Chap.'l.Setl:.z Looking unto 1efU1, BooidV.Parc. V 8;5 To glorious a head : 0 de~le not that nature whk~ in thy Chrift was fo highly honoured ! tt was the Apoftles argumg,foa/Z I t11k§ ~ Cqr. 6,1 5 , the membm ofChrift and mak! thetn the member so[ liln harlot? fo argue thou, {ball I take t?e nature ?f Chrifr, that ~at.ure which . he in l).!s perfon hath fo htghly glonfied, and make tt tn my perfon the nature of a devil ? 0 my foul walke worthy of fuch a Lord unto all well-pleafing; fith now he is in his throne at Gods right'hand, o kjffe the Son~el honour t~e Son with divin~ ~orfuip reverence and fubmtffion ; fubmtt cheerefully and wtllmgly t~ the Scept;r of ·his Word, bow to his Name, as it is written, at the J!(ame, the perfon, the power,the S~epter ~f [efm Chrift every Phil :t. I a . k_nee jbou/d bow. ; . Confider of the million of the holy G ho£1: : no fooner is Chrift inaugurated in his throne, but he fcatters his coyne, and gives gifts; when he afcended o" ~igh, he led ca,Ptivity .ctlptive, and Eph. 4 •1 , gaveg1fts unto men. He gave gtfts,:'1Jr the gtft of gtfti, the gift of the holy Ghoft; If thot$ k._ne~~eft lhc,gift of God, f~id Chrift to J0h+u• the Samaritane woman ; that gtft was the water of life, and that water of life was the ~pirit, as 'fohn who knew be£1: his minde ga\'ethe interpretation, thiJ fpak! he of rhe Spirit. 0 my foul Job 7 • H'· confider of this princely gift of Chrifr ! fuch a gift was never before, but when God gave his Sonne; qoa fo loved the world, that he gave hiJ So11; and Chri!l fo loved the world, that he gave his Spirit; but 0 my foul confider efpecially to whom this Spirit was given; theapplicationofthegift is the very foul of • thy meditatiofl; unto m a Son is given, faid the Prophet . and If d' "Hnto m the holy Ghoft iJ given_, fait~ the Apofile; And yet ~bove R~!. s.'$. all,conhder the reafons of thts gtft m reference t~ thy felfe ; was it not to make thee a Temple and receptacle of the holy Ghofr! itan~ a while on this ! admire 0 my fo~l •. at t~e condefcending, glonous, and unfpeakable love of Chrd.l: m thts ! tt was infinite love to come down into our nature when he was incarnate · but this is more, to come down into thy heart by his holy Spirit. he came neare ro us then, but as if that were not neare enough he comes nearer now; for now he unites Wmfelfe unto thy perfon now he comes and dwells in thy foul by his holy Spirit: 0 my foul, thou haft many incomes of the world, though many are above thee, yet many are below thee, but oh what little contentment hail: thou in thefe outward things ? con~e ! here's that T t t t t .1. whilh
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