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

It is true, there is not an immediate acting of Faith upon the §. 14 Father, but by the Son. He is the Way the Truth and the Life, no man cometh unto the Father but by him: John chap. 14. v. 6. He is the merciful high Priest over the House of God, by whom we have ^cAccess to the throne of Grace: by him is our manuduction unto the Father. By him we believe in God: 1 Pet. 1. 21. But this is that I say: When by, and through Christ, we have an Access unto the Father, we then behold his Glory also, and see his Love that he peculiarly bears unto us, and act faith thereon. We are then (I say) to Eye it, to believe it, to receive it, as in him; the Issues and fruits thereof, being made out unto us, through Christ alone. Though there be no Light for us, but in the Beams, yet we may by the Beams see the sun, which is the Fountain of it. Though all our Refreshment actually lye in the streams, yet by them we are led up unto the fountain. Jesus Christ, in respect of the love of the Father, is but the Beam, the Stream, wherein though actually all our Light, our Refreshment lies, yet by him we are lead to the Fountain, the Sun of Eternal Love it self. Would Believers exercise themselves herein, they would find it a matter of no small Spiritual improvement in their walking with God.

It is true, there is not an immediate acting of Faith upon the §. 14 Father, but by the Son. He is the Way the Truth and the Life, no man cometh unto the Father but by him: John chap. 14. v. 6. He is the mercifull high Priest over the House of God, by whom we have ^cAccesse to the throne of Grace: by him is our manuduction unto the Father. By him we believe in God: 1 Pet. 1. 21. But this is that I say: When by, and through Christ, we have an Accesse unto the Father, we then behold his Glory also, and see his Love that he peculiarly beares unto us, and act faith thereon. We are then (I say) to Eye it, to believe it, to receive it, as in him; the Issues and fruits thereof, being made out unto us, through Christ alone. Though there be no Light for us, but in the Beames, yet we may by the Beames see the sunne, which is the Fountaine of it. Though all our Refreshment actually lye in the streames, yet by them we are led up unto the fountaine. Jesus Christ, in respect of the love of the Father, is but the Beame, the Streame, wherein though actually all our Light, our Refreshment lyes, yet by him we are lead to the Fountaine, the Sunne of Eternall Love it selfe. Would Believers exercise themselves herein, they would find it a matter of no small Spirituall improovement in their walking with God.