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A81247 The morning exercise methodized; or Certain chief heads and points of the Christian religion opened and improved in divers sermons, by several ministers of the City of London, in the monthly course of the morning exercise at Giles in the Fields. May 1659. Case, Thomas, 1598-1682. 1659 (1659) Wing C835; Thomason E1008_1; ESTC R207936 572,112 737

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13_o 34._o so_o the_o mercy_n of_o it_o be_v the_o best_a mercy_n for_o they_o be_v the_o sure_a mercy_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 23.5_o corol._n 7._o bless_v the_o lord_n that_o you_o be_v under_o the_o best_a dispensation_n and_o clear_a discovery_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n better_a than_o adam_n after_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o he_o upon_o his_o fall_n better_a than_o noah_n after_o the_o flood_n better_a than_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n yea_o better_o than_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n who_o have_v much_o legality_n and_o obscurity_n in_o their_o administration_n in_o comparison_n of_o we_o who_o behold_v with_o open_a face_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 3.18_o that_o it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o we_o gentile_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o knowledge_n and_o participation_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o last_o and_o best_a time_n i_o mean_v after_o christ_n appearance_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o apostle_n compare_v the_o church_n to_o a_o tree_n 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otherwise_o disturb_v and_o perplex_v thus_o faith_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o direct_a tendency_n but_o still_o understand_v faith_n as_o act_v faith_n as_o exercise_v produce_v this_o effect_n the_o christian_a so_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o in_o the_o improvement_n of_o faith_n enjoy_v this_o quiet_a sedate_n mind_n even_o when_o he_o want_v the_o full-blown_a joy_n of_o a_o life_n of_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o not_o only_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n do_v this_o arise_v but_o also_o as_o faith_n hand_n cast_v out_o the_o anchor_n of_o hope_n which_o keep_v the_o soul_n steady_a and_o also_o as_o it_o represent_v and_o foretaste_v the_o recompense_n and_o joy_n to_o come_v this_o lead_v to_o the_o next_o effect_n of_o faith_n 10._o assurance_n and_o further_a joy_n thereby_o i_o make_v not_o this_o constitutive_a of_o faith_n nor_o inseparable_a from_o faith_n lest_o i_o condemn_v and_o sadden_fw-mi causeless_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o 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without_o the_o pale_a be_v call_v dog_n matthew_n 15.26_o 2._o adoption_n be_v internal_a and_o real_a which_o lead_v i_o to_o the_o particular_a explication_n only_o before_o i_o proceed_v let_v i_o subjoyne_v a_o word_n of_o general_a application_n in_o two_o head_n application_n general_n application_n 1._o what_o comfort_n do_v this_o speak_v to_o every_o believer_n who_o bear_v so_o many_o indear_v relation_n to_o god_n in_o point_n of_o filiation_n and_o otherways_o relation_n we_o say_v be_v minimae_fw-la entitatis_fw-la but_o maximae_fw-la efficaciae_fw-la and_o if_o one_o endear_n relation_n draw_v so_o much_o love_n what_o with_o l_o all_o do_v especial_o consider_v god_n and_o christ_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o fill_v every_o relation_n with_o love_n and_o grace_n the_o church_n and_o by_o proportion_n every_o true_a believer_n be_v christ_n child_n and_o mother_n his_o brother_n and_o sister_n his_o spouse_n body_n and_o member_n cant._n 5.1_o matth._n 12.50_o &_o 1_o cor._n 12.27_o yea_o his_o child_n not_o one_o way_n but_o every_o way_n by_o creation_n regeneration_n marriage_n adoption_n