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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           RIGHT
           HONOURABLE
           Sir
           
             IOHN
             SHORTER
          
           ,
           Knight
           ,
           Lord
           Mayor
           OF
           THE
           CITY
           of
           LONDON
           AT
           GROCERS-HALL
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Samuel
             Slater
          
           Minister
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           Published
           by
           his
           Lordships
           Command
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Cockerill
          
           at
           the
           
             Three
             Legs
          
           in
           the
           Poultrey
           .
           1688.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           RIGHT
           HONOURABLE
           Sir
           
             IOHN
             SHORTER
          
           ,
           Knight
           ,
           Lord
           Mayor
           OF
           THE
           CITY
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           
             My
             Lord
             ,
          
        
         
           THIS
           Sermon
           was
           not
           preached
           ,
           nor
           is
           it
           published
           undesir'd
           :
           Your
           Honour
           hath
           had
           a
           very
           great
           stroke
           as
           to
           both
           .
           Tho
           many
           others
           did
           come
           with
           their
           auxiliary
           hands
           to
           help
           the
           Midwifeing
           of
           it
           into
           the
           World.
           It
           hath
           stuck
           long
           in
           the
           birth
           ,
           because
           I
           cared
           not
           to
           expose
           it
           and
           my self
           ,
           now
           that
           the
           comfortable
           ease
           ,
           which
           God
           and
           his
           Majesty
           have
           graciously
           granted
           us
           ,
           (
           who
           were
           before
           unmercifully
           run
           down
           )
           doth
           make
           too
           many
           very
           uneasie
           and
           wickedly
           angry
           ,
           as
           if
           to
           shew
           kindness
           to
           the
           Oppressed
           ,
           were
           not
           becoming
           of
           a
           great
           King
           ,
           nor
           to
           accept
           of
           it
           fit
           for
           a
           groaning
           Subject
           .
           But
           ,
           my
           Lord
           ,
           contrary
           to
           mine
           own
           Inclinations
           ,
           I
           am
           constrained
           to
           yield
           at
           last
           to
           Importunity
           .
           What
           entertainment
           it
           will
           find
           with
           many
           ,
           I
           neither
           know
           ,
           nor
           am
           sollicitous
           .
           Probably
           they
           will
           slight
           and
           laugh
           at
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           let
           them
           till
           they
           are
           weary
           ;
           methinks
           ,
           however
           ,
           they
           may
           please
           to
           let
           this
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           Works
           of
           my
           Reverend
           Brethren
           
           pass
           as
           tolerable
           ,
           since
           done
           by
           the
           clumsy
           Fists
           of
           Pedlars
           and
           Tinkers
           ,
           &c.
           as
           some
           out
           of
           their
           abundant
           civility
           and
           good
           manners
           have
           been
           pleas'd
           to
           call
           us
           .
           But
           we
           can
           laugh
           as
           heartily
           at
           their
           Abuses
           ,
           as
           they
           can
           at
           our
           Discourses
           ;
           so
           long
           as
           there
           are
           no
           Fists
           about
           our
           Ears
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           contented
           .
           You
           are
           not
           ,
           My
           Lord
           ,
           without
           Reproaches
           ,
           which
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           are
           more
           Your
           Honour
           than
           Your
           Chair
           or
           Chain
           :
           these
           things
           are
           frankly
           given
           out
           by
           men
           ready
           at
           any
           thing
           but
           what
           is
           good
           .
           Let
           us
           ,
           My
           Lord
           ,
           give
           them
           to
           understand
           ,
           if
           they
           have
           leisure
           enough
           to
           throw
           dirt
           ,
           we
           have
           none
           to
           be
           concerned
           at
           it
           .
           No
           ,
           let
           us
           mind
           the
           duty
           of
           our
           several
           Places
           ,
           and
           be
           the
           more
           industrious
           in
           the
           doing
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           Moon
           holds
           on
           her
           journey
           notwithstanding
           the
           bawling
           of
           Dogs
           .
        
         
           En
           peragit
           cursus
           surda
           Diana
           suos
           .
        
         
           That
           God
           would
           direct
           ,
           succeed
           and
           strengthen
           the
           heart
           and
           hands
           of
           Your
           Lordship
           and
           worthy
           Brethren
           ;
           that
           God
           would
           make
           Your
           City
           a
           City
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           accompany
           this
           Sermon
           with
           a
           blessing
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           reach
           its
           wished-for
           end
           ,
           Private
           and
           Publick
           good
           :
           That
           Truth
           and
           Peace
           may
           be
           in
           our
           days
           ,
           and
           descend
           as
           a
           blessing
           upon
           the
           head
           of
           all
           following
           Generations
           ,
           is
           the
           hearty
           Prayer
           of
           ,
        
         
           
             My
             Lord
             ,
          
           
             Your
             Honour
             's
             most
             Humble
             Servant
             in
             our
             Dearest
             Jesus
             ,
             
               Samuel
               Slater
            
             .
          
           
             
               March
               30.88
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           RIGHT
           HONOURABLE
           Sir
           
             IOHN
             SHORTER
          
           ,
           Kt.
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             
               
                 PSALM
                 11.16
              
               .
            
             
               Yet
               have
               I
               set
               my
               King
               upon
               my
               holy
               hill
               of
               Sion
               .
            
          
        
         
           OUR
           dear
           and
           precious
           Lord
           Jesus
           ,
           is
           the
           great
           and
           blessed
           Potentate
           ,
           King
           of
           kings
           ,
           and
           Lord
           of
           lords
           ,
           his
           Kingdom
           the
           most
           noble
           and
           glorious
           ,
           his
           Government
           the
           most
           excellent
           in
           its
           self
           ,
           and
           most
           easy
           to
           his
           Subjects
           ;
           yet
           never
           did
           any
           meet
           with
           greater
           Opposition
           ,
           than
           he
           hath
           done
           ,
           both
           in
           his
           own
           Person
           ,
           while
           he
           was
           conversant
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           tabernacling
           among
           Men
           ;
           and
           in
           his
           Interest
           ,
           Power
           and
           Authority
           ,
           ever
           since
           .
           He
           strikes
           not
           at
           the
           just
           Prerogatives
           and
           Sovereign
           Rights
           of
           Princes
           ,
           nor
           at
           the
           Peace
           and
           Prosperity
           of
           Subjects
           ,
           but
           hath
           been
           and
           still
           is
           carrying
           on
           designs
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           Grace
           and
           Love
           ,
           seeking
           the
           good
           ,
           welfare
           and
           happiness
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           yet
           black
           and
           cursed
           designs
           have
           been
           hatched
           in
           Hell
           ,
           and
           vigorously
           carried
           on
           by
           some
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           Men
           against
           him
           .
           He
           saith
           in
           Joh.
           18.36
           .
           
             My
             kingdom
             is
             not
             of
             this
             world
             .
          
           Such
           a
           Kingdom
           as
           is
           not
           terrene
           ,
           decaying
           and
           fading
           ,
           but
           spiritual
           and
           abiding
           .
           Such
           a
           Kingdom
           as
           is
           not
           
           of
           the
           same
           nature
           with
           those
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           is
           not
           inconsistent
           with
           them
           ,
           doth
           not
           usurp
           upon
           them
           ,
           doth
           not
           prejudice
           or
           infeeble
           them
           ,
           hath
           nothing
           in
           common
           with
           them
           ,
           needs
           it
           not
           ,
           seeks
           it
           not
           .
           Yet
           for
           all
           this
           ,
           in
           the
           Psalm
           before
           us
           ,
           we
           find
           the
           World
           in
           a
           ferment
           and
           violent
           Heat
           about
           it
           ;
           great
           Consultations
           and
           Endeavours
           ,
           among
           all
           sorts
           and
           ranks
           of
           Men
           ,
           high
           and
           low
           ,
           rich
           and
           poor
           ,
           honourable
           and
           base
           ,
           for
           the
           wresting
           of
           the
           Royal
           Scepter
           out
           of
           his
           hand
           ,
           the
           shaking
           and
           overturning
           of
           his
           sacred
           and
           highly-exalted
           Throne
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           tho
           he
           be
           the
           best
           Friend
           that
           ever
           the
           World
           had
           ,
           not
           a
           Destroyer
           ,
           but
           a
           Saviour
           ;
           yet
           he
           had
           and
           hath
           a
           world
           of
           Enemies
           ,
           who
           would
           
             break
             his
             hands
             asunder
             ,
             and
             cast
             away
             his
             Cords
             from
             them
             ,
          
           which
           is
           egregious
           folly
           ,
           and
           ingratitude
           in
           the
           height
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           question
           is
           ,
           Why
           do
           they
           so
           ?
           Why
           do
           they
           rage
           ,
           and
           set
           their
           Wits
           at
           work
           ?
           Why
           do
           they
           combine
           and
           unite
           together
           against
           him
           ?
           Why
           is
           all
           this
           stir
           and
           bustle
           ?
           Why
           cannot
           Men
           be
           quiet
           ?
           Why
           do
           they
           thus
           bid
           defiance
           to
           the
           God
           of
           Love
           ,
           to
           the
           Prince
           of
           Peace
           ?
           You
           find
           no
           Answer
           in
           this
           Psalm
           returned
           to
           this
           Question
           ,
           and
           surely
           no
           other
           reason
           of
           this
           aversness
           from
           him
           can
           be
           assigned
           ,
           but
           this
           ,
           viz.
           His
           being
           an
           irreconcilable
           Enemy
           to
           the
           lusts
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           their
           sinful
           Practices
           ;
           his
           Government
           ,
           whereever
           it
           is
           erected
           ,
           not
           allowing
           the
           reign
           of
           Sin
           ,
           which
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           Men
           are
           so
           much
           devoted
           to
           ,
           and
           mad
           upon
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           not
           be
           divided
           from
           it
           ,
           but
           prefer
           it
           before
           the
           Lord
           of
           Life
           and
           Glory
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           are
           fixedly
           resolved
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           let
           them
           go
           on
           till
           Divine
           Vengeance
           overtake
           them
           .
        
         
           However
           these
           their
           actings
           upon
           Earth
           are
           taken
           notice
           of
           by
           one
           in
           Heaven
           .
           There
           the
           Great
           Iehovah
           ,
           the
           God
           and
           Father
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           sits
           as
           a
           strict
           and
           curious
           Observer
           of
           the
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           Ways
           ,
           and
           Doings
           of
           men
           :
           He
           sees
           what
           is
           the
           matter
           of
           their
           Debates
           ,
           what
           the
           issue
           of
           their
           Consults
           ,
           what
           is
           agreed
           upon
           in
           their
           greatest
           Privacies
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           done
           by
           them
           in
           their
           open
           Hostilities
           ;
           and
           as
           he
           observes
           all
           ,
           so
           he
           doth
           it
           with
           a
           perfect
           Serenity
           ,
           without
           any
           trouble
           or
           afflictive
           commotion
           ,
           without
           any
           undue
           concernedness
           for
           his
           Son's
           interest
           and
           honour
           .
           Notwithstanding
           all
           the
           Confusions
           that
           are
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           here
           below
           ,
           all
           the
           attempts
           of
           wicked
           and
           unreasonable
           men
           ,
           he
           enjoys
           himself
           as
           becomes
           a
           God
           ,
           in
           undisturbed
           Peace
           and
           Quietness
           ,
           and
           a
           plerophory
           of
           Satisfaction
           as
           to
           his
           own
           Counsels
           ,
           and
           the
           success
           of
           them
           .
           For
           his
           Understanding
           is
           Infinite
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           cannot
           be
           out-witted
           ,
           nor
           over-reached
           ;
           and
           his
           own
           Arm
           is
           sufficient
           for
           him
           ,
           so
           
           that
           he
           cannot
           be
           mastered
           and
           over-powred
           .
           There
           is
           not
           any
           possibility
           of
           defeating
           any
           of
           his
           everlasting
           Purposes
           ,
           or
           frustrating
           any
           of
           his
           glorious
           Ends
           ;
           his
           Counsels
           shall
           stand
           ,
           and
           the
           thoughts
           of
           his
           heart
           to
           all
           Generations
           .
        
         
           Hence
           it
           comes
           to
           pass
           ,
           that
           while
           they
           rage
           ,
           he
           laughs
           ;
           and
           while
           they
           are
           putting
           forth
           the
           utmost
           of
           their
           skill
           and
           strength
           ,
           he
           looks
           upon
           them
           with
           an
           holy
           Derision
           and
           Contempt
           ;
           and
           while
           they
           are
           raising
           the
           
             Posse
             Terrae
          
           ,
           the
           Powers
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           against
           Christ
           ,
           he
           knows
           there
           is
           no
           need
           of
           raising
           the
           
             Posse
             Coeli
          
           for
           him
           ;
           No
           need
           of
           raising
           his
           Hosts
           ,
           or
           of
           arming
           and
           sending
           twelve
           Legions
           of
           Angels
           to
           his
           assistance
           .
           No
           ,
           no
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           their
           Confusion
           and
           fatal
           Disappointment
           ,
           it
           is
           full
           out
           enough
           for
           him
           to
           speak
           to
           them
           ,
           only
           it
           is
           in
           his
           anger
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           vex
           them
           by
           turning
           their
           Counsel
           backward
           ,
           and
           tumbling
           their
           Persons
           headlong
           into
           Destruction
           ,
           which
           shall
           certainly
           be
           in
           due
           time
           .
           The
           Word
           of
           God
           carrieth
           along
           with
           it
           ,
           a
           mighty
           Power
           and
           Efficacy
           .
           With
           a
           word
           he
           created
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           brought
           this
           excellent
           Fabrick
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           out
           of
           nothing
           .
           It
           was
           but
           his
           Fiat
           ,
           and
           the
           Work
           was
           done
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           word
           of
           his
           Power
           he
           upholds
           all
           things
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           do
           not
           fall
           and
           return
           into
           their
           first
           Nothing
           .
           And
           with
           a
           word
           he
           can
           blast
           all
           the
           Projects
           of
           his
           Son's
           Adversaries
           ,
           and
           wither
           every
           Arm
           that
           is
           stretched
           out
           against
           him
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           inquire
           what
           it
           is
           that
           God
           speaks
           to
           them
           ;
           you
           have
           it
           in
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Text
           ;
           
             Yet
             have
             I
             set
             my
             King
             upon
             my
             holy
             hill
             of
          
           Sion
           .
           In
           which
           you
           have
           these
           things
           worthy
           of
           your
           Observation
           .
        
         
           
             First
             ,
             The
             will
             of
             God
             set
             in
             opposition
             to
             the
             Wills
             and
             Counsels
             of
             Men.
             
               Yet
               I
            
             ;
             they
             are
             doing
             so
             and
             so
             ,
             but
             I
             have
             done
             quite
             otherwise
             ;
             they
             are
             doing
             their
             Pleasure
             ,
             and
             I
             have
             done
             mine
             ;
             their
             work
             is
             to
             do
             ,
             and
             will
             never
             be
             done
             ;
             mine
             is
             done
             already
             ,
             I
             am
             before-hand
             with
             them
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             You
             have
             the
             Act
             of
             God
             the
             Father
             ,
             by
             which
             Regal
             Power
             and
             authority
             is
             conferred
             upon
             Christ.
             
               I
               have
               set
            
             ,
             anointed
             ,
             constituted
             my
             King.
             
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             The
             Seat
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             place
             where
             his
             Throne
             is
             set
             ,
             and
             where
             he
             is
             to
             exercise
             his
             Sovereign
             power
             ,
             
               The
               holy
               Hill
               of
            
             Sion
             .
             The
             Doctrine
             that
             I
             shall
             from
             hence
             raise
             ,
             and
             present
             you
             with
             ,
             as
             the
             Subject
             of
             the
             following
             Discourse
             ,
             is
             this
             .
          
        
         
         
           Doct.
           
             Let
             the
             discontent
             and
             rage
             ,
             the
             designs
             and
             practices
             of
             Men
             be
             what
             they
             will
             ,
             yet
             there
             is
             a
             King
             set
             up
             in
          
           Sion
           
             by
             God
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             this
             King
             doth
             and
             shall
             Reign
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             his
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             in
             spite
             of
             them
             too
             ;
             they
             may
             as
             soon
             pluck
             the
             Sun
             out
             of
             the
             Firmament
             ,
             as
             Christ
             out
             of
             the
             Throne
             .
          
           I
           shall
           dispatch
           the
           Doctrinal
           part
           in
           opening
           the
           several
           Words
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           done
           by
           answering
           these
           following
           Questions
           .
        
         
           
             First
             ,
             What
             is
             meant
             by
             Sion
             ?
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Why
             is
             Sion
             called
             Gods
             holy
             Hill
             ?
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Who
             is
             that
             King
             ,
             whom
             God
             hath
             set
             up
             there
             ?
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             What
             is
             the
             meaning
             of
             that
             phrase
             ,
             setting
             him
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             What
             is
             the
             import
             of
             that
             Particle
             yet
             .
             Yet
             have
             I
             set
             him
             ;
             all
             which
             I
             shall
             pass
             through
             with
             convenient
             Brevity
             ,
             having
             a
             due
             respect
             both
             to
             his
             Auditory
             ,
             and
             the
             time
             ;
             and
             then
             proceed
             to
             the
             Application
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           Q.
           Our
           first
           Question
           is
           this
           ,
           
             What
             is
             meant
             by
          
           Sion
           ?
        
         
           A.
           To
           which
           I
           answer
           thus
           ,
           Sion
           is
           to
           be
           taken
           two
           ways
           ,
           literally
           and
           mystically
           .
           Sion
           in
           the
           literal
           Acceptation
           ,
           was
           a
           considerable
           Mountain
           in
           Ierusalem
           ,
           which
           had
           been
           formerly
           in
           the
           Possession
           of
           the
           Iebusites
           ,
           and
           was
           by
           them
           kept
           until
           the
           time
           of
           David
           ,
           the
           second
           King
           of
           Israel
           ,
           but
           the
           first
           good
           one
           ,
           2
           Sam.
           5.7
           .
           
             The
             King
             and
             his
             men
             went
             up
             to
             Ierusalem
             to
             the
             Iebusites
             ,
             the
             inhabitants
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             which
             spake
             unto
             David
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Except
             thou
             take
             away
             the
             blind
             and
             the
             lame
             ,
             thou
             canst
             not
             come
             in
             hither
             ;
             thinking
             David
             cannot
             come
             in
             hither
             ;
             nevertheless
             David
             took
             the
             strong
             hold
             of
             Sion
             ,
             the
             same
             is
             called
             the
             City
             of
             David
             .
          
           This
           Hill
           had
           two
           tops
           ,
           upon
           one
           of
           which
           was
           built
           the
           Tower
           or
           City
           of
           David
           ;
           and
           upon
           the
           other
           afterwards
           ,
           was
           built
           by
           Solomon
           his
           Son
           ,
           the
           Temple
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           that
           top
           was
           Mount
           Moriah
           ,
           as
           you
           may
           see
           in
           the
           2
           Chron.
           3.1
           .
           
             Then
             Solomon
             began
             to
             build
             the
             house
             of
             the
             Lord
             at
             Ierusalem
             in
             Mount
             Moriah
             ,
             where
             the
             Lord
             had
             appeared
             unto
             David
             his
             Father
             .
          
        
         
           Sion
           in
           the
           mystical
           Acceptation
           is
           no
           other
           than
           the
           Church
           of
           God.
           We
           find
           that
           Christ
           himself
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           King
           of
           Saints
           ,
           and
           Head
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           is
           frequently
           in
           Scripture
           called
           by
           the
           name
           of
           David
           .
           Thus
           Ezek.
           34.23
           ,
           24.
           
           
             I
             will
             set
             up
             one
             Shepherd
             over
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             feed
             them
             ,
             even
             my
             servant
             David
             he
             shall
             feed
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             be
             their
             Shepherd
             .
             And
             I
             the
             Lord
             will
             be
             their
             God
             ,
             and
             my
             servant
             David
             a
             Prince
             among
             them
             ;
             I
             the
             Lord
             have
             spoken
             it
             :
          
           
           So
           again
           ,
           Hos.
           3.5
           .
           
             Afterward
             shall
             the
             children
             of
             Israel
             return
             and
             seek
             the
             Lord
             their
             God
             ,
             and
             David
             their
             king
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             fear
             the
             Lord
             and
             his
             goodness
             ,
             in
             the
             latter
             days
             .
          
           Christ
           in
           these
           ,
           and
           other
           such
           like
           places
           is
           to
           be
           understood
           by
           David
           ;
           and
           he
           hath
           his
           Name
           given
           him
           ,
           because
           he
           was
           to
           be
           of
           the
           Seed
           of
           David
           ,
           the
           Royal
           Line
           ,
           and
           David
           was
           the
           Type
           of
           him
           ,
           being
           (
           as
           was
           before
           hinted
           )
           the
           first
           good
           and
           gracious
           King
           in
           Israel
           ,
           tender
           over
           that
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           faithful
           to
           their
           interest
           ,
           ruling
           them
           with
           Wisdom
           and
           Love
           ,
           not
           tyrannically
           with
           a
           Rod
           of
           Iron
           .
        
         
           Now
           as
           Christ
           the
           King
           ,
           is
           called
           by
           the
           Name
           of
           David
           ;
           So
           the
           Gospel
           -
           Church
           ,
           which
           is
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           place
           of
           his
           gracious
           and
           spiritual
           Residence
           ,
           is
           called
           by
           the
           name
           of
           Sion
           ;
           so
           you
           find
           it
           in
           Hebr.
           12.22
           .
           
             Ye
             are
             not
             come
             to
             the
             mount
             that
             burned
             with
             fire
             ,
             nor
             to
             blackness
             ,
             and
             darkness
             ,
             and
             tempest
             ;
             but
             ye
             are
             come
             unto
             mount
          
           Sion
           ,
           
             and
             unto
             the
             City
             of
             the
             living
             God
             ,
             the
             heavenly
          
           Jerusalem
           ,
           i.e.
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           both
           Militant
           ,
           in
           which
           you
           are
           Conversant
           ;
           and
           Triumphant
           ,
           of
           which
           you
           are
           now
           Members
           ;
           that
           Church
           which
           is
           the
           Seat
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Habitation
           of
           God.
           So
           likewise
           in
           Revel
           .
           14.1
           .
           
             I
             looked
             ,
             and
             lo
             ,
             a
             Lamb
             stood
             upon
             mount
             Sion
             ,
             and
             with
             him
             an
             hundred
             forty
             four
             thousand
             ,
             having
             his
             Fathers
             name
             written
             in
             their
             foreheads
             .
          
           The
           Mount
           Sion
           here
           meant
           ,
           is
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           Christ
           stands
           to
           look
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           take
           particular
           constant
           Care
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           he
           always
           did
           ,
           and
           will
           still
           go
           on
           to
           do
           .
           These
           hundred
           forty
           and
           four
           thousand
           that
           were
           with
           him
           ,
           are
           the
           Elect
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           effectually
           called
           ,
           who
           have
           submitted
           to
           him
           ,
           are
           followers
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           take
           his
           part
           ,
           and
           are
           ready
           to
           take
           up
           his
           Cross
           ,
           whensoever
           called
           to
           it
           .
           And
           this
           Mark
           or
           Seal
           doth
           signifie
           ,
           both
           the
           sanctifying
           work
           of
           the
           Spirit
           in
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           are
           brought
           over
           to
           Christ
           ;
           and
           also
           his
           strengthening
           work
           ,
           whereby
           they
           are
           kept
           stedfast
           with
           him
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           discouragements
           they
           find
           in
           themselves
           ,
           all
           the
           Temptations
           and
           Oppositions
           that
           are
           made
           against
           them
           by
           Hell
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Afflictions
           and
           Persecutions
           they
           meet
           with
           from
           the
           World.
           And
           it
           is
           said
           to
           be
           in
           their
           Foreheads
           ,
           to
           note
           out
           unto
           us
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           blessed
           fruit
           which
           they
           bring
           forth
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           all
           them
           that
           know
           them
           ,
           Good
           and
           Bad
           ,
           Friends
           and
           Foes
           ;
           but
           also
           their
           open
           ,
           bold
           and
           undaunted
           owning
           and
           professing
           of
           Christ
           ;
           whose
           they
           are
           ,
           and
           to
           whom
           they
           resolve
           to
           cleave
           in
           the
           darkest
           days
           ,
           and
           most
           menacing
           dangers
           .
           Like
           unto
           those
           Benjamites
           ,
           who
           said
           ,
           1
           Chron.
           12.18
           .
           
             Thine
             are
             we
             ,
             David
             ,
             and
             on
             thy
             side
             ,
             thou
             Son
             of
             Iesse
             ;
             peace
             ,
             peace
             be
             unto
             thee
             ,
             and
             peace
             be
             to
             thine
             helpers
             ,
             for
             
             thy
             God
             helpeth
             thee
          
           ;
           and
           so
           he
           doth
           our
           David
           ,
           and
           him
           we
           may
           set
           against
           all
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           for
           in
           comparison
           of
           him
           ,
           they
           all
           (
           be
           they
           never
           so
           many
           ,
           never
           so
           mighty
           )
           are
           less
           than
           nothing
           ,
           Vanity
           .
           Among
           many
           great
           and
           precious
           Promises
           ,
           which
           are
           made
           to
           the
           Gospel-Church
           under
           the
           name
           of
           Sion
           ,
           that
           is
           one
           ,
           Isa.
           60.14
           .
           
             The
             sons
             of
             them
             that
             afflicted
             thee
             ,
             shall
             come
             bending
             unto
             thee
             ;
             and
             all
             they
             that
             despised
             thee
             ,
             shall
             bow
             themselves
             down
             at
             the
             soals
             of
             thy
             feet
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             call
             thee
             the
             City
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             the
             Sion
             of
             the
             Holy
             One
             of
             Israel
             .
          
           Now
           Mount
           Sion
           is
           thus
           made
           use
           of
           ,
           as
           the
           Type
           and
           Figure
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           in
           new
           Testament-times
           ,
           the
           times
           of
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           upon
           such
           accounts
           as
           these
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           Because
           of
           the
           special
           Presence
           of
           God
           there
           ,
           above
           any
           other
           place
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           Psal.
           132.13
           ,
           14.
           
           
             The
             Lord
             hath
             chosen
             Sion
             ,
             he
             hath
             desired
             it
             for
             his
             Habitation
             .
             This
             is
             my
             rest
             for
             ever
             ,
             here
             will
             I
             dwell
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             desired
             it
             .
          
