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8.o

Goff

el

12em

fsion.

Juftification, for the working

it

upon the heart

of

the

Romans,

and his

own

heart

too,

(ayes, What

pall

we

fay

to

thefe

things

?

thiiholy

Apoftie ftood

as

a

man

amazed

at

the wonderful rich

-

nofs

of

the

grace of

God

in

pardoning

of

fin

;

in

the verle

before,

having

laid, Moreover,whom

he

didpredeflinate

them

he

called,

and

whom he

called,

them

he

jufl

fed

;

and

whom

he

juflified,

them

he

alfo

glorified

:

And having fpoken

much

to the

point

of

Jufti

fication

in

this

Chapter,

he

concludes

at

ver.31.

Now

wha

(hall

we

fay

to

thole

things

?

as

if

he had

Paid,

Lord,

how does

thy glory

appear

in

the

Juftification of

a

finner,

and

pardon-

ing

his

fin

through

Jefus

Chrift

?,hat we cannot but Rand amazed

at

the

greatnefs

of

thy

glory

appearing

herein

l

that

we know

not

what

to

fay, there

is

fo much

of

thy glorious grace

appears,

that

our

mouths

are flopped

;

What

íhail

we

fay

to thefe

things?

So

now,after

we have

heard

of

thefe glorious

things,

of

the

glo-

rious Revelation

of

the grace

of God

in

and

through

his

Son,

working

in

fuch

a

glorious

and

myfterious way

of

godlinefs

for

the

juftifying

of

a

firmer, and

pardoning

of

his

fin

;

if

we

could

now

fit

down

as

men and

women amazed

and

aftonifh-

ed,

as

having our hearts

fo filled

with

the

glory of

thefe things,

as

being not

able to exprefs our

felves ;

but

even fit

down

ama-

zed

at

the brightnefs of

the

glory of

them

;

it would

be an

ex-

cellent

fruit

of

our

attendance

in

hearing

thole things,

we fhould

fanifie

the

Name

of

God

in

it

;

and

'twould

be

very

happy for

us

;

but

if

not

while

we

are here together,

yet,

get into

your

Clofets,

and look into this

myfterie

of

godlinefs,

and

recolle

t

what you

can

of that which you

have

heard

;

and let this

con-

fideration lye warm

upon

your

hearts

and

thoughts

:

O

Lord

1

what

(hall

we fay

to

thefe

things

?

that

God

fhould have

fuch

thoughts

of

fuch

mercy

and

grace

in

the pardon

of

fin,

as

we

have

heard

;

What

(hall

we fay to

it

?

and

though

for the

pre

-

fent

your

hearts

be

not

able

to

exprefs

more,

yet

by

meditati-

on,

Pure

the fire

will

kindle,

and

bring

forth

fome

admirable

expreflìons

in

glorifying the

Name

ofGod,

or

in

finging

fome

Pfalm

to

his

praife

or

in

doubling

and

trebling that

bleffed

acclamation

with

the

heavenly

Hoft,

Luk.2.

14.

Glory

to

God

in

the

Higheft,

on

Earth

peace ,good

will

towards

men;

O

here

is

the

good will

of

God towards

poor

wretched

vile

men

;

Glory

be

to