Part II. ]magn, aauated from .~eaven' b~ fpirimal infl~ence from Chrifi rheir head, and lhtmng forth m exemplary lives ro th.c honour of their father whom they refemble, M~ttth.). I 6. It ts not in an outwitrd flutpe, but in fpiritual wifdom, an~ Love, and Holinefs of heart and life, that ~hey refemble thet~ Creatour. Whether you will believe it now or not, be fure of tt, you rna~ Jignant enemies of Holinefs, that God would thortly make you know ir, that y<'>u chofe out the moil: txcellent Image of your maker: under Heaven, ro pour out your h'-tred and contempt: againH. And in as much as you did it to his nob/eft Jm~ge, you did it unto him. 7· If all this be not enough to fhew you the Honot~rable N A· t ure of Hrdinefs, I will fpe~k the highefi word that can be fpo– ken of any created nature under heaven, and yet no more then Godbath fpoken ; even in 2 Pet. 1.4. where it.is exprefly faid, that the Godly are [part11k_ers of the Divine Nature.] 1 .know · that it is not theEj[enceof GQd that is here called rheDivineNature · that we parra·ke of: we abhor the thoughts of fuch blafphemous arrogancy,as if that grace did mak~ men Gods. But its called the Divine naturt,in that it is caufed by the Spirit of God,and floweth from .him, as the Light or flmiliine flowed! from the fun. You ufe to fay, tbe fun u in the houfe, when it jhineth in the houfe, though the fun it felf be in the firmament: : fo the Scripture · faith that God dwelleth inus, and Chrifi and the fpirit dwelleth . in us, when the Heavenly Light and Love and Life, which ilreameth from him dwelleth in us ; and this is called the Di~ine Narure. Think of this, aJ.:ld tell me whether higher and more .· Honourable things can eafily be fpoken of the fons of men, 1 J oh. 4. I 6. [God u Love; and he that dwelleth in Love dwel- - leth in God,and God iH him.] 0 wonderful advancement ! _high rxpreffions of a creatures dignity ! Ble.lfea be that Eternal Love · that is th1:1s communicative, and bath fo enobled o1:1r unw0nhy fouls~ with.what alacrity and delight lhould we exalt his name · bydady pra1fes thatthus exalteth us by his unfpcakable mercie? · ~fal. 75· IO; & 89. 16, 17. [ Blef{ed is the peeple thAt /z.now · th~'· J.OJ[Hl found : they /hall walk,.O L(jrd in the· light ef thy cosm- - te.nance: In thy name }ball they .rejoyce all the aay : 11na in thy ., 'nghteou(nefs fo;~l/ they be exalted: For thoNart the glory of oHr · flrength ; and in thy favQur our hornfoalt ~e exalted : F6r the · L2.rd u,. our def~nce, 1111d thl hoiJ one of Ifrael u ou'f ·Ki11g.] l I i. 3 :, · PfaL. .
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