flowing in till there be fullness and then they never flee away concerning Babylon's wealth the cry will be Alas alas in one hour so great Riches are come to nought Rev. 18.16.17 but Sion's Riches never came to nought being the durable Riches Prov. 8.18 2. They many times hinder Mens entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven 't is hard for â— Rich Man to enter thither because Riches are loved more than that Kingdom but being rich in Christ and having Vertue and Knowledge Temporance and Godliness added to Faith so you may know that Entrance shall be administred abundantly into the Everlasting Kingdom of Christ 2. Pet. 1.8 11. 3. The love of Money is the Root of all Evill a Root bearing Gall and Wormwood as Lying Deceit Violence Apostacy Pride c. on the other side the love of Christ's Riches will be a Root out of which much good will grow as Obedience Zeal of following Christ Boldness to Confess him a heavenly Conversation with contentment with food convenient as the love of Money is the Root of Sin so of piercing Sorrow and distracting Cares but the love of Christ's Riches will be a Root out of which much Peace and Joy will grow even that Peace which passeth Understanding and Joy unspeakable and full of Glory 2. Let those that are partakers of Christ's Riches take these Instructions 1. Be poor in Spirit when you are rich in Christ being rich in the Spirit of Christ given you be poor in your own Spirits Paul said in nothing came I behind the very chiefest Apostles though I be nothing 2 Cor. 12.11 whatever I have now there was a time when I had nothing and was nothing I see now but I was blind I am Righteous now but I was a Sinner and by the Grace of God I am that I am 1 Cor. 15.10 I have no Sufficiency of my self but his Grace is sufficient for me thus be poor in Spirit then you are blessed for yours is the Kingdom of God Math. 5.3 blessed are those that are thus poor in Spirit for they are rich blessed are they that are empty for they are full blessed are they that are thus nothing in Christ they have all 2. Know that it is by your Faith you are Rich Jam. 2.5 rich in Faith Faith seeing Christ Faith receiving Christ and staying upon him makes Rich. Thou standest thou livest thou lovest thou followest Christ by Faith therefore be not high minded but fear be not low minded but believe 3. Such as are rich in Christ should be rich towards Christ 1 Tim. 6.17 18. Charge them that are rich in this World that they be rich in good works much more should those that are rich in Christ be rich in good works abounding in the work of the Lord. 1 Cor. 15 58. 6. 20. 4. Prize the Riches of Grace as well as the Riches of Glory Isa 33.6 the fear of the Lord is his treasure as the fear of the Lord and zeal of worshiping God was that which brought so much treasure to Hezekiah and filled his Treasures with precious things so the Worship and Service of God was esteemed by him as a great Treasure the Treasures of Grace which he had in his Heart were better than the house of his precious things he is a sound Christian that looks on the favour of God and the fear of God as his Treasure 5. Communicate of your Riches As the Ministration of the Spirit so the Riches of Christ are given to profit withal and we should be good Stewards of them in trusting as we are intrusted comforting as we are comforted when Christ gives his Riches he gives his Charge with them Occupy till I come Luk. 19.13 with 1 Pet. 4.10 6. Honour the Lord with your earthly Riches feed Christ hungry and cloath Christ naked we may argue as the Apostle 1 Cor. 9.11 If we have sown Spirituals is it a great matter if we reap your Carnal things If Christ sows his Heavenly Spiritual Incorruptible Riches is it a great matter for him to reap our Carnal make you Friends of the Mammon of Vnrighteousness Covetuos Men look on Mammon as their best Friend Saints should not do so but make themselves Friends with it Not Christ we can't make him our Friend by our Riches Believe come to him Reverence him and so he will be our Friend our Riches cannot purchase his Friendship but make the Saints our Friends do good to the Houshold of Faith and then when these fail they shall receive you with Joy and consecrate your Gain to the Lord If Men have not a heart to it themselves the Lord will do it for them Mich. 4.13 I will consecrate their Gain to the Lord c. when covetous Men make a God of their Wealth Saints should Honour God with it 2 Sam. 1.21 Ye Mountains of Gilboa let their be no Rain nor Dew nor Fields of Offerings the Fields of Canaan were Fields of Offerings