Chrifts Poverty tormt. 33 wee were reconciled to Godby the deathofLis Sonne; how much more being reconciled ¡ball wee bee Paved by his life? It is a tirong argument , not onely as it hath refpeét to us, becaufe there is more likelihood that any good thould be done for us now when we are reconciled to God , thanbe- fore, when we were enemies : but altoas it hath refped to Chrifl , fine he that ftucke not to re- concile usto God by his death , cannot bee un- willing to faveus by his life: and he that was a- ble to redeeme us by dying forus, is moreeleare- ly and evidently powerfull to fave us now he lives and reignes triumphantly inheaven. For,is nor he able topreferveus, to proteé us, and inveft us intotheglorythat he hathpurchafed forus; he that didfomuch for us in the time of his abafe- menr,will henot preferve the riches he hath got- ten for us! Is he not inheavenin majefty,to apply all that hehathgotten:' Is henot outinterceffor at the right hand of God,toappeare before God for us tomakeall good + Certainly he will preferve that whichhe bathprocuredbyhis death. It is adifabling of Chrift to rhinke of falling away fromgrace:he is able tomaintaineus inthat glorious condition that hebath advanced us to : efpecially, confidering that he is now inheaven, andhath laidofde the forme of a fervant ; all his humiliation, except our humanenature , that for ever bee hathunited to his perfon , but all other things of his abafement hehath laid them afide, he is able perfectly (not only to faveus, as by his death: but) to apply all that he hath gotten, and Cc preferve
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