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A02260	The happines of enjoying, and making a true and speedie use of Christ Setting forth, first, the fulnesse of Christ. Secondly, the danger of neglecting Christ, and the opportunity of grace. Thirdly, the Lord Jesus the soules last refuge. Whereunto is added, St. Pauls legacie, or farewell to the men of Corinth. By Alexander Grosse B.D. Minister of the Gospel, and pastour of Bridford.	Grosse, Alexander, 1596?-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 12395; ESTC S103450	151,344	397

enlivening the soules of men graciously reigning and ruling within them plentifully ministring all spirituall and heavenly gifts unto them k Rev. 7.15 Hee that sitteth on the throne saith Saint John shall dwell among them they shall enjoy his grace and favour here and his glory hereafter The God-head dwells in the humane nature of Christ by personall and perpetuall union of both natures and this is the dwelling here spoken of Whence wee see that Doctr. Christ is God and man in one person by an inseparable union The pillar which conducted Israel was a fire and a cloud yet both but one Pillar Christ the great conductor and guide of Gods Israel is God and likewise man yet in both but one person therefore called l Isa 7.14 Immanuel God with us or God made flesh noting the union of his two natures in one person and his office of mediation between God and Man being the authour of salvation both temporall and eternall to the soule and body of man The Temple was a type of Christ stone without and gold within Christ was flesh without according to his humane nature full of resplendent glory and divine majestie within in respect of his divine nature In the Temple the glory of God appeared the Temple was filled with it in the flesh of Christ the God-head inhabiteth most gloriously replenishing it The m Iohn 1.14 Word sayth Saint John was made flesh and dwelt among us and wee beheld his glory as the glory of the onely begotten of the Father full of grace and truth The Word was made flesh not by bare and naked inhabitation in the flesh presence with the flesh affection to the flesh or grace and dignity conferred on the flesh nor by conversion of the word into flesh or commixture of the Word with the flesh but by the assumption of our flesh into the unitie of his person the hypostasis or subsistence of the Sonne being made the hypostasis or subsistence of the flesh assumed the flesh subsisting in the person of the Word The Apostle makes mention of the Sonne thus speaking to the Father n Heb. 10.5 Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not but a body hast thou fitted me by incarnation by uniting it to my person and this union is not a union of two persons in one Christ but of two natures in one person the subsistence of the word is so communicated to the flesh that the Word and flesh are one person the naturall properties and operations of both natures remaining distinct and without confusion the divine and humane nature are both united the humane nature is assumed the divine nature is the assument not the person but the nature of man not man but the humanitie is taken by Christ into the unitie of his person otherwise hee should not bee one but two persons not one but two Christs The Scripture therefore calles him Davids o Mat. 22.45 Sonne and Davids Lord because hee is both God and Man in one person And this union is without mutation of the divine Person without division confusion or separation of the natures the union is everlastingly permanent Of this Christs appearing to the Fathers of old in the shape of man were Praeludiums Symbols and this was also typified by the Tabernacle of Moses in the Desert that being a type of Christs assuming our flesh and dwelling amongst us as in a Tabernacle The Tabernacle was a testimony of Gods presence with his people p Luk 1.18 78 79. God by his Sonne made flesh doth testifie himselfe to bee graciously present with us The people came to the Tabernacle to worship invocate and offer their Sacrifice unto God God will not bee invocated and adored by man but in and through Christ manifested in the flesh of man And it was necessary that Christ should be God and Man in one person 2 Grounds hereof In regard of the exaltation of the humane nature of Christ above all creatures all Men and Angels 1. Christs exaltation Saints and Angels are one with God and Christ by gracious qualities consent of will and opinion and mysticall conjunction the humane nature of Christ is one with his divine person by a more transcendent eminent and immediate conjunction being assumed into the unity of his person Ioseph was exalted above his brethren above all the Nobles in the Court of Pharaoh Christ even according to the flesh is exalted