Vasanos alåethinåe, the true touchstone which shews both grace and nature, or, A discourse concerning self examination, by which both saints and sinners may come to know themselves whereunto are added sundry meditations relating to the Lords Supper / by Nathanael Vincent ...

MEDITATION. XVII.

O my Soul let thy Faith be fixed and settled on the Godhead of thy Lord and Sa∣viour, were he not God 'twere both sin and folly to rely upon him, Faith in him would be altogether vain; but since he is the true God and Eternal Life: They shall not perish but have Everlasting Life that do in∣deed beleive in him. Christ thy Righteousness is the Lord Jehovah, in him therefore thou mayst confidently expect to be justified, and thou mayst Glory and rejoyce for ever. The Blood of Christ is called Gods own Blood, because 'tis the Blood of him that is truly God and over all God blessed forever, as well as truly man. And surely the sufferings of him that was God, can make satisfaction for the sins that thou hast been guilty of against God.

Thou art amazed to see thy iniquities in∣creased, and thy Trespasse grown up to the Heavens: Thou art astonished and de∣solate and horribly afraid to see how high thy sin strikes, even at God himself. But withal take notice how Christ who is God

does stoop and humble himself. He that thought it no Robbery to be equal with God the Father, takes upon him the form of a Ser∣vant and becomes obedient to death even the Death of the Crosse, and he is suffici∣ent to make peace.