Lord, open the everlasting door of our souls by thy grace, that we may now receive thee, and be wholly thine and that, at length, we may be numbered with thy saints in glory. We may apply it to his second coming with glorious power. 5 He will receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. The gates and doors of the heart are to be opened to him, as possession is delivered to the rightful owner. 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord Who may stand in His holy place 4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his mind a on what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully. Behold, he stands at the door, and knocks, #Rev 3:20|. We may apply it to Christ's entrance into the souls of men by his word and Spirit, that they may be his temples. The angels were to worship him, #Heb 1:6|: they ask with wonder, Who is he? It is answered, that he is strong and mighty mighty in battle to save his people, and to subdue his and their enemies. Our Redeemer found the gates of heaven shut, but having by his blood made atonement for sin, as one having authority, he demanded entrance. We may also apply it to the ascension of Christ into heaven, and the welcome given to him there. Those that are made meet for heaven, shall be brought safe to heaven, and will find what they have been seeking.ħ-10 The splendid entry here described, refers to the solemn bringing in of the ark into the tent David pitched for it, or the temple Solomon built for it. Where God gives righteousness, he designs salvation. God's peculiar people shall be made truly and for ever happy. Thus we become his people thus we receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of our salvation. We can only be cleansed from our sins, and renewed unto holiness, by the blood of Christ and the washing of the Holy Ghost. It will think of ascending toward God, and will ask, What shall I do, that I may abide in that happy, holy place, where he makes his people holy and happy? We make nothing of religion, if we do not make heart-work of it. A soul that knows and considers its own nature, and that it must live for ever, when it has viewed the earth and the fulness thereof, will sit down unsatisfied. Even those of the children of men are God's, who know him not, nor own their relation to him. (7-10)ġ-6 We ourselves are not our own our bodies, our souls, are not. (1-6) Concerning the King of that kingdom. Concerning the kingdom of Christ, and the subjects of that kingdom.
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