Ghif Fulnefreceived by all Saints. meafure ofGrace now, have AbundanceofGrace. That is theThing that I woulddeerup to you. That thole that have the leaft meafure of GoJPel-Grace, they receive Grace for Grace, theyhave abundance ofGrace. Is it not a great matter for an ungodly man to be juflifi- j T. ed ? VV hat man fogodly, but he was ungodly before juhi- fied ? Is it not a great matter fora man to be the Son ofGod? to be the Child of God ? All Gods Children shall be Porti- oned anfwerable to their Fathers Eftate : David counted it a great matter to be fon-in-law to a King, though but a wicked King, and the Kingdom but fmall. What is it then to be Adopted to be theSon ofGod, theDaughter of God ? To ar many as receive Him, Hegiver to be called the Job 1.12 Sons of God. And there is difference between Gods Adopti- on, andmans : Whenman does Adept one to be his fon, hemay put his Name upon him ; he may give his Eftate to him: but hecannot make theperfon to be likehimfelf; he cannot communicate hisnature tohim. But now, when Goddoes Adopt one to be His Child, He sloes not only put His Name upon the Soul, and give him a great Elate , but Nature to him. So faies the Apoitle, We are madepartakys He.makes him tobe like Flimfelf, and communicates His 2.Pet. 1.4 ofthe Divine Nature. Is it not a great matter, To have the Image of Jefus Chrift 3. drawn upon a filthy foul? To have ones heart inclin'd,na- turally inclin'd (as it were) unto all the Commandements of the Gape' ? /will write My Law in your heart, faies God Jer.31. in the Covenant ofGrace. That look as the Heathen,ha- 33. ving the lawof nature written in their hearts, arenaturally inclin 'd unto the works ofNature. Sowill I write myLaw ofGrace in your hearts, andyou (hall be naturally inclin'd unto the works of Grace, and unto the works ofthe Gof- pel. He that bath leaft ofChrift, he hath all Chrift ; all Chrift imputedunto all the Saints. Beloved 1 we havenot fo much ofChriit in our lives as Peter, and Paul, and John had: but wee have as much of Chrifts Righteoufnefs im- puted e-wnoweurtrames*, 2.
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