Gen. 12. 3. Gal. 3. 16. John, 56. Vent. 18.15. Gracefor Grace, Or the overflo2rings of if theLord would have shown mercy toAdam ; one would think, that he fhould havefiaied tbr Adams Repentance; that Adam fhouid firft a.cried Himmercy : No, but before ever this poor prodigal stirs one step .unto his Father, his Father runs out to meet him, to overtake him : The Lord thrift is preacht,the Promife is propounded,thefreeGrace ofGod is revealed : Here was the firft Advanee,that ever Grace made into the world. But God who is rich in Grace, was not fatisfiedwith this; but as in the fourth day, He does gather up all the light that was fcattered abroad in the world before, into one body, 1,10t Sun: So nowHe does gather upall the beams of His Grace into one body, The Covenant which he does make with Abraham : And unto Abraham He faies, In thy Seed(hall all the Nations of the world bebleffed. In tby Seed ((ales theApofile) He does not Jay Seeds ; but Seed : meaning Chrift. Abraham law fo,muchof Chrift,that our Lord faies, Refew .Flis day, and rejryced in it. Here the Sun was gotten higher : For now, though thrift was preachttoAdam; the Pro- mife was propounded : yet notlivithfianding, it was but barely propounded to Adam, itwas not applied ; Andpro- pounded in obfcure terms to Adamtoo : and rather given 7hreatning-wife against Satan ; thenPromife -wifeconcerning them. But now, the Lorddoes profeffedly comeand ap- ply the Promife unto Abraham; And in thy Seed: whichHe does not give unto Abraham, as Abraham, as that Perfon; but as a CommonPerfon for all Beleevers. Here wasnow a Second Advance that Grace made into the world. Put the Lord was not yet fathfied with this; but caufes His Grace to Advance higher, in .111ofes time : And unto Mofes He (peaks exprefly ; AProphet will 1 raife up into thee;& 1'1 put My Name in him : He fball be called,Cod,& lebovah as l am. Then the Lord proclaimedbefore Mores, himfelfto be, the Lord, gracious, merciful, forgiving ini- quity, tranigreffion, and fin, referving mercy for thou- fands. Then the Lord gave theLaw : and leaft they flould -think, that God intended it as a Covenant of works; He did
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