398 eitfeanerintereing (Man in the Covenant. Bretheren came nigh to Pharaoh by 7ofeph, man comes nigh to God by Chrift, findes favour with God, and par,- takes of all the mercies of God through Chrift ; through him we are made the Sonnes of god , thorough him wee are accepted of god, thorough him we receive of gods full- weffe grace for grace; the receiving of the Lord Jefus is the receipt of all mercies, in him we are 61efled with all Sfiri- !, tuall Wings in heavenly places; without Christ wee are {{rangers to all Gods mercies, in Chris} wie have title to all Gods blefliags. Iofiphs bretheren were lovingly enter- tained of him, bringing Beniamio with them, without whom they might not looke him in the face ; bringing Chrift with us, God will gracioufly receive us, without Chrift God will be a confiîming fire to us ? And there- fore let us all labour thus to intereft our felves in Gods Covenant, for hereby {hall we have intereft in all Gods Promifes, as in fo many pillars to fupport us, as in fama- ny wel-fprings to refrefh us in all the creatures; as in fo many 'Servants, to tninifter their aüiftance to us ; in all the Ordinance; of God, as. in fo many Starres to enlighten us, as in fo many ditties of fpirituall dainties to feed us, as in fo many heavenly Bethefda's to heale us, and in all the attributes of God, as in fo many branches of the tree of life to fhelter and ihadow us, intereft in the power of God to uphold us, in the wifedome of God to guide us, in the mercy of God to pardon us, in the prefenccof God to encourage us, in the love of ,God to folace us, and in the All-faiticiency of God every way to fatisfie and con- tent us. Sweet and fare, full and cverlafting , joyous and Honourable are the Prerogatives and comforts which arc ob- tained by intereft in Gods Covenant. 'CHAP.
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