of the Fruits of them were made Offerings to the Lord so shâ—â—ld the Fields of Saints be Fields of Offâ—rings tâ—eir Riches the Riches of Offerings and 〈◊〉 â—hat is in the hands of wicked Men is the Mammon of Unrighteousness but shall in the handâ— of Saints be the Riches of Righteousnesâ— 3. Comfort to such as have Christ and his Riches with him Those tâ—at have theâ—â— Portion only in this life and enjoy their good things here hereafter mâ—y have torment and as Jam. 4.1 Go too now ye Rich Men weep and howl for the Miseries that are to come upon you But go too now ye Sainâ—s that are so much scorned and contemned in the World so much persecuted c. rejoyce and be exceeding glad great are your Riches â—n Christ much have you received mo e is laid up for you great is your reward on Earth but far greater in Heaven If you are of the Poor of the World you are rich in Christ if you loose outward Riches for Chrâ—st's sake you have an hundred fold and in the World to come Everlasting Life and the fulness of heavenly Riches In every State you may know how to want and how to abound having Food and Rayment you may very well be content and account Food convenient as all Phil. 4.18 I have all and abâ—und having received of Epaphroditus the things sent from you what an Excellent frame of Spirit was there and most worthy of our Imitation and what cause is there to rejoyce in filling up that which is behind of the Sufferings of Christ as Paul did Coll. 1.24 seeing Christ is filling up that which is behind of our Grace and Glory and is the Lord Proving and Trying you as Silver is tried doth he bring you into a Net and lay Afflictions upon your Loins doth he at any time cause Men to ride over your Heads what is the Issue of all Psa 66.12 Thou ledd'st us through fire and Water and brought'st us out into a wealthy Place Heaven is the wealthy place thither at
Kings that gave up their Power to the Beast shall hate the VVhore c. Saints under so long a trouble must needs have fainted had they not believed to see the goodness of God in the Land of the living and had they not been assured that by the witty inventions of VVisdom dwelling with Prudence Babylon shall be made to fall and he that sits in the Temple of God shall come down and sit in the dust nay be cast into the Lake that burns with Fire and Brimstone for the Beast and False Prophet shall be destroyed and their Bodies given to the burning flames 6. Lastly as when the old VVorld was destroyed by water God had a witty invention to save Noah and his Family so when the VVorld that now is shall be destroyed with Fire God will have a witty invention to save whom he pleases Now this glorious truth of the unsearchable Riches of VVisdom in Christ affords abundant matter of Joy and Incouragement to the Saints and Servants of Christ 1. As Christ hath the Riches of VVisdom so he is Wise for them to do them good The VVisdom bestowed on Solomon was for the good of the Israelites that he might know how to go in and out before them to do Judgment He had VVisdom to Teach and Instruct as we see in those Books of Proverbs Ecclesiastes and Canticles Eccles 12.9 Because the Preacher was Wise he still taught the People knowledge as the more wise he was the more he taught the People knowledge And so the more wisdom Christ hath the more shall he teach the Saints knowledge Solomon had wisdom to Build a Temple so had Christ to build a Spiritual House Solomon was wise to put a difference betwixt the Israelites and Strangers and these he made Servants for his work but those were free and Officers under him and Christ shall make Believers Free so as that they shall be free indeed Thus as Christ is Wise he is Wise for the Faithful Wise to Teach to Save and to perfect that which doth concern them 2. His Wisdom is to be a Fountain of Wisdom to them in his light must they see light by his wisdom they shall have wisdom Christ's wisdom multiplies in Regenerated ones as he hath a Spirit of wisdom so he gives it as the Sun is the light of the VVorld gives light to the Moon Stars to the Earth and living Creatures therein so is Christ the light of the Church he doth give VVisdom dwelling with Prudence to his Members he gives to men natural and civil wisdom for their ordering of their worldly affairs for in such things 't is God instructs men to discretion as he doth the Husbandman in and about his Husbandry Isa 2â— 26. and he gives Spiritual wisdom to the Saints to know God and order their conversaâ—iâ—n aright his work is to give more wisdom where it is begun and this he will do till all the