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A23642	The spouse of Christ coming out of affliction, leaning upon her beloved, or, A sermon preached by Mr. John Allin, the late Reverend Pastor to the Church of Christ at Dedham, at the administration of the Lords Supper, August 6, 1671 and may be useful to any Church of Christ, or true believer in a state of affliction.	Allin, John, 1596-1671.	1672 (1672)	Wing A1037; ESTC W22355	25,137	31

lovest thou me more then these can you then Answer in truth Lord thou knowest all things thou knowest that I love thee do you love to be in the company of Jesus Christ do you love the Image of Christ wherever you see it are you glad to do him any service do you love all that is Christs his Ordinances Word Law his Ministers Saints if you take delight in these things it is a sign Christ hath loved you and that you will lean upon Christ in the evil dayes and blessed and happy is that Soul that can thus lean upon Christ her Beloved when wilderness-tryals troubles and afflictions comes upon them all such have Christ for their Head and Husband and Saviour and are safe in his arms where this is wanting consider what we have Isai 10.3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation and in the desolation which shall come from far to whom will ye flee for help and where will you leave your glory Vse 5. Exhortation 1. To them that yet have no part in Christ Labour for that Faith in and Love to the Lord Jesus Christ that Christ may not shake you off in an evil day what interest have you in the World that can reach your Souls to save them what is there in Heaven or Earth that can save the Soul but only the Lord Jesus Christ He is able to save to the utmost all that come to God by him Joh. 3.36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life and he that believeth not the Sonshall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him Oh think oft of this Scripture and consider of the means of grace God hath so long afforded you and how oft he hath been calling upon you and knocking at the doors of your hearts Oh take the season while it lasts Oh to day to day while it is called to day harden not your hearts least God Sware in his wrath that you shall never enter into his rest Christ bad them walk in the light while they had the light and immediately he withdrew himself from them Oh do but forsake your sin all your sins and accept of the Lord Jesus upon his own terms and then you may venture to lean upon the Lord Jesus Christ he is able to bear the weight of all your Souls 2. Branch To the Spouse of Christ Be much in the exercise of Faith and Love First Be much in the exercise of Faith lean upon Christ as your Beloved stay on him rest upon him cast all your burthen and care upon him strengthen your selves in him you will need a strong Faith in wilderness tryals that may befal us consider how weak we are without Faith in Christ which will shield us against our potent enemies Sathan and all the World all other props are but as a broken Reed whereon will you lean else you have no righteousness no goodness no wisedome in your selves where will you lean then if not upon Christ what is there in the Creature that you may lean upon all the things of the World are Vanity of vanities therefore cast your care and your burthen upon the Lord Jesus who is able to stablish strengthen and settle you he is able to bear all the weight that is laid upon him do your sins and corruptions trouble you you may lay the weight of them upon the Lord Jesus he is able to bear them you may cast the care of your Souls upon him ye may cast the care of your Families the care of your Children you may cast all upon him he is able to bear the weight of all he is the Rock of ages Consider who your Beloved is the Lord Jesus Christ the God of Glory the Redeemer and Saviour of his People that Redeemeth Israel from all their Iniquities If any man sin we have an Advocate 1 ●ohn 2.1 He hath all Power in Heaven andEarth he is the Soveraign Lord of all you can be in no danger but he is able to save and he knows how to do it for he is only wise and he is faithful in all his promises and he is very loving he hath loved his with an everlasting love and from thence he hath given himself for us and will not lofe any that come to him whom he loveth he loveth to the end believe much and you shall receive much Christ saith to thee be it as thou wilt a Faith that will not be beaten off that hangs upon Christ for a blessing and as Jacob will not let go without a blessing shall surely have it what can any believing Soul finde in Christ that may not encourage him to lean upon him he is the Saviour the Head and Husband of his Church that takes care of them and that continually he is the Redeemer of his People that redeems them not only from all their adversities but from all their iniquities Oh then venture upon Jesus Christ and let Faith overcome all your doubts this Christ will accept of consider what encouragements a Believer hath to venture all upon Christ we have encouragement from the Covenant of Grace Ezek. 36.25 26. Then will Isprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be clean from all your silthiness and from all your Idols will I cleanse you a new heart also will I give you and a new Spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh and I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my way and I will write my Law in your inward parts and I will put my fear into your hearts and you shall not depart from me and I will forgive your sins and remember them no more consider how God hath confirmed this covenant even by his Oath he hath Sworn by himself that we might have strong consolation and he hath confirmed it also by the Seals of the Covenant the Lord hath given us two Seals he hath set the Seal of Baptism to it whereby God hath owned us for his We are Baptized into the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost besides he hath given us the blessed Supper of the Lord Oh what a blessed Seal is that wherein the Lord offers a crucified Christ to us with all his merits he offers Christ with all the benefits and priviledges thereunto belonging when Christ is offered all his offered this Ordinance it signifieth that spiritual nourishment your Souls may have by a crucified Christ when the Lord said This is my Body which was broken for you and this is my Blood which was shed for you shall we be unbelieving notwithstanding all this and weak in the Faith like Thomas God forbid Lastly Be much in love to Jesus Christ that you may say you lean upon your Beloved is there not great cause that we should love Christ dearly that hath given himself to death for us what love is due to him that dyed

