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 in heaven, and embrace each other to eternity. This meeting and embracement is founded upon the harmonious meeting and embracement of the divine attributes in Christ: and therefore it shall be sure, abiding, and everlasting : and all these attributes are engaged for your comfort and support, and this glory of the Lord you shall for ever behold : for Christ in whom all these glorious perfections meet together, hath prayed for it, John xvii. 24. Father I will that these whom thou hast given me, &c. Here then believers, is ground of comfort to you in every case. Comfort against desertion. Is it long since Christ and you met together, and kissed each other. Behold here is the reason : why. He will never altogether leave you nor forsake you; but certainly meet with you now and then, when he sees it fit; and give you the other kiss of his infinitely blessed lips, and embraces of his arms: till you come to the intimate and immediate embracements of his love in glory. Why, because mercy and truth are met together, righteousness and peace have kissed each other. So sure as mercy and truth are met together, as surely will the Lord meet with you. Here is comfort against the law, when it comes in as a covenant upon your conscience, saying, Pay what thou owest, or otherwise thou art cursed and must go to hell: and the law speaking in the name of truth and righteousness, seems terrible. But you may soon answer by faith, and say, 0 law, the demand is just indeed, and agreeable to truth and righteousness have already met with mercy and peace, in the person of Christ my husband, who endured all my hell, and became a curse for me : and therefore, I have no ground to fear the hell thou threatens, nor the curse thou denounces, nor any liableness thereto. Here is comfort against church-divisions and commotions ; when neither ministers nor private Christians do meet together ; or embrace one another with love and anxiety. Is this sad and afflicting to you? Here is a meeting that may give you comfort in that case; for no member of that meeting will ever differ among themselves, or cast out with you.—Here is comfort against your jarring with friends : What do I know, but there are some here, that cannot get lived in peace G 2