33a2 Generali direitionsfir a lefus Ghrid : it throwes it felfe intohis armes, grafpingfafi about him, hidesit felfe in the cliffs of this Rocke, from the ftormes of Gods fierceft and fiery indignation, apprehends in him plentifull redemption, and allfufliciencie offalvation; and therefore plies him with thong cries and mares for mer. cie ; befpeakeshim inall rearmes of confidence and affiance : My Lord, and my God, my hope, my fortreff, my rocke, my flrength, my falvation ; fave me, or I.finke ; hold .me fat}, or I am loft for ever. Youmay fee fonaetimes alittle infant, upon apprehenfion and approach of Tome fudden danger, how heartily and haftily it runnes into themothers armes for fuccour and fafety : even fo a truely wounded foule, pur- fuedby the terroursofthe Law, and frighted with thedread- full fight of Godsfrowning countenance,flies with fpeed in- to the bofòme of hisblef;ed Redeemer, clings infeparably unto his bleeding wounds for everlafling prote&ion; and there refis upon the.freenefE of his Love, merit of his Pal: lion, and truthofhis Promife, as upon aRocke of Eterni- tie, never to be removed.: nor the concurrent rage of all the. Devills in Hell, or power of darkeneffe, being ever able to make a divorce. By this aëi wee are accepted for juft before the Throne ofGrace, for Chri({s fakeand fuf #erings. 2. An a&of certification, which quickned by the Spi- ritofGrace, whenGodpleafethfor hisowne glory andgood of his. Child, refleð upon the foule witha comfortable affurance that wee are already in the armes ofChriü, and His for ever. The leaf} glimpfe whereof, a true heart would not exchangefor all theKingdomes upon earth. The fin} aft makesus juft : The fecond findes us jof ; and focertifies tru- ly s not bya lye, as lying companions, and Satans Sophifters calumniate. it is the laying ()fan excellent Divine, both for . Bajue, depthof learning andheight of Holinefï'e. 7obeleeve that my panes are now pardoned, . and that I am Paved r thin is not the f r fl att offaith, butfollower when nowa man lothfee himfelfe tobe iulfifiedin Chrift. z By.a fecret application of the promifes of.the ,Gofpell in
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