Sermon 17. Ofthe N AT I v 1 T 1 E. The words feeme ro~eefpoken to one perfon only: but (as lams ofgrace u[~ ro be) are roreceivcamphan~n,and tobe exre_nded,to rhe rrwfi benefit. . . . Dixit d me. Said Helt to l{tm, and fa1d He1r, toHtm alone, and fatd he it to no other, but wHim l No :for,Hee_gaveirHiminchar~eropreach it; and ropreachit,, is to fay it roothers. ~hereforc lt 1s, Dt:<zt adme,ttt aaalm, per me : 1t waslo fJtd to Him as that byHim, It mtghrbef:ud toothers. Pr,edzcahomakes lt piame. Pr,edica6o. When CHRtsr dorh preach, He is not to beunderfrood topreachto Mimfelfe:nomandoth fo at any rime; burro orhers more orlelfe, that may be, or fhould bee the better for Histreaching. For, what needed tt be~prMched, ifit con·· ceme none, but Him ~ ifnone to havebe(lefir,bur He~ if they,that heare ir pr~ached 1]1all receive no·benefit by ir ~ Sofay'we,ofLegem.This lawwas 11orrilade for CHR r sT: it needed not for Him (anylaw.)Hc was Filim mtm t11 ~,;.,,,ij ·,,~~'·needed no lmv to mJke Him that,which by natureHe was. The lawwas for orhers,which, byrhis/mv,werero bemade rhar, which, by nature,they were not(rhar 1s) rheS~nsof.God. . . Take thevery words. Youfee,Hts Tel<ttsnotm the firft.perfon ,Ftltm tumego: His Textis,Filimmem t11. Awl,who is rhar,T11 ? It cannot be CH RI s T Himfelfeby common inrendment. The FatherfaithtoHim, Thou art my Sm: But, to whom is it, rhat C H a r s T faith, Thou art my Son ? For,Filius mem t~<, is His Text ; thar,He mufrpreach on :He may notgoefrom the words, or cha~ge the tenour of His Text. Who is then, that Sonne ? To whom applierh He His Text~ To fame other cerI 3 4 tainely. TheApoftlefaith, He.wa[et andJent, that He might bfing many Sons 11nto God, to He&.•·•~: whom Goaalfo might fay, Pilitu'"'"' t11. And Himlelfe likewife faith of Himfelfe . iirtlieProphet: Beh,ld, hereaml,andthecbildrenwhich Codhatkgivenme. Efoy.S.,~ • . And whobethofe Children? Thofc,whom Helhall regenerate,and beget anew The Birth. by His Pr.tdicabo Legem, the immortal/ Seed: For, of HisownegoQdwillhegat He us,by ;.~~;_';;_l; th~Wordof truth, that We might be thejir(lfi'uits of Hr5 creatures. Thefe arc thechildren,that are here meanr. Of whom ir fhall be faid,q~<oa', perjilium,jilii, that in and by thisSon, rheyfhall beHisS~m, aH. An'd, wharwas [aid rocbrift, ll!all b~faid to them, and every of them, FilitH meus tu. OfSionfaith the LXXXVII. Pfalme, Jt {hall be(aid,He 1vas borne in her. And that rru.&7-4, is ·true, for fo Hewas. But he goes on further, and faith, He didrm;ember Himfelfe of Raha6, a.~dBahy!on, the Pltiliftims, and the c.Morians land, for, loe, there He JVM borne. Borne there~ How canthat be<' Yes, borne there,and"here,and every where; where, by this Pr.tdicaho Legem, He hegets children to God. The power,and verrue of His 'lJirth reacheth even thither. Every place that receiverh His law (where ever it bee) eventhere He is borne. This for His Birth. To·this Birth there belongs,a Birth-right. T'l1ey talke mu eh ofthe law,as ofa The Birlb. Birth-right: but (loe) this here, is aBirtb-rlght, indeed ;and thar, veri nominu; and amounts to more,than aChilds part. And itgrowes out ofthe d<;>uble title,or inrercfi, whtchHI! hath ro all that is given Him. For,as He is twice aSon,twicebegotten,• An· te l~t_cifemm,.'and •·Hodie: fo hath Headouble right gro1ves toHim,exptecfed in tw.o diihuclwords{inthe next verfe) ' one of inlmitance, ·• the other of Poffifion, orpt~rehafe_; for, Ahazza is true Hebrew for ap~trchafe. Of which two, 0 ne contents Him : mn~ litsntle,as Heire. Tbe other Hetranfcribes and fets over rdus which is that of His purchafe,as Hodiegenitm. ' ' ' · . ' ;:~t wenc~uotfomuch as to gotothcne"t vcrfefor ir.."Filifu nieru ltewill-[crvq · ·. ~~chwasfaidtmcecoHtm.' Once1t HJsBaptifme, HicejfFilit~<.VIem. Andfott MJt.p 7 ;. 15 h)(ewt(e at ours; to us; for, therein weare made members cf Chrift, andthe chttdren fGud, •And againe,HicelfFilius me!";ar his Transfiguration in rheMot<nt. And we MlC.t 7 .s. ._eeptng the larl? of our Bapti{me, rhe fatne lh1ll be faid to us likewife, the fecond ~~e ;dand whentime comes,we !hall be transjig11redinro thegloriotw 1mage of the Soh l'hil.p•~ 0 J Gc 11 • ~n.dthis is,•Lexfa{/~rHm on his part: th.is ll1all be done for us by fiim. Thi's we ea e .. theGo.Jfell ofthis LAw. · · And
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