe is the ſamereaſon forboth” | 
| Forour further inſtra&ion and comfort, let us 
| confider ,'that in regard of God likewiſe , we 
| ſhall be j##:fied from our finnes in our conſci- 
ences here and at the Day of Judgement, before 
| Angels, and Devils, and men. As Chriſt was 
[ 
: 


| juſt 7 from our ſinnes himfelfe, and he will 

| Juſt ifie every one of us , by his '$pire ; his Spurit | 
all witnefſe to our Soules, that we. arc jufti-| 
| fedgand likewiſe his Spirit ſhall declare it at the 
Day of Judgemcnr ;-it ſhall be openly decla- 


BE red, | 


— cc 


| 


| ro Chriſt by faith ; then it ſhall appeare: 


| Againe, Chriſt was j# 


| rations; we juſtifie Chriſt rabeifo ; whenwe kyfe 


— ww ————_, OO I IR 


*K Gries the pins.) 


[ I, 76a that weareld indeed; There is advublede- 
| crcepf juſtification, one in-ourconfoience 


| another at che Dayof.Jutlgement. Then itſhall 


E 


peare, that we. havebeJoryad inGhriſt, andare 
anſed from our fiones * , when weſhall ſtand. ; 
| on the right haxd:of:: Ghrit;” as aH-that cleave 
tharby 
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ffi che Spirit: Then 
heck we may learne our-dutieg, weought alt of 
us to juftifie Chriſt, Towhonuis,Chridl  yuſtifted 
 byche Spirie? onely to, bis owne Qhareb, and 
Children not-ro-the-reprobgte- Worlds! we 
may ;know.,. that,ze arc members) of:Chriſt, 
woe be of the. he einbebtcker Juſſi 
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We juſtifie Chriſt when rig hed worke 
ot thee \Sprris we feele and 'ackmowledge Him to. 
be ſuch an oneas-he.ts.;;Chriſtis God; |Now,; 
when we relic upon him as QurRock,in allremp- 


the Sonne with the kiſſes of faith: , of fubjection, | 
of obedience, of reverence ayd love, this .is to 
| juſtifie Chrift to be the Sonne of God., as it is 
 Pfal, 2. Xiffe che Sonne teſt he br angry, 'Thaſe that 
| in temptation are to ſecke for their comfore, 
they doe not juſtifie Chriſt; they doe nor live as: 
1f he were a Saviour , not ds:if hewerea God, 


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Thoſethat have Chriſt i1|nminating theirun; 
erſtandings, toconceive the Myſteries of Reli. 
gion, they juſtife Chriſt to be the Prophet of his 
Church, becauſe they-feele him enlightning 
their underfiatidings, 

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AsaPrict. |rhe obediericeand ſacrifice of Chriſt; they juſtifie 
him-to be-rheir' Prieft : for they can oppoſethe 
bloud of Chriſt ſprinkled on their hearts , tall 
the temptations 'of Satan, 'arid to the riſings of 
\. {their owne doubring conſcience; their hearts 
being ſprinkled with the bloud-of Chriſt, they 
can goeto Gbd,and the bloud of Chriſt ſpeakes 
for them,Peace; it pleads; Hercie, Mertie, Thns 
| we juFifie Chriſt as a Prieft ,whenwe reſt in his 
| Sacrifice ahd doe not with Papifts runne toother | 
Sacrifices, this is, not to juſtifie Chriſt + To jw- 
flifie Chriſt, God-man {15 to makehimma perfea' 
ediator of interceſſion , and'redemprion , to 

.- | make himall inall. They doe not jwfzfte Chriſt, 
- | that thinke God was mate man, to patch vp 
a ſalvatfon y that'he muſt doe a part, and we 
| mu {merit the reſt: oh no; take heed of thar, ac- 
count all'our obedience, and all that is from us, 
| as menſtruors clothes, not ablero Aland with the 
Juſtice of God, wo 
\(\In-@'word;; we jwſtifie and-declare ,,,and make 
(good that he'is cur Kirg , and' pur a Kirgly 
Crowne upon his bead, when we ſuffer.him to 
[rule us, and ro ſnbdue our ſpirits, and-our rebel- 
{ lions; when we'cheriſh no contrarie morions to 
| bis Spirit; when we reſt in this World, and not | 
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rracutions, but ſtoupe ro the: Seepter of Chrifts. | 
Word; this isto juſtifie him'as a Xing, Thus 
we (ſhould labour to juſtifiey and declare ta the | 
World the exceilencie and power of Chriſt in| 
our hearts, that wemayraale Religion! lovely," 
and mike it be entertained ih the Wed, ef 
cauſe we ſhew it to be an excellehr* Somrcifall' 

thing, Ler us examine our hearts, whether 
we rhus,jufifie Chriſt, orno; that by Opr -Car-, | 
Triage towards him, we make'it. ood, that be. 
| is ſuch an one, as. tho Scriptare-fers” big? forth” 


tobe.  Inbis Reſur- 


In particular', wo- -juflifie him ; chat R 7 oſe reign. 
from the-dead | whet we beleche- that we -are,| 
freed from our ſinnes , our” Suretic being | our | 
of: Priſon. Ve joftifie him as aſcended into Hed. | 


ven,. when wo have heavenly affe&tions | and. | 
| when we. conſider” biny as: a publike- erſon, |. 
[5p to Heaven -in our name; WE ju if him 
as ſitting at the right hand of Gid, when we: [fd 
the things that are above, and not that are here | 
below , orelſe we denie theſe things:, wee be- 
| leeve them nor - we jufifie them. not , when | 
our converſations arc not anſwerable to. .the': 
things we belecve., If we be the children of | 
Wiſedome, undoubtedly we ſhall juſftifie Wiſe- 
| dome, If we be the members of Chriſt, we | 
| ſhall. 7uſtifie our: Head , if wee be his Spoale, 
we ſhall juftifit our-Husband.-*Ler us examine | 
our ſelyes, that we-doe in -this kind ; and ne-. 
ver thinke our ſtate good ,' till: we+can jfiifie | 
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Inthe next,place ,. forour direftion ;as Chriſt: 


uſt ourſelves, to juflifie our profeſſion , jwſiifie 
Divine Truth Let us make itgoad, thatywe 


indeed ,-not, onely to have the name, but the 
annointing of, Chriſt , that we may cleare. our! 
Religion, tram. falſe, imputarions : or elſe, in 
ſtead. of jufifing our projeflion , we juftifie the 
flanders thatate againſk it, The VVorld is readis 
tro ſay, None are worſe then Chriftians, andtheip| 
Religion is, all-but words, ;:agd ſhewes , -and 
formes: Shall. wee j1ſtific theſe: ſlanders > No3 
let us,by the Spa p of, Gad, juſflificour Religion, 
let us ſhew ,, thatReligionisa powerfull thing; 
and ſo indeed.it .is : For Divine Trath, when it 
is imbracedand knowne, it alters. and changeth 
the manners 2nd diſpoſitions'; it makes of Li- 
ens , Lambes, it makes Qurnatures mild, and 
tracable,and ſweet, it rayſeth a man Hom Earth 
to Heaven, Let us juſtifiethis our Religion, and 
profeſſiog, fhaloſ all gaine wharſocver: 
Fagme 4 Lerus juftifte| 
our Religion, and profeſſion, by maintaining it, | 
and Ganding for it, 'andexprefie inourlivesand | 
converſations the power of it: Ll]. 95.94 
 Howſhall thisbea | KARL, Gs 

