4. Because the Lord hath given unto them the first-fruits of Glory,1 and of that day of Glory, hence they look and wait for it. You know the first fruits were part of the whole vintage, hence they gave thanks for all, because they then looked for all, Exod. 23. Rom. 8. 23. We having the first-fruits of the Spirit, wait for the […]. That look as 'tis with the wicked, that have rejected Christ, and counted his Blood • common thing, and done despite to Gods Spirit, there remains nothing […] for of vengeance, so here è contra. Rom. 5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Being […] by Faith, now 1. Peace with God. 2. Access by Christ to God. 3. Standing in that Grace. 4. Shedding of love, hence not only hope, but Glory in hope of the Glory of God. There is none espoused to Christ, but taste this love, feel the warmth of his fellowship, feel the abundance of his love, but 'tis but in a little measure, in the first-fruits, hence they look for and expect the rest ⟨p. 91⟩at his coming. They are sometime full of fears, what if shut out at last? But when they feel the first-fruits of Glory at that day, now they verily look for his coming. Christ dies we know, but it was not possible for him to be held long, and hence rose again, and then looked for Glory, and then was taken up to Glory: So here, the Saints lie dead in the grave of sins and fears, but its not possible for them ever to be held here; hence when risen with Christ, they look upon things above, and are waiting for Glory, and at last are taken to Glory with himself. That look as Jacob, Gen. 49. 18. said, My soul waiteth for thy salvation, when the stakes and pins of this fleshly Tabernacle are loosing, and so the Lord is loosing him from the excellency of this world; though he minds other things, yet he recalls himself, My soul waiteth for thy salvation Oh Lord.
4. Because the Lord hath given unto them the first-fruits of Glory,1 and of that day of Glory, hence they look and wait for it. You know the first fruits were part of the whole vintage, hence they gave thanks for all, because they then looked for all, Exod. 23. Rom. 8. 23. We having the first-fruits of the Spirit, wait for the 〈…〉. That look as 'tis with the wicked, that have rejected Christ, and counted his Blood • common thing, and done despite to Gods Spirit, there remains nothing 〈…〉 for of vengeance, so here è contra. Rom. 5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Being 〈…〉 by Faith, now 1. Peace with God. 2. Accesse by Christ to God. 3. Standing in that Grace. 4. Shedding of love, hence not only hope, but Glory in hope of the Glory of God. There is none espoused to Christ, but tast this love, feel the warmth of his fellowship, feel the abundance of his love, but 'tis but in a little measure, in the first-fruits, hence they look for and expect the rest ⟨p. 91⟩at his coming. They are somtime full of fears, what if shut out at last? But when they feel the first-fruits of Glory at that day, now they verily look for his coming. Christ dies we know, but it was not possible for him to be held long, and hence rose again, and then looked for Glory, and then was taken up to Glory: So here, the Saints lie dead in the grave of sins and fears, but its not possible for them ever to be held here; hence when risen with Christ, they look upon things above, and are waiting for Glory, and at last are taken to Glory with himself. That look as Iacob, Gen. 49. 18. said, My soul waiteth for thy salvation, when the stakes and pins of this fleshly Tabernacle are loosing, and so the Lord is loosing him from the excellency of this world; though he minds other things, yet he recalls himself, My soul waiteth for thy salvation Oh Lord.
- 1Reas. 4.
