Paragraph 1. All those that
are justified, God conferred, in and for the sake of his only Son Jesus
Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption,1 by which they
are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the
children of God,2 have his name put on them,3 receive the
spirit of adoption,4 have access to the throne of grace with boldness,
are enabled to cry Abba, Father,5 are pitied,6 protected,7
provided for,8 and chastened by him as by a Father,9 yet
never cast off,10 but sealed to the day of redemption,11
and inherit the promises as heirs of everlasting salvation.12
1 Eph. 1:5; Gal.
4:4,5
2 John 1:12; Rom.
8:17
3 2 Cor. 6:18; Rev.
3:12
4 Rom. 8:15
5 Gal. 4:6; Eph.
2:18
6 Ps. 103:13
7 Prov. 14:26; 1
Pet. 5:7
8 Heb. 12:6
9 Isa. 54:8, 9
10 Lam. 3:31
11 Eph. 4:30
12 Heb. 1:14, 6:12