The Goffiel of the Seaand Layers in the Temple. 38,, fan4ifted in the Name of the Lord ;feria, and by the Spirit of our God,. Your Robes are White, if waffled in this Blood, Rev. 7. 14. thefe are they that have wa(hed their Robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb, Yea, 3. Than art as clean in refpetl of fuftiftcation, as if thole Sins bad never been committed. You are perfeäly juftified, though but imper feftly fanaified. Therefore juftified Perfons are Paid to have no more Conference ofSins, Heb. r o. 2. not as though they made no Confcience to commit it. No, that were Abominable ; but the Confcience is dif- charged and let free from Guilt, and can look God in the Face com- fortably and with Holy Boldnefs. Men ufe to fay, when they have not committed fñél ö{ fuch an Evil, my Confcience is clear ; Yea, but Confcience may be clear, though thou halt comitted it, if waffled and cleanfed from it by the Blood of Chrift. 4. You fhould therefore drawnigh with full Affiurance of Faith, being thus waffled ; as Heb. 10. 22. Let us draw near with a true Heart infail Ajfurance of Faith, having our Hearts fprinkled from an evil Confcience, and our Bodies waffled with pure Water. When you ftand upon this cleanfing Sea, you fhould take the Harps of God intoyour Hand, as Rev. r 5. 2. you fhould Triumph and Sing. ,weft. But bowmay 1 know that 1 am indeed waffled in this Blood, and accepted through this Righteoufnefsof7efus Chrift? AO. This Sea ofOlaf; is mingled with Fire, cap. i 5. 2. and here in the Words before the Text ; here are [even Lamps of Fire burning before the Throne, which are the liven Spirits of God, Verf. 5. There is a Baps tifm of Fire, as well as a Baptifm of Water; the meaningis this, that Juftification through the Blood of Chrift is ever accompanied with San&ification by his Spirit ; Therefore if the Spirit of God be burning and working in thy Heart, fear not ; thou art waffled in this Cryftal Sea which, is before the Throne : If fanßified by the Spirit of Chrili, thou art juftified by his Blood. Dad 2, THE
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