Ver. 3 2,5 3 3. xxvth Chapter of St. M A TT x'E w. i 59 of Nature might work it out, but the Man runueth a great hazard. As the Papifts acknowledge Chrift for the Redeemer, and Mediatour between God and Men : They own his two Natures and Satisfaétion ; though they mingle Doarines, that ftrange- ly weaken thefè Foundations. The Turks deny not Chrift to ha a great Prophet ; but trey deny him to be the Son of God, and the Saviour of the World, and the Redeemer of Mankind ; and wickedly, prefer their falle Prophet before him. The Yews confels there was a y,fiis, the Son of Mary ; that gave out himtelf in their Coun- try of Judea, to be the and gathered Difciples; who from him, are cal- led Chriftians : But they call him an Impoflor, queftion all the Miracles done by him, as done by the Power of the Devil. Now, all their (hall he judged by the Go. pet, which is fo proudly and obttinately rejected by them. The Spirit Ad! convince the World of Sin, hecaafe they believe not in me, yob. i6. 9. he bath fo proved himtelf to be the Chrift, the Son of God, the great Prophet, and true /146/b ; that their rejeaing, and' not believing in him, and his Teftimony, will be found to be a great and damning Sin, both in its fell, and as it bindeth their other Sins upon them ; however their Judgment fhall be lighter or heavier, according to the diverfity of their Offence, and the invincible Prejudices they lie under. The Corrupters of the Chri- ftian Religion, becaule they have perverted the Truth of the Golpel to ferve their Interefts, (Ambition, Avarice, or any Humane Paffion) their Doom will be exceed- ing great. z ThefJ: z. to, it, t z. .And with all Deceivablenef e of `Unrighteoufnefs en them that perifh ; becarfe they received not the Love of the Truth, that they might be Paved. .2nd Jr o this caufe Gad fhall fend them ftron; Delufions, that they flooúld believe a Lie : That they all might be damned, who believed not the Truth, but had pleafure in Vnrighteoufnefr. To poyfon Fountains was the higheft way of Murther, to royle the Waters of the SanEtuary, to mangle Chirp's Ordinances, is a Crime of a high Na- ttíre. The yews that rejeaed Chrift in fo clear Light of Miracles', yoh. 8. 24. Chrift faith, If you believe not that I am he, ye /hall die in year Sins ; it maketh the Judg- ment the more heavy upon them. Others to whom Chrift is lets perfpicuoufly re. vealed, fhall have a more tolerable Judgment : For the clearer the Revelation of the Truth is, the more culpable is the Rejeaion or Contempt of it. For there is no Man that hearedi of Chrift's Coming into the World, fuf Bring for Sinners, and Ri- fing again from the Dead, and Alcending into Heaven ; but is bound more diligent- ly to enquire into it, and to receive and embrace this Truth. Carnal Chriltians, their Profeffion condemneth them : They are inexcufable ; they deny in Works, what in Word they feem to acknowledge. 3. Some lived under the Legal Adminrfration of the Covenant of Grace r To whom two things are propounded ; a. TheDuty of the Law. z. Some S'tril?ures and obfcure Beginnings of the Gofpel. They !hall be judged according to that Adminiftration they are under either for vio- lating the Law, or negleEting the Gofpel, or thofe firft Dawnings of Grace which God offered to their View and Study. Indeed the Law was more manifeft ; but the Gofpel was not fo obfcure, but they might have underftood it. Therefore, God will call them to an Account about keeping his Law ; by which who can be fufli- fed ? Or whether by .true Repentance they have fled to the Mercy of God, which by divers wayes was then revealed to them; and have owned the Megiah in his Types ? Pfal. 145. 2. Enter not into Judgment with thy Servant ; for in thy Sight /ball no Man living be fuftified. Pfal. 13o. 3, 4. If thou íhould, /t mark Iniquities, 0 Lord, who (ball /land ? But there is Forgivenefs with thee, that thou maye ft be feared. Which if not clear ; they !hall be condemned not only for not keeping the Law, but _an for neglect of Grace. Though their Unbelief and Impenitency be not fo odious as theirs is that lived under a clearer Revelation ; yet a grievous Sin it was, which will bring Judgment upon them. 4. There are tome that have no ether Dtfcovery of God, but what they could make from the Cordes of Nature, and Tome Inftinas of Confcience ; as meer Pagans. The Apoftle having told us of the Righteous Judgment of God, Rom. z. 5. and how managed, Verf. 6, 7, 8. and how aggravated, the yew firft, and then the Gentile ; he then concludeth, Vert: 12. For as many as have finned without the Law, ¡hallperifb . without the Lao ; but as many as have finned in the Law, (hall be judged by the Law That is, the yews ; as the other is to betmaerftood of the Gentiles : To whole no- tice no.Fame of Chrift, or the Law of Mofes could poffrbly come, 'ro perilh with- out
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