ThatGlEtt regall lit .'e af friretlir,sof mercie and forgioetnefe. Exod.34.6. ',. SeJ.3. That Gods to- aenant affu- red) vsofthe remionof our(runes. Ier.; 1.3$. L-ieb. io,'6, 441 Comfortadlr Preferuatiuesapingdefperation. wcarines vnder this vnfupportable bnrthen, may haue Tome ground whereupon to ref,when it is ready to faint,andfoe fpitituall weaponswhereby it may defend it felfe, and beate backe the violence of.Satans tentations, I will make choice offome among( many of the comfortable promifes of the Gofpell, made vntoall repentant f'nners. Firti therefore let vs confider, that when the Lord like a mightie' Monarch would fet out hisowne file,as it were in faire text letters, to be readofall his fubiec}s,he thus proclaimeth it, Exod.34:6, TheLord, the Lord,flrong,snercifitllandgracious, flow toanger, and abundant en goodnefje and truth : 7. Refruin* merde for thoufands, forgruin iniquitie, and traní'reffion, and (inner:. -Wherewe mayobferue,that the greateí}part ofhisfile con- fifleth ofhismercie,gratiouines,long fuffering,goodnesand readines to forgiue the iniquities ofrepentant finners. As thereforewee cannot offer a greater difgrace to a 'nightie Prince,then to denieor call into quefionany part ofhis ti- tles or regali file; fowecannot more difhonour the Prince -ofPrinces, and SoueraigneKing:ofheauen and earth, then by doubtingof,or denying -anyofthefe his. titles, which in his owne filehe hath attributed vnto himfeife. Seeingthen heprofefl"eth and proclaimeth hi'nfelfe tobea gratious, mer- cifull,long fuffering God, who is aiwaies readie to forgiue repentant (inners when they implore his mercie, let vs not offer God that difgrace to rob him ofany part ofhis glori- ous titles, nor depriue our foules ofthat truecomfort which theLord by them in his infinite goodnefehathgranted vn- tovs. Moreouer,this is one-mainepart ofthecouenant ofgrace, which the-Lordprofeffeth that he wil make withhis Church and people, namely,that he willforgiue their iniquitie and re- member rheirfinnes. no more, Ier.3 1,34. the counterpaine of -which couenant we' haue, Heb,i0.16.17, And therefore if 'we on our part performe the condition of this couenant be- --tweene God andvs, that is, ifwe truelieandvnfainedlie''e- pent vs ofour times, and ref and relie on Iefus Chrif for our faluation by a liuely faith,wee maybeeaffured that God onhis part V1 ill not goe one iot from his word, nor breake
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