IOO .Ofthe N AT 1 v 1 T 1E. Sermon rr. --------~------------------------------- cum mifero, nonejfet?vVhere fhouldMercy be, ifwithmifery ihe fhould no~ Nomttting, till /l~fl. et fa– r.ulied, Not in any, bur the Cbri– flianRtiigion. . As for Peace, fhe went betweene both, to fee, iflhe could make themmeet a<>aine mbettertcrmes. For, without fuch ameeting, no good robe done for us. " For, meet they mull:,and that in other termcs,or it will goe wrong with us; Our Salvatton !yes a bleedmg, all t111S while. The Plea hangs,and we il:and, as the prifo. ner at the Barre, a~dknow nor what ilull become of us. For, though two be for us, there are two agarnil: us,asilrong and more il:Iffe than they. So that,much depends upon this fecond c.Meetmg; upon the compofing or raking up this difference. For th_efc mull: be at pea~e betweene themfelvcs, before they at peace with us, or we~ With Go n. And this is fme: weil1allnever meet in heaven, iftheymeet no more. And many meanes were_:nadeforrhis meeting, many times; bur, it would not be. Where il:ayed It~ It was ~or long of Mercy, ll1ee would be eafily imreared, to giVeanewmeetmg: (no quelhon ofher.j Oft did il1e looke up toheaven, but 11igli– teotifnejfewouldnot lockedorvne: Nor looke? norrhau fmallhopc,llJewould be got tomeet, that wouldnotlookethar way-ward. • . . Indeed, all thequeil:ion is ofher. It is Tlfteth, and foe, that holds off: but, fpe. CJally Shee. Vpon theBitth (you fee) here is no I'nemion of any in panicular, but of Her; as much to fay as, the reil: might be dealt with; fhe only it was, that llood out. And yet, il1emuil: be got tomeet, or el!enomeeting. All the hope is,thar fhe dorh not refufefimply, neverromeet more : but ftands uponfatis{affion: Elfe, Righteoufne/[til1ould not be righteow. Being fatisfied; then lhe will: remaining unfarisfied; fo,fhe will not meet. ' All il:~nds then on her farisfyiog; how to devife, to give her farisfaCl:ion to her minde, that fo i!Je!Flay be content, once more (nor to mmand argue, as yer.while, but) tomeet, andkijfe; meet in~ joym concurrence to faveus, and fer us free. . And (indeed) Hoc opu;, there !yes all: how to fer a fong ofrhefe foure parrs, in good harmony; how to make thefemeet,at alove.day; how to fatisfie Iuflice, upon whom all the fray is. And this (fay I) no Religion in rheworlddorh, or can doe,but thechrijlian. No ~urfing this P[alme, but ours : Nonemake.Iteflice meet,but it.Confequently,Non~ qmet theconfcience foundly, but it: Confcquemly,noReligion but it. With all reli. gionsclfe, aroddes they be; and fo,as they are faine to leave them fo ; For,meanes in the world have they none, how to make themmeet : Not able for their lives to ten· Vcere 9· der Iufliceafatiofartion, that will make her comein. The words next before are,that Pfa!.a6.6. glorymaydrvellinour Land. Thisglorydorh dwellinDterLandindecd: And great caufe have we all highly-to bleffe Go n, that harh made our,lot to fall in fo foire 11 ground: That we were nor borne, to inherit alye; that we were borne, to keepe this Feajl ofthis Meeting. For, bid any ofthem all bur il1ew you the way, how to farif. fie Ittifice foundly,and to make her come to thismeeting; how Go n s Word may Luk.10.3 ''l" be tme, and His 1•orkejuff,and theSinner finde mercy and be favcd for all that~ They cannot. TheChriflian only can doe it, and none elfe. All befide, for lacke of this, paffe by thewoundedman, and let him lye il:ill andbttedtodeath. Bid theTurke : All he can fay ,is,Mal;omcts prayer i!Ja!l beupon you. Mahomets prayer,whar is that~ Say he were (tlm,hewas not) ajuft man, a r:ueProphet; What can his prayers doe, but move Mercy. Bur,. GoD s Itifhce, how 1s that anfwered ~ Whoi11all farisfie that~ Not prayers; Itejhce IS not moved wnh rh~m; heares them not; goes on to femence, for all them. Hee can goe no further: hee cannot make IuHice meet. Bidthe Heathen; he [ayes better yet,than theTurke. They faw,that withotetjhedHcb.g.». ding ofbtoudthere was nofatisfjin~ Iujfice; and fo,no remifion offin.To farisfie her, Hcb.Io+ facr!ftcesthey had, of beail:s. Bur,tt zs.tmpoftble (as the Apojlle well notes~ that the. Mica 6.7. bioudofbttlls orgo.1tsfoouldfatiifie for Ottrfins :Amall Sin, andabeajl dye? lteflice will none ofthar. What then, will ye gocas farrc as fome d1d, rhef'tttt ofmy body,for tht jinneof my{oule? Nor that neither. For, i_fir wererhejirft-.borne~ theJirft-borne was borne inSin· andSin,for Sin, can never fansfie. This MeetmgWill not be there. ' ~
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