which was made with Abraham, and all the promises con- tained in it ; and say, ' All these are mine.' Survey all that Abraham ever possessed, or possesses at this moment at the right hand of God ; and then say, ' As Abraham's seed, and Abraham's heir, I am entitled to all of this.' Go further still, and survey all that Christ himself ever enjoyed, or at this moment enjoys, as the promised Seed of Abraham, and the great Heir of all ; and then say, ' All this also, so far as I am capable of enjoying it, is mine : God is my God, even as he is Christ's11; and Christ's throne is my throne: Christ's king- dom is my kingdom; Christ's glory, my glory; for " the glory which God has given him, he has given mex."!
"What then shall I do, to shew my sense of the benefits conferred upon me? This will I do, to the utmost of my power: I will " put on Christ:" I will put him on daily; so that God shall never see me but as I am in him, covered with the robe of his righteousness ; nor shall my fellow-creatures ever see me but as possessing " the very mind which was in Christ y." I will " put on the Lord Jesus Christ," even as a man puts on his garments2; so that all who see me shall say that I resemble him. I will, God helping me, be " a living epistle of Christ, that shall be known and read of all men3;" so that all may know how he walked when on earth, and how he wills that we should walkb.
This, my beloved brethren, is the true way to prove your- selves Christ's believing people ; and this will bring down to you a heaven upon earth.]
u Gen. xvii. 7. with John xx. 17. x Rev. hi. 21. John xvii. 22. y Phil. ii. 5.
1 This is the precise import of Rom. xiii. 14. and refers to the moral image of Christ.
a 2 Cor. ii. 2, 3. b 1 John ii. 6.