_ The Text fayth, by the $pirie.: For, as Chriſt 
juſtified bimſclfe, that is, declared -him(olfe to be 
ashe was, by his Spiric,; o every: Chriftian hath 
the Spirzr of cri, or elſe hets none of his ; and by 
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ChriſijuSifed inthe Spirit, 
| this Spiric of Chriſt, ke is able to j»ſftifichis pros | 
| feffion ; not onely to juſtifſe Chriſt to be the! 
true Head, &c. burall things hedoth, muſt be 
| done by the Spiris, or notat all, For as Chriſt, 
| when he became man, and was inthe World, he | 
 didall by the dire&ionof the $pirir, He was ledl 
| into the Wildernefſe by the Spirit , he taught by the 
| Spiris , the Spirit that ſan&ified him in the 
| Wombe, guided him in all his life : ſo a Chri- 
| ſtian is guided by the Spiris,God doth all rohim 
by the Spirir , he is comforted, and dire&ed, and 
ſtrengthned by the Spirit, and he againe doth all 
to God by the Spirit : he prayes in the { whit and 
| ſighes and groanes to God inthe 8pirie,he waltes | 
| inhe Spirit, he doth all by the Spirit, Therefore, 
| by the Spirit let us juſtifie and declare our ſelves 
what we are; that there is ſomewhat in us aboye 
nature, that we have love abovecarnall men, and 
| pattehice and meekenefſe above the abilitie and 
capacitie of other men: We juſftifteour profeſ- |< 
ſfon,when we do ſomewhat more then nature, or 
when we doe commen ordinarie chings ina fpi- 
rituall holy manner. Religion is not a matter of 
forme, bur of $8pirie : Ler us not ſhew ourReli- 
gion onely by word, 'but by rhe fruits of the 
Spirit, by love, and metcie, and meekeneſſe,and | 
zeate,when-occaſſon'ſerves, ' The whole life of 
a Chriſtiat ( as Farte as be is a Chriſtian) it 
gives evidence that heis a Chriftian; rhe whole 
life of a carnall formall man , evidences that he 
isnot4 Chtiftian, becaule he Hark Hothing In | 
him above-orher men': #s'61r Siviour- Chriſt | 

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Chriſtians doe | yQUT (clves- from, ather men 2! $a et; us, ako 
things Dc | ourſelves. Ve profeſie our ſelves, ro. be the 
other men, ! *,!.. : P's 900 
| Children of God, the Heires of Heaven, #1; 

peculiar thing doe wet, How Coe. we juſtific, ou 
ſelves. > A-riwve Chriſtian can antweo.''l can 


dience tobim., Letus ſce, what peculiar thint | 
| we doc, 3+ - uit LED 61. 
| SomeCtriti- | Alas, I cannot but lament, the pore profel.; | 
ans worſe then | On of many* Hoy doe they juſtifie their | ro»! | 
_ feſſion > How,doe they make good,,.;that they 
'bave the Spirit: of God Tayling them, aboveo-| | 
'ther wen, when they- live no beter then Pa-| | 
'gans, ( nay, not ſo well) under the profeſſion 
of the Goſpel, and Religion > Would ?aga% 
(live as, many men doc 2 id, they. not! keege- 
|rhezrwords better > VV cre they fs looſe in their! 
| lives, apd, converſatians, and.ſo, licgentious?; 
 Wou'd they. ſweare by their gods idly > Moſt 
of au: ordigarie-people.are worle then Pagans, Þ 
Where 11s. the 14ſif)ing of Religion 2. If; Twrts, 3 
and; Heathess thould.ſee them, they. would ſay; 
You talkeof Religion, bur. where: 35 the, power 
of itz; If you had the, pawer, af it, you would: 
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and mercie, and love, and ſobrietie, - The King- 
dome of God, that-is, che manifeſtation of the 
. Government of Chriſt , it i not in word”, but 
in power, Therefore let us labourtoju/tifie, that 
weate ſubjects ofthat Kingdome, bythe power 
' of 1k, | | ? ')...4 
| Meere civ4ll perſons, the Apoſtle ſayth of Mcere civill 
them, 2 Tim. 3, they are ſuch, as have 4 forme | men,who. 
of Gidlineffe, but denie the power of it, All that | *©*5: 
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that he was the true | 
| Meſſtas « he was ſtensof Angels, .i 0859 | 
 - To declare thisa little more particularly. | | 
The gels knew of Chriſts comming in the | Angels knew | 
fleſb, before it was : for, whatthe Church knew, | bf wk 
the vgels knew, in fomemesſure./{/VVhew-God | band. | 
| made the Promiſt'of the Promiſed Seed;)the Am 
| gels knew of it, And in Daviel, the Angel ſpeakes [ 
of the 50 Weekes : therefore, before his Incarna- | 
tion, they knew of him. . But now they ſaw him 
with wonderment in our fleſþb, now they.had ati | , 
experimentall knowledge of him :For, 'the An | xnowledge of | 
gels, befides theirnaturall & ſupernaturall know- | 4»ge!s- 
ledge, they. have anexperimentall knowledge, | 
that is daily encreaſed in them, inthe Church, | 
they ſee ſomewhat toadmiration continually, in | 
the Church, inthe Head, and inthemembers, | 
They knew of the Incarnationof Chriſt before: 
you know the Angel brought the newes of it be- | 
fore-hand, tothe Virgin Mary. The Angels attet- 
| ded upon Chriſt , Fom his-very iofancie; the 
Angels miniſtred to him, in his temptation z be- | 
fore his death, they comforted: him in the Gat- 
den : he was made lower then the" Angels '( in ſome 
ſort) asit is in Pſal, 8, forthey came to comfort 
him, he was ſo low, that he had many Þ4 
of Angels ; Then they ſaw when he way-buried, | * 
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Then wheuheroſe, therewere 4ngels,- one at 
the head, and another. at the feet , jand they 
told Afary, that hewas riſen: And then ar bis| 
 Aſccnfion, the Argelrtold the Dilciples, that 
Chriſt ſhonld comeagainecY ou have the'Stoxie | 
of itat large inthe Goſpel; how from the An.} | 
nuntiation of his Conception, to bis Aſcenſion, 
they ſaw him.and attended on himyand witnefled| 
| of him, w179 | | 
| - As:ſoone as ever he wat, borne, when they 
| appeared to. the Shepheard, what a glorious 
; Hymne they ſang > Gleric ro:God ox high , Peace | 
en Earth , Good wild to men, © How joytull were 
they of the Incarnation of Chriſt , and the 
| out Worke of Redemption, wrought tlicre. 
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| - And; as I ſayd; they did not onely ſee theſe 
thirgs,butthey wondred at the love, and mer-| 
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that the very Angels themſelves looke up. 
| on this with admuration and wonder, and with 
erear dr];ghr, 

| Shall Angels ſee 2nd wonder at theſe things > 
Ar the !love,and mercie, and wiſedome of God, 
| ingoverning his Church, in joyning together 
things jrrcconcilable ( to mans-apprehenſion ) 
infinite juſtice with infinite mercie in Chriſt , 
that Gods wrath and juſtice ſhould be ſatisfi- 
ed in Chriſt, ard thercby infinite mercie ſhewed 
to,us. Here are things for 4ngels. to wonder 
at; * Shall they wonder at it, and joy and de- 
light in it , and ſhall we flight thofe things, 
that are the: wonderment of Angels ? There 
are a companie of. prophane ſpirits, (I would 


ſcarce youchſafe to looke into theſe things; 


not worthie to be reckoned of. Bur, as 


the preat- Myſteries of Salvation , that great|* 
Worke of the Trinitie,-about the Salvation of 


Man-king, they tuſb-at them, they ſlight them; | 


There is fuch -a World of Wonders in the | 


| there were not too: many among, us.) that will | 


that have ſcarcely the Booke of God-in their | 

| Houſes. They can wonder at a Storie, Or | 

Pnem, or ſome frothic Device, at baſe things, " 
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(friſt ſeene of Angels. 
they never talke ſeriouſly of theſe things, ex. 
cept itbe (as itwere) with a gracelefſe grace, 
offlighting , and ſcorne z oy account 1t adif- 
paragement, to be ſerious in theſe things ; they 
make no Myſteries of that which the glorious 
creatures the Angels themſelyes, looke upon and 
pric into, even with admiration, But 1t 1s not 
to be conceived of, the prophaneneſle and poy- 
ſon that is in mans nature againſt Divine Truths 
( as I ſhall ſhew afterwards ; ) how itſlights the 
meanes of its owne ſalvation, and ſtands won- 
dering atbaubles, and trifles : and ſo men waſte 
away their precious time, in admiration of that 
which is nothing bat r4nitie of vanities , whereas 
we ſhould take up our time, in ſtudying theſe 
tranſcendent things, that goe beyond the capa. 
citie ofthe yery Angels: yet theſe things we dally 
and trifle withall, 

