_Vse_ 1. This may serve _to reprove_ those, who, when for the time they ought to be teachers, doe yet remaine unskilfull and infants, _Hebrews 5.12,13._ 2. _To admonish us_, never so to rest satisfied with that which we have attained, as if there were nothing more to be gotten; for although we have all other things, yet it is required, that we should increase more and more in it, _1 Thessalonians 4.1,10._ 3. _To informe us_, hereby we may understand, that the word of God is necessarily to be used, not only by the ignorant and unskilfull, but also by all those that doe yet want some thing, and doe desire to increase that which they have. 4. _To instruct us_, to examine our selves by this marke, whether we use the word of God aright or no? Doctrine 8. _In the Gospell there appeares such graciousnesse and goodnesse of God, that it stirres up all the faithfull, to an earnest desire thereof._ This is gathered from the 3. verse, _that the Lord is gracious_: Where by _God_ we are to understand Christ, as it appeares by the following words: by _♦graciousnesse_ we are to understand that grace which is revealed in the Gospell, as it evidently appeares by the connexion of this verse, with that which went before. _So_ _Titus 3.4._ ♦ “gratiousnesse” replaced with “graciousnesse” _Reason_ 1. Because this glorious grace of God, ♦which brings salvation unto men by Christ, is the subject matter and argument of the Gospell. ♦ “whch” replaced with “which” 2. Because God bestowes this grace upon us, being altogether unworthy of it, enemies to him, and seeking no such thing of him: for after such a manner is this grace bestowed upon us, as that from the beginning to the end, the whole businesse depends upon the meere goodnesse of God. _Vse_ 1. This may serve _to informe us_, to judge of the quality and quantity of the goodnesse and graciousnesse of Christ, no other way but by the word of the Gospell; for we must not imagine, as many use to doe, that through the graciousnesse of God, it shall be well with us, though we continue in our sinnes without repentance and turning to God: no such graciousnesse is revealed in the Gospell. 2. _To instruct us_, alwayes to admire the riches and bounty of Christs grace, that is revealed in the Gospell. 3. To exhort us, earnestly to desire, to take delight, and to rejoyce in hearing and meditating upon Gods word. _Psalms 27.4._ & _65.4._ & _119.103._ in this respect is the use of the word of the Gospell compared to the banquet of a King, wherein all things are full of Sweetnesse and delight. _Luke 14.16,17._ Doctrine 9. _This goodnesse of Christ in the Gospell is proposed to us to be tasted._ This is gathered from these words: _If so be ye have tasted_. So _Psalms 34.8._ _Taste and see._ That is, we should so lay hold upon it by faith, that we may have an inward sense, and experience of the vertue and power thereof.