to droYVfe SAINTS. may make bold to goe to him : My Brethren, wee are not able to goe to God for any thing, much leite for his Spirit, we are not able to look upon him immediately, as a man is not able to looke upon the Sunnebeames in their ftrength, specially if he have fore eyes : But let him get a Scarfe, or a will thine and now ho ughathe Cypreffe, andenotahurt him. The Scarfe is able to convey unto him th o ne- beames*vithout darling of him. So,beioved, to convey the holy Spirit of God into any man, our fore Confciences may looke up to God thorough him, he mode- rates Gods looke, he can make us looke God in the face, in a comfortable tnanner. Now we may ask any thing of him, even his holy Spirit, and he will give him , as the Apoftle layes, B7 him the have boldnes, Eph. 3.1r. O, beloved,they are great things that wee need. We have need of fuch great matters,that when the Confcience is awakened, it can have no hope to obtaine , that God fhould pardon fuch vile wretches as wee, that he fhould accept of fuch poore fervi- ces as ours, that he fhould love fuch filthy ones as wee are, that he fhould give us a Kingdome, and his own holy Spirit to enliven us , to eftablifh our hearts , to bee an earneft of Heaven to us : how can wee hope hee will give us fuch infinite mercies? Now the Lord bath put all thefe bleffings into the hands of his Sonne Jens Chrift, that is fl.fh of our flefh, and bone of our bones. Now we may boldly goe to him for them. As Moles when his face (hone, Aaron was afraid to come neare him,Exod.34.30. Therfore be put a vale over his face : Now Aaron and others were able to come nigh him ; fo before, none ere able to come to God for any thing, but now the Lorhath put a vaile of fle[h upon himfelte by incarnating hi owne Son, now Wee may make bold. The Ufe of this, is, Firft;Is it fo that Chrift bath the (even Spirits of God ? Theta, what th he not ? He is an all -fuf- ficient Saviour. He is Gods inward , God bath put all his goods into his hands. No ma can bee allured of any thing Lz 75 life 1.
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