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G4el

l'Omßion.

Thirdly;

Tour

fn

is

above the

fn

of

the

Devils

;

the

fin

of

the Devils

is

not

fo

great

as

yours

is

that

live

under the

light

of

the

Gofpel,

and

have

the pardoning grace

of

God

preach

-,

ed

to

you

:

for

though

the Devils

blafpheme

God

continu-

ally, yet

their

fins

have

not

this

aggravation upon them

that yours

have

;.

God

never came and

told

theta

he

was

wil-

ling

to

pardon

their

fins nor did

Chriít

make any

purchafe

for

them by his

blood

but

to you

is

the

Gofpel preach'd

,

and

pardon

offered

daily to you

;

Are not

your

fins

greater

then,.than

the

fins

of

the Devils

?

Would

not you account

it

a

great

aggravation

of

any

ones

offence,

that hath wronged

and

injured

you

,

aldd

offerd

aedoil to

himonand

lac

to

you

rather

feek

to him,

p r n

to

accept

it,

and he goes

away

and contemns

you

;

would not

you account this

a

great aggravation

?

know, thy

finning

a-

gainft

this

grace,

makes

thee

to

be

in a

worfe

condj.on than

Belz.ebub

himfelf, that

is

the chief of

all

the Devils

he

had

never

this

aggravation

,

which

is a

dreadful

one

to

fin

againft

the pardoning

mercy

cf

God

;

fo

that

the

very

Devils may

complain againft you,and fay,O

Lord

we

finned a

rainfl

thee,but

thou tookefl

advantage

againfi.

rtis

prefently

for

one

fin

;

but

how

have

thefe

finned

againfl

thy

pardoning mercy,that

hats

been

offered to

them

again

and

again,

which was

never

offered

its

?

Fourthly,

d

might

fhew you

the

evil

the

Scripture

fags

of

it

,

take

two

or

three

Texts,

J

oh.

3.

18,

19.

He

that

believeth

not,

is

condemned

already

,

and verf.

-ult. He that

believeth

not,

the

wrath

of

God

abided)

on

him

;

it

flicks

a

upon

all

a

one,

and

that place

in

Heb.

10.

29

If

they

finned

der

Ìvvlofes

Law

dted without mercy,

who

had but

little

of

this

;grace

revealed unto them

;

How

much

forer

punifhment

fhall

they

have,

that

fin unçlcr the

Gofpel,

under

the

full

revelation

of

this' grace?

But

to

conclude

all,

there

is

nothing

will

be.

fuck

an

aggravation

of thy

tOrments

in

Hell,

as

theft

Sermons

of

Gods pardoning

mercy,

if

thou go

on in fin

:

When

we

[peak

of

the pardoning grace

of

God,

we cannot

do it

with-

out

trembling hearts

;

Why

?

Becaufe we know

God

will

be

ex-

ceeding quick

with

thofe

that

have

the grace

of

the Gofpel:

preach'd-

unto

them

:

And

therefore

_When

ewe

come upon

this

aru-