S;o Book.IV.Part.V. LDokinguntofefus. Cbap.~.Se".I CHAP. II. Snc'l', r. of knowing :Jef;u·as carrying on the great work of orJr falvation in his Ajcmfion, Jesfton And misfton of the Spirit. I.• Et us k.now '/efus carrying on the great work of ~ur_fal vation for us in his ~fcen!ion into he~ven, · tn hts feffion at Gods rtght hand, and tn his - milT!on of the holy Ghoft; thefe are poynts of great ufe, ifthefe tranfaetions had not been, where had we been? thefe are poynts of higheft fpeculation, if thefe tranfaetions had not been, where had Chiift been ? afrer his humiliation, herein lay the exaltation of his glorious per !"on, h~ was exalted above the earth, above the clouds, above the ftars, above the heavens, above the heavens ofheavens; 0 the glorious Majefly of our King Jefus, as !itting down at Gods right hand! our falvation is the greate!l myfiery that ever w<ts, it being Ill a de up of the various workings of the glory ofGod ; for us men and for our fa! ration Chrift was incarnate, and came down f;om heavc:n; and for us men and for our falvation Chrift was exalted and went up into heaven. Here is an objet! ofadmiration indeed, the very Angels at the Gght ofit ftood admiring and adoring ; it took up their heart, aftonilhed their underfianding ; furcly it was the bleff~dfi fight that ever the Angels did, or could behold ; come then, and 0 my foul do thou take a view of that which they admire, the deligne is not fo principally concerning Angels., as thy felfe; they are in it only as a far off, and in general; but it ·concernes thee in fpecial and particular; -a nd therefore fiud yclofc this argument, and know it for thy felfe. Study firft the afcenfion ofChrilt, how, and whither, and why he afcended. ~. Study the feffion ofChrift at Gods right hand; 0 the mines, the riches of that fpiritual heavenly knowledge ! 3. Study the. miffion of the holy G ho.ft ; not a circumfiance in it,
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