Sighing fball flee away: That is, at the Sight of the Glory of that Grace, that fhews itself to them now, in the Face of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and in the Hopes that they now have, of being with him in the heavenly Tabernacles. Therefore it faith again, With Gladness and Rejoicing hall they be brought; they hall enter into the King's Palace, Ifa. 35. 10. Ch. 51..11. Pfal, 45. 15.

There is therefore heart-attracting Glory in the Lord Jefus Chrift; which, when difcovered,, fubjects the Heart to the Word, and makes us come to him.

'Tis faid of Abraham; That when he dwelt in Mefopotamia, the God of Glory appeared unto him, (Acts 7 2 ) faying, Get thee out of thy Country. And what then? Why, away he went from his House and Friends, and all the World could not ftay him. Now, as the Pfalmift fays, 'bo is the King of Glory? He answers, The Lord, mighty in Battle: And who was that, but he that Spoiled Principalities and Powers, when he did hang upon the Tree, triumphing over them thereon? And who was that but Jefus Chrifi, even the Person speaking in the Text? Therefore he faid of Abraham, He saw his Day.

Yea, faith he to the Feas, your Father Abraham rejoiced to fee my Day, and he faw it and was glad, Pfal. 24. 8. Col. 2. 14, 15. Jam. 1. 1 John 8. 56.

Indeed, The carnal Man fays (at laft) in his Heart, Ifa. 53. 1, 2, 3. There is no Form or Comeliness in Chrift, and when we fhall fee him, There is no Beauty that we should defire him; but he lies: This he fpeaks, as having never feen him. But they that stand in his Houfe, and look upon him through the Glafs of his Word, by the Help of his Holy Spirit, they will tell you otherThings. But we, fay they, all with open Face, bebolding,

beholding, as in a Glafs, the Glory of the Lord, are changed into the fame Image, from Glory to Glory, 2 Cor. 3. 17, 18. They fee Glory in the Perfon, Glory in his Understanding, Glory in his Merit of his Blood, and Glory in the Perfection of his Righteoufnefs; yea, heart-affecting, heart-fweetning, and heart changing Glory!

Indeed, his Glory is veiled, and cannot be feen; but as difcovered by the Father (Matt. 11. 27.) It is veiled with Flesh, with Meannefs of Defcent from the Flesh, and with that Ignominy and Shame that attended him in the Flesh; but they that can, in God's Light, fee through thefe Things, they fhall fee Glory in him; yea, fuch Glory as will draw and pull their Hearts unto him.

Mofes was the adopted Son of Pharoah's Daughter; and for ought I know, had been King at laft, had he conformed to the prefent Vanities that was there at Court, but he could not, he would not do it: Why? What was the Matter? Why? he faw more in the worst of Christ (bear with the Expreffion) than he faw in the best of all the Treasures of the Land of Egypt. He refused to be called the Son of Pharoah's Daughter; chufing raiber to Juffer Affliction with the People of God, than to enjoy the Pleasure of Sin for a Season: Efteeming the Reproach of Chrift, greater Riches than the Treasures in Egypt; for he had Refpect to the Recompence of Reward. He forfook Egypt, not fearing the Wrath of the King: But what emboldned him thus to do? Why, he endured; for he had a Sight of the Perfon fpeaking in the Text: He endured as feeing him,who is invifible. But I fay? Would a Sight of Jefus have thus taken away Mofes's Heart from a Crown, and a Kingdom, &c. had he not by that Sight feen more in him,

him, than was to be seen in them? Heb. 11. 24, .25, 26.

