The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons…

II. They that are God's peculiar Covenant-People, are Begotten and Born of God, for they this way (as you heard) become his Children; there are none, my Brethren, that are the Lord's People by Adoption, but they are his also by Regeneration; they have his Image ⟨p. 249⟩formed in them, they are like to their Father in Holiness, Heavenliness, in Humility, Mercy,¹ Meekness, Love, Goodness, Charity, &c. they partake of the Divine Nature, every one resembles the Son or Daughter of a King; Then said he unto Zeba and Zalmunna,² What manner of Men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they, each one resembled the Children of a King: They are nobly descended, they have sublime Spirits, Holy Hearts, Desires, Aims and Ends in all they do; they are not mere Dunghill-Rakers, like the Men of the World, but far excel all others;³ The Righteous is more excellent than his Neighbour, he has an excellent Spirit, Life, and Principles in him.

II. They that are God's peculiar Covenant-People, are Begotten and Born of God, for they this way (as you heard) become his Children; there are none, my Brethren, that are the Lord's People by Adoption, but they are his also by Regeneration; they have his Image ⟨p. 249⟩formed in them, they are like to their Father in Holiness, Heavenliness, in Humility, Mercy,¹ Meekness, Love, Goodness, Charity, &c. they partake of the Divine Nature, every one resembles the Son or Daughter of a King; Then said he unto Zeba and Zalmunna,² What manner of Men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they, each one resembled the Children of a King: They are nobly descended, they have sublime Spirits, Holy Hearts, Desires, Aims and Ends in all they do; they are not meer Dunghil-Rakers, like the Men of the World, but far excel all others;