           It
           was
           the
           place
           of
           his
           choice
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           desire
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           delight
           .
           It
           pleas'd
           him
           to
           abide
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           Audience
           to
           his
           People
           there
           ;
           there
           he
           met
           them
           ,
           and
           heard
           their
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           made
           Manifestations
           of
           himself
           to
           them
           ;
           the
           House
           built
           there
           ,
           he
           filled
           with
           his
           Glory
           .
           Now
           the
           spiritual
           and
           gracious
           Presence
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           in
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           with
           his
           People
           .
           From
           the
           wicked
           he
           stands
           at
           a
           distance
           ,
           he
           looks
           upon
           them
           afar
           off
           .
           We
           read
           in
           the
           Revelation
           ,
           That
           mystical
           
             Babylon
             is
             a
             Habitation
             of
             Devils
             ,
             a
             Cage
             of
             unclean
             Birds
             ,
             and
             foul
             Spirits
             .
          
           But
           the
           true
           Church
           is
           the
           Habitation
           of
           God
           ;
           there
           he
           dwells
           ,
           there
           he
           gives
           forth
           his
           Light
           ,
           and
           his
           Loves
           ;
           there
           he
           makes
           his
           People
           joyful
           ;
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           golden
           Candlesticks
           is
           the
           pleasant
           walk
           of
           the
           blessed
           Jesus
           .
           Hence
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           (
           as
           the
           Apostle
           Paul
           saith
           in
           Ephes.
           2.21
           .
           )
           
             all
             the
             building
             fuly
             framed
             together
             ,
             groweth
             unto
             an
             holy
             temple
             in
             the
             Lord
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           universal
           Catholick
           Church
           doth
           so
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           Temple
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           then
           he
           adds
           in
           ver
           .
           22.
           in
           
             whom
             you
             also
             are
             builded
             together
             for
             an
             habitation
             of
             God
             through
             the
             Spirit
             .
          
           Not
           only
           the
           universal
           Church
           (
           that
           which
           is
           rightly
           so
           called
           )
           but
           also
           particular
           Churches
           ,
           as
           that
           in
           Ephesus
           ,
           those
           in
           London
           ,
           or
           in
           any
           other
           Country
           ,
           City
           ,
           Town
           ,
           which
           are
           called
           ,
           united
           ,
           constituted
           ,
           order'd
           regularly
           ,
           or
           according
           to
           the
           Pattern
           given
           in
           the
           Mount
           ,
           the
           Divine
           Will
           revealed
           and
           laid
           down
           in
           the
           Sacred
           Scriptures
           ,
           are
           Temples
           and
           Habitations
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           great
           God
           doth
           delight
           by
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           to
           dwell
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           particular
           Saints
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           really
           sanctified
           ,
           and
           made
           partakers
           of
           those
           Gifts
           ,
           which
           do
           not
           only
           adorn
           and
           grace
           the
           Person
           ,
           but
           likewise
           render
           those
           that
           have
           them
           truly
           gracious
           .
        
         
         
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Sion
          
           was
           a
           Type
           of
           the
           Gospel-Church
           ,
           and
           its
           name
           is
           therefore
           fitly
           given
           to
           it
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           proceeding
           or
           going
           forth
           of
           the
           Gospel
           from
           thence
           .
           The
           fiery
           Law
           ,
           as
           you
           know
           ,
           was
           given
           upon
           ,
           and
           from
           Mount
           Sinai
           ,
           in
           a
           most
           terrible
           manner
           ,
           so
           that
           Moses
           himself
           fear'd
           and
           quak'd
           ;
           but
           the
           everlasting
           Gospel
           ,
           or
           law
           of
           Grace
           ,
           was
           from
           Mount
           Sion
           ,
           Isa.
           2.3
           .
           
             Many
             people
             shall
             go
             and
             say
             ,
             Come
             ye
             ,
             and
             let
             us
             go
             up
             to
             the
             mountain
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             to
             the
             house
             of
             the
             God
             of
             Iacob
             ,
             for
             he
             will
             teach
             us
             his
             ways
             ,
             and
             we
             will
             walk
             in
             his
             paths
             ,
             for
             out
             of
             Sion
             shall
             go
             forth
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             the
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             from
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           The
           Law
           ,
           i.e.
           not
           the
           law
           of
           Works
           ,
           but
           of
           Faith.
           The
           Law
           of
           the
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           the
           Word
           ,
           i.e.
           the
           Word
           of
           Reconciliation
           and
           Peace
           ,
           the
           glad
           tidings
           of
           Life
           and
           Salvation
           ,
           by
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           the
           Author
           of
           eternal
           Salvation
           to
           all
           those
           that
           accept
           and
           obey
           him
           .
           This
           came
           first
           out
           of
           Sion
           and
           Ierusalem
           ,
           from
           whence
           it
           appears
           ,
           that
           those
           learned
           Men
           did
           not
           speak
           without
           reason
           ,
           who
           have
           asserted
           ,
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           Ierusalem
           had
           the
           best
           and
           most
           rightful
           claim
           to
           that
           honourable
           Title
           of
           the
           Mother
           Church
           ,
           whatever
           place
           besides
           doth
           pretend
           thereunto
           :
           So
           consult
           Psal.
           110.2
           .
           
             The
             Lord
             will
             send
             the
             rod
             of
             thy
             strength
             out
             of
             Sion
             .
          
           Now
           ,
           what
           is
           that
           Rod
           ,
           but
           the
           precious
           Gospel
           accompanied
           with
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           to
           Salvation
           ,
           by
           which
           he
           conquers
           and
           subdues
           a
           People
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           also
           Rules
           and
           Governs
           them
           .
        
         
           Now
           upon
           this
           account
           ,
           the
           Church
           may
           well
           be
           called
           Sion
           ,
           because
           there
           are
           made
           most
           blessed
           Revelations
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           Grace
           and
           Peace
           ,
           in
           and
           thorough
           him
           ;
           there
           are
           the
           Divine
           Oracles
           ,
           there
           are
           unlocked
           ,
           and
           sweetly
           opened
           ,
           those
           profound
           and
           glorious
           Mysteries
           ,
           which
           were
           conceal'd
           and
           kept
           hid
           from
           Ages
           and
           Generations
           .
           There
           is
           made
           known
           unto
           the
           Principalities
           and
           Powers
           in
           heavenly
           Places
           ,
           [
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ]
           
             The
             manifold
             Wisdom
             of
             God
          
           ,
           viz.
           in
           the
           whole
           Oeconomy
           ,
           both
           of
           mans
           Redemption
           by
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Church
           in
           its
           various
           Ages
           and
           Periods
           ,
           from
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Sion
          
           is
           fitly
           used
           for
           a
           Type
           of
           the
           Gospel-Church
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           its
           Eminency
           ;
           it
           was
           high
           and
           lofty
           ,
           Psal.
           68.15
           .
           
             The
             hill
             of
             God
             ,
             is
             as
             the
             hill
             of
             Bashan
             ,
             an
             high
             hill
             as
             the
             hill
             of
             Bashan
             .
          
           That
           of
           Bashan
           ,
           was
           a
           very
           high
           Hill
           ,
           rising
           up
           with
           several
           tops
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           be
           compared
           with
           Sion
           ;
           for
           as
           he
           saith
           in
           the
           next
           verse
           ,
           
             Why
             leap
             ye
             ,
             ye
             high
             hills
             ,
             this
             is
             the
             hill
             which
             God
             desireth
             to
             dwell
             in
             ,
             yea
             the
             Lord
             will
             dwell
             in
             it
             for
             ever
             .
          
           So
           the
           Church
           ,
           
           which
           is
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Christ
           ,
           doth
           excel
           in
           Glory
           all
           the
           Kingdoms
           of
           the
           World.
           It
           is
           the
           most
           noble
           Society
           ,
           it
           needs
           not
           go
           a
           begging
           to
           any
           other
           ,
           it
           needs
           no
           borrowed
           Beauty
           ,
           it
           shines
           brightest
           with
           its
           own
           Beams
           ,
           when
           its
           Worship
           is
           performed
           according
           to
           the
           Divine
           will
           ,
           without
           the
           addition
           of
           humane
           Inventions
           ;
           when
           its
           Ordinances
           are
           pure
           ,
           without
           any
           Adulteration
           ,
           and
           imbasing
           Mixtures
           ;
           when
           its
           Members
           walk
           in
           an
           Holy
           and
           Gospel-Order
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Law
           and
           Rule
           of
           the
           new
           Creature
           ;
           Then
           
             is
             the
             Beauty
             of
             the
             Lord
             its
             God
             upon
             it
             ,
          
           and
           that
           Beauty
           is
           so
           great
           ,
           so
           sweet
           and
           ravishing
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           very
           well
           despise
           and
           abhor
           Painting
           and
           little
           pitiful
           Artifices
           to
           set
           it
           off
           ;
           it
           need
           not
           be
           beholden
           to
           any
           in
           the
           World
           for
           Ornaments
           and
           Dresses
           .
           This
           precious
           and
           amiable
           Spouse
           of
           Christ
           doth
           then
           look
           most
           lovely
           ,
           and
           is
           then
           the
           fairest
           among
           Women
           ,
           when
           it
           hath
           only
           its
           Lords
           comeliness
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           doth
           not
           appear
           in
           any
           of
           the
           rotten
           Rags
           ,
           or
           gaudy
           Attire
           of
           a
           loathsome
           Harlot
           .
           And
           besides
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           most
           gracious
           Promise
           made
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           which
           shall
           have
           its
           certain
           and
           full
           accomplishment
           in
           due
           season
           ,
           Isa.
           2.2
           .
           
             It
             shall
             come
             to
             pass
             in
             the
             latter
             days
             ,
          
           (
           and
           hath
           he
           said
           it
           ,
           and
           will
           he
           not
           do
           it
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           without
           all
           doubt
           he
           will
           )
           
             that
             the
             mountain
             of
             the
             Lords
             house
             shall
             be
             established
             in
             the
             top
             of
             the
             mountains
             ,
             and
             exalted
             above
             the
             hills
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           time
           coming
           ,
           and
           I
           would
           hope
           it
           is
           not
           far
           off
           ,
           the
           nearer
           it
           is
           ,
           the
           better
           ,
           when
           the
           true
           Church
           of
           Christ
           shall
           be
           the
           Head
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           Tail
           ;
           when
           she
           shall
           not
           be
           as
           a
           Scullion
           among
           the
           Pots
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           Bride
           made
           ready
           for
           her
           Husband
           ;
           and
           when
           that
           Religion
           which
           came
           down
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           will
           carry
           them
           to
           Heaven
           who
           sincerely
           profess
           and
           practice
           it
           ;
           that
           Religion
           which
           is
           pure
           and
           undefiled
           ,
           before
           God
           and
           the
           Father
           ,
           shall
           prevail
           against
           all
           the
           false
           and
           counterfeit
           Religions
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           as
           it
           doth
           now
           excel
           them
           all
           in
           Truth
           ,
           Purity
           and
           Glory
           ,
           so
           it
           then
           shall
           in
           Virtue
           ,
           Power
           and
           Efficacy
           .
           Dagon
           shall
           fall
           before
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Idols
           be
           utterly
           abolished
           ,
           Yea
           ,
           tho
           they
           be
           
             made
             of
             Silver
             or
             Gold
             ,
             which
             men
             have
             made
             ,
             each
             one
             for
             himself
             to
             worship
             ,
             yet
             shall
             they
             be
             cast
             to
             the
             moles
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             bats
             ,
          
           Isa.
           2.20
           .
           The
           Inventions
           of
           Men
           shall
           be
           made
           to
           give
           place
           to
           the
           Appointments
           and
           Institutions
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           the
           Doctrines
           of
           Devils
           shall
           disappear
           ,
           and
           vanish
           before
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Babylon
           shall
           be
           made
           a
           Hissing
           and
           Confusion
           ,
           but
           Ierusalem
           a
           Rejoycing
           ,
           and
           her
           People
           a
           Joy
           ;
           this
           we
           do
           now
           rejoyce
           in
           the
           Faith
           of
           and
           patiently
           wait
           for
           the
           glorious
           and
           happy
           performance
           .
           Amen
           ,
           Come
           Lord
           Jesus
           .
        
         
         
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Sion
          
           was
           a
           Type
           or
           Figure
           of
           the
           Gospel-Church
           ,
           because
           of
           its
           Firmness
           and
           Stability
           .
           It
           is
           said
           in
           Psal.
           125.1
           .
           
             They
             that
             trust
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             shall
             be
             as
             mount
             Sion
             ,
             which
             cannot
             be
             removed
             ,
             but
             abideth
             for
             ever
             .
          
           So
           shall
           the
           Church
           ;
           yea
           ,
           tho
           the
           Hills
           do
           depart
           ,
           and
           the
           Hills
           be
           removed
           ,
           even
           Sion
           it self
           at
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           yet
           the
           Church
           shall
           abide
           ,
           and
           when
           it
           ceaseth
           to
           be
           in
           any
           part
           Militant
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           throughout
           Triumphant
           .
           Let
           Men
           and
           Devils
           combine
           ,
           and
           unite
           their
           Strength
           ,
           and
           do
           their
           worst
           ,
           the
           Church
           shall
           stand
           the
           shock
           ,
           and
           outlive
           their
           Fury
           .
           They
           may
           Rage
           ,
           Persecute
           and
           Kill
           ,
           they
           may
           Imprison
           ,
           Inslave
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           Cruelties
           force
           multitudes
           from
           their
           own
           Countries
           ,
           and
           native
           Soils
           ;
           but
           when
           they
           have
           done
           ,
           Christ
           will
           shew
           himself
           to
           be
           above
           them
           .
           They
           may
           weary
           themselves
           in
           the
           greatness
           of
           their
           way
           ,
           and
           sweat
           and
           fret
           in
           their
           Gears
           ,
           but
           they
           shall
           never
           reach
           their
           designed
           and
           desired
           End.
           They
           may
           say
           ,
           Raze
           her
           ,
           raze
           her
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           Foundation
           ;
           but
           Ierusalem
           is
           a
           burthensome
           Stone
           ,
           upon
           whomsoever
           it
           falls
           ,
           it
           will
           grind
           them
           to
           Powder
           .
           This
           spiritual
           Vine
           ,
           which
           Gods
           own
           right
           hand
           hath
           planted
           ,
           may
           be
           cut
           and
           wounded
           ,
           and
           bleed
           sorely
           ,
           but
           it
           shall
           not
           be
           to
           Death
           ;
           the
           old
           and
           excellent
           saying
           ,
           is
           at
           this
           day
           as
           true
           as
           ever
           ,
           
             Sanguis
             Martyrum
             semen
             Ecclesiae
          
           ,
           The
           Blood
           of
           the
           Martyrs
           is
           the
           Seed
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           The
           more
           Martyrs
           there
           are
           ,
           the
           more
           Believers
           there
           shall
           be
           .
           Pauls
           bonds
           did
           turn
           to
           the
           furtherance
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           and
           so
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           shall
           do
           ,
           the
           patient
           sufferings
           and
           joyful
           comfortable
           Deaths
           of
           others
           ,
           in
           the
           Cause
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           his
           Truths
           and
           Worship
           .
           Let
           all
           the
           Enemies
           do
           their
           best
           ,
           and
           their
           worst
           too
           ,
           God
           will
           have
           a
           People
           in
           the
           World
           to
           praise
           his
           Name
           ,
           to
           load
           his
           Altars
           ,
           and
           to
           serve
           him
           in
           the
           beauty
           of
           Holiness
           .
           In
           the
           worst
           of
           times
           ,
           when
           Ahab
           had
           the
           Throne
           ,
           and
           Idolatry
           was
           grown
           rank
           and
           rampant
           ,
           there
           were
           seven
           thousand
           in
           Israel
           that
           had
           not
           bowed
           the
           Knee
           to
           Baal
           ;
           so
           ,
           tho
           at
           some
           times
           the
           number
           of
           faithful
           Professors
           may
           be
           much
           diminished
           by
           miserable
           Persecution
           ,
           and
           far
           more
           miserable
           Apostacy
           ;
           yet
           there
           shall
           be
           so
           many
           preserved
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           a
           
             seed
             to
             serve
             him
             ,
             and
             accounted
             to
             him
             for
             a
             Generation
             ,
          
           and
           that
           seed
           being
           water'd
           with
           the
           Divine
           blessing
           ,
           shall
           happily
           spring
           up
           in
           its
           season
           ,
           and
           yield
           a
           mighty
           increase
           .
           There
           is
           a
           sweet
           and
           precious
           Promise
           of
           eternal
           Truth
           ,
           gone
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           him
           who
           is
           the
           faithful
           Witness
           ,
           upon
           which
           it
           is
           our
           duty
           ,
           and
           richly
           worth
           our
           while
           to
           live
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           assurance
           thereof
           greatly
           to
           rejoyce
           ,
           Mat.
           16.18
           .
           
             Upon
             this
             Rock
             will
             I
             build
             my
             Church
             .
          
           Upon
           what
           Rock
           ?
           not
           Peter
           himself
           ,
           for
           tho
           he
           was
           a
           good
           Man
           ,
           and
           an
           excellent
           
           Apostle
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           a
           frail
           ,
           fallible
           and
           dying
           man
           ;
           But
           either
           upon
           the
           Truth
           which
           was
           then
           confessed
           by
           him
           ,
           or
           rather
           upon
           my self
           ,
           who
           am
           the
           eternal
           Rock
           ,
           i.e.
           upon
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           himself
           ;
           and
           what
           he
           hath
           so
           built
           ,
           none
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           pull
           down
           ;
           
             The
             gates
          
           ,
           the
           Policy
           and
           Power
           
             of
             Hell
             shall
             not
             prevail
             against
             it
             .
          
           So
           much
           may
           suffice
           to
           be
           spoken
           to
           the
           first
           thing
           ,
           viz.
           what
           is
           here
           meant
           by
           Sion
           ,
           and
           why
           the
           Gospel-Church
           is
           called
           so
           .
        
         
           2.
           Q.
           Our
           second
           Question
           is
           this
           ,
           
             Why
             is
          
           Sion
           
             called
             Gods
             holy
             Hill
          
           ?
           Or
           ,
           
             the
             Hill
             of
             Gods
             holiness
          
           ?
        
         
           A.
           To
           which
           I
           thus
           briefly
           Answer
           :
           Sion
           is
           so
           called
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           Ark
           ,
           which
           was
           there
           when
           the
           sweet
           Singer
           of
           Israel
           composed
           this
           Psalm
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           visible
           Symbol
           of
           Gods
           special
           ,
           spiritual
           and
           gracious
           Presence
           ;
           and
           also
           because
           of
           the
           Temple
           ,
           which
           was
           built
           there
           afterward
           ,
           and
           was
           an
           eminent
           Type
           of
           
             Iesus
             Christ.
          
           In
           that
           the
           great
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           place
           his
           Name
           ;
           that
           house
           he
           was
           pleased
           to
           fill
           with
           his
           Glory
           ,
           there
           he
           did
           meet
           his
           People
           ,
           hearing
           their
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           returning
           his
           Answers
           ;
           from
           thence
           it
           was
           that
           
             he
             commanded
             the
             blessing
             ,
             even
             life
             for
             evermore
             ,
          
           Psal.
           133.3
           .
           There
           is
           no
           argument
           to
           be
           drawn
           from
           hence
           ,
           that
           can
           evince
           to
           us
           the
           holiness
           of
           Places
           now
           .
           As
           in
           every
           Nation
           ,
           Persons
           that
           fear
           God
           and
           work
           righteousness
           ,
           are
           accepted
           of
           him
           ;
           So
           is
           that
           Worship
           in
           all
           places
           ,
           which
           is
           performed
           to
           him
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           Will
           ,
           in
           Spirit
           and
           in
           Truth
           .
           Ierusalem
           is
           not
           now
           an
           holy
           City
           ,
           nor
           Canaan
           the
           holy
           Land.
           Christ
           our
           Altar
           doth
           sanctify
           indeed
           those
           Gifts
           which
           are
           by
           a
           gracious
           heart
           in
           Faith
           offered
           up
           to
           God
           upon
           and
           by
           him
           ;
           but
           the
           meer
           place
           doth
           not
           do
           it
           ,
           it
           contributes
           nothing
           toward
           it
           ,
           it
           puts
           no
           beauty
           upon
           it
           ,
           no
           savour
           nor
           rellish
           that
           will
           take
           with
           God.
           Fervent
           prayers
           ,
           cordial
           praises
           ,
           all
           holy
           duties
           ,
           have
           as
           free
           an
           access
           to
           God
           ,
           as
           speedy
           admission
           with
           him
           ,
           as
           full
           a
           welcome
           ,
           as
           sweet
           ,
           gracious
           reception
           and
           entertainment
           ,
           which
           are
           offered
           and
           performed
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           in
           a
           Kitchin
           ,
           a
           Closet
           ,
           a
           Chamber
           ,
           or
           a
           Field
           ,
           as
           those
           that
           are
           performed
           in
           any
           place
           which
           man
           is
           said
           to
           consecrate
           .
           If
           men
           would
           look
           more
           after
           heart-holiness
           ,
           they
           would
           not
           talk
           so
           much
           of
           ,
           nor
           insist
           so
           much
           upon
           the
           holiness
           of
           places
           .
           The
           conveniency
           of
           them
           is
           considerable
           ,
           but
           the
           holiness
           of
           them
           (
           in
           these
           new
           Testament-times
           )
           is
           a
           fancy
           ,
           Joh.
           4.21
           .
           
             Iesus
             saith
             unto
             her
             ,
             Woman
             ,
             believe
             me
             ,
             the
             hour
             eometh
             when
             ye
             shall
             neither
             in
             this
             mountain
             ,
             nor
             yet
             at
             Ierusalem
             worship
             the
             Father
             .
          
           Ceremonious
           Worship
           is
           antiquated
           ,
           and
           distinction
           of
           places
           taken
           away
           .
           Christ
           prayed
           in
           a
           Mountain
           ,
           and
           taught
           in
           a
           Ship
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Sea-side
           ;
           and
           saith
           Paul
           ,
           1
           Tim.
           2.8
           .
           
             I
             will
             that
             men
             pray
             every
             where
             ,
             lifting
             up
             holy
             hands
             ,
             without
             wrath
             and
             
             doubting
             .
          
           Look
           to
           this
           ,
           that
           your
           persons
           be
           right
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           holy
           hands
           and
           hearts
           ,
           and
           that
           your
           Prayers
           be
           right
           without
           wrath
           and
           doubting
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           Faith
           in
           God
           ,
           and
           Love
           to
           your
           Neighbour
           ;
           so
           you
           may
           pray
           every
           where
           [
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ]
           in
           any
           place
           ,
           so
           that
           you
           do
           not
           do
           it
           with
           the
           Pharisee
           and
           Hypocrite
           to
           be
           seen
           of
           men
           .
           Prayers
           ,
           saith
           ,
           Estius
           ,
           are
           at
           this
           day
           no
           less
           grateful
           to
           God
           in
           any
           Church
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           convenient
           and
           fitting
           place
           ,
           than
           at
           the
           Temple
           of
           Ierusalem
           .
        
         
           But
           then
           take
           this
           Expression
           ,
           
             my
             holy
             Hill
          
           ,
           mystically
           ,
           for
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           find
           the
           name
           doth
           most
           aptly
           agree
           to
           it
           ;
           it
           is
           indeed
           the
           Hill
           of
           Gods
           holiness
           ,
           because
           the
           Church
           is
           made
           up
           of
           holy
           ones
           .
           Thus
           Paul
           speaks
           in
           his
           Epistles
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           1.2
           .
           
             Unto
             the
             Church
             of
             God
             which
             is
             in
             Corinth
             ,
             to
             them
             that
             are
             sanctified
             in
             Christ
             Iesus
             ,
             called
             to
             be
             Saints
             .
          
           Ephes.
           1.1
           .
           To
           the
           Saints
           which
           
             are
             at
             Ephesus
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             faithful
             in
             Christ
             Iesus
             .
          
           So
           Col.
           1.2
           .
           
             To
             the
             Saints
             and
             faithful
             Brethren
             in
             Christ
             ,
             which
             are
             at
             Coloss.
          
           This
           holy
           Temple
           is
           not
           to
           be
           made
           of
           any
           rubbish
           ;
           all
           persons
           are
           not
           to
           be
           admitted
           to
           the
           communion
           and
           enjoyments
           there
           ,
           tho
           they
           come
           sometimes
           reeling
           out
           of
           an
           Ale-house
           ,
           and
           at
           other
           times
           reeking
           out
           of
           a
           Whore
           house
           ;
           No
           ,
           no
           ,
           Saints
           only
           are
           proper
           matter
           here
           .
           The
           Invisible
           Church
           is
           made
           up
           altogether
           of
           real
           Saints
           ,
           such
           as
           are
           born
           of
           God
           ,
           renewed
           in
           the
           spirit
           of
           their
           minds
           ,
           have
           been
           made
           partakers
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           his
           common
           gifts
           ,
           but
           also
           in
           his
           special
           and
           saving
           Graces
           ;
           who
           
             coming
             unto
             Christ
             as
             to
             a
             living
             stone
             ,
             chosen
             of
             God
             and
             precious
             ,
             are
             as
             lively
             stones
             built
             up
             a
             spiritual
             house
             ,
             an
             holy
             Priesthood
             ,
             to
             offer
             up
             spiritual
             sacrifice
             ,
             acceptable
             to
             God
             by
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           1
           Pet.
           2.4
           ,
           5.
           
           The
           Visible
           Church
           is
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           made
           up
           of
           such
           as
           are
           at
           least
           visibly
           holy
           ;
           men
           openly
           loose
           and
           flagitious
           ,
           known
           to
           be
           of
           prophane
           hearts
           and
           lives
           ,
           whose
           lewdness
           is
           in
           their
           skirts
           ,
           and
           who
           carry
           the
           Devils
           mark
           in
           their
           foreheads
           ;
           men
           that
           live
           a
           plain
           downright
           contradiction
           to
           the
           Religion
           they
           profess
           ,
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           admitted
           into
           that
           Congregation
           of
           the
           Lord.
           All
           the
           Visible
           Members
           are
           foederally
           holy
           ,
           they
           are
           entred
           into
           Covenant
           with
           God
           ,
           the
           Seal
           of
           that
           Covenant
           is
           upon
           them
           ,
           the
           Vows
           of
           God
           are
           upon
           them
           ,
           they
           have
           been
           set
           apart
           for
           God
           ,
           solemnly
           devoted
           to
           his
           Fear
           and
           Service
           ,
           and
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           such
           as
           make
           an
           open
           profession
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Godliness
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           make
           it
           their
           endeavour
           ,
           so
           to
           live
           up
           to
           that
           their
           Profession
           ,
           that
           Religion
           may
           not
           be
           dishonoured
           and
           reproached
           by
           them
           ,
           nor
           others
           scandalized
           and
           offended
           .
           And
           among
           these
           holy
           Ones
           it
           is
           that
           Gods
           dwells
           .
           It
           is
           in
           the
           Golden
           Candelsticks
           that
           Christs
           walks
           .
           
