Eií Vie. I' aS of theRich, rn.zn,andLazdrus. and new creatures in God, are Chrifsfullbrothersbyfather and mother. Forby the mothers fide they partake withhire in f}efh,and in fpirit by the fathers. Now if filch befull bro, thers to Chrifl ; then are they deare children to God in Chritl, and he that is fo wellpleated with hini,in him,can- not be difpleafedwith them. Nay,ifChrills helfe brothers (as I may fay)partakers offlefh ashe,andcentring from his creation , as mei., Apoc.3 . a 4,haue fo many (bun. linines of his common fäuour in outward things fhall not thechil, dren that are begotten with the wordoftruth, and haue a better nature poured into them then thefe fonnes by crea- tionhaue,be farre more rcfpeded then they e and (hall they not haue thedouble blefling, who haue itfned from the wombeofGod,in theregeneration e Fourchly,Godfaid to Ábraham)and whathc laid to him,is fpoken to all the faith, full,in him; Fearenot Abraham, neither beafraide y-ee feeds ofAbraham, Iamyour bucWer , and,eur exceedinggreat re- Ward,Gers. a s. it Now hee that is fo to the righteous, mull needes bemuch veto them,andmuch tenoer them.Fiftly, the Lord hath made. a coueisant with fuck as arc godly (though they be poore, fo they be pooreand godly)of his faluation and bleliing : and 'boner !hall hiscouenant of the day and night be broken, fooner'hall it cc fe tobe day andnight in theirfafons , then he will violate the couenant hebathmUde reith hispeopleoftbeirfafetieandpilee,ler.3 3. i6,zb.z i. But we fee that Godhath kept his word more then fine thoufand yeeres for day and night : and will he , for that which is moredearcunto him byhis ownc merry and the merit of his Sotnne, goefrom his proraaifeto the righteous in their faluation e Forfaluation belongetb to the Lord,and,sbis blefng is upon birpeeple,Pfal. 3.8. An inE}rur`}ion ( ifwe wouldhaueGods fauour) to loue and followc righteoufnes: for hemufl refpea and praetife pietie that would haue God to be fauourable. So faith Day aid: He path chufen the man that is'godly,Pfid.4. z.Not euery man , but therighteous man : andheknoweth,that is de. fendeth the-way of the righteous iwhere the way of the wicked,
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