Book II. CHRIST A GARMENT l'OR SANCTIFICATION. 37 3 METAPHOR. Man fo wife, but may receive Ad– ditions from others, and doth fo in allArts andSciences: Yea, theAn– oels themfelves have made known fo them by the Church, the mani– fold Wifdom of God, and are m fome refpefts charged with Folly. VI. A natural Head maY' afford fome fm all Help to the Body, but cannot blefs what it affords. VII. A natural Head may be broken, da01ed in pieces, and lofe its Power of htlpmg the Body, and Members. D IS PAR IT Y. Sciences whatfoever: For if the firfl: Adam had fuch Strength of Wifdom and Knowledge as to give Names to all Things, fuitable to their Natures, who was but earthly; much more the fecond Adam, who was the Lord from Heaven. In whom are hid all the 'l"reafures of Wifdom and K11owledge. VI. The Son of God cannot only afford fuit– able Help to the Body, and Members, but ca11 blefs the Help to them, blefs Society and Com– munion, blefs Word and Sacraments, blefs Leni· tives and Corrolives, Rod and Staff, make all Things work together for good, Rom. viii. 28. VII. The Son of God though he was hard laid to, and much !l:ruck at, by the Powers of Dark– nefs, yet could they never reach high enough to break his Head, to dafb him and defhoy his Power, (to help his People in time of Need) bm were deftroyed themfelves in the very Atterppt; He jpoiled Principalities. Whofo fhallfallupon this Head of the Corner,jhall be broken to pieces. He bruifed the Head of the Combatant, Gen. iii. I 6. VJII. A natural Head may die and lie by the Walls. Where is then its Htlp ? VIII. The Son of God hath paffed through the Gates ofDeath, hath conquered lum that had the Power of Death, and can never die, Death hath no more Dominion over him : H e ever lives to make Interceffion for the Saints: Lives for evermore. I N F E R E N C E ~ I. THIS fbeweth the great Love and Goodnefs of God in giving fuch a Head. 2. The great Love of Chrift, and his wonderful Condefcenfion in ftooping fo low, as to become a Head to poor Morrals. 3· What a happy Condition the Lhurch and Members of Chrift are in. (I .) In– terefted in the fame Love with the Head. (2.) Under the lame Degree of EleEtion with the Head. (3.) Allied to the{ame Relations, inwefted in the lame Riches, and affurecl by Memberihip of the fame Life and Immortality in the World toc9me: Be– caufe I live, you jhalllive alfo. 4· Affords a very great Motive to all Men to feek Union andMemberfhip with him, becaufe as he is, fo ihall they be alfo hereafter in the next State: When he jhall appear, we jhall be like him, I John iii. z. CHRIST A GARMENT l'OR SANCTIFICATION. But put ye on the Lord Jefus, and make no Provifion for the Flejh, &c. Rom. xiii. ult. JN this Text are two Parts: 1. An AEt. 2. An ObjeEt. I. An AEt, .,Ju.MS,, it is a Metaphor taken from puting on of Garments, a Phrafe ufed by the Apo(\le often in reference to the New Man, Eph. iv. 24. In reference to the Spiritual Armor, Eph. vi. I I. In reference to AEts of Mercy, Col. iii. I2. And here, in reference to the Application of Jefus Chrifl:, in refpeEt of SanCtification. From the Scope of the Text it is evident the Apoftle intends Gofpel Holinefs, he preffes the Saints at R ome to a godly Life, and not only to walk holily, but to draw all Power of holy Walking from Chrift, fo as to be cloathed with the Virtues and Graces of his Spirit. ' 5 c METAPHOR.
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