A77360:674
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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This blood of sprinkling speaketh, and you have heard what it speaks; — now then I pray take heed that you don't refuse him that speaketh from Heaven; mark how it follows, in the very next words to the ⟨p. 409⟩Text, We are come to the Blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh, for if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on Earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven. Why man or woman! 'tis Jesus that speaketh to thee, Jesus the Mediator of the Covenant that speaks un•o you to believe: What, are you sprinkled? go away then and doubt no more: but take heed that ye refuse not him that speaketh from Heaven.
This blood of sprinkling speaketh, and you have heard what it speaks; — now then I pray take heed that you don't refuse him that speaketh from Heaven; mark how it follows, in the very next words to the ⟨p. 409⟩Text, We are come to the Blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh, for if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on Earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven. Why man or woman! 'tis Jesus that speaketh to thee, Jesus the Mediator of the Covenant that speakes un•o you to believe: What, are you sprinkled? go away then and doubt no more: but take heed that ye refuse not him that speaketh from Heaven.
And secondly; Then also conclude and say; Now know I that I shall be preserved from the destroyer. When the Israelites posts were sprinkled with the blood of the Lamb, They could say; Now know I that I shall not be destroyed by this destroying Angel? Art thou sprinkled with the blood of Jesus, say then: Now know I that I shall not be destroyed, but that the Angel shall pass over me in the destroying day.