1`Iazarites,types ofChrift:. 1" dooreby which we enter, and have liberty to come into the prelence of God, and obtaine freedom from the finne and.weakeneffeof any dutywee performe before him. Now for application. L Acknowledge Chrift the true Nazarite. Upon his head let his Crowne flourifh. As it was aid of Iofeph, Gen, 49. z6, he w,sfeperatefromhis brethren : fowas jefus Chrift feperated from all other men and Angels, I. Io holineffe and purity, being advanced in holineffe aboveall creatures : He alone inpropriety andperfeCion is a Nazarite purer then fnow; and whiter then milke; yea his meafure runs over to his Church, Eph. 5.26. z. In excellence andperte:ionof all venues and gra- ces, .hee is that Netfer, /fig. I . the branchor flower which alwaies flourilhed in all kinds, and perfefiions of venueand graces, and cafts from him farre and neere a molt fweet fmell, fweet and acceptable to God and men. 3. Inpowerand authority.The Kingdóme is his and power andglory ; all power is given him in heaven and in earth. He hath power, a. to dous good; 2. to withfrand ourevill ; 3. to tread downe Satan, finne, death; 4. to refcuehis Church,to confound Antichrift and all enemies : S. to fini,fh thegrace and glory of his Saints. WhymuflChrift be fo pure a Nazarite? I . Becaufe his paffian could nothave beene accep- table , ifhisperfon had not beene as pure as the funne. 2. Hee was tobe notonly righteoufneffe inhimfelfe as other Nazarites, or righteoufneffe in part : but he mull bea perte4 righteoufneffe tomany. ObjetL But how could he be fo pure comming of Adam as they did ? Sol. He cameofAdam, not by Adam, as theydid; that he camenotby naturali propagation from Adam, but was conceivedby the holy Gholl,and fo all originali im- puritywas {topped in thevery firff. moment dfhis holy conception. yfe.I. Chrift and his xcellency to be acknow- ledged. e Andhis great pos'vcr:vvherin. Objec`l. Anf.
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