Hath Christ purchased all spiritual good for His,1 for Believers? Hence then we may see the […] of the faithful, and the privilege of those that […], above all people upon earth: To you the ⟨p. 55⟩Father intended all the treasuries of grace and glory: in your stead Christ suffered, performed all that the Law required and Justice exacted; for you it is, he hath purchased all that good that you need, doth not that please you? all you can desire doth not that quiet you? nay all that you can receive through all eternity doth not that satisfy? There is none like unto you, never the like was done for any as for you: It was Moses Collection, and caused his wonderment in the Consideration thereof, Deut. 33. 29. When he had recounted, the wonderful Preservations the Lord had wrought, Privileges he honoured them with and bestowed upon them, he breaks forth into these expressions: Blessed art thou O Israel, who is like unto the O People! Saved by the Lord. That was in the Type & Resemblance only, but here is the Truth and Substance of Shadows those Shadows, Accomplished in the Purchase of Christ, or his faithful ones who are: Saved, not from the Oppression of a Pharaoh, but from the Power of Darkness, and Dominion of the Devil, not delivered from the house of Bondage but from the bottom of Hell: Blessed are ye, O ye believing Souls, your Excellency is incomparable, your Privileges are inconceivable. Who is like unto you O People! thus blessed and saved by the Lord. The Wicked are not, the World is not, it is not so with them they have the Gleanings, you have the Harvest, they may have Rivers of Oil, but you the Rivers 2of Pleasures at the right hand of the Lord: Nay, now while you are in this World, Al is yours, All3 that the Obedience of Christ could procure , Al that the Blood (the precious Blood) of Christ could4 Purchase, precious Grace and Peace, precious Comfort and Assurance, precious Holiness and Glory, Excellent things are not only spoken of you, but ⟨p. 56⟩done for you, you blessed Believing Souls. Hence it is when Moses would plead the Privileges of the Saints, he stands upon terms of comparison […] challengeth all the World to show the like Eminency of Gods love upon Earth, again Deut. 4, 33 34 35 36 37. Did ever People partake of such Good as […] Purchased for you?
Hath Christ purchased al spiritual good for His,1 for Beleevers? Hence then we may see the 〈…〉 of the faithful, and the priviledg of those that 〈…〉, above all people upon earth: To you the ⟨p. 55⟩Father intended al the treasuries of grace and glory: in your stead Christ suffered, performed all that the Law required and Justice exacted; for you it is, he hath purchased al that good that you need, doth not that please you? al you can desire doth not that quiet you? nay all that you can receive through al eternitie doth not that satisfie? There is none like unto you, never the like was done for any as for you: It was Moses Collection, and caused his wonderment in the Consideration thereof, Deut. 33. 29. When he had recounted, the wonderful Preservations the Lord had wrought, Priviledges he honoured them with and bestowed upon them, he breaks forth into these expressions: Blessed art thou O Israel, who is like unto the O People! Saved by the Lord. That was in the Type & Resemblance only, but here is the Truth and Substance of Shadowes those Shadowes, Accomplished in the Purchase of Christ, or his faithful ones who are: Saved, not from the Oppression of a Pharaoh, but from the Power of Darkness, and Dominion of the Divel, not delivered from the house of Bondage but from the bottome of Hell: Blessed are ye, O ye beleeving Souls, your Excellencie is incomparble, your Privilidges are inconceivable. Who is like unto you O People! thus blessed and saved by the Lord. The Wicked are not, the World is not, it is not so with them they have the Gleanings, you have the Harvest, they may have Rivers of Oyl, but you the Rivers 2of Pleasures at the right hand of the Lord: Nay, now while you are in this World, Al is yours, All3 that the Obedience of Christ could procure , Al that the Blood (the precious Blood) of Christ could4 Purchase, precious Grace and Peace, precious Comfort and Assurance, precious Holiness and Glory, Excellent things are not only spoken of you, but ⟨p. 56⟩done for you, you blessed Beleeving Soules. Hence it is when Moses would plead the Priviledges of the Saints, he stands upon terms of comparison challengeth al the World to shew the like Eminency of Gods love upon Earth, again
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- 2Psal. 16. 11.
- 31 Cor. 3 22, 23.
- 4Psal. 8. 7 3.
