24.4 C x Ap, 3. An Expefition upon the firfi VaR.110 VERS. Ii. Now God himfelfe, euen our Father, and our Lord lefus Chrift, direa our way vntoyou. And the Lord arsa &eyou to increafe and abound in loue one to. wards anotherand towardsall men, men ae wedoe towards you; To the end he may eflablifb your hearts vnblarneable in belt- nef fe before God, euers our Father, at the comming of our Lord lilies Chrift with all his Saints. - ',"" = E haue here the practice ofwhat was pro- ' feared ;an earnefl: & deuout Prayer,wher- . / w` into the Apof}le breaks out vpon occafio- CO, nail mention of his vfuall pratlice in that "kind. Wherein are confiderable;Firf},the perfons to whom it is direfted ;. to God the Father and our Lord lefus (hriff. Secondly, the matter of the revuefl; i Fill, his profperous iourney towards them, verf. t I. Secondly, their increafe and abounding in loue, verf, IL Thirdly, the reafon of this latter petition, intimating the bcne6t they (hall receiue by filch their increafe and abounding in loue,verf.i 3. Godour Father and our Lord lefes (hrif , direli, &c. In ancient Diuinity the inference was fl.uent;Gthçhrif par- dithmaffiress.3. rakes equally with his Father in the honour ofinuocation,ther- tontraArian. fore alf indialine Effence. The honour equal1 ; therefore the excellency of Nature. Secondly,To which adde his. participation of diuine office and property,here allò inti- mated; by providence ordering theaffairesofinen ; is not the .0 Is/ui T.3. illation found for the Deity of our Sauiour i' r By him all '.f Eleb.1.3 things ; without him nothing was made : f bee beares vp all things by the Word of his lower; is therefore God with the Father, bleiledfor ewer. 1% Build we our felues in this Article, againft all Quills of damned Arians. This once ouerthrowne,ourfaithis vaine, and weareyet iit.ourfinnes. Fit f},Suppofe Chrift a meere Creature,liow canft thou be
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