Vie. 4. Power and wifdome of God to bee ad- mired. Ionah a type of Chrfl. and to the fea reflore myTonnes anddaughters, and they thatare as feed under clods (hall awake and fing : And trefedrybones {hall beagainecovered with f newr,fiefb, andskiu,as Ezek, 37.6. For as it was it pofólefor Chrif to be heldever tinder death, Ads 2.24 as impof able is it for his members. Let us comfort our (elves in the ap- proachoe:nth to our felves, or our friends , and by riling before hand from the grave of our fumes, pro- vide for ablefied and joyfull refurreaion. a King. I 3. 2r. adead body, calf intoElcfbaes grave, quickned: toour foules and bodies. I V. The wonderfull power and wifdome ofGod, that can draw light out ofdarkneffe. Ionahs calling o- ver board into the Tea was theoccafion ofconverting the Mariners : Even fo Chrifls death converted many of them that were caufesand authorsofit. 36.41. And as the Mariners lives were faved by calling Ionah intothe fea : fo all beleevers by thedeath ofIefus Chrifl. 1. Let us not meafure Gods workes by carnali fenfes. This made the twodifciples going to Emaus, Luke 24, to makebut a badargument : Hee is crucified, andbe- hold this is the third day; therefore thoughwe thought he fhould have redeemed lfrael , wee are deceived. Whereas faith would havemade a cleane contrary con- cluf:on : He is crucified, and this is the thirdday; there- fore he is the Redeemer. The Iewes, not knowing the Scriptures, andpower ofGod, are hardned againfl Iefus Chrifl, exile Ring agreat Emperour., as Iulius Cafar, or tome great Monarch; not able to fee that by fo bafe a death, life could be procured. The carnali proteflants are heldofffrom the true imbracing of Chriíl,'becaufe they fee the truthand fincerity ofChrifl every where fo reffled and hatedby great Rulers and Doefors; as ifit hadnot been fo inChrills owne perfon and Miniflery ; oras ifChrif} wasnot let as a fignor butt of contradidi- on, whereas, therefore it mull needs be he. a. Let as admire
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