Treached Auguft 17. 1662. 3 therein great cattfe to rejoice,iPet.i.5,6.Who arekept by thepower of God throughfaith untofalvation, ready to be revealed in the laji times, wherein ye greatly rejoyce, though now for a feafon ( ifneed be )ye are inheavinefs through many temptations. We walk in white, in hope wehave of that Inheritance : now lay there three things together, if they who keep their garments . undefiled, have the teftimony of their own confciences, and the teflimony of the Spirit, fhedding theLove of God in their beam, and a well-grounded hopeof future glory, how can it be but thefe: mull walk in white with Jefis Chrift ? that is, in comfort and joy of the Spirit, and of their own fpirits. Thus Davidwalked, he had abundanceof joy his confci- ence of his own integrity, and of keeping his heart andhands dean from thole iniquities his enemies charged him with, Pfal. 3.. The Lord (ball judge hispeople. Judge me, 0 Lord, according to myrigh-- teoufners, and according to mine integrity that is-in me. He appeals- to- the Lord, the Lord [hall judgehis people : judge me, 0 Lord, ac- cording to my. righteoufnefs. Thus he appeals to God himfelf; he had fo much confidence, and his heart gave him that he kept him- felf from thole inigities. So Job walkt in white, though his friend blacks him exceeding- ly, yet he walkt in white in hisconicience, Job. 16. 19. Beholdmy. witnefs is in heaven,andmyrecord is on high :. have not onely a wit- nefs in my confidence, but my witnefs-is above. He-walkt in white,, notwithftanding all his affliaions fromGod and his friends. Heze- iah walkt in this white when death lookt him in the face : Lord; thou knoweji Ihave,walkt upright with thee. I peed not flay in the proof of the thing,, let me make- fome LICe and Improvement of it. Vfe. Is this- bleffed reward to thole who keep their garments- white, to walk in the white of peaceand joy : then here we fee the- happinefs of all thole who are true to Chrill and his wayes = Pfal.: 119. i . Eldredare the. undefiled in the way, who walkin the -Law of the Lord. 'Tis juft in the language of the Text ; they indeed fhall, walk in white, it is a great part of our bleffednefs to have peace of confcience, and inward joy. Oh howmuch better is it,. then the peace and joy ofthis world, and the comfoits of this world Prov- 15. 13. Amerrybeart, or another Tranflation faith, A good can-, jcience ; and indeed a merry heart, and a good Confcience do but: one explain theother; a merry heart, or, agoodconicience is a con tinualfeag: Here is no surfeiting-in this feaft, but a continual mti-, lick, continual joy and comfort ; oh how bleffed are-they, who area wiciefilcd in the way ! Tha.
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