above all men yea above all the Angels the choycest Nobles of him that is the King of kings From this personall union is derived an incomprehensible communication of all divine and heavenly gifts to the humane nature of Christ an unction above q Ps 45 7. all his fellowes like that of Ioseph to Benjamin five times as good many degrees more excellent then that which is bestowed on his brethren whether Angels or Men the Spirit being given unto him r Ioh. 3.34 above measure having all heavenly fulnesse like the fulnesse of light in the Sunne or waters in the Sea From this union the humane nature obtaines the honour of adoration yet not of the flesh as flesh but of the God-head in the flesh the God-head and the manhood making but one person in the Sonne and hee is said to bee set downe at the right hand of God being made so Å¿ Heb. 1.4 much better then the Angels as hee hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name then they the Angels being servants Christ a Sonne both by eternall generation and hypostaticall union 2. Mans salvation In regard of mans salvation Such was mans necessitie of Christs incarnation of his assuming mans flesh into the unity of his person that hee could not bee saved but by such a Redeemer as was both God and Man in one person First the Majesty of God the poverty and indigencie of man the greatnesse of the evill to bee removed and the greatnesse of the good to bee restored required that mans Redeemer should bee God Such is the Majesty of God that none could interpose himselfe but hee that is one with the Father the Angels could not they themselves have need of a mediator of t Col. 1.16 17. union and confirmation they themselves compared with God are not u Job 15.15 pure in his sight and therefore they w Isa 6.2 cover their faces how much lesse can man doe it when not one of them is x Rev. 3.10 righteous The evill to be taken away sinne and the consequents of sinne the wrath of God the power of Satan death temporall and eternall are a disease of that difficultie that none can cure it a fire of that heat that none can endure it a burthen of that weight that none can stand under it but hee that is omnipotent for by whose passion can the offence of an infinite Majestie bee expiated but by his who is also infinite By whose intercession can the wrath of God be appeased but by his

who is the best beloved Son of God By whose strength can Satan with all the powers of darknesse bee vanquishâ—d but by his who is stronger then all the Divels Who can overcome death but hee that hath the power of death The good things to bee restored are perfect righteousnesse adoption the image of God the gifts of the Spirit life eternall and the like Now who can make man righteous but hee that is Righteousnesse it selfe Who can make men the sonnes of God by grace but hee that is the Sonne of God by nature Who can restore us to the image of God but hee that is the invisible image of God Who can give us the Spirit but hee from whom the Spirit of God proceedeth And who can give man eternall life but hee that is life it selfe And thus it behoved mans redeemer to be God Secondly the Justice of God which as it leaveth not sinne unpunished so it punisheth it not but in that nature which hath sinned required that hee should bee man And thus hee that knew y 2 Cor. 5.21 no sinne was made sinne for us that wee might bee made the righteousnesse of God in him And hee must bee God and Man in one person that hee might bee a middle man betweene God and Man and doe the thiâ—gs which were to bee performed with z Heb. 5.1 God and also with men And thus there was a necessitie that the fulnesse of the Godhead should dwell in the humane nature of Christ and that hee should bee God and man in one person Doth Christ dwell in mans flesh Use Hath hee assumed mans nature into the unity of his person The honor and exaltation of mans nature then behold the honour of man how wondrously Christ hath exalted the nature of man Man that by his sinne hath made himselfe extremely base and ignominious is exceedingly honoured by Christ Jesus even above all the residue of the creatures for hee tooke not on him the a Heb. 2.16 nature of Angels but the seed of Abraham Hee often used the Angels as his ministers and instruments but tooke them not into the unity of his person they have indeed a neere and sweet communion with him but the nature of man alone hath the prerogative and glory of being one with Christ personally Ambrose saith * Honorem hunc digniâ—atem humanae naturae Deus Dei filius contribuit ut Deus homo una persona esset God the Sonne of God hath given this honour and dignitie to the humane nature that God and man should bee one person Great is the honour that comes to man by Christs incarnation it is onely the Lord Jesus