40' 438 ComfortablePrefruatiuesagainfitlleratioo.: Seeing therefore Gods mercies are infinite, and are not anywhit refiraincd -byour vnworthineffe, let vs leeke vntq the Lord by vnfained repentance, and affure our felues of his loue andfauour in Iefus Chrifl Let the n-ickedforfakehis: wales,and the vnrighteous his o?cne imaginations, and return vnto the -Lárd, andhewill havemercie vponhir,andtoour God, for hee is very: readie toforgiuc; as the Prophet exhorteth vs Efay , CHAP. XXXIII. - Ofthe[ecandflrgument,groundedvpo,nGods hake. He ,fccond argument to affure thofe ofthe for- giueneffeoftheir finnes,who vnfainedly repent' and relie wholly vpon Iefus Chrifi fortheir fal- uation, bya liuely faith,may bee drawne from{ Gods iufiice, for their fumes are fully and fufficientlypu nifhed in Chrifl Iefus, and therefore it will not Hand with the iuíl_ice ofGod,topunifh them again in anyofthofe who haue appliedvnto them the merits and fufferings ofChrifl by a liuely faith : and as the Lord cannot in iufiice let finne goevnpunifhed, and therefore bath punifhed the finsofall meneither-in Chrifl Iefus; or will throughly punifh them in- the parties thernfelues; fo the fame iuflice will not admit that thefame fins íhould bee twice punifhed,once inour Sa- uiour,andagaine inÿ faithful]. Now that ourSauiourChrif}s bath fuf ciently fuffered for all the finnes of the faithfull, it is evident bymanyplaces oftheScriptures. Efay 53.4Sure4 ly hebathborne our infirmities,andcarried ourforrowes. 5 . But bee ibas wounded for our tranfreffions,hee ideas broken for our iniquities, the ch4frifentent ofour peace was vpon him, andwith+ his:gripe:weeare healer. 2 .Cor. 5.21. Bee bathmade him tobe finitefor vswhichknewno finne, that wefl ouldbemade the righ- teoufnelfe Of godin hsm. So the Apofile,Hebr.9.26. faith that our SauiourChrifi bathappeared once to putawayfinne by the= facrrficeofhimfelfe. And Peter epifl.-2.24. faith, that WI, .. ownefefiebarcourfi nnessn his bodie.on the tree, that wee being; §íSeE7.I. 7'hbt Gods iaßiceviill notpunif,lt choreftnnes iu vs vvhich are already puni- fhedin Chrift. Efa:5;.q. a.Cor, 5.i i. Hcbg.r6. f,Pet.a.zq,. vleliuered-. ,
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