of Faith. Publican went faw hme, and was juflified. Hove came this ? he hi e f a poor milerable Sinner,v. 13, 14. Rom. iii. 19. All Mouths mug beflopped, and become guilty, ere ever Chrifi cart be holden forth. Hence the LaW, Gal. iii. our Schoolmafler to bring us to Chrifi, and by the Law is the Knowledge of Sin. 2ó1y, The fecure, hard-hearted Sinner,that however by Reading and good Education, knows more than his Neighbour, yet is nei- ther affe&cd with Law or Gof gel ; becaufe the Spirit of God never revealed thefe Truths to him : Hence we (hail find many col3fefs they are Sinners and great ones, that they deferve Hell,_ and that there is no Salva- tion but in Cnrift ; that the leafy Sin d -- ferves God's Wrath. Hçw comes they are not .aflè&ted with this ? Not put out to Peek a Remedy ? They in feeing fee not, as it is bra. vi. 9. Hence they continue in their Sins, neglec Chrift and Duties, flight the Gofpel, live fecurely, and fit -down oti' their Contentmeñts : Ho\v comes this? They know they are finful and miferable, but they are not fenfible of it : Hence they give a Hiflorical Faith to the Truths of the Go- fpel, but embrace not the Promifes nor Chritt in them, becaufe they were never fenfible of their Mifery, and Undonnefs without Chrift ; hence their Faith being dead and heardlefs, is fbuitlefs. yam. iim i4.. Hence not
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