Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Secondly, That this resignation to Christ as Mediator, is in a way congruous to all his offices: Look as God above sealed him to be a Mediator by his ordination, so man below seals as it were the counter-part by his resignation: The believer yields up himself to Christ as a Priest, by a recumbency on his merits and sweet-smelling sacrifice. This in Scripture is called, saith in his blood, Rom. 3.25. he yields up himself to Christ as a Prophet, by an humble teachableness; this is called, a hearing of the Prophet, Act. 3.22. and he yields up himself to Christ as a King, by an holy subjection; and this is called, receiving Christ Jesus the Lord, Col. 2.6. Thus this resignation, as a key to the wards of the lock, suits and hits Christ in every office. What is merit in Christ, is fiducialness in faith; What is instruction in ⟨p. 84⟩Christ, is docibleness in faith; What is royalty in Christ, is obedientialness in faith.

Secondly, This resignation is made unto God, even the whole sacred Trinity, as the centre and ultimate object of faith, I say, the whole sacred Trinity. For though Christ, as God-man, the Mediator, be only the grand medium, by and through which faith makes its approaches to God, yet Christ as God is not the ultimate object of faith; I say, the whole sacred Trinity, as the centre and ultimate object of faith: For nothing is or can be the formal reason or terminating object of faith, but the Deity or divine nature only; whose infinite excellency and perfection doth naturally merit the same; whose infallible truth, rich mercy, matchless power, and unsearchable wisdom, calls for faith to come and repose in its bosom; there and there only can it ultimately rest and keep Sabbath: this the Scripture expresses emphatically by trusting in Jehovah, the rock of ages, and centre of faith. Thus then it is, faith first goes to Christ the Mediator, and then in and through him it advances unto God. The Apostle is express in it, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God,