2 7 6 Exhortation to ,Believing enforced. Pfa1. i 30, Yea, curfe them all ye holy Angels of God, as the obílinate Enemies of your King and Head the Lord Jefus Chria Curfe them all ye Churches of Chri(I, as defpifers of that Love and Mercy which is your portion, your Life , your Inheritance Let all the Saints of God, all that love the Loid, curfe them, ard rejoyce to fee the Lord comeing forth mightily, and pre- vailing againfi them to their everlafling ruine. Why fhould any one have a thought of compafon towards them , who de. . fpifc the compafon of God ? or of mercy towards them who trample on the blood of Chri(i ? Whileft there is yet hope, we delire to have continual forrow for you ; and to travail in foul for your converfion to God ; but if you be hardened in your way, fill we joyn with you againfi him ? (hall we prcferre you above his Glory ? (hall we defirc your falvation with the defpoylï.ng God of his honour ? Nay, God for - tbid,. We hope to rejoyce in feeing all that vengeance and indig- nation, that is in the right hand of God, poured out unto Eternity upon your Souls : Prov. 1. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) 26, 27, 2,8, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, Rules to be obferved by them who would come to (ability in Obe- dience. The tuft Rule. Chri ft the only infallible Judge of our fpiritual condition. Hirt, he judgeth, by hís WordandSpirit. That which remnaineth to be further carried on, upon the principles laid down, is to.perfwade with Souls more or his intangled in the depths of fin, to clofe with this Forgivencfl by Believing, unto their Peace and Confolation.. Ana becaufe fuch perfons are full of pleas. and objellions againfi thctnfelves, I (hall chiefly, in what 1. to fay, endeavour. to obviate there Obje6lions, fo to encourage them unto believing, and bring them unto fettlement. And herein whatever T have tooffer, flbwes naturally. from the, Dolrine at large laid down and afi"erted. Yet I.(hall not in all particulars apply my Pelfthere- unto, but in Genera) fix en thofe things that may tend to the E(labli(hment and Confolation of both difirefJed and doubt- ¡vg Souls. And I (hall do what I purpofe thefe two wayes. Firtl, I; (hall laydown fuch Genoa! Rules as are ncceffary CO
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