s C•r·S·I7.out ofEli>HJ· 7J.U.j!· ,_ A Farewe/JSermon,&c. is no chaflge which is oot fromhim: He makes new Princes, ntw yr-ares, m.w governments, and will make newheaven!, new earch,new inhabiranrs; how eaGe lhtn is it for him,ro make new proviGons for us? If we be left dd\itute, yet where is our faith? ShallGod make Ul newbodtes,when they are gone to duO? !hall he make new heavens,and new earch, and !hall not he (whofe the eanh is,and the fulndk thereof) provideCome newmeanes,and courfes of lite for us,while we are upon eanh I Is che maintenanceofone poore worme more than the renewingofheaven & earth? !hall be be able to raife us when weare nor,and !hall he not lufraineus whilewe are? Away wich tbefe weakediffidences; and if we be Chrifiians, trufiGod with his owne: IPaittbou 011 theC.ord,andli!•Phit '11'11)eJ,andhejhaU e:calt thee. He will make all thingsnew: And !hall all things bemade new, and ourbeambeold I fltall nothing butour loules be out ofthefalhion? Surely beloved,none bur new hearts are for the new heavens:Except webebornanew,weenrernor inrolife.Ailorherrhings !bail in B the very iofiant receive cheir renovation; onelyourbeammufr be made new before band, or elfe they !hall never be renewed ro their glory. S. Peter, when he had toldus oflookingfur new heavens,andnew eanh;mfers this ufe upon it; Whmfore(/;dOVtd) eeingJelook,efor f•ch thiwgs,k diligent,that!' may hefo•nd•fhiminpe#tc,,.itloo•lJ}ot, awd61ame/effi. l!ehold, chenew heaveusreqmrepure and fporlefidnhabitams. As ever therefore we looke ro haveourpartin this bletl'ed renovation, let us cafi olf all our evill & corrupt affellions, put nff the old man with his works, and now with the new yeere,pur on the new : labour for anew heart, begin anew life. That which S.1ohnfaies here, thatGodwill f~y and doe in our enrrance ro glorilicarion. l!ehold Imafi!~U things"""· S. Pa•lfairh be bath done it already,in ourregenerati~n. old thi"gsareP•JJed•w•y,•ll thing11" kcomertw. Whatmeans this,bnr that our regenerationmull make way for our glorification, and that our glory mull but perfect our C regeneration? andGod fuppofesrhis is done,when rherearemeanes ro doe ir. Why doe we then fiill(in fpight ofrheGofpell)retainour old corruprions,and think to goe ro theweddingfeafr in our old clorres? iffome ot us doe not rather (as the vulgar readsth,.,1•dg.t o 6.) AdderenovaVtl<1ib1H, adJe nt'/11jim tooNr •ld1 newoarhs,new fafhionsofpride,new com~lcments nfdrunkennelfe, new devices offilthinttl'e,new tricks ofMachiavelifme: thefe are our novelties which ferch downe fromGod new judgements upon us,ro the tinglingof theear<tofall hearers, and forwhichTopheth "'"'preparedofold. If God haveno better news for us, we !hall never enjoy the new heaven with him.For Gods fake rherefore,and for our foules fake let us be wifer,and renewourcovemmwith God; and feeing this is aday of gifts, l~rmy New-yeeresgift ro you be rhisholy advice fromGod,which may make you happy for.:ver ·, Let your New-yeeres-gifc to God beyourbeam, the b<fl part ofyour felves, the cenrer D ofyour lelves, ro which all our aaionsare circr;mferences: and it thev be fuch a pl'efent, as we have reafon tofeareGod will nor accept, becaufe they arefinfnlt; ye<if they be humbled,ifpenitent, we knowbe will receive them: A co11trite and a 6ro~ heari,OGod,tho• ll'ill noldej}lft. And ifwecannotgive him our hearts, yet give him our defires, and he will rake our unworthy hearts from us; IwiUta4J thejlo(JJ-he"'' oNI oftheir6odits,f!.r.tc. 1 1.19.and he will graciouOy return an happy New-yeetS·gifr ro m,IrPilp•l ~"'"' J}iri I rPithin their 6""els,andwtlgive thtm .,,heart offlefh.He will creareacleanehearr,and renewarighr fpirit within us; fo,ashewill make anew hea· ven for us, he will makeus newfotthis heaven; hewill make hisTabernacle in us, that he maymakeours with him. Behold, th<Ta6ernacleofGodir rPith men,& c. The fuperfti:iom Uflriawtcryed our amazed,that Gods were comedown to them in the likeneffe ofmen : but we Chrifrians know, thatir is no rare thing forGod ro E come and d\•ellwith men; Tee ore th<Temples ofthe lrviwg God,andIrPill J.,ef14moog them andwalftthere. Thefaithfull bearrofman is theTabernacle ofGod. Bur becaufe thoughGod be ever with us, wee are not alwayes tO wirh him, yea whiles we are ar home in rhe body,weare abfent fromthe Lord,as S.Pa•l complaines, thorefurewill God vouchfafe 119 aneerer cohabitation that !hall net becapableofany inrerpofition, ofar.yabfence. "Behold,theT4krnacleofGodir with men. Butbefides this Tabernacle offlelh,rime was when Goddwelt in amateriall vilible houle with men: He had·his Tabernacle
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