,Chap. 3 . Queflions, and Cafes ofConfczence about Adoption. and if thou beef}his childe, thou art a childe of light. As thou grouett in tin- { derüanding thy FathersWill, fo thou groweft in his Image, and art like Chrifl thy elder brother, and haft hisImage renewed in knowledge, &c. 1 See whether thou growea up in holinefiè and righteoufneffe ? whether thy lightfhins before sn:n, Mar. 5. 16. 2 Cor. 7. i. whether thou cleanfe thy felfe from all ftlthineffe of fefh and fpirit, &c. Sec Door T. ilor on Tempt. p 93 QTelt. What Duties are we taught from the confideratton of our Ado- ption? Anfw. "a. Towalkworthyof our Calling ; Be not vaffals of Sin and Satan: I To carry our felves as Kings children, ruling over the lulls of our hearts, the tenrations of Satan, and the evil cuftomesof theworld. To come often into our Fathers Prefence, doing allas in his fight : feeking hisglory by doing his Will, Mal. I.6. Starve to refemble Chrifl, our elder brother, in all vertues, andholy conver- fation : For r John 3. z, 3. Love Gods Word, that we may grow by it in grace and knowledge : Its the food whereby our Father feeds us, I `Per. 2. z. Expe&& affG ions and chaflifements from our Father, Heh. i 2. 7,&c. O eft. VVhat are the means o f our Adoption ? Anfw. 1. Internal. z. External. Quell. VVhat is the internal wanes? Anfs. Faith in Chrifl, which bath three a6ts or effeets. f s. To believe Chrifl to be a Saviour. . 2. Tobelieve him to be my Saviour. 't.3. To put confidence of heart in him, John 20.29. Quell. VVhat is theexternal meanes of our ;Adoption? e/4nfw, Baptifine ; yet not this alone, but when its joyned with faith, Gal. 3.26, 27. and thusit comprehends both outward and inward Baptifm, Mat. 3. II. I Per. 3. 21. ()eft. VVhat are themark! of the inward Baptifine ? Anfn. The newbirth, whereby a man is washedand cleanfedby the Spirit of God : which bath three marks. 1. The Spirit ofGraceandSupplication, Zach. I2. Io. 2. Tohear, and obey the voice of God in all things, John 8. 47 and 10. 27. 3. Not to live in the praéticeof any fin, i John 3.9{ Mr. Perkins on Gal. Quefl..How may themyfleryof our Adoption be conceived of ? Anfw. A Chcillian by the Gofpel is made abeliever. Now faith, after an únfpeakable manner engrafts us into the body ofChriü ; then being engrafted into Chrifl, who is Gods Son, we thereby come tobe the Sons of God, and heires with Chrifl. Chrifl is Gods heire, fo are all that are grafted upon him, John. 1.12. Queff. Rowmay the glory of our Adoption appear to befogreat ? c Infw. s. Ifwe confider by whom we are adopted, viz, by God : If it be filch an honour to be heire to a great Prince in the world, what a furpaffingglo- ry is it to be fon and heire to God, .Rom. S. 17. the rather if we refpeét the ex- cellencyof God, who is King of Kings : or hiseternity ; he lives for ever, Hof. t.1o. Ifa. 9.6. Other fathers that adopt, maydie before they paflc the efiate. If we confider the great price that was laid down to make us capableof this honour to beheires, viz. the blood of Chrifik, Gal. 4. 4, 5. Pleb. 9.14i 15. never was there fomuch paid for all the inheritances in the world. C If I. II.
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