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meet with 
comfort in our buſineſſe ip evr callings, thar 


without it in ſpeculation, and otherwiſe, wee 


ſhould never have, 
And then they appeared tothem inthe night. 
God diſcovers himſelfe in the night of affliSion: 


| Ourſweeteſt and ſtrongeſt comforts are inour 


arkenefle, nay God brings lightour of darke- 
neſſe it ſelte, we ſee the circumſtances then of | 
this apparition, _” "OY | 
| Hecalls theſe Angels a heavenly Hoſt, indi- 
vers reſpedts, eſpecially in theſe : 

An Hoſt for number, here are a number ſct 
downe. A multitude is diſtin& from an Hoſt, 
|but inthat they are an Hoft, they are a_multi- 
tude, as in Dan, 7, To, Ten thouſand times tex thow- 
ſand Argels attend upon God, And ſo Rev. 5. 11, 
[There are a world of A»gels about the Church in 
Hcb.12,22, Wearecome to have communion 
with an inumerable company of Angelt: he ſets not 
downe:the number, and here appeares 4 mulci- 
tude of Angels, Worldly ſottiſh men that live 
here below, they thinke there is no other ſtate of 
things then they ſee, they are only taken up with 
 ſence,and pleaſures,and goodly ſhews of things, 
alas, poore foules, there is another manner of 
ſtate, and frame of things, if they had ſpirituall 


eyes to fee the glory of God, and of Chrift our 


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|. An Hoſt likewiſe imphes order, | 
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der,nor of confuſion, If you would ſee diforder,got 
| to hell;furely difordered places,and compadics, 
are ratl:icr hel!s, then any thing elſe, nay in ſoine 
reſpe&s worſe ; forthere is kind of order even 
among rhe(devilsthemſelves;they joyntogether 
to deſtroy the Church, and the members there- 
of, [note this by rhe way :' herewas an Hoſt of 
Angels, rthatis, they are an orderly company: 
| what thatorder is, I confeſſe with'S, AuZ#in, is. 
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A gaine here is conſent, an Hoſt all joyning to- | 
gether in praifing God, Glory to God on bigh, And! 
fure 1t 15 a heaven upoy earth, when a company 
of Chriſtians, lcd with one Spirit, ſhall joyne: 
inone worke to praiſe God, to helpe one'ano- | 
ther in ſome fpiritaaltway , when they meet to-] 
| £ether toheare the Word, and topray to God,! 
; tl with one confear, their prayers meet in hea- 
| ver, Chriſt commends union,and confent : where 
; tro or three aremet togerhicy in myname, 1 will bein | 
| rhe middeff of them , arid whatſoever tipo or three ſha, 
arke in my name if they agree(if there ben jarring, 
nor \chifme,nor breach among them) 1 nid grant: 
it; Agreement in good, is a notable reſemblance 
of that glorious condition we ſhall enjoy in hea- 


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efpcciafly; for bone aft Pons 
for the aiRnch of the fic ECT wich; 
is gfearcomfore rorke 
of God ; The. Church is Aba i ihe Fairl 
here , wee are 211 tran r5n c way {IO DOE, 
wee live in the tide G, D vits ul 
incarnate, deyillith "minded? men, "ae are, 
with the ſpitir of the” Devil; but Tome 1s. our. 
(comfort, wee haye a mwltitdde, an Holtof An- 
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of ther deftrpy the H oft of, Senacheri ib the 
In in Caen [font Ange dl deſtroyed a 
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can a mwileiriude bk ion {ages Js d, e> Yet 
all arefor the ſervice.of chriſt ſf,a d Chargh 
theſe and ſuch TR obſervatioas. we may gathe 
wo) tharthey are ſaid jo be an "Hoſt of An. 
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ortenof us, too much; why arewe ſo cold ; and 
6 Fea, and dull, and Lifrofffall in LORE ) nee 
forget our ſtrength and comfart this way, Thee 
is now at this time an carthly Hoſt againſt the 
Church, men led with antichriſtian ſpirits, Let 
us comfortourſelves, we have at heavenly Hoſt 
withus, as Elizew ſaid to bis ſervant, there are 
| more with ai then againſiw, If God ſee it good, 
this outward Hoſt of Heaven,the Sun,the. Moog, 
and Starres, hee can make them fight for his 
Church, as 11) Siſers's caſe. Bur tFere 15 another 
Hoſt, that ſee the face of God, that'is, that ob- 
ſerye, and wait on bis will, and command, wee 
have an heavenly Hoſt within the heavens, that 
having a command from God , can come downe 
quickly, forthe defence of the- Church, and for 
every particular Chriſtian,not ovely one Angell, 
that 1s but an 9piniori that eyery one hath his 
Angell, butevetias Godſces good, one or two, 
or more, a mulritude,an Hoſt of Angels. - 
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gels. ſuch an Hoſt , but for the-further. demonſtration 
of his goodneſle, he is ſodiffuive ingoodneſle, 

he will have a multitude of creatures, that they. 
may be a meanes to diffuſe his goodneſſe,. An- 
gels to the Church, and the Church to others, it, 
15for the ſpreading of his godneſſe, for hee is 
all in all in bimſeife. Let it rake impreſſion in 
I% that we have ſuch glorious creatures for our 

ſervice. 


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them, notonely as God, but as Mediator, As wi'y, 


God; he is the Creator of Angels, as Mediator, | 
lee is the head of Angels, Col, 1,16..[twas fir | -copf.1 16, 
therefore, that an Holſt of, Angels ſhould attend | 
vponthe Lords of Angels. It was for the honvur 

of Chriſt.” God'would let the world know,.( al. 
though they heeded it not, there was no ſuch 
thought in Auguſia. WO ere time) that 
there was an excellent gloridls perſon, .borne 
inco the, world, God himlelfe. fooke. our na- 
tare, Chriſt, Emanuel, though he were. .negle- 
Qed of the world, and faineto lye ina manger, | 
yer God tooke betternotice ot himthep ſo, hea- 
ven to0ke notice of him, when earth regarded 
| bim not; therefore God, to'(hew thathe bad an- | 
other manner of reſpe&X;afd regard eo Chriſh,then 
the wHrld, had, he ſefids a Clef | 
heavenly Angels, t6 celebrate. the, nativity of | 
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| Thereis mach ſolemntiry atthebirch of Prin- | 
(ces, and God thatiis the King of Kings, and 
| Lord of Lords, he makes a ſolemnity likewiſe ar-| 
the bittl of bis'$onge, the greateſt. ſolemp.'ry | 
that eyer was, an Hoſt of heaven)y Angels, bur | 


