Sermon 1. Of the NATIV1TIE. . 9 . arc vouchfafed [o extraordinary a favour. Somewhat more, than common, would come from us, ifit were bm forthJs Dayes fake. . . . . . ' To conclude, not onely thus to fran;e medttatwns and rcfoluuons, but even fome pra- 'For Pr~lllct. Ctice too out of this act of apprehenjion. It is very agreeable to reafon, (faith the Apojlte) P:" 1 ·l·"· that we -gndevour and make a proffer, tf\Vee m:iy by any m~·anes to apprehend Him, inHis, b,y whomweare thus,_ iri our 'i'f..ature? apprehended, or (as He termeth it )~omprehended, even ·chrift Ie{tH; and be umted tO Htm, th1s day, as Be was to us, tl11S day, by a mutual! and reciprocall apprehenfo;4. Wee may fo,and we are bound fo: vere dignum e!7 jrtjlrem eft. And . ve doe fo,fo oft, as we doe (wHh Satnt l•mes) by hold of, apprehend, orreceive injitum ver- Iamcu.u. l,,, rhe IVOrd whic~ ;, d,tily grafted into"'· For, the WordHe is, and, in theWord, Hee is received by us. Bur, that is not the proper ofthis day, imlelfe there beanorher joyned umo ir. This day, verbttm caro faCium eft_; and fo mull beapprehended, in both. But fpecially, Iohn s.q.• inHis.flefh,as this day gtveth 1t, as tl115 day would have us. No w,the breadiVhich tve breake, t1 it notthqartttktllgofthe body, ofthejlejh,of IESVS CHRIST? Itis_furcly; and by tr, (and tCor.to.t5. by nothing more,) are we made part3kersof th1s bleffed umon. A lmle before, He fa id; Eeeattj; the children were partakers ofjlej!J and blor.d, Hcalfo tvottldtake part with them; May not ~"·'•·· we fay the [ame ~ Becaufe He hath fo done, taken ours ofus,we al[o en[umg Hts fieps, will panicipate with him, and with His flefh which He bath taken of us. It is mofikindely zo take part with Him, in that, which He took part in,with us; and thatto no other end, bu; that He might make the receiving ofit by us a meanes, whereby He might diVe!finm, andwe inllim. He taking ourJl~fh, and wemeiving Hisj,birit; by Hisflejh, which He tookeofus,recciving HisJPirit, whichH~imparteth to us; That, as He, by ours, betame confors h11ma11.e · n•tttr«; [o.we, by Hts, rrttght becomeconfortes di'Vm" natur£, partakers of rhe Divine na- • Pct.x.f; · turc.Verily, iris the moll fiwght and perfech•kingholdthat is. No union fo knittcrb -· · as it. Not confdnguinity ; Brethrenfall out : Nor mariage; Man andwifeare fevered, ' · :Uur, that which is nourifhed, :md the nouri{hmenr, wherewith, rbey never are · never c:in befevmd; but remaiue one for ever. Wirh this Ace thenofmu- ~ ~ualltaking, raking ofHisj!efh, as Heharh taken ollrs, let us feale our - . ' ' ,, · dmietoHim,rhisday, for taking not<-dngels, butthefle4, • of A B R A H A M. Almighty '-Go ». · grant, &c• A SER.~ - .-1 'ilL, ' ' ( If•" "''1.' .'Jr '' ·'l } .. •'
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