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sao,t.

ir

but fuck

as have an

appearance

of

godlinefs

,

and

if after

being

crept

in, they proving

otherwife, than

there

is

a

power

to call them

out

;

let

thefe

things

be

granted,

and

then

though

many

ungodly

ones

will

unawares creep

in,

yet

it

is

no

hinderance

at all

to

}oyn

with

them in

all

the Ordinances

of

God

:

that

is

the

firfl

Wing

laid

of

them

;

they creep

in.

2.

He

lays they

were

fuch

i1.3

were

ordai ned

c

f

old

to

condemna

'tion

;

thofe that

turn

this grace

of

God

into wantonnefs

;

that

is, abufe

this pardoning grace

of

.God

by taking

liberty

to

fin

;

furely they

are

fuch

as

fhould

be

kept out

of

the

Church,

and

if

they creep

in,

they

fhould

not

be

account-

ed

members,

but

fhould

be (aft.

out,

when

they

appear

to

be

fuck as

were

of

old

ordain'd

to condemnation

:

then

thofe

that

abufe

the

grace

of

God

to wantonnefs,

and

think they

may

take

liberty

to

fin

becaufe

God

is

merciful to forgive

fin,

the Scripture fays,

they

are

of

old

ordained

to

condemnation.

Thirdly,

They

are

ungodly

Then,

fuck

as

have no godlinefs at

all

in

them,

but are

meer carnal

and

worldly

men

;

it

is

a

terri-

ble

thing

for

a

Minifter

to

fay

to

any

of

you

out

of

the

Word

of God,

thou art

ari

ungodly

man

or

woman.

Hail

thou

not

tsarn'd the

grace of

God

into

wantonnefs,

and

abufed

ir,

when thou heardeft that

God

was

merciful

?

Haft

thou took

liberty

to

fin

?

thou art

an

ungodly

man

for thou turneft

the

grace

of

God

into wantonnefs

:

The

blefed

grace

of

God that

should

be

the

chief

means to

keep

men

from

fin

;

thou

makeft

it

an advantage

to

further

fn

:

And

mark

further, Fourthly

,

Thou

denyefl.

our

Lord

Jefus

Chrift

;

thou talkefl

of

Gods mercy

in

Chrift,

but

thou denieft the only Lord

God

and

our Lord

Jefus

Chrift

;What

a

heap

ofexprelîons

are

here,

to

fet

forth

the condition

of

fuch men

that

turn the

grace

ofGod

into

wantonnefs

?

r:They

creep

in.2.Were

of

old

ordained

to

condcrn-

nation.3.

They

are

ungodly

:

And

q_,

they deny the

Lord fefus

Chrift:

Methinks

this one

Text

fhould daunt the

heart

of

every

one

that

is

before

the Lord

this

day

;

never to prefume

upon

ac-

ing

of

fuch

a

horrible

wickednefs, to

fin

becaufe

of

Gods par

-,

Boning

grace,

for

there

is

fo much

evil in

this,

to

prefume

on

fin becaufe

God

is

willing

to

forgive

fin

that

thofe

that un-

.derftand the

glory

of

Gods

grace,

their

hearts cannot but

Rand