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time, for there is no motion in amoment,; no ricienfudde n, > 
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ng in the Lora prayer, Thy wilt be done on earth,as it y 
in h-avenghat is, willingly, ſeddenlCheerefully,. 
| 2 Butalfoit ſerves for comfort, 1f we be inan 
For ourcew- | {t4dden danget, God can diſpatchan Angell, a 
| fort, multitude of Angels to enicampe abgut-us ſyd-| 
denly, therefore though the danger be preſent, | 
the Devill preſent,and deviliſh minded men pF | 
ſent to hurt us, God hath a multituge, an Hojt of | 
Angels as prefent $0 defend us; Nay as bimſelfe| 
| is everywhere, 010 themiddeftiot his Church, 
he is preſent mare, then Angels Eap be, he is nat 
onely among us, bat he is in us by his Spirit, to 
comfort and ſtrengrhen us, therefore ler us ſtirre 
up the'Spiri of Godinysjnalldificulcies,un 
dangers whatſoevet, copſidering we have ſuch 
grounds of comfort evety way, _ | 
Theendot | What is the uſe, and end of this gloriqusap 
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ſhould reape the' fruit of his ownegarden, its 
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| ſweet and excellentaffeRion as/Joy, ie is pitry: it 
ſhould be imployed otherwiſe, then ' rn preifing | 


in praiſing God, the ſweeteſt affte&ion/in man; | 
(ſhould have the ſweeteſt imployment, the fwee- 
teſt inploymeur that joy can have, is to be {in- 
larged in/love, tv praiſe God, and 
'doe gpod to athers, ) - 1} 9 Mt 122) 
| Seehere the pure nature of Angels, they praiſe | 
God for us,ye have more good by the Incarnation 
of C:riſt,, then they have, yet» notwithſtanding 
ſuch is their humilicy, that they.come downe 
with great delight from-heayen, andproiſe, and 
otife God, for thebirth-of ChriF; who 18 nor 
theirs, but ovr Redeemer, | Some ſtrength rhey 
| baye, there is no creature but hath ſome good 
by the Incarnation of Chri#, ro.the Angels 
themſelves;yet however they have ſome ſtrength. 
from Chrift, inthe increaſe of the number of the 


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ven, And yet ſe, their nature is ſo pure, and (© 
cleare from envie, and pride , that they even glo- 
ifie God, forthe goodneſſeſhewedto us,meaner 
creatures then themſelves,and they envie not us, 
though we be advanced bythe Incarnation of 
Ovifito a higher place then they: For(beloved) 
the very Angels have not ſuch affinitytoChrif in 
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verſe reſpeQ&s above them, yetthey are ſ6-pure 
and free from ctwic, that-they joyne 10 praifing 
God, berein-loveto'us. i 1 +» 281 ;noint 
Let us labour therefore for diſpoſitions An. 
gelicall, thatis, ſuch as may delightin thegogd 


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 glorifie God fo; our good'cipecialiy, and ſhall 
ve bedull,and eold 10 pratſing God,on Our. owne. 


cold 1h this duty, that is for our good:more &- 
pecially >'Fhaſtca ro tbattbar followes, 
What is the matteroftheirce)ebration, and 
gratulation > | | P (OY 
Glory ro God in the higheſt, 
In earth peace, *11 11,0 #8 40.3%): LL 
.: « Good will tomards men, AWAY "1 
Thereis ſomedifference intheread ings, ſome 
copies haye-it ,- On earth peace , tomenofgoodwilh 
tO men of Gods good will, and'ſorhey would 
have it two bratches, not three; ifrhe word be 
| rightly underſtood, icisnogreat marrer, ' * 
Firſt, the Angels beginwich rhe thaine\, and 
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doth, the Church is the. Queene, as Ch riftisrhel. 


of others, and in the good of other'mranerthev. 


 behalfe> Shall they come ſuddenly from heaves, 
agd cheerefully and willingly, and topraiſe God 
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in heaven , where 
there is nooppoſition}[n thisrefſpett,terus be 
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encouraged to glorifie God ; wharwe canhete; 
for ifwe begintoglorifie God here; it isa ſigne 
wearcofthe: number that he intends to/ gloris 
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Of g1ving Glory to God. | | 2.17 


y' The yerbe, is not; ſer:downe here whether 1t | 
(topld be, Glory #5 given to God, or whether by | 
way of wiſhing , Let glory be J1ven ro God, Or by | 
way of predi&ion, or prophetiefor the time to | 
come, glory ſhalt beto God, tram henceta theead. 
ofthe wortd ,, the yerbe being wanting , allhave | 
atruth, For firſt, itcannotbeawiſh, unleſſe it. 
crea poſitive dodrinall truth, that all glory is 
due to.Ged inthe Incarnation of Chrift,, andbe- | 
cauſe all glory is dne to him, rhereupon: cdmes 
the ground of wiſhing; and of prayer, Les God be 
lor fied, why > becauſeit is due, if itwerenot a | 
| poſitive doQtrtnall truth, there could be no foun- 
dation ta raiſe awilh pora;prayer., -forwharis a 
prayer, bur the turning of. a, promiſe. or truth, | 
1ntoa prayer? and what 1s praiſe, but the turning ' 
of atruth into praiſe > ſoit is a doarinall truth, 
Firſt , that Godis to be glorified Eſpecially in 
chrif#, and in Chrift, in this particular, in the | 
| | Incarpation of Chrifl, Anditis a wiſh for the 
| W timerocome, let himbe glorified, and a predi- | 
| ion, God ſhall be glorified in the Church, hee | 
| ſhall alway have ſome to glorifie bim for Chriſt, 
| and eſpecially for his Incarnation, 
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| Glory to God on high. 


; the eminency of it, ſoas it may be diſcovered. | 
There is a fundamentall Glory, in things that | 

are not diſcovered at all times, God is alwayes | 
glorious, but alas , few haye eyes to ſee ity bur | 
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ſerable and ſinfull, what-Attribure can exaltir 
(elfe, bur Mercy to miſery ;/and grace to finfull 
man,in pazdoning bis finne? conſidering in what 
rermes man ſtood + there was noother Attribute 
could cxalt ir ſelfebur gratceand merey', rotri- 
amph over miſery awd linne, "A'S 1H4500 a City, 
thoſe thatare otherwiſe equall in honour, yer 
ſometimes one beares rule above another, and. 
he that is now- Magiftrateand chiefe, takehim 
at anothertime;he'1s inferiourto others; ſo finte! 


