1:24 The Parable of the Ten Pirgins, f Uf( I . A nfw. 1. The Lord lhall then take away all flelhly appetites or det1rcs ; for I then our bodies ·!hall be fpirirual bodies; in this life fometimes God takes a1 + way the Ltomack, when he r~kes away food. Chrifl forgot hiswearineife , becaufe he had other bread to ear. 2 • Ir. is thereforebleifedne!fe, b~c.auJ:eir is in one; rhere is FirH, Trouble in feeking and fetching our comfort ouc of many things. I 2 • Unfarisfiednelfe, becaufe one thing can give no more than it bath ; now all things in this one thi~g are there togeth.er; the fweet of all creatures, aU Ordinances, nay,van(ty of unfz.nuwn mer&zes,( Prov. 8. 2I.)Ih~ll cenrer here itiChri{l Jefus. SECT. VII. OF marvellom Confoltttion to rhe Saints of God : Now you .have many w~nts~ manyforrows, _many _temptations, many fins, many cares and fears of bvehhood; but the time '!Vtlllhordy come when you !hall be with the Lord alone in commu~ion with him, and fo .o~t of_the cro~d and preife of troubles, and temptations, ,and fins., and evils m thts world ; char as he himfelf is above all rhefe, . fo !hall you. J~hn I4. I, 2, 3· Their hearts were grieved forthe lo{fe ·of Chn!t ; ,I m/1 come to yQu, and tak.,e JoN to my felf, thllt where I 11m, thete l"" m4J ''" · nlfo; fometimes outward lo!fes and. fears trouble thee; fomcttimes abfence-of Chriflfrom thee troubles thee· hear what the L9rd faith, • #(t loot.. pm' hMrts be tr~Nb!ed; for the Lord witt tal:£ J•ll to hlmfelf 11gai~t , John~ I 6. u .. Chrill tel~s them, I will fee you agt~in • and 7oHr hearts (hJI/1 re;qc~:; -wh11PE he~adfatd, Iwtllcome down from heaven to- Jou again ?·'l ' teU·you thel:.ord wtlldofo to you, butchacbeisinabetter :plac!! preparing ir for you, apd doing better things for you ; but he fees you for .the prefent, and you !hall be with him at lafl:. .The Apollle prays that they might know what u the inheritance of the Saints; fo I defire of the Lord for you, rhac you ma¥ know what it is ro have communiQQ__wirh Chrifl alone ; oh fee,yourble!fednef!e, &c. SECT. VIII. I.Thi~ Cowm11nion it fha!lhe by fight, not chieflJ by faith, as it is in thu world: Many go many Miles to thefuppofed Sepulchre of Cbri!t, and. account their rime, thou~h fuperHitioufiy, yet happily fpenc; oh but what will it be ro fee the Lord b1mfelf, not as he was here in his abafement, but in all his glory, bJighteyttan ten tboufand Suns! nowwe fee, I (or. 13. as in a glaf?e where we feet glory of God iJ1 the face of ChriH; but then we !hall knowaswearekno n ; asacbildeknowsnot che father, but at ripe years it ·dor.h; but as Philip faid to Nathnn4el, who faid, Call any good come ~ut of Naz:,ilreth? fo can any fuch mercy come from heaven? come and fee h1m of '!Vhom all cl:!e Prophets have fpoken of; fo then the Father and Spirit, and Saints and Angels will fay, oh come in and fee him of whom all the Prophets have written; come and behold him cbat bath lhed his deareH blood for thee, that ~ath tak~n thought and care for thee night and day ; chat bath been all thy life mrercedmg fo r thee ; Revel. 22. 4· There JO" fhall fee hu [ rt&e. 2.T hi<
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