488 what the Myfiery of Godlinefs is in Adoption, to have the fame love from God the Father, that Jefus Chrif} hack from mod the Father, why fo it is, Thou art a Co-heir vvith Chrift : That's the hilt thing. But then fecondly, Thou 'art ascertain of thy falvation and Glory, as it is certain that Jefus Chciht ihall be happy for e- ver, becaufe thou art a Co -heir wich Jetùs Ch: ift you know when men are Co-heirs, the title of one is as Certain as the others : If you be but a Co- purchafer with another, then you have as true a right in fuch a Land or Houfe as they have. Now Jefus Christ, though he be our Elder Brother, yet he is called an eyerlalling Father,uow we are joynt Co- purchafers,I but its more to be a Co -heir then a Co- purchafer The` right'of in- heritance is better and a more noble right , then the right of Pu,chafe ; and in fome cafe it may be more certain. Now this is the right of the Saints to all the good that J ctus Çhriif hath,they may be as certain of it as Chrif }. himfelf : Chrift hini fell ihall be difnherited as loon as a Believer., became a Be- liever is a Co-heir with Jefus Chrift. O bleffed then are the peace-makers , for they are the children of Cod , ano the children of God in a Glorious myfficál way fuch chip ron , as they are Co-heirs with Jefus Chriti,have mtereft in his ..,10 -- r.y , and can be no more difuuherited then Jefus, Chrifl hit Pelf can.And Ile give you one Scripture as a molt excellent com- fort to the Saints, that Chrifthere doch joyn hilmelf and theta together in the relation, that him and they have to hip Fa-, ther : In the ro Joh. the latter end of the 17. verf. I fcend tinto my Father, and yoar Father, and to my God,a;id your God, faith Çhril},. It's as comfortable a Scripture ahnoft as I know any in the Book of God. I afcend to my Father, I and your Fa her to ; he that is my Father is your Farher, you have in -, teréft in my Father as well as I, I afcend ro my Fither,and your Father, to my God,and your God. Oh who cats utter 'ihe' foul fartt Eying,, foul- raviiihing crnínlacion there is in this , that the fame God that is the God of Jefus Chrift is my God;'.u'd the fame Father that is the Father of Jefus Chrií t is my Father.. O bleffed are the peacemakers , they fhalf be called the chil- dren of Go,._ _ r S.ERMO- 3
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