Of EleClion, ~ dom, the Son that only fays, my delights Wtrt withtht So11s uf men; yet that BooK 11. the Fathers delights were in common with his in them, the word; alure i•.- 1./"V""o.il\rud us : I rejoyed i11 the habitable part of [Hu J Emh, (he loving the very ground they go on ) wherem thefe S.ms ofmen fhould dwell : The inlertiun of [flu] name by his Fathers, fhews it was his Fathers imerel\ as well as his own· yea, and his own for his Fathers fake: And elfewhere his Father i; fa id to hav~ delighted in them, to cLoofe them, 'Deuto~o, which common intercl\, this Text expretTeth, thau they were, and thou gavell them ine: And mine are th~nc, holds good even here. . . . And the mention rhus firll ofthefe proper delights, peculiar io the P{rfons and then oftheirs in us; and the thoughts of our fellowlhip with them to come' andtheonein fo near, and immedinteaconjunel'ion to,. and with the other' l\rongly mfinuates, that they affeded this lecondary fcllowfhip wi-:h us Crca: tures, from the delights of what Origihally they had among thcmfe4Qes, both as the exeml"lar ofthat to be had in time with us, and as the rife,.and inducing Mottve; that fa they among themfelves, and we together wtth them, might all rejoyce together, which was the freenefs, and greatnefs o'fthe grace of it : that though they had a perfection ofdelights in what was proper to thcrlifeh·es, yet they 1\0uld have other company to delight in: It was the fweetnef,, and delightfulnefs oftheir own proper Confortlflm, which induced them io have more company, pl rtakers oftheir joy, who might rejnyce tog<ther with them in their capacity, and proportion; who might therefore blefs and adore them for taking them up into it; and mal<e,as Chril\ fpeaks, their joy, iJ pofL!:>lc,more full; they would not be happy alone. And that the Three Perfons bath fingly, and joynt were prone, and propenfe unto fuch a creature-fellowfhip, and admiilion o! them unto their con– verfe with themfelves, the Scriptures, and the reafon of the thingdorh frtew. For as you havefeltowjhip withw, attributed to the Father, and the ~on, in that oft .1oh.s lo and other places ; fo you have as exprefs, the ccmmunion and fe llowlhip of the Spirit dillind from that of theirs with us, 2 Cor. 6. Verj. 1 3, •4· Now for a rrcompwfe 111 the famr, (I[peak Mtmto my Chilt!rm) le je.11- {o mtarged. Bey< 11ot rqt~all;•y0.1ktd togrthrr with zmbefitvers: For what feltowfbtp bath rtghtroufiujs with utmghteouf•ufs? A11d what commmuoiJ h,tth fight wtth dark11efs? And th_e reafon of the thing, how it came to paf• it lhould be fo, may be fetcht and drawn down from what was faid :n that Head of the firll principal Motive, viz. the mnnifel\ing and declaring the Name of God; whereby, as I fhewed, was principally meant the Grace, Love, and Goodnefs in tlte Di· vine Nature; all which are in Common: The Perfec~ions of each perfon alike, of one ss well as the other: For ttlt mine me thilu, and thine mtu, Lirh .Chrill : As therefore the Godhead, or Divine Nature , is difpofed to·this U– nion, ;nd Creature communication 'to us, fo they being the properties of the Perfons fubfifiing in t!>at Nature, the Perfons themfclves are inclined there– unto, both joyntly and fingly : There is love and infinite riches of Grace in God the Father; Ephef 2. 7· That in the .Ages to come he might jbew the ex– cudi11g Richrs of bis Grace, iiJ his kitJdne{! towards us, thro11gh Chrif! .7efru. There is Grace in God the Son; a free Heart to bellow the nches, the fulnefs of delights that htmfelf poifeifed; 2 Cor. 8. g. For ye k11ow the Gracr •f ottr LordJe(t~sChri(/, that tho11gh he was Rich, y et for )'Ottr [.1kes, ht 6u, 1 me poor that ,, through his povtrtie ntight bt Rich: And there is the highell readings and propenfnefs in the Holy Ghofi unto Creature Cor.1munion alfo · you have all in one Ver(e, 2 Cor. t l, 4· The Grace of the /,ord Jr/114 Cbrif/ mtd the Love of God, and the Communton of the Holy Ghof/ 6e wllh )'OU att' Amm. And as I then fhewed, that it is the property, the Nature of Goodnefs, Grace, and Love, to Communicate and m~nrfel\ tloemfelves toothers; fo we find the fame fa id of the Perfons finglv; each of them havmg the fame bleiJed property. Thus of manifellation, it is fa id, .'lob11 r4· 2 r. 22. Ht th It lovetb m< Jbatt be loved of my Fatber, and I wtlt love !Jim, a11d mawfefl my felf to him: And Verf. 23. MJ' F.uher wiit low him, and w' wt/1
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