264 VieParnt. ofMe 2iííribuíezc Chap. 4.. a crimfonguilt attending them, and accordingly Con- t../ v ß fcience (hould be affeded : But theGrace of the Gofpel makes nodifference. The Apoftle tells us , that the Blood ofChrifl cleanfethfrom all fins : whatever the kinds, degrees and circumftances are. As the Deluge over- flowed the higheft Mountains, as well as the leaft Hill, fo_ pardoning Mercy covers Sins of thefirft magnitude as well as the fmalleff. Under the Law,one Sacrifice could expiatebut one Offence, though but againft a carnal Commandment; but this one waffles away theguilt of all Sins againft the MoralLaw. And in that Difpen fation no Sacrifices were inftitutedfor Idolatry, Adulte- ry, Murder, andother Crimes ; which were certainly puniíht with Death. But under the .Gofpel, Sins of what qualityfoever, if repentedof, arepardoned, The Apojile having reckoned up Idolaters, Adulterers, and many other notorious Sinners that fhall not inherit the z col. 6, r ;. Kingdomof Heaven, tells theCorinthians,that fuch were fameofthem ; but they werefanclifzed, andjujlified in the Name of the Lordlefus Chri.f. 'Tis true, Thofe who fin againft the Holy Ghoft are exceptedfromPardon: But the Reafon is, Becaufe the Deathof Chrift was not appointed for the Expiationofit : And there being no xo, 26, Sacrifice, there is no Satisfaction, andconfequently no Pardon. The Wifdom and Jufticeof God requires this Severity againft them: For ifhe that defpifèd Mofes Law died without Mercy, ofhow much forer punifbment !hall he be thought worthy, who bath troden under foot the Sonof fps"' °' 2s.29 . God, and bath counted the Bloodofthe Covenant wherewith he w.ssfanctified an unholy thing, and bathdone defpite to the Spiritof Grace? that is, They renounce their Re -: deemer as ifhe werenot the Son ofGod, and vertually confent to the cruel Sentence paft againft Him, as ifhe hadblafphemed when hedeclaredHimfelftobe fo, and therebyout-fin his Sufferings. How reafonable is it they
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