Saints come up to the measure of the stature of his own fulness and this in the latter days will be a work that Christ will more gloriously appear in for mâ—ny shall run to and fro and knowledge shall abound Dan. 12.4 and the Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the Waters cover the Sea and the light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun sevenfold as the light of seven days Then as he that is feeble shall be as David so he that is simple and but a babe in understanding shall be as Solomon This is incouragemâ—nt to go to Christ for wisdom As the Queen of Sheba came with her hard questions to Solomon and he satisfied her in all so should we come with our hard questions to Christ every true Christian hath many hard questions about Divine Truth about the sence of Scriptures about the dispensations of God and concerning his own Estate whether it be a state of Grace and Peace in which they are with God Now he should go to Christ for satisfaction There are hard questions among Believers in which they are divided as about the form and pattern of God's House Now they should seek to the Lord and wait on him and in due time he shall reveal even this unto them to the making of the Saints all of one Mind and Heart then the Lord shall be King over all the Earth and Antichrist no where King then the Lord shall be one and his name one only be humble see the way of Wisdom ask in Faith and he will give it Again are there unsearchable Riches of wisdom in Christ as Solomon was Renowned for his wisdom Then 1. Have a high esteem of Christ because of his wisdom all the Kings sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom and she that was a Queen said Happy are those thy Servants It is better to be Christ's Servants seeing his Glory and hearing his wisdom than to rule over men David behaved himself wisely and was Respected of all the People 1 Sam. 18.30 shall not Christ be judged much more worthy of acceptation David behaved himself more wisely then all the Servants of Saul and his name was much set by or very precious and shall not Christ's Name be much set by 2. Trust to his Wisdom he knows what is good for us and how to do us good and to make all work for good when we have wants he knows how to supply them when infirmities he knows how to help them when dangers he knows how to deliver out of them When there was an Achitophel giving counsel against David he had an Hushai to defeat his counsel when there are so many Achitophels in counsel at Rome here 's one that sits in Heaven whose Name is Wisdom dwelling with Prudence who knows how to defeat their counsel 3. Justifie Wisdom Wisdom is Justified of her Children as wisdom justifies them so should they justifie wisdom There is much finding fault Flesh is apt to find fault as Jonah said he did well to be angry by murmuring by impatience we condemn the Lord when the Flesh condemns let the Spirit and renewed part Justifie the Lord the world is apt to find fault Antichrist condemns the truth and ways of Christ and sets up many Doctrines and Ordinances to make void the Doctrines and Ordinances of God Now here Saints should Justifie wisdom and confess Christ stand up for his Truths Commands c. Justifie wisdom by words and works Although we cannot and ought not to justifie our selves against the charge of God's Holy Law by works yet there is a sence in which we ought to Justifie Christ by our works 4. Fear Christ because of his Wisdom we reverence men much that have wisdom beyond others and rise up before the hoary head that is because with the Ancient is wisdom Here is the Ancient of days with whom is perfect wisdom worthy to be had in reverence by them that are round about him the Enemies of
suffer Death for them the Spirit works to will and to do to consent to be saved by Christ to take Christ for Saviour and Lord and to believe in him as the Author of and to follow him as the Câ—â—tain of Salvation 2. There 's a most glorious manifestation of God in this work All God's works are God's manifestations they are his visible appearances and out-goings The Creation was the first manifestation of God The Heavens declare his Glory and ths Firmament shew his handy work Psa 19 1. Rom. 1. His eternal Power and Godhead is seen by the things that are made as 't is said of Christ Joh. 2.11 This beginning of Miracles he did and manifested forth his Glory The most glorious manifestation of God is in Christ the Word being made Flesh the fulness of the Godhead in him being made Flesh made Lord and King He has Love Power and Wisdom to set up his Kingdom