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231

2Cor.

6.

r6.

Pet.

4.

,,.

Dell.

Saving grace

worts

to

bhy

inae

mn

a-

age

gnified.

LTA.

66.,6.

Pfc.

D.

this

In illy

fel

,

and for

od,ere.

Ifa.6o.zr.

and

6i.

3.

t

Pet.

1.

r.

Dolr.

Gods

naciist

in giving

Clara

, Joh.

Rom.

n'.6.

Ephe

/ans,Chap.

s.

V

E

R.

7

light

:

we

are

made temples

(tithe

living

God,

wherein muft

be mani-

fefted his infinite

wifdom, power, love, mercie;

and

glory.

Not

to

make

our

felves

known, but

God, that

he may

come

in acquaintance

with

others, by that glory that

appears

in

thee.

If

any

man f'eak,

let

bimíf

eak

the

wifdom

of

God

;

if

he

minifier,

let

him

do

it of

the ability

that

Gad

giveth, that

in

all things

God

may

be

glorified.

In

the

ages to

come]

that

is,

that

all men

in

after times may

confi-

der, and take notice

of

Gods

exceeding great mercie

and grace

to.

wards

us, in

quickning

us,

raifing

us

up

from death,

and

fearing

us

in

heaven

with

Chrift.

Whence

obferve,

tAll

the

Paving graces

of

God

are

fuchas

ere

moll

worthy confideratìon

of

of

Chrifltans

in

all

ages,worthy tobe

chronicled

and

regifired

unto

all

pofterity.

This

Paul profefled and

proclaimed,

a

Tim.r.i

5.

I

was

a

bla1+hemer,a

perreeenter

an

oppreffar,

by

I

was

received

to

mercie,

ere.

Notwitb-

(landing for

this

caaf

was

I

received

to

mercie,

that

lefas

chrifl

fhould

firfl

(lien'

on

me

al

long

-

fu

f'ering,

unto

the

enfample

of

them

which

fail'

in

trine

to

come

beleeve

in

him onto

eternal

life : as

if

he

fhould

have

faid,

Let

all

in

after rime, how notorious and finfull foever,

let

them

look upon me

a

pattern

of

Gods

infinite mercie,

exceeding

all

fin and

mifery.

come

(faith

David) I

will

tel

you

what the

Lord

hash

dove

for

my

feel

;

I

cryed

unto

him, and

he

heard

me

:

I

will therefore

extoll

him

with

my

tongue.

So again, Pfal.7 1.18.

Forfake me

net,

o

God,

until

i

have declared thine arm

unto

this generation, and

thy

power unto all that

(hall

come.

If

we be

Gods children, thew

it

by bringing forth

eternal!

and

immortall

fruit

to

his

glory;

as trees

of

righteaufneffe, the planting

of the

Lord, in

whom he may

be

glorified.

Think,

and fpeak,

and do

nothing, but what we

are

content to

have regiftred

;

much

leffe

afha-

med

to do any

thing, of

which we would not

be accountable

for

it

again,

as

affuredly we !hall.

Whatfoever

we

do

by

the

fpirit,

!hall

ftand

upon

record to

all

eternity.

Revd

4.5

3. Bluffed

are

they

that

dye

in

the

Lord,

they

rill

from their

labours,

and their

works

filmy

them.

Their

faith

when

tryed,

(hall

be

found

unto

theirpráife,

honorer

and glory,

at

the appearing

of

lefts:.

Chrift.

Through

bra

kindneffe

in

Chrift.]

Obferve here,

in

what

things

the

fpeciall

favour

of

God ftandeth,

even in

the giving

of

Chrift,

with

the

benefits

of Chrift

:

He

is

made

the matter

in

which this

exceed.

ing

grace

of

his

is

taken up, and fo every

where the

Scripture

doth

fpeak

;

Herein

is

the love

of

god feen,

that

he

tent

his

onely begotten

Son

into

the world,

that

we

fhoald

live

by

him. Chri

fl,

when

we were yet

of

no

firength,

dyed

for

us

:

we

are quickned

in Ckrifl

,

rai

fed

in him,

Our

fins pardoned in him

:

a new life

in

Chrift

;

Satan fubdued

unto

us in

Chrift

;

in

Chrift

crucified all

viáory

is

obtained

againft

all

infernal! enemies

;

all our

growth

in

Chrift

:

in

a

word,

in

Chrift

we have

all fufficiencie

for grace and glory. God,when

hie

made

dam

Lord

of

the whole earth,

did

thew love ; but

the

gift

of

the

whole