Artributesof 'God::: Poras Ifaid what moved 


fuch a thing as the faivation of mian-kinde, roje- 
concile God and man in one perſon'> his Mercy 
moved him, What moved him to fatisfie his Je 
ſtice > It was, that an cxcellent way might'be 
made, wirhout prejudice to any other of his At- 
rribures, for his free graceand Mercy, that is it 
that fer all the ather onworke, that is'the maine 
triumphing Atrribure-; "conſidering man now 
ſanding in thatexigence of Mercy ; therefore 


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\comfort toa Chriſtian, doe but compare the 


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glory of God , that is, the exceileney, and emi- 
nency of Gods mercy, and go0dneſſe, and great- 


{nefſe of this work of Redemptionby chriſt, with 
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other things, - God is glorious inthe worke of 
Creation , The: heavens: declare the glory of 'God: 
and che earrh-manifeſts the glory of God , every 
glory of 
God, eſpecially rhofe iceleftiall bodies inthe 
' heavens, they praiſe Gad intheir kinds, but with 
our mouthes they:give us matter of praiſe, and | 
if we have gracious hearts, we take notice of it, | 


\ creature indeed hath'a beame of the 


and magnthfic him| for his'goodneflle , his good. 
dome inordering and ranking of them, fo that 


ſhall come to nothing ere long, andwharis all 


God tous, if webe ſentto; hell, afrer this ſhort 


theearth;and enjoy the. comforts thar G 
us in this world, and then ro'periſh forever > 
therefore the glory and goedneſſe of God, doth 
not * gloriouſlyappeare in'the eteation of the 
world, | 092 

Nay, the glory of Gods ove and mercy, ſhi- 
ned not tous ſa, whenwewere in Adam, not to 
44am, for there God did/poodtoa good man, 
he created him good; and ſhewed goodnefſero 
him, that was not ſomuch wonder, Ya for God 
to ſhew mercy to' an enemy; roa creature that 
was in oppolition:to- him, that was in a- ſtate 


of rebellion,-againſt'\ him'; it is a greater 
wonder, and moreglory, It was a marvelous 
mercy 


neſſe appeares inthe uſe of the creatures, and bis! 
grcatnefe. in the bulke of the creatures, his wiſe- 


this glory, of the goodneſſe-and-greatneſſe of 
life is ended> what comfort is it-that we © gc on 
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his mercy ſhines inall things in heaven endearth | 
maryelouſly: ob byt.(beloved)heaven and earth; 


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mercy for God to make man out of the earth, 
but here God was made man, he became man 
himſelfe; there all was done with one word, Let 
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Chrift to become man for us, and to ſuffer many | 
things to bemadea curſe for us, itwas not {0 


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manifeſtation of the glory of Gods goodneſſe, 
and mercy tO us : for God hath fer himſclfe 
to bee glorious in his mercy and goodnefle, 
and grace in Chriſt, hee hath fer himſelfe to 


 God,that he might have it manifeſted to him,not 


triumph over the greateſt ill zn man (which 
is ſinne ) inthe glorious worke of Redemption 

So that you lee, here is the =o goa 

mercy of God, appeares inour Redemptionby 
Ieſws Chrift , the foundation of which , 1s bis in- 
carnation. In Exed. 34. 6. God doth makean 
anſwer to Moſes, who defired to ſee the gloryof 


out of curiofity , but that he might love Godthe 
more, how doth God manifeſt his glory to him? 
[ehovah firong, mercifull, glorious, pardoning ſinnt an 
Iniquity,yhen God would ſet himſelfe to ſhewhis 
glory in anſwering Moſes petition, he doth itin 

etting out his glorious mercy and grace, and 
loving kindnefſe, inpardoning ſfinand iniquity; 
tO ſhew that he will now bave his glory moſtap» 
peare,in the ſweet Attribute of mercy; and com- 
paſhon,inthe forgivereſſe of finnes, 8c, InTit® 
2, 12. Theprace of God hath appeayed , teaching ut 
deny wngodlinefle and worldly lus ,&c. The grace 

of God hath appeared ; Grace hath not a bedy 


to, 


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co appeare viſibly, I, but Chri# appeared, and 
when he appeared, it was as if grace and love 
had beene incarnate and tooke a body, ſo that 
grace and mercy, moſt of all ſhines in the Incar- 
nation of Chrift, 

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the 
infinite mercy of God, whercin he will trinmph,' 
(with thy narrow thoughts ) bur let ir hayeits: 
{cope, eſpecially in Tanges and aſfav]ts, and 
atiſuck/ rimes. as the bet of us may be broogls 
| uM. In'Hoſes, 11; 7 am God andnot mas ; imply: 
ing; that if he were man, we might have, meane 
thoughts of him, confined thoughts, but la» 
| Gol and mar man, therefore comfort your ſelves'in 
this/, confider how God ſers hinaſclfe to be glo- 
rious in his loye and mercy, to poore miſerable 
wretched man in Jeſws Chri, | af 
You ſee rhe mercy of 6s4in Chriſt, even inthe 
Sacrament, hedothnor'onely give Chriſt to us, 
| So God loved the world; that he gave his onely begotten 
Sonne, tobe borne and to dye for us; but his mer-. 
Cy is a boundleſſe mercy ; we ſee hee labours 
 toſtrengrhen our faith by theſe pledges, that we 
' makeuſe ofthis. Whar if Ged be merattul p 
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is nothing bur grace and mercy, if there be nor 
an application, if there be notan intereſt, what 
benefit have we by-itz we wuſſt intereſt our ſelves 
in this glorious Perſon , intereſt our ſelves in 


&ion of uſtice, that is, in Chriſt , bur this is no- 
thing , except wee intereſt our ſelves in Chriſt, 
and inthe mercy of God ; for our appropriation 
is the ground of all comfort, God out of Chrif, 
is a fountaine ſcaled, he is a fountaine of mer- 
cy, buthe is ſcaled up, he is a conſuming fire, 
bur in Chri#, he is a chearing comforting fire, 


but this 1s nothing tro.us, uolefſewe be in Chrift, 
we muſt have intereſt in Chriſt, we muſt be bone ! 


of his bone, and fleſh of bis fleſh, be bath mar:- 
rycd our narure, that we might be marrycd to 
him ,we have no:benefit by bis Incarnation elſe. 


Now all our comfort is;by this nazovand Com- 


Chrift, by treogtheniog our faith ia this Union, 


the boundlefſe mercy of Gad in Chrift , therefore 
bow ſhould we be 'encouraged to come to the 


Sactament, toenjoy this comfort. 
You have heard ( Beloved

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hand,. The grace of God hath appeared in 
Chrift,, what? coteach ustoliveas weliſt; and to 
be more diſordered then atothertimes >) oh no, 
tolive ſoberly, and juſtly; notto wrong any bo- 
dy,..and haly! and godly i chis preſent world; 
this. is the ; Scriptures reaſoning, and thus (1f 
ever we looke far comfort from God and'Chrift) 
we muſt reaſon too. - .-- 1729 91165 [16-74 
Let none thinke ittoo Jate,to ſpeake of theſe 
things now , but thoſe that, have nor fad the 
gracc of Gad,io keepethem infiocent, let chem 
mak&uſe 0f-the grace of God torepent, andas 
the phraſe of ſome of the Ancients is, repentance 
IS.A The to eſcape tothe ſhore; afrerwee Have 
made ſhipwrack ;anddonethings amiſse, there- 
forc, as L {aid,:thoſethathavenathad the grace 
before tobe.innocent,.let\ them miakewſe of the 
grace of God, | that now invires them to repen- 
tance, or not preſume to, come totheſe holy 
things, -I ſpeake-it, not 0gely-tofreemine owne 
ſoule, but to free'you from contrattiyg further 


