522 Book IV. JL-oonmg unto ]Jcfu.s. that plerophery, or full ajfurance of faith, that i may k..now "?Y imereft irz the Afcenjiona{ Chrs{f, and Seffion of Chrift, and"' the MifJion of Chrift sholy Spirit, and1f one~ we are but affured, then-.-- 2.. Praife God fortbefe greattranfacHons of his Son : are they hot merci~s Iike moan– rains lying on~ upon another, a~d reaching up to the very Heavens? did not love break out at firfi in a dired line?and as lt went along,hath it not wound up it felf'in fuch a vari– ety of unthought-of difcovcries,as that it amazeth Men and Angels?what?chat Jefus Chrif. lhould notonly 1_d for us here on earth, butalfo afcend for us into Heaven, and fit down there at God's r•ght hand above the Heav~n•? what? that all this tlJOuld be fot us arid our falvadon, and eo that purpofe that he fhould fend down his Spirit into our hearts, ro fir us, and prepare us for h1s glory? Now blefs the Lord, 0 my foul, andall that;, withI?Ca!. 101· 1 • 1 " in meblefs hz1 holy Name, blefs the Lord, 0 my {11ttl, and forget not allhu benejits.--– f(aL 145 . r, I will extol thee my God, .0 King, and !will blefs thy Name for ever and ever, every dizy 1 4 10 • mO I blefs thee, and lwtll praife thy Name for ever "ndever.---One generation jb:dl 1~, ;,;• ' · pr,.ife thy work! to .another, ami jha/1 declarerhy mighty afls. I will fpeak_ of the gloriou. honour of thy Ma;efty~ and of thy- wondrom worfv. - --!will utter the memory of thy greatgoodnefs, and wt!l jing of thy nghreoufnefs.--Thy S"ints fhall blefs thee. they fhall fpe"ak_ of the glory of thy Kingdom, and talk.. of thy power, and mak§ known un~o the font of men thy mighty ails, ttnd the gloriom Majefty of thy Kingdom.--Thy gf"'J ; 5 Pf'at. t48. 1 3• Ahov• the earth and heavm, tholl_alfo exalteft the horn of thy people, the,Praifeof afltby ,._ SAmts, andpeople near. unto thy {elf. 0 that my ~oul were but mD avid s temper, rhliS to breathe out rh~ praifes•of Jefus, and to blefs hu Name. SE~ T. IX: Of conforming ,.nto Jefm in that re[pe£1. 9·.L· Et.us conform to Je[U4 in the afor_rfaid refp~ds . . -': fe~ious beholding of Jefas in h1s Mcenfion, Scfiion, and Mdlion of h1s Spint, IS enough to change u. into the fame Image from glory to glory. It was the fweet faying of an experienced Sai'nr, YiewagbJrified Chrift, foe him'" in that relation And condition, and you will foon b..ve - the {par/c..les of the fome glery on your heAYts. Chrifi is now exalted, he is now in glory at rlie right hand of Goa, 0 let all our actings be glorious, !er ~11 our walkings, joys, Oot.3. r, •· breathings be as in glory, If ye be rifen with Chrift, feek.,thofe things which are Above, where Chrift jittetbat the right hand•f God; {et )'cur 11jfeElions on things above, and not on things op the earth. I /hall not in this tranfadion hy out many particular conformities to Chrilh adings, but gather allinro one, contained in this Text, which isheavenlyeon– ver{ation; feek things abov~, fet your affeCtions above ; Chrift is gone up, and Cllrift is fer down at God's right hand; and herein if you will conform, !er your heartsbe in Heaven, ltt your aff~ions be in Heaven, let your converfations be in Heaven: it is the l'hiL 3. 1 o. Apofiles own prat'tife wherein flood his conformity ro Jefus Chrifi, for our con.verfation i< in heaven. I do nor know a11y one rhing wherein Wf cat\ be !!lOre like to Chnft exalted. whiles we are upon earth, than ro have our hearts, our affections, our converfarions with Chrifl: where he is: now rhen if we be vertually rifen wirh Chrift, and afceoded with Chrilt, and fet down wirh Chrifi in heavenly places, let us fpiritually afcend, and fir down with him in thefe refpects; c~rrainly rhere is a proJ.>orrion in our heavenly eo&: verfarion; oh let our converJations be in Heaven?. In profecurion of this I tlJall examine thefe Q. U4ries.--– '. Whar do we mean by our convetfJtion in Heaven ? 2.. Why mufl our converfation be in Heaven ? 3. By whar means muftwe come up to thisconverfation in Heaven? I, By our converfation in Heaven I mean our aim ar Heaven;' as Heaven is our home, fo our eye is rhere; whatever we do,- our end,our fcope is to fir us for Heaven, and to lay in for Heaven; We lo.k_nat ( failh rhe Apoflle) at thethings 1vhich are feen, • (01'. 4.t8. but at the things which are not feen, for the things '!'hich a~e feen are umporal,?lltthethings which 11renot feen are eternal. We l•ok.. not J that IS, we a1m not ar thtngs wh1ch are feen; invifJble rhings are the only fcope and aim of a gracious foul.. . . . 2.. By our converfation in Heaven I mean our communton Wlth Chnfl:. t~ Heaven. <Johnl'oJ· Tru!.yoHr fellowfhip iJWith the Father, 11ndwithhu Son Jefi~r Chrift. AsHtsam?ngfr fncnds
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