THE
SPOVSE
,
Her
earnest
desire
after
Christ
.
CANT.
1.
●
.
Let
him
kisse
mee
with
the
kisses
of
his
mouth
,
for
thy
love
is
better
then
wine
.
THE
HOLY
Ghost
is
pleased
here
to
condescend
to
To
come
to
the
words
themselves
,
they
are
the
words
of
the
Spouse
to
Christ
,
containing
in
them
two
particulars
.
First
,
an
earnest
desire
in
Let
him
kisse
mee
with
the
kisses
of
his
mouth
.
In
which
note
3.
things
further
;
as
,
First
the
person
desiring
,
the
Church
.
Secondly
,
the
person
desired
,
Christ
.
Thirdly
,
the
thing
desired
,
A
familiar
kisse
of
his
mouth
.
Secondly
,
the
ground
of
the
desire
,
fetelit
from
the
excellency
of
the
thing
desired
,
in
these
words
,
For
thy
love
is
sweeter
then
wine
.
From
the
whole
in
generall
;
observe
a
spirituall
contract
1.
That
this
civill
contract
may
hold
;
both
parties
must
consent
.
So
it
is
betweene
Christ
and
his
Spouse
;
hee
was
so
in
love
with
mankind
that
he
hath
taken
our
nature
upon
him
,
and
this
his
incarnation
is
the
ground
of
all
this
union
of
ours
with
him
.
For
first
,
his
incarnation
is
the
cause
or
ground
of
our
union
with
him
in
grace
here
:
and
secondly
,
our
union
in
grace
is
the
ground
of
our
union
with
him
in
glory
.
And
now
that
we
may
be
a
Spouse
to
him
,
he
gives
us
his
Spirit
to
testifie
his
love
to
us
,
that
we
might
give
our
consent
in
love
to
him
againe
;
and
that
wee
might
be
made
a
fit
Spouse
for
him
.
2.
Likewise
in
marriage
there
is
a
communicating
of
all
good
things
;
and
so
it
is
here
.
Christ
here
in
this
spirituall
contract
gives
himselfe
,
and
with
himselfe
all
good
things
unto
us
.
The
Spirit
therefore
is
the
Churches
;
his
happinesse
the
Churches
,
his
graces
are
the
Churches
,
his
righteousnesse
the
Churches
;
In
a
word
,
all
his
priviledges
and
prerogatives
are
the
Churches
;
as
saith
the
Apostle
,
all
things
are
Christs
,
and
Christ
is
yours
;
and
the
reason
is
given
for
all
are
Christs
,
and
all
that
are
In
that
day
when
he
shall
marry
her
unto
himselfe
in
faithfulnesse
,
he
will
make
a
covenant
for
her
with
all
creatures
;
with
the
beasts
of
the
field
,
the
foules
of
heaven
,
and
all
that
creepeth
upon
the
earth
:
so
that
upon
this
contract
commeth
in
a
traine
of
familiaritie
,
or
league
of
close
union
between
the
Church
and
all
the
creatures
.
All
that
he
hath
done
,
all
that
hee
hath
suffered
,
by
this
contract
is
made
ours
,
and
we
have
the
benefit
of
all
,
by
being
his
members
,
and
of
his
body
.
Object
.
But
what
have
wee
to
bestow
upon
him
againe
?
Sol.
Nothing
at
all
,
neither
portion
nor
proportion
;
neither
beauty
nor
riches
;
but
a
miserable
and
base
condition
that
he
took
upon
him
.
For
use
:
This
is
a
welspring
of
much
comfort
,
&
a
ground
Christ
condescended
so
Yea
,
but
we
have
infirmities
,
True
indeede
:
but
shall
Now
for
the
duty
on
our
part
it
is
to
love
him
againe
with
a
mutuall
and
obedient
love
,
to
honour
him
as
Sarah
did
Abraham
,
when
But
to
come
to
particulars
.
First
,
we
have
the
person
desiring
,
Let
him
kisse
me
;
Secondly
the
person
desired
,
let
Him
;
Thirdly
,
the
things
,
the
kisses
of
his
mouth
.
For
the
first
;
Me
,
it
is
here
the
speech
of
the
whole
Church
,
and
so
of
every
particular
member
,
every
of
which
is
the
Spouse
of
Christ
.
The
point
from
hence
is
:
All
Christian
savours
belong
to
all
Christians
alike
;
wee
(
all
alike
)
have
one
Faith
,
one
Baptisme
,
one
Spirit
,
and
every
Christian
may
say
mee
:
so
saith
the
whole
Church
;
and
every
Christian
as
well
as
it
may
so
say
:
for
all
Christian
priviledges
belong
to
all
alike
.
