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The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer
The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believer by Thomas Watson.The Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer by Thomas Watson.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1654
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 3. Showing, The nature of Adoption, and that this is a part of the Believers Charter.
§. 3. Shewing, The nature of Adoption, and that this is a part of the Beleevers Charter.
3. The third privilege is the Adoption of his person: 1Having predestinated us to the Adoption of children by Jesus Christ*. A believer is made of the blood royal of heaven. This adoption, or son-ship consists in three things: 1. A ⟨p. 46⟩transition, or translation from one family to another. As a plant must be taken out of one soil and put into another, else it cannot properly be said to be transplanted. He that is adopted, is taken out of the old family of the devil, Ephes. 2.2. and Hell, ver. 3. to which he was heir apparent, and is made of the family of heaven, ver. 19. of a noble family, [Greek or Hebrew]. God is his Father, Christ his elder Brother, the Saints Co-heirs, the Angels Fellow-servants in that Family. §22. Adoption consists in an immunity and disobligement from all the laws of the former family, Psal. 45.10. Forget also thy Fathers house. He that is spiritually adopted, hath now no more to do with sin. Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with Idols