the Life of Faith. Dire& z o. Hear everyword of Scripture Precept; andMini- fierial Exhortation (confonant to the Scripture) at lent to se by Chrift, andfrom the Father by him , as the appointed Teacher ofthe Church. Hear Chriff in his Gofpel and his Miniflers,and hear God the Father in the Son. Take heed ofgiving only a flight andver- bal acknowledgement of the voice of Chrift, whileft you re- ally arc more taken with the Preachers voice, as if he had a greater fhare in the Sermon, thanChrift bath. The voice in theholy Mount, which Peter witneffeth that he heard, z Pet. 5. 17. was, 7bit is my Beloved Son, in whomYam well ?leafed, bearye bim, Mat. z 7. 5. And itTian come to pafs, that every foul which will not hear that Prophet, /hall be deffroyed from among the people, Ads 3. 23. Whenye received the Word of God which ye beard of uc, ye received it not as the Word of men, but as it it intruth the Word of God, which worketb effe- ¿ wally inyou that beffeve, i Thef. 2. 13. The Sheep willfollow him, for they know bis voice : a Granger theywill not follow, John a o. 4> 5. Dire& z a. Take every mercy from God ne. from the band of Chrift ; both as procured by bit Crofs, and as delivered by hie Mediatory .tldminiffration, It is Rill fuppofed that the giving of the Son himfelf by the Father to this office, is excepted as prefuppofed. But all fub- fequent particular mercies, are both procured for us,and given to us, by the Mediator. Yet is it nevcrthelcfs fromGod the Father, nordoth it everthelefs, but the more fullyfignifie his love. But the (late of finncrs alloweth them noother way of communication from God, for their benefit and happinefs, but by one who is more near and capable to God, who fromhire may convey all bleffiings unto them. Blrfd be the God andFa- ther of our LordJefua Chr who bathNerd at with all /pi- ritual blefngs in things heavenly in Chr, Ephef. z. 3. He that fpared not bit own Son, but gave hint up for us all; bow frail he not with him alfo freely give toe all things ? Rom. 8.32. Through theknowledge ofhim, the Divine Power giveth us all things thatpertain to life and godlinefs, 2 Pet. 1.3. God bathgiven us eternal life, and this life is in his Son, a John 5. zo, &I. 4 110: ngt are delivered into bit band, Joh.z3.3& z7.,2. C c a Therefore 195
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