Chrifis Careofhis Church. Chrill into heaven without making fatisfaehon, hee &ft obtained eternall redemption for us, and then he entred into the holy place, and expedient to prepare a place for us, that the glory which is given to him, hee may give unto us, that being railed up together, we may likevvife (it together with him in heavenly places; for when the head is crowned, the whole body is invelled with roy- al] ho lour : lee by the vertue of his Afcenfion opened thekingdomeofheaven for all beleevers ; even the Fa- thers before Chrifl entred not in without refpea unto that confummate redemption which bee was in the ful- neffe of time to accomplifh for his Church. As a man may be admitted into ana6luall poffeffron ofland,onely in the vertue of covenants, and under the intuitionof a payment to be afterwards performed. Thuswe fee in how many things the abundant Care ofChri1 doth chew it felfe towards the Church. And as there ate therein all the particularsofa tender care, fo by the Got-pa likew ife,doe all the fruits and be- nefits thereof redound unto the faithful]. Fira, in the Golpell he a feedeth and firengthneth them,even in the prefenceof their enemies he preparech them a table,and feedeth themwith his rod, and according to their corn- mingout of tEgypt he fbevveth unto them marvellous things. And therefore our Saviour calleth his Gofpell, The children! bread. It is that which quickneth, which firengthneth them, which maketh them fruitful! in fpi- ritual! workes. Secondly, He tipholdeth them from fainting; if their firenoth at any time faile, bee leadeth thenm gently, and ,tradeth them to goe. b As Jacob ledon his cattell and his children fofily, according as theywere able to endure : fo Chrifi cloth leadout his aocke, and hold his children by the hand, and teach them to goe,and draweth them Tinth the cordsof a man, that is, with meeke and gentle inihcution, fuch as men ufe towards their chattier), and not 237 VERSE 2. Fiebr.9.1 2. lohnt4zo lohn. 17.22. Ephef.z.6. a rial.23 f. Mica 7.13.. Ezek 34,1 4 23. Mattilt 5.2e. Heb 6.11. 1u1-415.4. b Gen.3 -n14. John to 3. Efay 63.13. Deur.i.31 Efay 40.11. ELy 41.13. Hot it 3,4. 1.)eut i1.11,312.
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