The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, William ... - Adkinshorton.net

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finjwhic h is a Cnncrs full and pcrf^ juftih'carion ; and alfo it doth
comprchtnd under ir, Gods favourable accepting of believing (in-v
ncrsunto the adoption of Sons.
1. This alfo muft be rem^fmbred a anot^cr furc foundation to ^"n'^^ul'fhrili
the form of our fpiriiual union with Chrifi that the holy fpirit doth °i'°n"or compUit
not unite any loul to Chrift, until it hath ^^'''°'^' ^*''''-
firft vvrougtlt in that foul
the grace of actual bel icving ; he that believeth mt on thefan Jhafl
n*t[ee life ;
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1 8. 3 6.Cbrirt doth firft procure the fpirit of his ^
Fathcr,and then he doth nki hold on a poor foul by that fpirit, and
thcrebyhe doth inablc that foul to take hold on him ag.iin by faith,
and (o the union is made up ;
for 35 there can be no giiod marriage
union made between man and woman bu: by mu:jal giving and
each other ,fo in like fort tht r.^ can be no true fj-'iritual marriage
union made between Chrill and the fouls of th; el.djbutby
giving and taking each other ; Chrifl doch Bid tak-j hold of thera
by his fpirit, and at the fame time he dot!i inable them to believe,
by which faith he doth inablcthem rota!':c hold on Iiim 3"ain,and
then the uiiion is made up : John 1 5. 4, 5. fo then, the only grace
of the fpirit
whereby our union uirhChrift is formed and made
compl.at, is the grac- of faich ; Then, and not till then, afoul
hath a true perfonal right and interel} in the Fathers atonement,
u'hich doth comprehend under it cur Reaempcion,. Juftiiication,
and Adoprion.
5. This alfo mufl be remembrcd as another neceffary con/idcrati- Xaoption i, neon
in
the pointofourfpiricuaiunion.namely that cur union uith l;Jto"a'^"by'tht'
the Mediator by faith doth brin : us in a (ami'iar way to be united F«h" ""^"ii •^c
to his Path tr as to our father- for wc cannot come to the Father bj cd'tothcmedfc
any other way or mtants but by tl eMediarorj/o.i^.^.fc *'''^'^>' r Chrillas 'ith.APd
mediat >r ,isGodj (on by ordination; and in that relped he is orten
called Gods Son and Gods Servantjand Co faithful feivants are of-
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tion.
Therefore \\ henfoevcr the Father doth actually adopt any to be
his Children, he doth it by his fpirit through the Mm! iator ; and
by that fpirit he doth inable them to cxprefs their Cbdd-like
union, by crying unto him Ahba^ Father ^ Kom. 8. 15. and in this
fori the ApoAle lohi, doth teach us to cxtmd our uni jii
unto the
>^ i Father.
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