Priviledges of the Children of God. el.9 I inheritance of children to have the Gofpel clearly revealed to them, and to have the bleíi`sng and the priviledges of the Gofpel ; but that we fhall (peak to more by and by. Thus you have the r yfiery of Godlinefs in our Adoption. And the benefit of children , or the priviledges that we have by being children are very great and many. I remem- ber Luther in his Comment upon this 4. of the Gal. 7. verfe, faith he, If we did but know what this priviledge were, all the riches of all the Kingdoms in the world would be bt,t as filthy dung to us , that's his expreffon ; and the greater the pomp and the glory of the world is, the more would we have it whatfoever it if we know but the excellency of this pre- rogative oî` being children ; there are great priviledges in it, In the i of John I a. To as many as received him, to them gave he rower to become the Sons of God ; to them gave he power, he gave an Authoritative power to become the Sons of God , that they may claim it and ch Illenge it ; they have a kind of authority and priviledge in becoming the Sonnes of God. Now the firft priviledge of a child of God is this , great priviledget honor is put upon him, according to thenity of the Father, sons, fo is the honor and dignity of the chi j-, if the father is a Yeoman, fo is the child looked. upon, if the Father is a Gen- tleman, fo the child , or a Duke, or a Prince, or Monarch,the child hath honor according to the honor of his Father. Now to be a child of God muff needs be honorable, the children of great men of the earth are honorable , but the children of the in,niteGod mull needs have honor above them by their birth- right;, the refletaien of the honor of their Father it is upon them , it's a fpeech of David in the i Sam. 18.2 2.' ome came and communed with him about marrying of Sauls Daughter, what faith David? Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a Kings fm in Lena , feting chat I am a poor man and lightly effeemed? Now this Saul was a wicked man , and it was to be but his Son in Law, and if that were accounted fo great an honor and priviledge, much more this, Secondly, The fecond priviledge of the children of God Krr a it
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