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gni'~t1o~_~atty:'~'im to falvation; lind . t:h(fn ~leaves' hi'm h.J hi-s .own choice, whether .He will work Ottt ·llis· own· falVa#<>n, or .not, 11! mig~t , here enumerate 'many other~ in!lanc'es 'Wherein the _.Di-lfenter·s 4ilfer (torn us<.; -i liu't if you agree

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· ~QI,i!~··pr,e5l~0·3bati6n~ · wit}Jout · ·.eq uaiHng 'myfi\Jf :witH Eft~ ~auHh, 'Y;~s~ ·Sir, fy.ou ~may; bu ti)yo'u . dtrd;rto~ 1'r for If to:: b~ '!. fuchi.!~·ii6i;ie •,~, M·' a Cecopcl ~hfon;t:ce n6t Claiiliih;glaii eq.ualit¥ ~it1bhithrH>.de ·n:dt fkt~b.w iWh:tj is ; 4. do t·he~efore:' affir.t:n, t\laN iorf' refp~cbt.o ·pr,e'dellit'latioh} jou ·lfave eq uaUedl yoili-fd f ,to· $t~·.P.aul•, . wlildn ! l:hr;~i:ruth"Yi's; you d~ not ; kno~what f0tH~Lpredt:fti~ai:lia9 ~ he· was. ' tYoft feein (o bede-fuous · Of. knctw1;rig w:hat 'mY hqti:on,$ tlf e:i~Cl:loh 11re; ,, ~iid ta:li< oh.m:y. layl.ng ·;·h!"~v~ thipgs io yoti.r . cliarge" e'n tha·H 4ead, ~hicli, I cat~n .Qt pr,dve·:: I both' tan an·d· will, .Si't; bu.t pl,ea[e ~o ;o.l;>fen;e; ~hat i;t \Vas nat1fo ·mudi on the h,eaiolJof elettioil~~ as .;p):~d((fH~at.ioni 1t)iat ::I•gr:unpedtJlefi ·c;h'atges\';1 an,d ·1!.~ <~~pre.iijng ~~ 'J fe;~ljirrieats ~ 'o~dbo~h~ t· J>; ilia!l'~ ' pwv~ · _ t)u:nj;!'w-Jl·i,Cp: ~·e. ~ h~l~llly. . .cl,lefe H·IPha~ t.raH-J Wfi~··Ii~lHil<iee ;Wf!! ineet '' With in tlle New :Fe!liuilevr~;:_,<:"Oh~€ihi1n'f<tfil plir:;i pofe.;1't:JkJ4ir"ek:1lMV le,clge~l the .~ledioi1., :a'fi~ }f>redlftNraY.f6.W.' of God' dp -nqt I rela~~· .fo :particlil<~;r p'erfonS; su·t1o 1God;~ ,•· ._ I . ' f ' .' .-.,

defign ·of. ;Sal}itig t~e q.et1rile w.or.ld t'O'. th~ knowledge··of.

'the .Me!:fiah ': · ~I\d •all thotepa~~~es' c_~tC'd' ffol_n i<"th d1ag~ ' t;er tp th? Romans, ,~re not ,t!~lign;e~ ''t~, det,emtipe ,any 1-~~·ijlg . , c~nc.~rtun~ G.od'_s ~bfol o.te · de,~~~e~ .,i~ d'r~ling'eit~e¥,J*itn · ~ll ~!}~in.d :in, J!1ii~r~l; · Qt: whh par~i·c~la~ i>,er(on·s~ .~t¥e. :9~iy

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nity' t~) ~-;erlafl:ing mifery; if' they-were ' lldf 'l:m';deftinate'& ' . t o: comqlib';Juch crimes as would · deem iHhem to · that' 111ifery;' £itf!erei·rl .~ . Sir:, y~u difFer: fr~m us ·v,w.~ ' d.o not pr;:. ·~. tr.,nd to. lay th'at, the wic!feq are, from all eter'P'ity:,;- pre'def~·~ . tin<~.ted: ;to everla'fiing · mifer:y.; nor can we th'i!Yk •.it co,n- ·· ~.·

~fterit with G0a;s ·goodMfs>:~ ~o. : d? · ~t. · , . , t. :.,•.', , . }: , , That man . ;ct~n Re.Y~r 1{~\fafd~~o.,, have any true ~a1 u~'fq(

· _ hv>J~{lefs:;\vh~: willdo,ridtfii11g that isi.rLhis power: ro; pro'~~· m.6t~ ,it .jf) . others~ ·~l :l:fo~;·l c~.n :we, I ~h~:tf{' ·~p ~~~ that• 'Gpd~~ '~ - I \· ,'' ·' :1.' . '" ){ I o _'{~ ' 'r-l~t. ''J," i "l-. '• ,\~ .-,J. '' •¥!- :~ft\1 ·, ' , ·'t'.>'>· ,I whofe,.lbve 'tb ·hol'IjQdfs· t'f.atJ;'fcchds ''Wha-t the· 1no!t r'ightet'lll~; · man, ha,s for it, has·pa£r~d. a· decree from alh:'ten1it.y, whioli

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~ui~e, '.·Gslh.Is reptefented ,uhder other lineaments, 'ail' ' : J; 7.,: ' . , ' ' f - ' ·:J~ I '. ' /· I . 'I • - . ,..A • ,)

~";, grac1;~us anQ .tTi(:r.ciful,> .flq~ tQ. anger,~.'!nd ·abundant · m g92.Jn.e(s./' •) ·~t)s t>fterl: · fa:id,:,t~IM :eve~\wf.th thr. folcn:l'nity'. 9£' a'n .,o~th,.< tn~t ,he:\j(:{ii:e~:. th~t: ~ ' . nci.\'m~n fhould per~fh::~. How then' at~ we' t9 bel,ieve:, tpat· lly an abfolute decree he; <;lid ' reprob~te fq ~a'rty qf thein' ? ~"I d.o therefore '!ifert~ tha.~,

· your. no~iq,n$ con~erni'ng ,the wieked being prede!linat~d LtQ! f!Vcyrla(l:ii1g m.ifery:i ar; prbd:ue\iye ·~ftbe ,greatell~h-furd-itie~;; (u~h a.s catli·ng._9dd's j l!fike;ard.goo~nefs; ih•qu:efiion .1 and . . rPa~iAg ~niin· t~e\Sn~thor :of: (1#~ .and· if 'yo~· c~ri tii ake· {t ~p ... \ P·ia•t : 9~he(V/ife; i:.pniy ;, do ;. a'nd ''y9'uf .. pretendihg to alr~r.t' ·

· t.l~a~ :lnf~_is. a: ~~;e:,:a~~n.t, · arid, .yet,Ifte~~Qi.dated t~ !~v~r~ 1 ~~:1,1g :-~!,fc:Jf)~ a; JS;, .• an/~a·mfol Ute u~c~nfifteacy; · nor . can y9u·!lr , \rith' iln: ;iour /a.rtl,':: l'econcile""'th~Ce> .. ,".:'· -'·.· ·. . · ':~r

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:~!-on~ a,s;you. I,~~e, S:ir.; i :you do,not thin~ th.ere;i.s a~y, fo.!id r~~foning in' yh~r lette~, ·where one after.ti~n ·f~.e-~1~

',d~n,t:ly <;Piltradilts ;~oth~r.i ... Yo\l may I think ~·qat you ' ph;a'fe; but·J tt;llyou, ther,e. i~ neitb~ .. u;eafoning nor ~ram::. •

mar in i~. ' ~h'fjffi~'lisr ~efng;~,ihdr't~d ·ls ·t~ 'ure'an di!.igenc'e' ,to rna~~ th~;ir ,falJtng an,d eleelion,fur¢l' op;s ·. not ~afi J'()U

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' ceqi~g~y,~r,~es ; ;t!,ld it )s no~ lP~9J;b.ft. fJ9f .fo.~ ~to ·kp?w t,hat_ { ·you. 'l-rf dne. of the eleCt:; ,nq!My~t.;(or ~y .oth~p p~rfov: t() kno~ ·It;. 'eithe~1}n ,r~fP,~~· ~?l~irl!e.I(~:·o,fz.to;·· a~?.~h,ef,: A'Iv ' · .

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hours at Wicken ; , but you ca'n neither prove one nqr the other,~ a;1d therefor~. :I '.deny .the ~h~rg<:. , .. , ' ' . I ,; ' r. , · ,,_,.,, • :'_ ~;r• _ , , , · ·• 1, .._'';;.: " _ · ,·· ·•· , , ·,- -I , , · -~' , <, ( . /

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you ,d6 not, feeni to reli.!h the title o{C1hrillian Jew, I ~il~ ftile · yoJJ lqwertin~n,~;· · you f~!~~ .,~~ y,ou do ~ot .P~~·t~ ~;4' to know men's hearts." Pray,:Srr, hpw then canyou tell,

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that " better' men thari I am have n.ot dc;emed vou' benea'i'h tlieir 'notic~ ?" You ~fe got into a·.,v,e'~r. ~o~d n~ti~~~of ci}A ..

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God thus · will~ tl).~ · falyatton . <lf ?ll, '!nd ~hat .'Chrjfi dieq_. ~~·~· , ' ;.l;c, .,_;,;•1•1.'· .; ; , ' ' ,, ,, -~··:· ... ·. ' , r,"' i' u(·.• '" ', JOt a ' •. ,., "·, ~ 'lf.F d . J· ~ -~:- ~ . p - I- - , ~~ •

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wit~ . ·-rnrrrepre(enting an . · j~fpire<l .. apofl;le~s· prit]cipJe ~ ~ ~ ' !=}urge ;whidf i-$ 'ver-y i'eafily Ifioyed ''fts>111 · the ·~hapt~r,t la!J:: . · ; quoted. And i( you tea~1l.l ·iha~ t~¢. 'l,{pow!edg7 ofa rp~n'$ J.

~leetion i~, ~t~laiiiah!e~ ·an'd .that Gd4 ,;\votitd ~ot h,?.-ye '~ : all . I men;',!' b'qt: ~ · ~ a:q rort~ ( of; men" :.;~o '''tpe f~,red •,; l 'wil1· tn~i)

;· ~ha;g~,·Yblf with teathi,rrg'-fa\fe ;dq~fi'r,tes'(a~d fuFh ·<fi{~ayc: . p~it~1~J . Cc.ri p_t.ti~e p~~ re~fotr· oij . t.hei~~ . 1J.p~ ;' ~nd _I( t~rs _·wilt not proye at ]c:ngth to ; pe ~" p~r<'ve1'tu'lg tHeways oftruth,'~

. I ·am" il: tangelJ' mifiaken • . I · would ad,y-ife" yp~J:eflpufly t4 ~o~.fide~,, ~ir ~ · !tl}at ¥o~ :~~l}lrf~~·pnJY;;.'mti1~~2g~g)oh,rfei ( by f~ch ;:,d9C1rJni~, as tb:~fe, ~ut ~n~ny dthehr wJiich yoq :mu~ be atcoimtableforo :l ·i''' '-I' / f , ' '' 1

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and ki~~.(~fg)~r' ::l~t,; ~t ~e' of w~at. ~at¥te r~~~~t;; ;' ~,o'wever ;Iggravatedj ' ye,t thp •·blodd .of ~he Lam,b, ca~ ,d ,eanfe from ;lll the fi~tp ~ Ilom ·-th~ , gu'ilt of i(~ . ~~~ ·~a,·h cidnfe eter-. nally too!'_, May th¢; Jioiy·.Ghofl:) therero~ · help ybu _by aith to Toe1k' t?Jefu~ 1! , Do 'tldt. er:d~a!V~~r to put ~way 1 .

your fins , by 'rcpenta!fce ·~nd arhendm~n'~·J ,J:iut come j uft as ·· ' you are with.:- aJ,J· .. yd~~;-guilt, wfth Ju:;y'ailr filth, .. ·ana With ·. w

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pa!Teth all underfiariairig.~ To the te~der· merciei of Jefu:s ~ _J.-. ~fr '!I <- ~-,-' -" , • .·~·, . , _ I -1-- ->o_.,_,_;~:~'- • I(_

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ld~e ito~{riJ ' me; whb · ~m ;lthe leafi! of all; ,anifmo1fun-~.1or. fu({l. iAk''l{ope thf~ w_'i'll :;fin_ cly<ou_· ·a' foUl fav_ed '. by·•;?1h_ e' ... r , J ,) • , · l } • 1 . ' < . I ; . ' ;

hl8o~· ;;~.nd 'right~byfn~fs ·.ofCU:r,ift.'-' I- ·a~, a-~corqing· tq ·your ft~cerJ ~efi~~~ ~h1 . ho'qily h~~hh '; fth~fi\je ~y B4~.' i:d Chi-i~,: l .ain fo; ~ut my f~ul i~ diffr~lfed ;' fot th'e\yotld~ i5}'i'ts.~Iitt~l'inga~c;e'pti6Aabl'e·'~I>Pear~nce ;' the \v~im~ : c.oln· "~tne~'~it,h~t~~flefb rtn4 :fh~"d'e~i!;'' are1 con~irf~ally e'ati}i,n:g m~

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fus .!" what is a feim~n~ if ,I .. 'd? ~oftee,, !UY ¥~~er. }J? ;t,~.~ mid!!: of it ? ·What tl1e facrame-llt,. wbat [pf prayers,': what ~y qqtis;s, ~nd ~h~ tpean~ of . ~p:a,fe wi,ti)out fhe 'g{~c'f 'of

-rt~~ hl'e1tt?s ?' ·~thgy :'ire:;· ~s \c~ fot'I\~i'rig~g'f~r~}"t~na\" ~s ,, J;~tinlc.:. ')in~ .c'y,mbai i'i fot~~'riJy; ·: rriy;b~otii~r;r we a{.e '·to .loQ~ 1

for :~nH~ }n .e~err· ~#'ina~k~,· ·~~ wh~(~~.~J~~ :o'tk_?~d)9i~~~ :

·. and '0b.)nayc we ;;all fee i n;con:cilea 'G.Od.in· i~.e fa'r,. ~ of ( ·~j, or./~·~,':\'-,~ . ~~. , ,•,0) ; 'tf' ,l_' ;..:t;_~r 't- ;,',~. '7_:' :.;,f:1~:,f:~ .,1 ~j '",~ . .,..'}!} ~''q '1 ~~ I ' . ;, • ,., I" .y· , 'v,... . tr ' J)r l• {'. ':_1'/,f. ~·.7Pf ~ , l

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til'i.at tG~d·. d~-(<~li~s ~t!J~{e- :bleffln~ ~ttfia<piY,~~ <; i\S ~~!}~ ~rif.';-· .· ~pr~ : ~}\' t;';~· ~p' (e_e.s ffi.~~ as p~rt ffes1;" ri.n ~~.~"~qq~~ITie 'be Will Cpme With the pl~.ti_g,S fqufht : . h t{WF.Y~~,t ;~e tm~ pdrturiate, 'fqr we are admoniilied 'f(J to be, where -ada is

' I I •. ' , '\ 1, - · ,1 I . 1 parabolically~po"ken df as · a'''.frie'tid; ·•Luke xi. 8. ·0 feek: · .qn,,(!if, ,t~~n9re ,Hr g~.ptr• .. 11,( el.<px~ 1r ~gW; ~e ~st~W~t~~)o ,me than. 1ten ·.ithbp,f.and tf{n•lds., yj~F,e I to have· Jhe full ., · ,. _.~ T , ~ ._ '§ •.• _-__ ~, _rj_ . :r- ~.1 ,_ "--l· ., ~~ ,~w,

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' i«J~e:~fait? ~ kriow_ ye not Y,~ur ownfelves, ,~ ~~;.-v :.thaf Je~ ¥u~s Cnrill is in you, ex<;ept y,e be rep(Obates,?'~ 2 Cor~ ; ~,Tit: _ S· . '' Let, everf~'an ptov~ h:is1 own work; a~d ·'t~en ) }.lal! h,e

1hav<; rejoi~ing jn . himfdf, anq Qpt in al)Otne':r~;,

'd lt'Ji: 4. '' 'Thruft nbf out Chrift )by the ca~es of the wdrld ; " take ther.ef9~e: no 'thougn(fdr the f#o~bw;: fo~ (\ 11', .;.. . •' ' ' • ' . r . , , I ' I .··,. ·~· ' • • .~ ~

' the m·orrow ffiail hi~e thought for the things. of itfelf; .. ,•t •. ,<l' "'f .·\· ··,./:1.1'· '.. • . ; . ••. •

fufficient unto ,t}le'"ifay is' the evil thereof,'~ .Matt. vi' •. 34• jfo, '" wh'ich of. yp~ loy"taid'ng thought ~kn add orie' cul>i't 'io' his. ftature'?<'f · v~r.';;.f! Bp~ ')et God in Chrift take 'ti'l'~ 'pface .of evetf thpught:.l l e9tidude . this part of my fubjeet ,;~it!i 'wifhi1i1{i 'th'ai·'inJ"c;h~i·ft may be 'pr~re~t.;with:Jou~ P :. , • ~ ' ~- t'·~.J. "r,;H- .··~ ~ _ 1 ' < ._,. ,il·; .!

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·., · ~ H i'L.o it EN of lsR'A E"' throu,gh tl}e Wil~eiriefr~ ~- t ., I• '" ·• ... · I ~. •;> , • .,._ • ' ' .,;/ -·"!'· '

· as re-corded in Numb. xxxiii . 1 I, &c.. · ·~;. • 1 <; f. .jo ~ I ' / /. • I

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; Y.:~~ . Ji t'.1~~T··. H EjY encamp~d in_ f!or-bagidga~!· .~·:\ • . 1 ·:: ' -~. · .ijoR•flAGtDGAD figndies } ' :t .. pleafarl~ , bl~cl:~:··~ot C( th~ . nil,l of feliCity :7', which · may . ptefigtife ih{gre~( otfi'gns' ·that . the Lor~ ha.s iri leatlirig',,,tlir6u&'h

''ae~p·. tri~ulaHo-ns' . gt~at ' diftreffes and fotrow~l .~o s bring theili;>;.~~~lie 'e.xalte& helg.hts of f~lieity ~~o~taiti~,d i!) hif~

1love, {itvoli'r, ,,atr~ gp6d'-wtll to them• ,' · · ·. " · , . ', ' • Ver~ · 33: · '' 'Phey pitched · in ,:Jotbathih." · JoT:BilTHAti fignifies " 'his goodn'efs ;", irf H~brew; '"his ,godd-t <>odnef1 •• ; which· tfie ·~~~ftl'e ' ~alk~' his good p·J~~fure. ~"

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chrifl;ian, t;x:prdled by p.~"ayer a'nd .fupplication, for · the' ~njoyment of the b~e1lings· ofhii ~~odne'fs; ·a~ '''thi ' L6f<t (ll!th~ ." ·T~ey fhalf com~. with weep;ing;~_ ruid

1;~Wit.!l 'r~p:~ pl,i,cat'~ons ..y}-11 I le,ad them," J~r; ,x,~J'i: ~?~ ,

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liP~ }~r:w,::1,s at this "!Jc~;mpment tha,.~ '¥ti.~es. a,nd Aaron .. ~~ the !harp trial of their lifter Miriam's 9e4t~~ . ~!1d the [5eo7 J?]5isJore, and · griey,q:us ,mupnuri~g !~~~~l!: ,th~ pfrd~1nd againJ):< them.; fee Numb. xx~ ~~&c.: 'KA.Dis·H·· fignifies f f~•.\ •. <) i, ,J(' '.I ~i-.J• .. ,? ,' ' '_;.!:);:llt'jt':1 ~ It/ '\ ··I. -~,lf .i 1·-· ,,J ;,~if·

. :•~j~~ajficat~on ( p t m~y Jo~~tiW~~~ · a.llo· l'oin~Jut, tQ~t ' reverence, honour~ faith~ ' and obe~tence ·which qod ~ -. "., .,( 't' _\• ~ ' . • ) - . - '. . :• > J. • t,. ~·

. ief}').l·ir~s, as tlfe ~c;,Rnowle~gtnent, ~!'his ·p0w'cr Yh~~s Wof'd. "', '' • '(, !, ' :, .·1 ) • •: I •,,-~~· •. ;

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when ll'tei :Wai ltfiiun!pli<tng~ in' t»~·~til'Jilg!:\fge qfl fait~ • . <' fi',. ') y(}r' 1)¢-v1He:nt;: 'W'li~~ !fe' pe'mtea ~Jns"l;pfu~!~~tj$' 'fluf ·"\vai rJr~~~QtJt · t~a t~flgtbtl ~t! iri1 hicouhfing'·thefa8 :volks. wb1th ~his ~@<:Jl Yhad lbeftowed qpbrt !lim;' and ·•~i · ex!Gt~ea '1n IIJi.h· •a b~Hef that 'he W.Otild nm ·favour •liim. 'W~H thotelb1efil~g<s .I{e Hail lW.uchi"afed ' }Jiiti~~s:v:tft~ : ·1-~~~ . · L<ir4: lftt, lh# ·~r¢~tl15f\eph*d·?.idf<~nlftu¥e '~Si ~ell.'',a·~ .~~~~ , •here' is·~<}"\ W'afon' .fo : fear•~tfilppJf df'iftith'lfh"ifig'S;·•~'fclej ' t' ':· " · <'~ · ~ ' r ,:~ . _ - ' • , . . ' . . ·. "" _· ' - 11 ·I b.efl.• ,. J' 'i ·;:;. ~ , t· ·,.,, ,,~ ~' ·' '1{1-i.\+*'-t; ~·' •. It .r··;.; c~

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hellii.;in~his;; J~ht,;; ~qe4J~~· :fbut <()Rie'!fidc~ ·'>i~Jd a'e' fold fi.M >, i.s 1~ritinualiliy fu·RJrlfliA-g· ll~(fr.W-"h :~ 1p;lft,11r~; lbn't•t9 r. ~o.rtfia~r ~trhl tll-<fpiriitilial.illgqt, lther.e}ts.&idifii~i~ .to-:& ~ made: while . f~me ~n~ feediJi&l ,:upoh lipiritu~lJbreiit-J:, ,: tht .~ ,r~at~i•., part f~f;map~~~~:feed.i~.g;~p~·~il~l4>~aru·~e ... s.;. flllt t a:t-.tthe 3fame t!Dle- lth~ t g.r.eat •.ahd 1't®d'~SiepJtet4tf•

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jJiu, butbe<:i!oufeh~· is ~imland . gracious. ·.,., . ·, . , .. ..,,,-t:l>,.!i; J /.•1, ·. ~.i.li,f: l'f , ·,.~ t·".t"t ~~ .. J. ~~ ~ , ft:··- ~,.,, .... , ... ~ ( .. . . J.......

,1'l(her~ .. ar. e· .cut, fe,w . tpa. t1,cra~ · fay ,w1th , Da:~bid:, • n ,The,< .... ' l:l: ,-~t~"i ,.1 "" " ,\, ,_ <: ' , i .• •" ... ; ' .l;jtil\l. ' ' .. .io~·t~ ... .,.,..

lkffdt. is :.It)tei! ,lht;~h~rd, , an~ , ~h~y fl1all not , }'{an! ;~' f~r~ ~.Y: '\re __ th~ ~e~s . ~~2o?,'I~ . P.e~Ble~ ~h~~ t!teY.ri~alJ . !f.a:?.t : ~~1 ~~1h3:~~~e~~ ~ tq ~.~! '?r~~,g~, the · ~y.or!?··ju~. tl\e;~~~ ~~! ~ih,ls.;,~~W~t~·~~ .. ~~·~ .IP .... i'4Y~h~~P;?.fM~!~.~~~s J.lW \'~~flf, •.nf n \:l' (I r refpectmO' hts bodJ! ffi · " h ·.· ~~.~t~~1.l t~ ·p~a , ~:~ ·-;.~ '' · :; ·~··'·" '; ~r'i'l)'Yiti' .• fl.~.~ hR .. ~ ~<Y:\~,s: ..,~ man placed m fo h1gh a ~~n~ .m) thl~ }'v.9.rJ?~ .• ~eL Jla!t .~.t~r]l. thing ~h;~t wa~ ~o.nvenien,t to p1~ke ~im; happy; hu·t -his happine'fs , did ko't ·co\lti~ irt \ic'he"S'~r~hdrioJts, · for the fa .. ·

.'IQl;lt· ef the·L9t:~.Wii~~~.s.~el.ight )··· t~er~)le ·pa~enlide.A~ in all 'hi~ ~im~~. 9.f:trouble; ,, . · · . , . .., .. P;~vld., 1n · ~Ms p'fa!nt, ~ Mrers~ ~lrr~l.ftN.fed:ia:t~ly .to ~he

fpeca~l gra~e ~ ,q,?~., Vf.her~~;;Jl .~.~ pop~s f~~t~red,, b~~ufe ~eknew Jiis goo!f1~1\~pnercl' "Wr.1~ ··~\k'P :~acry·· fc/ ru'pp1y an

~~ '~7,ds,, l ~ h~el(~Yfl·i11 ~{l ~'fi Y;',~~ 9· ;1~ ' :.9; (i~fo! ~~~~?~d~, ~e L~·~~ • famts,, for. theF~ }l,~z l1~ i)~·antJ. .. ts>.t~pePl tb~~ . fe;;tr .

, J¥1!1-" NFv.er, d i_~ ..• ~n y :P)lt• 1 the it; ltP\1,11 ~· ~ n,, the ,Lord,, .• and: {Wtp4, P,i,m~~~ht,r~ 'rnjft~tr; b~~- ·~11 tp~ 'qp_Q~tttr~,~a·,lcind ~p~ g,r:.a.-.ians, ,/~.d,d. ,,~This David. well ,knew,· ~ as he , {mea!..s• p,-r'~ntTr 1~.,...L,.. ,"'.·~.; .... ·:i .t -· l.• «;-.-.,~4 .... --·J. i. .. ,... -~··- t ·"·,, .,, ~-· \_. ~r .... ,to: . ,.. :A.f :.. · .::to. ~~ AIL.the .p· a,ths .of!. the >T. ·rd .· . e : ·. i> .. d .. l!!:i·~~ ?C~Yi , , .~:1.- ,,, ,1!, ~· ,,,.,,. ;,,. , .. . ,'"'V<L <: i!~ .... . IThf.\:}1 .~.n" . •~"'tt,. ' .(Into Juch"as 1 keep his 'e"v'"nanfl and . ~<is ren.imo. !:lt ..._ t·• ff~r.,_., , ,,. , l,j.~ ,f'.;'-H. J.tf · .. ~ - -·· d. ·.1--hf. J, _+ }h ~ """' ' ... ~ .. q ·r<n U -,.. - ~~- · · ·~·~;' • V .

nics .. ·~ Apd .. again·in..f>f• cx(x., o~~ '3.6,: ~~ ~ Makt: me·to gQ "''-~"""" .... t i ,. ~ .. ~--1: ·.v\; "': l L: - 1;. oil '!. !1,.--.,~--~ ..-; . ..,~ -I ~. ' : . ~ . l'· t~ ,.... .... -' ~ .. I

. i!t~~~ . ~ay, o.f tliY~9mma!l9s;\.JqJ'J.t)}er(i~fl l R~l~ d.~light: i.P..ID~ne,~y :i hc:~.r~i:lmt~b t~yd;~lljru.oJJie~. {~n-:rWe. fe.~t her~;

\ a{the ere 9£ a f~rva11t i(to' tlie harid_o'f his lllafter~, fo,~~~ l,l~M~~·s.i~Y:~:;.)u~to r .. $.e ~g.~,~a!;ianq l?;oQd .Sii~p,lierp ;~f0~:he . Jt;~:\YbA~. wa§ ~ql~ .l.t:o}ie'!~."'Pim )tort}iofe gre!~~ arid ,p.h:iaf!lnf !Jla~ute~ p ati,d·,p6t.anl y:1ablej;,bu:t w:Hiing to ~fFord Ris ·gra.;;· c:ious ai~;~~: affiftanc.e , td ;h~lp ahini ~'throjlgh 1 tbis 'wilae:r::: ·

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: •'Sf'hat gO<>d~<~~~hr-,r4;•1s .... t~ere,: in :a' patural~'fel}(~:;,t~~t .. wil1 · n~t tak~. ;g(;>p<t .. ~llr~~'Q~l hi's· :flock;' to·.fee · ·that . t,liey ~o,m~ to ,np . ~arm )y: t~~fe ll~aP,:.s ,qf1>r~.y;fthat are:a~wayJ: ·(e~irig to devour them? As thefe are .'creatures that ·c.an

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Jnake'bll•t liftle I aefertCe);, th~y are'• eaftly OVCfCOnfe ,:fndrq~/.;. vouretl~ , "s"o;it: :is ·i.iLi. fpl.ritua( fepf"';· many are. the ~n~:rnies that are ftriving · t6 overc!}me and . de~roy. this ', li;ttl~ fl6ck. i>f 1&od; ·:bu't ithis ,:Qavid"i .Well 'knew~ as "the<U:ord was h.is'ilie~ne'rd, he' 1tlid not fear-the'·want•of ·'defem;e ,or ·

' prdt~~l:i~~ -'fo·' gua'rd >him' . fr&~·· ~il 'th~ foes ; h~ was. befet •with in the ~aHs; o•:ind iq this ' he was confidentpthat•his kirld· ati\('gJSd• Shepherd' would ' not fl1lfcr. him to be ·over;. com'J 'l)}/1 thofe 'da~gero1,1s . foes thai"rbe found i·n his ow: D. bre~ft, · the :many fips and ;t~mptitions":w.hjch w.ere fightrih~ ana warr-ing · aga:inft ihls . fo).II;~ aird:l?riri'ginghim Jn~p . caP,tirity~ ·,This .· ~e:_ fd~nd f~ll}erhiog:. o,{~~·hen ,he, f~i~, ; •' Bring ·my foul out ,of prifon, and i't ;QlaH p.raif~;~ thed;;l'

In this he rejoices; tha/ the Lord i·wasl· hisn~ooci::Sl!epmd~ to' l ftip'ply him wit~ i'i'pirilual . armour, '.to , :w:it?ftand 1J ~11 .

· thofe rbaring' li6ns· ary:l favage .bea~~ .that·.were !r~<~;dyd:o de{hoy''and ·de'vour<.him : :he. wa·s. confident, th~.t ,a,ll.1~h~ .Mit ()(helF co uta' not: bvertdm'e hjm ~hi;le , he ' w.as .. u~def~ the ca~e {of: th'i~Ng_reat s'he~h~rq c ~f Ifrael? .:th'ltf,llC~~F· Sl.um:ber~ nor "1lkeps, ·as-he faj's, •'.P:falm. ·x'vit g,• t.~~ ~· h~vefet th!'! 'Lpr4 al ~ays l:lefol:e iller; :betaufe h'e 'is a't rriy'right',hand; 1 .. ih<!ll

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-!lot ,b~ moved:" And agai'n~ in Pf. xviii. 17. "~e deliverep. me ~frf>in mf' ftr6n g -enemy, and from ' him th'at hated.

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:·~e!l mi'iht ~-David bave · fu,ch : flro~go'confi~en~e;.,b~~ caufe he had fuc'h a ftrong and almigh't}dri~nd,, that".wns. ev~r ''leady ·to ~ffift 'a~,d · ·~etp hiin·~ in :lu. \thof~; firl}it$; and

··diffic lilties he ·was 1b(o,~gnt , into byJ-iis · ~~v~rfaries •.. i The , Lord wa's ftilrhis · Ih~phJ'rd, to defe'nd;;1nq k~ep his fQul fro~1 , going dqwri 't~ the pit'of-de'flru·aion, ,and Jead , him tq that . holy iariidpf pr'i>ri-Me, ·· :fbi's is great eil~~hr~gement,. tcpl}e people of God to ' giv~ .',tip ·ail their .con~er.n~ into tile ·han'd'

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o£ the Lord1 believing: that the~ way. ~he .;Jead s ' themin is ta righ~ 'w,ay to th\it ' JJn.i(~l'~m abov~,i.\\ihete they rit~y.;bid: defi·anee· to all th~ imp4lcable .. malioe Jof:.(afan amLh.is ·e.om-1-}ncd legions. Tliis is what thi's great and~ .g.opd ' Sh.epb¢;,~ I

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"ff~Ii' ,gr, ft-1ttl that ' ctr.ui 1in #is gr~l 1\le ~Will ;giMe t}enr . 'ft.rouglfaith tosg~ ~Ji;o«c tipJe·{h:l!\lllg ~n~iq> ,tltat ~{&1fi.p,q:-·~ly4baifm~walrcwitb•ir fli>~l~. ·,. :· . . . · 1 .. , .

; .,.Jt ;affor-ds nat4!el' of, ~rbat j~y,.· 1h~ ~h~ ·k~¢ . Jieigi,1.~1jh .·~t-1!.-0 ithe ICotlr~tion ·in. our hCilrtaJ and -~~· lP!'ide iiRd · :rtn~·~ice .uf :I!Jilr •IIJwltw~ !foes;;·~~ GG:ll,.rquls .whj:p Mf ~~.~f.e~; •lld 111bi~s i!ihdir··.da..l'lt ;ea.un{el;s ~ npJ:!gM:• ,.Sinq: Jp~ .. ·cf.P; ..Jet1ell~hat, fain al!ii1 1lPY~ tth.~· J,.fit1d~ej~ice ·wjtb D.a,;y,~rl- , fhOJY·

· .hw.e lfucdll a «g~~t .. ,CimL ~goOd ;S bftt>,~e,r4, lth~t .~~- ii,t , ,t4~ ~J I<(_ :;r.i~htlioe!foo~s for :his lOWn· n,ame_'a ··Jij~lU and ,.,ha~h ll{ti~.en -th:~ •litl.le 'fpihituaUi>avid>las rJ:he ·,gl\ea.t ·fur,e~y o(~he

'fbetter ·~oV'.ell~t:; : th~t '~' rcovenant;whiph ·.~ ~ord~,<il~ · in .. aJl . ' thirfgs, .J;trrd felitli," which o::on;tains ;aU ,o~u~ ·h~P~,.~ntf ~11 .,-b'ftkltqefire; . PL~t'rttlhfuch .<be ·~1fllt'~~, Jhaf -~re .,qpa,~!~4 1 to

' ibufl::i41 · ~lii~ ·L6r.d;. 1t}lirt ·:he iWliU ih~tiAg : t\lem,pff,~.r;e:· t~~n ~otiqU'~filY.s Ain •the ~fl'~ ' w,h.a;t~~'l;; J t:htzy ,m:ay. •JP.eC:t1 ~i!h' !tn l-'t,ft:e, r,/ey~Mlet~'lteynarel paffingtirro.ugh, t-his l\fale-;9f;~~f~·· , , .A,~,, tfi'is~o·rJ~;fuiyr.w:ith;pt~Plli~ty ·he €Ji).ltlpa:~e,~ fP:11lf~ .. ~ lt:hat riscto.Jt¢fine ~the ' t ~etJa.l_1; •rfq }Y.:<;, ~.as.. ,fil~hy -A,qd .~nt, :m;u'ft)be~urgC'd. froni .. thi!$.rP.kdtle.;w~~P, 1~h~t l¥e,:ffia.y ,qe

· .. ;t:if:·w LUmp 1; ~~if~\nyfter.ioftS -*»-¥~J~f fh'!;I!--9Jd., ,. lher#.(o;t:~, . tin'ii?s~ ~~ea\•ibgs\wi.th u~, , ~fe )~~P~R~· to. lit ~a.l\{f<miire ~u~~fot 1th~t xfplfitilaHbui·~~qg,_ tt,:tt ~~e ; P'Ja~ ~e !'ls, tliye!y fiones bUilt up to a,fpmtual houfe, to thew forth •. Jije

· ptiaii~ ·-lo'f"him' " ·:w\16 hath, call~~ ,'Us .. ~t :Ofdafkp~£,$;>ihtQ thi$':matvet.l·ousUightt 1 ..• , · ,. ~·-' ' · · '' r:; ,

; .. sR.ea'der, l im)' {t,.be [ y,W,ir happy .lot <an;d ,ntiqe, ;~o1lp.xe

:(be LEI(~ iJef~Ghiift·~~ fi~.~eriFY _!, ~~t. ,w~,m~y ,be. :br911g9t 'Co~\·iglu:lbroWle~g~offbiin.~ a-1~d. ~m~ac& hj.s ,tru~~~~Jhe 'l>il11':P~tlt 6-('irettnpr·~,i~vhich. Q.art; makeJ fiJ;~n~(~ ;P~:PtY .~n rthis • w~rt:d,.:-::md .~give :.the.m iadmi.ttat;~ce ill.to ~he; ~ea~ ·tn~ ,i;lf l~lif11 :andcglo!y; rmhe~e 1 lrhe . 'f; iapa.~it~~~ t ~llll ~~v.et .(ay_, •. J ~am fie:k," Lanij p{r&l,ll :•Whl!nce , fin, fortQW, ,t~n;tp,t~Jtmh ~i.-~on, .andl·d~4\1!efP: , 4haJL,be e,xc~udefl;;~or:ev~r.r +.n.the

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t ._ .-.... _·. • _ _· ~ _W,l' !1 . I 1 '• n• ' ·· l 1 ,-'.._ jtr'afnedlfo· ~ilk~ W.#itf ar~ ~h~ :caufes-.of1gi~w~h: i~i gr~ct('1 '

. . ' Sopfio~. ( 1 am 'very' liappy, Alurhil'M; 1il" d1e tofd t ;ha!l' ' ' . . ! . . ' ... . ' t'i fecl ' me as lin' ' irt!lrlitheri rtto ,<admrriifi:et• tlte ' J~ liftl cotlifort'h1 J our f6~1; · f?r 'w~i~~:~eaf~h; -ain ~~~:"'~ote el1~ou.fa{i~~ 'i ~ff~r :Y?u•m.J' ili&tight~ . r'~]ativ<to' the feaJfes 1 ~f"gr~wt'~.' iri grace J t~C?ug'h-; . by'the Yff.Y'- Jt wou)d' obferve, that j ·am' blff:'llh' un'wbrthy~ irrlhument; 'arid ytiu ~'muft confider 111e aft

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the're is no gra'ie i'n · the foul, but we .remain .d.ead 'in tret-palf~s . i!nd fins. As :a 'branch, when : l9ppe4 Rff ~th~ tree~ withers, and · dies;. fo man, wit~out u~ion ~o Chrift, is dead to every degree' offpiritual. life: a,;d as 'I'ife is ne'cef.:. fa:ty to the- being--of a man ;· {@..:.union. with . Chrii\, :~.tA'e fountai~ of .Jife, is~ requifite 'to. confHtute the being of a ¢Rt~fiiari\"-ratuf. if rhis :.is teqtiire;tJi before,we t 'an : t1e fiu,1~ · gracious, untloti·bteclly it is'.,eqi.t.ally necef(ary,. :'yea;- the principal caufe <;>f ow grq~th in, grace • .. '.~ As the branch· cannot bear fruit ofitfelf,' except it abide in t~e .vine ; no

~ote ~a?<~~~-. c;~cept, ~e -~9ide · i~ ~F ; ·He t~a~ ~~j?;~fh: :i~ l!l~' ·'~~}~V.;m . h1m~., ~he (~rne h,p~ge~h ;for,th;:~~,~ch fru1t ; f?~;, _ W,~fP9~'~:J~r ,r~v~~e? .fC.~If'l'l). m,e~ ye· ,fa~ .. na: po,thjng.'~

· Mwe~,ver~~ c?mffiJY;~JOn,wJth th~lacl~d.J:er~e~,m~y, ~pre-. !11~~, NW.ith, ·the. grra.~eft, l?ropr:iety, _b~ . .f!iid , to he }ri£the~ ca~fe o~ th~. ~h~i.~i,an~s· gr?~r~h. ,_;:r;l3is: ~.Q~m~ni?~' .<?n ~.ocl's. ~art, , confifis ~n .. hi~ com~j!pi;Mirig. to ,his ~c:op,le the i1,1~u,:7 ~nces of.grace ~o qui7ken th,em, ,~nd inflame th~ir l9.ve .. ;, and, 9,n Jheir.,paft, it confifts, iQ. lib~rt.y'of heart, to ··pq~u:~ qut,

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flleji:·P,~a'y~~s, tp ·h,i.m: ; c- in retjirnipg ~im ~c>Ve for 'love, . an<{ ~Edi£_a.~iqg. tq,m(e~ves }o. ~i~. . ~:hus ' the.re is a ~i~,d :o:( \f1t~'=M:h~ng.u;~g ~hqugh,~~ .apd ~ffeel:,\~ps ~ pyutual , fr~Fjorps ~~-,rnd~atrpe~ts qetw~en t~e·m. , The clirifti~n,b,as ;l:$!~~ ymni.~? ~ith;. G~?' . bot~ in:. ord~~r"5,~s ,av,~ ~fo~~.1f":~.~~·rt . m ordmances both ·pubhc and-pnvate ; •.,' for ,they tha~ arc~

. pl~n,ted in 1~~ ho~feof r~q' Lord, _lhall·· flo~rith 1n. ~he f.?.u.rt~ ~f.gttr.Jj~o.~ '.'$ :: .:}he ~or4 S.difi~s .and builds t~~m ~P .. ~-~ ~~e !-~Pta~ep.taJ , f~pper ftre~g~he~s ,apd -~l}~~rms ~.~~rp,; pr.~)[.ft: · ~nq praife ;u;etprC?,fit<.~ble, and c,On9u~iv_r t~. th~Ir,gr~~t~ i!\grace ~nd hpi~Ht:fs• .. They havF 'communi9p '!!i~ :.~im'}A. ~ovidc~wes ; ~ !i}er,9ies are bldfed,, to them; ·out o(,wliich i8~Y .f4ck t ~pd a-r~ f11tisfied ; ')~rof[es . and a~iebion~ ~re ,Y~n.~; ~~ed J the chril,l:ia'" ' is. by, thef~, . ,tprough ,the. Spiri.~'(op~;; {1\ti?ns,, !purged, t~af , ,he;may bring for,th ~ty;ore .frui~~ , J~

· !h0r~j . G~d ·~ people fr,eq lfrtntly11 gro": ·_ 19oft undH _affiic.~ !~<?~W and dark difpenfati<J.ns of providence; he,n~e .1t ~s tha~

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- ~~ appfile ~a.~l te~fs th~ ~hilippian~, '~I. know that thi:S J,Aan turn 'to my falv~tion; ",~llrough · yo'ur prayers~ ~n.d ···tl}e f';l-PP~t-?f . the Spi,rit ~f ]

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l"loo!C upon to be tpe pl-i~c'ipal,caufes of a believer's growth ~n gni~e. ~ _ . " , ..... ~~_f. ·; \ ~ ·- :''1

· • filumn. · V~ry good~~tfubftantial~ . ~~d convindng.· I no\f 'f~e :cle;!,rix 'the: f~afon and grounds ~f p~ffeve,r.i~g ht grate; .. a~({~m fully ptduaded, that beca~fe Jeiu's;.' a~· tHe )lead of inlluence, lives, believers in him lhall live ' alfd • . ll~t, ~rd:e~r Sopho$~' is ' :I Y.l-ifu t~~ ' b~ fuUf fatisfied in th(~ importaJJt' point, fuffer · me ' to alk, Is there no ' difference

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. ·s~pll. Yes, very much ; ' elfe 1io~ muft •we (eparate 'b~tween ' the ~rfciotis 'and "tne ·~ile-; bef~e~n' 'th.6fe' ~Ho ISve G'?~~- 'and f?rTal ~rof~ff9rs l .T!1~~ chrift!~h g,rows, in 'all -g¥ices ;>'they ~row into Je"fus i~ 'all ~hings' : the fal1e pr.o!fiffdrs only in part~ or .i~ fame things. ' ' T i-ue . graces·;.are 1ik~ ;'y6'd~1 ~~tch, 'Wbicht, · when " regul'~tea~ if · on'e' vthed

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~move, the whole '" are in . moti'ori: or like:. the vvh'eel~:;'iit

Ezekiel's vifion; . w~en thofe \fgnt, 'tbe1e ~erit; ·ai~d if{~~ 'when 'the graces of faii'b a'nd love grow and ' incre1~fe; . all

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ih¢ others · do likewife. The hypocrite may . grow' in 'krio~ledge,, · b~t not in huinil,ity and chrift:ian experienc~ • . T.ht!:difference may be compared to a we~l thriving child, 1

and a ' d~ketty 9ne: th,is ' grows in ''rome par~s~ . bu't the \ ..J.,.- , ·,'.:. 'i· ·•I •- , I . 1 ' • - 0 <i 1 ,' '•'· ,I, j.o · .• .'" ~ ,' , ,. , " ' ' · W , ,•J other, jn .all proportionably • .. The ,hypo~,rite will foon ' ~1.._ { ~ · , . \ · ' • .-1_ <• • , • ,. " ~ • · ,. 11 : • '~ • · ""

come to a ft:and ; but the heir and inherlter of grace "go· on .to; pe~fe8io'n ; they' f<?rgetting' the thing~ 'tl)a't a~e· be~iriJ,' \. • .,; . • ... . •f ~ ' ' ' ·J . t I· -~·'.- ; _,_ I . '

~? .r~~ch,ing ; forwrr4, t9 thofe whtc,~ ,~re · ~ef~re, pre1Ji~g tow~,n;l,s: ~he inark;1for,: the ' prj~e of, the hjgh ciilli,ng 'fit God in Chrift Jefus, go'on to perfecfion:" · ,,' .. , • ~tu.rtn: i than~ you~ Sir~ Bfwhatyoll{fa.y;· I·· cl~ly

perceive the difference;' may I neve"r be found onf(·of' tilo(e I • , . .'. ' ~-~~~~

who grow ·not · in ~11 things ! but niay my. heart .be r7ple·.:: nifued with the ~avin~_grace of God, that I ~nay fiand at 'die' !aft approved' and accepted by the eternal Je}lovah.

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·.~:~¥ n,o't qe _ t~dip~~~ fh~l ,l, 9-'l\i; .-~a~:. n~tis~,j·'{TI~~t~r~ce ~Jways .. grows, !Q Ill~. fet<ii)S verY. .CYlii. ert~ r. ~nd , ~fp.<;ciall,¥ t;o'fu wbat'.our'tor<t 'r~l<l :t6 :ilie ·~om~n~' w'&cihl riie'·' iJet at J~,1tb,~ .. wgrr; ·,,! 'f6e_\~:i_f~r ~~~(f N~it ~H,.~im.~:· fo'~t~ ·· f11 _ hi~ ,a wellof.watei ,/firlni1:in~ tip _lrito_' everia_·!Hng· li'fe_ J

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}ut y¢,t, I r'~ppb'te, it ·~R,t~ :.n.o.tjl~;i:y.~ gro\Y aii,k~; itiS,-fo~~tiipes .·more rapt~ _;'~t,.'OiGer~~ ·mm:e_ .' ,n~w ·in_. it_' s ~a~a-~c'esn~ • · · ; 1 '' . · · .. rr!.- I l t :;: i'l ·, l~tf ''-~~· f-: lti~.;,c· tV'f ,.:.. , 1

J.t. ha11 :! t~ ~~D;t7f:.~~~~:.frr~l,l~. lf~f?R"~ ~ . .'th,ri.fi.iafS ~:~¥. r~ l Jro~l ,t,hei~ .f~)~~J,;~~~fa~-~~r?~ ·}g~-J~~ra,~~ ~h-~i,r ~ $r!V~~~ ~ev·1 i!• ~: b,;u~ :gt~ce ~Her ~tte;Iy .J~PWH It ,Is , an Im~

. ')n;rtal· r¢~1{; . ~hi~~ ·i? v,dth" a'p4 -~bl4e,t~·' /or eye'r; it is' h~t · :;Jwi~~ ~{~t~r ·~~fth ~~h~ ~jg~t~~u~; h"t (,~ ~l~g· -trturils : .;ih~ Su~ 'o{~ig~ieb4(n,e(s' ·~rites ·.u.p.Qn tq~' fo~1 .~itb _hij~hng . ti~: ~.~r h,is wings,: hy'\~~o}~ '.tha~9w ···itiy' ··qi~1 l: rcyiy~ h~ , th~ ~o~n, an~ grow as th~ vine. . . ' .,, . ' ', .... ' . . f ~- . Thqs i ~~ve, w·ith ' bre.~ity, 11lven you niy 'tlio~gtlt) i~fp~~.ing:. · r~~~- ~~d . :!~~, gr9~;fh7' , r(~~qu· ~Ha~e~.!J:6y 'mo/,e ke!P,;ln.~~ ul-on . ~is, tJpj-~~' 'be fo '\(in~ '~s "tp ~r~pore ~~e~ .. ft&i' rree tirtl' · c~fls ihe a'' ay. ' · · .· . '. · · . ·. · ..

• " · ;~~tlrnh. WhJt-yci4: 1il~ 'taid, 'Is' t'u'lntieil ~ aria 4l;tog~J~-e~ . 'ra:~isfatl:~ry ti:f~e'; th~r(!fdr~, tis the -·d~y is 'fllf ~Hdti~~\i, 'lbin!C' it 1~igit ti~ fo rhir~. ; ): 1te~tti~f .twifh:.fij4..far#;~l~ .. ·-~·· ·-·;· t J·•>tl !:i. .·· ' ' . . .·· ;- ,. . J . . '· " , "ear oopnos. ' ' . . ., . . ' ' '" ' ·-

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. the fo~~c:~ · v~~.' 6'r·~:~; i~~:ifp~hf~· ~~ lii?J~vottfili~:"ib ;~ ~fotlih .tbe rnat~te .and' PRc:i&ui.~fs ·:or ~~tli:e ~ raot1fic~ 'of ~hti~, hy ~ewi~g:;; ;tha~ :Ul t,h~ 1fatrificet •uild~r ~th~·.Q'td . Tefiament difpeh'Ca·tion. w~re hut :-f:P~~- ,.:a.Pd:· 4haqows ~~r

. ~:l! gr.anCI fa~Hice whio~ lite ·mad~~of ,}tim4:1f: ~ftet t4jfmiffing this· :pa4 cf£ his .difc6ur re,· he;enters t.tp,Oh the··<4l~hfr 'f\lli,t~~\vhith '<;hrttain~ a fdb;m~,~f.erwus ,retth(!)ftatidji t~~t.a\Y ·lite~r ~tto G&d ··ihtw~ 'thi$t •fabifi&e •of ·~oo.•a own ploy:j( .. ' in~· irl'H~rti'erlt:l) ; b'bt~ib ·p~tfdoil and acc~t.ance rwit!h him~ ·

Our 'tej(~ .-is fpoken b:y way •oT 'etrc~~enttmt ltf>iairtb <simJ' : ~I1~r.si!.tdJ ~.aw,. mjarl toGtul:.; f& ,ffecinB .~ · 'hate " ' an high pfieft over the houfe of God,': th~refore, b(~d

· f:!e, ;fhe .~d;: we ar~ ·i}dt left ·t~ <Oiit~]\j~·.;tQ !fulfii :tl}l!. tondfti~n,s, and purchafe a right to , the h~ags ·and tpri~i·

.• ~~~~~ · of~thi~ , h?ufe .. .. -By th~ h~u.r~,. ~:.~·~d,, }s mer-~~ the famtly / of God; for we. ~ead 1n fcnP,;ture, of parttc;4Jar houfes b~ htiuf~hdla~·; ~s tyai'a. ana. Hc'i- 'Iiobie'!iolc(; . w~{ih fignifies Lydia _anp .ilet .fa;fiil:Y; as , l'jkewi'te ol ibe )ido,r and his houfehola, :..Vhich l:ig.n'ifiis }l'j~ ·~nd his ' ra!h'ily; and fo here, ·. by' the ~,, hcn1re of God/' .I apprehend w~ are t~ underHand t~e family o(:Go'd~ .·~d ~that bo'th~ .Jn ·~alth '

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All the t~ue believers· in ·the · wor.fd~ however weak in

f.ilth, are ·otthe•famHy.and houfehold·oft.:G-od,· being. ! '-, qo

, ~FPr~,<~r~~gers ~?~', ~0reigners, bu.t felloyv~c!ti~e~s ~!~~ •· tnt~ ··fa,ul~S and Jtoufehold of Gad/',: Thofe lkHo 4are' bnt·

.1Wit~'.~hil(Ireri '.i~' ~r_a:ce: ,whofe ,faith is · as ·a: grain 'df; diuf~did'teea1 yet, being· Of the/ fairie~ind\vitli"th~t'~f ar.:iar-~~~ ~i;owth; thC1y -~r~1is 'f~1itWof th~ ~~ holy eleCl:1 f!ltt/nt of "(}od 11s ~ttdf'e:'~ho'lare ·how tdrto~ri'ding . nts th;oJi!=l in. blifs, praifing God , with their · voices,:'and - ia?- ~mot~ re.:. raphic manner th~n., it)s, pciffipl~ t~ do iit this ' imperfect jlate. · • ~. · · ....... , ... ~ .. · ·.- · ·~ · · ··; · ,

~ "thus riuich h~ve;' I adJ£ncecl Hy way or' introchietMn ;· ,;~nd .£hall now ,advet;t ,to the. wo~~s <?f the ~~xt, iJ;t whicll

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•he .fC?.ll<?wing pafticulars a!~ 'obferva,bl~: · · . ·

:· '. J. :we .. hJveh>Ur_ Lord: anil Savio~r J~fu~: Ch-rift · h~M ' fEirth to us as an. higjl, ~r; rather?great .high . pridh: __ (,having an big~, 0,-f great h!gh~priefV' ·· , .. '···· · -.II. We have ·tne extent.of his office as-" higb, or gretJt ..

·)li. ,p~ieft; :' nit is' '~ over· the. h:oufe of Ggd/' - (; ·;~:. ,; .. , ..,. ·, JU. ~ere ' is the intheft~which. every.individuaJ of,thi$ · ,.,Jio9fe~ C>r~ ~very"~ar<ticul.a~ ·1b~li.~Ver , :-Jtath· .in this high:Qr ~~at_ .high·r.pri~ft, ·- i~iplied . ' ill. the .. worp :" bav,ing · ~'

~>. c1 havmg an h1g~ pneft over the ho.uf~ ,ofG?d(\ I!Jter :.difcouding a little on.thefe thr~e heads, -LtbaU tlir;n~. in ~ " I • · t I htue . ~ , / · · . , ' . _·, .:· ~;,·_~;. ~lJ; .(!~ .:•

. · "·lV. Fourth a,nd I aft place, endeav.our , tp q(~w- ·fome li . b • ' . ' ' ' - Uft~ le mferen~es. . -· ·~.. :: . . , .:·, , : ,

~-- . I. 'Firft '.of all, I am to tr~af~f Chti.ft as1~zi high ' pfieft_, I • .,. \' -·t ,. . j '"'··· • . ·')·,· £ • 1 ·•i 4 . :_, ·: •

, ~i srea~ high pridl ( 'which ·~ lhal1_' ~o Bi f ~~~king, o' '- • _ I, Pf the gr~atnefs of his per fop ': .. ' , . :· 2. Of the greatnefs of his ;11iid~haking ( ·· ·•• ':: ~" 1,1;m 3· 0~ the grea:tnefs of hi~, .: e,xaltat1on~ . • · ; I. With refpetl: to the'.gi.eathers' o(the per'ron 'br-otir

great High Priefr ~ Yout'·· tlia~ ' ate acquai~ted ·~ith 'your .bibles. in the original, may take notice, .that the wor~ ,;._•, which

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The-/ R.e\1'. Mi. ·'D!"'·G....,.s' ' :E> i-s c o·iJ it S'E; ·,_sf; :~h'ich · i~Jh~rb 'trJn~it~d ~igh;;:1 is1 the fime ;ord ~ ~~icK.(A jb'ttie~' pl~ces ' 'i$. renderhl 1greai~ j;as, ~itli' ftrill:eft pr,oprieiy~ O f'~ • (r _ ~, _ !.-' 1 ·h),·f I"" •"' ~· : ~ ~"'; • '·\ I ,.._., • 1 ' • • . •·~ · f

,!fr}vay here ·~l'fo ;· - ~ ~ __ lfa~ip~ [·~,P;~ . ~~r~~] a gr~at,.~Iglt . pdell- over. ' tli~ 1hpti(e ... 9f<GQ<l." · 4nd'.it is plain, that th~

'·· ""·"~J1'7t •'-\. ,..-~ (-• ' ( ··~ti: · fit(lt<••1to;~41 r l -. r- T-,11-- ·• •• f . .., . ,jt • ~. 'word ' re{it; 'in "tM'i¢;Ct,""does'·b'ot biafelydehote that Ohriff-flto~-~~"'1-~, li.._ : ~--~; ·~-:~~~J'~t : r·;} ,q • I J .• I' • • ,r ,~) " l<' ; .t(

:~~ '\n .h~~~gr:e.% .. ~~t . ~ ~r~at h!~~ p~teft; for · th~·s ~It J$-tNJft~lf{~!~~~a~~tv: ·,I,~r ~·. a grea,t htg~ p~iell ' ~~at is paf!e_~ 1rit9 ~b~ h'ea~ens, Jefus tHe , Son of Go~ :" her~by dec1ar-

~i~~~1lfaft7in~W!;~t.~·~:Hi'ld ~~ihe':~~~fo~· ~~.9~r~~~~h,.ft!eft ~$ tke ~on;.of4<?d,- 'as' w,elllJ.s g1ottous .. he1ght~ to whJ\=}j>h_C!' ii~~~lb!d : ' It' cis 'riot'· 'ther~'fo~e '·enough; th~t;1we est1rtafti

• l .. . • ·.... s ,r the,.in0.1thonou~;able opjnipn of~im f1S the higheft ofm~n~ kina~ bli~~·~e .ihuttr B~~~~~e 5·n. hi~ ·~s Ga~~· .aM· tlial not oh1y: o'v~t.hiS:<:hbuihh~ -~~Jrc!l~' .o4t.:"'ao-d 9ve¥: ~11 ~tetr~a .. ; ':c . ,J··,r ')_ 1'1'' (-tt .,_ ,,_. li,) !.i.f..;. Jt __ ,··;·~ ·\ ._,. . . ,.,-,~':W' 1. ( ~- ). & for ever/ ~ Roijl~ iic~ 5· we h'ave alfo· feveral gtoriotis'·tef-;.

· r - '~ · • · · · • r ·l . .,. ~ - • • ; :•- •· " , • ::11 tirrionies .to this ·p.urpb(e' in t\le fitft , chapter· o'f'th1s epiftle, _ • · · ·-L· ·.p ~ z. ·. · \ut P.r. 'i ~ ~ · ~, f· k--~;J, :::"""'-~1, . r-/· . ·, -,:-1 , .. --! .. ~ ~ .part .of wlitch 1t may fu'ffice to ,quote at th1s· t1me .. : thus, · .- ·· : ; · •. · r~1~"' r·~·~·:'f.l. ·' ~); :·. r :•h, r~~- ·:. ·· • ;.1 ,·(tJ'!'~: Jj'

ver ~ 1. • • '~.Go~~; ~~p. ~t fundry ftm~s, a~d ~~. dtv~rs II,l~Pl- . 1 'fi :,} !;, "' t" c.;lu.l :\'l.J .. t ·•·l .. J(-·Lif' 't~ al.,. b ' t.ll' '' ,., ,I r/.·~)· ners,. . pa.K.c; m : t,me ,p_att un P ·t11e 11;l:ner.s ·y "e propuets, .

liat~.in, 'therre. Iii¥ \iays·. irr9k:~iir tc/'U·s b"" ili'srsori' ;'' ' i1l~~f~~~ wh~ ~ M. tH'Fid·f is calle'd,·. ' ', a g'rea~p(ieft over the 'houfC:

