Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…

¹Let this be a Consolatory to the Saints; there is a Covenant-union between God and them, God is theirs and they are his, they shall be mine saith the Lord. Here is a standing cordial for the Godly, God looks upon them as having a propriety in them, ⟨p. 171⟩they shall be mine. This is Comfort 1. In respect of Satan's accusations, he accuseth the Saints first to God, then to themselves; but if God saith ye are mine, this answers all Satan's Bills of Indictment. Christ will show the debt-book crossed in his blood. It was a saying of Bucer, I am Christs, and the Devil hath nothing to do with me.

¹Let this be a Consolatory to the Saints; there is a Covenant-union between God and them, God is theirs and they are his, they shall be mine saith the Lord. Here is a standing cordial for the Godly, God looks upon them as having a propriety in them, ⟨p. 171⟩they shall be mine. This is Comfort 1. In respect of Satans accusations, he accuseth the Saints first to God, then to themselves; but if God saith ye are mine, this answers all Satans Bills of Indictment. Christ will shew the debt-book crossed in his blood. It was a saying of Bucer, I am Christs, and the Devil hath nothing to do with me.

1. 12 Use. Comfort.2 Vse. Comfort.

2. It is Comfort in respect of Poverty? Believers are matched into the Crown of Heaven, and all that is in God is theirs. The Philosopher comforted himself with this, that though he had no Music or Vine-trees, yet he had the household Gods with him^*