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Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift. And therefore the fame Apostle doth in another place exprefly conjoin, and yet as exprefly diftinguish the Father and the Son in directing his fupplications: 1 Theff. 3. 11. God himself even our Father, and our Lord Jejus Chrift direct our way unto you. The like prefident alfo you have of thanksgiving, Ephef.1.3,4, Blef fed be the Father of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift, &c. I fhall not add those very many places, wherein the feveral particulars that do concur unto that whole Divine Worship (not to be communicated unto any, by Nature not God, without Idolatry) wherein the Saints do hold Communion with God, are diftin&tly directed to the Perfon of the Father 8.

S. 11. It is fo also in reference to the SON, John 14. 1. You believe in God (faith Chrift) believe alfo in me; Believe alfo, act Faith diftinctly on me; Faith Divine, fupernatural, that Faith whereby you believe in God, that is, the Father. There is a believing of Chrift, viz. that he is the Son of God, the Saviour of the World. This is that whose neglect our Saviour fo threatned unto the Pharifees, John 8. 24. If you believe not that I am He, you shall die in your fins. In this fence Faith is not immediately fixed on the Son, being only an owning of him that is the Chrift to be the Son,by clofing with the Testimony of the Father concerning him. But there is also a Believing on him, called believing on the name of the Son of God, 1 John 5. 13. So alfo John 9.36. yea the distinct-affixing of Faith, affiance and confidence on the Lord Jefus Chrift the Son of God, as the Son of God, is most frequently preffed. John 3.16. God (that is the Father) so loved the World that whofoever believeth on him (that is the Son) should not perish. The Son, who is given of the Father is believed on, He that believeth on him is not condemned, v.18. He that believeth on the Son bath eternal life, v. 36. This is the vork of God that ye believe on him whom he bath fent, John 6.29, 40. 1 John 5. 10. g Ferem. 10.11. 17.5, 6. Gal. 4. &

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The foundation of the whole is laid, John 5.23. That all men should bonour the Son, even as they bonour the Father; be that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father which fent bim. But of this Honour and Worship of the Son. I have treated at large elfe where: and not in general insist upon it again". For Love, I fhall only add that folemn Apoftolical Benediction, Ephef, chap. 6. v. 24. Grace be with all them that Love our Lord Jefus Chrift in fincerity. That is with Divine Love, the Love of Religious worfhip; which is the only incorrupt love of the Lord Jefus.

§. 12. Further! that Faith, Hope, and Love, acting themfelves in all manner of Obedience and appointed Worship, are peculiarly due from the Saints, and diftinctly directed unto the Son,is abundantly manifefted from that folemn doxology Revel. chap. 1. v. 5, 6. Unto him that loved us and washed us from fins in his own blood, and bath made us Kings and Priests unto God and his Father, to him be Glory and dominion for ever, and ever, Amen. Which yet is fet forth with more Glory, chap. 5. v. 8. The four living Creatures, and the four and twenty Elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them Harps, and Golden Vials full of Ódours, which are the Prayers of Saints. and v. 13, 14. Every Creature which is in Heaven, and on Earth, and under the Earth, and fuch as are in the Sea, and all that are in them, beard I faying, Bleffings, Honour Glory, and Power, be unto bim that fitteth on the Throne, and unto the LAMB for ever and ever. The Father, and the Son, He that fits upon the Throne, and the Lamb, are held out joyntly, yet diftinctly as the adequate Object of all Divine Worship and Honour, for ever and ever. And therefore Stephen in his folemn dying Invocation, fixeth his Faith and Hope diftinctly on him: Acts 7. 59, 60. Lord Jefus receive my Spirit, and Lord lay not this Sin to their charge; for he kuew, that the Son of man had power to forgive Sins al

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fo. And this worship of the Lord Jefus, the Apoftle makes the discriminating character of the Saints: 1 Cor. chap. 1. V. 2. With all (faith he) that in every place call upon the name of Jefus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours, that is, with all the Saints of God. And Invocation generally comprizes the whole worship of God. This then is the due of our Mediator, though as God, as the Son, not as Mediatori

S. 13. Thus alfo is it in reference unto the Holy Spirit of Grace. The closing of the great Sin of unbelief, is ftill described as an oppofition unto, and a refifting of that Holy Spirit. Acts. 7. 51. And you have distinct mention of the Love of the Spirit Rom. chap. 15. v. 13. The Apoftle alfo peculiarly directs his fupplication to him, in that Solemn Benediction, 2 Cor. 13. 14. The Grace of the Lord Jefus Chrift, the Love of God, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit be with you. All fuch Benedictions are originally Supplications. He is likewife entitled unto all inftituted worship, from the Appointment of the Administration of Baptifm in his Name Math. 28. 18. Of which things more afterwards.

