$4 Doti, VERSE. 7. Doe. 8pbeJana,Chap.i. VER.6. purpofe the end unto-them C What(hall hinder him from loving them thus faras to purpofeto them that bee can jufily ex acute e Obferve laftly, to and through whom the g rac acf God doth bring us to receivefavour and grace, evenin, and thr ough, his beloved. The Law cameby c_tofes, butgraceand truth through Iefue Chriff. TheAngels did fing at his bitth,Glory to God, peaceon earth, good will to men; In him God was reconciling the world, and God did give this teftimony of him, This is my beloved, inwhom 1 am well pleated. For Chrift bath per- formed fuch an obedience at the commandement ofgrace, as doth yeeld fuch fatisfaelion to Juftice, that grace may juffly give us every good thing ; yea fuch anobedience, as Both procure from graceevery good thing for us ; for Grace and Juftice kiffe each other in Chrift; Grace freely bellowing all her gifts unto her glory, and that without anywrong, nay with full contentment of revenging juftice. See the firft tothe Colaff. what is written on thofe words, Who hath tranflatedus into the kingdome ofhit belovedSonne. in whomwehave redemption through his blood, even, 6-c.] Thus we come from that gratifying, mother, childbearinggrace, fromall eter- nity in God himfelfe, to that grace which is freely given to us, and bath his reall effect in us : And this is handled, fiat in regard of theJew, who hadreceived it, Paul with the refs heleeving. Secondly, in regard ofthe Gentiles ; and in particular, thefe Ephefians. The grace toward Paul, with the aftof thofe who are firft called to faith, bath twomaine branches : Firft, the grace ofredemption, or juftification. Secondly, the grace ofglorificatìon, beginning verve r I. reaching to the r3. Now inhandling this firft benefit : firft in this verfe, he doth propound in the former part of the verfe, expound it in the latter. Secondly,he doth fet downe the benefit ofvocation effe&uall, which did goe before ir, and makeway to ir, verfe 8. Thirdly, the meanes of their vocation, verfe9, Io. In his propounding the benefit, 1h11 we mull marke in whom we come to haveir, inchrifl.Secondly,what thisredemption is, that is the bringing us out ofbondage. Thirdly, the ranfome in which we are re- deemed, through bu blood. The expofition,viz.thathe meaneth nothing by redemption, but remiffion of finnes, thefountaine whence it fpring- eth being annexed, viz, the riches ofGods grace. The fumme is, out ofhis eternall grace he bath madecis accepted in his Chrift ; for in his Chrift (whereas bynature we are in thraldome and bondage) he hath delivered and redeemed us, throughno other ranfome then the blood of his Sonne; He hath,I fay,fet us freeboth from guilt and punifhments. ofour finnes, through hismoll richand abundant grace towards us. Obfervefirft, in whomdeliverance is to be found from all fpirituall thraldome, even inChrift : It is often faid in Chrift (as above, we are bleffed thusand thus.) TheReafon is, Becaufe God bath made Chriff an I dam, head, roote, common receptacle and ftorehoufe, inwhom are treafured all thofe good things which from him are communicated tous : There are three phrafes in fpeaking
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