3 8z 1 he 7'rivileclbe of the Faithful, or, children,; and being children,, weare heirs, Coheirs, not only one with another, hur (as it is there noted) heirs together with Chrìfl,Co- heirs with himby venue oe this grace ofAdoption. So likewife by theother grace of 'Regeneration, we arc qua- lified hereunto; Saint 'Peter in his firftEpiftle, chap. r. verfe7- bleffeth God, Bhffd be theGod (faith he) and Father ofour Lordjefas Chrül,which according to his abun_' dant:mercy bath begotten uoavainteran inheritanceincorxopttble &c We are begot- ten to this inheritance. vfe r This might again be preffed as a further Argument a awft the fore mentionedi at Confuta preftattipttous DoElrine ofMerit : that that cometh by Inheritance, cometh not by °0" Defect. But I pats it over. of z. This doth afford edits matter oEconfolatiot (for' this Text is full ofco,tfolation' For Confola- everyword of it) againftthebafenefs whereunto in this world the Saints fetus to be :ion. fubjeéf, that are fcoff'ed, that arc d'efpifed . t- howfoever.they .appear herein mortal Mans eye , yet notwithftatding iu truth. they are Heirs, they have an Inheri- tanee. vfe ;. And asit doth adminiflerto us matter ofcomfort,and a groundofholy boafling, Fat Dire Lion. and glorying itsthe Lord ; fo it afforded: togs direftion,to carry our(elves as he- r, comethHeirs : not to feeour love too much upon.this. world, not to dote upon ir; but to be lofty minded, to have our heart and affeótion where our inheritance isa namely in Heaven, to wait v., ith patiencefor.itt Be that throughfaith and patience inherit the promif, And likewife to make fure toour felves our inheritance; look.to. on evidences Givealldiligence (faith the Apoftle) to makeyour calling andeletonfare. Dobut make your Calling fure, that you are truly and effe6uiallycalled,. then it follotveth by juff and neceffary confequence, you were ele6bed before thefoundations.ofthe world, and (hall be faved. Many other Meditations do arife out of this right Vc.e have to that life which by Grace is conferred upon us. ! The fourth Confider we the extent hereof, Heirs together ; ¡Dyne-heirs : fo as all of allforts branch of the have a right to thelife ofSaints. I freak hereofoutward conditions,whether they Text. be great or mean, rich or poor, free or bond whatfoever they be,. theyhave all All of all forts g P have a right tò right, they are joynt-heirs, they are heirstogéther. - As it is with us infomeplaces, eternal life, there is a title of Gavel: kind, that giveth a joynt-right to all the Sons that a man bath : and fo'for Daughters, all Daughters are coheirs t fo this. tenon is (as I may fay) Gavel kind, all have aright thereuntó, no exception of any, becaufe Goes Má5 io. 34' is no refpeder ofperfons. f r, This (my Brethren) ¡ervethasanadmonition to thofethat are great,or may Item For Admoni- tobe higher than others here in this world, if they beSaints, let them not defpife Lion. others,,wlso are Sainte too, they are Co-heirs.withbthem ; they are fellow -brethren, there is not an elder Brother among them, Chrift onlyis theElder Brother. There may fome have a greater degree.ofglory ,. thereMay fome have greater evidences thereof inthis world,a110greater affurance, yet notwtthftanding theyhave alla right ro the inheritance, they are all Co-ficirs. Oft z And this again is another comfort to the meaner, andweaker fort : that howfo- ForCoufoiati ever theremay be fornedifferente inregard ofoutward condition here,yet not with- on general. (landing in the greateft priviledgthere is no difference at all : and therefore to con- clude,concerningthefe,and otherconfolations miniftredto you, 1 will aft the Apo- ftles words, Comffort,oar[eelves with theft things; s Thef. 4. 18. Particular, And particularly concerning theFemale Sex ('becaufe the Apoftle hereapplieth it to them, and faith ofthem as well as ofmen, that,they are Heirs, Co-heirs ofthe fame inheritance) this therefore is fo be appliedto them, for when the Apoftle makes didtinftionofoutward conditions, in Oal. ;. 18. he putteth in this, Male and Female, and of there he faith, .eí111 are one in C'hriff, no difference : for the Female at firft were made after the fame Image that the Male were, He madethem Male and Female in his own Image; Gen. t. z7. Both forts have the fame Saviour, and arc redeemed by the fame price : A Woman Paid, Myfoal rejoyceth ix Clodmy Saviour, Luke T. 47. they are both fan&ified by- the fame Spirit : the Apofle faith, that when an unbelieving Husband is knit to a believingWife, The Husband is
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