his Carnal Mind the deeper he falls into sin and the more he sins the higher he aggravates his misery and if his Carnal Mind is not changed and so leave him before Death seize on him the man is for ever undone without recovery Now all these things considered it should make us dread the thoughts of being Carnally minded So I proceed to the second Particular namely to lay down some Particular Helps which may with the Blessing of God prevent a Carnal frame of Heart The first Means to prevent a Carnal Frame of Heart First Soul wilt thou prevent a Carnal frame of Heart from seizing on thee Labour and likewise endeavour to get thy heart in Heaven whil'st thou art upon earth It is that which is much the concernment of a Christian to settle his Heart upon his Treasure Now where is a Christians Treasure but in Heaven therefore a Christians Heart should be in Heaven Oh! this was the Blessed Doctrine that flowed from the Lips of our dear Lord Jesus Where your Treasure is Luk. 12 34. there will your hearts be also It is usually seen in things Temporal that where mens Treasure is there is their Hearts as for example the Rich mans Treasure is his Riches where is the mans heart upon his Riches The Honourable mans Honour is his Treasure and his heart is upon it Another mans Treasure is his Pleasure and his Heart is setled there so a true Christians Treasure is in Christ and his heart is affected with none but Christ It was the Fathers pleasure to enrich his Son with the Treasure of Wisdom and Knowledge to the end that we might be enriched by him Col. 2.3 For of his fulness shall we all receive Grace for Grace Do we live by him and shall we not be in love with him Joh. 1.16 Shall all our comforts and special enjoyments of Grace and Happiness flow from him and shall not we live to him Shall Dear Jesus protect us and also bless us with Spiritual Blessings in Heavenly places and shall we not own him to be our Soveraign Lord the King Oh! shall Christ manifest love to us and shall we manifest unkindness unto him Shall Christ set his Heart upon us and shall we set out Hearts upon any besides him Oh! shall Dear Jesus be willing to give Royal entertainment to us and shall we be unfree for to entertain him Oh! what an unbecoming frame is this that the Lord of Life shall vouchsafe for to stoop unto us and what shall we not bow unto him Shall the Prince of Darkness have entertainment by us and shall not the Prince of Peace have room in out Hearts What Soul is Christ free to die that thou mayest live and wilt not thou live to him that died for thee If this should be true doth it not plainly appear our Hearts are not where they should be on Christ a Christians Treasure Soul learn to live more in the sence of his Love to thee and then it will grieve thee that he is not more loved by thee labour to keep in remembrance the excellency of his love Rom. 8.32 Ho 14 4. Jer. 31.3 the freeness of his Grace the fulness of his Bowels and Affection and the everlastingness of his kindness towards thee and then see whether or no he will not be the object of thy love and delight continually To get our hearts in Heaven will conduce much to the weaning of our hearts off from the Earth The more we exercise our thoughts upon Heaven and Heavenly things the more we shall loath those things that are Carnal Yea the more we exercise our minds upon those things that are Spiritual the less we shall mind the things that are Carnal and the more we set our affections on things that are above the less we shall affect the things beneath In a word Soul wouldst thou enjoy more the Spiritual and less of the Carnal mind Labour for to carry thy self a stranger to that which is a stranger to Christ and be not a companion for those that will not keep company with Christ The second Means to prevent the Carnal Mind If thou wouldst be set free or delivered from a Carnal Frame of Heart exercise thy self then in those things that tend much unto the Honour of God Prov. 3.9 1 Sam. 2.20 1 Thes 4.4 Study more the Honour of God than thy own good let God be Honoured by thee what ever becomes of thee If thou wouldest have thy Heart kept from a Carnal Frame be active for God labour for to promote the Works of Holiness let every opportunity be improved for Christ and let our works be so managed that in what we do let us propound unto our selves such aims and ends that may tend to the advancing of the Name and Glory of Christ Jer. 13.16 Acts 12 23. 1 Cor. 1.31 that it may evidently appear to the view of all that our minds in such proceedings are not Carnal If we would Honour God in what we would do for God let nothing be attributed unto the creature but let us set the Crown upon the Head of Christ If any thing be done that savours of the Spiritual Mind know that it is Gods own Work and Stamp in thy Soul therefore ascribe all Glory to him are we redeemed from the Carnal Mind in any measure the work of the flesh or the old Nature then here is no cause of boasting for us For it is not by Works of Righteousnesse that we have done but according unto his mercy he hath saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit which is richly shed on us Tit. 3.5 6. through Jesus Christ our Lord. So that God hath left nothing to feed the Carnal Mind with but if we have any thing to Glory in it is in the Free and Rich Grace of God in Christ for it is by his Grace that we are justified and not by our works Tit. 3.7 It is by the Grace of God in Christ we become Heirs according to the Hope of Eternal Life It doth much tend unto the Glory of God and the preventing of the Carnal Mind to give that Honour to Christ that is due unto him and then it will appear that we so do when we can lay our own Righteousoness or what ever it is that we can call ours at the Foot of Christ and be found in him not having our own Righteousness which is by the Law Phil. 3.9 and to be found in the Righteousness of God by Faith Oh! this is that which tends to the Glory of God when we thus advance Christ and make him the top of our Glory and not our own Righteousness yea this is that which is a great means to prevent the Carnal Mind The third Means to prevent a Carnal Frame of Heart Thiâ—â—ly The third Means by which we may prevent a Carnal Frame of Heart is For to fix our eyes upon Spiritual Objects
Oftentimes it is that the eye affects the Heart something we may conclude was in the way Job 31.1 that made Job enter into a League or Covenant with his eye often it is so and by experience we find that if the eye be affected with Spiritual Objects the heart is engaged to those things that are truly Spiritual and Honourable As for Example When once the Spouse had got a true sight of Christ Cant. 3.4 She holds him fast and upon no terms will part with him A true sight of Christ doth produce Spiritual desires in the Soul after Christ that incomparable Object that you may see is evident by what she doth express Cant. 1.2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his Mouth the Reason is at hand for his Love is better than Wine A sight of the Excellency of Christ indears her heart much to him and nothing short of Christ her dear Love will give her content that makes her to cry out Oh my Dove whose dwelling is in secret Cant. 2.14 let me see thy Face and hear thy Voice her Reason is for his voice is sweet and his countenance is comely Such is her Love to him that she glories in him And when she comes to speak of her Beloved Cant. 5.10 she gives this relation of him That he is the chiefest of ten thousand and if you come to comparisons there is none to be compared with him among all the Sons of men Christ is so beautiful to the Soul truly Spiritual that there is not so much as a spot for to be found about him Cant. 4.7 Oh! when the Soul comes for to cast up his accounts concerning him it amounts to this That Pretious Jesus the onely Object of its hearts delight is altogether lovely Cant. 5.16 full of beauty from head to foot That we may rightly understand who it is she has such an excellent approbation of her language is This is my Beloved yea this is my Friend Here is a lively Charactar of a Soul freed from the Carnal Mind whose Affections are setled and Heart is seated upon an Object very rare for delights Whose Honour and Beauty is unparalel'd Cant. 6.1 4. And that Soul that doth thus fall in love with Christ will fall out of love with all things short of Christ so that this is the onely means to come up unto this Blessed Attainment to have the mind freed from carnallity and truly exercised on things that are Spiritual The fourth Means to prevent a Carnal Frame of Heart Fourthly The fourth Means prescribed by which we may get into a spiritual Frame of Heart is to exercise our Thoughts on Spiritual Concernments Let us be much thinking upon what Christ hath done for us and likewise considering what we should be doing for him Jer. 31.3 Eze. 16 3. the thoughts of Christs enlarged Bowels of Love and Mercy to us should be as food to us that our minds might be feeding thereon and the more we exercise our thoughts thereon the more we shall take delight therein Christ's Love to us clearly seen and understood is that which will draw out our love to him We love him 1 John 4.19 sayes the knowing Apostle because he first loved us the love of Christ is a drawing love and when once Christ doth begin to draw by the cords of his Divine Love the Soul will be then ingaged to run after him Draw me and I will run after thee Cant. 1.4 Oh! when he comes to witness Divine drawings from above then will the Carnal Mind be banished out of the Soul and the Soul is ingaged in a new and better work it minds now a close pursuit after Christ who is pretious to him and in his esteem 1 Pet. 24. and by Faith sees him so to be for to them that believe Christ is Pretious If any should call this Truth into question the Answer is nigh wherein it doâ—h appear that Christ is Pretious First Christ is Pretious in his Person as was before expressed and sufficiently proved Secondly Christ is Pretious in his Power and glorious works in the Soul and it pleaseth the Father Col. 1.19 that in him should all fulness dwell In Christ is fulness of Love fulness of Light fulness of Peace fulness of Liberty fulness of Grace and fulness of Glory In a word all fulness is in him the onely Beloved of the Father who is full of Grace and Truth 1 John 17. So it is clear that Christ is Pretious Thirdly Christ is Pretious in his Promises there are given unto us exceeding great and pretious Promises that we may be thereby