An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…

And so Spiritually; God who at first did enlighten ⟨p. 342⟩¹thy mind, & brought thee from Egyptian darkness, Certainly that God he is able to do as great things for thee still, and to finish the work for thee. How many are there that though they have found Gods mighty hand upon them in giving a turn to their hearts, and bringing them out of the gall of bitterness, and the bond of iniquity, and yet at any time when they feel but their corruptions a little stirring, Oh they are ready to think that they shall perish one day by the hand of those corruptions? When we were enemies, were we not reconciled to him? God hath struck the deadly wound to it, he hath mortified thee, and the truth is, (consider but of this) I say there is not more to be done to bring thee to Heaven (thou that hast the least degree of Grace) than God hath already done; by giving thee the least measure of grace he hath made a greater alteration in thy estate, from one that is in an estate of nature, than the alteration will be from thy Conversion to the height of glory, that alteration will not be so much, neither will it require such a great Power of God to make thee a glorious Saint in Heaven, as it did require to make thee of one that was a child of wrath to be a child of God, thou hast the better half, and the most eminent power of God is put forth already; for our change from Grace to Glory will be but gradual, but our change from Nature to Grace, it is Total; and therefore let thy faith be helped from what God hath done, to believe what he will do. —I will yet make thee to dwell in Tabernacles.²

And so Spiritually; God who at first did enlighten ⟨p. 342⟩¹thy mind, & brought thee from Egyptian darkness, Certainly that God he is able to do as great things for thee still, and to finish the work for thee. How many are there that though they have found Gods mighty hand upon them in giving a turn to their hearts, and bringing them out of the gall of bitterness, and the bond of iniquitie, and yet at any time when they feel but their corruptions a little stirring, Oh they are readie to think that they shall perish one day by the hand of those corruptions? When we were enemies, were we not reconcil'd to him? God hath struck the deadly wound to it, he hath mortified thee, and the truth is, (consider but of this) I say there is not more to be done to bring thee to Heaven (thou that hast the least degree of Grace) than God hath alreadie done; by giving thee the least measure of grace he hath made a greater alteration in thy estate, from one that is in an estate of nature, than the alteration will be from thy Conversion to the height of glorie, that alteration wil not be so much, neither will it require such a great Power of God to make thee a glorious Saint in Heaven, as it did require to make thee of one that was a child of wrath to be a child of God, thou hast the better half, and the most eminent power of God is put forth alreadie; for our change from Grace to Glorie will be but gradual, but our change from Nature to Grace, it is Total; and therefore let thy faith be helped from what God hath done, to beleeve what he will do. —I will yet make thee to dwell in Tabernacles.