the z7thChapter.of St. J O H N. 59 2, To give he World an Inflrudion, that fuffering.for God is the high way to. Glo- ry. 2. Çor..4, 17. Oonlight, Afflitlion, that is but for a moment, w,orketh for w a far more exceeding, and eternal weight of Glory, as a neceffary Antecedent. We may fuller more for Men, than they are able. to recompence, but there is nothing loft for God. 2. Pet. r. it. An entrancelull be minifired unto you abundantly into the, Kingdom of our I qrd and Saviour. Jefus Chrifi. The whole Scripture's witnefs the Sufferings of Chrift, and the Glory that 1hould;follow.; according to the meafure of Atfiidions, there fluff; be a futable weight of Glory. There are notable Paffages in the Story of Chrift, to lJlgw the:cotipling of the Crofs and Glory. -. The fame Difciples, Peter, fames, and John, were the Witneffes of his. Agonies, Mat. 26. 37. and of his Transfiguration, Mat. 17. t. So where Chrift began his Patton, there he began his Afcenfion. Luke 4.a. 39, Hement.out,to the Mosertof Olives, and his Dfiples followedihim. Ands Aar t. 12. he aCcended from Mount Olivet. 3. For the Advantage of his Members. Chrift. knew.it.could.not go well with the Church, unlefs it went well with himfelf, it was for our Profit. The Holy Ointment was firft poured on the Head of the High Prieft, then on his Members, PA!, 133.3. . His Glory and Grace is an Argument of ours. He is endowed with. the Spirit without meafure, that we might have an Lin &ion from the Holy One. We are glorified with him, 444 are,faid, to afcend with him.' Ephef. 2.6. Ile bath raff d us up: together, and made us ft together in.Heavenly.Placesin. Chrifi; jefus, Chrlfts Glorification is alliedgc of ours; he is gone thither as our Fore - runner, to feize on Heaven in our Right Isleb.6. 2o. Whither our Forerunner is for us entred 5 and to prepare a place. for, uí, John 14.2. In Heaven he is at God's right Hand, and,can procure it for us, and admini f}reth and governeth the World for our good. He is in. a greater capacity to do us good. He is our Inrerceffor, and the World's Governor. ; all things neceffary to Sul: vation, can better be difpatched by his Interceffron and Power. There things premifed, the Words will be eafily opened. [ Father, glorify thoume with thine own felt ] That. is, Cuter me to return_ to the Glory which I had in common with thee in the Divine Nature, by. the Refurreâion of my Body, ACcenfion, and fitting down at thy right Hand ; era of mmatuzrf, is oppofed to ld3Siáouvi's sïs )1-is, it is with thy felE John x3. 31, 32. Now is the Son of Man, glpr¡fed, and, God, is glorified. in him. If God be glorified in him, God flsall alfo glorify. him in himfelf, and (hall flraightway glorify him. God was glorified by Chti(t as. a Servant, with an extrinfick Glory in the view of the World: And now Chrift. prays to be glorified in or with the Father himfelf, with his own proper Effential Glory; the Godhead being reftored to its full ufe and exerciCe, and the Humanity. being raifed to the full fruition of the comfort of it. which I had with thee before the World- war.] Groans and others fay, Non reali poffiffione, fed divin Pr.edeflinatione, that is, by thy Decree, in thy Purpofe and Predeflination. But that's not all, becaufe he fpeaketh here of that infinite and effen- tial Glory, which is one and the fame in all the Perfons, and fo Chrill had it as God bleffed for ever ; and Chrift having aberained from the ufe and exercife of it, in a way proper to it felt; now craveth a Reftitution. The Points are Doit. j. That Chrifi is God, true God, and hath an eternal coequal Glory with the Father before the World was. Before the World, there was nothing but the Eternal Infinite Effence, that was common to the Father, Son, and Holy Gilgit. The Socinians.feem to grant, that he is of God, but not Eternal God by Nature; but here is a clear proof, which I had with thee before the World was. Do&. 2. We may plead to God his own Premitees, in deep and weighty Cafes. .Put me in remembrance, faith God, Ifa. 4.3.26. as when Death approacheth, or Difficulties come upon us. Chrift himfelf takes this Ctiurfe. Doll. 3. The ground of all found Hope is, what mar done before all Worlds. Chrift had Glory aílually, and we have a grant of it. 2 Tim. t. 9. According to his own Pest., pofe and Grace, which was given us in Chriß No, before the World began. There was a grant of Heaven and Grace, and Christ received it for us. So, Tit. 1. 2. In hope of Eternal Lift, which God that cannot lie, hath prospífed before the World began. There was a folemn Promife, which Chrift received on our behalf. The frame of Grace was ancient, God fealed up a large Charter, and indented with Chrift before ever there Hhh a were
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