made partakers of the Divine Nature 2 Pet. 1.4 Luk. 12 33. such promises that gives us a â—ight and title unto the Kingdom Oh Pretious indeed Fear not little Flock it is your Fathers good pleasure for to give you the Kingdom Fourthâ—y Christ is Pretious in his Blood Oh! it is pretious Blood for it serves for the doing away of sin For we were not redeemed with corruptible things as Silver and Gold from our vain conversation received by tradition by our Fathers 1 Pet. 1.18 19. but with the Pretious Blood of Christ as of a Lamb without blemish or without spot Fifthly Christ is Pretioâ—s in his Word so it is Recorded The Word of the Lord was pretions in the dayes of Samuel the Prophet when there was no open Vision 1 Sam. 1.3 Sixthly Christ is Pretious in his Ordinances Oh! it was that which made the Prophet David so much desire them and long after them Psal 84 10. I had rather be a door keeper in the House of my God then dwell in the Tents of wicked men And this pretious Prophet wâ—s so much in love therein that he tells us his experience further in this matter One thing have I desired of the Lord Psal 27 4. and that will I seek after that I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the dayes of my life to behold the Beauty of the Lord and the Glory of his Temple And the more we injoy communion with God in his Pretious Ordinances the more shall we long and desire after them as this Servant of the Lord did Seventhly Christ is Pretious in his Rod so when he comes to afflict us his end is to try â—s that we might be found to praise and Honour for the Tryal of our Faith being much more pretious then of Gold that perisheth 1 Pet. 1 7. 1 Cor. 3.12 and though God try us by fire it shall prove for our good and advantage for by fire every mans work must be tryed of what sort it is The end of God is that we might be found to Praise and Honour and Glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ Eighthly Christ is not onely pretious in his Rod but in his Staff also as he sees it good with his Rod for to correct us so he hath his Staff also
pitch of attainment he is inabled to see a vanity in the love of the World a vanity in Worldly Riches Worldly Pleasures in a word the man who is annointed with the Eye-salve of Christ's love Rev. 3.18 sees all things short of Christ to be but vanity that give him what you will you give him nothing to his content except you give him Christ Character 3. To be Spiritually Minded is for to have an inlarged Heart for God and Godliness The very bent and intent of such a soul runs after the Lord and whatever things are True Phil. 4.8 whatsoever things are Honest whatsoever things are Just whatsoever things are Pure whatsoever things are Lovely whatsoever things are of good Report you shall have the spiritual man thinking of them and walking in them and that is the Path in which he doth delight to walk in Luke 1.6 if he can promote the Honour and Glory of God in what he doth it will be his great joy if not his great trouble Let him be in any Company whatsoever he will be giving out something that will tend unto the promoting of a Godly Life and if it cannot be digested the man is gone and if you would demâ—nd a Reason for the mans absenting he will tell you He hath but a little time for to Trade in and he must Trade for God The man truly Spiritual will tell you That the time past is enough and too much Gal. 5.16 that he hath spent in the lusts of the flesh and the pride of Life and if the Commodities of Heaven cannot go off with you and be digested by you he will of a suddain bid you adieu he will acquaint you what those Commodities are and will not leave you in the dark in the matter but you shall have very fair dealing from his hands the Commodities of Heaven are these Love Joy Peace Gal. 5.22 Long-suffering Gentleness Goodness Faith Meekness Temperance and the like What say you man Will you trade in these things time is pretious I must be gone Mat. 25 15. ver 16. ver 17. for I must be careful how I spend my golden opportunities he will tell us The Lord hath intrusted him with a Talent the which if he doth not improve God will deprive him of it therefore you must give in your result without delay What say you Soul Are you for Heaven if not farewel I must be gone here is no staying for me for all talking is a burthen to me that doth not tend to the promoting of God and Godliness Character 4. To be Spiritually Minded is for to have our Hearts much carried forth in the Meditation of the Law of God In this the Prophet David was an excellent and choice president when he speaks of the Law of God he tells us Psa 1.2 It was his Meditation Day and Night Oh! here is a man of Renown of a singular Spirit so much swallowed up with Heaven or the Heavenly Law that the Night as well as the Day Ps 119 97. must be taken up with the Meditations thereof When this good man had digested this Spiritual Art of Heavenly Meditations on the Holy Law of God Ps 119 72. Ps 119 127. he comes to give us a taste of the Excellency of it to the end that he might get the like affection in our Souls to God's Law as was in his own when he comes to give us an account of God's Law he tells us That it was more choice then Gold nay as if he had come short to set forth the worth of Gods Law he farther sayes of it It is more choice then fine gold Nay David doth acquaint us further of the time when he came to have such a choice tast and experience in God's Law Oh! in the hour of affliction it was for this account he gives us of his affliction Ps 119 67. Ps 119 71. saying It was good for me that I was afflicted or else I had gone a stray but now have I learned for to keep thy Law as if the onely time for to come unto a right understanding of Gods Law was in the hour of affliction This may teach us then not at any time to be afraid of affliction or Gods afflicting Hand for many times affliction doth prove an excellent help unto Christians for the inlarging of their Hearts for Heaven and that Soul who doth much Meditate upon the Law of God making it his daily delight is one that may be truly called a Spiritual Minded man who feeds on and dwells upon the things of the Spirit Fifthly Wherein is discovered the profit and Spiritual advantage that doth redound unto a Spiritual Minded man which is two-fold namely Life and Peace The first Priviledge of a Christian First To be Spiritually Minded is for to have a Knowledge of Christ and such as have a true Knowledge of Christ have life Eternal Joh. 17.3 This is Life Eternal that they may know thee the onely true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent The Knowledge of Christ being ours will prove profitable and comfortable in the Day of Christ Phil. 1.7 Luk. 1.47 Psal 23 1. Psal 28 7. Psal 84 11. Pro. 30.5 yea to know him for to be our Lord and the Son of God that dyed for us for we may know him and confess him to be the Son of God and yet go to Hell for all that for the Devils went so far but to have a true Knowledge of Christ is for to know him as Paul and the rest of the Worthies of Christ knew him that is to know him our Lord our Saviour our Shepherd our Rock our Shield our Buckler our strong Tower Oh! this knowledge doth Administer Comfort and Divine Consolation unto the Soul it makes Trouble sweet Prisons sweet nay Death it self sweet unto the Soul Oh! when it considers I am now going unto Christ my Saviour to reign with him for ever where I shall never grieve the Spirit more where I shall never offend my God more where I shall never have my Communion with Christ eclipsed more where I shall never witness the loss of Grace more where I shall never tast of Death more Psal 16 11. where I shall never witness Christs absence more Oh! this is a blessed knowledge that conducts the Soul into Life Eternal The second Priviledge of a Christian Secondly To be Spiritually Minded is to be free from sin and such are the Servants of God who brings forth the fruit of Holiness whose end tends to Life Such may be termed Christ's Free-men John 8.36 Rom. 8.2 Rom. 6.22 who trade in the rich Commodities of the things above such are in a great measure freed from sin finding of it such a drug that they will have no dealings with it upon any terms it being a Commodity that redounds unto them no profit but will lie upon their hands to their great prejudice and disadvantage it lying dead upon
15.3 Oh! due attention let us give to him Who is our Lord and also our dear King Prov. 8.34 vers 35. And constantly his Royal Throne attend Supplies shall come from Christ he 'l be thy Friend Cant. 4.7 Cant. 5.10 The Person of his Majesty is rair Unto the King of Kings none can compair Psal 45.2 Adorn'd he is with Graces of all kind And such as know him well they will it find He 's liberal and free in giving out Gifts rare and choice and sweet without all doubt Mat. 28.18 On his chosen a Portion he 'l bestow Psal 84.11 Luk. 10.42 That none shall from them take that we do know The Father's Honour then shall such obtain And to them he will give yea a new name Rev. 2.17 The new Nature they shall injoy indeed On the new Covenant they then shall feed 2 Cor. 5.17 Jer. 33.34 The white and lovely Robe they shall put on And Honoured be by God and his dear Son Rev. 3.18 Upon such then a Kingdom he 'l bestow His Kingdom love to such shall overflow Luk. 12.32 They then shall live and reign with him for ever Psal 45.6 Rev. 3.21 And gain the love of Christ our Elder Brother Observation II. Such may indeed at last come to obtain Luk. 15.17 vers 18. An interest in the Son who doth complain For want of Christ the Lord of Life indeed Cant. 5.8 He 'l be at hand and help them at their need When that we come to see and eke behold Cant. 5.10 vers 16. The worth of Christ he 'l love to such unfold They then shall see the choiceness of his Grace Also behold the sweetness of his Face Cant. 2.14 And with dear Christ we shall delight to dwell Cant. 5.8 Cant. 3.4 In Grace most choice Oh! such shall then excel Contented such will be that Christ should Reign And ever Rule in them Oh! Rev. 22.20 they would fain Prove Subjects to so wise a Pretious King Luk. 15.19 And count of it a rare and choice sweet thing Luk. 15.29 On dear Jesus come let us place our love Cant. 4.9 With all our heart and learn to live above With Holy Joy and shouting too also Haâ— 3.18 Psal 16.11 Let 's entertainment give to Christ the Roe And by no means let us now part with him Cant. 3.4 Who is our Joy our Crown and eke our King Tit. 2.14 He made us Sons and that by Redemption And