in the Contriva1ue of the Work of rJ<,sden.zption~ 2 79 And that fiate which we fell into upon our forfaking of it, we now know to be all Darknejs, Confujion and Mijery. Wherefore feeing God in infinite Grace and Mercy would recover us unto himfelf ; and in his Righteoufnefs and Holi– nefs would do this in a way of Obedience, of that Obedience which we had forfaken; it hath an ·eminent impreilion of 'Di-vine Wijd0m upon it, that in this Myfrery of God manifefl: . in theflefh, the only means ofour recovery, he would call: the · reproach .of the moll: inexpreilible Folly on our Apoflafy from a frate of it, and render it amiable and defireable unto all who are to return unto him. . Tob~ar the fhame of this Fol(y, to be deeply fenfible ofit; and to live in a conil:ant Profpect- and View of the Glory of Ohdience in the Perfon of Chrifr, with afedulous endeavour for conformity thereunto, . is the highefl: ·attainment of our Tf'ifdem in this world; and whofoever is otherwife minded, is fo at his own utmofi peril. , 7· God in Infinite Wifdom bath by this means fecured the whole Inheritance ofthis life, and that which is to come from a feco.ndforfeiture. Whatever God ·will befl:ow on the Children of men, he grants it unto them in the way of an Inheritance~ So the Land ofCanaan, chofen out f0r ·a Reprefentative of Spiritual and Eternal things, "was granted unto A6raham and his feed for an Inheritance. And his interefr in the Promife is expreifed by being Heir of the World. AlJ,the things of this life that are really good and ufeful unto us, do belong unto this Inheritance. So they did when it was vefl:ed in Adam. AllthingsofGrac~and Glory dofo alfo. And the whole of tl1e priviledg ofBelievers is, that they areHeirs of Salvation. Hence Godlinefs hath the Promift of the life that new is, and that which is to come, I Tim. +) . And the Promife is only of the Inheritance. This Inheritance, as was before intima– ted· was lofr id Adam, and forteited into the hand of the great . · · , Lord, /
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