Gracefor Grace) Or the over-flowing:of Chrift hath doneHis work, Hewill giveup the Kingdom to the Father : in the mean while, None comes unto the Son but whom the Father draws And None comes unto the Father, but he unto whom the Son reveals him. Is it any difparag- went unto a man, to have a wife, apotent, agreat man to his child ? AwifeJon, makees agladfather (faies Solomon.) Indeed, ifthe Father, and the Son were two, they might be ene- mies : but Chriti and theFather are one : Iand my Father areone : and therefore, in honoring of Jefus Chrift, you honor the Father alio. But youwill fay, Was there nocreature inall theworld, that was fit to make this great trufi over to ? Why hath God the Father put Chrift into this Office , that all Grace Could come out ofHis hand ? Was there no creature that was fit for this workbut-Chrift alone ? No, This milt wouldhave broke the back of any Crea- ture : noCreature in Heaven or Earth, as a nicer creature, was able to purchafe this truft; he had not a Rock, and E- fiate of Grace enough by him : Chriti Himielfe hath it by purchafe : For hebeing the Second Perron, theApofile tel us, He emptiedHimfelf, andbecame ofno reputation; where- fore Godhath givenHim a Name above every name, that in the Name and strength of 'ernsChrift we fhould be more than Conquerers. He had a great Eftate by Him, He was the Second Perron : Yet notwithfianding, thispurchafe was fogreat, that (faies Paul) He emptied Ilimfelf Surely no Creature in Heaven and Earth was able to come to this pur- chafe : He that mull be the worlds.7ofeph, to give out bread ofGrace to all theworld, the Saints in the world;; He muff have infinite Knowledge ; to know the wants of Gods People : and He mull have infinite Mercy, and Patience, and Goodeelc to pitty them : and He mull have infinitePower, to reach it forth unto them, which no creature hath, and therefore no creature at all fit for thiswork. Ilefides; God the Father hath fo ordered things in the dirpenfations of His Grace, that he might take the waft contentment, and complacency, and delight in the duties, and
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