this we know by his choice sweet Unction Regeneration-work when in us is begun Mat. 19.28 Renews the Soul throughout in every one Ezek. 11.19 Acts 2.37 Yea where it is in truth it doth beget A love to Christ it doth renew the heart Eph. 5.8 Rom. 12.2 The man is not the same he wont to be When God hath wrought a change then we shall see Rom. 8.6 7. Cant. 1.2 He 'l then begin to hate all Carnal things Delighting to be under Christ's sweet Wings Col. 3.1 2. And bid adieu to all things here below Oh! then with Christ to Canaan such shall goe Gal. 4.5 Ephes 1.5 They that are Sons and that by adoption Are mighty high sure in Gods affection Rev. 3.20 Ps 23.5 6. And at his Table rare Oh! such shall sit That are God's Sons indeed whom Christ begat Isa 55.1 Cant. 2.4 5. On his provision choice all such shall feed And sweet content shall find in him indeed Refreshings we shall have then of all kind Cant. 7.13 And entertainment rare also shall find Wine well refin'd upon the Lees shall come Isa 25.6 Such shall attended be by Christ the Son Joel 2.28 1 John 2.20 The Holy Unction such indeed shall have And freely it shall come if we do crave 1 Pet. 5.7 Psa 121.3 For Protection a Shield our God will be To shelter us from evil we shall see Lam. 3.24 Luke 12.32 A Portion choice will Christ on us bestow No less than a Kingdom that we shall know Not onely Sons are we but Heirs also Rom. 8.17 Belonging to this Kingdom come let 's go To this Kingdom that removed be shall never Heb. 12.28 In Glory we shall Reign with Christ for ever Observation III. If faithful we be to the Lord indeed Then him obey we shall and that with speed Rev. 2.10 And on the means of Grace we shall attend Col. 4.2 James 2.25 Our Pretious Soul from harm he will defend Christ's Counsel choice come let us then observe Psal 119.6 John 8.31 Our feeding shall be sweet we shall not starve The Manna from on high it shall come down With adornments of Grace Christ will us Crown Psal 84.11 Like children dear let 's walk with God this day Ephes 5.1 John 10.4 And none but his sweet voice let us obey Come let our love run forth onely to him Psal 73.25 Our chiefest Joy who did Redemption bring Yea from the Grave Death Hell and Wrath also Hos 13.14 Isa 51.1 Us captives free did Christ our Lord we know After this Christ let us now go with speed Heb. 9.12 That freely did let out his Blood and bleed That so he might the Fathers wrath appease 2 Cor. 5.19 Isa 53.5 Us wounded sinners heal and give us ease In this sweet Jesus come let us delight Psal 37.4 Micha 7.19 That will proud lust destroy corruptions smite Communion choice we then shall have with him 1 John 1.3 Acts 5.31 That is our High Priest Prophet and our King The Unction rare on such it shall come down 1 John 2.20 vers 27. That on the Head of Christ doth set the Crown That reverence him yea honour and adore Prov. 3.9 Acts 5.31 The Lord of Life our Prince for evermore Such to the death that do contend for him Rev. 2.10 Psal 149.6 Shall in his Kingdom the High praises sing A Faithful frame of Heart doth much adorn A Christian in his race and profession Gen. 39.9 And much well pleasing is it to the Lord Gen. 22.9 A faithful frame of heart if he afford This jewel rare if on us he bestow Hos 2.19 Oh! more of his choice love then shall we know Rev. 3.21 And sweet profit by it we shall then find Such in this race Christ will not leave behind Rev. 3.21 Col. 3.4 Upon his Royal Throne all they shall sit And honour Christ alone none shall it let Rev. 14.4 Rev. 15.3 The lovely Songs of Christ the Lamb most choice The faithful they shall sing and hear his voice Tim. 2.4 vers 8. Then Crowned such shall be by Christ their King With the Crown of Glory and they shall bring Isa 10.22 Honour and Praise to him whom it is due And reign with him this number is but few Psal 84.11 On such our Lord
The AFFLICTED and RETIRED Mans Meditations Concerning the EXCELLENCY of the SPIRIT With a Discovery of the Twofold-Mind the Danger of the one the Comfort and safety of the other First Here is observed what it is for to be Carnally minded Secondly Means to suppress a Carnal frame of Spirit Thirdly The dreadful state of a Carnal minded Man Fourthly How the Spirit is a Christians Help Fifthly Means to obtain the Spirit Sixthly The Characters of a Spiritualized Christian Seventhly The glorious Priviledges of a Spiritual minded Man And a few Meditations by way of Observation With a Dialogue between Christ and a Sinner Christ and a Christian Christ and the Afflicted Person As also a Word to the Remnant of the Womans Seed With a Loud Call to all Saints to Love one another upon the account of Son-ship and not onely upon the account of Fellowship Written by SAMUEL BRADLEY who hath Love for all that love the Lord Jesus in sincerity who prayes for Zions Unity Rom. 8.13 For if ye live after the Flesh ye shall die but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the Body ye shall live For as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God John 13.35 By this shall all men know that ye are my Disciples if ye Love one another Printed for the Author in the year 1663. TO THE Impartial Reader READER FOr the satisfaction of many or any who desire to follow the Lord Jesus in sincerity I am here engaged to write a small Epistle to the furtherance propagating and owning of this following Treatise wherein is contained and couched many glorious Truths which did concern all persons to look after in former Ages of the World but now more especially we that live in this last Age wherein Errors do abound and great Mistakes do arise in many whom I desire the Lord would be pleased to help to understand between Truth and Error by his own Spirit Mat. 22.29 which is the best Teacher in the world though at this day it is much slighted and little looked after by the sons of men Christian Reader my desire is that thou wouldest be pleased carefully to read and seriously consider this following Treatise with a single heart and eye 1 Chron. 12.33 Acts 2.46 and impartial affections then doubtless in the conclusion thou wilt not think thy time ill spent I do further desire that thou mayest daily search the Scripture and bring the things contained in the ensuing Treatise to the Touchstone of God's Word to the end thou mayest with the noble Bereans of old Acts 17 11. be enabled to discern between Truth and Error between Life and Death to know wherein thy Life lieth yea wherein it doth consist 1 Thes 5.21 and labour to be obedient unto that command Try all things and hold fast that which is good And also remember my dear Friend that the Bereans were counted more noble than them of Thessalonica they hearing the words of Paul which were cried up for strange Doctrine yea Heresie at that day they searched the Scriptures daily to see whether those things Paul asserted and preached were truth or not Even so although many things herein contained may be counted rediculous or erroneous Yet courteous Reader let me desire thee to prove thy self a Berean in this matter Search the Scripture and see whether it be so or not Further my desire is that the Message may not be slighted by reason of the meanness of the Messenger but rather look upon him that sends this Message into the World observe when the great Men of the world have a Token to send unto a Friend they do not alwayes make use of rich great or noble Men to conveigh it but many times employ the meanest Servant of the family in that service to give out the token though it be never so rich a gift or pretious a jewel Rev. 17 14. 1 Tim. 6.15 Rev. 19 16. Heb. 12 25. So many times it is with the great God of Heaven and Earth who is the King of kings and Lord of lords he hath in this little Cabinet a token of his choice love for to present to you his friends nay further it is presented to you that are yet Enemies if you will but imbrace it the imbracing of it tends to Life the rejecting of it tends unto Death though sent by a mean servant and think it not strange if it be refused slighted or counted erroneous And you my Friend the Messenger be not discouraged in your labour for consider the best Doctrine the truest Doctrine the gloriest Tidings and rarest Sermon that ever was preached by the mouth of our dear Lord Jesus himself was by the Scribes and Pharisees rejected and also questioned where he had his Doctrine and said He had a Devil and was Mad. The blessed Apostle Paul was also counted and called a Pestilent fellow a teacher of strange Doctrines a Ringleader of Sectaries a Turner of the World upside down Acts 17 6. vers 18 Acts 24 14. and what not yet after that way which they called Heresy did this blessed Apostle worship the God of his Fathers believing all that was written Reader if in this little Treatise you meet with any thing doth not agree with the Word of God and the doctrine according to godliness after diligent search and due enquiry into the Scripture the pretious word of God renounce it as not worthy the owning or imbracing I shall speak by way of allusion to the noble Apostle in another case I do judge the Author hath the Spirit of God by which this ensuing Discource was penned I speak the truth of God I lie not Though true it is the dearest of Gods children are subject to miscarry yea many failings and temptations doth attend them and the Lord did formerly suffer the Author hereof in measure to fall yet through mercy not totally nor finally but he is recovered out of the horrible pit and out of the miry clay and the Lord hath set him upon a rock Psal 40 2 3. and established his goings and put a new song into his mouth in making of him since instrumental in turning many souls to righteousness notwithstanding those foul Jer. 20.10 false and scandalous reports are gone forth concerning him yea many hard speeches thoughts have arisen not only from the world but from many who I hope Job 19.2 vers 3. vers 4. are the pretious Sons of Sion This one thing as one who doth tender the Cause of Christ and much honour the pretious Sons and Daughters of Sion do I beg of you Let no hard thoughts or evil reports any more take place in your affections without good enquiry of the same This I urge the more for that tender love I bear unto Christ and his Truths Cause Kingdom and People and I dare not speak or write more then I do know or can affirm concerning the Author Mark since
