Looking unto !fef-114. Book v. II 19 . d' n.. . d fi . b ' t m n. Cam.8.It. might behold htsglory; an UJal not we e ue It , w om 1 ou concern~ ? 0 the fweet temper of th.e Spoufe when the cried out, m.rke hafte m1 6eloved, and be thou lik! 11 Roe, or to"' young Hart upo11 the mo•ntaim of fPictJ! Come now~ and run over thefe particolars; furely every one is motive enough co defire chis day ; it is a day of refrefhing, a day of refioring, a day of manifefiation of che fons of God, a day of adoption, and of the redemption of our bodies ; a day ofChrifii coming, ofChrifts revealing, ofChrifts appeuing,of Chrifis joy, of Chrifis perfection, of Chrifis wedding, of Chri£l:s prefenting of his Saints, of Chrifrs glory; what are we not yet in a longing frame? the wife of youth chat wants her husband for fome year$, and expects that he fhould return from over.fc:a lands, fhe is often on the Chore, her very heart loves the wind that lhould bring him home; every !hip in view, that is but a drawing near the lhore, is her new joy, and new reviving hopes; ·Ole askes ofevery palfenger, 0 fa'W JoN my hu(- 6anai what i4 he adoing! when will he come? i.l he not yet /hipped~ a11d re11dy for a return? fouls trul~· related to the Lord J efus Chrift lhould methinks long no lelfe; 0 what defire 1h )Ufd the Spirit and the Bride have to hear when ChrHlllull fay to his Angels, mllke 1ou rud1 for thljour~uy , let us go d?wn, anddiflide the Jf{jes, and 6owe the he111vens; Ile gAther mJ prifonerJ of hope unto me, I c4nnot want my Rachel , lind her 111eeping children any longer , 6eb11/d I come quickJr to judge the NationJ ? Me thinks every Spoufc of Chrift lhould love the quarter of the sky, that being rent afonder lhould yceld unto her husband ; methinks ~ lhould love that part of the heavens, where Chri£1: puts through ltis glorious hand·, and comes riding on the Rain- R.ev.~ Mo. · · bow and Clouds to receive her to himfelf, I conclude this with the conclufion of the Bible, he th~tt te{lifleth thefe things, (11ith [Hrely I come quickiJ. !Amen, Evm fo, e~me Lord }1{m. -----------~~--.... SECT, 4· 0 { hoping in Je(us ;, that rtfPe[}. +· L ET us hope in fefm, as carrying on the great work of our falvation for us in his fecond coming. Hope isof · good
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