and not tied to any ways or means outwardly manifesting themselves, or elfe they are farther drawn forth in folemn prayer and praifes, according unto that way which he hath appointed. That the fcripture doth diftinctly affign all thefe unto the Father, Son, and Spirit: manifefting that the faints do, in all of them, both as they are purely and nakedly moral, and as farther cloathed with instituted worship, respect each perfon respectively, is that, which to give light to the affertion in hand, I fhall farther declare by particular inftances.

1. For the Father: Faith, love, obedience, &c. are particularly, and diftinctly yielded by the faints unto him, and he is peculiarly manifefted in those* ways as acting peculiarly towards them, which fhould draw them forth, and ftir them up thereunto. He gives teftimony unto, and beareth witnefs of his Son, 1 John v. 9: This is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. In his bearing witnefs he is an object of belief. When he gives teftimony (which he doth as the Father, becaufe he doth it of the Son) he is to be received in it by faith. And this is affirmed, ver. 10. He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the witness in himself. To believe on the Son of God in this place is, to receive the Lord Chrift as the Son, the Son given unto us, for all the ends of the Father's love, upon the credit of the Father's teftimony and therefore therein is faith immediately acted on the Father. So it follows in the next words, He that believeth not God (that is, the Father, who bears witness to the Son (makes him a liar: you believe in God, (faith our Saviour) John xiv. I. that is, the Father, as fuch; for he adds, believe alfo in me; or believe you in God, believe alfo in me: God as the prima Veritas, upon whose authority is founded, and wherein all divine faith is ul

timately refolved, is not to be confidered as peculiarly expreffive of any perfon, but comprehending the whole Deity, which undividedly is the prime object thereof. But in this particular it is the testimony and authority of the Father (as fuch) therein, of which we fpeak, and whereupon faith is di ftinctly fixed on him: which if it were not fo, the Son could not add; believe alfo in me.

The like alfo is faid of love, 1 John v. 15. If any man love the world the love of the Father is not in him. That is, the love which we bear to him, not that which we receive from him. The Father is here placed, as the object of our love, in oppofition to the work, which takes up our affections; the Father denotes the matter and object, not the efficient caufe of the love enquired after. And this love of him as a Father, is that which he calls his honour, Mal. i. 6.

Further, Thefe graces as acted in prayer and praifes, and as cloathed with inftituted worthip, are peculiarly directed unto him. We call on the Father, 1 Pct. i. 17. Eph. iii. 14, 15. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. Bowing the knee, comprizeth the whole worthip of God, both that which is moral, in the univerfal obedience he requireth, and those peculiar ways of carrying it on which are by him appointed, Ifa. xlv. 23. Unto me (faith the Lord) every knee fall bow, and every tongue fall fear. Which, ver. 24,25. he declareth to confift in their acknowledging of him, for righteoufhefs, and ftrength. Yea, it feems fometimes to comprehend the orderly fubjection of the whole creation unto his fovereignty. In this place of the apoitle, it hath a far more reftrained acceptation, and is but a figurative expreffion of prayer, taken from the most expretive boB 3

dily posture to be used in that duty. This he farther manifefts, ver. 16, 17. declaring at large what his aim was, and whereabouts his thoughts were exercised in that bowing of his knees. The workings then of the Spirit of grace in that duty, are diftinctly directed to the Father as fuch, as the fountain of the Deity, and of all good things in Chrift; as the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift. And therefore the fame apoftle doth in another place, exprefly conjoin, and yet as exprefly distinguish the Father and the Son in directing his fupplications, 1 Thef. ii. 11. God himself even our Father, and our Lord Jefus Chrift direct our way unto you. The like prefident alfo have you of thanksgiving; Eph. i. 3, 4. Bleffed be the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, &c. I fhall not add thofe 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 faints do hold communion with God, are diftinctly directed to the perfon of the Father.

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2. It is fo alfo in reference unto the Son, John xiv. 1. You believe in God (faith Chrift) believe alfo Believe alfo, act faith diftinctly on me; faith divine, fupernatural, that faith whereby you believe in God, that is the Father. There is believing of Chrift, viz. that he is the Son of God, the Saviour of the world. This is that whofe neglect our Saviour fo threatned unto the Pharifees: John viii. 24. If you believe not that I am he, you fball die in your fins. In this fenfe faith is not immediately fixed on the Son, being only an owning of him, that is, Chrift to be the Son, by clofing with the teftimony 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 v. 13. So alfo, John ix. 36. yea the diftinct affixing

of faith, affiance and confidence on the Lord Jefus Chrift the Son of God, is molt frequently preffed, John iii. 16. God (that is the Father) fo loved the world, that whofoever believeth on him (that is the Son) fhould not perish The Son, who is given of the Father is believed on. He that believeth on him, is not condemned, ver. 18. hath eternal life, ver. 36. that ye believe on him, vi. 29, 40. 1 John v. 10. whole is laid, John v. 23. nour the Son, even as they honour the Father; that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father which fent him. But of this honour and worship of the Son, I have treated at large elfe where: and fhall not in general infiit upon it again. For love, I fhall only add that folemn apoftolical benediction, Eph. vi. 24. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jefus Chrift in fincerity. That is with divine love, the love of religious worship; which is the only incorrupt love of the Lord Jeius.

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Further, That faith, hope, and love, acting themfelves in all manner of obedience and appointed worfhip, are peculiarly due from the faints, and distinctly directed unto the Son, is abundantly manifefted from that folemn doxology, Rev. i. 5, 6. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our fins in his own blood, and hath 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. 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 odours, which are the prayers of Jaints, And ver. 13, 14. Every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and Juch as are in the fea, and all that are in them, beard I saying,

blefings, honour, glory, and pover, be unto him that hitteth 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 jointly, 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' vii. 59, 60. Lord Jefus receive my fpirit, and Lord lay not this fin to their charge; for he knew that the Son of man had power to forgive fins alfo. And this worfhip of the Lord Jefus, the apoftle makes the difcriminating character of the faints, 1 Cor. i. 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 faints of God. And invocation generally comprizes the whole worthip of God. This then is the due of our Mediator, though as God, as the Son, not as Mediator.

Thus alfo is it in reference unto the Holy Spirit of grace. The clofing of the great fin of unbelief, is ftill defcribed as an opposition unto, and a refifting of that Holy Spirit. And you have diftinct mention of the love of the Spirit, Rom. xv. 13. The apoftle alfo peculiarly directs his fupplication to him, in that folemn benediction, 2 Cor. xiii. 14. The grace of the Lord Jefus Chrift, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you. benedictions are originally fupplications. He is likewife intitled unto all inftituted worship, from the appointment of the adminiftration of baptifin in his name, Matth. xxviii. 18. Of which things more afterwards.

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Now of the things which have been delivered, this is the fum: there is no grace whereby our fouls go forth unto God, no act of divine worthip yielded unto him, no duty or obedience performed, but