1. Christ's Will, as He is GOD, is no way different from the Father's. I

2. As Man, His Will was diftinct from the Father's, but still fubordinate to it, S. Luk. xxii. 42. and therefore, though He had a Will of His Own, as Man, yet He came not to fulfil that.

3. But our Saviour speaks not here of Himfelf, either as GOD, or Man, but as God-Man, as Mediator, as One fent from the Father, and therefore was oblig'd to do His Will; wherefore, he faith, not the Will of my Father, but the Will of Him that fent me.

From hence it follows,"

That GOD's Will only, is the Fountain
of Man's Happiness and Salvation.
For, 1915.

1. GOD made Man upright and happy,
Ecclef, vii. 29.

2. Man made himself finful and miferable,
Hof, xiii. 9.

3. But he cannot make himself happy a-
gain, Jer. x. 23.

4. And as Man cannot, fo none but GOD

can.

1. None elfe could find out a Way to

fave Man.

2. None elfe effect it, when found out,
S. Joh. vi. 38.

5. GOD had no other Motive, but His
Own Will and Pleafure, to fave Man,
Ephef. i. 5.

1. Man himself could be no Motive,
* Deut. vii. 7, 8.

2. Neither could the Hope of Glory
be fo, GOD receiving nothing
thereby,Job. xxii. 2, 3. Psal. xvi. 2.

2. That

1

2. That Chrift came to accomplish this Will of GOD; which He did,

1. By acquainting us with what is necessary to be known or done, in order to our being faved, S. Joh. xiv. 2.

2. By giving us, in His Own Perfon, a perfect Example of Piety and Vertue, 1 S. Pet. ii. 21. S. Matt. xi. 30.

3. By enabling us fincerely to perform what foever is enjoin'd us, S. Joh. xv. 5. Phil.

iv. 13.

4. By dying for us, S. Matt. xx. 28. 1 Tim. ii. 6.

3. By continuing ftill to make Interceffion for us, Hebr. vii. 25. 1 S. Joh. ii. 1.

USES.
Wherefore,

1. Give GOD the Glory of your Salva

tion.

2. Blefs Him for all the Means of it.
1. For fending Chrift to die for us, S. Luk:

ii. 14.

2. -- His Spirit to live within us.
3. For vouchfafing us the Means of

Grace.

3. Look up to Him, and trust in Him only for the accomplishing of your Salva

tion.

1. By the Pardon of your Sins.

2. The Strengthening of your Graces, Phil. ii. 13.

TO And Power to perfevere in yout

Duty to your Lives End, S. Matt.

X. 22.

4. Hence learn alfo of your Saviour,

S 2

i. To

1. To fubmit your Wills to GOD's, 1 Sam. iii. 18.

2. To do the Will of Him that fent you hither.

And it is His Will,

1. That you repent, A. xvii. 30.
2. That you turn from your Sins, Ezek.
xviii. 30. and xxxiii. 11.

3. That you love the Lord, with all
your Hearts, S. Matt. xxii. 37.
4. That you earnestly endeavour to
work out your Salvation, Phil. ij.
12. depending and trufting up-
on Chrift, for His Divine Aйì-
stance.

S. JOH. vi. 39.

And this is the Father's Will which hath

Sent me that of all which he hath given me, I fhould lofe nothing, but Should raise it up again at the last Day.

I. DOCTRINE.

of those that are

given to Him, S. Joh. xvii. 12.

1. How doth GOD give us to Chrift? 1. By making us fenfible of our Sins and Mifery, Jer. viii. 6. S. Joh, xvi. 7, 8.

2. Humble and lowly in our own Eyes, Ifa. lxiv. 6. S. Matt. v. 3. and xi. 28.

3. Inclining our Hearts to the ways of true Piety and Vertue, by His preventing Grace, S. Jam. iv. 6.

4. Convincing us, that Chrift Jefus was fent by Him to be the Saviour of the World.

1. By the Miracles which He wrought, S. Joh. v. 20, 36. x. 37, 38. and

vi. 14.

By the Purity and Innocency of His
Life, Act. x. 38.

3. By the Excellency and Holiness of
His Doctrine, S. Joh. vi. 36. and

vii. 46. Hebr. iv. 12. S.Luk. xi. 27.

2. How fhall those not be lost?

They fhall all have,

1. Their Sins pardon'd, 1 S. Joh. ii. 1, 2.

S 3

2. Their

2. Their Hearts renew'd, Ezek. xxxvi. 25 Tit. iii. S.

3. GOD reconcil'd, Remi v. to. 2 Cor. v. 18. 4. Their Graces confirm'd, S. Luk, xxii. 32. 5. And fo their Souls eternally fav'd, S. Joh. xvii. 24.

6. This Chrift is able, Hebr. vii. 25. This He is willing to do, S. Luk. xiii. 34.

II. DOCTRINE.

Christ's Care over His People, reaches to the Day of their Refurrection. And I will raise them up. We must all rife.

1. GOD's Justice will raise the Wicked, 1. To judge, Ecclef. xii. 14. 2 Cor. V. 10. condemn,

2.

3.

- punish them to all Eternity for their Sins, S. Matt. XXV. 46.

1. In a State of Separation from all Good. 2. - and of the Confluence of all Evil, S. Matt. xxv. 41. S. Mar. ix. 44. 2. Chrift will raife the Saints to blefs them. 1. With Freedom from all Evil, Rev. xxi. 4. the Confluence of all Good, 1 Cor. ii. 9.

2.

USES.

1. Carefully attend to thofe Means which GOD ufes to give or bring you unto Christ. 2. Commit your Souls only to Christ's Care, 1 S. Pet. iv. 19.

3. Live as becomes Chriftians, 2 Tim. ii. 19 S. Matt. v. 16. Ephef. iv. 1. Phil. i. 27;

S. JOн.
Јон.