2áq- TheDefire ofthe Sairus, not great oppoficionfrom himfelf, andfrom others ? and are not thcfeflrangers ? Arc not they f rangers that are adpLacitamPrincipis to flay in the Land, or to be gone,according as he (hall manifest his royal pleafure by his Proclamation ? and are not we here in the world upon there terms ? how foou all of us, or any of us (hall be difmiffed, who knows ? who dares promife to himfelfthe late evening, or fecure himfelf of the leaft atome or moment oftime ? he that dreamed waking of long continuance, had fcaree liberty to dream ffeeping, for that night they rock 4- wu7 his foul; and he himfelfwas branded to fucceedinggenerations with the name of afool, and are not we(!rangers? . Did not the Saints ofGod, whole judgements were molt refined, thof that had thehonour to approach molt near untoCod himfelf, alivaycs fo repute thchì- felves "? Doth not the holy Patriarch that wreflledwithGod, and hath principality over him ? Did not he acknowledge that few and evilwere thedares ofiris pilgri- mage? Did not he that was aman after gods own heart, that had a fpeciál promife that his boufe fhoseldcontinuefor ever ? Yet did hot he acknowledg that he was a jiranger as wellas hitfathers were ? is it not his earncll prayer 1Rtto God ? 1 ama (!ranger uponearth, hide not thy Commandmentsfromme : as ifhe had faid, I am aTraveller upon earth, I am fpeeding to Jerufalem, which is above ; I am to pats through this dark calignous world; rhy word is a light to my feet, ( a lanth"orn to myfleps ;) the rule, thefquare, the cannon ofall re&itude; hidenot this light from me, left I runout of the way, or linger in the way, or {tumble, or fall in theway ; ! am afbrangerupon earth, &c. What ihould I inftance in particulars ? are theynot fummed up to my hand by the Apoflle ? Heb.rr. r;. All thefe Patriares, Prophets, Saints, all of themdidacknowledge thetnfelves to be Grangers. Examples have ira them an univerfality of Do&rine and intru&ion, efpecially the examples of the Saints , becaufe Praxis Sanitortem, is interpret praceptoram, the pra&ice of the Saints, isthe beftinterpretation of the precept. Examples have in them a dire&ive force, becaufe thofe that are heftdifporedin mind andbody, are a rule for therelt. Examples have an incentive force, to give life, fpirits, vigour, tranfmitting by a kind ofMeters Pfycboßs, the foul , the fpirits, the refolutions, the affeEtious of the pattern, to him that reads it ,, extorting deep fighs, and tears, and groans, and other alterationsat their pleafure. And ifany Examples have thisforce, have not thcfe much more? Other examples have the teftimony amen, thefe have the teftimonyofGodhimfelf, be is not afüamed; (awonderful condifcention of the one, and the fupream elevation of the other) to be'callyd their God, the GodofA- braham, and of /face, and of Jacob the Father of thefaithful, andthe rod of the believers : There ate examples whereof men boat, but. God is afhamed of, them, corrupt examplesof wicked ; the imperfe& examples of heathen men, of. thefe God is afiramed ; but of thefe God is not fhamed, and (hall we be afhamedt of them ? We arethen flranigers. Let me instill into your ears, the voice of that was heard in theTemple, before the ruineof it, Mjgremus hint, Let usgofrom hence. Let me fay unto you with our Savóur, ì'a- o' .40", Let at go from hence, let us trufs up ourfardels, and on with ourfandals, and promote our way to heaven; Let us depofeand lay down all burdens and impediments, andmake our fclvesexpedite, and fit for our journey; we are in an Inne, Ice us look about us , and leave no- thing behind, but carry all withus, or fend it before us; we have but an inllant of ourabode here, let us imploy it to the bell advantage : It is thegreatel lots, it is the molt fhamcful lots, it is the molt irrecoverable lofs thatmaybe, to lofe this militant upon whirls eternity depends, eternity ofmifcry, or eternity offelicity : let sas followour Saviour, ler us reek his face, let us afccnd with him, let us not re0 here. Sleep may overtake us, a falfe Prophet may deceive us, the fnaremay untangleus. the Army ofthe enemy may fall upon us, let us be abovéall there; Let us feek,rbofe thingsthat areabove, What ? whereSun and Moon are, nothing lets ; Where then? whereGod is? where Chrilt ? who is our house, our temple, our habitation , that we may be closìhed withhim; this is the delire of all the Saints, had this leadsme to thefecondpoint. That
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