____ ..;.___ _______ Part.t.Cap.6. ~AJfliEled C rmftimceJ. 391 ------------------------------------------ ~true dejire ofgrace ar.c~ues a (aving and comfort~ .. Thn a true tiefire ef bleeftatc. · . gr:1ce argues an cfhte · The truth of which app~res dearely By Scrip- of Sal~:uJOn, Proved _r. b . 1 A • d 'luf d ' D. . - by Setlpmw;. tures,Recuons, .,ot 1 nc1ent an 1v.o erne 1vmes. i. Tcftimoni~s. ProofoJ.Mat.) .6. BI~Jfedarethff], Whi.rh doe httn- , ger and thirfl vif'ter .r~e;hteoufJejJe, for they foal! 6e.fl!led. Here to a deure of grace 1s annexed a Prom1fe of Bleifedneffe, which comprehends all the glory and pleaf.i1res ofChrifis.K_ingdo.:ne here, a~1d all heavenly joyes and everlal.hng bhffe hereafter, Ioh·7·37• Ifany man thirfl, let him come unto.mee, and drinks~ Pfal.IO.l·7· The Lord hearer/; the dejire of the hum.. ble. Pfal. 145.19. Hee 'Willfolfi!t the dejirc of them that ftv~re him, Lukt I.)l, The Lord fi!leth the hun- !/'Y withgood thi~e;s, Rev.z 2.17 .Lethim that u athirfl come. Andwhofoeve-1- will, ltt, him tztk! thg wat.er. of lift fteely,l (a. 55 .L Ho, e'iJery- one that' thirfteth, come yee to the wate-ts,&c.Andcap.4}.verf.3. I wilt poure Water upon Him that u thirfl:y, andfio.ods upon.the drie q;•otmd. "" ·0 Lord, 1 6efeech,thce, faith 7{Jhemia!i, let ·now ~. In{bnces •. thine tare he attentive to the prayer of thy fervant, and to the praye-t of tiJy fervants, who defre to foare thy · name. Here, tbofe who delire to feare the Lord~ are fl:iled. His fervants ·; and propofed as men quali.;. fied; and in a fit difpofition to ·have their pr5l-fers heard; their petitions granted, their difi:reffes relie.,. · ved; their affaires blea"ed with fucceffe. And ·no doubt,this M an of Go& woul:d' make fpeciall cho:ife nffuch Attributes andaff~d:ions;which might prove powerful!, and pleaGng Arguments, . to · draw from God compaffion,favour and proted:ion.And-therfore a true hearted deiire to.feare the Lord,is a(igne of his {ervant. · ~raham, as you know, gen.z z. did nodntl:eed, when it came to thePoint,facrifice l1is fon:An Angel 'from Heaven flayed }lis hand._· Ondy He had._ a will, . - purp('tfe,
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