The Gofpel of the Ceremonial Z'ncleanneffes, &c. 2$ 5,-17. For ifby one Man's Offence Death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of Grace, and of the Gift of Righteoufnefs'halí reipn in Life by Cbrift efus. So here God's l)efign is, that itt all things Chrift might have the Pre-eminence, and be preferred above Moles. Vie 5. Labour to fee and find in your felves the Experience of tbirs ritual Circuiting whereof the .Apoftle [peaks ; this Ceeanfing by the Blood of Chrift, and go thou thither, have recourfe to that Blood for it. Thou that haft an unclean Heart, and halt lived it may be an un- clean Life ( at leaft in fecret ) though perhaps Men have not feert it, get thy Heart, and Life, and Confcience purified from dead Works to ferve the Living God. There is healing cleanling Vertue enough in the Blood of Chrift. And would you be cleanfed indeed ? You fee the way of it. Hath the Lord difcovered to thee thy De- filement, and convinced thee of thy own Uncleannefs ? Then get this Blood of Chrift applied. And as the Water of Purification was fprinkled on the Unclean under the Law ; fo get this Blood of Chrift fprinkled on thy Soul and Confcience by the Gofpel. It is often called the BloodofSprinkling. The reafon is, becaufe that a they did apply it by fprinkling, as a means of Clanfing, &c. fo is the Blood of Chrift applied to the Confcience. It is applied by the Spirit in the Promife. Under the Promife held forth, we re- ceive it by Faith ; and the Promife fo received, the Blood of Chrift is brought home and fprinkled on the Soul ; and this will cleanfe thee, though thou haft been never fo Unclean, there is healing puri- fying Vertue in that Blood, though thy Uncleannefs be never fo great, and thy Confcience never fo defiled ; yet there is cleanfing by the Blood of Chrift. ThyCafe is not defperate ; there is Vertue enough in the Blood of Chrift. How much more will the Blood of Ghrift cleanfe thy Soul, if the Blood of Bulls and of Goats, and the Afhes of an Heifer fprink- ling the Unclean could cleanfe the Body. And remember this Blood is offered : all that thou haft to do is to receive it by Faith, to beg a part in Chrift, and delire him tomake it effeetual to thee. The reafon of all the Defilement that appears in Men, and that continues under the Ufe of Ordinances, is becaufe they get not the Blood ofChrift fprinkled on their Confciences, they do not receive it. And two Things keep them off : Either there is a Spirit of Security, that they never leek after it, neither pray, nor endeavour, or mourn after it. Or elfe, There is a Spirit of Difcouragement, they never fly to Chrift and his Blood, they feek not to him; but lince he is offer- Pp ed, i
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