Further! that Faith, Hope, and Love, acting themselves in all §. 11 manner of Obedience and appointed Worship, are peculiarly due 1from the Saints, and distinctly directed unto the Son, is abundantly manifested from that solemn doxology Revel. chap. 1. v. 5, 6. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us Kings and Priests unto God and his Father, to to him be Glory and dominion for ever, and ever, Amen. Which yet is set forth with more Glory, chap. 5. v. 8. The four living creatures, and the four and twenty Elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them Harps, and Golden Vials full of Odours, which are the prayers of Saints. and v. 13, 14. Every creature which is in Heaven, and on earth, and under the Earth, and such as are in the Sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessings, Honour, Glory, and Power, be unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the LAMB for ever and ever. The Father, and the Son, He that sits upon the throne, and the Lamb, are held out jointly, yet distinctly as the adequate object of all divine Worship and Honour, for ever and ever. And therefore Stephen in his solemn dying Invocation, fixeth his Faith and Hope distinctly on him: Acts 7. 59, 60. Lord Jesus receive my spirit, and Lord lay not this sin to their charge; for he knew, that the Son of man had power to forgive sins also. And this worship of the Lord Jesus, the Apostle makes the discriminating character of the Saints: 1 Cor. chap. 1. v. 2. With all (saith he) that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ 2our Lord, both theirs and ours; that is, with all the Saints of God. And Invocation generally comprises the whole worship of God. This then is the due of our Mediator, though as God, as the Son, not as Mediator.
Further! that Faith, Hope, and Love, acting themselves in all §. 11 manner of Obedience and appointed Worship, are peculiarly due 1from the Saints, and distinctly directed unto the Sonne, is abundantly manifested from that solemne doxology Revel. chap. 1. v. 5, 6. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sinnes in his own blood, and hath made us Kings and Priests unto God and his Father, to to him be Glory and dominion for ever, and ever, Amen. Which yet is set forth with more Glory, chap. 5. v. 8. The foure living creatures, and the foure and twenty Elders fell down before the Lambe, having every one of them Harpes, and Golden Vials full of Odours, which are the prayers of Saints. and v. 13, 14. Every creature which is in Heaven, and on earth, and under the Earth, and such as are in the Sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessings, Honour, Glory, and Power, be unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the LAMBE for ever and ever. The Father, and the Sonne, He that sits upon the throne, and the Lambe, are held out joyntly, yet distinctly as the adequate object of all divine Worship and Honour, for ever and ever. And therefore Stephen in his solemne dying Invocation, fixeth his Faith and Hope distinctly on him: Acts 7. 59, 60. Lord Iesus receive my spirit, and Lord lay not this sinne to their charge; for he knew, that the Sonne of man had power to forgive sinnes also. And this worship of the Lord Jesus, the Apostle makes the discriminating character of the Saints: 1 Cor. chap. 1. v. 2. With all (saith he) that in every place call upon the name of Iesus Christ 2our Lord, both theirs and ours; that is, with all the Saints of God. And Invocation generally comprizes the whole worship of God. This then is the due of our Mediator, though as God, as the Sonne, not as Mediator.
- 1Psal. 2. 7. 12. Dan. 3. 25. Math. 3. 17. 17. 5. 22. 45. John 3. 36. 5. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. 8. 6. 1 Cor. 1. 9. Gal. 1. 16. 4. 6. 1 John 2. 22. 23, 24. 5. 10 11, 12 Heb. 1. 6. Phil. 2. 10. John 5. 23.
- 2Isa. 56. 7. Rom. 10. 12, 13, 14.
