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Christ in believers the hope of glory being the substance of several sermons / preached by John Brown.
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Brown, John, 1610?-1679.
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and have keeped Christ so long at the door and so have foresaken your own Mercies and have loved death rather then life Ionah 2.8 Prov 8 36.4 Endeavouâ— earnestly to win free of this estate and to bâ— Partakers of this singular and unspeakable advantage to have Christ in you Seek unto to him who hath the Kings keys and the kâ—ys of of David and that openeth and no maâ— shutteh That he may put his hand into the holâ— of the lock and cast open the leaves and unbolt the dear of your heart and come in 5 Whatever ye do Be carefull that ye wâ—onâ— none of them Ye see who is near hanâ— them and whose House and Habitation â—hey are Do â—hem no hurt left ye bring on youâ— selves the wrath of him that dwelleth iâ— them Vse 3 For Application of these comfortable Truths aright there are several Dutieâ— required of Believers themselves 1. They must make use of Christ for Light Counsel and Direction in all their wayes Seeing â—e is so near unto you that he is even within you then make all your difficulties knowâ— unto him Undertake nothing without his Advice Believers are to trust in the Lord witâ— all â—heir heart and in nothing to lean untâ— their own understanding acknowledging him in all thâ—ir wayes and he shall direct theiâ— pathâ— Prâ— 3 5.6 Thus therefore as theâ— received Christ Jesus the Lord so should theâ— walk in him Col. 2.6 Setting him up for their Patern and Example and so walking as be walked in the World in all Humility Patiâ—nce Love Zeal Holiness and Uprightness â—hat thereby it may appear that Christ is in â—hem and that they are rooted and built up â—n him and established in Faith 2. They must lay to Heart that great Duty of growing in Grace and bearing Fruit in him Ioh. 15.2 That this Union with Christ may appear For when found fruitful in him â—hen it appears that they are united unto a Fruitful and sappy Root and that the founâ—ain of Life and influences is in them And on â—his account are they to be the more diligent in â—hese following Duties As 1. Live in the constant and real Convictions of your Impoâ—ency to do any thing of your selves knowing â—hat ye are not sufficient of your selves to â—hink any thing as of your selves 2 Cor. 3.5 â— Acknowledges that all your sufficiency is in Christ through whom ye can do all things â—hilip 4.13 Believe his All-sufficiency and â—eadiness to help and bear through Difficulties â—ll such who will imploy him and his Grace â— In confidence hereof go to him for help â—epend on him for assistâ—nce according to the â—romises lay the weighâ— of the Duty on him â—y Faith 4. Lean and rest on him by Faith â—nd so venture upon every commanded Duty â—ith uprightness of Heart 3. The Believer must lay to Heart the Duâ—y of rejoycing in him and of boasting alone in him And that in these respects 1. As having all what they have in and through and for him alone As also all they have to expect for the making of them compleatly happy must run through this Channel so thaâ— the Believer is alone Compleat in him Col. 2.10.2 Because they will find all their wants through Loâ—ses Crosses Tossings sharp Dâ—spensations c. Richly made up in Him in whom Dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead Bodily Col. 2.9 For He is in theâ— 3. Because that through Him they are brought to the highest pitch of Honour and Credite imaginable as having Christ abiding and dwelling in them 4. Because that through Him they have the â—urest hope of seeing God and of dwelling in Glory eternally For Christ in them is the hope of Glory 5. Because that in Him they have cause to triumph over Death Hell the Grave and Corruption and over a Body of Death Rom. 7.24 25. 1 Cor. 15.55.6 Because they have him near at hand to go to is all their Needs Miseries Doubts and Questionings Weakness c. He is ever at hand for he is in them 4. Seeing Christ is come so near unto them that He is in them so they are to keep near Communion and Fellowship wiâ—h him and that in these following respects 1. That they converse with him in their thoughts separating themselves from all others singly to speak with him adoring and admiring his Love and Condescendency towards them and with delight continuing in the Meditation of his Person Offices and Mediatory Works c. 2. That they be often speaking with him in Prayer And thus keeping up a Correspondence with him laying out all their wants before him pouring out their Souls in his Bosome going to him on all occasions 3. That they seek advice of and consult him in all Emergents attempting nothing without giving him notice first thereof 4. That they set hâ—m up conâ—inually as their Patern that they may be Followers of God as dear Children Ephes. 