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46 Chrilis PoVerty, for M. therefore it is the caufcofgrace in us. Chrift was a gift , the Fathergave him,andhe gave himfelf. If thou hadft knowne the gift of God ( faith Chrift to the Woman of Samariah,) Oh it is the greateft gift that ever was. Therefore whenwee thinkeofany one of the Perlons in the Trinity , wemuft not exclude the reff, but includeall, which isa comfortable con- fideration: becaufe thereisa.fweec union of all the three Perfons in thegreat _work; of falvation. As Chrift faith, ! in theFather , and theFatherto one; not ineffence alone he is God,andIamGod, but I am in the Father, and he inme ; I content with the Father, andtheFather withmeweboth agree in the great werkti<offalvation.d f .,AA, . Thereforewe fh;iuld rerurhe the gloryof all the goodwee have to God; the Father, and to Chrift : and as it, is .its.vcl., S Worthy is. the Lambe, becaufe hebath redeemed us.s .NA/11e4 : d think ofthe good;wehave íby_Chrift;, ¡worthy is the Lambe, becaufe he (bed his bloodfor us..The LambeofGod t h:tt takesaway the finnes"óf the world, he is worthy of al'lpraifeand honour;rwd fhould honour the Fatter r, and honotit i lw oónr and the holySpirir thatapplyes :hegoodwehave by Chrift ro us<. Wilt hen we glorifie Gold, .lit. us glorifie Chrift too,.Whe together with the Father is to ieglorified. becaufe it way hisgrace to give him felfe, he made himfelfe poore for ùs, We cannot honour theFatht r more then by honouring the Sonne :forGod the Father will be feene in his Senne, as the Apoftle faith, In1Çhriffrwe beholdthe glory t How to think ofthe Perfons in Trinity. ro éo

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