Chap.7. atcording to St M A r r Anditfill not.] Saving grace is unlecfable, though it may be impaired in the degrees, and may recoyl to the root, as lap doth in winter. Chrift lives in thehearts of all his Saints, gat. 2.20. and can die nomore, Rom.6. ro. Die he may as well at the right handof his father, as in the heart ofaChriftian. objel. Aweak brother, for whom Chrift died, may perifh, I Cor,8II. Sol. No thank to us, ifhe donot ; who, by fcandalous cour- fcsoffend and wound his confcience : but Chrift will riot lofe him fo. ObjeE . There are that deny the Lord that bought them, Deft,ui poteft,. 2 Tet. 2. I. exparte,per in- Sol. Bought they wereby Chrift in their ownconceit, and in tervenienrfcan. the efleemof others, but it proved otherwife. Or, they were lalumr ;.uod bought, that is,delivered, in a general' fenfe (fo the word here verbumáorn:cv di md % tifed, often fgnifieth) from their fupertlition to the knowledge ár,noo do de- of falvation (I fay not to faving knowledge) whereby they rahipenitua might preach to others, themfelves beingcaft-awaits. God hath catî,rsc. charged Chrift, asMediatour, to fee to the keeping ofthe bodies D.Yrideaaxs and fouls ofall truebelievers, 7oh.h.39,40. Andhefàithfùlly per- Le& formed it. Thole thous gavel?me lhave !kept, faith he, and none of them ie loft, joh. 1 7.12. Chrift makes exception of one that was loft, I6id. Clb That (hewshe was never of his body :, for can hebe a Saviour of 501. a fan ofperdition ? Why is he then excepted i? UV, I, Becaufe he feemed to be one of Chril}s, by reafon of his $°1. office. a. He fpeaketh there in particular ofthe twelve : and to be an Apoftle, was, in it fèlf, but anoutward calling. Chriffians may lofe the things that they have wrought, Oia }oh. 2.8. I . Temporariesmay,ind doe;and ofthem it may be underftood, verfe 9. 2. True Chriftians may : I. In refpez`ì of the praif of men All their former honour may be laid in the dull. 2. In regard of the inward fenfe and comfort, as David,Pfal,32.& 5 I. 3. In re- fpeft ofthe fulneffe of the reward in heaven, their glory may be much ldfenedby their fais. A righteous man may turn from his rightea_uf_eefï'r, and die, c*. Exe.4i8,24, From. 293
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