Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

2. That we ask for them for the end of the promise: not to spend on our Lust, when we ask pardon for sin, with secret ^oreserves in our hearts to continue in sin, we ask the choicest mercy of the covenant, to spend it on our Lusts. The end of the promise the Apostle tells us 2 Cor: 7. 1. Having th•se promises, let us cleanse our selves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. when we ask what is in the promise, as it is in the promise, to this end of the promise, our supplications are according to the will of God. And this is the first Conjugal Affection that Christ exerciseth towards Believers; he delights in them: which that he doth is evident, as upon other considerations innumerable, so from the instance, given.

2. That we aske for them for the end of the promise: not to spend on our Lust, when we ask pardon for sinne, with secret ^oreserves in our hearts to continue in sinne, we aske the choysest mercy of the covenant, to spend it on our Lusts. The end of the promise the Apostle tells us 2 Cor: 7. 1. Having th•se promises, let us cleanse our selves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holinesse in the feare of God. when we aske what is in the promise, as it is in the promise, to this end of the promise, our supplications are according to the will of God. And this is the first Conjugall Affection that Christ exerciseth towards Believers; he delights in them: which that he doth is evident, as upon other considerations innumerable, so from the instance, given.

1. oPsal. 78. v. 35, 36. 37.

In return hereunto, for the carrying on of the communion between them, the Saints delight in Christ: He is their Joy, their §. 11, Crown, their Rejoicing, their Life, food, health, strength, desire, Righteousness, Salvation, Blessedness: without him they have nothing, in him they find all things,