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| BS | guilt; for doe you thinke to make amehtds by 
comming to the Sacrament, without repentance 
of what you have done before > What haſt thou 
rodoe (ſaith God) ro take my name into thy 
mouth , totake my Sacrament into thy mouth, 
when thou hateft to 5e reformed? God accounted; 
his owne Service, as the cutting off « dogges head, 
when they came indiſpeſed , and unprepared, 
The Sacrament is bane and poyſontous, if wee 
come without repentance : What ſairh the Apo- 
ftle > For this canſe, becauſe you come. unreve- 

rently to the things of God, ſome are ficke, and| 
ſome weake, and ſomeſleepe, God ſtrucke themwith | 
death forit.' Andit is a great cavufewhy matly 
are hardned in their finnes , and goe on ſtill, bes 
cauſe God executes theſe fpirituall judgements | 
for prophaning theſe holy things x hieting to 
daube with God, -arid rtocomplementwith him 
| in an caſte performance, 
| Why Gods . | Iknow thoſe that belong to God , are ſuffe- 
' faf;ed rofall. | 1ed ſomictimes to doe things amiſle "and to fall 
| | ntoerroms and miſcarriages, that they nay 
know themſelves betrer, And'indeed; much of 
our ſpirituall wiſedowe, is gotrenby the ſight of 
ayr owne errours, we grow more ftabliſhed af- 
ter, againſt the like temptations, for the time to 
come, and we can ſay by experſence'; it isg 90d 
| that I know the fooliſhnes of fivy'own heatt,&c. 
but hee that God harh rodelight-in, he ſwells, 
and rapes againſt any admonition , though irbe 
in love tots ſoule, I hope chere"are none ſuch 
here , therefore: rkoſe thar have | made their 
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peace with: God , let them come'to theſe ho; 


ly myſteries with comfort , notwithſtanding 
any thing before : for God, hath” prepared 
theſe things , not for Angels, bur' for\weake | 


men, whote faith ſtands 1n need tobe Reeggah | 


red. 

And letus not thinke, that Chriſkianity i isa 
matter of complement, that becauſe we are bap- | 
tiſed,and come to heate the Word, and receive. 
the Sacrament , all is well: for wee may doe all | 


this; afd yet be greater ſinners then/Turkes,] or 


ewes , or Pagans : forthe moſt horrible (i ns are 
committed in the-Church, Where i is the fine 
againſt the Holy-Ghoſt commitred;/ſfivs againſt 
light; and againſt conſcience; [where che 
conſcience and underſtanding; is'moſt' enlight- 
ned? there be the: horrible provoking! fines, 
where there is more light , and'direQtionto live 
12 afothet way. Whenthegrace of God, and 


of the Goſpell, ſo fareis.the outward'perfor- 

mance from exculing! in ſiekeneſſe, and at the. 

| houre ofdeath-, that jr aggravates/our guile and 
| damnation, when we make not aright uſeof the 
holy things of God. 


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was ſcnt after the Reſurreipn; as a te nay, | 
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| Ever rhere as 4 Pricſt;, tamake Interceflion:for 


tion to; his death:, from-thencet9i ks Refurre- 
 &ionand Aſcenſian, and interceſſion, all prace 
with God, with-Ap gels, and with ercatures is 
ſtabliſhedin Chrofe,ui! 1 won 15 , 16 4 - 
| Andwhy inGhrif #51306 1 > {19897 1 

Chrift is eyery way fitted fort} forbeis iy 
Mediator berweene God and man, therefore by 
officc he is fit to make peace betweene God and 
man,he is Emanyel,bimſelfe God and maniinohe 
nature, therofore. ETIY Goguad, 
man together, , + .; TT08 

It is fitit ſhould be ſoin regard af God;who 

being a, conſutaing fire; will no peace with the 
crcaturewithouta Mediator cit ftandsnor with | 
his; Majeſtie z neither:can there exer be: peace 
with us therwiſe,' Now Chrift isa fir Mediator, 
beinga friend to God, as the Sonof Gad, and a 
friend t0,us, taking, qur-hature upon hind,co be a 
mercitull Rdgeemer, .! - | 12 

ItwasalfſgfitlinteſpeRtofus, : thatldbe ſo: 
Alas! mhy rad dwe{/wit everlaRing burnings ?who 
can haye communion with God; who is a conſu- 
ming fire > Nagwe cannot indure the fight of an 
Argell ,the Iſraclites could notindurethe fi " 


ſhonerſo, &ean weindurethe glorious preſbnee 
ofGod,who dwellcthin light,that none can attaine unto? | 
Therefore: God: derives all-good to us.in- ofit 


us. ſo that Chriſt is ur; peeee,| fiom/his Incarna- | 


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;.. Ando farmen, there ia ſpiritiofunionbes 
eweene them. , the fame ſpirit-thatiknitvvs to 
God by faitb,knits us one to-another by love, 
| . And mehave peace with the creature,for when 
| God, who is the Lords of Hoſts , is madepeace- 
full ro ys, hee makes all other. things peacea.' 
ble.., The Heathen could ſay , Tranquil/me- Dems, | 
1141quifpt amniay when God isat peace,he makes | 
all 10s HHS (6 i1ai1M 190 .- Nb 
: | $0-there; is. peaceiin our ownerhearts weareal. 
| ſured by: the-Spiri of God,that he isour Father, 
ke ſeales it-ro our conſcience by his Spirit, be- 
cauſathe blood of Chriſt is ſer 00 by the Spiritof 
| Gad,and goxby our ewpe,fo thataow God and 
| We Uepraughtta QNE;; and-Angels 20d:we, and 
all orher things : therefore now the Angels ſay} 
| Peace on earthy when Chriflihvas barne. 1,1s - 141t) 
Peace founded| 1, Now weil ſhewitharthis bleſſed peace, in| 
on Chriſty, | all the hrenabes ofic 15 foandediin Chriſt; Chrif 
| \ | isthocauſeandihe foundation of: <forthough 
theſe words were: ſpoken ati the Incarnationof 
Chrift., yet weereferre them ta the wholeworke 
| of bis Mediator-ſhip, il>cheſkate of his abaſe- 
| meat, andhis flare atexaltation ,- our peace is 
wholly toupded-upop him : for he:was. borte; 
| arid became man, and became finne, that is, 4 
| Sacrifice for {rane for us;, he becamea curſetor 
us, to ſtabliſh a peace and to ſatisfie Gods any 
ger; and thenhee toſciagaine,, to 'ſhew that he 
had fully ſatisfie& God anger

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becauſe that pointed to 
Chriſt ,the mercy-ſcate, in whom, we haveanters 
courſe with God the Father, .,.,,*; ,..*, - bi1q 
We. conceive not high enough of the-Majes 
| ftic of Ged, when wee goe to him immediatly, 
we muſt goetohim in his Soane, whom he hath 
ſent, and annoynted,and ſer forth ,.as.the Propitig: 
f t10% for qur ſinnes, and him hath God the Father ſcaled; 
he commeth with authority ; therefore Godwilk 
be reconciled in Chrift, we may bind God him-| 
ſeife, when we offer Chrift, he is the faundation 
of reconciliation, and peace, by Gods appoint- 
| ment, he. is The Prince of peace , of bis owne Atl» 
nointing , therefore we may gocboldly to God, 

tothe Throne of grace in Chriſt. | 
| Medicare of | And let us often ſeriouſly meditate of the 
this peace, | ſweet favour and reconciliation ſtabliſhed now. 
betweene God and us, through Chriſt, it isrhe 

[weeteſt meditation. 

