. • : \ ' i"' 16 .. 'The S~tints fore r. That Chrifl: i> calledLight, I oh. r. 4· The Minifl:ers a~e called theLight ofthe World,Mat. Maq.x4; 5. r4. The faitbfull are Lights, Phi/.:. I 5, I 6. Phi!. a. tf, 16 • The way of: the ri.ukteow (faithSalomon, Prov.4~ I 8.) Pl;w. 4• t 8. 'J ~ fhint:th as the Light, that fhineth more a~d more vnto theperfe8d~y. The WordofGod is alfo called a •. • s. :: Light; as in.this place. But firfr, . 1 Chrift is Light ofhimfelfe, and originally; h~ · ChrHl: origiis the Fountaine and everlafl:ing Springofall the sally. Light of Grace and Glory, both.jn Heaven and Earth;· Hee•is called, The Sunne of.Righte9ufnejfe• The Sunne; you know, bath his Light rooted in .Mat.,..z. his owne faire Body,and receives that from none other; and.with that, bee enlightens theMoone, the Statrres,the Aire,the Eard}; ·~all· the..W odd-: , Even fo the ble!fed Sonne of God, the Sunne of Righteo~fneji'e,bath in himfelfe,and from himfelfe, the Light ofall W ifdome and Knowledge, Met– de.and Comfo~; and from· him floweth and .fpringeth whatfoever ~ightof 'Glory.is revealed unto his bleffed Sairits·and Angels in Heaven, or whatfoever Light ofGrace is lhea into the hearts ofhis fonnes and fcrvants here upon Earth. · ,_ . ~ .The Preachers.Gf,the Word .are M inifl:ers . Minii\ers, miand Melfengers ofthis Light; and therefore are nifierially. · but Light minillerially. They area.r theStarre.r,. and fo they are called) Re'tJ. I • .20. They receive 'Jt•el. I,~o. .all their Light from the Surme··of Righteoufnejfe C H R. r s T I n s v s , and either doeor fhouldcon~ vey and cafi: their borrowed beames upon the' earthly, cold, and darkfome hearts of thepeople Atl.~6.tS. of God) that they might turne.from Darkenejfe · to
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