Heaven Opened, Treatise · Chapter 17
CHAP. XVII. God ſpeaking from Mount Gerizim. Or, the Goſpel in a Map; being a ſhort view of the exceeding great and precious Promiſes *Mr. I. A.by another hand.
The voyce of the Herauld.O All ye Inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the Earth; Come ſee, and hear; gather your ſelves together, unto the Proclamation of the great King. Hear, you that are farr off, and you that are near: He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear. I am the voyce of one crying in the Wilderneſs, Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Let every Valley be exalted, and every Mountain made low, for the glory of the Lord is to be revealed. Go thorow, go thorow the Gates; prepare the way: Caſt up, caſt up the Highway; gather out the Stones, lift up the Standard for the people; for the Lord proclaimeth ſalvation to the ends of the Earth. Tydings, tydings, O ye Captives! Hear all ye that look for ſalvation in Iſrael; behold I bring you glad tydings of great joy, which ſhall be unto all people. Bleſſed newes! Prepare your ears, and hearts; the Lord hath commanded me, ſaying; Go unto the people, and ſanctifie them, l…t them wa…h and be ready, for the Lord is coming down upon Mount Sion, in the ſight of all the Nations: Not in Earthquakes and Fire; not in Clouds, and Darkneſs; not in Thundrings and Burnings, rending the Mountains, and breaking the Rock in pieces: He ſpeaks not to you out of the Blackneſs, and Darkneſs, and T…mpeſt; you ſhall ſay no more, Let not God ſpeak to us leſt we dye; He cometh peaceably, he Law of kindneſs is in his mouth, he preacheth Peace, peace, to him that is far off, and to him that is near.
Behold how he commeth, leaping upon the Mountains, he hath paſſed Mouth Ebal, no more wrath or curſing; he is come to Mount Gerizim, where he standeth to bleſs the people: As Mordecai to his Nation, he writeth the words of truth and peace, ſeeking the wel…are of his people, and ſpeaking peace to all his Seed.
Behold how he cometh, clothed with flames of Love, with bowels of Compaſsion, plenteous Redemption, and multiplyed Pardons. O how pregnant is his Love! O the rollings of his Bowels! Oh how full are his Breaſts, even aking till they are eaſed by the ſucking of his hungry Children!
Hearken therefore O ye Children, hearken to me. To you it is commanded, O People, Nations, and Languages, that at what time you hear the joyful ſound, the Trump of Jubile, the tydings of peace in the voyce of the everlaſting Goſpel, that you fall down before the Throne, and worſhip him that liveth for ever and ever.
Ariſe, and come away; Prepare, prepare you; Hear not with an uncircumciſed ear; you are not upon a common thing. Behold the Throne is ſet, the Throne of grace, where Majeſty and Mercy dwell together: from thence will the Lord meet you, from thence will he commune with you, from the Mercy-ſeat, from between the Cherubims, upon the Ark of the Teſtimony. Lo, the Lord cometh out of his Pavilion, the mighty God from Sion. Selah. His glory covereth the Heavens, the Earth is full of his praiſe. A fire (of love) goeth before him, mercy and truth are round about him, righteouſneſs, and peace are the habitation of his Throne; he rideth on his Horſes and Chariots of Salvation, the Covenant of life, and peace is in his mouth.
Rejoyce ye Heavens, make a joyful noiſe to the Lord all the Earth. Let the Sea roar, the Floods clap their hands, and the multitudes of the Iſles rejoyce. Stand forth the Hoſt of Heaven, prepare your Harps, caſt down your Crowns, be ready with your Trumps; bring forth your golden Vials full of Odours, for our voyces will jarr, our ſtrings will break, we cannot, we cannot reach the note of our Makers praiſe.
Yet let them that dwell in the duſt ariſe and ſing. Bear your part in this glorious ſervice, but conſider and attend. Call out your ſouls, and all that is within you. Lift up your voyces, fix your eyes, enlarge your hearts, intend all their Powers; here is work for them all. Be intent, and ſerious, you cannot ſtrein too high.
Come forth ye graces, beſet the way, be all in readineſs. Stand forth Faith, and Hope: flame O Love, come ye warm deſires, and break with longing: Let fear with all veneration do its Obeyſance. Joy prepare thy ſongs, call up all the Daughters of Muſick, to ſalute the Lord as he paſſeth by. Let the generations of the Saints appear, and ſpread the way with Boughs and Garments of Salvation, and ſongs of Deliverance, Deut. 29.10. to the 13. Ye ſtand this day all of you before the Lord your God, your Captains, your Elders, your Officers, with all the men of Iſrael; your little Ones, your Wives, and the ſtranger that is within thy Camp, from the hewer of Wood, to the drawer of Water: That thou ſhouldeſt enter into Covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his Oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day: That he may eſtabliſh thee to day for a people unto himſelf, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath ſaid unto thee, and as he hath ſworn.
I have done my errand. The Meſsenger of the morning diſappeareth, when the Orient Sun cometh forth, out of his Chamb…rs. I vaniſh: I put my mouth in the dust. The voice of the Lord! The ſoft and ſtill voice! O my ſoul, wrap thy face in the mantle, and bow thy ſelf to the ground, and put thee in the clif of the Rock, while Jehovah proclaimeth his Name, and maketh all his goodneſs to paſs before thee.
The voice of the LORD.HEar, O ye ends of the Earth. The mighty God, the Lord hath ſpoken: Gather my Saints unto me, thoſe that have made a Covenant with me by ſacrifice. aPſal. 50.1,5.Behold I eſtabliſh my Covenant between me, and you. bGen. 17.7.By my holineſs have I ſworn, that I will be your Covenant-friend. I lift up my hands to heaven, I ſwear I live for ever; and becauſe I live, you ſhall live alſo. cIoh. 14.19.I will be yours: dJer. 32.38,40.Yours to all intents and purpoſes: Your refuge and your reſt, eJer. 50.6. Pſal. 90.1. Pſal. 46.1.your Patron and your Portion; fPſal 73.26. Eſay 25.4,5.your Heritage and your Hope; your God, and your Guide. gPſal. 48.14.While I have, you ſhall never want; and what I am to my ſelf, I will be to you. hPſal. 34.9,10.And you ſhall be my People, a choſen generation, a Kingdom of Prieſt, an holy Nation, a peculiar Treaſure unto me above all people. iExod. 19.5.6. 1 Pet. 2.9.I call Heaven and Earth to witneſs this day, that I take you for mine for ever. My Name ſhall be upon you, and you ſhall be Pillars in the Temple of your God, and ſhall go no more out.kRev. 3.12.
My Livery ſhall you wear, and the ſtamp of my own Face ſhall you carry; lEzek. 36.25,26. with Eph. 4.24.and I will make you my Witneſſes, and the Epiſtles of Chriſt unto the world, mEſay 24 8. 2 Cor. 3.3.and you ſhall be choſen Veſſels, to bear my Name before the ſons of men. And that you may ſee I am in earneſt with you, lo I make with you an everlaſting Covenant, ordered in all things, and ſure; n2 Sam. 23 5.and do here ſolemnly deliver it to you, as my act and deed, ſealed with ſacred blood, o1 Cor. 11.25.and ratified with the Oath of a God; pHeb. 6.17.a God that cannot lie, that knows no place for repentance. qTit. 1,2. 1 Lam. 15.29.Come ye bleſſed, receive the Inſtrument of your ſalvation: take the writings, behold the ſ…als; here are the conveyances of the Kingdom. Fear not, the do…ation is free, and full. See, it is written in blood, founded on the All-ſufficient merits of your Surety, rHeb. 9.16,17,18.in whom I am well pleaſed, ſMatth. 3.17.whoſe death makes this Teſtament unchangeable for ever; ſo that your names can never be put out, not your Inheritance alienated, nor your Legacies diminiſhed; nothing may be altered, nothing added, nothing ſubſtracted, no not for ever. tGal. 3.15,16,17.Happy art thou O Iſrael! Who is like unto thee, O People! The bleſſings of the Covenant, are either its glorious Liberties, and Immunities, or its Royal Priviledges and Prerogatives.uDeut. 33.29.OnelyOnly believe, and know your own bleſſedneſs. Attend O my Children, unto the bleſſings of your Father, and hear, and know the glorious immunities, and the Royal Prerogatives that I here confirm upon you.
The Immunities and Liberties of the Covenant conſiſting in 1. Our general diſcharge from all our debts.Here I ſeal you your Pardons. Though your ſins be as many as the ſands, and as mighty as the Mountains, I will drown them in the deeps of my bottomleſs mercies. wMicah 7.19.I will be merciful to your unrighteouſneſs: I will multiply to pardon xHeb. 8.12.where your ſins have abounded, my grace ſhall ſuper-abound; though they be as ſcarlet, they ſhall be white as ſnow; though red like crimſon, they ſhall be as wooll. yEſay 1.18.Behold I declare my ſelf ſatisfied, and pronounce you abſolved: zJob 33.24.The price is paid, your debts are cleared, your Bonds are cancelled. aEſay 43.25.Coll. 2.13,14.
Whatever the Law, or Conſcience, or the Accuſer hath to charge upon you, here I exonerate you, I diſcharge you. I, even I am he, that blotteth out your tranſgreſſions, for my Names ſake. Who ſhall lay any thing to your charge, when I acquit you? Who ſhall impeach, or implead you, when I proclaim you guiltleſs? bRom. 8.33,34.Sons, Daughters, be of good chear, your ſins are forgiven you. c1 Ioh. 2.12. Mat. 9.2.I will ſprinkle your conſciences, and put the voice of peace into their mouths, dEzek. 36.25. Heb. 9.14. Eſay 57.19.and they ſhall be your Regiſters, in which I will record your Pardon, and the voyce of Guilt, and Wrath, and Terrour ſhall ceaſe.eHeb. 10.22. Eſay 27.4,5.
