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divine truths; more to the promises; above all, to the
promises of Christ's second coming.

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Reason 1. There is a suitableness between a sanctified heart

and sanctified truths.

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Reason 2. There is a spiritual taste infused to relish those truths.

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Reason 3. The Church's will is not her own, but Christ's. Reason 4. There is a spiritual contract between Christ and the soul.

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Reason 5. It is a seal of effectual calling.

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What effectual calling is.

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Use 1. If we find an unpliableness on our part, to beg the performance of the covenant of grace.

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Motives to give our Amen :

Motive 1. God honours us in having our consent.
Motive 2. We honour God in sealing to his truth.

Use 2. A reproof of two sorts:

1. Those which have no 'Amen' for God."

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The desires of the Spirit, the true characters of a Christian.

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Five observations making way to the main point :

1. There will be a second coming of Christ, more glorious than the former.

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2. A Christian that hath true faith in the times to come,

will have answerable desires and prayers.

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8. A gracious heart turns promises into desires and prayers. 4. The more assured one is of any thing, the more effectual it makes him pray.

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5. God's promises have gradual performances.

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The sixth and main point

6. It is the duty and disposition of a gracious heart to desire the glorious coming of Christ, and all his other comings, in way and order to this, as they make way for his last coming.

Reason 1. The Church is in want till then.

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Reason 2. Our life is hid with Christ in God.
Reason 3. Christ is, in some sort, imperfect till then.
Reason 4. Where the treasure is, there will the heart be.
Reason 5. The members are carried to union with the Head.
Reason 6. By comparing it with glory here, in sundry par-
ticulars.

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Reason 7. From the state of the church at the best in this world, in regard of troubles without and corruptions within.

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Trials of our desires for the second coming of Christ :-
Trial 1. By seeing what benefit we have by the first coming

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Trial 3. Whether our hearts be in the kingdom of Christ

now.

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Trial 4. By our holy exercises.

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Directions enabling us to utter this desire and prayer :-
Direct. 1. Labour to be reconciled to God.

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Direct. 2. Labour to grow in the new creature.

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Direct. 8. Be sure to do what you do thoroughly and quickly.
Direct. 4. Take all advantages to help this desire and prayer,

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from crosses and Satan.

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Obj. 1. I find I am not so desirous of the coming of Christ as I ought.

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Obj. 2. But I desire to live still.

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A pressing exhortation to long for the second coming of Christ, and from thence also to quicken ourselves in our Christian work.

A conclusion

Upon the particular occasion.

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THE FAITHFUL COVENANTER.

VOL. VI.

THE FAITHFUL COVENANTER.

NOTE.

The Faithful Covenanter' forms a portion of the miscellaneous sermons of Evangelical Sacrifices' (4to, 1640). Its separate title-page is given below. For general G. title-page, see Vol. V. page 156.

THE

FAITHFUL

COVENANTER.

In two Sermons upon G E N.

17. 7.
By

The late Learned and Reverend Divine,

RICH. SIBBS:

Doctor in Divinity, Mr of KATHERINE Hall
in Cambridge, and sometimes Preacher
to the Honourable Society of

GRAYES-INNE.

NEHE. 1. 5.

O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth Covenant and mercy for them that Love him.

LONDON,

Printed by E. Purslow, for N. Bourne, at the Roy

all Exchange, and R. Harford at the gilt
Bible in Queenes head Alley, in Pater-
Noster-Row. 1639.

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