do not rise up above,
to this melody in our spirits, to join with angels in this song, we, I
say, whom it most concerns! The angels wonder, and praise and wonder at
this, because the glory of God shines so brightly in it, as if there were
many suns in one firmament, as the light of seven days in one. These three
especially,--wisdom, mercy and grace, justice and righteousness, every one
of them looks like the sun in its strength, carried about in this orb of
the redemption of man, to the ravishing of the hearts of all the
honourable and glorious companies above, and making them cheerfully and
willingly to contribute all their service to this work, to be ministering
spirits to wait on the heirs of salvation!

Now, when the glory of the highest raiseth up such a melodious song above,
among angels, O what should both the glory of the highest God, and the
highest good of man do to us! When the greatest glory of God, and the
chiefest advantage of man are linked together in this chain, what should
we do but admire and adore, adore and admire, and, while we are in this
earth, send up our consent to that harmony in heaven!

In relation to our good, much might be said, but we shall briefly show
unto you, that it is the greatest confirmation of our faith, and the
strongest motive to humility, that can be afforded. Now, if we could be
composed thus unto confidence and reverence, to glorify him by believing
and to abase ourselves, to believe in him, and walk humbly with him, upon
the meditation of Christ's coming in the flesh, this would make us true
Christians indeed.

There is nothing, I know more powerful to persuade us of the reality of
God's invitations and promises to us than this. We are still seeking signs
and tokens of God's love, something to warrant us to come to God in
Christ, and to persuade us that we shall be welcome, and many Christians
puddle themselves in the mire of their own darkness and discouragement,
because they cannot find any thing in themselves that can give but the
least probable conjecture, that he will admit and welcome them to come to
him, or that such precious promises, and sweet invitations, can belong to
such sinners as they conceive themselves to be. Truly, my beloved, I
think, while we exercise ourselves thus, we are seeking the sun with a
candle, making that which is in itself as bright as the light to be more
dark. The evidence of God's reality in offering life to you in Christ, and
his willi