Lastly, he is our Prophet, that Messiah, John. 4. 1which tells us all things; That great Prophet whom Moses foretold, whom if we believe not, we must be for ever accursed. The time of our ignorance God regarded not, but now he will have an eye to us, after that the light hath shone unto us, and he hath revealed himself, when this our Prophet hath come unto us and shown himself unto us. Now God olaimes our love: and if now we refuse to love him, and to come in unto ⟨p. 81⟩him, we are rebels. Yea, he is our Priest, and would reconcile God unto us. Yea, he is made unto us a King, to subdue our lusts and rebellious affections, to draw us to himself, as it were by force: So that now if we love him not, we deserve the curse. Now mark, the Lord hath joined these two together, the Lord Jesus. We must take heed that we separate them not. And we must see that we take him not only as a Saviour, but also as a Lord. He is not only the Author of the remission of our sins, but he is our Lord to rule us. The preaching of the Gospel is nothing but the offering of Christ, his whole person, and so you must take him, as a subject, to be your Lord, as a Spouse to be ruled and guided by him, and then we shall have the benefit which arises thence. We are willing to part with the sweet, but we will have none of the sour: as that young man would have had Christ, but he would not part with his wealth for him. But Christ tells him that he must either part with him or them. Canst thou be content to fare as I do? to be rejected & scorned in the world as I am? then well & good, thou mayest follow me, but otherwise thou canst not. And if thou art content to do thus, to suffer persecution, and to forgo all for him, thou shalt have him, and all the benefits that come by him; if not, thou art not worthy of him: he that believes not the Lord Jesus, is condemned already. i. e. He that takes him not when he is offered, is in the state of ⟨p. 82⟩of condemnation. We must see therefore that we take his whole person, as he is a Lord, as well as he is a Saviour, and not the latter without the former. If any man love not the Lord Jesus, let him be had in execration, yea let him be accursed to the death. The Apostle curses such as love him not, with a double curse. He expresses it 2in two languages. They are men set apart to evil, appointed to destruction;
Lastly, he is our Prophet, that Messias, Iohn. 4. 1which tels us all things; That great Prophet whom Moses foretold, whom if we beleeve not, we must be for ever accursed. The time of our ignorance God regarded not, but now hee will have an eye to us, after that the light hath shone unto us, and he hath revealed himselfe, when this our Prophet hath come unto us and shewne himselfe unto us. Now God olaimes our love: and if now we refuse to love him, and to come in unto ⟨p. 81⟩him, we are rebels. Yea, he is our Priest, and would reconcile God unto us. Yea, he is made unto us a King, to subdue our lusts and rebellious affections, to draw us to himselfe, as it were by force: So that now if we love him not, wee deserve the curse. Now marke, the Lord hath joyned these two together, the Lord Iesus. We must take heede that we separate them not. And we must see that wee take him not onely as a Saviour, but also as a Lord. He is not onely the Authour of the remission of our sinnes, but he is our Lord to rule us. The preaching of the Gospel is nothing but the offering of Christ, his whole person, and so you must take him, as a subject, to bee your Lord, as a Spouse to be ruled and guided by him, and then wee shall have the benefit which arises thence. We are willing to part with the sweete, but we will have none of the sowre: as that young man would have had Christ, but he would not part with his wealth for him. But Christ tels him that he must either part with him or them. Canst thou be content to fare as I doe? to be rejected & scorned in the world as I am? then well & good, thou mayest follow me, but otherwise thou canst not. And if thou art content to doe thus, to suffer persecution, and to forgoe all for him, thou shalt have him, and all the benefits that come by him; if not, thou art not worthy of him: hee that beleeves not the Lord Iesus, is condemned already. i. e. Hee that takes him not when hee is offered, is in the state of ⟨p. 82⟩of condemnation. We must see therefore that we take his whole person, as hee is a Lord, as well as he is a Saviour, and not the latter without the former. If any man love not the Lord Iesus, let him be had in execration, yea let him be accursed to the death. The Apostle curses sueh as love him not, with a double curse. He expresses it 2in two languages. They are men set apart to evill, appointed to destruction;
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- 2Of the curse of those that love not the Lord Jesus.Of the curse of those that love not the Lord Iesus.
