7heconsrerfionofthe theefc,tlo cati..},FP Eielay repentance 41 t offend inhope hereof, or hauing offended will &Fare to fue for his pardon to the laft houre, furely hee is well worthie to be hanged, both for his offence, and alto for his prefumpti- on:. fo the.-Lordmercifully pardoneth fonìe few,when death is ready tafeafe vpon them, and to tranfport them into the eternal! tormentsofhell fire, toPhew the richesofhis. grace; but ifany(hall take occafion hereby the more to offend a- gaina hismaiefiie; or hauing offended, deferreth to fue for pardon by powring out the teares of vnfained repentance vntill his lafi houre, hee isvndoubtedlie vnworthie of any, graeeand mercie, and inall likelihood he hall be deliuered vp to fuffer eternal! torments. Moreouer,as thisaaof mercie inreediting this theefe to grace, was very extraordinarie, fo was itrefcruedasbeing tnof+fit for the time of Chriflspaf fion ; for as great Princes at the time oftheir coronation par- don fuch notorious offences, the likewhereofthey wil hard- lyeuer after remit,to theend, that their clemencie andmer- cie may appeare to all : fo our Sauiour Chrifi, the glorious king of hcauen and earth, being readie to lay downe the. formeof a feruant, and to takevpon him the crowneofend-- leffe glorie and maiefiic, gave his gratious pardon to this grieuous offender, that his infinite mercie and goodneffe mightbe manifefiedunto all men,that fo they might breake offtheir finnes byvnfained repentance, and bya liuelie faith- come vnto him, lookingand expeóing forlife and faluati- on onelie in this their Sauiour and Redeemer;and as,cunning Surgeonshauingmade a foueraigne falue,doe vpon the next occafionmakeexperiment thereofby curing force grieflie and defperate wound, that fo they may commend it to all who (hall haue need tovfe it; fo the Lord hauingmade a pre- tious plaifler and foueraigne faluc tocure all foules,whobe- ing wounded \A i th finne, will applieit vnto them bya liuely faith,prefently tool: occafionofcuring therewith thispoorc theefe grieuoufliewounded with finne, that al others in his . fiate,feeing thevertue therof,niightmore earnefilydefïre ir, and morecarefully feekeafter, and apply it to their woun- ded foules. And therefore feeing the occafion of this cure was altogether extraordinarie, the a&ion is not like to bee ordinari ,:
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