Chap. 20. eats expofition upon the Book of j o s. Vert. 49' ofmarrow, Man is a veffef( ftrongly fented and leafoned wirla fin by nature, and till the grace ofGod cleanfe, and regeilerate him, the tart of the caske never goeth out. And as this is true in reference to the pollution and fiithineffe of tin, fo allo iñ re- ference to the guilt of it. A .nicked mans bones are fud of that alto. Sinne unpardoned and onmortifi,.d, carries death and wrath in it continually. -te is laid, To treafare up wrath; agaiift the dayof wrath, ( Rom. 2. 5. ) Way fo ? becaute he trealu- reth up guilt ; every fin bringeth in force further guilt, and the guilt of them all as well as the fi'r.h of them all, as allo that wrathwhich is due to them all, is treaCured up with them ; no guilt can be got off from any fin, but by the blood of Chrift,and that through the free mercy of God ; now "his man bath no- thing to doe with the blood ofChrift,and therefore he bath no- thing to doe with mercy. Further, Obferve ; Ir is the greatefmifery Po perfevere infin. As finne brings all mifery with it, fo it felfe is all mifery. No evill can be added to a fanner fo bad as his finne is. As grace and holineffe confidered abftra ply area greater good, thenall out- ward, yea then many inward bleflings and rewards. So finne confidered abftra&ly,isa greater evill then all outward,yea then all thofe=award curies which are only punifhments. ( Rev 22. z z.) He that is unjuft,let him be unjafi frill, and he that isfilthy, let himbefilthy frill ;that is, let him fin his bonesfull and hrs belly full. (Ezek 24.13. ) Becaufe Ihave purged thee, and thou waft not purged ; that is, I have given thee meanes to purge thee, but thou waft not purged ; thou flzalt not be purgedfrom thy ftlthineff le anymore ; As ifhe had laid, thy remaining fin fhall be thypua nifhment, and that {hall draw dowse punifhments in kinde, as the Prophet adds, Till Ihave caufed nsyfury to refs upon thee. Sin is a badbed-fellow, the companyof it for a night is burdenfome and dangerous ; then how bad agrave -fellow ittrine, yet fo it will be to all impeniter;ts, as Zophar further expreffethhimfelfe at the dole ofthe verte. whichfball lyedowse with him in the daft. Or, fleepe with himwhen he !yeti) downe; That is, when he di- tth, and goeth to the duff, his flaw {hall liveand goe with him; Rrnz it
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