901S Book. IV Part.V. Looking unto !fefru. Chap.z.Sed.6 this is thy ftate : -1know there is a part of thee unregenerate and it will be fo whiles thou art on earth, but withal there is in ~hee a new nature , another nature; there is fomething elfe within thee which makes thee wrefile againfr fin, and flull in time prevail over all !in , and this is the SpiritofChrifr, fand:ifying of thee; being {mtrtijied,( faith theApofile) by the hol.J Ghoft.- .Other compla.ints might be thus brought in, but ifwe underfiand the meaning , the defign ofChrift in his afcenfion, feffion and miffion ofhis Spirit, how might a crue faith anfwer all l oh beleeve ! beleeve thy part in Chrifis afcenfioa. Chrill:s feffion Chrills miillon of his holy Spirit, and thou mayeft go finging to thy grave! a lively faith in fuch particulars would fet a foul in heaven, even whileft yet O!J earth. ~----·---~------------- SEcT.6. Of loving 'fefm i'! thilt reJPeEf. (;,LET uslove'fefm, ,ucarryingon thegreatworkofour falvation for us in thefe particulars; much hath been faid alt:.eady of Chrifis conception;birth,life,death,refurredion; fuch arguments of love as are enough to fwallow up fouls in love to Chrift again; 0 che treafure~ oflove, and wifedome that have l>een opened in former paffages ! but as if all thofe were not enough for God, fee here new gold-mines, new found-out-jewels,nevcr known to be in the world before, opened and unfolded in Jefus Chrift. Here are the incomes of the beams o(light moft inaccelfable; here are the veins of ~he unfearchable gloryes of Jefus Chrift; as ifwe faw every moment a new heaven, a new treafure oflove; •the bofome Of Chrifl: is yet more opened; the new breathings and fpirations of love are yet more manifefted. See! ChriiHor us, and for our fat · ation is gone up to heaven, is fet down at Gods right hand, and hath fent down the I holy Ghoft into our hearts; , in the pouring outffthefe fprings efheavens love, how fuould.our fouls out open the mouth wide, .and take in the firearns of. Chrifts n·ecl:ar , honey , and milke , I mean hisfi\feet and precious, and dear love-b-reathings.? We · · bave
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