Herein
take
comfort
then
,
Now
secondly
,
this
teaches
God
had
mercy
on
me
.
Where
therefore
hee
encourageth
all
to
come
unto
Christ
,
by
his
owne
experience
,
videlicet
,
that
hee
will
have
mercy
on
thee
,
as
he
had
on
him
.
Whatsoeever
then
is
promised
to
the
whole
Church
,
that
apply
to
thy
owne
soule
in
particular
;
and
whatsoever
is
required
of
the
whole
Church
,
that
know
to
bee
required
of
thee
in
thy
particular
by
Christ
,
if
thou
be
a
member
of
his
body
,
and
beest
in
his
service
.
But
though
in
spirituall
favours
all
have
alike
portion
and
proportion
;
yet
it
is
not
so
in
outward
things
.
For
here
some
are
rich
,
some
poore
,
some
honorable
,
and
some
base
,
and
all
with
some
difference
:
but
in
the
best
priviledges
and
best
gifts
there
is
an
equall
extension
to
all
;
to
the
poore
Christian
as
much
and
as
soone
as
to
the
rich
:
to
him
that
is
base
in
the
eye
of
the
world
,
as
well
and
(
perhaps
)
sooner
then
to
him
that
is
honorable
.
And
now
secondly
,
for
the
person
desired
;
Let
him
.
Many
make
love
to
this
Spouse
;
the
divell
,
the
world
and
the
flesh
.
The
divell
and
carnall
persons
make
love
to
the
soule
to
draw
her
away
from
Christ
,
but
shee
will
not
turne
aside
,
but
lookes
to
Christ
still
,
Let
him
kisse
me
.
Shee
goes
not
(
as
Papists
doe
)
to
Peter
and
Paul
,
or
any
Saint
;
but
to
Christ
,
and
to
him
onely
.
Saith
shee
,
he
is
my
welbeloved
Let
Him
kisse
me
,
saith
the
Spouse
,
and
I
will
kisse
none
but
him
.
For
the
third
thing
,
the
thing
desired
;
Let
Him
kisse
me
,
&c.
The
thing
desired
here
,
is
a
kisse
.
There
are
divers
sorts
of
kisses
spoken
of
in
Scripture
:
there
is
a
kisse
of
superiours
to
inferiours
,
and
of
inferiours
to
superiours
.
Also
there
is
an
holy
[
a
](A12209-e1170-b)
a
Rom.
16.
16.
kisse
,
and
an
hypocriticall
kisse
,
as
[
b
](A12209-e1180-b)
b
2
Sam.
20
10.
Ioabs
was
to
Amasa
,
and
as
[
c
](A12209-e1210-b)
c
Mat.
26.
49.
Iudas
kisse
to
[
d
](A12209-e1240-b)
d
1
Sam.
20
41.
Ionathan
kissed
David
;
there
are
kisses
of
subjection
;
and
here
what
is
sayd
,
may
well
bee
taken
in
sence
as
there
,
[
e
](A12209-e1270-b)
e
Psal.
2.
12.
kisse
yee
the
Sonne
,
&c.
But
this
kisse
is
of
a
superiour
to
an
inferiour
;
Let
Him
kisse
me
with
the
kisses
of
His
mouth
:
that
is
,
let
him
shew
me
a
further
testimony
of
his
love
by
his
presence
;
and
let
mee
enjoy
a
further
communion
with
him
:
or
let
him
further
assure
me
of
his
love
.
Consider
the
Churches
meaning
here
:
the
Church
,
however
shee
had
good
interest
in
this
spirituall
joynture
at
the
marriage
making
;
yet
shee
,
(
according
to
the
different
degrees
of
time
)
had
different
degrees
of
desires
to
bee
further
and
further
assured
.
From
Solomons
time
,
and
before
,
even
from
the
beginning
,
there
was
ever
a
desire
in
the
Church
to
these
kisses
of
Christs
mouth
;
which
is
,
that
hee
would
come
in
our
nature
;
and
that
he
would
manifest
by
little
and
little
,
and
clearer
and
clearer
,
his
comming
in
the
flesh
;
which
accordingly
he
did
by
degrees
,
and
with
open
countenance
at
last
.
As
first
in
Paradise
;
[
a
](A12209-e1320-b)
a
Gen.
3.
15.
The
seede
of
the
woman
shall
breake
the
Serpents
head
;
then
to
Abraham
,
[
b
](A12209-e1350-b)
b
Gen.
12.
3
In
thy
seede
shall
all
the
families
of
the
earth
be
blessed
;
after
that
,
to
one
Tribe
,
the
Tribe
of
[
c
](A12209-e1370-b)
c
Gen.
