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16 every hand. The Lamb is upon the throne of God, and therefore there is acceſs to the throne; for, the Lamb being there, clothed with his veſture dipped in blood, we may come boldly to the throne of grace, and have Boldneſs to enter into the holieſt by the blood of Jeſus, Heb. iv. 16. and x. 19. If the Lamb were not there, ſuch guilty ſinners durſt not be ſo bold as to look a juſt and holy God in the face, or approach to his throne: but, O good news! The Lamb being our forerunner, we may boldly go as far foreward, as the blood of the Lamb hath run in like a river before us; and that is to the very heart and centre of the throne of God. Yea, not only is the Lamb upon the throne, which ſpeaks acceſs thither; but he is in the midſt of the throne, which ſpeaks acceſs on every hand, and on every ſide of the throne. If he were only placed at the one ſide of the throne, it might be thought there would be no acceſs at the other ſide; but being in the midſt of the throne, he is ready to welcome all comers from all quarters, saying, Whoſoever will, let him come, from eaſt, weſt, north, or ſouth; let him come on this side, or that side, on or directly before the throne; yea, let any poor creature, who thinks ſhame to be ſeen, come creeping, as it were, behind the throne, like the woman with the bloody iſſue, who came behind him, ſaying, If I may but touch his garment, I ſhall be whole. O to get in if it were behind the throne this day; to get a touch of the royal robes of the Lamb which is in the midſt of the throne! Welcome ſinner, there is acceſs on every hand of the throne, for the Lamb is in the midſt of it. The Lamb of God, which lies in the midſt of his Father's boſom, he ſits in the midſt of his Father's throne to welcome and receive all comers, ſaying, Him