Captives bound in chains, made free by Christ their surety

2. By Christ believers have a freedom and a liberty to apply the promises of the Gospel to themselves. These promises are ⟨p. 193⟩many, great, and precious promises, of many, great, and precious things, and you are free to them all; not only free to read them, but free to apply them to your selves, and to live upon them, and to wait and hope for the fulfilling and performance of them. Here is a promise of pardon, and it is made to me; a promise of more grace and of perseverance, and it is made to me, a promise of eternal life and glory, and the blessed glorious God hath made it unto me, and by Christ I may freely apply it, and build and rest upon it.

3. By Christ we are made free to all the privileges of redeemed people. These are also many, great, and precious; very many, very great, and very precious privileges.

3. By Christ we are made free to all the priviledges of redeemed people. These are also many, great, and precious; very many, very great, and very precious priviledges.

1. Believers by Christ are free to a state of friendship and favour with God. As there is a freedom betwixt friends, so there is betwixt God and his redeemed by Christ, that are partakers of the benefits of his redemption; from a state of enmity to a state of friendship and reconciliation; God is no more your enemy, nor you any longer enemies to God, a peace is made by Christ betwixt God and your souls, and this is a firm and lasting an everlasting peace, Col. 1.20, 21. Now with comfort thou mayest conclude, though men do hate me, yet God