The greatest design of Christ in this world, is mightily to endear the hearts of his people; and indeed it was that which was in his eye, and upon his heart from all eternity. It was this design that caused him to lay down his Crown, and to take up our Cross; to put off his Robes, and to put on our Rags; to be condemned, that we might be justified; to undergo the wrath of the Almighty, that we might for ever be in the arms of his mercy. He gives his Spirit, his Grace, yea, and his very self and all, to endear the hearts of his people to himself. When Isaac would endear the heart of Rebeckah, then the Bracelets, the Jewels, and the Earrings are cast into her bosom: So the Lord Jesus casts his ⟨p. 153⟩1heavenly Bracelets, Jewels, and Ear-rings, into the bosoms, into the laps of his people, out of a design to endear himself unto them. Prov. 17. 8. A Gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it, whither soever it turneth, it prospereth. In the Hebrew 'tis thus, A Gift is as a stone of grace: 2That is, it makes a man very acceptable and gracious, in the eyes of others. A Gift is like that precious stone Pantarbe, that hath a marvellous conciliating property in it: Or like the wonder-working Load-stone, that as some Writers observe, hath among other Properties this, That it makes those that have it, well-spoken men, and well accepted of Princes. Certainly the Gifts that Jesus Christ gives to his, do render him very acceptable and precious in their eyes. Christ to them is the Crown of Crowns; the Heaven of Heaven; the Glory of Glories; he is the most sparkling Diamond in the Ring of Glory, Prov. 18. 16. A mans Gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. The Gifts that Jesus Christ gives, widen the heart, and enlarge the soul of a Believer, to take in more of himself. Naturally we are narrow-mouthed Heaven-ward, and wide-mouthed earth-ward: But the Lord Jesus by casting in his Jewels, his Pearls, his precious Gifts into the soul, doth widen the soul, and enlarge the soul, and make it more capacious to entertain 3himself. Christ by his Gifts causes all doors to stand open, that the King of glory may enter in.
The greatest designe of Christ in this world, is mightily to indeere the hearts of his people; and indeed it was that which was in his eye, and upon his heart from all eternity. It was this designe that caused him to lay downe his Crowne, and to take up our Crosse; to put off his Robes, and to put on our Raggs; to be condemned, that we might be justified; to undergo the wrath of the Almighty, that we might for ever be in the armes of his mercy. He gives his Spirit, his Grace, yea, and his very selfe and all, to indeere the hearts of his people to himselfe. When Isaac would indeere the heart of Rebeckah, then the Bracelets, the Jewels, and the Earrings are cast into her bosome: So the Lord Jesus casts his ⟨p. 153⟩1heavenly Bracelets, Jewels, and Ear-rings, into the bosomes, into the laps of his people, out of a designe to indeere himselfe unto them. Prov. 17. 8. A Gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it, whither soever it turneth, it prospereth. In the Hebrew 'tis thus, A Gift is as a stone of grace: 2That is, it makes a man very acceptable and gracious, in the eyes of others. A Gift is like that precious stone Pantarbe, that hath a marvellous consiliating property in it: Or like the wonder-working Load-stone, that as some Writers observe, hath among other Properties this, That it makes those that have it, well-spoken men, and well accepted of Princes. Certainly the Gifts that Jesus Christ gives to his, doe render him very acceptable and precious in their eyes. Christ to them is the Crowne of Crownes; the Heaven of Heaven; the Glory of Glories; he is the most sparkling Diamond in the Ring of Glory, Prov. 18. 16. A mans Gift maketh roome for him, and bringeth him before great men. The Gifts that Jesus Christ gives, widen the heart, and inlarge the soule of a Believer, to take in more of himselfe. Naturally we are narrow-mouthed Heaven-ward, and wide-mouthed earth-ward: But the Lord Jesus by casting in his Jewels, his Pearles, his precious Gifts into the soule, doth widen the soule, and inlarge the soule, and make it more capacious to entertaine 3himselfe. Christ by his Gifts causes all doores to stand open, that the King of glory may enter in.
- 1Gen. 24. 53.
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- 3Psal. 24. 7, 8, 9, 10.