5.1 He haâ—h left us an example that we should follew his steps 1 Pet. 2.21.5 That they unbosome their whole Secrets to Him seeing He is their Heart and bosome Friend and seeing this is the real and sure token and demonstration of resting in and crediting of Him 6. That â—hey approach unto Him or unto God through Him with all Christian freedom and familiaâ—ity with an assurance of accepâ—ance seeing He is come so near to the Soul For in him We have boldness and access with confidence by the Faith of Him Eâ—hes 3.12 And through Him we â—oth have an access by one Spirit unto the Father Ephes. 2 18.5 Seeing it hath pleased Christ â—o worthy and excellent a Guest to take up Lodging in the Souls of Believers they must beware of gâ—ieving Him We should be loath to let a good Guest go to the door upon the account of our incivility Now among other things these following will grieve Christ and and provoke him to depart 2. In case we have not that high esteem of Him as we ought any will soon weary in Company where affronted and slighted 2. Providing due honour and Respect to him be not intertained and fostered notwithstanding of all our forementioned freedom and familiarity with him For homliness must not spill good Manners He is a great King and Jealous God A Sen Honoureth his Father and a Servant his Master If then I be a Father where is mine Honour And if I be a Master where is my Fear saith the Lord of Hosts c. Mal. 1.6 3 Providing we have not strong hearty and sensible desires after him For as Love and Kindness waxeth cold so Friendship dryeth up His Love iâ— strong and love must be answered with love otherwayes it turns into Jealousie He is a jealous Lover And as his Love has mounted far above all Love yea above all the Love of Women though distilled into one Therefore we should carry our selves as ever sensible hereof continually praying that ouâ— Hearts might alwayes be directed into â—he Lorâ— of God 2 Thess. 3.5 And
Stars Adam if he had â—tood had never appeared with Christ as a glorious Member of Hîs glorified mystical Body Col. 3.4 He haâ— never been partaker of that Glory which Christ bestoweth upon His own which He hath of the Father as the Redeemed now have Ioh. 17.22 He had never been brought to Glory through Christ as the Captain of Salvation made perfect through Suffâ—rings as the Saints are now brought Heb. 2.10 He had never had that relation and interest in Christ as his elder Brother Hâ—ad and Saviour which Believers now have by veâ—tue of the New Covenant He had never sitten with Christ upon His Throne as Christ sitteth upon His Father Throne But this unspeakable Concotenatâ—on of Glory is carried on through the Covenant of Grace The Glory which he should havâ— purchased should have been but a Glory oâ— his own begetting bought with his poor inconsiderable sweating and legal payment but the Glory of the Gospel is a Glory bought witâ— the Life and heart Blood of the Eâ—ernal Son of GOD The other had been but a Glory of Law work and of Law-merit But this is a matchless Glory wholly through and through shining with the Glory of free Grace Here appearâ— incomprehensible Love wonderful free Grace inconceivable Mercy and a wonderful harmony of Mercy and Judgement Adam had not sung that new Song which the Redeemed now sing in Glory So that upon infinite accounts the Glory of the Gospel far surmounteth the Glory of the Covenant of Works That was unsure as the event did manifest This is sure for all the Seed being grounded and firmly bottomed on the Faithfulness established on the Truth ensured through the Righteousness strengthned by the Oaâ—h of GOD and confirmed by the Death of the Testator c. 4. Compare the Gospel with the formeâ— Administration of the Covenant of Grace before Christ's Incarnation and thô that Administration had its own Glory which nevertheless behoâ—ved to be abolished yet here is a Glory far more excellent A Glory after which in former times the Prophets searched â—nd unto whom it was revealed they Propheâ—ed of this Grace that should come unto you 1 Pet. â— 10 12. The first Dispensation was daâ—k â—s also the Mysteries were vailed with