Cha-p-:1 .ScCl .t. . ----------------~~------~~----·- : a-tions what is th isa demeanour befeeming the prefence of Angels, and the Spirit conoreb , . r f p · f r of Chriil:? wouldil: thou carry thy felf thus m the pre.ence .o a nnce, or o 10me earthly Majeily? If thoJ< ,goejl but inte a JGngs f',t{acl (as Chryfojlome fpeaks) thoH cam- Ghri[. ibid. ofrfc thy [elf to acomclinr{s w thyh.,b,t , fool, gate, andal! th)' guife, anddojl thou l~11gh? ~ m3y add, doil: thou any way carry thy felf unJ~cemly m Gods prefence? f~me there are, that in the very mtdil: of ordmances che Dev1l ufu~lly roc~s them ~fleep, buc~h! . doll chou not f<ar tlllt thy damnauon fleeps not ? how JUitly nught Chnft come agamll: cbee in his wmh, and whip thee out of the Temple iAtO Hell? furely we flwuld do we:! to behave our felves in fuch a prefence with the _thoughts and apprehenfi~ns of Heoven about us ; our bofinefs here' IS an errand of Religton, and God h1mfelf IS th~ objrct of our worlbip: how then lhould our actions bear at leaI\ fome few dq\rees of a proportionabl>addrds to God, and Clmlt, and the Sptru of Chnfl? what? ts Chnlls pref•nce in his Spint, and Ins Angel~ here? Oh let us walk_ wtth Godas Enoch dtd, let us Gen. S· 21 • do aJwe do a, in the prefence of Chnil:, and hts holy Angels. A"d now was the firfl Pallover after Chrifls baptifme ; as it is written, and tht Jewr John '· ';. Pa;1,over w.u at hand, and [efm went ~tpto 'ierH[alem. This was the fi rfl year of Chriflsmini/try; whereof the one half was carried on by t 1is Prodromus, or fore-runner !ohn the Baptift: ancl the other half ( betwixt his Baptifm , and this fir!! Pafsover) was carried. on by himfelf. And now l1ath Chrifl three yean to his death ; according to the method propounded , I !hall corn on to the fecond year, and to his aCl:ings therein in reftrence to our fouls falvation. C HAP.II. SECT.!. Of the ferond year of Chrifts mi11ijlry, and of his AfJs in gweral for -. tha t yedr. N .. 0 Wwas it thatthe office of the Baptill: was expired; and Chrifr beginning his Prophetical oitice, he appea.rs like the Sun in fucceffion ofth~ Morning– ftar ; he takes at John"; and l'reachet,h the_ fnm of the Gofpel, fa1th and re– pentance: Repent ;·e, and believe the GojpeJ, . Mark I. 15. Now, what this Gofpel was, the fum and feriesof all his following Sermons exprelfed and declared: it is fully contained in the new Covenant, of which we have fpoken, for what is the Go– fpel(?ur ~ ·covenant of Grace, wherein all the imperfections of our works are made up by the perfe.:!ion and grace of Jefus Chri(\? the Gofpel is not a Covenant of works ( _;. ) it is not·an agreement upon the flock of innocence, requiring 'firiCl: andexaCl: obe– dtence wtthout any allo•wance of repentance; no, no, be holy, faith the Gofpel, and where that fads, repent, and believe. By this time the work in his hand was grown ht~l\ and pregnant, and Jefus faw it convenient to chu{e more Difciples; with this Fa– m I I~ he goes up and d~wn dre whole Gdlilee, preaching the Gofpd of the Kingdom, healtng all manner of Difeafes, curing Demonlacks, cleanfing Lepers, giving ftrength to Pa_raltttcks, and to lame People; . . It IS not my purpofe to enlargeon ill the Sermons, Miracles, Conferences, or CoUo– qmes of Chrill: with men; I amnot for large Volumes, aod Ifuppofe with {ohn, thatif all the Acts of Chrifl fbould be written withCommentaries on them, that even the world it [elf could not contAin thebooke that jhould bewritten. . In this year t~erefore I fball contract and limit my feif to the confideration of Chrill: John '· •>· rn thefe two parrrculars. Asfirll: to his Preaching. z. To his Miracles ; both thcfe relate t0 the ufe and exr:rcife of his Pi:ophetical office. SECT.
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