el VindicationofOrdinances . there is frefh water ; now faith the Lord, Do but hearken unto this teacher, this great Prophet, and thepeace of thy Confcience shall be like a River, full of peace fhall thy Con- fcience be ; and as the water of the River is alwayes frefh, fo (hall thy peace of Confcience be ; whereas now thou art troubled in Confcience , and haft no peace within, do but hearken unto this great Prophet as diftind fromMores, and thou (halt have peace within as a River, full and frefh. But what matter for peace unleffe I have grace withal ? If I do hearken unto him, (hall I have grace too ? fee what follows, Oh that thou hadfl- hearki:ied to my commandements, then hadthy peace been .14. a river, and thy righteoufnefs ai the Waves of the fea ; thy righteoufneffe and thy holineffe fhall be as a Sea thy peaee as a River, but thy grace (hall be more, as the Sea that knows no bottom, fo (hall thy Righteoufneffe be. Who Both not dcfire thefe two, Peace and Grace ? If there be e- ver a poor foul in all the Congregation that is troubled in Confcience and labors under Confcience-burdens, hearken then and hear the Lord Jefus, go ( I fay ) to him, and Rand waiting on him as the great Prophet, as diftin& fromMofis; I do not fay hearken to Moles that fpeaks conditionally , but hearken to Chrift that fpeaks grace abfolutely, WillWrite my Law in thy heart, that's upon no condition. Soul ; go and hearken to this great Prophet and thou (halt certainly have peace ; yea, thy peace Thal be as a River, and thou (halt have fulneffe ofpeace, and frefhneffe of peace ; that wheras now thy Soul is muddied, and thy Coufcience troubled, and thou goeft under many temptations , thou !halt then have thy Confcience deer, and thy Soul clenfed : and whereas now thou laboreft under much corruption, then Thal thy Righte- oufneffe be as the waves of the Sea, thou (halt have grace and abundanceof grace ; wherefore what I fay to one, I fay, to all, Hear, hear, hear and your Souls shall live. FINIS, GRACE
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