Againefrom hence,that Chriſts was ſeene,and 
attended on, and admired by Angels, there isa 
great deale of comfort ifſuethro us ; it is the 
ground of all the attendance and comfort that 
we have from the Angels : For this is a Rule in 
Divinitie, that there is the ſame reaſon of the | 
Head,and of the members;borh Head and mem- 
bers are one : Therefore, what comfort and at- 
rendance Chriſt had, who is the Head, the 
[Church, which is his Body , hath the dame, 
onelywith ſome difference : they attended upon 
bim , asthe Head , they attend uponus, as the 
memberxthey attended upon him immediatly, 

for himſelfe,, they attend upon tis/7for. his ſake, | 
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For, whatſoever wehave of God, we have itar | 
the ſccond hand , we receive Gracefor Grace, of | 
' Chriſt: wereceive attendance of Angels, for the 
attendanec they yeelded ro Chriſt firſt, they ar- ' 
tend upon us, by hisd:re&ion, and commiſſion, | 
and charge from him 5 ſo we have a derivative 
comfort, from the attendance of 4zge/s upon 
 Chiift : bur ſarely , whatſoever they did ro hird, | 
they doeto us, becaule there is the ſame reſpe& | 
'to Head, and members, Therefore the Devill 
| did not miſtake , he was right in thar, when he 
alledged outofthe Pſalme , He ſhallgive his Angels 
charge over thee , that thou daſh-not thy foot again} a | 
ſtone, He was rightin that,applying itto Chriſt; 
For, how-ever it be true to Chriſtians, yet it is | 
|trveto Chriſt roo; it is true to the members, as | 
\wellasthe Head; and to the Head, as to the 
' members : for, He that ſanBifieth , and they that | 
are ſanflified , are all one ,as the Apoſtle ſayth, ove | 
Chriſt, 

| Now, the care of 4rgels concerning Chriſt and |Cherubins,' 
his Church, it was ſhadowed out in Exod, 25. ponrtr | 
and 26, There, the Aercie-Seate, which covered Fexod. get | 
the Arke,wherein the Law was, upon the Adercie- | £204 26. 
Seat there were two Cherubins connter-viewing 
one another, and both pryed torhe-Mertie-Seat ; 
| they ſhadowed out the Angels; that looke on rhe 
| Mercie.Seat, Chriſt : for, hets the Mercie-Seat, |darci>-Sog 
that covers the Law; and the Curſe, in whom | 2,78* © 

| God was mercifull tO us, | There they looke np- 

' on that with a kind of wonderment, and. atten- | 
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Into which Myſteries the very Angely prie, Andy 
| Zxd.16 | jnthe Veile of the Tabernacle, the Veile had 
round about it PiRures of Cherubins : What 
did that ſhaddow out unto us? The multitudeof 
| Cherubins, and Seraphins, and Angels thata: 
| tend upon Chriſt, and his Church. So he was 
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King,there muſt be a 


ublication and proclamation of Chriſt all the 


Bur yet that is not enough , upon proclamation, 


claimed a King to: therefore it followes, Beleeved 


on in theworld , that is, the world muſt Roupe,and 


ſubmir,and give homage to Chriſt, as the Savior 


of the world, as the Mediator of mankind. Thus | 
we ſce how theſe things follow one ppon ano- | 


ther. Tocometothe words, 


Preached to the Gentiles, beleeved on 
in the norld, 


Theſe follow.one another , by a neceſſaric of- 


der : for, preaching goes before Faith ; Faith is 
the iſſue and fruit of preaching ; Chriſt is firſt 


world, The points confiderable,are theſe, 


Firſt, that there muſt be a diſpenſation of (al. 
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| manifeſt in the fleſh, juſtified in the Spirit, bur this 
\ſalvation and redemption wronghr, it mvſt be 
;publifhed and diſpenſed toothers : therefore he 


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the Gentiles ;All is in Chvilt, thatis neceſſaric to | 

be publiſhed, 

Then, the perſons to wbami: : To the Gemtileg , | | 
that } js,to all, The Church is enlarged fincethe 
comming of Chriſt;the Pales and bounds of the | 

= Churchare enlar, cd. | 

And then the fruit of this : Chriſt being thas | 

Z diſpenſed to the Gentiles, the world beleeves; All | 

preaching is for. the obedience of Faith, as. S, Paul 
ſazth, Rom, 1, and Rom, 16. That the obedience of | 
F th 15 be geelded to Chriſt, Preaching to the | 
Gentiles, is, that he may. be belceved on-in the | 
norld, | 
Firſt of all; . 
There muſt-be a diſhenſarion of C brit. 


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| Serethe equity ofthis, even from chingsamong| 
men. Itisnor ſufficient that Phyſicke be provi- | 
ded, bur, rheremuſtbean application of 12. [c 
py ſufficient, that there is a Treaſure; but , 


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| Diſpenfation 
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there muſt be a digging of it one, It is not bod, | |- 


ficient, that there bea "Candle, or Light;\bur, 
there muſt be a holding out of he Lighr, for the 
25014 and ufe of others, - It was not 'ſufficienry 
that chere was a Brazen Serpent; but, the Brazen 
Serpent muſt be lifted up, that the people might”, 
ſceit, 'Itis not ſufficient; that there iv a Stanc 

g dard. ; but the Standard.mult be ſer up. 1r 1s not 
ſufficient, that there be afoundation,, but, rhere 
muſt bea building upon the foundation, - 'It is 


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To preach, | Topreach is toopenthe myſteric of Chrjſt, to 


that therebea box of ointment, burthe box muſt 
be opened, that the whole houſe may be filled 
with the ſmell, Ir is not ſufficientthart there be 
| rapeſtry, and glorious hangings, but there muſt | | 
\ be an unfolding of them; therefore there muſt 
be a diſpenſation of the myſteries of Chriſt: for | 
though Chriſt be Phyſicke, he muſt be applied,| | 
| though Chriſt be a garment, he muſt be put on,| | 
| though he be a foundation, we muſt build on 
him,orelſe wEhave no good by him; thoughhe 
inhis truth be a treaſure, yet he muſt bedigged 
up inthe miniſtery,thovgh he bea light he muſt 
| be held forth, though he be food, there muſt be | | 
' an application,of neceſſitie therefore there muſt 
: beadiſpenſationof the-Goſpe!l, as well as rc- 
; demption wrought by Chriſt , preached to the 
' Gentiles. 
; Tounſoldthepoint alittle, ſeeing the nece(- 
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Preaching, is the Chariot that | 
carryes Chriſt up and downe the world , Chriſt | Chrift profes | 
| doth not profit, buras he is preached: For, ſuper. | 29% Mt a3 
natural] benefits, ifthey be not diſcovered, they F 
| are loſt , as we ſay of Jewels, if they be not dil- 

' covered, what isthe glory of them > Therefore 
there muſt be a diſcoverie by Preaching , which 
is the Ordinanceof God fer that end, VWhete- 
upon God ſtirred up the Apoſtles before, that 
were the maine converters of the world: th 
had ſome Prerogatives above all other Preachers, 
they had an immediate Calling, extraordinarie | Priviledge of |! 
Gifts, and a generall Commiſſion ; in them, | *?*®<5: 
{ was eſtabliſhed a Miniſterie to the end of the 
, world: Chrift, when he aſcended on high , and led 
| captivitie captive, ( he would give no'meane 
; Gift then, when hewas toaſcend triumphantly | 
, to Heaven) the greateſt Gifr he could give, 
was , ſome to be Prophets , ſome Apoſtles , ſome 
| Teachers , for the building upof the Bodie of Chri#t, 
| Fill we all meet\ a perfett man in Chrift, T mill 
| ſend them Paftours' according to my onne heart , 
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it ſo, and ſo ſhould wee 
efteemeir. | 