2. Our releaſe from the houſe of bondage; particularly,Here I ſign your releaſe from the houſe of Bondage; fRom. 6.17,18. 1 Cor. 7.22.Come forth ye captives, come forth ye priſoners of hope; for I have found a ranſomgJob 33.24.: I proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the priſon to them that are bound. hEſay 61.1. & 42.7.Behold, I have broken your bonds, and ſhook the foundations of your priſons, and opened the iron gatesiLuke 4.18.. By the blood of the Covenant have I ſent forth the priſoners out of the pit wherein there is no water. kZech. 19.11.Ariſe, O redeemed of the Lord, put off the raiment of your captivities, ariſe and come away.
From the dark and noiſome priſon of ſin.The dark and noiſome priſon of ſin ſhall no longer detain you. lJohn 8.34,35,36.I will looſe your fetters, and knock off your bolts. Sin ſhall not have dominion over you.mRom. 6.14..
I will heal your back-ſlidings, I will ſubdue your iniquities, nMic. 7.19. Jer. 3.12.I will ſanctifie you wholly, o1 Theſſ. 5.23,24.and will put my fear in your hearts, that you ſhall not depart from me. pJet. 32.40.Though your corruptions be ſtrong and many; yet the aids of my Spirit, and cleanſing vertue of my word, and phyſick of my corrections ſhall ſo work together with your prayers and endeavours, as that they ſhall not finally prevail againſt you, but ſhall ſurely fall before you.qEzek. 36.27. Eph, 5.26. Eſan 27.9.
From the ſtrong and ſtinking goal of the grave.From the ſtrong and ſtinking goal of the grave do I deliver you. O death I will be thy plagues, O grave I will be thy deſtruction, rHoſ. 13.14.my Beloved ſhall not ever ſee corruption.ſPſal. 16.10.
I will change your rottenneſs into glory, and make your duſt ariſe, and praiſe me. tDan. 12.2,3. Eſay 26.19.What is ſown in weakneſs I will raiſe in power: what is ſown in corruption I will raiſe in incorruption: what is ſown a natural body, I will raiſe a ſpiritual body. u1 Cor. 15.42,43,44.This very fleſh of yours, this corruptible fleſh ſhall put on incorruption; and this mortal ſhall put on immortality. w1 Cor. 15.53.Death ſhall be ſwallowed up in victory, and mortality of life. x2 Cor. 5.4. 1 Cor. 15.54.Fear not, O my children; Come, and I will ſhew you the enemy that you dreaded. See, here lies the King of terrours, like Siſera in the tent, faſtened to the ground, with the nail ſtruck through his temples. Behold the grateful preſent, the head of your enemy in a Charger: I bequeath you your conquered adverſary, and make over death as your Legacy. y1 Cor. 3.22.O death where is thy ſting? where now is thine armour wherein thou truſtedſt? z1 Cor. 15.55.Come my people, enter into your chambers: aEſay 26.20.Come to your beds of duſt, aEſay 26.20.and lay you down in peace, and let your fleſh reſt in hope; bEſa. 57.2.for even in this fleſh ſhall you ſee God. cPſal. 16.91. Job 19.25,26,27.O ye ſlain of death, your carcaſes, now as loathſome as the carrion in the ditch, will I redeem from the power of the grave, dPſal. 49.15.& faſhion thoſe vile bodies like unto the glorious body of your exalted Redeemer. ePhil. 3.21.Look, if you can on the Sun, when ſhining in his ſtrength, with ſuch dazling glory will I cloath you, O ye of little faith.fMat. 13.43.
From the dungeon of eternal darkneſs.From the terrible dungeon of eternal darkneſs do I hereby free you. Fear not, you ſhall not be hurt of the ſecond death, gRev. 2.11. Rom. 8.1.you are delivered from the wrath to come, and ſhall never come into condemnationh1 Theſſ. 1.10. Joh. 5.24.. The flames of Tophet ſhall not be able to ſinge the hairs of your heads, no nor the ſmell of the fire paſs upon you. Stand upon the brink, and look down into the horrible pit, the infernal priſon, from whence I have freed you.
See you how the ſmoke of their torments aſcendeth for ever and everiRev. 14.11.? Hea… you the curſings and ravings, the roarings and blaſphemieskMat. 25.30.? What think you of thoſe helliſh fiends? would you have been willing to have had them fo… your companions and tormentorslMat. 25.41.? wha… think you of thoſe chains of darkneſs of the river of brimſtone, of the inſtruments of torment for ſoul and body, of thoſe weepings, and wailings, and gnaſhing of teeth. Can you think of an everlaſting baniſhment of a go ye curſed? could you dwell with everlaſting? could you abide with devouring firelEſay 33.14.? This is the inheritance you were born to. mEph. 2.3.But I have cut off the entail, and wrought for you a great ſalvation. I have not ordained you to wrath, n1 Theſſ. 5.9.but my thoughts towards you are thoughts of peace.oJer. 29.11.
3. Our pretection from all our enemies.Here I deliver you your protection. From all your enemies will I ſave you. p2 King. 17.39.From the arreſts of the Law.I grant you a protection from the arreſts of the Law: your ſurety hath fully anſwered it; qGal. 3.13 Rom. 4.10.my Juſtice is ſatisfied, my wrath is pacified, my honour is repaired. rDan. 2.24. 2 Cor. 5.19.20.Behold, I am near that juſtifie you, who is he that ſhall condemn you?Eſ. 50.8.
From the powers of darkneſs.From the uſurped dominion of the powers of darkneſs. tCol. 1.13.I will tread Satan ſhortly under you, and will ſet your feet in triumph upon the necks of your enemies. uRom. 16.20.Let not your hearts be troubled; though you be to wreſtle with principa…ities and powers, and the rulers of the darkneſs of this world: wEph. 6.12.for ſtronger …s he that is in you, then he that is in the world. x1 Joh. 4.4.He may bruiſe your heel, but you ſhall bruiſe his head. yGen. 3.15.Behold your Redeemer leading captivity captive, ſpoiling principalities and powers, and triumphing over them openly in his Croſs. zCol. 2.15.See how Satan falleth like lightning from Heaven, aLuk. 10.18.and the Sampſon of your ſalvation beareth away the gates of Hell poſts, and all upon his ſhoulders, and ſetteth them up as Trophies of his Victory: how he pulleth out the throat of the Lion, and lifteth up the heart of the Traitour upon the top of his ſpear, and waſheth his hands, and dyeth his robes in the blood of thoſe your enemies.bIſa. 63.1,2,3.
From the victory of the world.From the victory of the world, c1 John 5.4. Gal. 1.4.neither its frowns nor its flatteries ſhall be too hard for your victorious faith. Though it raiſe up Egypt, and Amalek, and Moab, and all its whole Militia againſt you: yet it ſhall never keep you out of Canaan. Be of good comfort, your Lord hath overcome the world. dJoh. 16.33.Though its temptations be very powerful, yet this upon my faithfulneſs will I promiſe you, that no ſuch ſhall come upon you, but what you ſhall be able to bear: But if I ſee ſuch trials (which you fear) would be too hard for your graces, and overthrow your ſouls, I will never ſuffer them to come upon you; nay, I wil make your enemy to ſerve you, e1 Cor. 10.13.and do bequeath the world as part of your Dowry to you.f1 Cor. 3.22.
From the cuſre of the Croſs.From the curſe of the Croſs. gPſal. 119.71.Affliction ſhall prove a wholſom Cup to you; your Lord hath drunk the Venom into his own body, and what remains for you is but a healthful Potion, which I will promiſe you, ſhall work for your good. hRom. 8.28.Be not afraid to drink, nor deſire the cup ſhould paſs from you: I bleſs the cup before I give it unto you. iJob 5.17, &c.Drink you all of it, and be thankful; you ſhall finde my bleſſing at the bottom of the cup, to ſweeten the ſharpeſt afflictions to you. kJam. 5.1.12. Pſal. 94.12.I will ſtand by you in all conditions, and be a faſt friend to you in every change. lEſay 43.2.In the Wilderneſs I will ſpeak comfortably to you, and in the fire, and in the water, I will be with you. mHoſ. 2.14.I will be a ſtrength to the poor, and a ſtrength to the needy in his diſtreſs; a Refuge from the ſtorm, and a ſhadow from the heat, when the blaſt of terrible ones is as a ſtorm againſt the Wall. nEſay 25.4.Your ſufferings ſhall not be a cup of Wrath, but a Grace cup; not a Curſe, but a Cure; not a cure of trembling, but a cup of bleſſing to you. oHeb. 12.6,7,8.They ſhall not hurt you, but heal you. pPſal. 119 67.My bleſſing ſhall attend you in every condition. qGen. 26.3.I ſay not onelyonly, Bleſſed ſhall you be in your Basket, and bleſſed in your ſtore; but bleſſed ſhall you be in your Poverty, rGen. 28.15.and bleſſed ſhall you be in your ſtreights: not onelyonly bleſſed ſhall you be in your cities, and bleſſed ſhall you be in your fields,; but bleſſed ſhall you be in your bonds, and bleſſed ſhall you be in your baniſhment. ſMark 9.29 30. 1 Pet. 3.14.Bleſſed ſhall you be when you are perſecuted, and when you are reviled, and your name is caſt out as evil: Yea then doubly bleſſed. tMat. 5.10,11,12.My choiſeſt bleſſings, greateſt good, and richeſt ſweets will I put into your evill things. u1 Pet. 4.13,14. Luk. 6.20,21,22.Theſe happy Immunities, theſe glorious Liberties of the ſons of God, by this immutable Charter I do for ever ſettle upon you; and do in, and with my Covenant unalterably, irrevocably, everlaſtingly convey unto you, and confirm upon you.
