300 The Life of Faith. God, in his righteous Government,his Wifdom and his /office is certainly good and amiable in it felf. But we mutt not owed that the fame thing fhouid be good and amiable to the wicked, who run themfelves into it ; which is good to the world, or to the ju¡f about them, or to the honour ofGod. A(fzes, Priions and Gallows arc good to the Country, and to all the innocent, to preíerve their peace, and to the honour of the King and his Government ; bot not to murderers, thieves or rebels, 26. 7,8,9. Pfa1,48. i i. & 9. i6. & 89. tej., &97. a. & 149.9.., & t `6.7. & 37. 6, 28. Jude 6. & 15. &v.+. 7. & 15.4. & 16.7. & 19. 2. Ecclef. s 2. 14. D;rc& 3. judge of the feverity of Gods threatnings,. partlyby the greatnefs of bimfelf whom we offend, and party:by the neeef- fity of them for the Government of the world. a. Rcmemb.r that tinningwilfully againft the infinite A a- jefty of Heaven, and refuting' his healing mercy to the lall, dcferveth worfe than any thing againft a man can do, i .yam. 2. 25. 2. And remember that even the threatning of Hell Both not ferve turn with molt of the world, to keep them from finning and dcfpifing God and therefore youcannot fay that they arc too great. For that plailler draweth not too ftrongly, which will not draw out the thorn.. If Hell be not terrible enough to perfwade you from fin, it is not too terrible to be threatneel and executed He that fhould lay, Why will God, makefo terrible a Law? and withall fhould fay, As terrible as, it is I wi8 venture on it, rather than leave mypleafure., and ra- ther than live a boy life ; doth contradi& himfeit, and telleth us, that the Law is not terrible enough to attain its chief and, primary end, with luch as he, that will not be moved by it, from the molt fordid, bale or.br.uitith pleafure. Dire0.4. Remember bowCbrij.bimfelj,even wben,be.came to deliver to fromGods Law, did yet come to verifie bis threatning: in themaker of ir, and to be afacrifice fer fin, andpublick de, meet$ration ofGods 3uffise. For this end was Chriif manifeffed, to defroy the works of the levi!, a John 3.. 5, 8. And the fitli and great work ofthe De- , vii was, to reprcfent God as a lyar, and to perfwade Eve not to Wing. histbrentnings,. and to tell hen,, that though lhn finned, _.ormall
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