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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
Sermons › Sermon 2: Christ Crucified the object of our Faith. SERMON II.
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2. If you would know Christ crucified in a right way and manner, Then study much, think much upon this crucified Christ; meditate much, insist and dwell much upon Christ crucified. It is not slight and superficial thinking of Christ crucified that will bring in this knowledge. If I would know a ⟨p. 48⟩man, I must be conversant with him: So if you would know Christ crucified, you must be conversant with him, you must sit down, and consider, and dwell upon Christ crucified in your thoughts and meditations. Now there are four times, wherein it will be good for you especially to think of Christ crucified much. Four cases. — First, In case of some Revelation or Vision that you may be under. When Christ was transfigured, and Peter said, I• is good to be here, Christ turns him off, and reads a Lecture to him about his sufferings; why, but to show that in such times of Raptures and Revelations, is a fit season to think of Christ crucified. — 2. Another time or season is, The time and case of spiritual pride. In case your heart be lifted up within you in reference unto any Privilege, Gift, or performance, then is a fit time to think on a crucified Christ. The Disciples were speaking who should be greatest, That one might sit on Christs right hand, and the other at his left hand; then said Christ Are ye able to be baptized with the Baptism that I am baptised with, and to drink of the Cup that I shall drink of? The Son of man must suffer, saith he: He turns them about from those thoughts to a crucified Christ; why, but to show thus much, that when at any time our hearts are lift up upon any account, then is a fit time and season to think on a Christ crucified. — 3. The time of dissension and difference among professors and Brethren, is a fit time and season to think on a crucified Christ. When one Disciple desired to sit at Christs right hand, and the other at his left, the rest of the Disciples took it ill, and all quarrelled one with another: Christ now tells them of his sufferings; Is ⟨p. 49⟩This a fit time for you to have differences among •ou? think of my sufferings. Never more seasonable time to think of a crucified Christ, then when professors are at variance. Times of dissension call or thoughts of a crucified Christ. — Again 4. In •ase that a man be in any great affliction or daner, or fear thereof, then is a good time to think f the sufferings of Christ.