to droivfie SAINTS. 2.05 to eternal! life, end wl en that is spent, hee lends us every Sabbath more ; and therefore how Should wee of }eem a true Minifler that comes to us from Jelws Clxrifl ! Hce is one of í thoufánd , as £1sh m fpeakes if there be a mel}enger with him , an interpreter, one of a thoufànd to declare unto man his rightecufneffe ; then he is gracious unto him, fah. i3.'23, 24. that is then is God gracious to' us indeed; filch a one is one of a thoufand , loch a one declares to us our righteouf- nefle , bee brings to us the righteoufheffe of Jelin. This the Lord Jefes Chrifi .lends unto us, when bee fends us a true Mini$er , hee fends us an excellent prelent even his ovine righteoufneffe and merits, and the glad tidings of Peace, how we -may live and be f"aved : So that we Should be thankfull unto Ged , that Chrifi fends to us his Minders , with fuck precious things. If the King Should fend to any one of ús but five pound , O how would we wonder at it , who ever were the meffenger, we would bid fuch a one Welcome, and,what ! does the King take notice of mee ? fuch a poore man, as J ? who'would have thought that ever lice fhould fend fuch a token to mee ? what a condifcendtng is this ! J tell thee, if the King Should doe thus for thee, thou wouldefe make very much pf it , J, andtalke of it too,- where ever thou com- met} ; nay, it would make thee glad, and a very joyfùll man, and it would make thee tlaiirke thy felfe highly preferred. O Beloved, and what a horrible Shame is this , that the King,of Rings and the Lord of Lords, fhould fend a meffeuger to us every day almof}, not -with five pounds a piece to every one . of us, but with all the riches and treafures of heaven, to en- rich us for ever, to make us happie for ever Blel ed that ever wee were born and yet that we fhould not be affeó}ed hard- ly l My Brethren, we that are the Tvlinif}ers'of God, wee come with heavealy and glorious things, every da:y from our Lord Jel'us Chìi1} : though wee have them but in earthen veflels o ,yet they are things that the whole world is but droffe and dung in comparifon- of, and therefore thinke how yee Mould come to Church; think how yee Should come to hear P Serinons:
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