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

This abundant entrance is given to us by CHRIST: our own debts did make it narrow, his payment hath made it wide, Phil. ver. 10. As Paul pleaded to Philemon for Onesimus, so CHRIST to his father for us. I beseech thee; CHRIST mediates, intercedes for us. For my Son, saith Paul; for my children, saith Christ. Whom I have begotten; CHRIST hath begotten us again of water and the Spirit; not only In my bonds: but in my blood. Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and me. So CHRIST; they were, O father, useless and rebellious enemies, but now I have made them useful and profitable for thy glory. Verse 12. Whom I have sent again: we were all run-aways from God and goodness, CHRIST hath sent us back again. Thou therefore receive him, that is in mine own bowels. Receive them oh Father: shut them not out, but open thy everlasting doors of mercy to entertain them; and that so near, as unto thine own bowels, Joh. 17.21. As thou art in me, and I in thee, so let them be one in us, Verse 16. Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me. I have made them a degree above servants, even friends, Joh. 15.15. I call you not servants, but friends. Yea, a degree above friends; Brothers to me, Hebr. 2.11. He is not ashamed to call us, brethren; Beloved to me, whom I bought with my own blood. Verse 17. If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as my self. As I of my glory, so let them participate of our glory, Joh. 17.22. The glory which thou gavest me, I have given them. If thou count me a partner, that think it no robbery to be equal with thy self; receive them as my self; admit them to thy own blessedness. Ver. 18. If he hath wronged thee, or oweth th•• ought, put that on mine account: so saith CHRIST, ⟨p. 238⟩Si quid debent, ego solvam; whatsoever they are indebted to thy Justice, I will pay it: put it on mine account, take my reckoning on the Cross for it. Verse 19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it. I JESUS have written it on the paper of the Cross, with the Ink of my blood, the pen being a spears point; I will pay all. And his payment was good, who had Potentiam ad satispatiend, and Justitiam ad satisfaciendum, power to suffer enough, and righteousness to satisfy enough. All this was to give us an abundant entrance: