ix8 The eJbridgementofthegofpel. the priceofredemptionas a fpeciallmotiue to a religious life, inas much aiCoas the drift thereof was to free vs from our vain comerlotion. Many particulars of this kinde might bee heaped vp: I will concludethisenumeration ofplaces with the faying ofDauid; Then haft (faith he) delivered myfoulefrom death, andally my oPfal,5óa3.fQet fromfalling , thin ?mayya4ebefore God in the light ofthe lining.. Hee makes the end ofall the deliveranceswhich God had vouchfafedhim , to bee this one thing, thathe might fpend hisdaiesin a frncere courfe in the fight ofGod. And indeed this is a matter ofgreat equity.Whoplanter; a vineyard,eb eatetbnot ofthe r Cor. frua thereofP? And fo; who !hall pay a priceofRedemption for him , by whom P s ' he (hall receiue no fence? Godswe areby the right of redemption : Te are net gtCor.6.r9. yaurowne(faithP451.5) weare bought with a pricefor his vfe,therfore aftwhich we can doe, is to be diverted to his glory. The inappeareth; that thecafe isnot fo as themollfuppofe: TheGofpell is no doeerine ofcarnall liberty, as though becaufeof the abundanceofmercy , and in refpe& that Chrift bath performed fufficient for the prefenting of vs without faule in Gods lìght,and for theacquiring vs from the guilt ofall ourfins, be they neuer fomany, or togreat, thereforeitmight be lawful) for vs to lineal- ter ourowne will,ándtogive liberty roour owneinordinate affe&ions. No: the do&rine oftheGofpel tiethvs toas thriftrearmesofobedience,as the law.There is not any one holy duty which in the Scripture God requirethofaChriflian, from which the freedomeofour beingTuffified by the graceofChrill, dothgiúe vs any colour ofdifpenfation. For to thispurpof is the lay ingof theApofile,af- ter he had largely dilputedofour freeiuflilcationbyChrift , andhad prooued that theworkes oftheLaw are ofno force to deferuefaluation; Do wethen (faith he)mare the LawOwe effe& throughfaith? for foit might leemetobe amatter indifferent, whetherwe doe wellor no, and that the doftrinewhich hehad taught being true, there is no vie oftheMoraliLaw. Godforbid(anfwereth the Apoftle) c thorn.;. ;r. yea hejawthat t bindsall which hopeto be fatted oamore ftaitobedience :good fEph a.ro, workesareordainedfor them to walke in ,,andGod (lath therefore called them vn. tograce,that hemight be glorified by their pure conuerfation. Letall profane ones confiderthis, all defpifers ofgood things, fwearetsSabbath-breakers,wan- tons,druckards,Libertines,&c.Such(fomeofthem) doe pretenda faith in Chrift, they will faytheyhope they are redeemed byhim,andlooke tobee Caned by his death. Iaske ofthee, whofo hopeft andyet liuefl inthe feruiceof thedivell,and in bondage tothine ownlufts,what thinkcft thou? Doeft thoubeleeue that God did therefore fend Chrift,or that Chrift did therefore fhedde his preciousblood, that menmight take liberty thereby toenter intoall manner ofexcelle? Did hoe therefore mile vp an horne oufaluation,thatvnder hope thereofmes mightlay iniquity to iniquity, and then falue vpallwith this,! beleeuein Chrift,1 know mine owneworkescannot faneme?Gf c. Godforbid,that any man fhouldfoimagine. It is plaine againft the Scripture, and dire&ly contraryto thepurpofe ofGod in the worke of mansredemption. Marke thisplace: Godbath vifzred,redeemed, rai. fedvp theborneoffalnation,ebv.not toeftablifh fanne,but todiflolue frn,not todii charge vs from our obedience,but to binde vsvnto duty. Therefore,eyther be lure that thy felled refolution and purpofe is,tomortifie and fubdue thine ovine, corruption,and to facrifice tutu thy fweeteft andbelt pleating Ganes vntoGod, and to limitthy felfeby all meanes within thecompalfe ofChriltian obedience, or elfe thou art one of thofeof whomS. ludefpeakes, which are ofold ordained eIade . tocondemnationt; thebenefit ofredemption belongeth not to thee, thy damnation u i Ptt.a.;: fleepethnot , and thy indgement longagorae is notfarreoffa. Thusmach ingeneral), touching theend ofourredemption,tofirm God. Now follow theparticulars appertaining toit , and they are thefe: t.Thepar- tyfrom whomthe powerand gtacetodoe this,(towc,to ferue and glorifie God) mutt
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