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of glory to enter in. When Chriſt ſhab 
comeagaine, it is laid that he ſhall come in the clouds of 'heavex 
with power _— glory. — Hereafter ſhall' ye ſee the'ſon of 
man ſitting at the right hond of power,” and coming inthe elouds of 
heaven: 'Which 'renfies, that- aying-of-the 'Anget;” this ſame 
Teſns, which is raken up from you unto beaven, ſhall ſo com lu like 
warner as.ye have ſten bim ge into heaven. He went up in.clouds, 
and -he ſhallcome egaine in clouds. -. | 1 0 0h i 20 
-: $5 {He aſcended: in the found-of. a trumpet y-not orearth, 
ſounding. Heanxx,.. but. in: beaven; trying: [Hallceldjab; - Sg the 
Pſalmiſt, God is gone wp with a ſhout, the Lord with/the ſaundof # 
tramper. - Certtinhy great joy was in heaven at Chriſts | 
thither : the-very Angels ftruck.ep their harpes, and | 
him thithey with hymnes and praiſes.; \ |; ol in ann ts > 
6. He aſcendedin tryumphb, as a Remasi vidtor aſcendedt> the 


capitol, of as Dayiaal his conqueſt up to Zior;>Now 
we no twotryumphataRtsin Chrifts aſcenſion; whereof the 


firſt: was his. leading of his-captives, and the ſecond was the 
diſperſing of bis gifts: the Apoſtle and the Bſalmiſt joyne both 
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humiliation, becauſe he bath vilified himſelfe below all 


and therefore he is worthily exalted above all things. 


head an bypoſtatical union. - | | 
= Chriſts aſcending far above all beavent, not fo much 
motion, as by a ſpiritual mutation and cexaltation of 
," as carth uhto a flame changeth not its Ps 
= but forme and figure, fo the perſon of our Saviour was T 
a greatneſſe and glory vaſtly differing from, and fur- 
{ny image of —__ viſible or inviſible in this creation : 
o it is expreſſed, be was her than the heavens, he was 
eightened to a ſplendour, —T to a capacity and compaſſe Heb. 7.26, 
RI pete brighteſt, and beyond the wideſt heavens : he tran- 
ſcended all in the ſpirituality of his aſcenſion : but I ſhall not 


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D-4-b4e the heavens, be Son of God, Why all res, types, 
figures muſt needs be accompliſhed , and therefore on his 
part it was neceſfary that Chriſt . muſt aſcend, and go into 

heaven." 

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Jrrength of ſin is the law ; but thanks be to Grd which giveth u 
viftory through our Lord Feſrhe Chriſt. _ If T may ſpeak out, what 
I think was chis viRory of Chriſt ; I beleeve it was that honour 
given to hitn after his reſurreRion by the converſion of enemies, —. 
by the amazements of the world, by the admiration of Angels, 
and eſpecial] \ Jar firting down 'at the right hand of Maye 
ih ; for therein is contained . both 'his exaltation, and his 

2. Thathe might leadus the way, ' and open tous the doores 
of glory. "It is a queſtion whether ever thoſe doores of heaven 
were opened to any before Chriſts aſcenſion > Chriſt tells us, i» 
my Fathers houſe are many manſions, if it were not ſo, I would have Job» 14.223. 
rold you, but I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go and 
prepare a place for you, 1 will come againt,, and receive 
Jou- nnto my ſelfe, that where Tam, ye may be alſo. Some 
infer hence, asif there ſhould be many outer courts, and many 
different places or ſtates in glory ; and yet that there is one place 
whither the Saints ſhouldarrive at laſt, "which was not then ready 
for them, and was not to beentred into, untill the. entrance of 
our Lord had made the preparation. Againe, the Apoſtle tells Heb, ; 1,46, 
us, that the Fathers recerved not the promiſes, God hawing provided 
ſome better thing for us, that they withour ns ſhonld not be made pers 
feft. Whence ſome infer that their conditions after death res a 
ſtate of imperfeion, and that they were placed in an outer 


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that now he had run rough aſl 
thoſe offices which he was to performe here on earth for 


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”  H:b.4.10. redemption, He that hath. entred into bis reſt, hath alſo ceaſed 
from his own works, as God did from bis. He was firſt to exccute 
his office, and then to enter into his reft;, rhough be were @ Son, 
| and ſo theinheritance were his own, ye: he was.to learn obedience, 
-- Heb 5.8,9- by the things which he ſuffered, before he was. made perfeft, and (0 
; to become the authour of eternal ſalvation unto all them that obey him. 
This wasthe argament which Chriſt uſed when he prayed to be 
glorified againe witli his Father, 1 have glorified thee on the earth, 
Joh.r7,4,5, TI have finiſped the work, which thow gaveſt me- to do: and mw 0 
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wy That he might chroughly:convince the yarld of belgevers | 
of their perfect. rightgouſneſſe, rhe Spiric when be comes (ſaith ' | 
Chriſt) fall comuince themunid of ſax, aud of ,righteauſnefſe, and of 199-15. 8,9,r0 ' 
judgement, —of ſin, becauſe "expat yo by "me; ne nigh 
pe ren becanſe [go-to nd ye ſee me no-mare.,. 
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hereby his divinity was 
declared, and his Kingdome is ſuch, that-none that is a pure Crea- 
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and a Prince meerely + ro one nature, wherher divine or : 
hamane. 1 deny not but Chriſt had a natural Kingdame with 
his Father as God, before the foundation of theworld, but this 
Kitgdome as God-man Chrift had not before his aſcenſion into 


whatappertaineth to the nl Chriſtis Mediatour as God and 


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but he ſitterhat the right hand of God as Mediatour in reſpe&t of 
both natures. The Lather ms attribute this ſeffion ar* Gods 
ight tantonly to the humane nature of Chriſt'; they fay this 
is nothingelfe but theelevating of his humane nature to 
thefull and free uſe of ſome oFthe divine properties, - az of omni- 
poteney, omniſcience, omnipreſence}, the ground of rhiserrour 
ts, that they fappoſe upon the union of the two natures in'Chriſt, 
a'realcommunication of the divine propertyesto follow , fo that 
thehumanendcure is made truely omnipotent, omniſcient, omni- 
preſent, not by any confuſion of propertyes, nor yet by any bare 
communion and concourſe of it to the fame effet, each nature 
workiug that which belongethy to it with eommunion of the 0- 
ther, - (forthis 'we grant) but bya real donation, by which the 
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the divine nature it ſelfe, RR of itſelfe. Againſt 
this opinion we bavetheſereaſons; 1. The unjoncannet cauſe 
the humane nature to partake more in the propertyes- of the 


