Grace Triumphant.

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Grace Triumphant.

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Heb. XI.31. By Faith, the Harlot Rahab Perished not, with them that Believed […], when she had received the Spies with Peace. Stand still, O my Hearers, and Consider the wondrous Works of God.

Heb. XI.31. By Faith, the Harlot Rahab Perished not, with them that Believed 〈…〉, when she had received the Spies with Peace. Stand still, O my Hearers, and Consider the wondrous Works of God.

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THE Jews Confess, (and it is a very Christian Confession,) that all the six hundred and thirteen Precepts, which they reckon in the Law, are summed up in that One, Hab. 2.4. The Just by Faith shall Live. A Justify•• ⟨p. 4⟩Faith, is, A Reliance upon God for Life, through His promised Messiah. The Apostle Paul (for the Apostle •eter tells us, it was he!) calls upon the Hebrews, to continue steadfast in the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, though the expected Kingdom of the Messiah at the Resurrection from the Dead, were for a while deferred. The Glorious Examples and Achievements of a Justifying Faith, are here therefore in a whole Chapter of them Exhibited.

THE Jews Confess, (and it is a very Christian Confession,) that all the six hundred and thirteen Precepts, which they reckon in the Law, are summ'd up in that One, Hab. 2.4

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First. The Person famous for Faith, was, The Harlot Rahab. The word that first signified an Hostess, did come also to signify an Harlot. In those Debauched Countries, and those Brutish Ages, Women that kept public Houses of Entertainment made them to be Bawdy Houses as well as Drinking Houses. 'Tis true, in our better Times of Christianity, we often see more Virtuous and Modest women, Employed about public Houses. But the Old Scandal should admonish them, to keep the stricter Guard upon their Virtue. Rahab it seems, comes under an unhappy Character, both for Idolatry and Unchastity: No doubt the One subordinate unto the Other. The Rites of Idolatry were nourished, and maintained ⟨p. 6⟩by the Snares of Unchastity. The women that served the Temples, where men did Sacrifice to Idols, were provided also for their Fornication. Rahab seems to have been of that quality. And it was not on any Ill Design, that the Honest men of Israel, went into the House of a woman of that quality; But God had prepared the Heart of the poor woman for their coming to her House, Even a Faith of Gods fulfilling to His Israel, the Great Promise of His Messiah to come. She had heard What Great Things had been done by God, for His Chosen people, and That these Great Things were in Order to the Appearing of the Redeemer of the world, one Day among them. And God set Home what she Heard; By this Hearing, there came Faith unto her.

First. The Person famous for Faith, was, The Harlot Rahab. The word that first signified an Hostess, did come also to signify an Harlot. In those Debauch'd Countreys, and those Brutish Ages, Women that kept publick Houses of Entertainment made them to be Bawdy Houses as well as Drinking Houses. 'Tis true, in our better Times of Christianity, we often see more Vertuous and Modest women, Employ'd about publick Houses. But the Old Scandal should admonish them, to keep the stricter Guard upon their Vertue. Rahab it seems, comes under an unhappy Character, both for Idolatry and Ʋnchastity: No doubt the One subordinate unto the Other. The Rites of Idolatry were nourished, and maintained ⟨p. 6⟩by the Snares of Unchastity. The women that served the Temples, where men did Sacrifice to Idols, were provided also for their Fornication. Rahab seems to have been of that quality. And it was not on any Ill Design, that the Honest men of Israel, went into the House of a woman of that quality; But God had prepared the Heart of the poor woman for their coming to her House, Even a Faith of Gods fulfilling to His Israel, the Great Promise of His Messiah to come. She had heard What Great Things had been done by God, for His Chosen people, and That these Great Things were in Order to the Appearing of the Redeemer of the world, one Day among them. And God set Home what she Heard; By this Hearing, there came Faith unto her.

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Secondly. The Action whereto Faith inclined this person, was that of Receiving the Spies with peace. It was […] a Young Faith, which had ⟨p. 7⟩been infused into her; and yet a Y•ung Faith must be a Tried One. Christian, If thou hast any Faith, look for some Trial of it. The Prince of Jericho had got some Information, that certain Israelitish pies were come unto her. She not only covered and concealed the Spies, and notably assisted their Escape, when she might have gained the Princes Favour by Betraying them, and she ran the Hazard of her very Life by not Betraying them: but also upon her Examination, she told an Officious Lye to preserve them. How contrary now is the Goodness of God, unto the Ma•es of man! The way of Man usually is This: If there be some little Infirmity in any One, we Proclaim it, we Magnify it, we Aggravate it, with all the Reproach imaginable: And rather than fail, we will Stigmatize that for an Infirmity, which rather is an Excellency. On the other side, Behold the way of God! He takes no notice of Rahabs Fault: But He publishes ⟨p. 8⟩Rahab Faith, with all possible Commendation. My ways are not like your ways, saith the Lord.

