Obje17.4. VindicationofOrdinances. would he not wait upon the Lord then ? is that the mea- ning, I will wait upon the Lord till he thews mercy ; that is, only till I have it : was he to make anend ofhis waiting upon the Lord when he had received the Mercy ? No, that is not the meaning ; but faith he, I will wait on theLord till he fhews Mercy ; becaufe the times in the interim are full of temptation and trouble ; I will wait upon the Lord till he thews Mercy unto me. So the Lord faith to Chrift, Sit thou on my right hand,till Imake thine enemies thy foot .00l. Till I What no longer ? Is not Chrift to fit for ever at the right hand of the Father " Yes, yet faith the Father, Sit thou on my right hand till not that then when the ene- mies ofChrift are brought under,he Thal fit no longer at his Fathers right hand, for he Thal fit there for ever. So here, Ye fbal do wel that ye take heed the day-gar arife in your hearts. Not that they fhoud leave taking heed unto the Word then, but becaufe of the temptations, tryals,and dark condition that they fhould be in before ; he fahh, Ye do wel to take heed until the day-ftar arife in your hearts. So that thus now you fee, there is nothing in thefe Scrip- tures that do hold forth any filch thing as this, any fuck fenfe and meaning as this Objeated. But the Apoffle Paul faith, That the Ordinances are on- ly continue til Chrift come : for faith he, i Cor. i I.26. s often ais ye eat this bread , and drink this cup, ye JheW forth the Lords death till he come : Now he is come al- ready by his Spirit to my Soul, therefore this Ordinance of the Supper is to continue no longer to me, and fo no o- ther. And do you think that in this fenfe Chrift was not come in thofe times when Paul wrote to the Corinthians was Chrift come to none of the Corinthians by his Spirit reade the i Epiftie and the 12 Chap. Vdcfr I go, (faith Chrift) the Comforter will not come. When Chrift afcended the Comforter came ; in that fenfe therefore Chrift was come in the Apofiles time,yet they were under Ordinances then. ObjeR.
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