The Communicant's Companion
6. The honors of his exalted state are marvelous.—He that was made a little lower than the angels, a worm and no man, is now the Lord of angels.
One in our nature is advanced to the highest honors, invested with the highest powers, having an incontestable authority to execute judgment, even for this reason, that he is the son of man; not only though he is so, but because he is so. This is the Lord's doing, and it is, and should be, marvelous in our eyes.
7. The covenant of grace, made also with us in him, is marvelous.—The terms of the covenant are wonderful, reasonable, and easy: the treasures of the covenant are wonderful, rich, and valuable. The covenant itself is well ordered in all things, and sure; admirably well, both for the glory of God, and the comfort of all believers. God in it "showeth us his marvelous loving kindness," and we answer not the design of the discovery, if we do not. admire it. Other things, the more they are known the less they are wondered at; but the riches of redeeming love appear more admirable to those that are best acquainted with them.
V. Here we must be caring what we shall render to him that has thus loved us. This wondrous love is love to us; and not only gives the greatest encouragements to us to come to God for mercy and peace, but lays the strongest engagements upon us to walk with God in duty and obedience. We are bound in conscience, bound in honor and in gratitude, to love him, and to live to him who loved us and died for us. This concern should much affect us, and lie very near our hearts, haw we may answer the intentions of this love!
We should be affected with a jealous fear, lest we prove ungrateful, and, like Hezekiah, render not again according to the benefit done unto us." We cannot but know something, by sad experience, of the treachery and