1 2 2 Hon~urdue to the Perfon of Chrifl; Stephen,~tmxctlc~f-Wvov,jolemnb lnvocating, .andfaying, Lord Je– fur receive my Spirit. And ha~mg by ra1th and Prayer, left his own foul fafe in the hand of the LordJejits, he adds one Petition more unto him, wherewith he died, Lord lay not thisfin to their charge; 7.Jer. 6'Q.. Herein did he give Divine Honour unto Chrifi: in the efpec1al/nvocation of h1s name, in the hjghe!l: In!l:ances that can be c~mceived. In his fir!l: re– quefi: wherein he committed his departing foul into his hands, he afcribed unto him Divine Omnifcience, Ornniprefence, - Love and Power. And in the latter for his Enemies, Divine Authority and Mercy to be exercifed in the pardon offin. Inhis Example is the Rule efiabliil1ed, for the efpecial Invocation ofChri!l: for the effeCts of Divine Power and Mercy. Hence the ApofUe defcribeth theCh-urch or Believers, and difiing~ifheth it, or them, from all others, by the difcharge of this Duty, I Cor. I. 2. T¥ith all that call on the name of our Lord Jefur Chrifl, both their Lordandours. To call on · the name of the Lord Jefus exprefTeth folemn Invocation in the way of Religious Woril1ip. The Jews did eaU on the name of God. All others in their way called on the names of their Gods.This is that whereby the Church is diftinguif11ed trom them all; it calls on the name of our Lord Jejit.f chrifl. He requires that .as 'we believe on God, that is, the Fa– ther, fo we flwuld believe ·. on him afj(J, and therein ho– nour the Son, as we honour the Father, ]oh. r4. 1. The Na– ture of this Faith,ana the Manner how it is exercifed on Chrift, we fhall declare afterwards,. But the Apofile treating of the Namre and Efficay of this Invocation, affirms that We cannot callonhiminwhom we ha·ve notbelie·ved, Rom.ro.r4. Whence it follows on the contrary, that he on whom we are bound to !Jelieve, on him it is our Duty to calL So the whole Scripture · is clofed with a Prayer of the Church unto t!le Lord Chrift, expreffing their Faith in him; E·ven Jo come L~rd JefUJ, Re·v. 22. 20. There
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