Matehl /.2,1229. "Box of precious Ointment Or, Fourthly, That they may imitate the Lord jefusthat they may be the more conformable to Chrift their head, who pro- poles his holinefs to Believers as a pattern for them to fol- low, as a Copy for them to write after, r Sohn 2. 6. He that faith he abided) in him, ought himfelf alro to walkeven as he walked. Now faith the Believer,-0 how holy, how humble, hJw hea- venly, how meek, how compaifionate, how zealous, how ex, emplary, how convincing, how_winninob, how obedient was he, when in this World -and therefore0 my Soul ! look to it, that thou make./ it thy bulimic, thy work, thy Heaven, to imitate the Lord Jefus to the utinoft that thou art able to each too. jer. 3 T4. Ili. 49. Z. Fifthly, Though not for ;he obtaining pf Salvation, that being made fure to us by Chrit +, yet for the obtaining of Af- furance of Salvation, and for the making of our Calling and Eleolion fure, according to that word 2 Pet. t . 5 Sixthly, That they may keep up their communion with- God ; for though the Union the Saints have with God, by Chrit+, depends Wholly upon that which is without, viz,. their being married to Chriff, and cloathed with his Righteouf- nefs ; yet the Communion. which the Saints have with God through the Spirit, bath much dependance upon a Saints wal- king, and upon his obedience : So-that if a Saint than dare to walk carnally and loofly, though he shall not break the Marriage-knot, and lofe his union, yet he will by fuch finial prae-tices grieve the Spirit, and lofe his communion with God. But on the other hand, when a &Heiler walks fpiritu- ally, gracioufly, obedientially, 0 what fweet communion ! what delightful communion ! what high communion ! what commodious communion ! what Soul-fatisfying, Soul-ra- vifhing, Soul-filling Soul-contenting communion with GOd doesbe then enjoy 1, When the Child walks ;wifely, and obedientially before his Father,. what fweet and delight- ful converfes and communion is there between the Father and the Child?. but if the child walk foolithly, flubbornly, difobediently, the prudent Father will carry it , - feverely
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