Exceeding Sinfulneff of Sin. 4.01 ' ,ecaufe thou cz7ß, never knowwhat,chrii fuffered for °thee. The princïpal thing Chritt fuffeied for Sinners, was The bearing of the Wrathof the Father upon his Soul, his Soul fufferings were more than,his Bodily fufferings. Thou, heareft fomtimes ofChrifts íheddinghis precious Blood for thee, and dying upon the Crofs ; but the death ofhis body, thedding of his blood, was not theprincipal thing. Chrift fuffered for thee if thouever beet faxed ; but the fufferings of the Wrath of God upon his Soul., when his Soul was troubled,, when he cried out, My God, my God, why haft thou forriken me ? and yet thou haft flight thoughts of thefe Sufferings. Ifyoufeeaman or woman in tortures in their body.., in . forme difeafe, thou thinkefr, there is fume reallitÿ in that, but for the fufferings of the foul, thou:haft poor thoughts of thefe, and canft notimaginewhat they fhould mean when they fpeakof thewrath of God to be upon the Soul. Now if thou haft flight thoughts of the wrath of God upon the fowl , it is impoliible thou t.ouldefr price Chrift, becaufe thouknow eft not what he fuffered; Butaman or woman that bath felt the wrath ofGodupon their fouls, in thewounds of Confcience for fin, fuch a one . bath a little intimation of what things theLord Chrift indured for them , fuch a one can tell what Chrift indured, and fo can priceChrift,and, love Chritt, fuch a one canReafon thus, What ? is one fparkof thewrath of God upon the foul fo terrible? and the tortures fo fore ?. What thendid the flame of Gods wrath that was let out s
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