t Phil. iii. 9.
effectual grace he shall " transform thee into mine image, in righteousness and true holiness11."
•' Dost thou desire that, as thy Mediator, he may be ever present with thee, to learn thy wants ; and at the same time be ever present with me, to obtain for thee a supply of them ? This also shall be done. He shall ever dwell, by his Spirit, in thy very bosom x; and shall ever be at my right hand in heaven, as thine Advocate and Intercessor^
' If thou hast any fears respecting his sufficiency to help thee, know this, that for thy sake I will commit the government of the zvhole universe into his hands2; so that nothing shall be done, " not even an hair of thine head shall fall" to the ground, without his special permission3.
' Nay more ; for thy satisfaction and security, there shall be a perfect identity of interests between him and thee ; so that " whoso toucheth thee, shall touch the apple of his eyeb;" and "whoso shall give but a cup of cold water to thee, shall be considered as having given it directly and personally to him0."
' And, that there may not remain a wish of thine heart unaccomplished, I have ordained that this Saviour shall be thy Judge. Yes, He who has " lived in theed," and " been thy very life6," shall bear tes- timony to thee before the assembled universe, that thou art his redeemed childf; and shall claim thee, as " his treasure^" " his inheritance h," " his purchased possession1.'"
Of course, this supposed conference between Jehovah and his fallen creature, Adam, will not be taken by you in a strict sense, but only as a mere illustration of the condescension and grace of God. And, if it be remembered how Moses pleaded, and even expostulated, with Godk; and how "Jacob wrestled with Jehovah the whole night in prayer,
u Eph. iv. 23, 24. x Eph. iii. 17. y 1 John ii. 1, 2.
» 1 Pet. iii. 22. a Luke xii. 6, 7. b Zech. ii. 8.
c Matt. xxv. 40. d Gal. ii. 20. e Col. iii. 4.
f Matt. x. 32. s Exod. six. 5. h Deut.xxxii. 9.
1 Eph. i. 14. k Exod. xxxii. 11—14.