Ci1ap. 2.'Se&. 9· JLooumg unto 'jtfu~. Bopk~V. 525 ~.- Let HS look up unto Jeius as b.an~>ng on--t;l;~ Crol$~ aqjl;aj:fifbi~ pri the "J;"lJirone: tf¥s .is ob< &poillcs )·ule, look!ngJ/W•fefm (he A<itPPY411d l )pM,{/Ier f!f ,uJir fauh, whqfpr Heb. 12. '· thrjoy th~t .w.u{e& ·be fare hiw .c.ndwed 1 he '(:crofs, )j,jp.ijing;41;p,fh1'fJfr.'.nnd ,u fe~ f}o!Vr~ "' 1 t.eo .. ir<bt .havd.of •the Thr.pnc ~f G,qdj. irl~e(~ .. t'Y@ <%reJ<P,e, ,oi:ypd;s of a £4q'fbaps lqctl<, "'~•1110 lbudies an hea\lenky ,c<>nver{~tio~,.. 11i;.,. : cC~ri\1\. ,Cfofs•. ~nd Clwiil's Soffion>]lly the Cro.f.s he"' J\Ju(hor, a~d by 1 t/tl\': Tb,r@Q.~ pe ,ljJ~e Fmtf4<:r. of QJJr fairh; in the firll: is fer do;v.n his J,w_., to u,;" ~~ f<\le,J;e,r;pnJI ~ ,fe1+{own. our ,.b~,p~ Pi him· with hioh wifdom bath the Holy Holy Gholl: exhorted us wtth thde two rnoo1v().S ro nun," and:llo> tolf~or: ,Q,dl , here isJ<>v,e, ~Qv.e ,w lJi,e ,q:,rvfr., Who /tnjed ''" Eph. 5• 2 i. """' g.afi)J! .h,im(<lf fpr "' ' "ff..cri.fo:c ·~ ;(Jhc, (:·mfs : r,consJly~ ~~· ,i~ ;~Jol>l!' hope in ;tile Throne, To him .that o.u~r~or~•!Jh U¥/J / giw to .ji; .wjrJ, ~1 !it! I"Y /Thrrwe· Af- Rev. 3· 2r. ter Chrii1:'s death be rrofe :ag~i111 !ir.<t\IJ<i.e.4, !IQ~ . i; 11011" ~q; -lil>w.n at ~Q.e rilbt l11nd of the Throne of God ; and the fame is our bleffed hope , Chrill:'~ Throne is not onely his place, but ours alfo; rhe love of his Crofs is to us a pledge of the hope of his Throne, or of whatfoever elfe he 1s worth. Come then and fettle your thoughts and looks on this blefTed object; a fight of Chrill:"s Crofs, but efpecially of Chrift'sThrone, is ableffed means to wean us from the \oVorld, and to elevate and raife up our affections to things above, yea to form a~d frame our converfation towards Heaven. 4· Let us wait for the appearing of Jcfus Chrill:, 0Jtrcommfation u in Heaven (faith Phi!. 3 • 20 • the Apoflle) from whencealfowe loo~ for theSaviour tl" Lord {ejiss Chrzfl. Where a man's converfation is, there his expectations may be, and where his expectations are, there a man's converfation is, and will be; if we expect ere long that the Lord Jefus will appear in glory. and that we lhall fee him not widr .other, but with thefe fame eyes, the very waiting for thefe things wiU help cur converfation to be heaven-ward. Certainly the a ay is a coming, when.) efus Cluifl 0Jall come with his Angels in his glory, and <hen Jhall r.he bodies .of the· Saints Jbine glorioully before the face of God , and Jefm Chrill:: 0 the wonder of this day! the glory of Chrjll: lhall then darken the glory of the Sun and Moon, and Stars; but my body O~all not be darkntd but rather it llulllhine like the glorious body of Chrift Jefus ; if acandle lhould be rafied to have ,fo much luflre and beauty, as if you 010uld put it imo the mid!l: of the Sun, yet it would Orine, you would think it a flrange kind of light; furely it llrall be fo with the bodies of Saints, for though they are put into the midft of the glory of God and of hi~ Son J efus Chrifl, yet their bodi<S ll~alllhine in beauty and lu!l:re there; now did we believe this, and wait for it every day, how would it change us? how would it work us to an heavenly converfation? I have a difeafed andlun:pijh body; and my body hinders me in every duty of God's worp,ip, but within a\rhile Chriff will come in hu glory, and then he win make my body lik! unto his glori:ous bo-.'y, Jo that I Jha/1 be able to look_upon the face of God, ,u;d to b1 exerci{td in holy dmia to all eternity 1Vithot~t wearinefs, withont intcrmiffion: I have many things here th•t trouble my mind and Spirit, and that hinder me in my convrrfe with Hettven and heavenly things; but ~¥ithin a 1vhile Chrifl will appear with hi; mighty .Angels, to be admired of his Saints, and thm Jha/1 !fit as anaf!ejforon the Throne, witb Jcfus Chriflto fudge the world, andthenfhallllive forewrwith him, to be.;vhere heu, and enjoy allhe has,yM all that he bath p~trchafedfor me by hu blood; oh let mewait for thu ! let me look_ for it every d.ty ! God bath but ;; fin le ·workJor me here on Eartlr, and tvhen that u done, thu {hall be m/condition. ChriCtians l. if but every day we would work thefe things on our fouls, it would be amighty help to make our con" verfations heavenly converfations. 5· Let us obferve the drawings, and movings, and mindings of the Spirit, and follow his diCtates; to thi•·f>l)tpofe Chrill: afcended, and fate down at God's righr hand, and fent down the holy Spirit, that the holy Ghofl being come down he might do his office itj bringiQg on our fouls towards falvarion; aQJI if~v~r our fouls get above this earth, and get ac~uainted with this living in Heaven; it istheSpirit of God that mull: be at the cha– riot of Elijah, yea the very living principle, by which we mull: tnove and afcend ~ 0 then take heed of quenching irsmotions, orrefill:ingitsworkings, t:lke we heed of grievi,ng our guide, or of knocking off the ch:iriot-wheels of this· holy Spirir. We lmle think how much !he life of graces, and the h:ippinefs of our fo.iJls cloth de– pend upon our ready and cordial obedience to the Spirit of God; when be forbids us our own known tranfgreffions, and we will go on, when he tells us which is the way, and which is not, and we will not regard, no wonder if we are flrangers to an heaven– ly c_onmfation '; i~ ~e will not fo!low the Spirit, while it would draw us to Chrill: ; Kkk ;:. h·ow
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