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2 In temptations, you are weak and have little help; but have an eye to thy Leader, what ever thy blindness be, yet thy Leader can inform thee; that place is marvellous sweet, Isa. 58.8.¹ Righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Here the Lord Jesus appears like an armed man of War, and ⟨p. 23⟩there are two parts in the Army, besides the body, the Van-guard and the Rear-ward, both these defend the body; so the righteousness of Christ is the Van-guard: satan saith, thou hast sinned, Christs righteousness saith, I have suffered, now the righteousness of Christ goeth before, the guilt and punishment that is taken away; conscience saith, thou hast sinned, righteousness saith, Christ hath suffered. Then secondly, the glory of God that is in the Rear-ward, that is the glorious grace of God, taken out of that of the Romans, they were deprived of the glory of God, that is, the glorious Grace of God that shall be the Rear-ward. Saith the soul, sin yet pesters me, it is not subdued as it ought to be, yea, but the glorious grace of God will sanctify that heart of thine. The righteousness of Christ is the Van-guard, the glory of Christ thy Rear-ward; there is righteousness going before thee, and grace after thee; therefore thine enemies shall be subdued. You see then marvellous comfort.

2 In temptations, you are weake and have little helpe; but have an eye to thy Leader, what ever thy blindnesse bee, yet thy Leader can informe thee; that place is marvellous sweet, Isa. 58.8.¹ Righteousnesse shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Here the Lord Iesus appeares like an armed man of Warre, and ⟨p. 23⟩there are two parts in the Army, besides the body, the Van-guard and the Rere-ward, both these defend the body; so the righteousnesse of Christ is the Van-guard: satan saith, thou hast sinned, Christs righteousnesse saith, I have suffered, now the righteousnesse of Christ goeth before, the guilt and punishment that is taken away; conscience saith, thou hast sinned, righteousnesse saith, Christ hath suffered. Then secondly, the glory of God that is in the Rere-ward, that is the glorious grace of God, taken out of that of the Romans, they were deprived of the glory of God, that is, the glorious Grace of God that shall be the Rere-ward. Saith the soule, sinne yet pesters me, it is not subdued as it ought to be, yea, but the glorious grace of God will sanctifie that heart of thine. The righteousnesse of Christ is the Van-guard, the glory of Christ thy Rere-ward; there is righteousnesse going before thee, and grace after thee; therefore thine enemies shall bee subdued. You see then marvellous comfort.