TheSpiritual Sanre,Jhip. , 355 what is all thehonour theworldcan heapevpon aman, incomparifon ofthis, to be the Some ofGod? Werethou as beantifullas Abfeten,inwhofe bellyfrom thePieof t17e foot to the top efrhehead,there was eblemi(h e: As rich as Nn6a4,who Ze Santoç at his fhcepe-(hearing, madeaf iftinhishoufeliketbefeaflofa1isg :Asglori.asSam. :p-qe ou0y arraied as Herede:As abfolute in gouernmenr as Ahaflraerefh, whocom_b Aassa. ei. sanded r 27 prouincesc : As ftately feated fordwelling as Nebmchadnezear ine Eh,1.1 hH roralipalace ofBabel a: As politiqueas Ahitephel , wbofeeauefellwarlikeas wadDan, i.e. hadtukpdeounfilial the oracleofGede:Asgracious incourt asHaman thefecond in akingdomer; yetnot being the fonneofGod,thoulbaltperf ay theSeafae,fáti;r ehoefbalt 6ekept to thedim ofcleflruatien , and brought forth to theday ofwrath 1.Ou Loba9go$' the other fide, werethou as muchatfli redas .o6, who was (mittenwithfore heit from thefoleofhisfeet vinehie crowse i : As hard be fledas Lararue, who lay looking for the reuerionof another mans trencher k : As muchpert'', xed as itobz.7. washe who are Mlles asbread,&mingled his drinke with weeping!tas much itu e,oí cr. fcornedasDauid re; yet, being partaker ofthe adoption offounes, during thy iti., ,9. Jife(as thou hilt heard) the Lord (hall beeever withthee, and in thy end thy 9 Desth(hallbeprecious inhie f ighte,thjfide(ballbecartedlythe angels into Abra- nPfatet6,rf. barns befome',wkere Chrifi te ,there/baltthou bealfoP,eteenattherig t handofGod, oLuke56.s,, where there is fataleefioy,andpleafieresforweer mere7. Now,tfthis thatbathbeen ptohn n. s, faid bath wrought fodeeply ,as to difcouervntovs this our great fin in negle- 3 Pfal. i68. éting(as ekeApelefpeaketOfogreatfaleatim; Ibefcech youthat itmay pteuailerHeb,e.3, allorobeget in vs a holy refoltftion ofreforming it :let vs as thepeople didin Nebemme time, vpon thedifcouery ofagenerall fief make heremamma ,and[Neh.0 . ln. fealevntoit,enenthat henceforthwe will accountall things but infoanddung in rejheaofobis,thatwe maybe calledthefenece ofGod. And now,becaufe toexhort to a duty,and not the thew themeanes ofpet-. forming it,might haplyworke foaminclination togood,butcouldneuer pro- duceany perfeet ivorke, therefore it (hall not be vnfitting, (very agreeingI Ianfore it is tothematter , and to the to open that point alto a little, touching the meanes by whichMorethat doe affeff thisprerogatiueofadop.. tion,miyattainVnto it. There aretwoplaces ofScriptureefpecially,by which we may be rightly informed in thismatter: Theone isdeliuered byway of s Doetrin z; theother kv wayofasexample. The former is, sTeeareall theSennetofG.dby Faith intCal.;se. Chrf ¡fore. Theïatter is ,dHeegaue themthit prerogatiaeór powerto be theformes uIoltir.ta.. ofGod, encato thornthat beleeeeushit Name. Both put together doemake this good,that therecanes ofadoption, isFaith isChriff ?etas or(asSaint /oboes., pounds it)beleeuimg tohis Name. Here are ail by faith made capableofadoptia ou,euen according rothe faying,lew,Grecian,bend,free,rmale,femtalee:Faith fete xGai4.s8. open the doore toall. That whichI will fpeake herein, (hallbedrawn to thefe three particulars :Firh,w.hatkindoffaithit is which makesvscapableof adop- tion.S.condly,how it bringsvs tobe the tonnesofGod.Thirdly,how it fel e is wrought in the harts of the adopted. Touching the firft,this Ifay, that the be/eeaing orfaith, which maketh a man the fonneofGod, is am calmefebo will, . wherebya man knowingeertenlj eate f the Scriptures, that lsfcc Chr f is thepremi fed Samosa ofmankind,doth forthe matterofbisfoule,fettle his hevi, andrepafehimfelfe wholly andfólelr"en bìm.This is properly thatfaith whim iscalled iuflfling or axing Fair b. 'An affent veto the truthof Godreuealed inScripture, is neceffa, rüyrequired,as the moteand foundationoffaith, but thevery life;or (aswee fpeake in fchooles)theforme offaith,is a telling vpon Chrift,acaftinga mans fclfe whollyvpon him,for the fauingofhis foule: henceare thefewords ofre- ferencein the languageof theScripture touching faith;T 6eleerseinChrifl,tebe. hem in the NameofChrif,dre.Forthe fccond,thatalto is neccffary to be right.. lyPpened,becaufe famemen ofcorrupt minds,being fuch asPaalfpeakethof, ;rh® a
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