Ambrose - Houston-Packer Collection BX5200 .A49 1674

Chap. 1. Sett. 6. Jl.,ootung unto 'Jjefn.S'. Book IV. 183 a fign of this fact; he only fotetels the Refurrection of his Body, afte; three dayes death, expreffing ir ih the Metaphor of the Temple, whtch was nerer ngh~ly underflood till it was accompltfi1ed. . . . . . I tl.iis he1·oical act, we may fee how Chnll IS earned on with a zeal for God. mfG" mu~i that it btings to mind that fayingof the'Pfalmill, 7 be z.eM of thine houfe hath werz me up; a Metaphor takth from men that receive nourilhment.' 1~hich after its feveral l'Cal. 6 9· ~· concoctions, is affimilated mto the nature of thetn that t~cetve tt.. Zeal doth totally furprize us in what concerns bod; tn ourZeal ~edo fo mtrtd the tlun~s of C?od, as _tf we minded nothing ~Jfe. To wl?t dangers, ha~ards, an.d cenfures, dtd Chnft here m the exercife of the Zeal expofe htmfelf? Ht~ etntn~nt Zeal appears,-·-- 1. In the weaknefs of his means, whereby he dtd both arrem(lt, and effect the work : we lind ! 1 im not armed tvitll ahy weapons, rhar might carry dread and tetrour with them. at mo!l but with aWhip made of a few ftnall cords, ·which probably were fcattered by the Drovers whichcam~ thither to !ell their C.tttel.-- 2. In the fl:rength that theoppolitt power did hold our, which makes the etlroumer fo much the more dangerous: .As, r. A Garrifo11 of Sdl?iers r~ady at hand, .ro a_ppeafe occafional tu- cbem. inlve. rnults. z.. The temper of thofe mens fpmrs,wHh whom the buhhefs was; they were men fer upon gain, rhe world's god. 3. The great confluence of the people, it bcing the mo!l folemn Mart of the Pafsaver: Ohwhat a Zeal was this! that neither the weaknefs of d1e means, on the one fide, to effect ir, nor the grearnefs of the power, on the other tide, to hinder it, did at all tliftnay him, or caufe. him to defifl ; feem he never fo · wtak, or be they never fo ftrohg, he whips them our of the Temple, and bids them be gcme. Thls action of Chri!l fulfilnh~r P~<lphefie of Maldchy, The Lbrd whom ye ./fek._ (IIP.!I Jt~ddenlj comcto hi& Temple; biiiwho may tihide the day of hi& coming.? andwh• jhallftand Mal.J·'''o3· 1vhen he appeareth? far he i• lik! Refiners fire, and likff Fullers Sope; atJd he fh,;,/1 fit M il Re(tnerandpurifierof Silver, ani1 he Jl!all purific the Sons rf Levi, and p~trge th<.ma; Gold and M Silver , that they maj offer unto the Lbrd an Offering in RighteoHfnefs. HomrhMnain we ma}' obfetve, that !'Prrfwajion of Chrijt'sprcfence in our Church-af Jemblies, i; a [f"cial means ortnolive-/q bring all into orde;.. But what is rlds prcfence of Chrilt in Church-affembles? If by Chri!l's prefence, we mean his bodily prefence, it is true, that Chrift in his humanity, whipped the Buy– ers ahd Sellers out of the temple Of zerufiilem; then in his Manhood be was upon earth, _ and actordihgly he vouchfafed his bodily P,refence to tHeir Affemble; and publick places; but now his Manhood is ih heaveh; and the heavens m1•ft contain him till the times of reftiwtion of all things: Now thetefore we canhot expect his bodily prefence unlefs we P,..8s 5• 21 . will maintain the Doctrine of !ranfub!laHdation, or of Confubftamiation. which far be itftomus. . ... ' · :t. If by Cluift's prefence, W~ meaN liis fpiritual prefence; then tile quefl:ion is, what i~ this fpirirual prefence of tlld!J I for if we f~y,'it is his prefente as he is God,! Owuld tl!~(l qtiery, (10w dod is faid rd blf ptt'felit with men in one place more than another? God tnliis t'lfence 'is full;1 every wHere, and incluftvely no where: Heaven is his Throne, ' and Earth is his Foot!lool, and yet nor eal'th, !lOt heaven, ribr the heaven of heavens is ab!~ .to cemain him: whiles we lp~ak fpiritu:llly of Chri!l's prefcnce in the affemblies of Ins people, we cannoi mean his univer·fal prefence, but his efpecial prcfcnce. and ilretefore as yet I fuppofe we liave 11ot the meafiing of it. ' 3. If by Chri!l's prefence wt. mean the prtfehce ~>f his Spirit either in himfelf, or efpcci~lly in liis workings, ltirfings; actings, ahd ni1>vings in our fpirir, I Owuld rhtn fubfcnbe,; only I tl'.if'k this is not ~11 that is includ_td in his efpecia\ prefence; trtie it is, that .when Chnii: was upon earth, he told hiS Difciples that he mull go away; for If he went not away, the Cpmfonen._;:ould not come qnto rhea1; .But ;f I depart (faidbe) I !Vdl fend h<mJmto_jou; and accordingly, when that Chutch-alfembly wao convened at John t6·1·' !'en:ecoft, God fent the Holy Ghofl; mucll pepple being then gathered at Jerufalem,rhat tt ~'tu bed.'v.ulgtd to all rhe world. To all the Affemblies of rhe Saints, Chrill: prom•fe hts Spmt, though not alwaies in a vifible manner ; where tiVO or thr<e aregathered together m ,my name (faithChrill:) there I am in the midft of th'm: . Chrill in his Spi- Mat<h. a. ' 0 ' m_Is mrh~ mtdll of us,_lhrrmg and moving in our fpirits : or the fptnt of uniry is \vith umted fpmts. 0 he 1s a fweer Spirit, aSpirit of Love, and Concord, and Peace, and glory; _and ther~fore wher.efl10uld he be bur with thgfe that make harmony upon earth? Hr" IVIth them, at\d a1nongfl them, and in them; kn•IV ye 11qt that ye are th.e Temple 1 <l·k 1. 1~. • of

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