The Gofpel of the Table of Shew-breadin the Temple. ;99 Daft thou feed upon Chrift ? Is he the Shew -bread, the Food of thy Soul ? Whom, as a Sptritüall r e t, thou-doff feed ù on b paith. Then _ Y ...._ thou art the Shew=bread IF] Chat other Notion, as being continu- ally before the Lord, under his Eye of fpecial Care and Love. And becaufe all depends upon this : 'Lee tne1give you a fewDireatons about it, force Diretions in eating the Shew- bread, in feeding upon Chrift in the Word. I. Do not feed upon other Things, Ifa. 55. a. Wherefore do you fpendyour Montyforthat which is t`BreadI4It is buttofeed upon Husks, Luke 15. 16. and lying Vanities that cannot profit. As if, thro' a Diftem- per in the Stomach, a Man eats Coals, or feeds upon Afhes, it hurts the Appetite and weakens Nature So in Spirituals. 2. Do not feed upon the Word without Chrift in the Word: For it is not the Letter of the Word ; it is not the bare Letter of the Pro- mile ; but thrift in the Promife that is the Food of the Soul: There be force that catch at the Promifes and. Benefits of Chrift; but donot clofe with Chrift himfeif in the Promife, who is indeed exhibited and tnanifefted therein. Therefore you should labour to fee Chrift himfelf there, to behold bis Glory .as the only begotten of the Father, fedi ofGrace and Truth, as7obn 1. 14. to fee his Fitnefs and Suitablenefs to all the Neceffities; of a poor finful Soul.: And that he is a perfon every way fit to be the great Means of our Accefs unto God ; and fouponthat Ac- count to clofe with him as your Saviour, having Peen who and what a one he is, as revealed in the. Word of Promife, by which weare fiat united to his Perfon, and then do enjoy Communion with him inhis Benefits. 3. Never think that you feed upon Chrift in the Promife a right,, until you find Strength and Nourishment from him. Bread flrengtbens Man's Heart, Pfal. 104. 15, 16. It is a lamentable thing when the Bread of Life ftrengthens not, when there is no ftaffnor ftay inthe. Promife ; when Godfends leannefs into Mens Souls. s But may not true Believers complain of Unprofitablenefs ? Yes. But Strength comes at lait, if they go on to feed upon this Food : There- fore that which 1 aim at is this ; that you fhould never ceafe believing, and eating and feeding uponChrift in every Ordinance, and at every. Opportunity, till at laft you find Strength and fpiritual Nutriment un, to your Souls by him. THE
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