232. vfs Sot iAstttai. on. AEts 'Ole 3. beep a geod confcicace. TheYoung-mans Liberty andLimits., 6°.c. andbe condemned for fin : fay fo, andcontinue in ii. If any revolt from the motif; he profef(eth,he than diein his fin. Ifany man diquiet the people of God, by vexa-I Lion, oroppreflion, he (hall dic in his fin. If any man be a drunkard or Epicure, nc¡ frail die in his fin.Ifany man be a whoremonger or adulterer, he (hall Mc in his tin If any man be a swearer, God bath vowed, he willnot holdhim euiltlef', he (hall; die in his fin. Ifany man be an ignorant perfon, difobeying godiinefs, and obey.1 ing unrighteoufnefs, he than die in his fin. ifany mancontinue in grofs wick.cd-% nefs,in any wickednefs withoutrepentance,he 115a11 dic in his tin, Oh reme,nbcr rhis Judgemenc of God,this death that Godwill inflic°c on liasters forfin : For rhewageil offin is death : and arm your fel'ves with this when Sachan tempteth you : if you forget Death and Judgement,you arc naked, andunarmed, your spiritual rldvcrliry,i may hic you on the bate,and fpoil youas he will. The fecond ufe, is for inflru &ion. Will God bring us tojudgement for our Gust Oh then let ushalle toRepentance: Belovcd,this is one of the Lit things that God will do ; and thisisthegreatett thingthat Minifterscan fay: Godwill judge you for your fins. The Apoftle Saint Paul, he moveth the dthenians (t.aftis 57. yt.) to repentance upon this very ground,, becaufe Godbath appointed day,in which hewill Judge the world in rigbteoufnefs. And finely if this will not awaken us, nothing will, nothing can. What do we mean (beloved) to !offer our fins to (landupon the (core ? Where is our wifdome ? Our grace?' e.4re we able to ffandbefore God, when he it angry with us. a Why do we not take off our fins by godly forrow ? 1f aJudge thould fay to a Malefa&or, except,thou mourn for thy offence thou (halt die, and be executed.. Do wenot thinkhewould mourn to fave his life ? Behold, God faith to you, exceptyoumournfor youriniquities, you (hall die in your fins.' Oh why do not we make our eyes as fountains to bewail our fins ? that man poffefk with extream hardnefs that lamcnteth not his iniquity, and be treafureth sep unto bimfelf, wrath again(( theday ofwrath, and the declaration of the righteous, judgementofGod. Well, ifwe will not mourn.for our fins here to repentance, we (hail mournhereafter inhellifh horror,without hopeofhelp or mercy.. In the third place,this Do&rine that GodwillJudge us, thould make nspreferve' in our felves a good confcience. It isthe very ufe that the Apo(llemakes,.Acîs24.. 1,5, 16. He had hope that there thould be a refurreffion of the dead, both ofthe jufl- and unjuft, therefore he didexercife himfelf to have aleares a good confcience, void of offence toward God, and toward men. Rieffed (faithChritk) are thofe that are' pure in heart. There is nothing that willbe fo rewarded, and fo regarded at that lafl day, as a good confcience. But for thole that have flained their confciences' with allwickednefs and fin, andhave not wathed their confcienccs with the bl0od ofChrift, and the tears of true repentance, thefelhall havetheir portion without ' amongflthole that are unclean. Laflly, this Do&rine thouldteach usto fear God, and togiveglory tohim. As Saint lohn (peaks in the Revelation, theday ofhis Judgment is coming,, therefore fear him,and give glory to him. Ifthe particularjudgments o od that light upon, in thislife thouldmake usreverence his holy Name, howmuch. snore thould this lalt Judgement that is fo terrible) andunavoidable ? ABRAHAMS
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