Of EleCiion. CHAP, VII. The fecurity that JeftU Chriffgive.r ur, as well as God the Father , to a!Jure our Faith , that we fhall be prengthened, and Inabled · to perfevere. God i.r a God of all Grace to us by Jefur Chrifl ; all hi.r Afls ofGrace towardi u.r, are .in and through him. He E– lefled us at ftr'fl, and then loved ur only, as confidered in him. · He loved and chafe him for himfelf, and ur for Ei.rfa~. God having thur laid Cbrift as tbe Me. dium, or rather, ao the Foundationofhi.r Grace, .it i.r a Jure Ground of itr continuance to ur. All hi.r Pur– pofer of Grace were made in him. AIJ hi.r Promifer of Grace are Epablifhed, and performed in and through him. IPETERV.1o. [ BT JESVS CHRIST] THere are two Perfons engoged for Prefervatiort ofus iloto Glory; God tht Father, and JefUJ Chrzfl; which was the General Divilion I gave at the Entrance, I have difpatched thofe Securities, which the Intereft that God the Father hath in us, doth afford our Faith. I come now to 1efm Chrij/, and the Intereft that he bath herein, which added to the former, will afford u.s sompleat <i:onfolation. · And truly, let me fay this ofhim, as the Preface to what follows, That if he be good for any thing (as he is for all things) he is certainly good at this, to make our Salvation fure, and ftedfaft, again!t all oppolition ; it being found– ed on him, and committed to him. He isa fure Chrift-·-A Rock ofAges to build upon. Jfaiah 28. 16. Behold, liay i?J Sion (faith the LordGod, )for a Fou?Jdation, a Stone, apretioll4 corner-Jione, a {ttre Formdatio1l : he tbat be· lieveth 01l him,jhaJJ.JOt make hafl; That is, not to be confounded, As Pet, r. 2. 6. Expound. it tobe, By Chrifl Jefm. •~ Theafped:, and extent of thefewords, to the reil in the Text, is the only thing as for Explanation afore me, which I fhall difpatch briefly. Some Interpreters would fhut up the extent of it, unro the influence Chrift hath into Eternal Glory : Becaufe that was the thing had been immediately afore fpoken of. Others do permit them to !lretch themfelves farther, unto ·the words foregoing ; [Who bath CaOedm by Jt{ru Chrifl J. And fo to take in the influence Chrift bath in Calling us. Qq But '297 •
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