for a timeofLiberty. Chri(t .: and hence leeks that he may dohis work; his heart loves him, and fo feeks him; and he begs it with many tears. Oh . that rny children might ferve and love this God ; nay, that all the world might fee, and bleffe, and admire this God, and the Lotd inlargeth his heart herein, Pfal. 72. 19. and truly now the Kingdom of God is come to thy foul, Rem. 5. 17. 44sfinand Satan do reign by death : So Jefus Chrit cloth reignby life to eternal! life. Matth.2 $. r 4.1-le is the trueSnbjea that improves his Ta- lents for the King : Chrif'c will fubdue all his to himfelf, Pfal. 66.3. Through thegreatnefe of thy power, Jhall thine enemies fubmit themf 'elves to thee. Rom. 14.17. For the Kingdome of God is not in meat and drink; but in righte- oufneffe,and peace, and joy inthe holy Ghoff.. When a man.fhall be picking fault with things, & this and that of- fends him ; get ye gone, the Kingdom of God confiftsnot in that . But when the foul do's go to theLord, and main- tain his peace with God, and love to the peopleof God, and joyin the holy Ghoft, here is the Kingdome of (ì od He that ferves Chrift in tb.efe things, the Kingdome ofGod is come into his foul. He that thus fubmits to the Lord Chrift , he múft firft be a man weary ofhis own counfels, and muft loath him- fell: When the Lord hath wearied a man of his own wayes;he fayes,What ani !,that the Lard fhonld thewme anymercy ?.,And when the Lord calls him to any fervice; Lord, What am I, that I fhould now pray to thee? Blefs theLord,when theLorddoth keep thy heart in this frame ; but now when men will honour Chrif}, and yet Saul-like have Chrift honour them: Manypoor creatures they think it acredit to be in Church-fellowfhip, and they wil Peek to knowChrift,that they mayattain Church fellowfhip, and havehonour, but know it,till the Lorddo pull down thy bafe ends, and make thee loath thy (elf, and fo to fubmit to his blef edwill ; truly till then, the Kingdorne of God is not come to thy foul : Think of thefe things, for if the Kingdome ofGod be in our hearts, then look for good dayes ; Brethren, let New- Englandbe confident of it : but if this be gone from the fjules and hearts of men and women in their feverall families and places ; though they may have the outward ILngdorne of Chrift, yet the inward Kingdome being not fet up; I fay no more but what . he faid, G9 to 3'alef ina and B.)hemia. err4inly, if theyhadnot c' offthe Lords government. they
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