Sermon 13. of the Ho L Y G Ho s T. 7F . And Jafl, the reverfall to .this. Th.ar, as nor rhefe, without rh.espirit; So, not l I I; the spirit, withdut .thefe (that ts) not wttliourrheSMraments, whtch are themonll" ,.e~ts;.artdpledges ofthefe•. And fo, that we en~eavour, that theSpirit, on thisday (the dty of the Spmt) ma~ come ro .us, and gtve Hts !liJtneffe, that C lt R I , T is cometo us, and comeeo us mthem ; mthem both; to our comfort both here, and eternally. THus it is written and thusitbehoved, thatHethatwasro come, I • su5 the ·i. SAvIouR of the world, when H~came, !hould come in waterandbtoud. chriili ·arti Htsnamewasfocalled (Ins us) fa!ththeLAnge//;rofhewHeelhould (ave, Th"\'r,. !liJp"ple frBm their fins. To fave us from them, by taking them :I way: For, Hie eft wastocomelii onm/6 frllctH< (faithEfai, and it is a ground with us,) All thefruit we have, is the taking ~=~~.and awar if our finne. Take that away, the refiwillfollGwofitfelfe:that(indeed)is Matth.•.:~~~ all in all. Ef•.•H· To takeaway linne, two things ate to be taken a\vay; For,infinne,~re theft two; 1 Rwm, and •Macula;(asall Divines agree) thegt~i!t,and thefoyleorJPot. Theguiti, to which Ptiwifhment is due : The (Jot, ..yhereby wee grow loathfome in Go o s eyes, aqd even in mens, too. For, even before them, Shame and Reproach follov.r ftnne. Take thefe two away, and finne is gone. ~rid r~ere is no people, under hea– ven,but have fenfe of thefe two; and noReltgtdn1s, dr ever was, but laboured tore-. movethemboth. To takeawayfoyle, water ism<ilt fit: To takeawayguiti, 6l9ud. No punifhmenr; for anyguilt, goes further thanbloud. Therefore had the he.athen their lujlrations,for the foyle; which were ever by water (--donee mej!Hminevhlo Abluero;) and their ex– piAtio»s, for t!Jegui/t by /hedding Of b/oiedever ({angt~i1Jt p/acJjlis;) WithOUt ;'vhich they held no remijion offinnes. · .. . The Iewes,they likewife had theirJfrir:kling water for the trncletinneffi : had their Num.t.r: , , fl•ine (acrifii:~ the btoudwhereof done on their p'ofls, the defirdyer pafl~d by them, Exod......, theguilt by it being firfi taken away. Bur the Pnphet tells us, Nowater(no, tiot {illdw.wdtef, and puttoitniireand Icr.i.u; Borith and fidleri fope, never fo much) can enter into the foble; to take away the fleines of it. And rhe Apoftie he reil us: It 1'las impojfible,the blottddf bidls orgoats Heb.Jo. 4 ; }hollld.fatisfe fer the fins of men; Thewater had not the venue, to get out thofej}ots : norrhebloud, the value, to make f.1risfJClion ro Go o, for manstrefNife~ Donec:venit q11i venturus erat,Till He came th~r was to come; Shilo, with a6/oud, Gen·t9;;.;; and awater, which(becaufe it was the bloudarid ri>attr of thcSonneof God; and [o of Go o) by his divine power, infufed into both; gavethewater[uch a piercing force) andgave the bloudfo inefiimable high avalue,as was able to workc bo.th: to put an· e.nd to that which neitherthewajbings, nor offeringsof Natt!re, or of the Lawcould nddtus of. Thus, in rvater and btoudwas Hero come, that was ro take finneaway. . Thus was He to come, and rhus did He come: did con1,e divcrfe wayes.Inh!oud, i the hl,.d of HiJ Cirmmcifion; in water, thewater of His Bapti(me. n·egan fo,and fo Tha~Hcdi<i e_nded: Inwater, thewaterof Hisjlrong crying andteates 9 whereby J.fe made {upplica· focome. tiOnto G0 D for us; inbloud, the6/oudof His pallion, thebloud of Getbfemane, His· bioudy(weat ;thcbloudof Gabbatha, of thefco~~rges andthon<JeS; the bloudof Golgoth.-, Ma!th. , 6 • 36 • ofHish<nd•andfeetdigged. Thus came He. ._. . . Ioh.,,.q. Yer1s tt none of thefe,Saint John pointerh to': (thefe were at feverall mnes :)bur,. .'7., J he Pmms ro His comming in both together ar ohce. This place oft~~ EpfJile, refcrrs· to that place ofthe OcJPell,where at once,with one blo\v,Hisfidebemg opened,there came
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