2 82 ElJidences ofDi.-uine PVijqom whole Inheritance abfolutely in him. For the Promife, which is the Court-Roll of Heaven, the only external mean.and Re– cord' of its conveyance, \vas originally made unto Chrifl: on– ly. God.faid n,ot, and unto thy feeds, as of man_y, but as of one, and to thy feed, which feeil is Chrifl, Gal.)· 16. And we become again Fleirs of God, only as. we are jOj·ut-heirs with Chri!t, Run. 8. 17. that is, by_being taken int0 a parti– cipation of that Inheritance which is vefred in him alone. For many may be partakers of the Benefit. of that,. whofe ~ig,ht and Title is in one alone, when it is conveyed unto him tor their ufe, And hereby the ends betore-mentioned are fully provided for~ For I .He who is thus made the Heir cfall is meet to be entrufr– ed_with the Glory of it. For where this grant is folemnly ex· . pre!fed, it is 'declared that he is the Brig,htnefs of the Fathers Glory, and the Exprefs Image ofhis Perjon,. He6. L, 2, )· And that by him the T¥orlds were made. He alone was meet to– be this Heir, who is partaker of the·Divine. N~ture, and by whom alhhings were created. . For fuch thmgs belong unto it, as cannot appertain unto any other. _The Reader may - confult ifhe pleafc our Expo)ition of that place,of the Apo!l:le~ 2. Any Failure in his own Perfon was abfolutely impoffi– - ble. Thefubfi!l:ence of the Humane Nature in the Perfon of theSon of God, rendred the Ieafr fin utterly impoffible unto, _ him. For all the moral operations.of that Nature are the. afrs of the Perfon ofthe Son of God. And hereby not only is the Inheritance fecured, but alfo an aiTurance that it is fo,. is given unto all them that do believe. This is the life and. foul of all Gofpel-comforts, that the whole Inheritance of Grace ttnd Glory is v.e!l:ed in Chri!l:, where it can never fuffer lofs or dammage. When we are fenftble of the want of Grace, fh9uld we go unto God, and fay., Father give us t!Je portion. ofgoods that falls unto us, as the Prodigaldid,weihould quick- - - ly
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