130 The Evil of Evils, or the Truly, neither Heaven nor Earth were able ; for theScripture faith, that the Sun withdrew his light, and was darkened fo many hours ; it was from twelve to three, that the Sun with- drew his light and did not thine, but there was difmal darknefs in the world as not being able to behold fuch a Spettacle as this : and the Earth [hookand trembled, and the Graves ope- ned, and theRocks clove in funder, the very (iones themfelves Were affeaed with fuch a work as this; and the vale of the Temple rent afunder : thefe things were done upon Chritis bearing of the Wrath of his Father for Sin. Here you have the fruits ofGods difpleafure for fin, and in this you may fee, furely fin mull needs be .a. vile thing that caufeth God the Fa- ther thus todeal with hisown Son, when he had mans fin upon him. Thirdly, Confider yet further, for there is much in it, and if thisdonot thew the evil of fin, and caufeyou tofear and tremble,thofe that be guiltyoffin, and their confciences tell them .fo ; if their hearts tremble not, certainly their hearts be hard, and theirminds be blinded, and little hopescan they have for theprefent of e- ver having their parts in there fufferings of Chrill 5 what than Chrift fuffer fuch fufferings, andwilt thougo away and have flight thoughts of fin ? (hall finbe fogreat a burden to Chrift, and wilt thou be fo merry under it ? Certainly you fee it is more than you were awareof: for you to fay, I trufr inJefus Chrift, andhope tobe faved by jefus Chrift ; you fee how Chrift. felt fin; -- 7,7 -..0111M111111.111
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