9'8 l . The Parable of tbe T.en Pirgins, ( o•w 1oj and gkry, r !hrj[.1-:2o .. t~i.s is their gain t~?ugh it be by {ofs ·of all; 1 I life is_not dear to fimlh theu Mtm!lry, I [uffer all thp•gs for_thf eleEt¥alr.£, they I a-re wP!llngrofpend and to befpent, zCor.I#IS.. -Paul wtlbethhtmfdf "na- ~h~rr~a, amor djt:inus eft' rxjlatic,us, it carries out of [elf, Rp~·9·1_,z,3. though tns:rrae rhe ~-tntfi~y was not bleH to:all,yetthe. el;:...'hon ?btamed u, Rom.I r.7. hence the mm1~ry ts, from men.not Aagels, tha,t ther\! mtght be the more pity, ! Reafon r. Renfon z. Rea[o11 3• Ufe, and fo the more help, Hcb.4.2 . . ' · • : . -l . _________ __. ___________ ~--~ ,., S E'C T. IV. J r~H e:. BUtwhyby the Miniftry .f.th~~ofj_eL ?. 1 • :_ ; -~ Becaufe the .Lmv c!tmnot gl'l1e life, G 4~ g.zr. Now. Q-t;:_, Lord cannot make him thathath!inned nouo.have finned, ·,rha.twould l)ea:conqadi&ion; and he that hath fnned mufl dye ; and hence there is no poffi,biljtyfortheSpirit to give life here; hence the Spirit takes another tinHrumenr~ the ~,Gofpel can pe rt\vade to belei.ve~ and bring to .Chrift, ·wherll:Jife )l> featedn 1 1 i ·:r. Becaufe there is more of Chritts blood ·hl'lref and hl:nce mor; SEirit; for ' they,are all one to be cleanted with Blood and Spirjt; for the! ~ord Jefus did not by hi~ blood purchafe the unfealingof the Law; but the Gofpejis~fecret, and·\iot khoWfl burby this means ;"it is the NewTeflament·whi!=IJ ~rifeth from ihe death .of the T.eHator; to have the _news of·· the · Gofpetprit~ted, . it is by means of ChriH's.bt0od; •buttoha.V.em'e!t fent tdo.pen it, th~~~s more of his b!oqd therein; and h~m::e more Spirit. _ :, . . - .cl . · '·Becaufethereis·moreof Chrill's lovein the1Gofpel; :tnd where mQfl of his16Ve go~s; tbeie:his Spirit goes-mofl ~ it.is.love.ro make us lglo.w the La1y, ' though it be a hanq-Writing again!l us; but now (when we fee qearh) to bring the Gofpel ahd therein to entr~band wait, .there is.great love~ a.tJd hence: it i$ c'.ltl~d tbe:Miniflry •f Reconciliation. Oh .it is infinite .pity•to p)fer to take a , dead carri?~ uJ? under his wings ; :here he I'<inigs for the fa!vatio,n of .a _fin; ric!r m,ofl :. 1f we -were fallen -~gels, he .would•. never: fend ( the MI~Iltry ofth"e 'Gofpel to us; but fo It!li •now, tbat ·he.bath taken· d;ie feed of .d· h~aham ~ c .• .. .,~!':..1 ···' ,· 1 :c ~.-: ·, .... 1 :..;~:r.:D. I ;::;, .. J .!~;'.;!' • ~-·~,..., d dt·lf J ,_,t l w~-- .•:. 1 •·• ·,_ ·.<,~ 1:· ! .. .SECT. v. ;•.: . ,;':.' < -~~: ••• : 1 _ -. ,_,,a ,O 0 \ d •J _ ...:1 .-; 0 ·,, • ; 0•. f Infiru&t?n. ir, Hehc_e;ve may ~ee t.f!e:glory of the,G'i'fpel, · IJilt~.~~. -~~ • IS .the .Mtrlifiry bf the Spmt. of C.,od ;, !f\1~ the Apoflle:Profelfeth z_yxceeds in glorj; glorious light it fcatters, that "f.lhich hath be:n hid from t!:,~ -dife~ nay, from 'l''rophets, and .dbraham ·who q<jir~d. ~o fee-t,~¥ .dn.y, and /lf.w zt buriafaroff;henceir is called marvellous light,I'Jh.ic;&briDgs t~)!:J"qul eo tpe li&h~ of.crhat blelfed face of J efus, ;md hi~ glorious.l_qve, )Vhich C.ever .Q:lill be founaed , totlt~!lxmom df;lq, which damps.the glory O~Jilhether thj~g~i;1;and ,a!th9UlJP 1 malllJ~ a.ftat and rwife'defpife jr, 1 yet if they dld, kQow they• w,ou)d not del's1fe · tlht~ ;J,.6fd· of gl!wy;" nrj>r:crucifie him ~ ~ but their ~y,e-!i ~all never-fee r~ofe glo\'11 Gl!~ceftfolatiot'lg ·at'lcil. comforts prom1fed ro rh;.paop)e of C_pd ll_! wz/1 fen_d_ ~~! d':l!ll)forw·, faich Chri£l,, which ne'!Jir cdn be tt~kep awa) from B>;ktvers,_ whtc" ~n • midfi:flf· aU tniferie comforts ; it is a great merc;y when.a maq . ~~es ht~ !in, ~~fe lie woul~ never feekfor remedy ; ,but.the Law cannot do a!)y th!ng but _arre!l, and -imprifon; itcancot get!in removed; y~;ttl)e Gofpel can fetat bberty, .whichpreaches·deliver"ance to prifrmeh; J~h.8.3 ::1. . You fhall k.,now the truth, ;;:;
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