388 EP S E Eray s'3. S. io. ro 13111.2.7,8. phil.2,7,9. John 174.44. Hcb, 2.8,9. 2, ChnfisTneflhoodconfirmed =MI dination:for him hath God the Fatherfealed,lobn6.37. ThemArt my Somse, this day havelbegotten thee,Hek S. 5,6. Secondly, The Sows by vokottArylifteptioss and vadimonie for mankindc : for he was the SNretie ofthe CovenAnt,Heb. 8. 210 TheApofile jayneth thefe two to- gether, Heb.10.900. Lee, I come to doe thy Kill 0 god; there was GodsWill and Chrifis thereunto, inwhich regard he is fa id raposthfiehimfe/fejobi 1749. There was a Covenant betvvecne GodandChrill,Chrift was to undertakeanoffice of fervice and,obedience for 'men, to offer hiinfelfe a facrifice for finne, to be madeof a woman u icier the Lawficce And for this God was to prolonghis dayes, togive him a feed ,and,a Gcnerati- ,on which could not bee numbred, a Kingdome which cannot bee bounded, a portion with the great, and a fpoyle with the flrong ; a Name above every name, to f t a joy and a glory before him, after hee (honk! have finifhcd his worke,8tc. Thirdly, here is the csitit of the Holy Ghoft which did hereunto anoint him, which came along with him, which formed him in thewombe ofthe Virgin, and &landed upon him in his folernne fufception of this office in him: Baptilme, by which Spirit he was confecrated, warrantedand enabled unto this great fun ion,. Eft" 61.142.1. Monk 3. t 6, 17. Efeb.I .9. If then God call Chria unto-his Prie(Thood by a fo. lemue 0atkandmake him furety ofa better covenant, we ought to take the'more efpeciall notice thereof: for whenGod fweares he mall be heard. The moreexcel- lent any thing is, the more camel hee Ihould beegiven unto it: for how (hall weeicapelaith the Apofilc,ifwee tulle& TAD:544.60.4eA, fo great SAlvatiox,fo fure a co. venant,Hd.z.1,30 This is the onelyrocke on which,we may cif+anchor in any, trouble, doubt, or feare ofSpirit. It is not our ovine will or ficength thatbolds us up froinauine, but artily.
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