drift's Fidnel receivedbyall saints. f 71 Romans, you (hall find, that the Apofile, fpeaking of the free gift of Grace, (at the 15. verfe) faies, 1 hat it 'lath A- bounded unto many : Muchmore the Grace of God, and thegift by Grace, which isby one man jefus Chrifi, bath abounded am to many. Would you have the word Received, joyn'd with Abundance? Look into the 17. verfe, and there you reade For ifby one marts,offence, death reigned by one ; much more they which Receive Abundance ofGrace, and ofthegift of righteonf:. nef;Pall reign in life by one 7eful Chrift. All there things be- ing thus laid together, they argue unto me ; The main, and fpecial thing that is here intended, is, an Abundance of Grace : ofwhofe Fulnefs we have all received,Even Grace for Grace : All the Saints and Peopleof God under the new Teftament, do receive Abundance of Grace from Jefus Chrift. Abundance of Grace Difeovered. AbundanceofGrace Exhibited, and Communicated to all the Saints : he that hath the 'call rneafure ofGofpel Grace, hath Abundance of Grace from 'reins C-hriff Abundance ofGrace is nowDtjcovered. That I may make that appear : Firft. It will appear, ifyouconfider the feveral Advances, that Grace bathmade, from thebeginningof the world to this day, upon the childrenofmen. In thebegin ing God made man perfeEtand righteous, after Hisown Image: Man fal- ling from that Efate, expof'd hi mid f. and all his pofteri- ty to the wrath ofGod for ever : Then Grace fieps in, and makes its firft Advance into the world . The Seedof the wo- man (hall break theferpents head. Here Chrifi is preach't, and preached to the greatefl inners; Adam and Eve, that had darnn'd all the world : And lefus Chrifi is preach't imme- diately by God Himfelf. One would think now, that the Lord fhould rather have laid to Adam: Adam; !made thee Perfca, and fi ighteous ; thou might-11 havekept thee to thou worrldil not truit to Me, Adam ; thouwould'i trufti unto the Devil ; Co now, now thou art fallen, go mend thy Pelf; if thou canft findout a better Mailer, Adam. Or yf
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