49.
10.
Iuda
;
then
to
one
Family
of
that
Tribe
,
the
house
of
David
;
[
d
](A12209-e1420-b)
d
Esa.
7.
14.
A
Virgin
shall
conceive
;
and
after
with
the
finger
of
the
Baptist
,
Iohn
pointing
to
Christ
;
[
e
](A12209-e1450-b)
e
Ioh.
1.
29.
Behold
the
Lambe
of
God
that
takes
away
the
sinnes
of
the
world
;
and
so
you
see
how
Christ
did
reveale
himselfe
often
,
and
by
degrees
unto
his
Church
;
answerable
to
which
were
the
desires
of
the
Church
for
the
comming
of
Christ
;
as
the
Prophet
Isaiah
,
where
hee
Let
him
kisse
me
with
the
kisses
of
his
mouth
.
But
this
is
not
all
,
and
shee
was
not
ignorant
that
this
could
not
bee
till
the
last
time
of
dayes
;
therefore
she
desireth
some
further
meanes
of
aquaintance
with
Christ
,
&
knowledge
of
him
;
desiring
that
hee
would
manifest
himselfe
more
and
more
by
his
word
,
by
his
graces
,
and
by
his
Spirit
.
As
therefore
then
the
desire
of
the
Church
was
for
the
comming
of
Christ
,
so
now
that
which
Christians
should
desire
and
long
after
,
is
not
that
Christ
might
come
to
them
,
but
that
they
might
goe
to
him
,
and
that
they
might
bee
with
him
in
glory
.
They
love
his
appearance
;
but
because
this
cannot
be
yet
;
(
though
the
Church
be
still
in
expectation
)
therefore
he
desireth
to
heare
his
words
,
or
that
hee
would
kisse
her
with
his
mouth
in
his
Word
.
And
yet
that
is
not
all
neither
;
but
that
shee
might
finde
his
Spirit
now
walking
with
her
here
;
and
further
that
he
would
kisse
her
with
his
mouth
,
by
encreasing
his
good
graces
in
her
,
and
by
manifesting
his
love
unto
her
:
this
is
the
desire
of
her
soule
.
This
is
the
whole
suit
of
the
Christian
Church
,
and
of
every
Christian
soule
:
namely
that
Christ
would
thus
kisse
her
,
and
that
he
would
reveale
himselfe
every
day
more
and
more
unto
her
,
in
his
Word
,
in
his
Sacraments
,
by
his
Spirit
,
and
by
increase
of
graces
with
a
plentifull
addition
.
This
I
say
,
is
the
desire
of
the
Church
;
and
it
is
the
desire
also
of
every
Christian
faithfull
soule
,
even
that
Christ
would
thus
breath
upon
her
with
the
holy
kisses
of
his
lippes
.
And
now
wee
come
to
the
ground
of
this
desire
taken
from
the
excellency
of
the
love
of
Christ
,
which
is
here
sayd
by
an
experience
of
the
whole
of
Christianitie
,
and
by
the
particular
of
every
Christian
soule
,
to
bee
sweeter
then
wine
.
From
hence
wee
note
two
things
.
First
,
that
every
Christian
2.
That
after
this
contract
For
the
first
;
As
after
the
The
reasons
are
divers
.
The
first
reason
is
because
Secondly
,
the
Lord
gives
his
children
a
sweet
taste
of
Thirdly
,
and
this
is
because
Lastly
,
Christ
gives
his
The
use
is
to
teach
us
to
admire
at
the
goodnesse
of
And
so
wee
come
to
the
second
Doctrine
,
which
is
this
:
That
the
Church
(
and
so
every
Christian
)
after
this
contract
and
first
taste
of
Christs
love
,
and
evermore
springing
up
in
him
,
an
insa
.
tiable
desire
after
a
further
taste
and
deeper
pledge
of
that
love
.
The
reasons
why
are
two
.
The
first
may
bee
taken
from
the
nature
of
true
The
second
reason
may
bee
drawne
from
Christs
All
power
is
given
him
in
heaven
and
in
earth
;
every
way
infinite
in
himselfe
and
in
his
bounties
infinitely
magnificent
,
and
how
(
then
)
can
the
Spouse
but
have
an
infinite
desire
to
a
further
and
still
further
taste
of
his
love
,
and
of
a
nearer
communion
with
him
?
And
so
whether
we
regard
the
nature
of
love
,
which
is
never
satisfied
;
or
whether
wee
consider
Christs
infinite
riches
manifest
in
his
truth
;
there
must
be
an
in
satiable
mind
of
desire
in
a
Christian
,
to
bee
further
filled
with
,
and
more
fully
assured
of
the
love
of
Christ
.
