PART III. of gracious 4 je5ions. 191 Sion of his Heart, and the defperate Depravity of his Nature, in -a new Manner ; for his Soul has now a Senfe given it to feel the Pain of fuch a Difeale : And this fhows him the Truth of what the Scrip- ture reveals concerning the Corruption of Man's Nature, his original Sin, and the ruinous undone' Condition Man is in, and his need. of a. Saviour, his need of the mighty Power of -God to renew his Heart and change his Nature. Men by Peeing the-true Excellency of Po linefs, do fee the Glory of all thole Things, which both Reafon and Scripture Phew to be in the divine Being.; for it has been fhown that the Glory of them depend on this : And hereby they fee the Truth of all that the Scripture declares concerning God's glorious Excellency and Meijeftcr, his being the Fountain of all Good, the only Happinefs of the Creature, &c. And this again (hews the Mind the Truth of what the Scripture teaches- concerning the Evil. of Sin againft fo glorious a God ; and allo the Truth of what it teaches concerning Sin's juft Defert of that dreadful Punifhment which it reveals ; and alto concerning the Impoffibility of our offer- ing any Satisfadtion, or fufficient Attonement, for that which is fo infinitely evil and heinous. And this again (hews the Truth of what the Scripture reveals concerning the Necefity of a Saviour, to offer an Attonement of infinite Value for Sin. And this Senfe of fpiritual Beauty that has been fpoken of, enables the Soul to fee the Glory of thole Things which the Golpel reveals concerning the Perfon of Cliri!t ; and fo enables to fee the exceedingBeauty and Dignity of his Perfon, appearing in what the'Gofpel exhibits of his Word, Works, Alts and Life : And this Apprehenfion of the fuperlative Dignity of his Perfon, thews the Truth of what the Gofpel declares concerning the Value of his Blood and Righteoufnefs, and fo the infinite Excel- lency of that Offering he has made to God for us, and fo its Suffi- ciency to attone for our Sins, and recommend us to God. And thus the Spirit of God dilcovers the Way of Salvation by Chrift : Thus the Soul fees the Fitnefs and Suitablenefs of this Way of Salvation; the admirable Wifdom of the Contrivance, and the perfe& Anfwer.a- blenefs of the Provilion that the Gofpel exhibits, (as made for us) to our Neceffities. A Senfe of true divine Beauty being given to the Soul, the Soul difcerns the Beauty of every Part of the Gofpel Scheme. This allo (hews the Soul the Truth of what the Word of God declares - concerning Man's chief Happinefs, as confifting in holy Exercifes and Enjoyments. This £hews the Truth of what the Gof- pel declares concerning the unfpeakable Glory of the heavenly State And what the Prophecies of the old Teftament, and the Writings of the ApófIles declare concerning the Glory of the Meffiah's Kingdom, is now all plain ; and alto what the Scripture teaches concerning the Reafons and Grounds of our Duty. The Truth of all thefe Things revealed in 'the Scripture, and many more tiat plight be Fneration'd, appear
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