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power imperial - over every creature, that he 
hath power over the Angels is plaige, both by the reverence 
they do him, and by their obedience towards him, at the name of 
Feſus every knee muſt bow ,, good Angels, and evil Angels muſt 
yeeld (ignes of ſubjeRion co Jeſus Chriſt ; if the Saints ſhall 
judge the Angels, how much more ſhall Chriſt ? oh what power 
hath Chriſt himſelfe this way ? and as for the excellencieson 
earth, they. all receive their power from Chriſt, and are at his 
diſpoſe, it is Jefus Chriſt that is. crowned with glory and. honor, 
andall things are pat under his feet, And hence it is that when 
the Apoſtle ſpeaks of Chriſt ſeſſion at the right hand of God, he 
tells us thathe is far above all principalities, 4nd powers On earth, 
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might intercede for his Saints.” Mow of: therhings 

which 'we bave ſpoken; . this is the ſamme; we have ſuch _— 
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the. fighres of 1he trwe,.  butiauto it ſelfe now to appeaye in the 
preſence ofGod for us. This appeariugis anexprefiion borrowedfrom 
thecuſtome of humane courts,  foras in them when the Planciffe 
or Defendant is called; their Atturney appeareth in their names, 
ſo-when we are ſummoned bythe juſtice of God: toanhwer the 
complaints which jt preferreth againſt us,” we have an Advocate 
with the Father feſwa Chriſt the righteous. | and he ftandeth up, 


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that wk Ts _ judge the 4 A Coun they conſider thit : Cor.6.z. 
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firſt, and is glorified firſt, amd then we 
follow” Chriſt wearesthe crown in heaven as our King, and he 
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ſhaking.. And as for the enemies of his Church, - there is 4 

. of reckoning for. them, webates in the heavens ſoalt a 

5 the Lord ſhalt have: them coming 

Plal-2%4,5- wilt ſpeak unto thew in (ras ſpas them in bis fore dijlea- 
ſure. In the meane while Chriſt is galling and t them 

| by the Scepter of his Word, andat laſt he will put them all un- 
_.. der higfeet..  F he Lord [aid to my Lord, ſ#r thou, at my-right hand 
a hy abs . Hntih- I rmaks thine enemies thy foor- ftoole. — For he muſt reigne till 
ES» 55 23s he bath pyt all his enemies -nudey his feet : that . the enemies of 
Chriſt muſt be made is foot-ftoole . notes the: extreame ſhame 
and confuſion which they ſhall eyerlaſtingly ſuffer : in- victories 
amongſt men the party conquered goes many-times. off upon 
f {0-16-honenrable termes, or at worſt if they are led: captive they 
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their own boſome, they ſhall be conftrained to confeſle 
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above the hierarchy of all che Angels, TSR 
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2 fell down and worſhipped hmm , Arrow Father 
|  him.yith the higheſt that ever yea was ſhewn, . 
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Father , thus when he choſe him firſt to be oar Medicatour, God 
ſpeaks to Chriſt, chow arr « Prieft for tver after the order of "Met- 
chizedech; and when Chciſt came to take upon bim_ our nature, 
da fphonp eerie Clean eu a bedy heft thew pre- 
pared for me. my oy cl og np Foo Tpeaks 
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when Chriſt roſe to him tho 
art my. Soune, this day bave 1 pres ebee;, and when.Chriſt 


aſcended into heaven, God ſpike to him, S ene, fot thou down at 
hand.” This was the 0 poynt of Chriſt elevated ; 
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os the prophefie accompliſhed; be ſbell. be exalted, and 
extolled and be very high. The (aldee Paraphraft reades it thus, 


bt ſhall be exalted abgye Abraham, be ſball be extolled wore than 
Hoſes, he ſhall be very high above the brighteſt {"berubin, and 
Seraphin , O my foul meditate 0a chÞ$ ſeſſion of Chriſt 'at Gods

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and that really and 
bodily T'may at laſt aſcend aft#r thee | There are many can 
ſay in their heart, 1 will aſcend #hove the heights of the clouds, 
Pol.24.3,4. T will be like the moſt f high, 'but the Prophet tells us , ſuch ſhall be 
| brought down to hell, and to the fides of the pit ," Othe deſ res, and 
eager purſuites of men after ambition; what cropping and advan- 
- cing is there of one over another ?.in the mean timethePſalmifts 
Iſa.14.1 2, queſtion | is quite forggtten , who ſball aſcend into: the hill of the 
Lord '? he that bareh, clean hands, aud apurebuart who hath uit 
lift.wo bis ſoul wnto vexity, Down O my out with-thy top and 
= gallant ; firike fail to God and Chriſt; 'know that God 


