Chap. 3 t. Abe Expofition upon the Books of J o as. Vol. 65 541 bee kath kild the body, can raft both foule and body into hell ; So I may fay to thofe who find their hearts over joy'd about the good thing; ofthis life,I will (hew you in whom and in what to rejoyce ; rejoyce in him, and in that which can. advance both bo- dy and (male to heaven. Fir(t Rejoyce in God thorough Jefus Chrift, We faith part/ ( Phil. 3. 9) are the CircumciJon which wor/hip God in the fpirit, and rej ice in Chrrft zero a . and bave no confidence in the fiefh. Secondly , Re)oyce in the meanies of knowing and,enjoying God by Jefus Chritt. I wasglad (Lich David, Plal, i zz. 1,z. ) when they fayduntomee, let rmgoe intotkekeufe of the Lord ; Our fette /hallfland within thygates O 7erujalem.In the houle ofGod the (òlemnewor(hip of God was celebrated, there he manifested himfelfe tohis people, and there they enj-Iyed his fpeciall pre- fence. This made David.r heart more glad thon all the wealth of his kingdome. The Arke of Ifrael was therefore called and e- fteemed the glory of Ifrael by that good dying woman (t Sam, 4.21. ) becaufe it was, Fn fl, a type ofthe perfonof Chri(t ; Se- condly, a pledge ofhis pretence with them.; thirdly, a meanes of enjoying him. And Purely what was the glory of Ifrael, was or ought to have been the principal! matter of their joy. Thirdly Re,oyce in the graceofGod, and in the fruits of his Spirit. Onedram yea agraine ofgrace, gives more cauleof re- joycing then ten thoufand talents, yea. then ten thoufand moon- taints of gold. What are the fruits of theearth to the fruits of the Spirit? let the beholding and gathering up of thofe fruits caule ;oy in you like the oyofharved. Fourthly, R:Joyce in the favour and loving kindneffe ofGod, That is better then life ( 63. 3.) how much more then the good things of this life ? When many Blake ofCorne and wine, `David tooke occaton to fpeake of the light of Gods Counte- nance, and tó rejoyce in it, Thofe beames of light which Thine from the pleafed face of God upon the foule, will caufe ¡oyes there u-nfpeakeable and glorious. Fifthly.Rejoyce in the teEtiraonyoft goodConfcience ; that's a continuall featt ; andmore pleafant then mulicke at a banquet of wine ( z (Ina, 12. ) Thin' it our rejoycing,the 7eflimony of 0 Confcience, that in [implicit' andgodly finceritie wee have had our Converfatieát in sloe world. To get and keepe a goodConfcience, %S
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