Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 67 evil hateth the light, d.T. but he that dohgodcornea to the light, that, eic. Mat, 5. is full of fuck. Blefed are the 'Poor infiiirit, thepure in heart, &c. 19. Wemay Rejoyce in other mens goodWorks and Graces (and do, ifwebe trueChriftians,)there -- fore inour own. zo. We may Rejoyce in Gods outward Mercies; therefore much more in inward, and fuch as accom- pany falvation. All thefe Arguments prove that, we may takeup our Comfort from our own ¡Gracious Qualifications and Actions (not in oppofition to Chrift, but in fubordination to him .) and moli of them prove that we may fetchour Afíurance ofSal- nation from them, as undoubtedEvidences thereof. I have faid the more in Anfwer to thefe Objeeti- ons, i. Becaufe never any came with fairer pretences of exalting Chrift, and maintaining the honour of his Righteoufnefs and free Grace, and ofdenying our felves and our own Righteoufnefs. 2. And yet few Doctrines more dishonour Chrifi, and deffroy thevery fubflance ofall Religion. Even as if a man thould cry down him that would Praife and com- mend Obedience to the King, and fay, You must Praife nothing but the King : fo do thefe cry down our looking at, andRejoycing in our Love to Chrift, and our Thankfulnefs to him, and our Obe- dience, and all under pretence of honouring him. Nay they will not have us Rejoyce in one part of Chrifts falvation(his favingus from the poweroffn, and his fandifyingus, ) under pretence that we dif- honour the other part ofhis falvation (his Juftifying us.) 'fever Satan transformed himfelf into an An- gel ofLight,and his Minifters into Minifters. ofLight, H 2 it
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