Firſt,to thinke in what. ill tearmes we arewith | 

God, by nature, and then thinke how neare wee 
| are now to God: in Chrift, that wee arc at peace 
with him, Metbinks theyord is too hort,chere 
1s r.ore meant then is ſpoken, At peace with 
God in Chriſt, nay, nay now we are triends, nay 
we are ſonnes and heires, fellow heres, fellow,| 

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Kings with Chrift:for Gods favours are complear 
as a God , he ſtabliſheth hor a peace as men doe, 
onely to doe them no harme , that they are ar 
peacewith, burwhere he makes a peace; he con-. | » | 
| ferres alÞthar is good, reconeiliation; adoption, 85624; 36/9" 
| oivingusthe liberry'of ſornes, and'friends , to 4 75, 
zoe boldly. to Godas a Father in all our wants: |, how | 
letusthinke moreof this,and improve Chis blet- | 

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Why doth heſay, Peace or Earth's Lueſtion, 
-- Becauſe: peace was here-wroughtupon earth Tims I 
by Chrift, inthe dayes ofhis ich, whetheofs | I. 
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on earth, 
and if we glorific him not on carth,we ſhall) never 
doe it in heaven; | T 


But to come to ſome tryals' whether we have 
this peace made or no, whetherwe catſay in ſpi. 
rit and truth, there is a peace cſtabliſhedberween 
Ged and us. For a ground of this, rhatimay lead. 
us to further tryall , know that Chrift hath recon. 
ciled Gedand us together,not only by obtaining! 
peace, by way of ſarisfa&ion, but by way of ap. 
plication alſo ; whom he dyedfor, to ovraine! 
peace , he gives a ſpirit of application to im- 
prove that peace, to improve Chrift the Prinzerf 
peace: as their owne , for there is a mutuall com. 
merce betwcene God and man, who is at under- 
ſtanding creature ; and there is nothing that: 


God doth for man, if welooketo the general! 
in man: wrought, by the Spiritto: anſwer it 
againe, God is reconciled tomanin Chrift , man 
muſt be reconciled to God in Chri#?, in 2 Coy, 5, 


was on the Croſſe, Godwas therereconciledin 
Chriſt, Is that all#no, Godby as intreates you to 
be reconciled toGod. A ſtrange condeſcending; 
that God ſhould intreate us tobe good to-our 
owne ſoules, by bis Miniſters; He mzreatt yowtd 
be reconciled , that 1s, toacceptof thereconcilia- 
tion wrought by Chriſt, and to layaliderall wess 
pons of rebellion, whereby you'fonghragainlt 
| God, inthecourſe of your vanity; weebeſecol 
you tobe -recanciled; and to>repeutl, bennnſe ts 


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tion ON mans part, it is not ſuffici 


ent., that God | 


is reconciled 1n Chriſt, becauſe God will alway 


have areflexa& from mang as hechooſerh man; | 


ſo manby grace chooſeti-him as be.lovesand 
. delights ig man, ſohe will have man by a ſpirir 


of ſweertnefle, delight in him againe above all | 
the world, hem have 1 in heaven but thee? {o there | 


is-ſome-what wrought, by -the Spirit. co God 
againe, Why ſhould God be at good termes 
creature 2 unleſle therefore there be a gracious 
difpofition, wrought inthe creature! to: laoke 
\ dacke, to love, anddelight in God, as: God doth 
in him; there is no atuall reconciliation, there 
muſthe a forcible application by the Spirit: if 
| God ſhould nor give.a ſpiricetapplication, aswell 
as Chriſt obtaine heaven for.us.; thoſe: that-atein 
the Covenant of grace,ſhould not be ſtabliſhed, 
but God by this meanes brings them ſo-neare, 
that he loving them , loves then for ever.,zand 
they have an everlaſting Coyenant,andaneveria- 


ſting union, The carnall bearrotman is a poyſon- 


{ull thing,and hates God naturally, it wiſhes that 


there were no God to judge bim. , he maythinke | 
well of God, forthe good things of this life, but, - 
when he thinkes of Gedas a;Judge, to caſt him 
| Into nell, ke wiſheth with all his heart , oh that | 
there were no God , that I might: hayemy fulLof 
the pleaſures. of finne, /Now the-ſople,'when it 


is at peace with God, when God by. his Spirit, 


withus, but roenjoy the friendſhip of his poore | 


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— _ |ſpcakesrothe/ſoule and faith, Jam thy ſalve-| 

non ;thy-finnes are forgiven thee/and as Chyift, 
| to the good Theefe onthe Crofle, This dayſhalt 
| thou be nith me in Paradiſe , when be whiſpers to 
| the ſoule, thou aft mine, and 14» thine , then 
cheſoule beconies ſweet ,*and peaceable 'to Gd 


againe, and ſtudies to advance theglory of God: 
mercy byall meanes, and ro advance the Go- 
ſpell of peaze, it becomes friendly to God, 
y To'come'to ſome more familiar evidences, 
[whether wee be at peace with 'Gol, arid whether 
we have the comfort of this pzazez ſtabliſtied by 
Chrifl,orno, | | 
| 2 - Thoſe that arereconcited otic toanother, have 
Godsfunds - | "COMMON Friends, andcommonſetiemies, if thete- 
and enemies | fore there be peace betweene God and us, it is 
| fowith us, we love all;wherewe ſeeany evidence 
of Gods fore, we 'fove: Chriſtians &5 Chriſtians, 
and'whom Gedloves not,weloyenct, what Ged 
bates we hate if our ſelves and others, wee hate 
corraptions in our ſelves and others, thoughwe 


loverheir perſons, 
=... G [Another evidence of peace made in Cc ri 
\(pirix, berweene God and us,is a boldnefſe of ſpirit,an 
{il acquaintance with God, Acquaint thy ſelfe with 


God, 4nd be at peace with him, 10b 22, A Chriſtian 
/ | being ar peace with Godin Chrift Teſws, he goes 
z boldly torheFhrone of grace, in all his neceſſi- 
| ties, a$a poore Child goes boldly ro his father, 

and moves the bowels of his father by his, peti- 
n0ns. 'VWhen'two Kingdomes ateat peace, there 
| 13trading ſetup affcſh againe, ſo when God is 
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 arpeace with the ſoule, there is ahicavenly inter- | Acquainrance 


courſe, and trading ſet up.: there 1s'no man that.| "> God. 


