Book IlL 11 1 ven thee /ivinff water. Mark here the occahon of Chrifls words; C/uiftbeing weary and rhirfly by re;'fon of his Journey, he asked of the woman a Cup of water to drink, no orear matter. he asks but a Cup of water, and the woman ftands at the Well-fide where ~as water en~ugh ; yet 01e gives not, but !l:ands wondering that he being a Jew 010uld ask water of her that was aSamaritan; well, faith Chrift, thou deniefl me a Cup ofcold water, being weary and thirfty, but had£1: thou asked of me, I would have given thee water of life; wonderful! Chri!l: is more ready to give water of life, the very Spirit of God, to a poor !inner, than we are to give a cup of common water to a thirfly Soul. Go then, thou tlm hall: denied the leaft mercy and kindnefG to Chri£1: in any of his Mem– bers, yet feek Grace from him: 0 look_ up unto ?efus! ask his Spirit, intreat him to make thy heart new within tqee; plead tbe promile of his Covenant, and wait in hope. ' 2 . We mull: praife : r. Jf we would have the blefling, let us feek it with the fame mind that God offers it (i.) wiih a purpofe and defire to have Grace exalted; thus Mo– fes fought pardon for this very end, that hi> Mercy might appear; If thou wilt pardon their fin, thy Me;cy Jl~a/1 appear J ~nd we jiJall bethankf~tl tmto thee for it; fo the words Exod. 3 ,; 3'~ are made out by t.xpoltrors, whtchm the Text are etrher paffionately or modeftly fufpended. Thefe are prevailing Requefls with God, when we plead for the glorifying of his own Grace. Father, glorifie thy Name, faid Chrifl; and prefenrly there comes a voice out of the Cloud, I haveglorified it, and I will glorifi> it again. 2. If we have John ll· 18. the blefiing already, then be fure to afcribe the glory unto him, that bath made good his promife unto us : Who zj :t Godlikg ttnto tbee, who pa[Jeft by thetranfiref!ions of the rem- Micah 7· 18• nantof thy Heritage? , We fl10nld~make the praife of his Grace to ring through the world, that Heaven and Earth might rake notice of it, and wonder at the Grace that lmh been 01ewed us. J will mention the l9ving k,jndnefs of the Lord, and the praifes of the !fa. 6;~ 1· Lord, according to all that the Lord hathbeftowed on w, and the greatgoodnefs towards the Ho~tfeof ![rael, whichhehathbeftowedonthem, according to his mercies, and according to the multiwde of hi< loving kjndnej[es. See how the Prophet mentions 1he kindneffes, the loving kindneiTes, the multirude of his loving kindneffes; the goodnefs, and the great goodnefs of Gvd; he could hardly get off it; he would have God and Grace to have all rhe Glory: 0 my Soul, h'ath God entered thee into a Covenant of Grace ? why then blefs the Lord, 0 my Salt!,· and all that i; within me, btefs hi,- holy Name, Bur of Pf: 1 this more anon. a· I 0 3l r. SECT. IX. Of Conforming to Jejiu in that refpefl. 9-VVE mufl conform to Jefus, in reference to this Covenant of Grace: we arechangedby beholding, int•the fame Image. If we look unto Jefus in this >Cor. J.iS1 refpeCl:, rhis look will hav~ lurh an i~lluence uponm, that we 0Jal! co~form to Jefus. Bur wheretn confifls tlus Conformity? I anfwer, m thefe feveral Paruculars. I, God in Chrift offers his Covenant to us; fo we through Chrift 010uld embrace hisOffer. · · 2. God in Chrifl keeps Covenant with us-; fo we through Chri£1: 010uld be careful to keep Covenant with him. • 3· God in Chrifl hathhighly honoured u~aswearehispeople · fo wethroughChrift llwuldlughly honour him as he is our God. ' I . God in Chrill offers a Covenant of G!'lce to us . fo we throuoh Chrifllhould embracethi~ gracious offer. His offers have appeared f:om fir!l: to !aft~ as, 1- To A– dam. 2._1o Abr~ham. 3, To Mofes. 4· To David. 5· To I(rael and to Judah. Take notice of .'t tn that great Promife of the Covenant, I wilt be thy G•d: q. d. Come Soul, •f rhou wtltbuthaveme, I am thine; here l offer my felf, my Son, my Spirit, Ju– jlificallon, Sa11clificatwn, Adoption, Salvation; whatfoever I «m, or what(oever I h,ivei ~~~ u thme, if thou Wt!t bm accept of me : Look_ over all thi< wide, wide wor;jd, and if there be any t.hmg tn tt that can pleafe thy feu/; ""d when thou haftgone through all the World, than come and taJi.! aview of me, and fee me in my Glory, Beauty and Excellency; VtCIV me tn my Attnbutes, andfee if thot! findeft not ~nottgh in me worthy of thy acceptanfC: P.!l t hrs' and m.ore than t~u, nay more than eye can fee, or ear can hear, Dr heart conceive, I offer to thee, if tho!I\Vtlt but have me; /oe, I will be thy God. So Chrillians! God is - firll:
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