Grace for Grace) Or the ever-flowings of i r. iT anAbundance ofGrace OfHis Fulnefl, all wehave received even Gracefor Grace : that is, Abundance ofGrace. This Interpretation, ( that I might deer up the meaning before I come to that which I intend topref futes-with job 2 4 the like phrale of scripture, Slin for skin, and all that a man bath, n211 he give for ltfe (youknow theplace) That is, a man will give all his Skins, all his Cattell and kns: (for their bates in thole times did lie in Cattell much) he wil give al his Skins though they be never fo ma- ny ; he will give them all for to lave his lite : Skn for Skin; though he have never fomany Skin for Skin, ...Abundance of Skins: Grace for Grace, and .4bundance ofGrace: Gratia gratis accumelata. Thisalfo lutes with the word,And,or Even: 'tisnotbarely laid thus: Andof His F nines have al we receivedGrace for Grace: but,ot His Ful nes have al we received, yen Gracefor Grace. 1 bat is, in great Abundance , wehavenotonly re- ceived Grace, but we have received much Grace, Even Gracefor Grace. This alfo lutes, with the ?We, the Attri- bute that is here given to Chritt ; and that is, Fu/nefi: When Cod, or Chrift is mentioned inScripture ; they are mentioned fiill under fuch a 7 itk, as fute&vvith thematter that is in hand andyommay know what the matter in hand is, by the 7itle. Now the Title here that is given to Chrift, the Attribute that is given to Chrift, is Fulnefl: Anfwerable unto that is, FulneflofGrace in us, or Abun- dance ofGrace from Him. This alfo lutes with the Scope of theplace : for here theEvangelift Bets Chrift aboveMo f or; thou s how Chi 'if does go beyond illofes : the following jobn, verfe coming in as a reaton ofthis : Forthe Law was given 17,1g. by Yates, but Grace and7rtnb came by jeftsr Chrift. Noman bath feen Grdat any time ; the onlybegotten Son winch is in the bofi m oftheFather, Hebath declaredRim. You have much by 114ofer, but you have more by Chritt; you have Abun- dance ofC race by Chrift This alio is agreeable to other Scriptures, where the fame matter fpoken of: Hyatt look into the 5 . of the Fomans,
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