The Gofpel of the perfonal Types. bave heard what it is that each of them dothCommunicate. That Old Tree bears no good Fruit at all. Art thou under`the Power of Sin and Death ? Or under the Power of Righteoufnefs and Life ? Sin and Death reigns in the Pófterity of the Firft Adam : But Righteouf- nefs reigns by Grace unto Eternal Life, in'the Pofterity of the Second Adam, Rom. S. 21. -2 Cor. 5.17. If any Man be in Chrift he bis a new Creature. vie 3. Here is Comfort to the Seed of the Second Adamagainft the pre- Tent Troubles they are under. There be chiefly three Complaints and Troublesof God's. People, under all which here is Matter ofSupport and Relief. 1. Thou art here upon Earth ; tho' Chrift the Head be in Heaven, yet his poor Saints and Members are here below : But remember whether Jefus the Fore- runner is entred for us. As fure as Enoch's Body is in Heaven, or Elijah's : So fure by virtue of his Afcenfion of whom they were Shadows, (hall thine and mine afcend thither, if we be his ; tho' we fleep in the Duff for a time, as Chrift himfelfal- fo did. 2. But while in this low Valley, The Floods of great Waters are rea- dy to overwhelm us; the Floods of Perfecution, Afliiaion, Defertions, the overflowing Scourges of common Calamities, which puts many. of God's . People to force Cares and Fears : But as to this, confider that true Noah; the Lord provides an Ark of Safety for his People, That the Floods ofgreat Waters may not overwhelm them, Pfal. 32.6. -- fee Pfal. 124. 1 5. If it had not been the Lord who was on ourfide if it had not been the Lord who was on our fide, when Men rote up againft us : Then the Waters had overwhelmed us, the Stream hadgone over our Soul then the proud Waters hadgone over our Soul. s. Thou art a poor unworthy Creature, and God is angry, or ap- pears angry ; and thou faieft, bow can 1 expet fach Salvation from him, who have finnedagainft himfo as I have done ? To this, remember, what an High Prieft you have, even Jefus, who is made an High Prieft for ever, after the Order of Melchizedek : Therefore let us come with bold- nef to the Throne of Grace. It is the Apoftle's Inference, Heb. 4.14, 15, 16. The Apoftle faith of Melchizedek, Heb. 7. 4. confider how great this Manwas. It may be faid muchmore of Chrift, confider how great your High Prieft is How little foever thou art in thy own Eyes, how unworthy foever ; the Greatnefs and Glory of your Redeemer is enough 'to remove all Difcouragement. Some
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