of the Spirit of GOD. ROMANS 8.6 But to be Spiritually Minded is Life and Peace Doct. 2. That Mind which is truly and throughly Spiritual doth produce Life and Peace FOr the clearing of this Truth observe these following Particulars in the General First What the Spirit of God is Secondly How the Spirit is a Christians Help Thirdly How a Christian comes to attain unto the Spirit Fourthly The Characters of a true Spiritualized Christian Fifthly The Glorious priviledges of a Heavenly Christian First What the Spirit of God is First The Spirit of God is a Soul-enlightning Spirit The Creature in its first state was in a state of Darkness Ephes 5 8. Eze. 11 19. Zech. 12.1 For ye were sometimes darkness but now are you Light in the Lord walk as Children of the Light It is evident till Christ appears in the Soul the Soul is in a State of Darkness and the Way that God doâ—h usually appear is bâ— his Spirit for his Personal Presence is in Heaven but his Spiritual Presence is in the Believer This is seen by his Promise he made unto his Disciples Acts 1.11 while he was Personally among them and taking his leave of them when they expressed their trouble at the sayings of Christ when he spoke of taking of his leave of them John 16 5 6. our dear Lord is pleased for to encourage them with the Promise of his Spirit as if Christ should say though I be absent in my Person yet I will make it up with the Presence of my Spirit John 19 7. I tell you the Truth it is expedient for you that I go away for if I go not away the Comforter will not come unto you but if I depart I will send him unto you And this Spirit of Truth that shall come â—â—â—m the Father shall be an excellent Guide to us Joh. 16.13 it shall lead us 〈◊〉 â—o all Truth so the Spirit in man is called the Candle of the Lord it is that which giveth Light to man and inlightens our dark understandings the Spirit of God is that which makes a discovery of the Deep things of God 1 Cor. 2.10 Jer. 31.33 Rom. 1.16 to the Soul which cannot be understood but by such as have the Spirit yea it gives the Soul an insight into the deep Things of his Law and it is by the Spirit of God that we come to have a knowledge of our intrest in Christ and our Priviledges that we injoy by him for it is the Spirit it felf that bears witness with our Spirits that we are the Sons of God Yea it is the Golden Key of the Spirit that doth unlock the Cabinet of the Heavenly Treasure unto us till we have the Spirit we know not where our Wealth is or what it is 1 Cor. 2.9 for Eye hath not seen nor Ear heard neither hath it entred into the Heart of man the things that God hath prepared for them that love him To the end that the glorious things of God might not lie hid from us God in rich Love hath sent his Spirit for to reveal his pleasure unto us 1 Cor. 2.10 By this we may see that the Spirit of God is a Soul-enlightning Spirit Secondly As the Spirit of God is a Soul-enlightning Spirit so it is a Soul-Comforting Spirit also In the forementioned place in John our dear Lord Jesus is pleased for to put that Honourable Title upon his Spirit and calls it the Comforter Joh. 15.26 whom he did upon his word engage to send into the World the Comforting Spirit of God is a Christians Companion and the truth is let the work be never so excellent and the duty never so choice yet if the Soul meets not with the Spirit as its guide and assistant therein Psal 51 12. it comes off with loss with the want of Comfort and Refreshments from God in the duty Oh! it is the Spirit of God applying of the Promises of God in the hour of Temptation that proves a true comfort unto a Christian yea Ps 119 50. it is the Spirit of God that proves a comfort unto a Saint in all straits and difficulties if in a state of Bondage the Spirit of God procures him liberty if the World frown on him Psal 51 12. the Spirit of God will smile upon him if the Soul doth meet with inward trouble the Spirit will convey inward peace if thou lyest under the state of unbelief the Spirit will convey Faith unto thee In a word Ps 119 156. Psal 34 9. let thy wants be never so many this pretious Spirit will supply all thy wants for thee a Comforter indeed the Lord teach us to prize it Thirdly As the Spirit of God is a Soul-Comforting Spirit so it is a Soul quickening Spirit likewise It is the Spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth little Oh! John 6.63 that duty proves for comforting in which the Spirit appears for quickening It is the Spirit of God that makes us active for God it is the Spirit that brings us to be truly acquainted with the Word and then it is the Word that quickens us Ps 119 50. when we meet with afflictions from God And this is the comfort of a Christian in the hour of his affliction Fourthly As it is a Soul-quickening so it is a Soul-humbling Spirit That Soul that lives under the teachings of the Spirit is taught for to be humble and that soul that hath by the help of the Spirit attained unto humility is a fit Habitation for God in whom God will take delight for to dwell in and the more God doth dwell in us the more we shall live to him Isa 57.15 and the more we live to him the more we shall be free from sin and if at any time sin should get the upper hand of us it will conduce to a humbling of us if God dwell in us the work of humility is the proper work of the Spirit and the more we have of the Spirit the more we shall be in love with it Gal. 5.22 and the more humble in the enjoyment of it for it is the work of the Spirit for to keep the Creature low under the highest enjoymen s of God that Christian that knows much and boasts little in his knowledge of God it argues Col. 3.12 he hath obtained much of this humble frame of heart and lives in the enjoyments of the Spirit of God that doth prove for humbling the Soul in the sight of God the true spirit of God admits of no boasting but brings â—he Soul into a dayly sence and feeling of its own insufficiency Jer. 9.23 24. and to a sight of Christ the Fountain from whence his â—â—eams come Gal. 4.6 Oh! it is the Spirit that brings Christ and the Soul to be acquainted and the more we are acquainted with Christ the more we shall be humbled at every remembrance of our unworthiness to him
Psal 51 4. and our uneven walking before him and this spirit of God will present objects sufficient enough to us for the true humbling of us Fifthly As the Spirit of God is a Soul-Humbling so it is a sin-destroying Spirit Where the Spirit hath took up its abode in a Soul to rule every thing must be brought into subjection to it the Spirit of God must and will have the preheminence 1 Cor 1.30 God wiâ—l make all our corruptions bow and bend when once he hath given commission unto his Spirit to take dominion of the Soul for as Conscience is Gods Vicegerent on Earth Ps 119 59. v. 113. and speak it will for God So the Spirit will bear Rule and Sway for God and will never leave working in the Soul where it is until it hath brought the thought as well as the heart of man into subjection to our Lord Jesus The Spirit of God makes thorow work when it comes it is that which purifies the heart The Spirit begins at the root of the matter and if the root be good it is like the fruit will not be bad Acts 15.9 Rom. 6.12 Jam. 4.8 when the Spirit purifies the heart it proves death to our Sins and Life unto our Graces The Spirit of God will admit by no means sin to Rule in that Heart that God doth Reign in The old Man must be turned out and the new man must be received in the least sin must not have entertainment by the consent of the Spirit upon any terms for as much as sin is an enemy to Christ and a Christan Oh! Jer. 5.25 it is that which robs Christ of his Honour and a Christian of his Crown yea sin is that which keeps Christ and a Christian at a distance also and makes Christ and a Christian strange one to another Rom. 8.16 2 Cor. 3 17. As it is sin that breaks a Christians communion it is the Spirit that Reconsiles Christ to the Soul and makes up the breach again and produces peace unto the Soul where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty no Liberty is or can be allowed unto sin but Liberty in the Spirit for to serve Christ By this we see the Spirit of God is a Sin-destoying Spirit Sixthly As the Spirit of God is a Sin-destoying Spirit so it is a Grace-inlarging Spirit in the Soul too When the Soul lives in the injoyment of the Spirit oh then it is Graces bud forth and blossom in the Soul and bear lovely Fruit John 6.63 2 Cor. 3.6 Luk. 7.30 Rom. 5.3 Joh. 16.33 1 Cor. 3.21 Rev. 2.10 for the Spirit is that which gives life and being unto all Graces where the Spirit is wanting Graces are dying Oh! it is the Spirit of God that supplies the Soul with good things and inriches the Soul with the Glorious Treasures of Heaven with pretious Faith in the Day of straits with patience in the hour of Tryal and Temptation with Spiritual joy in the midst of worldly sorrow In a word the Spirit will furnish the Soul with the injoyments of all things in the midst of wants What shall I say of this excellent Spirit may not I say it is Gods Messenger and a Christians Friend Oh! when ever the Spirit comes into a Soul it comes with a Message from God sometimes it hath a Commission from God to comfort and encourage us and then its Language is Be faithful to Death and I will give thee a Crown of Life At another time it is like the Message of the Spirit is for to instruct and Counsel the Soul that is when it shall hint such a thing as this to us secretly to inform us to be careful that we do not grieve it least we displease it Mark Grieve not the Holy Spirit Ephes 5 30. by which we are sealed unto the Day of Redemption Oh! let the Message the Spirit comes with be royally entertained and bid it welcome sometimes the Spirit comes with a glorious promise of Grace and Love from God and then it comes with such like language as this to the Soul Jer. 33.3 I have loved thee with an everlasting love and with my loving kindness have I drawn thee A Blessed Message and a Blessed Messenger See the work of the Spirit a Christians Help Secondly How the Spirit is a Christians Excellent Help The Spirit is an excellent Help unto a Christian at all times and in all places a true Christian knows not how to live without the Spirit he knows not how to love without it nor how to walk without it If we live in the Spirit Gal. 5.16 we shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh therefore we must conclude the Spirit is a Christians Help For the proof hereof observe these following observations First It is the work of the Spirit to help the Soul unto a true sight and sence of sin It was by the help of the Spirit the Noble Apostle of the Gentiles namely Paul