Serm. i 5. when Inward and outward Troubles meet ? 351 o. Fly to the Lord Jefus, and the mercy -feat in hisblood , i. For Direá. 6. repentance. 2. For remifuon. He is exalted to give both, Ads 5.31. none can take up the quarrel between God and thee fave only Chrifl i Sam. 2.25. alone; he, he is the way ; Gods way to thee for grace and mercy, and thy way to God for Faith. Lord I am a guilty helplefs creature, but thou haft laid help upon one that is mighty to lave, from the ut- mofi to the utmofl. 7. In him therefore cry to God for mercy and grace with thy whole Dina. 7: heart, O mercy mercy Lord; I have wronged thee Lord, forgive me, Ffà1. St. I have defiled my Soul, Lord wafh wafh me, I have wounded and caft away my Soul, Lord-heal me, Lord fave me, &c. 8. Cry for mercy till God have mercy upon thee, .Pfal. I23.2, 3.. Direst. , take heed thou be not temporary for a fit, but fet thy felf in an habi- tual tenour, reliefs after Interdit in Chrill, and the great work till it be done. 9, Accept of Chriil upon the terms of' the Gofpel,not thine own,or Direct. 9, picking and chufinag, but as he, Lord what wouldEfl thou have me to do ? Confent and reign thy felf {looping to his Articles of Peace ; to deny Aa.9.6. thy felt, of the dearefl, bear the heavieft, do the flric`Etefl as he fhall call, not that thou canfl do any thing, but upon thefe terms, if he will receive thee, and furnifh thee with grace, thou wilt follow , and cleave to him with full purpofe of heart. o. Cafhier and difcharge in thy purpofe, and endeavour in de- Direá. to, pendence on thisChrifl in the Prom ife,what ever thou knowefl offends in heart, and life, what ever belongs to a carnal mind, which is enmity to God, and addiet thy felf to the pleafure of God in all known com- mands, and whatever favours of the Spirit , and the Kingdom of God. I I. Upon thefe terms confenting to embrace Chrifl in the offer Direá. I r: of grace,refl upon Chrift, who is affuredly thine, and will nçver bç otherwife. 2. The motives. r. The comfort of this way, L. Now then theré is 1. Motiv; no condemnation to them that are in Chrift, &c. their iniquities (hall ne- Korn. 8. z. ver be remembred : God fees no iniquity in yacob, there's no fury in Pfa1.32- God. O ! Ble fed is the man to whom God imputes not his fin, &c. now Chrifl is Nova thy Righteoufnefs. Thy Judge is thy Advocate thy God reconciled. Thy Comforter is come to apply Chrifl in all that he is for thee, to thee, and (hall abide for ever with thee, he is thy feat unto the purchafed poffeßîon, the Law is fatisfied, the curfe is remo- ved, all the Promifes thine, and the Spirit of Promife to confirm thy title.
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