A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Thirdly, The possession of this life is reserved for us in Christ, our justification is complete in Christ here, never increased, though the sense of it may; the first day we are regenerate, we are fully justified; the justification of all Christians is equal, though their sanctification be not alike; our life of justification is complete, but yet our life of holiness is but imperfect, We know but in part, and believe but in part, but its fully laid up in Christ: so for the life of consolation, we have some beginnings of it here, Phil. 4.7. 1 Pet. 1.8. But sometimes all our comforts are lost, and where then lies it but in Christ; as the sap doth in the root in winter time, so that in him we rejoice always, Phil. 4.4. and so our eternal life is reserved in him, John 14.2, 3. Eph. 2.5.

Thirdly, The possession of this life is reserved for us in Christ, our justification is complete in Christ here, never increased, though the sence of it may; the first day we are regenerate, we are fully justified; the justification of all Christians is equall, though their sanctification be not alike; our life of justification is compleat, but yet our life of holinesse is but imperfect, We know but in part, and believe but in part, but its fully laid up in Christ: so for the life of consolation, we have some beginnings of it here, Phil. 4.7. 1 Pet. 1.8. But sometimes all our comforts are lost, and where then lies it but in Christ; as the sap doth in the root in winter time, so that in him we rejoyce alwayes, Phil. 4.4. and so our eternall life is reserved in him, John 14.2, 3. Eph. 2.5