345 . 3 `a3's ` 5 The fecond Sermon. T E third point nowpreffethvpon vs to bee cofideredof, The f, namely, That thepate ofAdoption wvncbangeable; that is, D.Elriniof that they whoare once aduanced tothat honour,can neuer thwSermon. after bedepriuedthereof.Left I should feeme tomake mat- ter, and to forcemy Text tomine owne purpoCes, I null firft let you fee, how thisdodtrine loth fetch his warrant thence. It feemethto mee, andfo I fuppoCeitwill to you, when youhaue once wellconsideredit, that SaintIobnfpakethefe words ina kindofreioycing and boafhing manner leue,éfc: as itwere trium- phing in this,that he withthe refsof the beleeuerswerecalled thefonnesofGad. Now ;Ifthere had been any hazard in this eiate,anypoflibilityof lofingit,his refoycinghad Well mightef thou triumph inthins glorying eedflate,ifimight ere freedfrom cafaalttybtrt why doe thenglory inthat, which albeit it bethroe today, mayyet beforfaited to morrow E Thus might lobesiuflly haue been challenged , ifthis condition had notbeen vnalterable:fo that the verymanner of Ipeech here feemeth to me,tobe a fuf- ficient groundof this do&rine , touchingthe vnehangeablenesof Adoption. Therfore theApo(tlealfo in thenext verfe,as a man pall all feare ofbeingdif- feifined of hisexpeeled inheritance,determinately thus fpeakes, Weknewthat whenheJhallappeare,wefballalfo appears withhim inglory. You lee thenhowwil- ling my text is to be thepatron of thispoint r Hearkena little whileftIfhall enlarge it further. The fubl'cance of tiseprodfe whichIwill vIe touching this Doârine,fhal be this;That if therebe anyalteratien in theifateofAdoptian,itpre - ceedetb eitherfrom God,orfromfame other inferieureaafe:but netfront Ged,norfroma- ny etheri feriourcafe;therforenotata/f Firfl,itptOCeedeth notfrom Godmwhich I will thusmake manifeft. In the buliinesofour faluation, the Scriptureordi- narilyfpeakethofGoddillin&ly in the three perfons,eachofthem hauing his peculiar workeand a&ion therein. TheFather the founraine and beginning, theSon the ground and inffrumét;the holy Cghofl,theapplier and accomplilher. Now it shall be made plaint tors, that there is no defe& in the.workingsof either ofthis three,which mayhazard the eflate ofthe Adopred.Touching God generally, Hew not a tentative hefbeoddrepents,hiegifts and callingarewitboatRe- asSamrç s, pentanceb,hw foundationflandeth fore.;thegood workeofgrace whichhe ,egin- b Romn. sy. nethhewillperforme vntillthe dayofClrr d, Thewerkeofhisownshands bewillnot csTim..ty. fora kg. He isnot towardshis Adopted, as the Ostrich, whofhewetb himfclferneAdeb4r.a, esbis youngones,as they werenot hisandfo leaaethbig eggesin theearth,forgettingthat a Pfal.t;s.a. the foot might fcatter them or thewildbeaf break!them', but he is as theEagle,whe fro!, pai. fleereth vp her nef ,flutteretb suer herbirds flretcbetheut herwings, and beareththem&c. uponberwings s; mien fo,.the Lord continuethaperpetuall prote&orofthofegDeut.;a.u. whom he hathchofen tobehis, vntill hee bath brought them to their appoin- ted perfe&ion. Concerning lips Christ, theauthorandfinifherofearFaith h, send lHeb.xn o. prow eofoarfaluaboni, this israid, that all that the Fatherguethhim ,bereceie.es , ,Hrb.a ;v. and that ofthole which aregimps , belofeth neue i, neitherfhallany placke. them oatoft 7te ;y. hishand.. Touching the holy Ghof, as heis raid to be in the formes ofGod , fo gob; toss; he isnot thereas aguefl,totarry fora day ortwo ,butasan inhabitant todwei sRom.Bat; and to remise- . Thus you fee, that on Gods part thereis nohazard: with o Hag.s.e.
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