(1.) In that he should extend salvation to men, rather than to fallen angels; so our Saviour _took not on him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham_, because he designed to save the one, and to reserve the other, _in chains, under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day_, Heb. ii. 16. compared with Jude ver. 6. And among men, only some are made partakers of this invaluable blessing, which all were equally unworthy of; and their number is comparatively very small, therefore they are called a _little flock_, and _the gate_, through which they enter, _is strait_, and _the way narrow that leads to life, and few there be that find it_, Luke xii. 32. compared with Matth. vii. 13, 14. And there are many who make a considerable figure in the world, for riches, honours, great natural abilities, bestowed by common providence, that are destitute of special grace, while others, who are poor, and despised in the world, are called, and saved; the apostle observed it to be so in his day, when he says, _not many mighty, not many noble, are called; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, things that are not, to bring to nought things that are_, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27, 28. (2.) In several things relating to the internal means, whereby he fits and disposes men for salvation: thus the work of conversion is an eminent instance of discriminating grace, for herein he breaks through, and overcomes, that reluctancy and opposition, which corrupt nature makes against it; subdues the enmity and rebellion that was in the heart of man, works a powerful change in the will, whereby he subjects it to himself, which work is contrary to the natural biass and inclination thereof; and that which renders this grace more illustrious, is, that many of those who are thus converted, were, before this, notorious sinners; some have been _blasphemers, persecutors, and injurious_, as the apostle says concerning himself before his conversion, and concludes himself to have been _the chief of sinners_; and tells us, how he _shut up many of the saints in prison_, and, when they were put to death, _he gave his voice against them; punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme, and, being exceedingly against them, persecuted them unto strange cities_, 1 Tim. i. 13, 15. compared with Acts xxvi. 10, 11. But you will say, he was, in other respects, a moral man; therefore he gives an instance elsewhere of some who were far otherwise, whom he puts in mind of their having been _fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, effeminate, abusers of themselves with mankind, thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers, extortioners; such_, says he, _were some of you; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified_. Moreover, the change wrought in the soul is unasked for, and