8+4 Book. IV Part.V. LeokJng unto1ef,I. Chap.r.Sea:. 8 pardon of all fins, and of all the finners in the world ; now was the found of the Gofpel made known unto all, oHt !Jf every natim Aa.z.s. 11nder heave»; now was that fpiritual Jubilee which Chrillians enjoy under Chrift; aow was the remiffion publifhed which exceeded the remiffion of the Jubilee, as far as the Jubilee:exceeded the remiffion of the feaventh yeare (i.) not only feaven times, M but feavenf) times feavmtimes . 3. 0Mhe day of Pentecoft they L •nh. 13 • :u. o/fertdthe two JNVe-lt~~~ves c.1l/ed the bread of the firH-fruits unto ev.~l·'7•'0·1ht Lord. In like fort this very day (the Lord of the harveft fo difpoling it) the Apoftles by the affiftance and effettual working of the Spirit offered the firft-fraits oftheir barveft unto theLord; A a for the rame da:y there wtre ~t.dded Hnto them ~r/Jout three thou1imd l.<•~o4lo }' '}I foHir. We fee thtcircamftance oftime hath its due weight,and is very confideable; when thed:zy ofPentmft wa1 [HI!} 'orm,then. Aa.1.4, Jvh,ts. 16. .Lull;, tf. 4.9· ,;;me the hQIJ Ghofl. ---~~-!""'----,--------- SECT, 8. Of the !tr[o111 to whDm the ho(JGhoft WIU font • .2. por the perfons to whom the holy Ghoft was fent; it is faid, to ali that were with one nccord in. one pl.!ce; who they we.re it is.not hcreexpre!l; yet fcom the former chapter we may conjeaure, they were the twei'Oit eApoftles, together with rofeph &alled BarfabM~ andrhew.omm,and MarJ the motherof{efm, and hu brethren; thefe all continued with .one accord in one place, for fo was Chrills command, that they /hoHld mt depart from [e• ruf-dem, bHt waite for the promife of the Father, which, fai.th. he ,ye h4'11e heard ofme. This promife we reade ofin tae Ev.angelifts, vhm the Comforter u come, 111bom I willfond Hnto JOU from the F.lther, even the Spirit 9ftruth which proctedeth from the Father, he willttjlifteofme.-And beboldl(end thepromife of the Father uponyou, b~tt tarr7 ye in the r:ity of{eru[alem, untillyon he indned with powtrfrom on high. It wu the great promife of the Old Tdlament that Cbrift O.nuld pertake ofour humane nature; and it w.ts the great promife of the New Teftament, that we lhoul4 percake of his divine nature ; he was cloathed with our ficlb accor4ing
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