An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent…

So there is the power of the spirit of Christ applying his death, killing and crucifying sin and the world in us, crushing the head of the Serpent, and consequently all the power of the Beast, of the Catholic Church of Rome, and the head of that Beast which is the Pope. He did therefore shed his blood that he might destroy all the power of the enemy, That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear all the days of our life, Luke 1. 74. This is the mighty power of the spirit applying the warm blood of Christ to our fowls.

So there is the power of the spirit of Christ applying his death, killing and crucifying sinne and the world in us, crushing the head of the Serpent, and consequently all the power of the Beast, of the Catholick Church of Rome, and the head of that Beast which is the Pope. He did therefore shed his blood that he might destroy all the power of the enemy, That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without feare all the dayes of our life, Luke 1. 74. This is the mighty power of the spirit applying the warme blood of Christ to our foules.

2. The second fruit that flows from union with the blessed Trinity, is ratification of the Covenant of Grace. And Christ laid down his blood for that end to ratify all the promises that a reconciled God hath made; and that is God in a ⟨p. 174⟩Covenant of Grace, That he will write his law in our hearts; that he will forgive our sins, and remember our iniquities no more; that we shall know him, Jer. 31. 33, 34. Christ gave his blood to ratify this Covenant, Heb. 9. 15, 16, 17. And as the Testament of a Testator stands not in force till the death of him that made it, so the death of Christ ratifies this Covenant: and as all the Covenants were confirmed by blood, so hath Christs blood done in a special manner. And when he speaks of ratifying the Covenant, he doth not only speak of ratifying of it in word, but chiefly in the hearts of Gods people; and no price could have done that, but the blood of the Son of God, by which he hath ratified all the promises of God to the consciences of Gods people: That when the heart and conscience of a sinner is overwhelmed with inward agony, and fear of the wrath of God, and the curse of the Law, the fear of death and Hell: now what shall satisfy a christian in this, but the death of Christ? and what shall ratify it? His death hath purchased reconciliation with the Father, union with the Son, and communion with the holy Ghost; now he hath shed his spirit in our hearts, whereby we cry Abba Father,