The Parable ofthe Ten Pirginr,. 0----- famewordwhichisufedhere, there are two ends God harh appoimed all mento; eirhertobe Ve~elsof wrath.; who are rhofe? Vtfe 22. Thofe thar are .fitted for dejl ruEI'o.n; o.chers of glory; who are rhofe ,? prep, red I unto glor;. 2 Cor. S· ) . Wl[h 8. How comes '1' at1/, and all rhe Saints ro know, and groan for ro b! out of rhe bociy, and eo break rhe Cage, and 1 robe wirh the Lord ? on~ reafon is, rhey are wro~ghr , and moulded, and I faihioned for that condmon by the hand of a merciful Gocj , even as one may know what Veffels are for fpeci~ ufe, by rheir mettal, ' and curious ensravings upo~ rhem. ------ -~~--~----------- SECT. II. f.eqf. I. 'B· £(1/.Hfe (!IJ. m~ns Ja:th ar•.•:~at':r~lly ~!"fit- , and 1111prepared to 1 m;oy commumon w1th Chrijl, ltlS fa Id, ~v. 2I. ult. Nothing e~ters into the 11~7! ler~a(~ltJ •11 ·rart/rl , PP-hich i4 unc/4a.m, and dejiltth; and Htb, n. 14. Wztho11t holznef? no m11n _(tall Jet God. Now naturally all men are defiled , and unclean Velfels , and under the power of their fins , loa- ·thing Angels food- 1 the ~r~ce of Chrill, and weary of the fellowihip qf Ch_rift ; a1,1d therefore tney mull be prepared for the Lord lirlf; this is one reafon , why preparation to every holy duty is needful, and fo needful , th,at let men performe any holl d~ty , ,wh7rein they draw near to ChriH wtthout a heart prepared, P14J fQ.17· the1r performances are rejeCted, or not blc:lfed ; and hence Rehobonm, though he did maintaine the worihip of God at 'fe~ufalem, .Yet he prep!fred.noi _h¥, heart? 2 Chron. rz.. 14. all)l ~e Hf~~~o~~~~~. ).~(~g~, P~M forthis, T/;>4t' h,, u 11ot{• ,,_ rlfie;r 11ccor~1~g to .the pur!ji_cat•on of ~h~ S~nC!uar;. Now: if to a, ~ol¥ d~ry, and commnmon wnh Chnll here.~ thisiS needful>; ~ueh mot'e-i:o e~!'nal fellowihip with him ; fore eyes cannot beho}d the Sun without ~rief; fick bodie$ loath the·blfi-food-; if the Lord fhoutalet a carnaf lieart into lieaven with that heart he bath , and not chaqgc; 4\s fl~tpe, .he would not Hay then: if he could efcape; but having. In~ fwinilh rtature, he would be in his mire agaiDe; and the Government of Chrill being a bondage to him, he would break bonds, a~ilr.~ hi~ P(ifo.n" i~: he..knew< where r(>-'tly- fro.m the prefeoce of rh~ Lord ; And hence 110 work fo wearyfome as Chnlls now , no tim_e fo uqcomfortable and tedious as abiding under Chri!ls wings in his Ordinances now. I Cor.15. 50. If fie(handb!oodcanr.·otenter into the Kingdom of heavtu, much lejfe corruption, Reaf. z. In regard of tht rich orace and- ·mfd•m of his fovt tow11rds h;s 1eople; for w_ho fees not, but rhat''it is. a curfe to be unready as rhefe foolilh ,Virgins , who W!:(e therefote £hut out! Oh therefore: it is grace and mercy t"o make rc:ady, a~d iu.deed an a,nfwer to prayers , and a comfort aga infi all' feares of theS#qts, who are d:len defiroos w be with the Lord when . they ~re, ipde.ed re<1Py1;, !!eadinefs for.Chrill doth not defiroy grace, but being a fruit of GQdsgr~~e, adv~nL-eth it. Ram. 9.23. the Apof.He makes it the L firiHruit of glorcy, that rho. Saints are prepareJ·unta glorr; glory of mercy ' ;... ' ~~i~s-th-e~e-n~d_,_p=re-'-p-3-·r~_, n_e_fs-t.he~ ' r_e_to_i-sr_h_e_m_e-an_e_s_, -o-r:-w-ay-l-~a-dt-·n-:-g-ro-th_a_t-et-1d__,; \ if God appoints t~end, his wifdom alfo leads lirfl to the meanes which lead at !all ~e.tlw.~nd; i£ O!Jt of his rich grace he appoincs the end , out of th fa.me gra.~;e b.y this other, he leads to ~his end; and though you think it not now grace , you ihaq r._y it is fo another day , when with th~fe [QQ!JJP ~ . ~ ·-
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