Comfortablepreferuortitter erga/n ele seration. 449 baue perfecuted the knowne truth. So that if it were pofli- ble for them to repent and beleeue, it were poffible alto that theylhouldbe famed. Seeing therefore the promifesofthe Gofpell are generall excludingnone,let not any manwho is laden with the bur- thenofhis fnnes, excludehimfelfe.through his want of re- pentance and infidelitie,for though their other finnes are grieuous, yet this is more hainous and damnablethen all the refl. For whereas the Lord faith,that he will extend his mer- eie vnto all whocomevnto him; ifwee reply,No hewill not extendit vntome,becaufe I am a grieuous finner,what dowe elfebut contradi& the Lord,and giuc truth it felfethe lie; not giuing credit tohis word and promifes? And therefore let vs take heede thatwee doenot fo aggrauateour fnnes as that in the meane time wee extenuate and derogate from Cods infallible truth. CHAP. XXXV. ()faher argumentsdr.awnefam theperlonsto the Trinrtie Nd thefeare the' arguments which are drawne from the nature ofGod, wherebywe maybee affured of the remiflion of our finites. There may alto other arguments bee drawne from euerie perfon of the Trinitie. Firít,God the Fatherpathcreatedvsofnothing,euen accordingto hisown image, and vhen wee had defaced this his imagein vs, and made our felues flaues toSatan, he fo tenderly loued vs his pooremiferable creatures,that he fpared not his dearelybe- loued and only begottenSonne,hut fent him into the world to takeour nature vpon hi,n,.that therein he mi oht Puffer all miferie andaffíiaion,attd lafllie the curled and bitter death ofthecroffe, that fohe might fatisfie his iuítice' forour fi tines andperte&.the worke cifour:redemption.And this theEuan_ geli1 witnefheth,Iohn 3.16.Mwhich loue the Lord fhewed vntovs,euen for his ovinenanxes fake, whenwe neither de- Gg Eruei$., l.Secî.Y o Realms dravsnefrorni the (t perJant, God the fa- then, [ohn
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