 isat peacewith God, but hee calls upon Ged. in 
his perſon, in his family , he ſets upthe woſhip 
of God there, he labours to bring all to Gedthat 
 hecan, bee thinkes it the moſt; gainefull trade 

intheworld, In the want of grace, and ſpirituall 
\ comfort , he goes to the Fountaine of grace,and 
| improves that blefſed prerogative, we have. by 
| peace in Chriſt, thoſe that have nor the Spirit of 
' God to improve it in Communion, and tra- 
| ding with Ged, it is a {igne there is no peace. 
| ſtrangeneſſe ſheyes , that there is no peace, Alas 
| how ſtrangely Joe many walke towards God, 
that from Sunday to Sunday,skarce lift up their 
| hearts to heaven fora bleſſing, bur walke in the 


chemfelves, with the ſ{ucceſſe-of ſecond caules, 
and bleſſe themſelves,they are ſtrangers from the 
God of peace: let us take notice of this, and ac- 
count it a Brear rerogative, that wee may goe 
to God with boldpeſſe, that it is not naw as. it 
was in Paradiſe, there is no Apgell with a word 
to ſhut us from heayen, but now there is,an en- 
trance to the Throne of grace, we may goe bold- 


ly inthe name of Chriff, ro offer our lelves,andall 
our indeavonrse: | 7+ 5 oo hn an 2 0 
| A Chriſtian that hath. made his peace with 


conſcience, becauſe heknawes finne 1s od ious in 
it ſelfe, loathſome to. God ,, and  hurtfull to his 

ſoule,therefore he will not be in league with apy | 
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(infull, unjuſt courſe what, robein leaguewith 
| God, and tobe at peace with that that God hates | 
{more then the Devill himſelfe+ hee hates finne 
{more then the Devill : for he hates him for ſinne, 
E | thereforea manthar allowes himfelfe in knowne- 
| ſinnes , there can benopeacebetweene God and: 
| him, as he ſaith, why doe you talke of peace, as 
long as thewitchcrafrs and whoredomes of 7eſa. 
belremaine > a man that lives 1n- finnes againſt 
conſcience, thatis an open {wearer an unjuſt! 
perſon, thatcares not by what meanes he advan. 
| ceth himſelfe ; whar doth he talke of peace with' 
Ged, when hee is in league with Godrenemy? 
therefore, thoughſuch men ( out of the harduefe 
of their hearts , which are harder then the nether mil. 
ſlone, and Ged ſcales them up under a hard heart 
todamnation, except ſome terrible judgement 
| awake them ) force- a -peace- upon themſelves, 
| they ought to ſpeake none, and rhey ſhall find 
Fe it to their coſt ere long, therefore let us: examine 
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our owne hearts, how we ſtand affeted to any 
_ _ | hinfalÞconrle, © There may be infirmities, and” 
*\ weakeneffeshang ipon thebeft, that are beſides 
Vitei purpoſes, and reſolutions, but for a man;| 
refolvedly, to fet himſelfe in an ill'way, how 
|ezn he. be ar peace with God, and with Satan 
[at the ſame time 2?let us take notice of theſe 
\things, and notdaube with our owne'conſcien- 
4 ces, fe7 
RM Againe , where there is'a trae peace eftabli-" 
She Goſpel | (hl, there is a high eſteeme of the Word of 
2 Cor, 5, race, the Goſpell of reconciliation, as St. 4s | 

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calls it, 2 Cor, 5. Hebarh committed to w the word 
of reconciliation, thoſe that find this peace there, is 
ſtirred up Dy the Spirit, in their breaſts, a high 
clteemeof the lin 
word of their pexce , how come we to haye peace 
berweene God and us? is it notby opening the 
riches of Gods love in Chriſt, in the Scriptures? 
Therefore ſaith rhe Scripture, bleſſed are the feet 
of them that bring glad tidings , the meaneſt part 
of their body, their feete are bleſſed, therefore 
thoſe that have deſpicable conceits of the Mi- 
niſtrie ofthe Word,and place their happineſle, 
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phane hearts, for whoſoever hath bad any grace 
ought, by the word of reconciliation, and 
ofpeace, they will highly eftceme. it, and re- 
ſpe& them, for their office fake, it cagnot be 
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ble, it is univerſally true, God doth make an im- 
preſhon of the fame diſpoſition in us ,to others, 
we apprehending Godin Chriff , robe peaceable 


Iſay 11, The knowledge of God in Chrift, it al- 
| ters and changeth mens diſpoſitions,, it makes 
Wolves and Lions, to be of a ana ans 
tion and temper, barſh, preud, ſtardy diſpoſi- 
tions,they never felt peace and mercy themſelves, 
therefore they are not ready to ſhew it to others, 
Io the nature of the thing it ſelfe, irt.is impoſſt- 
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office and calling, it is a ſighe they haye pro. 


Laſtly,thoſe that have found peace,'are peacaa- 


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' upon, to (hew what it hath felt; er us thinke of 
' theſe and ſuch like evidences daily, to keepe ojir 
Danger of hearts from ſpeaking falſe peace... The greateſt 
falſe peace» | 12nger in, the world ( in his oRA ) 15 in the 
Church, for people under the: Goſpell ſpeake 

falſe peacetothemſelvey, there 1s a ſpirit of delu. 
| fion, that carries them along to their death, and} 
deeeives them alſo in death , and ſo they are in 
hell before they be aware, and then too lepeginy 

ſee, that they were never in good tearmes yitl 
God, inalltheir life, becauſe they looked an 
Chriſt making peace, yithour any; conſideration 

of the ſpirit of application. ;'” 4 2.4, 
{ Necefliticof |, There muſt be a ſprinkling of the blond of 
| pplication. | \Chy;/? on our ſoules,to make it our awng, We are 
came ta the blood of ſprinkling, it. 1s ngkthe pdof 

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Iſope that ſprinkled the blood-of the yperibgs 
vpenihe people. We muſt not thinke to hate: 
any NON by the blood of: Chrj#, when we want | 
thebloodof ſprinkling , that is, this particular 
faith : Chriſt lovedme, and hath choſenme, and I 
chooſe him, and love him againe, and ſo20e 
| with boldnefſe to, God as a Father, unlefſe there 
be this paſſage of the ſoule , betweene God and 
us, [et us nor talke ofpeace :for if we might Have 
| good Dy Chriſt , without a ſpirit of application, 
and if there werenot a neceſſity of ſpriakling the 


