C'om fi rts `t8 theft that hunger. 2 69 fie; iurely if this be an objea 'fo fatìsfaefory to his foule to juflifie (inners, then thou mayeft have encouragement in this, that when thy foule travells For this,and longest after this ri h- teoufilelle above all things in the world,and nothing can fatis- fie thee but that,. thatthou shalt in due time lee the trivell of thy foule and shalt be fatisfied.. Secondly, The great defigne that God bath in all the world to glorifie himfelfe by,' it is by the honouring of the righteoufnefs'of his Son in the. Application cf it into iïnfull foules for their difcharge: of all things thatever God did, o_ everfliall'be done in the world. The greatefl defigne of God to honourhimîelfe is, that the.righteoufneil.e of his Son may be magnified. in - working fuck a course as this;isto deliver fouls fromthe guilt of their fin, and to fet them as righteous before the Father, the Lord takes delight in no worke like unto this worke, here's the Mailer -heece (as I may fo fay) of God, and the glory of God : Now then think thus with thy felfe, is this the work that above all things God glories in, and is it his de- figne to honour himfelfe in the magnifying the righteoufnetfe of his Son, inthe fruit of that righte6i lnefs, to difcharge fnfull and guilty tanners by it; then -who are they that God will ho- nour himfelfe in, and upon, if not uponfuch whole foules he hash begun to fair to work after this righteoufnefs,to long alter it aboveall things in the warld iris that that Gods heart is in to honour himfelfe by above all things, and. it is that that God hath put into my heart to defire above all things, and I think, yea I am fureif I know any thing of my heart, that if God .would but once witnef e to my foule that this righteoufn ef,s of his Son is mine, I (hould for ever give up my feile to honour him, had I a thoufand lives they flhould all goe for the glory of 'his name; Surely Gods heart and thy heart do:h meet vet s- neer together in this thing, acid therefore be comforri and encouraged in thy hungring and thirlaing after this thin,:. Thirdly, There is nothing offered :more freely then the '-righteoufneife of Chrift is, of all mercies that God doth be- llow upon finners,the mercies of Jefus Chrif} are bellowed the molt freely. There are many mercies that God 'bellowed in
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