Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints…Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints…

7. CONSIDER greatly what hath been spoken of the Representation of God, and all the Holy Properties of his Nature in Him. Nothing can possibly give us more encouragement to come unto him; for we have manifested, that God who is infinitely Wise and Glorious, hath designed to exert all the Holy Properties of his Nature, his Mercy, Love, Grace Goodness, Righteousness, Wisdom and Power in him, in and unto the Salvation of them that do believe. Whoever therefore comes unto Christ by Faith on this Representation of the Glory of God in him, he ascribes and gives unto God all that Glory and Honour which he aimeth at from his Creatures, and we can do nothing wherewith he is pleased equal unto it. Every poor Soul that comes by Faith unto Christ, gives unto God all that Glory which it is his Design to manifest and be exalted in ⟨p. 11⟩and what can we do more? There is more Glory given unto God by coming unto Christ in believing, than in keeping the whole Law, inasmuch as he hath more eminently manifested the holy Properties of his Nature in the way of Salvation by Christ, than in giving of the Law: There is therefore no Man who under Gospel Invitations refuseth to come unto, and close with Christ by believing, but […], through the Power of Darkness, Blindness, and Unbelief, he hates God, dislikes all his ways, would not have his Glory exalted, nor manifested, choosing rather to dye in Enmity against him, than to give Glory to him. Do not deceive your selves, it is not an indifferent thing, whether you will come in unto Christ upon his Invitations or no; a thing that you may put off from one season unto another: Your present Refusal of it is as high an Act of Enmity against God, as your Nature is capable of.

7. CONSIDER greatly what hath been spoken of the Representation of God, and all the Holy Properties of his Nature in Him. Nothing can possibly give us more encouragement to come unto him; for we have manifested, that God who is infinitely Wise and Glorious, hath designed to exert all the Holy Properties of his Nature, his Mercy, Love, Grace Goodness, Righteousness, Wisdom and Power in him, in and unto the Salvation of them that do believe. Whoever therefore comes unto Christ by Faith on this Representation of the Glory of God in him, he ascribes and gives unto God all that Glory and Honour which he aimeth at from his Creatures, and we can do nothing wherewith he is pleased equal unto it. Every poor Soul that comes by Faith unto Christ, gives unto God all that Glory which it is his Design to manifest and be exalted in