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will heal the Stroke of her Wound. Sin was the Caufe of all Breaches either betwixt God and us, or the Creature and us; or betwixt our felves: All these Breaches the Lord will heal in that Day, fo as that no Breach will be found in Chrift's Kingdom. Sin is the Cause of all thofe Wounds that are in our felves, or in one another: Thefe Wounds thall be all healed, at that time; as there will not be a Breach, fo neither hall there be a Wound Seen more upon any of the Saints, for ever: Therefore it is faid our Sins fhall be blotted out (fpeaking of this Day) when the Times of refreshing fhall come, from the Prefence of the Lord. And he fall fend Jefus Chrift which before was preached unto you; whom the Heaven must receive, until the Times of Reftitution of all things, which God hath Spoken by the Mouth of all his boly Prophets, fince the World began. Here we may obferve that fomething of this Time was fpoken of, by the Mouth of all the Prophets, from the Beginning of the World, A&s iii. 19.

Well! Then it is that our Sins, yea all our Sins (who are interested in Cbrift) fhall be blotted out, and fo confequently all our Wounds and Breaches healed. But were not our Sins blotted out before this time (may fome fay?) Yea verily, they were all blotted out and fatisfy'd for, by that one expiatory Sacrifice of the Son of God: And our Faith, when in Exercife, does believe and fee it fo. But what then? Our Experience, yea and the Experience of all the Saints, does fhew what a Return there is of Sin and Guilt, wounding of our Confcience daily, while in this imperfect State; and how low our Faith is many times, in the Pardon of

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them; infomuch that we are attended with a thousand Fears, left they should not be pardoned. But when this Time of refreshing is come, then there will be fuch a perfect Blotting out of all Sins, as that there fhall not one be found; Jer. 1. v.20. In thofe Days. and in that Time, faith the Lord, the Iniquity of Ifrael ball be fought for; and there fhall be none: And the Sirs of Judah; and they shall not be found; for I will pardon them whom I rejerve. These Words are a Prophecy of the Latter Day's Glory, and therefore fhew us, that tho' there may be never fuch a narrow Scrutiny made for Sin, they shall not be found (fo as to be imputed to them, or charged against them) There fhall be none: The Reason

because the Lord hath pardoned them whom he did referve. He hath pardoned and blotted them out now: But then in that Day (when the Sun fhall be fevenfold, as the Light of Seven Days) the Saints and Children of God, all of them, fhall have a clear and perfect Sight of the free Pardon and Blotting out of Sin, as that there will not the leaft Danger or Fear arife in the Mind, to wound the Soul any more. Oh what a glorious Sight will the Saints have, of the Life, Death, Blood, Perfon, Righteoufnefs and Satisfaction of Jefus Chrift; for the Binding up of their Breaches, for the Healing of their Wounds, for the Pardon of their Sins, for the Juftification, Acceptation, and Salvation of their Perfons; the Sight of which will fill their Hearts with fuch a Joy, fo unfpeakable, and full of Glory, as that no Tongue can exprefs, nor Heart conceive, what the Lord hath laid up, and then will befow upon all them that love him. Thefe Words then do appear as an undeniable Proof of the visible Glo

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ry of Chrift's Kingdom in this World; and that, both in the Firft and Second Branch of it. The Firft having refpect unto the wonderful Pouring down of the mighty Spirit. Then it it that the Moon fhall be for Brightnefs like the glorious Sun; our Light in this Gospel Day, being but as the Light of the Moon, in comparifon of that Light which is yet to break forth upon the Church, in her Spiritual Glory. But oh how glorious will the Saints appear to be, when her Spiritual Glory fhall yet fo wonderfully increafe, as to have her Sun fevenfold, like the Light of Seven Days; which can mean no other than a perfect State, when the Saints fhall reign with Chrift, in the Latter Part or Branch of his Perfonal Reign or Kingdom.

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The Beginning of this Time will be a Time of Trouble to the JEW S.

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1. The Day of the Lord will be great; Firft, In refpect of the Greatness of the Trouble upon the People of God: Secondly, In refpect of their Deliverance out of thofe Troubles. 2. Chrift is the Antitype of David, who is to reign among the Saints. 3. Though the Jews, with the People of God among the Gentiles, have been carried away Captive, yet they fhall return again to their own Land. 4. By the dry Bones, is meant the whole Houfe of Ifrael, who will arife by the Spirit of Life entring into them. 5. Then there will be a Re-union of all the Tribes, as one People and Nation, together with the Gentiles.

AGAIN, the Prophecy of Feremiah is full in

many Places, as to this promised Glory. I fhall take Notice but of one Chapter for the prefent, and that is the 30th; there are feveral Verfes in it I fhall give a fhort Paraphrase upon.

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ry of Chrift's Kingdom in this both in the Firft and Second First having respect unto the down of the mighty Spirit. Moon fhall be for Brightness li. our Light in this Gofpel Da. Light of the Moon, in comp which is yet to break forth her Spiritual Glory. But . Saints appear to be, when

yet fo wonderfully increas venfold, like the Light mean no other than a p fhall reign with Ch Branch of his Perfo

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