And to adde rhis further, to cleare it from : Experience of | 
whatſoever may riſe up in any mans mind z doe , \*>epchrot | 
' but conſider inexperience, where Gods ſers up : , 


' bis Ordinance, how many ſoutles are converted ; ! 
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"Thrift preached to the Genkiles. | 


| ſome are ſavingly caſt downe,and then rayſed v 
againc;, their lives are ;zeformed,, rheymalke inthe. 
light, they know whithey they goe, they can give an 
' account of what they hold; the ſtare of thoſe: 
| that live under the Ordinance.of God, is incom-. 
 parably more.lightſome, and comfortable, and; 
glorious, then thoſe that are in the darke, that; 
;wantit. Iftwe had no other argument, experi: 
ence is a good argument, - Where doth Poperie: 
and propkaneneſle reigne moſt >. In thoſe places! 
' where this Ordinance of God is not ſet up; 
| for Poperie cannot endure the breath of the Goff 
'pel. Thus we ſce the neceflitie and'benefit of: 
Preaching, | 7940 
\ ' But then ( in the next place-) this  Ppagching it 
| muſtbe of Chriſt , Chriſt muft bepreached, = ** 
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from the ſtate that 
| Chriſt hath advanced us unto?; the prevailing 
 Teaſons of an holy lite, are ferched from Chrigt, 
The grace of God hath appeared (layth S., Paul, it 
bath ſhined pany ) reaching us to denie all un- 
godline fie and worldly lufls, and to live ſoverly and. 
| righteouſly and holily in this preſent evill world. So | 
that Chrift is the maineobje&t of preaching. This | 
made S.Pau/,when hewas among the Corinthians, 
toprofeſſe no knowledge of any thing, but of 
Chriſt, and him crucified, tocſteeme and value no- 
thing elſe : he had Arts, and Tongues, and parts, 
 hewas a man excellently qualified , but he made 
 ſhewof notbing in his preaching , and in his vaſue 
and efteeme, but of Chrift, and the good things | 
| we haye by Chrift. | | 
Now Ch1ift muſt be preached wholly, and onely, COD | 
we muſt not take any thing from Chriſt,nor joyne | * | 
any thing to Chriſt, The Galarians did burbe. 
leeve the neceffitie of Ceremonies with Chriſt, 
| and the Apoſtle rells them , Yee are fallen from 
Chriff, It isa deftrn&ive addition, toadde any 
thing to Chrift : Away with other ſatisfaQion , 
the ſatisfationof Chriſt is enough ; away with 
merits, the merits of Chriſt are all-ſufficienr; 
away with meritgfworks, in matter of ſalvation, 
| Chriſts righteouſreſſe is that that we. muſt la- 1 
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tcouſneſſe we have in Jeſus Chriſt, You muſt 
heare, and we mult preach all Chrift, and onely 
Chriſt. $. Paul ſayth, he was jealow nith a hob 
| jealouſie over thoſe he taught : why ? Left garay 
| ſhould beguile them , and draw them from Chrif, to 
any other thing, Why is the Church of Rome 
 ſoerroneous ; but becauſe ſhe leaves Chrift, and 
 cleavesro other things > Therefore we muſt la- 
 bour.co keepe chaſte ſunles roChrifty and thoſe 
| that are true Preechers,and Ambaſſadours,and Meſ- 
| ſengers,they mult be jerlow with a holy jealouſie over 
\ the people of God, that they looke to.nothing 
but Chriſt, 
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of times, and places The manifeſta-"| 
tion of Chriſt. . The more Chriſkis tayd open j 
with his w»ſearcheable riches, the more God glori-] 
| fies thoſe times, and places aed;heviebeob 


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den Age, where the Goſpel is preached; ++ » it 
Therfore,we cannot be roo much thank full for |' 
that wondrous favour that we have enjoyed {6 
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| Ground of en- 
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' Hence we havea ground likewiſe of enlarging 


the Goſpel roall PI , becauſe the Genti 
now have intereſt in Chriſt , that Merchants,and 


' may with good ſuccefle carry the Goſpel to a 


| Chriſt, in this laſt Age ofthe World ; and cer, 
rainely, there is great hope of thoſe Weſterne 
people. We ſee the Goſpel hath imitated the 
courſe of the Sunne, The Swe of Kighteouſnefit 
bath ſhined like the Sun inthe Firmamentr ; the 
| Sunne begins Eaſt,and goes rothe Weſt, ſorke 

Goſpel, it began in the Eaſterne ports; ir hach 
left them, they are under the Twr&iſb barbarous 
ryrannteatthis time, the Goſpel is now come to 
the Weſterne parts of the World : For, Chriſt 
wil take an boly ftate upon him, and will not 
' abide long where he is diſ-eſteemed, wherethe 
| Goſpel is under-yalued, andrblended with that 


| which is prejudicial! ro the finceritie of it, when: 
| there is little care had what men beleeve ; The 


| ſtateofthe Goſpel, and Truth, is ſuch, that ifir 


it over-throwes it ; and Chriſt will not endure 


this indignitie, Therefore, letus take heed, that 
we kce 


pel, if wewould have it ſtay with us, eſpecially, 


inſtance. | 


trafh with it,or the like,thar will cat our the very 


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people : There are none ſhut out now, fince' 


| bemiingledover-muchwith Hererogeneallſtuffe, 


epe.Chriſt and bis Trath with us cxa&ly,; 
and let us take heed of finning againſtthe Gol-. 
of ſinnes immediatly againſt the Goſpel: as for 
| | Take heed of joyning Superſtition and Popiſh 


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heart of the Goſpel, and ſets up man in the place 
[of Chriſt. ,, Jo. 
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ke heed of decaying inour firſtlove: 
Welſce God threatnerh the Churchof Epheſws, 
for not cheriſhing and maintaining her fir## love , 
that he would remooye not anely, the Goſpel, 
but the Candle Fick,, the Church it felfe; for ſe- 
curitie inabundance and plentie, andidecay: in 
her fir # loue,Gad threatneth, that be will ſcatter 
the Candlefich, the Church at ſelfe, into forraine 
laces. _ | [514671 
oF" g2aine,a finne againſt theGoſpel, is unfruitful!- 
neſſe under it; When men ſhall have the blefſed 
influence of the Gofpe), the Soule-ſavinig, Truth, 
the good Word to be long among them yand ro: 
be as barren under it, as ifthey were Pagans © For: 
the Goſpel to. have no. more ,power over our 
 foutes, then if we had-no Goſpelatall:That there: 
| is no difference betweene usand Heathen, in re. 
gard of our converſations: To goe no» further 
then they; nay, not ſo fare in honeſtie, .andju: 
\ſtice,and ſobrietie;Let us take heed of theſe and | 
| the like finnes againſt che Goſpel, And I ſay, it 
| ſhould be a ground of labouring the converſion 
| of thoſe that be Savages, be they never ſo barba- 
' rous,. to labour to gaine them to Chrift.; There 
| are indeed ſome hinderances: there be 7arnerand 
lembres among them,inſtruments of theDevil,to 
kceepe them in blindneſſe and ignorance;and then 
cuſtome, that they are bred in, (which prevailes 
moſt with the ſorrieſt people ), for ignorant peo. | 