Secondly. The Action whereto Faith inclined this person, was that of Receiving the Spies with peace. It was 〈…〉 a Young Faith, which had ⟨p. 7⟩been infused into her; and yet a Y•ung Faith must be a Tried One. Christian, If thou hast any Faith, look for some Trial of it. The Prince of Jericho had got some Information, that certain Israelitish pies were come unto her. She not only covered and concealed the Spies, and notably assisted their Escape, when she might have gained the Princes Favour by Betraying them, and she ran the Hazard of her very Life by not Betraying them: but also upon her Examination, she told an Officious Lye to preserve them. How contrary now is the Goodness of God, unto the Ma•es of man! The way of Man usually is This: If there be some little Infirmity in any One, we Proclame it, we Magnify it, we Aggravate it, with all the Reproach imaginable: And rather than fail, we will Stigmatize that for an Infirmity, which rather is an Excellency. On the other side, Behold the way of God! He takes no notice of Rahabs Fault: But He publishes ⟨p. 8⟩Rahab Faith, with all possible Commendation. My wayes are not like your wayes, saith the Lord.

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I. The Great God singles […] sometimes the Vilest of Sinners, to make them the Highest of Saints. […] the Harlot Rahab, Stand as an Eternal Monument of what Forgiveness, what Holiness, what Blessedness, the V•lest of Sinners may arrive unto! Rahab, a Canaanitess, yea, an Amoritess, belonging to a Nation, devoted by God unto Everlasting Desolation; a ⟨p. 10⟩Serpent in a Generation of Vipers: Rahab, One that had worshipped Idols and Devils with her Spirit, and that with her Body perpetrated the most Filthy Villainy, the most Loathsome Filthiness: Rahab, a scandalous Wretch, a Pagan and a Prostitute▪ This Rahab you see incorporated into the only true Church of God, and so distinguished with signal smiles of Heaven. She became a Mother in Israel; Yea, a Mother to the Saviour of Israel. And when Salmon, an Eminent person in Israel Espoused her, it was not because of her Eminency in worldly Riches and Honours; for she had nothing: but because of her Eminency in Piety. If her Piety & Sanctity had not been as Notorious as once her Wickedness, doubtless the Oracles of God would not more than once in the New-Testament, have celebrated her, as a most Exemplary Person.

I. The Great God singles 〈…〉 sometimes the Vilest of Sinners, to make them the Highest of Saints. 〈…〉 the Harlot Rahab, Stand as an Eternal Monument of what Forgiveness, what Holiness, what Blessedness, the V•lest of S•nners may arrive unto! Rahab, a Canaanitess, yea, an Amoritess, belonging to a Nation, devoted by God unto Everlasting Desolation; a ⟨p. 10⟩Serpent in a Generation of Vipers: Rahab, One that had worshipped Idols and Devils with her Spirit, and that with her Body perpetrated the most Filthy Villany, the most Loathsome Filthiness: Rahab, a scandalous Wretch, a Pagan and a Prostitute▪ This Rahab you see incorporated into the only true Church of God, and so distinguished with signal smiles of Heaven. She became a Mother in Israel; Yea, a Mother to the Saviour of Israel. And when Salmon, an Eminent person in Israel Espoused her, it was not because of her Eminency in worldly Riches and Honours; for she had nothing: but because of her Eminency in Piety. If her Piety & Sanctity had not been as Notorious as once her Wickedness, doubtless the Oracles of God would not more than once in the New-Testament, have celebrated her, as a most Exemplary Person.

