22 VERSE I. erift 'sir as *glees VviLeyaluo'ffOfeI 17/.1,4 316741,gte Iv; oaa Dag&44,e9114" diUP (ilia:air, ale =84 c iTrficpaget 44011010-,sie 'Ikearovipmedc, 6oz.f.urnxze xd- Ulm enrcl'ocuasii- rS'ic atpds Darhafe. Ab,4 deOrthodox: fid: cap,. ThePower ofarills Icitiodome. more than enough to rake up all the might,flrength,flu- dies,abilities,times,callings ofall his fervants. Bufineffes towards Godand himfelfe,worfhipfeare,Commurtion, love,prayer,obed tencefervice,fubjeetion: bufineffes to- wards and forour felves,watchfulneffe,repentance,faith, fincerity fobriety,growrh in grace : bufineffe towards other men as infiruments and fellowmembers, exhorta- tion, reproofe, dire6tion, inflruaion, mourning, rejoy- ding, refloring, releeving, helping,Praying,Serving inall wayes oflove. So much evill to beeavoided, fo many flips and errors tobee lamented, fo many earthly mem- bers tobee crucified, fo much knowledge and Myfie- ries tobee learned, fomany vaine Principles tobee un- learned, fo muchgood to bee done to myfelfe, fomuch fervice tobee done to my brother, fo muchglory to bee brought to my Mailer; every Chriftian hath his hands fill ofworke. And therefore Chrifl expoflulateth it as an abfurd thing, tocall him Lord, Lord, toprofefle and ingeminate a verbal' fubjeo-tion, and jet not todoe the things whichhee requires, Liik.6.46. The third thing obferved touching the Kingdome of Chrifl is the clone and Power thereof; intimated by his fitting at the Lords right hand. Gods right hand in the Scripture isa Metonymicall expreilionof the firength, power,majefly and glorie that belongs unto him. This Umine infirmitie, faith the Pfalmifl, but Iwillremember theyearesof-theright handofthe moft high, P.141.77.1o. Where weande Gods power under the metonymie ofa right hand, oppofed to the infirmitie ofhis fervant. My infirmitie, and weake faith made me apt to finks under the finkofGodsdifpleafure,but when I called to minde the experiences ofGods former power in alike difIreffes, I recolleoled my Spirits, and was refrefhed againe. So the right hand ofthe Lord is laid to fpanne, or extend the heavens, Efai.48.r 3: And the Pfalmia expreffeth the firength and falvationoftheLordby his right
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