The Priviledges, and Prerogatives of …he Covenant.Yea, I will not onelyonly free you from your miſeries; but will confer upon you Royal Priviledges, and Prerogatives, and in ſtate you into higher, and greater happineſs then ever you have fallen from. Lo I give my ſelf to you, and all things with my ſelf.
He gives himſelf to us for our God.Behold O ye ſons of men! Behold and wonder. Be aſtoniſhed O Heavens! Be moved, ye ſtrong foundations of the Earth! For you ſhall be my witneſſes. This day do I by Covenant beſtow my ſelf upon my ſervants. wGen. 17.7.I will be your God, for ever and ever; xPſal. 48.14. Jer. 32.38. Rev. 21.3.Your Own God: yPſal. 67.6. Pſal. 16.2.Nothing in the world is ſo much your own as I. The Houſes that you have built, that you have bought, are not ſo much yours as I am. Here you are Tenants at will; but I am your eternal Inheritance. zPſal. 16.5. with 73.26.Theſe are loans for a ſeaſon, but I am your dwelling place in all generations. aPſal. 90.1.You have no where ſo great a Propriety, ſo ſure and unalterable claim, as you have here. What do you count your own? Do you count your bodies your own, your ſouls your own? Nay theſe are not your own; they are bought with a Price. b1 Cor 6.19,20.But you may boldly make your claim to me; you may freely challenge an Intereſt in me. cJer. 3.19. Eſay 63.16.Come near, and fear not; where ſhould you be free, if not with your own? where ſhould you be bold, if not at home? You are never in all the world ſo much at home, as when you are with me. You may freely make uſe of me, or of any of my Attributes, when ever you have need. dPſal. 50.15. Jer. 49.11. Pſal. 145.18.I will be all to you, that you can wiſh. To be to us inſtead of all Relations. Our friend.eEſay 41.8. Jam. 2.2,3.I will be a friend to you. fPſal. 25.14 Ioh. 15.15.My ſecrets ſhall be with you, and you ſhall have all freedom of acceſs to me, and liberty to pour out all your hearts into my boſom.gEph. 3.12. Heb. 4.16.
Our Phyſitian.I will be a Phyſitian to you. I will heal your back-ſlidings, and cure all your diſeaſes, hHoſ. 14.4. Pſal. 103.3.Fear not, never did ſoul miſcarry, that left it ſelf in my hands, and would but follow my preſcriptions.
Our Shepherd.I will be a Shepherd to you. iPſal. 23.1. and 80,1.Be not afraid of evil tidings, for I am with you; my rod, and my ſtaff ſhall comfort you. You ſhall not want, for I will feed you; you ſhall not wander (to be loſt,) for I will reſtore you. I will cauſe you to lie down in green Paſtures, and lead you beſide the ſtill waters. kPſal. 23.I will gather you with mine arms, and carry you in my boſom, and will lead on ſoftly, as the flock and the children be able to endure. lEſay 43.11. Gen. 33.31,14.If Officers be careleſs, I will do the work my ſelf. I will judge between cattel, and cattel. I will ſeek that which was loſt, and bring again that which was driven away, and bind up that which was broken, and ſtrengthen that which was ſick; but I will deſtroy the fat, and the ſtrong, and will feed them with judgement. mEzek. 34.16,17. with verſe 2, 3, 4.I will watch over my flock by night. nEſay 27.3.Behold, I have appointed my Miniſters as your Watchmen, and Overſeers that watch for your ſouls. oHeb. 13.17. Act. 20.28.Yea, mine Angels ſhall be your Watchers, and ſhall keep a conſtant Guard upon my Flock. pDan. 3.17,23. Pſal. 34.7.And if peradventure the ſervants ſhould ſleep, qMat. 13.25,27.mine own eyes ſhall keep a perpetual watch over you, by night, and by day. rPſal. 34.15. and 33 18. 2 Chron. 16.9.The Keeper of Iſrael never ſlumbreth, nor ſleepeth, ſPſal. 122.3,4,5.nor withdraweth his eyes from the righteous. tJob 36.7.I will guide you with mine eye; I will never truſt you out of mine own ſight.uPſal 32.8.
Our Soveraign.I will be a Soveraign to you. The Lord is your Judge, the Lord is your Lawgiver, the Lord is your King. wEſa. 33.22.Fear not the unrighteouſneſs of men. I will judge your cauſe, I will defend your rights. xDeu. 32 36. Pſal. 140.12. and 9,4.You ſhall not ſtand at mans Bar; you ſhall not be caſt at their Vote; y1 Cor. 4.3,5. 2 Cor. 10.18.let them curſe, I will bleſs; let them condemn, I will juſtifie. zEſay 50.9. Gen. 12.3.When you come upon tryal for your lives, to have your eternal ſtate decided, you ſhall ſee your friend, your father, upon the Bench. aPſal. 88.9. Eccleſ. 3.16,17.Into my hands ſhall your cauſe be caſt, and you ſhall ſurely ſtand in judgement, and be found at the right hand among the ſheep, and hear the King ſay, Come ye bleſſed, inherit the Kingdom.bMatt. 25.33,34. Matt 10.32.
Our Huſband.I will be an Husband to you. cEſay 54.5.In loving kindneſs, and in mercies will I betroth you unto me for ever. dHoſ. 2.19,20.I will eſpouſe your Intereſt, and will be as o…e with you, and you with me. eMatt 25.40,45. Acts 9.4,5. Zach, 2.8.You ſhall be for me, and not for another; and I alſo will be for you. fHoſ. 3.3.Though I found you as an helpleſs Infant, expoſed in its blood, all your unworthineſs doth not diſcourage me. Lo I have look'd upon you, and ſpread my skirt over you, and waſhed you, and put my comelineſs upon you. Moreover, I ſwear unto you, and enter into Covenant with you, and you ſhall be mine. gEzek. 16.4, to the 10Behold I do (as it were) put my ſelf out of my own power, and do here ſolemnly, in this my Marriage-Covenant, make away my ſelf to you, hJer. 24.7, and 30.21,22, & 31.…3.34.and with my ſelf all things. iRev. 21.7.I will be an everlaſting Portion to you. kEzek. 44.28. Jer. 51.19 Pſal. 119.57.Lift up now your eyes Eaſtward, and Weſtward, and Northward, and Southward. Have you not a worthy Portion, a goodly heritage? Can you caſt up your riches, or count your own happineſs? Can you fathom Immenſitie, or reach Omnipotency, or comprehend Eternity? All this is yours. I will ſet open all my treaſures to you; I will keep back nothing from you.
He maketh over himſelf to us, in all his Eſſential Perfections, and Perſonal Relations.All the Attributes in the Godhead, and all the Perſons in the Godhead, do I hereby make over to you. In all his Eſſential PerfectionsI will be yours in all my Eſſential Perfections, and in all my Perſonal Relations.
In all mine Eſſential Perfections.
Mine Eternity, ſhall be the date of your happineſs.
His Eternity, as the date of our happineſs.I am the Eternal God; and while I am, I will be life, and bleſſedneſs to you. lPſal. 90.1,2. with Pſal. 48.14. 1 Tim. 1.17. with 1 Pet. 5.10.I will be a never failing Fountain of Joy, and Peace, and Bliſs unto you. mPſal. 36.7,8,9. and 16.11. Eſay 35.10.I am the firſt, and laſt, that was, and is, and is to come, and mine eternal Power, and Godhead, ſhall be bound to you.nJer. 32.40.
I will be your God, your Father, your Friend, while I have any being. oEſay 9. Jer. 10.10.I have made mine everlaſting choice in pitching upon you. pPſal. 132.13,14. Hoſ. 2.19.Fear not, for the Eternal God is your Refuge, and underneath are the everlaſting Armes. qDeut. 33.27.My durable riches, and righteouſneſs ſhall be yours. rProv. 8.18.Though all ſhould forſake you, yet will not I forſake you. ſHeb. 13.5. Pſal. 27 10.When the world, and all that is therein ſhall be burnt up, I will be a ſtanding Portion for you. When you are forgotten among the dead, with everlaſting loving kindneſs will I remember you.tEſay 54.10.
His unchangeableneſs as the rock of our reſt.Mine unchangeableneſs ſhall be the Rock of your reſt. uMal. 3.6. Pſal. 62.6,7. & 92.15.When all the world is like the tumbling Ocean, round about you, here you may fix and ſettle. I am your reſting place.wJer. 50.6; 2 Chr. 14.11.
The immutability of my Nature, and of my Counſel, and of my Covenant, are ſure footing for your faith, and a firm Foundation, for your ſtrong and everlaſting conſolation. x2 Tim. 2.19. Heb. 6.17,18.When you are afflicted, toſſed with Tempeſts, yEſay 54.11.and not comforted; put into me: I am an Haven of Hope, I am an Harbour of reſt for you; here caſt your Anchors, and you ſhall never be moved.zJer. 17.13.17. Pſal. 46.1,2,5. and 125.1.
