Chap.~.Se&7 · Looking t~nto 1efos. Book IV. S'ECT. 7· · Ofjoying in {e[m irt that refpe[f, 7·LEt us jvy in Jefus, as_carrying ~n the great W?rk of o~r falvation for us at h1s firft commg or tncarnauon. If tt befotbatbyour de(ire , and hope, andfm.th, nndlovr; wehave indeed and truth reached the objeCl: .which our fouls pant after, how then iliould we but joy and delight therein ? the end of our motion is to auaine quiet and reft, now what is joy, but afwee t and delightful trt~nqu ility ofminde, rrfting in tht fruitim and pol· fe(fion of fame good ? what? haft thou in lome meafure attained the prefence and fruition of Chrift (as God incarnate) in 'thy .foul? i~ is then time to joy in Jefm; it is then time to keep-a Sabbath of thy thoughts, and to be quiet and calme in thy fpirit; .but you will fay, how fbould this be before we come to heaven? 1 anfwer, there is not indeed any perfect-ion of joy whiles we are here, becau(e there is no petfeCl:ion ofunion on tbis fide heavep; but fo far as union is, our joy muLl be ; examine the grounds of .thy hope, and the aCl:ings of thy faith, and if thou art but fatisfied in them, why, then le.(ld up thy jOf, and bring it up to this b:effed object, here is tnatter for it to work upon; if thou canft poffibly rejoycein any thing at all,o rejoyce in the Lord,and ag_.tin, Ifoy rejoyce. Is there not caufe ? reade, and fpell, what's tlie mea'ning of the 343 ·- ' Gofpel of Chrift ? what is Gofpe!, but good /Pel!; or good tyding ,- ? apd whereinlyes the good tydings accord1ng co its eminency? is i.t not in the glorio~s ~ncarnatio~ _of the Son of God ? behold tL~k:e 1 • 1011 J~. brtNgyou aGofpel, fo 1 ~ 1> 1n the Ongtnal, or, behold I bringyaugood tydings of gre<J-t joy fJ'hid'l fh..; // be tv all peaple; for unto yofiis bot~e t/ii.r drq in thrt Cit y <~fDa-vida Savioxr, rrhich is Chrift the L7rd. The birth ofChrdl: ro them tha-t rave but touched hearts is the comfort ofcomi()rts, and the fwee-tefr balme and -confeCI:ion that ever was. Oh my foul, what ayles thee? why art thou caLl down, and difqnieted wilhin me! is it bt-caufe thou'art a finner ?· why,tJrltP th, c }& bornea Saviour, his Nam e isS,wiour,_ and therefore SaviviJr; b~caufe he will fav ehis people from-their Jimus . Come then, and bring out thy Gnnes aod weigh· them to the utmofl:. aggravatiqn
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