jl.oolting unto jjefus. Chap 2. Secr·7· SECT. VII. Of joying in 'Jejiu in that ref!eil. 7. LEt us jo~ in refiu '. as carrying OA the grea, work of our fa!vation~for ll; in his re– furrdhon. This IS the great Gofpel duty, n·e 010u;d rejoyce in th! Lord and Fhil. 4· 4· again rcjo)'ce ; yea, reroyce evermore. A. Chrillian ellare 01ould be a joyful and com1 Thef. 5 • , 6 , forrable eftate, none have fuch caufe of JOY as the Cluldren of Zi•n, ftng 0 d"''th- - ter of Z zon, Jlwut 0 remfalem, be!l.Jd and r~jo)'CC with all thyhMrt 0 daughter of Je- 'l .•ch. 3· 14· rufalem. . And why fo? a rhoufan reafons mtght be rendred; but here is one, a prime 1 Cor. 15 . 2®. one, Ch~ift" rifen. f~om the dead, and become the ftrftfwitJ ofthem that jleep. Acom– memorauon of S:hnll s ref~rrech?n, harh ever. been a means of rcjoycmg in God . . Som~ may object, what ts Chn~ srefurr~ctiOn to me I indeed if rhou hall no part mChnll, the refurrectiOn of Chnll1s norhmg at all to thee · but if C!Irill be thine then ut thou rifen with him, and in him ; then all he did V:as in thy name, and fa; thy fake. Others may object, fuppoling Chrill's refmrection mine, what am I better? how1 do not all the priviledges of Chrill flow from the power and venue of his refurrecti– on, as l'(ell as death .' reil me what is thy ftate ? what polfibly can be the candid– of thy foul, wherem thou mayft not draw fweet from Chrill:'s refurrection ? 1P<t.3·"· As.-- r. Is thy confcience in trouble for fin.? the Apoflle t_<ll< thee, •he anfiver of a good confcie"" towards God, u by the refurrectiOn ofJefns Chnllfrom the dead. 1\om. 4· '5· 2. Art thou afraid of condemnation ? ih~ Apollle tells thee he w.u delivered for our offences, ani:l he WM raifed agatn for ozir 1ufhficatton. • 1 Pet.'· 3· 3. Daft thou qudl:ion thy regeneration ? the Apollle tell! thee he hath begotten l<S t~gain by the refurreEhon of [efiu Chrift from the dead. 4· Art thou dt(heffed, percecmed, troubled on every fide ? the Apollle tells thee wherein now conlifrs thy confidence, comfort, courage ; rowic, in the life of Chrift 2COr+I o,u. in the refurreCtion of Chrill. We alwaycs bear abom in the body dying of the Lord [efU<, thattbc life of 'fefU< ,.,;zht alfo bt made manifeft in our b>ody ; for we which live are alwayes delivered 11mo death/or JefU< fakt, that the lifea!fo. •f ] efP-<mi,~ht be made manifeftin our mortaljleflz. And thus Beu Interprets tbofc followmg words, k!z••~ing that q. b: which raifed up the Lord 1ef~<sjl~t~ll raifemup alfoby {efm ? ( i.) unto acivil refurrecti– on from onr troubles ; P..Ul was imprifoned, and in plrt martyred, but by the venue of Chrill's refurrcCtion he forefaw his enlargement. And this interpretation Bez.a grounds on the word following, and foregoing, wherein Paul compares his per– fecutions to a death, and his prefervation from them to a life ; as he had done be. fore alfo, chap 1. v. 9· 10. 5. Art thou afraid of falling off, or of falling away ? why, remember, that the J[a, 55 . 3 . immutable force and perpetuity of the new covenant is fecured by the refurrCtion of J e!l:ts Chrill. I will mak!; an everlafting covenant with you, even the Jure mercies of David ; this the Apollle applies to the refurrreCiion of Chrill ; as the bottOin– ing of that fure covenant, .and as concerning tfoat he raifed hiw "P from the dead, he /aid on thu wife, I will give yo11 the [ure mercies of David. 6. Art thou afraid of death, hell and the power of the grave ? why, now re– All. '3· 34· member chat Chrift i< ritrn from the dead, and by his refurrection death is fwal1 Cor. 1 S· ss, Iowed up in victory_; fo chat now thou may!1 fing._ 0 dc.,h where z< thy fling ? 0 S7· grave where "thy vtiiOry ? now thank.! be toGod !Vh,ch harh gzven us vrilory thro~tgh Mr Lord 'fefU< Chrift It is the voyce of Chnll, thy dead men jhalllive together, with Jra. 26,1 9. my dcadbodyjl.a/1 they arije; awakr and jing ye that dwetltn the dttft, for thy dew. w ,,_. rhe dew of herbs, and theearth rMII cajf Oltt the de.d: Davrd was fo lifted up with PfaJ, , 6 . 9 , 10 this refurrection, that he crys It our, therefore my he.<rt H glad, and myglory rrtoyctth, my Jle.~J alfofha/1 reft in hope; fo1' thon wilt not leave my foul in hell,_ neitherwiltthot< ]oh , 9 , 23 , 2 _1 (ujferthy holy one to jfe corrxpti•n·'. But efpemlly Job was fa exceedmgly tranfpor25,26,zi· red with this, that he break; out tntO thefe extalies, 0 that my words wsre now lvrtt"- 1en, 0 rh~1t they t.vcre printed in a book_! th.1t they were grm;cn with arJ iron pen and lead, in therock..for ever ! for I ~JO!V th~t my Redeemer liveth, and th.tt ~e flMiljfmzd at the latter d.'J
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=