I2 A Box. of precious, Ointmnt: e Or, 6. Pet. . Eph.5 21,23. them as his daily fcod,he has a molt affured intereft in them ; our outward man lives not upon,kickfhaws,. though now and then we may tafte of them, but-we live upon wholfom food; fo here, no man lives upon the blefled promifes as his ap- pointed food, but he that has a real interett in the promifes. Look, as there is. a n_ourifhment ,proper, to -every Animal, Spiders feed on flies, Moles on worms, the Horfe on grafs, the Lion on flefh, c. fo there is food (nourithment) that is proper for mens fouls, viz,. the precious promifes, and Chrifts;flefh, which is meat indeed, and his blond, which is, drink indeed, John 6. and he that feeds on this food, will be happy, for ever. I4ut, Sixthly, If, you are united and married to Chrift by faith, then you have a real, a Caving intereft in the promifes, Gal. 3.29. And if yon be Chrifts, then are psi Abrahams feed and heirs according to the rornif e. The promice is the join- ture, and there is no way under heaven to enjoy the join- ture, but by matching with the perfon Of. Chrift.'Ancrfaith is the grace of graces, by which the foal gives both its affent and confent to take the Lord Jefu.s Chrifi, as he is tendered and offered in the Gofpel, and is therefore called fome, times a receiving. of Chrift, lohn 1..12. The only way to enjoy a Ladies Jointure, is to marry her perfon ; and fo the only way to enjoy the.promife of ,Chrifl, is.to be willing to marry the perfon of Chrift ; 'tis our marriage-union with j Chrift, that gives us a right:and title to, all the: promifes of Chrift, C or. I. 20. For. all the prornifes, of God in him, are yea, and in him, Amen. All abfolute- and conclitiOnal pro- miles, either of grace or unto grace,are made to us in Chrifi, and only enjoyed by our enjoying of Seventhly,' He that can dear his right to any one po- . mile, he may fafely and boldly conclude his intereft-in eve- ry promife. The promifes are a golden chain., and he that has a right in one link of the chain, has a right-in. every link of the chain. As there is a chain of graces, fo th.erois a chain of promifes. He that can lay his hand upon any one
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