·ss~ Book. IV Part.V. Looking unto :JefuJ. Chap.~.Seet.4 wilt make the place of thy feet glorious; if I have but thy pre· fence ,I {ball be all glorious within: 0 come, come holy Spirit t Ram.I).I3· ------------~--- S li C T, 4• oj hoping in Jefus in that ref}ea. 4. [ E T us hope in lefus, carrying on the great work of o~r- . falvation for us in thefe particulars; thus was the Apofl:- les prayer, now the God of hope fill ]'OU wirh alt joy and p.wceinhe· /eeving ·; thnt ye may a~ound in hope thr~ugh the power of the H9!J Ghnft; CO)lld we abound m hope that Chtfts afcenG\ n feffion and miffion of his Spirit did bdong to us, we fbould neve; be a£hamcd ; hope m11k!th not afhamed. 0 then let us look co our hope , and be fure that it be of the right ftamp! ·which in reference to every of thefe palfages we may examine thus. As-- . 1.If Chrills Afccnfion be mine, then am I afcended with Chrifr: 1 mean not in refped ofany bodilvafcenfion ' for that mull: not be until the !aft day; nor in re(peCl: of any elfential, fubftantial foul-afcenfiou, for that mull not be before the feparacion of foul and body atour dea ths-day : but in.refpect ofour fpiritua1 afcenfion, for fo we may afcend into heaven by faith, and love. though for the prefem we are on earth; ifye be rifen with Chrift: feek_ thofe things which are above, where Chrijf jitteth 11t the right hand of God; Jet your ii(ferliolfJ onthings above,and not on things on the earth. If Ch ri ft our Head be afcended, then we that are his members mullnec:ds follow after him in our affections : Cnrift tel!su>,where ourrreafim is, there will our hearts be a~(o : iF hrift our Treafure be afcended into heaven, our loves, ouc affections, our heartS will follow after him: an~ tfour hearts be in hewen, no quefrion bur we our fel ves both fouls and bodyes !ball at !aft afcenJ; when Chri fr :&ended, we afcended virtually with him, now we afcend fp iritually, .md at !all we (hall afcend bodtly,for he that afLended, {hall defcend, and then we .fh.zll meet him in the air,- and fofbal! we buver with the Lord. T n the mean rime to maintain. our hope. , let u~ afcend daily~ by faith and love;. · and
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