Page:Account of the last words of Christian Ker.pdf/12



HAT is above related ſerves, in the firſt place, for information; and in the ſecond place, for confutation.

1. It informs us of the excellency of Chriſt, ſince the ſaints, or all fuch as have opened eyes, do in life and death, ſo much admire him, love him, flee to him, depend on him long for him, rejoice in him, magnify and adore him, do and endure for him: It follows that he muft be the fountain of bleſſedneſs, a wonder of delights, and a conſtellation of glories. Who can ſet a value upon Chriſt? He is better than the ſoul, than the angels, than heaven. He delights the father with his lovelineſs, enriches the elect with his words, and enlightens heaven with his brightneſs. In ſcripture he is called, 'The Elect in whom the Father's ſoul, delighteth, the image of the inviſible God, the inviſible God, the meſſenger of the covenant, the firſt and the laſt, the prince of the kings of the earth, the mediator betwixt God and man, our paſſover ſacrificed for us, the Lord our righteouſneſs, the Lamb of God that taketh away the ſins of the world, the hope of glory, the truth and the life.' He's the way; as a prieſt, he has made a way; as a prophet, he ſhews us the way; as a king, he enables us to walk in that way, at the end of which is heaven and glory.

2. The preceeding relation informs us, how mighty and powerful the ſpirit of the Lord is; he perfects ſtrength in weakneſs; by him the heart is enlarged and the mouth opened, the heart is enlarged with joy and love, and the mouth is opened into gracious ſpeeches, and high praiſes. A very child is made to ſpeak wiſely, boldly, ſweetly, fruitfully, unweariedly, and triumphantly, through his operation and virtue. A perſon is not ſtraitned that has the fellowship of the ſpirit; he hath both raiſed affeti-