12 The Gofpel of the ARK, &c. Conjugation, to expiate, atone, appeafe. It implieth a merciful co- veringofour Sins. The Septuagint call it fometimes lxa giov. a pro- pitiatory Covering, and fometimes 41719r14x, a Lidor Covering laid on. The Apoftle applies it to the Blood of Chrift, and the Satisfaai- on made thereby to the Juftice of God for our Sins, Rom. 3. zs. t Yohn 2. 2. Vfe i. See the Glory of the vifible Church, and of the Prefence of God there. For all thefe glorious Things are in the Temple, in the Holy of Holies there. And therefore you fhould fee God himfelf there, and hear his Voice, though not vifibly and audibly, but fpi- ritually ; yet really and powerfully and affeaually fpeaking to the Heart. You fhould fee thefe Things by the Eye of Faith. When you co`tie td` a Meeting, though the World revile and call them Con - venticles, you fhould fee a guard of Angels and Cherubims round about you, &c. VP 2. See the fitlnefs of fupply and fpiritual Relief that is in Yefus Chrift, in the Gofpel, for poor loft Souls. Here is fomething to anfwer all their Cafes and Necef ities.: Here is God appearing and fpeaking in Chrift : Here is paffive and wive Obedience : Here is the Word, the Mini- /try, the Guard of Angels, the Workings of Providence for. the Churches Good. There be two Things which an enlightned Confcience needs, and cries for. t. I connot keep the Law; I want a perfect legal RighteouJ cfs to appear before God in. Therefore Chrift hash done it':.Here is the LaW kept in this bleffed Ark of the Covenant : He bath fulfilled all Righteouf. refs, &c. 2. But I want a Propitiation for the Sins that have been committed. Therefore here is a Mercy-feat upon the Ark, a propitiatory Cover- ing, in the paffive Obedience of Jells Chrift, whereby he bath not only kept the Law, but fatisfied for our breaking of it. Draw near to God in the Faith and Mediation of this Myftery. An Advertifement to the Ft FADER. HE obferving Reader will remember, that in the Method propofeel by the Author, p. 214. the Legal. Miniftry fhould have corne in the next place to be treated of : Bat the Author in his courfe ofPreach-
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