The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

There is nothing that the creature hath, but may be communicated as a fruit of Gods general bounty except spiritual blessings in Christ: but where ever this is, though in the least degree, it is of that nature, that it cannot come but only from the eternal election of God. It is that which is the principle of Eternal life, wheresoever ⟨p. 132⟩it is, it is that which will grow up to eternal glory.

There is nothing that the creature hath, but may be communicated as a fruit of Gods generall bounty except spirituall blessings in Christ: but where ever this is, though in the least degree, it is of that nature, that it cannot come but onely from the eternall election of God. It is that which is the principle of Eternall life, wheresoever ⟨p. 132⟩it is, it is that which will grow up to eternall glory.

All common gifts will never grow up to glory, though they grow up to the height of glory, but the grace of God, true grace, it is of the same nature with eternal glory. Therefore for the kind of it, it is the greatest good that ever God did, or that ever he will communicate to any creature for all eternity. I say, where ever God hath communicated any dram of grace,¹ that is the greatest good that ever God did, or ever will communicate to all eternity, to any of his creatures, therefore it is exceeding excellent.

All common gifts will never grow up to glory, though they grow up to the height of glory, but the grace of God, true grace, it is of the same nature with eternall glory. Therefore for the kind of it, it is the greatest good that ever God did, or that ever he will communicate to any creature for all eternity. I say, where ever God hath communicated any dramme of grace,¹