- . CaAP.4· upon the Epiflle of ]'A M B s. Vuu.S. written to this purpofe, That th~y might have f ellowfoip and C6tnmNnio~With th1 Father ~nd the Son, 1 [oh.I.tJ. - 2. How is thi~ effected and brought abour, fioce we cannot eq_– dure the thought of ·God ? The que!lion is neceOary : Thi5 was the great Defignof Heaven, to find out a way to bring mm into fd.. lowlhip again with his Maker; and God hath found out a new and 47 S -"!ivin.gJ\'ii) by Chrifi, and therefore he is faid robe the Wa] to the FAther, !oh. 1 4· 6. And the main intent of his Incarnation and Death, w:~s to bring m to God, 1 Pet-3- 18. To bring firangns and enemies togaher is .a mighty work: But how cloth Cbrifi etfetl: ir ? I anfwer, r- Partly by doing fomcching f9r m, fatisfying Gods J ufiice, and hearjng owr fins in his bodJ upon the Ttu ; ott1erwJfe guilt could have no commerce wich 'Wri!lth, {Jubblcwith devouring burnings: God is aconfumingfire,and we area~pubblef ull] dry; now b Chrifl: is a ,Screen drawn between LlS : -1 he divine Glory b Ab[qu_t .m~- · would (wallow us up, but Chrifis fldh is avail that abatt'h rhe edg o;·e Domm_t r;e. and brighcnefs of it, Heb. 10.19, 20. 2. Partly bydoing fomething 1910 appropm- . Ch 'fl 1 ' • b · · S l G d · d d !f:lat Dro. Jn m: nus WOh~ m rmgmg a ou to o IS not en e upon i:reron the Crofs ; he giveth us the gracesofhis holySpirit,which fit us for 1 • oom~union with God: The pdncipal are thefe. Faith, which is nothing elfebut 1/.comirJgto GodbyChriHforgr~e, morcJ, ~~~ Salv11tion; Hcb.10.22. Draw nigh bJ the ajJHr~ence of Faith : Unbelief is a going off from God, Heb.;. 12. and Zeph+ z. and Faith a coming to him. Then Lo·vc, the grace of Union; by de– fire it maketh ns goout ro God, by delight it keepech us (here; the one is the thirfl, the other thefatufaElion of the Soul: Lov e run– ethour upon the feet ofdojire, and refieth in the bojomof i elight. Then Holint[s; God \\1i!l befon8i~ed in thafo th~t.t d;-~wnigh to him, Levit.IO.j. Holy hearts are fittefi to deal with an holy God, otherwife we lhocld.not endure God, nor God us. Then Fear, by which the Soul walketh with God, and is near to him; there where the thoughts are, there we ar~ fpiricually: Of wi£ked tncA 'cis faid, G_od is _not in all their though~s; but the godly always keepGod m. their eye; Alf._z.. 2?. I forefaw t~eLordalw:-.ys befo-re me: Fear filll ~eepeth them mhiS company. Then Humdity ; be– caufe of our d1fiance and guilt; we cannot come to God unlefs we come hutnbly,and,uponour knees: Pfal.-95·6. Come let m '{lp orfoip awd bow ·Jaw,, ana kpcel before the Lord our Ma.k.zr • thafs the fittefi pofiure in approaches to Gld: God Will dweit W1th the Pp p 2 humble,
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