d · No 1 v albeit the two firft degrees may be'without the lajf, yet none feel the /aft 1 "ho "hn )OJ'., in tOme deuree .<elt both the firjf. He faith true, in fame degree, though ave no J' . " . J' f f · h r f I commonly the deepedsthefenfeo mifery, the weeteos t c ,cnce o mercy. n our dead fecudty before converfion (fatth another) God u Jam to let the la1v, ftn, confc.ence, Satan, a deep fenfe ofo11r abominable and c~trfed flare loofe ~<pon "'' and to kjndle the very fire of hell in 01 er fouls, thatfa we might be ro11z..ed, and afterward morefwectly andfo•mdty raifed and refrejhedJor after the mojf toilfome labour is thefweerejf jleep, after thegreatejf tempejf the Jfillejfcailnes; fancfified trot<bles and terrors ejfablijh the fltrejf peao·e, .and the Jhakjng of thefe winds rnakjs the trees of Gods Eden takj the better rootmg. Spmtually there u never a perfect ea/me but after " tempejf; the wmde, and earthquakj, and fire makj way for the [oft voice, CHAP. V. Sect. I. The means to be delivered OHt of the pangs ofthe rmv birth, ANd now if(by God's bieffing) thou feelell: this forrow andmelting ofheart, the next thing thou mull do, is to teck for the remedy, which remedy ~onfifis of thefc ingredients: Firfl:, fi fight ofChrijf. S~condly, .Adefire after Chrijf. Thtrdly, ./1.-elying 011 Chrijf. Fourthly, .An obedience to Chrijf. Fifthly, fi comfort i n ChrijfJo~tght f o•· and <Jbtaimd. Thou wilt fay, Thefe ingredients are pearls indeed, but how fhoub I obtain them? I anfwer, By application of the ptomifes l and lith every ingredient hath its particular promifes, I !hall let thee fee them in order, onely do thou apply the'? thy felt; it is enough for the Phylician to prepare the medicine,thy own body muff: receive -it; fo, in this medicine it is, thou mull: apply it if th(ju wilt have fouls health.-– Some may object, I dare not look to the promife, I cannot believe; if! could believe, then I could expect good from the promife.--I anfwer, Thou fhalt never believe upon thefe termes, thou mull: not firtt have faith, then go to the promife; but thou mull firfl: go to the .promife, and from thence receive power to believe: The dead (faith Chrill) jhr.ll he11r thevoice ofthe Son of God, and they that hear it jiMII live, Joh', 5. 2 5. it is fpoken of the dead in !in ; firR:, there is the voice of Chritt to the foul, before there can be again an cccho of the foul to Chritt; the Lord faith, Come, foul, and the foul faith, I come L ord : 0 then, go ro the promifc, and expect faith from thence ; this i:i the rule, I mujf not bringfaith to the promi.fe, bur reo·eive faith from it, and therefore there 'Will! h"ng, and wait till the Lord pleafe to work.it. Sect. z. The promifes procuring a fight of Chriff. THe firll: llep, or ingredient th1t brings comfort to thy heavie foul, is the fight o/ . Chrift: and to procure thts fight, thou hall thefc promifes. Matth. I. 2I. Tho~tjhalt call his Name ']cfl.,, for he.fballfave hu people from their fins, Luke, 2. IO, I I. Behold, I bring]at<good ti.ai.ngs ofgreat joy,that jha/1 beta dll peopie 1 >hat >S,thllt untoyore is born this day i.n,the czty ofDavida Savi.Mr,whi.ch is Chrijf the-Lord. John. I. 29. Behold, the Lmnb'of God which takjth away the fins of the world. John 3: I 6. God fo loved thn>~>rld, that hegave his only begotten Son, to the end that all that beheve m htmjho~tldnot perijh; but have life everlajiing. .John 3. I 7• God font nothis Son into the world, that hejhoHid condemn the world, bHt that the world through him might be faved. · . RotJkJ .25 .GodbathJetforth Chrijf ']efuo to bea recoi1Ciliatiollthroughfaith in hisblo•d, l. Cor. I. 30. Chri.jf Jefus of God is m11de unto us wifdom, and> i.ghteotif'neffi, and JanfJijicatton, and redemption, . I Tim. I. I 5. This is a true faying; and by all means worthy to be received, that Cbrift ]ifus t·ame mto the world ro favefinners . . •Heb, '3· I2. Jcfus, th11t he might;fancri.fie the people with hil own blood, Jirjfcrcd !>mhout the gare, . r John. 2. I, 2. 1fany_ fin, we have an• ..Advocate with the F11ther 7 ']eflts Chrift r/;e, r•ghteo~ts, and he" the prop11111NU11 for 011r' fim, ,.nd tlfl for HS Q/fety, bnt alfo for the fmi of the whole world, " · · Bo!tohl ibfiru.. llions for a£– ftiltcd confoi– cnccs.
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