VI. That in and through Christ alone we must come,
1. To the knowledge of the Father; "for no man knoweth the Father but the Son;" and he alone, who came out of the bosom of the Father, revealeth him.
2. To the favour and friendship of the Father; for he alone is our peace, and in him alone is the Father well pleased.
3. To the kingdom of the Father here; for here only is the door, John x.; and by his Spirit are we effectually called.
4. To the kingdom of the Father above; for he alone hath opened that door, and is entered into the holiest of all, as our forerunner, and is gone to prepare a place for us.
5. Through him alone must we address ourselves to the Father in our supplications, John xvi. 23. Rev. viii. 3; in our thanksgiving, Rom. i. 8. Col. iii. 17; and praise, Heb. xiii. 15. Eph. iii. 21.
6. Through him alone have we access and an open door to the Father, Eph. ii. 18; iii. 21. Heb. iv. 16.
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