The Mystery of godliness, consider'd in lxisermons : wherein the deity of Christ is prov'd upon no other evidence than the Word of God, and with no other view than for the salvation of men . han him whom he had in heaven alone, andbefides whom he could defire none upon what Lord is that whom the Apoftle faiththey had tafted to be gracious ? One whom theywere ftill to come to as a living fioncy difallowed of^ »men, hut chofcn of God and precious, Thefe laterwords make it evident, that it can be underftoodof none but Chrifiy as the former make it equallyevident, it can be underf
The Mystery of godliness, consider'd in lxisermons : wherein the deity of Christ is prov'd upon no other evidence than the Word of God, and with no other view than for the salvation of men . han him whom he had in heaven alone, andbefides whom he could defire none upon what Lord is that whom the Apoftle faiththey had tafted to be gracious ? One whom theywere ftill to come to as a living fioncy difallowed of^ »men, hut chofcn of God and precious, Thefe laterwords make it evident, that it can be underftoodof none but Chrifiy as the former make it equallyevident, it can be underftood of none but why are thefe Scriptures laid fo near, and theconnexion made fo ftrong, if one fentence refers tothe fupreme Being, and the other to a perfon thats^erivd and dependent? Thefe jio God helievd on m the World. S E R M. Thefe arguments have fwelld beyond my firft^^L^ defign, but I could not baulk them : I blefs God^^^^^ my foul is in this caufe, which is fo dear, that Ihope no reproaches will ever move me; and if Iihould fnjfer the lofs of all things^ divine grace canteach me to defpife them, for the excellency of theknowledge of Chrifi Jefm mj Lord* SERMON XXXV. p O U have alfo heard, that believing in Chrift is drawing down farther fupplies of grace and holinefs from _ him, / am come, faith he, that ye ^ xo^ might have lifey and that ye might have it more abundantly; fo that your advance in re-ligion fomerimes goes by the name of converfion,Caliiuip-it J5 ^3ji»j Chrifts being formed in yon. For thisthe Apoftle travailed in birth over tnofe who werehis children before. The thing that he defiredwith fo many throws and wifhes was, that Chrifimight be formed in them^ which would not be un-derftood of their firft religion, for that was begunalready; but he fpeaks of the improvements heywere to make in it as if it was a new David begs to be reftord to the ufe of hisgraces, he does it by a word that might fignify*^.li. 10. the firft implan
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