and to make his Enemies his Foot-stool This is the greatness of Gods works Godman being made by this work that is the Union of God and Man in one Person the effect of this work The second Glorious Manifestation next to this is in saving Sinners by Christ He shall come to be glorified in his Saints and admired in them that bâ—lieve A Manifestation of Power exceeding greatness of Power As great a work to save a Sinner as to raise Christ from the dead Of Wisdom in finding out a way to save Sinners so as that Justice might be satisfied and love be abundantly discovered an infinite Satisfaction an infinite Obedience and an infinite price to be paid Where should such be found Men were not able to give it Angels could not bring it The Son of God became Man and Mediator an infinite Person undertakes to lay â—down his Life and to yield Obedience and so an infinite Price is paid and infinite Obedience is yielded c. Here the Wisdom of God is most clearly seen And Lastly Here 's a most glorious discovery of Mercy and Grace he makes known the Riches of his Grace on the Vessels of Mercy When Sinners aâ—e Enemies and nothing lovely God loves the Elect so as to give Christ to taste Death for them and Christ loves not his Life to Death He that was in the form of God humbles himself and puts himself into the miserable condition of Sinners that he might translate them into his own Glorious Estate whom he will make like to himself and partakers with him of the Divine Nature and of all his Glorious Priviledges 3. This Glorious manifestation of God in the Soul cannot but work fear and trembling in it Fear will be the effect of the discoveries of God to the Creature There is so much Majesty Glory and Greatness in it that will awe the Heart of the Creature When God appears in the Glory of his Justice and Almighty Power Then the wicked shall fear The Kings and Captains c. shall cry to the Mountains to hide them from the wrath of the Lamb. And the discovery of the infinite goodness of God will work fear in the Hearts of the Saints they shall fear the Lord and his Goodness because his goodness is the goodness of God that is infinite and exceeding great goodness to sinful nothing Creatures The apprehension of this should work fear Hos 3.5 Section 12. Now this fear consists 1. In admiration of this Glory reveal'd Such Wisdom and Grace that if it be apprehended will raise the Soul in holy admiration of God David said he was fearfully and wonderfully made Psa 139.14 In respect of the excellent frame of the Body such variety of parts and so fitly composed therein may be seen so much of the Wisdom and Power of God as may make the Heart wonder and fear that God that made him so Persons that are sav'd are fearfully and wonderfully sav'd if it be reveal'd in the Soul how this work is undertaken and carried by the Trinity The Father loving from Eternity Christ dying in the fulness of time and the Spirit living and acting in the Soul making it his own Habitation Sinners become the Apple of God's Eye precious c. Christ's Members Joynt Heirs with Christ Sinners having access to God and are partakers of the Divine Nature What a fearful and wonderful thing is this So much favour shewn by God to a Sinner when there is so vast a disproportion betwixt him and God may well beget admiration When Saul said he would give David his Daughter to Wife 1 Sam. 18.18 He replys What am I What is my Life or my Father's Family in Israel that I should be Son in Law to the King The apprehension of the great disproportion betwixt him and Saul was the cause of his so much admiring at the favour that was shewn him so there is the greatest disproportion betwixt God and Sinners As Men and as Sinners As Men they are not so much as a drop to the Ocean And as Sinners as great as is between Light and Darkness c. That such Creatures should be comprehended in love and brought near to God c. What am I and what is my Life that I should be brought hitherto Deut. 28.58 Thou shalt fear this great and dreadful name the Lord thy God God that is Infinite Thy God that art a poor and inconsiderable Creature God that is so holy thy God that art so unholy God that is Just and will not clear the Guilty thy God that hasâ— so much abounded with Sin clearing thee of Guilt that hast so much abounded with Guilt This Name This is dreadful this is a wonderful and dreadful Manifestation of God As the Psalmist says They that know thy Name they will put their trust in thee So they that know this Name The Lord thy God will fear and tremble They cannot but admire at such Infinite Grace