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Will you Believe it, Sirs? There is no Sinner so Vile, but what may come to be Justified, and Sanctified. It is an amazing passage! 1 Cor. 6.9, 10, 11. Fornicators, Idolaters, Adulterers, Effeminate, [i. e. Self-Polluters;] Sodomites, Thieves, Ephe••us, Drunkards, Revilers, E•t••tioners: Such were some of […] but ye are Washed, but ye are […], but ye are Justified, in the […] of the Lord Jesus, and by the […] of our God. Yea, Sometimes […] of a more Civil and Moral behaviour, may finally Perish in their Unregeneracy, when persons that have been most notorious and flagitious for the worst of Crimes, have become Regenerate. Certainly, there were many more Innocent women than Rahab in Jericho, who perished under the Wrath and Curse of God, when ⟨p. 13⟩the Harlot Rahab, at last became the Saved of the Lord. Most Noted and Awful, are those words of our Lord Jesus Christ, Mat. 21.31. The Publicans and Harlots go into the Kingdom of God, before the Pharisees.

Will you Believe it, Sirs? There is no Sinner so Vile, but what may come to be Justified, and Sanctified. It is an amazing passage! 1 Cor. 6.9, 10, 11. Foznicatozs, Idolaters, Adulterers, Effeminate, [i. e. Self-Polluters;] Sodomites, Thieves, Ephe••us, Drunkards, Revilers, E•t••tioners: Such were some of 〈…〉 but ye are Washed, but ye are 〈…〉, but ye are Justified, in the 〈…〉 of the Lord Jesus, and by the 〈…〉 of our God. Yea, Sometimes 〈…〉 of a more Civil and Moral behaviour, may finally Perish in their Ʋnregeneracy, when persons that have been most notorious and flagitious for the worst of Crimes, have become Regenerate. Certainly, there were many more Innocent women than Rahab in Jericho, who perished under the Wrath and Curse of God, when ⟨p. 13⟩the Harlot Rahab, at last became the Saved of the Lord. Most Noted and Awful, are those words of our Lord Jesus Christ, Mat. 21.31. The Publicans and Harlots go into the Kingdom of God, before the Pharisees.

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First. God will display His own ••finite Mercy, in receiving the Vilest of Sinners to His Mercy. When God will show Mercy, He will do it like a GOD. Hence, as God will have Mercy, on whom He will have Mercy, so He will make the Vilest of ⟨p. 14⟩Sinners, the Subjects of His Mercy: and He will put up Injuries, and pass by Offences, that would break the back of all Humane Patience. Thus 'tis said, Hos. 11.9. I will not Execute the fierceness of my Anger, for I am God, and not man. The Free-Grace and Mercy of God is a Boundless Ocean: And God will declare the Glory of His Mercy, by casting the Greatest of •ins, into the Depths of that Ocean. The Design of God, in bringing home Sinners to Himself, is to Exercise and Glorify His Free-Grace: He does what He does, to manifest the Exceeding Riches of His Grace. Now the Free Grace of the most High God, is Glorified unto the Height, in Choosing the Vilest of Sinners from the rest of mankind, and bringing them home unto Himself. As 'tis said; Tit. 3.3, 5. We were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, —but according to His Mercy He Saved us: Thus, when the most ⟨p. 15⟩foolish and hateful of Sinners, and they that wallowed in the Vilest of Lusts, are Saved, Oh, how much will the Mercy of God shine forth in their Salvation! Methinks, I overhear the Songs of the Redeemed; Lord, If thou hadst not been abundant in Mercy, I tha• have abounded in Sin, could never have been Saved! Lord, If thou hadst not Delighted in Mercy, thou would never have Saved me, that have made Sin my Delight! Lord, Thou art Merciful, and Ready to Pardon, Else I, who have been Ready to Sin, had never found a Pardon! And the Angels of God, make a Consort hereto, with Eternal Hallelujahs.

First. God will display His own ••finite Mercy, in receiving the Vilest of Sinners to His Mercy. When God will show Mercy, He will do it like a GOD. Hence, as God will have Mercy, on whom He will have Mercy, so He will make the Vilest of ⟨p. 14⟩Sinners, the Subjects of His Mercy: and He will put up Injuries, and pass by Offences, that would break the back of all Humane Patience. Thus 'tis said, Hos. 11.9. I will not Execute the fierceness of my Anger, for I am God, and not man. The Free-Grace and Mercy of God is a Boundless Ocean: And God will declare the Glory of His Mercy, by casting the Greatest of •ins, into the Depths of that Ocean. The Design of God, in bringing home Sinners to Himself, is to Exercise and Glorify His Free-Grace: He does what He does, to manifest the Exceeding Riches of His Grace. Now the Free Grace of the most High God, is Glorified unto the Heighth, in Choosing the Vilest of Sinners from the rest of mankind, and bringing them home unto Himself. As 'tis said; Tit. 3.3, 5. We were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, —but according to His Mercy He Saved us: Thus, when the most ⟨p. 15⟩foolish and hateful of Sinners, and they that wallowed in the Vilest of Lusts, are Saved, Oh, how much will the Mercy of God shine forth in their Salvation! Methinks, I overhear the Songs of the Redeemed; Lord, If thou hadst not been abundant in Mercy, I tha• have abounded in Sin, could never have been Saved! Lord, If thou hadst not De••ghted in Mercy, thou would never have Saved me, that have made Sin my Delight! Lord, Thou art Merciful, and Ready to Pardon, Else I, who have been Ready to Sin, had never found a Pardon! And the Angels of God, make a Consort hereto, with Eternal Hallelujahs.

