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of the coming of the kingdome of glory. 293 As therefore we defire the kingdome of grace fo . let us feek it, &c. of the coming of the kingdome of glory which we here defire. Thirdly, we defire that the kingdome of glory may come, that is, that the number of the elea be- ing accomplifhed, and all Gods enemies fubdued, Chrift would haften his coming to judgement to our full redemption and glorification, that God may be all in all. Here therefore we pray, r. That God would haften the coming of Chrift unto judgement ; and to that end would accomplifh the number of the eleft, and fubdue all his enemies un- der his feet: 2. That this kingdome may cáme unto us, and that it may be poffeffed of us; and to that end would make us meet to be partakers of the inhe- ritance of the Saints in light, and would free and keep us from all evil unto his own everlafling kingdome, 2. Tim. 4. 18. and would by hispower through faith pre ¡rve us unto everlaflin' life, i. Pet. r. 5. Yf s. r. Dutie in our lives. We muff earneftly defire the coming of Chrift; and believe that it ¡hall come, and that to our fat- vation. 2. Wants to be bewailed. Firft, the want of faith, by reafon of the confci- ence of our manifold finnes which make a feparati- on between God and us, and make the remem- brance ofthe judgement terrible unto us: fo that we cannot defire the coming of Chrift to judgement as we ought. Secondly, the worldlineffe of our minds, in that V 3 we