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2. Prop. The due perception & application of
these fruits of Christs purchase they do excee-
dingly satisfy & delight y^e souls of believers.
Those who do sincerely embrace Christ & ac
-cept of all the good of y^e covenant through
him, when yy duely apprehend & take in the
sense of these purchased mercyes, yy give
exceeding much content, satisfaction, delight
& pleasure to their souls. They may feast
upon them. This is that which yy are called
to, Eat & drink abundantly, O beloved, i.e. be
abundantly satisfyed, cheared, refreshed & de-
lighted with the consideration, meditation and
belief of those mercyes which I have pur-
chased, & which I have done & will do for
you. When by the act of faith believers re-
flect upon what their Lord hath done, yy may
abundantly comfort themselves in y^e privi-
ledges promises & mercyes allowes to them.
Here is soul-satisfaction for them. Ps. 65.4. &
63.5. Isai. 55.2. The taking in of which con-
solation & delight is from y^e work of Gods Spi-
rit enabling thereto. [He?] he only can make
us joyful in his house of prayer. Isai. 56.7.
fill us with all joy & peace in believing. Rom. 15.13.

3. Prop. Opportunityes of Christs peresence are to
be improved for y^e satisfying & delighting over
souls in y^e fruits of Christs purchase. When
Christ comes into his garden then should belie-
vers feast upon his daintyes. Christ is near
in those special discoveryes & manifestations [?]
he makes of himselfe to the souls of his ser-
vants, that is an opportunity to be improved
for the delighting our souls in Christ & all his
grace. Christ is near also in his ordinances
those solemn attendances upon him which he
hath appointed & required, as in prayer, y^e
dispensation of his word, especially y^t solemne
ordinance which is for the comemoration of
his death, y^t finishing act of his humiliation,
at that ordinance Christ comes to feast with
his people, into his garden to gather & eat
his fruits, i.e. to delight himselfe with those