that makes man honourable and glorious the Sunne is the glory of the world the head is the glory of the body the crowne is the glory of the King the flower is the glory of the garden b Prov. 17 6. Childrens children saith Solomon are the crowne of old men and the glory of children are their fathers but when all is done the glory of a Christian is Christ Jesus hee that commeth neerest unto Christ and is most entirely united to him is of all persons the most honourable and glorious These are a c 1 Pet. 2.9 royall Priesthood a chosen generation a peculiar people called out of darknesse into a marvelous light Women suppose it a great glory to bee taken into wedlocke by rich men and Nobles Men repute it a high honour to be received into the favour and fellowship of Princes Servants have high thoughts of their being made companions of their Lords and Masters but true glory full abiding glory commeth unto man by his being received of Christ by his having union communion with Christ hee alone is truly honourable and everlastingly noble that hath Christ graciously dwelling in him he hath the honour of a d Iohn 1.12 Sonne of God by regeneration and adoption the honour of a e Iohn 15.15 friend of God for Gods familiar and full imparting of his mind and secrets to him the honour of a f Rom. 8.37 Conquerour for the victory which Christ gives him over the Divell the world and his owne corruption the honour of a g Ephes 5.30 Spouse for Christs spirituall wedlock with him the honour of an h Rom. 8.17 heire for his free participation of all the good things of his heavenly Father and the honour of a i Rev. 1.6 King for the spirituall dominion which hee hath over himselfe and the world Were man sensible of the honour that comes by the participation of Christ Jesus hee would never so strive for worldly honours nor entertaine such dishonourable thoughts of the wayes of Christ and his servants The state of that man doth ever at last prove most dishonourable and base that thinkes to enoble himselfe without Christ Joseph brought his brethren and presented them to Pharaoh King of Egypt hee accepted them bad them dwell in the k Gen. 47.6 best of the land and commanded that the men of activity among them should be rulers over his catell through Christ wee come nigh to the great King of heaven and earth hee accepts us hee bestowes his best blessings upon us and makes us spirituall rulers over all worldly vanities and our owne affections Very great is the honour that God dispenseth unto man through Christ his Sonne Mans care to preserve his honor And O how great should the care of man bee that is thus honoured by Christ not to dishonour himselfe by wallowing like a swine in the mire and filth of sinne by bowing downe to the world as Gideons l Iud. 7. thousands to the waters by enthralling himselfe to the Divell and his owne lusts as sometimes Dalila cut off Sampsons m Iud. 16. lockes and made him a slave to the Philistines O man doe not dishonour that nature of thine which Christ hath so honoured doe not debase that which Christ hath exalted doe not unite and joyne thy selfe in communion with the Divell and the dung and drosse of the world Christ having taken mans nature into the unitie of his person as a pledge of thy future exaltation doe not bow downe thy soule and exalt thy lust as Solomon sometimes saw n Eccl. 10.17 servants on horse-backe and Princes walking on foote But as Christ hath honoured thee Manner how man must preserve his honour Non est digâ—um ut inde exigas honorem unde refugis laborem so maintaine thy dignity and spirituall glory by purging thy selfe from sinne as a living spring doth purge it selfe from pollution by contending mightily against all the oppositions of grace as a Souldier in the day of battle by being industrious in the works of holinesse as hee that labours for great wages a Christians labour is his honour by shining as the Sunne with light by being full as the tree with fruit by abounding as the sea with waters As the nature

which Christ hath assumed abides unchangeably united to the person of the Sonne so o Ioh. 15.7 abide with Christ in attendance on his ordinances in faith in his promises in love to his truth and in obedience to his precepts As the assumed nature is ascended from the earth to heaven so raise thy thoughts and affections p Col. 3.2 from the things below to the things above ascend continually by meditation by faith by love and longing to the things which are spirituall As the assumed nature hath no subsistence but in the person of the Sonne so have thou no dependance upon any thing but on Christ alone let him q Psal 73.15 bee all in all And as the assumed nature is filled with the fulnesse of the Godhead so labour more and more to bee filled with the fulnesse of all grace