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Words spoken to Jacob belong equally to all believers. WORDS SPOKEN TO JACOB BELONG EQUALLY TO ALL BELIEVERS
ef ; " but it is never said that one who entered in by faith was censured for his impertinence and driven out again. Jacob, according to the text with which we have headed this chapter, took possession of the P'-cmi, Soiti. '^tosl, '"Id I '"Ur. •"mself "Po„ ,-, OH-n self "Pon !,, havt fav, ' "-l-H ""und. ■"" th. Pray, runs 'my and spirit. my P'>"oso„f,"'"l". tot ,> ^ *"" * . "<*= to ,1 "^"^ Co,. "ai-e '4e, f'y, i, "stra, 'J-ar, ?.*:«„ '?*(»-, '"''''lo/'j and, ■ TAe J fie not ^ by f.;., '^ mi/,e .. ■^< ^«-::5^f=-a, pe4-!;;,T'"<'.">afe,, ttat ye 'Sfre, "•the "■=*a?* » *ed. ' sun ""S-ft, and :nce "nisj, 3 7 '*= 6e "astA*'^".! ' (4, •"ord o/ « / Taking Possession of the Promise, 93 the God of grace under lock and key. The promise is not only " unto you, and to your chil- dren/* but also " to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call/* What a com- fort is this ! Let us take up our common-rights, and possess by faith what the Lord has made ours by a covenant of salt. AIGHTWAY IT IS YOURS IT IS BY FAITH THAT WE RECEIVE PROMISES AND NOT BY SIGHT AND SENSE THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE NOT ENCLOSURES TO BE THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OF THIS SAINT OR THAT BUT THEY ARE AN OPEN COMMON FOR ALL THE DWELLERS IN THE PARISH OF HOLY FAITH NO DOUBT THERE ARE PERSONS WHO WOULD IF THEY COULD MAKE A FREEHOLD OF THE STARS AND A PERSONAL ESTATE OUT OF THE SUN AND MOON THE SAME GREED MIGHT PUT A RING FENCE AROUND THE PROMISES BUT THIS CANNOT BE DONE AS WELL MIGHT MISERS HEDGE IN THE SONG BIRDS AND CLAIM THE MUSIC OF THE LARK AND THRUSH AS THEIR OWN SOLE INHERITANCE AS PROPOSE TO KEEP PROMISES ALL TO THEMSELVES NO NOT THE BEST OF THE SAINTS CAN EVEN IF THEY WISH TO DO SO PUT A SINGLE WORD OF THE GOD OF GRACE UNDER LOCK AND KEY THAT PROMISES NOT ONLY UNTO YOU AND TO YOUR CHILDREN BUT ALSO TO ALL THAT ARE FAR OFF EVEN AS MANY AS THE LORD OUR GODS SHALL CALL WHAT A COMFORT IS THIS LET US TAKE UP OUR COMMON RIGHTS AND POSSESS BY FAITH WHAT THE LORD HAS MADE OURS BY A COVENANT OF SALT
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