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BERM.
II.]
INWARD WITVESS
TO
CHRISTIANITY.
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Are
not
your
sense
and persuasion
of
the love
of
God
mere delusions
of
fancy,
and
raptures
of
warrn
imagina-
tion,
withOút
any
ground, or
solid
foundation
of rea-
son
The christian
may
boldly
refute
such
suspicions:
These
are no vain
transports,
no foolish visions
of hope
and
joy, because
as
high
and glorious
as my
comforts
and
my
expectations
are, they are'
built
on
a due appre-
hension
of
the
justice of
God,
as well as
'his
mercy;
I
have no hopes
of -pardon
by
Jesus
Christ,
but
what
are
supported
by
the righteousness and
truth
of
God,
as
well
as his
goodness
;
for
in
this way
of
salvation, offended
justice
is
satisfied to
the
'full,
and mercy can
exert itself
in
full glory,
without the least dishonour or reflection
on
the'strict
righteousness
of
God.
God
is
just
in
the
justification of
a
sinner
in this
way;
He
is
faithful
and
Just
to,
forgive
us
our
sins,
and
to
cleanse us
from
all
un-
rightcousness,
1
John
i.
9.
Besides,
says
the
Christian,
the change
wrought
in me
is
real,
and
not imaginary; I
am
quite
another creature
than
once
I
was
;
the several powers
of
my
nature,
that
were
wont
to be
in
perpetual
war, now
enjoya
peaceful
harmony, and
my
soul
feels
the pleasure,
and the divine
peace.
My
strictest and
severest reason
approves the
change, and
owns
it
to be divine.
And thus
I
am led
onward to speak
of
the
other
part
of
eternal
life,
and
that
is
holiness.
This
is
also
found
.
in
believing souls,
and
becomes an evidence
of
the
truth
of
the gospel.
Holiness
mà.y
be described
by
these
five
necessary
in-
gredients
of
it.
1.
An aversion
to;
and
hatred of
all
sin.
(2.
A
con-
tempt of
the
present
world, in
comparison
of
the
future.
-3;
A delight
in
the
worship' and
society
of
God.-4.
Zeal and
activity
in his service.
-5.
A
hearty
love to fellow-
creatures, and more especially
to
fellow
saints.
I
shall
discourse
of
each
of
these.particularly, and
shew
that
eternal
life
consists
in
them,
and this
eternal
life
is
foiánd
in believers.
Holiness
consists
in
an aversion
to,
and hatred
of
all
sin.
This
is
complete
in
heaven;
and without
this,
heaven
cannot
be
complete.
Into
heaven there
entereth
vol.,. I.
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