Chap.z.Sed 9, Lookingunto1efuo. Book.IV. Parr.V. 9 17 SECT. 9. Ofconforming unto [efus in that re.fPe/1, 9· [ ET us conform to refus in the aforefaid refpeds.A f~rious J beholding ofJefus in his afcenfion, feffion, and m1ffion of his Spirit, is enough to change us into the fame Image from glory to glory. Jt was the fweet faying of an experienced Saint, vie"W aglorified Chrijl,[ee him Min thRt rdation and conditiow, ..J you will foon have the Jpark.fes o{'the fame glory on your hearts. Chrift is now exalted , he is now in glory at the right hand of God,O let all our adings be glorious, let all our walkings, joyes, breathings be as in glory,ifyebe rifen with Chrifl,foelz thofe things Col.j.r.~. whichare11bove, when {hrift jittethat the right htJtnd ofGod; jet your affetlions on. things above,andnot on things on the earth. _I 1hall ' not in this tranfadion lay out many particular conformities to Chrifts adings, but gather all into one, contained in this Text, wi1ich is heavtnly cowverfotion; feek things above, fee your affe. Ctionsabove; Chrift is gone up, andChrift is fet down at Gods right hand; and herein ifyou will conform, let your hearts be in heaven, let your affedions be in heaven, let your convcrfations be in heaven : it is the A poftles own practife wherein ftood his conformity to Jefus Chrifr, for our conv er[ation is in heaven. I Phil ;~. zo. do not know any one thing wherein we can be more like to Chrift exalted ; whiles we are upon earth, then to have our hearts,our affections., our converfations with Chrii.l: where he is : now then ifwe bevertually rifen with Chrii.l:, and afcended wirh Chrift,and fet down with ChriQ in heavenly places, let us fpiritually afcend, and fit down with !1im if) thefe refpeCl:s; certainly there is a proportion in our heavenly cooverfation ; oh let our converfations be ·in heaven? ' In profecution ofthis I 1hall examine thefe ~a:-res. I . What do we rnean by our converfation in heaven? 2. Why muft our converfation be in heaven? 3. By what means mull we come up co this converfation in heaven? I. By ourconverfation in heaven I mean our aym.at beaven; as heaven is our home, fo our eye is there;, what ever we ao, · Aaaaaa3 our ., \
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