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4

4

Go

fpel

temfsioti.

great

bleffednefs

;

who

is

there that underftands

the

evil

of

fin

that

fees

not this

a

great

bleffednefs,

not

only to

be

delivered

from

the

guilt

of

fin, but allo

from the

uncleannefs

of

fin

too

;

and

that Solidification

or

freedom from the power

and

flavery

that

there

is

under the

bondage

of

fin

is

a

fruit

of

forgivenefs

of

fin

wili

appear

by

divers

Texts

of

Scripture.

I

(hall not

fpeak

to ail,

but

only

fome

that

make

this

bleffing

to

be

the conic-

dueuce

or

immediate

fruits that

flow in upon

forgivenefs,

ter..

3

I.

3

3,x3

4.

there

God

promifes

to

put

his

law

into our

inward

parts

:

But

what's

the

ground

of

it

?

in

verfe

34.

I

will

forgive

their

iniquities,

and

remember

their

fins

no

more

;.

the

writing

of

Gods

Law

in

our inward parts, delivering

us

from

the

power

of

fin, and

fandifying our

hearts

comes

in

as a

fruit

of Gods

forgiving

us

our

iniquities,

Rom.6.

i

4.

Sin

fhall

not

have domini-

on

over

you;

why

?

becaufe you

are

not

under

the

Law,

but

under

Grace

:

Now

this

is

the

great

grace

of

the

Gofpel

,

torgivenefs

of

fin,

you

are

under

that,

and

therefore

it

is

that

fin

cannot have

dominion

over

you

;

as

if

the Apoffle had faid, you may

re-

folve

againft

fin, and

do

what

you can

to oppofe it,

and

ftrive

as

much

as

poflibl.e

you

are

able

to

fubdue it

;

yet

fo

long

as

you

remain under

the law,fin

will certainly

have

dominion over

you,

and

you will

be

under the flavery

of it,

until you

come

under

the

grace

of

the

Gofpel,

and

partake

of

that,

Col.

2.

13.

ult..

.Andyou

bath

he

guickped together with him,

having

forgiven

you

all

trefpa

fes

;

fo

that quickning

and.

Sanctification

is

a

fruit

of

forgiving

of

all

their

trefpaffes,,

r:

Cor. 15.5.6,

57.. The

fling

of

death

is

fin,and

thetrength

of

fïn,is

the

law

,

but thanks

Ki

be

to

God

that giveth

us

the

tory

through

our

Lord

yefus

Cbrifl,

the

ftrength

of.fin

is

the Law.

Gods

Juftice

in

the Law

giving

men up

unto

fin,

there

lies

the

ftrength

of

fin.

But now

God

through

Chriftcoming

to

men in

the grace

of the Gofpel,

there

comes

deliverance

from

the

ítreng4of'fin

:

perhaps

fome

of

you

have

lain..under,the burden and

power

of

fin, and

you

have

thought

the

only way to

get victory, bath

been

to refolve

and

ftrive

againft

it,

and,you

have done

fo,

and

yet

you

cannot

get power over your

fins

:

I

remember

one

writing

to

Luther,

tells

him, that he had

vowed and covenanted

againft

his

fin, and

yet

his

fin

prevailed againft him,

until

he

underftood the

gra

-ce:

of