Of E/etlion. ~ But let the wings of this Son of Righteo"fnefs, fprcad themfelves fo far BooK IV. through the Honzon of this Text, as poilibly from warrant from other Scri– ~pturcs, they may be found efficacious to extend; even from the firfi words, The God of ,10 Gr,lce. As alfo unto the latter words, the utmofi ends of the Text. • J, But, (fay I) The God of aO Grace, and by Je{lll Chrif/ together, nod underfiand it as Interpreted, that daufe at the firft, of Gods Purpofes, and di– fpeJJfations ofGrace, to us-ward: And fo it will be no derogation to God the Father, to fay, and fay aloud, that he i. a God of Gract, yea, ofall Grace towards us, in and by Chrill Jefus: God his Father, the God ofGracr, and ~e: fus Chrifi, dll run one joynt fiock, and interefi, in all, and every Aa: of Grace. 2. Put together, who bath CaJJed Uf 6y Je{lll Chrift, underfianding Calling, to be that which Chrifi bath an hand and influence in, as well as his Father, Thus Ro,. r. 6. The caJJed ofJefm Chriff. j. Then furthertay, that the God ofGrace, by Calling us, doth efiate us into the full right to Glory ; but withal add, that he doth it by Jefm Chrijl. Thegift of God u I;:tmwl !tje, through Jejiu Chrifl our Lord, Rom. 6th and lafi. Then 4· Carry them unto the words that follow after, thefameGodwiJJ flabli/h,Jirengthen,fett!eyou, And therein take along with you [by Jefus Chrift] too, and Chrifi to be as the Authour, and Founder ol our Faith in Calling, fo the finifuer ofour Faith, unto the end thereof, tven the Stllvati,. 011 ofot1r fim!s; or if you delire rather to have it confirmed to you, in the very word ofthe Text, Sta6!ifhyou, take it from 2 Cor. r. 21. Now he which [/a· 6tifheth us w ith ) 'Ott m Chrzjl, mtd hrlth anointul us, i r God. So then God in and by Chrifi, (as here )flrmgthens, f/ab!ijheth. And therefore it is that, ~J Chrifl Jeftu is placed in the midfi (as the Sun) to extend its influence unto all; and read but the words thus, The God of all grace, who bath ca!!ed tts 1111to hu eter11al glory; (And fo make a Colon, or fiop, or pm the fentence there; ami [By Jejus Cbrijl,] will without any rub to the Readers thoughts, take in and fpread it felfover, all thefe. The Godof grace: The God of aOgrace, &c. You know the way, and courfe, I have ran in handling ea~h of the former Words, have been, r, To Handle the Doa:rinal part, that each word in their Coherence afford· eth. 2. To fuew h_ow each ofthofe Dodrinals, do make good this main Infe– rence ; viz. a Sec;urity to us, that wejhatt be carried 011 to the md, &c, I mufi in like manner, follow the fame Method in Handling thefe words, which ~onvene about Chrifi's interefi ; and lball make that main Inference, That God will fta6tifh us ; and I fuall intermix it with the handling ofthofe firft Three Heads, mentioned ot the end, and Application of each, and every of thofe Doa:rinals that follow: For it is as the burthen ofe~>ery thin!l in this Difcourfe. Now as touching my making out this high engagement ofJefus Chrifi's m this matter: There are Fou·r Dollrioal Propofttions, that come round abour, and cleave to this Claufe, as broken pieces of Steel, would do to a Load– fione. r. That Godu a God ofgrace, yea, of all Grace, by Jefiu Chrijl. 2 . I !hall confider Chrifis Perfon, Office, and ltela.tion to us, in this dillin– a:ion which is here fet out, J. As Chrijl, 2. As Je(tu: By Chrift Jefut, fa ith the Text, And the difiina:intluence that each ofthde have into our Salva– tion, will contribute fomething apart unto this fccurity, or lledfafinefs ofour Faith herein. l• The engagement, and interefi of Chri{l, to carry us through, as it arifeth from this, t[m he hath CaOed us. And that God bath Called us, 6y Je[11s Chrifl. 4· The
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