Cbap.l, Seet,6 Looking untl!/t'[us~ Boo.k. IV. Parr.4.. 793 in his beauty and glory, would ravifh fouls, and draw them to run after him: the wife Merchant would not buy the pearle, till he knew it to be of excellent price; great things are eagerly fought for. Chrift raifed, Chrift glorified, is an excellent objet!-; 0 w!Jo w.o~ld not fell all to buy this pearle ? who would not beleeve > 2. cbnfider ofthe power' vertue, arid influence of this objea: into all that golden chaine of priviledges; if Chri.ft be not raifed, C JOU are yet in your fins; then they alfo ''»'_hich are [~lien ajleep in 1 or. 1 1f8. 1 7 ~ Cbrift are peri(hed. From the refurretbon of Chrul flowes all thofe priviledges, even from jufiification to falvation. The firll: is cleare,and therefore all the reft. 3. Confider that Chrifts refurrection and the effects of it are __, nothing unto us, if we do not bo:\eeve; it is faith [hat brings down the particular fw'eetne/Te and comforts of Chrifts refurrecl:ion LlntO eur fouls : it i·s faith that puts US ip t:1e actual po1feffion ofChrifl:s refurrection; whatfoever Cfmll: is to us before faith, yet really we hne no benefit by it until! Vte beleeve; it is faith that takes hold ofall that Chrift hath done for us, and give; us the actual enjoyment of it, oh let not the work frick in us! whtt, is Chnft rifeo from the dead ? and ilia !I we not eye this Chrift, and take him home to our felves by faith ! the Apofile tells us that he that beleeveth not, hath made god a !yer, becaufe he h beleevtth not the record that God hath given of hiJ Son, Unbelief 1 Jo ·5· 10 ' belyes God in all tqat he hath done for us. · 0 take heed of this, whithout faith what are we better for Chrifis refurrettion l 4· Conl)der of the tenders, o.ffers, apparitiens that Chrill: r>aifed ma~es ofhimfelfe to our fouls. when firft he rofe (to con• firme the faith of his Difciples) he offers himfelfe, and appeares to M ary Magdalen, to the other women, to Peter , Thom.u, and all the refi ; and all thofe a·pparitions were on this account th11t they might beleeve, tbefe things are w'(itten that ye might beleeve. J h In like manner Chrift at this day offers himfelfe in the Gofpel of 0 • ~o . 3 t. grace; and by his · Spirit lie appeares to fouls. Methinks we fhou!d not heare a Sermon ofChrifis refurrection, but we fhould imagine as if we faw him, , whofe head and haires are white fj~ R.ev.1.1 4, , 5• wop, M white M fnow, whofe eyu are M aflameoffire, whQ]'e f eet are lik! tWo fine br.rf[e, as if they bur~,e~_in a fi•rnace ;. wh~Je voyce is !1111 M
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