How to mortifie Z/ncIe4n, e e. 15; nication.:The Iao trine then that we(hall at thistime irifift on, is, That v clean e tie isme of theAmes th4 arehere to he mgr. Dear.; tifeet. Thisfirmofüncleannefl' toffInterpreters make The ha neva: tobe the finne of Oran, Gen. 8. 9. and the ha nouf. zicf ee ° 3 Y fte of Una cleffethereofappeares, in that God was lo di(pleafed clem oc. withhim for it, that he flew him prefently. Betides., thegrievoufneffe thereofismanifeft, in that through- out the whole booke ofGodwee finde not any name appropriated untoit, as if God could not give name bad enough, or would . notvouchfafe it any, becaufe men fhouldnotknow it at all. But now particularly Iwill lay openthe vileneffeof it, by thefe foure ar- guments. Firff, thehaynoufneffeofit appeares, becaufe that it makes a man thatis guilty ofit, a man ofdeath ; you may fee it in the exampleof onan, Gen. 38. 9. before mentioned, Godcut him off' prefently, hardly gave any fpace forrepentance. Where fudden judgement lights upon a man,' it is a fearefull thing, andargues the greatneffe of Godsdifpleafure againft that firm; nowwhere Godswrath is fo exceedingly inflam'da- gainfta finne,we muff needs conclude that finne to bee very fiefull;andofan highnature. Secondly, it is anunnaturall finite : All finne is fo much the more haynous, as it is oppofite to the nature of anian. Wee read but ofthree firmesagainft nature, whereoftl is is one ; namely, beftiality, Sodorny,and this , cu?d therefore it muffneeds be Of anhigh ranke, and,confcquently amoft notoiioùs vildefinne. .Thirdly, the manner ofit aggravates it exceeding,_ X 1y,
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