Every part of that Salvation which Jesus Christ is the Author of, ever follows upon Looking & Believing for it. As those three comprehensible ⟨p. 48⟩and inexhaustible Treasures of life, in 2. Cor. 13. 14. even the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ▪ and the Love of God, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit, are to be got by Lo•king. So particularly, the voice, the sweet soul-melting voice of the Lord Jesus Christ unto Sinners is, LOOK unto Me, and you shall be Justified. Hence, not to speak of the large Discourses on this point, in the Epistle to the Romans, concerning whom the spirit of Prophecy fore-saw that they would apostatize from their Orthodox Persuasion and Professions herein: It is said in Joh. 3. 18. He that believeth on the Lord Jesus Christ is not condemned. No, he is in Christ, and there shall [no• one] Condemnation fall upon him, (as the Apostle else-where has it) tho' he may have deserved a Thousand Million. He is saved from the horrendous Wrath & Curse of God. The free Grace of God forgives all his transgressions, and accepts him as righteous▪ imputing the Righteousness of Jesus Christ […] him; the just & holy God that was once angry with him every day, now •ayes unto him, Fury is not in me; Fury is not in me. And he rejoices with such a white stone put into his hand as that Paralytic had, unto whom it was said, Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee. Yet again, The voice of the Lord Jesus unto sinners is, Look unto Me▪ and you shall be Adopted. Hence is it ave•r'd in Gal. […]: 26. Ye are the children of God, by Faith in ⟨p. 49⟩Christ Jesus. Thus these blessed believing Lookers shall be saved from the doleful Family of the Devil, they shall be taken into the number, they shall have a Title to the Felicity and Dignity of them that are the s•ns of God; the Angels now call them Brethren: and the Almighty Magnificent Governor of the world says unto them, Ye are my sons & my daughters Besides all this, the Voice of the Lord Jesus unto sinners moreover is, Look unto Me, and you shall be Sanctified, in regard of this it is that He has said in Joh. 3. 36. He that believeth hath everlasting life; the Seed & the Spring of it is in Him. Truly such a man shall be saved from his slavery to the Enemies of his soul. He shall be renewed in his whole man after the Image of God, and be enabled more & more unto a dying to sin, and a living in Grace;
Every part of that Salvation which Jesus Christ is the Author of, ever follows upon Looking & Believing for it. As those three comprehensible ⟨p. 48⟩and inexhaustible Treasures of life, in 2. Cor. 13. 14. even the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ▪ and the Love of God, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit, are to be got by Lo•king. So particularly, the voice, the sweet soul-melting voice of the Lord Jesus Christ unto Sinners is, LOOK unto Me, and you shall be Justified. Hence, not to speak of the large Discourses on this point, in the Epistle to the Romans, concerning whom the spirit of Prophecy fore-saw that they would apostatize from their Orthodox Perswasion and Professions herein: It is said in Joh. 3. 18. He that believeth on the Lord Jesus Christ is not condemned. No, he is in Christ, and there shall [no• one] Condemnation fall upon him, (as the Appostle else-where has it) tho' he may have deserved a Thousand Million. He is saved from the horrendous Wrath & Curse of God. The free Grace of God forgives all his transgressions, and accepts him as righteous▪ imputing the Righteousness of Jesus Christ 〈…〉 him; the just & holy God that was once angry with him every day, now •ayes unto him, Fury is not in me; Fury is not in me. And he rejoices with such a white stone put into his hand as that Parahtick had, unto whom it was said, Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee. Yet again, The voice of the Lord Jesus unto sinners is, Look unto Me▪ and you shall be Adopted. Hence is it ave•r'd in Gal. 〈…〉: 26. Ye are the children of God, by Faith in ⟨p. 49⟩Christ Jesus. Thus these blessed believing Lookers shall be saved from the doleful Family of the Devil, they shall be taken into the number, they shall have a Title to the Felicity and Dignity of them that are the s•ns of God; the Angels now call them Brethren: and the Almighty Magnificent Governor of the world saies unto them, Ye are my sons & my daughters Besides all this, the Voice of the Lord Jesus unto sinners moreover is, Look unto Me, and you shall be Sanctified, in regard of this it is that He has said in
