A sermon, occasioned

¶ As for the End of Faith, that is SALVATION. This the Apostle grants in 1. Pet. 1. 9. where he speaks to Christians about the end of their Faith, the Salvation of their souls. That which the Believer doth purpose to himself by his Addresses to Jesus Christ is, that he may be rescued from all the Calamities which his Fall from God hath brought upon him, and that he may be made partaker of Benefits contrary thereunto, by the means of an All-sufficient, & a Compassionate Jesus the Mediator. There are indeed especially three things which the Believer does look unto the Lord Jesus for. His first Look is with that glance in Psal. 119. 122. Lord, Be surely for thy servant for good. He would behold Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, appearing before divine Justice in his room, adding unto this Cast of his Eye, this Throb of his heart, Oh, let Jesus Christ take away all my Sins, with all the wants & woes, which thereby I become obnoxious unto. He would have Jesus Christ to remove all the guilt that lies upon him, to enstate him in the Favour and Fellowship of God, and to procure for him all Blessings whatsoever, especially spiritual Blessings, the Blessings of the upper springs▪ the sure Mercies of the Covenant, by His own Obedience & Intercession. His Next Look is with that sigh in Plal. 25. 4. Show •e thy ways▪ ⟨p. 46⟩O Lord, Teach me thy paths. There is an Eyesalve which he petitions unto this Lord our healer for. He flies & cries unto Jesus Christ, as that son of sorrow did of old, Lord that I may receive my sight. He would have Christ to remove all the blindness of his mind, to reveal unto him the happiness which is not seen, and which is eternal, and to discover unto him all that he must know & do in order to his obtaining of it. His Look, is with that Aim in Psal. 119. 5. Oh that my mayes were Directed to Keep thy statutes O God! He submits unto the ruling Will of God while he Implores the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ▪ He reckons that the Most High by saying, I have •••t my Son to bless you, by turning you away from your Iniquities, hath told him of a Blessedness & a Loving kindness, which he hath infinite cause to say Amen unto. He would have Jesus Christ to remove all the Disorder of his Will, to incline him so that he may refuse the evil & choose the good, and to shield him against all the ruining attempts of the World; the Flesh and the Devil for evermore.