and holinesse so shalt thou maintaine that honour to which Christ hath exalted thy nature CHAP. XII Shewing that mans choycest excellencie consisteth in union with God THis sheweth us wherein the choycest excellencie of man consisteth even in being united unto God in having God dwelling in his heart Wherein stands the excellencie of Christ as Man but in having the Godhead dwelling in his flesh in being assumed into the unity of the second person And wherein stands the excellencie the glory and the happinesse of man but in being reconciled and brought nigh to God in being entred into a sweet and gracious communion with God Is it not the excellencie of the branches to bee united to the Vine of the members to bee united to the head of the wife to have communion with the husband and of the children to have communion with the parent And what is the excellencie the joy and comfort of the soule but sweet and gracious communion with God in Christ Jerusalem though the joy of the whole earth pleased not Absolom unlesse hee might r 2 Sam. 14.32 see the face of his father David The paradise of the world is but a wilderness to to the childe of God unlesse hee see the face enjoy the comfortable presence of God his Father Whom doth the Psalmist pronounce blessed Him that hath communion with Princes in their Courts with Nobles in their honours with valiant men in their victories with rich men in their wealth voluptuous men in their pleasures or him that hath communion with his God in his ordinances in his spirituall comforts Å¿ Psal 65.4 Blessed saith he is the man whom thou chusest and causest to approch unto thee whom thou chusest embracing him with thy love adopting him for thy sonne and making him a member of thy Church and causest him to approch unto thee as a Scholler to thy Schoole as a friend to thy house as a childe to thy table as a bride into the bosome of thy love to know thy will to beleeve thy truth to receive thy grace and to feele thy love and to bee satisfied with the goodnesse of thy house even of thy holy Temple What is the fruit and end of all the labours of Gods Ministers but to worke and draw home the soules of men to God to the fruition enjoyment of God to union and communion with God All the labour of Eleazar was to bring home Rebecca unto Isaac to espouse her to Isaac and all the labour of Gods Ministers his servants is to bring men home to Christ to espouse them to Christ as Paul saith I t 2 Cor. 11.2 have espoused you to one husband This is the summe of all to gather men home to God and Christ as Chicken to the Henne as Sheep unto the Shepheard as Children to the Parent that they may bee u 2 Cor. 5.19 reconciled unto God made one with God and have the blessed enjoyment of God as their highest excellency chiefest good And what are the longings of the soules of holy men who have discerned Gods beauties who have tasted Gods loving kindnesse but the fruition of God in his ordinances and in his graces w Ps 42.2 My soul saith David thirsteth for God O when shall I come appeare before God! And againe My soule x Ps 119.20 breaketh for the longings which it hath unto thy judgements at all times Very vehement and laborious are the desires of Gods servants after him and his testimonies desires which doe even consume and weare out the strength and vigour of their soules desires of perseverance longing at all times in prosperitie and adversitie The soule of a good man is restlesse untill it hath the enjoyment of God and Jesus Christ nothing else can content and answere it Herein stands the excellencie the glory and comfort of it untill it attaine this it is unquiet Union and communion with God makes the soule flourish Benefits of union and communion with God as the branches by union with the vine They y Ps 92.12 that are planted in the house of the Lord that draw nigh to God conscionably frequent his word and are ingrafted into Christ they shall flourish in the courts of our God as a watered garden or a tree planted by the waters side this fils the soule with spirituall life with heavenly sense and motion as the members which are united to the head z 1 Ioh. 5.12 Hee that hath the sonne hath life power strength a blessed fulnesse of holy and heavenly life hee spiritually moves and eates and walkes and workes and rejoyceth like a living man this makes him strong as the a Mat. 7. house that was united to the rocke no windes nor waves of trouble can beate him downe this makes him strong as Christ is strong to beare afflictions and to runne like a strong man the race of Gods commandements this sustaines him in all worldly desertions this is in stead of light when he is in darknesse in stead of b Psa 4.6 wealth when he is poore c. Union and communion with God answers all things O be assured then that