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45 6

Comfortable

Pref

r#atiares

againff de#cratiars.

nefe and

in

the

fhadow

o

f

dearh,

and

to guide

our feet

a

into

the

of

peace.

If

therefore

wewill

walke

in the way which

he

fheweth

vs,

and

vie

thofe meanes .which

he reuealeth

veto

vs

in his

Gofpell, namely,turne vnto

God

by

vnfained re-

pentance, and

beleeue in him

by

a

liuely

faith,

wee

Thai

not

need

to

feare

our

finnes

though

neuer

fo

grieuous and

`

ma-

nifold,

for

this our

heauenly

Prophet

hath

trucly

reuealed

vnto

vs

a

plaine

way how we may come

out

of

our

finnes

and

be reconciled

vnto

Gòd,

ho-.v

we may

be adorned

with

the

glorious robe

ofhis

righteoufiiefífc

and bee made parta

--

kersofall

his

merits;how

wee

may

become

ofthe

children

of

wrath and

firebrands

of

hell, the children

of

God,

and

heires

ofheauen.

And

therefore let

vs

walke in this

way

and

affure

our

felues

that

wee fhall

come to the

journey

end

of

our

delires, for

truth

it felfeis our guide,

fo

that weneed.not

,.

to doubt

of

the way.

Realms

drawn

Secondly,

our

Sauiour

Christ

is

our

high. prief

},

who

hash.

from

Cbries

offered

vp

veto

his

father

an

all- fufficient facrifice

and

fulls'

;rúfibead,,

fatisfaélion for

our

finnes,

wherebyGods

iuf

}ice

is

fully fa-

-

tisfied,and

his

wrath appealed; who alfo

fitting

at

the

right

hand

ofhis

father,

c<ontinuaIly

maketh

interceffion for

vs.

Thetfacrifice

ich

this our

high

prieft

offered

was himfelfe,

as

the Apcftle

teffifieth,

Hch.9.26.

euen his

body

to

be cru-

cified,

and his

blood to

be flied for

the

putting

away

ofour

.-

finnes

;

the

which

oblation

was

offred

on the altar

ofhis

dei<

ty

which fanéhfied the

faerifice,and

gaue vnto

it

fuch fuffici-

J3oh,z.

envy and value,

that it

was

a

perfect

price

and

ful

fatiffa6tion

for the

fins

of

al

the

faithful,as

the

Apoffle

witneffeth,z.Ioh.

2.2.

Fie

scß

the

propitiation

for

our

Jî.

s,andnot

for ours

only,

but

for

the

Tns

ofthe

*hole

Inórld.

Seeing therefore this our

high

prieff

hath giuen

himfeife

for

vs,

euen his

body to be

crucim

fled, and his

blood

to

be

thed to

this end,

that it might bee

a

propitiatorie

facrifice.

and

full

fatisfaduion

for our finnes,

and

feting

he was once

offredtotake awaythe

finnes

of

ma:

-

3I:1.e.s,

ny,

as

the

Apoflle fpeaketh,

Heb.9.28.

wee need

not

doubt

-

of

the

remiffion

of

our

finnes

if

wee come

vnto him

by a

liuely

faith;

for

tothis

end

!ice

bath

flied his

blood,

that

hee

,therebymight

offer

vnto God.a

full

fatisfaaion

for

our

fins

;

&c