2. As full of Grace. He knows that sin had shut up the whole way of Grace towards him; and whereas God aims at nothing §. 41 so much as the manifestation of his Grace, he was utterly cut short of it. Now to have a complete Righteousness provided, and yet abundance of Grace manifested, exceedingly delights the soul: to have Gods dealing with his person, all Grace, and dealing with his Righteousness, all Justice, takes up his thoughts. God every where assures us, that this Righteousness is of Grace. It is by Grace, and no more of Works, Rom 11. 6. as the Apostle at large sets it out, Ephes. 2. 7, 8, 9. It is from riches of Grace and kindness, that the provision of this Righteousness is made: it is of mere Grace that it is bestowed on us, it is not at all of works: Though it be in its self, a Righteousness of works, yet to us, it is of mere Grace. So Tit. 3. 4, 5, 6, 7. But oftener that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of Regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost, Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour: That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The rise of all this dispensation is kindness and Love, that is Grace, v. 4. The way of Communication, negatively is not by works of Righteousness that we have done; positively, by the communication of the Holy Ghost, v. 5. The means of whose procurement, is Jesus Christ, v. 6. And the work it self is by grace, v. 7. Here is use made of every word almost, whereby the exceeding rich Grace, kindness, mercy, and goodness of God may be expressed, all concurring in this work. As, 1. [Greek or Hebrew], his goodness, benignity, readiness to communicate of himself, and his good things that may be ⟨p. 218⟩profitable to us▪ 2. [Greek or Hebrew], mercy, love, and propensity of mind to help, assist, relieve them of whom he speaks, towards whom he is so affected: [Greek or Hebrew], mercy, forgivenesse•, compassion, tenderness, to them that suffer: and [Greek or Hebrew], free pardoning, bounty, undeserved love: and all this is said to be [Greek or Hebrew]; He exercises all these Properties and Attributes of his nature towards us, that he may save us:
2. As full of Grace. He knows that sinne had shut up the whole way of Grace towards him; and whereas God aymes at nothing §. 41 so much as the manifestation of his Grace, he was utterly cut short of it. Now to have a compleat Righteousnesse provided, and yet abundance of Grace manifested, exceedingly delights the soule: to have Gods dealing with his person, all Grace, and dealing with his Righteousnesse, all Justice, takes up his thoughts. God every where assures us, that this Righteousnesse is of Grace. It is by Grace, and no more of Workes, Rom 11. 6. as the Apostle at large sets it out, Ephes. 2. 7, 8, 9. It is from riches of Grace and kindnesse, that the provision of this Righteousnesse is made: it is of meere Grace that it is bestowed on us, it is not at all of workes: Though it be in its selfe, a Righteousnesse of workes, yet to us, it is of meere Grace. So Tit. 3. 4, 5, 6, 7. But ofter that the kindnesse and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by workes of righteousnesse which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of Regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost, Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour: That being justified by his grace, we should be made heires according to the hope of eternall life. The rise of all this dispensation is kindnesse and Love, that is Grace, v. 4. The way of Communication, negatively is not by workes of Righteousnesse that we have done; positively, by the communication of the Holy Ghost, v. 5. The meanes of whose procurement, is Jesus Christ, v. 6. And the work it selfe is by grace, v. 7. Here is use made of every word allmost, whereby the exceeding rich Grace, kindnesse, mercy, and goodnesse of God may be expressed, all concurring in this worke. As, 1. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, his goodnesse, benignity, readinesse to communicate of himselfe, and his good things that may be ⟨p. 218⟩profitable to us▪ 2. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, mercy, love, and propensity of mind to help, assist, relieve them of whom he speakes, towards whom he is so affected: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, mercy, forgivenesse•, compassion, tendernesse, to them that suffer: and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, free pardoning, bounty, undeserved love: and all this is said to be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; He exercises all these Properties and Attributes of his nature towards us, that he may save us:
