Chap.3.Seet.8 L~ekingunt,:}t'[tl!. Book. IV.Parr.4. 8o3 and that we may be more and more alfured of it, Let us fay with the Apoftle, 0 that I ma7 k._now him and tbe power ofhti re- . furrertion; 0 that I rna~ finde tne worki.ng of .that rower in my Phd+ te, foul which was {hewed tn the refurrecbon of Chnft from the dead . 0 that the Spirit of holineffe which quickened Chrift from'the dead, would by the fame glorious power beget holinefs, and faith, and love, and aU other graces in my poore foul ; 0 that Chrift wou1.4 by his refurred:ion &pply his aCtive and pafiive obedience to me; 0 (hathewoul.d be to me the -Lord ofthe living, and the Prince oflife, that be would overcome in me the dealh offin and that be would regenerate, quicken, renew, and fa!hion me by the ~ower ofgodlineffe to become like himfelfe. 0 that ail the vertue, power, priviledges, and influences of Chrifls refurrcd:ion might be conferred on me, and that I might feele them working-in me every day more and more. . 2 · Let us praife God for Chrifts refurred:ion, -and for ~II the priviledges flowing from Chrifts refutred:ion into uur \{~pis. Blef[ea be the God and Father ofour Lord 'fefw Chrift wbo,h.ath begotten m ag-aine by the<rcfurrection of 'JefHJ Chrift from the de«t;l. Chrift is rifen,and by his refurretl:ion be hath juftifu:d, fanebfied, 1 P~t. J.3. quickened, faved our fouls, and therefore blejfed be •the G.Qd ,and Father of our Lord 'fcfm .Chrift; furdy Goa requires-a tho.ufand thoufand Halldujah's, and that' we !hould bleffe him upon a thoufand.ftringed infirument: here is fewel enough, the Lord kindle a gwtt tire in every one ofour hearts to burne out all our lufis and to enflame all our hearts with a Jove to Jefus Chrift: Can'we ever too much praife-bim for all his ad:ings in our behalfe? arc not ail Gods creatures called upon to rejoyce with us, and to bleffe God for·his redeeming ofus? fing 0 ye heavens ,fur 11 the Lord hath done it; (bout ye lower partsojthc tarth, bru<kfmh a•H·l 3, intojinging yemountaincs, 0 fqrrefo andevery tree therein_; for the L ord bath redeemrd 'f 11 c:~b, andy,forified him[rife in Jfrael. This is the duty we {ball do in1heaven, and I beleeve we ate never mo1;e in heaven (whiles on earth) than when we are in this exercife of praifing God, and bleffing God for Jefus Chrift. Come, let us praife God forChr iil:, and efpecially-on this day, called there(ore the Lords day , becaufe ofthe refurredion ofJefus Chrtft: it is the ·deflgne ofGod to glorifie Chrift redeeming us, as much, or.more ·than he glorified himfelfe creating us ; and therefore he purKkkkk z pofely
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