SECT. Vii. Of fome C•nfequents after. Chrijls lJirt/1. SOme Conf<!quems afier the Birth of Chrill may be rou~hed, w,hjjfl: nr b¥ }V~s but· a Child 'of twelve years old. As,-- 1. When he was but eight dayes old, he was circ~mcife>f, aqd 11~me4 Jr['!!· !\1 there was fhame in his Birth, fo there was pain il) his Circumcjliop ; ~ {har(l fl.•2iflf.P~Ii {cth through his·skin prcfemly aft<r he is ?orn; no_t rh~t he n~eqed..rJl~j·<;uelll~]lY, but that for us he wos conrem to be legally Impure; _In this e~r)y hurml!~ti?.O l'r .pl~tpl¥ difcovers rhe riches of !us Grace; now he lh<ds lus blou~ m !lrpps 1 anq rhereby,gi.Y~s ·an earne!t of rhofe Rivers which )le afterwards poured out for the de~nlillJ:. !lfopr ." Nature, and extinguilhing the wrath of God ; and for afuqher difc9yery of !JJs Gr!it<, at this rime his Name is given him, which was Jefil': This i• the n~me whifb\ivl! jhou~d engrave in our hea_rrs; reil: our Faith on, and place om· help in, and lov~ l.l'i(h.fl]~ ,9y~rr • flowings of Chamy, and Joy, and Ailorarwn; above all rlungs W,l! ha~ ne~\19f q. Yif.m. a Saviour for our Souls, and from our fins, a~d from t))e everlalbng d,ell:ruclton whiFJ' lin will otl~orwife bring upon OJlr foul•; h~nce, this ~ame jefus a~>f this Sigq CiYflfV?fi· fion are jotned together; for by the effuhon ofhts bloud be was to be our Je(m, our H & . Saviour: withollt jhedding of b/oudi4_noremiffi9n of fins, no falvatjon of ~PillS. CiJ- R~{.~~,\~: cumcifion W4" the Seat, and now was 1t that our !eft>< wos under Gods Gre~.r ~ea! fP t~lt,e his Office: We have heard how he carried on rh• great ,work of our Salyarjpnfrom eternity; this very Name and Office of Je[i<S, a Savio11r, w~s refolv.:q on ip 9!1!¥ forc.cQunfel, and given forth from ~e beginning; and we .h~vl' he~rd .of )J!i<e hq).V it was promifed and foretold by an Angd; bur now it is lign~d ,and feal~d ,witq ~n apfo,l)/lf h . 6 ., Commiffion and fu!nefs of power; Him bath G.od the Father fea/ed, John6. 27. It IS Jo n. • •1·. his Office and his very Profeffion to fave, that all m,ay repair umo him t,<l that end : 1\ht. Jt, ,s, Come _unto me all ye that ar: weary , and him that cometh ttnto m,e I will in _no wije ~"/f John6. 31·. out; m wb!Ch refpcfr he IS called the 5dVTollr of the worl4 (t.) of Sa,mamaps, Jew~. Joho 4· 42 • Gentiles, Kings, Shepherds, and of all (orts of me~. . '?-· When he was forty days old, he, was brouglit t~ Jenifalef!!; an!/prrfrfl!e4 tf!be ,-. Lord; 1/S it u written in the Law ~J the Lord, ever; M!'/• t~at opene.th Jhc,'o/O/'?b f.lt4/flfe called holy to the Lord : 0 wonder! there was no gnpunt¥ 10 the Son qf 'G,Qq, ,ap,d }'<t Lukeut,>3 he is firfi circumcifed, and then he is brought a~d offered ,o rl,1e Lord ; he ~A?.t ,carrr.e to be fin for m, would in our perfons ~e l~g~l,ly unclean, .t.liat by fati?fying rhe):.~w, J.<c might take away our uncleannefs; he rl•at was a_bove !he Law , Wt;>Uid come ,und,er ffje law, that he might free usfrom the Law; we are all born fin,ten; b(\t ,0 the unfpeakable mercy of our {eflll; that provides a rem~dy as early as Ol)r fin: ~rfi, ,i;le 'iS,C<j>/l· ceived, and then he is born, to fanClifie .our Conceptions ·~d o,ur Biq,\ls; ,an.d ?f~er J)is Birth, he is fi~ll circumcifed, aJJd then he }s prefemed to the Lord; that py two ~~~~)y afrs, that whtch was naturally unholy m1ght qe hal)owe4 unw G.Q,d : Ch.riil: )1f,\h nor l~ft our ve.ry Infancy \"irhgut t:tdrefs, but by himfelf, thus Q,/Xe~ed, he .clearf.elh u~ prefenrly from our fil.thinefs.-- Now is Chrifi brought in his M;o.thq~ ,f,..rms ,\d lus own houfe, the Temple· and as man, he IS pre.fe,nt~d to .htmfeJC as .<;;,osf. Oh,91w glorious did that Temple leem, . now the Owner was within 1 t\Je \Valls of it) 1'\Q.p.' was the Hour, and .Gue(t come, in regard whereof.the fe~ond ;retl'\ple Jhpuld f'!rpafs the fir(\; ~his v.:as thJ: Houfe bui\t for him, an~,d~dicated ~o hifl!; ,\lJ~re tl;J,a~ ·l!e dwelt long tn htsTyp\cal prefenre,notlung was done there w(lereby he il!as no.r ref~l!lb)~~ l and,now the body of thefe fl1adows is cqme, and prefe~tj !1im)elf, 'Y(lcr~ .he .b~~ e,xer beenreprefemed. You will fay, )Vhat 1 is rhiqo me, or,tO·my foul? 0 jY.<?.I Jcr~fflem ts now every w,here; there is n!JC(mrch-Afren]~ly, no Chri.J.tia,n h.e;,~r.t ,~l*\1 js nota Temple of th~ Living God; anp ,there is no Temple ,of G,<\~ w,hc:rejn C!\ri~;s n~t prefenred to hiS Father. :nms,.we have tQe benefit of <;hri!h fu\fil\j11g the Law 9f }{tg~teoufnefs; God fem hu Son, .ma{ie of awoman, made 11nder the ,U.,\v, that J;.e 111ig/pt , 1 4 1 ~edeem,rhem that were 11nder the L<tlv, .tbi<t ,tve migqt recei11e (he ,Ad~p,tlpn .a/ Sons. It"" · 3 ' ' ' '~· as tf the Father lhould haveiaid toP1rilt, Cprnc my dear Son, .here ar,e per.t1in /Walej aEiors under the Law, tQfuffqr.a~d ~<> ke ;x.ectfted-; .wh,at foy YIJU,tp thew ? 1 lfV;hy, J will bf• come und:r the Law (fatth,c;hn(t9 Jm![l,e~kf',uppn I"' tpW Execution, a11,l ff'Jierf,or t}<em 1 and to thts purpofe he ts 6rJlqrcqmCifed, a(ld then,he ts.pr~fented to the Lord. T 2 · ' When
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