Chap.z.Seet.9 LoD!ting unto !Jtfus . Book. IV. 349 of the two natures ofChrifr_may be all thine. What ? dofi thou hope tn Jdus, and believe thy part in this incarnation ofChrifr? wh ' then pray in hope, and pray in faith ; what is prayer, but the fi ceame and ri ver of faith, an iffue of the defire of that which I joyful ly beieeve ? t l,ou 0 Lord God of hcfler, CJ~d of Ifrarl, h".ft 2. s.m. 7 · ' 7 revealed to tiJ} fervanl fayi ng, I will build thee an hou[r, therefore hath thy Jervant found in his het~r(, to pray this _praycr unto thee. 2. We ll}U't ra ifr. - This was the fpecial duty praCl:ifed by all · Saints and Ar cge•s at Chrifis birth, my f•u l dath magnijie the L ord Luke 1 . 46; (laid ' Ma•J) ..m) my fpir it rFjoycnh in c;oJ my Saviour. And. bi rf[edbeth? Lo.r ,od ojl_frad (fa id Z tch.Jry ) {orhe hath vijiredLukn . 68 ~ andredeemdl.>irp.•,,p!c; andghc}to God in rhe highrjl, faidthe heavenly hoafi; only one Angel bad before brought the newes, untopuis borne this day i .1 the Ctry of David a Saviour, which is Luke lou;. Ch.,ift the Lord; butimmediarely after there we re many to fing · prades : not 0nly G x 'herubims, as I (aiah faw ; nor only foure and rwenty Elders, as { ohn faw; but a multitude of heavenly Angeis ltkl! 11.rmies , that by their heavel'lly Hallelujahs gave glory to , ·.od. 0 my foul, do tbou endeavour to keep confort with t110fe many Angels. 0 jing praifn,, f nl praifes unto God, fing pvairu Never was like cafe fince the tidl: creation: _never was rhe ·.vifdome, truth, ju{hce, mercy, and goodn,effe of God fo mailifeHbeiore: I !hail never forget that Lll~ fpeech of a dying S,unt upon the fi age, blJTrdbeGodfor 'f tfm Chrift. 0 my foul , living and dying letthisbe thought on, what? Chrifr incarnate? and incarnatefor me? why bl·.De the L~rd 0 my fou !, and all that is within me b!ef{e his hoiy name.. · - ---- - ---,.,..._,---- SECT. 9.· Of conforming to Jrf m in that refpeU; 9· L Et us conforme to{ e(u f in reference to this gr~t tranfa Cl:i~ on of his incarnation. L vokjng to {efm containes this, artd is the caufe of this ; the fight of God will make ·us like to, 9 od ; and the fight of Chrifi will make us like to Chrifr ; for as Yy t at
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=