The SoUleseJeeivallcalling to Chrift. fo the Lord Jefus Chrift out of hisfreegoodwill, leavethone legacie ofmercie, and grace, andpar- don, and ffrength, to all humble broken hearted fpirits, Gdacha 3. t 5. though it be but a mans co- venant, faith hee, when it is confirmed, noman doth abrogate it, but if a man fealeir, and con- firme it withhis bloud,then it is fullyeflablifhed; no manwill, no man can difanull ir. So Chrift leaves aLegacieof mercie toyou, andoffavour and compaflion toall broken hearted linnets by pro- mite: and therefore it is eftablifhed, nay, it is the 1af>i promife, the laft Legacieand Te,,`fament,there. fore the promife no u*n can alter, /AI. 4. He Bothnot leave peace then,as;the world doth;they with it, but cannot give it they with it, but can- not bef}ow it : but Chrift leaves a legacicofiner.. cie and peacebehind him, nay, hebath ratified it byhisbloud,and he will make it good to the foule for ever. Thewitneffe makes the foule yeeld unto what Partic. 3. the fpirit bath witnelfed : As thewitneffes in-o- pen court inamarter of law, theymake the cafe cleareandevident;the Jury they take it,the Judge obferves it , you all know how thecafe goes, the witneffe fufficient,&c. Sowhen the witnefle of Gods Spirit comes, bringing thehandofGod the Father, and the hand of the Sonne, touching Gods acceptance, it cafrs thecaufeclearely.Now this judgementAf the firmer yeelds, and cannot butdole, and fubmit it fèlfeunto the mi th 5 this is the meaning ofthaz pl;rafe before the texr,they Mall be taught ofGod, they flail not only learn, but
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