66 5 Book IV. Part+ Luoking unto feftN. --------------------------------- I anfw~r, the death ofChrifl acquits thee of all. Blejfed u he that bath a part in the firft refwrr[ti~n, on fuch the fmnd dwh hath no power. Ch~ifrs death hath took away the painc:s of the fecond death, yea paines and power too, for it {hall never op. prdfe fuch as belong to Chrifi. lfhell and devils could fpeak a word of truth, they would fdy, c~mfort your /elves ye beleevimr fouh, we have no powerover you, for the L ord /efm hath conquered m, and we have quite loft the caufe. Paul was very confident of this, and therefore he th rows down the gauntlet, and cballengeth a difpute with all commers, who foal/ lay any thing ro the charge Rom.8.3J.34. of Cjods Elefl? it rl God that juftifiech; who u he thatcondemnett? it u Chrift that dred: let Gn, and the Ia w, and juflice, and death, .and hell, yea and all the devils in 11ell unite their forces , this one· argument ofChrifls dea~h (it is ( hrifl that dyed) will be enough to confute, and confound them all. Come the'n and comfor t your felves all beleevers in this death ofChrifr; what? do you belecve? and are you confid ent that you do bdeeve? why then do you fit drooping? what manntr of .. '- communications are thefe rhatyou have, as ye wallz, trnd are fad? ...u•• t4 17. J' Away, a1vay dumpi!hneife, def.paire, difquietneife offpirit! Chrifr is dead, that you might live, and be bleifed, in this refpect every thing fpeaks comfort, if you could but-fee it; God and men, heaven and earth, Angels and devils; the very jullice of God it felfe, is now your friend, and bids you go away comforted, for it is fatisfied ro the full ; heaven it felfe waites on you, and keeps the dores open that your fouls may enter ; we have bo!dnef[e (faith the Apofrle) toenter into the holieft by the blcod of a _eb.!OolO, Yefuo, bya newandlivingway, whichhehflth confaratedfonu through the v£ile, that u tofay, hi!. flefo. Cbrifis death hath fet open all th~ golden gates and dares of glory; and therefore go away cheartly, and get you to heaven, and when you come ther.e, be difcouraged or difcomforted if you can. 0 niy foul, I fee thou art poring on un, on thy crimfon fins, and fcarlet fins, but I would have chee dwell on that crimfon-fcarlet blood ofChrill; Oh it is the blood offprinkjing, it fpeakJ bmer things than the blood ofAbel, it cryes for mercy, and pardon, and refrdhing, and falvation ; thy fins cry, Lwd do me jufiice againft fuch a foul; but the blood of(hrifr hath another cry, I am abafed, and humbled, , nnd 1have anfw.md all. Methinks this lhould make thy heart · leape.
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