Christ is the fountain of grace, Christ is made unto us righteousness, Christ is made unto us sanctification and redemption, these tell you we have heard of the notice of grace, we have heard such a rumour, such a report, that there is wisdom, and there is grace, and there is mercy, and sanctification, and redemption; but the truth of it is, it is not in us, it is in Christ only to be had, he is indeed made unto you righteousness, and sanctification; go then to him for it, and there you may receive it, this is the reason why that after the use of all means, after the improvement of all helps and opportunities, our minds are still blind, our hearts still stupid, and the means prevail not with us, work not upon us for our good; we come to the Word, and return as bad as ever, proud before, and proud still; covetous before, and we are as covetous still, polluted and dead hearted before, we remain so still, and continue so still: why alas, grace originally was never made here, away to ⟨p. 102⟩Christ, he is the shop from whence all grace is to be had, wisdom, and righteousness, and all is in him, there you must have it: but you will say, will Christ be made wisdom to me that am so ignorant, to me that am so base? will Christ be made sanctification to me that am so vile and so filthy? to me that am so defiled and polluted? why, let this encourage you, he is wisdom to such as are polluted, he hath chosen the base things of the world, and the things that are not; he came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance; he came not to call the wise, but the foolish to enlighten them; all that thou hast to do, is to take it, wisdom is made for thee, and sanctification is made for thee, and redemption is made for thee; if thou wilt but receive it, it is thine own, it was made and sit of purpose for thee: Look as it is with a father, he sends his child to the tailors shop, tells him the cloth is bought, the money paid, the suit made for him, only bids him go fetch it, and put it on: this is our folly, and it is our misery also, we either think to purchase or to coin grace out of our own abilities; I tell you no, you must go to the shop, it is bought and made already, only put on wisdom, and put on sanctification, and it is yours.
Christ is the fountaine of grace, Christ is made unto us righteousnesse, Christ is made unto us sanctification and redemption, these tell you wee have heard of the notice of grace, we have heard such a rumour, such a report, that there is wisedome, and there is grace, and there is mercy, and sanctification, and redemption; but the truth of it is, it is not in us, it is in Christ onely to be had, hee is indeed made unto you righteousnesse, and sanctification; goe then to him for it, and there you may receive it, this is the reason why that after the use of all meanes, after the improvement of all helps and opportunities, our mindes are still blinde, our hearts still stupid, and the means prevaile not with us, worke not upon us for our good; we come to the Word, and returne as bad as ever, proud before, and proud still; covetous before, and we are as covetous still, polluted and dead hearted before, wee remaine so still, and continue so still: why alas, grace originally was never made here, away to ⟨p. 102⟩Christ, hee is the shop from whence all grace is to bee had, wisedome, and righteousnesse, and all is in him, there you must have it: but you will say, will Christ be made wisedome to me that am so ignorant, to me that am so base? will Christ bee made sanctification to mee that am so vile and so filthy? to mee that am so defiled and polluted? why, let this incourage you, hee is wisedome to such as are polluted, hee hath chosen the base things of the world, and the things that are not; hee came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance; hee came not to call the wise, but the foolish to inlighten them; all that thou hast to doe, is to take it, wisedome is made for thee, and sanctification is made for thee, and redemption is made for thee; if thou wilt but receive it, it is thine owne, it was made and sit of purpose for thee: Looke as it is with a father, hee sends his childe to the taylors shop, tels him the cloth is bought, the money paid, the suit made for him, onely bids him goe fetch it, and put it on: this is our folly, and it is our misery also, wee either thinke to purchase or to coine grace out of our owne abilities; I tell you no, you must goe to the shop, it is bought and made already, onely put on wisedome, and put on sanctification, and it is yours.