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muſt be a 
practice of that we rhinke of;; rhis is one meanes 
to maintxine this peace wirh God. The very Hea- 
| thetthadthis reward of God, (1 meane) in this 
life , that whenthey did good ro their Country, 
{and oneto Rout , they had'content of con- | 
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| ſejence;; they had a peace-ſurable. For it this 
wotldifticre iSaſdtable pleafure of confcience & 
| contentitient upodi every thing that is go0d, God 
| rewards it inthis world:forasthe heat followerh 
thefife alway nirarally ircanhotbewithouthear, 
16 the thinking” and praiſing of thar which is 
gol, efpeciallywhen itis joyned with ſome op- 
| poſition of corrept nacure, whenthe light of na- 
| ture is aboverhe corruption of nature. Ifaman be 
a Pagarihe (ha have this rewatd in chis world,a 
| kitfd of irlwatdpeace's. for weſec, how coinfarta- 
 dly'chey ſpeakeſotnetimhes , npon ſome notable 
perfortnatce forthetr Country. Now, the God | 
of peate will bewith ps much more,yhen we have: 


| heaven and happines; in thisworld,we ſhall find 


{aid the foundation of our peaze atight, in the | 
mercy bf God in Chrif}, beſides whar is reſerved, | 


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not yet.in the Rate, of grace ,/ hat. have; lived 
wicked lives, let. them conioee that yet the 1 
of grace continues, as yetthe Scepter of mercy. 
is held forth: in the, Mipiſtery., there iy aday of 
Jubily for them, to, returne from, gheir. former 
captiyity ; let, thera not, abuſe, rhe, parience of 
Gog, and thanke to.doe it alzerwardy for thatls! 
the way to batdenthe heart more and more;And, 
this Scripture purs an effeRuall argument, into 
| the hearts oball t.apeio ill termes. with. God, 
| that have not, made their pace, 07 that have had 
| peace, apd have broken it, here.is an effeRuall 
| way of pleading with God: 6loryro God on bigh,&c, | 
| If the ſoule can ſay, I, confidermy-folly,. and 
madnefſe, in running into-finge, thou mightcſt 
juſtly damne me,if thonwouldR,it is thy mexcy, 
I am not ſent to hell; ob L bur thou, ſhalt have: 
the greater glory : if I find mercy therefore;that 
I may ſay,Glory te Ged on high; let me findepeare an 
carth, ſpeake peace by thy Spitit.to my ſoule, 
ſay;7 amthyſalvation, This was theend of tbyſen- 
ding of Chrift, the end of Creation, the endof 
Providence, all fobring hes glory : thow-migh- 
teſt have the glory. of thy. Juſticero damne me; 
oh ! but it will be, the glory of thy mercy to ſave 
me, that as my ſing have abounded, ſo.thy. glory 
ſhall moje abound, Oh Lard,cxtend chebowels 
of thy mercy, will.not the Lord be jealous ef k# 
glory, when you alleage it? certainely hewill,you 
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nor made his peacewith God, how:ever Chriſt have 


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and how the Holy Ghoſt is a ſpirit of com- 


munion , the Commuanien ef the Holy Ghoſt, that 
hath communion wittrthe Father,:and rhe Son , 
and iſſueg, and proceedes from them borh ; how 
be witneſf-th this love to oar ſoules, and ap- 
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| Father decteed ahd ofdafried alt: 'the'Sonne 
| workesand diſpenſeth #11; the confidcration of 
the POintts wondrons Comfortable. 
"What [ocyer good: Wl the, Farter bath to bs, 
| axon We? afe ir Elin. 
Why Gods | -* 1 And why in Chaiſt 2 
_ + Breaule rijtis'the firſtthingthar Godcan! 
_ love, hee is te onelybegorten Soohe of God, 
| wholoever 18Tovedto gloty 1na ſpiriruall order, 
| | Is loved an the firſt beloved : Chriſt 'is loved of 
| Go, as the character of his owne image : the 
5onne repreſents the Father, he 1s loved of God, 
as Mcdiator by office; ſo God lookes upon us 
| 1N Chriſias the Some of his lwoe; ſohe | is called by 
Saint Paul, Coloff. 1. 
Thenif we confider our ſelves; this muſt bee 
fo; alas, we are not obje&s of Gods love 1n out 
ſelves, nor cannor be, bar in ſome other that is 


Col. x. 


eloryto which God loves us > To love ſuch as. 
wee, to ſuch glory, ard to free us from ſuch m1- 


| our ſelves, therefore Gods good pleaſure is fonn-. 
| : ded upon his Son Chriſt : this is acleare point, 


\S ne brother, and wee muſt dee conformed & 
in 
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wrath of God:his good wil rowards men, is only 
in Chriff,; 


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the Scripture beates much npon it , bee 1s our! 


loyed Br; for what are we> and what 1s the] 


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|  Againe, if all Gods good willand pleaſure, |ro lockers 
be in Chris, as our bigh Pricſt, without whom |God in Chriſt 
wecan offcr no ſacrifice, as wee know what(o. | what we do. 
ever was not, offered by. the bigh Prieſt, it was 
 abhominable,. Thereiore weeyhould looke to 
' Go\l in Chriſt, love Godin Chrift, performe ſer. 
vice to God in Chrift, pray ty Godin Chriſt, give 
thanks to Godin Chriſt, deſire God inChrift, to

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will, 
' and pleaſure to us, 
It isa point of :narve!lous comfort, that Gods 

loveand good pleaſure, is lowell founded, as 1n Yves" yon 
Chrift ; he loves Chriſt ctergally, arid ſweetly, of comtort, © 
and (trongly, is Bot Gods love tous the ſame # 
doth he nar love us, with the'ſame love thathee 
loves his Son ? he Joves his myſticall body with 
one toye, that is. Chriſt, head, 'and members , 
lohn 17, That the love thou beareſt ro me, may bee in 
them, what a ſweet comfort is this > God loyes 
Chriſt, and me with one love, he loves nie ſtrong- 
ly, and ſweetly, and conſtantly, as hee doth bis 
owne S onne, his love to me is cternall, becauſe 
the foundation of it is eternall, it is founded 
vpon Chriſi, The love of a Prince, if it be foun- 
' ded on a Favourite he loves dearely, muſt needs 
 befirme, and ſtrong, Now Gods love to Chriſt, 
is ardent and ſtrong, and ſweet, as poſſibly can 
be conceived, therefore it is ſotous, his good 
will tous being founded on Chrift, 

Why ſhould a believer feare that God will 


caſt him away z be will as ſoone leaye his love to 
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his owne Sonne, as to us, if we continue mem. 
| bers of his Sonne, it is an undefeaſable love; it 
isa point of wondrous comfort, what ſhall ſepa. 
P's. rate us ((aith the Apoſtle, Roms. 8, ) from the love 
of God founded in Chriſt ? neither things preſent, nor 
| things to come, nor life, nor death, nor any thing , ma. 
ny things may ſever the ſoule, and body, but 
there is nothing in the world , but finne, thar 
(hall ſeyer, either ſoule or body, from the loye 
of Godin Chriſt, becauſe both body and ſoule, 
are members of Chriſt, therefore let us treaſure it 
| up, as apoint wondrous comfortable. 
Hovtoknow| TO come toan uſe of tryall, how ſhall wee 
| G.ds loveto | know whither Gods

