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Gojpel

Xemt

toll.

4,5

of

the

Gofpel

;

and

fo

may

be

have you

done,

and

yet

your

fin

prevails

becaufe yota.take

not

this

courfe

:

try

the

work of

faith

in

point

of

Juftification

;

renew

your

faith

in

God,

for the for -

givenefs

of your

fin

through Jefus

Chrift, that's

the

ready way,

try

that

courfe

;

you

that

!Ave

been

tired

in

labouring againft.

corruption, you

have

refolved

and

prayed,

and

fhed

tears,

and

yet

that will

not do

;

try

this

way,

renew

your

faith daily

in

point of Juftification,

by

laying hold

of

the infinite

riches

of

the

grace

of

Chrift

in the

Gofpel for pardon,

for

healing

power

to

come

in

to help you againft that which holds you,and this will

not

hinder

your

duties

;

you may

pray,refolve,

and

fart

as

much

as

before,

but

be

Pure

your

great

care

be to

renew

your

faith

in

point

of

`uffification,

and

there

will come

more

healing

power

by

that

in

your

fouls, than by any

thing

elfe

;

if

once

you can

.

touch

Chrift,

the bloody

ifl'ues

of

your

fins

that run before

come

.

to

be

dryed

up,

which

you could not

dry

up, though you

fpent

your

time and pains, and did

all

you

could

do

;.

here

is

a'great

.

difference between

Gods

forgivenefs

and mans

:

a

King may

for-

give,

but he

cannot change and heal but

when

God

forgives,

he.

heals

and takes

away that

evil

difpofition

from

thee

that did

fo

.

weaken

thee for

all

good.;

Chrift

when he comes,

he

comes

.

with healing

in

his

wings

;

now

blefféd

is

the man

whole

fins

are

forgiven, for

that

there

follows-

deliverance

from

the

power

of=

fin, and

a

healing

of

the

foul.

Of

comfort

againft

Deathfollowing

on

Pardoning

Mercy.

6.Bleffed

is

he

whofe

fins

are

forgiven,becaufe fuch a

man

may

look,in

the

face of

death

and

judgment with

comfort

;Death

when

he

comes

to

a

Natural

Man,

he

comes

as

a

Mefí'enger of

God

to

.

arreft

the

Soul

at

Gods

fuit

;

but

where

fin

is

forgiven, Death

is

made

a

means

to

bring thee to

reft

that,

that

would

have,

ar-

relied

thee

is

a

means

to

bring

thee

to

thy

reft,

Heb..2..1

,

15..

Chrift

came to

die

:

Now

what

was the

great

bufinefs

he

came

to

die

for, it

was

to purchafe a pardon for fin, and by his

death to

take

away the

power

of

the

Devil,

and

deliver

them

that

`through

fear

of death

were

all

their life

time

fHbjeEf

to

bandy

ge;

through.

the

fear

of death,

and

nothing

in

all

the world

can

deliver

fron..

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