A77360:1052
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
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3. But thirdly, God will so carry on the work of his mercy, as it may be most taking and effective upon the souls of the children of men; and what is more taking then preventing love? What more Operative, what more Powerful, what more taking I say? You know the Parable; some were invited to the Supper, and some not invited, some came, and some came not; who were those that came? who were those that came not? those that came not, were such as were invited; those that came, were such as were in the Lanes, High-ways and Hedges, compelled to come in. Ay, preventing love is the most taking; now God will so carry on the work of his mercy, as it may be most taking, and most effective upon the souls of the children of men.
3. But thirdly, God will so carry on the work of his mercy, as it may be most taking and effective upon the souls of the children of men; and what is more taking then preventing love? What more Operative, what more Powerfull, what more taking I say? You know the Parable; some were invited to the Supper, and some not invited, some came, and some came not; who were those that came? who were those that came not? those that came not, were such as were invited; those that came, were such as were in the Lanes, High-wayes and Hedges, compelled to come in. Ay, preventing love is the most taking; now God will so carry on the work of his mercy, as it may be most taking, and most effective upon the souls of the children of men.
4. Again, God will so carry on his mercy, as that it may be holding and sure. The more any mercy is laid upon that which is in God himself, and the less laid upon that which is in us, the more holding and sure it is: Now Mercy laid upon Grace is sure, and therefore God will carry on the work of his Mercy in a way of preventing love, that his mercy may be sure, that it may be holding.