3. He is not only a most present, and a most precious good, but full and sufficient for his people; He ascended on high that he might fill all things, Eph. 4. 10. that he might pour forth such abundance of spirit on his Church, as might answer all the conditions whereunto they may be reduced: Righteousness enough to cover all their sins, plenty enough to supply all their wants, grace enough to subdue all their lusts, wisdom enough to resolve all their doubts, power enough to vanquish all their enemies, ⟨p. 11⟩virtue enough to cure all their diseases, fullness enough to save them, and that to the uttermost, all other good things below, and without him, have a finite and limited benignity. Some can clothe, but cannot feed; others can nourish, but they cannot heal; others can enrich, but they cannot secure; others adorn,1 but cannot advance; all do serve, but none do satisfy: They are like a beggars coat made up of many pieces, not all enough either to beautify or defend; but there is in Christ something proportionable to all the wants and desires of his people. He is Bread, wine, milk, living-water to feed them, John 6. 51. 7. 37. he is a garment of righteousness to cover and adorn them, Rom. 13. 14. a Physician to heal them, Mat. 9. 12. a Counsellor to advise them, Isa 9. 6. a Captain to defend them, Heb. 2. 10. a Prince to rule, a Prophet to teach, a Priest to make atonement for them, an Husband to protect, a Father to provide, a Brother to relieve, a Foundation to support, a Root to quicken, an Head to guide, a Treasure to enrich, a Sun to enlighten, a Fountain to cleanse. As the one Ocean hath more waters then all the Rivers in the world, and one Sun more light then all the Luminaries in heaven; so one Christ is more All to a poor soul, then if it had the All of the whole world a thousand times over.
3. He is not only a most present, and a most precious good, but full and sufficient for his people; He ascended on high that he might fill all things, Eph. 4. 10. that he might powre forth such abundance of spirit on his Church, as might answer all the conditions whereunto they may be reduced: Righteousness enough to cover all their sins, plenty enough to supply all their wants, grace enough to subdue all their lusts, wisdom enough to resolve all their doubts, power enough to vanquish all their enemies, ⟨p. 11⟩vertue enough to cure all their diseases, fulness enough to save them, and that to the uttermost, all other good things below, and without him, have a finit and limited benignity. Some can cloath, but cannot feed; others can nourish, but they cannot heal; others can enrich, but they cannot secure; others adorn,1 but cannot advance; all do serve, but none do satisfie: They are like a beggers coat made up of many pieces, not all enough either to beautifie or defend; but there is in Christ something proportionable to all the wants and desires of his people. He is Bread, wine, milk, living-water to feed them, Iohn 6. 51. 7. 37. he is a garment of righteousness to cover and adorn them, Rom. 13. 14. a Physician to heal them, Mat. 9. 12. a Counseller to advise them, Isa 9. 6. a Captain to defend them, Heb. 2. 10. a Prince to rule, a Prophet to teach, a Priest to make attonement for them, an Husband to protect, a Father to provide, a Brother to relieve, a Foundation to support, a Root to quicken, an Head to guide, a Treasure to enrich, a Sun to enlighten, a Fountain to cleanse. As the one Ocean hath more waters then all the Rivers in the world, and one Sun more light then all the Luminaries in heaven; so one Christ is more All to a poor soul, then if it had the All of the whole world a thousand times over.
- 1Omnis mihi copia quae Deus meus non est, Egestas est. Aug. Confess. lib. 13. cap. 8. Non alio Bono Bonus est sed Bonum omnis Boni—Non Bonus animus, aut Bonus Angelus, sed Bonum Bonum. Aug. de Trinit. lib. 8. cap. 3.
