litheMorning-Egertife; 381 bernacle is to himwho takes up his repofe therein to come and lodge in the foul of a I3eliever as in his Tent or Tabernacle. Thirdly, What is it for a Believer to glory in the power of Chrift refting on him ?that is, r. To have the heart fo full of Chria, that it cannot contain it felf, but it mull be burning our, as it were, and running over in holy Exaltations and Triumphs. 2. To be-fo inch in the admiration of Chrill , as that to a carnal eye it makes a man Teem to be ridiculous : what a goodly pe fon was David in Michaels eye, when he danced before the Ar,k_. 3. To rell on Chrill fo, as to look out for nothing elfe, &c. To terminate'and confine alt the defires of the foul, in, and upon, ani towards Chria Jefus. 4.. To oppofe Chrill to any , toevery thing that dot h in anyway in the world either injure, or endanger him. 4. Why 'hot& 4 Chrifban rather glory in this power of 0in:ft rc.fti. g upon him than in any inherent grace that it given unto him ? Utak. n thefe Accounts, I'. Becaufe all that a Chrinian by inherent grace is able' to do Vali& , is through Chria : I can do all thongs through Chrift that firergthens me. 2. Becaufe if there be any acceptance of what a Believer cloth with the Father, alfo is through Chria : the gift is accepted rot for the gift fake but for the fake (A-the merit of Chria. 3. If fo be a Believer thouldglory in his graces, there is a peflibi- lity of falling , but bein. clad with , and telling in the power of Chrill, there is an impoebilicy of mifcarrying. Thus the Saints of God have their infirmities , frailties , their multitude of trailhies and infirmities : yet have they reafon to glory in that power of Chrift which rells on them , on Earth, but much more reafon if they will loaleup and fee the tongue of Chrift engaged for them ,. e. inter- ceding for them in Heaven And that lets me into The third Sermon. John /7. i 5. I pray not that thou fhouldeFt taki them out ofthe worldD but that thou fhouldefl keep themfrom the evil. y Praynot that thou Ihould take themout ofthe world, let them litay there, and glory even in their very infirmities, but I pray that thou lhoulcleft keep them from the evil. In this Scriprwe, yore have our Saviours Interceffion for his Difciples Prefervation. And irl thishis Interceffion two things.obfervable. fn
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