262, VicDtfp!np ofVogattOOwe } or, Tfal.46.4. River that makesglad the City ofGod, &c. and The saints this it doth not only, in that it fupplies God's Lrade is re'ople, or his Holy City with Water to d le. drink, (which is indeed Water of Life) but be Holy alfo in that it is by it we Trade toHeaven, all. Spirit jo our Spiritual Trade and Traffick, is in and called. through this River : Our Trade, m'y Bre- ,o.3_I4 thren, is a Trade of Merchandife.----For the Merehandifeof it, is better than the Merchan- dife ofSilver, and the Gain thereof than fine kev.22. z. Gold. Now this Riverproceeds from the Throne of God, and the.Lamb, and that this River is opened by the Sacrifice of Chrift, or by that Peace he bathmade : See Acts 2. 31. This Ye- fus bath God railed up, whereof we are all Wit- nef fes Therefore being by theRight Hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father, the Promife of the Holy Ghoft, he bath flied forth this, whichye now fie and hear, Verf. 32. Moreover, Jefus Chrift prornifed the Spirit to his Difciples upon his Afcention, and this .om.5./ 2 Promife he gracioufly made good ; Therefore (faith the A.poftle) being 3.uftified by Faith, we have Peace with God through our Lord Yefu Chrift, by whom alfo we have accefs by Faith into EpLL201 . thisGrace, &c. Againhe faith, And came and PreachedPeace to you that were a far off, &c. For through him we both have accefs byone Spirit unto the Father ; that is, through the Mediator, and Peace-maker, who hath reconciled us to God : We are now admitted or introduced into the pretence of the Father, and this with EM,.3.12: boldnefs ; In whomwe have Boldnefs and Ac- cefs'with Confidence, by the Faith of him ; And this
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