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The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…
The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and proved together with several other sermons / occasionally preached and now published by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston, New-England.
printed by Samuel Green, 1684
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5. From the condition of the Covenant of Grace: For though there be nothing of merit in it, yet their is certainty, and a promise which cannot be made void: Now this is engaged to those that serve him, Joh. 12. 26. Where I am, there shall my servants be. That follow him, Mat. 19. 28. Ye that have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon his Throne, ye shall sit upon Thrones. That suffer with him, 2 Tim. 2. 12. If we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him.
5. From the condition of the Covenant of Grace: For though there be nothing of merit in it, yet their is certainty, and a promise which cannot be made void: Now this is ingaged to those that serve him, Joh. 12. 26. Where I am, there shall my servants be. That follow him, Mat. 19. 28. Ye that have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon his Throne, ye shall sit upon Thrones. That suffer with him, 2 Tim. 2. 12. If we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him.
6. Finally, Union is the ground of Communion: Hence these, being made one with Christ by the same spirit dwelling in them which dwelt in him, so they come to be like him in Glory.