S a c T. I I I I. of Regereerativra, 23'i ttt%Atttt.dAtitstiAtLt2 c.t2 VIPIPT '4EP, 44T4 S ERMON XXXIX. Declaring rophat both by Duty and Privilecfgea Son of Clod is, which he becometh by the ,ken, Birth. JOHN 3.3. verily, Verily, tenlefs aman be born again , he cannot fee the Kingdom of Heaven. THe true nature of regeneration and the counterfeit thereof being already difcovered , I flail onely inhf upon onecorollary, whichmay be deduced from this Doarinalpoint, and fo difmifs it. From what therefore bath been delivered, we mayby ufe ofInttruelion gather, nay-itchwhoareregenerated, corollary {roan ornew'born, are thereb become finis god. Thole who natural propagation the r e y f of ,Cl by ofRegcneraú- were children of wrath,by this regeneration are children of Grace. This there- on. forethanbe the concluhon I (hall infili upon by way of inference, viz. That thofe It makesa mali whoare new born, are thereby madethe Sans ofGod. They have God for their Fa- a child' ofGod ther,andare thereby put into a condition full of Friviledges, as well as of Duties. So chat in the handling of thisnew flare of Sonfhip the regenerated perlons are put into, we fhali (peak firfi of the qualification of their Duties , and then of their'Priviledges : But before we do fo, fome few particularsare tobe premifed. As par- Fluff In being/Ms to Clod thereare twothings conftderable, premifed i. Their right to theglorìom inheritance of heaven. this r. In Son- 2. Theirfanllifednatare whereby they become likegod, and imitate him inhie fhip are cone- holinefo. derable, Foras childrenofmen do partake oftheir nature, and commonly imitate and reprefent their Fathers in their manners and converfation ; So thole that are born ofGod,are faid tobe Partakersof theDivinenature, and thereby refemble God, (according room capacity) beingholy,as he is holy. Now in the Sons of God we areto make a great differencebetween their right toheaven, and their holy nature andconverfation. r. For the formeris not grounded upon their regeneration , for that is imper. r. Right to the feet , and their holiceli being impeefed, doth Recipere magicand minus, doth re- inheritance ceive more or lei ; but this is founded upontheir juffificarion,and is commonly so"ohps true called , Theiradoption. Orthodox and learned Divines differ about the Order of O e.âdopesec; forre make it a grace next to Predefiination, and fo before baJ/i- frcatíon; others makeit not indeed the famewith jul}ification,butimmediately de. pendent on it, and grounded thereupon t and none but Papillamake this Adop- tion, as it doth Mad} as witha Title to eternal Glory, tobe bails onone regent_ ratans. Hug z. But
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