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Adoption

2 Cor. 6.18

- going to consider a Glorious priviledge - Value of the Gospel, Gal.[4] 4.[8] 5. - attend Bretheren and rejoice -

We will consider. I the nature II The priveleges III The evidences - of adoption

1 The nature of adoption - The word taken from common life - has been practice by all nation . Moses . Esther There are 3 kinds of adoption 1 Natural Rom. 9. 4. 2 Spiritual Rom 8.15. 3 Glorious and final Rom 8. 19. and 23. - The first Kind no longer remains - The third we must patiently wait for - The second is the subject to be treated

= In many things spiritual adoption strickingly resembles civil, . it is a [puting] among the children . volontary on the part of the adopter

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. adopted has the name of adopter . do is supported by do . do under authority of do . do is the proper heir of do

=In some thing they disagree . men adopts because they have no heirs - not so with God . consent of adopted nescesary . men adopt on acc^t some good quality - Pharoah's Daughter Acts 7.20. - Mordicai Esther 2.7. . [Persons] adopted tho' he receives the names; yet not the nature

=Adoption differs from regenration one cannot be without the other

{ . Adoption gives the previleges of Sons { . Regen⁼. the nature of Sons

{ . Adoption relates in to God as a Father { . regen=. gives us the likness of the Father

{ Adoption instates us in divine favor [effeston] { Regen. makes us partaker of his nature

= Adoption differs Reconciliation and from justification

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- I In Reconciliation God is the suprime Lord and injured party - man is the enimy that has wronged him.

-In justification God is considered a judge and man as guilty.

- In j adoption God is considered as a Father & man as alien. Reconciliation makes us friends Justification makes us rightious Adoption makes us heirs

II The Priveleges of xc. 1 it is adorable Grace - chosen

2 It is an immense honor - from slaves to kings' Son - from baggers to Princes - bear the name of God - assume high connection . bretheren of Christ . Preist unto God . Fellow citezen with the saint[s]

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3 This is a state of safty. Is. 32. 2.[8-]18. - a Father protects his Children Prov. 14. 36.

4 This is state of aboundence, Tim. 6. 17 . Temporal - Ps. 84. 11. no good things xc. . Spiritual Eph. 1. 3^rd. . Eternal - . all things [1] Cor. 3. 22

5 Accept to God - a child not afriad its Father. - tells all its wants, e

6 Unperishable filicity - now we know not all 1 John 3. 2. - happy family - all before stated grace, honor, safty, Provission, communion &c.

7 Glorious inheritance - all things Rev. 21. 7 - unfaiding 1 Pet. 1.4. . now we are children at school then children at home -

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III The evidences of adoption 1 Abandoning other dependences - looks not to the perant but adopter Is. 26. 13 other Lords &c.

2 sincere effection. - not always in civil Ps 73. 25 whom have &c. Lam. 3, 24 the Lord is my &c

3 Submission - must obey the my master of the house

4 Patient waiting for th inheretance - no fire nor thieves can rob us of our estate - not so civil. Rom. 2. 7.

5 By being conformed to God's image Improvement 1 Be astonish at such love 1 John 3. 1. Behold &c.

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2 behave like dutiful children - imitate y^r. Father - rightly estemate chastisment . all children need it Heb.12.6.8.11. . otherwise not children . Salutary - never let us be afriad "The God that rules on high" - trust him for time, Death, & Eternity - cutivate love to Bretheren

3 My hearers do we all belong to this family? - only two families Children of God Children of the Devil.

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