Book II. CHRI S T A DOO JL 333 PARALLEL. METAPHOR. it is he that !huts and opens his own pleafure. it at and !huts out, according to his Pleafure; aCl:s even fo, and fpeaks even fo, as he receives Command– ment from 1he Father. VIII. J efus Chrilt is the legal Way of En– trance, whether into the vifible Church, or into the Kingdom. of Heaven. Whofoever !hall at– tempt to enter into either 0f thefe, otherwife than by Chrilt, will be looked upon as Thieves and Robbers. VIII. A Door is the Place ofle– o-al Entrance; no Men are allowed by Law to climb np to Windows, or break down any Part of the Walls for Entrance. IX. A Door is the common Paf– faae for the Family and Strangers, fo~ Children and Servants, for Friends and Enemies. X. A Door is of nfe to all, even to Emperors and Kings, as well as meaner Men and Cottagers IX. Jefus Chrilt is the common Palfage to the Mercy of God, to the Privilege of Children, to the Fellowlhip of the Sheep, ;md to eternal Life, John x. r. all are admitted through him: No Man comes to the Father but by me, John xiv. 6. X. Jefus Chrilt is ufeful to all, even to Empe– rors and Kings, to mean Men and Cottagers; none of them can by any Means deliver his Bro– ther, or give to God a Ranfom for him, &c. R iches profit not in the Day of Wrath, Pfal. xlix. 7, 8. He is the only Savior of all Men that are faved; neither is then Salvation in any other, AEts iv. t 2. XI. A Door is not only for the XI. Jefus Chrilt is not only for the Acceptance convenient Entrance of Men and and Entrance of Men and 'vVomen to God the Women, whether of the Family or Father, but for the Acceptance of their Works not, but for thebringinginofother and Services, as Prayer, Thankfgiving, &c. Things, that the Mafrer chufes or Their Service and Performances are accepted in requires to be brought in. and through the Beloved, as well as their Perfons: 'l'hy Prayers and Alms are come up, AEts x. 4• XII. By the Door Admittance is given to view the inward Excellen– cies of the Houfe; who can fee what there is within, if they are without the Door I XII. Jefus Chrilt gives an lnfpeCl:ion ii1to the Excellencies of the Father, and the World to come : For no Man bath feen the Father, Jave the, Son, and he to whom the Son reveals him. It was He that bruught Life and Immortality to light through the Gofpel, 2 'l'im. i. ro. How can we fee Things that are within the Vail, but by and through Chrilt 1 Who was it told us of a Kingdom above, and an immortal Crown, fitting upon Thrones, and walking in white Robes, but Chrilt I It i• he that opens to the Holy of Holies, where the King fits in majeltic Glory. Xl ll. A Door lets into the belt P arts and Privileges of a Houfe; into theDining-Room for Meat, in– to the Cellar for Drink, into the Wine-Cellar for Wine, into the \ Vardrobe for Clothes, into the Treafury for Calh, into the Clofet for Books, &c. XIII. Jefus Chrilt lets the Souls of MeR into the belt Parts and Privileges ofHeaven, _ofGlory, and Blelfednefs itfelf. It is throngh him they come to the King's great Feaft:, to the Waters of Life, the Streams -of that River that makes glad the City of God, PJal. xlvi. 4· It is through him they come into the King's Wine-Cellar, to drink of the Wines, the refrelhing Influences ol' the Spirit, the precious Promifes, the Confolations of God, which are not fmall, 2 Pet. i. 4· It is through him that Men h:~ve an imputed R ighteoufnefs for a Wedding Garment, the white Robes, that render all fair, and without fpot or wrinkle, or any fuch thing. It is through him, that Men receive Hiches and Treafures of Grace, to help in Time of Need. It is through him that we come by that excellent Book, which informs about all Affairs, and gievs a true and full Account of that Eft:ate which belongs to us in the vVorld to come. It is through him that all Things are enjoyed, whether Grace here, or Gl('l'y hereafter. All are yours, you are Chrift's. Life is through his Name, Remijfion ofSins through him, etemal Life through hinz, Juflification through him, Riches of Grace mtd Glory through bim, AEts x. 43· and xiii. 38. Rom. v. I. Eph. ii. 7· XIV. The Door is the PrivilegeXIV. J efus Chrift is the Door where the Poor place for the Poor, where they have Privilege to come without Muleftation or 4 Q Controul,
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