--~------ •1150 Book.V. _ Chap.1..Sect:8 ---- J9Ur he~trt fha/l rejoyce, and your joy m m;ru tak..;tb from J~u, ' how Joh,IG, u . fhould'il: thou but rejoyce, and be exceeding glad ? if thou lookeft upon the holyGho~ as defigned by the Father and the Sonne to oring joy -and delight into thy foul , how lhould'il thou but be filled withthe water of life, wi th the oyle o£glad- • ,ndfe, and with the new wine of the Kingdome ofGod ? 0 the blelfed workings of faith on fuch a fub j ct as this-! ifonce we -are but juftified by j11ith, and that we can aa our faith oo Chrifts .gloriouscoming, then it will follow, that we fhall have pe4ce with God, .. ,d rejo1ce in tbe hope of tbe gl~rJ of God, and npt on!J fo, Rom. p,:~.,3. but Wf fha/l glory in tribulation alfo. · -------~ ... - ------- Of calling on Jefus in that refje[f. 8. LEt us call on {efm, as carrying on our fouls falvati~ on at _his fecond comisg; this containes prayer, and praife. - 1. Let us pray for the coming of Chrift:; this was the con· fiant prayer of the Church, come Lord [efu, come quickly· The · Spirit and the Bride fay, come. Well .!mows the Bride that the day of Chrifts coming is her wedding day, her coronation day, the day of prefcnting her unto his Father, and therefare no wonder ifilie pray for the hallening of it, m11k_t haff my he!oved, ttnd be thou bkJ to t1 Roe, or to ayoung Ht~rt; thJ Kingdome come. · Many prayers are in the bowels ofchis, as tfiat Chrift, when he comes, may bid us welcome, and give us a place on his Throne. on his·right hand , and pronounce us blelfed, and ta~e us to himfelfc , to live with himfelfe in eternal glory , &c. But ... I mention only this general, and let each foul expatiate on the refr. 2 . Let us praife him for his coming, and for all his at'tings at his coming. Our engagements to Chrifr even for this tranfacti· on isio great, that we can never enough extol his Name; at tha,t day the books £hall be opened, and why not the book of our engagementsto Jefus Chrifi ? if-it mull be opened, I can furel y · · · tell
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