The Fountain of Life Opened

¹You have seen two of those beautiful births of Christs travail, and lo a third cometh, namely the sanctification of his people. Typical blood was shed as you heard to purify them that were unclean, and so was the blood of Christ shed to purge away the sins of his people; so speaks the Apostle expressly, Ephes. 5.25, 26. Christ gave himself for the Church, that he might sanctify and cleanse it. And so he tells us himself, Joh. 17.19. And for their sakes I sanctify my self (i. e.) consecrate or devote my self to death, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Upon the account of this benefit received by the blood of Christ, is that Doxology which in a lower strain is now sounded in the Churches, but will be matter of the Lambs song in Heaven, Rev. 1.5, 6. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood — be glory and honour for ever.

¹You have seen two of those beautiful births of Christs travail, and lo a third cometh, namely the sanctification of his people. Typical blood was shed as you heard to purifie them that were unclean, and so was the blood of Christ shed to purge away the sins of his people; so speaks the Apostle expresly, Ephes. 5.25, 26. Christ gave himself for the Church, that he might sanctifie and cleanse it. And so he tells us himself,