An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

3. This grace of God is more especially demonstrated in those effects which relate to the happiness and blessedness of the soul. Therefore it's the grace of God in calling and justifying us, in sending his Son to redeem us, in vouchsafing Gospel-mercies to us. In this the grace of God is made most apparent; and this should teach us, what we should prize most, what we should be affected most with, even these spiritual mercies. The Scripture doth seldom or never call it, the grace of God, to give us wealth, health and temporal mercies; these are not worthy to be mentioned, when we speak of Justification, Remission and Salvation; and yet how carnal and corrupt are we? We desire the grace or favour of God, for our bodies, for outward happiness; but who is sensible of the need of Gods grace in this spiritual manner? Thou canst not therefore argue Gods grace is to thee, because thou livest in prosperity. and hast what thy soul can desire. For these may stand with Gods anger and wrath, thou mayest be a fire-brand of hell, and one prepared for destruction for all this. Oh then be sensible of that which the Scripture attributeth to Gods grace, but none save an holy, heavenly heart can do this!

3. This grace of God is more especially demonstrated in those effects which relate to the happiness and blessedness of the soul. Therefore it's the grace of God in calling and justifying us, in sending his Sonne to redeem us, in vouchsafing Gospel-mercies to us. In this the grace of God is made most apparent; and this should teach us, what we should prize most, what we should be affected most with, even these spiritual mercies. The Scripture doth seldom or never call it, the grace of God, to give us wealth, health and temporal mercies; these are not worthy to be mentioned, when we speak of Justification, Remission and Salvation; and yet how carnal and corrupt are we? We desire the grace or favour of God, for our bodies, for outward happiness; but who is sensible of the need of Gods grace in this spiritual manner? Thou canst not therefore argue Gods grace is to thee, because thou livest in prosperity. and hast what thy soul can desire. For these may stand with Gods anger and wrath, thou mayest be a fire-brand of hell, and one prepared for destruction for all this. Oh then be sensible of that which the Scripture attributeth to Gods grace, but none save an holy, heavenly heart can do this!