Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

1. That distinction which I learn from my ^*Master, in his heavenly Sermons published since his death, doth lead unto aright, and truly enlighten this Head-spring of all our good. 1. Some actions of Gods love unto us, saith he, are so in Christ, that they are wholly suspended on Him, and His merits are the only procuring cause of them: For example, Forgiveness of sins, is an action of Gods love unto us, and yet this wholly depends upon Christ, and his merits; so that His precious Blood must either procure this mercy for us from God, else they will never be forgiven; and this, and the like love of God, is both in Christ, and for Christ. 2. There are some other actions of Gods love, which arise merely and only out of the absolute will of God, without any concurrence of Christs merits; As the eternal purpose of God, whereby He hath determined to choose some men to salvation; this is an action of Gods love merely rising out of His absolute will, without Christs merits. For Christ is a Mediator, and all his merits are the effects of his love, not the cause of it. And yet this love, though it be not for Christ, yet is it in Christ, Ephes. 3. 11. According to ⟨p. 11⟩the eternal purpose, which he wrought in Christ Jesus our Lord: that is, in regard of the execution of it; for even this eternal purpose, and all the actions of Gods love, which arise from his absolute Will, are effected, and brought to pass in and through Christ.

1. That distinction which I learne from my ^*Master, in his heauenly Sermons published since his death, doth leade vnto aright, and truely inlighten this Head-spring of all our good. 1. Some actions of Gods loue vnto vs, saith he, are so in Christ, that they are wholly suspended on Him, and His merits are the onely procuring cause of them: For example, Forgiuenesse of sinnes, is an action of Gods loue vnto vs, and yet this wholly depends vpon Christ, and his merits; so that His precious Blood must either procure this mercy for vs from God, else they will neuer bee forgiuen; and this, and the like loue of God, is both in Christ, and for Christ. 2. There are some other actions of Gods loue, which arise meerely and onely out of the absolute will of God, without any concurrence of Christs merits; As the eternall purpose of God, whereby Hee hath determined to chuse some men to saluation; this is an action of Gods loue meerely rising out of His absolute will, without Christs merits. For Christ is a Mediatour, and all his merits are the effects of his loue, not the cause of it. And yet this loue, though it be not for Christ, yet is it in Christ,