His Omnipotency for our guard.Mine Omnipotency ſhall be your Guard. I am God Almighty, your Almighty Protector, your Almighty Benefactor.aGen. 15.1. & 17.1.
What though your enemies are many? more are they that are with you, then they that are againſt you; for I am with youb2 Chr. 32.78. 2 King. 6.16.. What though they are mighty? they are not Almighty. Your Father is greater then all, and none ſhall pluck you, (pluck while they will) out of my hands. cIoh. 10.29.Who can hinder my power, or obſtruct my ſalvationdEſay 43.13. Dan. 4.35. 2 Pe. 2.9.? Who is like unto the God of Ieſhurun, who rideth on the Heaven for your help, and in his excellency on the skie? I am the ſword of your ſtrength, & the ſhield of your excellency. eDeu. 33 26,29.I am your rock & your fortreſs, your deliverer, your ſtrength, the horn of your ſalvation, your buckler, & your high tower. fPſal. 18.2.I will maintain you againſt all the power of the enemy. You ſhall never ſink, if Omnipotency can ſupport you. g1 Pe. 1.5 Ex. 28.12.The gates of Hell ſhall not prevail againſt you. hMat. 16.18.Your enemies ſhall find hard work of it. They ſhall overcome victorie, or enervate Omnipotencie, or corrupt fidelitie, or change immutabilitie, or elſe they cannot finally prevail againſt you, either they ſhall bow or break iRev. 3.9 Eſ. 66.24Though they ſhould exalt themſelves as the Eagle, though they ſhould ſet their neſt among the ſtars, even there will I bring them down, ſaith the Lord.kOba. 4. Ier. 49.16.
His faithfulneſs for our ſecurityMy faithfulneſs ſhall be your ſecurity, lPſ. 89.33,34,35.my truth, yea my oath ſhall fail if ever you come off loſers by me. mEſ. 54.9,10. with Mark 10.29,30.I will make you to confeſs, when you ſee the iſſue and upſhot of all my providences, that I was a God worthy to be truſted, worthy to be believed, worthy to be reſted in, and relied upon. nPſa. 34.4,5,6,8, & 84.12. & 146.5. Ier. 17.7,8. Pſa. 22.4,5.If you walk not in my judgements, you muſt look for my threats and frowns, yea and blows too, and you ſhall ſee that I am not in j…ſt with you, nor will indulge you in your ſins. oPſa, 89.30,31,32, &c. Am. 3.2. & 2 Sam. 12. to 15. 1 Pe. 4.17.Nevertheleſs my loving kindneſs will I never take from you, nor ſuffer my faithfulneſs to fail. My Covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
His mercies as our ſtore.My mercies ſhall be your ſtore. pEſ. 54.7 & 63 7. Pſ. 119.41.I am the Father of mercies, and ſuch a Father I will be to you. q2 Co. 1.3.I am the fountain of mercies, and this fountain ſhall be ever open to you. rPſ. 36.9 with Rev. 21 6.My mercies are very many, and they ſhall be multiplied towards you; ſNeh. 9.7. with Eſ. 55.7.very great, and they ſhall be magnified upon you; t1 Ch. 21.13. with Gen. 19.19.very ſure, and they ſhall be for ever ſure to you; uEſ. 55.3.very tender, and they ſhall be infinitely tender of you. wPſ. 119.156. with 103.4.Though the fig-tree do not bloſſom, nor the vine bear, nor the flock bring forth; fear not, for my compaſſions fail not. xHab. 3.17. Lam. 3.22.Surely goodneſs and mercy ſhall follow you all the daies of your lives. yPſ. 23.6.Even to your old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carrie you: I have made, and I will bear, even I will carrie and deliver you. zEſ. 46.4.I will make an everlaſting Covenant with you, that I will not turn away from you to do you good. aIer. 32.40.I ſwear that I will ſhew you the kindneſs of God. b1 Sam. 20.14,15,17. with Eſay 54,9,10.I can as ſoon forget to be God, as forget to be gracious. cPſa. 77.9.While my name is Jehovah, merciful, gracious, long-ſuffering, abundant in goodneſs and truth, I will never forget to ſhew mercy to you. dPſ. 103.17. with Ex. 34.6,7.All my waies towards you ſhall be mercy and truth. ePſa. 25.10.I have ſworn that I would not be wroth with you, nor rebuke you, for the mountains ſhall depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindneſs ſhall not depart from you, neither ſhall the Covenant of my peace be removed, ſaith the Lord that hath mercy on you.
His omniſciency as our Overſeer.Mine Omniſciencie ſhall be your overſeer, mine eies ſhall be ever open, obſerving your wants to relieve them, and your wrongs to avenge them. f1 Pet. 3.12. Ex. 3.7.Mine ears ſhall be ever open to hear the prayers of my poor, the cries of mine oppreſſed, the clamours, calumnies, and reproaches of your enemies. gPſal. 34.15. Exod. 2.24,25. Zeph. 2.8,9,10.Surely I have ſeen your affliction, and know your ſorrowes. And ſhal not God avenge his own Elect? I will avenge them ſpeedily. hLuk. 18.7,8.I ſee the ſecret Plots, and Deſignes of your enemies againſt you, *Jer. 18.23.and will diſannul their Counſels. iEſay 8.10. with 29.14,15. Pſal. 33.10.I ſee your ſecret integrity, and the uprightneſs of your hearts towards me, while the carnal and cenſorious world condemn you as Hypocrites. kJob 1.8,9,10,11. 2 Chron. 15.17.Your ſecret Prayers, Faſts, and Tears, which the world knoweth not of, I obſerve them, and record them. lMatt. 4.6,18. Act. 10.4.Your ſecret care to pleaſe me, your ſecret pains with your own hearts, mMat. 25.34,35,36. 2 Chron. 34.27.your ſecret ſelf-ſearchings, and ſelf denyal; I ſee them all, and your Father which ſeeth in ſecret, ſhall reward them openly.
His wiſdom as our Counſellor-My wiſdom ſhall be your Councellor. If any want wiſdom, nJam. 1.5.let him ask of me, and it ſhall be given him. I will be your Deliverer. When you are in darkneſs, I will be a light to you. oMic. 7.8.I wil make your way plain before you. pEſay 43.19. and 57.14.You are but ſhort ſighted, but I will be eyes to you. qEſay 42.6,7. and 49.6.I will watch over you, to bring upon you all the good I have promiſed rJer. 31.28. with 32.24.and to keep off the evil you fear, or to turn it into good. ſPſal. 91.10,14. Jer. 24.5.You ſhal have your food in its ſeaſon, and your Phyſick in its ſeaſon: Mercies, Afflictions, all ſuitable, and in their ſeaſon.tPſal. 23.2,3. 1 Pet. 1.6. Eſay 27.7,8,9.
I will outwit your Enemies, and make their Oracles to ſpeak but folly. uEſay 19.11,12,13,14.The old Serpent ſhal not deceive you. I will acquaint you with his devices. w2 Cor. 2.11.The deceitful hearts you fear, ſhal not undoe you, I will diſcover their wiles.
I know how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reſerve the unjuſt to the day of judgment to be puniſhed. x2 Pet 2.9.Truſt in me with all your hearts, and lean not to your own underſtanding. yProv. 3.5,9.I am God that performeth all things for you. zPſal. 57.2.I will forfeit the reputation of my wiſdom, if I make you not to acknowledge, when you ſee the end of the Lord, aJam. 5.11.(though at preſent you wonder, and reach not the meaning of my proceedings) bJer. 12.1.that all my works are in Weight, and in Number, and in Time, and in Order: cEcc. 3.14If I force you not to cry out, Manifold are thy works, in wiſdom haſt thou made them all.dPſal. 33.4, & 145.10. Pſal. 104.24.
His Juſtice as our Avenger and Rewarder.My Juſtice ſhall be your Revenger and Rewarder. e2 Theſſ. 1.6. 2 Tim. 4.8Fear not to approach; fury is not in me. fEſay 27.4.My Juſtice is not onelyonly appeaſed towards you, but engaged for you. I am ſo fully ſatisfied in the ſacrifice of my Beloved, that Juſtice it ſelf, that was as a flaming ſword, drawn againſt you, ſhall now greatly befriend you; and that which was an amazing, confounding Terror, ſhall now become your relief, and conſolation. gEccleſ. 3 16,17. and 5.8. Pſal. 96.10,11,12,13. Pſal 97.1. with 99.1.Under all your Oppreſſions, here ſhal your refuge be. hPſal. 6.9. and 103.6.Let me know your grievances, my Juſtice ſhall right your wrongs, and reward your ſervices. iPſal. 146.7, Heb. 6.10.You may conclude upon your Pardons, conclude upon your Crowns, conclude upon Reparations for all your injuries, and all from the ſweet conſideration of my Juſtice, k1 Joh. 1.9. 2 Tim. 4.8. 2 Theſſ. 14.5. 1 Pet. 2.23.the thought of which, to others, is as the horrour of the ſhadow of death. If you ſin, deſpair not; remember, I am juſt to forgive you. If you are at any pains or coſt for me, do not count it loſt; for I am not unrighteous to forget you. I am the righteous Judge, that have laid up for you, and will ſet on you the Crown of righteouſneſs. Are you reviled, perſecuted, defamed? Forget not that I am righteous, to render tribulation to them that trouble you, and to you that are troubled, reſt with me. Though all your ſervices and ſufferings, deſerve not the leaſt good at my hands, yet as I have freely paſſed my promiſe to reward them, ſo I will as juſtly keep it.