Where
grace
is
,
there
is
a
further
desire
of
growing
in
grace
;
and
it
is
an
higher
degree
of
love
to
desire
an
enjoying
of
the
presence
of
Christ
,
then
to
desire
to
enjoy
heaven
it selfe
,
which
cannot
be
yet
.
Therefore
here
let
us
try
inward
kisses
of
Christs
mouth
:
but
content
themselves
with
the
outward
;
even
the
barke
of
those
ordinances
.
When
the
Spirit
should
witnesse
and
seale
up
this
love
,
the
love
of
Christ
to
their
soules
by
an
inward
kisse
,
they
content
themselves
with
the
outward
,
the
bare
hearing
of
the
word
:
But
mark
what
I
say
;
where
this
further
desire
of
familiaritie
with
Christ
is
not
,
there
is
but
a
barren
soile
and
soule
of
a
Christian
:
there
is
no
true
taste
of
Christs
love
;
for
if
there
were
,
there
would
be
a
further
desire
of
growth
in
that
affection
.
There
are
some
that
make
a
faire
profession
like
unto
many
that
marry
to
cloake
their
adultery
;
for
so
,
such
professe
Christ
to
cover
their
strong
covetousnesse
and
other
strong
faults
,
that
they
may
have
more
libertie
to
commit
sin
.
But
Christians
,
truly
religious
must
not
content
themselves
with
outwardnesse
in
these
kisses
,
but
give
,
as
the
outward
man
,
so
the
sacrifice
of
the
inwaid
(
the
soule
)
unto
God
.
Let
those
that
finde
(
after
such
tryall
)
these
desires
springing
up
in
them
;
comfort
themselves
in
this
,
that
they
are
Christs
,
and
that
Christ
will
manifest
his
love
more
and
more
unto
them
.
For
he
hath
promised
to
grant
the
desires
Another
is
for
exhortation
and
spirituall
direction
,
chast
judgements
,
and
secondly
,
chast
affections
.
A
chast
judgement
from
errour
,
heresie
,
and
schisme
;
and
affections
chast
from
the
world
,
from
pleasures
and
the
like
:
for
Christ
is
wonderfull
jealous
both
of
our
judgements
,
and
of
our
love
.
Therefore
Paul
desires
to
present
the
Corinths
a
pure
Virgin
unto
Christ
.
Now
therefore
labour
for
these
;
that
is
,
for
chast
affections
.
Christ
will
not
have
us
to
divide
our
affections
;
some
for
him
,
and
some
for
the
world
;
or
partly
for
pleasures
,
and
partly
for
him
;
no
,
hee
will
not
have
it
so
:
for
,
a
fire
divided
hath
lesse
heat
.
Hee
will
have
the
whole
heart
and
the
whole
of
our
affections
,
or
he
will
have
neither
heart
nor
affection
.
If
wee
give
our
hearts
to
the
world
or
to
the
pleasures
of
the
world
,
(
the
love
of
which
is
enmity
with
God
)
then
But
thirdly
,
if
wee
will
Againe
fourthly
,
if
wee
Mary
Magdalen
,
what
a
doe
shee
made
when
shee
could
not
finde
Christ
;
at
last
he
manifested
himselfe
unto
her
,
and
called
her
by
Fiftly
,
and
againe
,
take
every
thing
for
thine
advantage
,
and
improve
thy
former
experience
as
what
former
love
,
and
favour
,
&
power
and
fidelitie
and
stabilitie
thou
hast
had
,
and
make
thy
benefit
of
them
all
to
thy
best
helpe
,
and
till
hee
answer
thee
as
hee
will
at
last
,
and
as
hee
did
the
woman
of
Canaan
;
plead
hard
for
thy selfe
(
as
shee
)
till
then
.
Christ
accounts
her
a
Dog
,
Matth.
15.
26.
I
am
indeed
so
,
saith
shee
;
but
,
meane
time
,
takes
good
advantage
of
his
words
,
and
thereby
pleades
strongly
for
herselfe
:
no
otherwise
then
the
servants
of
Benhadad
,
who
watched
the
words
of
Ahab
,
and
drew
comfort
from
them
,
1
King
.
20.
33.
So
here
,
make
thou
thy
plea
strong
by
thine
owne
experience
,
and
take
all
advantages
.
