344 Sin.deliveranse thegreate CHAP. VII. Pcrfwadtngto thanksgiving fordeliverance out of ourna- NI- andcorrupt eJlate. Thanksgiving y Affly, this miniflers matter and occafion ofgreat praife for deliverance and thanksgiving to all them whom Chrifi bath delive- our of our cor red out of their corrupt and carnali e&ate :and tranflated into -rapt efface. r theEfate ofgrace and holineffe. Ofall deliverances deliverance Deliverance of from finne zs the greateß, the fWeetefi, the chotyiiI: Adelive- greateft colt, ranee of the greareß col., other deliverances are wrought by the power ofGod, this is a deliverance wrought not onely by the power of God, but alfoby the 6hud ofGod, by the blondofChriff, who is God and Man in one perfon. Feed ( faith Saint Paul to the Bifl-cops, the Miniffers'ofEphefuff) fi As t°.t8. the Church of Godwhich he hathpurchafed With his oWnen blood, ac »ll' i Z' a ,Give thank. (faith the Apoflle) unto the }ather whichbath made us meet tobe (partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light, whohath deliveredus from the power ofdarknes,and tranflatedus into theKingdom ofhis deare Son, inwhom we have redemption through his blood ; thedeliverance of Ifrael out of the bondage of Egypt, and the captivityofBabylon, thedeliverance of Jeremy out of the dungeon, of Teter out of Herodf prifon, of Jonahout of the belly of theWhale, or the three children out of the fiery furnace, or whatfoever de. liverance elfe you can mention, coil not God fo much as the b Rom s t t, deliverance of man from (inne; for this God gave his owne, s.©fchoifeft his onely Sonne. This is a deliverance which argues more of Love. gods love to man then all thedeliverances whichGod hath e Fohn;,t 6, wrought beides for map ; , Therefore of this the Evangelift faith, God fo c loved the world that he gave his only begotten Sonne ; And Chrift (faith Saint Patel) lovedbhe Church, From greateft and gave hinsfelfe for it. This is a deliverance from greater evils. , evils then all other deliverances ; a deliverance from Satan, the worft of all Tyrants; á deliverance fromHell, Ofall pri- Eons
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