Hence we may lea•n, 1. That grown believers, even the Bride, hath need of more grace and spiritual comeliness; There is a necessity of looking after a further growth in those, even to be transchanged from glory to glory, 2. Cor. 3. ult. 2. That growing in grace, and perseverance therein, is a great consolation and com•ort to a true believer; and therefore the promise of it is given to the Bride for that end here. 3. That neither growth in grace, ⟨p. 98⟩nor perseverance therein, is a work of the believers own working, but the omnipotency of grace is exercised here. 4. There is plurality of persons in the one God-head; The God-head, that is I, is also We. 5. All the persons of the blessed Trinity concur, and are engaged in promoving the holiness, and in perfecting the beauty of a believer. 6. All the graces of a believer are pieces of the workmanship of the holy Trinity: Grace then must be an excellent thing. 7. The perfecting and perseverance of a believer is infallibly sure and certain, seeing all the persons of the Godhead are engaged in this work; and they who this day are believers, may promise this to themselves. 8. Much of believers beauty is yet in the promise, and in the perfecting, so that it hath it's defects and imperfections while they are here. 9. What is promised is so sure, that it ought to be no less comfortable, than if it were enjoyed; for the promise ought to have no less weight for that end, than the former commendation. 10. Christ allows his people freedom from anxiety, because of things that are to come, and to be comforted in him against the fears of those, as well as to draw consolation from him against any evil that is present; therefore is this intimate unto them. 11. Believers ought still to hold all their enjoyments and privileges as from him, and the expectation of what is coming, as well as the performance of what is past. 12. Faith in the promise, hath a large comprehensive object to rest upon, and to draw consolation from, even the power of the Godhead, and what may be by the Father, Son and Spirit created, and brought about for a believers good, even though it have not at present a being; we will make thee what is wanting and what is needful, says the promise; creating power is engaged to through his work concerning them, I create the fruit of the lips, Isa. 57. 19. and I will create Jerusalem a joy, &c.
Hence we may lea•n, 1. That grown believers, even the Bride, hath need of more grace and spiritual comelinesse; There is a necessity of looking after a further growth in those, even to be transchanged from glory to glory, 2. Cor. 3. ult. 2. That growing ingrace, and perseverance therein, is a great consolation and com•ort to a true believer; and therefore the promise of it is given to the Bride for that end here. 3. That neither growth in grace, ⟨p. 98⟩nor perseverance therein, is a work of the believers own working, but the omnipotency of grace is exercised here. 4. There is plurality of persons in the one God-head; The God-head, that is I, is also We. 5. All the persons of the blessed Trinity concur, and are ingaged in promoving the holinesse, and in perfecting the beauty of a believer. 6. All the graces of a believer are pieces of the workmanship of the holy Trinity: Grace then must be an excellent thing. 7. The perfecting and perseverance of a believer is infallibly sure and certain, seing all the persons of the Godhead are ingaged in this work; and they who this day are believers, may promise this to themselves. 8. Much of believers beauty is yet in the promise, and in the perfecting, so that it hath it's defects and imperfections while they are here. 9. What is promised is so sure, that it ought to be no lesse comfortable, than if it were injoyed; for the promise ought to have no lesse weight for that end, than the former commendation. 10. Christ allowes his people freedom from anxiety, because of things that are to come, and to be comforted in him against the feares of those, as well as to draw consolation from him against any evil that is present; therefore is this intimat unto them. 11. Believers ought still to hold all their injoyments and priviledges as from him, and the expectation of what is coming, as well as the performance of what is past. 12. Faith in the promise, hath a large comprehensive object to rest upon, and to draw consolation from, even the power of the Godhead, and what may be by the Father, Son and Spirit created, and brought about for a believers good, even though it have not at present a being; we will make thee what is wanting and what is needful, sayes the promise; creating power is ingaged to through his work concerning them, I creat the fruit of the lips, Isa. 57. 19. and I will creat Ierusalem a joy, &c.