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new on the wing towards heaven! oh what us it that b 5 my Cor | 
fron but tha ole clog of clay? ſo long as this body remaines a naturall body = 
1 cannot 4 ind, oh therefore that the change were come { oh that this _—_ 


natural were ſpiritual | that this corruptible had -put on in- 
TE this mortal had hy on immortality ! then conld'1 
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Ei it 6 1 if it mai? down intezhe grave, 
into glory : why yet, oh that my better part were on the 
my ſoul were mounting upwards ! O wretched may | 
x. ; hs Le halt deliver my ſoul from this body + Fi death ? or if Mn 
the union be ſo ſtrong for a while that. neither foul ner body tan really 9 
o [nbſtantially aſcend , yet O that I were ſtill aſcending in 4 ſpiri- Phil, 1. 23, 
mal way ! O that my a te (tions were ffll on thing. ao and not on 
rhings beneath ! yea, I conld wiſh a nearer union even by 4 ono, 
ws Chrift u aſcended, and I wonld fain be where Chriſt is, b Epheſ. 2, ” I 
we dear ;, 1 deſire robe diſſolved , 1 deſire to ro. and 15. 
with Chriſt which © far better. 
*%. Let us ſee Chrift firting down at the right band of God, & fo 
defire toſit with him - when Chriſt fate it was not, in his 
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God, and communion; with God ," it is the ſpiritual 
part, andpower, and glory of heaven : if any thing be deſirable 
above another, ſurely this above all; what? that-Chriſt ſhould be 
exalted above all principalities and powers, and might s, and demini- 
ons, and every thing, that ts named in this world ; and invhe other? 
what ? thac Chriſt ſhould fit down in his Fathers Throne, in the 
bigheſt part of heaven, far above all beavens ? and thac] a poor 
worm , duſt and aſhes ſhould ſit with hint in heaven, ſhould be 
one with him in glory , ſhould be as near. him in honour and 
bappineſs, as ſuch a poor creature is poſliblycapable of > oh how 
ſhould1 buthunper, and thirſtafter this? tf I mighthavea wiſh, 
I would not wiſh low things : why, this1s the very Y and 
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rect if we a4 dy vaerfiandie, bolineBcehoag ogb but one effe&t 
of the Spirit) is a moſt rare thing, holineſs fills che out with 
ietneſs,affurance, holineſs entertains-the ſoul wit 


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- fany = 1 nm Is ; in-his galleries of 
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mT the world have beſides," holyneſs attraRsthe 
and heart, ; aridlongings, and raviſhments, the tender compa 
ons, and everlaſtin g delights of the Eord Jeſus, andif bolyneſs be 
the vl , ever is the holy Spiciv4 ir ſelf > -whatis the Riſe, 
,theFountain of tolyneſs? whar 2 O'my foul, that 
ys ohely y Pace "but the SpiritoF Chriſt ſhould dwell in thy ſpi- 
rit? tharthou ſhouldſt be' Gods building, and that notasthereſt ; c,..;.,. 
of the wotld'is, for his eeoneafes toinhabir, but as Temple for 
himſelf todwellin ,as «Gallery fot timſetfto walkin? 'oh what 21Cor.6. 16, 
g51-olf: wharpancings and paſpings ob what faintings Cant 7.5. 
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fr re oe rag of flo leave one another , the moſt of the 
its theſe times do bereby ſhew that they have not 
roi their very religion-lyeth in rayling at Miniſters, and 
| are nat im their way ; this-is far from the 

isia Gods children; certainly where there is 

my hs, ſtriffe, bicter edvyings, raylings, revilings, for 
ſons to lay claune to the Spiritof unity, it is a 

piece. of : impudens vanitie, and a falſe ſuggeſtion from their 
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2 Cor. 317, Chriſt. Where the Spirit of the Lord 1s, — I me 
F- | —_—_  butzo dutie, nor veeveryliberrien dutic, 
by Oo ans earner of uit duties, 


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ph ng het eng #1 bigh! fayour ftoty'the 
Lord E will but uſe him in any" ſervices for” himleife; when it 
findes more deleQatzonin theſe, than ire any other wayes, + 
Plal.r 19.34, Pry the way of truth (ſaith David) and therein is my: 
1273-274. And 1delight inthe law of God after the ixner man (faith Pawl for 
Rom 7.22. thelamof the Spbue fe faſt: Chriſt bath! e from 
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thoſe impediments that would hinderit in the wa Chriſt, 
Iſraelis laid tobe led: by rhe Spirit of rhe Lord, and how did he 
Iſa.63: 11, fead them, but-by dividing che wate#s before thens;* nd by keeping 
- 3213334 then that the ſroxld. fant mere. times*Gods: holy ones 
= are beſet mickorghpanions finde theit bearesfull of deadneſs, 
hardneſs, unbeliete, wr gp ym" re now if at ſuch 
a time the mountaines have deen made plaines, ifat ſuch a time 
- corruptions have been bornedown, and their hearts have been 
letowt towards Chriſt, certainly theſs are the leddings of the 
Spirit. - If ge. thr globe Spipir do wriifie the deed of the body” ye 
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Itis anenabling of theſoulto at in Goſpel-duties for 
.ends; when the Spirit leades,; the ſoul never aymes at 

ſelfe-advancement, it never looks at its own name and glory, as 
they did, io Mat.6.1,5. butit eyevinall its aQtings the mortifi- 
cation of corruption, andthe attainement of communion with 
Godand Chriſt, and the- increaſe of all grace, faith, love, pati- 
ence, meckneſſc, .orif it eek for ontward mer« . - 
cyes, # ſocks chemin a fu tion £0 theſe, andinawayof - 
xency to the intereſt and defer of Clift po 
whether outward or inward, it ſeeks the glory of God, 
ultimateend. Andin theſe particularsco bathelodings ofthe 
gene 

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with our ſpirit that we ave the elildren of God : 1 Joh, 5.10, 
and evefy one that belerveth bath the witneſſe within himſelfe. But 
of this ewoqueſtions, 1. What is this witneſfing work of the ” 
Spirit ? 2. How doth the Spiric Er TTOI for the firſt. 


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as have-an aptitude to aſcertaine the ſoul, but donor ec op 
tu ns lament Spirit comes and bringsin "ich, andffuch 
aſſertions or on arqpoy ep pne oee: as if they were but 

ras hore ,* might "manifeſt the ſache ; " but-we over-look 
evidences, ve will not heare- what the Spirit'ſpeaksto us, 


we ſpeak that we know (faith Chriſt) and ttftifie that we have ſeen, 


but ye receivinot owr witn-ſſe + ſo may the "Spirit complaine, / 

hoc have teſtified to as. frees T have ſaid that » ye were 
children of God, "a Jebave nt received my witneſſe , doubtleſlc ic 
is a (inful neglect not to yeeld - - @trention unto che voyee- of the 
Spirit, and yet theSpirit'inthis way may" be reſiſted. 

