Hieron - Houston-Packer Collection BX5133.H54 S4 1624

TheSpirituall Sonfae-(hip. 353 norearehair heard,aer bath it come into mansbeart,what God hashprepared/cohere that lone bimO Jremember what is regilired ofa cerrenpainter , who being orCo.a.y. toexprele thefarrow ofaweepingfather,hauingfpent his skill before,in fet- ring outthe fadpa (Eonsofhis children, thoughtit the belt toprefent himvp- onhis table ,to the beholders view, withhis face couered, that fo hemight haue that griefs tobe imaginedby them,which he foundhimfelfvnáble to fet out at the full,Thi likemutt I doin thiscafc;theglory ofthat glory which the Tonnes ofGod fhall hereafter enjoy, I muff commend it to you with akindof fi lent admiration, that foyou maywith yourfeluesfuppofe that tobe infink, whichyou fee that I will not aduenture to exprelfe : yet glut mekale to fet beforeyou, for the furtherance ofyour private meditations, a littlefhadow thercof,betwixtwhichand it, there is notwithflanding as much difference as is betwixt a dropofwater,andthehuge oceanSea. WhenHaman waswilled to fpralce by Abafhmerefb, what'hostel be doneto theman whom thekegwouldhe: nour,he(fuppofing that the king had no meaning to honour anybut him,)lbid thu,Let them bringforthfor him royallappare8,wbichthekkfngofetbtoweare,andtbe horfe thatthe king vfetb to rideon,andthat the Crewn-royaImay befat vponhitbead, bedIst theborfe, andthe rayment be deliueredbytbebandofone ófthekngs mall noble prinees,and letthem appareil theman,whom theking honour, andcablehim toride tepees the harfe through theflreete o fee City,andproelaimebefore him,Thtu(hall itbe doneveto themanwhomthe Kingwill humor?: So(hallit be to theConsof Godat 1, ta.6Sts. the day ofiudgement.Firfl, there (hall be put vponthem royal apparell, fuch as theKingofglory,Iefrrs Chriswas vied to weere: Longwhiterebesv,thegar- qReu. &, tt. meneuffaluation,the robe ofrighteoufnelfe. Secondiy,theborie which the King rib rifa.6r,to. dethvpond- willgrantthem(faith Chnl)to litwith me in my Tbrener,Thirdly,the[Reuel, 3. sr, Crown-royal (hall be fet on their.heads, Henceforth(faith Paùl)ia laidvpfor rue acrownof réghteeufnefe t. Fourthly, thisgloryahallbee furthered by the hands t a Tino.4.84 of the kingsmolt nobleprinces:for, Hie Angelslimagather together the Elea at that elay' ,andthen (hall beverified the prophecyofthe pfalme,thisbenáur/hall u )4,14. 3i; betoallhisSaintsx; fo(ball it be done to the menwhom the Lord willhonour. pt,lr49.9 Thus Ihauegiuenyou aglimpfe ofthat future glory,leauing it tobeenlarged inyour ptivate thoughts. And thus alío I haue labouced for the iuflification ofmy findpoint,toprooue theglory and the dignity oftheelate of Adoption, which is.that Myflerywhich the *gels tbemfelues doedefsreto deholdr ; touchingy, iak which,I will nowaddeno more,only as I hauegiven youa bill, as it were of particnlars,fo I will now in a word tendervaroyou the grand fpmofall,as I find it drawnvp bythe Apollle Pael,where (peaking of the adoptedofGod, he thus faith, Ala-hingeareyeters,whether it he Paul or Apollo,or Cephas, erthe world, orlife, ordeath, whether theybetbingsprefent,or thingstocome, ohmallare ytcor.3,m; yoars,andyer Cbriils,andChrfi Godsa What should now bethe vfeofthis Do&rine,or Whereforebath this digni- ThehIh ty ofadoption been fetbefore vs,but toflirre vs allvp to fay inour hearts, as Chriftshearets did,when he hadfpoken tothem ofthe bread oflife,Lord(faid they)esâr moregirovstb,.bread.? So you, Ibefeach.you, fay euery onein the aioka,634è firengthof your heft degree; le the'lateofAdoption leech anhonourable elate?' Lordenermoregiuevs thisdignity. And howhappy might Ibee, if bymy labour this-days -Imight either enkindlethis delire, where hitherto it bathnot been, orrtiight.enflame it,or adde heatcvnto it where it is?Thinke wewel with our felueswhat thèkeisofmoft forcetofharpen, and to fetegge vpon our affd iì oss,and fee wherhericbenot hereoffered tovs inabundance. Is it honor we affc&?W'hy what greater dignity? Is itprofit? Whatcommodity is herewith tobe compared? All other profits perifhwith the .vfe,this,themore itisvied, the nrorelt enrreafeth,and canhalerbewafted. It ispleafure weare in loue with?Wlfat pleat-hueis not vile,inrefpedt ofthat peaceofcosfcience,that luy in tht

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