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In short the Church of Christ is a happy society, O happy, eternally happy will they be, that can say I am a branch of Christ’s Bush For the Bush shall be transplated from this earth to the soil of glory. and grow in verdant beauty and fragrant splendor for evermore Oh! then let us all, with one voice, say, we will be branches of the Bush: we will take ⟨up⟩ our residence with the happy Bush, whether ⟨prosperity⟩ smile or adversity frown
The other heads in the method I cannot so much ⟨as⟩ touch upon at present; and therefore, leaving ⟨them⟩ to another occasion, I shall shut up all with a ⟨very⟩ brief word of,
APPLICATION
1 Is it so, as has been said: then, Sirs, will you ⟨unite⟩ with this blessed Bush, and the root thereof ⟨to⟩ be united and married to Jesus Christ, and you ⟨shall⟩ be branches of this happy Bush Consider, ⟨that⟩ there’s no safety in evil times, but by being ⟨among⟩ this company The wrath of God will light (illegible text) the wild brambles of this world, and consume them ⟨to⟩ ashes but not one drop of wrath shall fall on ⟨the⟩ head of this blessed Bush Hasten and escape, from among the brambles that are destined to ⟨destruction⟩ unto this Bush that grows on the ⟨renowned⟩ root of Jesse seek to be among the trees of ⟨righteousness⟩, and the planning of the Lord and ⟨thou⟩ shall grows as so many willows by the water ⟨sources⟩, and be sat and flourishing amidst all the ⟨withering⟩ winds that may blow from earth or hell
O be restless till you be brought to Jesus, and ⟨united⟩ to him at the living and life giving vine, that you may partake of the sap and juice thereof and ⟨hereby⟩ be rendered fruitful in every good word and ⟨work⟩ and, because he liveth, ye may live also O ⟨thou⟩ art made up for ever, if thou in the command ⟨and⟩ call of God, give thy heart to the Lord Jesus
