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Ci2z

ADefcriptionof

the nature

of falt,isallufzonto

the

GofFe!.

here,

it

is

better

for

;

ou

that

you

go

to

heaven with one

eye,

then

to

having

two eyes to be

calf

into hell fire, where

their

worm

dieth

nor,

and

tilt

lire

is

not

quenched

, the

meaning

is

this,

as

if

he

lhould

fay,

though your

lulls be never

fo

dear un-

to

you,

as

dear

as

your

right eye,

or

as

deafas

your

hand, yet

you

mutt

be

willing

to mortifie

your corruptions and

lulls,

for

faith

he,

look

to

your selves,

God

woùld have every iacriiice

faired with

fait

;

if

you

would be

a

ftcrifice

unto

Ùod

unro

his grace

and

mercy,

you

mull

offer

a

facrifice faired

wit

air,

or

elfe you will offer

a

facriiice to

his

Juftice,

you

mutt

be

fat-

ted

with

fire,

with that fire that

is

unquenchable, thus

you

fee

-fomewhat is the meaning

of

that

which

Chrilt

faith

-,

Ye

are

the

fait

of

the earth , -the preaching

of the Gofpel,

when

it

come firfi to còrrupt

hearts,

it

puts to

a

great

deal

of

pain,

till

their

corruptions

be

fubdued

by

it,

till the

Gofpel

hath.

over

-

come your corruptions

;

read that Scripture in

y.

of

Marl¿,,,

the

latter

end,

compare

chofe

few verles

with

any

place

of

all

the

Old

Teftament,

and

in

the

time ofthe

Law

you

never

find

fuch

a

terrible

exprellion of

Gods

wrath

against

finners,

that

will not mortifie

their

corruptions

as

there

is in

that

ch.

of

Mark,

that

place

of

the Old

Teftament,

Curfed

is every

one

By

which

that

abideth

net

in

every

thing, bath not

fuch a

terror

in

it

as

-words

Meta.

this,

Thatthe

worm

that

never dyeth,

nor

the fire

that

never

go

,phorically

eth

eut;

and

other

texts,

for

this

chufe

comes

the

wrath

of

haytbe

noted

God

on you, and

you

are the children

of

wrath

,

the wrath

of

pnuifhmnents

God

is againft all

unrighteoufnefs;

if

a

man

would preach

>in

hel,the one

but

one Sermon in

all his

life

time to

make

fan

odious ro

men,,

of

the

foul

Fe

he

fhould

rather

chufe

it

out

of

the

Gofpel then our

of

the

the

other of

Law

;

the Gofpel

it

is

that

will difcover

what

men

are

in

thebody,faith

themfelves out of

Jefus Chrift

,

what

a

price

is

paid for their

Polycarpxs:Ly

four

,

but

ra.

fouts,and betides

the Gofpel

it

argueth mortification

of

our

they

the

puni lullsmore then the

law;

in

this Sermon

of Chrilt

,

If

a

man

Ihmen

t

of

los4eth

but

after

a

woman

to

loft

after her,

he

bath

committed

a=

fence and

the

dulrery

with her

in his

heart The Minifter of the Gofpel

bath

lofs called

fuch

a

power

that where

it

comes

it

prevails over

all

chele

pwna

fenIwo

therefore

it

is

called

the

fait

of

the earth,wherefore

fait

is

ufed

tow

damer,

in

Way

of

Phyfick,in

way

of

Medicine,

z.Kings 2

ch.

z

z,

22.

verfes,