204 Meditatio1u and Difcourfe.r but by tile effects of his prefence with us, and the manifefta.t:ioo of himfelf umo us , which as unto fomedegreesmuft necelfarily ceafe thereon. NOW the firft of t~efe is the Life, Vigor and effectual Acting of all Grace in us. This is an infeperable confequent and effect of a view of his Glory. Whil!l; we enjoy it, 'JPe live ; neverthelefl not we, but Chri/1 liveth in us~ exciting and acting all his graces in us. . THIS is that Which the Apoftle inftructeth us in': while we ~ehoU hisglory, as ill 4 glafs, we are transformed into the fame image from glory ~o glory, 2 Cor. 3. 1 8. That is,whilft by faith we contemplate on the Glory of Chrift as revealed in the Gofpel, all Grace will thrive and ftourilh in us towards a perfect conformity unto him. For whilft we abide in this view and contemplation, our fouls will be , preferved in holy frames, and· in a continual exercife of love and delight, ~ith atl o- ~ rher fpiritual affeCtions to wards him. le is ~mpoffible whilft Chrift is in the eye of our Faith as pro ... pofed in the Gofpel, but that we fha11 labour to be like him and greatly love him. Neither is there any way for us to attain unto either of thefe which ar~ the great concernments of our fouls, namely to be like unto Chrift and to love him, but by a confrant view of him and his Glory by faith which powe.rfully and effectua~1y Works them in us. All the Doffrinal Knowlfdg which we have of him is ufelefs; a11 the view we have of his Glory is but fancy, Imagination orfhperftition, which are not accompanied - w~
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