The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /

The Second use should have been this: If Christ be thus all in all, then let us bless God that ever we knew Christ; and that the mystery of the Gospel hath been revealed to us: for otherwise we had been without God in the world; and what would have become of us had not this grace of God in the Gospel been revealed to us? could you ever have thought of it your selves? could it ever have entered into your hearts? certainly no; nor into the heart of any creature in Heaven or Earth: therefore blessed are your ears, that hear the things which you hear: and blessed are your eyes, that see the things which you see: and know, that when you come to live under the Ministry of the Gospel, you enjoy the greatest mercy that ever you enjoyed since you were borne: the coming ⟨p. 58⟩under a powerful Ministry, that reveals Christ and brings the day of salvation to the soul, it is no other then the fruit of the prayer of Jesus Christ for that soul: compare Isaiah 49. 8. with 2 Cor. 6. 1. 2. and you shall see this. Isaiah 49. 8. Thus saith the Lord, in an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee, &c. Now it is apparent by the context, that this is to be understood of Christ: that God the Father speaks there to his Son: well, what is this acceptable time and day of Salvation in which Christ is heard? look 2 Cor. 6. 1. 2. in the chapter before he had told them, That they were ambassadors for Christ. We then as workers together with God, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: Now what is this grace of God? tis the Ministry of the Gospel, For he saith I have heard thee in a time accepted: and mark how he applies it, Behold now is the accepted time: behold now is the day of salvation. As if he should say; the acceptable time and day of salvation in which God the Father hath heard Christ, is now: now that we the ambassadors of Christ come and open the mystery of the Gospel to you; now is the time wherein God the Father hears the Son for you: what a mercy is this? and what an engagement upon you, that when you hear any thing of the mystery of the Gospel opened to you, you are to look upon it as the fruit of the prayer of Jesus Christ: and so when Gods sends a faithful Minister to any congregation, tis the fruit of the prayer of Christ.