Chap.3.Sect3 Looking uvto :}efU1, Boo.ic fV. fha/J Jfet thee M Z tboim? my heart is turned withi11 me, my repentings are kindled togethrr, 0 the goodnelfe of God! · And as God the Fqther, fo God the Son drawes arguments to win fouls to hirnfelfe. I. From his coming; it was the very purpofe and defigne of his corning down[;om heaven to receive . _ finners, this is a faithful [aying ( faye; p,~u!) anJ worthyof u/1 1 THn. 1 • 11: acceptation, that {hrift 'fefm came into the world to fave'jinner.r. 2 . From his faire demeanour and behaviour towards tinners, this was fo open and notorious, that it was turned to his difgrace , andapprobry, f!eholda .friend of Pu.blicans andJi:m~rs: And. the Matth, 11, r 9 ; Scribes and Phanfees murmured at htrn, and hts dtfctples, faymg, why do yeeat &"- drinlzwit.h Publicans ~~~d (z~ne:s?3 .From his own- Luke! .3o. ing offinners,and anfwenng for them to thts refpect ,and {rfman- _ fweringfaid unto them, they that are whole ;1eed not a Phyjitian, but Luker. 31 , 31 ; . they that areJiclz; I came not to call the rtghtecus but jinners tore- - penrana. 4· From his rejoycing at finn~rs converfion: indeed we never read ofChrifis laughter, and we feldorne read ofChrifts joy; ·but whefl it is at any time recc?rded, it is at the converfion of a poore foul ; he had li· tie elfe to comfort hirnfelfe in, being a man offorrows : but in this he rejoyced exceedingly, in that L ke 0 . houre 'f efm rejoyced in Spirit; it was in that· hourc when hefaw u . 1 'u, . an handfd of the fruit of his difciples rninilhy, as anearnefr of the many thoufan1s that !hould afterwards come in ; and! amglad J h . f or Jour fakp that I was not there (faid Chrift' when La~,1rm was 0 n 11 ' 1 f· dead) but why was he glad· ? it follows, to the inte;.zt ye ma; beleeve. He rejoyced if any of his got fatth, a little more faith, more and more faith. 5. From hi> grief in cafe of finners not repenting; witndfe his tea res over 'ferafa!em, and thofe fpeeches 1 of hi?; an~ wh.en he was come neare, heb'eheld the C~t), . .and wept Lu'r.J , 1 • over H ,[.1ymg, if thou hadft kpown, even thou at leafl:n thu thy day 9.4 ,4.f. · the things which belong unto thy peace ; but nvw thq are bidfrom thine eyes ? look as it is with a man carrying to be buried, his wife weeps, l:iis children weep, his friends weep, fo our Sa vi om" follows 'fmt(.<lem to the grave, and when he can do no more for it, he rings out tl1!s doleful paffin~-bel1, 0 rhat thou haaft k..nown, &c. 6. From hts wt!hes, groamngs; oh 'f eruj11lem, 'ferufa!em, thou thnt kj!!eft .the Pi'ophets, andftoneft them which are (ent unto Matth. %3· 37~ . thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together; evm Mall hen gather.; her chick§nJ under her wings; and y.e woN!d mt?- li i r In .
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