when the Son of God was made Man the Word made Flesh and Crown'd c. This was a dreadful Manifestation of God! There 's cause to admire at the Grace that was shewn to the humane Nature of Christ whence as the Apostle says Heb. 2.6 One testifies What is Man that thou art mindful of him c. Thou Crownest him with Glory and Honour And Christ himself is said to fear as Man So as Man he is most deeply sensible of and affected with the Grace shewn to the humane nature So a Believer may say What am I that God should be so mindful of me That he should visit me with Salvation-love That I that am the lowest and worst of Creatures fit for Hell and to be a Companion for Devils should be Co-Heir with Christ and partaker with him of all his Glory 2. In Humility The discovery of such Grace and Goodness will bring down high Imaginations and beget lowliness of Mind it will convince the Creature of its own emptiness and nothingness This hath been the effect of the appearance of God both to Men and Angels Isa 6.2 The
and am abundantly satisfied with him I am Empty Poor Blind and Naked I will buy of him Gold White Rayment Eye-Salve c. And he hath bought my Life bought my Service and he is worthy of it And I am not my own I will glorify him This is the will of a sound Christian that is in the way of Life 2. They are doing Christians Math. 7.21 Not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in Heaven He that is travelling in the way towards Heaven is careful to do the will of the Father in Heaven Doing his will is not the way so as Christ is the way but such as are in the way are doing Christians He that looks on God as the Supreme Good can't but look on the will of God as the Supreme Rule and the Glory of God as the Supreme End and if God be in the heart he will be in the Life God is seen in his doings he that dwells in God will work in God and will bring forth Fruit unto God will abound in the work of the Lord and their labour will not be in vain in the Lord. Abound in Zeal for God's honour fruitfulness in the work of Righteousness Labour in the Lord in the will of God live Godly Righteously and Soberly and youâ— labour shall not be in vain Altho' your work deserve not a Reward yet God will not forget your work of Faith and labour of Love So Christians that are in the way of Life must be doing in the Lord such as are travelling towards Heaven must have their conversation in Heaven they that walk towards God must walk with God Sect. 17. Use By this it appears that few there be that walk in the way of Life Few there be that WILL like Christians and that DO like Christians that act like such that are in the way of Life How few that set their Souls to the Gospel that is full of precious Promises of tenders of Mercy it holds forth the glorious things of Christ his infinite fulness to Sinners and their freedom of access to it But are not these by most counted a strange thing Are they not made light of How rare is it to find a plenary and full consent of heart to the proffers of the Gospel A full will to take Christ and to enjoy God as the Supreme Good Hos 5.4 They will not frame their doings to turn to God So you that follow the course of the World that wallow in the pollutions of the World as Drunkeness c. Your doings are not framed like the doings of those that are turned towards God that go towards Heaven with your Faces thitherwards your Faces your outward aspects and appearances are not thitherwards if the hearts be thitherwards then the Face and outward appearance are so also The will is not right in many as Particularly 1 You that allow your selves in Sin and consent to Lust What I do said Paul I allow not That is in doing any thing that 's contrary to the will of God he did not allow himself Now if you allow your selves in Sin if you Sin with a secret allowance of Heart that is contrary to the will of a true Christian The Flesh lusteth against the Spirit if you consent to the Flesh and have no lusting against it then your will and consent is not the will of those that are in the way of Life 2. You that delight not in the Law of God after the Inner Man your Wills are not upright That Will that 's spoken of in the Text is not wrought in you Rom. 7 2â— I delight in the Law of God after the Inner Man There 's a suitableness in my will to the will of God the will of God's working is that the will of God should be the Rule or that it should stand The Will of God's working delights in the will of God and rejoices in acknowledgement of his Highness Isa 13.3 Let God be acknowledged as God and be feared and loved