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The
world
is
in
dark
eefs
before
the
Gofpel comes,
fcatter
up and
dowse
light
on
the Earth
;
fo
that
fir(}
thereis
implyed,
That
all
the
world
is
darkneffe
till
the
Gofpel
comesammongfi
'them,
all
Kingdomes, Countries,
Townes,
Familyes, Per
-
fons,
Seules,
all
in
dark¿neffe
till
the
Gofpel
comes.
Firs.,
The world
is
in
darkneffe,
the
Scripture fets out
mans
natural!
eíiate
by darkneffe
it
felfe,
before the Gofpel
comes
to
any
place
in
the Minitlery of
it
they
know
not
God,
i
Corinth.
i
Chap.
2
t
verfe. Forafter
that
in the
wifdome
of
God,
the
world
by
wifdome knew
not
God
,
it
pleated
God by
the
fooliihnefs
of
preaching
to
fave
them
that
believe.
Men
of the
greaten
parts
and
abilities, they
know
not
God,
learned men
are
in darknefle
till the Gofpel
comes,
ô
the Poore,
the
low,
the
bate, meane thoughts
that
men
have
of God
naturally,
what
mange
conceits
have
they
of the infinite glorious
fira
being
of
all
beings;
the
foolish hearts
ofmen
are
darkned,they
know
not the
way
of light, the rule
of
light,
they
know
not
the
way
of
the right
worship
of God
before the Gofpel comes,
they
know
not
now
to worship
God
aright,
but worship
God
after their
own imaginations and
inventions, in
vaine do
they
worship, they
know
not the end of
mans
life,
what
is the end
that
God
made
man
for,
that
happinelle
and glory
that mans
nature
is
capable of,
thisis
not
knowne
but
when
the
Col-pc!
comes, they underhand not
what
mans ef}ate is
naturally,
-know
little of
fins,
of
originall,corruption,of
any
breach
that
is between
God
and
us
, they
know
not what
the
way is
that
God
hath
appointed
for reconciling
the
world
to
himfelfe
;
this is
a
hidden myhery, that thePrinces
of
the world
have
never
knowne,
but
by
the
light.of the Gofpel,
they
know
no-
thing
of
that great
work
of
Mediation, they
know nothing
of
the
Covenant. of
grace, that
fecond
Covenant
that God
path
.
made
with
mankind
, they
know
nothing of
the
excellency
of
grace. Thus man naturally
is
in darkneife
till
the Gofpel
.comes, hence he
loth
hold
little
or nothing of
God,
he
lets
the great
and
glorious things
of God
paffe from him
without
holding
of
them,
he
goeth he
knoweth
not whither.
a
jogs
Chap.
Obferv.
I
.