2;6 Chris Care of hu Church. VERSE 2. I COT.Z.9. Phil 23: Iohn 17.T9. Iohu 16.7. which was tunatine,and might jufily in love have beene neereti to Chriti himfelfe,even the foule in his body,and the blond in his veines, he was contented to make a fa- criEce for them, who powred it out as the bloud of a Maiefaaour. Sixthly, betides this great price whichhe paid to his Father for us, hee hath opened another treafure of his Grace andSpirit,out of which he affordeth us daily fup- pliesiandputteth into our hands, as it were,an heavenly flocke, for the better negotiating and improvement of our falvation. Hee fetteth up his Spirit in our hearts, thereby converting and communing with us, teaching us the tradeof the citizensof heaven, andof laying up treafures there, where our finall abode mull be, alla- ying our converfation and commerce with innumerable companies of Angels, and with the fpirits of jail men made perfe61, and withal' that generall aftembly or Church of the firti-borne, which is inrolled in heaven. Lailly, to all this he addeth Preparations and provi- lions for 'the future for us, he doth not onely give,but he prepareth things for thole that love him, and what-ever is wanting now, he will make it repunto pis in the riches of his glory. It was for our expediencie that hre left the Church on earth (in regard of his carnal] prefence) and went untohis Father again: Hee was not beholden to change or. place for his owne glory, for his heaven was within him as a fountaine, and indeed it is Ris pretence which maketh heaven to be the place of glory ; there- fore Saint Panidefired to depart, and to be with Chrifi (noting that it is not heaven, but Chrifis prefencewhich is the gloryofthe ,Saints ) Therefore, I fay, it wasfor Ltd, that he went toheaven againe; for their lakes, faith he, faniltfle my felfe ' it is expedientfor you that 1 gee away. Expedient, to feale and fecure our full and finall redemption unto us ; for as the Leviticall Priea anted not into the holiefi of all without bloud, fo neither did Chrift
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