c. his will is against Sin and 't is for Holiness Rom. 7.16 If I do that which I allow not I consent to the Law that it is good There is consent to the Law and dissent from sin for where there 's no consent betwixt your Wills and the Law your wills are not those in the Text. The Will that 's mentioned in the Text is 1. A Will altogether perswaded to embrace Christ Not like Agrippa's Will almost perswaded not an imperfect Will but a thorow Will a Will that consents to God as the supreme good consents to come to Christ as the way of Life to take hold of Christ as the one thing necessary and as most lovely and to walk in the way of the Gospel as the best way Not like ths young Man's Will he was willing to follow Christ but not to depart from his Riches to follow Christ He did love Christ but his Riches more than Christ this is but an imperfect an almost perswaded Will. Here was not a full consent I will take Christ whatever it costs me though it cost me Lands and Life c. This thorow Will this willing altogether to take Christ and to obey the Gospel is the Will of such a one as is in the way of Life Whoever go thorow to Heaven have this thorow Will The young man that was but almost perswaded and had but a half Will and Consent to take Christ was but almost come to the Kingdom of Heaven not far but almost willing c. and so but almost a Christian Math. 12.34 2. A Will altogether perswaded to take a whole Christ a whole Will to have a whole Christ Christ as Wisdom Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption Christ to Redeem and Christ to Reign over I count all things but Dung to win Christ c. Every thing in Christ is precious to a perfect Will As his Humiliation so his Exaltation over them as his Obedience imputed 〈…〉 his Dominion exercised over them His Mouth is most sweet yea he is altogether lovely in every part in every Office As the Will in the Text is not divided so not a dividing Will as a Will not divided halting between Christ and the World so not a Will dividing Christ parting his Offices which is a greaâ—er evil than parting his Garments As not half perswasion to have Christ so not a perswasion to have but half Christ but a whole Will to have a whole Christ 3. A Will that 's altogether towards Heaven that is that consents to this that Heavenly things are better than Earthly Eternal better than Temporal and to be with Christ is better than to be in the World 'T is better to be in Heaven than in the midst of Earthly Pleasures and Delights 2. For Doing consider that their doing who are in the way of Life is 1. A doing the will of God When the Will is that God's
love of God in your Electing or accepting Christ on the terms offered chusing him above the World and to serve him rather than your Lusts You may read your own Election or God As 't is said of Mary Magdalen much was forgiven her for she loved much Pardoning love was to be read in her love this is one fruit of the love of God on the Soul So you may say God wills for the Creatures wills This will is of God's working and this testifiâ—s of God's will 2. Such as once will to be saved shall continue to will and to do what they ought in the way of Life They shall not reject Christ they shall not cast of his Yoke they shall so live and do as those that are in the way of Life ought for God will work the immutability of God's Counsel shall cause an immutability in their will of following Christ As nothing shall seperate them from the love of God Angels Principalities Powers c. noâ—hing shall alter God's will towards them so noâ—hing shall alter their will towards God They shall not grow out of the Love of Christ into utter dislike or dis-esteem of him their Conversation shall be in Heaven they shall breath and long for Salvation They shall deny themselves and walk contrary to the World they shâ—ll â—vercome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their Testimony and not love their liveâ— o the Death For God shall work in them both 〈◊〉 will and do of his good pleasure c The End of the Fourth Discourse THE FIFTH DISCOURSE Of Sanctifying the Sabbath or Lord's Day ISAIAH lviij xiij If thou turn away thy Foot from the Sabbath from doing thy Pleasure on my Holy Day and call the Sabbath a delight the Holy of the Lord Honourable and shalt honour him not doing thine own ways not finding thine own pleasure nor speaking thine own words Verse 14. Then shalt thou delight thy self in the Lord and I will cause thee to ride on the high places of the Earth and feed thee with the Heritage of Jacob thy Father For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it