the top and flower of the soules happinesse consists in union with God and Christ Jesus And as the fulnesse of the Godhead dwelleth in the humane nature of Christ bodily substantially so labour to feele God in Christ dwelling in thy soule spiritually feele him dwelling there by illumination as the sun dwelleth in the aire by ministration as the vine to the branches by powerfull and gracious gubernation as a centurion in the army a master in the house and a king in his courts by spirituall and holy inclination bowing bending and framing the heart to doe the will of God As the pilot at the sterne workes the ship towards the haven as the spirit of the living creatures in Ezekiels vision being in the wheeles Wheresoever the Spirit moved c Ezek. 1.20 they moved so feele the Spirit of Christ in thy soule so possessing sanctifying and framing it that there be a disposition and readinesse within thee to move as God in his word

on earth besides him and is as a crowne of glory in the hand of the Lord Isa 62.3 and as a royall Diadem in the hand of his God Joh. 1.12 Rom 8.18 Rev. 1.6 All that have Christ are sonnes of God heires of heaven spirituall Kings hee is most honourable and glorious that comes nighest unto Christ that receiveth most of Christ it is not naturall birth but new birth not worldly abundance but heavenly fulness that honors man in Gods presence * Sola apud Deum libertas est non servire peccatis summa apud Deum nobilitas est clarum esse virtutibus Rev. 12.1 The onely freedome with God saith Ierome is not to serve sinne and with God to excell in vertue is the highest nobility Most honourable and glorious is the description of the Church represented by a woman clothed with the Sunne a crowne of twelve starres on her head and the Moone under her feet That mans condition is questionlesse most honourable that hath the Sunne of righteousnesse clothing him the starre of Gods word guiding him and all the things of the earth put under him 5. The having of all things Fifthly hee that hath Christ hath all shee that is wedded to the Master of the house hath all the house Man by his spirituall wedlocke with Christ hath interest in all the things of this great house of the world Of such as have Christ the Apostle saith All things are yours 1 Cor. 3.22 23. whether Paul or Apollo or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come all are yours and yee are Christs and Christ is Gods All things are yours all the creatures here below are yours as your servants to doe service to you as all the servants of the house are under the mistresse of the house the Angels are also yours to minister to you as the Nobles of the land are the Queenes to attend and wait upon her All things are appointed for your good for your edification supportation and comfort Whether Paul or Apollo or Cephas all the Ministers of God from the highest to the lowest are yours as lights to guide you pastors to feed you with knowledge and understanding as shepheards to gather you home to Christ as physicians to heale you as builders to hew and square you as husbandmen to manure and dresse you as the friends of the Bridegroome to wooe you to perswade and betroth you to Christ All the ordinances of God are yours as a schoole to instruct you as a Banquetting house to feed you as an Artillery house to furnish you with spirituall armour as a Bethesda to heale you All these are for your sakes for your good The world is yours as a house for you to dwell in a countrey for you to live in for a season All the goods of the world are yours to use as the things of the house are the wives to use they are all sanctified unto you All the malice and opposition of the world is yours to weane you from the earth to drive you home to Christ to exercise your graces and sweeten unto you Christ Iesus The fulnesse pompe and glory of the world is yours to try your sobriety humility vigilancie and moderation in all things Not onely all things are yours but all conditions whether life or death life is yours the time of life is yours to learne and know God to get assurance of another life The prosperity of life is yours to bee thankfull to God for it the troubles of life are yours to learne to beare the crosse with patience All the severall estates and conditions of life are yours in each of them to shew your subjection and obedience unto God Death is also yours to put an end to all your miseries as a Physician to cure all your diseases as a haven of peace after all tempests as a place of rest after all labours as the red sea to Israel drowning all sinnes ending all sorrowes and giving entrance into endlesse joyes as the red sea drowned Pharaoh and the Egyptians and proved a safe passage to the Israelites and gave them occasion of great triumph and exultation