each P F, R S O N diiinelly. .3 t covcries, complaints, and rejoicings, whereof fo frequent mention is made in the fcripture (a), Thefe things being premifed, as to the nature of it, let us now confider what we are to eye in the Lord Jefus, in reference hereunto, to make an entrance intoour communion with him therein, as things by him, or on his part performed. (t. As I faid of the Spirit, fo in the firft place I fay of this, it is of the purchafe ofChrift, and is fo to be lookedon. It is given untous, for his fake to believe on bin, Phil. 1. 29. TheLord, on the behalf of Chrift (b), for his fake, becaufe it is purchafed, and procured by lain' for us, bestows faith, andby the fame rule all grace upon us. Wre are bleffed with all fpi- ritúal bleiags in heavenly places in him, Eph. i. 3. In him, that is, in and throughhis mediation for its (e). His oblation and interce(fion lie;at the bottom of this difpenfation. Were not grace by them procured, it would never by any one foul be enjoyed. All grace is from this fountain (d). In our receiving it. from Chrift, we muff full.confider what it will colt him ; want of this weakens faith in its proper workings. His whole in- terccflion is founded on his oblation, t Job. r). t, 2. What lie purchafed by his death, that, nor more, nor lets as hash been often faid, he inter cedeth may be bettowed. And he prays that all his faints may have this grace whereof we Speak, Job. xvii. 17. Hid we continually confider all grace as the fruit of tihepgrchafe of ChriR, it would be an exceeding en- dearment on our Spirits. Igor can we without this con(deratiou, accord- ing, to the testeur of the Gofpel, ask or ,expe& any grace. It is no pre- judice-to the free grace of the father, to look on any thing as the purchafe of'. the .fon, it was from That grace, that he made that purchafe. And in the receiving of grace from God, we have not communion with Chrill, who is yet the.treafury and Store-houfe of it ; unlefs we look upon it as lais purchafe. He loath obtained that we Mould be fanâified throughout, have life in us, be humble, holy, believing, dividing the fpoil with the mi hty, by delroying the works of the devil;inus (e). 2. The Lord Chrif Both aflually communicate this grace unto his Saints, and bellows it on theta. Of hie fslnefs.we have all received, and grace for grace, Joh. i. 15.. For, [t. The father a$aally inverts him with all the grace, whereof by cons- pa& and agreement, the hart made a purchafe (as he received the;promife ofthe Spirit) which is all that is of ufe for the bringing his many forms to glory. le pleafed the father, that in him all fulnefs fbozdel dwell, Cola i. 17. That he should be inverted with a fulnefs of that grace, 'Which is neèdful for his people, . This himfelf calls the power of, giving eter- nal i life to bis eke, Joh. xvii. 2. Which power is not -only his abili- ty to do it, but alfo his right to do it. Hence this delivering of all things unto hiin, by lais_ father, he lays .. as the bottom of his invit- ing fins-1m unto him for refreshment. All things ase delivered' unto me of my father, Math. xi. 37. Come unís use all that labour and are hea- vy laden, and Iwill give you refs, v. 28. This being the covenant of the father with him, and his promife unto him, that upon the, making his foul an offering for fin, fie fnauld fee his feed, and the pleafiare of the Lord fhonld profper in his band, Iii. lift. to. and in the verfes fol- lowing, the pouring out of Isis foul unto death, and bearing the fins (a) Cts,. v. r. Rev. i. 5. 3, 4, v7, i8,,.r9. t,ot. oiv. o, PCtI. %i. eye. (b) J xt.st, (e). Joh. H. h, o. (d) Stirn .iii, 37, (e) apiu(. v, :e, 6, 27. Tic 4..4. Osto. so. 4. of
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