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Show . What chriflt [r11it'il, ·and how fweet? (which is the (econd part of hi~ PridHy.Oflice, ). you read Rom;~' 3·+·Heb .. 7.25. 1 Jo.~ .. i . Thts f1utt tsexcecdtng (wcet to e believers tatlc. For, · I . We al(ofir together with him i~t heaoen(y plam,Ephe(, 2:6. The believer, whiles be meditates of his Saviour fitting at thenght hand of his Father (ecth himfelf alfo ( in him ) fet there, and Oh! how fwcct this mull needs be to the believing Soul! . 2. While he tajlu of< be InurctJ]iMt of Chrijl; he comforts htm• !eli concerning his Sins, with that of Sajnt J olm : . . Though [ Sm I ·have an advocate "'irb the Father, eve>~ Jrfiu Chr~[r tl;r Rtgo!mu, Concerning his weak and imperfect duties, ~e comf01 ts htmfclf with that of Saint J olm. Rev. 8.3. that there IS an Angel, at tht Altar wbo haiku Goldrn ce11{er to ,.,bom ttmch Incenfe il f)vm tbat lujho~ld offtr it with tht pr.syers 'afaU Saintl ttpon the Goldm A ltar, prevail which .i< before the Tbrone. . . ~· while he confiders that his lnterceiTour 15 at 1he rtght lu>td of God, [which is the hand of favour] he is confirmed that he fha!\ be with God,that God who heareth hrm always. 4• While he confiders him at the right hand, [ whicl~ is the hand offirength and power, J he fets him able to ~anq?tfh and fubdue all his enemies the world the 1\tfh, the Devtl, bemg able 10 fubdue all things t~ himfe!f~ How f weet is this fruit unto his c.J\e! Lallly; TherC'i< a further fruit of this Appletree which is not y~t f~lly ripe. It i1 Chrijl.J coming t~ judg both the quick,_ and the. dead, heJs Q.rdained of God for that •purpofe, A{l. I O. 42. To thu tnd Chrijl both died, and rofi Jnti revived, that he nnght be Lord bot b ~f the dead and of tbt living. Chrifi, by his death procured a L()tdfhtp over all. This Lordfhip fhall be finally executed in his la'fi act of Judgment----God,.,i/1 _iudg tl" world in rigi•teouficefi, by that man n:b(lm he hath ordain-d. wherenf he hath given an aJJ,.,ance to aU"!'" "' 4hat he bath r>ifid him from the dead, Act. I 7. 3 I. to whtch purpofe Jude faith,he .fhall ~orne ,.,;t{; trn thoufopd{ of hir Sainll· Saint Paul 10 the 'lhejJJ/onia•u , 2 The[. 1. S. faith, he fhall come with his mighty Angelt. NDw this fruit oflhe Appktree is fweet to the believ<rS talte. ·Saint Pa<tl having mentioned it, I 'fhef 4• 1 5, I ll• bids them.v. 1 S. comfort themfelvu wztb theft wordt : The Apot\Je tO Ti111gthy'laith, : Thtt tbr Law, ( by which our Saviour faith (Jolm •8. ) the word f110ll be judged ) wPt 119t made for • rigbteo/lt mpn, i. e. JJOt to coqdctim him. Is it not f weet to a be· !iever in Ordina1/cet,fweet to a 'he'!ievel'l 'ttt}le.· Jiever ( tbink you ) to know and meditate upon it and believe t hat there is a day coming; when they that die in Chrill 01all rif~ fi rfi, and thofe that are ali vc fhall not prevent nor be aforehand with thofe t bat are afleep. But they jh.,U aU be cau•ht up i»to the Cloud1 to meet the Lord in the Air ; and {o tl\ey OJail ever be with the Lord. J; it not f weet to their rafle, to meditate upon it? T hat the~e fhall be a time, .when they 01011 fee him in whom they have beheved, comtng to Judg the world, who fhall be judged for all the hard fpeechcs, which they have fpoken againfi him; when God will clear up the innocency of his Servants as the light and their judgment as the noon-day; and the worid fhall underfland tb~ di ~erent reward of profonenefs ami debauchery, and an holy /lrt& Ltfe and Converfat ion; and the men of t he world fhall know that the people of God' a•re no Reprobate~ nor Hy'pocrites and that tb1:re ,is a rew.,d for tbe Rit,hteout ; and th~re is a God tha; judgeth the Earth. But I fhall ndd no more ro this difcourfe of the fi rfi fort of the fruits of the Appletree~ • Saint J ohn! tree in the RevelatioH, ( the fame with the Appletru In the text, ) bare twelve man per offruits, and y ielded her [r11it everv moneth., I have ( hifherto). or>ly gi•en you a talle of one fort,of.fnlit, a~d this is ,a fort, of which fame :were but yielded onct, -and .wrll, be yte!ded no mr;>re. In that he dled, faith the Apollle, he dzed but once; He was incarnat< but once; he was tempted but once; he performed allive Obedience to the law of God but once · he rofi from the dtad, and afcended into Heaven but once · h; fhall be incarnate no more, dieno more, be tempted n0 more,' rife from the dead no II\Ore, afcend no'mor,, i ·Iris true he ever fitteth at Gods right hand, and fh.al!-tvtr livt to m•Ji! inttreefllon for 111 and he Alai! once c~me to J~.lg t he world in Righteou{ut{i. Bu: there are other frutts of thts Appletree which it yitldetb every mo~eth: Such are the OrdiHanctt •f God. The inftHencet of the Spmt of Grace, &c. Thefe alfo are f weer to the believers talle • But of thefe hereafter, · • • I ( Cant, ,, ' I |