Excellency cf Chrif.r power. j 77 fancies, walke in darknet%. It is recorded of the wheels i.r Ezekiel; viiion, That when the living creatures went, th: wheeles went ; and wren the living creatures 'food, the wheeles ffood ; wben the living creatures were lifted up, the wheeles were lifted up over againft them ; for the irit of the living; creatures was in the wheeles. Thus let our _motion and ftation-be according to Chrifls prefcription, having, as the Pfalrnifl faith, the law of God in our hearts : And as Chrift hath excellent dominion, fo let us feele' him reigning and ruling with- in us ; by illumination; as the Sunne doth rule the day by filling the Ayre-with:light ; by fubju ,ation and putting under all otirunrnly lulls, as Jojhua ruled in Canaan, by trea- ding upon thereeks of theKings ofCanaan,and putting them to death ; by dire&tion and guidance of our foules to move aright il the wayes ofGodas the Pylot doth guide the Ihip ; by love, as the husband doth rule the wife; by inhabitation and polleflion, as the dweller doth rule the houle ; by graci- ous and heavenlyinfluence, as the hand doth guide the pen, and the load-ftone doth turne and draw the iron towards it It is the glory of mans heart to become theThrone of Chrift, the honour of mans life to be whollyfubje& unto Chrift, it is a far greater honour to -bÿ ChrifIs a gracious fervant, then the worlds prophane- commander. He that is molt tpiritu- ally fubj4&, is rnoft truly excellent ; of all men he Kath the choyceft dominion,that yeelds to Chrift molt ready and free fubje&ion . Every thing (hall fervehim,- who readily ferves the Lord of all things. Look upon the excellency of Chrifts power, behold `him as one to whom power belongeth ; power of creating and making all, power of difpenfmg and adminilring all; pow er of fupporting in the greateft weaknefíe, and power of dif- folving the greateft forces ; look upon him as on the rock which never finketh,ason the Captain that ever prevaileth, as on one whore arme is never thortned, and build upon him as die wife man built his houle upon the rock, and thy foul ihali never fink ; hide thy felfunder the thadow ofhis wings, as the Chicken under the wings of the Hen, and the infer - nallvultures thall never make a prey, of thee. And as Chris L 3 hath Ezek. z . as. Pfa1.4o.8. a Bonus' obed:- ens,domini fir- vus, proxims focirss, mundi Amin/a; frspe- riora babel' gaud:um,,e 3rri lia ad toj2fJrt.- um, inf rioa a : ferv:t:um. ertiara. z Excellency of power.
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