Go pi Xemi Sion. inlet of the mercies of the Covenant. Now more particular- ly I (hall thew youwhat are thofe fpecial mercies , Pardon of -fin is an inlet to , and that will further chew the blefl'ednefs (f thofe'fouls that have their fins pardoned, becaufe pardon of fin is an inlet to many other mercies. As, OfPeace with Cod, that Pardon ofSin is an inlet to. i.. Peace with God,-Rom.5.i. being juflifaed,that is,pardoned throughfrith ; whái. íullows, we havepeace withGod through our Lord :iefies C rs f ; theground of our Juflification and Re- conciliation, it is not our Humiliation, no nor our Sanc`fificati- on : Obferve it,the very bottom and foundation or our Ju i- fication and Reconciliation, it is neither ofthere, ( though we ought to be in the ufe and exercife of them) but pardon of fin is through the free grace of Gcd applyed by faith; this is the ground of all our Peace and Reconciliation with God : And thus men and women fhould feek their peace with God ; the main thing they Mould lay the weight of obtaining peace of God upon , it is the work of faith applying the Righteoufnefs of Chrifl for pardon, rather than any work ofHumiliation or ,ean&ification by the Spirit of God ; yet both thefe are fweet and comfortable , when we found the bottom and main foun- dation ofall our peace on the free grace of God pardoning our fin, and juftifyingofus through faith in Chrift ; God does not fay, you that are great ruiners, flay till you are humbled and are brought to hate fin , and you Mall have peace with God No, you maybe h troubled for fin,and may leave it, and re- form in many thing, and live better lives than before, and yet your peace not made up with C- :d : How then fhall it be ? thus, being juftified by faith, lookingup to the free grace of God in Chrift for pardonoffin, we come to have peace with God ; and this is a great priviledge : but if you confider on the other fide, ,a creature not reconciled, cannot look upon the infinite Crea- tor without terror and (hakings, and tremblings of fpirit, he cannot have any thoughts of God, but he thinks of him as his Enemy : and that all the excellencies of God are working mi- fery and ruine to him, this is a fad thing : But whenpardon of fin
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