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Rh midſt of the throne; and therefore I ſhall ſpeak to his feeding only as it relates to that doctrine. The Lamb that is in the midſt of the throne is the food; the Lamb that is in the midſt of the throne is the feeder; and the Lamb's being in the midſt of the throne makes the feeding of thoſe that are the followers of the Lamb, to have the following qualities. All our ſacramental food and proviſion, this day, muſt come from the throne of God, and of the Lamb. Therefore,

1. It muſt be kindly food and proviſion that comes from that throne, ſince the Lamb is in the midſt of it. The meek Lamb, the loving Lamb, that 'feeds his flock like a ſhepherd, gathers the lambs with his arms, carries them in his boſom, and gently leads thoſe that are with young, Iſa. xl. 11. He makes them to lie down in green paſtures,' Pſal. xxiii. 2. He makes them to go out and in and find paſture, John X. 9. It is ſweet and eaſy, and kindly feeding, that iſſues from the Lamb in the midſt of the throne. And yet,

2. It muſt be powerful feeding that comes from ; it is from the throne of power: and, indeed, you will not feed to advantage this day, unleſs power come from the throne to make you take your food. It is the work of the Lambs in the midſt of the throne, to feed by the efficacy of his grace: all the means and miniſters in the world cannot I make a ſoul open its mouth or heart for this food, will power come from the throne; and yet, when it cometh, it comes ſo ſweetly and kindly, that there is nothing like force or violence. The man is made as frank and free, in the going out after Chriſt, to be the food of his periſhing ſoul, as if there were no power at all put forth in the caſe. Power makes him eat and feed heartily; 'Thy