220 Of Eleflion. ~ vils fin; a fetled revenge againfi God; and fo is diilinguifhed from all other BooK IV. finsthatarehumane, orcommontoMen.. AsBrz11 upon 1]ob11 5· 16, 17, ~ 18. hathobferved: And the Apofile 10 giving that exception in that difl inction, bath confirmed the general rule of all fins elfe, that they are capable of pardon: And the place fhews that all fuch Humane Temptations may befall and de fafJo, do befall fomeor other of the Elect. Chrifi exprdly faith of fins, that Attmmmer of ptu fbatt 6eforegive11: And then he adds that excep– tion: And not fins comrrutted before callmg only, but alfo after; for '-<ho lhalllimit it? And the reafon of that fpeech of Chrifi there, is the fame that's here; thnt God is the God of all Gract; and therefore will fhew all forts of Grace, in.pardonin~;pll forts of fins. And as this holds true in p~rdoning Grace, fo 10 fuppornng, and rehevmg Grace, Some w11l be apt to fay their Temptations havebeea fuch, as never befell.any that have been faved; Why truly as fome perfons mull be the clueleit of Smners, and yet are in e'oven. fo fame mull: be miferableit for outward trials. I go furt her, if thou hadfi n~ infiance of any that ever was under the like, and knewefi no particular Pro. mife, or Example for thy cafe; yet this one Manifefio ol God,, 1hat he .is the God of at/ G•·ace, fpeaks home to thy cafe fully, and fufficiemly: God faid but to Paut, my Gract is fufjicimt for thee; and that was enough: If no M•n or Angel could tell thee ofany, yet this is in Head of all;that he is tbt God of all Gr,1ct; that would reach it. Ill. I !hall add Confirmations unto your Faith , to help you in the belief of this. I · God , who is the Fotmtain of att Grace, bath given to all , and each Saint, all Graces, in their feveral degrees; yet alllor the ktnd thats proper to make them Saints, to exercife towards himfelf and their Brethren; with command, to exercife them as opportunity and occafion !hall be 0ifered: And draws forth in fomeone Saint or orher all forts ofGraces; though in fome, one fort el grace more, and other Graces in others: So as take the whole Body of them,wt!'may call them Sai11ts of all Gracts, as to the exercifes of all Graces amongfi them: Hen~e therefore it invincibly follows, that God, who is him· felf1he God of atJ Grace, in his kind, and the Fathrr aud Fotmtaht of att Grace that is in us, that he will be fure to do, and perform this. 1, That he bath given each, and all forts of Crace• to every Saint habitu– ally, ~. Pet. '· 3· informs; He bathgiven ur allthmgs 6elo>tgmg to ltft, mzd godtmrfs : And 'tis fpoken in imitation of God himfelf, of his Divine nature, That as he is the God of all Grace in his Nature, fo we have oll Grace in ours: And fo it follows, Verf. 4· Bei11g made partakers of tht Divine Na– tttre. 2. He bath furnifht hi~ Saints with all, and each Grace, to the end, that as occafion is , they fhoulJ exercife, and put forth thefc Graces : And according– ly in the fame Chap. Ver( 5· He exhorts them to add gracr to grace.: And in 2 Cor.8, 6. he exhorts that M God had hgtm, fo he would atfo fimfh ilt them the fameGrace ntjo: He fpeaks of a particular Grace of liberality, to the poor Saints; and means that they fhould exercife that, and (by the fame .rea– fon,) every grace, as occalion, and a fit opportunitie, and juil matter is offered to draw it out to others, as their need fhall require. 3· Take the whole Body of Sai>tts, and God doth give opportunity to draw forth every fort of Grace among the!)'!, all forts of ways that Grace is exten• dible unto, from the lowefi fort, to the highefi: So there is no kind of Grace, no firaio , or vein ol Grace, no difpofition of Grace , but God will give the experiment of the a<'ling of it, in one Saint or other. Shall I ·give you an in– fiance of one fort of Gracious Oifpolitions, and that of the higheil fort, which was put forth in one Saint, as an evidence not only of what Grace. in any other might be raifed up too; ( for if any one had fuch a high Elevanon of his Grace, that none ever had; yet it being the ading of his Grace, the principle whereof is common to all,it will follow, that the fame might be rai· fed up in any other:) But alfo it is an evidence that any other Grace of lower fort may be educed and aded in the Heart offome other; and in like manner every Grace in fome on·e , or other, and that God will infuGh a like manner cer-
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