3 2 1 Grounds of not comming to Chrf t. .... s Rom,6:6 'in quck,ing their foules, as Lazarus knew the power of 'Chriít in railing his body ; in reftoring them to i'piriruall liberty, as Peter knew the power of theAngel in limiting off the fetters, in letting him free from Herod; prifon : They knew not the death of Chrift, as the members know the death of the head, and the branches the death of the root, in whithering and dying with it ; they doe - not fo know his death, that their $ old mad it crucified with him, that the body of fin is deftroyed, and they no more ferve fin : They know not the refurreEkion of Chrift, comming forth of the grave of their -finite, as the dead knew the refurrec`tion of Chrift, ,,their bodies comming out of the grave wih him:They know -not the gracious pretence and inhabitation ofChriff in their foules, as Obed -Edom knew the pretence and dwelling of the s = Sam.-6.111. Arke in his honk, cauftng ail that he bad to t pro #er, making their foules flourifh in all Paving graces : They know not the love of Chrif }, as the Bride in the Bride - chamber knowes the love of the Bridegroom, as the guefts in the Banqueting Joule know the love of the Matter of the Feafi, as David knew the love of Jonathan ; Chrift is not like Jonathan to Da= vid, very V pleafant unto their fouler ; his love is not td their revile and feeling wonderful], gaffing the love of women; they know not Chrill in his Gòfpell, as a friend in his letters, as a King in his Embafsadours of peace; as a Mulician in his muficall inftrumnts, making a joyfull found in their ears as the lame w man knew the Angel in Bethefda healing their difeafcs : They know not Chrilis fulnetse as the Peeing eye knowes the fulnefse of light in the Sun, as the thistly palate knowes the fulnefse of water in the Fountaine ; and becaufe they doe not know him, they regard not to come unto him. Ignorance is a great impediment of . comming to Chrift Jet. fus. Hagar x came not unto theWell, untill her ejes w 're open= ed to fee theWell : No plan embraceth Chrift, untill his un= derftanding is enlightned to fee and difcerne Chrift aright. Men through ignorance have very difhonourable opinions of Chrift, remaine great ftrangers to Chrii stand are very in jurious again`.t Chrift. 2.. UnfenLiL'leaiefae of the want of thrift : It was a law of .tlnfcnfiblener v Plato tt Ieh.1.4,5- x Gen. :J.
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