Book.rv. Looking unto :fe{us. ------- Chap.2. Sett.8 l.ukc :.14 Heb,xo.1o. \ ' yea if multitudes of Angells could fJng for joy at his birth, glor7 to God in the higheft, and on earth peace, andgod will t~wards men, how much more thou dfr thou, whom it concernes more then the · Angels, joyne .with them in confort, andfing for joy this joyful fong of good w1ll to ~w;r:ls men ? awake, awake 0 my foul, awake, awake, utter a fong ! tell over th.~fe paifages , that God is come down into the wo rl d, that God is come down in fl efh, that God is come down in 11efh inorder 'to thy rcconcil iatLOn ; that God is come down in the likendfe of man. that he may bring thee up into the lik •nefsofCod; and t!1acall t h~fc · re but the fi'r[1: op7n. ings of the grace, and goodnc1s, and glory ofGod in Cluill unto thy fo ul , and Oh whacwork wilt thde ma ke in thy foul, if the Spiri t con1c in,who is the Comforter! ' __ .. __ ..... _....:...__ ------- S E C T , 8. Of caUing on { efus in that rr(pe[f. S. LEt us call on { e(uJ, or on God the Father in and through Jcfus, Now thisc,dk:g •,n '/rf m contai-nes prayer, and pFaife. I. We mull: pray that all thefe tranfactions of Jefus at his firll comi ng or incarmmon may be ours ; and is not here encouragement for our prayers? ifwe obferve it, this very point of Chrifts incarnat1on opens a door of rich entrance into the prefence ofGod, we may call it~ bleifed porta ! into heaven, not ofiron, or Bralie , but of our own fl , (h; this is that new and living way which hehath con[ecr,1ted for us, tfmugh the vaile, th at is to foy,hi.r flefo, with what bold n~if~ 1nd t'reendfe may we now enter into the hohefr, and draw nea re UntP the thn-ne ofgrace? why ,Chrifl: is incarnate, Cod is wme down .n the fl t·lh; though liis Deity mayconfound LS , if we lhould immediately and folely apply our [elves unto it ) yet his humanity comfortsour faint and feeble fouls, God in his humil ity animates our fouls to come unto him, and to feek of htm wharfoever is needful for us, Go then to Chrifr ; away, away 0 my fou l to J efus, or to God the Father, in, and through Jefus ; and 0 defire that the effect, the fruit , cll.e benefit, of his com;eption, birth, and of the wonderful union · of
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