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Secondly. God will display the Infinite Merit of our Lord Jesus Christ, by making the Vilest of Sinners feel the Efficacy of that Merit. If only Sinners, of an Ordinary Elevation in Sin, were Saved, the Merit of our Lord Jesus Christ, would not be seen to be of such an Unlimited Value as indeed it is. But when Extraordinary ⟨p. 16⟩Sinners, & the tallest Giants, and the fiercest Monsters, of Sin, come to be Saved, Then! Then indeed, it is made Evident, that the Blood o• Jesus Christ, the Son of God, cleanses from All Sin. Hence 'tis urged, Psal. 25.11. For thy Names sake, O Lord, Pardon mine Iniquity, for it is Great. What is Great? Why, As the Sin is Great, so, the Name is Great the Name of God, that is to say, the Christ of God. When Great Sin is Pardoned, it shows, that there is a Great Christ who has purchased the Pardon, and that he has paid a Great Price for the purchase of it, and that He is, A Saviour, and a Great One. When the Vilest of Sinners are Saved, […] is a vast Encouragement unto other Sinners to come unto the Lord Jesus Christ, who, they see, will not Cast out the Vilest of Sinners, when they Come unto Him, & whose Blood is an Open Fountain for the Vilest of Sinners. Thus the Apostle, 1 Tim. 1.15, 16. Christ Jesus came into the world, to Save Sinners ⟨p. 17⟩of whom I am Chief; I obtained Mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, for a Pattern to others. When the Chief of Sinners are Saved, there is a Pattern given, of what the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ can do for them that come unto it.

Secondly. God will display the Infinite Merit of our Lord Jesus Christ, by making the Vilest of Sinners feel the Efficacy of that Merit. If only Sinners, of an Ordinary Elevation in Sin, were Saved, the Merit of our Lord Jesus Christ, would not be seen to be of such an Unlimited Value as indeed it is. But when Extraordinary ⟨p. 16⟩Sinners, & the tallest Giants, and the fiercest Monsters, of Sin, come to be Saved, Then! Then indeed, it is made Evident, that the Blood o• Jesus Christ, the Son of God, cleanses from All Sin. Hence 'tis urged, Psal. 25.11. For thy Names sake, O Lord, Pardon mine Iniquity, for it is Great. What is Great? Why, As the Sin is Great, so, the Name is Great the Name of God, that is to say, the Christ of God. When Great Sin is Pardoned, it shows, that there is a Great Christ who has purchased the Pardon, and that he has paid a Great Price for the purchase of it, and that He is, A Saviour, and a Great One. When the Vilest of Sinners are Saved, 〈…〉 is a vast Encouragement unto other Sinners to come unto the Lord Jesus Christ, who, they see, will not Cast out the Vilest of Sinners, when they Come unto Him, & whose Blood is an Open Fountain for the Vilest of Sinners. Thus the Apostle, 1 Tim. 1.15, 16. Christ Jesus came into the world, to Save Sinners ⟨p. 17⟩of whom I am Chief; I obtained Mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a Pattern to others. When the Chief of Sinners are Saved, there is a Pattern given, of what the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ can do for them that come unto it.