Things present and things to come are yours present things are yours present good things are yours to behold God in them to praise God for them to serve God with them to doe good to others by them present afflictions are yours to try you to humble you to purge you to sweeten the meditation of Christ and heaven to you present sinnes are yours to make you vile in your owne apprehension to drive you out of your selves to let you see the necessarie use of Gods ordinances and the necessity of Christ Jesus Things to come are yours afflictions to come are yours to prepare for them sinnes to come are yours to prevent them heaven and happiness to come are yours to sustaine and comfort your selves with the thought and beleefe of them All things of whatsoever kinde or nature are yours and you are Christs Christs servants to obey him Christs Spouse to love him Christs members receiving all from him possessing all in him and Christ is Gods subordinate unto God as Man and Mediator between God and Man Here are all the latitudes of a Christians riches his having of all in Christ Jesus Let the proud man with Nebuchadnezar blesse himselfe in his stately palace let the mighty man with Golâ—ah boast himselfe in his tall stature and strong armour let the valiant man with Senacharib magnifie himselfe in his victories and the covetous blesse himselfe with him in the parable in having his barnes full but let the Christian pronounce himselfe happy onely happy truly happy fully happy everlastingly happy in his having of Christ for Christ Jesus is mans sole and joyfull constant and most glorious happinesse because in him dwells all fulnesse even the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily The last thing in this verse is the manner how the fulnesse of the Godhead dwells in Christ and that is bodily in the body or humane nature assumed in that the fulness of the Godhead dwelleth Omnis plenitudo divinae narae in corpore ejus inhabitat All fulness saith Ierom of the divine nature dwelleth in his body And the Apostle addeth this word bodily 1. To put a distinction betweene the dwelling of the Godhead in the humane nature assumed and in the Saints in them the Godhead dwels by the communication of vertue but in this the Godhead dwels personally by the coÌ„munication of the person of the Son to the humane nature 2. This the Apostle addeth to shew that Christ according to his humane nature is head of the Church by reason of the personall inhabitation of the Godhead in the flesh 3. To declare the full and open manifestation of God in Christ God did often manifest himselfe unto men in shadowes and in powerfull and mighty workes but in Christ he hath manifested himselfe most fully dwelling

perfection 1. Union with Christ IN regard of union with and incorporation into Christ They are united unto Christ as branches to the vine the vine is of the same nature with the branches so is Christ as man of the same nature with beleevers the branches have their originall from the vine beleevers are begotten againe by Christ to a lively hope the branches are supported nourished and filled by the vine so are all true beleevers by Christ Rom. 12.5 They are united unto Christ as members to the head the head communicates sense and motion to all the members of the body Christ communicates spirituall life sense and motion a heavenly fulnesse of all good things to the members of his mysticall body They are united unto Christ as the bride unto the bridegroome Hos 2.19 they are betrothed unto him for ever the wife by her wedlocke participates of the name honour dignity and earthly fulnesse of her husband the Church by spirituall wedlocke with Christ partakes of the name honour dignity and heavenly fulnesse of Christ As man and wife are one matrimoniall flesh 1 Cor. 12.12 so are Christ and his members one mysticall Christ In regard of proportion 2. Proportion betweene Saints and Christ There is a naturall proportion and likenesse betweene the head and the members betweene the parent and the child betweene the Sunne and the aire enlightned by the Sunne and thus there is a spirituall proportion between Christ and all such as like living members are enlivened by him like children are begotten of him and savingly enlightned by him as the Sunne doth enlighten the aire There is a gracious proportion and answerablenesse betweene Christ and all Gods faithfull servants as betweene the Sunne and the Starres in the firmament as betweene the King and the Queene in the Court as betweene the father and the children in the family they are holy as hee is holy in proportion 1 Pet. 1.15 Rom. 8.29 in imitation in quality but not in adequation degree and equality they are conformed unto Christ in sanctification and in suffering Christ hath fulnesse above measure