12. Aft. 9. 10, 20. co npared with Chap. 24. 1 2. Heb.1 I. 4. Pfal. 112.6. VloY. 10. 7. A Box of precious Ointment: Or, ciounnen,- and they were men of good report, they were men well witneffed unto, well teflified of, as the Greek word imports. Corne/im was a gracious man, and he was a man of good report among all the'Nation'of the Jetts. Ananias was a gracious man, and he was a man of a good report. G Aikk and Demetrim, they were both gracious men, and they were men of good report, witnefs that third Epifile of John. How renowned was Atrah.ino for his faith ? and Mofe s. for his meek ri;fs? and facob for his plain- heartednefs ? and f ob for his uprightneSS ? and David for his zeal ? and fifhpig for his cou- rage? Holy Abel hath been dead above this five thoufand years, and yet his name is as frefh and fragrant as a Rofe, to this very day. Grace will make your names immortal ; The righteous fhall be in everlaflinF remembrance : The memory of the jug is bleffed, but the ?vow of the sicked A411 rot. Wicked men many times out-live their names, butthe names of jail men out-live them ; when a gracious man dies, he leaves his name as a [Weer and as a laflino b fcent behind him, his fame (hall live when he is dead. According to the Hebrew the words may be read thus ; The memory of the jail (hall be for a blelling ; the very remembring of the juft (hall bring a bletring upon them that remember them. When a gracious man dies, as he carries a good confcience with him, fo he leaves a perfumed name behind him. Grace is the image of God, the delight of God, the honour of God, the glory of God; grace is the purchafe of Chill, and the birth of the Spirit, and the pledge of glory ; grace i the joy of Angels, the glory of man, and the wonder of the world ; what's the body without the foul? what's the cabinet withoutthe jewels? what's the Sun without light? what's the fountain without water? what's Paradife without the Tree of Life what's Heaven without Chrift ? That's a foul without grace. Now every gracious foul fees a real, internal excellency, beauty and glory in grace, and accordingly it is carried out in its defires after it ; it fees fuch an innate excellency, beauty and glory in that faith; wifdom, humility, meeknefs, , patience, zeal, felf-denial, heavenly-mindednefs, uprightnefs, & c. that fparkles and :(hives in cud and fuch Saints,that it many times Oh Drives
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