I • ~36 Chri/l the Yejlator Noth.ing en Chrifi's part,nothingon Gop's part,fland's- ' between you and all this: ' nothing can make you come: fuort of it, but unbelief. That new ·covenant ' intere.ft in God ii purchafed by the blood of the everlafiing, covenant ; it 'tS given over unto Jefus, as AdminiHra– tor of the covenant; and he again hath made· it ovet to you, by Tefiament. And what rem·ai·ns, but that ye corm~ to the executor, and receive your legaey, by £1ith? Ala-s t that.any · ihould be found who have no· heart to it.· Legacy 3· Hi-s Spirit of grace,· we fa muc~ need ., Hear the words of the T efiament, Prov. i. 2 3. ' Turn· you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my ·Spi• ' rit unto you.' Chrifi hath the fcven Spirits of GodJi even a fulnefs of the Spirit, in himfelf, to- commilni:> <:ate; and hath made over the fame, by his tefiamen t to firmers of Adam's race ~ withal, as executor ot the Tefiament, he bath made intimation thereof, declar– i·ng himfdfreacly to give the Spirit unto all that come to him, accordingly, John vii. 37. ' Jefus fiood and, ' cried, faying, lfany man thirfl:, let him come unt<>· n1e at'ld drink,' Ver. 38.- ' .He that believeth on me,. as the Script:ure bath faid, out of his belly fuaU flow rivers ofHving water.' Ver. 39· ' But this fpake he:· , of the Spirit, which they that believe on hi1n, iliould, 1:eceive.' 9 fqhal:>l~ legacy for Adam's childr~B! Here, is life for us, life for our dead fouls ,: for his Spirit is· ' fhe Spirit of life, loofing the bands ofji'n and death,. Rom. viii·. 2. How .fhaH dead fouls live r Our Lord~ him!elf anfwers that qHefi-ion at large, Joh~ vi . .fhew~ ing bimfe!fto be thelife·giving.bread~, thatgiveth-lifo · unto the wflr!d,.. Ver. J3· that it iS'by eating this bread foulsf!Ja!llive, Ver. 57· ' that the quickning Spirit is' · in it, Vcr. 63. nnd itis t~· beeatenbyfoith,: Ver.3s,, <DJ,' 64·· Whither thenlhould the foul go for life, but to Chrifi as Executor of his own tefiament? Ver. 68. For as we derived death from the firfi· Adam, fo we, \. I I ' m.ufi derive life fl:om the fecond Adam, elfe ·we ca~not · · have
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