of any Church or Soul to give Glory to God by Believing thus Iob under all his afflictions and temptations could believe that his Redeemer did live and that he should see him at the last day upon the Earth which was an eminency in him it 's therefore I say the eminency of any Church or Soul to be strong in Faith it is a great dishonour to God and to Jesus Christ when Disciples that have been long in the School of Christ yet have but little Faith how oft did the Lord Jesus upbraid his Disciples with this Oh ye of little Faith and sometimes how is it that you have no Faith this is an eminency in a Christian when he can give much Glory to God by Believing Christ delighteth in this and admires the Faith of the Centurion Mat. 8.10 VVhen Jesus heard it he marvelled and said to them that followed verily I say unto you I have not found so great Faith no not in Israel ver 13. And Iesus said unto the Centurion go thy way and as thou hast believed so be it done unto thee and his Servant was healed in the self same hour In this life of Faith the Apostle Paul was very eminent when he said the life that I now live I live by Faith in the Son of God Psal 27.1 2 3. the strength of his Faith was such that he said though an Host should encamp against me my heart should not fai● though war should rise against me in this will I be confident Faith gives God the Glory of his Power faithfulness mercy and grace to lean and venture the whole Interest of the Soul for Eternity upon the Lord Jesus Christ notwithstanding so many Sins Corruptions and Temptations this is a great and glorious work this is our victory over the world even our Faith and this Faith is that which draws vertue from Jesus Christ which causeth the Soul to be in love with the Lord Jesus as we may see in the Spouse she leaned upon her Beloved upon his love to her and the more because she felt his love to her Oh the eminency of Faith and love as the Apostle highly commends the Church of the Thessalonians 1 Thess 1.2 3. VVe give thanks to God alwayes for your work of Faith and abou● of love so Chap. 58. He calls Faith and Love the Brest-plate 1 Tim. 1.14 the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with Faith and Love which is in Christ Iesus where ye see much Faith and Love you may say there is abundance of Grace in that Soul 1 Pet. 1.8 VVhom having not seen yee love in whom though now ye see him not yet believing ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory This Love causeth the Soul to love the Holy God his Holy Law and also to love all the Saints of God and this is far above nature it argues a purified heart to love the Saints as 1 Pet. 1.22 Seing ye have purified your Souls in obeying the Truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the Brethren see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently Love is the fulfilling of the Law and Faith worketh by love these two Graces will be the glory of the Shulamite the new Ierusalem that is to come down from Heaven and it is the beauty and glory of any Christian the want or defects in these graces is a great blemish in any Spouse of Christ or Christian let us therefore I say acknowledge the eminency of that Church or Soul that is much in the exercise of Faith and Love Vse 3. Instruction Here we may observe and see the safety of any Soul o● Church of Christ to lean and stay it self upon Jesus Christ in Wilderness Tryals and Afflictions So Caleb and Ioshua so long as they trusted in God and cleaved to him the Lord was with them and brought them into the promised Land what can any Soul have to lean upon in an evil day of tryal trust not in Princes or any Son of man his breath is in his nostrils by strength shall no man prevail Confidence in Church Priviledges if men trust to them or Ordinances yea if they cry the Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord see what the Lord speaketh to this very largely Ier. 10. Isai 48.1 2. they call themselves the Holy City and stay themselves upon the God of Israel but not in Truth all such props as these will deceive them that lean upon them but now for a Soul to lean upon Christ as her Beloved in the enjoyment of all his Ordinances such a Soul may finde comfort herein as Holy David Psal 27.4 5. One thing have I desired of the Lord that will I s●●k after that I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the dayes of my life to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in his Holy Temple● For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his Pavillion in the secret of his Tabernacle shall he hide me he shall set me upon a Rock Vse 4. Tryal But would you be safe in times of Tryal and Affliction● 1. Consider what interest you have in Jesus Christ can you lean and stay upon him alone and say he is my Rock my only Refuge have you chosen him as your Portion your all in all are all things dung and drosse in comparison of him can you suffer the loss of all for him this is a true leaning upon Christ as your Beloved but when the Soul wants an interest in Christ Jesus and hath not him to lean upon whether will such a Soul flee for help in times of tryal trouble and distresses there is then none but Christ none but Christ that will suit the Soul in this respect you may venture to lean upon him he is able and willing to bear all the weight that is laid upon him it doth therefore nearly concern every Soul to consider what interest he hath in Jesus Christ what perswasion have you had of the alsufficiency and grace and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ have you tryed his alsufficiency can you be perswaded of the alsufficiency of one that you never tryed but especially consider whether God hath drawn your heart to chuse Jesus Christ for your portion for your stay and support for your all and in all and that you have laid the whole weight of your Souls upon him have you given up your selves to Christ to be at his dispose have you chosen and taken him for your Lord and Christ and are you at his command can you part with your dearest Lust and sin as his command engages your Souls to do and suffer any thing that he requires 2. Consider is he your Beloved do you lean upon Jesus Christ as your Beloved as he whom your Soul loveth as he that is altogether beautiful and desirable is your greatest delight in communion with God so that if Christ should ask you the Question he asked Peter Ioh. 2.1.17 Simon