C ;,4, ,s Cwmnetttarie upon the 634 reuealeth him. Yfe. I, This doettine fheweth, that Chria is theonely Mediator of redemption, and interceflion ; Ifay 6;.9. The e.Angel ofGodsface or pre- fence: who could euer get a comfortable fight of God without Chrifi ? who suer gat good ipeed in any fuit out of him ? who could euer behold the infinite glorie, or graceofGod, but through this vale? nay all the fight ofGod, in which anycreature, man , or Angel hath euer been hap. pie, was by meanes of this Mediator, and neuer immediate.Let the biin- Letthe Own ded Papifi got rohis faints, and Angels, as to the Nobles of the Court go tn.the No. blcsofthe ofheauen;we will repaire to the Prince the heyre ofall things,as hauing eourrofheauf, commandement to feeke to noother, and as hopeleffe that if he cannot wemuft go to feed, any other (hall for vs. Wantefl thou any grace? thou me receiaae the Ptincehin P Y y g f lfa it ofhiefalnefe: wanre + thou life? he is lift: Igoeaway,faíFhhee,andyoaadie inyonrf :flies : wanceíl thoupeaceof confcience? he id the Prince ofpeace: wantefi thou direótion and wiledome to order thy wayes aright ? with himars treafsrerofwifedoave: make him thy friend, in his loue there ¡hall be no,lacke._ 2.. Hence wemaynote, the furpafling loue of God tovs his chofen, . who when we had chrufi a cloud of finebetweene him andvs, that hee could cake nodelight ìnvs, yea whey we (hit prounked him and warred againfl himas his enemies; yet then' caufed his mercie to breake out, that all the word might fee andacknowledge it. Is it not wonderful) that the partyoffended, fhould feeke to the delinquent? we thinke it a great thing to forgive one offence to one that fueth for forgiuenes ; but to offer grace,and glue it to him what perfiieth inoucragious malice a- gainti vs, is (arre about that: but how tranfcendenc a mersie abone all there fhadows in men, is that ofour God,who in his Chrifl aduancedvs from fohateful andbale eflate, to fuch an height ofglorieand happincs? what is our part then but ro breake offnue;and break out iuto hisprai- fes for[itch vnfpeakeablegrace. 3 . SeeingGod hath not onely la freely, but fo clearely reuealed his loue and fauour in his Chrifi,which beforewas hid and vnknown to the world;let vs manifefl our feluestobe Inchas are come to the knowledge and participationof this richgrace, by entertaining the means inwhich Chria bringeth vs the tidings ofour peace and reconciliation. For this grace appearech in the Gofpel; there Chrifi commeth to feeke vs ; there he calleth vs , yea leadethvs veto it : therefore whofoeuerhaue part in this grace, mull glue the Golpe! leaue to enter , mull open their ties to fee ir, their mouches toraft of ir,and their hearts to feed upon it.Whence we may conclude, that Cutely this grace is hill a hid thing and vnreuea- ledveto many, bccaufe the news ofit isfo lightly regarded" of the moll: whereas.
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