A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

You will say, That is ground of Service; but what! can it be inferred, that therefore God will provide for us? It is not only a ground of our Service, but of Christ's Care of us. If Christ had only purchased our Service, yet it were a ground of Hope: If you expect Work and Service from a Body, you will give maintenance to that Body. But Christ's Purchase implieth his Care over that he hath purchased; for the Interest God hath in us in Redemption, is a gracious Interest. God had an Interest in us before we ⟨p. 321⟩were redeemed; we could not make void his Right, by any Rebellion of ours: But then God hath such an Interest in us, as engaged and solicited him to destroy us. Look as a Prince hath an Interest in his Subjects; if they rebel, and revolt from their Obedience, they cannot disannul his Right; but it is such a Right, as binds him to pursue and chastise them, until they return to their Duty: So God hath a Right to the fallen Creature, but it was such a Right as solicited Vengeance. But the Right Christ purchased, was a gracious Right, that God might protect and preserve us. Well then, if Christ purchased Body and Soul, he hath obtained, not only that God should be gracious to our Souls, but gracious to our Bodies; then the Argument runs clearly for confirming the Faith of the Saints, in expectation of temporal Benefits.

You will say, That is ground of Service; but what! can it be inferr'd, that therefore God will provide for us? It is not only a ground of our Service, but of Christ's Care of us. If Christ had only purchased our Service, yet it were a ground of Hope: If you expect Work and Service from a Body, you will give maintenance to that Body. But Christ's Purchase implieth his Care over that he hath purchased; for the Interest God hath in us in Redemption, is a gracious Interest. God had an Interest in us before we ⟨p. 321⟩were redeemed; we could not make void his Right, by any Rebellion of ours: But then God hath such an Interest in us, as engaged and sollicited him to destroy us. Look as a Prince hath an Interest in his Subjects; if they rebell, and revolt from their Obedience, they cannot disannul his Right; but it is such a Right, as binds him to pursue and chastise them, until they return to their Duty: So God hath a Right to the fallen Creature, but it was such a Right as sollicited Vengeance. But the Right Christ purchased, was a gracious Right, that God might protect and preserve us. Well then, if Christ purchased Body and Soul, he hath obtained, not only that God should be gracious to our Souls, but gracious to our Bodies; then the Argument runs clearly for confirming the Faith of the Saints, in expectation of temporal Benefits.