' ~eredmyMyrrh.(!tc.' - · 65· 'j ' Part, Chrifi: is love and ki!)dndfe it folfc. Why SuM. n.! dothhe give ,untoher the name of spouft and Sijler ~ but that he wouldbekind,and loving, and \ that we fhould conceive fo of him. We fee then che <:;-races of Chtift accepting ofus, and what \\ we 9oe in his ftrength.13oth we our felves are fa- · crifices, aRd what we offer is a facrifice acceptableto God through himthat offered himfelf as afacrifice of fweet fmelling favour, from which qod fmels a favour of refr. God accepts of Chrift firft,and thenofus\o and what comes from us in him.We maybolalypray)as p(.,o.3.Lord ' reme'flbtr ttO our offerings, andMcept all our[acrifi· ees. The bleffedApoitleSaint Paul clothwill u~, Rqm.u. x. to offer up our felv es aholy and acceptableSacri· fice to God, when we areonce in ChrHl:. Iin he Old idl:ament wehave diversmanifdlations of this acceptation. He accepted the Sacrifice of , v4bel(asit isthought)by fire from Heaven;and .. 1 [o Elit~hs facrifice,and Solomons by fire. So in the ~ ~~'1 18 : s. 1 . New Teftament, lje !hewed hisacceptationof M :~.~-- · · •· thcDiftipl-es meetimgtogether,by a migh~y wind · landthenfillingtbemwith the Holy-Ghe>fi. Bm \ t now the .declarat_ion ?f the acceptation of ?ur 1 IP.erfons, Gra;es, & Sacrefi~es ,that we offer tohtm, l· u moft in peace of conftience, and joy in the Holy. · Ghoft , and from ahol,y fi~e of love kindled by \ · theSpiritwhereby ourfacrifices areburned. In · the incenfe ofprayer ho\V many {weet fpices are \ burned together by this fire of faith wo,king by J . 1ove, ashumility, and patience in fubmitting to 1 Gods will,,hopeofa graCiousanfwer, hoHndlc, t I love to others,&:c. E 4_ _ ... ~f\ \ ,
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