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Thirdly. God will display the Infinite Power of His Holy Spirit, by making the Vilest of Sinners ▪ feel the transforming Effects of that Power upon them. When Sinners are Saved, they are not only Released from the Damnation whereto they were Exposed by their Sins, but they are also Rescued from the Dominion which th•i• Sins had over them. In the Saving of Sinners, the old Sinners are made New Creatures; They have New Principles, New Abilities, New Dispositions: The Sinners undergo a wonderful Renovation in all their Faculties: The Image of Satan is Abolished in them, and the Image of ⟨p. 18⟩God Introduced: A Toad is turned into a Man, yea, a Serpent is turned into an Angel. This Conversion of a Sinner is a mighty work, and a work that can be done by none but the Almighty Power of God: We are told, Eph. 1.19. We believe according to the working of His mighty Power. Now, for the Vilest of Sinners to have the Experience of such a Change, as that which is undergone in Conversion, & be Changed from the Slaves of Hell, into the Sons of God; This, Oh! This does manifest the Power of the Holy Spirit, with a very marvellous Demonstration. To fetch a forlorn Sinner from the very belly and bottom of Hell, and Extinguish all the hideous Lusts which he is depraved withal, and Rectify all that is amiss in him, and make him a very Picture of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself throughout Eternal Ages: Oh! the Power of the Spirit, that shall do such a thing? Tis said, Act. 11.21. The Hand of the Lord was with ⟨p. 19⟩them, a•d a great Number Believed, and Turned unto the Lord. Now when the vilest of Sinners are Turned unto the Lord, He as it were Glories in it, saying, See what my Hand can do! One of the Heathen writers in the Primitive Times, made that Cavil against Christianity, That it was a Sanctuary for the vilest of Sinners! Origen made this Excellent Answer to the Cavil, A Sanctuary, Sir! No, Tis an Hospital for the vilest of Sinners. Christianity indeed Receives the Vilest of Sinners, but it Relieves those whom it Receives. God will show what His Holy Spirit can do, by making the Vilest of Sinners become the most Holy Christians..

Thirdly. God will display the Infinite Power of His Holy Spirit, by making the Vilest of Sinners ▪ feel the transforming Effects of that Power upon them. When Sinners are Saved, they are not only Released from the Damnation whereto they were Exposed by their Sins, but they are also Rescued from the Dominion which th•i• Sins had over them. In the Saving of Sinners, the old Sinners are made New Creatures; They have New Principles, New Abilities, New Dispositions: The Sinners undergo a wonderful Renovation in all their Faculties: The Image of Satan is Abolished in them, and the Image of ⟨p. 18⟩God Introduced: A Toad is turn'd into a Man, yea, a Serpent is turn'd into an Angel. This Conversion of a Sinner is a mighty work, and a work that can be done by none but the Almighty Power of God: We are told, Eph. 1.19. We believe according to the working of His mighty Power. Now, for the Vilest of Sinners to have the Experience of such a Change, as that which is undergone in Conversion, & be Changed from the Slaves of Hell, into the Sons of God; This, Oh! This does manifest the Power of the Holy Spirit, with a very marvellous Demonstration. To fetch a forlorn Sinner from the very belly and bottom of Hell, and Extinguish all the hideous Lusts which he is depraved withal, and Rectify all that is amiss in him, and make him a very Picture of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself throughout Eternal Ages: Oh! the Power of the Spirit, that shall do such a thing? Tis said, Act. 11.21. The Hand of the Lord was with ⟨p. 19⟩them, a•d a great Number Believed, and Turned unto the Lord. Now when the vilest of Sinners are Turned unto the Lord, He as it were Glories in it, saying, See what my Hand can do! One of the Heathen writers in the Primitive Times, made that Cavil ag•inst Christianity, That it was a Sanctuary for the vilest of Sinners! Origen made this Excellent Answer to the Cavil, A Sanctuary, Sir! No, Tis an Hospital for the vilest of Sinners. Christianity indeed Receives the Vilest of Sinners, but it Releives those whom it Receives. God will show what His Holy Spirit can do, by making the Vilest of Sinners become the most Holy Christians..

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And that Enquiry shall be thus Answered. It is a Looking to, and Trusting in, the Lord Jesus Christ, for Salvation. Faith cannot be better described, than in that Call to Faith which our Lord has given us, Isa. 45.22. Look unto me, & be ye Saved. A man mu•• see himself plunged into doleful circumstances of Sinfulness & Wretchedness, by his Fall from God, & see himself unable to help himself out of those doleful circumstances. A man must see God manifest in Flesh, and the Son of God become Incarnate, in our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Lord Jesus Christ become the only Mediator between God and man. A man must see the Lord Jesus Christ making Satisfaction for the Sins of His Chosen by His Obedience to the Death, and now Everliving to make Intercession for us, and able to Save unto the uttermost all that come to God by Him. A Sight of these things, & a Flight unto the Lord Jesus Christ upon what we see, This is Faith. Faith is an Addressing to, & a Depending on▪ ⟨p. 21⟩the Lord Jesus Christ, as the only One, that shall Recover us to Everlasting Happiness. Faith is a Repairing to the Lord Jesus Christ for Salvation. It saith, Psal. 116.4. I beseech thee, O Lord, to deliver my Soul. And Faith is a Relying on the Lord Jesus Christ for Salvation. It saith, Psal 62.5, 6. My Soul, wait thou only upon God, for my Expectation is from Him, He only is my Salvation.

