35% The merciful( man a Gleffcd Haan, Fifthly, All the good that we have, it comes from the mer- cy of God, there's not the left good that we inoy in any crea- ture, but it comes originally from Gods mercy; faith 'sod, poor foul thou art of a merciful! di pofition; art thou rnerciftl, doll thou do good to others, and cloth thy bowels work tow:.trds them that are in rniferÿ, an thou in (traits thy felf, here's my mercy to help thee, here's. my mercy to pardon thee : It's very obferveable, that tho :e that God intends to fave, he do:h to work upon them by his grace here as they (hall be like him, There (hall be fuck a `cork wrought upon rheni,ro anfwer Gods will in all things : As to infaance, chore that God intends to lave, they fall choofe hire here : as those whom he ha: h elec- ted unto glory, they shall in time choofe him here, and ele him: Thole that God do:h inren1 to jufti,ie by Jefus Chrif}, they (hall juftifie him and his wayes ; Thofe that Cod hath feparared for glory hereafter, they (hail be feparated from the wo: Id here, ; And thofe that'God do-h intend to Phew mer- cy to hereafter, fhallbe of merciful! difpofitions ; hath God given thee a merciful! heart; thou maift affure thy felfe that God willthew mercy to thee at the Lail, blef ed are the mer- cifull therefore, for they (hall have mercy, they (hall have fin pardoned,they (hall have their foules bleifed ; this is a blefled and a fruitful( promife, for have not we need of mercy in our flraits, there is none of us all that injoy the Mott of creature comforts hère, (Jut we Rand in need of mercy our felves, and when we fhall come in any condition to'ftand in need of mer- cy, we maybe Pure we (hall have mercy from God,becaufe the lord hath wrought in us merciful( difpofitions towards them that a-e in trifery. Six hly, In this very thing thou haft a mighty incouragenaent and h..1? to faith, for mercy it is thy own, thou mayeft cart thy felfe upon mercy without prefuming ; Thou who haft a mer- cifull loving difpoftion to the Saints in their diftreffe, 'cis no prefuming for thee to caft thy felf upon the mercy of Cod in thy firaits ; when thou art about to beleeve, what is the Rum - bling block that (yes in the way ? Saith fuch a poor foule, (hall fuch a wretched creature as I have mercy from God? wilithe Lord
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