Types â—hadows Ceremonies and Offerings Thereâ—ore Moses put a vail over his face that the Chilâ—ren of Israel should not stedfastly look to the end â—f that which is abolished 2. Cor. 3.13 That Administration in respect of the Administraâ—ion of the New Testament is called the Letâ—er that killeth and the ministration of Death written and engraven on Stones the Ministraâ—ion of Condemnation But this is called the Spirit the Spirit that giveth Life and the Ministration of the Spirit the Ministration of Righteousness So that the Glory of the former Ministration was not once to be compared with the Glory of the latter Ministration That was â—ndeed glorious so that the Children of Israol could not stedâ—â—stly behold the Face of Moses for the Glory of his Countenance but it was a Glory that was to be done away But this is much more glorious and surpasseth far in Gloâ—y For even that which was made glorious had no Glory in this repect by reason of the Glory that excelleth 2 Cor. 3.6 7 8 9 10. Therefore until that that Evangelical Day began to down and clear up and Faith or the great object of Faith Christ Jesus came unto the World The Heirs were kept under the Law shut up unto the Faith as in a prison and held under the strict Discipline of a Pedagogue or School Master Gal. 3.23 24 25. Under the Law they were Children differing nothing from Servants but were in Bondage under the Elements of the World and they were Tutors and Governours Gal. 4.2 3. They were under weak and beggerly Elements Gal. 4.9 But we shall not insist longer here this being sufficiently held forth by the Apostle Paul throughout hiâ— whole Epistle to the Hebrews Secondly Further that there are Riches in the Glory of the Gospel will appear providing we in the next place take notice of the glorious and super-excellent Nature of the same Many things might be brought in for clearing of this but we shall satisfie our selveâ— with some fâ—w As 1. This rich glorious Nature of the Gospel appears while it is called The Power of God unto Salvation to every oâ—â— that believeth to the Jew first and also to the Greek Rom. 1.16 That noble and sharp-fighted Apostle of the Gentiles saw such a Richeâ— of Glory therein that how contempâ—ible so ever it appeared to others whether Iew oâ— Gentile yet with him it had a high esteem he was not ashamed of it that is he gloried in it this being a dimunitive menner of Speech wherein more is understood than is exprest For he descerned it to be the glorious and none-such Instrument of GODs Power to break up Satan's hoof Quarters in the World and so to spread out the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Whereupon he says 2 Cor. 10.4.5 The weapons of our warefare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong Holds casting down Imaginations and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Justly then might he magnify his Office whileas he was imployed to carry these Treasures unto the Gentiles Rom. 11.13.2 Its Riches appeareth herein that the Gospel is the Cabinet wherein lyeth and the Field wherein is to be found the most enriching Glory imaginable It hath folded up in it that really enriching Pearl which when the wise Merchant had found sold all that he had and bought it which you may read in that Parable and which is doubled with very litle alteration Mat. 13.44 45 46. Christ the alone enriching Pearl of great Price is the whole Matter the Heart and Marrow of this Gospel It is wholly imployed about Him therefore cannot but contain Glory and Riches of Glory therefore it is called The Word of Christ Col. 3.16.3 It appears herein because it is the offering aâ—d the holding forth of the most enâ—iching and glorious Marriage that ever was heard tell of a A Marriage between the lofâ—ly high holy glorious and matchless King of Kings and Lord of Lords and despicable Sinners pooâ— beggerly Creatures by Nature Heirs of Hell It is the word of Reconciliation containing Articles and Conditions of Peace between the Holy Righteous and Glorious GOD and sinful self-destroying Sinners which is intrusted to the Apostles and their Successors 2 Cor 5.10 20. therefore called the word of Peace Act. 10.36 37.4 The Riches of Glory appears herein because the Gospel is the outward Call of God which when the LORD makes effectual He accompanyeth with an inward powerful irresistable Calling to the most glorious things imaginable It is hereby that the Lord Jesus bringeth many Sons unto Glory Heb. 2.10 Hereby do the Elect obtain the Salvation that is in Christ Iesus with