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The
excellency
of
this
nice
®f
mercifilnefs.
a profeflive fubje&ion
to the Golpe!,
vix.
that
whereas
the
Lord
hath
reveal'd
in
infinite mercy the
Gofpel
of
his Son
3e-
fus
Chrifi
unto you,
an
expedty
that
all
you fhould
come
and
fubjecî
your (elves
to
this
Gofpel; and
make
a
profetlion
that
you
do do
it
;
this
is
one
thing wherein
you
fhould do
it,
thus
Lord,
here we declare that the mercy
which we have found
from
thee
in
thy Glorious
Gofpel,
it
takes
off our hearts
from
all things
in
the world,
and inlarges our
hearts towards
others
that
are
in
mifery, in this
Lord
we manifefl our profeflive
fub-
jeetion to
thy
Gofpel,
and
you
(hall
find
there
is
nothing
cloth
more take off
the
hearts
of
men
from fcraping
after the
world,
then
the knowledg of
the
Gofpel ofChrifl
:&
as
loon
as
ever
we
find in
Scripture that the
Goipel
had
brought
any
into
fubjec-
tion
to it,
they
prefently were ready,
and willing
to difiribute
anyrhing that they
had
to the
neceilìty
of the
Saints,
that's
the
fecond
Commendation,
The profefled
fubjeaion
unto
"the
Gòfpel.
Thirdly,
It
is
call'd the
exceeding
grace
of
Ged,and
that
you
have
in
the
14.
'tier:
of this z
Cor:
9.
The
Apoflle
there
calf
it
the
exceeding grace
of
God,
becaufe
the Lord
was
pleafed
to melt their
hearts towards
others,
and inlarge
their
bowels
towards others, the Apoflle
was
fo affe&ted
with ir, that_he
faith,'tis
the exceeding
grace
of
God,
this we
look
upon
as
the
exceeding
grace of
God,
more
then the
ordinary grace
of
God.
The
fourth
Commendation
is
this,
ir is
call'd
the
tinfpeal¿
Ablegift, and
that
you have in
the
lafi
verf
,
the
unfpeákable
gift,
faith
the 'Apoflle, that
God
fhould
thus
inlarge
your
hearts
in
mercy towards
others;
Here's
a
gift of
God,
you
give to
others that that
he gives you,
a
heart
to be
merciful!
unto others this
is
the
un
peakable
gift of
God.
The
fifth
expreflion
from
Scripture,
is
this,
it
is
call'd
a
fweet fmel,
and
that
in
the
4
Phil:
18,
An
odour
of
tweet
fine!, you
that
would
have your
houles
feet,
you may have
them perfum'd thus,
it's
the
bell
perfume
in
the
world,
great
folks will have
their
frankinfence
to
perfume their
houf
s,
and
Would you,have
yours
angel
fWeet,
perfume
them
with
the
works.