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¹All these may be reduced to three, God is a Father singularly, generally, specially. 1. singularly, the Father of Christ, by nature, 2, generally, the Father of all men, and all things by creation. 3. specially, the Father of the Elect by adoption. The first privilege belongs only to Christ. The second to many, who have made themselves by Apostasy the children of Belial. The third is blessed, and never to be forfeited.

¹All these may be reduced to three, God is a Father singularly, generally, specially. 1. singularly, the Father of Christ, by nature, 2, generally, the Father of all men, and al things by creation. 3. specially, the Father of the Elect by adoption. The first priuiledge belongs onely to Christ. The second to many, who haue made themselues by Apostacie the children of Beliall. The third is blessed, and neuer to bee forfeited.

1. 1Singulari•er. Generali•er. Speciali•er.

This is a happy advancement, that the daughter of Zion is made the daughter of God; whom his equal and eternal son hath vouchsafed to marry. It was no small preferment in Davids opinion, by wedding Sauls daughter, to be made son in Law to a King: how far higher doth the Churches honour transcend, that by marrying the son of God, is made daughter in Law to the King of Kings? Specially, when this bond is indissoluble by the hand of death; uncancellable by the sentence of man, undivorceable by any defect or default in the Spouse: for he that chose her to himself, will preserve her from all cause, why he may not take pleasure in her beauty. And as Christ now in heaven, dwells with his Church on earth by grace: so she, though partly now on earth, dwells with him in heaven; all her members being Burgesses of that celestial Corporation. Since animus est, ub•amat, non ubanimat.