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V

E.

R.

x,

Bphefians

,

Chap.;.

423

By

Chr:(l

Ce

ftes.]Ohferve,ln

whom

we

mull

offer

up

our

thankfgiving,

Doti.

viz.in

arai

Chrift

Cefree.

Giving

thanks

alwaies

for

all

things

unto God,

I.t'e,

mat

T

1

praifeGodiq

in

the ítiameofour

Lord

fefirs

Chri.

Chrift.

Cfltift

is

the

fountatne

,

whence all fpirituall

bleffings flow

to

us.

Cphef.s;

p.o,

2Z,6:

IAN

I.

a.

Char.

t.

3.

He

is

the

fountains

of

all

that

ability which

cloth

enable

us

to

pray.

All

our entrance tothe

Father

is

through him.

All our

acceptance

with

the Father

is

by

mean

of

him

;

and

there-

fore

is

people

in

time

of

the law did bring their

1

cri

fices

to

Aaron

their

Prieft

:

fo muff

wee bring our fpirituall

facrifices

to

our

High

Prieeft

Chrift Jefus,who

is

entred into theHoly

of

Holies,

that

we may

find them made acceptable

in

him.

3.

The

durance,

throughout

all

ages

world

without end:

This

Tail-

circumftance

of

time

as

it Both

teachaas, The large hearts

we

Thou&

have

towards

Gods

glory;

fo it

doth

affure us,

that god

will

in

all

ages

have a

people

which

Anil praifi him: Hell gates.

i.

all

the powers

of

darkneffe,

J1,41

mot

Moen

his

Church.

Which

is

comfortable

in

regard that

it

doth

afTure

us,

that though

hell thonld breake

look,

yec

God

will

(lilt

have his

people; for the

words

are

as

much

affirmative

as

optative,

they doe

tell

us as

well

what

[hall

be,as with that

it

fhould

be.

3.

4-

T

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