Usz. 1. Labour not for the Meat that perifheth, but for that which endureth, &c. S. Joh. vi. 27. 2. Do not only labour for it, but feed upon it at all times, efpecially in the Sacrament, where it is reprefented before your Eyes; feed 1. Believingly, S. Joh. vi. 35. S. JOH. ix. 4. I must work the Works of Him that fent me, while it is Day; the Night cometh when no Man can work. Othing could difcourage Christ from doing 2. All the Works of Chrift were the Works of GOD, S. Joh. iv. 34. v. 30, 36. and vi. 38. S. Luk. xxii. 42. 3. Chrift was obliged to do what He did. Εμὲ δὲν ἐργάζεις. 1. Not as GOD, Phil. ii. 6. But, 1. As Man. 2. As Mediator, S. Joh. v. 30. 4. Chrift had His Time limited, wherein to do do His Work, A&t. ii. 23. 5. Christ in that Time did finish His Work, S. Joh. xvii. 4. Which was, 1. To demonftrate Himfelf to be what he was, S. Joh. x. 25. 1. The Son of GOD. 2. Sent from the Father, S. Joh. v. 36. 3. The true Meffiah, S. Joh. xx. 31. 2. To redeem Mankind that believed in Him. 1. From Sin, Att. iii. 26. 2. From Mifery, i Theff. i. 10. U's E. 1. Be thankful to Chrift. 2. Love Him, 1 Cor. xvi. 20. 3. Believe us. 3. Believe in Him, S. Joh. iii. 16. 4. Imitate Him, 1 Cor. xi, 1. I. DOCTRINE.. We ought to do the Works of Him that fent 1. What are thefe Works? 1. Works of Piety, Cor. vi. 20. 1. To the whole Trinity. 1. Loving GOD, S. Matt. xxii. 37. 4. Fearing of Him, Isa. viii. 13. LÏÏ. 5. Rejoicing in Him, Phil. iv. 4. 2. To every Perfon. 1. Thanking the Father for our Creation. 2. Believing the Son for our Redemption, Act. iv. 12. 3. Hearkening to the Spirit for our Sanctification, I Theff. v. 19. 2. Works of Equity to our Neighbours. 1. So as to wrong none, Lev. xix. 11, 13. 2. So as to help all, Gal. vi. 10. 3. Works of Charity to the Poor, 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. 4. 1. Obedientially to GOD's Command. 2. Proportionably to our Eftates, 1 Cor. xvi. 1. ii. 17. Works of Sobriety. 1. Keeping our Flesh under, 1 Cor. ix. 27.`· 2. And fo mortifying all our Sins, Coleff. iii. 5. 5. Works of Penitency. 1. Humbling our felves for Sin, Job xlii.56. 2. Setting ourselves against it, Pfal. xvii. 3. and xxxix. 1. 3. Turning ourselves from it, Ezek, xxxiii. II. These Works we ought to do, 3. Strenuously, or with our Might, 4. Conftantly, S. Luk. i. 75. II. DOCTRINE. We are to do these Works while it is Day. 1. What is meant by Day? 1. The Time of Life, Job xiv. 6. 2. The Time of Grace, S. Luk. xix. 42. 3. The prefent Time, Pfal. xv. 7. Hebr. iii. 7. This to us contains the former. 2. Why should we do thefe Works prefently? Confider, 1. How much Time you have spent in vain already: Have ye not finned enough? 2. How uncertain you are, 1. Of Life, Ifa. ii. 22. 2. Of your Senfes and Reason, Dan. ir. 32, 33. 3. Of the Gospel, Rev. ii. 5. 4. Of the Motions of GOD's Spirit, Gen. vi. 3. 3. It is a hard Work to Flesh and Blood. 5. You cannot do it in the World to come, 6. You are in continual Danger until this Work be done. 7. The fame GOD that commands this Work, commands it to be done prefently, Pfal. xcv. 7. Object. 1. I'll confider of it. Anfw. It is not a Thing to be confider'd on. Object. 2. When my Bufinefs, I now am about, is ended, I'll begin this Work, S. Matt. vi. 33. Anfw. All other Bufinefs is to give way to this. Object. 3. I know not how to begin it. 1. Retire from the World, Pfal. iv. 4. 2. Call to mind thy Sins, Lam. iii. 40. 3. Humble thyself for them, I S. Pet. v. 6. Fer. viii. 6. 4. A& Faith on Chrift, S. Joh. xv. 5. Phil. iv. 13. 1 S. Joh. v. S. 5. Through Him beg Pardon, 1 S. Joh. ii. 1. 6. Pray in His Name for Grace, S. Joh. xvi. 23. 7. Refolve by that Grace to do this Work, Josh. xxiv. 15. 8. Be circumfpect in performing these Refolutions. |