Bates - BT775 B274 1675

ínContiíbíng or an' 371. and the Blood ofthe Sacrifices ; Satisfaction andSan- Chap. 19 dification are found in Him. And this was not a need Ley -N,,, lefs Compaflion, but abfolutely requifite in order toour Felicity. Man in his guilty corrupt (late may be corn- par'd to a condemn'd Malefactor, infeétedwith noifom and painful wounds and difeafes, and wants the Grace of the Prince to Pardon him, and Soveraign Remedies to heal him. Suppofing the Sentence were reverft, yet he cannot enjoy his Life till he is reftor'd to health. Thus the Sinner is under the condemnation of the Law, and under many fpiritual, powerful Diftempers, that make him truly miferable. His irregular paffions are fn many forts of Difeafes, not only contrary to Health but to one another, that continually torment him. He feels all the efféts of Sicknefs. He is in- flam'd by his Lufts and made reliefs, being without power to accomplifh or to refirain them. All his Fa- culties are dïfabled for the Spiritual Life, that is only worthyof his Nature, and whofe operations are mixt with fincere and lifting Pleafure. Sin as 'tis the Dif- eafe, fo 'tis the Wound ofthe Soul,and attended with all the evils of thofe that are moft terrible : The whole headisfick, the whole heart is faint, from the foie of the Efay. r. foot to the bead there is nofoundnefs in it,but wounds, and bruifes, andputrifying fares. Now our Redeemer as he hath obtain'd a full Remifhonofour Sins, fo he reftores Holinefs tous, the truehealth and vigour of the Soul. He hath made a Philter of his living Flefh mixt with his Tears and Blood, thofe divine and powerful Ingre- dients, to heal our Wounds. By the Holy Spirit 'tis applyed tous,that we may partake of its vertue and in- fluence. His moft precious Sacrifice purifies the Con - fciencefrom dead works, that we may ferve the Living God. Without this the bare exemption from Punifh- ment, were not fufficient to make us happy : For al- B b b z though

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