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136

Golipel

Xerntsson,

argument

we cannot but do

as

a

Phyfician that

is

giving his

Patient

a

Potion

that

is

of mighty

operation, that

will

either

cure him,

or

difpatch

him fuddenly,

if

it

cure

not

:

A

Phyfi-

cian cannot

but

come

with

a

trembling hand, with

fuch

a

Po-

tion,

when he knows

it muff

work

one

way

or

oilier

:

we

know God

is

exceeding quick with thofe to whom

he

re-

veals his

pardoning mercy

in

the

preaching

of

the Gofpel

and

chofe

truths

we

preach,

will have

a

quick operation

either

to

bring you out

of

your

fins

to

Salvation, or

elfe

they

will

quickly difpatch

you

for

condemnation,

Mark

16.

15, 16.

C?

o,fays

Chrift,

and

preach

the Gojjel

to

every

creature

;

and

he

that

believes

frail

be

faved;

and

he

that

believes

not

(hall

be

damned

:

As

if

Chrift

had

laid,

go

open the

Doctrine of

the

Gofpel,

and the

Juftification

of

a firmer by

the freenefs

of

the grace

of

God

through Jefus

Christ

,

and

whofoever

will

come

in

and believe, and clofe

with

it (hail

be

faved

;

but he

that

believes not (hall

be

damned

:

there

is

no trifling

in

the

bufinefs, he

that

believes and

comes in

(hall

be

faved

;

but

he

that

believes

not

(hall

perifh,

he (hall

be

damned

;

let

people

know when

they

have

the

Gofpel preach'd

unto

them,

there

is

no

trifling,

no dallying, with

it,

'cis

not to

be

put

off;

he

that

comes

in,

(hall

be

faved but he

that

¡lands off fhall

perifh

,

(hall

be

damned,

and (hall

know that

I

will

fetch up

my

glory

from

him

another

day

in

another

way

;

As

if

Chrift

had

laid,

Go,

preach,

make quick

work

of

it

;

either

come

in

and

be

faved,

or

ftand

out

and

perifh

:

And

fo

,hn

when

he came

to

preach

the

Doctrine

of

for

-

givenefs

o`

fin

e.Matth.3.

i

o.

fays,Now

the

Ax

is

laid

to

the

root

of

the

tree,

every tree

that

bringeth

not

forth

good

fruit

is

hewen down

nd

call into

the

fire

:

Now

alto the

Ax

is

laid

to

the

root

of

tl.e

tree

;

Why

not before?

No,

all

that while

they

went

on

in

Ignorance,

arid

underftood not

fin,

and

the

grace

of Gcd

brought unto them,

for

the pardon

of

their

fin

all

that

wide

;

God

le: them

grow,

though

They

bore

no

fruit,

or

but ill

fruit

:

but

now alto the Ax

is

laid

to the

root

,

If

he

bears notgood

fruit

now,he

is

heaven

down

and

caft

into the fire.

Now,

when you hear

of

pardon

of

fin, and

grace reveal;d

in

the

Gofpel, either

you bring

forth

fruit, or

you