           It
           is
           unto
           the
           Saints
           that
           he
           communicates
           himself
           ,
           and
           manifests
           himself
           .
           It
           is
           in
           heaven
           above
           that
           he
           dwells
           by
           the
           presence
           of
           his
           glory
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Church
           below
           that
           he
           dwells
           by
           his
           gracious
           presence
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           is
           most
           fitly
           called
           his
           
             Holy
             Hill.
          
           
        
         
           3.
           
           Quest.
           The
           third
           Question
           we
           have
           to
           speak
           unto
           is
           this
           ,
           
             Who
             is
             that
             King
             whom
             God
             hath
             set
             upon
             his
             holy
             hill
             of
             Sion
             ?
          
           who
           is
           he
           that
           God
           the
           Father
           doth
           in
           the
           Text
           call
           
             his
             King.
          
           
        
         
           Ans.
           To
           this
           the
           Answer
           is
           ready
           :
           It
           is
           no
           other
           than
           his
           own
           dearly
           beloved
           Son
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           him
           hath
           God
           exalted
           to
           be
           a
           Prince
           as
           well
           as
           a
           Saviour
           ;
           he
           hath
           not
           only
           laid
           the
           burden
           upon
           his
           shoulders
           ,
           the
           iniquities
           of
           us
           all
           ,
           but
           he
           hath
           laid
           also
           the
           Government
           upon
           his
           shoulder
           ,
           and
           put
           the
           Scepter
           into
           his
           hand
           ,
           all
           power
           ,
           Regal
           ,
           Magistratical
           power
           both
           in
           heaven
           and
           in
           earth
           is
           delivered
           and
           committed
           to
           him
           .
           As
           he
           is
           the
           eternal
           Son
           of
           the
           eternal
           Father
           ,
           the
           second
           Person
           in
           the
           sacred
           Trinity
           ,
           God
           equal
           with
           God
           ,
           he
           hath
           a
           natural
           Kingdom
           :
           As
           he
           is
           Mediator
           ,
           as
           God-man
           ,
           he
           hath
           
             Regnum
             Oeconomicum
          
           ,
           a
           dispensatory
           Kingdom
           ,
           unto
           which
           he
           was
           appointed
           and
           anointed
           ;
           this
           was
           the
           Fathers
           Donative
           ,
           he
           made
           him
           Head
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           head
           over
           all
           things
           to
           the
           Church
           .
           So
           that
           his
           Authority
           and
           Royal
           power
           extends
           it self
           unto
           all
           the
           world
           ;
           for
           at
           his
           name
           ,
           that
           is
           not
           to
           be
           understood
           of
           the
           Syllabical
           name
           of
           Jesus
           ,
           but
           his
           power
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           every
           knee
           shall
           bow
           ,
           even
           the
           stiffest
           ;
           all
           in
           heaven
           ,
           all
           in
           earth
           ,
           and
           all
           under
           earth
           ,
           Angels
           ,
           Men
           ,
           and
           Devils
           ,
           all
           are
           subject
           to
           him
           ,
           all
           to
           be
           order'd
           ,
           imploy'd
           ,
           rul'd
           ,
           over-rul'd
           ,
           restrained
           by
           him
           as
           he
           pleaseth
           .
           Some
           he
           hath
           in
           his
           heart
           ,
           and
           others
           he
           hath
           under
           his
           feet
           ,
           and
           there
           he
           will
           keep
           them
           ,
           let
           them
           kick
           and
           winch
           never
           so
           much
           .
           
             He
             is
             King
             of
             kings
             ,
             and
             Lord
             of
             lords
          
           ;
           come
           ,
           ye
           earthly
           Monarchs
           ,
           lay
           your
           Crowns
           at
           the
           feet
           of
           Jesus
           ,
           it
           is
           his
           due
           ,
           for
           he
           is
           infinitely
           above
           you
           when
           in
           your
           greatest
           height
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           your
           wisdom
           and
           interest
           ;
           those
           that
           honour
           him
           he
           will
           honour
           .
           Whether
           you
           do
           or
           no
           ,
           it
           is
           all
           one
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           to
           his
           own
           interest
           ,
           yet
           he
           shall
           be
           glorious
           ,
           and
           as
           to
           his
           work
           and
           design
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           carried
           on
           his
           own
           pace
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           his
           own
           mind
           and
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           maugre
           all
           opposition
           ,
           brought
           to
           perfection
           .
           But
           to
           bow
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           take
           part
           with
           him
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           your
           own
           Friends
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           your selves
           a
           kindness
           .
           Those
           that
           will
           not
           be
           ruled
           by
           his
           Laws
           ,
           are
           and
           shall
           be
           over-ruled
           by
           his
           power
           .
           If
           they
           will
           not
           chearfully
           submit
           to
           him
           ,
           they
           shall
           be
           fatally
           broken
           by
           him
           .
           That
           voice
           will
           sound
           one
           day
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           be
           a
           dreadful
           sound
           in
           the
           ears
           of
           the
           profane
           and
           Antichristian
           world
           ,
           
             Bring
             hither
             those
             mine
             enemies
             that
             would
             not
             have
             me
             to
             reign
             over
             them
             ,
             and
             slay
             them
             before
             my
             face
             .
          
        
         
         
           The
           special
           Rule
           and
           Government
           which
           Christ
           hath
           ,
           is
           over
           the
           Church
           ,
           it
           is
           in
           Sion
           ,
           there
           he
           is
           a
           King
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           there
           a
           Prince
           of
           Peace
           .
           He
           is
           that
           token
           of
           love
           which
           God
           hath
           sent
           to
           his
           people
           ,
           that
           glorious
           Sun
           which
           he
           hath
           set
           in
           the
           Churches
           Orb
           :
           Isa.
           9.6
           .
           
             To
             us
             a
             Son
             is
             born
             ,
             to
             us
             a
             child
             is
             given
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           as
           to
           his
           Deity
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           David
           as
           to
           his
           Humanity
           .
           He
           is
           given
           
             to
             us
          
           ,
           and
           born
           
             to
             us
          
           ,
           to
           the
           spiritual
           Israel
           ,
           to
           us
           who
           are
           the
           spiritual
           seed
           of
           Abraham
           ,
           and
           who
           tread
           in
           the
           steps
           of
           the
           faith
           of
           Abraham
           ,
           to
           us
           who
           are
           Iews
           inwardly
           ,
           and
           have
           that
           Circumcision
           which
           is
           of
           the
           heart
           in
           the
           spirit
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           the
           letter
           ,
           whose
           praise
           is
           not
           of
           men
           but
           of
           God
           ,
           Rom.
           2.28
           ,
           29.
           
           And
           the
           
             Government
             is
             and
             shall
             be
             upon
             his
             shoulder
          
           ;
           though
           he
           be
           a
           child
           ,
           yet
           he
           hath
           strong
           shoulders
           
             (
             humeros
             &
             Oneri
             &
             imperio
             aptos
             )
          
           apt
           and
           fit
           for
           both
           burden
           and
           rule
           ;
           and
           since
           the
           iniquities
           of
           us
           all
           have
           been
           laid
           upon
           him
           ,
           the
           Rule
           and
           Government
           is
           laid
           there
           too
           .
           He
           is
           made
           
             Head
             over
             all
             things
          
           ,
           they
           being
           under
           his
           power
           ;
           and
           he
           is
           made
           
             Head
             to
             the
             Church
          
           ,
           that
           being
           his
           Body
           ,
           which
           he
           doth
           by
           his
           care
           defend
           ,
           by
           his
           Ordinances
           feed
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           Spirit
           quicken
           ,
           animate
           ,
           influence
           and
           act
           .
           Oh!
           my
           Friends
           ,
           let
           us
           seriously
           and
           frequently
           consider
           ,
           how
           excellent
           and
           glorious
           a
           body
           ,
           how
           blessed
           and
           noble
           a
           Society
           the
           true
           Church
           is
           ,
           which
           hath
           such
           an
           Head
           ;
           and
           withal
           how
           holily
           ,
           how
           exactly
           ,
           and
           how
           exemplarily
           all
           of
           us
           ought
           to
           demean
           our selves
           ,
           who
           profess
           our selves
           the
           members
           thereof
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           not
           be
           spots
           and
           blemishes
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           nor
           shame
           and
           dishonour
           the
           Head.
           What
           should
           be
           our
           care
           !
           how
           even
           our
           walking
           !
           how
           clear
           our
           light
           !
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           
             what
             manner
             of
             persons
             ought
             we
             to
             be
             in
             all
             holy
             conversation
             and
             godliness
             ,
          
           2
           Pet.
           3.11
           .
           Well
           then
           ,
           Christ
           is
           King
           ;
           he
           that
           was
           once
           Crucified
           ,
           is
           now
           Crown'd
           .
           He
           that
           was
           once
           nailed
           to
           the
           Cross
           ,
           is
           now
           advanced
           to
           the
           Throne
           .
           He
           is
           King
           in
           Sion
           ,
           he
           is
           set
           up
           there
           immediately
           by
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           as
           such
           his
           work
           is
           to
           rule
           both
           in
           the
           Heart
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           It
           is
           the
           work
           of
           Christ
           to
           rule
           in
           the
           heart
           ,
           
             The
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             is
             within
             you
             ,
          
           Luk.
           17.22
           .
           
             (
             Non
             in
             urbibus
             habitat
             sed
             in
             animis
             hominum
             )
          
           it
           hath
           not
           its
           being
           in
           Cities
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           minds
           and
           souls
           of
           men
           ;
           it
           is
           not
           enough
           to
           bow
           the
           knee
           to
           Christ
           ,
           but
           the
           soul
           must
           stoop
           to
           him
           ,
           that
           must
           be
           order'd
           and
           commanded
           by
           him
           .
           It
           is
           excellent
           to
           see
           the
           Interest
           of
           Christ
           in
           a
           Nation
           commander
           in
           chief
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           contrary
           interests
           made
           to
           truckle
           under
           it
           ;
           but
           it
           nearly
           concerns
           every
           person
           in
           particular
           to
           look
           to
           this
           ,
           that
           the
           
           Throne
           of
           Christ
           be
           erected
           in
           his
           heart
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Law
           of
           Christ
           be
           written
           there
           .
           Not
           only
           our
           Understandings
           are
           to
           be
           irradiated
           and
           enlightned
           by
           him
           ,
           but
           our
           wills
           are
           to
           be
           commanded
           by
           him
           .
           His
           will
           is
           to
           be
           
             voluntas
             regulans
          
           ,
           the
           ruling
           will
           ,
           ours
           are
           to
           be
           the
           ruled
           wills
           .
           Our
           affections
           are
           to
           be
           order'd
           by
           him
           ,
           placed
           first
           upon
           his
           Father
           and
           himself
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           let
           out
           to
           such
           and
           such
           objects
           ,
           in
           such
           an
           order
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           a
           measure
           as
           is
           agreeable
           unto
           him
           .
           It
           is
           he
           that
           saith
           ,
           
             my
             Son
             give
             me
             thy
             heart
             ,
          
           Prov.
           23.26
           .
           This
           is
           not
           exclusive
           of
           other
           things
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           manner
           of
           some
           ;
           be
           but
           so
           and
           so
           in
           your
           hearts
           ,
           and
           then
           you
           may
           go
           where
           you
           will
           ,
           and
           do
           what
           you
           will
           ;
           but
           it
           must
           be
           a
           concomitant
           with
           other
           things
           ;
           whatever
           thou
           givest
           me
           ,
           give
           me
           thy
           heart
           with
           it
           ,
           that
           is
           unquestionably
           his
           due
           ;
           and
           we
           give
           him
           nothing
           to
           purpose
           ,
           nothing
           that
           he
           will
           accept
           ,
           unless
           we
           give
           him
           that
           ;
           this
           is
           a
           command
           too
           big
           for
           a
           creature
           ,
           the
           whole
           world
           doth
           not
           deserve
           the
           heart
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           therefore
           hath
           no
           right
           to
           demand
           it
           ;
           but
           such
           a
           requiry
           doth
           highly
           become
           him
           who
           bought
           man
           with
           a
           price
           ,
           gave
           for
           him
           more
           than
           he
           is
           worth
           ;
           and
           having
           purchased
           the
           whole
           ,
           it
           is
           fit
           he
           should
           possess
           it
           ;
           having
           redeemed
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           just
           that
           he
           should
           rule
           and
           reign
           in
           it
           .
           He
           is
           said
           to
           dwell
           in
           the
           heart
           ,
           Eph.
           3.17
           .
           and
           he
           must
           dwell
           there
           not
           as
           an
           underling
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           King.
           Our
           consciences
           also
           are
           subject
           to
           him
           ,
           he
           is
           the
           Lord
           of
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           his
           Laws
           do
           immediately
           bind
           the
           Conscience
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           It
           is
           the
           right
           and
           work
           of
           Christ
           to
           rule
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           to
           give
           Laws
           to
           it
           ,
           to
           appoint
           Officers
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           order
           as
           to
           all
           matters
           of
           Worship
           ;
           and
           then
           is
           the
           Church
           as
           it
           should
           be
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           governed
           by
           Christs
           Officers
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           Christs
           Laws
           .
           Moses
           was
           but
           a
           servant
           ,
           and
           so
           have
           all
           Church-Officers
           been
           ,
           and
           still
           are
           Pastors
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           Rulers
           in
           and
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           but
           servants
           to
           Christ.
           Our
           work
           is
           Ministry
           ;
           though
           let
           the
           world
           know
           ,
           it
           is
           an
           honourable
           Ministry
           ,
           and
           we
           do
           magnifie
           our
           Office
           ;
           and
           as
           for
           them
           that
           cast
           contempt
           upon
           us
           ,
           let
           them
           see
           how
           they
           will
           answer
           for
           it
           to
           him
           who
           is
           our
           Master
           and
           their
           Judg.
           But
           Christ
           is
           
             the
             Son
             in
             his
             own
             house
             ,
             i.
             e.
          
           He
           is
           the
           Lord
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           all
           in
           it
           is
           to
           be
           order'd
           according
           to
           his
           will
           ;
           things
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           so
           or
           so
           ,
           because
           this
           or
           that
           man
           ,
           this
           or
           that
           party
           will
           have
           it
           so
           ,
           but
           all
           as
           Christ
           will
           have
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           business
           is
           to
           inquire
           what
           is
           the
           good
           ,
           acceptable
           and
           perfect
           will
           of
           our
           God
           and
           Saviour
           ;
           for
           Isa.
           9.6
           .
           
             He
             sits
             upon
             the
             Throne
             of
             David
             ,
             and
             upon
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             to
             order
             and
             establish
             it
             with
             judgment
             and
             justice
          
           ;
           which
           no
           men
           have
           done
           that
           have
           
           gone
           about
           to
           order
           and
           establish
           without
           him
           ;
           no
           ,
           no
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           seen
           to
           our
           sorrow
           and
           smart
           ,
           and
           so
           have
           our
           Fathers
           before
           us
           ,
           they
           have
           acted
           without
           judgment
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           injustice
           .
           He
           is
           the
           Lord
           of
           the
           Vineyard
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           every
           plant
           ought
           to
           be
           plucked
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           not
           planted
           .
           He
           is
           the
           Lord
           of
           all
           ,
           both
           persons
           and
           things
           ;
           the
           Lord
           of
           Persons
           ,
           he
           was
           Davids
           Lord
           ,
           and
           by
           consequence
           the
           Lord
           of
           
             Davids
             seed
          
           ;
           as
           such
           Thomas
           owned
           him
           when
           he
           cried
           out
           ,
           
             My
             Lord
             ,
             and
             my
             God.
          
           And
           he
           is
           the
           Lord
           of
           Things
           ,
           so
           of
           the
           Sabbath
           ,
           Mark
           2.28
           .
           
             The
             Son
             of
             man
             is
             Lord
             of
             the
             Sabbath
             .
          
           Understand
           it
           not
           of
           every
           Son
           of
           man
           ;
           as
           if
           a
           man
           may
           chuse
           what
           day
           he
           will
           make
           his
           Sabbath
           ,
           or
           whether
           he
           will
           keep
           one
           or
           no
           ,
           or
           do
           what
           he
           please
           upon
           the
           Christian
           Sabbath
           ;
           but
           understand
           it
           of
           that
           Son
           of
           man
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Son
           of
           man
           ,
           the
           ever
           blessed
           Iesus
           ,
           he
           is
           the
           Lord
           of
           the
           Sabbath
           ,
           he
           hath
           power
           to
           order
           and
           moderate
           concerning
           it
           ;
           to
           relax
           as
           to
           the
           severity
           ,
           and
           abate
           the
           strictness
           of
           the
           Legal
           observation
           ,
           to
           alter
           and
           change
           it
           as
           to
           the
           time
           ,
           from
           the
           last
           day
           of
           the
           week
           to
           the
           first
           ,
           which
           learned
           men
           conclude
           he
           did
           in
           the
           space
           of
           those
           forty
           days
           which
           he
           continued
           upon
           earth
           conversing
           with
           his
           Apostles
           and
           Disciples
           between
           his
           Resurrection
           out
           of
           the
           Grave
           ,
           and
           his
           Ascension
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           
             Speaking
             to
             them
             of
             those
             things
             which
             pertain
             to
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             ,
          
           Act.
           1.3
           .
           viz.
           the
           Church
           both
           Militant
           and
           Triumphant
           ,
           the
           state
           and
           affairs
           thereof
           .
           He
           likewise
           is
           the
           
             Lord
             of
             Ordinances
          
           ;
           he
           hath
           power
           to
           appoint
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           continue
           them
           as
           long
           as
           he
           pleaseth
           ,
           and
           to
           remove
           and
           abrogate
           them
           when
           he
           will.
           He
           gave
           out
           the
           
             Ceremonial
             Law
          
           unto
           Moses
           ,
           and
           by
           Moses
           to
           his
           ancient
           people
           the
           Iews
           upon
           Mount
           Sinai
           ,
           and
           it
           was
           taken
           away
           by
           him
           ,
           Col.
           2.14
           .
           
             He
             blotted
             out
             the
             hand-writing
             of
             Ordinances
             which
             was
             against
             us
             .
          
           The
           question
           is
           ,
           what
           was
           that
           hand-writing
           ?
           I
           answer
           ,
           the
           Moral
           Law
           :
           But
           how
           ?
           not
           as
           it
           was
           a
           Law
           binding
           us
           to
           duty
           to
           God
           ,
           our selves
           ,
           and
           our
           neighbours
           ;
           not
           as
           it
           is
           a
           rule
           of
           life
           ,
           for
           so
           it
           is
           irreversible
           ,
           it
           stands
           still
           in
           force
           ,
           and
           lays
           upon
           us
           an
           eternal
           obligation
           ;
           but
           as
           it
           was
           a
           Covenant
           of
           Works
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           did
           so
           oblige
           us
           to
           perfect
           and
           compleat
           obedience
           ,
           as
           withal
           to
           oblige
           us
           to
           punishment
           ,
           and
           damn
           us
           to
           Hell
           for
           the
           least
           neglect
           and
           disobedience
           ,
           nay
           for
           the
           least
           failure
           and
           defect
           in
           our
           obedience
           .
           I
           answer
           again
           ,
           this
           hand-writing
           was
           the
           Ceremonial
           Law
           ,
           wherein
           there
           was
           a
           publick
           confession
           and
           acknowledgment
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           sinners
           obligation
           to
           punishment
           ,
           and
           deserving
           of
           death
           and
           everlasting
           misery
           ;
           and
           upon
           that
           account
           ,
           or
           so
           far
           ,
           it
           was
           against
           us
           ;
           
           now
           this
           
             Christ
             blotted
             out
          
           by
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           he
           nailed
           it
           to
           his
           Cross
           by
           his
           death
           ,
           and
           at
           it
           ,
           i.e.
           he
           finished
           it
           ,
           he
           utterly
           abolished
           it
           .
           He
           took
           it
           quite
           away
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           way
           of
           our
           duty
           ,
           we
           are
           no
           more
           to
           observe
           it
           ;
           and
           out
           of
           the
           way
           of
           our
           happiness
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           cannot
           prejudice
           nor
           obstruct
           that
           ;
           as
           it
           cannot
           do
           us
           any
           good
           ,
           so
           it
           shall
           not
           do
           us
           any
           hurt
           ;
           as
           it
           cannot
           purge
           and
           cleanse
           us
           from
           sin
           ,
           so
           it
           shall
           not
           charge
           us
           with
           it
           ;
           and
           this
           he
           did
           as
           the
           Lord
           of
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           instead
           of
           that
           he
           hath
           been
           graciously
           pleased
           to
           introduce
           and
           set
           up
           another
           worship
           ,
           less
           onerous
           and
           painful
           ,
           more
           easie
           and
           spiritual
           ,
           and
           therefore
           more
           glorious
           ,
           for
           which
           we
           have
           cause
           to
           admire
           his
           goodness
           ,
           and
           to
           bless
           his
           name
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           his
           right
           to
           do
           ,
           and
           his
           alone
           ;
           those
           that
           bring
           in
           worships
           and
           modes
           of
           worship
           besides
           his
           ,
           do
           usurp
           a
           power
           that
           belongs
           not
           to
           them
           .
           Men
           have
           no
           power
           to
           institute
           ,
           because
           they
           have
           no
           power
           to
           sanctifie
           ,
           bless
           and
           prosper
           any
           of
           their
           Institutions
           ;
           that
           is
           in
           the
           alone
           power
           of
           Christ
           as
           he
           is
           Lord
           and
           Head
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           Moses
           the
           man
           of
           God
           did
           put
           up
           his
           sweet
           and
           excellent
           petition
           ,
           which
           we
           ought
           heartily
           to
           repeat
           ,
           Psal.
           90.17
           .
           
             Let
             the
             beauty
             of
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             be
             upon
             us
             .
          
           Oh
           that
           it
           may
           be
           so
           :
           but
           when
           is
           it
           so
           ?
           when
           ,
           as
           I
           hinted
           briefly
           before
           ,
           the
           Church
           is
           constituted
           according
           to
           the
           mind
           of
           Christ
           ;
           when
           all
           its
           Offices
           and
           Officers
           are
           appointed
           by
           Christ
           ,
           when
           all
           Ordinances
           in
           it
           are
           administred
           according
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           Christ
           ;
           when
           the
           lives
           and
           conversations
           of
           Professors
           are
           ordered
           according
           to
           the
           Rule
           of
           Christ.
           It
           is
           not
           the
           beauty
           and
           grandeur
           of
           the
           world
           which
           doth
           become
           the
           Courts
           of
           Earthly
           Princes
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           the
           beauty
           of
           human
           inventions
           ,
           how
           fine
           and
           pretty
           soever
           it
           may
           seem
           ,
           but
           the
           beauty
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           but
           of
           this
           we
           have
           spoken
           before
           .
        
         
           Q.
           4.
           
           Our
           fourth
           Question
           is
           this
           ,
           What
           God
           doth
           mean
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             He
             hath
             set
             his
             King
             upon
             his
             holy
             hill
             of
             Sion
             ?
          
           Or
           what
           may
           be
           the
           import
           of
           that
           word
           setting
           ?
        
         
           Answ.
           I
           answer
           ,
           the
           word
           in
           the
           Original
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           signifieth
           to
           anoint
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           have
           it
           render'd
           in
           the
           Margent
           of
           your
           Bibles
           .
           I
           have
           anointed
           my
           King
           ,
           perfudi
           ,
           I
           have
           poured
           out
           my
           holy
           Oyl
           upon
           him
           ;
           it
           doth
           import
           a
           plentiful
           effusion
           ,
           an
           abundant
           pouring
           out
           of
           the
           Oyl
           upon
           him
           .
           The
           very
           same
           word
           is
           used
           in
           Isa.
           29.10
           .
           where
           it
           is
           translated
           ,
           poured
           out
           .
           
             The
             Lord
             hath
             poured
             out
             upon
             you
             the
             spirit
             of
             deep
             sleep
             ,
             and
             hath
             closed
             your
             eyes
             ;
             the
             prophets
             ,
             and
             your
             rulers
             ,
             the
             seers
             hath
             he
             covered
          
           ;
           they
           are
           drown'd
           in
           sleep
           ,
           they
           are
           in
           a
           dead
           sleep
           .
           He
           hath
           poured
           out
           such
           a
           profound
           
           and
           deep
           sleep
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           cover'd
           with
           it
           ;
           this
           word
           is
           metaphorically
           used
           to
           cover
           ,
           yea
           so
           to
           cover
           a
           thing
           all
           over
           as
           to
           hide
           it
           from
           the
           eye
           ,
           and
           prevent
           any
           bodies
           seeing
           it
           ;
           and
           as
           our
           learned
           Criticks
           observe
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           commonly
           applied
           in
           the
           Scripture
           to
           the
           pouring
           out
           of
           the
           drink-offering
           upon
           the
           sacrifice
           ,
           which
           drencht
           it
           ,
           and
           ran
           over
           it
           ,
           Jerem.
           32.39
           .
           
             They
             have
             offered
             burnt
             offerings
             unto
             Baal
             ,
             and
             poured
             out
             drink-offerings
             unto
             other
             gods
             ,
             to
             provoke
             me
             to
             anger
             .
          
           And
           it
           is
           also
           applied
           to
           ,
           and
           made
           use
           of
           ,
           for
           the
           covering
           of
           Sin
           ,
           in
           a
           way
           of
           pardoning
           Mercy
           and
           Grace
           ,
           Psal.
           32.1
           .
           
             Blessed
             is
             the
             man
             whose
             transgression
             is
             forgiven
             ,
             and
             whose
             sin
             is
             covered
          
           ;
           so
           cover'd
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           is
           quite
           hid
           ,
           as
           a
           Body
           that
           is
           buried
           in
           the
           Grave
           out
           of
           sight
           ,
           or
           as
           a
           weight
           that
           is
           cast
           into
           the
           bottom
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           from
           whence
           it
           shall
           never
           be
           fetched
           up
           again
           ;
           it
           shall
           be
           remembred
           ,
           and
           mentioned
           no
           more
           to
           a
           Person
           's
           Condemnation
           and
           eternal
           Reproach
           .
           Thus
           God
           makes
           good
           his
           gracious
           Promise
           of
           
             pardoning
             abundantly
          
           .
           When
           once
           he
           justifieth
           the
           Sinner
           upon
           his
           Repentance
           and
           Faith
           ,
           he
           wholly
           covers
           his
           Sin
           ,
           tho
           not
           from
           the
           Eye
           of
           his
           Omniscience
           ,
           yet
           from
           the
           Eye
           of
           his
           revenging
           Justice
           .
        
