Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

4. Christ manifests and evidences his love to his Saints in a way of bounty, in that rich plentiful provision he makes for them. It hath pleased the Father that in him all fullness should dwell, Col. ⟨p. 172⟩1. 19. and that for this end, that of his fullness we might all receive Grace for Grace, Joh. 1. 16. I shall not insist upon the particulars of that provision which Christ makes for his Saints, with all those influences of the Spirit of life and grace that daily they receive from him, that bread that he gives them to the full, the refreshment they have from him: I shall only observe this, that the Scripture affirms him to do all things for them in an abundant manner, or to do it richly in a way of bounty. Whatever he gives us, his grace to assist us, his presence to comfort us, he doth it abundantly. You have the General assertion of it Rom. 5. 20. Where sin abounded, Grace did abound much more. If grace abound much more in comparison of sin, it is abundant grace indeed, as will easily be granted by any that shall consider how sin hath abounded & doth in every soul. Hence he is said to be able, & we are bid to expect that he should do for us exceeding abundantly above what we can ask or think Eph 3. 20, Is it pardoning mercy we receive of him? why he doth abundantly pardon, Is. 55. 7. he will multiply or add to pardon, he will add pardon to pardon, that grace & mercy shall abound above all our sins & iniquities. Is it the Spirit he gives us? he sheds him upon us richly or abundantly Tit. 3. 6. not only bidding us drink of the waters of life freely, but also bestowing him in such a plentiful measure that rivers of water shall flow from them that receive him, Joh. 7. 38, 39. that they shall never thirst any more who have drank of him. Is it Grace that we receive of him? he gives that also in a way of bounty. We receive abundance of Grace