TheTlatforme ofObedience. 371 tafierathetthena full draught, toauoide tedioufneffe.It is trulyPaid, that the peopleofIfrail were a typeofGods cholen;the Egyptianbondage alhadow ofournardtrallthraldome ;feeler Sathan ; the promifed Canaana refemblance ofouretcrnall Reid in heauen:Now lookehowthecafe flood with their tranC portation out of /Egypt into Canaan , rods it in the intereflwhich Godhath givenvs vntolife eternal!. Touching the former it isfaid , The Lorddidnetfa blilaaevpsnyon,nercbafe)ax becaufeyonmere more innumber than any people(feryet were thefewefbofallpeople) botbseanfetbeLord tweedyenb.Aflrangefpeech, The bneuu7.7)1. Lardfet hie louevpon ou,beeanfehelouedyeu, that is, becaufe it was his free and gracious pleafure f oto doe: This isequally true , in the cafe ofAdoption. The Lord hath loved his chofen,notbecaufe they weremore thenothers,(for they arealinleflake s, norbecaufe they werebetter thenothers, (for theyare all by naturethe childrenofwrathaewellas othersa,)but becaufe heloued thetn,(oras our c Luk.r s, n. Sauiourfpeaketh,) beeanfehis goodpleafurewasfuéh e.Andwhat mightbe the rea-e E seez'ü. Con (thinkewe)that in Canaan euery mans dwelling , euery mans (hare was diuidedunto him by Leaf, butto teach them,that their portion wzsGods ad- f Io(hus i+s. sneafuremcnt,and therefore to be receiuedas from him, without gain-laying? and to teachvsalloby that lhadow,that ourplace, among thole manymansions in @ods boufet,is notofourowne chufing, butcalf vpon vs by the freedomeof slohn. rq.st diuineappointment. Secondly, for thefurther openingofthis excellent point, let met declarevnto you , r That there wasnoneedeon Gods part toAdopt VI: a.Tkst thereweine worth inert, for which herflould foadvancevs r Which two thingsbeing cleered,itwill bee asmanifeft astheSun, that therewas noother beginningofAdoption but onely Lowe. Firlf, that there was noneed on Gods See this point part,may thus appeare : Hethat adopteth a fondoth it (ordinarily) vpon one oro gear u ofthefe two occafions,either fordefault ofnaturalliffue, or for want offuch,y.a,Serrnon Woeas is fit to inherit his elate. Neither of thefe could haueplace in (rod ç vpon loh.r. Firfi God needed nofuccelfor,it being true in him,which is faid,thatfromsuer- tngeoaam o f? lafî'ing to euerlafling he God h,that heis thefame,aud tbat hisjeersdoenetfarlei.Sr -f ts,rperpew condly,fuppofe we forthe prefent(that whichcannot bee)afuccelfion inGod, b r'(ayre.a. yethe is not withouta Son,whoie thebrightneffe ofhieglorj,andthe engrauen forme 1 pfal.toa.:r ofhisperfonk,innothing differing from him, butthat the one is the Father,theo- ,¢He.s.3. thee the Smut, neither is it poffible that greater fitneffefhould bee either deli- redor imagined,then is inhim,who isfoheleueda Son, and inwhom his Father áefomellplcafsdt : Thus we fee that Godwal hotdriuento any fucifirait asto imath.ty.f: adopt tonnes votohimfelfe. Oryet put cafe he had, hadher not othets toa- dope? Hathhenot tboufand tboufandr,andtan tbonfandthosfandAngela. ,amongmDaa7.1s. whombemightrathermakechoice then amongfl vs? Butyet (tocome the fecondpoint,) it may be that hee intendingto adopt, therewas Come worthineffe in vs to encline himto it :lately none at all. For what arewe all by nature(the belt ofvs)but thefonnes and daughters of the Diuell?le are tfjourfathertbe Diueil,is so leTh trueofvs,then oftheleveesn. If aIohS.t4 we looke into the rocke,outofwhichwe werehewen, it willappearethat areall of onebrood.Now thenbeing fonnesofSathan , was thereanyworthin vstobecomethe Sons ofGod?Sanlin hisheateand choler again(( lonatban,vp- braided himwithhis mother, ThouSon of therebellioue woman° : AndGod him- e t sá.ao.3 e. Celle to abatethe Iewes, twitteth themwith theirParentage, Thyfatherwas en Amorite,thy motheran Hittite?. Whoviler, who more Ignoble then the Diuell?pEzech.re.;. whatbafeneffe then comparable with ours,who bynature are his off-fpring?or what worthineffe invs tobecome the Sonnesof God? Yea,but it may be,we . haue helped andbetteredour naturaliblindneffe by Tomebetterdefect? No,vn- 9,Rom. t.to. till the Lordbe in to raftifehis lose vpon vs, we are Rillenemies,' to him,al- rAon.;.r:. .n, P P ftobts. te. togothervnprofitahle r, we drinbbç iniquity like water', wee beereprobate towry good tTiu.tb. worker andmen withoutGod in the worlda': Are wee nowmatte perlons to be- nEph.aa a. Kk z come
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