         
           This
           anointing
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           doth
           import
           God
           the
           Father's
           ordaining
           ,
           constituting
           and
           appointing
           of
           Christ
           for
           King
           upon
           his
           holy
           Hill
           of
           Sion
           ;
           or
           as
           it
           is
           in
           your
           Translation
           ,
           the
           Fathers
           setting
           of
           him
           up
           ,
           placing
           him
           in
           the
           Throne
           ;
           Kings
           and
           Priests
           were
           by
           the
           Divine
           Order
           to
           be
           anointed
           ,
           as
           those
           know
           ,
           that
           know
           the
           Scripture
           .
           And
           so
           were
           Prophets
           ,
           1
           Kings
           19.16
           .
           
             Iehu
             the
             son
             of
             Nimshi
             shalt
             thou
             anoint
             to
             be
             king
             over
             Israel
             ,
             and
             Elisha
             the
             son
             of
             Shaphat
             of
             Abel-Meholah
             shalt
             thou
             anoint
             to
             be
             Prophet
             in
             thy
             room
             .
          
           All
           these
           Offices
           meet
           together
           in
           Christ
           ,
           which
           they
           never
           did
           in
           any
           other
           ;
           David
           was
           a
           King
           and
           a
           Prophet
           ,
           but
           not
           a
           Priest.
           Samuel
           was
           a
           Prophet
           and
           Priest
           ,
           but
           not
           a
           King.
           Christ
           is
           all
           ,
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           Priest
           and
           King
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           he
           hath
           a
           fulness
           of
           Offices
           ,
           and
           so
           hath
           been
           anointed
           ,
           as
           you
           find
           in
           Isa.
           61.1
           .
           
             The
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             God
             is
             upon
             me
             ,
             because
             the
             Lord
             hath
             anointed
             me
             to
             preach
             good
             tidings
             to
             the
             meek
             ,
          
           that
           he
           doth
           as
           a
           Prophet
           ;
           
             he
             hath
             sent
             me
             to
             bind
             up
             the
             broken-hearted
             ,
          
           that
           he
           doth
           as
           a
           Priest
           ;
           
             and
             to
             proclaim
             Liberty
             to
             the
             Captives
             ,
             and
             the
             opening
             of
             the
             prison
             to
             them
             that
             are
             bound
             ,
          
           this
           he
           doth
           as
           a
           King.
           And
           as
           he
           hath
           the
           greatest
           fulness
           of
           Office
           ,
           so
           he
           hath
           the
           greatest
           fulness
           of
           the
           Unction
           .
           But
           let
           us
           speak
           a
           little
           more
           particularly
           .
           This
           plentiful
           anointing
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           (
           from
           whence
           he
           hath
           
           his
           Names
           ,
           the
           
             Messiah
             ,
             and
             the
             Christ
          
           )
           doth
           hold
           out
           to
           us
           these
           two
           things
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             His
             being
             admirably
             ,
             yea
             ,
             thoroughly
             accomplished
             for
             the
             exercise
             of
             Royal
             Authority
             and
             Power
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             His
             Investiture
             ,
             and
             being
             by
             the
             Father
             cloathed
             with
             it
             .
             Of
             both
             ,
             which
             I
             shall
             say
             something
             ,
             tho
             far
             short
             of
             the
             weight
             and
             worth
             of
             the
             Subject
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           This
           anointing
           of
           Christ
           doth
           signify
           to
           us
           ,
           his
           being
           perfectly
           fitted
           and
           accomplished
           for
           the
           exercise
           of
           Regal
           Authority
           and
           Power
           ,
           for
           the
           Office
           and
           Work
           of
           a
           King.
           There
           is
           an
           excellent
           Spirit
           upon
           him
           ;
           many
           have
           been
           in
           high
           Places
           and
           of
           low
           spirits
           ;
           some
           have
           had
           a
           spirit
           of
           Cowardize
           ,
           and
           others
           a
           spirit
           of
           Cruelty
           ;
           a
           sanguinary
           spirit
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           a
           Purple-robe
           .
           Antiochus
           ,
           nick-named
           Epiphanes
           ,
           was
           therefore
           by
           the
           
             Holy
             Ghost
          
           ,
           called
           a
           vile
           Person
           ,
           because
           he
           was
           a
           Prince
           of
           a
           vile
           base
           spirit
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           upon
           Christ
           a
           most
           excellent
           and
           glorious
           Spirit
           ;
           it
           is
           no
           other
           than
           
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             God.
          
           He
           did
           at
           his
           Baptism
           descend
           upon
           him
           in
           the
           likeness
           of
           a
           Dove
           ,
           not
           of
           an
           Hawk
           or
           Harpy
           ,
           a
           Bird
           of
           Prey
           ;
           but
           a
           Dove
           ,
           Innocent
           ,
           Meek
           and
           Loving
           ;
           and
           this
           Spirit
           doth
           rest
           upon
           him
           ,
           hath
           an
           eternal
           abode
           in
           him
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           with
           this
           Spirit
           Christ
           is
           filled
           with
           all
           the
           gifts
           of
           this
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           his
           Graces
           .
           You
           read
           therefore
           
             of
             the
             unsearchable
             riches
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           such
           as
           have
           no
           bottom
           .
           He
           hath
           enough
           for
           himself
           ,
           and
           for
           all
           those
           that
           are
           united
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           designed
           by
           the
           Father
           for
           him
           ;
           enough
           for
           thee
           ,
           O
           poor
           disconsolate
           Soul
           ,
           who
           thinkest
           thou
           hast
           none
           at
           all
           .
           You
           read
           likewise
           of
           an
           all-fulness
           which
           it
           hath
           pleased
           the
           Father
           should
           dwell
           in
           him
           :
           So
           that
           ,
           O
           Saint
           ,
           whensoever
           thou
           labourest
           under
           the
           most
           pressing
           and
           pinching
           Wants
           ,
           thou
           mayest
           know
           whither
           to
           go
           for
           a
           full
           supply
           .
           That
           is
           an
           excellent
           passage
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           which
           you
           have
           in
           Psal.
           47.5
           .
           
             Thou
             lovest
             righteousness
             ,
             and
             hatest
             wickedness
             ,
             therefore
             God
             ,
             thy
             God
             ,
             hath
             anointed
             thee
             with
             oil
             of
             gladness
             above
             thy
             fellows
             .
          
           If
           you
           ask
           who
           those
           be
           that
           are
           here
           called
           
             his
             Fellows
          
           ?
           Some
           say
           ,
           they
           are
           Kings
           and
           Priests
           ;
           or
           rather
           ,
           if
           you
           please
           ,
           understand
           it
           of
           the
           Saints
           ,
           true
           Believers
           ,
           all
           of
           them
           ,
           one
           and
           other
           ;
           all
           those
           who
           have
           received
           an
           Unction
           from
           the
           holy
           one
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           made
           partakers
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           in
           his
           sanctifying
           Influences
           and
           Operations
           .
           These
           come
           to
           be
           Christs
           fellows
           through
           his
           most
           gracious
           Condescention
           ,
           
           for
           he
           by
           assuming
           their
           Nature
           into
           unity
           with
           his
           Person
           ,
           stooped
           so
           low
           as
           to
           become
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           Emanuel
           ,
           God
           with
           us
           .
           He
           graciously
           descended
           to
           the
           state
           of
           their
           Mortality
           and
           Meanness
           ,
           that
           they
           through
           him
           might
           be
           advanced
           to
           a
           state
           of
           Immortality
           and
           Glory
           .
           If
           it
           be
           asked
           what
           
             is
             that
             oyl
             of
             gladness
          
           with
           which
           he
           is
           anointed
           ?
           The
           answer
           is
           ready
           ,
           It
           is
           no
           other
           than
           the
           Divine
           Spirit
           ,
           the
           great
           and
           effectual
           Comforter
           ,
           who
           doth
           chear
           ,
           refresh
           ,
           revive
           ,
           and
           make
           glad
           the
           Heart
           of
           those
           in
           whom
           he
           dwells
           .
           And
           of
           this
           ,
           all
           the
           Saints
           of
           God
           are
           made
           the
           blessed
           Partakers
           ,
           1
           Joh.
           2.20
           .
           
             Ye
             have
             an
             Unction
             from
             the
             holy-one
             ,
          
           not
           only
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           Wisdom
           and
           Grace
           ,
           but
           the
           Spirit
           himself
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           if
           I
           may
           use
           the
           Expression
           ,
           diffused
           through
           the
           whole
           mystical
           Body
           ;
           so
           that
           every
           real
           living
           Member
           hath
           a
           share
           ,
           Rom.
           8.9
           .
           
             If
             any
             man
             have
             not
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Christ
             ,
             he
             is
             none
             of
             his
          
           ;
           he
           doth
           not
           belong
           to
           Christ
           ,
           he
           is
           none
           of
           his
           genuine
           Disciple
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           ,
           tho
           there
           be
           a
           joynt
           Participation
           ,
           the
           same
           Spirit
           is
           in
           Christ
           and
           Believers
           ,
           the
           same
           Soul
           in
           the
           Head
           and
           Members
           ;
           Yet
           there
           is
           a
           difference
           as
           to
           the
           Measure
           and
           Degree
           thereof
           .
           All
           the
           holy
           Oyl
           was
           poured
           out
           upon
           the
           head
           of
           Aaron
           ,
           but
           only
           some
           part
           of
           it
           reached
           down
           to
           the
           Skirts
           of
           his
           Garments
           .
           All
           the
           Saints
           have
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           something
           of
           his
           Light
           and
           Life
           ,
           of
           his
           Grace
           and
           Influence
           ,
           but
           Christ
           hath
           unspeakably
           more
           .
           He
           is
           seated
           above
           them
           ,
           and
           therefore
           anointed
           above
           them
           .
           He
           hath
           a
           greater
           fulness
           of
           Office
           than
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           therefore
           a
           greater
           fulness
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
           He
           receiveth
           the
           Spirit
           not
           only
           for
           himself
           ,
           but
           for
           all
           and
           every
           one
           of
           them
           .
           God
           the
           Father
           in
           pouring
           of
           it
           out
           upon
           him
           ,
           had
           an
           Eye
           and
           respect
           to
           all
           the
           Cases
           ,
           Imployments
           ,
           Necessities
           and
           Wants
           of
           all
           his
           chosen
           and
           beloved
           Ones
           ,
           and
           furnished
           Christ
           accordingly
           .
           We
           find
           in
           one
           place
           ,
           that
           when
           he
           ascended
           on
           high
           ,
           he
           received
           Gifts
           for
           Men
           ;
           in
           another
           ,
           we
           read
           that
           he
           gave
           Gifts
           to
           Men.
           He
           received
           for
           this
           end
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           give
           .
           His
           Work
           is
           to
           communicate
           ,
           and
           to
           influence
           his
           People
           .
           He
           is
           to
           be
           an
           Head
           ,
           not
           only
           for
           Eminence
           ,
           but
           likewise
           for
           Influence
           ;
           and
           as
           this
           is
           his
           Work
           ,
           so
           blessed
           be
           his
           Name
           ,
           it
           is
           his
           Delight
           .
           Never
           did
           tender
           Mother
           take
           more
           pleasure
           in
           giving
           her
           Breast
           to
           her
           Child
           ,
           than
           Christ
           doth
           take
           in
           his
           Communications
           to
           his
           People
           .
           Upon
           these
           accounts
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           fit
           and
           necessary
           that
           he
           should
           be
           ,
           so
           he
           is
           most
           richly
           stored
           .
           He
           hath
           not
           the
           Spirit
           in
           measure
           ;
           so
           you
           find
           ,
           Joh.
           3.34
           .
           
             He
             whom
             God
             hath
             sent
             ,
             speaketh
             the
             word
             of
             God
             ,
             for
             God
             giveth
             not
             the
             Spirit
             by
             measure
             to
             him
             ;
             i.
             e.
          
           He
           whom
           
           God
           hath
           sent
           out
           of
           Heaven
           to
           Earth
           ,
           he
           whom
           God
           hath
           sent
           out
           of
           his
           own
           Bosom
           ,
           he
           speaketh
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           and
           nothing
           else
           ;
           he
           speaks
           it
           in
           another
           manner
           than
           ever
           any
           did
           ;
           for
           he
           had
           not
           the
           Spirit
           given
           him
           by
           measure
           ;
           all
           men
           else
           that
           have
           received
           this
           Spirit
           ,
           have
           it
           in
           measure
           only
           ,
           so
           much
           every
           one
           and
           no
           more
           .
           Tho
           we
           may
           know
           to
           our
           comfort
           ,
           that
           measure
           is
           meted
           out
           with
           a
           most
           wise
           ,
           judicious
           ,
           and
           gracious
           Hand
           ,
           in
           a
           just
           and
           full
           Proportion
           to
           that
           place
           which
           every
           one
           holds
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           Work
           and
           Service
           which
           every
           one
           hath
           to
           do
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           but
           the
           Spirit
           was
           given
           to
           Christ
           without
           measure
           .
           God
           the
           Father
           did
           not
           stand
           upon
           measuring
           it
           out
           to
           him
           ;
           no
           ,
           no
           ,
           he
           poured
           it
           out
           abundantly
           ,
           he
           gave
           as
           much
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           his
           humane
           Nature
           was
           capable
           of
           receiving
           ;
           so
           that
           he
           hath
           not
           only
           enough
           for
           himself
           ,
           for
           the
           acting
           of
           his
           own
           part
           ,
           and
           the
           bearing
           his
           own
           burden
           ;
           but
           enough
           too
           for
           all
           his
           People
           ,
           in
           all
           Places
           and
           Ages
           of
           the
           World.
           He
           hath
           Wisdom
           enough
           to
           teach
           them
           all
           that
           is
           needful
           for
           them
           to
           know
           ,
           and
           to
           direct
           ,
           and
           lead
           them
           into
           all
           those
           ways
           in
           which
           they
           ought
           to
           walk
           .
           He
           hath
           Grace
           enough
           to
           sanctify
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           fit
           them
           for
           a
           Communion
           with
           his
           Father
           and
           himself
           ,
           while
           they
           are
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           compleatly
           holy
           ,
           and
           so
           meet
           to
           be
           Partakers
           of
           the
           Inheritance
           of
           the
           Saints
           in
           Light.
           He
           hath
           Power
           enough
           to
           support
           them
           under
           all
           their
           Burdens
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           shall
           break
           neither
           their
           Backs
           nor
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           but
           they
           shall
           bear
           them
           patiently
           ,
           and
           carry
           themselves
           under
           them
           becomingly
           .
           Power
           enough
           to
           enable
           them
           for
           all
           their
           Duties
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           shall
           perform
           them
           to
           Acceptance
           and
           Praise
           .
           Power
           enough
           to
           secure
           them
           in
           all
           their
           Temptations
           ,
           and
           to
           carry
           them
           through
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           more
           than
           Conquerors
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           carry
           them
           from
           sore
           Conflicts
           to
           glorious
           Triumphs
           .
           Power
           enough
           to
           Protect
           and
           Defend
           them
           from
           all
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           shall
           give
           them
           no
           more
           trouble
           than
           will
           tend
           to
           the
           Honour
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           the
           advantage
           of
           their
           Cause
           ,
           and
           to
           their
           own
           eternal
           Good.
           Power
           enough
           to
           perform
           all
           things
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           save
           to
           the
           utmost
           all
           those
           that
           come
           unto
           God
           by
           him
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           he
           hath
           in
           him
           all
           the
           fulness
           of
           the
           Godhead
           dwelling
           bodily
           :
           So
           that
           ,
           since
           the
           Goverment
           is
           laid
           upon
           his
           Shoulders
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           full
           and
           compleat
           suitablenss
           ,
           or
           parity
           between
           the
           Shoulder
           and
           the
           Government
           .
           The
           Government
           is
           fit
           for
           such
           a
           Shoulder
           ,
           and
           the
           Shoulder
           is
           fit
           for
           such
           a
           Government
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           This
           Anointing
           or
           setting
           up
           of
           Christ
           ,
           doth
           signifie
           God
           the
           Fathers
           designation
           and
           appointment
           of
           him
           for
           this
           Office
           ;
           the
           Commissionating
           and
           Authorizing
           of
           him
           .
           For
           what
           he
           doth
           in
           this
           donative
           Kingdom
           ,
           he
           doth
           by
           virtue
           of
           his
           Fathers
           Commission
           and
           Authority
           derived
           from
           him
           .
           It
           is
           the
           Father
           that
           placeth
           him
           as
           King
           upon
           the
           Throne
           ,
           and
           puts
           the
           Royal
           Scepter
           into
           his
           Hand
           ,
           Ephes.
           1.22
           .
           
             and
             hath
             put
             all
             things
             under
             his
             Feet
             ,
             and
             gave
             him
             to
             be
             Head
             over
             all
             things
             to
             the
             Church
             .
          
           He
           is
           given
           to
           be
           Head
           :
           By
           whom
           is
           he
           so
           given
           ?
           If
           you
           look
           back
           into
           the
           17
           th
           verse
           ,
           you
           will
           find
           ,
           it
           is
           by
           
             the
             God
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Father
             of
             Glory
             .
          
           That
           God
           who
           is
           infinitely
           Glorious
           ,
           and
           the
           Author
           of
           all
           Glory
           ,
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Honour
           hath
           put
           this
           Honour
           upon
           Christ
           ,
           and
           given
           him
           to
           be
           Head
           ;
           so
           an
           Head
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           there
           is
           none
           other
           beside
           him
           ;
           Mat.
           28.
           
           
             All
             Power
             is
             given
             to
             him
             both
             in
             Heaven
             and
             in
             Earth
             .
             Authoritas
             disponendi
             omnia
             in
             Ecclesia
             &
             circa
             Ecclesiam
             :
          
           An
           Authority
           of
           ordering
           and
           disposing
           all
           things
           in
           and
           about
           the
           Church
           .
           This
           
             All
             Power
          
           is
           given
           unto
           him
           singly
           and
           solely
           .
           He
           hath
           indeed
           his
           Delegates
           and
           Officers
           under
           him
           ;
           but
           he
           is
           Supream
           ;
           He
           only
           Plenipotentiary
           .
           The
           Fulness
           of
           Power
           is
           in
           his
           hand
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           alone
           :
           Therefore
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           Rev.
           3.7
           .
           That
           
             He
             hath
             the
             Key
             of
          
           David
           ,
           
             He
             opens
             and
             no
             Man
             shuts
             ,
             He
             shuts
             and
             no
             Man
             opens
             i.
             e.
          
           He
           hath
           supream
           and
           absolute
           Power
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           both
           Militant
           upon
           Earth
           and
           Triumphant
           in
           Heaven
           ;
           so
           that
           He
           receives
           and
           rejects
           ,
           admits
           and
           excludes
           whom
           he
           pleaseth
           :
           One
           Ieanes
           ,
           a
           late
           Learned
           and
           Reverend
           Writer
           ,
           observes
           the
           Fulness
           of
           Christs
           Office
           is
           signified
           by
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Keys
           .
           The
           Keys
           of
           an
           House
           ,
           Town
           or
           City
           ,
           are
           the
           Badges
           of
           Power
           and
           Authority
           :
           And
           therefore
           the
           yielding
           up
           of
           them
           ,
           is
           a
           sign
           or
           token
           of
           delivering
           up
           all
           to
           the
           Conquerour
           .
           In
           Garisons
           the
           Keys
           are
           every
           night
           deposited
           with
           the
           Governours
           of
           them
           .
           The
           Steward
           of
           an
           House
           hath
           the
           Keys
           of
           it
           committed
           to
           him
           .
           And
           ,
           as
           Learned
           Deodate
           saith
           ,
           
           Christ's
           having
           the
           Key
           of
           David
           ,
           doth
           signifie
           his
           being
           the
           Sovereign
           Lord
           and
           Governour
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           whose
           Will
           is
           to
           be
           its
           standing
           Law
           ,
           and
           whose
           Commands
           and
           Orders
           are
           to
           be
           Universally
           observed
           and
           obeyed
           ;
           not
           subject
           to
           any
           Contradiction
           ,
           Opposition
           ,
           or
           Dispute
           .
           Those
           Keys
           which
           were
           given
           in
           common
           to
           Peter
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           were
           no
           more
           than
           
             the
             Keys
             of
             Ministry
          
           .
           The
           Key
           of
           Royal
           Magistratical
           Power
           was
           put
           into
           the
           hand
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           there
           it
           doth
           rest
           ,
           and
           shall
           immovably
           remain
           ,
           whoever
           
           they
           be
           that
           would
           wrest
           it
           out
           of
           his
           Hand
           .
           Isa.
           9.7
           .
           
             Of
             the
             increase
             of
             his
             Government
             and
             of
             Peace
             there
             shall
             be
             no
             end
             ;
             upon
             the
             Throne
             of
          
           David
           ,
           
             and
             upon
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             to
             order
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             stablish
             it
             with
             Iudgment
             and
             with
             Iustice
             ,
             from
             henceforth
             even
             for
             ever
             .
             The
             Zeal
             of
             the
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
             will
             perform
             this
             .
          
        
         
           I
           now
           proceed
           to
           the
           last
           Question
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           this
           :
        
         
           Quest.
           5.
           
           What
           is
           the
           import
           of
           that
           Particle
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           Yet
           ?
           Yet
           have
           I
           set
           my
           King
           upon
           my
           Hill
           of
           Sion
           .
           What
           may
           we
           gather
           from
           thence
           ?
           I
           answer
           ,
           Though
           it
           be
           but
           a
           very
           little
           word
           ,
           it
           is
           full
           of
           Matter
           ,
           of
           Weight
           and
           Sweetness
           :
           And
           I
           shall
           give
           up
           to
           you
           my
           Thoughts
           concerning
           it
           ,
           briefly
           in
           these
           four
           following
           Particulars
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           It
           doth
           hold
           out
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           singular
           Contentment
           and
           Delight
           which
           God
           the
           Father
           takes
           in
           the
           thing
           that
           he
           hath
           done
           ,
           the
           disposal
           which
           he
           hath
           made
           .
           He
           is
           most
           highly
           pleased
           with
           the
           Choice
           that
           he
           hath
           made
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           superlative
           Honour
           that
           he
           hath
           put
           upon
           him
           .
           His
           Soul
           is
           at
           rest
           ;
           things
           are
           now
           as
           God
           would
           have
           them
           .
           Let
           Men
           think
           and
           say
           what
           they
           will
           ;
           let
           them
           fret
           and
           murmur
           as
           much
           and
           as
           long
           as
           they
           will
           ,
           yet
           have
           I
           set
           him
           up
           ,
           yet
           I
           have
           given
           him
           a
           Name
           above
           every
           Name
           ,
           that
           at
           his
           Name
           every
           
             Knee
             shall
             bow
          
           ,
           be
           it
           never
           so
           proud
           and
           stiff
           .
           I
           have
           done
           it
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           fully
           satisfied
           .
           Time
           was
           ,
           when
           
             it
             pleased
             the
             Lord
             to
             bruise
             him
             ,
          
           Isa.
           53.10
           .
           
             and
             to
             put
             him
             to
             grief
             .
          
           Though
           he
           did
           infinitely
           love
           the
           Person
           of
           Christ
           ,
           yet
           he
           took
           pleasure
           in
           his
           Sorrows
           and
           Agonies
           ;
           the
           shedding
           of
           his
           Blood
           was
           a
           delightful
           Spectacle
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           the
           repairing
           of
           his
           own
           injur'd
           Honour
           ,
           and
           the
           price
           of
           his
           Peoples
           Redemption
           .
           When
           he
           made
           his
           Soul
           an
           Offering
           for
           Sin
           ,
           it
           was
           a
           Sacrifice
           of
           a
           sweet
           Savor
           :
           And
           now
           he
           is
           as
           much
           pleased
           in
           his
           having
           exalted
           him
           .
           You
           know
           what
           is
           said
           with
           reference
           to
           his
           Sacerdotal
           Office
           ,
           Psal.
           110.4
           .
           
             The
             Lord
             hath
             sworn
             and
             will
             not
             repent
             ,
             Thou
             art
             a
             Priest
             for
             ever
             ,
             after
             the
             order
             of
          
           Melchisedek
           .
           He
           will
           never
           retract
           that
           .
           He
           hath
           resolved
           and
           determined
           it
           with
           an
           immutable
           Will.
           And
           we
           may
           say
           the
           same
           as
           to
           his
           Regal
           Office
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             hath
             sworn
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             repent
          
           ;
           Christ
           is
           and
           shall
           be
           a
           King
           for
           ever
           :
           No
           ,
           no
           ,
           God
           doth
           not
           repent
           of
           any
           thing
           that
           he
           hath
           done
           for
           Christ
           ;
           He
           doth
           not
           repent
           of
           the
           Glory
           to
           which
           he
           hath
           advanced
           him
           ,
           nor
           of
           the
           Power
           with
           which
           he
           hath
           invested
           him
           :
           And
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           He
           hath
           no
           cause
           to
           repent
           ;
           and
           which
           is
           more
           ,
           He
           never
           shall
           .
           He
           was
           fully
           and
           eternally
           sure
           of
           that
           .
           Such
           a
           Power
           
           could
           be
           no
           where
           better
           disposed
           of
           ,
           no
           where
           so
           well
           as
           it
           is
           .
           The
           Royal
           Robe
           sits
           neatly
           upon
           the
           back
           of
           Christ
           ;
           the
           Crown
           becomes
           his
           Head.
           Go
           forth
           ,
           O
           ye
           Sons
           and
           Daughters
           of
           Ierusalem
           !
           and
           behold
           King
           Iesus
           with
           the
           Crown
           ,
           wherewith
           his
           Father
           crowned
           him
           in
           the
           day
           of
           his
           Inauguration
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           day
           of
           the
           gladness
           of
           his
           Heart
           .
           It
           is
           a
           most
           lovely
           Sight
           ;
           He
           a
           most
           glorious
           Object
           :
           The
           Father
           himself
           counts
           him
           so
           ,
           and
           loves
           to
           look
           upon
           him
           .
           As
           it
           did
           greatly
           please
           Christ
           to
           obey
           his
           Father
           ,
           and
           to
           honour
           Him
           ;
           the
           doing
           of
           the
           Fathers
           Will
           was
           his
           Meat
           and
           Drink
           ;
           He
           was
           straitned
           till
           it
           was
           accomplished
           :
           So
           it
           doth
           as
           greatly
           please
           the
           Father
           to
           honour
           Christ.
           Therefore
           He
           saith
           ,
           
             Yet
             have
             I
             set
             my
             King
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           I
           rejoyce
           in
           the
           Thoughts
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           a
           Reflexion
           upon
           it
           ;
           were
           it
           to
           do
           again
           I
           would
           do
           it
           .
           Indeed
           ,
           once
           he
           said
           concerning
           Saul
           ,
           1
           Sam.
           15.11
           .
           
