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Gojpel
Xemfsion.
Further,
Though
it
be
through
the mercy
of
God
to
pardon
fin
;
yet
it does not
work
thus,
viz.
You have finned,
and
my
law
requires
fuch and fuch
obedience, to
be
performed
on fuch
terms,
or
elfe
you muft
perifh,
but
I
through
my
mercy
will
remit
forething
of
the
rigour
and
ftri&nefs
of
the
Law
:
And
molt
people confefs,
that
by
the ftrictnefs
of
the Law
they
are condemn'd,
but they hope the mercy
of
God
will
grant
force
remiflion
of
the Law
;
as
it
is
with
men,
if
all
Penal
fta-
tutes
fhould
be
executed
it
would
be
very hard
;
but
there
is
a
Chancery to
abate
fomething
of the
rigour,
and
ftric`fnefs
of
penal ftatutes
;
and thus
men
think
to
come to have
pardon,
and deal
with
God
after the manner
of
men ;
you think the
-crying
to
God
for mercy
will abate
fomething
of
the
ftriC`Inefs,
and feverity
of
the Law
;
but
you miftake
in
taking
this
way
to get
peace and
reconciliation with
God
;
to look
upon
Gods
mercy to
lye in this
,
to
remit fomething
of
the
ftriftnefs
and
feverity
of
the
Law
:
No
but
the
work
of
Gods
mercy
lies
in
this,
to
fsndout a
furety
for
you,and
to
tranfalt
the debt upon
him.
Further,
Confider the
work,of
Gods
mercy
in
juflification
of
a
f
nner,when
faith
lays
hold
upon
it, faith
muff not
lay hold
upon
it
as
a
meer
fingle
;
but lookat
all
the concomitants
of
the
work,of
Gods
grace,in
making
way
for
the
juflification
of a fin-
ner
:
The mercy
of
God
works
many
ways,
and faith
muft ex-
ercife
it
fèlf
on
Gods
grace,
according to the multiplicity
of
the
work
of
it,
in
bringing
about
the Juftification
of
a
finner
;
as
thus,
you have finned and
you
cry
to
God
for
pardon,
but
the
mercy
of
God
does not
work
thus
to
pardon you,
as
'tis
a
finale
aft,
but
the
mercy
of
God
works
thus
to mankind.
Firft,
he
is
pleafed
to
enter
into
a
fecond covenant
with
mankind after
he
had broken the
firft.
A
fecond work,
of
Gods
mercy,
is to
fet
his wifdom
on
workto find
out
a
way
how
mankind,
fhould be
re-
conciled
unto,him, and
his
fin
pardoned,
and
yet that God Mould
be
no
lofer
;
this was
the work
of
his
infinite wifdom.
And
Thirdly,
yohen
this
is
found
out,this can
be
done
no
other
way,but
only
througgh
the
Son
of
God
taking
mans
nature upon him, and
fuffering
for
him
;
then here's
the
mercy
of God, to
be
willing
to tend
his
Son
to
mediate
for
poor
creatures
;
and
then
iar