and the Golden Altar zn the Holy of Holies. 405 terrible Things in Rigbteoufnefs wilt tbors anfwer us, O GodofourSalvation, Thus Rev. 8. 5 when the Angel cast down the Cenfer upon theEarth, there were Voices, and Tbundrings, and Lightening:, . and . an Earthquake. The Lord uttering his Voice as it were from the Holy of Holies in dreadful Difpenfations of Providences in the fevenTrumpets : It is ftom the Prayers of Saints, that thófe dreadful Trumpetswere founded. But one of the ftrangeft. Iaftances of the Lord's anfwering Prayer by ftrange and feemingly contraryProvidences is that of theTurks, Rev.9. It is agreed by < all lnterpreterS, that the t fixtb Trumpet: is the Turk. Butdidever anyChriftian prayfor thë,còibiig of theTait intoChri- ftendom ? No, but yet they came ; and theVoice from the fourHorns`, of this Golden Altar of Incense ufher'd them in, /Ult. 9.13,' The meaning is this ; the ftrange Power of God did anfwer the Prayersof his People ' this way, it is the Prayer of God's People that turns. the Wheel of Providence as it were, and brings'about all the ,grew and., mighty_Revolutions in the courfe thereof. vfe I. Of Comfort in five or fix Particulars. This Do&rine of Christ's Interceffion ( which is the Myftery ofthis Golden Cenfer and Altar of Incense ) is full of Comfort to poor pray- ing Souls ; thou haff an High Prieft whichoffereth up thy Prayers, and they aremade acceptable thro' his Interceflïon. This affords Comfort, let thy-Condition bewhat itwill I. If thou find thy felf unskilful in making Applicationofthat part of Christ's Priestly Office, which confifteth in his Death ; yet thou maift look up to him to fpeaka good Word for thy Soul : This Work is.dóingítill, though_the former-bodone 2. In cafe of new Sins cómmitted >a ter'Gràce eceiv d, Sereis ÉÌlis Comfort ; that as Satan puts in .new:' c ct$fat óns against thy Soul : So Chrift puts in new Anfwers, t `loh» :2. i; 2.' Ifany ManSin, we have an Advocate, &c. 3. Many an one is much troubled witli-Feárs riffüturé but Chrift prays that thy Faithfail not- ; he prays not only that Averfilould. '. come home and be converted, but alfo'that we be preferved unto his hea- venly Kingdom, John 17. i S. He prays, that we fhoisld be kept from the Evil. Hence fometimes Believers arekept frombeing'tetnptetl ;' fiat if they be tempted, they are either kept from falling by Temptations ; or if they fall, from lying in their falls; 4. Suppofe you meet with Troubles, Oppofitioiis and Perfecurios from theWorld. Let theWorld fpeak, ofevil of us;' yet Shrift fpeaks well of us, or rather for us, to his Father; and then what need we fear, fee lfa. 51 .7. V. 5. Thy
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