Chris Fu receivedbyall Saints. finning, he fins the more. The more Grace, and themore mercy a man fins againft, the greater is his fin ; becaufe free Grace, and mercy is the remedy. Themore ftrength a man bath to fland, the greateris his fin ifhe fail : As it was with Adam, He had ftrength to ftand, andyet he fell. (I fay) the more ftrength a man hath to ftand, the greater is his fin ifhe fall. NowBeloved! ye have heardwhat A- bundance of Grace is Difcovered, Exhibited, Communi- catedunto all the Saints under the new Tefiament ; unto all thePeople ofGod : Oh! how great are their fins when they fall ! The Lordwas quick with many that finned in the old Teflament : and will He not bequick withProfef- fors now ? that knowmore, that have more Grace, more Grace Difcoverednow? Many, when they fin, they ex- cufe thensfelves and they fay, True indeed, I have thus and thus, finned ; but Daviddid fo ::I have finned, Ihave done thus and thus; but Sampfon did fo : I have committed this, or that fin ; but Noah did fo. I but, we have more light, we have more Grace difcovered ordinarily among us now , than ordinarily among them in the Old Tefia ment : We have more GraceDifcovered; more Abundance ofGrace Communicated now. And thereforeas the Apoftle concludes from it ; weoughtthe more Abundantly to take heed : or ifthey efcaped not without a recompence ofrew andthat finned againft the Law of Moles Whatjhall become of thofe bat finagainfi the Word ofChrifi, the Sonof God ? Profeffors ! all you that are the People ofGod, take heedhow you fin ! takeheed how you tamper withyour fins : Grace hath A- bounded ! you have received much : and therefore if you fin, this is that that will makeyour fins out ofmeafure ful : Takeheed what you do. But in the Third place. If therebe fuels anAbundance Appi .3 . ofGrace Communicated now, unto all the Peopleof God under the new Tefiament : What a mighty Jncourage- ment is here to all, good and bad; (I fay ) a mighty In- couragement to all, to all thole that hear me this day, goodandbad. Bad
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