5. THus far of Vitis . Our second Particular is Racemus : The bunch of Grapes . 'T is rendred here by Power , but is understood in an Excellency , Power cum Priviledgio . This indeed intended as Caput Votorum . For as he saith , Quid voveat dulci alumno ; So what is it that thy soul desires ? Is it Beauty ? Belive there are no such Roses and Lilies in their Midsummer , as Gods Sons in their early Spring . That being true of every member which is spoken of the body in general , Thou art all fair . No deformity ; not that of sickness , nor that of age , nor spot nor wrinckle . Free from all defilement of sin , ( a brave and high , victorious and insolent Beauty , that ) pure , fair , white and red in his innocence , and in the blood of the Lamb. Is it riches ? How faint , and cold , and poor a word to this that makes a man rich in God! And rich in faith is equivalent to that . For by that is a poor wretch under all made Heir to God , who is rich over all ; and enjoyes ( not these shadows of the world , but ) those unsearchable riches of Christ : not filthy lucre defiling in the acquist , but fine Gold . So that thy adoring Mammon , is but a mockery to thy soul . It cannot make thee : it may marr , it may undo thee ; nor can it redeem or preserve thee , or thou it . For Fool thy soul may be suddainly snatcht away , And then whose shall those things be ? But if made a man indeed , made for ever , thou must be melted and refined , and new made the Son of God in Christ . Thirdly , If long life be a blessing desireable : Think all thy possessing here of all those dreams of the-shapes of pleasures , shaddows can endure but for a vapory moment ( saith St Janes : ) but he that believes in the Son of God hath everlasling Life ( saith St. John . ) haves it in full and quiet possession by the power of his faith : and having named everlasting life , there need no addition of pleasure , Food , Rayment ; yet all these in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , even in this life , fulness of joy , as full as humane nature can hold , yea overflowing exceedingly , abounding with all joy and peace in believing : which Graces and replenishing of his Saints bosomes , are therefore in the old resembled by saturity , marrow , fatness , and in the new by manna hid , and living fountains of water , which mixt and cuited by the bleeding balm which drops from those holes of the Rock , the peirced side of our Saviour , becomes a cordial and soveraign Receipt against venom of sin , and poison of the Serpent . And lastly , If felicity consist in knowledge , or as he puts it — Sapere & fari , with sapience , like believing with the heart : What Eloquence so puissant and clear , like confessing with the mouth to salvation ? What learning to that Cross which makes Philosophy a fool , suspends & pales the sages and Disputers of this word ? Angels desire to prie into it ; and he that was full of Revelations desired to know nothing else .

6. But take another view of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the two usual notions of the word . Honour and Power : Honour first , It is so thin and aerie a thing as who can tell you what it is ? Something derivable from the prince the fountain of Honour , yet he only alike to direct us where to lay and place the Title , and the Ornaments . He can bow no mans heart to any performance : for it is a thing wholly in honorante , in him that will do us honour if he lift , and when he lift . And what are the materials and the dress ? Reckond they are Esd. 13. Thirdly , Clothed in Purple and fine linnen , eat in gold , sleep on gold , a Chariot with bridles of Gold . ( Now usurpt by vulgars ) and then to sit next the King , and to be called his Cousin ; Glories well worth the wearing when purchased by a long descent of noble blood and vertue mingled , or by that vertue singular . Yet how uncertain is the Possession ? In times of Peace how oft hath Glory vanisht ! all honour been laid in the dust : and still attended on ( beside the shade of envy ) with those two certain Ravishers , extream old age and death ; and in times of war or danger , how subject to the pillage and affront of every Ruffin ! But here s an honorable addition with a perpetuity , enough ( if our hearts were filled with ambitious fires ) to give satisfaction and acquiescence . Sons of the most high ! which stile though some on earth may wear , yet God their Father wears it with a difference . Some most high among men , in their morning and meridian Glory , may be full low before the evening . But thy Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom ; Thou O Lord art most high for evermore . With cordial water it is that the Church sprinckles all our hearts when she teaches us to pray , O Lord whose Kingdom is everlasting and Power infinite . To be Son then to him is a Title which anoints us in Grace , as Christ in nature above all our fellows of mankind , and in a sort above Angels . For to which of the Angels said God at any time , Thou art my Son : A Title wherein all Titles imperial are appaled , impoverisht , lost or far exceeded . For I can ask as great , or I can think beyond all honour ever worn by mortal ; But this Gods tells me is above Demand and Cogitation : above all that we are able to ask or think .

Secondly , In the notion of Power as it is here rendred ; What a formidable army doth the people present and oppose to the militant Christian ? Eph. 6.14 . Principalities and Powers : and then the vantage ground in high places ; enough to daunt the courage of the stoutest flesh and blood to encounter Legions of such spirits ; yet mark his oration to the soldiour , verse 11. My Brethren , Be strong in the Lord , and in the Power of his might . There is a compleat armour beaten out in Heaven , and we fight under him who hath blood and spirit ready to run into and fill our veins ; to make us stand , and standing fight , and fighting conquer ; more then Conquerors ; for we are made to triumph in Christ , who triumpht over all those powers for us . And if there be more Troopers in the way of our Salvation , as there is a world of enemies , yet this is your victory whereby you overcome the world , even your faith : and against all the treasons and rebellions of the flesh , the servant of God hath no other rescue granted him upon his instant petition , but my Grace shall be sufficient for thee , and my power shall be made ●erfect in Weakness .

7. I Have done with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and am come to Torcular ; the Wine-press of Application : By which I promised first to draw a cup of consolation , which is soon done by contemplating the Grace and Mercy of God in Christ Jesus . His abundant manifold Grace , and the multitude of his Mercies ; his sweet and tender mercies , differenced from mens , first in being sure , then in their eternity . The Lord is gracious and his mercy is everlasting . And lastly mercy mingled of pardoning and rewarding , both together , which no man uses to a riotous Son , or refractory servant ; yet our case was more desperate ; and behold God sets forth his love to us being enemies and in defiance . Then he sent again his only Son , that whosoever believes might not perish . Is not that enough ? No : But , might have everlasting life . The solemnity of this fulness of delight in the enjoying of Gods mercy thus in Christ , makes it up a wedding , Hos. 2. and in the Gospel . And the Saints said to rejoice in their beds . The spouse in Thalamo . And all that Psalm of David , Ps. 45. and all Solomons Song are nothing but Epithalamions at these nuptials : wherein the Bride though bare and poor , and naked , and miserable before , is now by the rich Dowry and Joynture of her Grace in Christ , stated and possest , and enobled , and arayed , and adorned above her wish , and to her everlasting consolation : but for we are too apt too easily to let such Comforts issue from such Texts as this ; therefore I told you , this cup must awhile be set by , till we have tasted first a Cup of sober consideration for a cooler . Be sober and suspitious , was the Heathens ; and Christians rule alike is , Be sober and watch . And another , Work out your salvation with fear and trembling . Presumption in all our addresses to the Almighty ever to be avoided , lest it taint our sacrifices . And however in the coelestial bodies , sure we are in all heavenly souls , there is duly observed a motus trepidationis , even when they lay hold on Vitis and press Racemus here : for there be several Acts of our Saviour considerable . Three several Advents , and for three several creations . To the first he came with faciamus : Let us make man in our Image and likeness , soul and body . To the third and last . He will come with perficiamus , to make it up a full Redemption by his restoring all things , which act is also called a Regeneration , and respecting man , a renewing or change of our vile bodie like his glorious . But there is a secoud Advent here mentioned : When he came in a body for the Recreation of our souls . A work which is no longer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , Eph. 2.10 . His Poem . this Piece shewing him a work-man to the proof , and therefore well rendred in our translation the work-manship of God created in Christ Jesus . On this act in medio done by the Mediator ; which Janus like afflects on the last , & reflects on the first : On this are we to fix and pitch our consideration , which was done by him to the end that all ruin'd since the first , and hopefull of the last , may claim by vertue of this Act. If at that dreadfull day of Judgement we would see him without amaze , or wishing for overwhelming rocks and mountains over us . O learn betimes to view him , and run after him , and lay hold upon him in this advent . 'T is this creation puts down thy first ; and better never made , never born , if not renewed , if not reborn . For how much more horrible then ten thousand thunder-claps will the burst of that voice be , Depart , I know you not ! no not the work of thy own hands ? No : for though my Plasma , I formed you , yet you deformed your selves , and hated to be reformed by being made conformable to me in life , in death , in resurrection .