Fisine, received by all saints. that all is of God, that all is ofGrace; and fo this place does rather confirm the DoEtrine that I am now upon. I but yet it will be laid then. Grant it, that all Grace ObjeCi. is from Chrift, that whatfoever Grace a man hash, he hath it from if,efus Chrift : Yet fo, as that when a man is converted, anddrawn to Chrift ; there is a principle, or a habit of Grace infufed into the foul, whereby through ordinary concurrence, and a fliance fromCoda man is a- ble for to walk graciouflywithout frefh ailiftance : For ex- ample, When theLord made the world in the beginning, He gave unto the creatures a power to bring forth their' like : He gave unto the Leafs a power to bring forth their like : He gave unto Pant!, unto :Hub.r a power to bring forth their like : He gave untoMatz a power tobring forth hislike ; and fo, Gracebeing but a creature, He gave al- fo unto Grace, a power to bring forth gracious anions without frefh affrtance, only by ordinary concurrence : yet becaufe that this fii ft habit is infated and comes from God, this is Paid to be fromChrift,and fromGrace; fo that though all is ofGrace, and all is from Chrift, yet all is not fromChrift in regardoffrefh aiiiitance. Give me leave to anfwer this. Yes, all is from jefus Chrift, all Grace is fromJefus Chrift in regardof frill-, af- fifiance too. For although in the beginning God made a Covenant of works with man, and then gave the Grace, that he had a power to bring forth it's like : Yet now the Lord, bath brought us under a better Govemnt, a better Cove- nant than the former was. In the irftCovenant that God made with us, and with Adam; the Lord gi,ve man a great flockofGrace, but gave him no promife perfeverance but now he hath. In theFirft [indeed ) Cad gave man a great flock ofGrace butSatan being a .ranger than rran, came upon him, and beguil'd him ofit, Now though the Lorddoesgive aChrillian lefsgrace zn his hand'for the pre- fent ; yet He hath laid it up info fatea hand, that th,:ugh Satan., a stronger than lie, does comedown upon him, he i s _2 not tot
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