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 7 and all. Thouand times bleed counel of eternity! 'That chofe us in him before the foundation of the world: having predetinate us unto the adoption of children by Jeus Chrit, unto himelf, according to the good pleaure of his will, to the praie of the glory of his grace; wherein he hath made us accepted in the Beloved: having made known unto us the mytery of his will, according to his good pleaure, which he had purpoed in himelf; that in the dipenation of the fulnes of time, he might gather together in one all things, in Chrit, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth.' It was not my purpoe, dreadful Sovereign, that any hould inherit glory through their own obedience; a world of working was but for a time, that this of altogether free grace might hine forth more gloriouly. Free grace's banner is the only pavilion, we hould for ever abide under.

How greatly did the devil befool himelf, in endeavouring to obcure the glory of his Maker, by the rebellion of man? Was he not herein an intrument in the hand of the great Sovereign, whereby he made way for his chief and only purpoe? What hould our bleednes have been, to what now it is, if we had wanted thee, 'O EMMANUEL, the man of God's right-hand, the very breath of our notrils? Our eternal ong hould not have been o melodious; the praies of free redeeming grace hould not have been heard here: 'Glory to the Lamb, that was lain, and lives for ever,' hould never have been ung.

No worlds to this world! no happines to this happines! this is the flower, and top of all poible dipenations: here is a confluence of innumerable providences, that hall never be comprehended