Therefore, when he faith, hall come to me, he means, they fhall have a Difcovery of the Glory of the Grace that is in him; and the Beauty and Glory of that is of fuch Virtue, that it conftraineth, and forceth with a bleffed Violence, the Hearts of thofe that are given to him. vesip

Mofes, of whom he fpake before, was no Child when he was thus taken with the beauteous Glory' of this Lord: He was forty Years old, and fo confequéntly was able, being a Man of that Wifdom and Opportunity as he was, to make the best Judgment of the Things, and of the Goodness of them that was before him in the Land of Egypt. But he, even he it was, that fet that low Esteem upon the Glory of Egypt, as to count it not worth the medling with, when he had a Sight of this Lord Jefus Christ. This wicked World thinks, that the Fancies of a Heaven and a Happiness hereafter, may ferve well enough to take the Heart of fuch, was either have not the World's good Things to delight in; or that are Fools, and know not how to delight themselves therein: But let them know again, that we have had Men of all Ranks and Qualities, that have been taken with the Glory of our Lord Jefus, and have left all to follow him: As Abel, Seth, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Ifaac, Jacob Mofes, Samuel, David, Solomon: and who not, that had either Wit or Grace, to favour heavenly Things? Indeed none can stand off from him, nor any longer hold out against him, to whom he reveals the Glory of his Grace.

And him that cometh to me (I will in no wise cast out.)

By thefe Words our Lord Jefus doth fet forth more amply) the great Goodness of his Na

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ture towards the coming Sinner. Before he faid, They hall come; and he declareth, That with Heart and Affections he will receive them. But by the Way, let me fpeak one Word or two, to the feeming Conditionality of this Promife, with which how I have to do. And him that cometh to me, I will in no wife caft out. Where it is evident, may fome fay) that Chrift's receiving us to Mercy, depends upon our coming, and fo our Salvation by Christ is conditional: If we come we shall be received; if not, we shall not: For that is fully intimated by the Words. The Promife of Reception is only to him that cometh: And him that cometh. I answer, that the coming in thefe Words mentioned, as a Condition of being received to Life, is that which is promised, yea, concluded to be effected in us by the Promife going before. In thofe latter Words, coming to Chrift, is implicitly required of us; and in the Words before, that Grace that can make us come is pofitively promifed to us. All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me, and him that cometh to ms, I will in no wife gaft out thence. We come to Chrift, because it is faid, We shall come; because it is given to us to come: So that the Condition, which is expreffed by Christ in thefe latter Words, is abfolutely promised in the Words before. And indeed, the coming here intended, is nothing elfe but the Effect of ball come to me. They shall come, and I will not caft them out.

He faith not, and him that is come, but him that cometh.

To fpeak thefe Words,

1. In general.

2. More particularly.

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In general; They fuggeft unto us thefe four Things;

First, That Jefus Chrift doth build upon it; that fince the Father gave his People to him, they shall be enabled to come, unto him. And him that cometh: As who should fay, I know that fince they are given to me, they should be enabled to come unto me. He faith not, If they came, or I fuppofe they will come; but, and him that cometh, By thefe Words therefore he fhews us, that he, addreffeth himself to the receiving of them whom the Father gave to him, to fave them: I fay, he addresseth himself, or prepareth himself to receive them: By which, as I faid, he concludeth or buildeth upon it, that they should indeed come to him. He looketh that the Father should bring them into his Bofom, and fo ftands ready to embrace them.

Secondly, Chrift alfo fuggefteth by thefe Words, that he very well knoweth who are given to him: Not by their coming to him, but by their being given to him. All that the Father giveth me, fhall come to me: And him that cometh, &c. This bim he knoweth to be one of them that the Father hath given him; and therefore he receiveth him, even because the Father hath given him to him, John 10. I know my Sheep, faith he. Not only thole that already have Knowledge of him, but thofe too, that yet are ignorant of him. Other Sheep bave I, faid he, which are not of this Fold: Not of the Jewish Church; but thofe that lie in their Sins, even the rude and barbarous Gentiles. Therefore, when Paul was afraid to stay at Corinth, from a Suppofition, that fome Mifchief might befal him there: Be not afraid, (faid the Lord Jesus to him) but speak, and bold not thy Peace, for I have much People in this City. John