God
hath
beene
thus
and
thus
good
unto
thee
for
many
yeares
;
these
and
these
meanes
hee
hath
given
thee
,
and
thus
and
thus
they
have
wrought
for
thy
good
;
therefore
say
then
:
I
will
for
this
follow
him
still
,
and
untill
hee
assure
mee
of
his
love
in
a
further
degree
,
and
further
doe
for
me
.
Sixtly
,
but
see
thou
bee
But
this
communion
is
I
answer
,
if
Christ
be
Consider
yet
againe
And
further
consider
by
what
meanes
and
how
you
may
fall
into
this
deadnesse
of
heart
,
and
what
were
the
causes
of
it
.
Secondly
,
observe
how
you
may
come
to
have
most
communion
with
Christ
,
and
at
what
time
,
and
after
what
performances
:
as
to
be
able
to
say
,
I
was
thus
and
thus
dead
and
sencelesse
of
Christs
love
;
but
now
I
am
thus
and
thus
comforted
and
refreshed
with
it
,
I
was
strong
for
my
pleasures
;
now
I
am
strongly
bent
to
please
God
,
and
my selfe
no
way
with
his
dishonour
;
I
was
all
for
my selfe
,
now
I
am
the
least
part
of
my selfe
,
so
God
may
have
all
:
I
denyed
my selfe
nothing
,
now
I
pull
in
all
things
,
and
resigne
up
my selfe
and
all
to
Gods
will
.
If
thus
wee
deny
our selves
in
every
thing
and
serve
God
in
all
,
and
this
because
wee
will
breake
away
from
all
impediments
in
heavenly
courses
,
God
will
be
sure
to
recompence
us
in
spirituall
things
abundantly
,
yea
and
in
temporall
also
,
so
farre
as
he
shall
see
them
to
be
good
for
us
.
Adde
yet
this
consideration
more
,
that
when
thou
wast
afflicted
and
hadst
none
to
comfort
thee
,
that
then
,
and
even
then
the
Lord
was
most
sweet
unto
thee
,
that
then
he
refreshed
thy
soule
with
the
balsome
of
his
love
.
Consider
this
and
thou
canst
not
but
know
what
mouth
hath
kissed
thee
.
These
may
helpe
us
much
in
getting
a
further
assurance
of
Christs
love
;
●●e
stirred
up
therefore
to
a
desire
to
be
where
Christ
is
,
and
to
have
the
kisses
of
his
love
in
his
ordinances
,
so
often
as
wee
have
a
tender
of
them
:
So
shall
we
get
more
store
,
and
further
testimonie
of
his
favour
,
and
so
shall
wee
more
encrease
in
grace
,
and
communion
with
Christ
.
So
shall
wee
never
want
good
assurance
for
a
good
estate
in
heaven
,
or
comfort
in
any
other
estate
.
For
cast
such
a
man
into
a
Dungeon
,
hee
hath
a
Paradise
there
.
And
why
there
?
Because
Christ
comes
to
him
.
Further
,
if
wee
have
this
communion
with
Christ
,
then
though
we
are
compassed
about
with
death
,
death
And
now
seeing
you
cannot
require
this
love
of
THE
POWER
OF
Christs
Resurrection
.
COLOS.
3.
1.
If
yee
he
risen
with
Christ
,
seeke
those
things
which
are
above
,
where
Christ
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
THis
Verse
hath
dependance
on
the
second
Chapter
The
Apostle
had
much
adoe
to
roote
out
those
dangerous
seedes
of
conceit
which
false
teachers
had
sowen
upon
these
Colossians
,
touching
some
legall
ceremonies
;
as
touch
not
,
taste
not
,
handle
not
;
he
tells
them
that
these
dead
things
have
no
life
of
use
now
,
and
that
therefore
,
if
they
be
risen
with
Christ
they
must
fall
to
other
matter
,
seeking
those
things
that
are
above
.
These
ceremonies
were
indeede
appointed
by
God
at
the
first
,
but
now
being
ended
and
brought
to
their
grave
,
they
must
be
buried
,
there
never
to
rise
againe
.
And
therefore
no
more
to
be
revived
as
being
not
dead
onely
,
As
I
sayd
,
the
Apostle
finding
their
hearts
tainted
with
this
false
doctrine
,
having
first
sought
by
purging
to
drive
it
out
of
their
hearts
and
liking
;
he
now
begins
to
season
them
with
that
truth
which
is
after
godlinesse
,
that
is
,
with
heavenly
and
other
truths
and
doctrines
,
not
of
men
,
such
as
were
those
of
these
false
Apostles
,
but
of
God
,
where
hee
begins
with
generall
instructions
,
and
then
proceeds
to
particular
callings
;
as
of
husbands
and
wives
,
of
parents
and
masters
,
of
children
and
servan's
.
