36 1 hlatlh.28.20. I fa.4s. 2. 4° Chr f .rpre f nce highly to be 'valued. ftaffe and ítay, crowne and glory, prerogative and comfort : 6 1;o (faith he) I am with you to the end of the world ; with you as a King among his people, as a Father among his ehil i ren, as aShepheard with his flocke , as a Teacher among his Schollers. This was fhadowed by the fiery- Pillar that was prefent with Ifrael as a. guide, which they followed in their teverail campings, as a defence between the Camps of Ifrael and the Egyptians : fo is Chrift prefent with us as a guide 'co dire& !is in our journ=4s, as a Prote&or to defend us from all our enëAnies. The Pillar was a cloud by-day, and a fire ray might to Ifrael fo is Chrift a cooling refrefhment to his children in the fcorching day of trouble, and a comfortable Lampe of light to dire& them in the night of this world. In the fire and in the cloud God Was feen by Ifrael : in Chrift God is feen and knowne as a Father of mercies by his chil- dren ; and this pretence of Chrill with us fhould we highly efteem, as the Traveller dish the prefence of the Sun : this encourageth , comforteth , ftrent*theneth, Eitisfiechi and fhould accordingly be highly prized. And thus let u3 value, prize and prefer Chrift according to his falncfie, that thrift may value ns as Schollers of his Schoole, as Subje`.s of his Kingdome, as Lovers of his Truth, as Members of his Body, and daily -more and more fill.us with his divine and heaven - ly fulneffe. IIKAP. Perfwadin to corne unto, and get - interefl sn Chriyf, S all divine and heavenly fulneflé: is in Chrift, fo it fhould move move and perfwade all men to come to hrift, to get intereft in Chrift, to Perk for all fulneffe in t'im. As agar went to the fullWell, and filled her empty Bottle ; fo let us come to Chrift the true and living Faun taine,and fill our empty, foules with the fulneffe of hislrace. FLA°
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