came to a sight of sin Sin sayes he Rom. 7.13 14. that it might appear sin worketh death in me by that which is good meaning the Spirit of God is that thing that is good and thereby sin becomes exceeding sinful unto him it makes him cry out when he was sensible of his present state The Law is Spiritual but I am Carnal sold under sin Mark The Spirit of God doth declare the Rice and Race of sin James 1 15. for when lust is conceived it brings forth sin and sin when it is finished it brings forth Death so we see it is the Spirits work to make a clear discovery of sin unto the Soul and when once the Soul comes by the help of the Spirit unto this pitch of attainment to see sin as it is in its own appearance the Soul will not onely confess sin but bewale himself for it as David did crying out in the bitterness of his Spirit when he had a true sence upon him of it Psa 51.4 Against thee and thee onely have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight In a feeling sence doth he speak it When he is awakened by the Spirit he points at the very sin the like presidence we have in the Prodigal son when the Spirit of God gave him a sight with the sence oâ— sin the man cries out now of going unto his Father and he is resolved to say Father I have sinned against Heaven Luk. 15 18. he falls upon sin immediately and before thee though we are prodigal yet the Spirit of God it will make such fall down upon the knee of confession of sin and help them to witness sorrow for the same Luk. 15 19. And though I am not worthy to be called thy Son let me be a Servant a Token of Humility By this you may see what Blessed Work the Spirit of God makes when it comes into a Soul that it doth not give a bare sight of sin but a
true sence of the same Secondly As the Spirit works up the Soul to a true sight and sence of sin so it makes the Soul out of love with sin Joseph without all doubt did injoy much of the assistance of the Spirit when he met with that sore temptation that was presented unto him by his Mistris who tempted him to uncleanness see Joseph's modest Answer to her wicked desire How shall I do this great evil Gen. 39 7 8 9. and sin against God An evident Testimony to prove the man out of love with sin for by no means can he condescend unto that which tends not unto the Glory of God We find David to be out of love with sin in as much as he doth declare his sorrow for sin Psal 38 18. The more we are in love with the Spirit the more we shall be out of love with sin the more the Spirit of God is at work in us the more sin shall be bewailed by us Poor Job makes a sad out-cry about his sin he cries out I have sinned what shall I do unto thee Job 7.20 O thou preserver of men Why hast thou set me as a mark against thee so that I am a burthen unto my self Mark Sin is to the Soul truly Spiritual become a burthen here is an evident Character of a Soul out of love with sin and such a Soul will say unto sin Hos 14 8. as Ephraim said unto his Idols Get ye hence sin get you out of my sight for there is a great contrariety between the Flesh and the Spirit the Spirit proclaimes open war against sin in the Soul the Spirit gives the first Onset and never leaves fighting till it comes away a Conqueror and so gets the Day Rom. 8.37 Job 33.27 28. and the Lord will preserve the Soul from going into the Pit and his life shall see the light if he shall say he hath sinned and perverted that which is writ and it profiteth me not all which must be by the help of the Spirit and if once the Spirit of God doth but enter the Castle of the Soul then all thy Carnal enemies must lay down their Arms and march out for the spirit will not admit of any under its command but such 〈◊〉 be obedient thereto oh then sin will not be thy love or deâ—ight but thou shalt see it an open enemy against God and the good of thy soul all no quarter shall it have from thee or entertainment by thee Rom. 8.7 when the spirit of God is upon thee Thirdly As it is the Work of the Spirit for to make us out of love with sin so it is the work of the Spirit to inform the Soul fully and freely of Christ It is the spirit of God that doth acquaint us with Christ's readiness to give it entertainment for the spirit in the Bride faith Come and drink of the Water of Life freely Rev. 22 17. it is the Word of God that tells us we may be welcome but it is the spirit of God that makes all welcome the free and full spirit of God is that which conveys life into the soul and makes the bitter waters that sometimes we meet with in the way to Heaven prove sweet Oh! it is the spirit that leads the soul unto the Water streams of Christs Divine Love and gives it a taste of his Excellent sweetness and begets a longing desire after Christ Oh! on such it is Christ intends to bestow his choisest Gift upon Rev. 21 6. I will give unto him that is a thirst of the Waâ—ers of Life freely such in whom the spirit doth beget this thirsting frame in the soul shall have the priviledge for to taste of the Living Water of Christ himself who is Living Water and what Christ doth he will do it freely the soul shall have the injoyment of the Living streams and his fill thereof if he will but come for it Oh! it is the spirit of God that will enjage a soul for to come unto Christ and it doth likewise beget a Holy Admiration in the soul of Christ that it cries out with David How excellent is thy loving Kindness Psal 36 7 8 9. O God Therefore the Children of Men put their trust under the shadow of thy Wings they shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy House and thou shalt make them drink of the Rivers of thy Pleasures for with thee is the Fountain of Life and in thy Light we shall see Light Such is the excellency of the spirit when it comes that it doth maintain the soul at a high rate with God the provision and royal entertainment that the soul finds in the House of God begets in the soul a dislike unto Carnal Inâ—oyments And if any person desires to be fed at this rate he must come unto Christ John 7.37 by the help of the spirit the way lies open for if any man thirst let him come unto me and drink and he shall witness in him the overflowings of Christ's sweet streams in his soul By this time you may plainly see the spirit gives us a full and free description of Christ the Excellency of his Love to us Fourthly As it is the Spirits work for to inform us of Christ so the Spirit doth beget in us a choice delight in Christ After the spirit hath given us a sight of Christ it begets in the soul a love or delight in Christ Oh! the spirit of God makes the soul in love with the very Courts of God and then it cries out with great Admiration Psal 84 1 2. How aimiable are thy Tabernacles O Lord of Hosts my Soul longs yea fainteth for the Courts of the Lord My Heart and my Flesh cryeth out for the Living God The spirit sets the soul in a holy flame yea in a longing frame after God and in an excellent frame to Praise God in a word it makes the soul for to esteem of God as its chief good Fifthly As the Spirit works up the Soul for to take delight in Christ so it helps the Soul for to walk unto the Honour of Christ Oh! the spirit is an excellent help unto a Christian to help him forward in the work of holy walking Psal 31 21. Blessed be the Lord said David for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness The spirit of God will direct a Christian in the way and not suffer him to walk out of it the spirit will also support him and comfort him in his Journey and make his way pleasant in the midst of all discouragements it meets with John 16 13. the spirit will not leave us in the dark in dubious matters it will teach the soul what course it must steer that it may arrive at the right Port at last the spirit will beget in us a still and quiet frame of Heart in all our storms we pass through that we may be in a fit capacity to hear what
to the end he may the better carry on his design for to deceive but the Spirit is an excellent help unto us for to find out the cunning deceit of Satan and where ever it comes Psal 51 7. it will never leave the Soul till it hath made it out of love with sin Come let us examine our selves Is that sin which was before our love and delight become now our great burthen Is that sin which was as a right eye Mat. 5.29 or as a right hand to us that was so near and dear once that it must be dandled in the lap of our Affections and lie in our Bosome Is it now turned out and discovered as the great disturber of the Family and by no means must have aboad therein Oh! then it is plainly known and understood who hath the full possession of the House namely the Spirit who brings Joy and Peace along with it for the Messenger of the Spirit Gal. 5.22 is an Embassador that makes Peace Oh! hast thou a sight of Christ and art thou not made thereby in love with Christ for a true sight of Christ doth oftentimes beget a true love to Christ Soul hast thou heard his Voice and seen his Face Cant. 2.14 tell me what is thy approbation concerning him then Is he not excellent in Beauty and Virtue Is not he become your Lord as well as your Love to rule you as well as to comfort you Examine is it not your joy when you can but hear from him and much more your joy when you can get a sight of him O! is not his company your delight is not his absenting the cause of your lamenting Oh! is dear Jesus so much become your joy and delight that you can say None but his presence will content you Phil. 3.7 that if you have the injoyment of all things and have not Christ it will not content you In truth can we say he is so much loved by us that upon no terms would we do the thing that may displease him Cant. 3.5 Eph. 4.1 Eph. 5.15 Col. 1.10 Col. 2.6 Col. 4.5 Gen. 5.22 Prov. 3.13 Cant. 3.4 or grieve him Oh! do we make our study so to walk that we may be an Honour unto Christ a credit unto the Gospel and a comfort to our souls can we say That path where Christ is not I find no content to walk therein Doth our walking conduce unto the promoting of Christ's Honour and Glory Oh! then let sin or Satan rap at our door for entertainment they shall find none Nay though Satan should be very solicitous to have a lodging in the room of our Hearts yea but for one night the Soul will sharply give him his answer with a flat denyal the Reason is saith the Soul My Lord is at home as for sin and Satan they must be gone here is no entertainment can be had no not for a night for our dear Lord hath took full possession and where Christ hath took full possession in a Soul sin nor