             It
             repenteth
             me
             that
             I
             have
             set
             up
          
           Saul
           
             to
             be
             King
             ,
             for
             he
             is
             turned
             back
             from
             following
             me
             ,
             and
             hath
             not
             performed
             my
             Commandments
             .
          
           But
           it
           shall
           never
           be
           said
           concerning
           the
           Lord
           Iesus
           ,
           that
           it
           repenteth
           God
           that
           he
           hath
           made
           him
           King.
           Such
           a
           Thought
           will
           never
           be
           in
           the
           Mind
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           This
           Yet
           doth
           sweetly
           signifie
           Gods
           settled
           and
           unalterable
           Resolution
           in
           the
           case
           .
           This
           is
           so
           done
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           shall
           never
           be
           undone
           .
           As
           when
           Pilate
           had
           given
           order
           for
           that
           Inscription
           to
           be
           upon
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             Iesus
             of
          
           Nazareth
           
             the
             King
             of
             the
          
           Jews
           ,
           it
           gave
           great
           offence
           to
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           they
           knew
           not
           how
           to
           brook
           it
           ;
           the
           chief
           Priests
           being
           incensed
           ,
           said
           unto
           him
           ,
           
             Write
             not
             ,
             The
             King
             of
             the
          
           Jews
           ,
           Iohn
           19.21
           .
           They
           cared
           not
           though
           he
           had
           called
           him
           all
           to
           naught
           ;
           such
           a
           Title
           they
           could
           by
           no
           means
           away
           with
           :
           But
           He
           answered
           them
           thus
           ,
           
             What
             I
             have
             written
             ,
             I
             have
             written
          
           :
           The
           thing
           is
           done
           ,
           therefore
           it
           is
           to
           no
           purpose
           for
           you
           to
           say
           any
           more
           :
           So
           ,
           
             saith
             God
          
           ,
           I
           have
           set
           my
           Son
           up
           for
           King
           ;
           and
           doth
           any
           one
           think
           I
           will
           pull
           him
           down
           again
           ?
           No
           ,
           far
           be
           it
           from
           me
           .
           What
           I
           have
           done
           ,
           I
           have
           done
           .
           So
           Isaac
           said
           concerning
           his
           Son
           
             Iacob
             ,
             Gen.
          
           27.33
           .
           So
           God
           hath
           made
           Christ
           King
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           continue
           so
           without
           being
           deposed
           :
           
             Thy
             Throne
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             is
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
          
           His
           Kingdom
           cannot
           be
           shaken
           ,
           nor
           his
           Throne
           overturned
           ;
           and
           indeed
           it
           is
           pity
           it
           should
           ,
           since
           the
           same
           verse
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Scepter
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             is
             a
             right
             Scepter
             .
          
           The
           Counsels
           of
           God
           shall
           stand
           all
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           Thoughts
           of
           his
           Heart
           to
           all
           Generations
           .
           There
           is
           no
           Act
           of
           his
           Will
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           Counsel
           in
           it
           ;
           it
           is
           managed
           with
           infinite
           Wisdom
           :
           And
           therefore
           
           it
           shall
           continue
           ,
           because
           God
           seeth
           none
           ,
           not
           the
           least
           cause
           to
           revoke
           it
           .
           Iob
           23.13
           .
           
             He
             is
             in
             one
             mind
             ,
             and
             who
             can
             turn
             him
             ?
          
           None
           can
           prevail
           with
           him
           to
           alter
           his
           Mind
           ,
           either
           by
           Power
           ,
           or
           by
           Persuasion
           and
           Intreaty
           ,
           or
           by
           Argument
           and
           Reason
           .
           And
           as
           it
           is
           thus
           with
           God
           with
           reference
           to
           other
           things
           ,
           so
           to
           this
           in
           particular
           ;
           and
           indeed
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           not
           any
           Shadow
           of
           turning
           in
           God
           as
           to
           this
           ,
           so
           there
           is
           not
           any
           Shadow
           of
           Reason
           why
           there
           should
           .
           You
           may
           see
           that
           which
           Samuel
           said
           to
           Saul
           ,
           1
           Sam.
           13.14
           .
           
             Thy
             Kingdom
             shall
             not
             continue
             ,
             the
             Lord
             hath
             sought
             him
             a
             Man
             after
             his
             own
             Heart
          
           :
           He
           sought
           him
           and
           he
           found
           him
           ▪
           That
           was
           spoken
           of
           David
           the
           Type
           ;
           but
           it
           may
           be
           much
           more
           said
           so
           concerning
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           a
           Man
           after
           the
           Heart
           of
           God.
           He
           is
           perfectly
           such
           an
           One
           as
           God
           would
           have
           him
           .
           Take
           him
           as
           to
           the
           Qualification
           of
           his
           Person
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           defect
           in
           him
           ,
           no
           fault
           ,
           nothing
           amiss
           ;
           He
           is
           all
           and
           only
           what
           he
           should
           be
           .
           And
           take
           him
           as
           to
           his
           Government
           and
           managing
           of
           Affairs
           ,
           He
           is
           according
           to
           the
           Heart
           of
           God
           ;
           
             for
             the
             pleasure
             of
             the
             Lord
             shall
             prosper
             in
             his
             hand
             ,
          
           Isa.
           53.10
           .
           He
           shall
           deal
           prudently
           and
           prosperously
           :
           And
           as
           He
           is
           according
           to
           the
           Heart
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           according
           to
           the
           Heart
           of
           his
           People
           ,
           whom
           he
           will
           rule
           with
           love
           ,
           and
           save
           to
           the
           utmost
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           This
           Yet
           doth
           plainly
           speak
           the
           indignation
           of
           
             God
             the
             Father
          
           ,
           against
           all
           the
           Enemies
           of
           Christ.
           It
           is
           ,
           as
           one
           saith
           ,
           
             Signum
             irae
             accensae
          
           ;
           a
           sign
           of
           Wrath
           kindled
           and
           burning
           in
           the
           Breast
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           will
           certainly
           have
           its
           vent
           ,
           and
           break
           forth
           in
           fury
           ,
           to
           their
           destruction
           :
           As
           you
           find
           it
           in
           the
           verse
           preceding
           the
           Text
           ;
           
             He
             shall
             speak
             unto
             them
             in
             his
             Wrath
             ,
             and
             vex
             them
             in
             his
             sore
             displeasure
             ,
          
           When
           he
           shall
           speak
           to
           them
           ,
           He
           will
           vex
           them
           .
           His
           Words
           will
           be
           Swords
           and
           Daggers
           ,
           that
           shall
           pierce
           and
           wound
           them
           to
           the
           Heart
           .
           But
           what
           is
           that
           which
           He
           will
           speak
           ?
           That
           which
           you
           have
           in
           the
           Text
           ;
           
             Yet
             have
             I
             set
             my
             King
             upon
             my
             holy
             Hill
             of
          
           Sion
           .
           How
           now
           ?
           What
           is
           to
           do
           here
           ?
           What
           is
           the
           matter
           with
           this
           mad
           besotted
           and
           unchristian
           World
           ?
           What
           mean
           they
           by
           their
           Raging
           ,
           Plotting
           and
           Combining
           ?
           Is
           not
           my
           Will
           sufficiently
           declared
           ?
           Have
           not
           I
           made
           my
           Son
           Ruler
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           will
           they
           not
           reverence
           my
           Son
           ?
           Have
           not
           I
           anointed
           him
           with
           mine
           Holy
           Oyl
           ,
           and
           will
           they
           spit
           in
           his
           Face
           ?
           Have
           not
           I
           given
           forth
           my
           command
           to
           all
           the
           Angels
           to
           worship
           him
           ,
           Heb.
           1.6
           .
           and
           will
           these
           sorry
           contemptible
           Worms
           be
           wriggling
           and
           moving
           Disturbances
           ?
           Have
           not
           I
           put
           all
           things
           in
           subjection
           under
           his
           Feet
           ;
           and
           will
           they
           strengthen
           themselves
           
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           run
           upon
           him
           ,
           even
           upon
           his
           Neck
           ,
           and
           the
           thick
           Bosses
           of
           his
           Buckler
           ?
           What!
           dare
           you
           ,
           notwithstanding
           that
           which
           I
           have
           done
           ,
           dare
           you
           appear
           in
           desperate
           Opposition
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           rise
           up
           in
           a
           flat
           and
           open
           Rebellion
           against
           him
           ?
           Dare
           you
           for
           all
           this
           meet
           and
           consult
           ,
           conspire
           and
           contrive
           for
           the
           breaking
           of
           his
           Bands
           asunder
           ,
           and
           the
           casting
           away
           his
           Cords
           from
           you
           ?
           Have
           you
           so
           much
           forgotten
           me
           ?
           And
           do
           you
           so
           much
           overvalue
           your selves
           ,
           as
           to
           dare
           to
           run
           counter
           to
           my
           eternal
           Counsels
           ,
           and
           to
           act
           in
           such
           a
           way
           of
           contradiction
           to
           my
           declared
           will
           ?
           Are
           not
           these
           mad
           Men
           quite
           out
           of
           their
           Wits
           ,
           and
           far
           more
           fit
           for
           Bedlams
           than
           for
           Thrones
           and
           Tribunals
           ,
           that
           do
           so
           wickedly
           and
           foolishly
           attempt
           to
           put
           him
           down
           ,
           and
           wrest
           the
           Scepter
           out
           of
           his
           Hand
           ;
           and
           in
           his
           stead
           to
           advance
           the
           Man
           of
           Sin
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           Perdition
           ,
           when
           yet
           they
           have
           had
           notice
           given
           them
           by
           my
           Word
           ,
           what
           I
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           how
           I
           have
           Authorized
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           is
           by
           me
           that
           he
           Reigns
           ?
           This
           doth
           highly
           provoke
           and
           incense
           God
           ;
           this
           makes
           the
           Fury
           to
           come
           up
           into
           his
           Face
           :
           And
           therefore
           let
           all
           the
           Enemies
           of
           Christ
           know
           ,
           they
           had
           better
           desist
           from
           this
           their
           vain
           undertaking
           ;
           they
           had
           better
           mind
           their
           own
           Business
           ,
           and
           study
           how
           to
           secure
           and
           provide
           for
           their
           own
           Peace
           ,
           and
           let
           Christ
           alone
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           what
           is
           given
           him
           for
           an
           Inheritance
           and
           Possession
           .
           God
           the
           Father
           takes
           the
           part
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           will
           plead
           his
           Cause
           ,
           as
           one
           that
           is
           in
           Honour
           and
           Interest
           ingaged
           so
           to
           do
           ;
           for
           this
           is
           past
           all
           question
           ,
           those
           Persons
           that
           are
           so
           eagerly
           set
           for
           the
           unkinging
           of
           Christ
           ,
           would
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           in
           their
           power
           ,
           ungod
           the
           Father
           too
           :
           And
           since
           he
           sides
           with
           Christ
           ,
           he
           will
           be
           too
           hard
           for
           all
           his
           Adversaries
           ,
           and
           break
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           Necks
           and
           Arms
           ,
           whose
           design
           it
           is
           to
           break
           his
           Bands
           .
           This
           brings
           me
           to
           the
           last
           thing
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           This
           Yet
           ,
           speaks
           the
           Vanity
           and
           Unsuccessfulness
           of
           all
           the
           Attempts
           which
           the
           Enemies
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           make
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           Gods
           looking
           with
           holy
           Scorn
           and
           highest
           Contempt
           upon
           all
           the
           grand
           and
           petty
           Antichrists
           in
           the
           World.
           Yonder
           is
           a
           huge
           multitude
           of
           them
           ,
           saith
           God
           ,
           
             Gebal
             ,
             Ammon
             ,
             Amalek
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           Mount
           Seir
           ,
           with
           many
           more
           ,
           however
           divided
           among
           themselves
           ,
           yet
           in
           a
           close
           and
           strict
           Confederacy
           against
           my
           Son
           ;
           and
           though
           I
           have
           ,
           without
           any
           Merit
           or
           Desert
           of
           theirs
           ,
           out
           of
           my
           meer
           bounty
           ,
           given
           them
           Riches
           and
           Honour
           ,
           Pleasure
           and
           Power
           ;
           all
           this
           avails
           them
           nothing
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           they
           see
           Him
           sitting
           in
           Sion
           .
           This
           is
           their
           
           Language
           ,
           
             We
             will
             not
             have
             this
             Man
             Reign
             over
             us
             .
          
           No
           ,
           Barabbas
           rather
           than
           Iesus
           ;
           a
           Lust
           rather
           than
           Christ.
           God
           sees
           it
           ,
           and
           he
           smiles
           at
           it
           .
           
             He
             that
             sits
             in
             the
             Heavens
             laughs
             ,
             the
             Lord
             will
             have
             them
             in
             derision
          
           :
           And
           then
           
             salva
             res
             est
          
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           danger
           .
           As
           long
           as
           God
           laughs
           ,
           Matters
           are
           well
           ,
           the
           Virgin-Daughter
           of
           Sion
           may
           shake
           her
           Head
           at
           them
           ,
           and
           laugh
           them
           to
           scorn
           .
           Poor
           Creatures
           ,
           they
           are
           busie
           as
           Bees
           ;
           but
           what
           is
           it
           they
           would
           do
           if
           they
           could
           ?
           What
           is
           that
           great
           thing
           which
           they
           are
           so
           earnestly
           bent
           upon
           ?
           What
           a
           most
           cursed
           design
           ,
           in
           which
           Beelzebub
           and
           all
           his
           Crew
           ,
           do
           most
           heartily
           join
           with
           them
           ?
           It
           is
           to
           dethrone
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           rase
           the
           Foundations
           of
           the
           glorious
           City
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           blot
           out
           from
           under
           Heaven
           the
           Name
           and
           Memorial
           of
           Ierusalem
           .
           But
           God
           knows
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           vain
           endeavor
           ;
           
             Actum
             est
          
           .
           The
           Matter
           is
           not
           only
           determined
           ,
           but
           effected
           .
           I
           have
           set
           up
           my
           King
           :
           And
           what
           ,
           do
           they
           set
           themselves
           against
           him
           ?
           They
           kick
           against
           the
           Pricks
           ,
           they
           will
           wound
           them
           ;
           they
           dash
           against
           a
           Rock
           that
           will
           break
           them
           in
           pieces
           ;
           they
           had
           as
           good
           ,
           and
           may
           with
           as
           much
           hope
           to
           speed
           ,
           heap
           Pelion
           upon
           Ossa
           ,
           and
           wage
           War
           with
           Heaven
           ;
           go
           about
           to
           pluck
           the
           Sun
           out
           of
           the
           Firmament
           ,
           and
           debase
           it
           into
           a
           Gloworm
           :
           They
           might
           with
           as
           much
           reason
           attempt
           to
           stem
           the
           Tide
           ,
           and
           to
           chain
           the
           Ocean
           .
           It
           is
           as
           easie
           for
           these
           proud
           ,
           but
           silly
           Projectors
           ,
           to
           unhinge
           the
           whole
           Frame
           of
           Nature
           :
           For
           it
           is
           impossible
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           a
           thing
           that
           can
           never
           be
           done
           .
           I
           have
           established
           his
           Throne
           in
           Righteousness
           and
           in
           Judgment
           ;
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           not
           in
           the
           power
           of
           Earth
           and
           Hell
           ,
           of
           Men
           and
           Devils
           ,
           to
           pull
           him
           down
           .
           Psalm
           97.8
           ,
           9.
           
           Zion
           
             heard
             ,
             and
             was
             glad
             ,
             and
             the
             Daughters
             of
          
           Judah
           
             rejoyced
             ,
             because
             of
             thy
             Iudgments
             ,
             O
             Lord.
             For
             thou
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             art
             high
             above
             all
             the
             Earth
             .
             Thou
             art
             exalted
             far
             above
             all
             Gods.
          
           So
           much
           may
           suffice
           for
           the
           opening
           of
           the
           things
           considerable
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Doctrinal
           part
           .
           I
           now
           come
           to
           the
           Applicatory
           ;
           which
           will
           be
           composed
           of
           Instruction
           ,
           Exhortation
           and
           Consolation
           .
        
         
           Use
           1.
           
           First
           ,
           By
           way
           of
           Instruction
           .
           This
           most
           excellent
           and
           precious
           Truth
           may
           teach
           us
           to
           admire
           ,
           and
           bless
           ,
           and
           glorifie
           God
           the
           Father
           :
           Yea
           ,
           let
           his
           high
           Praises
           be
           in
           our
           Hearts
           and
           Mouths
           ,
           for
           his
           putting
           this
           Honour
           upon
           Christ
           ,
           and
           thus
           exalting
           with
           his
           own
           Hand
           him
           whom
           Man
           despised
           ,
           and
           whom
           the
           Nations
           abhorred
           .
           That
           thus
           to
           do
           is
           our
           unquestionable
           Duty
           ,
           doth
           evidently
           appear
           by
           that
           which
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           2
           Phil.
           8.9
           ,
           10
           ,
           11.
           
           
             Being
             found
             in
             fashion
             as
             a
             Man
             ,
             he
             humbled
             
             himself
             ,
             and
             became
             obedient
             to
             the
             death
             ,
             even
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Cross
             ;
             wherefore
             God
             also
             hath
             highly
             exalted
             him
             ,
             and
             given
             him
             a
             Name
             which
             is
             above
             every
             name
             :
             That
             at
             the
             name
             of
             Iesus
             every
             Knee
             should
             bow
             ,
             both
             of
             things
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             things
             in
             Earth
             ,
             and
             things
             under
             the
             Earth
             ;
             and
             that
             every
             Tongue
             should
             confess
             ,
             that
             Iesus
             Christ
             is
             Lord
             ,
             to
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
             the
             Father
             .
          
           This
           is
           that
           which
           we
           Christians
           ought
           to
           confess
           ,
           which
           we
           must
           in
           the
           worst
           of
           Times
           ,
           be
           free
           ,
           and
           forward
           ,
           and
           bold
           ,
           in
           the
           confession
           and
           publick
           owning
           of
           ,
           That
           that
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           who
           while
           Tabernacling
           among
           us
           ,
           was
           by
           the
           blind
           and
           wicked
           Iews
           counted
           no
           more
           than
           a
           Man
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           a
           Carpenter
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           worst
           of
           Men
           ,
           the
           vilest
           of
           Sinners
           ,
           a
           meer
           Cheat
           and
           Impostor
           ,
           a
           Blasphemer
           ,
           that
           in
           his
           glorious
           Operations
           had
           assistance
           from
           the
           Prince
           of
           Devils
           ;
           He
           ,
           even
           He
           is
           
             Lord
             ;
             non
             cum
             limitatione
             quadam
          
           ;
           not
           with
           limitation
           ;
           as
           other
           Lords
           are
           ,
           who
           are
           but
           Men
           and
           no
           more
           ;
           and
           may
           be
           weak
           Men
           ,
           and
           unrighteous
           Men
           ,
           and
           cruel
           and
           unreasonable
           Men
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           is
           necessary
           they
           should
           be
           directed
           and
           bounded
           by
           Laws
           ;
           but
           Jesus
           is
           Lord
           absolute
           :
           He
           is
           unlimited
           ,
           unbounded
           ;
           He
           hath
           all
           Power
           ;
           He
           is
           Lord
           over
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           over
           all
           Creatures
           ,
           and
           doth
           whatsoever
           He
           pleaseth
           ;
           so
           to
           do
           is
           his
           Royal
           Prerogative
           ,
           his
           unquestionable
           Right
           .
           Now
           as
           he
           is
           God-man
           ,
           Head
           over
           all
           things
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           King
           of
           Sion
           and
           of
           Saints
           ;
           He
           is
           Gods
           King
           ,
           made
           so
           by
           God
           the
           Father
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           to
           be
           owned
           and
           confess'd
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           :
           And
           we
           are
           obliged
           to
           seek
           his
           Glory
           ;
           for
           He
           hath
           sought
           our
           Good.
           We
           are
           beholden
           to
           the
           Father
           for
           our
           present
           Comforts
           and
           Hopes
           ,
           and
           for
           our
           future
           Salvation
           and
           Happiness
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           the
           Son
           :
           Yea
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           concurrence
           and
           contribution
           made
           to
           it
           by
           all
           the
           sacred
           Persons
           of
           the
           glorious
           Trinity
           .
           But
           to
           the
           Matter
           before
           us
           :
           As
           God
           the
           Father
           hath
           thus
           honoured
           Christ
           ,
           so
           must
           we
           honour
           the
           Father
           for
           doing
           so
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           great
           reason
           for
           it
           .
           Take
           these
           two
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           That
           which
           we
           mentioned
           even
           now
           ,
           this
           advancement
           of
           Christ
           was
           the
           Fathers
           Act.
           It
           was
           He
           that
           exalted
           him
           to
           be
           a
           Prince
           and
           a
           Saviour
           ;
           He
           that
           gave
           him
           this
           excellent
           and
           super-eminent
           Name
           .
           It
           was
           He
           that
           set
           him
           up
           for
           King
           ,
           and
           delivered
           into
           his
           Hand
           all
           Power
           both
           in
           Heaven
           and
           in
           Earth
           .
           It
           was
           He
           that
           put
           all
           things
           under
           his
           Feet
           ,
           and
           gave
           him
           the
           Heathen
           for
           his
           Inheritance
           ,
           and
           the
           uttermost
           parts
           of
           the
           Earth
           for
           his
           Possession
           .
           All
           is
           of
           the
           Father
           .
           Heb.
           5.5
           .
           
             Christ
             glorified
             not
             himself
             to
             be
             made
             an
             High
             Priest
          
           :
           And
           by
           parity
           of
           Reason
           ,
           
           we
           may
           say
           ,
           He
           glorified
           not
           himself
           to
           be
           made
           a
           King
           ;
           
             but
             He
             that
             said
             unto
             him
             ,
             Thou
             art
             my
             Son
             ,
             this
             day
             have
             I
             begotten
             thee
          
           :
           So
           again
           in
           Psalm
           118.22
           ,
           23.
           
           
             The
             Stone
             which
             the
             Builders
             refused
             ,
             is
             become
             the
             head
             Stone
             of
             the
             corner
             .
             This
             is
             the
             Lords
             doing
             ;
             it
             is
             marvellous
             in
             our
             Eyes
             .
          
           Well
           may
           it
           be
           so
           ,
           for
           it
           deserves
           to
           be
           so
           ;
           and
           may
           well
           command
           our
           highest
           Admirings
           ,
           and
           most
           grateful
           Returns
           .
           But
           besides
           this
           ,
           consider
           ,
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           In
           this
           Honour
           and
           Power
           ,
           which
           have
           been
           thus
           in
           infinite
           Wisdom
           conferred
           upon
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           by
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           He
           had
           a
           special
           and
           most
           gracious
           Respect
           unto
           Us
           and
           our
           Good.
           It
           was
           for
           our
           sakes
           as
           well
           as
           for
           his
           .
           As
           herein
           the
           Father
           designed
           and
           aimed
           at
           the
           Rewarding
           of
           his
           Son
           for
           all
           the
           hard
           things
           he
           had
           suffered
           ,
           and
           the
           unmatchable
           Service
           he
           had
           done
           ;
           so
           the
           security
           ,
           wellfare
           ,
           and
           happiness
           of
           those
           whom
           he
           had
           given
           to
           him
           :
           Therefore
           he
           is
           made
           Head
           over
           all
           things
           to
           the
           Church
           .
           He
           is
           Head
           over
           all
           ,
           over
           the
           Devil
           and
           his
           Instruments
           ,
           over
           Hell
           and
           Rome
           ,
           over
           the
           worst
           and
           greatest
           of
           Men
           ;
           He
           is
           higher
           than
           the
           highest
           of
           them
           ;
           in
           those
           things
           in
           which
           they
           deal
           proudly
           ,
           He
           is
           above
           them
           ;
           and
           He
           is
           so
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           i.e.
           to
           the
           benefit
           ,
           advantage
           and
           comfort
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           All
           this
           Power
           is
           given
           to
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           rule
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           defend
           Her
           ,
           and
           preserve
           Her
           untill
           She
           be
           perfected
           ,
           and
           a
           Bride
           made
           ready
           for
           Her
           Husband
           .
           It
           was
           a
           great
           comfort
           to
           that
           Proto-martyr
           Stephen
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           his
           Enemies
           and
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Council
           ;
           that
           when
           he
           looked
           up
           stedfastly
           unto
           Heaven
           ,
           he
           had
           not
           only
           a
           sight
           of
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           likewise
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           in
           his
           Exaltation
           ,
           standing
           on
           the
           right
           Hand
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           surely
           it
           may
           be
           a
           comfort
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           love
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           not
           now
           a
           Priest
           upon
           the
           Cross
           ,
           but
           a
           Priest
           upon
           his
           Throne
           ;
           that
           he
           is
           not
           now
           under
           the
           Feet
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           but
           at
           the
           right
           Hand
           of
           his
           Father
           .
           Let
           us
           therefore
           think
           and
           speak
           of
           it
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           the
           Father
           .
        
         
           Use
           2.
           
           We
           now
           come
           to
           the
           second
           Use
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           of
           Exhortation
           .
           Is
           Christ
           anointed
           ,
           constituted
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           by
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           King
           upon
           his
           holy
           Hill
           of
           Sion
           ?
           Then
           I
           would
           persuade
           you
           ,
           and
           Oh
           that
           I
           might
           prevail
           with
           you
           ,
           for
           two
           things
           which
           most
           certainly
           will
           be
           your
           Wisdom
           ,
           Interest
           and
           Honour
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           Angels
           ,
           and
           all
           good
           Men
           :
           The
           one
           is
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           bow
           to
           this
           blessed
           King
           ;
           the
           other
           is
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           appear
           and
           act
           for
           Him.
           
        
         
           Exh.
           1.
           
           First
           ,
           Be
           willing
           to
           bow
           your
           Necks
           to
           the
           Yoke
           of
           
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           submit
           your selves
           to
           his
           Government
           .
           Receive
           him
           ,
           and
           own
           him
           as
           your
           King
           :
           Which
           you
           may
           do
           without
           any
           breach
           of
           Loyalty
           ,
           or
           violation
           of
           that
           Duty
           which
           you
           owe
           to
           your
           King
           upon
           Earth
           .
           For
           Christ
           and
           Caesar
           may
           very
           well
           stand
           together
           ;
           nay
           ,
           they
           stand
           best
           together
           .
           Our
           Iesus
           is
           no
           Iacob
           ,
           no
           Supplanter
           ,
           no
           Enemy
           to
           the
           Crowned
           Heads
           ;
           they
           may
           all
           have
           him
           for
           their
           Friend
           if
           they
           will
           :
           And
           he
           can
           furnish
           them
           with
           all
           that
           which
           is
           necessary
           for
           the
           directing
           of
           their
           Scepters
           ,
           and
           the
           supporting
           of
           their
           Thrones
           ;
           Prov.
           8.14
           .
           
