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wards. 6 Ye Freef.ns and orher Gorrites, ec The Goſpel, 10 called either by an vival Feoratjin for the tru2 word, or by way of E- minency, as Containing the moir excellent and neceſſary of all *Froths; the Dorin of Righteoulneſs and Life by Jeſus Chrilt ; or with reſpec to the Law and its ſhadows, the truth and fub- france of which, is held forth in the Goſpel, 4 both in reſpett of 11> matter contained in ir, ths Doctrin of Salvation, and in re- C7} of its efficiency, as being the means whereby God works F1ith, and brings to Salvation, Rom. I. 16, Hebe 2.3. of 1 rom either is to be referred to Believers: 9g. d. after ye believed in Chriſt; or to Sealing, and then it ſhews by virtue of whom this hcnefit of Sealing is beſtowed, viz. by virtus of Chriſt. e Ye were cured and Aſcertained of your Right to the Inheritance z which w2 may underftand to be done either by the Spirit's impreſſing up- 07 the Soul, the Image of God in the Work of Regeneration, or (be- cauſe that cannot ſo well be underſtood to be after believing) 25 ſome think by his Teſtimony in Mens own Conſciences afterward, whether immediate by an overpowring light, ſhining into the Soul, and filling it with aſſurance of its Tnteretr in Chrift and Heaven or mediate, enabling a Man to diſcern that Tmage of God in his Sonl, by which the Spirit bears Witneſs to his Intereſt in the In- heritance, and affures him of it; ſce Chap. 4.30. Rom. 8. 16. Gal. 2 6. f Becauſe the Spicit's coming was before promiled, or be- cauſe he verifies and confirms the Promites, in and to the Hearts of Believers.
(5. 14 * Which is the earneſt of our inheritance g un- til tae redemption pf the purchaſed poſſeſſion þ, unto th2 praiſe of his glory 7.
g The Spirit given to, and dwelling in Believers by his Gifts and Graces is the earneſt or pledge whereby their Inheritance 15 ſecured to them, as Men are ſecured the payment of a promiſed Sum, bya part given beforehand in earneſt for the reft. 5 Either 1, the Redemption of the Poſſeſhon is put for the Poſſeſſing of the Redemption (by an Hypallage) viz. full and final Redemption from Sin, and Death, and Hell, an4 Satan; which Redemption though perfectly wrought by Chrift, is but in part applied in this Lite, and is to be fully enjoyed in the other ; or 2. rather (though to the ſame ſenſe) to the full and final Redemption in the end of the World, of all Gods People who are here called his Purchaſed Poſſeſhon ; . See the ſame word ſo taken, As 20. 23. and 1 Peter 2. 9 7 The final Salvation, and complete Redemption of God's Peo- ple, will beeſpecially for the Glory of God, 2 Thefſ. 1. 10.
14, 15 Wherefore] alſo, * after I heard & of your taith in the Lord Jeſus /, and love to all the ſaints m,
+ He was an Eye Witneſs of their firft believing, but here he ſpeaks of their encreaſe and conſtancy in the Faith jince, of which he had heard by others : 1 z.e. not barely a Belief of Chriſt's Ex- cellencies, but a belief of his being their Saviour, their receiving and relying on him as ſuch, and ſo a Believing in him as the imme- diate object of their Faith, and him by whom they believed in God, 1 Fer. 1. 21. mM This is added to ſhew the Truth of their Faith which works by Love. Lore to the Saints is mentioned as an E- vidence of their Love to God ; and to al! the Saints, to ſhew the ſincerity of that Love in its not being partial, but reſpetting all Saints, and therefore Saints as Saints.
r.1. 16 * Ceaſe not to give thanks for you z, making i. 1. mention of you in my Prayers 0.