CHAP. XII.

Of Adoption.

1. All those that are justified, God vouchsafed, in, and for the sake of his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the Grace ²¹¹²¹¹ Eph. 1.5. Gal. 4.4,5.of Adoption; by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the Liberties, and ²¹²²¹² Joh. 1.12. Rom. 8.17.Priveledges of Children of God; have his ²¹³²¹³2 Cor. 6.18. Rev. 3.12.name put upon them, ²¹⁴²¹⁴ Rom. 8.15.receive the Spirit of Adoption, ²¹⁵²¹⁵ Gal. 4.6. Eph. 2.18.have access to the throne of Grace with boldness, are enabled to cry Abba, Father, are ²¹⁶²¹⁶ Ps. 103.13.pitied, ²¹⁷²¹⁷Prov. 14 26.protected, ²¹⁸²¹⁸1 Pet. 5.7.provided for, and ²¹⁹²¹⁹Heb. 12.6.chastned by him, as by a Father; yet never ²²⁰²²⁰Is. 54.8,9. Lam. 3.31.cast off; but sealed ²²¹²²¹Eph. 4.30.to the day of Redemption, and inherit the promises, ²²²²²²Heb. 1.14. ch. 6.12.as heirs, of everlasting Salvation.