His Omnipreſence, as company for us.Mine Omnipreſence ſhall be company for you. l1 Chro. 22.18. Joſh. 1.5.9. Eſay 41.10.Surely I will be with you, to bleſs you.mGen. 26 24.. I will never leave you nor forſake you. No Bolts, nor Bars, nor Bonds, nor Baniſhment, ſhal remove you from me, nor keep my preſence, and the influences of Heaven from you. nGen. 3….21.23.I am alwaies with you: oMatt. 28 20.In your darkeſt nights, in your deepeſt dangers, I am at hand with you, a very preſent help in the time of trouble pPſal. 46.1. and 34.18.I am not a God afar off, or aſleep, or in a journey, when you need my counſel, mine ear, or mine aid: I am alwaies nigh unto them that fear me.qPſal. 145 18.
No Patmos, no Priſon ſhall hinder the preſence of my grace from you. rRev. 1.9,10. Act. 16 25,26.My preſence ſhall perfume the noyſomeſt Wards, and lighten the darkeſt Dungeons where you can be thruſt.ſAct. 12.7 Eſay 58.10.
His Holineſs as a Fountain of grace to us.My holineſs ſhall be a fountain of grace to you. tIoh. 1.16 2 Pet. 1.4.I am the God of hope, uRom. 15.13.the God of love, w2 Cor. 13.11.the God of patience, xRo. 15.5.the Author and finiſher of faith, yHeb. 12.2.the God of all grace, z1 Pet. 5.10.and I will give grace to you. aPſal. 84 11.My deſign is to make you partakers of my Holineſs. bHeb. 12.10.I will be a conſtant ſpring of ſpiritual life to you. cGal. 2.20. Ioh. 14. and 8.12. and 10.10 and 14.6.The water that I ſhal give you, ſhal be in you as a Well of water, ſpringing up into everlaſting life. The ſeed of life, that I ſhal put into you, ſhal be ſo f…d, and cheriſhed, and maintained by my power, dIoh. 4.14.that it ſhal be immortal. e1 Ioh. 3.9. 1 Pet, 1.23. Col. 2.19.The Unction that you ſhal receive from the holy One, ſhal abide in you, & teach you all things (neceſſary for you:) and as it hath taught you, you ſhal abide in him.fIoh. 14.16,17 and 1 Ioh. 2.20,27.
Keep but the Pipes open, and ply the means which I have preſcribed, and you ſhal flouriſh in the Courts of your God. gProv. 8.34. Pſal. 92 13.Yea I will ſatisfie your ſouls in drought, and make fat your bones, and you ſhal be like a watered Garden, Eſay 58.11.Lo I will be as the dew unto you, and you ſhal grow as the Lilly, and caſt forth your roots as Lebanon; and your branches ſhal ſpread, and your beauty ſhal be as the Olive-tree. iHoſ. 14.5,6.You ſhal ſtil bring forth fruit in old age, you ſhal be fat, and flouriſhing.Pſal. 92.14.
His Soveraignty to be (as it were) commanded by us.My Soveraignty ſhal be commanded by you. lGen. 32.26,28. Deut. 9.14.You ſhal be my Favourites, men of Power, to prevail with me. mHoſ. 12.4. Jam. 5.17,18,All mine Attributes, ſhal be at the command of your Prayers.nEſay 45.11.
His Allſufficiency to be the lot of our InheritanceIn ſumme, mine Allſufficiency ſhal be the lot of your Inheritance. oGen. 17.1. Lam. 3.14. Pſal. 16.5,6.My fullneſs is your treaſure. pNumb. 18.20. Deut, 10.9. Pſal. 16 5,6.My houſe is your home. qPſal. 91.1,9.You may come as freely to my ſtore, as to your own Cupboard. rEph. 3.12.You may have your hand as freely in my Treaſures, as in your own Purſes. You cannot ask too much, you cannot look for too much from me. ſEph. 3.20. Mat. 7.8.I will give you, or be my ſelf to you inſtead of all comforts. tGen. 15.1. Pſal. 84.11.You ſhal have children, or I will be better to you, then ten children. uEſay 56.3,4.You ſhal have riches, or I will be more to you then all riches.w2 Cor. 6.10.
You ſhall have friends, if beſt for you, or elſe I will be your Comforter in your ſolitude, xEſay 51.3. Ioh. 14.26. 2 Cor. 1.3,4.your Counſellor in your diſtreſs, yPſal. 73.24.If you leave Father, or Mother, or Houſes, or Lands for my ſake, you ſhall have an hundred fold in me, even in this time. zMark 10 30.When your enemies ſhall remove your comforts, it ſhall be but as the letting the Ciſtern run, and opening the fountain, or putting out the candles, and letting in the ſun. The ſwelling of the waters ſhal raiſe higher the Ark of your comfort. aRo. 5.3. Heb. 10.34. Act. 5.41.I will be the ſtaffe of bread to you, your life, and the ſtrength of your daies. bDeut. 30.20. Eſay 33.16.I will be the houſe and home to you, you ſhall dwell with me, yea, dwell in me, and I in you. cDeut. 33.12. Iohn 14.23. 1 Iohn 3.24.I will ſtand and fall with you. dPſa. 37.17,24. & 54.4. Eſay 41.10.I wil repair your loſſes, and relieve your needs. ePhil. 4.19. Mark 8.35. Mat. 19.27,28,29.Can you burn out the Lamp of Heaven, or lave out the boundleſs Ocean with your hands? why the Sun ſhall be dark, and the Sea be dry, before the Father of Lights, the Fountain of Mercies ſhall be exhauſted. Behold, though the world hath been ſpending upon the ſtock of my mercy, ever ſince I created man upon earth, yet it runs with full ſtream ſtill. My Sun doth diffuſe its Raies, and disburſe its light, and yet ſhines as bright as ever, Much more can I diſpence of my goodneſs, and fill my creatures brim-ful, and running over, and yet have never the leſs in my ſelf: and till this all-ſufficiency be ſpent, you ſhall never be undone. I am the God of Abraham, and of Iſaac, and of Iacob, and whatever I was to them, I will be to you.
Are you in want, you know whither to go. I am ever at home, you ſhall not go away emptie from my door. Never diſtract your ſelves with cares and fears, but make known your requeſts by prayer and ſupplication unto me. fPhi. 4.6.I will help, when all do fail. gPſa. 73.26. Eſa. 63,5. Pſal. 102.17.When friends fail, and heart fails; when your eye ſtrings crack, and your heart ſtrings crack; when your acquaintance leave you, and your ſouls leave you, my boſome ſhall be open to you. hPſa 49.15. 2 Cor. 5 1. Luke 16.9,22.I will lock up your duſt, I will receive your ſouls.
His infiniteneſs to be the extent of our inheritance.And mine infiniteneſs ſhall be the extent of your inheritance. Can you by ſearching find out God? can you find out the Almighty to perfection? It is as high as Heaven, what can you do? deeper then Hell, what can you know? iIob 11.7,8,9. with Pſa. 50.7.This heighth incomprehenſible, this deep unfathomable ſhall be all yours, for ever yours.
I am your inheritance, which no lines can meaſure, no Arithmetick can value, no Surveyor can deſcribe.kEzek. 44.28. Eph. 3.8. 1 Tim. 6.16. Pſa. 145.3.
Lift up now your eies to the ancient mountains, and to the utmoſt bounds of the everlaſting hills, all that you can ſee is yours: but your ſhort ſight cannot ken the moietie of what I give you; and when you ſee and know moſt, you are no leſs then infinitely ſhort of the diſcovery of your own riches.lIob 26.14.
Yea further, I will be yours in all my perſonal relations.
In all his perſonal relations. God the Father to be a Father to us.I am the everlaſting Father, and I will be a Father to you. mIohn 20.17.I take you for my ſons and daughters. nCor. 6.18.Behold, I receive you not as ſervants, but as ſons, to abide in my houſe for ever. oIoh. 8.35,36.Whatever love, or care children may look for from their father, that may you expect from me; pMat. 6.31,32.and ſo much more as I am wiſer, and greater, and better then any earthly parents. If earthly fathers will give good things to their children, much more will I give to you. qLuke 11.13.If ſuch cannot forget their children, much leſs will I forget you. rEſay 49 15.What would my children have? your Fathers heart, and your Fathers houſe: ſ…ob. 7.17. Ioh. 14 2your Fathers care, and your Fathers ear: t1 Pet. 5.7. Mat. 7,9.your Fathers bread, and your Fathers rod, uLuk. 12.30,31,32. Heb. 12.7.theſe ſhall be all yours.
He promiſeth his fatherly affection.You ſhall have my fatherly affection, my heart I ſhare among you; my tendereſt loves I beſtow upon you.w1 Iohn 3.1. Ier. 31.3. Eſa. 54.8.
His fatherly compaſſion.My fatherly compaſſion. As a Father pittieth his children, ſo will I pittie you. xPſa. 103.13,14.I will conſider your frame, and not be extream to mark what is done amiſs by you, but cover all with the mantle of my excuſing love.yPſal. 78.39.
