2 5 6 The Birth-Priviledge and Covenant- holinej'e is over all, God bleffed for ever, Amen. Here fure is nothing ng to conclude them of the feed thus in Covenant,to be of Gods ad- opted feed under the Promifes. Secondly, Rom. i I, Throughout the whole body of the chap -' ter, there theApof}le fpeaks of the calling off of Gods people. Thofe that are calf off from being a people of God, were once his people ; thofe that are put out of Covenant, were a people in Covenant; hut the natural iffue of Abraham (called natured1 branches, verf. 2 t. being by right of birth of that Olive) are there broken off, call off;. therefore the naturali iffue was the feed in Covenant. Thirdly, Math. 8. ¡ t, I2. Upon occafion of the Faith of the Centurion, which Chrift fo magnifies, and preferres before the Faith of any in Ifrael; he prophefies of the call of the Gentiles, and the rejeftion of the Jewes, I fay untoyou that many (hall come from the EaJ 1, and we fig,'anti Jhall fit down with Abraham, and Ifaac,and Jacob in the Kingdome of Heaven : But the children of the Kingdome fhall be calf out into utter darknejfe , there fhall be weeping and gnafhing of teeth. Nations from all quarters of the world, every point of the Heavens fhall embrace the Faith, and be received vifible Members of the Kingdome of God ; when the children of the Kingdome that are now in it, and enjoy it, fhall be caft out ofit;- children_ of the Kingdome that are to be caft out, are in the Kingdome only upon an intereft of birth, for the fruition of the priviledges of Ordinances,and not upon any fpiri- wall title, infallibly giving intereft in Salvation : But the chil- dren of the Kingdome were upon our Saviours fentence to be caft out, therefore they were in the Kingdome only on an intereft of Birth. Fourthly, Gal. 2. z 5, In that chapter among other things we have a narrative from theA poftle,of his dealing by way of reproo with Peter at Íntioch. In which we may obferve. (r.) The occafion given by Peter, verf. 12. Before that certain came from James, he did eat with the gentiles ; but when they were come he withdrew andfeparated himf elf (2.) The iffue which followed upon this carriage of his, end the other leaves diffembled likewife With him infomuch that Barna bas alto Was ca'ried away with their digimulation. (3.) Arguments brought for conviéfion of Teter of this error, which Rom. throughout. Matth..8.ii,: z. Gal, z, 15.
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