'2. Efficiently , andifthe Spirit witnefſe thus, it cannot be re- 
liſted , in this way the Spirit caufeth” rhe ſoul to conchudeof its 
adoption by its ſpeakings to it : this is- not only theaſſerfions or 
affirmations of our _— rag rates bly very that 
weare ty faletrehe Apoſil ind] know 
that my Redeemiy Fury fairh Fob.” And herbbywe kndw that he 
abideth in us, by the Spirit which becharh given us. But—— 

2: Howdoththe Spirit chus witneſſe 2? 1 anſwer "x. Imme- 
diately. *2. Mediat as 

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tell how it came to.paſle. |; /-j; , Boſtons diets | 
Thereis a teſtimony-of the Spirit which ſometimes the Spirit _ of 
may-ſuggeſt and teſtifie to the ſanctified conſcience with a ſecret, ,;-1, (04, * 
ſtill heare-raviſhing voyce, thus, orin the like manner bo art 
the child of God ;, 'thox art mn the nanber of thoſe that ſhall be ſaved: 
1bou ſbalt inherit: everlaſting life ;, and that as certainly and com- 
fortablyasifithat Angel - from -heaven ſhould ſay to thee, asbe 
did to'Daniel,: greatly beloyect. — Mighty and remarkable was 
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ſpringing of the Spirit wasin the heart of Maſter Peacocke, who 
after many dayes of extreamelt horrour, profeſſed, . ;be joy, which 
he felt was incredible, Such-an immediate work was. the 
beart of Miſtris Brettergb,-who after the-returne of her ; 
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poſe ſaith the Apoſtle, he rhat beleeverh on the Sin of God hath 
the witneſs in himſelf ,, howin himſelf? Tanſwer, 1. In that the 
Spirit gives. him che habit of faith. 2. In that the Spirit cauſeth 
him co bring it forth into a. 3+ 1n that the-Fpirit ſtamps on 
the ſoul all thoſe other impreſſions of deſire, hope, love, joy or 
whateverelſe we call the new nature; ſo-thatnow there is a new 
nature within kim, he hath new thoughts, new deſigns, new de- 
fires, new hopes, new lows, new delights, he drives a new trade 
(as it were) inthis world for another world , he is become in 
Chriſt a new creature, o/d things are paſſed away and all things are 
become new.- And from hence we may ſoundly argue the cruth 
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againſt all temptations to any errour , that is 
Plainely contrary totheeſſentials of Religion. One of our late 
Divines putsa caſe. --- -— 

If the devil or any ſedncer would draw us to doubt, whether 


$pirics witnefle there be indeed a Chriſt? or whether he did riſe againe, aſcend- 
to the truth of ed fate downat:Godsright hand,and thence ſent down the holy 


Chiſtianity. 


Ghoſt ? what an excellent advantage is it againſt this temptati- 
on, 'when we can repaire to our own heart-, and There finde a 
Chriſt, or a. Spiritof Chriſt withia us ? O (faith the fanRified 
foul) have 1 felt Chriſt relieving me in my loft condition, deliver- 
ing me from my captivity , reconciling me to/God, and bringing me 


wb boldneſs mio his Egon preſence ? and now after all this ſpall 
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1 dowbt whether there be a Chrift in heaven, or a Spirit of Ci9iſt in 
wy heart onearth > have I felt him new creating me, opening my 
darks eyes, and bringing me from darkneſſe into his marveiloigs 
KEgbt, and from the power of Satan unto God, binding the ſtrong mar; 
and caſting him out,and yet ſhall I queſtion whether there be a ( hrift, 
or.g Sfirit of Chrift? bath he made me love the things which 1 
and bate that which 1 loved? hath he given me ſuch a taſte 
4 s of the world to come, and poſſeſſed me with the hopes of 
glory with himſelfe, and given me a treaſure, and portion in God, and 
ſet my heart where my treaſureis, and cauſed me in ſome meaſure 
18 have my converſation in heaven above, and yet ſball 1 doubt whe- 
ther there be a Chriſt above, or a Spirit within ? O what animpu+ 
dent lying ſpirit is this, that would tempt me againſt ſo mach expe- 
rience ? © And thus may a belecyer argue from the te/timony that 
is within. | 
I know ſome ſeeming Saints have fallen off into as great blaſ- 
phemyes as theſe I haye- named, witnefſe the Quakers,. and 


Ranters, &c. butI may ſay of ſuch as oh» did, they went oxr 1 John 2. rg. + 


from us, but they were not of #5, for if they had been of us, they would 
no dombt have continued with us. It is no wonder if Satan prevaile 


- againſt thoſe that gave Chrifkno deeper roome but in their phan- 


tafie, and that did never heartily cloſe with him in love. . Burrfor 
thoſe that bave the Spirit of Chriſt within chem, ir is not ſo with - 
them ; if they cannot anſwer the cavil of Satan, or of any of his 


" inffruments, yet they can hold faſt the grounds of faith, Chriſt 


hath a deep roome and intereſt in the'r ſpirits, he is held faſter 

by the heart than by the head alone, love will hold Chriſt, 

when reaſon alone would let him go, his care- is nayled (as- if 

were) unto his doore, and becauſe he loyeth him-he will not 

leave: him: who ſb:1! ſeparate him from the love of Chriſt > ſhall no-2:395 
tribulation, or diftreſſe, or perſecution, or famine, or nakeaneſſe, op 399398 
peril, or ſword, (a it is written, far thy ſake are we killed all t 5) 
long ) nay in all theſe things we are more than conquere#s 6 0 X 
him that bath loved #s. A moderne writer brings ina ſyncere 

beart, paraphrazing (as it were) on this text in this manner; 7s y 
who ſhall ſeparate me from the love of Chriſt ? O thou malicious mM 
devil, that doſt hunt me with chy fiery darts ! O you dull her-- 

ticks, infidels, blaſphemers,that fill up my eares with your fooliſh 
ſophilmes, and trouble me with your diſputes. aguatt my _ 
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iy and Redeemer | go to him that knows bim only by the hearing: 
of the eare, if you meane to prevaile , but I have known him bz 


; ; the ſweet experiences of my ſoul ; go to him that makes a relis1. 


