792 Joh 6.35. lf.1.66. II Book. IV Part.4. Looking unto 1efus. Chap. 2 .Sect.5 never hunger, and he tbat belrewth on me jh11!l never thirft. 3. .Sue k.. and br fatis.fied, milke out 1114d br delighted. Chriil:s refurrecb'on is a brefl: of confolarion ; there.is in it abundance of life and glory., aad therefore we fhould not bdeeve a little, but much; the wordjuck.f,isas much as to exact onChriil:; draw hard from Chriil:; the more we exercife faith , the more we have of Jefus Cht'iil: and of vivification; there is a depth in Chrifts refurrection that can never be fadomed; when the foul hath as much as its narrow hand can grafpe; whole Chriil: is too big to be inclofed in mortal armes ; only the longer our arme of faith is, the more we fhall grafpe of him; and therefore .fuck, and p.ull, and draw. hard, and to ·chis purpofe.-- . 1. Pray for an increafe offaith, complaine to Chriil: of the iliortnelle of thy arme, tell him thou can£1: not beleev_e as thou would'£1:, thou can£1: not get info much of Chri£1: into thy foul as thou d~fire£1:, thy vivification if very poore and fmall; oh when Chri£1: heares a foul complaine of dwarfilbnelfe in faith and grace, ther1 is he ready to let out ot his fulnelfe, even grace fol;' gnce. 2. Act thy fait11 vigouroufly on Chrifls refurreCl:ion for a further degree ofquiCkening, activity, and lively ability ofgrace. Chrifr is an ever· flowing fountaine, a!1d he would have beleevers to partake abundantly of what is in him; he cannot abide that any fhould content themfelves with a pn:fenr frock ofgrace; Chrift is not as a ftreame rbat fail'es, or as a channel that runs dry; Chrift is not as water in a ditch, wl:Jich hath no living fpring to feed it; . no, no; Chrift is the fountaine of life, he i~ the chief ordinance oflife that ever God fer up. I know there are other meanes of Chrifts appoyntment, but if thou wilt live at the fpring, and drink in there, vea drink abundantly according to the over A owings of this fountaine, 0 the life, and growth of life that would come in!Oh the vertue ofChrifts refurrecl:ion that(Chrifrs Spirit meeting aHd afiifting) would flow into thy foul for rhy vivification. Thus for dircCl:ions; now for the encouragements of our raith to beleeve in Chriil:s refurreCl:ion. r. Confider of the excellency of this object. A light of Chrifr in
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