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Coin]

ortable

Preferuatiues

ás.iinfl defperatien.

4

5.9

he bath

fo

dearely

bought

?feeing

he gage his

life

to

purchafe

for

vs

the

rerniflion

of

our fumes,

who

can

doubt

that

ha-

uing

thus dearelie

pu.rchafed

it,

he

will

not bellow it,

and

fo

fuffcr his

blood

tobefpilt

in

vaine,

feeing

he was

content

for

our

fakes

to

induce

all

miferie, mockings,

reuilings, whip

-

ping,crucifying,

death it

felfe,

and the anger

of

his

father

more

bitter

then death;

to this end that by

all thefe

his fuffe-

rings,

he

might

procure the remiílîon

of

our

fumes

and

euer-

Iaíling

life,

and

that when

we were rebellious traitors

who

did

flee

away from him

;

who

can make any

dueflion,

but

that

now

hee will

beflow

thefe ineflimable benefits

which

he bath

of

purpofe

bought

for

vs,

they

being

in his

owne

power and

cuflodie,

if

like

humble feruants and

penitent

children

we turne vnto him

and

implore

his

grace

?

if

a

ma-

lefaclor had

a

deere

friend who loued him

fo

intirely,

that

he would

not

(pare

to

giue

his

whole

fubl}ance

to

procure

his

pardon, would this

miferable

offender

feare

death or

condemnation,

if

he were

affured

that now

h-is

pardon were

in

his friends

hand,

and

that

the matter

were

by

his

Prince

referred to him,

as

unto

a

fupreme

Iudge

abfolutelie

to de-

terminewhat

hce

will? But

our

Sauiour

bath not giuen

goods or

gold,

or

any

corruptible

thing, but

eu,en

his

ovine

moll

precious

bodie to

be

crucified,and

his

blond to be flied,

that

by this

ineí}imable

price,he

might

purchafe

our

pardon

of

God

our foueraigne

King,and

now,

he bath the law

in

his

owne

hands,

and

is

appointed

of

God

for our

fttpreme

Iudge

to-

acquit

vs

at

his

ovine pleafure,

who therfore

can

make

any

doubt ofgrace

and

pardon,

feeing his

Iudge

is

his

Sauiour

who

hath loued him

fo

dearely,that to this

end he

bath

flied

his precious

blood,that

he

might

procure for

him the

remif

fion

ofhis

finnes

and

euerlafling happineffe,

and

therefore

if

lice

would not

flicke

to buy

it

at

fo

high

a

rate,how

much

more

hauing

bought

it

onelie for this

purpofe,will

he

now

bellow it ifwe

feeke

vnto him, and

earnef

}lie

défire

to bee

partakers

ofhis

grace and mercy?

Moreouer,as

this

our moll gratious King

and lowing Sa-

§.SeC^`t.9>

ui

our

hath

fufficient

power

to

pardon

all

our

fin

lies,

and

j:i

R,EQfon

refpe61

of

his

ineflimable loue,

is

moil

eertaineiie

willing to

,1raz-vne

froti

.

blot

Cbri(is

ptQ-