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on of his opinions; and whole beliefe was never any deeper thar 

| A his fancy, and whoſe piety never reached higher than toabſtinen. 
4 . Cy, and taskes of formal duty, theſe you may poſſibly dray. 
| away from Chriſt. But do youtbink to do fo by me? whygge!! 
me how > with wbat weapons or arguments can you t 0 
= prevaile ? what ? ſhall tribulation be the meanes ?.no, no, | 
; have that promiſe inthe hand-of my faith, and that glory inthe 
eyeof my hope; that will bring me through all :ribxlarions under 

| heaven : orſhall aiftxefſe doit > why, I will rather Rick ſo much 
cloſer to him that will releevemein diſftrefierand bring me to his 
reſt. - Or will-you affright me by pez/ecarion ? I am aſſured tha: 
this is the neareſt-way to heaven, and Iam bleſſed of Chriſt, when 
i am perſecuted for righteow[neſe fake. Or ſhall. nakzaneſſe be 
the weapon? I had rather paſſe naked out of this world to hea- 
ven, than to be cloathed in purple, and to be ſtript of it at deat!, 
and to be caſt into hell, e {dams innocent nakedneſfe, and L:- 
24+#5's raggs were better than that Epicures gay apparel, — - 
Or ſhall- farmme"be the meanes > why, man liveth not by brea 
- alone; I had rather my body were famiſhed than my ſoul; | 
have meateto cate that ye know not of, even the bread of life, 
which who ſo eates ſhall live for ever. Or will you affright mc 

| from Chriſt by the ſword of violence? Tknow that the Lor! 
© be. whom' I beleeve in, and ſerve, is able to-deliver me out of you: 
hands; butif be will not, be it known to. you I willnot forſak: 
him ,” your ſword will be only the key to open the priſon door:*, 
SL and |gt out my ſoul that hath long deſired to be with Jeſus Chil}. 

| N Ifyoutel}me of per:/,. I know no danger fo great as of loſing 
\ \ Chriſt, and ſalvation, and of bearing his wrath that can k' 
body and ſoul : do I not-readin certaine hiſtories of thai 

noWarmy of Martyrs, who loved the Lord Jeſus to the death 
and ploried in tribulation, and would not by the flames of tire, 
orjawes of Lyons, beſeparated from Jeſus Chriſt ? did. not the; 
paſſe through the red ſes, as on dry ground, to.the promiſcs 
hand ? yea;though theywerekilled all the day long, aud acconnt cc 
ar ſheep tothe flanighter ? did:they not tick and cleave faſt to the 
Ford, and.torhe Captaine of their ſalvation? nay, were they 
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not.in all this conquerours, and wore than conguerors, tryumph- 

ing inflames, to the confution of Satan, and all cheir enemyes; 

as Chriſt tryumphed on the croſle, 'de&rojing by death the Prixce Heb. r 4, 

of death ? Oh what a bleſſed advantage 

tions, to have the impreſle of the Goſpel of Chriſt on our heart, 
andthe witneſſe 11; owr ſelves ? | 

But1 heare ſome object, If the witneſle in our ſe!ves be fo 
fyll, and convincing, then what need have we any more to make 
uſe of Scriptures, or Miniſters > why ſhould we leave an bigher 
teacher, to go'toa lower ? 

* ButTanſwer,. 1. There is more t 
 enwiſeus to ſalvation, as firſt, an outward word; and ſecondly, 
an outward teacher, and thirdly, an inward light : And accord- 
ingly God ſupplyes this threefold want, the firſt, by giving us 
the Scripture ; the ſecond, by giving usa miniſtry, and other 
occaſional teachers, the third, by giving us the illumiration of 
theSpirit, cohelp usto ſee by the former meanes, and to make 
the Word ' and Miniftry to us effetual. Now it werea mad 
thing for a man to ſay, I haveeyes to read in a book, and there- 

| foreI have no need of the light of candle, or of Sun, or 1 have 
eyes, and Sun, and thereforel haveno need of the light in che 
ayre, which cometh from the Sun, or I have the !1ghc both 07 

. the'eye, andSun, and ayre, and therefore ] can read by it without 
abook, or I havea book, and therefore l can read it without a 
teacher: certainly if a man wouldread, he mult have all theſe, 
or more than one of theſe, ſo God hath appoyated us three 
neceflarp meanes for our illumination and direftion ; the \Word, 
the Miniſtry, and che Spirit, wha 
ſeparate, if any will fooliſhly go, and fet one of theſe againit 
another,wben God hath ſer them all cogether.and made them all 
neceſ}ary, alligning to each a ſeveral part in the work of our i1!11- 
mination, they may abuſe God and themſelves, and go withou: 
the lipht, while they deipiſe the neceſſary caules of it 
evidences muſt not be ſeparated, much leſſe mult one be pleaded 
tothe negle& of all the reſt , a; the work within is is not the 

- hirſt teſtimony, but a ſeconlary confirming teſtimony, (1 
doth it not make the firſt unneceflary or voyde : belides thar, 
dytheexternal teſtimony we muſt convince other men, which by 
the witnefſe within us we catnordo. But this only by the way. 

