• ~art;!. Chap. xo. I. H1e alor4fies His juflice, rwhen l~{foni~, or at- J. l-lio Iufiice, (ftrfet'b/r, j;~ t~c rime, abfl'ratting'a!l fz.g_ht of me_;--cy J fle t~f~ the Law, Sinne~ Confci~,nce, and Satan loo[c Ufon -a Man to have their courfe, ana feverall commtnauons; A • 1 k f · . • h x s m 1 1e wor e o and fots the (p1r1t of bondage on wor~, &c. T us, M Crearion, fo· in [h; in the great workff oj(x)'RJdemption, J-lee would have work of 1\cdemption, ~ the glory of his ;ujfice appiarc; fo would Hee have GoD \\bulJ have the . it alfo in the application of our Redemption 3 that ju- pra:!e c;f ~11 hu anu- . l' 1 b. ji 11 d f B butes. he 1s much ho- flrce foou a not ee 1lM. owe up o mercy :: ut e- noured,vdtcn they arc ven tU the WfJ' 'IUtn, 2 Km g. 4· who lmd nothmg to pay admowledc: cd to be in was threatn~d bJ Crr:ditours to tak.§ ~way htr two H;m in bJghefipcrf~ Jo.nnes, and put them in p~ifon: fo wee- having nothing tl}on; and rben· mh- . h · · mcenes :\'Id cxcdlen· to pav, the Law ts let hofc upon us> to t re4ttn tmprt- d ·....d 0 ;; · . _ :Jfi . h d ;{; d 11 cy a rn1re an magfonmentanddamnatton; toa ng tan terrt1~e: an at~niti:d. In thcformer, this, for the manifrjling of His juflice. Furthermore, tbercapre.arctbglori· the Book! of god is full of terrible threatningJ· againfl oufly His Inlinicc! /inners : Now foal/ all thofe be to nopurt~ofe? ,The wick:; Wlfdome,~oodnclfe, . bl r I h h ,t',r • h ,(j, n Power Iufhce M r~v ed are nflnft eo tmm ; tot em t ere; ore tn t at re 1re'-•, &c &' . 1 > t , • " · J yet In t C WOCii thel are tn vatne, Some there mufl nee!J.,.f Gee, upM whom of!tedemption,which they muft work§ ; Shall the Lion roare, ·faith the Pro- WJs the greater. they phet,~nd no man be affraid? Sith·then, they:whofooula, feeme ro ihine \vith wi:l not; Some there be whQ mufl tremble~ Thi1 rhe Pro- more fwcetnc:s, amial ' . 11 1 r; h fi h 1r:. • 6.6 h · ,,_ blenelfc,and cxcellen- p 1e.t exa ent'} 1ettet o~t , L<tl, • 2 • . ~' ~re ytrJe cy. For in it appeared Lord fheweth, ,whom Bee wzll rt;gard• . But to th1s man ~ll the rrcafures of will I looke, e\'en to-Him that -is po9re, and of a con- wiledome and knowtrite (pirit, and trembleth at f>PY Word, NeitheriJ·ft ledge, .&c• . And in Wi.t.hout.good~aufe, 'rhttt•God de11"th thus <with hirowne in 'c~hnveyh 11~~ 11 1Ht rowahf.c t%is mitnf)er, tho'ug h' tt i?e /harpe in the experience. Firjr, do:.:; h;~~r~pp~arc1th >rte muft feare, trem5/e, and be humbled: and then wee mfinice wifedome, in .fo.a/1 receive a fpirit not to Jeare againe. h1ding out fuch a meanes for the re• demption of'Mankind ~no cre~tcd underfianding-cot!ld po!libly im~gine, Gr thinke of. Secondly, H1s Mercy 1mrne~furably fw~er ;toda~miraulc, in not fparing His own Son,the Son of Hi6lof!e; that f"ic m1ghr fparc ~ls, wh~ lud lo gric:voufly tranfgrdfcd againfi him. 1 hjrdly,His julUce'in m h•ghefl excchency; m fpar~n~ u~,not tofpare His owu e:mly Son: !aying,as it were:, His he:rd upon,the block, and chopping ir off; renri11g and tcari11f?,Lhat bldled Body, even :u tire Va:le of the Tcm?lc W.ls.tcnt1 alld making Hi~ Sou le llll Offering for lin, in. fhinV3'S the_perfcction of ;uftice. . · ~ Hi.s
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