96 Gracefor Grace) Crthe aver-flowings of Light, the Light of theworld. He is not barely called Bread; but,.The Breadoflife. Now you know whyAdam at the first gave Names unto the Creatures : according to their names was their Natures, was their conditions, and Adam, our first father Adam, was not miitaken when he gave the names. And do you think, Chrift the Second Adam, when he gives thefenames unto hindelf, that he-is miltaken ? Certainly, he is not miitaken, he is all this. And therfore as theApoftle (peaks in the 3.Co/.1 i.you rea.de 77r it,Chrift is all in all : but better, He is all things,in allperfons : 7.et ..Pra or all things, in all things : He is all things. Whatibever ... good there is found in any man, 'tis from Jefus Chrift. Surely may onefay, TheLord is our ftrength, Surelymay we all fay, the Lord is our itrength, the Lord Jefus is our righteoufnefs : Whatfoever Grace, or holinefs the Saints have, they have it from Jefus Chrift. Obje61. You will fay, This, though it feem to give much to Chrift, it derogates from the Father : for if all be from je- fus Chrift; thennothing from theFather, and fia it dero- gates from God the Father. Anfw. No, It does no way derogate from Clod the Father. The Apoftle Paul was much in this Do&rine that now I ath =ItOtn. I .7 upon, and yet he honored the Father too. Grace andPeace (faies he) from Godour Father, andfrom our Lord 7efuc Chrift. Though al Gracebe fromChrift, yet Grace and peace frotn the Father too,(faies he) fromGod our Father. And ha. ving fhownin the7.oftilt Romans, That beingmarried un- to Chrift, and dead unto the Law, that thereforewe ihould bring forth fruit. (as in the4. verfe,) Wherefore my Brethren, ye all3 are become dead to the Law, by the Body ofChrift, thatye fbould be married to another, even to Him who is raifed Forn the dead, that wepaiddbring forth fruit unto God. He does not fay, That we fhould bring forth fruit unto Chrift ; but that we thould bring forth fruit unto God. The Father .70b. 10 , and Chrift are one : I and iny Father are One (f dies Chrift .) 20 in honoring jefusChrift, youhonor the Father ; as in ho- noring of the Fatheryou hOnor Chrift. You 1
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