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III. DIRECTION.

If you would get acquainted with God, get Christ along with you, when you go to God. You are like to speed no way so soon as this way; nay, let me say, all that I have said before signifies nothing at all without this. There is no Name under Heaven, by which we can be saved, but by the Name of Christ; and whosoever comes to the Father by him, he will in no wise cast out, God can't deny his own Son any thing, ⟨p. 322⟩he can never forget that great undertaking of his, by which he glorified his Fathers infinite Justice, and infinite Love, and did him more honour than all the Saints and Angels in the world. His Son, the Lord Christ, hath such an interest in his Father, that he can as soon despise his own honour, as to refuse any request that is presented to him, by his Son. If Christ come to him, and say, Father, here is a poor sinner that I have undertaken for, and that flew to me for refuge, Look upon him for my sake; why the Fathers Arms are presently open; he will not reject his Sons Petitions. The truth of it is, this is the greatest cause of the miscarriage of poor Creatures, that go about to do that themselves, and by themselves, which they can never do alone. They go to God all alone, and no Wonder then they meet with a frown; for there is no Name under Heaven, by which a man can be saved, but by the Name of Christ; and out of Christ, God is a consuming fire; & there is but one Mediator the man Christ Jesus. And there is but one Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. That which Joseph said of Benjamin, God saith of Christ, except you bring Benjamin along with you, you shall not see my Face, except you bring Christ along with you, you shall not see my Face. There is a notable story which is commonly by Divines applied to our present purpose, and that not without good reason; it is concerning a Law among the Molossians, where whosoever came to the King with his Son in his Arms, should be accepted into favour, let his fault be what it will. So let a man be what he will before, yet if ye come to God in Christ, he can't be thrust away. ⟨p. 323⟩