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f
Sion.
mercy
of God
it
was
a
bleffed
thing
;
where
is
that
bl
ffed-
nefs
you fpake
of, that after you have received
it,
you fhould
grow wanton,
bole,
and
flight
?
What,
have
you
not
a
mightier Argument
to
draw
your
hearts
to
God,
after
he
bath
fpoken
peace
, than
ever you had
before
?
The apprehenfion
ofguilt,
danger,
and
trouble
of
f
irit
for fin, that
was an
Argu-
ment
to keep you from
fin
before
;
but
if
God
have
fpoken
peace,
in
applying this pardoning grace
;
Have
you
not Argu-
ments,
of
another nature
than
thefe, which
are
far more pow-
erful
?
Certainly,
thofe that know the grace
of God
in
Chrift,
know that
there
is
no fuch
powerful
argument
as
the grace
of
God
in
Chrift
in
pardoning
fin,
to keep
up
the
heart
with
God,
and
to keep from
fit
as
this
,
no fuch
argument
in the
world
that
is
like to this
;
the eyeing
of Gods
grace
is
a
fpecial
thing
to quench
and keep down
luft
;
whereas thofe that
fin
after
this mercy, whofe
lofts and
corruptions
overcome the pow-
er
of
this
pardoning
mercy ,
they are
deprived
of
the belt
and
molt
fp cial
fpiritual helps, that
can
be
io
keep
from
fin ;
Phil.
4.7.7he
peace
of
God
which
paffeth
all
underfbanding(hall
keep
your
hearts and
minds in
Chrt
f'
f
of
iu
;
the
word
in
the
O-
riginal
is
very fignificant,
shall
guard
your hearts
;
this
is
the
emphaticalnefs
of
the
phrafe;as
if
the Apoftie
had
faid,The
f
veer
peace
of
God,
is
fuck
as
paf
°th
underftanding,
and
(hall
guard
your
hearts
;
as
indeed
the
peace
of God
that
comes
to
flow
out from
the fweetnefs
of
the
pardoning grace
of
God
is
fuch,
as
paffeth
underflanding
;
but
yet
after
all
this, there
will
be
many
dangers
and
you
are to
be
involved
with
many
tempta-
tions
;
but
this peace
of God
will
be
a
guard to your
fouls,
to
keep
you from
fin
and
temptation
:
The
foul
of
a
Believer
that bath
peace
fpoken to
it,
is
there
compared
to
a
Captain
in
War,
or
a
Prince,
that
apprehends
himfelf
in
fome
danger,
fets
a
ftrong
guard
about
his
Perfon to
keep
him
frof
i
danger
Now
what
is
the guard that keeps
the
foul
of
a
Believer
from
temptation
and
danger
?
It
is
the
peace
of
God, that
is
the
greateft
and
ftrongeft
guard
in
the world
;
if
you complain
of
fin
and
temptations,
and
that you are afraid that
fin
will
furprize you
;
What
guard would you have
ó
keep
you
?
The peace
of
God
i6
the
Gel
guard
that
can
be
:
Now
after
this-
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