2'0~ 'I he Trial and SEtt. J a Anf. There is a .Boldnefs of Faith : And z. A . finful Boldnefs.: In regard of Boldneis of Fa1.th, I am to belleve the Sufficiency of that tJnvaluab]e .Raniom, that ir cannot be more or lefs n?r intended o~ remitted, but doth ly under rh~ Eye of Jufi.ice, and rqually e~. ccepted ofGod, as a.;bi~ to remove _the etern~l Guilt of all ftns~ paft, prefcmt, as aHo of1thoie to come ; but it were finful Boldnefs to commit fin, becaufe Chrifi: L :th · · . paid for it, 'ris a Motive to the contrary, not to live to ourfelves, but to him that died fi)r us, bf'caufe .Chrifl bare our Sins on his M;_tn 'Bod.y, on the Tree, 1 Pet. iii. 24. I Pet. i. 1 8. Gal. i. 4· ·Rom. vj, I, z., 3, 4· i Pet. · v. 1, z. For tho·'..lgh I be pedwaded there is no fear of eternal Wrath in fins to be committed, for my Fai th believeth Freedom from that, in regard of all fins ; there be other fironf>er Motives to efchew Sin, than fear of }felt, ev~~ tear of violating infinite Love _and Mercy ; there's a more prevailing and efficacious Power in apprehending Love to keep from fln (it being favi11g Grace), than in fear of Hell, which of iddf Js no Grace. 2. Fear of Punifhment: of fln as fin, is to keep from fln, though it be not fear of eternal Punifl1ment; the Eternity of Punifhment is -no ways eifential to Punjfhment : Lib.r;?'tines clofe remove this Motive, who wil\. ~ave no fin as fin in God's Court, punifued in the Beli~ver. 'Tis not punifl1ed in order to Sati'lfaction of Juftice, but it followeth not that 'tis no.t p1.mifl1able as fin. . . ObJ. It is Afercenary, and pecu!tar to HtreJings to o~(lain from fin for fear of Stripes, or te jetveGod Int\litu mercedis, for hope of f!..e<:J.;ard• .An f. To obfiain from Sin, for fear of Pumihment, as
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