984 . . Of tte Gu N-P own 1. a... Ta .. AS o;N~ Sormo;;;, might doethefe. But whenallis faid,rhatcan befaid, hither we~ this Yt here, and pitch upon it :for, this is indeed, the Yt fin•li4; the right 0t~e · to the proper Th~t : That, for oui: ddiver•nce, we berhinke our felves; how tddoe~~e, fcrvice. e tm Take the whole traCl: along,froiil the firfl: wdrd, Bmediltm: There is vijited d redumedin the firft verfe: Ahorne, or amighty falvation, in the tiext: After 1 an izJedfrom_theT!'that did hatem: But you lha!l fee, that all rhefefufpend fiill n~;ee [~ reriocl, till you come to this. But at this, there is. rijited, redeemed,f•ved mig~t~l f A'!ltd; why all~ Forno other end, but that being fo vljited, redeemedand/aved 'Y might wholly additl:, and give over ourfelves, to tbeferviceofHim, who 1 Jas'A.u: thor-ofthem all. our tltuvtr! I wot well,thatprincipally and proper!y, the whole fong referreth to thedell– from rheg,.•d vtr4nce ofdelwer•nces,our finall delwera~ce, from ?urghoftly tnemies,and from their ~,~iJ.'by fire (the fire of hell) by our Bletfed Sav10ur; whtch was fogreat, asitwasable to - open rhemourh,and loofethe tongue ofadumbe man, and make himbreakefonh intoaBenediifm. . _ ..But, inafmuch as in every kind! the chiefe giverh the rule (or, as we fay here)the Yt, to all that are from, and under It : And that, ours and all other deliverances that have ?eene, or~all be, ar.e from or under.that ofHis: Our enemies; fer on by~hofe tnemtts; Ours hghtedrhetr match, at rhm fire(rhe fire ofheiJ) and fo do all others ;r~>cramen. wharfoever: therefore is it, that this Text aptly may be,and ufually bath beene eve:. applied to anydelivrrance,ftomany rnemieswhatfoever: rhofe ofLXXXVIll ~hefc of this Day: the fame Yt,in all : as comming, ali from the fame principiHm.iqllo ; and tending all, to the fame.finis ad quem, that here is fer downe: · 1 For the principium;;, quo; we have formerly endeavoured, to fer that llreight; 'i'h<fameeaafe from whence our ddiverancecame: Even from thegD~dnejfe of Go D ; yet not ex. '""' wb••"· prelfed under that terme,goodnejfe, but under the termeofmercy, as elfewhere. As vcrrer, here (but a verfe before)Toperforinethe merty. And alittle after, 'I'hrosgh tiH. ten-_ Vcrfe "· der mtrfies ofo11r God. ~ercie, , Whicbter-me_ isinadechoiq_e of, for two c.1ufes i One, it inclucks miferie; The other, it excludes merit: and fo, lirtell: for our rurne. . , I• Goodneffe may be performed to one, though in good cafe: Not mercie ;butto fuch onely, as are in miferie. Inmifericordia there is mi[tri,ever. And this, to put us in minde ofour cafe, the extreme mifery we had come to, but for HismercifHUdtli: verance. :t,.,.: -r.u: 2. Againe,goodnef!emay be fi1ewed to fuch as may feeme fome· way to deferve :ro.•;~;;:"- it: Socannot Merci.!. For, but where merit is waming, mer;y is npt pleaded pro• l'fat.. 4 , . 9 • perly. Thefe fer us right,in theprincipium a 'f'"• that we afcribe it not toawrong TbcTutA•- caufe. Out ofIeremie: Itw.u the tnercy ofthe Lord,that we were noNonfomed.Outof ' 6 ' 5 • thePfalme : That mercyofHi4, that i4 over aflhis workes. _ 'Thd!e end And now~ tothejinisadquem. For, wearcase:ilily, andnolelfedangeroufiy Wbtrm. mill:aken in that. Bymerciesmcanes, without all merit ofours, wewere not conf~ mui,butdeliveredfrom fogreat a mifery,fo neereus: why were we fo ~Werewe!•· herati, to become Libertines,to fer us downe,and to eat,and ro drink heal.rhs, and.nfe up,andfeca play~ wasrherenoYt init~ Yes: what was that~ rtfirvwnm t/1,. "rh< s•...,,., So, there growes an obligation out ofit. For, Yt, is aconditionall, and implies S•bflan"of ever aikindeofcomra&,at leafi, that which is not named,but is much ufed,Do "' ~11• ~,'.~~~~' in· farie utfacias. Sothat; the Text is ofthe nature ofa Bond,or Cov.enant. And I g1ve .,,.,,.,..., it nor that denomination;_ ofmine .owne head : I finde irfocalled; mexprelfe rermesl Vor[.s, bur-avcrfcbefore,Tertmember Hi! holy covenant. 71><Divifiow. ACovenantthen, namcs·it. And a Covenant divides it: For,a Covenant is evet betweene two, the rwq Jrerc, Go n and us. ·· .. J, The ~ov~nant onGon's parr,is at the fourth verfe: Thi/J wejh11dd~e (avedfrd!M .. . . . .
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