THe occasion of making choice of this Text is a late Discourse concerning a Reformation which there is ground to hope there will be in the World which will be usher'd in with some sweeping Judgment and therefore our present work is to prepare for a Storm Many Directions were given how we may prepare for a Storm The last was this Furnish your selves with those Graces with which the day of Reformation will flourish when it comes Now of many Graces mentioned which will live in that day this is one in that great day when the Church shall be glorious through the destruction of Anti-christ by an increase of â—ight so that the Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord as the Waters coveâ—â—he Sea and the Spouse shall be prepared as a Bride adorn'd to her Husband when the Jews shall be called and the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in and these shall be filled with all the fulness of God and there shall be a Church which shall be the fulness of him which filleth all in all In this glorious day the Sabbath shall be an Holy and Honourable day in the Churches of Christ and the Duties thereof shall be performed with great delight Now if you wiâ—l prepare for a Storm and have some hâ—ding place in the day of the Lord's anger See that you be found in a strict observation of the Lord's day Doctrine When suâ—h a Reformation shall come which shall mak◠〈◊〉 â—hurch glorious on Earth then shall the Sabbath be look'd on by the People of God as Hâ—ly â—nd Honâ—urable and shall be observed as with verâ— much strictne s so with great delight Or in fewer words thus In the last and purest of Gospel time there â—â—ll be a very strict observation of the Sabbath-day â—ich now we call the Lord's day Quest. You will ask what ground there is to conclude this from these words Answ Let the context be well considered and we shall see a Prophecy of such things which as yet have not had a full accomplishment but shall in the lâ—st days And the observation of the Sabbath is made the condition of the Promises here made if the Sabbath be duly kâ—pt then what is promised before and in the Text shall be performed and if it be so then God commands the keeping a Sabbath under the Gospel And as there was before so there was when the Law was given on Sinai a Sabbath given There remains a Sabbath a day of holy rest for the People of God Let us search this Scripture then and see whether there will not câ—me forth of it a Jus Divinum for a Sabbath now under the Gospel The Prophet was sent to shew the House of Jacob their Transgressions and in particular to reprove them of their Hypocrisy in the Duties they performed and especially in their fasting which was a counterfeit Fast and then shews them what is the true Fast and then makes many gracious Promises which is his usual method after reproving present Evils he makes Promises which not only had respect to present times but chiefly to the times of the Gospel as we see plainly in the next Chapter He mentions present Sins and present Judgments ver 16. He complains that no Man did endeavour to set things right and so declares the Lord putting on Righteousness and an Helmet of Salvation to execute Vengeance on his Enemies and then the Effect of this They shall fear the Lord from the West And then the Redeemer shall come to Zion And in this observe how suddenly he falls into Prophecying of Gospel times and the last of them For so he doth as appears Rom. 11.26 There shall come out of Sion the Redeemer and shall turn ungodliness from Jacob. Those words are brought in as a Proof for calling the Jews and bringing in the fulness of the Gentiles In like manner he doth here which will the better appear if we consider the particulars of this Prophecy in this Chapter which will manifest that these chiefly respect the last Gospel times 1. See ver 8. Thy Righteousness shall go before Thee c. that is The Lord thy Righteousness as he is call'd in Jer. 23.6 When we consider that their Righteousness shall go before that 's some evidence of this sense as best Besides in what time is it that Christ and the Church of the Jews shall be called by this Name and why In the place before mentioned it is said Behold the days come saith the Lord that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch and a King shall Reign and prosper and shall Execute Judgment and Justice in the Earth In his days Judah and Israel shall dwell safely So 't is to be fulfilled when Israel as well as Judah are brought out of bondage then he shall be The Lord our Righteousness Jer.