296 Of COMMUNION 2QJZth *ß* 9:4lAft 9:t4ttt*9tttttt 9* ,,f,Zl e 11.31Z11 11,.lti1Zl1111c10 PPP M*****(4ff***WPFMVP0t4M7gffWWPM5ff CHAP. V. Other confequential affellions; I. On the partofChrifI. He valueshis faints: Evidence ofthat valuation. (i.) his incarnation. (2.) Exinanition. 2 Cor. viii. 9. Phil. ii. 6, y. (3.) Obedience as a fervant. (4.) In his death. His valuation of them in comparifon of others. 2. Believers eflimation of Chriff. (s.) They valve him above all other things andperfons. (a.) Above their own lives. (3.) Allfpiritual excellencies. The fhm of all <s the part of Chri/f. The fum on the part of believers. The third conjugal aff Sicn en the part of Chri/l, pity or compa /on, wherein manife/ied. Suffering and fupply, fruits of compafon. Several ways whereby Chrilf relieves the faints under temptations. His compagion in their aJlillions. Cha/lity the third conjugal alfeélion in the faints. The fònrth on the part of Chriff, bounty, on thepart ofthe faints, duty. HR I S T values his faints, values his believers. Which is the feçond branch of that conjugal affeeTion he bears to- wards them, having taken them into the relation whereofwe fpeak. I (hall not need to infift long on the demonftretion hereof. Heaven and earth are full of evidences of it. Some few confiderations will give life to the affection. Con- fider them then, Either abfolutely. Or in refpe&of others, and you will fee what a va- luation he puts upon them. s. Abfolutely all that ever he did or doth, all that ever he underwent, or fuffered as mediator, was for their fakes. Now thefe things were fo great, and grievous that had he not efleemed them above all that can be expreffed, he had never engaged to their performance and undergoing. Take a few inflames, (s.) For their fakes was he made (a) flefh ; manifefted in the flefh, Heb. ii. 14. Whereas therefore the children partook offlefli and blood, even be in like manner partook ofthe fame, and the height of this valuation of therm the apoftleaggravates, verfe ob. Verily he took not on him the nature of an- gels, but he took on him the feed ofAbraham, he had no fuch efteem of angels. Whether you take'n'iaießz,i,s6 properly to take, or to takehold of, as our tranflators, and fo fupply the word nature, and refer the whole unto Chrift's incarnation, who therein took our nature on him, and not the nature of angels, or for civaAce,e4E4, to help, he did not help nor fuc- cour fallen angels; but he did help and (b) fuccour the feed of Abraham, (4) John i. 14. 1 Sim. Hi. Ø. (b) Vid. Vind. Evan. up. süi. and
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