Right to Chrifl. . 3b1 the Fath~r bath fent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.' Is not Jefus Chrifithen, by office, whatever. he is in the event, Saviour of the world ? And if he. is fo, and you are 'one of that world of m~nkind, Is he not therefore your Saviour? \Vhy then will ye not believe it ? God fet the Sun in the heavens, to bt: · a light to th(i world : And do not you therefore judge, that you have a right to the light of that Sun, as well, as the refi ofmankind; and aocordingly ufe r-e: freely, to work 'or read by it, as your own, by God's free · gift ? Jefus Chrifi alfo is the ' light of the world,' John viii-. I 2. ' Given for a light to the Gentiles., Ifa. xli~. 6. And faith appropriates him, .Gy– ing, ' The Lord is my light, and my falvation/ Pfalm xxvii. 1. Now you are a member of tbefe focieties, to wit, the world and the Gentilts: therefore he is your light, that is, given for a light to you. Will you take Chrifi's own word Qpon. i~? you have it John vi. 32. 'My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.' If your neighbour give· you bread, you will re~kon his gift thereof·fufficient to malie it yours; and fo eat of it freely as your own~ Ifyour prince fhould give you ahoufe or land, which.' he hath an unqueitionable right to difpofe of, you \\ ould reckon them truly yours by his gift ; nnd would fi·eely go and dwell in that houfe, and po!fef~ . _that land, as your own. How is it then, that when the Father gives you his Chrifi, yet you will not bdieve that he is yours, nor take poffeffion of him as your . own ?. Why, the truth of the matter lies here : you believe your neighbour, you believe~ your prince; but you believe not your God,in his holy gofpd, but' make him a liar, not believiAg .the record that God gave of his Son,' I Jobn v. 10. But, whether you'Jl believe it or not, 'tis a truth, that Chrifi: is your Saviour : and, if you wil~ not believe it now, to your falvation, you will un-doubtedly 1 fee your mifiake hereafter ; when peri!hing you'll be convinced that you periili, not be– c~u:re you had not a Saviour, but becaufe you ne-glee-· ted to.lflal<e u{e of _him. U In. ,
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