he /iaf ulne/fe of Sinne ,away our (elves ; therefore there is due unto him Fealty and Homage, nay, bee humbled himfelfe in Chrifl to bee our Brother, to be our Husband ; He tooke our rags, our fores,our difeafes,and paine upon him,and therefore there is due unto him all Fidelity and Obedience, O what an aggravation will this bee agairft the Urines of men at the Lafl day ! that they have beene committed 'againft the Mercy and Patience, againtt the Tommie and Purchafe, nay, againft the very confançuinitie of God Flimfelfe ! Hee died for us when we were enemies ,and wee will continue enemies again(( him that died for us ! And yet the folly is as great as the impiety. Confider what God is ? The Iudge of all the World, All Eye to fee, all Eare to Beare, all Hand to finde our and punith the fonts and provocations that are done unto him! A Jealous God, and }ealoulie is moll impatient of difaffe6ti. on ! 4confuming fire ! and who amonQfl au can dwell with devouring fire, who among f% us can dwell with everla.ting 6urnings ? Doe we provoke the Lord to Iealou f e,are wee fir onger than hee ? Saint 'Paul bath reiòlv'd his owne queftion before, as long as wee are Enemies wee are :without ffrength. And now for the Clay to contend, with the Potter, for the Potulieard to (mite the Rocke, ter impotency to ttand up againfl Omnipotency, what a madneffe is it ? Let us lear. 5efwifedome from ou Savi- ours parable, Confider whether we with our tenne thou- [and are able to goe out again(( him that meetesh to with twentie thouf;nd ? whether we with our tenne thotfard flies and lulls are able to meete him with twentie thou- land Angels andjudgments ? And when we are indeed convinc'd, that in his prefence rio fleh living ihall bee ju- ftified ; that it is a fearefull thing to fall into the hands of the Living Cod; that our hands will not be ilrong, nor our hearts endure in the day when bee will have to doe with us ; How can wee choofe but fend forth an Em- baffage, efpecially fnce he is not a great way off (as it is S in Heb. z. Is. Eph. 5.3 z. Genefis 18.z 5. I Heb rzza. Efay 3 3_14. L14e'y4.; I.
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