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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. If it be your great work in all your Temptations, and upon all Occasions to apply your selves unto the blood of Jesus, then is the blood of Jesus applied to you, and so sprinkled on you: The blood of Jesus is sprinkled on us by the Spirit of God, and when it's sprinkled by the Spirit of God, it is applied. If you do make applications of your selves to Christ, certainly Christ hath made applications of Himself to you: for all our grace is but a reflection of his Grace; we love him, because he loved us ⟨p. 398⟩first, and we choose him because he chose us first, and we apply our selves to him, because he hath applied himself unto us first. If therefore in all Temptations, and upon all occasions, it be your great work to make an application of your selves unto the blood of Jesus, then hath the blood of Jesus been applied to you, and sprinkled upon you.
1. If it be your great work in all your Temptations, and upon all Occasions to apply your selves unto the blood of Jesus, then is the blood of Jesus applyed to you, and so sprinkled on you: The blood of Jesus is sprinkled on us by the Spirit of God, and when it's sprinkled by the Spirit of God, it is applyed. If you do make applications of your selves to Christ, certainly Christ hath made applications of Himself to you: for all our grace is but a reflexion of his Grace; we love him, because he loved us ⟨p. 398⟩first, and we choose him because he chose us first, and we apply our selves to him, because he hath applyed himself unto us first. If therefore in all Temptations, and upon all occasions, it be your great work to make an application of your selves unto the blood of Jesus, then hath the blood of Jesus been applyed to you, and sprinkled upon you.
2. If you ever have had such a sight of the blood of Christ, as that thereby you are purged from an evil Conscience, Then hath this blood been applied to, and sprinkled on you; They go together. In the 10th Heb. 22, its said, Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of Faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil Conscience, or purged: (the 9th of the Hebrews, calls it purged;) having our hearts sprinkled from an evil Conscience. What is that? why an evil Conscience is an evil Conscience two ways — either because it is a sluggish Conscience, and don't stir us up unto our duty, and accuse for sin; — or else because it is a clamorous and despondent Conscience. Now if you have had such a sight of the blood of Jesus as hath quickened your Conscience, and wakened your Conscience, and yet pacified your Conscience at the same time, Then have you been sprinkled with this blood of Jesus. You see how they go together, in the 10th Chap. 1.2, 3. v. But,