Now
because
the
well
managing
of
the
particular
duties
of
these
particular
callings
depends
on
a
good
principle
;
that
is
,
that
they
bee
sound
in
Christianitie
,
which
is
the
generall
:
Therefore
hee
begins
first
to
season
their
hearts
with
that
grace
of
their
generall
callings
;
knowing
that
it
is
so
much
the
easier
to
bee
good
in
their
particular
callings
,
when
they
are
first
good
in
the
generall
.
But
if
not
good
in
the
generall
,
then
never
good
in
the
particular
.
If
a
good
man
,
then
a
good
husband
,
a
good
father
,
and
a
good
master
,
fit
for
any
good
service
;
but
if
not
a
good
man
,
then
good
for
nothing
.
So
a
woman
,
if
a
good
woman
,
then
a
good
wife
,
and
good
in
any
calling
.
So
for
children
and
servants
,
if
good
in
the
generall
,
But
to
come
to
the
order
of
these
words
:
they
containe
first
a
ground
,
and
then
an
inference
upon
that
ground
.
If
you
be
risen
with
then
seeke
the
things
that
are
above
,
there
is
the
inference
.
For
the
first
,
It
is
an
Article
of
our
Faith
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
taken
a
But
when
rose
hee
?
wee
say
with
the
Scriptures
and
When
therefore
wee
are
in
any
distresse
,
voyd
of
the
helpe
of
man
,
then
God
will
come
in
and
raise
us
up
,
whether
in
our
credit
,
estate
or
persons
,
&c.
onely
therefore
let
us
have
patience
for
a
while
and
waite
his
comming
.
But
as
Christ
is
risen
so
we
shall
rise
.
Hee
is
the
meritorious
cause
of
our
resurrection
;
hee
hath
deserved
that
wee
should
rise
.
Also
he
is
the
worker
of
it
;
and
by
that
same
power
whereby
he
rose
againe
;
by
the
same
will
he
raise
up
us
at
the
last
day
.
He
is
every
way
the
cause
of
our
rising
,
(
and
hereupon
)
we
are
risen
with
him
:
As
hee
was
a
publick
person
in
his
death
;
and
as
upon
the
Crosse
hee
stood
in
the
place
of
all
the
elect
;
so
as
all
their
sinnes
(
committed
,
or
foreseene
to
be
committed
)
were
layd
upon
him
,
and
hee
bare
the
iniquitie
of
us
all
:
so
after
and
now
he
freed
himselfe
and
us
by
his
Resurrection
.
First
,
he
freed
himselfe
of
his
suretiship
,
our
bond
was
taken
up
,
and
our
debt
payd
;
where
justice
lost
not
a
penny
by
us
.
So
wee
were
freed
in
him
,
and
for
him
,
and
therefore
he
rising
wee
are
to
rise
with
him
.
for
what
should
hold
us
in
the
grave
,
now
that
deaths
bands
are
loosed
,
or
shal
the
head
be
above
water
,
and
the
members
perish
in
it
?
But
further
to
speake
of
the
Resurrection
.
This
Resurrection
of
Christ
is
twofold
;
spirituall
and
corporall
:
spirituall
,
when
wee
take
life
from
Christ
;
and
,
(
being
quickned
by
him
)
begin
to
rise
with
him
;
corporall
when
our
bodies
shall
bee
raised
at
the
last
day
.
When
wee
beleeve
that
Christ
is
dead
for
our
sinnes
;
our
sinnes
are
then
in
their
grave
,
and
Christ
is
then
crucified
to
us
:
and
when
wee
beleeve
that
hee
(
that
was
dead
)
is
now
risen
from
death
,
and
dies
no
more
:
we
beleeve
that
our
graves
also
shall
be
opened
,
and
that
we
shall
rise
(
as
he
rose
)
to
immortalitie
of
life
.
Hence
every
true
Christian
Now
in
that
wee
are
raised
by
the
same
power
to
a
For
another
use
:
Consider
this
rightly
,
eyther
to
But
to
cut
off
many
things
that
might
here
be
spoken
of
;
wee
will
(
to
bee
short
)
now
speak
of
the
inference
;
If
you
be
risen
,
and
risen
with
Christ
by
his
power
,
then
seeke
those
things
which
are
above
.
The
inference
or
reason
is
thus
much
:
they
that
are
thus
risen
have
a
new
life
,
(
for
every
resurrection
notes
a
new
kind
of
being
)
if
spirituall
then
a
spirituall
being
,
if
bodily
That
every
life
and
state
of
life
requireth
answerable
actions
;
If
you
be
risen
with
Christ
,
and
so
have
a
spirituall
life
as
you
professe
to
have
,
then
carry
your selves
answerably
,
and
seeke
those
things
that
are
above
;
that
is
,
such
things
as
may
maintaine
,
and
are
sutable
to
that
life
of
yours
.
This
is
the
Apostles
manner
of
reasoning
in
this
place
.
And
this
is
so
in
nature
,
yea
and
so
in
corrupt
nature
;
it
is
so
in
grace
,
and
shall
bee
so
in
glory
.
For
the
first
,
it
appeareth
plainely
;
for
even
those
creatures
that
are
in
the
water
,
delight
in
it
,
because
it
is
their
proper
element
,
and
they
cannot
live
without
it
.
Secondly
,
it
is
so
in
corrupt
nature
,
he
that
is
covetous
,
the
very
conceit
that
hee
hath
of
his
riches
doth
as
it
were
feede
him
,
he
cannot
live
without
them
.
So
he
that
lives
a
carnall
life
here
,
dies
if
hee
be
taken
from
it
;
then
hee
is
as
a
Fish
upon
dry
ground
.
Take
a
Fish
out
So
then
a
Christian
that
is
risen
with
Christ
,
must
But
if
wee
should
try
all
And
now
againe
to
the
Wee
must
seeke
those
things
which
are
above
with
Christ
.
Seeking
implyeth
first
a
want
;
a
man
will
never
seeke
for
that
which
(
he
knowes
)
he
hath
.
Secondly
,
And
here
consider
what
in
capite
,
and
together
with
him
all
those
things
which
are
above
,
and
whatsoever
tends
to
true
blessednesse
.
And
indeede
all
the
excellency
which
wee
have
,
or
can
hope
to
have
is
from
above
.
Our
full
happinesse
and
glorious
inheritance
is
kept
for
us
in
the
Heavens
.
All
our
priviledges
are
from
above
;
our
kingdome
is
in
heaven
;
and
qualification
for
this
happy
estate
spoken
of
there
.
Our
holinesse
and
heavenly
mindednesse
is
from
above
;
fulnesse
of
grace
is
from
thence
,
and
all
graces
that
lead
to
perfection
are
there
.
Power
to
enable
us
to
any
holy
duty
is
from
above
,
yea
the
meanes
are
from
above
;
as
the
ordinances
,
the
word
and
Sacraments
.
To
summe
up
all
;
thus
much
the
words
import
,
seeke
for
a
nearer
communion
with
Christ
;
for
a
further
assurance
of
heaven
;
for
a
further
qualification
for
heaven
,
and
so
as
you
may
bee
more
and
more
in
heaven
while
you
are
below
on
the
earth
,
by
enjoying
through
faith
,
your
heavenly
priviledges
,
prerogatives
and
excellencies
:
seeke
for
further
increase
of
holinesse
,
for
a
greater
measure
of
grace
;
and
for
grace
to
bring
you
to
the
fruition
of
whatsoever
is
from
above
.
And
here
attend
upon
the
Word
of
God
,
upon
the
Sacraments
,
upon
holy
conferences
where
Christ
is
present
in
a
speciall
manner
;
and
by
holy
actions
seeke
for
glory
in
the
use
of
the
meanes
.
Reach
not
too
high
,
nor
above
your
pitch
,
which
is
arrogancy
,
pride
and
high
mindednesse
;
but
seeke
for
heavenly
things
by
heavenly
meanes
,
and
in
humble
manner
.
Againe
,
where
wee
must
seeke
the
things
above
,
because
wee
are
risen
with
Christ
,
(
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
being
an
article
and
ground
of
Religion
;
)
wee
learne
,
That
heavenly
duties
have
their
spring
from
the
articles
and
grounds
of
Religion
.
The
reason
is
;
The
ground
of
our
faith
is
the
cause
of
holy
duties
;
and
therefore
corrupt
in
faith
,
corrupt
in
obedience
in
that
degree
.
Evill
opinions
breed
an
evill
life
;
and
a
sound
understanding
an
holy
conversation
.
The
use
is
to
admonish
us
to
labour
to
understand
the
Againe
,
in
that
the
Apostle
willeth
them
to
seeke
heavenly
graces
,
and
that
because
they
are
risen
with
Christ
;
note
further
this
inference
;
That
as
a
Christian
ought
to
be
heavenly
minded
,
that
is
,
minded
to
seeke
heaven
ly
graces
;
so
hee
must
doe
it
for
this
reason
,
viz.
because
hee
is
in
an
estate
fitting
for
it
.
Therefore
let
none
say
,
Againe
,
so
farre
as
a
Christian
is
raised
by
Christ
,
so
farre
hee
cannot
but
seeke
those
things
that
are
above
.
Wee
neede
not
teach
a
bird
to
fly
,
for
shee
is
taught
of
her
nature
so
to
doe
;
flight
is
naturall
to
her
.
So
a
Christian
cannot
but
doe
the
things
answerable
to
his
Christian
nature
.
Hee
is
of
a
new
nature
,
and
therefore
cannot
but
bee
heavenly
minded
;
hee
cannot
prophane
the
Lords
day
,
hee
cannot
sweare
,
hee
cannot
lye
,
hee
cannot
blaspheme
,
he
cannot
delight
in
carnall
courses
,
he
cannot
doe
these
things
,
so
farre
as
hee
is
a
Christian.
And
it
is
in
this
sense
that
the
Apostle
saith
,
He
that
is
borne
of
God
sinneth
Againe
,
as
hee
is
a
Christian
hee
may
doe
it
,
and
ought
to
doe
it
,
and
cannot
but
doe
it
.
But
I
adde
further
,
and
for
a
further
point
,
Hee
glories
To
bee
heavenly
minded
,
and
exercised
in
spirituall
duties
,
is
his
happinesse
,
and
his
joy
.
Hee
is
never
so
well
,
never
so
much
himselfe
,
as
when
he
is
most
possessed
of
a
heavenly
mindednesse
,
&
most
frequent
,
or
not
often
exercised
in
spirituall
duties
:
so
farre
forth
as
hee
is
a
Christian
and
enlarged
by
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
so
far
forth
he
glories
in
holy
actions
&
in
heavenly
mindednesse
.
Is
this
in
all
true
Christians
,
if
such
?
what
then
may
Another
use
may
bee
for
tryall
of
thy
estate
;
and
here
see
what
power
there
is
of
the
Spirit
of
God
in
thee
to
make
thee
heavenly
minded
,
to
joy
in
things
hat
are
above
,
more
then
in
all
the
world
againe
.
If
thou
finde
this
power
in
thee
,
then
thou
art
a
Christian
indeede
;
thou
canst
then
speake
by
experience
,
what
is
the
worke
of
the
Spirit
,
and
thou
knowest
well
what
is
the
vertue
of
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
.
Then
thou
canst
say
with
Saint
Paul
,
that
thou
art
still
striving
to
finde
the
vertue
of
Christ
more
and
more
in
seeke
the
things
that
are
above
;
and
here
let
us
labour
to
finde
the
want
of
it
,
and
to
greeve
that
wee
have
not
so
much
of
it
as
we
have
neede
of
.
And
further
let
us
labour
to
know
the
excellency
of
this
power
,
esteeming
more
of
it
then
of
any
power
else
,
and
better
then
of
all
powers
of
darkenesse
in
this
flattering
world
,
for
when
all
other
things
leave
us
;
the
things
above
will
comfort
us
,
and
(
for
our
comfort
)
goe
with
us
.
Let
us
therefore
labour
to
see
some
hope
of
growing
in
them
.
Thou
hast
a
promise
(
using
the
meanes
)
to
attaine
unto
them
;
for
the
same
Spirit
is
set
over
by
assurance
unto
thee
that
raised
up
Christ
from
the
dead
:
use
therefore
all
sanctified
meanes
for
the
attaining
of
these
spirituall
good
things
,
use
heavenly
wayes
for
thy
way
to
heavenly
things
:
attend
upon
the
ordinances
of
God
:
labour
with
him
in
prayer
to
make
thee
such
a
one
as
hee
may
delight
in
,
and
fit
thee
for
that
estate
that
he
hath
provided
for
thee
.
Labour
to
encrease
in
vertuous
actions
,
and
fly
all
contrary
courses
;
as
worldly
mindednesse
,
and
the
pleasures
of
this
present
world
.
Beware
that
none
of
these
draw
away
thy
heart
,
and
with
it
,
thy selfe
from
an
earnest
seeking
of
heavenly
things
,
(
so
)
as
thou
shouldst
.
We
are
all
seekers
,
wee
are
a
generation
of
seekers
,
as
the
Psalmist
saith
;
We
seeke
Labour
therefore
to
see
the
want
of
heavenly
graces
,
and
to
esteeme
of
them
aright
,
and
to
see
hope
to
attaine
them
,
and
hope
to
attaine
them
,
and
use
the
meanes
,
and
avoid
all
contrary
courses
.
Doing
thus
you
shall
finde
the
vertue
of
Christs
Resurrection
raising
you
up
more
and
more
to
seeke
after
heaven
and
heavenly
things
,
even
those
things
that
are
above
.
FINIS
.