a__nd perpetual/ (juide. rnitintaine a bloudie Inquifition,to fi1pprefTe this Light of Gods Word,Iefi:it fhould difcovertheir darkne!fetand hafien their defiruQ:ion. · A fccond Vfe, is for terrqr, feare, and amaze– ment to all them that doe not live and delight in the Light ofGods hoJy Word, but yet are wal– king in the darkehe!Te of ignorance, and in the Yft 2. Of terror ro them that de~ light nGt in Gods Word, lhadow ofdeath. The whole world, and every man 1 zoh.p~. in particular, !yes in darkenejfe; that is, in ignorance, under finne ;. and fo fubjcet and lyable to damnation and eternall death. There is no way to come out of this fl:ate of DarknefTe,-Damnation,and Death, but by the Knowledge,Lighr,.and Minifi:erieofthe Word; Hence it is, that A£f. AU.1.6.1S~ 26.1g, it isPau/scharge,andhee is fent to this purpofe) to open the eyes of men, that they might turne from DMkne.fe to Light. AndPaul himfelfe, Eph. Epb.s.t. 5·· 8. fpeakes thus unto the Ephe!ians ; ree were once Darkenejfe, hut now yee are Light in the Lord; t;alke tU Children of the Light. Out of I Pet.?.. 9· 1 '1'tt.~ . 9• It appeares, that all Gods Children arc called out of Darkenej!e into marveUsm Light. Why then , fearefull and mo:ll: wretched is the fiate of all Tbdrare of thofe,whobythe Light and knowl"edgeof Gods thofe that are W d <J d inDarkendfe;. or are not tran!lated and guide out of this 1 Darkeneife. For, as in Darkeneffe) ! · I There is much fea~e) *ho:ror, and·difcom-1 ~c ls in fca.reo ! fort; a man ~annot enjoy t:he llghtfomeneffe of I Gm. I$. ~M~ j. Heaven, the comfort of the creatures, tn~ corn- . L p;anie of men: Even fo ignorant men, not en~ J,. h~htene~ with faving knowledge,, are utterly j Without all hope <:>f Heaven;, they have no,fight · t· or I
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