· 6fthe Covenant. i37 have it, Ver. 53• Here is regen~r.ating andfanl#fying grace for us, whereby our natures may be cha11ged, Ezek. xxxvi.26. the image ofGod r~paired in us, thro' grace r~ceived, an(wering to the grace in the Man– Chrifi, as the wax to the feal. John i. 6. for all, this worketh the Spirit of Chril.l:, in theft~ who believe, Eph. i. 1 3· Here is made over to us, grace whereby we are enabled t'o true evangelical repentance, Zech. xii. 10. Ezek xxxvL 31. to walk in newnefs of life, Ver. 27. and tomortify the deeds ot the body, Rom. viii. 13 .Here is bequeathed unto us, enlightning gtace, whereby we may ditcern our duty; for the Spirit is the Spirit oflightand direction',John xvi. 13. excitingand jirengthninggrace, which comes by thejupplj oftbt: Spi· rit, Philip. i. 19 . Eph. iii. 16. Comforting grace, in all trials and dRictions; for he is the Comforter abid. ing for ever where once he comes, John xiv. 16. And ejfablijhing grace, whereby the finner, once in Chrifi: is for ever kept fi·om fallin·g away, either totally or fi– nally, Vcr. 17. 1 Jqhn ii. 27 · In a word, Chrifi hav– ing left us the Spirit ofgrt;~ce, in his tel.l:ament, aU grace fuitable to our needs lies open to us : wherefore _none that hear the gofpel remain defiitute of grace, , but becaufe they will not come to ChriJlfor it. ,I Legacy 4· A fuitable portion ofthe good things of this life, as infinite wifdom fees needful, Pfal. xxxvii. 3· Thou }halt dwe./1 in the '!anfi, andverily thou Jba{i be fed. Chrifi, in his tel.l:ament, has difponed to fin· ners a kingdom, even the kingdom ofGod, and added .the!e/ thi11gs thereunto, Mat. vi. 33· His tefiament is .fuited to aJ1 our needs even in temporal things, he hath r~en to all our provifion a'nd protection, according to the promiles made thereanent in the covenant. Thefe promifes primarily made to himfelfin the eternal c<)..: .vena;H, he bath by his tefiament, as it were, indorfed to us, to be made forthcoming to all who by faith em– brace it, and claim them upon it. Wherefore, belie• vers may go to Chrifi for their · daif; brNI,d 1 a.s well as · · · for
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