66 Gracefor Grace.) Or the,over-flowings of have lived 7uft/y amongil their neighbors ; they might have abftained from Lying, andDrunkeynefi: why, they do not thus much : poor creatures, nothingfromChrift, they re- ceivenothing fromChritt : Oh ! thefe are but outwardly tyed, as a loafof bread is tyed unto a mans arm; fo is the Lord Jefus in the Ordinances tyed unto them. I, but then, There are another people, that are Savinglyunited to Jefus Chria : and thefe, they have ftrength from Him ; they cannot Pray but as they have strength fromChrift, they cannot Confer and freak ofgood things, but as they have ftrength fromChria , they cannot go and hear a Sermon withany affe&ion, but as they have itrength fromChrift : All, all in a way of Receiving: Oh ! they ftand in a way ofdependance upon God, in Him, and they haveall from Chrift, there are Savingly united to Chtlit But Oh ! many that live among us that have not all fromChria : Certainly therefore, thereare many that arenot favingly united to jefus Chilli. This is a Third. I'le adde but one more, and fo i have done. Is this Doarine true, All in a way ofReceiving? Then , farely' Eel ovf d , All is fromGrace, item firil to 'aft. Heaven, ill!1, i. Heaven is a Donative, calvarion is4,- Donative, every flep a theladder to Heaven is Grace, every link of thechain is .ace ,' Oh, i -every beam °fourday is- Grace; every {tone of b, r building Grace. Is all in. away of receiving? What? F1--,ying,gi'el3g-h ? W hat? IIcaring are ngth ? Vv hat ?Sufering fccength 1.% hat is a:!, al in a way of Receiving? Ch then ! w h4 glorious Grace is here ! Oh ! rich Grace ! Oh! free Grace! Oh ! incomparable Riches of the freenefs ofGods Grace in Chrift 1 is the Lord iefus the Alpha, and the Ome- ga? Is Ile the Leo-inning, the fiddle, 1 i dle the I ncl ofall our aeCi- OPS-? Ch ! what Grace is here ! If there be ever a drop ping foul, if therehe ever a poor, hard heart, acold heart, a;frozen heart in all this Congregation ? Come, 0 poor foul come,and warm thine heart at this fire-:of Love. Were otw Helyen,. a net our. Sal, at ion put to fate upon our Doing: (I fay) were Mercy Cato fale at our doing, thenWe were in a
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