by the qopit. imemlawarmi. 1111111.1...... not onely goe untoan innumerable CompanyofAgaI, andinfl men, but they meete with troupes in their way,tct encourage one another. All the difcouragement that . Elias had was, that bee was alone;buc we have no leach plea for our unvvillingneffe to profeffe the truth and power of Religion now. Wee arc not like a lambe in a wide place , without comfortor company; but wee are fure to have an excellent guard and convoy untoChrs Kingdome. And this ufe the Apofile makes ofthe multi- tudesof beleevers, that wee fhould by fo great a Cloud of witnefres , bee the more encouraged in our patient runningofthat race which is fet beforeus, Heb.1 z.T. Laftly, It fhould teach us to love themultitude!, the affembliesand the Communionofthe Saints, to fpeak of.. ten to one another, toencourage & firengthenone ano- ther, not to forfake the affemblingofour fel ves together as, the manner of fome is to concurre in mutuall defires, toconfpire in the fame holy thoughts and affeolioils ; to beeofone heart,ofone fouk,ofone judgement,to walke by one & the fame rule,tobefiege heaven with armies of unitedPrayers; tobemutually ferviceable to the Cityof God, and toone another as fellowmembers. Therefore hath the Lordgiven unto men feverall gifts aid tono oneman all, that thereby wee might bee enabled to and induced to worke together untoone end,and by Love to unite our feverall graces for the edification of the body Epher.4.1.1,1 3. Now for the manner of producing or procuring thefe multitudes, it is let forth unto us in two Metaphors. A wombe, andDeve ofthe morning. Now the bi th ofDew is fir(} generatio caleftis. That which is exhard is an earthly vapor , but the heavenly operation changeth it into Dew; noart of man is able to doe it. It Is alto un difeernedand ficret, when it is faller, you may fee it but how it is made you cannot fee. Lay, it is a (Udder: Tirtkin anight,or morning it is both begotten,concei- Bb z ved 373 VERSE 3. Heba 2.2. 1,23. I Kings. 19.14.
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