they have fulnesse in measure In Christ is fulnesse as in the fountaine in them as in the cisterne 3 Christs communication to the Saints In regard of Communication The Sun communicates light unto all the Starres the Sea waters to all the Rivers Christ hath not received for himselfe alone but for all his members Joseph had not the fulnesse of Egypt for himselfe alone but for all the people of the land to dispense to them according to their severall necessities God hath put all fulnesse into Christ and through Christ hee doth dispense the same to us God saith S. Paul hath blessed us with all spirituall blessings in heavenly places in Christ Ephes 1.3 with knowledge justification remission adoption sanctification and all spirituall riches in Christ God dispenseth all his fulnesse by Christ Jesus to his servants As the Angels came downe by Jacobs ladder so doe all the gifts of God come downe to the soule of man by Christ Of his fulnesse wee doe all receive Ioh. 1.16 Ioh. 17.8 grace for grace The words saith Christ which thou gavest mee I have given them the words of precept to direct them the words of promise to sustaine them the words of life to quicken them the words of peace to comfort them what thou hast revealed and given to me as Mediator have I revealed and communicated unto them as their teacher and Saviour In regard of Imputation 4. Imputation of Christ Christ with all his benefites is imputed to beleevers their sinnes are imputed unto him and his righteousnesse is imputed unto them Hee that knew no sinne 2 Cor. 5.11 was made sinne for us that wee might bee made the righteousnesse of God in him not our righteousnesse but the righteousnesse of God not in us but in Christ As Josua the high Priest had his filthy garments taken from him Zach. 3. and was clothed with change of raiment so is our sinne like a filthy garment put from us and wee are clothed with Christs righteousnesse as with a rich and royall robe and wee are to put on Christ to justification being through faith clothed and covered with Christ his perfect innocencie and holinesse of nature and actions as with a garment to appeare holy and unblameable without spot or wrinkle before God And wee are also said to put on Christ to sanctification Rom. 13. being decked and adorned with the gifts and fruits of his Spirit as with jewels ornaments Yee are of God saith Saint Paul elected 1 Cor. 1.30 called regenerated by his Spirit All things are of God by creation elect beleevers by the grace of adoption and regeneration Yee are of him in Christ elected in Christ before the foundation of the world In Christ who is made unto us of God wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption Made unto us of God not by creation but by ordination Wisedome the authour and teacher of wisedome revealing to us the counsell of his Father touching our salvation and making us wise by giving us the spirit of illumination Righteousnesse our Justifier making us righteous through his righteousnesse imputed to us Sanctification our Sanctifier regenerating and renewing us by the worke of his Spirit Redemption by his merit and efficacie freeing us from the power of Satan the dominion of our corruption and death eternall He is our Wisedome as a Prophet our Justification and Sanctification as a Priest our Redemption as a King Hee is our Righteousnesse ImputativÃ¨ by way of imputation hee is our Wisedome Sanctification and Redemption EffectivÃ¨ by way of inherent and gracious operation Christ saith * Christus factus est nobis sapientia in praedicatione justitia in peccatorum absolutione sanctificatio in conversatione redemptio in passione Bernard is made unto us Wisedome in preaching Righteousnesse in the absolution of sinne Sanctification in conversation and Redemption in his passion Christ saith * Liberans ab errore peccatorum dimisâ—ione per spiritum paracletum Two sorts of men excluded from Christ and the number of his Saints Theophilact maketh us wise freeing us from errour hee maketh us wise by forgivenesse of sinnes he sanctifieth us by his Spirit the Comforter And thus he â— parteth to us perfect redemption or dâ—â—â—â—aâ—ce from all evils and thus it appeâ—â—eâ— that there is a spirituall and heavenly perfection and fulnesse in all the Lords servants This shewes how great strangers they are to Christ how farre from the number of Gods faithfull servants First who are empty of all saving grace whose soules like the foolish virgins lamps are empty of all spirituall and heavenly oyle whose hearts are an empty house I. Matth. 25. Rom. 7.18 Hos 10.1 wherein dwelleth no divine and saving good whose lives are as the Prophet said of Israel an empty vine bringing forth to themselves to the flesh but not

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