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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.
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,
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 applyed to, and sprinkled on you; They go together. In the 10th Heb. 22, its said, Let us draw neer 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 wayes — either because it is a sluggish Conscience, and don't stirr 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 quickned 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,
3. If you have a continual sight and remembrance of the blood of Jesus in all your goings out, and your comings in, Then hath the blood of Jesus, been sprinkled upon you: When the destroying Angel passed over the houses of the Israelites, the Posts were sprinkled with the blood of the Lamb: The Posts; And why their Posts? But that in all their goings out, and their comings in, they might have an eye thereunto: