OF ADOPTION

God has granted permission, that in Christ, His only Son, and for His sake, all those that are justified shall partake of the grace of adoption, by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God; have His name put upon them, receive the spirit of adoption, have access to the throne of grace with boldness, are enabled to cry Abba, Father, are pitied, protected, provided for, and chastened by Him as by a Father; yet, they are never cast off, but are sealed to the day of redemption, and inherit the promises as heirs of everlasting salvation.[1]