Serm.6. liew muff wevditfickpalms ? 119 as** ttion: no,v then ormiscuratio fit per contraria, all cures arewrought by concrari°.s, when therefore a faithful Meffenger or Minitier of Chrifl having made the tick man fenlibleof his fin, and afterwards of thepar- don of ir, andwhen he comes to difcover to him his righteoufnefs, up- righrnefs, holinefs,thenGod isgraciotu, &c. although it is not at all im- poflible that here may be a reference ro Chrifls righteoufnefs, for yob is no tiranger to that, and the word ranfom carries an evident relation thi- ther. So that both may be conjoyned. Then he (i. e. God) isgracio s : God is alwaies gracious in himfelf, in his own nature, but he is gracious tonone,but in his own way, and upon his orcn terms, God is not gracious to unrighteous and unholy perfons but when men return from their tïns,&c. God itgraclotte, andfaith, i.e. God faith, Deliver him,. he faith fo to his Minifier, he gives hire Commit ion to deliver him, i.e.to declare him tobe delivered, God de- livers men authoritative' realiter, Minifters onlyAliniferialiter & de- clarative : it is an ufual phrafe Mìniflers are fail to do, that which they declare God will do, Jer. t .I o. I have fet thee over kingdom' and nations (faith God to 3ererniah ) to root out,to pull down,andto deflroy,i.e.to declare that 1 will do it. 1have found a ranfom --- I have received fatisfahion,i.e. in thedeath of my Son, whichwas a ranfom fatisfad}ory for the fins of his people. And farther it is by venue of this ranfom that Gods people are deli- vered,not only from hell, but from any other miferies. Indeed,as Di- vines diftinruith of the refurretion of thegodly, and the wicked, fo the temporal deliverances which wicked men receive they are the ef- feas of common providence,but thofe which Chriffs members receive, they have as the fruits of Chrifs purchafe. And well faith God, /have founda ranfom:for ir is beyond the wit of menor Angels ro find out fuch an admirable way for mans falvation:Thus you have had the cohere; oe, divifon, and fenfe of the words. There are feveral Do±fines which thefe words would afford, but I [ball forbear the very mention of them, ánd only [peak of this one, which falls tomy [hare. Dofl.That the feafonable inflruuionof tick and languiíhing perfons, is a workas of great advantage, fo of great skill and difficulty. I need not fpend much time in the proof, yet foinething muff be raid of it : there are two branches, I. It is of great advantage. 2. It is of great difficulty. i. That it is a work of great advantage. It is convenient to fay fors ethingof this, becaufc I take it to be a common mi[4ake of many perfons,
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