The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

1. Be we exhorted to labour in preparing for that Day, that so we may then be like him. There is a work to be done by the People of God in this life, in order to their glorious likeness to Christ in that other: And our Apostle tells us what endeavours the hopes of it will excite in those that are possessed of them, in the verse following my Text: He that hath this hope, purifieth ⟨p. 124⟩himself as he is pure: It is, q. d. they that expect to be like Christ then, will use means to be like him now: Holiness is the way to happiness, Heb. 12. 14. Christ first sanctifieth his Church before he glorifieth it, Eph. 5. 26, 26. And we must labour in this Work, to get Sin mortified; Paul having put his Colossians in mind of that Glory which they shall have at Christ's appearance, takes argument from thence to press this duty, Col. 3. 4, 5. They that look for such a change hereafter, are under strong ties to an heavenly conversation here, Phil. 3. 20, 21. Our Conversation is in Heaven, from whence we look for Christ, &c. And a like advice the Apostle Peter gives to them he writes unto, 2 Pet. 3. 14. Seeing ye look for such things, be diligent that you may be found in him in Peace, without spot and blemish. We should therefore lament that we are so much unlike him now; and pray to God for his Spirit to dwell powerfully in us, and to lead us effectually in his way, to purge our hearts from all impurity, and fill them with holiness.

1. Be we exhorted to labour in preparing for that Day, that so we may then be like him. There is a work to be done by the People of God in this life, in order to their glorious likness to Christ in that other: And our Apostle tells us what endeavours the hopes of it will excite in those that are possessed of them, in the verse following my Text: He that hath this hope, purifieth ⟨p. 124⟩