Satan cannot have a Habitation Soul hast thou Communion with Christ Oh! happy art thou then prize thy Communion what ever thou dost let not Christ and thee part but labour to set thy heart upon that which will conduce to the enlargement of thy Communion Oh! the more acquaintance thou getest with the Spirit of God the higher thou shalt be in Communion with Christ Eph. 4.30 Art thou very tender of the Spirit for it is a tender thing soon grieved and soon gone and if once the Spirit takes its leave of thee then farewel Christ and Communion too for it is the Spirit of Christ that maintains our Peace and Communion with God this doth much concern us for to secure the Spirit and keep it in our possession Rom. 8.9 or else all is like to run to ruine then Satan will make a prey of us is the Spirit active and at work within examine Soul danger is near when the Spirit hath lost its Motion it is not like to go well with that Soul in whom the Spirit is clouded by sin therefore if we intend to take our fill of Christ let us take our fill of the Spirit Ephes 5 18. and drink deep draughts thereof yea then shall we be fit and free to serve the Lord and witness choice eminent sweet and constant Communion with Christ Oh! let us set an high and Honourable esteem on the Spirit therefore for it will prove ouâ— friend in the time of need Rom. 8.26 and be a help to us when all other helps shall fail us The third Use of Exhortation Oh! doth God give forth his choice Spirit as his gift by virtue of his Promise in the way of the New Covenant Then here is blessed encouragement for poor sinners for to make out after Christ Isa 55.6 for it is his delight for to do them good in order for their good he gives down his Spirit for their further encouragement Soul remember it comes as a free gift it is not what you have Isa 55.1 2. or can have shall buy it for our dear Lord is resolved for to give it freely God requires no more but ask and you shall have it Oh! let but Christ know thy mind and he will supply thy wants he will bestow upon thee such a Spirit as shall Administer help and Spiritual relief to thy poor distressed Conscience in all straits be they never so bad if thou art blind he will annoint thy Eyes with Eye-salve that thou mayest see Rev. 3.18 if thou art cast down under the sight and sence of sin by which thou art ready to cry out Thou art undone The Spirit will bring a Promise of the pardon of sin for thy comfort Isa 43.25 26. John 6.63 Rom. 8.11 Eze. 11 19. Rom. 6.14 if thou complainest of deadness in Holy Duties or Spiritual Gospel Ordinances the Spirit of God serves for the quickening of thy heart therein Soul if thou lyest under the bitter complaints of a hard Heart the Spirit of God will soften it for thee and make it new in a moment and humble thy Heart for thee and if thou findest sin too hard for thee and thy iniquities too many for thee to incounter with the Spirit will conquer thy sins for thee Soul if thy complaint be Graces are dead and thou art undone the Spirit will renew Grace in thee and keep it alive in thy Soul and make thee live a comfortable life indeed Remember Soul when ever thou goest to God in the true sence of the want of the Spirit to put God in mind of his own promise for he hath ingaged by promise Joel 2.28 for to give down the Spirit a Christians Excellent Help and forget not to put God in mind how he hath bound himself by covenant by the confirmation of an Oath to give down the spirit All which doth much conduce to our encouragement to wait at the
on Earth he will bestow A Token of his Love his chosen shall it know 1 John 16. Yea as an earnest of Glory to come True saving Grace shall flow from Christ the Son Heb. 4.16 1 Cor. 15.55 Grace he 'l afford to help us in our Life And comfort us therewith in time of Death Rev. 21.4 The promise of his Grace will us revive And in the hour of death make us alive Joh. 14.18 2 King 2.9 His Spirit choice will us uphold in trouble If faithful we shall be on us he will it double While we do live a comfort it shall be Rom. 8.37 And take away the sting of Death you 'l see Mat. 25.34 The faithful shall the Presence of Christ find And after death to such he will be kind 1 Pet. 5.4 If faithful we do keep unto the Death Christ will bestow on us a Crown of Life Observation IV. Gen. 3.6 Gal. 5.1 Though Transgressors the Law doth say we be Dear Jesus will from Bondage set us free Gal. 3.13 2 Cor. 5.19 Yea from the curse redeem'd we are by him And from the Father's Wrath that 's due for sin Though Enemies we were unto the Lord of Life Ephes 2.1 Hos 2.19 By Faith united are and his espoused Wife Though to the Bond-Woman we did relate Gal. 4.22 By the Free-woman the promise we partake Now from the Pow'r of sin our Christ has set us free Rom. 6.14 Job 1.7 That by the power of Satan we cannot harmed be The World shall not then such insnare 2 Cor. 4.3 1 Cor. 7.29 That are Christ's Free-men do not fear The promises most sweet insured are to them 2 Pet. 1.4 Ephes 4â— That are made free by Christ the Son of man For Heaven such shall trade without control Pr. 3.13 And traffect in the rarest things more choice then Gold All rareties in Earth are not for to compare Prov. 8.28 Pro. 1â— 16 Unto the Merchandize of Heaven that is rare Those that are free to trade for Pearls indeed Are sealed ones of Christ and of the Royal Seed Prov. 4.5 Whose Freedom is confirm'd and that by him Ephes 1.14 Mat. 25.34 Who is indeed our Lord and eke our King Such as do trade for Christ now day by day Their needs to him they 'l tell yea every way Heb. 4.16 We may be free to tell our minds to him A promise of relief to us he 'l bring John 6.37 Your persons he 'l present without a spot To his Father our sins out he will blot Ephes 5.27 That full Communion sweet we may injoy Joh. 12.26 1 John 1.3 With Father Son and none shall us anoy The promise of the Spirit it shall flow in Acts 2.17 2 Cor. 3.6 Then our choice sweet communion will begin From Bondage yoaks our Lord will us Redeem Gal. 5.18 â—al 2.16 Unto the Law of Works let us not lean For the end of the Law Christ is to those That in him do believe and with him close Roâ— 10.4 From the Bondage of sin he 'l set such free 〈◊〉 6. â—4 Isa 43.25 And will produce to them their Liberty 1 Cor. 15.54 Rev. 21.4 Our Jesus dear from death will us deliver From that Bondage he will us free for ever Isa 26.19 Hos 13.14 Yea from the Grave he will also discharge His tender Lambs and set then then at large Job 6.4 The terror of the Lord it shall not come Near to afright all such that Christ doth own Cant. 1.13 But in Christ's bosom such indeed shall lie Their God their Guide Oh! they shall Magnifie Heb. 12.22 Gal. 4.26 In his Sweet Glorious Blessed Scituation The New Jerusalem the New Creation Ephes 2.19 1 Thes 4.17 Christ's Citizens Oh! then shall sing for ever The high praises of God and part shall never A DIALOGUE BETWEEN Christ and a Sinner Christ OH welcome Sinner thou may'st be to me and of my Fountain drink John 6.37 Rev. 22.17 Isa 55.1 2. Come take thy fill it nothing shall cost thee what ever thou dost think Sinner But Lord I am a Sinner great indeed not worthy for to come For I am one that made thee Bleed who art the holy One Christ What though thy Sins are of a Scarlet dye Isa 1.18 Luk. 22.44 Rev. 1.5 Heb. 9.12 or like the Crimson too My Blood upon the Cross it â—â—â—keth high a Pardon that will do Sinner It 's true dear Lord if La Pardon have I chearfully shall come A Pardon sealed therefore I do crave of thee the mighty One Chr. Come wait on me and on me now depend Isa 43.25 Isa 57.16 Mar. 11.24 your Sins I will blot out And from the Fathers Wrath I 'l thee defend If that thou dost not doubt Sin But Doubts and Fears dear Lord do me surprise I little Peace can have Corruptions greatly doth in me arise Thy help dear Lord I crave Chr. Eph. 2.8 Psa 86.11 Act. 15.8 9 Rom. 6.14 True Faith on thee poor Sinner I 'l bestow it shall dispel thy fear Faith as my gift shall come I 'l have thee know thy Sins shall not appear Sin How shall I know whether my Faith be true and of a Divine stamp That deceived I may not be anew for often I am damp Chr. Faith is the substance of things hoped for Heb. 11.1 Isa 26.3 1 Pet. 1.9 it makes forth things not seen Faith stills the Soul it makes no stir it feeds upon Gods Being Rom. 5.9 Psa 9.18 Psa 27.4 Psa 34.6 If Faith be true on Christ thou wilt depend for all things thou dost need And on this Christ alone thou wilt attend till he supply thy need Jam. 2.17 vers 21. Cant. 2.14 Psa 84.10 True Faith attended is with Works most choice according to God's Will It leads the Soul to hearken to Christ's Voice and in his Presence dwell Sin Christ doth indeed me now invite But Lord how must I come To come in truth the way aright to thee the pretious Son Chr. John 14.6 John 10.7 Luk. 12.32 Heb. 11.6 The way to come for to obtain the Fathers Love indeed And also the Kingdom to gain for Faith it must you lead Sin But in the Way we meet with that which doth us much dismay The thoughts of Sin doth lay us flat our Sins yea day dy day Chr. Isa 53.5 Luk. 22.43 It was my Father's Pleasure to bruise me for Sinners fault He caus'd my Blood forth for to Run 1 Pet. 2.22 though I did never halt Isa 53.11 Heb. 8.12 Upon my back he laid thy Sins and there condemn'd they be The Debt I paid and that to him Heb. 9.26 Mat. 27.27 which Jew and Gentile see Sin How shall I know Christ di'd for me and blotted out my Sins That his choyce Love I might now see when his Kingdom begins Chr. If
