The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…

6. There were divers steps to this, all of which were ordered by the holy counsel of God. Every thing that bears the consideration of a Medium to this great end, must needs be acknowledged ⟨p. 73⟩unto Gods fore appointment; for all things fall out according to the counsel of his will: and though he is not in any respect to be accounted the author of sin, yet he is the Supreme Orderer of it, and that according to his permissive will. Now there were such steps as these, all of which made way for the introduction of this Grace and Mercy of his.

6. There were divers steps to this, all of which were ordered by the holy counsel of God. Every thing that bears the consideration of a Medium to this great end, must needs be acknowledged ⟨p. 73⟩unto Gods fore appointment; for all things fall out according to the counsel of his will: and though he is not in any respect to be accounted the author of sin, yet he is the Supream Orderer of it, and that according to his permissive will. Now there were such steps as these, all of which made way for the introduction of this Grace and Mercy of his.

1. The Creating of man Upright. That God did so Create him, we are told, Eccles. 7. 29. God made man upright• Adam was Created in a state of integrity, which consisted in the rectitude of his nature, by virtue of the Concreated principle of Holiness and Righteousness which was put into it; and was called Gods own Image after which man was made, Ge•. 1. 26. &c. And if he had not been thus made he could not have been capable of the following transactions that were betwixt God and him: for to require that of a Creature which it was never in a capacity of complying withal, had been unworthy of Gods infinite wisdom, and altogether inconsistent with that Justice which God laid the foundation for, in the nature and state that he Created man in.