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to love , and willingneſs to fave : 

infinite love can never be out-tyred with greateſt ations. But 

another ccryes , how ſhould I beleeve that Chriſt is exalted, 

and that by vertue thereof I ſhall bee exalted , when 1 

ſee my (elf in a forlorn condition, forſaken of God; an 

abjet amongſt men, Alas ! man at his beſt ts altogether vanity , Plal.6249, 

yea , men of low degree are vanity, and men of high aegree are a lye, 

to be layd in the ballance I am altogether lighter than vanity, how 

then ſhould I belteve any ſuch a condition? ts a worm a fit, or 4 c4- 

pable (ubjeb#t to wear a crowm Yes,the Lordis great, and he can 

do great things : He raiſeth up the poor out of the duſt, and lifteth , 5,9.. 8 9% 

wp the Beg gar from the dunghil, to ſet them among Princes, and to "IN 

make them inherit the Throne of glory; for the Pillars of the earth © 

are the Lords, and he hath ſet the world upon them, he will keep the 

feet of ' his Saints. -— Why thereis my ſadneſs, cryes another, 

he will keep the feet of his Saints, if I were but a Saint, I could be- 

leeve thi prwer, but alts'Iam an unh1ly,an unſanttified piece of clay; 

1 am a ſinner, a ſinner of the Gentiles, chief of ſinners; I deſerve ts 

be thrown down to hell, rather than to be inveſted with glory, and to 

fit in heaven. True, but yet the holy Ghoſt is given to make 

thee holy;of thy ſelf thou art vile,and melt vile, but hath not the 

holy Ghoſt entred in, and cook poſſeſſion of thy Spirit? hath 

he fot waſhed thee with water ? yea , throughly waſhed away thy 

blood? hath he net anointed thee with ol, and covered thee with ſilk, 

andgieck:d thee with gold ani ſilver, and maae thee comely threugh 

hu comelineſs which he - «pin thee ? why, this isthe office of 


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this is thy ſtate : 1 know there is a part of thee unregene:ate,and 
it will be ſo whiles thou art on earth , but withal there is in thee 
a new nature , another nature , there is ſomething elſe within 
thee which makes bhee wreſtle againſt ſin, and ſhall in time pre- 
vail over all ſin, and this is the Spirit of Chriſt , ſanRifying of 
thee , being ſanttified,( ſaith the Apoſtle ) by the holy Ghoſt, —— 
Ocher complaints might be thus brought in, butif we unde; ſtand 
the meaning , the deſign of Chriſt in his aſcenſion, ſeflion, and 
miſſion of his Spirit, how might a true faith anſwer all ? oh be- 
leeve ! beleeve thy part in Chriſts aſcenſion, Chriſts ſeſſion , 
Chriſts miſſion of is holy Spirit , and thou mayeſt go (inging 
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have heard of Chriſts invitations, Come to me all ye that are wea- Mats 11.28, 
ry, and heavy laden : but ſuppoſe Chriſt had pever outed his 

ſove in ſuch a love-expreſlion, come rome; yet Chriſt himſelf in 

theſe glorious particulars is ſych a drawing object , ( the very 

beauty of Chriſt , the very ſmell of the garments of Chriſt, 

the very capacious and wide heaven of Chriſts cxaltation are 
intrinſecally,and of themſelves ſuch drawing, raviſhing, winnin 

objes) that upon the apprehenſion of them we cannot chooks 

but love Chriſt : as gold that is dumb and cannot ſpeak, yer the 
beauty.and gain of ir cryeth aloud,” Come hither poor creature, and 

be thow made rich, ſo if Chriſt ſhould never open his lips, if he 

ſhould never gently move,upen to me my ſiſter my love,my dove,my Cant 5.2, 


rhe night , yet the glory, the power,the ſoveraignty of Chtilt, the 
exalcation ofhis perſon, and the magnificence of his gifts, ſhould 
even change our ſouls into a globe or maſs of divine love and 
glory, as it were by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor.z.18

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the eternal praiſes of their glorious King, oh how 
would they be ſweerned. in their pain , andconvincedof their 
fooliſh. choyce , and raviſhed with! e fulneſs of thoſe joyes and 
pleaſures that are in Chrilts face for evermore?ſurely much more 
may this glory of Chriſt warm thy heart, .O my ſoul ! what an 
happineſs. were it to ſee. the King on his throne; to ſee theLamb, 
the fairtree of life, the branches which cannot for the narrowneſs 
of the place have room to. grow in,for the Heaven of heavens can- 
xot contain Lim ? what an happineſs were it to ſee lover ſelf, and 
to be warmed with the heat of immediate love that comes out of 
the precious beart and bowels of this princely and royal Stan- 
dard-bearer?as yet thou canſt not, muſt not ſee thele ſights, there's 
no ſeeing the King thus in his beauty till thou comeſt to glory, 
for then,and then onely muſt thou ſee him face to face;& yerthe 
Idea &.Image of this glory is ſeen and may be ſeen of every true 
beleeving ſoul , —_ may be ſeen by an eye of faith, to kindle 
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the greatneſs of the giver, certainly the 
inence or dignity of any principle ennobleth and enhban- 
ceth the effeR; a gift coming from a preat perſon carryes ever a 
ſent with it of a certaine greatneſle, and reliſheth either of excel- 
_— ſuperiority, or nobility, or all. Itis ſtoryed of C/:arles 
the tifth,chat in his wars being ever preft with want of mony,and 
ſo'unable to remunerace the ſervices of diverſe Dutch Captaines, 
and Nobles, whom he had entertained, he uſed after any great 
exployt performed by them, to call cogether his Nobles & campe 
into ſuch a field, and there in the ——_ of them all to take a 
goldchaine from abour his own neck,and to put it about the neck 
of ſuck a Captaine, or ſuch a Collonel, and ſo ro embrace him and 
to-give him thanks for his gallant ſervice: why,this they eſteemed 
agreater favour ( being circumſtanced by ſuch a perſon, in ſuch a 
way) than ifin very deed he had given them a ſufficient pay, or 
remuneration. O they valued that chaine more than many 
buſhels of the like gold , the very perſon ofthe Emperour hang- 
edat thechaine ſuch a precious jewel, as in warlike conceits a 
million of gold could not counterveile, O my ſoul ifan Em- 
ourthus gained the affections of men, how ſhouldſt thou but 
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in our hearts by his Spiric, is unto us 
the qc of glory. The grounds of our comforts in this re- 
ſpect, is. -— 

FN. C hriſts.preſence, it is ſaid of Pax! that after a ſad ſhip- 
wrack, the ſight of ſome C hrittian brethren ſo cheared him, that 
upon the fight of them he thanked God, and teck.conrage ,, It is 
ſaid of Ceſar, that he cheared the drooping Marinersin a ſtorme, 
by minding them of his preſence, you carry Ceſar ; how much 
more ſhould the in-þeing of Chriſt ſolace Saints? /o / am with you, 
O my foul, was it not a cordial to the D.ſciples in a ſtorme that 
Chriſt was with them, whom the windes and waves obey-, 
ed? cheareup now, for if the Spirit bein thee, Chriſt is with 
thee. 

