Jonah a type ofChríß. who rejecried Chrift inhis abafement and humiliation; but we rejea the Lord of glory, now exalted. I I. In the type and truth the freedorne of Godsfa- vour in the calling oftheGentiles. Ionahwas apreacher ofgrace to the Gentiles : and Chrift was a preacher of gracenot toJews onely, but the Gentiles alto : being gi- ven for a light to theGentiles, that he might be the fàl- vationofGentiles to the fàrthefî parts ofthe earth. For r . God is not theGodofIewsonely, but of Gentile,, alfo. Rom. 3. 29. z. Chrift was the promifed feed in whom all nations mtsftbe Pled. Gen. 22. 18. Hence comes in our title tograce, and not from any defert ofcurs. For what is amiable in the wilde Olive ? It is onely Gods free calling, who calls her that was not beloved, to bee beloved. Objec`l. Ifwe bee grafted into Chrifl, and received intograce, all is well, we are in {late good enough. Sol. Some are grafted into the Church byprofeffion ofmouth onely, as all werenot Ifrael that were of 1 fracl: and fome planted into it by the faith ofthe heart. 1he former are not altered from their wilde nature : theo- therare renewed to the Image of Chrift. Therefore let none content themCaves withexternall profeffion,Joy- ning in the word, facraments, and prayer ; but labour for ¡oundneffe oft ith and grace, by which onely wee become branches ofthe true O'.ive; whereas to be han- ged as a fcien, by a thred ofprofefrion, will not keep it fromwithering. III. In both wehave acertaine Embieme, and proof ofour refurre6lion. Rom. 8, I i . litheSpirit ofhim that railed up Jonah and Jefils be inus, he fhall alfo quicken our mortall bodies, and ifthehead berifen the members muff rife alto. For as God fpake to the fifh, and the fifh gave up Jonah as, from the dead : fo ¡hall God fpeake to the earth and feaand all creatures,and they (hall give up their dead. )P1.26.19. he fhall fay to the earth give, and re. Z. Vocation of the Gentiles. Kom.9 4. VP.. 3. Our rcfiureEti- on afliired to us,
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