and perpetu-al/ quide. ------ and Earth, all.thefe fav0urs, and a thoufand m9re joyes and c0mforrs, are c0mveyed l:lBto-ever·ybe~ leever and pra:Clifer thereof. l£11 that, we are fore– \Varned,lefi byout ignmance,impietie,and1 impe– nirencie, Wile fa-ll iriroche Pi·t of Hell; and ever– lalliEg hmror: In t!hat!,we havep>r0mifedam;lper– formed unto us thepar.~on and:rerniffion·ofall our Ctnnes, whereby wee jb!bly lliaHd guHtie ·of the fe– cond death,aralthe e~cl.leffe torments ofrhe dam– ned. By·thevertu~ o-f it,.wc...are mot-onely€'oNi1for– tedwith grace in... this World·;. bu't iliaU u1f!d~btedly·becrowned with·peace,glory,a·nd'im-rnorta. litie in the World to come. Such a letter as this,.. hath the migh.tieaad~ terri~lc God;moil: glorious inall Power and Majetl:ie, who is even tt confuming anddevouring:fire; fent untous miferable men, by nature wretched and forlorne creatures, Dufr and Albes : why then,with,what reverence,chearefui:. · nelfe,.and zeale, ought wee toreceive,reade,heare~ marke,learne,undedland,and obey- it ? . A fecond Motive,may be the precious,gol~en, and divine matter which is contained in theBooke qfGod, and that true and ever-during happineffe, to which it onelrcan bring us. There is riothit:~g propofe4 and handled in the Word of God·, but things ofgrea,tefr wei,ght,and highefl: excellency: , As,the infinlte majefty,power,and mercyof God; . the·unfpeakable love and frrange fuffering:S -ofthe . Sonne ot God,for bur fakes; the mighty and m·i- · raculous working-of the holy Spirit ·upon the· foules .ofmen. There is nothing in this Treaftuy, but.Orient Pearl€s.and rich Le'wels;as,pmmifesof \. grace, ~ The mauer contained in it,is excellent and preciuus, • I'
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