iniftrations ofChrifispower. dame the ffrong and mighty holds of fin in their foules, in humbling their hearts, in fringing the thoughts of their hearts into the obedience of Chrifl ; in overcomming and ca- fling Satan cut cf their hearts in fantiiif ing and clean'; ling their foules; in perfsradino them to beleeve and lay, hold upon the protnife cf 'lií. ; in paéifyine and ilrrietit their perplexed confcietaces in making them able.to en- dure aftlidions, and in eaufing them to grow and encreafe in all heavenly graces : He therefore that bath not expe- rience of this power of Chrift, in the r calling downofthe holds offinne, as Ifrael had experience of the power of' the r sCor.so,4. Lord, in caffing down theOvals of' yerisho at the blowingof the trumpets;he that feeles not this power ofChrift inmating him villorious over Satan, as the man in the Gofpell had experience of Chriffs power in t cafiiing the uncleanefpi- r Mat.t7.zr. rit out of him He that doth not difcerne Chrift pow- loh,i.i7. erfull in fanflifying him ; as Naaman difcrned the vertut of fordan in purging his Leprofie fromhim, and the lame man difcerned the power ofthe Angell in Betbefda hea- ling him : He that knowes not the efficacy of Chrift in ! r zfa.ói.s perfwading him to beleeve, in reconciling him to God ; as yofephs brethren difcerned the efficacy of his Intetcef ion with the ping of' ftrEgypt for them : Hee that perceives not Chriit pacifying his troubled fpirit,bindingup hisbro- ken heart, and healing his wounded confcience ; as the Difcip'es felt the power of Chrift ° calming the _gorrn_y uMat.s. :6. tempeft ; and the wounded man in the Parable felt the Sa- sa at,8. maritzin w powring -Wine and ó_yle into his wounds and bin- x L hi1.4.r;. ding up the fame c He that difcerns not Chrift % ftrength- ning and fuftaining him in temptations and tryals ; as the Arke bare up Noah in thedeluge ; he that feeles not Chrift Y coming downs upon his foule fibs raine upon the mowers Pfa1,7 a.6. grafe, and as ,flowers that Water the Earth, making him fruitful' in every good gift and grace :'he that is empty ofthefepowerful' and mighty hiniffrations ofChriff is with- i out Chrift, under thepower ofhis corruption in his naturalt' and carnali condition. 4. He that is empty of the Liberty which Chrift 'mini- 4 Of liberty. l' C c 2 itreth 333
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