Spiritual Perfec`1ïon. 9 , dinately to a higher requef}, Father glo- rify, thy name. Laftly, The Relation of Children to God, is not an Empty Title, but in- cludes an Intereft in the Eternal Inhe- ritance. The Apoftle infers, If foes then heirs, heirs of God , co-heirs with Chrifi. The Sons of Earthly Parents cannot all inherit : the Eldeft is the Heir, to maintain the Splendour and State of the Family; and the Younger have often but thin Provifion. If a Kingdom be the Inheritance, 'tis appro- priated to one : the Throne is incommu- nicable. When Pharaoh made Yofeph Viceroy ofEgypt,, he referv'd the Throne to himfelf : In the throne I will be greater than thou. But all the Saints are Kings. Our Saviour comforts his Difciples, fear not little flock, 'tis your Fathers good plea- fore to give you the Dingdorn : and his Power is equal to his Pleafure. They are the Children of the King and King- dom of Heaven. The Kingdom, with a Note of Excellency , in Comparifon Of it, all the Kingdoms of this World, in their blazing Glory are but a faint Figure and a Foil. Tranfcendent Privi- ledge ! Infinite Bounty ! All the Con- ceptions we can form of Happinefs are eminently in God. He is the Glory, the joy, the Perfection, the Satisfaction of U 2 In-
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