that my Blood you can apply 1 John 1.7 Jer. 31.3 Cant. 6.3 Cant. 7.11 by promise sweet and choice Then sure for you I then did die Oh! hearken to my Voice That calls you up into my Throne Rev. 21.9 2 Tim. 2.12 Rev. 14.7 Rev. 2.17 to reign with me indeed To Worship me and me alone and on my Dainties feed Sin A Rebbel I have been to thee wilt thou such Rebbels own From Rebellion I am not free nor have I thy Lawes known Chr. Oh! Psa 68.18 John 17.5 Ephe. 4.8 Isa 29.28 for Rebbels I did ascend unto my Father dear That gifts on them I might bestow that they might my Law hear Sin A Prodigal Lord I have been and wasted my Estate Guilty have been yea of all Sin thy sweet wayes I did hate Chr. If thou return I will thee meet Luk. 15.18 Luk. 15.20 vers 22. Heb. 12.1 with Kisses I 'l imbrace And tenderly I 'l thee intreat to run the Canaan Race The fatted Calfe I will prepare Luk. 15.32 Pro. 9.1 2 3 Rom. 5.1 Isa 65.1 and Dainties of all kind I 'l visit thee with Love most rare my Presence thou shalt find The best of Robes thou shalt put on Luk. 15.22 Psa 45.13 Psal 149.6 and cloathed be therein My rich Attire it is at band and Praises thou shalt sing Sin A Back-slider Oh! sure am I a Mighty one also And for Back-sliding I must die unto Hell I must go Chr. Come thy Back-slidings I will heal and love thee too also Hos 14.4 My Love is free come thou shalt see to thee thou shalâ— it know Sin Oh! 〈…〉 and sure undone there 〈…〉 me My misery is â—ureâ—â—â—un from it I cannot flâ—e Chr. For such as are judg'd to be lost Luk. 19.10 Heb. 7.25 I did come to seek out And will them save yea from the Grave John 17.12 of Hell without all doubt Sin My Sin is great yea unbelief Jesus what shall I do To Hell I go yea I do know to Heaven must goe but few Chr. Ephe. 2.8 Rev. 3.12 Heb. 9.28 Rev. 2.17 I 'le give thee Faith as my free gift and mark thee for my own Hell do not fear I will appear and give you the white Stone Sin But the new Name I do not know nor yet do understand How shall I then to Heaven go and with the Lamb there stand Chr. 2 Pet. 1.4 Rom. 8.17 Psal 23.6 The new Name and the Nature too thou shalt come for to know A better Name than Sons indeed my Love shall overflow Sin The old Nature seems to abide Jesus what shall I do It ofteâ—â—r 〈◊〉 thy Presence hide my Graces are but few Chr. The Divine Nature it shall come 2 Pet. 1.4 thy Vessel to possess The Presence of the holy One Psa 23.2 Cant. 5.1 with Grace shall thy Soul bless Sin How long O Lord will it then be before that thou wilt come That thy sweet Presence I might see Oh! thou the mighty One Chr. Behold I come yea like a Roe Cant. 2.17 Rom. 8.32 over the Mountains great My Father's Love you then shall know come to him I intreat Sin Will not my Sins prevent thee Lord and keep thy Presence out That thy sweet Voice may not be heard of this I am in doubt Chr. True Sinner Jer. 5.25 1 John 1.7 't is thy Sin that doth prevent the Lord of Life It hinders thy Communion sweet my Blood shall end the strife Sin Lord from my Sins I would depart come help me now I pray To follow thee with all my Heart and honour thee alway Jer. 32.40 Isa 43.25 Chr. My fear in thy Heart I will put from me thou shalt not part As for thy Sins I 'le blot them out Eze. 11.19 and give thee a new Heart Sin Oh! welcome Christ let Sin then die and never more now reign That I thy Name may magnifie also thy Love proclaim Chr. Sin shall not have dominion then but conquered shall be Rom. 6.14 Psal 71.8 Luk. 16.22 My Praises then Oh! thou shalt sing and in my Bosom be Thou shalt indeed then take thy fill of Joy for evermore Psal 16.11 Psal 47.7 Prov. 2.6 Luk. 24.45 And witness dayly heavenly skill my Praise set forth therefore Sin Sin still doth reign makes me complain therewith I burthened am Lord set me free in Bonds I be help me to see the Lamb. Chr. Rom. 6.12 vers 14. Rev. 13.8 1 John 29. Sin shall not reign Satain would fain a Captive make of thee I am the Lamb for thee was slain to set the Captive free Sin Lord let me know how for to go by Faith unto thy Son A promise fain I would obtain or else I am undone Chr. Ephes 2.8 Faith I 'le thee give and thou shalt live a promise it shall come Acts 1.4 I 'le the Unite thou shalt relate John 14.3 to 'th Father and the Son Sin One smile from thee Lord let me see and then I shall rejoyce Come set my soul at liberty that I may hear thy voice Chr. Soul I am nigh to hear thy cry Psal 34.15 vers 17. Psal 145.19 supply to thee shall come I 'le set the free from misery for thee I will then own Sin Unworthy Lord I am indeed of such choice favour to Injoy from thee Oh! let me see what for me thou wilt do Chr. I will present thy great complaint Heb. 7.25 Jer. 31.34 Jer. 32.40 unto my Father dear And thou shalt see that he will be thy God Oh! do not fear Rom. 6.6 Exo. 33.19 Exod. 34.6 2 Cor. 3.18 Thy sin shall die he 'l Magnifie his Rich his choice free Grace In setting thee at Liberty and thou shalt see his Face Sin Oh! pretious Lord do thou afford to me thy Grace most sweet Come cleanse my heart to me impart a change I do intreat Chr. I 'le cleanse thy heart I will impart Deut. 30.6 Luk. 11.13 Jer. 31.3 Phil. 2.13 Psal 110.3 Luke 1.79 Psal 16.11 Jer. 50.20 my Spirit thou shalt find I will thee give a cleansed heart and to thee I 'le be kind I 'le change thy will I will be still thy God and eke thy guide In my sweet presence thou shalt dwell and thy great sins I 'le hide A Pretious Conference BETWEEN CHRIST and a CHRISTIAN Christ COme take thy fill of Love most choice and Consolation high Cant. 5.1 Rev. 2.29 Cant. 1.13 And give attention to my Voice and in my bosom lie Christian True Lord thy love it is most rare Communion I would have Oh! give it down and do not spare thy bosom loves I crave Christ When thou an out-cast wert indeed Ezek. 16.5 Prov. 9.2 Cant. 2.4 I then did take thee in And at my Table made thee feed on dainties choice and sing Christian Yea Lord when unlovely I was yet lovely in thy sight I in my Blood thou seest it
good to manifest thy Light Christ Ezek. 16.4 John 14.16 John 15.10 My Skirt of Love I spred on thee thy nakedness to hide That my sweet prensence thou might'st see and with me might'st abide Christian Thy eye of pitty to me was made known at a high rate In washing me from filth that day and life thou did'st create Christ When I past by and saw the lie Eze. 16.6 7 polluted in thy blood In love to thee I did draw nigh and holp thee for thy good Christian Oh! praised be thy great high Name for what thou didst for me Thy tender Love I must proclaim and what of thee I see Christ A conversation choice and sweet Phil. 1.27 Amos 4.12 will honour me indeed Oh! then I will thy poor Soul meet on Manna thou shalt feed Christian Oh! help me Lord to live to thee a Godly Holy Life And in Communion let me be indeed thy married Wife Christ Isa 54.5 John 6.37 Cant. 7.10 A Husband then I 'le be to thee for none I will cast out That doth in truth now come to me thine I am without doubt Christian How shall I know Lord thou art mine and I am one with thee The perfect Union let me find and now united be Christ Isa 43.1 Jer. 31.33 Jer. 31.3 I know thy name Oh! thou art mine in Covenant we be My love indeed shall not decline more of it thou shalt see Christian Of Covenants two Lord we do read In thy most Blessed Word Which of them Lord hast thou now made to me O Blessed God Christ My Covenant that I have made Jer. 31.31 Heb. 8.10 Jer. 31.32 is new and choice also Not like to that of Israel's said they brake yea long agoe Christian What difference pray may there be between the Old and New The difference Lord Oh! let me see let 's know what we must do Christ The Old it comes from Mount Sina Gal. 4.24 Mich. 4.2 Gal. 4.26 a Covenant of Works The New it comes from Mount Zion a Covenant of Grace Christian Doth God require no works of me that by them I may live That by my works may Heaven see Or for my works he 'l save Christ No works at all do I require Ephes 2.9 Tit. 3.5 Rom. 5.1 1 John 1.7 nor can they produce Life But Faith in me doth God require it 's I must end the strife Christian The terms of thy sweet Covenant dear Lord What may they be Let 's understand Oh! out of hand come let us know of thee Christ The Covenant of Grace it is conditions on my part Jer. 31.33 Heb. 8.10 Wherein I am ingag'd to thee to write upon thy Heart My Royal Law of Grace indeed and be to thee a God Psal 32.8 Luke 1.97 Thou unto me a People be I 'le also be thy guide As for thy sins and transgressions no more will I remember Jer. 33.34 Isa 43.25 But will make known to thee I own a blotting out for ever Christian My Love my Lord my King my Choice thy path let me behold And daily hear thy lovely voice thy love to me unfold Christ Cant. 2.4 Into my banquetting-house come and take thy fill my Love Cant. 4.8 Of Flagons sweet I will thee meet and there embrace my Dove Cant. 2.6 The banner of my love display I will on thee indeed Cant. 2.5 And quickly come I 'l not delay on apples thou shalt feed Christian My Love my Dove my Joy my Crown oh come oh come away The Foxes spoil thy Church renown make hast and do not stay Rev. 21.2 My Bride I come with motions swift my Vineyard to maintain Cant. 2.15 Psal 2.6 The Fox I 'l slay my crowning day my Kingdom I shall gain Christian Oh Bridegroom dear when thou appear my robes do thou put on And cause my Lamp to burn most clear and with thee make me one Christ 1 Joh. 2.20 My Bride the unction thou shalt have that will thy Lamp here trim Mat. 25.4 Joel 2.28 And cause thy Light to shine most bright this oyl I will put in Mat. 25.10 The door against thee shall not shut but entrance thou shalt have Mat. 25.12 Mat. 25.8 When other Virgins be kept out for oyl they then will crave When they for oyl shall make a-do Mat. 25. thy Bridegroom then will come And in the kingdom thou shalt be when oyl they shall find none Christian Dear Lord oh hear the cries and groans that the oppressed make And hearken to the daily moans their bonds oh do thou break Psal 23.4 Christ My present rod shall prove for good to humble them thereby Deut. 8.16 Then privy search I 'l make for blood Rev. 6.10 and all my foes shall dy Isa 10.10 The work on mount Sion must be before that I will come Then will I break Assyrians heart and ruine Babylon Christian Come Lord and purge thine own people by thy refining fire Let affliction refine us clean as thou dost now desire Christ That is my end in what I do in love I do chastise Rev. 3.19 Micah 6.8 Isa 48.18 That better fruit you may bring out and learn for to be wise Christian Thy wisdom Lord oh from above let me enjoy I pray Then love I shall the Turtle Dove and him obey this day Christ My wisdom pure and peaceable Jam. 3.17 thou shalt possess indeed That teaches thee gentle to be Jam. 3.17 and on it thou shalt feed Christian How long thy absence shall I see thy presence I desire Oh when in Canaan shall we be and walk with thee entire Christ My Love the glorious land is near 2 Sam. 22.19 Isa 52.9 10 my presence thou shalt see And in my bosom thou shalt ly there thee and I will be Christian It is my grief and sorrow great that a stranger I be That I indeed cannot relate what I would have of thee Christ Rev. 22.1 2 Psal 36.8 Psal 46.4 Thy wants I know supply shall come yea from the living tree The Rivers of my love shall run and comfort thou shalt see Christian When thou dost speak I do forget thy message choice and sweet Therefore to me afford some help oh Lord I do intreat Christ John 14.26 Luk. 1.78 79. Luk. 1.75 I am at hand poor soul indeed thee memory I will give Yea by the hand I will thee lead as long as thou dost live Christian My burthen Lord is very great that earthly things I mind Oh help me Lord I do intreat thy presence let me find Christ Col. 3.3 Psal 94.19 Psal 27.4 Isa 35. last On things above oh thou my love delight thou shalt therein And live with me yea day by day and Hallelujah sing Christian Dear Lord arise and manifest thy power and thy might Pull Babel down and wear the Crown put Babylon to flight Christ Rev. 3.11 Rev. 18.4 Rev. 14.1
