2.  As Mediator God-man, he is fully and thoroughly furnished to quicken and enliven his members and followers, first and last; and all along their life must be hid with Christ in God; “for in him dwelleth the Fulness of the Godhead bodily,” Col. ii. 9; as Mediator, he is called “a tree of life,” Prov. iii. 18; quickening and enlivening all that feed upon him; and “the bread of life,” John vi. 35, 48.  Yea, because of power and authority to command life to the dead soul, he is called “the Prince of life,” Acts iii. 15; and as a living, quickening stone, he giveth life to all that are built upon him, 1 Pet. ii. 4.  Yea, as being fully fitted and furnished for this work, he calleth himself “the resurrection and the life,” John xi. 25.  This should be riveted in our hearts, as a comfortable and encouraging truth.

3.  Of this stock of life and quickening and reviving grace which he hath got, and is furnished withal as Mediator and Redeemer of his people, he is communicative,—­“of his fulness do we receive, and grace for grace,” John i. 16.  He got it that he might give it out, and that from him as a head it might flow unto his members, and therefore he is the bread that came down from heaven, and giveth life to the world, John vi. 35.  Yea, he giveth eternal life to all his sheep, John x. 28; and he is come for this end, that his sheep might have life, John x. 10.  Therefore hath he taken on such relations, as may give ground of confirmation of this, as of a head, of a stock or root, and the like.  This consideration is strengthening and reviving.

4.  He communicateth of this stock of life, and of reviving strength, which he hath most sweetly and on most easy terms.  So that,

(1.) Such as seek him shall find life by him, Psalm lxix. 32.

(2.) Yea, such as know him shall not miss life, John xvii. 3. 1 John v. 20.

(3.) If we will believe on him and rest upon him, we have life first and last, John iii. 15, 16, 36; vi. 40, 47. 1 Tim. i. 16.

(4.) If we will come to him, John v. 40, and cast our dead soul upon him, we shall live.

(5.) If we will hear his voice, Isa. lv. 3, and receive his instructions, we shall live; for they are the instructions of life.

(6.) Nay, if the soul be so dead, that it can neither walk nor hear, if it can but look to him, he will give life, Isa. xlv. 22.

(7.) And if the soul be so weak, that it cannot look, nor lift up its eyes; yet if it be willing, he will come with life.  Rev. xxii. 17.

Oh, if this were believed!

5.  As he is communicative of that life which he hath gotten as head, and that upon easy terms; so he giveth out of that life liberally, largely, abundantly, yea, more abundantly, John x. 10.  The water of life which he giveth, is “a well of water springing up to everlasting life,” John iv. 14.  Therefore he alloweth his friends to drink abundantly, Cant. v. 1.

6.  Yet it would be remembered, that he is Lord and master thereof, and Prince of this life, and so may dispense it and give it out, in what measure he seeth fit; and he is wise to measure out best for his own glory, and to their advantage.