' Of the Promifes in general. · t2t . Neverthelefs, as the honour and profperity of the . head redound to the members; their interefl:, in re- . fpea o.f their union and communion' being a joint interefi : fo the glory and honour fettled on Chrift, by- promife, are ·a fpring of grace and glory to his members, an 'eQricbing treafure, their glory and crown. He is that Head of gold, which puts-a glory pn the .body:-and the ointment p.~;mred upon 'the head., cannot mifs .to go down to the Jkirts of his garmentJ., And hence is, '(,.)The continual cry of prayer by the whole company of the faithful, for the accompliiliing of the promifes made to the Mediator, Pfal.lxxii. 15. Prayer alfo jhall be made for him contirzua!ly. 'Tis evident, .that Pfalm concerns the Meifias. But pray.. er made continually · for · Chriji ! How can that be? Why, 'till tbe world end, that cry in prayer fuall ne· V'lr ceafe among the faithful, .Thy kingdom come, _ Mat~ vi. 10 • . It began with Adam's embracing the promife, by faith ; was carried on all albng the time of the old Teilament : and now it hath been founding in the new· TeJrament church more than fixteen hundred . , years, and ihall not ceafe until the confummation ofail things. (2.) Hence alfo , the joyful acclamations ot praite, by the fame company, for the a«eomplifhment of promifes to the Mediator. Whenfoever there ap- · pea~s any fuch accomplifhment made, 'tis matter of joy to the church; and the more there appears of it, the joy is the more encreafed. Thus the church bath. a fong, upon the fulfiUing of the promife, of the ga.. thering of the nations unto him, Ifa . xii. I. of his viCtory over Anttchrifl, Rev. xix. 1. of the calling of the Jews, Ver. 6. .:\nd w~en the end being come. all the promifes made to him fhall be accompli!hed ; that will afford them an everla.fiing fong of praife. Secondly, The promifes of the other fort, namely, thefe havi!1g their rlirea and immediate effect on ~he elea, are made to Chrift primarily, and to them fe– condarily: I
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