But Secondly; 1Another Circumstance of honour in Christ's acknowledgement of the Graces in, and Duties performed by, his Saints, is, that although their Graces were nothing else but so many drops of Christ his own fullness, [Grace for Grace] and their duties so many operations of his own Spirit in them; 2(nothing their's but the very act of Believing, and the act of Repentance, and the act of Love to Christ, and the act of Prayer, & sic in caeteris); yet Christ is pleased to ascribe all the Praise, and all the Glory, both of their Graces and Duties, unto the Saints (assuming nothing to himself, to whom the whole was wholly due) as if not only the act it self, but the principle also, from whence they acted, had been their own; This is truly wonderful! here is the breadth and length, depth and height of the Love of Christ, 3which passeth knowledge. Christ then, will indeed, be glorified in his Saints, and admired in all that believe: 4Oh, how will such an Acknowledgement as this, made by the Judg himself, fill the Elect Angels with Admiration; and the Reprobate with Envy, that not the least guilt should be charged upon them, by whom they themselves knew so much, having been so many eye-witnesses, (as I may ⟨p. 133⟩say) the one, to their grief, as Tutors; the other to their joy, as Tempters! Yea how will it fill the Saints themselves with amazement, while they are secretly accusing themselves (with Josephs Brethren) we are utterly guilty concerning our Brother (our Lord and elder Brother,) I say, to hear the Lord himself not charging them with the least unkindness; yea representing them before God, men and Angels, even (as it were) as immaculate as the Angels themselves, who kept their first Estate; yea in all this, putting the Crown upon their head, 5which they cast down at his feet, saying, Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name, give the Glory. Behold such honour have all the Saints?
But Secondly; 1Another Circumstance of honour in Christ's acknowledgment of the Graces in, and Duties performed by, his Saints, is, that although their Graces were nothing else but so many drops of Christ his own fulness, [Grace for Grace] and their duties so many operations of his own Spirit in them; 2(nothing their's but the very act of Believing, and the act of Repentance, and the act of Love to Christ, and the act of Prayer, & sic in caeteris); yet Christ is pleased to ascribe all the Praise, and all the Glory, both of their Graces and Duties, unto the Saints (assuming nothing to himself, to whom the whol was wholly due) as if not only the act it self, but the principle also, from whence they acted, had been their own; This is truly wonderful! here is the bredth and length, depth and height of the Love of Christ, 3which passeth knowledg. Christ then, will indeed, be glorified in his Saints, and admired in all that believe: 4Oh, how will such an Acknowledgment as this, made by the Judg himself, fill the Elect Angels with Admiration; and the Reprobate with Envy, that not the least guilt should be charged upon them, by whom they themselves knew so much, having been so many eye-witnesses, (as I may ⟨p. 133⟩say) the one, to their grief, as Tutors; the other to their joy, as Tempters! Yea how will it fill the Saints themselves with amazement, while they are secretly accusing themselves (with Josephs Brethren) we are utterly guilty concerning our Brother (our Lord and elder Brother,) I say, to hear the Lord himself not charging them with the least unkindness; yea representing them before God, men and Angels, even (as it were) as immaculate as the Angels themselves, who kept their first Estate; yea in all this, putting the Crown upon their head, 5which they cast down at his feet, saying, Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name, give the Glory. Behold such honour have all the Saints?
- 1Secondly; The Crown of praise is put on the Saints Head.
- 2[Greek or Hebrew]. Joh. 1.16.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Joh. 1.16.
- 3Eph. 3.18, 19.
- 42 Thes. 1.10.
- 5Rev. 4 10.
