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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
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6. What we should do, that our hearts may be drawn out in love to the very Person of Christ, so as we may be able to rejoice in his exaltment, though to our own debasement.
6. What we should do, that our hearts may be drawn out in love to the very Person of Christ, so as we may be able to rejoyce in his exaltment, though to our own debasement.
First, If you ask what there is in Christ's going to the Father, that is matter of our Rejoicing, of a Disciples rejoicing.
First, If you ask what there is in Christ's going to the Father, that is matter of our Rejoycing, of a Disciples rejoycing.
I answer, much every way;—much in reference to our own concernments, —much in reference to the concernments of Christ, —much in reference to the concernments of God the Father.
As for our own concernments,