-. Chap.3.Sect.;. LfJokingrmto re[tH. Boo.k.IV.Pan.3. 65 3 ------ I. It was the defigne of(hrifl: by his · {ufferings to give fa tisfaCtion to the infinite jufl:.ce of God for fin. 2. It was intended and meant (at !eafi in a fecond phce) to give out to the world a mofl: notable and eminent infl:ance, and demonfir;~tion of the horridneffe odioufndfe, and e1):ecrableneffe of Go, fith no leffethan all this, 1 ea nothing elfe !'ltlt tl}is would ierve the turoe to expiare it, and attone for it. 3. It holds forth againe, as fin is horrid in its felfe, fo it cannot but be exceeding grievous and offenfive to Chrifl:; Oh it cof'c him deare, it put him to all this paine and torture; it made him cry our! my God," mJ Cjod, why haft thou forfak__en me? how then i11ould it but offend him above all, above any thing in the world? 4·· Jftherefore there be in me any fparke of love tow<~rds Chrifi, or _any likeneife to Chrift ; or ifi would have Chrifl: to beare any affeCtion, love, regard, or refpeel: un~o me, it will abfolutely behoove .me by all meanes to loath fin, and to cafl: it away from me; to roote it up, to quit my hands, and to ridde my heart of it. The truth is, I cannot poflibly give forth a more pregnant proofe ofmy fincere love , intire affeCtion, refpect, conformity, refemblance, fympatby to and with Chrifr, than by offering all violence, ufing all holy feverity againfi finne for his v~ry_ fake. Now when the heart iS> thus exercifcd, God by his Spirit will - not faile to meet us; our defire and endeavour of foul to weaken . and kill fin in the foul is not without its reward; but efpecially when fin bath in this way, and by this meanes , loft the affed:ion ohhe foul, and is brought in hatred, and difefreeme, it decayes, and dyes of it felfe ; for i~ only liveth and flourifhetb by the warme affeCtions, good thoughts, and opinion that the foul hath of it: So that matters going thus in the heart, the influence that fhould nouri!h an'ii maintaine fin, is cut off, and it withers by degrees till it be finally, and fully deHroyed. Thus for direCtions; no·v for the encouragements ofour fi ith to beleeve in Chrifis death, confi der. -·-- I. The fulneffe of this objeCt, Chrift crucified; there is a tranfcendent alfufficiency in the death ofChrifr: in a fafe fenfe i-t containes in it tmiverfdl redemption: it is fufficient for the redemption ofevery man in the world, ~· ea and effeCtual for all · - Oooo 3 • that '·
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