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phejsanf,Chap.i.
V
E
R.
13.
towards
us
:
for this
is
not
brought
in as
the
end
of
Gods
predeftination,
but
of
our obtaining
an
inheritance
in
Chrift
:
Our faith,
our redemp-
tion, our glorification,
all
is
to the glory
of
Chrift
:
Even
as
it is
the
glory
of
Kings
to have theirfubjeíts yeeld them homage,
and fweare
them allegiance;
fo
this obedience
of
faith,
is a
fpirituall
homage
which
the
fubjeEts
of
Chrifts kingdome doe yeeld
unto him. Our
redemption,whether
we
looke
at
the thing
it
felfe
wrought,ortheinten-
tion
of
himworking
it,
is
to the
praife
of
his
glory.If
Princes out
of
their
clemency
fend and
ranfome force fubjeéts,
the
very deede
is
muchto
their
glory
;
fo
it
is
in
this
redemption
of
Chrift.
Now
the
end
why
we
are
bought with
.a
price
both
foule
and
body,
is,
that
in
both
we might
glorifie him ;
the inheritance
given us,
is
to
the
praife
of
his
glory,
yea,
all the
glory that
(hall
be
put upon
us
in
heaven,
(hall
be
his
glory.
Looke
as
the
inheritances, dignity, riches, glorious
pompe of
fubjeíts,is
to the
praife
of
the gloriousbounty
and
power
of
thofe
Kings
to whom
they
live
fubjeít;
So here,
fee
z Tbef. a.
The
end
why
we
receive this inheritance
of light,is,That
we
might
fitforth
his
verrues,Fho
bath
called
us
into
admirable
light, and that
it
might fo
Chin
forth
before
others,
that
they
might glorifie
God
and
Chrift.
yf
r;
Let
us
then endeavour our
felves
to
Pet
forth the
praife
of
him who
doth
give
us
all
thofe
fpirituall benefits, in
which
we partake.
Let
our
words,
let our workes, let our
whole
man be at his
command,
fervice-
able
to
him.The Church
in
the Canticles
Ilse
doth
fo praife
the beauty
of
her fpoufe,
that
the
awaketh others:
We
should fo
from
our
hearts
Pet
out the praife
of
our
Chrift,
that others might by
our
means
be
brought
to
inquireafter him,
and aske,
Who
is
thy
beloved
?
Thofe
who
findebounteous Lords on earth, how will they tell
of
their
affability,
liberality,
of
every circumftance wherein they doe them any grace and
favour
e
How
will they proteft themfelves
devoted
to
their
fervice,
drinking healths upon
their
knees
to
them:'
how impatient
of
any thing
which doth
fo
much
as in
thew tend
to their
difparagement
a
What
a
fhame
is it
that wefhould walke, neither
feeling
our hearts affected, nor
yet opening our mouths
to
praife
him who
bath
redeemed
us, and
brought
us
to the hope ofan tmmortall, incorruptibleinheritance
e
Vartsa
13.
Having
in
the
end
of
the fixt verfe (hewed,
that
all
of
us
come
to
receive
in
Chrift the
grace
Chewed
in
time,
as
well
as
that
which
was
given
us
before
all
worlds;
heBoth
prove it,
Phil,
from benefits
given
to the
Jewes,
unto this thirteenth verfe
;
Secondly, from
benefits
bellowed on
the
Gentiles.
Now
this matter
is
firft
handled limply,
to
the end
of
this
firft
Chapter
;
Secondly,
is
fet
downe comparatively,
illuftrated
from their former eftate
in
mifery.
Now
in Petting
downe the
benefit, wee rauft
firft
marke the
benefit
it
felfe,
which they
are laid
to
have
received; Secondly, the effeft whichthis mercy
(hewed them
had
in
Paul,
whom
it
moved to pray for them. In the benefit, thefe
particulars
are
obfervable.
s.In
whom they
received
it,in
Chrifl. z.
Who
receive
it,
even
ye;
for this ciscumítance
(yee) is fet
out
as it
were
in
text letters
;
(Tea)
who were
beforowithout God
in
the world
who
walked
in