They are WO that hunger and thrrfY',, _246'j good of this'righteoufnefs as if thou had'fl fatisfied and obeyed thy felfe, confider of this, this will till indeed, thou .(halt have the fruit and the benefit of this righteoufn fs as if thou thy felt load'(! fatisfied the Law, and had'!{ obeyed thy felfe; if it Were poflible for a creature to fatisfie Gods Juflice,and to difcliarg the Law; there would be. expeaing very great good to come of it , thou flask have as much as if thou thy felfe had'(+ borne the punishment of what thy fin had deferved, yea there (halt be greater benefit come by what Chrift hath facts; led and done, then ifthou.had'fifatisfied and.done it thy felfe, if this had been the way of God, that fo many as I intend to fave, they than lye ten rhoufand thoufand yeares in flames to fitisfìe for their fin, and they fhallperfe &ly obey my Law and fo I!'e b a reconciled to them, now thou wouldefl think it a bl tìed thing that thou had'll goi hrough this work:but know if thou had'ff cone through it, ancWo God reconciled, thou,couldefl no_ éx peon fuch love from God,fuch acceptation with God after this, as now thou mayfl expe k upon the fatisfaaion that Chrifl hath made by his perfecî righteoufneffe ; and therefore thou (halt be filled, for thou shalt have more then if thou hadfl done it thy felfe. Fourthly:; Thou limit hereafter know, that God in fending his Son to worke fuck a righteoufneffe as this is,. he lud an in- tenion at thee in particular ; When thofe eternal! Counfells of his Will were that his Son fhould come into the World and worke this glorious righteoufneffe, the Lord had an intention toward thee, and faid, now l'le fend nay Son to tivórke this glorious and eternal! righteouinef e for the good of this fouie, and for the good of the other foul, and will not this fill thee. Fifthly,. ChrifI (hall bring thee one day before his Father shining bright in this righteoulneffe ; that was the defireable- nelle of it, that I (poke of, and now. I make life of it onely to flheiv how fuch as do hunger . and turirfl after it shall be filled. . Sixthly, Thou (halt eternally en'oy all the fruits ôf this rizhteoufneffe, and certainly this will fill thee as full as ever thou
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