His fatherly inſtruction.My fatherly inſtruction. I will cauſe you to hear the ſweet voice behind you, ſaying, This is the way, zEſay 30.21.I will tender your weakneſs, and inculcate mine admonitions, line upon line, and ſeed you with milk when you cannot digeſt ſtronger meat. aEſay 28,13. 1 Cor. 3.2.I will inſtruct you, and guide you with mine eye.bPſ. 32.8
His fatherly protection.My fatherly protection. In my fear is ſtrong confidence, and my children ſhall have a place of refuge. cProv. 14.26.My Name ſhall be your ſtrong Tower, to which you may at all times flie, and be ſafe. dProv. 18.10.To your ſtrong hold ye priſoners of hope. eZec. 9.12I am an open refuge, a near and inviolable refuge for you.fPſ. 48.3 Deut. 4.7. Ioh. 10.29
His fatherly proviſion.My fatherly Proviſion. Be not afraid of want, in your Fathers houſe there is bread enough. gPſ. 34.9 Luk. 15.17I will care for your bodies. Cark not for what you ſhal eat, drink, or put on. Let it ſuffice you, that your Heavenly Father knoweth that you have need of all things. hMat. 6.25. to the end. Luke 12.22. to the 34.I wil provide for your ſouls, Meat for them and Manſions for them, and Portions for them.iIoh. 6.32. to 59. Pſ. 15.12. Lam. 3.24.
Behold I have ſpread the Table of my Goſpel for you, with priviledges and comforts that no man taketh from you. kEſay 25.6. Mat. 22 4. Prov. 9.2.I have ſet before you the bread of life, and the tree of life, and the water of life: lJoh. 6.48. Rev. 2.7. and 22.17.Eat, O friends, drink abundantly, O Beloved.
But all this is but a taſte of what I have prepared. You muſt have but ſmiles and hints now, and be contented with glimpſes, and glanſes here; but you ſhal be ſhortly taken up into your Fathers boſom, and live for ever, in the fulleſt viewes of his glory.m1 Theſ. 4.17.
His Fatherly Probation.My Fatherly Probation. I will chaſten you, becauſe I love you, that you may not be condemned with the world.n1 Cor. 11.32. Prov. 3.11.12.
God the Son to be a husband to us.My Son I give unto you, in a Marriage-Covenan… for ever: oEſay 9.6. and 42.6. 2 Cor. 11.2.I make him over to you, as Wiſdom, for your Illumination; Righteouſneſs, for your Juſtification; Sanctification, for the curing of your Corruptions, Redemption, for your Deliverance from your Enemies. p1 Cor. 1.30.I beſtow him upon you with all his fullneſs, all his merits, and all his graces. He ſhal be yours, in all his Offices. I have anointed him for a Prophet. Are you ignorant, he ſhal teach you; he ſhal be eye-ſalve to you: qEſay 49.6. and 42.16. Rev. 3.18.I have ſent him to Preach the Goſpel to the poor, and recovering of ſight to the blind; to ſet at liberty them that are bruiſed. rLuk. 4:18.I have eſtabliſhed him by Oath, as a Prieſt for ever. ſPſal. 110 4.If any ſin, he ſhall be your Advocate: He ſhal expiate your guilt, and make the Atonement. t1 Joh. 2.1,2. Zech. 13.1.Have you any ſacrifice, any ſervice to offer; bring it unto him, and you ſhal receive an Anſwer of Peace.u1 Pet. 2.5. Heb. 13.15.
Preſent your Petitions by his hand, him will I accept. wIoh. 14.13.14.Having ſuch an High Prieſt over the houſe of God, xHeb. 10.19,20,21,22.you may come, and wellcome; come with boldneſs. Him have I ſet up as King, upon my holy Hill of Sion. He ſhal rule you, he ſhal defend you. yEſay 9.6,7. Mat. 1.21.He is the King of Righteouſneſs, King of Peace; and ſuch a King ſhal he be to you. zHeb. 7.2. Jer. 23.6. Eph. 2.14.I will ſet up his Standard for you: aEſay 49.22.I will ſet up his Throne in you. bPſal. 110 2.He ſhal reign in righteouſneſs, and rule in Judgment: and he ſhal be a hiding place from the wind, a covert from the tempeſt, and the ſhadow of a great Rock in a weary Land. cEſay 32.1…2.He ſhal hear your cauſes, judge your Enemies, dEſay 11.3.4,5.and reign till he hath put all under his feet. ePſal. 110.1. 1 Cor. 15.25.Yea, and under your feet; for they ſhal be as aſhes under you, and you ſhal tread them ſaith the Lord of Hoſts. fMal. 4.3.Yea I will undo them that afflict you, and all they that deſpiſed you, ſhal bow themſelves down at the ſoles of your feet. gEſay 60.…4. Zeph. 3.19.And you ſhal go forth, and behold the carkaſſes of the men that have tranſgreſſed againſt me, for their Worm ſhal not die, neither ſhal their fire be quenched; and they ſhal be an abhorring to all fleſh.hEſay 66.24.
God the Spirit to be Counſellour and Comforter to us.My Spirit do I give unto you for your Counſellour, and your Comforter. iIoh. 16.7 Rom. 8.14He ſhal be a conſtant Inmate with you, and ſhal dwel in you, and abide with you for ever.kEzek. 36 27. Iohn 14.16,17.
I conſecrate you as Temples to his Holineſs. l1 Cor. ….16,17. and 6.19.He ſhal be your Guide, he ſhal lead you into all truth. mGal. 5.18. Ioh. 14 26.He ſhal be your Advocate, to endite your prayers, and make interceſſion for you, and ſhal fill your mouths with the Arguments, that he knows will prevail with me. nRom. 8.26.27.He ſhal be Oyl to your Wheels, and Strength to your Ancles, Wine to your Hearts, and Marrow to your Bones, and Wind to your Sails. He ſhal witneſs your Adoption. oRom. 8.16.He ſhal ſeal you up to the day of Redemption, and be to you the earneſt of your Inheritance, until the redemption of the purchaſed poſſeſſion.pEph. 4.30. and 13,14. 2 Cor. 1.22.
He giveth all things with himſelf, both preſent and to come.And as I give you my ſelf, ſo much more all things with my ſelf. qRom 8.32.Earth, and Heaven, Life, and Death, things preſent, and things to come.r1 Cor. 3.22.
Things preſent ours.Things preſent are yours: Lo I give you Calebs bleſſing, The upper Springs, and the neather Springs. I will bleſs you with all Spiritual bleſſings, in Heavenly places in Chriſt.ſEph. 1.3
The upper ſprings, or bleſſings ſpiritual, as Adoption, Acceſs, Audience, Peace, Perſeverance, &c.To you pertaineth the Adoption, and the Glory, and the Covenants, and the Service of God, and the Promiſes. tRom. 9.4To you will I give the white Stone, and the new Name, uRev. 2.17.acceſs into my preſence, wEph. 3.12.the acceptation of your Perſons, xEph. 1.6the audience of your Prayers.y1 Joh. 5.14,15.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. zJoh. 14.27.I will undertake for your perſeverance, and keep you to the end, and then will crown mine own gift with eternal life. aJer. 32.40. Joh. 10 28,29. 1 Pet. 1.5. Phil. 1.6.I have made you heirs of God, and co-heirs with your Lord Jeſus Chriſt, and you ſhal inherit all things.bRo. 8.17. Rev. 21.7.
I have granted you mine Angels for your Guardians. The Protection of his Angels.The Courtiers of Heaven ſhal attend upon you; they ſhal be all miniſtring ſpirits for your good. cHeb. 1.14.Behold I have given them charge over you, upon their fidelity to look after you, and as the tender Nurſe, to bear you in their arms, and to keep you from coming to any hurt. dPſal. 91.11,12.Theſe ſhal be as the careful Shepherds, to watch over my Flock by night, and to encamp round about my Fold.ePſal. 34.7.
The Inſpection of his Miniſters.My Miniſters I give for your Guides. fEph 4.11.Paul, Apollos, Cephas, all are yours. g1 Cor. 3.22.I am alwaies with them, and they ſhal be alwaies with you to the end of the world. hMatt. 28 20. Eph. 4.13.You ſhal have Paſtours after mine own heart, iJer. 3.15. and 23.4.and this ſhal be my Covenant with you, that my Spirit which is upon you, and my words which I have put into your mouth, ſhal not depart out of your mouth, nor the mouth of your ſeed, nor of your ſeeds ſeed, ſaith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.kEſay 59.21.
The Rod of his Diſcipline.In ſhort, All my Officers ſhal be for the profiting, and perfecting of you. lEph. 4.12,All mine Ordinances ſhal be for edifying and ſaving of you. mAct. 20.32. Rom. 1.16.The very ſeverities of my houſe, Admonitions, Cenſures, &c. And the whole Diſcipline of my Family ſhal be for preventing, of your infection, curing of corruption, procuring your ſalvation.n1 Cor. 5.5,6,7. Matt. 18.15.
The light of his WordMy WORD have I ordained, for converting your ſouls, enlightning your eyes, rejoycing your hearts, cautioning you of your dangers, cleanſing your defilements, and conforming you to mine Image. oPſal. 19 7,8,9,11. Eph. 5 26. 2 Cor. 3.18.To you I commit the Oracles of God. pRom. 3.2Here you ſhal be furniſhed againſt Temptations; qMatt. 4.4,7. Eph. 6.17.hence you ſhal be comforted under Diſtreſſes and afflictio s. rPſal. 119 92,93.Here you ſhal finde my whole Counſel. ſAct. 20.27.This ſhal inſtruct you in your way, correct you in your wandrings, direct you into the truths to be believed, detect to you the errours to be rejected.t2 Tim. 3.16. Pſal. 119.105.
