ebe Coinni it of peace eprneti, 261 1. By this Trade or Traffick to Heaven, I What is A mean our free Intercourfe or ccefs to the m y eant b ' .r»Dr Trade Father.. and Traf, 2. God's free and kind diflribution, or gi- fick to vingforth the belt of Heaven unto us, when Heaven. we come or approach unto him by Jefus Chrift, or in this new and living way, and that to the inriching of our Souls ; not only, my Brethren, barely to fupply our Wants, and pinching Neceffities, but alfo to the making ofus very Rich and Great. 3. 1 meanby it, God's Gracious Acceptance of our Perfons, Duties, and all our Holyand Spiritual Performances, or Services, which is no fmall Favour and Biding, but one of the greateth we can partake of; for this mull al- ways bepretnifed, that God will never accept of anyMan's Duties, till he firft accepteth of his Perfon; for thus he firft accepts of Abel ; that is, of his Perfon, The Lord had a Reféft Gen.4.4. unto Abel, and to bi. Offering ; he offered his Heb.I 1.4. Offering in Faith, he was a Believer, andGod accepted of his Perfon in Chrift, and fo he doth of the Perfon5 of all True Believers, Wherein he bath made za accepted in the Beloved-- Eph.i.5. in whom we are united andmade Members of his Body, and it is in him that God looks up- on us. Secondly, I (hall endeavour to prove, that this This Trade Trade, or Blefling of free Accefs unto God, vs the the effehs Ef fef s ofthe Peace made by yefits Chrift. of our t .TheNavigable River,by whichweTrade to Peace. Heaven, by virtueof this Peace, is opened,viz. the Holy Spirit is poured forth; This is that 5 3 River
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