on the GltJry of Chri/i. 201 MEN may retain their notions concerning · Chrift, his Perfon, and his Glory. Thefe cannot be blotted out of th~ir minds, but by Herejie or fJbdurate Stupidity. They ·may have the fame Dotfrinal Knowledg of him with ' others ; but the fight of his Glory doth not confift the rein ; They may abide in the outw~rd performance of Duties towards him, as formerly; but yet all this while as unto the efpecial gracious communications of himfelf unto their fouls, and as unto a cheerful refrefbingview of his Glory, He may withdraw and hide himfelf from them. · AS under the fame outward difpenfations of ,the word, he dtth manifeft himfelf unto fotne, apd not unto others ; ( Ho?.v. is it that thou wilt manifeft thy fe?f unto us, andnot unto the world? Joh. 14 z,2.) Whereon they to whom he cloth fo manifeft bimfelf, do fee him to be beautiful, glorious, and lovely, (for unto them th~t belie'Ve, he is preciouJ, ) whilft the others fee nothing hereof, but wonder at them, by whom be is admired, Cant. 5'· 9· So in the fame difpenfation of the word, be fometimes hides his face, turns away the Light of his countenanc~ , clouds the beams of his Glory unto ·fome , Whilft others are cherifhed and warmed with them. TWO Things we muft here fpeak unto. 1. T17HY doth the Lord Chrift at any time thus hide himfelf in his Glory from the Faith ·of Be.lie'Vers that they cmmot behold him. · +· HOW 7JJe may p~rcei'Ve and know that he iloth fo withdraw himfelf from us, fo that howe'Ver we m(ly rtetlje our folves' we do not indeed behold his Glq.ry.· · AS
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