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 "That Christ is a Plant of Renown, of God’s raising up, for the benefit and advantage of his people, or for their comfort and relief in all their distresses; he is a Renowned Plant of God’s raising up."

Now, in discoursing this Doctrine, if time and strength would allow, I might,

Ist, Premise a few things concerning this blessed Plant.

2dly, I might enquire, Why he is called a Plant of Renown?

3dly, Speak a little to the raising up of this Plant.

4thly, For whom he is raised up.

5thly, For what end. And then,

Lastly. Apply.

As to the first of these, namely,

Ist. To premise a few things concerning this blessed Plant.

First, I would have you to know what is here attributed and ascribed to Christ: It is not to be understood absolutely of him as God, but officially as he is Mediator and Redeemer. Considering him absolutely as God, this cannot be properly said of him that he was raised up; for he is God co-equal and co-essential with the Father: But viewing him as Mediator, he is a Plant, as it were, of God's training. You will see from the context all that is said of Christ has a respect to him as a Mediator, that