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Chriſt preached 70 the Ge nitles, . | 


they are foſtrongin it, as rhey are not to beun. 
Bw taught ; as it is bard to teach a Beaſt, becauſche 
1 + | israughrro/goc oneway , for want of yarietic of 
conceptions, being void of reaſon ; now , people 
by narureare little berter then Beafts ; therefore 
theyare ſo fixed and determined in that way they 
| are brought up in,and are ſoſettled by the Devill 
and thoſe Prieſts among them, and by the o- 
rannic of thoſethat have come among them, th, 
Spaniards, &c, that hath hindred their converſion 
much : yet take them as bad as they can be, God| 
E hath a time for thew, Whar were wee of ras 
_ 47 | Nation fixteene hundred yeeres agone? Theres 
": ! | a fulneſſe of the 'Genrides to came.in, and cer- 
rainely, iris not yer come, 'fully; For, it is pro- 
bable, nay, more then probable, that there are 
ſome peoplethat never had the Gaſpel , and the 
fulneflc of the Genrilez muſt come in, before ##* 
pther Myſteric of the calling 6f the Jewes. , 
ſpeake it, toenconrage thoſe that have intereſt 
that way, not to take yiolent courſes with them, 
There is nothing ſo voluntarieas Faith , it muſt 
i.  bewtought by perſwaſions,notby violence : and 
| there is a ground of encouragement hence , that 
fince the comming of Chriſt, there is a libertic 
| forall Nations tocome in,Chriſt muſt bepreachs 
| ed torhe' Gentiles, | 


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 edabe excel- | we are thoſe. Gentiles , that have enjoyed this 

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0 ' Nation. preaching of Chriſt; and it is the glorie of out 
2 Nation: it is nor our ſtrength, or riches, or any 
] ornament above others,that ſets us forth ſo much 
IOEE | as 
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Chriſt beleerved on in the World. lit nz * | 


as this, that we have the Goſpel preached among 
us;that theſe bleſſed ſtreames runne ſo plentiful-| 

ly every whereamong us, Letus labour toyalue 

| this ineſtimable benefir : Where ghe Goſpel is 

not preached, therethe places are Salt-pirs, deſpi- 

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ſuddenly, and ſtrongly ; becauſe 
there wa$an Almighty Power,agd Spirit accom- 
 panying the-glorious Goſpel: and thereuponit 
came tobe thus effeuall with the world. - 4-4 
Apaine, it is awonder, inreſpectofChrilt, | 19 
whom the world beleeved on, VWhat.was Chritt > | won E 
Indeed, he was the Sonneof God: but he appea- | 
red in abaſed fleſh, in the forme of a-ſervant ? he. 
was Ciucificd, and for the proud world to beleete 
ina crucified Saviour, it wasa Myſterie, | 
Laſtly, it is agreatmyſterie, eſpeciaily.inre- |, 5. 
ſpe&tof Faith it felfe ; Faith beiag| ſo contrarie | {2/5956 © 
tothe nature of man For the heart of man, where : 
Faith is wrought;to go out of it felfe,and to enm- 
| bracea beginning, and Principle|, and rifing of 
life, from another ; to ſecke juſtification and ſal- 
| yation, 


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vation,by the righteouſneſſe and obedience ofa. | 
nother : for the proud heart of man to ſtoupetg 
this, to acknowledge no righteouſneſſe of ity 
owne to ſtand before the Tribunall of God, but 
eo have all derived from Jefus Chriſt , to ferch 
forgivencſle of fins out ofthe death of another, 
ro wrap it ſelfe inthe righteouſneſſe and obedi, 
ence of Chriſt, given of God for it , the heart of 
man,without a ſupernaturall worke of the Spirit 
ro ſubdue ir, will never yeeld to this, becauſe 
| proud fleſh and bloud will alway have ſomewhat 
in it ſelfe to dote upon, and to ſet it out before 
God ; and when it finds nothing in it ſelfe, then 
it deſpaires : 'for the heart of man thus to goe 
out of it ſelfe, and rely onely upon the righte- 
ouſnefſe of Chriſt, not having its owne righte- 
ouſneſſezthis is the greateſt Myſteric. Eſpecial- 
| ly for a guiltie Soule, rhat hath its eyes opened, 

to diſcerne of jtsowne eftate; for a conſcience 
awakened , to truſt in God, being a boly God, 
a juſt God ; for theſe two to meet together, 
God, and adoubring, galled, miſgiving conſci | 
ence, fore-caſting the worſt: for ſuch a conſcience 
to find peace, by this a& of Faith caſting it ſelfe | 
upon Chriſt, this is more then can be done by 
any power of nature. 


Faith alroge- [| There is ſomewhatin nature, f5r all legall 
ther BoFeR> | obedience; man naturally hath ſome ſeedes,to | 
| love his Parents, to hate Murther, and the like; 

| | butro goout of himſelfe,and caſt himſelfe upon 
Gods love,and mercy in Chriſt, there is no ſeeds 
of this in nature, bur all againſt Faith zn Chri ” 
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a. 


| oft times, whena man is caſt downe, all in” the 
warld ſeemes to make againſt him and then 
fora man to have his heart rayſed up byan Al: | 
, mightie power, to beleeve; certainely', this muſt ' 
be a _Myſterie : I ſay, when all makes againſt | 
him, his Conſcience makes againſt him,and the ' 
Judgement of God: againſt hfm,' and Satans 
temptations agaiuſt him, all the frameof things | 


preſent ſeernes to beagainit him , God himſelfe | 


oft times ſeemes to be againſt him, robean of- | 
 fended God, juſtly offendedwith his fines, for | 
the ſoule.in this caſe to caſt ir {elfeupon God; in 
Chrift, there: muitneeds bea hidden and excel- | 
lent deepe worke on the ſoule : This 15 the grea- 
teſt Myſterie, the greateſt diffculrtie is in this 
branch , conſidering, how contraric to the heart | 


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Let us take heedof ſhallow conceits of Faith; |Tobarebigh + 
as if itwere af eafie !'common univerſall grace, paut. 
to. beleeve 3 Nos, beloved , it is a ſaperna- | 
tarall powerfull woke, . Saint Pau! (ets itout | 
 divinely , and largely , in Epheſ, 1, 18. Hee | Fpbeſ 1.18, 
calls it, the Mightie power of God : it requires | 
[not onely a Power, butan Almighty Power, | 
to .rayſethe heart-of man tro Leleeve, For, even | 
as the worke of Redemption, by Chriſt, is Redemprion 3 
Aa preater worke in it ſelfe, they the worke of Foe | 
| Creation , ſo alſo the worke- of Converſion, z{ {+ 
though they be-all one to-an infinite PH yer, For Power: 
yet tite. thing. it ſelfe is moredifficulr, ro make | 
| the heart of man to beleeve, then to make a wor! 
| of nothing : for, when God made rhe arts | 
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there was nothing to oppoſe, there he had todye 
with ſimple nothing ; but when God comest,' 
make the heart beleeve, he findes oppoſitionand: 
rebellion, he finds man againſt himſelfe, he finds 
the heart and conſcience againſt it felfe; he finds 
oppoſition from Saran, that helps mans diſtruſt. 
full heart, thenfll mcet together,afflitions,the 
ſenſe of Gods anger, and mans _ conſci- 
ence: now to make fuck a man eleeve, is more 
 thentacreate a world: 
z And as God ſhewed more power,ſo he ſhewed 
 Formercis |) more mercy inthe worke of Redemption,thenia 
the Creation. Inthe Creation,there he did good 

toa good man; Adamwas created good, and he 
ſhould (bad he ſtood) have continned ina good 
condition:but in the worke of Redemption;God 
doth good to evill men , God tranſcends in his! 
love, becauſe the gloryot his-mercie reignes in 
the worke of Redemption :: ſothat the power, 
and wiſedome, and mercie, being greater in the 
worke of Redemprion, it requires a more wy 
natural power inthe ſoule toapprehend this, then 
any other Truth ; as the workein Redemption is 
moreglorious, ſo the Divine grace and vertue in 
the ſoule,that makes uſe of this, (which is Faith) 
| 1t muft be more excellent then all other Graces | 
| whatſoever, Andas it muſtbe God, that mull 
| ſaveand redeeme us,ſo it muſt be God thar mult 
pelwade the heart of this : as Chriſt , who 15 
| God, muſt performe the worke of Redemprion; 
ſoit muſtbeGod the Ho!y-Ghoſt,that muſt per 
{wade the heart,that God loves it fo much, and 