Now of the things which have been deliver'd, this is the Sum: There is no Grace whereby our Souls go forth. unto God, no Act of Divine Worship yielded unto him, no Duty or Obedience performed, but they are diftinctly directed unto Father, Son, and Spirit: Now by these and fuch like ways as thefe, do we hold Communion with God and therefore we have that Communion distinctly, as hath been described.

S. 14. This alfo may farther appear, if we confider how distinctly the Perfons of the Deity as revealed to act in the Communication of thofe good things, wherein the Saints have Communion with God. As all the fpiritual

i Pfal.2.7.12. Dan.3.25. Matth.3.17. 17.5. 22.45. Fobn3.36. 5. 19,20,21,22,23,24,25. 8.6. 1Cor.1.9.Gal.1.16. 4.6. 1fohn2.22.23a 24. 5.10,11,12. Heb.1.6. Phil.2.10. Johns.23.1a. 56.7. Rom.10.12. 13,14,

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Afcendings of their Souls, are affigned unto them repectively, fo all their internal Receivings of the Communications of God unto them, are held out in fuch a distribution, as points at diftin&t Rifes and Fountains, (though not of being in themselves, yet) of Dispensations unto us d. Now this is declared two ways.

S. 15. 1. When the fame thing, is at the fame time, afcribed joyntly, and yet diftinctly to all the Perfons in the Deity, and refpectively to each of them. So are Grace and Peace, Revel. ch. 1.v. 4, 5. Grace be unto you and Peace from him which is, and which was, and which is to come, and from the feven Spirits which is before his Throne, and from Fefus Chrift who is the faithful Witnefs,&c. The Seven Spirits before the Throne, are the Holy Spirit of God, confidered as the perfect Fountain of every perfect Gift and Difpenfation. All are here joined together, and yet all mentioned as diftinguished in their Communication of Grace and Peace unto the Saints. Grace and Peace be unto you, from the Father, and from, &c.

§. 16. 2. When the fame thing is attributed feverally and fingly unto each Perfon. There is indeed, no gracious Influence from above, no Elapfe of Light, Life, Love, or Grace upon our Hearts but proceedeth in fuch a Difpenfation. I fhall give only one Inftance, which is very comprehenfive, and may be thought to comprize all other particulars; and this is TEACHING. The Teaching of God, is the real Communication of all and every particular Emanation from himself unto the Saints, whereof they are made partakers. That promife, they Shall be all taught of God, enwraps in it felf the whole Myftery of Grace, as to its actual Difpenfation unto us, fo far as we may be made real poffeffours of it. Now this is affigned.

d Tamefit omnia unus idemque Deus efficit, ut dicitur opera trinitatis ad extra funt indivifa, diftinguntur tamen perfonæ difcrimine in iftis operibus. Matth.3.16. As3.3.Gen.19-24.Gen.1.26.Matth.28. 19.2Cor.13.13.

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1. Unto the FATHER. The Accomplishment of that Promises is peculiarly referr'd to him. John chap. 6. V. 45. It is written in the Prophets, and they fhall be all taught of God. Every man therefore who hat heard and learned of the FATHER, cometh unto me. This Teaching whereby we are translated from Death unto Life, brought unto Chrift, unto a participation of Life and Love in him, it is of, and from the Father, him we hear, of him we learn, by him are we brought unto Union and Communion with the Lord Jefus. This is his drawing us, his begetting us a new of his own Will, by his own Spirit. And in which work he imploys the Ministers of the Gofpel; Acts 26. 181.

2. Unto the SON. The Father proclaims him from Heaven to be the great Teacher in that folemn charge to hear him, which came once again from the excellent Glory; This is my beloved Son, hear him. The whole of his Prophetical, and no fmall part of his Kingly Office confifts in this Teaching; Herein is he faid to draw men unto him, as the Father is faid to do in his Teaching; Joh. 12. 32. which he doth with fuch efficacy that the Dead bear his Voice and live. The Teaching of the Son, is a Life-Giving, a Spirit breathing Teaching: an ef fectual influence of Light. whereby he shines into Darknefs; Communication of Life, quickning the Dead; an opening of blind Fies, and changing of hard Hearts, a pouring out of the Spirit, with all the Fruits thereof. Hence it claims it as his priviledge to be the fole Master Mat. 23. v. 10. One is your Mafter which is Chrift".

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3. To the SPIRIT. John chap. 14. V. 26. The ComForter he fhall teach you all things; And the Anointing which you have received, (faith the Apostle) abideth in you, and you need not that any man teach you, but as the fame Anointing teacheth you all things, and is truth, and is no lye, and even

1 Mattb.11.25.Job.1.13. Fam. 1.18 m Matth.3.17.cha.17.5.2 Pet.1. 17. Deut.18.15,16,17,18,19,20,&c. Als3.22.23.Foh.5.25.Ifa.61.1,2,3Luk 4.18,15.

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