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rit toinable meto ſee my ſtate by nature, and to 
i getoucofjt,by caſting my ſelfeupon Gods love 
in Chris, | | 
| Andobje& not the greatneſle of any (inne/to 
—_ * | hinder the comfort of Gods mercy, 1tis a fice 
| !norGodslove. || METCY, the groups of it is from himſelfe, and: 
i not from thee. It. was free to Afarafies, that: 
h adſinned, noman-more, being a King, and be. 
ing the ſonne of a good father, his finoes ſpread 
| further rhen ours can, doe ; / anſwerable tothe 
greatneſſe of his perſon, being an infinite and 
treemercy, it extends to thegreateſt ſtaners: let 
no man pretend any fintie or unworthineſle,ifhe: 
| ſeriouſly repent, if any ſinne/ or unworthineſſe 
could keepe ir backe, it were ſomething, butit 
is a freemercy and love from Gndzowhebowels | 
| in Chrift. | Py W3r 
rc, | Andconfider how God offers this in the Gol- 
Lt conceit | Pel, and layes acommand, itis cþy duty thaw: 
o God, | a good conceit of God in;Chrift: Ve oughtnot:| 
| to ſulpea man that is an honeſt man; and will 
God take it wel at our hands4to ſuſpe him,that 
| bej3,ſo and ſozhemaks aſhew-ofthis love. & met- 
cy-in Chriſt; but perbaps be intepds itmnt : pit it: 
out of queſtion Hy believing : tf rhou-hdve grace) 
tO believe rhe mercy of Godin Chrifk rhou mar 
kelt thy ſelfea member ot Chriſt; and an heire Of) 
| beayen-:choy queRionit, whetherchoubce one 
4 thar Chrift dyed for, ornos' believe in him , an: 
obey him, and thou putte(t thar-queſtion out of 
queſtion ; thou doubteſt whether. Godlove thee 
or no2caſt thy ſelfupon the love of God in Chrif 
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and then it 19-bat; of (queſtion : whoſoever hath 
grace, to calt himlelfe upon the free Tove of G1), 
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then all queſtions 'concerning thy crernall eſtate, 
arereſolyed, all s cleare; © 2 

If theſe things will not move'you, then let all 
men know, that live in a finfall-condicion , rhat 
 they/ had better have lived 'in any parr of he 
world, then in theſe glorious times, and places 
of light: for when they Heire'rhe love of God in 
Chrifh, laidopen torthem, ifthey will came ia, 
and receive Chriſt , and caſt themſelves upon him, 
and be ruled by bin; andthey will noc,, ic (hall 
be eaſier for” Sodome afid' Gomorrha , for Jewes, 
and Turkes, and Pagany, and chofe char worſhip 
Devils; then for ns : for when Go#offers his free 
love and/mercy ih Chrift, ifwe wil enrerraine it, 
and wowitl none of it, then juſtice Ubne ſhall nor 
 condeninews; but merey ſhall condemae us ;wee 
wilt none of mercy. There is notthe worſt man, 
bur wonld have pardoning mercy ; hee.1scontenr 
to have God pardon his finne , but bee wilt not 
take the who!emercy, and foyeof God in Chrift, 
curing, nepiog mercy : there are thoſe that live 
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in fflrby. courſes , im prophaneneffe , in ſwea- 
ring,&c\ it1s'food to them-ro bermalicious, to 
deprave the- beſt things :'Serpetits feed on poy- 
fon, They are contenr ro have their ſinnes pardo- 
ned, if God: will ler their filehy nature alone 
their poyfonfall , blaſphemaus diſpoſition, that? 
cxalts it {elfe againſt God; andlerthem goe mn in 
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and the beauty. of grace > if thou had ſt ras5 
ther to have the Image 0j God upon thee, more 
then any fayour in the world, that thou hadſt! 
rather be free from the bondage of ſinne , then; 
any otherdeliverance 2 if it be thus, thy ſtate is 


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'Srudy Chriſt | To haſten, conſidering Gods free love, opened. 
(wally. now in Jeſus Chriſt, I beſeech yau, letys ſtudy: 


| Chriſt, and labour to ger into Chrift,daily more! 
and more, that wee may be members of Chrilt,|. 
and defire God, daily more and more, to tc*: 
| yeale pier in Chriſto us, that we may ſee4 
his face in Chriſt, that wee may know hin | 


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the ſweet relations, bee bath \puton him in. the 
Goſpell., 40 
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lighe of patyre, bur we ſhowld Jabourto fee him 

in the faec.of. « Ghri FIFTS is, of ſee himappeaſed, 

and loying NS, 811 

nall glory, that mk.og by the lig tofthe Gol- 
pell andy the.S Plrit;, therfore in-bearing ofthe 

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RRBn Fic on tp.uSiNG hl opens 
ny otHerfruits of his loves. ecommon 
fruits, as.tO giye us. health, and. friends, and-1i- 
berty, and. ter vernement, which are great 
favo ry rs, a we lee. detiyed, to. many. nations. ; 
oh! bot the ſoulethat is tonched with the ſpi- 
ritof God, and the ſenceof his owne,conditi- 


15.1 Fateh, ax 9H bp o BSA FFLRS, in thoſe 


that rboy wouldeſt ſhew.the fruits of thy love to 
me, but I deſire not. ſa much thoſe common 
fruits, that the reprobates may have as well as |: 
oh ! ſhew me by thy holy ſpirit, that thou haſt a 
particular, and peculiar love. to-me in Chrift, and 
for this end,vfive me grace toknow the miſtcry ol 
Chriſt, nare and more, & the myſtery of my natu- 
rall corruption ; that knowledge,that may drive 


me tomake much of thy.love,and grace in Chriſt, 
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Now the Spirit, that knowes the deepethings of 
God, the depth of Gods love toany one It pat- 
ticular, and the depth of our hearts, ifwe begge 
the Spirit, to reveale the good pleaſure of God 
rous; in time God will ſhew unto our foules, 
that bedelightsin ys,and that he is our ſalvation, 
this ſhewes ; that the ſoule is anexcellent tem. 
per,that it ſets a right price and value on thingy, 
that it prizeth Gods favouraboveall things, that | 
is thenature of fairh, for wharis faith, onely to | 
believe in getierall,that Chtiftdyed,8&c> Nobit | 
to eſteeme Gods love better then all the world : 
for Gods love is entire in pardoning jand curing | 
too, by this the ſoyle is xayſed'up, to.eſteeme | 
the love and rniercy of God*, in pardoning , and | 


healing ſinhe |abovelife ir [elfe;'*[4,6;, Thy h- 
ving kindneſſe ts better thenlife, | 
' To conclude all with this one motive 


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