Saint Pauls Legacy. 167 the Word of God dwelling in you to dire and guide you, to ftrengthen and futaine you, to comfort and encourage you ; you (hall have the grace of the Spirit íhining like a lamp in the houle of your foules, when others are in dark - neffe; as 1 r eel bad the light fbining in Gofben, when the Egypti- Exod. í0.23. ans had no light to pine upon them, but thictee dartenefe covered them : You thall have faith embracing Chrift, filling you with Cbrifts fulneffe, when others are firangers, and have no acquaintand'with Chrift Jefus : You fhaIl have the love Roma. 5. of Godfiled abroad into your hearts, w`5icb (ball rejoyceyou more then Canc.i. ;. wine the tbirfty, more then Corne and Oyle rej&yce the rich, or lif e Prat. .6. [fa1.63.3. it felfe the living, though the deareft earthly poffeffitm : Co1.3:ig, You (hall have the peace of God, even that peace which pa ffetb all underhand ing , reigning within you. And whenfoever the Minifter of God departeth from you, he (hall be a- ble with confidence to commend you to God, beftow a bleffed Legacie upon you, and with Saint Pauls heart and words, joy and gladneffe, take his Taft leave of you, and fay, Finally, brethren, farewell: Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace ; and the Goole!' love and peace be with You. And thus are wee ccmie to the fourth Branch of this Text, Saint Pauls Exoptation or Willi, Be perfecl, be of good comfort : He doth not with them earthly honours, world, ly riches, carnali pleáfures,` but perte&ion of grace, tiri- tuall comfort, mutual! love ; unanimity and concord among themfelves, and molt fweete and lure communion with God. Heavenly and faving graces are the belt gifts which any rote. man can wifb or defire for others : Thefe are the fureftpledge of Gods love, the choyceft ornament of mans foule, the fweeteft Embaffadours of Peace to mans °heart, the trea- lure of greateft worth ter- enrich man, the gift of high - eft honour to enoble man, the ftaffe of greatëft flrength to fuftaine man, the companion of molt pleafant communion to folace and delight man,. and the wel- fpring of molt plentifull and lafting Waters to fill and to content man, a Starre of everlafiing brightneffe , which will never let, nor leave us ; And therefore thefe Saint PAUL wilheth to the
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