254 EbeOttpiapofVDliottg4 4 Or, of Grace If you would approve your felves to be God's People, this being fo, what fhall ethink then of him that hates anyoneof the Children of God, or bears Malice in his Heart againft him, and reproaches him. What a Thirdly, Ilhallfhew yoit what a great Biel: great Ping and Priviledge this i. ling it is i. Can there be a greater Priviledge than to be Gocrs be made God's own peculiar People ? For z People. Job.;. hereby God is their Father, and they his Chil- dren. (i .) He loves them as his Children. (2.) He Feeds them as his Children. (3.) He Cloaths themas his Children. (4.) HeTeaches them as his Children. (5.) He Pities them as his Children, Ifa. 63. 9, io. (6.) He Guides, Leads, and Proteaeth them as his Children. (7.) He Chaftens them in Love as his Chil- dren, Heb. 12 5, 6,7. (8.) .And lays up for them alfo as his own Children ; Ifchildren 771.8.17. then Heirs, Heirs ofGod, and joynt Heirs with 0! what an Honour is it to be the Sonsand Daughters of God? 2 C07.6.16. Of the Great God, the King of Heaven and Earth ? Nay, to be Begotten and Born ofhim, Nh.I.I ;1 3. 2. They have the Priviledge to dwell in his Houk ; nay; to dwell with God, and to walk withGod, and tohave Communion with him, z oh. 3. Moreover, 3. Their Enemies are God's Enemies, and their Friends are God's Friends, the Angels that are God's Servants, are their Servants, _ Heb.1.14. and arefint to Minifi-er unto them, &c. 4. They are Efpoufedby Jefus Chaff: they are
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