l..iook 11. 3f ......... ,1~ ·~"-""0 <':;;jh<'•t·" ~ :..,......-i\~i b \-~t.t !'~ ..:)., "'_t.' ..;.J• ---------------------- Hc!:.'-4·5· umo /;,irnji·f, bm h:: th,"t is c.1l/ed ofGod~ as ·w.:u /1-Jrt.. ) 1 "J.J ._Jr. 'r " ficdrat hzrrfci~ b made 11./1 ht.£b Pri~ft, but he thatfr.id zmtohi;,,,thf)H . .:.,- · )' :Ju;t tu~ · t f begotte ~1~0 t IJe c died Jn;n to this /;onor1-r; Cbri!l: rhrufr nor lum " tJ1l•) tl1' t)~ .. Lot he cam; t u~' by t!:e will of God the 1atber, and by lusappoimmC~;t,; ,i '" Fmher b)hi:1~; c ,1_ ,, ro, 10. reconcile all things to himfc/f; and htm h.1th Godthe F.uh,y (<.:1<-'· anJ why? burrhe mo !""" 6.,;. toaffure usof rhe good will of God to fave us, feeing be harl1 called his Son unto r~ for therefore will be accept of all that Chrifl lhould do for us, as that which he himglf hath ordained. . p,...b. ro_j, Jlc.)o.)~ J.lhO JA.~T. ] hn6 '7· And_ now was i.t that God the Son embraced the call ofthe Father, and undertook the office of Medlltour, thenfmd I, lo I co,;e. No quefl10n lt was rrmh from everlalling. the Lord God opened miue tt1re, and I wa; not rebe/l10JU , neither turned at.v.?:Y back..: 1\nd ~s tb' Father gave me com171.1ndment, cvm fo I do. No fooner the Father called bur Chrill: accept~ the o.fiice to which he was deligned by. rh~ Father : this is plain by thofe words, ~'"' h.uh God the F.ulurfcded, fealed by ordmauon~ and fealed by qualificatiOn, and fcakd by way of mvefhture; as pnbhckofficers aremvelled mtheir places by receiving their Commillions under fealr. And it mu(\: needs be fo, becaufe whatfoJo~tn IO 30· ever the Father wills, the Son wills alfo; I and my Father are one, faith Chrill· how one? :vhy, one in will, and one in po_wer , and one in mture. 1. One in will, tltat ap. pears mthe words precedent concernmg ChnUs llteep, my Father gave them me, -and I ,~i"!c nmo them c~<r~al /if~; they are both agreed to fave Chrilts ll1eep; the Father is w1llmg, and Clmfl1s wtllmg: look how much'rhe w11l of the Father is in it, fo much t~1e will of the Son is in it, for he and the Father are one. . 2. One in po':"er; that appears , V<rf. • 8 ·•9· hkewtfe m the words precedent, thefcjheepjhall ~~ever perijh, ( fatth Um/l) neither ]hall <-my ma11 p!ltek. them ottt of my hand: my Father H great.er then all , and no man is able to pluclz;hem oJttof my Fathers hand: here is firll: the power of Chrill, and all in him en– gaged for rh~ falvation ofhis /beep, that if he have any power in him, and be ab!< to do any thing, not one of them {hall peri/11 ; and he gives the reafon of the prevalency of his power from his Fathers power, engaged as much as his own in this bufin<fs; they are alike fall: in his hands, and in his Fathers hands, for he and the Father are one. 3. On~ in nature, and ofthis I fuppofe are rhe words more efpecially underfrood: the Father and Son are both of one nature, of one effence, of one being ; and this is not onely an argu– ment that they d1d both agree, a~dwere ltke to agree m t~at great tranfachon of faving fouls, but char they can never dtfagree; two tbar e!fenually have two wills, thouob for rhe prefenr agreeing in one , yet they may come to difagree , and will not rhefa~e tfuing, but if e!Temially they have but one will, it is impoffible then but that they ever rnufr agree.-- So then, the Father from everlalling calls the Sonne to the office of Mediatour, q. d. Come my Son, the Son ofmy joy , and high delight; my beitnJed Son inwhom I am wc/1-pleafcd: there's a thonght in my heart to commnnicate "'Y [elfout of thir alonenefs everlafting unro J&mewhat elfc ; a11d my thought, or purrofe , or intentionli" in rhuorder; Firft, I intend my ow"gl!Jry,rhcn Chrijl, then the Church,then the world; thm isrny provldedce to diJPofe every thingfo much mfll'e principally ttnd timely, by how much it is more exce/lent;71ext toony gl.-ry,tmd the manifeftationofit, I willhave" Chrift, andt!Ju Chrijljha/1 be the chiefe patterne of the eleCli.n ofgrace;and ue-•t to Ohrift the Head I intmd a body,and this body I will protlejlinate to be made !ik£, or to be conformedto the "'"'l' of my Son. And now behold I c"ll thee to the oj]ict of Mediatour, thou "rt my Son,,.. day (eveninthu day of eternity) have I begotten thee , and to day (even in this day of eternity) do I call thee to Hcb.!o, 7· this honour to be an high Priejl f.r ever. And as the Father calls, fo the Son from everlafiin" accrpts the Office to which he is defigned by the father, q. d, . Come, is that th~ voice of my everlajling Fathe-r? wh_y, .toe I come , in the volume of the John 4 , 34 • book.. it is trrritten of me to' do thy will 0 God; thu u my m1nd; yea, and thu P>allbe John 5 . 30 , my mind for e1;er; when I am incrrrnate, this ]hall be my. meat to do the wilt of hi111 that fcnt mt, to jinijl1 hi5 work: glorioM Father, thy IVIll IS my vn/1; I feel(_ not "'"" own will (as if !had a willdijfinEf from thine) bu~ the Will of my father: . Now therifore l'rov.s. 2 ;; I acctp~ this honour; Be it to mc,or be it with meeven as th011 _pleafcft. Thi> call ofrhe Fa– ther , and anfwer of the Son is fully confirmed by that faymg of Chnfr, I was Jet 11p from werlajfing. . . . But concerning the particular ~a!fages of.thefe rreat1cs betwtxt God and Chnll to favefouls, I /l 1al!/hew, 1. The profe&. 2. Tne counfel. 3. The foreknowledge. 4· ne purpofe. ~. The Decree. 6. Tbe Covenant. We fhall find all thefe 111 our,firll penod, m thar eternity,before all rimes,untill the creation. SECT;
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