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,
7.
%phefianf,
Chap.
4.
SecOndlÿ,
It
is to
bemarked,that
though the
Lord
be
every where
pre-
fens,
yet
he
dwelleth in
the beleeving in
efeciall
manner.
He doth come
to
us
giving
us
grace
and
working faith and love
in
us,by which
we
do
after
a
fort
touch
and
embrace him,
and
hold
him
in us
as
in a
San
-'
Eìnary.
We
therefore by how much the Lord
is
nearer us, mutt be more
careful! to
fanâifie him, not
to
grieve
his
holy Spirit,which doth
feale
us
to
be
the adopted
fonnes
of God.
VERSE
7.
But unto every
one
of
tee
is
given
grace
according
to
the
meafure
of
the
gife
of
Chrifl.
Now
foiloweth the
fecond kinde
of
Argument, from the
diverfe
diftribution
of
Gods
graces, for
it
is
more then
a
prevention.
Thofe
who
none
of
them
have
all
graces,but every one their parti-
cular, ferving for
the good
of
thewhole, they
mull cleave one
to the
other.
But thus
it
is
with you.
The
Verfe fetteth downe
2.
things
r.
That
every one
of
us
bath
his
grace
given him.
2.
The
manner
after
which it
is
given;
by
meafure:
Which
is
further
ampliFyed
fromthe
Author,Chrift.
The
fumme
is
:
As thefe things doe bind you
to concord,
that
in
fo
many things you are one,
fo
this likewife,
that
none
of
you
have
all
graces, but one
thus,and another thus,
fo
that
ye have neede one
of.',
another,
and
the
grace you have, you
have itevery one
but
in
a
mea-
fure, even
that
meafure wherein
it
pleafeth
Chrift
todiftributeto'
every one.
Firft, then
it
is
to be marked
in
that
he
faith,
To
every
one
of
you is
given
grace; That
every
member
of
the Church
bath
his
feverall grace
of
God.
We
have
not
all
the fame graces, the fame
degrees,but
force
thus,
fomeotherwife.
Rom.
12.4,
5.
v1s
we
have
many members
in
one
body,
and
all members
have
not
the
Jame
office:
So we
being
many
are
one body
in Chrifi, and
every
one
members
ene
of
another.
As the
body
bath many members
and faculties
in thofe members; fo
we have di-
vers
gifts according
to the
grace
that
is
given,
and divers fervants,
have divers
talents,
cn1at. 25.
14..
For,that
we fhould have divers kindes and degrees,
the
nature
of
a
body doth require it;
fora body
Hands
not
of
one
member,but
of
di-
vers
members,which
have divers
offices
and faculties
in
the
body.
The
perfe &ion
of
the
head Both require
it, for
as
God
did
molt
conveniently manifeft
his
Uniforme
perfe&ion
in
the divers
perfeEli-
onsof
the creature:
fo
the abfolute perfeétion
of
the
head
is
fitly
declared
by the
manifold perfc lions
in
divers
members. And
furely
we may
fee
this true
not
onely
in
thofe that
arc
of
divers
Orders,
as
thofe
that
teach, thofe
that
minifter,
thole that
heare and are
miniftred
to,
but
in
Chriftians
of
the
feafe
farne
kinde,
as
compare teacher
with teacher,
hearer with hearer
:
And
as
you
may
fee in
the
outward vifages
of
us
force difference,
twain
the
1
Church,
not
every way
alike
:
So
the
image
of
the foule bath
like-
wife
q.6r
Deaf.
But he
is
more
fplly
.
in
the
faith
eeia
full.
rte.
VERSE
7.
Every
Chrial,
anhach
his
['e-
grace.
,:
Asafan
I.
Roft.
a.
The
perfeai-
on of
Chrilt
the
head, ap-
peareth"
in
the
manifold
gra-
ces
feverally
given
the
members.