123 I Grace for Grace, Or the over-flopping of Col. 2.9. the Apoftle, hebleffes God, the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift : Bleired he Gad, and the Father ofour Lord jeftg Chrift. Not barely, Bleffed be God, but, Bleffed be God, the Father ofour Lord Jefus Chrift. Beloved ! Ye know thereare Two great Gifts, that the Scripturemakes mention of. Firft God makes theworld, and Man : and havingmade man, Hegives all the world to man : there's one Gift, and a great Gift. Man having fallen, and loft his former Happinefs ; Chrift comes into the world, the fecond Perfon becomes man ; and this man he gives unto the world. Firft He gave the world to man : And Secondly, He gives Chrift, this man, unto the world : and His fecond Gift is the greater Gift: it's a greater Gift when Jefus Chrift wasgiven unto theworld, than that the whol worldwas given to man. For now, take theworld; and though it hath many glorious piecesofGods workmanfhip; His Po- wer, and Wifedom : yet God may giveall the world to man, and not give himHimfelf : but whenHe gives Jefus Chrift to man, He gives Himfelf with Him. Though there be many feveral pieces, beautiful pieces of Gods workmanfhip in the world; yet they carry with them but the Foolleps of God : Oh ! but Jefus Chrift He is the ex- prefs Imageof the Father ; and when He gives this exprefs Imageunto a foul ; as Chrift is theexprefs Image of the Fa- ther, fo the foul becomes the;exprefs Imageof fefus Chrift. Ye know what the Apofile faies, concerning our Savior Chrift : (mark) In whom thefulnef(of the God-headdrvelf.bo- dily : That is, lookwhat Attributes, and Excellencies are in God, the fame are in JefusChrift as Mediator: What- foever Attribute is in God, as God ; the fame fhines forth in Jefus Chrift as Mediator. TheFulnefs ofthe God-head dwels in Chrift bodily : and the Fulnefs of Chrift dwels in everySaint Spiritually. Jefus Chrift, He hath Perfof on for PerfeRion ; Tie hath Attribute for Attribute; He hath Excellency for Excellency with God the Father. And every gracious godly foul, he bath Grace for Grace from Jefus Chrift ,
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