The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

1. From the antiquity of the Foundation of it: it was founded in Gods eternal Decree, where we were chosen to this privilege, Eph. 1. 5. Having predestinated us to the Adoption of Children in Jesus Christ, &c. when the creature had no being, and consequently could have no deserving more then the other possible Beings, or his fellow-creatures, who were left out of this Register, then God resolved upon it, and writ it down in his Book of life, who they were that should be his Children and Heirs: then he took down their Names, and wrote them for the inheritance of Glory.

1. From the antiquity of the Foundation of it: it was founded in Gods eternal Decree, where we were chosen to this priviledge, Eph. 1. 5. Having predestinated us to the Adoption of Children in Jesus Christ, &c. when the creature had no being, and consequently could have no deserving more then the other possible Beings, or his fellow-creatures, who were left out of this Register, then God resolved upon it, and writ it down in his Book of life, who they were that should be his Children and Heirs: then he took down their Names, and wrote them for the inheritance of Glory.

2. From the condition of those who are made partakers in this Grace, at such time as they are admitted unto it: Adoption came in upon effectual vocation; and when God comes to call sinners home to himself, he finds them strangers from God, and from the Covenant, Eph. 2. 12. at that time ye were aliens from the Common-wealth of Israel, and strangers from the Covenant of promise: they were also worthless creatures; they must all say as the returning ⟨p. 9⟩Prodigal, Luk. 15. 21