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H Chriſt beleerved ov in the World: 

| raiſe the heart to apprehend it, and make uſe of 
it . 020 lefle powerwill doe it,” Letus (I ſay) have 
greatconcents of this excellent grace of Faith , 
AU menhaye not Faith: it is a rare grace;, arate 
| jewell. When Chriſt comes, ſba#befind Faith in 
 theworld 2 Certainely, it is a Myſteric, fora man 
to beleeve in Chrift , fora nacurall man to. be 
brought to rely upon Chriſt , To you ir #s given 


itis gives, it is no ofdinarie Fift ne . There- 
fore let us pray with the Diſciples, Lord increaſe 
our Faith, and with the poore man inthe Goſpel, 
Loyd, I beleeve, helpe my unbelecefe, | 

| Thenextrhing Iwillrouch, ſhall berhis; Thar 
Faith is rut here forall graces. Herein theſe fix 
Clauſes of this great Aſyſflerievf Godlineſſe, there 
is onely

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in Heaven, when he was entertained thi- 
| ther, after his abaſement? It is beyond our con- 


ceits, tO imagine, | 
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'was his Afcenſion to gi: 


(ori receiroed wp.in Glory. 


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It will norbe al 
of the circumſtances of Chriſts being taken wp 
ro glory. 

Whence was he'taken?> - 
glory from Monne 0tjves, 'whete he uſed to pray, 
and wherehe ſweat water and blood .; ; where he 

ace of Humiliation, 


was humbled , from the pl 
ſhewing unto us, 


thartthe place oft rites 


[art :MiQed -onr fie Beds, nay, 


wepray, where Wc 
ies of our 
abafemenr;, the very Prifons, they- may dc as 
Mount Oliver to us, from whenee Gotdmllck 


| this reſpe&. | 


us toglory, Let nomatitherefore rpg fo 
ment; it nay prove as) depen) cm Oliver tO. 
I ry | 

'And when was he raken-«p to (hey ; Nor be- 
fore'/he had Airmmſhed hisworke, as he ſayth', 
17, 4. 2 þ&ve' finiſhed" the worke thow (gave ane 90 
doe: Then he was taken wpjwhen he bad done all, 
when he had «conilhedon ſalvation: And 
after his abaſement, not before So; qur taking 
wp to glory, it muſt be when we have done out 
wor ke, 
have runne our race, when we have 
fight, Andalſo after our abaſement, we muſt firſt 


(ſuffer with Chriſt, before wecan be glerifi 


Chrifts glory , his Reſurre@tion : hewasraken. uf 
fo gr , when he wasat rhe loweſt that could be, 
when he was in the Grave : fo Gods Qhurch and 
children, at the Joweft., they arencexeſt to g/r9; 
Weuſetoſay, Things when they arcatthe worl, 

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en we have fifiiſhed our courſe, whey we | 
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are neereſt mending;: ſo is the ſtate and conditi- | 3 
| on ofthe Church o: God, and cyery particular | 
| Chriſtian, whenbe is loweſt, be is necreſt 1ayſing; 
as we ſhall ſce afterwards, WE? (1 jt 

Thewitneſſes of chis,were the A4rgels: they pro- 
claimed his Incarnation, with joy , and without 
doubt they were much more joyfall at bis aſcen- 
ding up to glory ;.it was.in the preſence of the 4n- 
gels, So likewiſe,when he ſhall come to manifeſt 
his g/ory ar the day of Judgement, there will be 
innumerable thouſands of Angels, Thoſe glorious crea- 
tures were witneſſes of his glory, and no queſtion, 
bur they yeelded their joyfull.attendance, and 
ſervice, that were ſowilling to atrend himat his 
birth,and comming into the world, 

He was carryed wp in the clouds, inwhich alſo j 
he ſhall come againe at the laſt day, ; | HisCharior, 
| But before hewastakenwp ro glory, he was for- | 
| tie dayes on Earth, to give evidence to his Apo- 
ſtles and Diſciples of his ReſurreRion,and ts in- 
 ſira@; and furniſh rhem_in thipgs concerning 
| their Callings , afterwards, he-was taken np zo 
 £/ory, And in all that time of bis abode on Earth, 
after bis firſt degree of glory, bis ReſurreRion, he | 
was never ſcene of finfull eye, ( forany thing we 
ſee ;in; Scripture.) I, meane of thoſe that were 
corners of kim, that deſpiſed him, The Scrives 
| and Phariſes , and carnall people, did not ſee 
' him, they bad no commerce art. all with him, 
| after his ReſurreRion: they that deſpiſed him : 
in his abaſement , had no comfort by his exalta- 


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| it muſt needsbe a AMſterie, that God will be gle. 


("rift receirved up Glory; 

But that which I will chiefely preſſe in this 
Clauſe,ſhall be to ſhew, That as this 1s a Myſte, 
rie, ſo how.it is a Myſterie of Godlineſe, to (tirre us 
up to-godlineſſe 7 for , as | ſayd before , Divine 
Truths and Principles they are called Godlinefſe : 
becauſe, whete they are embraced, they worke 


where theſe Truths -are ingrafted in the ſoule, as 
S. Peter (aith,chey tarnethe ſoule into their owne 
nature, Therefore, I wilt ſhew how this Myſterie, 
Chrift received up-to glory, breeds a'frame of Godh- 
n-/ſe inthe heart, 4 

Thar iris a Ayſterie, it will eaſily appeare: 
For, was ita great Myſterie, that God ſhould rake 
Q.r nature upon him,ro be abaſed in it > Surely, 


rificd 19 our nature, Vas

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Church, and ſubdues his enemies. $0 


; Was BOt manifeſted who he was indeed, to our 
| comfort, till hewas received up inglory. We had 
' ner the Spirit , the Holy-Ghoſt , ſent from 

above,till he aſcended , as it is in /oh1 7. The Ho- 


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Chrift received up in Glory, MI "TI 
© Among many ;atherreſpeds, itis a MHyſterie, 
for the greatnefſle of jt... We-ſee; after his, Aſcen-. 
ſion, when he appeared to Paulin glory, aglimpſe 

of it ſtrucke Pavl/downe, he could notendure' it, | 


Nay, before he ſuffered, a very ſhadow of his 
glory, it amazed Perer, and Tamer, and obn, they 


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 bui/d ( ſay they.) three Tebernacles, cc. Ifa 
little diſcoverie of bis glory on Earth, wrought 
theſeefte&ts ; what great glory is itthen, that 
he bath in Heaven? Certainely it, is beyondall | 
expreſhon, | | 

In this g/orioxs condition that Chriſt is received 
into, be fulfils all-his Offices in a moſt comftor- 


his Spiricaow to teach,and open the heart; be is 


that, though he accompliſhed and fulfilled 
thoſe blefſed Offices (that were appointed him) 
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firſt fruits, we ſucceed, Theſe _ being premi- 
' ſedas grounds, I com? to make ſomeule of this 


comfortable poinr, 


| N3_ Chriſt 


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Chriſt not þo- 


dily prefenrin 


the Sacrament 


Similes, 


! cone doyne in his Body tous, orelſe he can doc 


| mOteand ſofarreabove; he hath oppartunity to 


| being! 