2. Chriſts complacency , if his Spirit dwell in us, how ſhould 
he but be well-pleaſed with us ? a man cannot properly be ſaid to 
dwellin a priſon, in which he taketh no delight , the Spirits in- 
dwelling imports a delight of Chriſt ia ſuch a ſoul, here nil Z 
awell, for 1 haws deſired it,or delighted in i: ,, faith God of Zjos, 
though many times drooping Chriftians, viewing their own 
—_— and vileneſſe, judge themſelves wort!y to be de- 
reſted and deierted, and would relinquiſh themſelves if they 
poſlibly could, yer Chriſt looketh to the poore and contrite ſoul 
as a meet habitation for himſelfe to dwell in, 7 dwell in the 
roy x boly place, with bim alſo that us of a comtrite, and humble x; c, 1. 

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3. Chriſts communications , anion is the ground of our com- 
munion with Chriſt, and che nearer our union, the greater 1s 
our communion, if Chriſt were only ia a beleever by the habit 
of grace, the union would not be ſo great, but it Chriſt be in us 
by his Spirit, the union is nearer, and therefore the communion 
will be greater. O my ſou] remember this in all thy ftraics, 
there can be no creaturz-want, or danger whatſoever wiereig 
the improvement of chis in-dwellirg of the Spirit may not zee 
freſh thee, art thou ſick ? the Phyſitian both of ſoul anZ bedy is 

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within thee, art thou ſad ? the Comforter himſ:lfe that ſup- 
plyes the ſtead and roome of Chriſt, inhabits in thee, art thou 
ia excile, in baniſhment, impriſoament at greateſt diitance from 
thy deareſt fr.ends? ſee Pauls refreſhment when they were ready 
to pull him in pieces, and threw him into the caſtle, even the 
night following the Lord ſtood by him, and ſaid, be of good cheare 
Pani. Chriſt will ſtand by thee, - nay, Chriſt by his Spirit dwel- 
leth in theez and will ſpeak co thee comfortable words in thy 
greateſt preſſures, 

4. Chriſts witneflings, if his Spirit dwell in us, we may then 


' beaſſured of furure glory, Chri#t in you the hope of glory. *Tis a 
Mc. Aſþ in his ſweet note ofa Divine upon it, the exiftency of C þ 


Serm. of Chriſt þeJeevers, giveth exiſtence to- their hopes of glory. The Spirit in 
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ws is Gods earneſt of glory , the Spirit in us doth prepare us for par- 
ticipation in that glory. I look upon this in-dwelling of the Spirit 


. as that which no hypocritein the world can lay any claime unto, 


as for gifts, or graces, an hypocrite may attaine them, or ſome- 
thing like them , itis ſaid of Sin Magn that he beleeved, it 
is ſaid of ?udas, that be repented; and of Eſas, that he ſought the 
birth-right with teares , it is{4id of ſome, that they p.rrtooke of the 
heavenly gift, and of the powers of the world to come, and yet fell 
away; andit is aid of ſuch others that they trampled upon the 
blood of Chriſt wherewith they were ſanfified. Thus we finde in 
Scripture-phraze, that in an hypocrite or wicked man, there may 
be a kinde of faith, and repentance, a taſt of heaven, and of 
ſanRification , but where do'we finde in all che Bible, chat Chriſt, 
or the Spirit of Chriſt, is ſaid to dwell in an hypocrite, or wicked 
man ? this only is the great priviledge of a true beleever, Chri/ 
in bim the hope of glory. —O the comfort of this in. dwelling of 
Chriſt! If Z aches hearing that Chriſt would abide in his houſe, 
reces ved him joyfully ; how much greater cauſe of joy have chey 
who have already lodged him in their hearts? theſe things have 
1 ſpckzn to you (ard Chriſt, that my joy might remaine in you, and 
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forget not all his benefits. —— 1 will extoll thee my God, O King, 


and 1 will blefſe thy Name for ever and ever, every day will I bl:ſſe 
thee, and I will praiſe thy Name for ever and ever. — One genera- 
tion ſhall praiſe thy workg to another, and ſpall declare, thy mighty 
alts. I mill ſpeak of the glorious honour of thy Majeſty,” and of thy 
wondrous works. — I will utter the memory of thy great goodneſſe, 
and will fing of thy righteouſneſſe. ——-Thy Saints hall bleſſe thee. 
they ſhall heakef the glory of thy King dome, and talke of thy power, 
and make known unto the ſonnes of men thy mighty atts, and the 719. 
rious Majeſty of thy Kingdome. -= Thy glory is above the earth 
and heaven, tlow alſo exalteſt the horze of thy people, the praiſe of 
all thy Saints, and people weare unto thy ſelfe, O that my ſoul 
were but in Davids temper, thus to breath out the praiſes of 
Jeſus, and to bleſle his Name. 


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of Chriſt upon the ſoul; we let out our hearts to 
Chriſt , and he lets out his heart to us; eſpecially when we are 
with Chriſt in his ordinances, it's not enough to call upon God, 
and to uſe ſome broken-hearted expreſlions ,- but 4h, 
what communion have I with feſus Chriſt ? I cannot be ſatisfied 
except I rafle and ſee how good the Lord is, I cannot be quiet except 
1 hear ſomething from heaven this morning. Why this isan heavenly 
converſation. 

