-7a The Crucifyingof the world, about the very Effence of Chriftianita, and which hazards their falvation. a.. And that it is theend of the Crofs of Chrift, 'and his Do- . 6Irine ; to Crucifie the world to us', and fan-i ifie us to God, I have already manifefted in parr, and (hail now further, ma- nifefL I . It is the end of C briri , and. his Crofs and Do&: ine to recover Gods 1ntereft in the fouls of men : but it is by mortifi- cation, as a part of true fancchfication,that Gods Inrereft in mens fouls is recovered. Therefore, &c. As God could have no lower ultimate end then himfelf in our Creation, fo neither in our Re- demption. Chrift himfeifas Mediator, is but a Aicant to Godwho is our End ; he is the »ay to the Father, and no man cometh to the Father but by him, Job.; 4.6. He is the Truth that revealeth the Father, and theSun of the world which enlightentth every man that come thtwo the world, Joh 1.9. revealing tous both the endand t/l'Ican,r; That as there is no light in the earth, but what is commun rated by the Sun , which enlighteneth Tome by the Moon at midnight, and fome by its dire& approaching light , at the breakof day, before they fee the Sun it kif, and others by its glorious rays when it is rifen, and viftble to them, and bath allo in it Pelf an objedive fufficiency toenlighten thofè that !hut their eyes, or want eye-fight by which they fhould receive it Even fo is Chrift the Sun of the Redeemed World, which aetu-. ally afforderh allthat Light to all which they do pof efs ; even fome (to all that have the úfe of Reafon) which bath a tenden- cy to recovery ; and he bath an Objective fufficiency to the fa- ving illumination of thole that through their own fault are never fo illuminated. The pure Godhead is the Reattfcal Light to be . en. fled' felicity. The Mediator is the Mediate Light, to (hew us the way to God. And in there two confifleth Life Eternal ; to KnowGod the Beginning and End , who hisnfeif bath no Be- ginning or End; and to know Jefus Chrift whom he bath lent, to recall us to himfelf, doh. i 7.3. Whether he that is now to us Medi rtor acquifitionir, will dfohereafter be v`4-ediator fruitio. xis, and whether the glorifieddo only fee the Godhead ''in the glafs of the glorified body of Chrift, and of the moil glorious effec`ls which then theyTall partake of, or alto (hall immediatly behold it in it felf,and fee Godse(fence, face to face I (hail not prefumc
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