keep as my dear Sheep Satan shall not you harm Isa 49.11 Psal 121.5 vers 7. And you shall be preserv'd by me in the most dreadfull storm That on the Earth shall surely come before that I appear Joel 3.16 Rev. 2.10 Isa 41.10 To try all those that I have chose you have no cause to fear Afflicted Our trouble is that thou seems strange unto thy Heritage And lets them be a daily Prey to Beasts that are savage Chr. Isa 54.7 8. Deut. 8.16 Isa 3.12 Isa 61.1 Though for a time I do seem strange that humble they may be I will appear their Souls to chear and bring sweet Liberty Isa 54.11 The Afflicted and tossed Ones with tempest very high vers 12. Shall comfort find I will be kind vers 13. and they shall magnifie Luk. 1.46 vers 47. Psa 20.7 My great and glorious name indeed for in me they shall trust And in Canaan they then shall be I am their God most just Isa 54.1 Zeph. 3.14 verse 15. Rev. 3.21 Then the Afflicted shall rejoyce and never more complain But hearken will unto my voice then they with me shall reign A WORD to the REMNANT OF THE VVomans Seed 1. OH Virgin Daughter of Zion Zeph. 3.14 rejoyce in thy dear King The marriage Day is nigh at hand verse 15. then Praises thou shalt sing Rev. 19.7 2. Thy Bridegroome choice thou shalt behold Mat. 25.6 and in his Bosome be His tender Love he will unfold Isa 40.11 Oh! thou his Bride shalt see Rev. 21.9 3. Though Clouds are here come do not fear Isa 42.16 thy Lord he is at hand Jam. 5.9 And gloriously he will appear though we are at a stand Col. 3.4 4. Come do not doubt for you shall shout because of Zions King Isa 12.6 Zech. 9.9 Ps 72.9 11 His Foes shall bend though they are stout and Praises you shall sing 5. The Lamb is nigh come magnifie Rev. 21.23 his Name and Works Oh! then His glorious Cause shall never die Psa 74.22 Hab. 2.3 but will revive again 6. Though in the Grave it seem to lie Psa 72.7 Psal 2.6 Psal 89.27 Psal 72.8 the day is nigh at hand That God his Cause will magnifie for Christ must rule the Land 7. Ps 2.2 3.4 5. Ob. 15.17 18 21 Rev. 18 8 9 10 11 Though Christ's Foes plot and do contrive his Cause for to prevent Yet sure it will at last revive his Foes shall then lament 8. The Resurrection Day is nigh Mat. 28.1 5 6. with Mary wait oh then And at the sweet Sepulchre lie till you hear of your King 9. Gen. 22.15.9 Rev. 1.7 Cant. 5.10 For in the Mount God will be seen all clouds shall pass away On this God sets an high esteem Oh! Israel this day 10. Though Bonds Imprisonments befal Psal 69.33 Psal 79.11 Psal 146.7 God's Heritage this day A loud unto the Lamb let 's call for Liberty I pray 11. Psal 9.12 Psal 34.15 Ps 145.19 Let bitter cries attend the Throne Oh Remnant of the Lord And never let our God alone until our cries are heard 12. Come be in pain and travel then Oh Zion in this day Mich. 4.10 Isa 62.6 7. And no rest take till God create deliverance I pray 13. Isa 66.7 8. Isa 9.6 Psal 45.6 7 When travelling throws do come a-pace conclude the Mercy nigh The Man-child then he shall be King his Name let 's Magnifie 14. Psa 132.18 Psal 45.3 4 Psal 72.11 Upon his heâ—d the Crown shall sit and flourish too also In Tryumph and in Glory let this all the Nations know 15. Dan. 2.44 Dan. 7.26 vers 15 17. 2 Sam. 18.9 Then Govern shall the King of Kings in opposition to Usurpers all and they shall fall with Absolon his crew 16. Psalm 2.6 Pfal 72.2 Christ's Crowning Day is very nigh lift up your heads oh then His Majesty now Magnifie Oh Children of the King vers 15 17. 17. The Adonijah's they must down King Solomon must reign 1 Kin. 1.13 Zech. 3.9 For Christ alone must wear the Crown their Glory he will stain 18. The Royal Robes Christ must put on and on the Throne shall sit Rev. 1.13 Isa 61.10 Rev. 3.21 Rev. 4.4 Before his Majesty shall stand his chosen and Elect. 19. Upon his Royal Throne shall sing Mat. 24.30 31. Rev. 11.15 Re 19.4 5 6 his Angels round about His chosen then to him shall bring a Hallelujah shout 20. And magnifie his Statute Law Isa 2.2 3. Psal 45.11 Zeph. 3.8 vers 17. That from Sion shall come Him thou obey our King alway who is the Holy One. 21. His Law proclaim set forth his fame in all the Earth throughout Psal 45.2 Psal 27.8 Psal 31.23 And evermore love Christ therefore with Hallelujah shout 22. Babel shall down Christ our renown Tryumphingly shall reign Gen. 11.8 9 Ps 45.3 5 6 Ps 71.8 9. Pharaoh must die his crew shall fly before King Solomon 23. The rightful Heir unto the Crown Psal 89.27 28. Psal 2.6 8. Zach. 9.9 of all the Nations here His Majesty up now let 's cry our Lord the King is near 24. The Scarlet Whore shall not no more deceive the Nations then Rev. 17.1 vers 4 8. Her Cup of Gold Christ will unfold poyson to be within 25. Babylon shall fall her Merchants call Rev. 29.2 vers 15 16. Ps 146.10 for help when there is none Dagon shall down Christ in renown shall reign upon his Throne AN EXHORTATION to SAINTS AS SAINTS To Love one another 1. COme all you chosen of the Lord Ps 133.1 vers 2 3. that on the Lamb attend Oh! learn to walk with one accord unto Christ's Scepter bend 2. Oh! let the Golden Rule of Love now square our Actions here Gal. 6.16 Col. 3.2 Come learn the art to live above till Christ our King appear 3. And in the lovely Path of Love Isa 30.21 Ephes 5.1 let us delight to walk Oh! imitate dear Christ our dove yea of sweet Canaan talk 4. Jer. 9.24 Ephes 4.2 vers 3. 13 Love is indeed God's great delight come walk in Love Oh then And learn in truth for to unite it is a comely thing 5. It doth adorn our profession Gal. 5.13 John 14.16 1 John 5.3 that of the Lamb we make And makes us free yea day by day his work to undertake 6. 1 Cor. 3.7.6 Gal. 5.22 Rom. 12.9 Col. 3.4 If love indure it will procure great joy and peace also If it be pure we shall be sure to live with Christ the Roe 7. Love is the thing that doth fulfil 1 Pet. 1.22 Rom. 13.18 Rom. 10.10 1 Cor. 13.7 the Royal Law of God And doth ingage the Soul now still to bear the Fathers Rod. 8. Oh! love is that which doth adorn John 13.34 1 Cor. 13.7 Gal.
5.22 a Christian in his race And bears him up now in the storm it decketh him with Grace 9. Love makes all yoaks easie to him that on the Lamb depend 1 Cor. 13.4 1 Cor. 13.6 And makes the Soul with joy to sing to Christ who doth defend 10. From clouds and storms that doth arise 2 Cor. 4.8 Ja. 3.16 17 John 10.3 yea troubles high and great Love is the thing that makes us wise and proves Christ's waiting sheep 11. Come learn to walk and live in love all Children of the King Mat. 5.9 Tit. 3.9 Vain jangling shun and live above then we shall honour him 12. And love where ever you do see Col. 1.4 1 Cor. 11.16 Ephes 1.4 the Image of the Lord No more contentions let there be but walk with one accord 13. Come in the grace of love abound also therein delight 1 Thes 3.13 2 Cor. 8.7 2 Cor. 9.8 For all things else that are not sound now labour for to slight 14. It is the want of love indeed that makes poor Zion groan Heb. 13.1 1 Cor. 13.3 Unto the Law of Love take heed least we make further moan 15. For if afflictions will not make Ps 119.67 Rev. 2.23 Rom. 13.10 Gods Children to unite In peices he 'l the Churches break because his Law we slight 16. If that in love we do not walk 2 Cor. 13.11 Ephes 4.2 and tender be also Our God he will not mind out talk 1 Cor. 3.13 but will us overthrow 17. 2 Tim. 3.5 1 John 3.8 Rev. 15.16 A bare profession will not stand but fruits of love must be The Day of Christ it is at hand our love he 'l try you 'l see 18. By the touch-stone of his choice Word Rom. 12.9 1 John 3.13 if love do not agree According to his sweet record then own us will not he 19. Eph. 5.1 2. Isa 51.8 9. vers 12. Come walk therefore as children dear and now unite apace The Babylonions do not fear with joy let 's run our race 20. Rev. 14.1 Rev. 3.21 Then Hallelujah shall you sing and reign with Christ indeed Upon the Throne of the High One in Canaan you shall feed 21. All whisperings and back-bitings 2 Cor. 12.20 Prov. 16.26 Psal 37.4 abhorred let them be Let us delight in better things then plainly shall we see 22. 1 Col. 4. 1 Thes 3.22 1 Th. 4.9 10 Our Love appear to all Saints here love to them will increase To such that do dear Jesus fear we shall them then imbrace 23. 2 Cor. 10.5 Jam. 3.13 Ga. 5 14 15 Let no hard thoughts in us arise surmisings at no rate Such things proves us not to be wise but will our Union break 24. Let 's follow after all those things Rom. 14.19 Prov. 6.16 vers 19. that tends to peace indeed All discords shun from such things turn of Love there is great need 25. Ro. 12.9 10 Psal 133.1 vers 2 3. Learn to unite in Bonds of Love like God's chosen of old It 's well pleasing yea a choice thing as God hath us fore-told 26. Dear Jonathan David the King 1 Sam. 18.1 2 3. united were indeed In love most rare it did appear as in Gods word we read 27. A presedent most choice and rare 1 Sa. 20.17 Heb. 13.1 Psal 121.2 Oh! follow them herein Come love intire of God desire his help in this choice thing 28. Then Saints as Saints shall love sincere Col. 1.4 Phil. 1.10 1 Jo. 5.7 8. they shall not disagree But walk in Love and much desire the union of the three 29. Therefore unto God's Royal Law of Love let us take heed Gal. 5.14 Col. 2.6 Rom. 12.9 And it obey yea day by day and walk in love indeed 30. Like children dear let Love appear Eph. 5.1 2. Psal 101.5 John 6.37 in Love now be as one Slanders cast out then without doubt you shall injoy the Son 31. His Righteous Beams and Heavenly Streams Psal 46.4 Psal 36.8 Luk. 12.32 Hos 14.5 shall alwayes you revive Though you are few Christ's Heavenly dew will make you for to thrive 32. Chear up oh then depend on him Psal 32.11 Psal 36.9 Ps 119.104 Isa 64.5 who is the Fountain sweet At his foot lie all sin defie your pretious Souls he 'l meet 33. In Holy Fear to God draw near Psal 5.7 Heb. 4.16 Psa 34.15 Psa 145.19 his Throne of Grace attend He 'l hear thy cry in faith draw nigh his Ear to thee he 'l bend 34. Who di'd for us that we might live Rom. 5.6 Isa 26.19 Col. 3.3 4. and that eternally Come die to sin and live to him and we shall never die THE END