Ichabod. Or, A discourse, showing what cause there is to fear that the glory…Ichabod. Or, A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory…

APPLICATION

USE I. The thought of the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ should be on heart affecting meditation to us. It should affect all our hearts to think of the Glory of him that Sits on the Throne of Glory. There were Glorious Types of him. The High-Priest in his Glorious Holy Garments was a Type of Christ; 'tis said of him Z•ch 6.13. That he is a Priest upon a Throne; Therefore a Glorious Priest The Priestly and Kingly Offices were of old the greatest Glories; both these belong to Christ. Joseph was a Type of him who said to his Brethren, Gen. 45 13. You shall tell my Father of all my Glory. Joseph in all his Glory was but a Shadow of Christ in his Glory. Solomon was a Type of Christ. Behold King Solomon with his Crown! Behold a Greater than Solomon is preached among you this day. One that Solomon in his Glory was not to be compared with. Although Solomons Glory was so great, and his Throne such as that the Queen of Sheba was astonished, and ere dyed away with amazement at it, yet that Throne was not to be compared with this Throne. As it's said of the Lilies. Mat. 6 29. Solomon in all his Glory was not arrayed like one of these: So may we say, Solomon in all his Glory was not arrayed like the Lord Jesus Christ Therefore the thoughts of it should be affecting to us all. ⟨p. 115⟩The Angels in Heaven wonder at that Glory. And the day is coming when all the men on E•r•h will wonder at it It should then affect our hearts now Had we Stephens sight, it would be so. He saw the Heavens opened, and the Glory of God, and Jesus Christ standing at the Right hand of God. Did we (as by Faith we may) see Christ at the Right hand of God, did we there see millions of Angels round about him, worshipping before him, and hear them saying thou Holy, holy, holy Son of God, the whole Heaven is full of thy Glory, this would affect our hearts Well then, let us meditate thereon. Ministers can't preach too much of the Glory of Christ, nor people hear too much of that Glory. It would be well, if not a day might pass us, without some serious thoughts of the Glory of Christ. O think much & often of the Glory of Christ And I am sure you will find that all the Glory of this World will be disregarded by you: and you will then long to be in Heaven, where he is, that you may behold his Glory One of the Ancients meditating on Moses's Prayer,