Thou desirest to be in the presence of
God, and among the angels in heaven; this thy desire also shall be
fulfilled, and thou shalt be made equal to the angels. Exod. 6:6; 2
Peter, 2:9; Phil. 3:20, 21; Luke 16:22; 26:35, 36. "Oh, but it is
long first." Well, learn first to live upon thy portion in the
promise of it, and that will make thy expectation of it sweet. God
will fulfil thy desires; God will do it, though it tarry long: Wait
for it, because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
XVII. THE PROMISES.
GOD hath strewed all the way from the gate of hell where thou wast,
coming sinner, to the gate of heaven whither thou art going, with
flowers out of his own garden. Behold how the promises, invitations,
calls, and encouragements, like lilies, lie about thee. Take heed
thou dost not tread them under foot.
You say you believe the Scriptures to be the word of God. I say,
Wert thou ever quickened from a dead state by the power of the
Spirit of Christ through the covenant of promise? I tell thee from
the Lord, if thou hast been, thou hast felt such a quickening power
in the words of Christ, that thou hast been lifted out of the dead
condition thou before wert in; and that when thou wast under the
guilt of sin, the curse of the law, the power of the devil, and the
justice of the great God, thou hast been enabled by the power of God
in Christ, revealed to thee by the Spirit through and by the
Scripture, to look sin, death, hell, the devil, and the law, and all
things that are at enmity with thee, with boldness and comfort in
the face, through the blood, death, resurrection, and intercession
of Christ, made mention of in the Scriptures.
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