The pledges of his Sacraments.My Sacraments I give you, as the Pledges of my love. You ſhal freely claim them, they are childrens bread. Lo I have given them as Seals, to certifie all that I have here promiſed you; uRom. 4.11.and when theſe ſacred ſignes are delivered unto you, then know, and remember, and conſider in your hearts, that I therein plight you my troth, and ſet to my hand, and do thereby ratifie and confirm every Article of theſe Indentures, and do actually deliver into your own hands this glorious Charter, with all its Immunities and Priviledges, as your own for ever.w1 Cor. 11.25. Gen. 17.10.
The Nether-ſprings, or Mercies Temporal.And having ſowed to you ſo largely in Spiritual bleſſings, ſhal you not much more reap the Temporal? Be you not of doubtful mind, all theſe things ſhal be added unto you. xLuk. 12.29,31.The ſupply of his Creatures.My creatures I grant for your ſervants, and ſupplies. yPſal. 8.3. to the endHeaven and Earth ſhal miniſter to you. All the ſtars in their courſes ſhal ſerve you, and (if need be) ſhal fight for you. zJud. 5.20And I will make my Covenant for you with the Beaſts of the field, and with the fouls of Heaven; and you ſhall be in league with the ſtones of the field, and all ſhal be at peace with you. aJob 5.23 Hoſ. 2.18.I will undertake for all your neceſſities. Do I feed the Fowles, and clothe the graſs? and do you think I will neglect my children? bMatt. 6.25. to the end.I hear the young Ravens when they cry; ſhal I not much more fulfil the deſires of them that fear me? cPſal. 145 19. with the 147.9.Fear not, you ſhal be ſure to want no good thing; dPſal. 34. ver. 10.and you would not your ſelves deſire riches, pleaſures, or preferment to your hurt. I will give meat to them that fear me: I wil be ever mindful of my CovenantePſal. 111 5.
The Cooperation of his Providences.My Providences ſhal cooperate to your good. fRom. 8.28.The croſs winds ſhal blow you the ſooner and ſwifter into your Harbour. Y…u ſhal be preferred, when you ſeem moſt debaſed; and then be greateſt gainers, when you ſeem to be deepeſt loſers; and moſt effectually promote your good, when you ſeem moſt to deny it. g2 Cor. 4.17. Mark 10.29. Phil. 1.29Things to come ours.Things to come are yours, the Perfecting of your ſouls, the Redemption of your bodies, the Conſummation of your bliſs.
At death in Glorification Initiate.When you have glorified me for a while on Earth, and finiſhed the work I have given you to do, you ſhal be caught up into Paradiſe, and reſt from your Labours, and your works ſhal follow you. hRev. 14.13. Luke 23.43.The Convoy of Angels.I will ſend of mine own Life-guard, to conduct home your departing ſouls, iLuk. 16.22.and receive you among the ſpirits of juſt men made perfect. kHeb. 12.23.And you ſhal look back upon Pharaoh, and all his Hoſt, and ſee your enemies dead upon the Shore. Redemption from all Afflictions and Corruptions.Then ſhal be your Redemption from all your Afflictions, and all your Corruptions. lLuk. …1.28. Eph. 4 30.The thorn in the fleſh taken outThe thorn in the fleſh ſhal be pulled out, and the hour of temptation ſhal be over, and the Tempter for ever out of work.
The ſweat wiped off from our browes.The ſweat ſhal be wiped off from your browes, and the day of cooling and refreſhing ſhal come, and you ſhal ſit you down for ever under my ſhadow. mActs 3.19. Heb, 4.9.For the Lamb that is in the midſt of the Throne ſhal feed you, and lead you to the living Fountains of waters.nRev. 7.17.
The tears wiped away from our eyes.The tears ſhal be wiped away from your eyes, and there ſhal be no more ſorrow, nor crying, neither ſhal there be any more pain; for the former things are paſſed away, and behold I make all things new. oRev. 21.4,5.I will change Marah into Naomi, and the cup of ſorrow, into the cup of ſalvation, and the bread and water of affliction, into the wine of eternal conſolation. pJoh 16.20.21,22. Luk. 6.21.You shal take down your Harps from the Willows, and I will turn your tears into Pearls, and your penitential Pſalms into ſongs of Deliverance. You shal change your Ichabods into Hoſanna's; and your Ejahs of ſorrow, into Hallelujahs of Joy.qRev. 19.1,4,6.
The Croſs taken off from our backs.The croſs shal be taken off from your backs, & you shal come out of your great Tribulations, and wash your Robes, and make them white in the blood of the Lamb; and you shal be before the Throne of God, and ſerve him night and day in his Temple, and he that ſitteth on the Throne, shall dwell among you, and you shal hunger no more, and thirſt no more, neither shal the ſun light upon you, nor any heat. rRev. 7.14,15,16The load taken off from our conſciences.The load shal be taken off from your Conſciences. Sins nor doubts shal no more defile you, nor diſtreſs you. ſRev. 21.27. and Heb. 12.23.I will make an end of ſin, and knock off the Fetters of your corruptions, and you shal be a glorious Church, not having ſpot, or wrinkle, or any ſuch thing, but Holy, and without blemish.tEph. 5.27. Rev. 7.9.13,14.
The ſouls admiſsion into the chamber of Preſence, and Viſion of God.Thus shal you be brought to the King all glorious, in raiment of Needle-work, and clothing of Gold; with gladneſs and rejoycing shal you be brought, and enter into the Kings Palace. uPſa. 45.9,13,14,15.So shal the beloved of the Lord dwel ſafely by him, and you shal ſtand continually before him, and behold the beauty of the Lord. and hear his Wiſdom. w1 Cor. 13,12.Then will I open in you an everlaſting ſpring of joy, and you shal break forth into ſinging, and never ceaſe more, nor reſt day nor night, ſaying Holy, holy, holy.xRev. 4.8. Pſ. 16.11.
Thus shal the grand Enemy expire with your breath, and the body of death be put off with your dying bodie; and the day of your death ſhall be the birthday of your glory.yPhi. i. 23 Lu. 23.43
Have faith in God. zMark 11.22.Wait but a little, and ſorrow ſhall ceaſe, and ſin be no more.
At the Reſurrection in Glorification conſummate. Redemption compleatAnd then a little longer, and death ſhall be no more; aRev. 20 14. and 21.4.but your laſt enemy ſhall be deſtroyed, and your victory compleated. b1 Cor. 15.26.The Return of the Redeemer.Yet a little while, and he that ſhall come will come, and you alſo ſhall appear with him in glory. cHeb. 10 37. Col. 3.4.This ſame Jeſus which is taken from you into Heaven, dAct. 1.11.ſhall ſo come as he went up into Heaven: and when he cometh, he will receive you to himſelf, that where he is, there you may be alſo. eIoh. 14.3Behold his ſign; he cometh in the clouds of Heaven with Power, & great Glory, & every eye ſhal ſee him, and all the Tribes of the Earth ſhal mourn becauſe of him; fRev. 1.7 Mat. 24.30.but you ſhal lift up your heads, becauſe the day of your Redemption draweth nigh. gLuke 21.28.The raiſing of the body.Then ſhal he ſound his Trump, h1 Cor. 15.52. 1 Theſ. 4.16.and make you to hear his voice in your duſt, iIoh. 5.28and ſhal ſend his mighty Angels to gather you from the four winds of heaven, kMat. 24.31.who ſhal carry you in the triumphant Chariot of the Clouds, to meet your Lord; l1 Theſ. 4.17.and you ſhal be prepared for him, and preſented to him, as a Bride adorned for her Husband. mRev. 2.2.And as you have borne the Image of the Earthly, ſo ſhal you bear the Image of the Heavenly, n1 Cor. 15.49.Full conformity both in body and ſoul to our glorified Saviour.and you ſhal be fully conformed both in body and ſpirit, to your glorious head. oPhil. 3.21. Heb. 12.23.Then ſhal he confeſs you before his Angels, pRev. 3.5.Publick Approbation and Abſolution.and you ſhal receive your open Abſolution before all fleſh, and be owned, approved, and applauded in the Publick audience of the general Aſſembly. qMat. 10.32. and 26 32,34,35, &c.Solemn Eſpouſals.And you ſhal be with all Royal ſolemnities, eſpouſed unto the King of glory, in the preſence of all his ſhining Courtiers, rRev. 19.7,8. 2 Cor. 4.14. Mat. 25.31.to the envy, and gnaſhing, and terror of your Adverſaries.ſLuk. 13.28.
The Co…ovation and Enthronement of the Saints. Their ſitting in judgment up…n the World.So ſhal your Lord with his own hand crown you, tRev. 2.10.and ſet you in Thrones, uRev. 3.21. Mat. 19.28.and you ſhal judge men, and Angels: w1 Cor. ….2,3.and you ſhal have power over the Nations, xRev. 2.26,27.and you ſhall ſet your feet upon the necks of your enemies.yPſal. 49.14.
Lo I have ſet the very day for your en…aiment; zActs 17.31.I have provided your Crowns, a2 Tim. 4.8.I have prepared the King…om. bMat. 25.34.Wherefore do you doubt, O you of little faith? Theſe are the true ſayings of God. cRev. 19.9.Are you ſure that you are now on Earth? ſo ſurely ſhal you be ſhortly with me in Heaven. Are you ſure that you ſhal die? ſo ſurely ſhal you riſe again in glory. Lo, I have ſaid it, and who ſhal reverſe it? You ſhal ſee me face to face, and be with me where I am, and behold my glory. d1 Cor. 13.12. Ioh. 17.24.For I will be glorified in my Saints, and admired in all them that believe; e2 Theſſ. 1.10.and all fleſh ſhal know that I have loved you. fRev. 3 9.For I will make you the inſtances of my grace, gEph. 1.5 6. and 2.7in whom the whole world ſhal ſee, how unutterably the Almighty God can advance the poor Worms-meat, and duſt of the ground. And the deſpiſers shal behold, and wonder, and perish: hAct. 13.41.for they shal be witneſſes to the riches of my magnificence, and exceeding greatneſs of my Power. *Luk. 16.23.They shal go away into everlaſting punishment, but you into life eternal.iMat. 25.46.
