?heSoule.r calling to Chrift. 527 by theworker of the law. Three things againhere in the text confider : Firft, what (hall we fay ? is it poffble ? what, a Gentile faved, and a Jew condetrned ? ghat, a Gentile that knewnot God, attaine merde, and the jewes and people of God, cafe off from trer- cie ? what fhall wee fay then? why? marke thra text , a Gentile that never miffed to his owne righteoufnefe, that is, a miferable finfull creature he feeth himfelfe nothing, haply a curled dren- kard,oran adulterer, the Lordopens his e%es,dif_ covers his Panes, and makes him fee he is a loft man, and makes him fee, that a Chrift mutt fave him from the fumesof his prayers, and a Chrift muff Cave him from the finnes of his performan- ces, orelfe he is an undone man for ever s Ano- ther mannow, the Jew he fought after the law, that is,they were ftri& in the performance ofthe law, theyhad their circumcifion, their waffling, andall fervices,uponall occafionscttrióufly ;hour comes this to pafi'e now, that theone is faved,and the other damned ? becaufe the one will be be- holding to Chrift, the other wil! not, therefore theone bath mercie,the other bath not. Nowwewill explaiine the point, and them- aceofit : will you fee howmen procure their owne ruine in this kinde ? take a poore (inner that is fallen into abafecourfe, what is thecourfe bee takes to fave himfelfe ? bee is informed what todoe, and his confcience is awakened, therefore he goeth afde,and forceth himfelfe,and labours to force his heart to a melting for, and hatred Xxs 2 againfl I! Ili
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