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el

IOm

fsion.

and

the

great

workings of

thy

grace

to

e

f

fea

it,and

of

thy

readi-

neßto

forgive,this

is

the end of

it,that

thou

mighteft

be

feared;

this

is

the effeft

this

do&rine works

in

a

gracious

foul,and

'tis

a

good

fign

if

you reafon after

this

manner

;

but

there

is

for-

givenefs

with thee, that thou

may

'íl:

be

feared

:

If

thofe Ser-

mons

you

have

heard

of

this

Dotrine

be

a

means

to implant

the fear

of

God

in

your

hearts,

this

is

a

bleffed

fign

they

have

had

a

good

effect

upon

you

;

when you reafon thus

,

Bccaufe

Lord,

I

have had

fo much

of

thy

grace

and

mercy

in

forgiving

my

fin ; through

thy

grace

my

foul

¡hall

fear

thee

more

than

Ever

before,

and

fear

to fan more

than

ever

before :

thofe that

have

hearts

anfwering

this

Text,

'tis

a

good

fign

that the

Word

has

had

a

powerful

efficacy

upon them

:

take

another Text

,

Pfal.

o3

.

T,

2,3.

Bleß

the

Lord,

O

my

foul, and

forget

not

all

his benefits,

Why

?

who

forgiveth

all thy

iniquities

:

Mark,

it

is

a

Pfaim

that

David

made

of

Gods

mercy

in

forgiving

of

fin

,

the

confideration

of

which

makes

him

call

upon

his foul

,

and

all

that

is

within him to

biefs

the

Lord

:

Does

God

Phew

fo

much

grace

as

to forgive

fin? then

bleß

the

Lord,

O

my

foul

,

and

allthat

is

within

me

bleß

his holy

Nome

;

'tis

not reafoning

thus,

God

forgives

iniquity,

and

therefore

O

my foul take

li-

berty

.,

thou

need'ft

not

be

fo

ftrif}

:

But bleß the

Lord

O

my

foul,

and

all

that

is

within

me

bleßhis

holy

Name

:

thofe

that

have

ftrength

to

do any

thing

for

God,

this

is

an

argument

will

Wit-

up

all

within them to

biefs

God,

when they

fee

God

appearing

fo

infinitely gracious to them

in

the forgivenefs

of

their

fins

;

they

fo

reafon,

that

all

they have, or

can

do, fhould

be

given unto

him.

}.

Tout

that

think,you

may

take

liberty

to

fin

becaufe God

is

gracious, and venture

on

it,becaufe

you

conceit

that

God

will ne-

ver

punifh

;

think,of this,

the example

of

the

damned

in

Hell,

they are flying

in

the

face

of

God

becaufe

they

know

that

God

will

never pardon

:

and

thou

finneft becaufe

thou

hopeft

God

will

pardon

;

which

is

the

worft of

the

two

:

the Devils and

the

damned are

in fuch

a

condition,

as

that

they know

that

God

will never

pardon

them

;

and

therefore they

always

curie

God,

becaufe

they know he

will

not pardon

:

but

God

off.

rs

pardon,

and

tenders grace to

you

,

holds

forth

Jefus

Chrif

to

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