Secondly, This resignation is made to its entice object, and not by piece-meal. As to God the ultimate object, the believer would not pick and choose among his Attributes, but is for them all, he would not have a God all of grace, but such as he is, an holy one and a just, who will be sanctified even in our approaches to touch his golden Sceptre. The believer, whilst he casts himself upon Gods grace, would be assimilated to his holiness, when he catches hold on mercy, withal he trembles at divine justice, as he waits for the smilings of Gods face, so he walks as in his presence; all places to the believer are Bethels and Peniels, full of God, and too dreadful to sin in. If any man go about by his faith to single out grace from among the other Attributes, and suck that honeycomb of infinite sweetness by it self alone, he doth not believe but presume, like those in the Prophet, The heads thereof judge for reward, and the Priests thereof teach for hire, and the Prophets thereof divine for money, yet will they lean upon the Lord, Mic. 3.11. O vain presumption! for them standing upon such unholy ground, to lean upon the Lord, is an utter impossibility. A traitor who strikes off his Sovereigns Crown, or with Hacket stabs at his image, doth not, cannot, at that time cast himself on his Grace or Royal favour: A sinner, whilst by his sinful rebellions he strikes at the Sovereignty or ⟨p. 120⟩stabs at the holiness of God, doth not, cannot, lean upon his free-grace. St. John hath determined the case, If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not the truth, 1 Joh. 1.6. Let such an one cry up free-grace, free-grace, never so much, he doth but trust in a lye, there is no such grace as he dreams of, none but what comes from the holy one as the giver of it, none but what teaches the receiver a lesson of holiness. Again, as to Jesus Christ the Mediator, the believer is for All Christ, not only for him as a meriting and atoning Priest, but for him as a teaching Prophet, and ruling Lord also. Whilst he wraps up himself in the pure robes of Christs righteousness, at the same instant his ear is open to discipline, and his heart unfolds the everlasting doors to let in the King of glory; he puts the Crown upon his head, and sets him upon the throne of the heart, singing blessing, honour, power, glory, to the Lamb for ever.
Secondly, This resignation is made to its entice object, and not by piece-meal. As to God the ultimate object, the believer would not pick and chuse among his Attributes, but is for them all, he would not have a God all of grace, but such as he is, an holy one and a just, who will be sanctified even in our approaches to touch his golden Scepter. The believer, whilest he casts himself upon Gods grace, would be assimulated to his holiness, when he catches hold on mercy, withall he trembles at divine justice, as he waits for the smilings of Gods face, so he walks as in his presence; all places to the believer are Bethels and Peniels, full of God, and too dreadful to sin in. If any man go about by his faith to single out grace from among the other Attributes, and suck that honicomb of infinite sweetness by it self alone, he doth not believe but presume, like those in the Prophet, The heads thereof judge for reward, and the Priests thereof teach for hire, and the Prophets thereof divine for money, yet will they lean upon the Lord, Mic. 3.11. O vain presumption! for them standing upon such unholy ground, to lean upon the Lord, is an utter impossibility. A traitor who strikes off his Soveraigns Crown, or with Hacket stabs at his image, doth not, cannot, at that time cast himself on his Grace or Royal favour: A sinner, whilest by his sinful rebellions he strikes at the Soveraignty or ⟨p. 120⟩stabs at the holiness of God, doth not, cannot, lean upon his free-grace. St. John hath determined the case, If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not the truth, 1 Joh. 1.6. Let such an one cry up free-grace, free-grace, never so much, he doth but trust in a lye, there is no such grace as he dreams of, none but what comes from the holy one as the giver of it, none but what teaches the receiver a lesson of holiness. Again, as to Jesus Christ the Mediator, the believer is for All Christ, not only for him as a meriting and atoning Priest, but for him as a teaching Prophet, and ruling Lord also. Whilest he wraps up himself in the pure robes of Christs righteousness, at the same instant his ear is open to discipline, and his heart unfolds the everlasting doors to let in the King of glory; he puts the Crown upon his head, and sets him upon the throne of the heart, singing blessing, honour, power, glory, to the Lamb for ever.
