C Id A P. 32. The OGjeat of 7uftifying Faith. 395 even the Spirit without meafure, Efas. 61: i. Luk. 4: 18. gob, 3:34, & t: 14, 16. Col. I: I9. &2: 3, 9, Io. Mat. 28: 18. 6. Faith receiveth him wholly , as to all the liinnersNecefíities, Cafes, Wants , Straits , & Difficulties , which they either are , or may be into, from firft to 'aft : All the Vefhels muff hang on Him , as the nail , that it fa- ttened in a fure place Efai. 22: 24)25. Faith eyeth Him , & Him alone , & feeketh the upmaking of all in Him alone, as knowing that in Him only, finners can be complect Col. 2: Io. & out of his fulnefs mutt they receive , & grace for grace. joh. 1: 16. Therefore is he held forth , as fournished with all richly , that we (land in need of, as a Store houfe & Treafurie of all ne- cefîaries, as having Eye falve, Gold & Rayment, & what we need. Ike - yel. 3: 18. 7. Faith receiveth Him, with all the Sufferings, Croffes, &Inconve- niences , that can follow : Faith taketh tip the Crof le , & followeth Chrift. Mat. to: 37, ;8. Mark. 8: 34. Mat.16: 24. Luk 9: 23. Next I fay , That Chrift as revealed held forth , & offered in the Gof- pel , is the object of Saving & Juftifying faith : And fo X. He is received , as the refult ( to fpeak fo ) of the wonderful Contri- vance & Defigne cf free Grace , Love, Goodnefs,, Mercy , & Wifdom, concerning the glorifying of God , in the Salvation of the chofen ones , in & through Him : faith here obferveth & clofeth chearfnily with that graci- ous Covenant of Redemption , betwixt Jehovah , or God Father, Son and Holy Ghoft , and the Son in order CO the Salvation of poor man , through the Sones becoming Mediator , God-man , & becoming Cautioner, for fuch as were given unto Him , and coming in their Law - place, and fuffe- ringfor them , and their debt. &c. Faith clofeth with , and embraceth this foundatnental Ground of Salvation , in all its Parts, Ends & Meanes : and fo receiveth Chrift , as (landing in fuch a place , and as engageing to through fuch a defigne of Love &free Grace; fo far as the Beleever cometh to know & underftand the fame to be revealed. We may confider to this end Efai. 53 throughout- 4phef. I: 3. & forward. Rpm. 3: 2I -27. and other places; & there fee how Chrift is held forth. 2. He is received as the great Gift of God job. 4: to. as the Soveraigne Mean, through which all the great defigne of Grace is brought about , in a glorious manner, as the authorized Ambaffadour of God, and meffenger ofthe Covenant Mal. 3: t. as the grand Ellett of Love , Grace &Goodwill Tit. 3: 4, 7oh. 3: 16. as fore -ordained and fet forth to rbe a Propitiation through faith in his blood 1Zom. 3: 25. and as made of God unto us wifdom, Righteoufnefs, Sanctification & Redemption. I. Cor. I: 3o. He is recei- ved as the Power of God', and as the Wlifdom of God i. Cor. I: 24. as He , in whom God was reconciling the world unto himfelf , not imputing their trefpaffes unto them 2. Cor. 5: 19. and as made fin , though he knew no fin , for us, that we might be made the Righteoufneft of God , in him 2. Cor. 5: 21. that is, as the Lord our Righteoufnefs. ?er. 23: 6. Thus faith, in re- ceiving Chrift, as thus held forth in the Gofpel, eyeth God , the Giver, the Sender, the Maker of Chrift to be fin, and eyeth God , as the Juftifier C c c of t he
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