9r 7hat rrromChriffredeemeth,themdlfo hefant'fifieth. Zqç and punifhment of finne, hee cloth alfo purge and cleanfe themby vertueofthe fame blood, from the fmnes and cor- ruptions themfelues; and feeinghehath redeemed vsout of the handsofour fpirituall enemies,to the end'weefhould be- come his feruants, worfhipping him in holineffeand righte- oufneffe all thedales ofour life : let vs neuer beperfwadedby Satans temptations, foolifhly to imagine that wee may the more fecurely hue in our finnes, becaufe Chrifl Iefus bath paida fufficient price ofour redemption : for firfl, what hor- rible ingratitude is this vnto God, to take occafionby this ineflimable benefit the more to offend him ? what ablafphe- mous imagination is thisagainflIefus Chrill,to thinke that he cameinto the world, to be a bolfier:whereuponwe may more fecurely fleepe in finne; and that hee flied his precious blood to purchafe libertie for vs,thatwemay line in all wic- kednes; that beereconciled vs vntohis father byhisdeath, that weemight themore freelyoffendhim; that he bath re- deemed vs out ofthe bondage ofSatan,that wee may more diligentlyferuehim.; that hee bath with his blond wafhed vs from thefilthoffinne,that we maymore fecurely wallow in this flunking puddle againe ? for, what were thisbut to makeChrifl anotherSnip/ow, who affooneas hehath ended his labour isnewtobegin againe? what is it but eueryday to crucifie the Lordoflifeafrefh, & to treadhis precious blood under our feet as anvnholything?what is it butto contenne and bafely to-efleemeof,the ineflimable priceofour redemp- tion,if%xe wil not flick to fel againe ourfoules vnto fin,for e- uerybeafllypleafizre andbalecommodity,which Chrifl hath purchafed at fohigh arate?Secondlyas herebywe íhall thew horrible ingratitudeagainfl Godand our Sauior Chrifl,foal- fo !hat we bemollinjurious to our own foules,feeing we can neuer attaine vnto any true affurance ofour redemption, till we findour feluesfreed in forne meafiire from the power cf fin,& lanlifiedbyGodsfpiri t,for ÿLord who is truth itfelf bath Paid it,& ifthis benot enoughhebath folemnly fworne it, thatall thofe whom hebath redeemed out ofthe handsoftheir fpirituall enemiesjhailrvorg,ipand f ruehim in holineffeandrigh- teoufnef je allthedaiesoftheirlife ; and therefore as well may y 4 God
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