external_a and_o internal_a how_o much_o love_n may_v such_o expect_v from_o christ_n in_o every_o kind_n no_o wonder_n god_n people_n be_v such_o gainer_n by_o their_o loss_n and_o suffering_n for_o christ_n who_o be_v a_o hundred_o fold_n better_o to_o they_o in_o this_o life_n than_o all_o the_o relative_a comfort_n they_o part_v with_o for_o his_o sake_n matthew_n 19.29_o 2._o how_o do_v this_o by_o proportion_n oblige_v we_o in_o point_n of_o reciprocal_a duty_n who_o stand_v in_o all_o relation_n of_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n as_o owe_v to_o he_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o creature_n servant_n child_n subject_a friend_n wife_n etc._n etc._n and_o particular_o the_o duty_n of_o four_o filial_a relation_n as_o child_n by_o creation_n marriage_n regeneration_n and_o adoption_n both_o external_a and_o internal_a explication_n particular_a explication_n i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a explication_n and_o open_a 1._o the_o doctrine_n of_o adoption_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o text._n 2._o the_o doctrine_n of_o regeneration_n and_o remember_v we_o be_v now_o speak_v of_o internal_a and_o real_a adoption_n quest_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o adoption_n answ_n it_o be_v considerable_a 1._o for_o its_o name_n or_o notion_n 2._o for_o the_o thing_n itself_o for_o the_o first_o name_n it_o be_v name_n the_o word_n adoption_n be_v use_v but_o five_o time_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n rom._n 8.15_o 23._o &_o 9_o 4._o gal._n 4.5_o &_o ephes_n 1.5_o in_o the_o original_a its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o signify_v the_o put_n or_o place_v one_o for_o a_o son_n it_o be_v apply_v to_o other_o thing_n beside_o man_n thus_o we_o be_v say_v to_o adopt_v a_o name_n when_o we_o take_v a_o new_a name_n to_o adopt_v a_o plant_n when_o we_o give_v it_o a_o name_n as_o lysimachus_z do_v to_o the_o herb_n lysimachia_n and_o artemisia_n to_o the_o herb_n artemisia_n and_o thus_o one_o branch_n be_v say_v to_o adopt_v another_o by_o inoculation_n according_a to_o the_o poet_n venerit_fw-la insitio_fw-la fac_fw-la ramum_fw-la ramus_fw-la adoptet_fw-la which_o metaphor_n as_o it_o be_v very_o elegant_a so_o it_o serve_v to_o illustrate_v the_o nature_n of_o adoption_n compare_v rom._n 11.24_o for_o the_o thing_n nature_n it_o be_v nature_n adoption_n be_v the_o acceptance_n of_o a_o stranger_n into_o the_o relation_n and_o privilege_n of_o a_o son_n it_o be_v much_o in_o use_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o be_v ratify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n and_o the_o approbation_n of_o their_o pontifices_fw-la or_o chief_a priest_n wherein_o great_a respect_n be_v have_v to_o the_o ho_o inesse_fw-la and_o dignity_n of_o person_n whence_o a_o patrician_n may_v not_o adopt_v a_o plebeian_n etc._n etc._n lest_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o adopter_fw-la shall_v be_v stain_v by_o the_o meanness_n of_o the_o adopt_a there_o be_v also_o great_a care_n use_v to_o prevent_v all_o fraud_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o adopter_fw-mi or_o the_o adopt_a thus_o our_o adoption_n be_v ratify_v by_o the_o law_n and_o gracious_a sentence_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o by_o the_o approbation_n of_o god_n the_o son_n our_o high_a priest_n without_o any_o fraud_n on_o god_n part_n or_o any_o reflection_n on_o the_o dignity_n of_o god_n and_o the_o holiness_n of_o christ_n though_o in_o this_o gracious_a act_n those_o two_o most_o glorious_a person_n stoop_v infinite_o below_o themselves_o thus_o moses_n be_v the_o adopt_a son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n exod._n 2.10_o and_o esther_n be_v the_o adopt_a child_n of_o her_o cousin_n mordecai_n e●_n her_o 2.7_o both_o which_o illustrate_a god_n singular_a grace_n to_o we_o who_o be_v before_o adoption_n captive_n slave_n and_o lose_v creature_n