What the Myftery of Godlinefs is in Adoption. 487 fo, and the Angels , buc.this is higher , by Faith we are made the Sons of God. Fourthly, There is this myfiery in it, That all the children of God are Heirs , every one of them , it's not fo with men', men that have many children, yet but one is an Heir but all the children of God are Heirs , every one, Sons and Dau titers too, they are all heirs; this is the Glory of the çome thing ad Saints, for io the Scripture faith, If foes then Hers , he doth cteto hpa,. not fay if we be eldefi Sons , but if we are Sons, we are heirs, ti u.'ar in the So in the 8. Rom. 7. begìnningof the Fifthly,. But then there's a fifth Riflery thats higher then next Sermon. this, not onely every one of them Heirs, but they are joyned Co -hers with y-efus' Chri fi tobe Co -hers one with another is a great bleffednefs , but for every one of them to be Co- heirs with Jefus Chrift , that's a high bleffednefs indeed, as thus, look what inheritance Jefus Chrift the Eternal Son of God hath, that inheritance fo far as any believer is capeahle of the in o ment of the good of it he hash, and thall have toge- ther with JeCus Chrift. It's in the fame place, Rom. 8. And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joynt Heirs with Çhrifí:- perhaps before they come to inherit , here among men they have not a foot of Land , but they are the Heirs of God , though not Heirs of a Nobleman , of Prince, orhave not ( fay) a foot of Land in the world , yet they are the heirs of Gods, yea and they are joynt Heirs with Chrift. There are there two things in that. Firfi, They have an intereft in all Chrifts Inheritance, Sure - ly'thou art rich and Glorious however thou art in the world ; The pooreft youth, or man, or woman, or maid that God brings to himfeif to be reconciled I fay, whatfoever thou art in the world, Jefus Chrift is not an Heir to more then thou haft an Incerefi.in : Thou haft an interefi in all that Glory and bleffednefs, and excellency there is in Jefus Chrift, in all that ever God the Father will do for Jefus Chrift. And there- fore in the 17.7oh. latter end, faith Chrift there fpeaking.to his Father, verf. s 3. And haft loved them, as thou haft loved we ; Surely there's bleffednefs enough then,if thou (halt come to.
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