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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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3. You must know this also, that there is nothing on this side the blood of Jesus, this blood of sprinkling, that can cleanse you: If any thing should bid for our cleansing, methinks it should be our sufferings and persecutions for the name of God; but look into the 7th Rev. 14th it's said, These are they which came out of great Tribulations, and have washed their Robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb. — They have washed their Robes, —how? what, with their great Tribulations? — No, They came out of great Tribulations, but their Tribulations don't wash them: these are they that came out of great Tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Nothing on this side Christ, and this blood of sprinkling, can cleanse your souls. But,
3. You must know this also, that there is nothing on this side the blood of Jesus, this blood of sprinkling, that can cleanse you: If any thing should bid for our cleansing, methinks it should be our sufferings and persecutions for the name of God; but look into the 7th Rev. 14th it's said, These are they which came out of great Tribulations, and have washed their Robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb. — They have washed their Robes, —how? what, with their great Tribulations? — No, They came out of great Tribulations, but their Tribulations dont wash them: these are they that came out of great Tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Nothing on this side Christ, and this blood of sprinkling, can cleanse your souls. But,
4. Though there be nothing on this side Christ that can cleanse your souls, but the blood of Jesus, yet it is the Spirit of Christ that must sprinkle it. The blood of Jesus is then sprinkled, when it is applied: now this is the work of the Holy Ghost, I will sprinkle you with clean water, I le wash you with water? As it is a derogation to the blood of Christ to go to any else for cleansing; So 'tis a derogation to the Spirit of Christ to go to any else for sprinkling, or to go to any else for that application of the Blood of Christ. 'Tis only the Spirit of Christ that must sprinkle this blood upon your and my soul.