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kingdom_n	david_n	lord_n	saul_n	2,776	5	9.6848	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90965	Honey out of the rock, or, Gods method in giving the sweetest comforts in sharpest combates. Chiefly intended, as spirituall plunder for plundered beleevers.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1644 (1644)	Wing P3343; Thomason E46_14; ESTC R22911	32,070	38

be kept under and the Spirit of Christ will be above all The needle that is once touched with the load-stone though it may be hindred through the strength of some motion yet its naturall bias is still towards the North and will shake and tremble untill such time as it settles there Even so an heart once touched with Christ is naturally bending I mean in respect of its new nature and acting towards Christ and is never quiet in its obstructions untill it settles in him as the Mantle of Elijah being cast upon Elisha 1 King 19.19 20. made him run after the Prophet even so the Spirit of Christ being once poured forth upon a man maketh him ever after to run after Christ And as the spirit of Elijah did rest upon Elisha 2 King 2.15 even so doth the Spirit of Christ upon true Christians which Spirit doth alwaies maintain a continuall warre against sin Galat. 5.17 and at last as Esau is kickt out of the wombe after much striving and Jacob possesseth it alone and as after long war between the house of David and the house of Saul yet at last the house of Saul decreasing Saul is slain and David weares the Crown So sin dies and at last the Lord Jesus reigns in the heart bringing down all strong holds there and setling his own blessed and glorious kingdom in the roome thereof Thirdly The Spirit of Christ trades for God with the soule as Christ trades for the soule with God There is a holy trade betweene God and Beleevers Gods wealth and riches are his glory he trades with Beleevers for that peace and favour with God is a Beleevers riches he trades with God for that Beleevers have a Factor with God in the heavens that is Christ God hath a Factor with Beleevers in earth that is his Spirit Christ brings it about so with God that all that is in God and from God his Attributes his Actions c. are according to and fall in with a Beleevers peace and benefit in the latter end So the Spirit brings it so about in the soule that the whole soule and all that is within it and proceeds from it is in a sweet degree according to and falling in with the glory of God Christ hath taken away all enmity out of the heart of God toward Beleevers and the Spirit of Christ takes away the enmity that is in the heart of man towards God Christ presents his blood and his all sufficient Sacrifice unto God and by this hee prevailes with God for man We have redemption through his blood Ephes 1.5 Wee are made nigh by the blod of Christ Ephes 2.13 And we have boldnesse to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus Heb. 10.21 These and many such like places of Scripture holds forth the glorious efficacy of Christs blood with God in Beleevers behalfe and the Spirit of Christ also prevailes with the soul in and by the same blood 1. John 1.7 The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin Not onely quitteth us but cleanseth us Christ having offered his blood up unto God God now judgeth himselfe satisfied and therefore hath proclaimed it to all the world That in him he is well pleased Matth. 3.17 So now the Spirit representing unto the soule the same all-sufficient Sacrifice of Jesus Christ the soule becomes now reconciled unto God No actions now from God but of love kindnes and that because of the blood of Christ So no actions now from the soule delighted in and own'd towards God but actions of love and dutie and thankfullnesse and that by vertue of the same blood the love of Christ now constraineth them because now they thus judge that those now that live through the blood of Christ should not now live to themselves but unto him that died and gave himselfe for them 2. Cor 5.14 15. Christ hath prevailed with his Father that he should in all things next unto his own glory advance his people in as much as Pharaoh said unto Joseph Thou shalt be ruler over my house and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled onely in the Throne I will be greater then thee Gen. 41.40 Even so saith God unto his people Have ye dominion from Sea to Sea Psalme 72.8 and concerning the worke of my hands command ye me Isaiah 45.11 Onely my glory will I not give to another Isaiah 42.8 And the truth is God will not be glorified but in the peace and welfare of his people and never did he speake thinke or doe any thing but next unto his glory with reference unto them and all this is accomplished through the Lord Jesus in their behalfe just so the Spirit of Christ prevaileth so with Beleevers that they say concerning themselves and all that they have as Ahab said to Benhadad 1. Kin. 20.4 concerning his silver and gold c. I am thine and all that I have Hence it is that their hearts doe so thirste and pant after Sanctification in so much as Christ did long to perfect the worke of their redemption crying out That he was straightned till he did accomplish it Luke 12.50 Even so a spirituall heart cryes out Oh that my wayes were so directed that I might keep thy Statutes Psal 119.151 And the promises of Sanctification are sweet and luscious unto their hearts and they do plead so pathetically and cordially the performance of these promises that concernes their Sanctification the stony heart is their deep complaint and the heart of flesh their strong desires in so much that these requests takes up the very quintessence and life of their soules in their wrastling with God in so much as that what ever God denies them he shall not deny them that the reason of this is That the Lord Christ might be more advanced both in them and by them So that as Christ trades with God for Beleevers peace even so doth the Spirit of Christ trade with them for his praise and glory Fourthly The Spirit of Christ doth most affect the heart with spirituall objects things that are spirituall do most take up the soule the things of heaven the building not made with hands the incorruptible crowne the life that is to come and all those things that accommodate that way are most taking and acceptable it makes the heart subscribe unto the testimony that the Scriptures gives of this world that all here is vanity that the world passeth away c. and that that which is spirituall is most substantiall faith hope love meeknesse patience c. These are their riches and their substances and those duties that are high divine and spirituall are most sweet spirituall fellowship spirituall language spirituall notions these are most choise and precious unto the soule hence the Scripture saith That they minde or savour or relish the things of the Spirit Rom. 8.5 And the naturall man cannot discerne the things of the Spirit but the spirituall man judgeth thereof