(Caa: '-· f· Book. I. Chap. 3.sectq.· · ~ounce himfelfhappy; onely happy, truly happy, fully happy in beholding Chrift, enjoying Chrift, having Chrift, in looking unto [efw.. You have the Motives ofour w.ants, in cafe of neglect: and of our riches in cafe we are active, frequent, ferious, and live- .ly in this duty. But for our further encouragement to fall upon it, I ihall adde a few Motives more. · 'SECT. VII. Mvre .Motives to encourage 114 in this work. 1. c On!ider your lookjng on 'ltflu will maintaine your · ..1 communion with.Jefus ; and is not this worth the · ,while-? Why Chriftians.! what is this communion with Chrift, :but very heaven aforehand ? hereby we enjoy his perfon, and .all fweet relations to his perfon, ·his death, and all the faving fruit~, priviledge5, and influence~ of his death; hereby we are brought into C'hrifts banquetting-hou[e, 'held in hu galleries, his banner over us being love .: hereby we are carried up into ·the :Mount with Chrift, that we may fee him (as it were) transfi.gured,and may fay with Peter, UJ14fer, it u goad fer m to be here, and let m here build Tabernacles. Oh it's an happy thing to have Chrift dwell in our hearts, ·.and for us to lodge in Chriils bofome ! Oh its an happy thing to maintaine a recipro- ..cal communication of affairs betwixt Chrift and our fouls ! as thus; he bare our !innes, take we his healing: he endured w.oun<ls for us, drink we the .fpiritual balfome that .fprang out of his wounds ; he took upon him our unrighteoufnelfe, do we cloath .our fdves with .his righteoufnelfe: he endured pains for us, come we to him, and take his rcll: to our fouls; he embraced our curfe .and condemnation,.do we embrace his bleffing, juftification, and . falvation. To th:s end do we fool{. on ref tu., if he hide his face by defertions, reft not till we finde him, ifwe finde him, hold him faft, let him not go, difturb him not out ofour hearts by our corruptions. Thus ifwe would prize the .prefence of Chrift, how .comtortably ihould we maintaine and encreafe our communion .with Chrift~ :z.. ·confider
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