And that Enquiry shall be thus Answered. It is a Looking to, and Trusting in, the Lord Jesus Christ, for Salvation. Faith cannot be better described, than in that Call to Faith which our Lord has given us, Isa. 45.22. Look unto me, & be ye Saved. A man mu•• see himself plunged into doleful circumstances of Sinfulness & Wretchedness, by his Fall from God, & see himself unable to help himself out of those doleful circumstances. A man must see God manifest in Flesh, and the Son of God become Incarnate, in our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Lord Jesus Christ become the only Mediator between God and man. A man must see the Lord Jesus Christ making Satisfaction for the Sins of His Chosen by His Obedience to the Death, and now Everliving to make Intercession for us, and able to Save unto the uttermost all that come to God by Him. A Sight of these things, & a Flight unto the Lord Jesus Christ upon what we see, This is Faith. Faith is an Addressing to, & a Depending on▪ ⟨p. 21⟩the Lord Jesus Christ, as the only One, that shall Recover us to Everlasting Happiness. Faith is a Repairing to the Lord Jesus Christ for Salvation. It saith, Psal. 116.4. I beseech thee, O Lord, to deliver my Soul. And Faith is a Relying on the Lord Jesus Chrst for Salvation. It saith, Psal 62.5, 6. My Soul, wait thou only upon God, for my Expectation is from Him, He only is my Salvation.

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And then Secondly, Faith is the Instrument by which the Believer does Receive the Promised Salvation. Salvation is all for the Receiver. If men won't Reject Salvation, but Receive it, they shall have it. Now, Faith is a Receiving. All the Blessings of the New Covenant are tendered unto us: The Great God makes this Tender, Wilt thou have my Son, and shall His Righteousness be Imputed unto thee? Wilt thou have my Spirit, and shall His Holiness be Imprinted upon thee? Wilt thou have my Word, for the only Rule of thy Life, and wilt thou have thy Happiness, in my Kingdom for […]? ⟨p. 26⟩The Heart, the conquered Heart, answering, Lord, I take •t, I take it, with all my Heart! That's Faith: Here's Faith. Faith is a Receiving of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Saviour. We read, Joh. 1.12. They that Receive Him, are they that Believe on H•s Name. Hence it cannot but be a Receiving of Salvation with Him. When the Lord Jesus Christ is Received by any Soul, He says unto that Soul, as He said unto Zacheus, This Day Salvation is come unto thee. As Rahab was Married unto Salmon, so by Faith we are Married, unto our Saviour. When the Mystical Marriage is brought about, He is ours; but if He be ours, All is ours; and God will with Him, give us all things.

And then Secondly, Faith is the Instrument by which the Believer does Receive the Promised Salvation. Salvation is all for the Receiver. If men won't Reject Salvation, but Receive it, they shall have it. Now, Faith is a Receiving. All the Blessings of the New Covenant are tendered unto us: The Great God makes this Tender, Wilt thou have my Son, and shall His Righteousness be Imputed unto thee? Wilt thou have my Spirit, and shall His Holiness be Imprinted upon thee? Wilt thou have my Word, for the only Rule of thy Life, and wilt thou have thy Happiness, in my Kingdom for 〈…〉? ⟨p. 26⟩The Heart, the conquered Heart, answering, Lord, I take •t, I take it, with all my Heart! That's Faith: Here's Faith. Faith is a Receiving of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Saviour. We read, Joh. 1.12. They that Receive Him, are they that Believe on H•s Name. Hence it cannot but be a Receiving of Salvation with Him. When the Lord Jesus Christ is Received by any Soul, He sayes unto that Soul, as He said unto Zacheus, This Day Salvation is come unto thee. As Rahab was Married unto Salmon, so by Faith we are Married, unto our Saviour. When the Mystical Marriage is brought about, He is ours; but if He be ours, All is ours; and God will with Him, give us all things.

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