3. Byour converſation in heaven, I mean our living accord- 


. ing tothe Laws of heaven, in all our wayes we niuft ſtill enquire, 


what rule is there from heaven to —_ me in theſe wayes? ſuch and 
ſach a thing I have a mind to, but will the Law of Heaven juſtifie 
mein this ? have 1 any word from Jeſu Chriſt to guide me in thu ? 
ſometimes indeed my luſt, my own ends, and the common courſe of the 
world was my rule but now 1 dare not aft bat according to the Will 
and Scepter of Feſus Chriſt , now I am guided by the Laws of Hea- 
ven, 'Why,this is an heavenly converſation, | 

4. Byourconverſation in heaven ] mean our thoughts, and 
meditations of heaven and heavenly things , when» [ awake 
(faith David) I am alwayes with thee ,, the hearts of 'beleevers 
are frequently upon their heavenly treaſures , asit is ſtoried of 
Queen ary, that a little before her death ſhe told them, if rhey 
ript her opes they would find Callis in her heart ; ſo it may be ſaid 
of them whoſe converſation is in heaven,if you rip them up, you 
ſhall tind heaven in their hearts, not a day paſſes over 
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out ſome thoughts or meditations of heaven, and heavenly 


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with things ſatable to *irs Original. As it is with a child that 
hath a noble birth, iftranſporred into another Country, an 
there uſed like a ſlave , there ſet to rake channels , or (as the 
Prodigal ) to feed ſwine ; while he is there, and knowes nor 
his Original , he mindes nothing but to get vituals, and to do 
bis work that he isſet about ; but if once he come to know fron 
whence he was, that he is indeed born heir to ſuch a #trince in 
ſuch a Country ; O then his thoughts, and minde, and long- 
ings will bealtered , O that 7 were in my own Country ! O that 
I were with my father in his Court ! Even fo itis with the ſoules 
of the ſonnes of men, they are the birth ( as I may fo ſpeak ) 
of the great King of heaven and earth , and though by the tall 
of man they came to he asflaves to Satan ,” yet when God is 
pleaſed to convert the ſoul; then he diſcovers thus, Oh mar , 
thou art born from on high, thy ſoulis ( as it were) a ſparkle © 
God bimſelfe , thom art come from God , and thou art capable of 
communion wichGod , even with God the Father, and God ihe Son, 
and God the Holy Ghoſt. Q conſider of thy (omntry whence thou 
cameſt at firft , certainly thou never hadſt ſuch a divine and exccl- 
lent being goven thee to delight onely in the fleſh, to be ſerviceable 
onely to thy body;O look mp #nto Feſus ! why this it is that turns the 
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in thy motions, affections, converſations ? how ſhould(t thou 
-bat'dayly commune with thy own heart, heaven is the place that 
1 ſhall come to? ere long I ſhall be there, 1 know that in this world 
"Tam but for a while, but in heaven 1 ſhall be fer ever and ever ,, 
we ſhall be canght upinto the clouds, to meer the Lord in the ayre , 
and /o foll we be ever-with the Lord. \Qur very travell rowards 
heaven implies an heavenly converſation, they go from ftrength pg, 
ro ſtrength, till every one of them in Zion appeares before 
God. - 

-  4-Becauſe much of heaven is already in the Saints,the Kingdom Luke 17. 27. 
'of heaven is within you, ſaith Chriſt , - a»d knowing in your ſelves Heb.19. 34. 
that ye have a better and an enduring ſubſtance. Surely if the 

Saints have much of heaven within them, it muſt needs be thac 

their converſation is in heaven , but they know 1his in themſelves, 

they know it by what God hath revealed in their own hearts , 

erernal life is already begun in the ſoules of Gods people ; hea- 

ven isin them, and therefore no marvaile if their converſation 

bein heaven. My meaning is not as if the Saints had no other 

heaven but chat within them ; I know there is an heaven above; 

but-ſome pieces, or earneſts, or ſeeds, or beginnings of that 

heaven above is within them. Is there not a renewed nature , 

animage of God, a ſpark of life, a drop of glory in Gods peo- 

ple? Surely yes; Andif fo, all theſe will work heaven-ward, 

principles of grace will have ſome a&tings of grace till we come 

to glory. 

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like 
the glorious body of Chrift Jeſus, if a candle ſhould be raiſed 


to/have ſo much luſtreand beauty, as if you ſhould putit into 


the midſt oftheSun, yer it would ſhine, you would think it a 
ſtrange kind of light; ſurely it ſhall be ſo with the bodies of 
Saints , for though they are put into the -mid ofthe glory of 
God and of his Son) Jeſus Chriſt, yer their bodies ſhall ſhine in 
beauty and luſtre there, now did we believe this, and wait for 
itevery day, how would it change us? how would it workus to 
an heavenly copverſation? 7 have 4 diſeaſed and lampiſh body, 
and my body hinders me in every duty of Gods worſhip, but within 
«while (briſt will come nn his glory, awd then he will make my by. 
hike nnte by gouuns boay, 7 that I ſhall be able to lth pon the 
= of God, and to be exerciſedin holy duties to all eterwity without 
wearineſſe, without intermiſſion : I have many things here that 
rrowble my mindand Spirit, and that hinder me in my converſe with 
heaven and heavenly things , but within 4 while C briſt will appear 
with big wighty Angels, to be admired of his Saints , and then ſhall 
I fit as an aſſeſſor on the Throue, withfeſus Chriſt to judge the 
world, aud then ſhall I live for ever with him, to be where he is 
aud enjoy all he has, yea all that he bath purchaſed for me by his 
blood ; ob let me wait for this | let me look for it every day ! God 
hath bat a little work for me here on earth, and when that is done , 
this ſhall 'be my condition. Chriſtians! if but every day we would 
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work theſe things on our ſouls, it would bea mighty help to 
make our converſations heavenly converſations