492 Chap. 39. an Expofition upon the rook of J o B. Verf. 3o. Fourthly, Doth the Eagle renew her firength ? So do believers when any oldnefs is coming upon the new creature ( as it doth fometimes) then they renew their tlrength by looking to Jefus Chrift, who is at once their righteoufnefs and their flrength : lie fatisfieth their mouth with good things, fo that their youth is re- newed as the Eagles (Rfal. 103. 5.) As the Lord often brings his people low by bodily ficknefs and weaknefs, and then renews their natural health and flrength : So when ere are decays and declinings upon their fouls, he renews their fpiritual health and flrenfth (1fa. 4o. 3 t. )They that wait upon the Lord (hall renew their flrengh, and then (as was faidbefore) they (hall mount up with wings as Eagles.The Eagles youth is renewed by the growth and fuccctlìon of new feathers (of the fame kind)in the place of the old ; but a believer reneweth his youthor flrength,by calling off gradually the remainders of the old man which is corrupr, andby putting on more of the new man (who is quite of ano- ther,kind ) created after god on.righteoufnefs and ,true holinefs (EPh 4. 24.) Fifthly,Can the Eagle look fully upon the Sun?Surelybelievers have not only as clear, but as fironga fight as the Eagle, they can look uponJefus Chritl the Son of righreoufnefswith open face.For as this Son of righteoufnefs bath faid,behold me,6eholdme(1fa.65. a.)and again, Loek,to me and be ye faved, all the ends of the earth (Ifa. 45.22. ) that is, all ye that dwell on earth,even to the ends of it ; fo he gives a power, or a fpiritual eye to behold and look upon him ; and that beholding or looking is a healing to them, as the beholdingof the Sun is to the natural eyeof the Eagle(Mal. 4.2.)To them that fear my name fhall.the Sonof righteoufnefs arife with healing inhis wings. Sixthly, Do Eagles fuckblood both young and old ? fo do be- lievers.The firft living of the new creature is upon blood; every godlyman drinksthe blood of Jefus Chritl by faith, as offered to him, both in the promifes and in the Ordinances of the Golpe!. A believer could not livea moment, nor have any fublïtlence in grace, if he had not ( as the Eagle ) blood to fuck in and drink. Agodly man is nouri(hed, by abelieving contemplation upon the fufferings of Chritl, and the effufion of his blood.- Seventhly, Doti] the Eagle feed upon the flit, ? fo believers feed upon Chritl asfain. Chritl by hisdeath is become our food to
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