Book IV. s r N coMPARED To v o M 1 T. and hateful in God's Sight; now God, though he hates the Sins of his own Children, yet he loves their Perfons, Pfal. cix. 7· 3· Sin in a Saint is his Sorrow, it is that which he hates, it wounds and grieves his Soul, he is lick of his Sin, Rom. vii. 3· but the Wicked love their Sin. Sin is in ,. godly Man's Converfation, and that is his Trouble; but Sin is in a wicked Man's Af– tec1ion, which renders i1 to be a deadly Spot. 4· Sin reigns and predominates in the Hearts of the Wicked: But Sin, though it may fometimes tyrannize in a Saint, yet he obeys it not, he is not the SubjeCl: or Scr– vam of Sin: The one yields and fubjeCl:s to Sin; the other oppofes and relifts it, every Faculty of his Soul is fer again!\ it; and not only fo, but againft every Sin. VI. Sicknefs brings oft-times utter Weaknefs upon the Body: So Sin bring., Wrak– nefs upon the Soul: I am feeble, &c. It makes a Chril\ianvery faint. See Leprofy. VII. Some Sicknefs is very grievous to be borne: So Sin is grievous to a true Chriftian, who is made fenlible of it. VIII. A Man that finds himfelf very lick, and like to die, will foon look out for Help, or fend to a Phyfician: So the Soul that is Sin·ftck, will feek for Help, viz. hallen to Jefus Chrift, for none elfe can cure the Sicknefs of the Soul. N F E R E N C E ~ I. ART thou lick, and ready to die, and infenlible of any Illnefs? Doth nothing ail thee? This is fad. I!. Art thou lick, and greatly affiiCl:ed? Is thy Soul weary of its Groanings? Haf\e to the Phylician, go to Chrift. 1. The more fick, the more need of Phyfick; the greater Sinner thou art, the more 11eed of a Savior thou haft. 2. The longer thou delayeft, the more hard and difficult will thy Cure be, befides the Danger thou runneft, Death may be at thy Door. 3· Confider, you muf\ have a Cure, and be freed from this Sicknefs, this Stone in the Heart, this Unbelief, or whatever elfe the Difeafe be, or elfe be damned. 4· Chrift came from Heaven on purpofe to be thy Phyfician: He came not to callthe Righteous, but Sinners to Repentance, Matt, ix. 13· 5· Soul, let me tell thee, as it was once faid to blind Bartimeus, Be of cheer, Cbrifl calls thee. Come to me all ye that are weary, &c. Matt. xi. 2R, 29. 6. Thou mayeft have Phyfick and Cure very cheap, L uke x. 30. Though thou haft no Money, Chrift will do all freely, if thou wilt caft thyfelf upon him. 7· Chrift is able to cure all Difeafes. Though thou art never fo fick, he is able to make thee whole: He is able to fave to the uttermojf all that come to God by him,Heb. vii.25. 8. Chrift is willing as well as able. See Matt. viii. 2. Mark i. 41. 9· Chrif\ can do the Work, when all other Means fail, Mark v. 26. when Purpofes fail, good Delires fail, Prayers fail, and good Works, and moral Righteoufnefs fails, &c. 10. Chrift is fuch aPhylician, that rather than thou !houldeft go without Cure, he bath !hed his own Blood, to make thee whole, and free thee from thy Sicknefs. r 1. If Chrift undertakes the Cure, he will never leave thee, till he hath perfeC\Iy re– flared thee to Health again. But remember, there is no Cure, but by his precious Blood: He died, that we .might live. Canft thou be lick, and fuch a DoCl:or by ? Thou canft not live, unlefs thy DoCl:or die. Strange kind of Grief! that finds no Med'cine good T' aflwage the Pain, but the Phyfician's Blood. Fr. !i!J;arlu. S I N COMPARED TO V 0 M I T. Moab aljo .fha/1 wallow in his own Vomit, &c. Jer. xiviii. 26. 'Ihe Dog is tr<rned to his Vomit t~gain, &c. 2 Pet. ii. 22. A Wicked Man, o: one whoturns to his old ~vi! and wicked Courfes, is compared to a Dog, and Sm to Vomit whtch a Dog hckerh up. PARAL-
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