into gold.  Oh, but can it turn all things into grace—­can it make all things work together for good?  No, no; this quality, virtue, excellency—­what shall I call it?—­nothing has in it but the grace that reigns on the throne of grace, the river that proceeds from the throne of God.  This, this turns majesty, authority, the highest authority, glory, wisdom, faithfulness, justice, and all into grace.  Here is a throne; may God let us see it.  John had the honor to see it, and to see the streams proceeding from it.  O sweet sight, O heart-cherishing sight!  “He showed me a pure river of water of life proceeding out of the throne of God.”

Indeed, as was hinted before, in the days of the reign of antichrist there are not those visions of this throne, nor of the river that proceedeth therefrom:  now he holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth a cloud upon it; but the preserving, saving benefits thereof we have, as also have all the saints in the most cloudy and dark day.  And since we can see so little, we must believe the more; and by believing, give glory to God.  We must also labor for more clear scripture knowledge of this throne, for the holy word of God is the perspective-glass by which we may, and the magnifying-glass that will cause us to behold with open face the glory of this Lord. 2 Cor. 3:  18.

“A throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne;” that is, God.  And this intimates his desirable rest for ever; for to sit is to rest, and Christ is his rest for ever.  Was it not therefore well worth the seeing-yea, if John had taken the pains to go up thither upon his hands and knees?

It is grace that chooses, it is grace that calleth; it is grace that preserveth, and it is grace that brings to glory, even the grace that, like a river of water of life, proceeds from this” throne of grace;” and hence it is, that from first to last, we must cry, Grace, grace, unto it.

Thus you see what a throne the Christian is invited to:  it is a throne of grace whereon doth sit the God of all grace; it is a throne of grace before which the Lord Jesus ministers continually for us; it is a throne of grace sprinkled with the blood, and in the midst of which is a Lamb as it had been slain; it is a throne with a rainbow round about it, which is the token of the everlasting covenant, and out of which proceeds a river, a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal.

Look then for these signs of the throne of grace, all you that would come to it, and rest not until by some of them you know that you are even come to it:  they are all to be seen, have you but eyes; and the sight of them is very delectable, and has a natural tendency to revive and quicken the soul.

Prayer in the name of CHUIST.

He that thinks to find grace at God’s hand, and yet enters not into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, will find himself mistaken, and will find a dead instead of a living way.  For if not any thing below or besides blood can yield remission on God’s part, how should remission be received by us without our acting faith therein?  We are justified by his blood, through faith in his blood.