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Ephefranr,Chap0z.
V
E
R,
Iè
,
Redemption
which could
not be cffèéted,
but bythe blood of
Chrift,
the
Son
of
byf
the
blood
God.
Oh how
deeply had we plunged our
felves
into
a
bortbmleffe
ofCheitt.
p
p
'.
fea
of
mifeeries ,
that
nothing could pluck
us
out
,
but the death
and
blood
of
Jefus
Chrift
!
How fait
did the filth
of
fin
feize upon
us,
both
in
our bodies and fouls,
that
nothing could wafh
us, and
drank
us from
it, but the blood
of
Chrift
! How
fearfully
had
we inthralled
our
felvesto death,
hell, and
deftruäion
,
that
nothing
could
deliver
and
free
us
,
but the blood
of
Chrift
a
How
infinitely had
weexpo-
fed
our
fclves
to the wrath
and vengeance
of
God, that he
being a
God
of
compaffon,
and
of
himfelf molt
gracious, and ready to
for
-
give; yet he could not be moved to have pity and companion
upon
us,
but onely
by the
cruell and curfed death of
the Lord
Jefus
The
more
difficult
the work on
his
part, the greater was
his
love ro
us;
and
therefore the more
thankfulneffe we
are^ro
render
unto
him.
Thirdly,
this
Both
let
us fee
the
precioufneffc
of
the
work
of
our
redemption
:
If
we fhould
tender
a
great
maffe'of
money, we
would
have
it
in
efteem
that
cot
us
fo
dear; but
this
hath soft the
very
blood
of
the Son
of
God
himfelf.
How
highly
did
the Lord
value
our
fouls ,
who
was pleafed
himfelf (that
knew
the worth
of
every
thing)
to
fet
otir
fouls
at fuch
an
high
rate,
as
the
blood of:Chrifl
t
,
How
dearly did he rfteem,and
love
us,
when
he
would come
and purchafe
thefepoor
fouls
of
ours, and pay fo high
a
price
for them
e
This doth
fhew us how horrible
fin
is-,
to
ingender in
us
godly
grief;
fuch Epicurifmc,
is in
km,
that
we count
fin a
light
hurt,which
any
thing will
falve. But
who
fo
duly weigheth
this,that
fin, ereit
could
be
done
away and fatisfied ,
bath
made the
Lord of
glory
to
empty himfelf
of
his
Majeftie, to
flied his
precious
blood;
this
will
make
his
heart
to melt
and
bleed
within-him for
his
fins:
1
will
pour
(faith the
Lord)
Zacha
a.1
o.
upon
the
houfe
of David, and
upon
the in-
habitants ofterttfalera,
the ffiirit ofgrace
and
compa1Pion,and
they
'hall
look
upon
him
whom they
havepierced,&
c.
If
once
the Lord
make
us turn
our
eYes.
to
Chrift,
and ro
regard what
he bath
¡Offered
for
our
fins,
nothing will more then
that
humble
us
with godly
forrow,and
barite
our
hearts
for them.
Laftly,
it
Both
afire
us
of
Gods
love forthe time to
come
:
ifwhen
we
were enemies,
we
were
reconciled to God
by
thedeath
Of
his Son,
much
more
being reconciled,wefhalbe
faved
by
hie
li,
fe,Rom.
S.
ro,
If
a manout
of
his
lave hath fought
the-frìendfliip
of
his
enemy,and
ufed Means to
be reconciled to him,
is
it
not
likely
that
he
will
be
confiant
in this
love, and
take all
waycs to maintain
it
to the
end
e
But howfoever
it
fallout with
man,
who
is
variable; moll fare it is,
that God,
fince his
love was fo
wonderfull
towards
us
when
we were enemies,
that
he
gave
bis
Son for us,to reconcile
us
to
him,will now much more
freely
exercife
his
love
toward
us, and
firmlyabidein
his
good
will
unto
us,
that
enmity being undone and diffolvcd.
VERS.
54.
For
he is
our peace,
which
bath
made of both
one,
and
bath
broken the
flop
of
the
partition
wall.
Now
vre31foa
molt precious
work.
Seh4
ce
ap-
pearech
hai-
nous.
Vis
f;
Hereby
allia-
rance
of Gods
love.
VERS,
I4.