Triviledger of the Children of God. 497 tall inflin& in the children of God to run to their Father for protection. Indeed a carnali heart, if he be wronged, all the way he hath to helpe himfelfe, it is to rage, and fret, and vex, and teeke to revenge himfelfe : But a child of God, the way that he hath, it is to goe and make his moan to his Father, to make his morn to God, and to tell od of all the wrongs that he- hath, of all the calumnies that are cart upon him, and of all his accufations ; he goes prefently to his Father, and makes his moan there. There's a notable Scripture in the 109 PM: 4 v. faith David there; For my love they are o y adverfaries. What then ? they are mine- adverfaries, and God knowes I in- tend nothing but good unto them ; there is no Spirit of bitter - nefle and rage in me, but yet they are carryed on by a wicked Spirit ; what then ? But/pray, you have it in your books, hut Igive my feff e unto brayer. But give My felfe, is in another cha- ta&er, and fo notes than the Interpreters put . it in to make up the fence, they are my adverfaries; But I, am I an adverfary to them againe ? No ; But I pray, They are mine adverfaries. for my love ; but I know what to doe;why what will you doe ? I know what Ile doe ; as if David (hould fay , Ile goe to God and tell my Father of all this Ile goe to prayer, that fhaIl be my helpe and refuge. That's the .p.iviledge of Gods children, that they have the prote¢`tion of their Father, he will prote& them in all their wrongs and injuries that are done unto them. Ninthly, Laflly, They í1:a1í have a Kingdome ; We are made Kings and Priefts unto the Father by 7efus Chrif: ; - Why now my Brethren we may fay concerning this point of children, of adoption, as the Apoflle in the 8th of the Ron,: having- fpoken concerning the benefit bath of- Juf}ification and ;Adoption together ; Then he concludes after he had laid this Why then what (hall we fay unto thefe things ? What flaall we fay after all this ? So that thefe things hayie a Reallity in them, they be certaine -Baths ; what fhall we fay co thefe things ? Thefe high` prerogatives and priviledges of the children of .God : O who would not be .a peace- maker, when he fhali have fuch.a blellìng as this is': But there's Faith required, to Make thefe things.Reall_ to the foule. S f f Tenthly,
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