Our Triumphant Aſcenſion into heavenFor no ſooner shal their doom be paſt, but the Bench shal riſe, kMat. 25.41,46.and the Judge shal return with all his glorious Train; with ſound of trumpet, and shouts incredible shal he aſcend, and shal lead you to your Fathers houſe. lPſal. 45.14,15. Mat. 25.23. Joh. 14.2. with 2 Cor. 5.1.Then shal the triumphal Arches lift up their heads, and the everlaſting Gates ſtand open, and the heavens shal receive you all, and ſo shal you be ever with the Lord.mJoh. 12.26. 1 Th. 4.17.
And now will I rejoyce over you with ſinging, and reſt in my love, nZeph. 3.17.and Heaven shal ring with joyes and acclamations, becauſe I have received you ſafe and ſound.oLuk. 15.10,23,25,27.
And in that day you shal know, that I am a Rewarder of them that diligently ſeek me; pHeb. 11.6.and that I did record your words, qMal. 3.16.and bottle your tears, and tell your wandrings, rPſal. 56.8.and keep an account, even to a cup of cold water, of whatever you ſaid or did for my Name. ſMat. 10.42.Bleſſed Eternity!You shal ſurely finde, that nothing shal be loſt; t1 Cor. 15.58.but you shal have full meaſure, preſſed down, and running over, thouſands of years in Paradiſe, for the leaſt good thought, and thouſand thouſands, for the leaſt good word; and then the reckoning shal begin again, till all Arithmatick be non-pluſt. For you shal be ſwallowed up in a bleſſed Eternity, and the doors of Heaven shal be shut upon you, and there shall be no more going out.uDan. 12.2,3. Rev. 3.12. Luk. 16.26.
Glorious company.The glorious Quire of mine holy Angels, the goodly fellowſhip of my bleſſed Prophets, the happy ſociety of Triumphant Apoſtles, the royal Hoſts of victorious Martyrs, theſe ſhal be your Companions for ever. wMat. 8.11,12. Heb. 12.22,23.And you ſhal come in white Robes, with Palmes in your hands, every one having the Harps of God, and golden Vials full of Odours, and ſhal caſt your Crowns before me, and ſtrike in with the multitude of the heavenly Hoſts, glorifying God, and ſaying, Hallelujah; the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. xRev. 7.9,10,11,12. and 19 5.6.Bleſſing, honour, glory, and Power be unto him that ſitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.yRev. 5.13.
In ſhort, I will make you equal to the Angels zLuk. 20.36.of God, and you ſhal be the everlaſting Trumpets of my praiſe. aRev. 7.10,11,12,15.You ſhal be abundantly ſatisfied with the fatneſs of my Houſe, and I will make you drink of the Rivers of my pleaſures. bPſal. 36.8.You shal be an eternal Excellency, cEſay 60.15.and if God can die, and Eternity run out, then, and not elſe shal your joyes expire. Beatifical Viſion.For you shal ſee me as I am, d1 Joh. 3.2.and know me, as you are known; e1 Cor. 13 12.and shal behold my face in righteouſneſs, and be ſatisfied with my likeneſs. fPſal. 17.25.And you shal be the veſſels of my Glory, whoſe bleſſed uſe ſhall be to receive the overflowings of my Goodneſs, and to have mine infinite Love and Glory poured out into you brimfull, and running over for evermore.gRom. 9 23. 2 Tim. 2,20. Rev. 22.1.
And bleſſed is he that hath believed, for there ſhall be a performance of the things that have been told him. hLu. 1.45.The Lord hath ſpoken it, you ſhall ſee my Face, and my Name ſhall be written in your foreheads, and you ſhall no more need the Sun, nor the Moon, for the Lord God ſhall give you light, and you ſhall reign for ever and ever.iRev. 22.3,4,5.
He taketh us for his people.And as I give my ſelf to you for your God, and all things with my ſelf: ſo I take you for my Covenant-people, kHeb 8.10 Eſay 43 1.and you ſhall be mine in the Day when I make up my jewels, ſaith the Lord of hoſts, and I will ſpare you as a man ſpareth his own Son that ſerveth him. lMal 3.17The Lord ſhall count, when he writeth up the people, Surely they are my children.mPſa. 87 6 Eſay 63.8.
I do not onelyonly require you to be mine, if you would have me to be for you: but I do promiſe to make you mine, Lev. 20.26. Ezek. 36. 28.and to work in you the conditions which I require of you. I will circumciſe your hearts to love me. oDeu. 30.6.I will take out the heart of ſtone. pEzek. 36.26.My Laws will I write within you.qJ…. 31.33.
Yet you muſt know that I will be ſought unto for theſe things, rEze. 36,37.and as ever you expect to partake of the mercies, I charge you to lie at the Pool, and wait for my Spirit, and be diligent in the uſe of the meanssſProv. 2.3.4,5, and 8.38. Lu. 11.13.
I am content to abate the rigour of the old terms. tRom. 4.6I ſhall not ſtand upon ſatiſfaction. uLu. 7.42I have received a ranſome, and do onelyonly expect your acceptance. wRev. 22.17. 1 Tim. 2.6.I ſhall not inſiſt upon perfection. x1 Joh. 1.8,9.Walk before me, and be upright, and ſincerity ſhall carry the Crown. yProv. 11.20. Gen. 17.1. Pſa. 97.11.Yea, both the faith and obedience that I require of you are mine own gifts.zEph. 2.8 Phil. 2.13.
I require you to accept my Son by believing: but I will give you an hand to take him, aPhi. 1.29 Joh. 6.65.and to ſubmit to and obey him: but I muſt and will guide your hands to write after him, and cauſe you to walk in my ſtatutes. bEzek. 36 27.I will take you by the arms, and teach you to go: cHoſ. 11.3,4.I will order your ſteps. dPſal, 37.…3,31.Yea thoſe things will I accept of you, as the conditions of Life, which viewed in the ſtrictneſs of my Juſtice, would deſerve eternal Death.eEph. 3.8 with 1 Theſſ. 3.10. Heb. 5.9. with Eccl. 7.20.
Grace! Grace!
The voice of the Redeemed.AMen, Hallelujah. Be it to thy ſervants according to thy word. But who are we, and what is our Fathers Houſe, that thou haſt brought us hitherto? And now O Lord God, what ſhal thy ſervant ſay unto thee? for we are ſilenced with Wonder, and muſt ſit down in Aſtoniſhment, for we cannot utter the leaſt title of thy Praiſes. What meaneth the heighth of this ſtrange love? And whence is this unto us, that the Lord of Heaven and Earth ſhould condeſcend to enter into Covenant with his Duſt, and take into his Boſom the viperous brood, that have ſo often ſpit their venome in his face. We are not worthy to be as the Hand-maids, to waſh the feet of the ſervants of our Lord: how much leſs to be thy Sons and Heirs, and to be made partakers of all theſe bleſſed Liberties and Priviledges, which thou haſt ſettled upon us. But for thy goodneſs ſake, and according to thine own heart haſt thou done all theſe great things. Even ſo Father, becauſe ſo it ſeemed good in thy ſight.
Wherefore thou art great O God, for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beſides thee. Sam. 7.18. to the end.And what Nation on Earth is like thy people, whom God went to redeem for a people to himſelf, and to make him a name, and to do for them great things and terrible? For thou haſt confirmed them to thy ſelf, to be a people unto thee for ever, and thou Lord art become their God.
Wonder O Heavens, and be moved O Earth, at this great thing! Rev. 21.4.For behold the Tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they ſhall be his people, and God himſelf ſhall be with them, and be their God. Be aſtoniſhed and raviſhed with wonder, for the infinite breach is made up. The Offender is received, and God and man reconciled, and a Covenant of peace entered, and Heaven and Earth are all agreed upon the termes, and have ſtruck their hands, and ſealed the Indentures. O happy Concluſion! O bleſſed Conjunction! Shall the ſtars dwell wtth the dust? Or the wide diſtant Poles be brought to mutual embraces and cohabitation?
But here the diſtance of the termes is infinitely greater, Rejoyce O Angels, ſhout O Seraphims. O all ye friends of the Bridegroom, prepare an Epithalamium, be ready with the Marriage ſong. Lo here is the wonder of wonders: For Jehovah hath betrothed himſelf for ever to his hopeleſs Captives, and ownes the Marriage before all the world, and is become one with us, and we with him. He hath bequeathed to us the precious things of Heaven above, and the precious things of the Earth beneath, with the fullneſs thereof, and hath kept back nothing from us.
And now, O Lord, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou haſt promiſed this goodneſs unto thy ſervants, and haſt left us nothing to ask at thy hands, but what thou haſt already freely granted. OnelyOnly the w…rd which thou haſt ſpoken concerning thy ſervants, eſtabliſh it for ever, and do as thou hast ſaid, and let thy Name be magnified for ever, ſaying, The Lord of Hoſts, he is the God of Iſrael. Amen.
Hallelujah.