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Gojpel Xeaniß`on.
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CHAP.
XX.
Of
Encouragements
to
feek,after
Pardon
of
Sin.
}Irff,?he
time
of
your life
is
given
for
this very
end,
to
feek,
the
pardon
of
yogr
fins
;
if
a
man have
any
great
bufinefs
to
do
that
concerns
his life
,
and
another
comes
to him,
and
fays, Sir, this
is
the
very
nick
of
time
that you
have taken,
or
elfe
you
had been
loft
for
ever
,
fo
this
is
the
very
nick
of
time
given you to get
pardon
of
your
fins
and
intereft
in
the
blood
of
Chr-ift.
Secondly
,This time
is
not
only
afforded
for
this end, but
the
means the
Lord bath
brought
yóu
under
is
a
great argu-
ment
that
he
intends
mercy
for
you,
and
you
may conclude
there
are more
of
Gods Eleei
may have
pardoning mercy than
in
former
times
;
the light
of
the
Gofpel
breaks
forth,
and
certainly
there
is
more to
be
brought
in, the
Gofpel
is
the
fruit
of Chrift's
death,
and given
for the
Elec`.ts
fake, Ac
/.
i
8.
9, ro.
he
bids
him
go
and
preach,
for
be
had
much
people
;
he
should
have
oppofiuon, but
go,
be
not
afraid
,
fór I
have
much people
in
that
place
;
'tis
true,
the rain
will
fall
upon
the
tiles
as
well
as
on
the tender
herbs and grafs
;
but
certainly where
God
fends
his
Word
he
bath
people
to
be
gathered
in
;
and
if
you take notice
of
Gods
Providence
in
this
point,
it may much
incourage you
to come
in
, certain-
ly there
be
many
in
this
Congregation,
and
in
others, where
the Word-
is
preached, that
he
will
pardon, Mar.
i
o.
46.
The
blind
man
hearing
it
was
Chrifi
that
pall
by,he
cryed
for
mercy,
and
many
charged
him
to
hold
his
peace,
but
he
cryed
the,
more,
and
Chrifl
flood
jtlill
and
called him unto him
:
now
if thou
feeft thy fin,
and
cryeft for pardon,
Chrift
will
call
thee to give
pardoning mercy
to thee
as
he did to
Bartimeus.
Thirdly,It
may
be
thou
art
not only
under
the means
of
grace
and
the
outward
call,but thou begin/fl
to
feel
an
inward
call
,
there are
fome
ftirrings of Gods
Spirit within
thee
;
thou
could'ft
fay
before,
thou wopderedfr what the
matter
was
with.