A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

This Son of God hath made us also sons: God hath right to us Jure Proprie•atis, so hath the Father, Son, and holy Spirit: and Jure Propinquitatis, so hath CHRIST only, for he was a kin to us. CHRIST is both our brother and our Father. Our Father as he is God; our brother as he is man. Hebr. 1.11. He that sanctified, and they who are sanctified, are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed •o call them brethren. This is the Son, that makes us sons. Joh. 1.12. To as many ⟨p. 320⟩as receive him, he gives power to become the sons of God. Christ is Filius Dei, […] Trinitatis; nos filii Dei & Trinitatis: he is the Son of God, but not of the Trinity we are the sons of God, and of the whole Trinity: he by nature, we by grace it was the ambition of the heathens, to forget their own parents, and to derive themselves from the parentage of some god; as Alexander from Jupiter, &c. Behold, a• Christ hath honour naturally, so we graciously in him, to be called the sons of God. How great is this happiness, to be the Almighty's sons? but perhaps there are diverse younger brothers, landless; No, they are all heirs: there is not a child of Gods, but shall inherit the kingdom. Quid Pater negabit filiis, qui hoc dignatus […] ut sit Pater? What will the father deny to his children, who hath already thus far honoured them, to be their Father. Rom. 8.32. He that spared not his own Son for us, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Nonne dabit sua, qui non ••it nuit see? Will he deny us his goods, that hath given us himselfe? Qui dabit se in••• ritum; dabit & suaii• praemium. He that parted with himself to merit for us, will n•• with hold his mercies to crown us. As Abraham's servant said of Isaac to Reb•••.