             Counsel
             is
             mine
             ,
             and
             sound
             Wisdom
             .
             I
             am
             Understanding
             .
             I
             have
             Strength
             .
          
           And
           he
           is
           ready
           to
           Communicate
           to
           them
           ;
           v.
           15
           ,
           16.
           
           
             By
             me
             Kings
             Reign
             ,
             and
             Princes
             decree
             Iustice.
             By
             me
             Princes
             rule
             ,
             and
             Nobles
             ,
             even
             all
             the
             Iudges
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           And
           Oh!
           how
           amiable
           a
           thing
           is
           it
           for
           Kings
           to
           stand
           up
           for
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Christ
           to
           stand
           at
           the
           right
           Hand
           of
           Kings
           ?
           It
           was
           an
           excellent
           Speech
           of
           our
           present
           Sovereign
           ,
           to
           some
           Ministers
           waiting
           upon
           him
           with
           their
           humble
           and
           grateful
           Address
           :
           
             Labour
             by
             your
             Preaching
             to
             make
             good
             Christians
             ,
             for
             then
             I
             am
             sure
             they
             will
             be
             good
             Subjects
             .
          
           It
           was
           a
           Saying
           becoming
           so
           great
           a
           Prince
           ,
           and
           worthy
           to
           be
           written
           in
           Letters
           of
           Gold.
           If
           you
           would
           be
           what
           I
           would
           have
           ,
           you
           should
           be
           the
           best
           Subjects
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           your
           own
           Carriages
           should
           speak
           so
           loud
           for
           you
           ,
           as
           to
           silence
           the
           Mouths
           of
           your
           Adversaries
           ,
           and
           drown
           the
           Voice
           of
           their
           base
           Calumnies
           and
           Reproaches
           .
           And
           that
           you
           may
           be
           so
           ,
           my
           present
           work
           is
           to
           beseech
           you
           to
           be
           good
           Christians
           .
           This
           is
           that
           Advice
           ,
           which
           in
           this
           Psalm
           is
           given
           to
           Kings
           and
           Judges
           ;
           and
           sure
           I
           am
           ,
           it
           will
           not
           be
           misplaced
           upon
           Subjects
           of
           all
           sorts
           :
           
             Be
             wise
             ,
             Be
             instructed
             ,
             Serve
             the
             Lord
             with
             fear
             ,
             Kiss
             the
             Son
             lest
             he
             be
             angry
             ,
             and
             ye
             perish
             from
             the
             way
             .
          
           Kiss
           him
           with
           a
           Kiss
           of
           Love
           ,
           of
           highest
           and
           dearest
           love
           ;
           give
           him
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           inthrone
           him
           there
           .
           Kiss
           him
           too
           with
           a
           Kiss
           of
           Homage
           and
           dutiful
           Subjection
           .
           And
           though
           other
           Lords
           have
           had
           dominion
           over
           you
           ,
           this
           and
           that
           base
           Lust
           ,
           
             now
             by
             him
             only
             do
             you
             make
             mention
             of
             his
             Name
             ,
          
           Isa.
           26.13
           .
           Of
           his
           Name
           ,
           as
           of
           one
           whose
           Right
           it
           is
           to
           rule
           over
           you
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           Law
           to
           you
           .
           If
           ever
           you
           desire
           to
           be
           saved
           by
           him
           ,
           be
           willing
           to
           be
           govern'd
           and
           commanded
           by
           him
           .
           There
           are
           two
           very
           great
           Encouragements
           for
           you
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           lay
           before
           you
           ,
           and
           make
           use
           of
           as
           Motives
           for
           the
           pressing
           of
           this
           Exhortation
           upon
           you
           .
           I
           desire
           you
           seriously
           to
           consider
           them
           ,
           and
           let
           them
           sink
           into
           your
           Hearts
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           This
           Jesus
           ,
           whom
           God
           hath
           made
           King
           of
           Sion
           ,
           is
           a
           
           King
           of
           Righteousness
           .
           He
           will
           rule
           in
           Righteousness
           .
           The
           Scepter
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           is
           a
           right
           Scepter
           .
           His
           Law
           is
           holy
           ,
           and
           his
           Commandment
           holy
           ,
           just
           and
           good
           .
           And
           though
           he
           hath
           his
           Yoke
           and
           Burthen
           ,
           yet
           that
           Yoke
           is
           easie
           ,
           and
           that
           Burthen
           light
           .
           And
           though
           as
           you
           read
           ,
           Psal.
           97.2
           .
           many
           times
           
             Clouds
             and
             Darkness
             are
             round
             about
             him
             ,
             yet
             Righteousness
             and
             Iudgment
             are
             always
             the
             Habitation
             of
             his
             Throne
             .
          
           His
           darkest
           Providences
           have
           an
           Exactness
           and
           Beauty
           in
           them
           .
           And
           when
           his
           way
           is
           in
           the
           Sea
           ,
           it
           is
           in
           the
           Sanctuary
           :
           And
           what
           we
           cannot
           understand
           ,
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           justifie
           and
           admire
           .
           And
           we
           may
           be
           sure
           of
           this
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           do
           all
           his
           faithful
           Subjects
           right
           .
           Though
           they
           do
           often
           and
           often
           meet
           with
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           wrong
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           from
           a
           company
           of
           wicked
           ,
           malicious
           and
           unreasonable
           Men
           ;
           the
           Sheep
           of
           his
           Fold
           are
           worried
           ,
           and
           have
           both
           their
           Fleece
           and
           their
           Flesh
           rent
           ,
           and
           miserably
           torn
           by
           ravenous
           and
           insatiable
           Wolves
           ,
           and
           He
           for
           a
           while
           sits
           and
           looks
           on
           as
           one
           unconcerned
           ,
           yet
           in
           due
           time
           He
           will
           awake
           to
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           thoroughly
           plead
           all
           their
           Causes
           ,
           and
           right
           all
           their
           Wrongs
           ,
           and
           then
           let
           the
           proudest
           of
           their
           Enemies
           look
           to
           themselves
           .
        
         
           And
           let
           me
           add
           that
           which
           is
           more
           than
           this
           ,
           a
           great
           deal
           more
           .
           Christ
           is
           so
           a
           King
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           hath
           Righteousness
           enough
           for
           all
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           not
           only
           so
           as
           to
           do
           them
           right
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           make
           them
           righteous
           .
           They
           indeed
           have
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Sin
           in
           them
           ,
           but
           He
           hath
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Righteousness
           in
           him
           .
           They
           have
           in
           them
           Sin
           enough
           to
           damn
           them
           ,
           but
           He
           hath
           in
           him
           Righteousness
           enough
           to
           justifie
           them
           .
           They
           have
           in
           them
           Spots
           ,
           Deformities
           enough
           to
           render
           them
           odious
           and
           loathsome
           to
           God
           ,
           He
           hath
           in
           him
           Comeliness
           enough
           to
           make
           their
           Beauty
           perfect
           :
           So
           that
           ,
           though
           
             Sin
             hath
             reigned
             unto
             Death
             ,
             yet
             now
             ,
             Grace
             doth
             by
             Iesus
             Christ
             our
             Lord
             ,
             reign
             through
             Righteousness
             unto
             everlasting
             Life
             ,
          
           Rom.
           5.21
           .
           So
           that
           Grace
           hath
           got
           the
           Victory
           ,
           and
           Triumphs
           over
           Sin.
           When
           he
           was
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           He
           did
           as
           a
           Priest
           offer
           up
           himself
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           Justice
           ;
           and
           by
           that
           one
           Offering
           ,
           satisfied
           for
           their
           Offences
           ,
           and
           perfected
           for
           ever
           them
           that
           are
           Sanctified
           ;
           and
           now
           as
           a
           King
           ,
           He
           doth
           acquit
           ,
           and
           discharge
           ,
           and
           save
           them
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           said
           ,
           Ier.
           23.6
           .
           God
           there
           speaking
           of
           the
           righteous
           Branch
           that
           he
           would
           raise
           unto
           David
           ,
           a
           King
           that
           should
           reign
           and
           prosper
           ;
           
             This
             is
             his
             Name
             ,
             whereby
             he
             shall
             be
             called
             ,
          
           Jehovah
           Tsidkenu
           ,
           
             Iehova
             our
             Righteousness
          
           .
           And
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           any
           Person
           should
           want
           sufficient
           complete
           Righteousness
           ,
           who
           hath
           Iehovah
           
           himself
           to
           be
           his
           Righteousness
           ?
           
             In
             him
             all
             Fullness
             doth
             dwell
             .
          
           It
           hath
           pleased
           the
           Father
           that
           it
           should
           do
           so
           .
           This
           is
           good
           News
           for
           poor
           Creatures
           that
           have
           been
           made
           sensible
           how
           Matters
           stand
           with
           them
           .
           There
           is
           a
           miserable
           Want
           and
           Emptiness
           in
           them
           ,
           in
           whose
           Flesh
           there
           dwelleth
           nothing
           that
           is
           good
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           an
           All-fullness
           in
           Christ.
           And
           if
           there
           be
           an
           All-fullness
           in
           Him
           ,
           then
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           Grace
           ,
           and
           Love.
           He
           hath
           as
           much
           Righteousness
           ,
           as
           the
           guilty
           undone
           ruined
           Creature
           doth
           need
           or
           can
           desire
           .
           There
           are
           in
           him
           unsearchable
           Riches
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           an
           inexhaustible
           Treasure
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           it
           dwells
           in
           him
           ;
           it
           is
           inseparable
           from
           him
           .
           There
           was
           in
           him
           not
           only
           Righteousness
           enough
           for
           those
           who
           lived
           in
           former
           Ages
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           enough
           now
           ,
           as
           much
           for
           us
           who
           live
           in
           the
           present
           Age
           :
           And
           so
           there
           will
           be
           for
           those
           that
           shall
           live
           hereafter
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World.
           The
           Fullness
           which
           is
           in
           Christ
           ,
           is
           an
           abounding
           and
           an
           abiding
           Fulness
           .
           Heb.
           13.8
           .
           
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             the
             same
             yesterday
             ,
             and
             to
             day
             ,
             and
             for
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           As
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           is
           the
           King
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           so
           He
           is
           the
           Prince
           of
           Peace
           .
           He
           is
           called
           the
           Peace
           ;
           
             This
             Man
             shall
             be
             the
             Peace
             .
          
           He
           made
           Peace
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           his
           Cross
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           have
           in
           sincerity
           given
           your selves
           up
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           are
           become
           his
           Subjects
           indeed
           ,
           then
           you
           shall
           be
           not
           only
           washed
           with
           his
           Blood
           ,
           and
           justified
           by
           his
           Righteousness
           ,
           but
           likewise
           interested
           in
           ,
           and
           blessed
           with
           his
           Peace
           .
           God
           is
           now
           reconciled
           ;
           Fury
           is
           not
           in
           him
           ;
           you
           need
           not
           run
           from
           him
           as
           an
           Enemy
           ,
           but
           approach
           to
           him
           and
           converse
           with
           him
           as
           a
           Father
           .
           For
           He
           himself
           is
           at
           peace
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           all
           his
           Attributes
           .
           How
           terrible
           an
           Aspect
           soever
           some
           of
           them
           have
           upon
           christless
           ,
           graceless
           ,
           obstinate
           and
           impenitent
           Sinners
           ,
           they
           all
           look
           sweetly
           and
           smilingly
           upon
           you
           .
           As
           his
           Patience
           doth
           spare
           you
           ,
           though
           you
           have
           deserved
           to
           be
           cut
           off
           ;
           and
           his
           Bounty
           doth
           supply
           you
           ,
           though
           you
           are
           less
           than
           the
           least
           of
           Mercies
           ,
           and
           at
           his
           Hand
           did
           never
           merit
           a
           crum
           of
           Bread
           ;
           and
           his
           Bowels
           do
           vern
           over
           you
           in
           your
           Falls
           as
           well
           as
           in
           your
           Sorrows
           ;
           and
           his
           Mercy
           passeth
           and
           seals
           your
           Pardon
           ,
           when
           you
           repent
           and
           turn
           from
           your
           evil
           Ways
           :
           So
           his
           Holiness
           ,
           which
           stands
           at
           an
           infinite
           and
           eternal
           distance
           from
           Sin
           ,
           is
           reconciled
           to
           you
           .
           Therefore
           is
           that
           command
           ,
           Psal.
           97.12
           .
           
             Rejoyce
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             ye
             Righteous
             ,
             and
             give
             thanks
             at
             the
             remembrance
             of
             his
             Holiness
             .
          
           And
           so
           is
           his
           Justice
           likewise
           reconciled
           to
           you
           .
           That
           will
           vote
           for
           your
           Discharge
           and
           Salvation
           ;
           that
           will
           pass
           the
           Sentence
           on
           your
           
           side
           ,
           so
           that
           when
           you
           are
           judged
           you
           shall
           not
           be
           condemned
           .
           For
           your
           comfortable
           and
           full
           assurance
           hereof
           ,
           read
           and
           rejoyce
           while
           you
           read
           ,
           Rom.
           3.25
           ,
           26.
           
           
             Iesus
             Christ
             God
             hath
             set
             forth
             to
             be
             a
             propitiation
             through
             Faith
             in
             his
             Blood
             ,
             to
             declare
             his
             Righteousness
             for
             the
             remission
             of
             Sins
             that
             are
             past
             ,
             through
             the
             Forbearance
             of
             God
             ;
             to
             declare
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             at
             this
             time
             his
             Righteousness
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             be
             just
             ,
             and
             the
             Iustifier
             of
             him
             which
             believeth
             in
             Iesus
             :
          
           And
           again
           ,
           1
           John
           1.9
           .
           
             If
             we
             confess
             our
             Sins
             ,
             he
             is
             faithful
             and
             just
             to
             forgive
             us
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             to
             cleanse
             us
             from
             all
             Unrighteousness
             .
          
           His
           doing
           this
           for
           us
           is
           in
           him
           an
           Act
           of
           Faithfulness
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           own
           Covenant
           and
           Promise
           ,
           and
           an
           Act
           of
           Justice
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Christs
           Obedience
           ,
           Sufferings
           ,
           and
           Satisfaction
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           all
           the
           Attributes
           of
           God
           are
           thus
           reconciled
           and
           at
           peace
           with
           us
           ,
           so
           likewise
           are
           all
           his
           Providences
           ;
           not
           only
           comfortable
           Providences
           ,
           but
           cross
           ones
           too
           .
           His
           most
           smarting
           Rods
           upon
           your
           Backs
           blossom
           with
           love
           .
           When
           he
           seems
           to
           afflict
           in
           Fury
           ,
           He
           really
           doth
           it
           in
           Faithfulness
           .
           And
           while
           he
           speaks
           and
           writes
           bitter
           things
           against
           you
           ,
           He
           doth
           earnestly
           remember
           you
           still
           .
           All
           come
           upon
           an
           errand
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           upon
           a
           design
           of
           Kindness
           ;
           And
           
             We
             know
          
           ,
           saith
           
             Paul
             ,
             all
             work
             together
             for
             good
             ,
          
           Rom.
           8.28
           .
           We
           believe
           it
           to
           be
           so
           ;
           yea
           ,
           by
           our
           own
           Experience
           we
           know
           it
           to
           be
           so
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           Creatures
           are
           at
           peace
           with
           you
           .
           Though
           wicked
           Men
           hate
           you
           ,
           yet
           their
           very
           Enmity
           and
           the
           Effects
           of
           it
           shall
           befriend
           you
           .
           They
           may
           do
           you
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           wrong
           ,
           but
           they
           shall
           do
           you
           no
           hurt
           .
           While
           those
           Plowers
           make
           long
           their
           Furrows
           ,
           God
           will
           in
           those
           Furrows
           sow
           that
           precious
           Seed
           which
           shall
           spring
           up
           ,
           and
           yield
           to
           you
           the
           peaceable
           Fruit
           of
           Righteousness
           .
           By
           their
           adding
           to
           your
           present
           Exercises
           ,
           they
           add
           to
           your
           future
           Crown
           ;
           they
           will
           make
           Heaven
           the
           more
           sweet
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           your
           Glory
           there
           the
           more
           exceeding
           weighty
           .
           And
           as
           for
           the
           good
           things
           which
           you
           now
           enjoy
           ,
           they
           are
           all
           sanctified
           ,
           all
           pure
           ;
           your
           Tables
           shall
           not
           be
           Snares
           to
           you
           ,
           Riches
           shall
           not
           be
           laid
           up
           by
           you
           to
           your
           hurt
           ;
           you
           may
           rejoyce
           in
           the
           Mercies
           you
           have
           ,
           for
           they
           all
           are
           Mercies
           in
           mercy
           ,
           and
           all
           come
           to
           you
           in
           the
           Blood
           of
           a
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Blessing
           of
           your
           Father
           .
           Your
           common
           Blessings
           are
           Covenant-Blessings
           .
           And
           there
           will
           be
           no
           After-Reckonings
           to
           your
           cost
           ;
           all
           hath
           been
           by
           Christ
           ,
           and
           is
           freely
           given
           to
           you
           .
           And
           therefore
           while
           you
           are
           in
           the
           way
           of
           your
           Duty
           ,
           you
           may
           sleep
           quietly
           in
           the
           Night
           ,
           and
           walk
           comfortably
           in
           the
           Day
           ,
           and
           eat
           your
           Bread
           with
           a
           
           merry
           Heart
           ;
           for
           God
           takes
           pleasure
           in
           your
           Persons
           ,
           and
           accepts
           your
           Works
           .
        
         
           Once
           more
           ;
           Conscience
           is
           at
           peace
           with
           you
           too
           ;
           and
           as
           you
           shall
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           so
           you
           shall
           be
           cheared
           and
           comforted
           from
           your selves
           .
           Conscience
           ,
           which
           is
           
             mille
             testes
          
           ,
           a
           thousand
           Witnesses
           ,
           will
           speak
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           for
           you
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           testimony
           thereof
           you
           may
           and
           shall
           rejoice
           .
           It
           will
           make
           you
           sing
           in
           Prison
           ,
           and
           smile
           at
           Famine
           and
           Destruction
           ,
           and
           laugh
           alone
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           have
           at
           any
           time
           by
           your
           foolishness
           anger'd
           it
           ,
           and
           made
           it
           to
           chide
           and
           take
           on
           at
           a
           strange
           rate
           ,
           Christ
           will
           ,
           upon
           your
           humble
           ,
           penitent
           ,
           believing
           application
           to
           him
           ,
           reconcile
           it
           to
           you
           :
           There
           shall
           be
           the
           gracious
           Sprinklings
           of
           his
           most
           precious
           Blood
           upon
           it
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           shall
           be
           purged
           from
           dead
           works
           ,
           and
           pacified
           too
           ,
           made
           good
           and
           quiet
           too
           ;
           the
           Wounds
           which
           you
           made
           in
           it
           by
           Sin
           ,
           shall
           be
           healed
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           shall
           not
           be
           your
           Tormentor
           ,
           but
           your
           Comforter
           :
           And
           if
           your
           Dejection
           being
           so
           great
           ,
           and
           your
           Fears
           so
           many
           ,
           that
           Conscience
           alone
           cannot
           do
           the
           work
           ,
           it
           shall
           have
           powerful
           and
           effectual
           Assistance
           from
           above
           ;
           
             The
             Spirit
             of
             Adoption
             will
             come
             in
             and
             bear
             witness
             with
             your
             Spirits
             ,
             that
             ye
             are
             the
             Children
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             so
             enable
             you
             in
             the
             strength
             of
             Faith
             to
             cry
             ,
             Abba
             Father
             ,
          
           Rom.
           8.15
           ,
           16.
           
           Therefore
           upon
           these
           Encouragements
           be
           persuaded
           to
           submit
           your selves
           to
           the
           Government
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           his
           Yoke
           upon
           you
           .
        
         
           Exh.
           2.
           
           Let
           us
           now
           come
           to
           the
           second
           Exhortation
           ,
           wherein
           I
           do
           entreat
           ,
           and
           with
           utmost
           earnestness
           beseech
           you
           ,
           not
           only
           ,
           as
           before
           ,
           to
           bow
           to
           Christ
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           appear
           for
           him
           ,
           every
           one
           of
           you
           to
           your
           utmost
           ,
           in
           those
           several
           Stations
           and
           Relations
           in
           which
           Divine
           Providence
           hath
           set
           you
           .
           Let
           no
           Talents
           lie
           dead
           upon
           your
           Hands
           and
           unoccupied
           ,
           but
           be
           all
           imployed
           and
           improved
           for
           him
           to
           whom
           you
           owe
           your selves
           and
           your
           All.
           Do
           what
           you
           can
           for
           the
           Name
           and
           Interest
           of
           Christ.
           This
           was
           the
           excellent
           Account
           which
           the
           holy
           Apostle
           Paul
           was
           able
           to
           give
           of
           himself
           ,
           Philip.
           1.21
           .
           That
           
             to
             him
             to
             live
             was
             Christ.
          
           And
           it
           will
           be
           well
           ,
           very
           well
           for
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           through
           Grace
           are
           able
           to
           give
           up
           the
           like
           Account
           of
           our selves
           ;
           that
           while
           to
           too
           too
           many
           to
           live
           is
           Sin
           and
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           fulfil
           the
           Lusts
           of
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           to
           heap
           up
           Riches
           ,
           to
           advance
           in
           Honours
           ,
           to
           pursue
           the
           empty
           and
           perishing
           Delights
           which
           the
           Creatures
           afford
           ,
           we
           fly
           a
           more
           sublime
           and
           lofty
           pitch
           ;
           for
           to
           us
           to
           live
           is
           Christ.
           Our
           hearts
           are
           immovably
           fixed
           upon
           Christ
           ,
           and
           
           devoted
           to
           him
           :
           Our
           Projects
           and
           Designs
           are
           laid
           for
           Christ
           :
           Our
           Lives
           and
           Actions
           are
           directed
           unto
           Christ
           ,
           to
           his
           Honour
           ,
           and
           advancement
           of
           his
           Interest
           ,
           the
           increasing
           of
           the
           number
           of
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           enlarging
           the
           Bounds
           of
           his
           Empire
           .
           It
           is
           the
           positive
           and
           declared
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           That
           
             men
             should
             honour
             the
             Son
             even
             as
             they
             honour
             the
             Father
             .
          
           Now
           let
           us
           all
           conform
           and
           be
           obedient
           to
           this
           Will
           ,
           as
           we
           will
           answer
           the
           contrary
           at
           our
           peril
           .
           It
           is
           far
           better
           for
           us
           to
           live
           to
           Christ
           ,
           than
           to
           our selves
           ,
           or
           to
           any
           thing
           else
           in
           the
           World.
           This
           will
           yield
           us
           the
           greatest
           Peace
           and
           Comfort
           here
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           greatest
           Profit
           and
           Reward
           hereafter
           .
           They
           that
           live
           to
           Christ
           will
           never
           see
           cause
           to
           repent
           of
           it
           ,
           whatever
           else
           they
           repent
           of
           ;
           they
           will
           never
           see
           cause
           to
           reflect
           upon
           it
           with
           a
           Blush
           ;
           for
           they
           live
           to
           good
           purpose
           ,
           to
           the
           best
           and
           most
           excellent
           purpose
           .
           Those
           Persons
           shall
           find
           no
           reason
           to
           be
           ashamed
           of
           so
           living
           ,
           nor
           to
           be
           afraid
           of
           dying
           when
           they
           are
           called
           hence
           ,
           nor
           tremble
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           giving
           up
           their
           Account
           ,
           when
           called
           to
           appear
           before
           their
           Judge
           .
        
