-44 262 THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY, fsERM. XLIV. his Father's glory, with exceeding joy," Jude 24. This is the last great act of his mediatorial office, and by this, we obtain a full and complete access to God, to dwell with him for ever, in the regions of light and joy. Now let us consider, how we Ought to regulate our practice in our return from sin, and our approaches to God, ina correspondency with these instances of the me- diation of Christ. From this account of things, it follows, that whenso- ever we, sinful and guilty creatures, address ourselves to God the Father, it must be done in, and by the name and interest of Jesus Christ, as our only Mediator. We must humbly ask fórgiveness of our sins, for the sake of the sufferings of the Son of God ; we must depend en- tirely for our acceptance with the Father, on the virtue of his. perfect obedience, even to death ; and intreat of the Father, that he would be reconciled to us, upon the account of his own Son Jesus, utterlydisclaiming all me- rit and worthiness of our own, renouncing all other Sa- viours, and all other hopes, for Christ alone is the way to God ; " No man cometh to the Father but byme,' John xiv. 6. We must give thanks to the Sonof God, for his amaz- ing condescension to take our nature upon him, and dwell in flesh and blood ; and for his voluntary submis- sion to death, to redeem such guilty creatures as weare. We must trust in him for complete salvation, both from sin and hell, and resign ourselves, as guilty, sinful, and perishing creatures, into his hands, and to his methods of relief. All our prayers, and acts of worship and obe- dience, must be recommended to the Father by his name, and through his intercession. After every fresh instance ofsin, we must fly to him as qur faithful Advocate in heaven, and have daily recourse to him, as our great Sacrifice, and our Mediator ; be- cause our sins are daily renewed in this imperfect state. In short, we must surrender ourselves up to him, that he may bring us as near to God,- as this present state of things will admit; and, when we are dying, we must commit our departing spirits to him, as Stephen did, that he may present us to his Father, when we leave this sin-
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