4If tht Motning-Exercife. The Sixteenth SermOn. 'Rev. 2. 17. To kw that overcometh, mil Igive to Mt of the hidden Manna. 0 him that overcorneth, i. e. NOt that bath by one, two, <r mare aas conquered, but to him that overcomes, that and doth, and is overcoming !till, that goeson conquering, and to conquer. 2. Tovim that overcome;, thus, and this way, ani this enemy, this great&enemy that God math, Truth Data in the world, A f cto;if cipeeally, that keepsmy truth inviolale,- that in a Scriptural 'way oppules the greatett enemy I nave, and oppofes him to a Con- quell. To him that overcomes, that goes on toovercome, that tints overcomes. Hence this obiervation, Believers are all a Gexerou ;on .f(''on4iferostrs; all COriquerours ; they are all lie ti.e Sons of t:;e Kings, but kmeBelievers are more Conquerours than ot, ers, force, that lay Anticin-ift upon his fuch as.out-fhoot the Dev- I in his own 'BOW, that hand out aga nil Satans greater Batteries, that turn his Cannon onhimfelf, and cut off head of that Collah, ith his own sword ; thefe are fomething more tha4 emperours. But how comes Believers to he thmCorqmerours ? Arlw: Ti.ey are a&uatedwith a fix-foldpower. With ability to difcern all neceffary, heavenly myfteries and ina's)les them to overcome Absichrilf,as he is anerroneouslfawn:. ing, heretical Prophet. 2. With a power to believe all C.3inzs , even fuell things, as thoUgh they do not contradikl, yet exceed t 'e reach of Rea -on: /. With a power to do all duties, I can do all things through Chriffthat strengthensme. Thefe Conquerours cannot doany thiRg gain 1-..; but any thing for ti'e 4. Witha power to leer all things ; thefe Concrerours are rea,- dy, not only tobe bourn', but to fuffer, to dy for the Name of Je- fus, an:! toconquer by dying. c with a power to forsake all things ; to look upon things as dung and droffe, that ey maywiry Chrift. 6. Ti ey ave rot only apower ofmight, hit of right too, as Kings to cor.quer) &c. But what mean; are to be ufed to overcome in t:Le 'en fe of r! eText ? Afv. 'turfywell little Bookofthe Revrta;ent. Indeed Ce Book of Books, the Bookoffacred scripture, in which w e have at once the Cum ofthe Saints duty and priviledge, and of Gods care F ff and z
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