indrawingpoor f nnersunto his son: ranee ofJefus Chrift all this is difcovered and laid open ; therefore manwould by nomeans come to Chrift, becaufe theappearing of Chrift difcovers his fin and condemnation: man loves his own life : skin for'slqn, and all that a man will he give for his life ; but he that lofetb his life ffhall find it : Job. 2.4. therefore our Saviour tells us plainly that this is the c.n- Mac. 1o. demotion that light is come into the world, andmen love dark jóh. 3.19 ne('rather then light, becaufe their deeds are itiil; for he that doth evil hateth the light, neither comes to the light, left his deeds fhould be made manifeft that they are evil. So here the ground is rendred why the Gofpel is Condemnation to the fons of rnen;theGofpel brings light,but men refit it ßz hate it.Certain it is that the light ofChrift is in every Creature, for he is the true light that enlightens every one that comes into the world. Joh. t. 9. And if this light that is in us. be darknef,h9wgreat is that dark- Mat.6.z3. nefs. Here is the condemnationof all the fons ofmen that they darenot Rand in the light of Chrift, not being able to behold hell in their own hearts, but labourby all means to cover it;for the light ofChrift would thew them that there is no thought, atlion,orduty,or performance that ever they did, that had any thing of purity in it, but it was all fin;Now mannot daring to fee his own mifery, therefore he runs from this light, and gets himfelfe behinde any tree. He runs from the appearance ofhim that fits upon theThrone, and fo refolves he will not fee his own mifery, death, and condemnation ; Rev.6. i6 neither will he believe it thoughhe be told it by an Angel fromHeaven , he will not come to the light , left thereby he may know , or be convinced that his deeds are onely evil. Againe this is the work of th°e Father to draw men Deaf' unto Chrift , bccaufe no leffe then infinitne(Ì and Eter- nity is able to bringGod andman together; the feparation between God andman is fo vat; and they are at fuéh an infinitediftancefince his fall, that nothing but Infinitnefs can bring thefe two infinite ends together; for the foul of man inone fin, fins°againff an infinite God; in any one fin it goes out and turns away from the infinitneffe of all bief- fedneffe,. good, joy, glory, and peace, and fo goes dówn into- 53
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