Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints…Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints…

Application of the foregoing Meditations concerning the Glory of Christ. First in an Exhortation unto such as are not yet Partakers of Him.

THAT which remains, is to make some Application of the Glorious Truth insisted on unto the Souls of them that are concerned: And what I have to offer unto that end, I shall distribute under two Heads. The First shall be with respect unto them who are yet Strangers from this Holy and Glorious One, who are not yet made partakers of him, nor have any especial Interest in him. And the Second shall be directed unto Believers, as a Guide and Assistance unto their Recovery from Spiritual Decays, and the Revival of a Spring of vigorous Grace, Holiness and Obedience in them.

FOR the first of these, although it seems not directly to lye in our way, yet is it suited unto the method of the Gospel, that wherever there is a Declaration of the Excellencies of Christ, in his Person, Grace or Office, it should be accompanied with an Invitation and Exhortation unto Sinners to come unto him. This method he himself first made use of, Mat. 11. 27, 28, 29, 30. Joh. 7▪ 37, 38. and consecrated it unto our use also. Besides, it is necessary from the nature of the things ⟨p. 2⟩themselves, for who can dwell on the consideration of the Glory of Christ, being called therewith to the Declaration of it, but his own mind will engage him to invite lost Sinners unto a participation of him. But I shall at present proceed no further in this Exhortation, but only unto the Proposal of some of those Considerations which may prepare, incline, and dispose their Minds unto a closure with him as he is tendered in the Gospel. As,