42:8 _Oeparinotip of theZtbíne Attribute,? Chap, z1. .z Waters, and all things produced from them, neverre- urylift the DireEtiònofhis hand ; yet there-are others that fell from. their Integrity, and force things confequent toMan's Rebellion, which either oppofe the Power of Chrift,or arenot yet aEtuaily fubdued : and they are the Enemies °four Salvation,Satan, Sin,and Death. Now the perfect Freedom ofthe Church from all thefe, will be the laft glorious Ad of Chrift's Regal Office. And 'tis obfervable, the Day of Judgment is called theDay ofRedemption,with refpe&.to the final.accompli¡hment of our Felicity, that was purchafed by the infinite Price of hisSufferings.. The dayof Chrift's Death was theDay ofR edemption, as to our Right and Title; for then our Ranfom was fully paid, and- 'tis by the im- mortal efficacy of his Blood that we partake of theGlo- rious Liberty of the Sons ofGod :. but the aétual en- joyment ofit ¡hall be at the Tait day. Therefore the perfeEtionof all our Spiritual Priviledges is referred to that time, whenDeath our lafl Enemy fluff be over- come. TheApoftle faith,./lnd not only the ,butourfelves Rom. 8' alfo, which leave the farflfruitsoftheSpirit, even our felves, groan within ourfelves,, waitingfor theAdoption; to.wit,theRedemption-ofour Bodies. During theprefent Life, we are taken into God's Family, in the qualityof his Children ; but themoft folemn AdofOur Adopti- on (hall beat the Tall day. In this there is a-fimilitude between Chrift and his Members : for although he was the Son of God by his marvelous Conception, and owned by him while he performedhis Miniftry upon the Earth yet all the Teflimonies ofGod's Favour to him, were not comparable to the Declaration ofit in railing him from the Grave : Then in the face of Heaven and Earth, He Paid, 2'hou;art my Son; this Day have I be- gotten thee. So in this Life God acknowledges . and heatsus as his Children, he cloaths us with the Righte- oufnefs
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