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that

we

íhould prefume to

fin, on hopes

that God

may

par-

don

it

:

No,

But

to

deny

ungodlinefs

and

worldly

lofts; and

that

eve

f

lioaild

lave

foberly

ri

:hteoufly,

and

godly

;

and not to

take

%iberty

to

fin,

to

lye,

1teal,

be

filthy,

and

the like

becaufe

God

will

pardon

;

no, it teacheth

other

manner

of

leffons

than

thefe

;

and

then

it

follows, looking

for

that

bleffed

hope

and

appearance

of

the

great

God,and

our

Saviour

Yefus

Chrift

;

mark

the

Text,

there

is

a

great

deal

in

it,

when the

grace

of

God

that brings

falvation,

and

mercy

, and

pardon

of

fin

is

revealed,

it teacheth

us

thefe

Lefrons

;

becaufe

of

the

grace

and

favour

of

God

that

is

revealed

to us,

that

we

fbould

deny

all

ungodlinef and

worldy

tufts,

and then

we

may

with

,comfort

look for

the

bleffed

hope

and

appearing

of

the

great God

and

our

Saviour

Jefus

Chrift

;

but

otherwife you

can

never

look

for

that

bleff:d hope

:

let me

fpeak

to thofe

that

reafon thus, that

they

may venture

on

fin,

becaufe

of

Gods

pardoning grace

;

Does the Revelation

of

the grace

of

God

teach

you to

live

ungodlily,

and in

worldly

tufts

?

Can

you

look

for that

bleffed

h,;pe

with comfort,

and

expect the

glorious appearing

of

the

great God

and

our Saviour

Jefus

,Chrift

?

'tis impoßïble, you cannot,

'Lis

not

a

bleffed

hope

that

you

have,

but a

curfed

hope

;

that

all

'hall

be

well at

laff

,

though

you

live

ungodly

and

wickedly

:

And

for

the

appearing

of

,he

great God

;

certainly

it will

be a

terrible

appearing

to

thee,

that

made

Chrift

who

came

to

difí'olve

the

works

of

the

Devil, to

be

a means

to

uphold the works

of

the

Devil.

3.

Did

ever any

Child

of

God

male

of

e

of

Scripture

to

rea;

fon

for

fin

in

fuch

a

wicked

way,

for to

prefume

to

fin,

becaufe

God

is

willing

to

pardon

?

You cannot

give me one example

in

all

the Scripture

of

any of

thofe

that

God

bath

Mewed

mercy

to,

that reafoned after

this

manner;

I

can

give

you

examples to the

contrary,

how the

Saints have

reatoned o-

therwife,

Pfal. 13o.

4.

mark

the

reafoning

of

a

gracious

heart,Bue

there

is

forgivenefs with

thee,

that

thou

may

ft

be

feared

;

he reafons from

the

pardoning grace

of

God

, to

draw

up

his

heart

to

the fear

of God

;

as

it

he

íhould

fay,

Lord,

I

have

heard

msch

of

the

Doctrine

of

the

pardon

of

f

:n,

and