q. Goffel A,ernijsion. s; had other things, and you quietedyour hearts with them ; and why not now, were not they mercies ? but I know not whether they were out of love or hatred ; Well, yet you quieted your hearts with them;and now they are all going, Doyou now think it a fit time tocry for mercy? Oh how infinitely waft thou mifta- "ken, that thou (Wit not cry for mercy before ! thou rhinke if it now a fit time to cry for mercy ; why? thou hadit no mercy that thou couldit take the comfort of as a mercy, unlefs thy fins were pardoned ; and therefore thou haft now caufè to cry tor pardon : when lìckneff comes, and God takes away thisand the other mercy, thou thinkrft thouart left naked ; if you knew all, you are naked now : and therefore would you live a com- fortable life in this world, and have yóur Houfe, k Late, and all Relations mercies to you ; never be at reft till you have got your fins pardoned and forgiven ; this confidered, might be a mighty argument and means to draw the hearts of men to get pardon,that all their outward things might be fweetned to them. 2. Ifall outwardgood be not a mercy unlefs fn bepardoned, then what good wilt thou or any oneget by the increaf of fn? thou thinkeft it to beagood ; Why ? all thou haft now is not a good,isnot amercy ; and deft thou think to get good by the in- creafe of fin ? Whena temptation comes to draw thee to fin, think thus, I haveheard thisday that all I have is not a mercy unlefs my fin be pardoned, and Therefore I can never get Any mercy by the increafe of fin : Certainly did men and women underftand themfelves , they would eafily anfwer the Devil by .this kindof reafoning. Of'Pardon ofSin making all ifiiiliont eafie to be born. q. Where everfin is pardoned,therefollows this,that any thing that befals that man or woman is very eafie to be born ; an eafie matter it is for any one that bath his finpardoned tobear any af- flieion,& this is a great blefl'tdnefs ; or rather take it thus, That eitherfuck aone may be affured,that af}litions fhall be removed, sr otherwife made eafie to be born ; for pardonof fin delivers us fr6rñ abundance of afflictions that otherwife might befall us in this world ; though it is true, God layes many afietions on his people
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