         
           Let
           me
           therefore
           in
           the
           first
           place
           direct
           my
           Discourse
           to
           you
           who
           are
           private
           Christians
           ,
           and
           accordingly
           move
           in
           the
           lowest
           and
           narrowest
           Sphere
           of
           Activity
           :
           If
           you
           have
           an
           Heart
           such
           as
           you
           should
           have
           ,
           you
           ,
           even
           you
           are
           in
           a
           capacity
           of
           doing
           something
           for
           Christ
           ,
           though
           not
           so
           much
           as
           others
           above
           you
           .
           I
           pray
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           ask
           ,
           What
           have
           you
           done
           ?
           And
           now
           do
           you
           take
           up
           the
           Question
           ,
           and
           bring
           it
           home
           to
           your selves
           ,
           and
           propound
           it
           seriously
           to
           your
           own
           Souls
           :
           O
           my
           Soul
           ,
           what
           have
           I
           done
           ?
           You
           have
           lived
           several
           Years
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           some
           fewer
           ,
           some
           more
           ;
           you
           have
           some
           of
           you
           been
           great
           Talkers
           ,
           and
           made
           an
           high
           Profession
           of
           Faith
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Love
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           I
           do
           not
           in
           the
           least
           question
           ,
           but
           some
           of
           you
           have
           taken
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           pains
           ,
           and
           eaten
           your
           Bread
           in
           the
           sweat
           of
           your
           Brows
           ;
           you
           have
           wrought
           hard
           for
           your selves
           and
           your
           Families
           ;
           you
           have
           had
           multitudes
           of
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           been
           taken
           up
           with
           carking
           Cares
           ;
           you
           have
           risen
           up
           early
           ,
           and
           sate
           up
           late
           ,
           and
           eaten
           the
           Bread
           of
           Carefulness
           ;
           you
           have
           watch'd
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           work'd
           ,
           and
           wearied
           your selves
           with
           working
           ,
           and
           when
           you
           have
           not
           met
           with
           the
           desired
           Success
           ,
           you
           have
           fretted
           and
           pined
           ,
           and
           could
           almost
           for
           grief
           and
           vexation
           tear
           off
           your
           Hair
           :
           But
           now
           inquire
           ,
           What
           have
           you
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           all
           this
           done
           for
           Christ
           ?
           Certainly
           he
           deserves
           something
           of
           you
           .
           He
           humbled
           himself
           for
           you
           ,
           he
           suffered
           
           and
           died
           for
           you
           ,
           he
           became
           a
           Curse
           for
           you
           :
           He
           did
           bear
           your
           Iniquities
           ,
           and
           his
           Fathers
           Wrath
           :
           He
           made
           peace
           ,
           and
           purchas'd
           Heaven
           for
           you
           :
           And
           all
           this
           deserves
           something
           .
           You
           owe
           him
           a
           great
           deal
           ,
           no
           less
           than
           your
           All
           ;
           and
           you
           are
           shamefully
           disingenuous
           and
           ungrateful
           ,
           if
           you
           do
           not
           study
           Returns
           .
           Besides
           this
           ,
           consider
           ,
           as
           he
           died
           ,
           so
           he
           rose
           again
           a
           Conqueror
           ,
           and
           is
           a
           King
           ;
           upon
           his
           Vesture
           and
           his
           Thigh
           there
           is
           this
           glorious
           Name
           written
           ,
           
             King
             of
             Kings
             ,
             and
             Lord
             of
             Lords
          
           :
           And
           so
           he
           is
           able
           to
           reward
           you
           ,
           to
           make
           up
           all
           your
           Losses
           ,
           to
           satisfie
           you
           for
           all
           your
           Labours
           ,
           to
           answer
           all
           your
           Hopes
           ,
           and
           to
           exceed
           your
           highest
           Expectations
           .
           Well
           then
           ,
           call
           your selves
           to
           an
           Account
           ,
           before
           God
           call
           you
           to
           it
           ;
           for
           he
           will
           do
           it
           one
           day
           .
           What
           have
           you
           done
           for
           Christ
           ?
           If
           you
           have
           done
           much
           ,
           if
           you
           have
           been
           stedfast
           ,
           immovable
           ,
           and
           abounding
           in
           the
           Work
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           take
           the
           Comfort
           of
           it
           ,
           knowing
           that
           God
           is
           not
           unrighteous
           to
           forget
           it
           ;
           your
           Labour
           shall
           not
           be
           in
           vain
           ,
           you
           shall
           enter
           into
           Joy.
           But
           still
           go
           on
           ,
           and
           endeavour
           to
           do
           more
           ,
           and
           abound
           in
           it
           more
           and
           more
           ;
           for
           none
           of
           you
           have
           as
           yet
           done
           enough
           ,
           but
           have
           cause
           to
           mourn
           at
           your
           coming
           off
           so
           pitifully
           .
           If
           there
           be
           any
           of
           you
           that
           to
           this
           day
           hath
           done
           nothing
           for
           Christ
           ,
           (
           and
           truly
           I
           do
           fear
           ,
           yea
           I
           greatly
           fear
           there
           are
           too
           many
           such
           in
           this
           Congregation
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           )
           you
           have
           had
           a
           great
           many
           Irons
           in
           the
           Fire
           ,
           and
           all
           of
           them
           diligently
           minded
           and
           tended
           ,
           while
           Christ
           hath
           been
           forgotten
           and
           neglected
           ;
           let
           me
           ask
           you
           ,
           Doth
           Conscience
           say
           nothing
           to
           you
           ?
           Have
           you
           not
           sometimes
           some
           secret
           Checks
           and
           inward
           Gripes
           ?
           If
           in
           such
           a
           Case
           as
           this
           Conscience
           be
           silent
           ,
           if
           it
           do
           not
           reprove
           you
           ,
           and
           set
           this
           Sin
           before
           you
           ,
           really
           your
           Case
           is
           sad
           .
           But
           I
           shall
           do
           my
           Duty
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           God
           I
           advise
           you
           to
           be
           ashamed
           ,
           and
           to
           begin
           your
           Duty
           now
           ,
           and
           double
           your
           diligence
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           your
           former
           slothfulness
           ,
           neglect
           ,
           and
           wofully
           mis-spent
           Time
           ,
           not
           knowing
           how
           soon
           your
           Breath
           may
           be
           stopp'd
           ,
           and
           all
           Opportunities
           for
           Service
           taken
           from
           you
           .
           Now
           ,
           now
           begin
           ,
           and
           go
           on
           to
           speak
           for
           him
           ;
           plead
           the
           Cause
           of
           his
           Name
           ,
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           Institutions
           ;
           and
           do
           not
           do
           it
           with
           a
           cold
           Indifference
           ,
           but
           as
           becomes
           Persons
           nearly
           concerned
           :
           Commend
           him
           to
           your
           Families
           ,
           Relations
           ,
           Friends
           ,
           and
           Neighbours
           :
           See
           what
           Hearts
           you
           can
           get
           for
           him
           .
           Love
           him
           your selves
           with
           all
           entireness
           of
           Affection
           ,
           and
           do
           what
           you
           can
           to
           allure
           and
           draw
           others
           to
           love
           him
           too
           ,
           Dan.
           12.3
           .
           
             They
             that
             be
             wise
             shall
             shine
             as
             the
             brightness
             of
             the
             Firmament
             :
             and
             
             they
             that
             turn
             many
             to
             Righteousness
             ,
             as
             the
             Stars
             ,
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
          
           Labour
           then
           ,
           my
           beloved
           Friends
           ,
           labour
           hard
           ,
           as
           those
           that
           have
           a
           dear
           and
           fervent
           Love
           to
           this
           lovely
           Iesus
           ,
           and
           as
           those
           who
           also
           have
           an
           eye
           to
           this
           glorious
           Recompence
           of
           Reward
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           next
           place
           ,
           I
           shall
           with
           faithfulness
           and
           earnestness
           ,
           yet
           with
           all
           due
           respect
           ,
           offer
           my
           Advice
           and
           Request
           to
           my
           Reverend
           Fathers
           and
           Brethren
           in
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           who
           hold
           the
           Head
           ,
           by
           whatsoever
           Sentiments
           and
           Opinions
           they
           are
           divided
           and
           distinguished
           .
           Of
           and
           among
           whom
           ,
           all
           that
           are
           sound
           in
           the
           Faith
           ,
           and
           accompany
           their
           Labour
           in
           the
           Word
           and
           Doctrine
           with
           an
           unblamable
           ,
           holy
           ,
           and
           exemplary
           Conversation
           ,
           I
           greatly
           love
           ,
           and
           highly
           esteem
           and
           honour
           .
           You
           are
           Embassadors
           for
           Christ
           ;
           Oh
           do
           not
           forget
           that
           :
           You
           ought
           to
           be
           his
           Paranymphs
           ,
           the
           real
           and
           hearty
           Friends
           of
           this
           ever-blessed
           Bridegroom
           ;
           and
           of
           all
           Men
           it
           is
           your
           Duty
           ,
           your
           Place
           and
           Office
           doth
           strongly
           oblige
           you
           to
           make
           it
           your
           main
           Business
           ,
           to
           commend
           this
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           so
           sweet
           ,
           so
           altogether
           lovely
           that
           you
           cannot
           commend
           him
           too
           much
           ,
           you
           cannot
           rise
           so
           high
           as
           to
           reach
           an
           Hyperbole
           in
           his
           praise
           .
           Will
           you
           woo
           for
           him
           ,
           and
           rather
           speak
           ten
           thousand
           Words
           for
           him
           ,
           than
           one
           for
           your selves
           .
           Some
           Mens
           Persecuting
           Spirits
           ,
           Discourses
           ,
           and
           Practices
           ,
           have
           been
           a
           just
           Cause
           of
           Offense
           .
           The
           greatest
           hurt
           I
           wish
           them
           is
           a
           sight
           of
           their
           Sin
           ,
           and
           a
           Gospel-Repentance
           .
           And
           since
           God
           hath
           been
           graciously
           pleas'd
           to
           put
           it
           into
           the
           Heart
           of
           our
           King
           to
           declare
           for
           those
           things
           which
           make
           for
           Peace
           ,
           I
           also
           wish
           ,
           that
           all
           Men
           would
           make
           their
           Contributions
           thereunto
           ,
           that
           though
           as
           yet
           there
           is
           no
           great
           probability
           of
           having
           one
           Way
           ,
           or
           worshipping
           together
           with
           one
           Shoulder
           and
           Consent
           ;
           though
           as
           yet
           there
           is
           no
           great
           probability
           of
           a
           full
           and
           thorow
           Agreement
           one
           with
           another
           ;
           yet
           we
           may
           be
           put
           out
           of
           a
           Capacity
           of
           being
           injurious
           and
           mischievous
           one
           to
           another
           .
           And
           for
           this
           we
           may
           comfortably
           hope
           ,
           seeing
           it
           is
           the
           Matter
           of
           a
           Divine
           Promise
           ,
           Isa.
           11.6
           .
           
             The
             Wolf
             shall
             dwell
             with
             the
             Lamb
             ,
             and
             the
             Leopard
             shall
             lie
             down
             with
             the
             Kid
             ,
             and
             the
             Calf
             and
             the
             young
             Lion
             and
             the
             Fatling
             together
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             Child
             shall
             lead
             them
             ;
             and
             the
             Cow
             and
             the
             Bear
             shall
             feed
             —
             they
             shall
             not
             hurt
             nor
             destroy
             in
             all
             my
             holy
             Mountain
             .
          
           We
           are
           not
           offended
           at
           their
           preaching
           Obedience
           to
           Lawful
           Authority
           ,
           but
           own
           it
           a
           Duty
           incumbent
           upon
           us
           to
           be
           subject
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           only
           for
           Wrath
           or
           fear
           of
           Punishment
           ,
           but
           also
           for
           Conscience-sake
           .
           But
           I
           would
           desire
           them
           to
           prove
           themselves
           
           Gospel-Ministers
           by
           their
           preaching
           up
           of
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           
             Evangelii
             Medulla
          
           ,
           the
           very
           Pith
           and
           Marrow
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Let
           them
           be
           industrious
           in
           promoting
           the
           Interest
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           willing
           that
           others
           should
           do
           it
           too
           .
           Let
           us
           rejoice
           to
           take
           his
           Name
           ,
           and
           pour
           it
           out
           as
           a
           precious
           Ointment
           in
           our
           respective
           Congregations
           ,
           that
           the
           Savour
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Knowledge
           ,
           being
           by
           us
           made
           manifest
           in
           every
           place
           ,
           the
           Virgins
           may
           love
           him
           .
           Really
           ,
           my
           Brethren
           ,
           I
           must
           take
           leave
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           there
           hath
           been
           too
           much
           Time
           ,
           and
           Labour
           ,
           and
           Heat
           ,
           spent
           about
           things
           (
           
             minoris
             pretii
          
           )
           of
           less
           weight
           and
           value
           :
           There
           hath
           been
           Tithing
           of
           Mint
           and
           Cummin
           :
           There
           have
           been
           very
           unkind
           and
           unbrotherly
           Contendings
           about
           such
           things
           as
           will
           not
           commend
           Men
           to
           God
           ,
           nor
           add
           any
           thing
           to
           them
           when
           laid
           in
           the
           Ballance
           of
           the
           Sanctuary
           .
           Let
           us
           now
           at
           last
           ,
           (
           though
           indeed
           it
           is
           pitty
           that
           it
           is
           so
           late
           ,
           )
           learn
           to
           love
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           so
           fulfill
           the
           Law
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           convince
           the
           World
           that
           we
           are
           his
           Disciples
           ;
           and
           let
           us
           love
           Christ
           better
           than
           our selves
           .
           Let
           us
           learn
           of
           Paul
           ,
           who
           was
           a
           better
           Man
           ,
           and
           had
           more
           Learning
           than
           any
           of
           us
           can
           in
           modesty
           or
           reason
           pretend
           to
           ;
           the
           best
           of
           us
           are
           not
           worthy
           to
           have
           carried
           his
           Books
           after
           him
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           let
           us
           learn
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           determined
           to
           make
           Christ
           the
           great
           and
           main
           Subject
           of
           his
           Discourses
           ;
           1
           Cor.
           2.1
           ,
           2.
           
           
             When
             I
             came
             to
             you
             ,
             I
             came
             not
             with
             excellency
             of
             Speech
             ,
             or
             of
             Wisdom
             .
          
           Not
           with
           
             Philosophical
             Notions
          
           ,
           or
           
             Platonick
             Speculations
          
           ,
           or
           
             Plutarchs
             Morals
          
           ,
           nor
           with
           
             Rhetorical
             Flourishes
          
           ,
           (
           
             verborum
             phaleris
          
           ,
           )
           the
           trappings
           of
           words
           :
           No
           ,
           not
           I
           ,
           saith
           He
           :
           
             I
             determined
             not
             to
             know
             any
             thing
             among
             you
             ,
             save
             Iesus
             Christ
             and
             him
             Crucified
             .
          
        
         
           And
           now
           ,
           my
           Lord
           ,
           let
           me
           address
           my
           Discourse
           to
           you
           and
           those
           Worshipful
           Aldermen
           your
           Brethren
           here
           present
           ,
           whom
           God
           and
           the
           King
           have
           vested
           with
           Authority
           ,
           and
           armed
           with
           civil
           Power
           :
           I
           do
           desire
           you
           ,
           and
           by
           virtue
           of
           his
           Authority
           ,
           who
           is
           King
           of
           Kings
           and
           Lord
           of
           Lords
           ,
           in
           whose
           Name
           I
           come
           ,
           I
           charge
           you
           to
           appear
           ,
           and
           that
           vigorously
           in
           your
           several
           Places
           for
           Christ.
           I
           know
           that
           you
           are
           Gods
           Vicegerents
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           very
           considerable
           share
           of
           the
           Government
           laid
           upon
           your
           Shoulders
           ;
           which
           is
           indeed
           a
           great
           Honour
           to
           you
           ,
           but
           a
           far
           greater
           Burthen
           .
           And
           as
           you
           have
           need
           of
           divine
           Guidance
           and
           Assistance
           ,
           so
           the
           effectual
           fervent
           Prayers
           of
           righteous
           Ones
           ,
           of
           those
           who
           are
           faithful
           in
           the
           Land
           ,
           will
           do
           you
           a
           kindness
           and
           avail
           you
           much
           ;
           and
           I
           can
           assure
           you
           of
           them
           ;
           while
           you
           sit
           at
           the
           Helm
           of
           this
           great
           and
           populous
           City
           ,
           there
           are
           many
           at
           the
           Throne
           of
           Grace
           putting
           up
           their
           Petitions
           and
           Requests
           for
           you
           ,
           
           of
           whom
           I
           profess
           my
           unworthy
           self
           to
           be
           One.
           Sensible
           we
           are
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           ,
           (
           
             dura
             provincia
          
           ,
           )
           an
           hard
           Province
           ,
           difficult
           Service
           ,
           unto
           which
           you
           are
           called
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           have
           many
           curious
           Eyes
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           many
           Adversaries
           ;
           the
           good
           Lord
           furnish
           you
           with
           proportionable
           Wisdom
           ,
           Courage
           and
           Grace
           .
           You
           have
           a
           great
           deal
           to
           do
           for
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           be
           you
           diligent
           and
           faithful
           in
           the
           doing
           of
           it
           .
           Oh!
           that
           it
           may
           be
           said
           of
           you
           as
           it
           was
           of
           Daniel
           ,
           when
           the
           Presidents
           and
           Princes
           sought
           occasion
           against
           him
           concerning
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           i.e.
           some
           unfaithfulness
           to
           his
           Prince
           ,
           some
           abuse
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           some
           or
           other
           Miscarriage
           and
           Male-Administration
           ;
           Dan.
           6.4
           .
           
             They
             could
             find
             no
             occasion
             nor
             fault
             ,
             for
             as
             much
             as
             He
             was
             faithful
             ,
             neither
             was
             there
             any
             Errour
             or
             Fault
             found
             in
             him
             .
          
           I
           heartily
           beg
           of
           God
           the
           same
           for
           you
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           desire
           you
           frequently
           and
           seriously
           to
           consider
           with
           your selves
           ,
           that
           the
           Honour
           and
           Interest
           of
           Christ
           ought
           to
           have
           a
           room
           in
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           yea
           ,
           to
           lye
           uppermost
           :
           And
           will
           you
           act
           for
           Christ
           ,
           and
           rule
           for
           Christ
           ?
           Will
           you
           study
           what
           you
           shall
           do
           for
           him
           ?
           Let
           it
           not
           be
           said
           by
           others
           ,
           nor
           charged
           upon
           you
           by
           your
           Consciences
           ,
           that
           you
           minded
           your
           own
           things
           ,
           but
           not
           the
           things
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           Every
           one
           of
           you
           repeat
           these
           thoughts
           ;
           let
           them
           dwell
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           be
           powerful
           in
           their
           Influence
           .
           God
           hath
           done
           nothing
           in
           vain
           ;
           God
           did
           not
           send
           any
           one
           into
           the
           World
           in
           vain
           .
           He
           did
           not
           give
           me
           my
           Life
           and
           Being
           for
           nothing
           .
           He
           hath
           not
           brought
           me
           to
           this
           place
           of
           Magistracy
           for
           nothing
           .
           He
           hath
           not
           sent
           me
           into
           the
           Vineyard
           to
           loiter
           there
           ,
           not
           set
           me
           in
           the
           Chair
           to
           sleep
           there
           .
           He
           hath
           not
           put
           this
           Talent
           into
           my
           hand
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           lye
           dead
           there
           .
           As
           I
           am
           a
           Man
           in
           Authority
           ,
           so
           under
           Authority
           ,
           and
           must
           be
           accountable
           to
           my
           Sovereign
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           &
           (
           which
           carrieth
           with
           it
           a
           greater
           awe
           )
           to
           my
           God
           in
           Heaven
           .
           What
           now
           shall
           I
           do
           for
           this
           God
           ?
           How
           shall
           I
           improve
           my
           Time
           ?
           How
           shall
           I
           make
           use
           of
           my
           Power
           ?
           How
           shall
           I
           fill
           up
           my
           Place
           ?
           I
           beseech
           you
           to
           shew
           your selves
           worthy
           Men
           ,
           worthy
           of
           the
           Honour
           put
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           the
           Power
           concredited
           to
           you
           .
           Oh!
           study
           this
           ,
           &
           bestow
           your
           best
           and
           most
           serious
           Thoughts
           upon
           it
           .
           And
           whatever
           your
           hand
           findeth
           to
           do
           ,
           be
           sure
           to
           do
           it
           with
           your
           might
           .
           I
           will
           commend
           to
           your
           Care
           only
           these
           two
           things
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           Do
           all
           that
           in
           you
           lyes
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Day
           of
           Christ.
           The
           first
           Day
           of
           the
           Week
           ,
           which
           is
           in
           Scripture
           called
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           the
           Lords
           Day
           ;
           Rev.
           1.10
           .
           
             I
             was
             in
             the
             Spirit
             on
             the
             Lords
             Day
             .
          
           This
           is
           the
           Day
           ,
           wherein
           that
           Jesus
           who
           died
           for
           our
           Offences
           arose
           again
           for
           our
           Justification
           :
           This
           is
           the
           Day
           wherein
           he
           was
           let
           out
           of
           Prison
           ,
           as
           one
           that
           had
           fully
           discharged
           the
           Debt
           we
           owed
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           as
           Surety
           was
           arrested
           and
           clap'd
           
           up
           :
           This
           is
           the
           Day
           whereon
           he
           finished
           the
           work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           and
           gloriously
           Triumphed
           over
           Death
           and
           Hell
           ,
           all
           the
           Enemies
           of
           our
           Salvation
           :
           This
           was
           the
           Day
           whereon
           he
           was
           declared
           to
           be
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           with
           Power
           :
           This
           is
           the
           Day
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           made
           ,
           and
           separated
           from
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Days
           :
           This
           is
           the
           Day
           which
           the
           Apostles
           and
           Primitive
           Christians
           observed
           and
           met
           upon
           for
           Divine
           Worship
           ,
           and
           Christ
           did
           honour
           those
           their
           Meetings
           with
           his
           Personal
           Appearance
           among
           them
           :
           This
           is
           that
           Day
           which
           is
           now
           to
           be
           particularly
           remembred
           and
           kept
           holy
           by
           us
           .
           Read
           what
           God
           saith
           ,
           Ezek.
           20.12
           .
           
             I
             gave
             them
             my
             Sabbaths
             to
             be
             a
             sign
             between
             me
             and
             them
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             know
             that
             I
             am
             the
             Lord
             that
             sanctifie
             them
          
           :
           And
           again
           ,
           v.
           20.
           
           
             Hallow
             my
             Sabbaths
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             be
             a
             sign
             between
             me
             and
             you
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             know
             that
             I
             am
             the
             Lord
             your
             God.
          
           What
           God
           there
           speaks
           concerning
           the
           
             Iewish
             Sabbaths
          
           is
           true
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           affirmed
           of
           the
           
             Christian
             Sabbath
          
           .
           It
           is
           a
           sign
           between
           Christ
           and
           us
           ,
           and
           by
           our
           keeping
           of
           that
           ,
           we
           own
           him
           for
           our
           Lord-Redeemer
           ,
           for
           our
           Prince
           and
           Saviour
           ;
           a
           polluting
           of
           that
           Day
           is
           a
           practical
           renouncing
           of
           Christ.
           And
           it
           hath
           been
           and
           always
           will
           be
           found
           ,
           that
           Religion
           gains
           or
           loseth
           in
           a
           Nation
           or
           City
           ;
           Godliness
           flourisheth
           or
           withers
           ,
           according
           as
           the
           Inhabitants
           are
           more
           strict
           or
           remiss
           in
           their
           Observation
           of
           that
           Day
           .
           Therefore
           it
           concerns
           all
           Persons
           ,
           and
           particularly
           Governours
           ,
           whether
           in
           Families
           or
           in
           Cities
           ,
           to
           be
           exceeding
           careful
           to
           this
           Purpose
           .
           And
           I
           do
           lay
           this
           upon
           you
           as
           a
           burthen
           of
           Duty
           ,
           that
           you
           do
           not
           suffer
           the
           Lords
           Day
           to
           be
           profaned
           ,
           either
           by
           opening
           of
           Shops
           ,
           and
           following
           of
           Trades
           ,
           or
           by
           Sports
           ,
           and
           playing
           in
           Streets
           or
           Fields
           ,
           or
           by
           Tipling
           and
           Gaming
           in
           Publick
           Houses
           for
           Entertainment
           .
           Follow
           the
           Pattern
           which
           that
           excellent
           Governour
           set
           you
           ,
           Nehem.
           13.15
           .
           &c.
           Be
           you
           as
           careful
           for
           the
           observation
           of
           Christs
           Day
           ,
           as
           others
           are
           for
           the
           observation
           of
           their
           own
           Days
           :
           So
           may
           you
           with
           an
           humble
           confidence
           pray
           as
           that
           good
           Man
           did
           ,
           Nehem.
           13.22
           .
           
             Remember
             me
             ,
             O
             my
             God
             ,
             concerning
             this
             ,
             and
             spare
             me
             according
             to
             the
             greatness
             of
             thy
             Mercy
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Do
           all
           that
           you
           can
           against
           the
           abounding
           and
           growing
           Immoralities
           of
           Men.
           His
           Majesty
           hath
           graciously
           been
           pleased
           to
           issue
           out
           his
           Royal
           Declaration
           for
           a
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           not
           a
           word
           for
           Licentiousness
           of
           Life
           .
           But
           what
           multitudes
           take
           that
           lawless
           Liberty
           ,
           which
           neither
           God
           nor
           Man
           allow
           ?
           It
           is
           strange
           to
           see
           what
           flagitious
           Wickednesses
           are
           redundant
           among
           us
           ,
           what
           Abominations
           of
           all
           sorts
           and
           sizes
           .
           O
           London
           !
           how
           art
           thóu
           fallen
           from
           what
           thou
           wast
           ,
           and
           some
           
           of
           us
           can
           well
           remember
           thee
           to
           have
           been
           ?
           After
           a
           dreadful
           Conflagration
           thy
           Houses
           are
           raised
           out
           of
           their
           Ashes
           more
           glorious
           ,
           but
           many
           of
           thine
           Inhabitants
           are
           grown
           more
           vitious
           .
           Instead
           of
           a
           lovely
           ,
           beautiful
           Face
           of
           Religion
           ,
           what
           and
           how
           much
           of
           the
           Power
           of
           Ungodliness
           is
           visible
           and
           apparent
           among
           us
           ?
           Instead
           of
           reading
           the
           sacred
           Bible
           and
           other
           good
           Books
           ,
           Catechizing
           Children
           and
           Servants
           ,
           singing
           of
           Davids
           Psalms
           ,
           what
           horrid
           Oaths
           and
           Curses
           are
           there
           to
           be
           heard
           in
           our
           Streets
           ,
           as
           if
           without
           them
           Men
           could
           not
           speak
           ?
           What
           more
           than
           swinish
           Drunkenness
           ?
           What
           brutish
           and
           monstrous
           Whoredom
           ?
           All
           which
           are
           a
           reproach
           to
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           a
           dishonour
           to
           the
           Christian
           Name
           ,
           and
           a
           disparagement
           to
           the
           precious
           everlasting
           Gospel
           ,
           which
           hath
           for
           so
           long
           a
           time
           been
           preached
           and
           profest
           among
           us
           .
           Mend
           those
           things
           which
           you
           can
           ,
           and
           mourn
           under
           what
           you
           cannot
           mend
           .
           I
           beseech
           you
           ,
           labour
           to
           stem
           this
           Tide
           of
           Profaneness
           ,
           lest
           overflowing
           Sin
           be
           quickly
           followed
           with
           an
           overflowing
           Scourge
           .
           If
           there
           be
           ,
           as
           there
           are
           ,
           those
           that
           will
           not
           live
           like
           Christians
           ,
           soberly
           ,
           righteously
           and
           godly
           ,
           let
           not
           them
           have
           liberty
           to
           live
           worse
           than
           Heathen
           .
           Make
           them
           know
           ,
           that
           though
           there
           be
           a
           great
           Degeneracy
           ,
           yet
           still
           there
           is
           some
           fear
           of
           God
           in
           this
           place
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           beseech
           you
           to
           do
           this
           in
           your
           Day
           ,
           which
           how
           short
           it
           may
           be
           none
           knows
           .
           All
           your
           Hours
           are
           golden
           Ones
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           pitty
           that
           any
           of
           them
           should
           be
           lost
           .
           Blessed
           be
           God
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           begun
           .
           I
           read
           your
           Precept
           ,
           my
           Lord
           ,
           and
           rejoyced
           in
           it
           ;
           see
           that
           it
           be
           put
           in
           execution
           .
           Let
           it
           not
           be
           
             brutum
             fulmen
          
           .
           Do
           not
           only
           shake
           the
           Rod
           over
           the
           Backs
           of
           obstinate
           Offenders
           ,
           but
           lay
           it
           on
           and
           make
           them
           feel
           it
           ,
           unless
           they
           will
           grow
           better
           .
           Make
           them
           know
           ,
           you
           are
           as
           much
           resolved
           for
           Justice
           as
           they
           are
           for
           Wickedness
           .
           And
           do
           not
           only
           command
           and
           imploy
           others
           ,
           who
           may
           wink
           and
           be
           bribed
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           be
           as
           deep
           in
           Guilt
           as
           any
           ,
           but
           do
           you
           and
           your
           Brethren
           act
           your selves
           .
           Let
           inferiour
           Officers
           have
           your
           Zeal
           and
           Activity
           for
           their
           President
           and
           Encouragement
           .
        
