The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…

2. That these glorious things have not as yet befallen it in their complete Accomplishment. I dare not deny, but that there are some things spoken in the Scriptures concerning the Church of God, that must be referred to the Triumph••t state of it, and it would be a delusion to apply them to its Militancy. There must also be an allowance made for our supposing the Spirit of God, who condescends to speak to •s in our own Language, to use Hyperbolical expressions▪ and set forth the better condition of the Militant Church upon Earth, with words borrowed from the state of Glory to which it shall at length arrive: but we must not think that he goes about to delude us with flourishing Promises, and then put us off with low and little performances. There have indeed been wonderful accomplishments for the Church in these latter days, peculiarly since the beginning of the Reformation; but these are little in comparison with the things foretold to be brought to pass; we are therefore to look for a transcendently greater Glory behind, and making hast to appear. Who shall read, Isa 60. throughout, and particularly from Verse 18. to the end. And Chap 11. 6, &c. with many other Prophesies of a like import? he must confess that there is more yet to be expected.

2. That these glorious things have not as yet befallen it in their compleat Accomplishment. I dare not deny, but that there are some things spoken in the Scriptures concerning the Church of God, that must be referred to the Triumph••t state of it, and it would be a delusion to apply them to its Militancy. There must also be an allowance made for our supposing the Spirit of God, who condescends to speak to •s in our own Language, to use Hyperbolical expressions▪ and set forth the better condition of the Militant Church upon Earth, with words borrowed from the state of Glory to which it shall at length arrive: but we must not think that he goes about to delude us with flourishing Promises, and then put us off with low and little performances. There have indeed been wonderful accomplishments for the Church in these latter days, peculiarly since the beginning of the Reformation; but these are little in comparison with the things foretold to be brought to pass; we are therefore to look for a transcendently greater Glory behind, and making hast to appear. Who shall read, Isa 60. throughout, and particularly from Verse 18. to the end. And Chap 11. 6, &c. with many other Prophesies of a like import? he must confess that there is more yet to be expected.