And ye are Christ's
This is the ground and foundation of all things being theirs, and
shows in what way they come by them, and what gives them their
claim and property: they are Christ's, he has an interest in
them, and they in him; they are his, not only by creation, as all
men are, but by the Father's special gift of them to him, as his
spouse and bride, his children, his sheep, his portion, and his
jewels; they are his through the purchase of his own blood, and
by a voluntary surrender of themselves unto him, under the
influence of his Spirit and grace; they are his by their
profession of him; they avouch themselves to be the Lord's and
call themselves by his name; and they are his by his possession
of them, and dwelling in their hearts by faith; and all they have
are his. Their worst things are his; their sins are accounted to
him, and laid on him by imputation, and have been bore and done
away by him: their griefs and sorrows are his, their reproaches
his, and their afflictions and sufferings his. Their best things
are his; their temporal mercies come from him, and through him;
and all their spiritual blessings, they are blessed with in him;
and all the good things done by them are done in his strength, by
the assistance of his Spirit, and in virtue of his grace.
And Christ is God's;
he is his Son, his own, his only begotten and well beloved Son,
as he is a divine person; and as man he is his creature, made by
him, and inferior to him; he is the head of him, as the man is of
the woman; and as Mediator, he is his righteous servant, whom he
has chosen, called, brought forth, upheld, and in whom he is
glorified: so that, upon the whole, the saints should not glory
in men, though ever so great and good, but in God, and in Christ,
as of God, made unto them wisdom, righteousness, sanctification,
and redemption.