God in great mercy doth vouchsafe to his Adopted sons many excellent royalties in this life. They are most precious unto him, His chief treasure, His love for delights, his peculiar people, the lot of his inheritance, his chosen, his hidden ones his jewels. He that toucheth them, toucheth the apple of his eye. They are his Beloved, as the signet upon his right hand. He dwelleth with them, he followeth them whither soever they go; he stands at their right hand, and holds them up by it. He cove•s them under his pavilion, he keeps their feet, he counts their wanderings, he numbereth their heirs, he observes their sighs, is moved with compassion upon their complaints, he is the shield of their help, the sword of their excellency, and the God of all grace, who will fulfil all their necessities. He is their hope, their help, their health, their rock, their refuge, the Father of mercies and God of all consolation. He will teach them in the way that they should choose, and make them perfect in good ⟨p. 266⟩works: He will establish them in every good word and work, he will walk with them, his eye is ever upon them for good, and he will give them their hearts desi•e. They have the Angels of God to minister unto them for the•r safeguard and protection;1 they have dominion over the creatures of the earth, and the free use of them, both for necessity and delight. This is a true saying; The charter anciently given by that great Lord of all at our first conversion, touching the use of his creatures, was forfeited into the hands of the Donor by Adams fall. But it is restored and renewed by Christ to them who a•e honoured with the Adoption. The heirs of heaven are the right inheritors of the earth. The Sons of God, by Adoption are Brethren and Coheirs with Christ whom the Father hath appointed heir of all things:2 and hence ariseth unto them the holy use of •he creatures,3 and ministry of the Angels. Are chastisements needful or behooffull for them?4 He will correct them in measure, for a moment f•r good, to take away sin: but his loving kindness he will not take from them, nor suffer his faithfulness to fail. Are they loaded with reproaches for righteousness sake? The Spirit of glory, and of God shall rest upon them. In a word whatsoever may happen, All things shall work together for the best unto them.
God in great mercy doth vouchsafe to his Adopted sonnes many excellent royalties in this life. They are most pretious vnto him, His chiefe treasure, His loue for delights, his peculiar people, the lot of his inheritance, his chosen, his hidden ones his iewels. Hee that toucheth them, toucheth the apple of his eye. They are his Beloued, as the signet vpon his right hand. Hee dwelleth with them, he followeth them whither soeuer they goe; hee stands at their right hand, and holds them vp by it. Hee coue•s them vnder his pauillion, hee keepes their feete, hee counts their wandrings, hee numbreth their heires, hee obser•es their sighes, is moued with compassion vpon their complaints, hee is the shield of their helpe, the sword of their excellencie, and the God of all grace, who will fulfill all their necessities. Hee is their hope, their helpe, their health, their rocke, their refuge, the Father of mercies and God of all consolation. Hee will teach them in the way that they should choose, and make them perfect in good ⟨p. 266⟩workes: He will establish them in euery good word and worke, he will walke with them, his eye is euer vpon them for good, and he will giue them their hearts desi•e. They haue the Angels of God to minister vnto them for the•r safeguard and protection;1 they haue dominion ouer the creatures of the earth, and the free vse of them, both for necessitie and delight. This is a true saying; The charter anciently giuen by that great Lord of all at our first conuersion, touching the vse of his creatures, was forfeited into the hands of the Doner by Adams fall. But it is restored and renewed by Christ to them who a•e honoured with the Adoption. The heires of heauen are the right inheritors of the earth. The Sonnes of God, by Adoption are Brethren and Coheires with Christ whom the Father hath appointed heire of all things:2 and hence ariseth vnto them the holy vse of •he creatures,3 and ministerie of the Angells. Are chastisements needfull or behooffull for them?4 He will correct them in measure, for a moment f•r good, to take away sinne: but his louing kindnesse he will not take from them, nor suffer his faithfulnesse to faile. Are they loaded with reproaches for righteousnesse sake? The Spirit of glorie, and of God shall rest vpon them. In a word whatsoeuer may happen, All things shall worke together for the best vnto them.
- 1Heb. 1.14. Psal 34 7. 1. Cor. 3.22.23. Heb. 2.7.8. 1. Tim 4.2.3.
- 2Rom. 8.17.
- 3Heb. 1.2.
- 4Jere. 46.28. Isaiah. 54.8. Heb. 12.10, 11. Jer. 24.5. Isaiah 27.9. Psal. 89.31.32. 1. Pet 4.14. Rom. 8.28. Acts of Faith that arise from the privileges of the godly.Iere. 46.28. Esay. 54.8. Heb. 12.10, 11. Ier. 24.5. Esay 27.9. Psal. 89.31.32. 1. Pet 4.14. Rom. 8.28. Acts of Faith that arise from the priuiledges of the godly.