|  Chbrift received uþ in Glory. 1 


| Chriſt is received up 4s glory: Therefore, firſt 
of all for our information,we muſt nat feeke him 
ina. Wafer-cake, we mult not looke for himin 
\the Sacrament bodily; how. can he be there, 
when he is received up in glory? Therefore, when 
we cometo the Sacrament, let.us conſider, we 
| have now todealewith Chriſt, whois in Heaven; 
' Cannor Chriſt thew his vertue,, tocomtort and 
| firengthen us, bur wemuſt have his Body.inthe 
| Communion totouch our bodies? The-foot hath 
| influence from the head, yer the head 45 diſtang 
from it in place : The utmolt branckes have life 
andſ{ap fromthe root; yet they are 1emate, 1nre- 
{pc & ofplace. A. King (preads his influgnee over 
his whole Kingdom(thoughut benevey ſo Jarge) 
| yet kc is but in one place,in reſpe$othis perios, 
' Doth the Sunne in the Heavens, come, downets 
| the Earth , to make the Spripg; and to,make all 
' fr efull > Cannot he ſend betmes and influence 

from thence,to cheriſh the Eatth » Muſt, Chriſt 


| V5 no £00d > Muſt there bea corpogeall deſcent, 
or, elle. we-can xcceive no influence from him 
There maybe aderivation of vertne from Chriſt 
though his perſon bein Heaven , where he ſhall 
| remaine till the laſt day, when he:ſhall core, (9: 
| be g/oriows in bis Saints, | The Sunnedoth more 
250d, being in Heaven, then he could doe if te 
wereon the Earth, if the Sun were-lower, what 


| wou'd become of the Earth > Bur being ſo 1c- 


| ſhine over the greateſt pazt of the.Earthat once; 


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| _ Chriſt recetrved up in Glory. . 
being greater. then. the Earth, he ſhineth over 
more then'halfe the Earth at once, Chriſt bei 
in Heaven,as the Sunne of Righteouſnefſe, he ſhines 
more oloriouſly overall,and we haye more com- 
fort, and benefit,and iollnencs from Chrift, now 
' in Heaven, then we could, if hewere on Earth, 
Muſt we needs make him bodily preſent every 
| where, as the Papiſtsdoe, and other Hererodox 
ſtrange conceited men,in G erpanic # What need. 
wedoe thus , when there may be influence from 
Chriſt,now i in Heaven,to us on Earth, (as we ſee 
in other things(withour confufion of his Divine 
Froperdien! to his Body, or making his Body as 
is God-head is > Therefore ſeeke kim not bo- 
dily any where, but in Heaven, Thoſe Opinions 
overthrow three Articles of our Faith at ONCe, 
He aſcended into Heaven, Heſptteth at the right band 
of God, and, He ſhe# come to judge the quicke and the 
dead : 'And where is his Body inthe meane time; 
inthe Sacrament? No : he is received up in glory, 
Therefore, we muſt have our thoughts in heaven, 
when wearcabour that buſineſſe, we muſt lift up, 
ear hearts; as.it iS our Liturgie , which is taken 
our ob the ancient Litwreie, we life them up unto 
the Lord, we muſt have holy thoughts rayſed up 
ta Chriſt, in Heaven. - 

\Againe,i is Qhriſt received up to glory 2 Here, i is 
ſingular comfort, confidering,what I ſaid before. 
thatbe is aſcended as a publike perſon,in our be- 
halfe,jn our nature, for our!good, Therefore, when 
wethinke of 'Ehriſt.in-Heaven, think of our Hus- 
band & in Heaver,thinke-vf our ſelves-in Heaven ; 

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That we have 
glory by 
Chcik, 


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C byifi rectivoedupi in Glory... 


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we areſet rogerher in heavenly paves with! PTY g ll 
the Apoſtle ſaich, Ephef.2 Wehavea gloriowlifey| 
| but it is hid with chriſt, in Heaven, - Whey | 
| Chriſl imſelfe ſhall be revealed; our'life (halt bo | 
revealed, though we ercepe tiþon i the Barth ay 
| wormes yer norwithſtandi tng we have commits. 
on and fellowſhip with Clift who ts joyned 
with us inthe ſame Mvyſticall Body, wid a9 iow

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own perſon: he that overcame 
fOrns; will overcome in ws, Wfithere bea'Spirit of 
Faith rodepeti&upon big. od 6 p 
Chriſts aſcen-| - Againe,this /yſtericis a Myſterie of Godlineſſt, 
\Gingto $'9'Y> | ittendethto andenfotcetls gedlineſſe, and: holi- 
{ lineflc, nefle: of life, Chriſt retejved'wp-toglory. You ſec 
[then autfeſb is in Heaven; Chrift hath raken into! 
Heaventbe pledgaot our \fleſh, and-given us the 
pledgeof his Spirit, Itwasadignifying of our 
nature, that God ſhould be manifeſt in our fleſh, 
that, that was ah abaſingto him;,as God, was an 
honour to our nature; the Incarnation of EhiF 
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ir was the beginning 0f his abaſeryent, inyegall | 
of his God-head,for the God-headito be ctauded | 
under fleſh, but it wasa dignifying-of:cthehu! | 
mane nature., that it thothid begraffed ihtothe. 
ſecong Perfon + Andisit nates greater honogrtd 
our nature, that now in Chri/} it's goneto Heat: | 
ven, and is there above Angeis z Oar:.nature'in | 
Ckrijt, rules over all the Gorldi: Add wherefort: 
1Sall this??|As ivis for wondrous comfort, {oi for, 
Inſtrpgion, tocarry-oarfelvesanſwerable to our, 
dignitie, VVhat! hath Goditakenour nature up- 
' on him ,to the yhitie of the ſecond Perſon; and. 
exalted ard hanouted,, and enriched\itr > Is he. 
likewiſe gone.to, Heaven: in eur natwme;, andzjs 
there, above aſh Principalities and Powers; all 
the Angels in; Heaven. attend-upon: him : And 
ſhallwe debaſc and diſhotour ournature,thatis, 
ſocxalred'> Let it worke ypon us, tocarry:vur | 
ſelves. in a holy kind of ſtate. Shallwedefiloour' | 
ſelves wich fintull courſes,& make ourſelves ba- 
ſerthen.the Earth we tread'on,, worle then any 
creature? (fora man withour grace,is nextrathe 
| Devill in miſeris; if Godibe not mercifull to. 
him) If God bavethus- honoured our nature, | 
 aboveall created excellency whatſoever;ſball nor | 
this ſtirre us up $0 a correſpondent carriage > It. 
 isoft preſſed bythe Apoftle,that werwa/be worthy | 
 #f our calling, And, indeed; letusoftconfider, to 
' what great matters we dfecalled, for, the life of 
| Heaven it muſt be begun upon Earth; Whoſoever 
hath this hope,to be glorious with Chriftin Heaven, | 
| 1t purgeth him , it frames bim:tobe'likethe fate 
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\ And eras, goq on with\incouragement;, in 
ood daries;,witha Spicirof Faith: for, where. 
tore 1s Chriſt in Heayen., but to rule his Church 
by his Spicix/; T'o:leude captivitje captive, and to 
ginelgifts rg mon $: Dering therefore gone ON with 


confidence, thar{Chrifli rom Heaven'will give 


us his Spirit, rofubduc out corruptions,” He js 
in Heaven, ro ral&his: Church , and what js his 


| Kimgdome yi buy dhe-ſubduing -of our ſpirtts by 


his Spititpt6 be\more hambley/ahd more holy 
and gracious eyery way ? Let us not thinke , that 
our corruptionsw il be too hard forus, bur goe 


if we be true tocaurowne foules; 'we ſhall have 
ftrengthtoſuftaine os: he firs in Heaven, torule 
vs by his gracious. Spirit, Letras /notdelpairey 


will./ead. captivitie captive, and Overcome all in 


Faith rodepeſidupon bing L(3+} 174 


on ina Spirtt of Paith,, (Thar: Chrif, that dyed | 
for us'asa>8riefl, he will raleus as'a King, and 


thoug hwe oatry this and:that corruprion about 
us, we (hall-by. little and-lievle overcome all, he 


Againe,this 2ſyſtericis a Myſterie of Godlineſ{e; 
'teendethto and enfotcetbs igodiineſſe; and holi- 


nefle: of life, Chriſt received wp toglory, You ſee 


then out fleſh is in Heaven, Chrift hath raken'iinto' 
Heaventte pledgeot our fleſh, and\given us the 
pledgeof his Spirit, Ir wasadignifying of our 
nature, that God ſhould be marifeft in our fleſb ; 
that, that was ah abaſingto him, as God, was an 


honour toour nature; the Incarnation of Ehri# 
it! 


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own perſon: he that overcame | 
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of his God-head,for the God-headto be ctouded | 
under fleſh; but-it. wasa dignifying-of:the hu: 
mane nature. that-it ſhotrid be graffed. ihto the. 
ſecong Perſon : And 1sit nate prearer honoartd | 
our nature, that. now 18 Chrli/} it ts goneto Heat | 
ven, and is there above Angeis z Oar:nature'in 
Chriſt, rules over all, the Wworld': Add ywherefore | 
iSall chis'?jAs ibis for wondrous comfort, {o' for, 
Inſtrucion, tocarry owrfelres anfwerable to our! | 
dignitie, Vhat! hath Goditakenour nature up-. 
on him , to the unitie of the ſecond Perſon; and | 
exalted ard honoured, and venriched\ ir I1s he | 
| likewiſe K9ne.to Heaven in ur flature; andzis 
there , above af) Principalities and: Powers; all 
the Angels .in; Heaven.attend\ upon: him : And 
ſhall we debaſc and diſhotour ournature,thatis, 
lo cxalred's Let it worke-ypon us; tocarry vur | 
{clves. in a holy kind of-ſtate,) Shallwedefileour 
ſelves wich fintull courſes,& make ourſelves ba» 
ſerthen.the Earth we treadion,, worle then any 
creature? (fora man withour grace,is nextrothe 
 Devill in miſeri6; if God:be not mercifull to 


itv as the beginnifg of his abaſeryeot, imregayd | 


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him) If God -bavethus honoured our nature, | 


above all created excellency whatſcever;ſhall nor | 
this ſtirre us upto a correſpondent carriage 2 It! 
isoft prefled bythe Apoftle,that wewa/be worthy. 
 #f ourcalling, And, indeed, lerusoftconfider, to : 
what great matters we dtecalled, for, the life of 

| Heaven it muſt be begun upen Earth; Whoſoever 
hath this hope.to be glorious with Chriftin, Heaven, | 
it purgeth bim , it frames him/tobe'likethe ftate 


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| he hopes. for ; and he thathath nota cate to ſute 
and fir his carriage and diſpoſition tothe ſtate 
he beleeves, it is an emptie hope, he deludes him. | 
ſelfe: Whoſoever ſhall begloriows with Chriſt in! 
' Heaven, is al{og/oriow now, there & @ Spirit of Gl. 
ry refting pon them, that is, Grace; Grace makes 
them glorious. Thoſe that bave nor 4 Spirit of:Gle. 
(ry, thatis, a Spirit of Graee, to faſhion and con- | 
Graie them, in ſome meaſure , to be.like Chriſt; 
by little and litele , they have no right nor inter. 
eſt in the ſtate of Glory, that ſhall be revealed. 
after. 
| | Is chriſt taken up roglory , and for ns; as well 
\as.for bimfſelfe ; #hat manner of men oupht we tobr- 
in holy converſation? We ſhould" heepe-our ſelves” 
\wnſþotted of the wicked nord; - $Shalll+we thinke to 
Fheve communion-and fellowthip witly Ehrift'in |. 
glory, when 1we make tbe membirs of Chriff theemem. | 
bers of Harlot ?' when we make our torfues in- 
{truments of blafpheming God , and Chriſt, as 
company of vile wretches, rhat-witi come tothe 
| Ordinances of God, and yet have pot overcome # 
| their Arheiſtical> nature ſo much, 'as''to leave | 
| their fwearing,and filthy courſes> Doe we think | 
to have commynion with Chriſt in glory, and not 
ger the victorie aver theſe baſe courſes > Docwe 
profefſe ourſejves'to be Chriſtians, and live like 
| Pagans? Hath God ſuch need of people, ro fill 
heaven with,thar be will have ſuch uncleane per- | 
| !ſons > 'Shall we bave ſuch baſe thov brs of hea» 
(zen ? NO, beloved , theſe things muſt be lefe, if 
| ever ( upon good ground [) we wilt-entertaine 
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' Head ard thie members , not onely in g/ozy, bur 
in gracez;and'the conformitie in.grace, is be- 
fore the conformitie in glory, Will Godover- 
' turne his methods, and order, for our fakes > 
'No,.No : all that come to Heaven , he guides 
them by his Spirit., (here, ingrace) azd then he 
brings them to'glory, He gives 'g are and glory, 
and no good thing. ſhall be. wanting to them that 
leade a godly, life-:. but firſk grace , and then 
lory, 
: f hercefore, letnotthe Devill abuſe us, nor our 
owne falſe hearts, to pretend a.ſhare. in this 
glory,, when. we finde no change in our ſelves 
when we finde not, ſo much ſtrength, as to ger 
the viorie over, the baſe and. vile corruptions 


You areriſen with Chrit, your life ts bid with Chriſk | 
is Ged, and , we are dead with: Chriſt ; There. 
fore we ought to mortifie all finfull laſts; For, 
the ſoule being finite , it cannot be carryed up 
tO theſe things, that are ofa ſpirituall , holy, 
and divine.conſideration; butitmuſtdycin its 
love, and affe&ion, and care to earthly things, 
and finfull courſes, Therfore,let us never thinke| 
that webeleeve theſe things indeed, ualMe we 
finde a diſpoſition by grace, to kill and ſubdue 


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inferres mortification of our earthly. members : | mortfication 


all things that are contrarie to this condition, 


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| Thovgh ſomewhat there will be inus,toFumble 
8s, or elſe, why are Precepts of Montification 
giventothem thatwere Saints alreadie,burt that 
' there is ſomewhat will draw ns downe;, to abaſe 
'vs}> Bur this is no comforr ts him that is not 
|| the child of God , that lives in filthie courſes, 
| that he might caſtly command hinffelfe in, let 
| him abandon the name of a Chriſtian, be hath no. 
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our Iron heavy cold hearts, | . | 
Itis an argument ofa great deale of Atheiſme, | "E122. | 
and ipfidelitie.in our; hearts, .(as.indeed our baſe: 
natures prone toſinke downe, and to becarryed 
away with preſent things ) that profeſſing to be- 
| leeve that Chriſt is riſen, and aſcended into hea- 
ven,and that he is there for us; yerthat we ſhould | | 
be plodding, \and- plotting alcogether, for the | _ 
Earth ;.as if there were no other heaven, as it | 
there were a9 happineſſe but that which is to be 
found below. . There is nothing here, thar can 
ſatisfie/the capacious nature bf man ; therefare, 


we (hould not reſt inany.thing here, conſifering | 
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the great things that are reſerved forus , wh exe! 
Chriſt is inglory, Therefore , whenwe finde cur. 
ſoules falling downe of themſelves, or dra wne 
 downeward (to baſe cares, and earthly cont ent- 
ments) by any thing here below , let-us labour 
'tOrayſe up our ſelves with ſuch meditations: I 
{ know not afiy more fruitfull,then to conſider the F 
gloryro-come, and the certainctic of it, Chriſt is 

| taken into glory, not for himſel fe onely, but for 
tobn 19- all his : for, where 1 am ( ſayth he) it @ mymill that 
they 4ethere alſo, Chriſt ſhould loſe his prayer, 
| if we ſhould not follow him to Heaven : it is not 
onely hisprayer, but his will , and he is in Hea-' 

| ven, to make goed his will, The Wills ofmen 
may be fruſtrate, becauſe they are dead ; but he 
lives to make good his ownewill ; and his will is, 
that we be where he is. Now, ita man belceve 
this , can he be baſe and earrhly-minded > Cer- 
tainely, no ; Where our treaſure ts, onr hearts will be 
therealſo, by the rule of Chriſt , where the body wv, 
| the Eagleswill reſort : if we did make theſe things 
our treaſure , we would mount aboye earthly 
things , there is nothing in the world would be 

| ſufficientforus,if we had that efteeme of Chriſt, 
| and the glory where Chriſt is, as we ſhould and 
| | might haye, | 
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