8o2 Chap. z6. An Expofrion upon theToekof IO B Verf. r2. this(I lay) is true alto in part ofSaints) tome more, fome leffe are like a troubtedSea, yea they have a Sea of tinfoil lulls within them, which the Lori is pleafed fometimes to divide and ffirre ep ; their corruptions ftormeand bluffer, and Satan labours to make them bluffer more and more.We dailyhear the complaints and cryes of foules,thus wind, coming toChrifl,as his Difciples once did, and crying to him, Matter Pave us we perißi ; we team we that' be overwhelmed and drowned in this blacke Sea of our corruptions. To tuth Chrift faith, Oje of littlefaith,where- fore do ye thus fear,cannot I finite through the proud, the proud waves ofyour hearts. Is unbeliefthe proud wave, that ye feare will (wallow youup'Chriff can give you lush an encreafeoffaith. as (ball fwallow upyour unbelief;is pride it (elfe the proud wave that is like tooverwhelme you? Chrift who fmiteth through the proud in Judgement,will alto finite through thy pride in mercy. It is a great att ofGrace in man to defire God to ftrike through his pride,& it is .agreat ael ofmercy toman when God cloth fo. Themore God fmiteth our fins the more he declares his love to and hiscare ofour fouler. The remainders ofpride in the Saints (hall be !mitten through; but fnners who remaine in their pride thall be (mitten through themidlves. God whole power and un- derftanding are wideknown by fritingthrough theproud waves of theSea,will at daft make his Juffice and his holineffe known by fmiting through the proud hearts of men,or rather menofproud hearts. Proud men frike at God,yea kick againft him, no won. der then ifhe ffrike and kicke them. All the (offerings ofChrift are wrapt up under that one word, H:1 huwiliation+irnplying that he was (mitten for all our fins, fo molt ofall for our pride.That man whole pride is not (mitten to death or mortifyed by the death ofChrift, (hail furely be (mitten to death, even to eternal . death for his pride. As God underffandeth throughly who are proud, fo ky kid underfianding he will[mite through the proud. j $,
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