         
           And
           having
           begun
           well
           ,
           go
           on
           ,
           and
           hold
           out
           to
           the
           last
           .
           Let
           nothing
           hinder
           your
           Progresses
           ,
           cool
           your
           Zeal
           ,
           nor
           blunt
           your
           Edge
           .
           Let
           your
           Bow
           abide
           in
           Strength
           :
           And
           Oh!
           that
           in
           the
           work
           and
           duty
           of
           your
           Office
           ,
           the
           Arms
           of
           your
           Hands
           may
           be
           made
           strong
           ,
           and
           kept
           from
           flagging
           by
           the
           everlasting
           Arms
           of
           the
           
             God
             of
             Iacob
          
           ,
           that
           so
           your
           Resolutions
           for
           God
           may
           not
           abate
           any
           thing
           of
           their
           Vigour
           ,
           nor
           any
           of
           your
           righteous
           and
           religious
           Purposes
           be
           broken
           off
           .
           Be
           of
           good
           Courage
           ,
           and
           shew
           your
           
           selves
           Men.
           And
           if
           others
           dare
           to
           be
           bold
           ,
           and
           audacious
           ,
           and
           impudent
           in
           those
           things
           which
           are
           Evil
           ,
           let
           them
           see
           that
           you
           also
           dare
           to
           be
           Good
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           Justice
           ,
           and
           to
           walk
           with
           an
           upright
           Heart
           in
           a
           perfect
           way
           .
           Regard
           not
           the
           Face
           nor
           Fury
           ,
           not
           the
           Flouts
           and
           Jears
           ,
           not
           the
           Envy
           nor
           Malice
           of
           those
           that
           bear
           ill
           will
           to
           you
           .
           The
           great
           God
           will
           own
           you
           and
           stand
           by
           you
           ;
           and
           I
           do
           not
           doubt
           but
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           who
           under
           God
           hath
           given
           you
           the
           Power
           ,
           will
           be
           ready
           to
           encourage
           you
           in
           the
           due
           Managing
           and
           Improvement
           of
           it
           .
           Look
           carefully
           to
           the
           Principle
           you
           act
           from
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           Right
           ;
           and
           to
           the
           End
           you
           level
           and
           aim
           at
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           Noble
           ;
           and
           to
           the
           Way
           you
           walk
           in
           ,
           for
           the
           attaining
           of
           that
           End
           ;
           and
           then
           hold
           on
           that
           Way
           ,
           and
           grow
           stronger
           and
           stronger
           ,
           more
           and
           more
           resolved
           and
           active
           ,
           though
           there
           be
           in
           it
           never
           so
           many
           roaring
           Lions
           and
           hissing
           Serpents
           .
           And
           I
           counsel
           you
           to
           be
           much
           in
           Prayer
           ;
           certainly
           ,
           praying
           Magistrates
           are
           great
           Blessings
           ,
           when
           Debauchees
           are
           Plagues
           and
           Curses
           .
           You
           will
           be
           often
           waiting
           upon
           his
           Majesty
           to
           receive
           Orders
           and
           Commands
           from
           him
           .
           Go
           more
           often
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           beg
           Wisdom
           and
           Strength
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           raising
           of
           you
           up
           as
           high
           as
           you
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           above
           the
           Fear
           of
           Man
           ,
           so
           that
           nothing
           may
           be
           able
           to
           divert
           you
           from
           ,
           nor
           hinder
           you
           in
           the
           Path
           of
           Truth
           ,
           Justice
           and
           Holiness
           .
           Cowardize
           and
           Timorousness
           speak
           a
           low
           ,
           mean
           and
           base
           Spirit
           .
           It
           is
           intolerable
           in
           a
           Souldier
           ;
           truly
           it
           is
           as
           bad
           ,
           if
           not
           worse
           ,
           in
           a
           Magistrate
           .
           As
           the
           former
           will
           in
           a
           time
           of
           danger
           flie
           from
           his
           Enemy
           ,
           so
           the
           other
           will
           in
           times
           of
           Difficulty
           and
           Discouragement
           turn
           his
           back
           upon
           his
           Duty
           .
           When
           one
           was
           hired
           by
           Tobiah
           and
           Sanballat
           ,
           to
           persuade
           
           Nehemiah's
           going
           into
           the
           Temple
           and
           shutting
           the
           Doors
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           the
           Enemies
           Designs
           ,
           He
           returned
           to
           him
           this
           brave
           and
           truly
           Heroick
           Answer
           ,
           Nehem.
           6.11
           .
           
             Should
             such
             a
             Man
             as
             I
             flee
             ?
             And
             who
             is
             there
             that
             being
             as
             I
             am
             ,
             would
             go
             into
             the
             Temple
             to
             save
             his
             Life
             ?
          
           Thus
           do
           you
           think
           with
           your selves
           ,
           every
           one
           of
           you
           ,
           Doth
           such
           and
           such
           a
           thing
           become
           me
           ?
           Should
           such
           a
           Man
           as
           I
           ,
           one
           that
           hath
           made
           such
           a
           Profession
           as
           I
           have
           done
           ,
           one
           that
           is
           advanced
           to
           such
           a
           Place
           as
           I
           am
           in
           ,
           do
           so
           or
           so
           ?
           And
           if
           a
           well
           informed
           Conscience
           saith
           no
           ,
           then
           do
           not
           do
           it
           ;
           if
           it
           saith
           yes
           ,
           this
           is
           your
           Duty
           ,
           this
           becomes
           your
           Profession
           and
           Place
           ,
           then
           apply
           to
           it
           ,
           whatever
           Flesh
           and
           Blood
           ,
           this
           and
           that
           sort
           of
           Men
           say
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
           But
           it
           is
           high
           time
           now
           to
           come
           to
           the
           third
           and
           last
           Use.
           
        
         
           Vse
           3.
           
           And
           in
           that
           I
           shall
           speak
           some
           things
           by
           way
           of
           support
           and
           comfort
           to
           those
           in
           this
           Congregation
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           to
           whom
           this
           Discourse
           shall
           come
           ,
           that
           bear
           good
           will
           to
           Sion
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           blessed
           Lord
           Jesus
           who
           Reigns
           there
           .
           Though
           the
           Times
           into
           which
           we
           are
           cast
           are
           very
           cloudy
           ,
           and
           evil
           ,
           upon
           many
           accounts
           ;
           and
           though
           the
           Providences
           of
           God
           up
           and
           down
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           are
           abstruse
           and
           mysterious
           ,
           hard
           to
           be
           understood
           ;
           they
           are
           such
           Riddles
           as
           we
           do
           not
           know
           how
           to
           interpret
           them
           .
           In
           many
           places
           the
           dark
           side
           of
           the
           Pillar
           is
           turned
           toward
           the
           
             Israel
             of
             God
          
           :
           Yet
           let
           me
           say
           at
           this
           Day
           as
           the
           Holy
           Prophet
           said
           formerly
           ,
           in
           Psalm
           149.2
           .
           Let
           Israel
           
             rejoyce
             in
             him
             that
             made
             him
             ,
             let
             the
             Children
             of
          
           Sion
           
             be
             joyful
             in
             their
             King.
          
           It
           cannot
           rationally
           be
           denied
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           have
           cause
           of
           Fear
           and
           Mourning
           when
           we
           look
           into
           our
           
           selves
           ,
           and
           take
           a
           view
           of
           our
           own
           Hearts
           and
           Ways
           ,
           and
           there
           discover
           Sins
           more
           than
           enough
           ,
           to
           provoke
           the
           fierce
           Wrath
           of
           God
           against
           us
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           down
           his
           desolating
           Judgments
           upon
           us
           ;
           and
           also
           when
           we
           look
           abroad
           into
           the
           Nation
           and
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           consider
           the
           Designs
           of
           bad
           Men
           ,
           and
           the
           Divisions
           of
           good
           Men
           ,
           the
           Heats
           and
           An●mosities
           among
           professed
           Christians
           ,
           and
           how
           great
           strangers
           they
           are
           to
           that
           Healing
           Spirit
           by
           which
           they
           all
           ought
           to
           be
           acted
           ;
           yet
           I
           am
           sure
           we
           have
           great
           cause
           of
           Comfort
           and
           Rejoycing
           when
           we
           look
           up
           to
           Christ
           :
           And
           therefore
           that
           Command
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           Phil.
           4.4
           .
           
             Rejoyce
             in
             the
             Lord
             alway
             ,
             and
             again
             I
             say
             ,
             rejoyce
             .
          
           He
           repeats
           the
           Command
           because
           of
           the
           excellency
           of
           the
           Duty
           ,
           and
           of
           how
           much
           concernment
           and
           advantage
           it
           is
           to
           the
           Christian
           :
           For
           this
           Joy
           is
           his
           Strength
           ,
           while
           Dumpishness
           and
           Melancholy
           infeebles
           him
           ,
           unfits
           him
           for
           Service
           ,
           and
           exposeth
           him
           to
           Temptations
           :
           Yea
           ,
           and
           of
           how
           much
           Concernment
           it
           likewise
           is
           unto
           Religion
           .
           This
           Joy
           is
           its
           Honour
           ;
           It
           is
           a
           comely
           and
           beautiful
           thing
           ,
           and
           makes
           it
           shine
           even
           in
           the
           Eyes
           of
           By-Standers
           :
           Therefore
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             Rejoyce
             always
          
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           at
           all
           Times
           ,
           in
           all
           Places
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           Conditions
           ,
           not
           only
           when
           the
           Sun
           of
           Prosperity
           shines
           upon
           your
           Tabernacles
           ,
           and
           divine
           Protection
           hedges
           your
           way
           ,
           and
           Mercy
           paves
           it
           ;
           not
           only
           when
           Goodness
           follows
           you
           ,
           and
           Favour
           compasseth
           you
           about
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           as
           much
           as
           Heart
           can
           wish
           ,
           
             but
             even
             when
             the
             Fig-Tree
             doth
             not
             Blossom
             ,
             neither
             shall
             Fruit
             be
             in
             the
             Vines
             ,
             the
             labour
             of
             the
             Olive
             shall
             fail
             ,
             and
             the
             Fields
             shall
             yield
             no
             Meat
             ,
          
           Hab.
           3.17
           ,
           18.
           
           At
           such
           a
           time
           and
           in
           such
           a
           case
           do
           you
           rejoyce
           ;
           but
           remember
           in
           what
           and
           in
           whom
           ;
           not
           in
           things
           below
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           mushrom
           Joy
           ,
           that
           is
           rejoycing
           in
           a
           thing
           of
           naught
           ;
           it
           is
           not
           worth
           your
           while
           :
           Your
           Joy
           must
           not
           be
           Carnal
           ,
           but
           Spiritual
           ;
           your
           Faith
           must
           draw
           it
           up
           out
           of
           the
           Well
           of
           Salvation
           ,
           fetch
           it
           into
           you
           from
           Christ
           ,
           in
           whom
           there
           is
           cause
           enough
           .
           You
           can
           never
           form
           to
           your selves
           right
           Thoughts
           of
           Christ
           ,
           never
           look
           upon
           him
           with
           a
           believing
           Eye
           ,
           but
           in
           him
           you
           will
           discover
           abundant
           cause
           of
           Rejoycing
           ,
           yea
           ,
           of
           Triumphing
           :
           As
           you
           meet
           with
           that
           Expression
           ,
           2
           Cor.
           2.14
           .
           
             Thanks
             be
             unto
             God
             ,
             which
             always
             causeth
             us
             to
             triumph
             in
             Christ.
          
           Yea
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           would
           have
           Believers
           so
           full
           of
           Joy
           in
           Christ
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           would
           have
           them
           quite
           empty
           of
           all
           disturbing
           and
           carking
           Cares
           .
           In
           the
           same
           Phil.
           4.6
           .
           
             Be
             careful
             for
             nothing
             ,
             but
             in
             every
             thing
             by
             Prayer
             and
             Supplication
             ,
             with
             Thanksgiving
             ,
             let
             your
             Requests
             be
             made
             known
             to
             God.
          
           And
           indeed
           ,
           He
           would
           have
           us
           live
           comfortable
           and
           chearful
           Lives
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           holy
           and
           gracious
           Lives
           ;
           and
           if
           we
           do
           not
           ,
           the
           Fault
           is
           our
           own
           ,
           we
           are
           miserably
           wanting
           to
           our selves
           ;
           for
           he
           hath
           in
           his
           Revelations
           of
           himself
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           Covenant
           and
           Promises
           ,
           made
           ample
           and
           abundant
           Provision
           in
           order
           thereunto
           .
           And
           therefore
           let
           us
           now
           in
           the
           close
           of
           all
           ,
           a
           little
           look
           to
           Jesus
           ,
           a
           little
           consider
           the
           Apostle
           and
           High
           Priest
           of
           our
           holy
           Profession
           ,
           this
           glorious
           King
           of
           Sion
           and
           Saints
           ,
           and
           take
           notice
           of
           some
           things
           in
           him
           which
           very
           well
           may
           raise
           ,
           feed
           and
           maintain
           our
           Joy.
           
        
         
           First
           ,
           We
           have
           great
           cause
           to
           rejoyce
           in
           this
           ,
           that
           Christ
           always
           lives
           :
           Others
           do
           die
           ;
           it
           is
           appointed
           for
           all
           Men
           ,
           for
           mean
           Men
           ;
           the
           Shrubs
           shall
           be
           stubb'd
           up
           ,
           and
           great
           Men
           too
           ,
           the
           Cedars
           must
           fall
           .
           Dives
           died
           as
           well
           
           as
           Lazarus
           .
           Death
           doth
           not
           regard
           their
           Honours
           ,
           nor
           will
           it
           be
           brib'd
           with
           their
           Riches
           .
           Great
           Men
           must
           die
           ;
           they
           are
           not
           too
           big
           for
           Death
           to
           wrestle
           a
           Fall
           with
           ;
           and
           so
           do
           good
           Men
           too
           ,
           yea
           ,
           the
           best
           of
           them
           ,
           those
           that
           have
           been
           most
           holy
           and
           useful
           .
           Moses
           the
           Typical
           Mediator
           ,
           was
           commanded
           to
           go
           up
           to
           Mount
           Nebo
           and
           die
           there
           .
           David
           was
           a
           Man
           after
           Gods
           own
           Heart
           ,
           and
           he
           served
           his
           Generation
           according
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           God
           would
           have
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           good
           measure
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           God
           would
           have
           him
           .
           He
           walked
           in
           Communion
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           he
           ruled
           in
           the
           Fear
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           when
           he
           had
           done
           his
           work
           ,
           he
           fell
           asleep
           :
           The
           Sleep
           of
           Death
           came
           with
           a
           Commission
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           closed
           his
           Eyes
           ;
           the
           Scepter
           dropt
           out
           of
           his
           Hand
           ,
           and
           he
           dropt
           into
           his
           Grave
           .
           That
           is
           the
           House
           of
           all
           the
           Living
           ,
           Princes
           and
           Nobles
           ,
           Kings
           and
           Emperours
           ,
           must
           take
           that
           for
           their
           long
           home
           ;
           Psal.
           82.6
           ,
           7.
           
           
             I
             have
             said
             ,
             Ye
             are
             Gods
             ,
             and
             all
             of
             you
             Children
             of
             the
             most
             High.
          
           They
           are
           Gods
           Vicegerents
           ,
           Gods
           Representatives
           ;
           they
           are
           Terrestrial
           Gods.
           But
           be
           not
           proud
           of
           that
           ,
           be
           not
           high
           minded
           ,
           but
           fear
           ;
           and
           to
           that
           end
           ,
           he
           whispers
           in
           their
           Ear
           ,
           or
           rather
           tells
           them
           upon
           the
           House-top
           ,
           
             but
             ye
             shall
             die
             like
             Men.
          
           You
           may
           ask
           ,
           what
           may
           be
           the
           meaning
           of
           that
           ?
           I
           Answer
           ,
           You
           may
           take
           it
           thus
           :
           They
           shall
           die
           like
           Men
           ,
           i.e.
           they
           know
           no
           more
           when
           they
           shall
           die
           than
           other
           Men
           ,
           whether
           some
           years
           hence
           ,
           or
           to
           morrow
           ,
           or
           to
           day
           ;
           and
           they
           can
           tell
           no
           more
           than
           other
           Men
           how
           they
           shall
           die
           ,
           whether
           a
           natural
           or
           violent
           Death
           ;
           whether
           on
           a
           sudden
           ,
           or
           by
           some
           lingering
           and
           tedious
           Distemper
           .
           And
           again
           ,
           they
           die
           like
           Men
           as
           to
           the
           Consequences
           of
           Death
           .
           They
           must
           be
           stript
           of
           all
           their
           Ornaments
           and
           Royal
           Robes
           ,
           and
           their
           Bodies
           must
           return
           to
           Dust
           ,
           and
           both
           Soul
           and
           Body
           must
           come
           to
           Judgment
           .
           Kings
           that
           are
           Supreme
           ,
           and
           all
           Inferiour
           Magistrates
           ,
           must
           stand
           before
           the
           Tribunal
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           there
           be
           judged
           ;
           their
           Rule
           shall
           be
           inspected
           ,
           their
           Government
           examined
           ,
           all
           their
           Words
           and
           Actions
           considered
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Sentences
           that
           have
           been
           here
           past
           by
           them
           ,
           all
           the
           Punishments
           that
           have
           been
           inflicted
           by
           them
           ,
           by
           their
           Authority
           and
           Order
           ,
           shall
           be
           curiously
           and
           exactly
           weighed
           in
           the
           Ballance
           of
           Justice
           .
           Oh!
           be
           wise
           ,
           and
           consider
           this
           ,
           and
           remember
           your
           latter
           end
           .
           But
           though
           Christ
           died
           once
           ,
           He
           died
           but
           once
           ,
           He
           shall
           not
           die
           a
           second
           time
           .
           Death
           hath
           no
           more
           Power
           over
           him
           .
           This
           Friend
           may
           fall
           ,
           and
           that
           Comfort
           may
           wither
           ,
           and
           that
           Prince
           may
           die
           ,
           under
           whose
           Shadow
           the
           People
           rejoyced
           ;
           but
           so
           doth
           not
           Christ
           ;
           He
           abides
           for
           ever
           .
           Psalm
           102.
           
           
             Thou
             hast
             laid
             the
             Foundations
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             the
             Heavens
             are
             the
             work
             of
             thine
             Hands
             .
             They
             shall
             perish
             ,
             but
             thou
             shalt
             endure
             ,
             yea
             ,
             all
             of
             them
             shall
             wax
             old
             like
             a
             Garment
             ,
             as
             a
             Vesture
             shalt
             thou
             change
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             be
             changed
             ,
             but
             thou
             art
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             thy
             years
             shall
             have
             no
             end
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Christ
           shall
           reign
           as
           well
           as
           live
           .
           He
           shall
           live
           ,
           and
           that
           like
           himself
           ,
           in
           State
           ,
           and
           in
           Power
           ,
           and
           Glory
           .
           His
           and
           our
           Father
           who
           hath
           set
           him
           up
           for
           King
           upon
           his
           holy
           Hill
           of
           Sion
           ,
           hath
           settled
           him
           there
           ,
           and
           fixed
           him
           there
           ;
           the
           
             Sacred
             Scriptures
          
           do
           abound
           with
           Expressions
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           have
           a
           full
           assurance
           of
           Faith
           in
           the
           Matter
           which
           is
           so
           important
           :
           As
           ,
           to
           instance
           in
           a
           few
           ,
           Ps.
           45.6
           .
           
             Thy
             Throne
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             is
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
          
           :
           So
           Ps.
           110.1
           ,
           2.
           
           
             The
             Lord
             said
             unto
             my
             Lord
             ,
             Sit
             thou
             at
             my
             right
             hand
             ,
             until
             I
             make
             thine
             Enemies
             thy
             Footstool
             .
             The
             Lord
             shall
             send
             the
             Rod
             of
             thy
             Strength
             
             out
             of
          
           Zion
           ;
           
             rule
             thou
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             thine
             Enemies
             .
          
           He
           now
           rules
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           them
           and
           in
           spite
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           Father
           will
           subdue
           them
           all
           .
           Christ
           sits
           expecting
           till
           it
           be
           done
           .
           And
           as
           the
           Father
           was
           not
           failed
           in
           his
           Expectation
           from
           Christ
           ,
           so
           Christ
           shall
           not
           be
           failed
           in
           his
           Expectation
           from
           the
           Father
           .
           All
           his
           Enemies
           shall
           be
           brought
           to
           an
           under
           ,
           either
           in
           a
           way
           of
           gracious
           Conversion
           ,
           or
           in
           a
           way
           of
           most
           dreadful
           Confusion
           :
           Either
           they
           shall
           willingly
           bow
           to
           him
           in
           the
           day
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           or
           else
           they
           shall
           against
           their
           wills
           be
           broken
           by
           him
           in
           the
           day
           of
           his
           wrath
           ;
           either
           they
           shall
           submit
           to
           his
           golden
           Scepter
           ,
           or
           they
           shall
           be
           dashed
           in
           pieces
           ,
           like
           a
           Potters
           Vessel
           ,
           by
           his
           Iron
           Rod.
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           Either
           they
           shall
           by
           a
           chearful
           Resignation
           put
           themselves
           into
           his
           hand
           ,
           to
           be
           moulded
           ,
           guided
           and
           ordered
           by
           him
           ;
           or
           else
           they
           shall
           be
           under
           his
           Feet
           ,
           to
           be
           trampled
           upon
           with
           Scorn
           and
           Indignation
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           kicked
           to
           Hell
           ,
           as
           fewel
           for
           those
           unquenchable
           Flames
           .
           And
           yet
           further
           ,
           He
           must
           Reign
           till
           he
           hath
           got
           the
           actual
           and
           full
           possession
           of
           all
           that
           unto
           which
           he
           hath
           an
           unquestionable
           Right
           by
           virtue
           of
           his
           Fathers
           donation
           ,
           i.e.
           till
           the
           Heathen
           and
           uttermost
           parts
           of
           the
           Earth
           be
           brought
           in
           to
           him
           .
           Of
           the
           continuance
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           and
           the
           increase
           of
           his
           Government
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           end
           ,
           till
           that
           happy
           time
           come
           wherein
           all
           the
           Kingdoms
           of
           the
           World
           shall
           become
           the
           Kingdoms
           of
           the
           Lord
           and
           of
           his
           
             Christ
             ,
             i.
             e.
          
           they
           shall
           renounce
           all
           Idolatry
           and
           false
           Worships
           ,
           and
           embrace
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           walk
           in
           the
           Light
           thereof
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           its
           Rules
           :
           Yea
           ,
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           Rev.
           11.15
           .
           
             He
             shall
             Reign
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             ,
             till
             time
             shall
             be
             no
             more
             .
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           Rejoyce
           in
           this
           ,
           That
           the
           Church
           of
           the
           living
           God
           shall
           be
           preserved
           and
           continued
           in
           the
           World.
           Though
           there
           have
           been
           dreadful
           concussions
           ,
           and
           are
           so
           at
           this
           present
           ,
           and
           are
           like
           to
           be
           ,
           till
           all
           be
           shaken
           down
           that
           God
           hath
           not
           set
           up
           ,
           yet
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           overturning
           of
           this
           House
           ,
           no
           ruining
           thereof
           .
           The
           Ship
           may
           be
           and
           frequently
           is
           sorely
           tost
           with
           Tempests
           ,
           but
           it
           shall
           live
           since
           Christ
           is
           Pilot
           ,
           and
           sits
           at
           the
           Helm
           and
           steers
           the
           Course
           ;
           I
           say
           ,
           it
           shall
           live
           ,
           as
           the
           Ark
           did
           in
           the
           Deluge
           ,
           when
           the
           Waters
           were
           at
           the
           highest
           .
           Notwithstanding
           all
           the
           Rage
           and
           Malice
           ,
           all
           the
           Power
           and
           Plots
           of
           Men
           and
           Devils
           ,
           Christ
           will
           have
           a
           Church
           upon
           Earth
           .
           Though
           they
           may
           prune
           this
           Vine
           which
           Gods
           right
           Hand
           hath
           planted
           ,
           yet
           they
           shall
           never
           be
           able
           to
           pull
           it
           up
           by
           the
           roots
           .
           It
           may
           bleed
           grievously
           ,
           even
           to
           Fainting
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           Death
           .
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           this
           or
           that
           particular
           Church
           may
           fail
           .
           The
           Church
           of
           the
           Iews
           did
           ,
           though
           once
           dearly
           ,
           yea
           only
           beloved
           ,
           and
           so
           have
           the
           seven
           Famous
           Churches
           in
           Asia
           :
           And
           so
           may
           others
           .
           Therefore
           that
           was
           excellent
           ,
           and
           no
           more
           than
           necessary
           Counsel
           which
           Paul
           (
           more
           likely
           to
           be
           an
           Apostle
           to
           them
           than
           Peter
           ,
           )
           gave
           them
           ,
           Rom.
           11.20
           ,
           21.
           
           
             Because
             of
             unbelief
             ,
             they
          
           (
           i.
           e.
           the
           Iews
           )
           
             were
             broken
             off
             ,
             and
             thou
             standest
             by
             Faith
             ;
             be
             not
             high-minded
             ,
             but
             fear
          
           :
           Which
           Counsel
           he
           followeth
           with
           this
           weighty
           Reason
           ;
           
             For
             if
             God
             spared
             not
             the
             natural
             Branches
             ,
             take
             heed
             lest
             he
             spare
             not
             thee
             .
          
           That
           was
           Pauls
           advice
           to
           the
           Church
           at
           Rome
           ,
           when
           he
           wrote
           this
           Epistle
           to
           them
           .
           But
           whatever
           hath
           become
           of
           Her
           ,
           or
           may
           of
           this
           or
           that
           particular
           Church
           ,
           our
           Lord
           Iesus
           will
           certainly
           take
           effectual
           care
           that
           there
           shall
           be
           a
           true
           Church
           upon
           Earth
           .
           And
           though
           at
           first
           it
           be
           but
           as
           a
           little
           Stone
           ,
           yet
           shall
           it
           smite
           the
           Image
           upon
           his
           feet
           ,
           and
           break
           them
           to
           pieces
           ,
           and
           become
           it self
           a
           great
           Mountain
           ,
           and
           fill
           the
           whole
           Earth
           .
           Let
           every
           one
           look
           to
           it
           that
           they
           be
           true
           and
           living
           Members
           of
           that
           true
           Church
           ,
           and
           continue
           so
           ,
           without
           turning
           aside
           to
           any
           Synagogue
           of
           Satan
           ,
           or
           having
           any
           Fellowship
           with
           Devils
           .
        
         
           The
           End.