4." 54$ Ofthe me.tnes whereby otsrfaithmay beflreyTthen.eti. s treble \.raight to the alreadie.intollerable burthen offinne, which Iieth vpon our confciences,vntil they bepreffed down into the torments ofhell. Euerie one would ellceme him a. moll defperatewretch, who haltingoffended fuch a gratious Prince, .as,.wouldmoti furely forgiue him vpon his vnfained forrow for his fau.lt,fhould iii Plead ofhumbling himfclfand asking pardon, defperately refufe his Princesmercy,& with* all denie his truth in his promifes,his mercie,iutlice,and cuen difauow him for being a lawful] Prince. But fuch and much more wickednetfe doe they defperately commit,who halting offended Godby their gricuous fins, -.who is fogracious and merciful], that he would moll catainely fogiuethemvpon their true repentance,in"fleádofhumbling themfelues.byvn- fained forrow, doe defperatelie refute tobee partakers ofhis mercy,and not onlie fobut deny the infinitenes.ofhis mercy, iuflice,truth in hispromifes,and confequentlie hisGodhead andbeing. And therefore when (the '«aight of i nne pref Pingvs) Satanperfwadeth vs to defpaire ofinercie and for- giuenes, letvs inanycafe refill this temptation, &boldly fay vntö the tempter; It is enough and toomuch that Ihaste of- fendedmygratidus Godwidin-Tot-her, finhes,though Idoe not ad thereunto thisfin,whichis greater then al therell;the -i aight ofiny other wickednes isalready toe. tooheauyvpon my confci:cnce, and therefore farre bee it fromme to loads it witha farre more- vnfupportableburthen; I hate already too much dishonoured mygoodGodbymy horrible finnes,_and thereforeI will iii no cafe more difhonour himnow, then in committingall myother limes, by denying his mereie, flice,triith ;and eueri thee Godhead it 1elfe;for what were this but being alreadie in aburning fcauer to call my felfe into the fire; or being gone ouer the fhoóes in the filthie puddle of finrc to plunge my feife -our head-and cares, and euen todrowue my feife in thebottomleffe guile ofdefperation? nv rather nowI wilbreake offtny fames by vnfained repen- tance,and tiirnevnto theLord whom I haue offended, afftr- ringmyfelfe that his mercies arc infinite,and therefore he is readie to forgiue,and the merits of Chrifl a full fatisfaC? ion for,a1i my fn e's,thoughmany andliainöus,and therefore in him
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