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' tion hut. urorfhinn&l h:tt .an~re1 ~- printi-oalities an~ powers !)+ 'Ir ' ··Vm'J ''!m""f~.ll'TI~ 'fJ.· , -:T~i~tr.p- • ,.. 1.< (l" ) l m' _t~ .. .J r!1'; ri l"!nrl tl,.. H~her ha.v~w H ll"lYenlnm a name wh1ch Ill aSove ~'l''~''~"~~nt·Tr' r'l: - 1 1 <c;>l f '!?-:' ·"',. -~ r - .v , .qt;rh : -··j('Htf-a !=¥~Y· i9'Wl~.~J:ha~ ffit ~~~Vl~e ··.2f J;rf.\lf ~I~t.:x.,~,If!e~ ~wg1J, ~g~ 9f, tPi~in- lJ.Fl\'tJeR,:.:,fP~l fJ.t.t~~W ~~h ~~fF~?-~an4· f~}~~p . ~AJ!l.~; ~ijp .,~af~~ : ; , ,af\4~ , ~an . ~~'lr,z . ~~n §.~-~·JhQut\~ c:~<}nr~~ fflr~Jnfl.f~~j~: i~ Jrlw_. ~9. .~9Y .a!or/.)Rf z'f~~ thff~~P~~r~ ;eltH~ i.~ ~~,1il,Q~ J ~~· ::., · ·, ---: ., . -',r .. : r• • . . • •

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Sr-!?f;epc;(p[: . ¥P~~i ,~, Y'lr1A ·a~ ~.w..r.{et;'r 'fq~~ J~$., fi)1ftf;i1~: whtrh ~.=enre'fent~ -ou\: great 81gh :(?neft as .rome mfer1or . ·~:t1!~'J1£ ... ::;_~,,i t:'T·?··~-~h f .·~:--~o~-.~ :'l l:f~ ~ .,·r; .... J ·~• -,::: _, . 'i"i f ft .. lJr nrv-1 perfon, lefs than Go'd, i,s' unfcnptural; )and fo a ff'l¥'~ Ao.i= . .;.

trip:1; , ~s,- JVel!~~s . p. J~~rj11_,~ 1:10~. iJ;~f~.I:1lrg, ~~ ~~_p9)j?;~fs, ~fl.~ (o a dl\mn~bte ~o¢tnne ; for Jt 1s ~~~-~~b;a ~C&~na?'f pneil, ~cjl ~.han ~~fint~e lhould atone. for ~'}t: ~~~,recp~s~te Iqft_ '\ndo~e ~i]n~rs to God ; .·and w,xtJ.ou~,,P,~~oh, ~~d-, reconei,Jiati~ ~dl ·obtaine~.~ )~, Is.. J qip.JiJJ~!¢,. th~t:sp11t:Y ·flh• nerll {hqu!d live to ~od ln,!ovee. . . ~..~ _ '·· 1 . . •

2. The gre11tnefs of . our HiP"h' l,?:riefl:. · will ~ ~~.~eat 'fto.tb. 1 'fv·<J I. :•1-· 9 · ·~- _ , 'il ~. ~r-~~ -f·( ·.

ll con!i~cr)ltion · pf"the 'greatnefs oLhis u. p,deitak'i~.J I.lh .. ·a. f1 I ~ ,., ·~" ""· f ~ 1 ''") t ,,.~~--~~ .!', ~~~· ··:1 .,. _.1'

uot he~e menfiqn_ thd fev,eraJ: o~ces o~. tl,l:: ll.~~,~~i~f,\ ~~r d_cr the law as t}'PI.tal of wh,at ·~,h~ Sav1ou~, ~as~ t!J, d9. 1tf~~i1~g thcfe arc wc;:ll kqown ),

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.officc-charaCl:er of Jefus a~· a~' gr~at prieft, ~ve'r the . poufe ,_,pf God ;'~ or that work wh,ich ~~' as - ~ ste~t',hiih'p~ie!,f. ·:fulfilled and accomplithed ~or finnt~rs. AI\d ~re. Chrifi:

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The .kcev. ·Mr. G. D-'s D -tsco ,tnis:~t~ ih ·ww e~idently' appe~r ·t& -l'ie'.·a great high priefl:, if we ~~6)-l fider-that it was a" exceed,infbroad law whiih h~>{?J:Ue . f lei· . ',. . • ' '•. ', . ' ' , ' r '"\' fl_t :\ ~c • to.;_ u u ....;that t?~ :finners ,~e 1c·ame to fave were e,,~ce~t,nn~ gre.at fi~lners....:..and · that the Gbd he came to recom;ile 'fin";.; ners, to, is aa ,j'ufiriitely,' -gr~at ;God. ''And', I • "' ;,• '

Fi r.fl:, th:~ l 'i!w::2'f·;G~d, as expreifed irt the :J'c::n· ·co.mmah:d'q:Ients,.' ddes nbt, as (o(Ile · pedple i'rU:a~ii\~; ~-~~~h~ on·Jy tO the literal fenfc of the·words, for as the ·tend/ 86\J~ t:n.ancliments .:expFefsly' exteilds to ti1e ' uhla_wful deflre; 1 fo

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. . - r •. · _., r. ,. ··"·' ··'rl·_,. •. .,tt•··ru r· ·er.ror:s .-~·: G;lean·ee" t!\ou' me __ from my · fe"tret . n1u1ts':_'? f Da.vid · kneW· riot ·it6w'oft· h~1' o~nded; if' tit~ 'm~~~ · ;rtlr Goa's .'cwn· h~attih~d ':n'e~d to'pfa}i'f6r '&Iea'rlttfig.rr6fu'tadt~ · fecret' to , pimfel~~"not' (ml'y \ 'unteeJ 1bj ttie1~prl~:, 'b!lt y his Qw.n :.hbirt ·'a'liid ;1li's'!ow:n 1cbgldent"e;hb6w \n·b'ch·'Wldre -.lfa.ve:you ·a'nd I re;ifon1 to pray" 'for ~th'e p~~don cif-durt;c'r~t fp iritulrl 'offences ! :"fhe law ~f rhe ~L&rd · is 'exceeding broad; ·a~· .it ·extends.: to. the. thoughts. and' d~wniifg .. i·rtteK- . 'tiods. o.f 'the theart_;l~ and';the?erofe 'ihe1 1J~brd~' ~o·aa<m'h¥ 'finrieq, ·not · odly for 'th.e . but~al"d , gl-dfs Vi~I:itj~n-1b'f'ni~ ,pt~~ ceptir;r blit li'k'ewife t£ot ·tlie1 fli~lhert: _ r~t:'t~EJfin'~~- ·se~ )qat ii i ~ n5. 'aild !Matt.-v. ;,; No~;·J$i~s, ih'i't1xteedihg ·iir9ad law :of :God;: t!1e ·· Lo'td1j~fus Cliritf'H~e/'~~ ! oJdtt'~it high p~iefl:~: to ' n'ligRWy c~hd m'ak'~

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fr9in the curfe thereof; for the law · being exceedingly fpir~tual and -extenfive on the one hand, and the heart of faile~ ~lin b~iog ' ~ deceitful above all things, and -defpet~tr}Y wkk~d" on the other, the breach becomes exce,eding wide, and fin exceeding finful , If therefore we fee ()Urfelves right, ~e fee ourf~tves great finners ; forother~ife we !lad not. needed fo great an ,high prieft. As there is n-o fuch thing as a little. Saviour, fo there is no fuch thi ng as a little finn~r, A man inay be a great .finnet, and yet not grofBly immoral. Y o,u know that the apo{He P aul himfelf ack9oy.rledges that he was the chief of fin n ers ; notwithflanding, W,,ith regard to an outward ,nora} I if~, and other, ext~rnal pleas, I am perfuaded there is rione here will pr,etend to be fuperior to the ,apoftle Paul, who was "an Hebrew of the Hebrews, of the:; tripe of Benja-min-; as touching.the law'·a ph~rifee ;" ,and c~nfequently "' a 'member of the ftr!Cleft .fecf among the Jews : touching the letter of the Jaw, he. was blam~lefs; and •yet he tells us, that " when the law .came,': that is, in its . fpiritua..li ty, " it -wrought in him all manner of conclJpifcence~;> ~om., .vii. S: a~d that •" fin; by Jhe commandment, became exceeding finful," v~r. 13. :Upon this he is :led to acknowl~dge, that .~hrift lS all his gain, and that all things are lofs wit~o~t· Chrift; " yea, doubtlefs," fay~ he, '' and '! do · ~~un7 them but dung that I may win Chrift, apd be found in h~m, no.t bqving mine own righteoiifnefs, w~ich is .. o(tlle law, but-that which is through th~ faith of ch~ift, . the rig,hteoufnefs ·.whi'ch is of God by faith,!' Ph:il •. iii, ·8, 9· · · ThJs 'the ~poftle every-where fpeak:~ .of th~·: hlgh ''valrie be had of Chrift, and of the gre,at fe.tlfe he h ad of his· ~wn nothingnefs and unworthinefs. · He was a great flnner, but tlwn Chrift wu a great Saviour, being • ' able to fave th.em to th~ utte~moft that co.fue unto. God by him,'' E:e&~ 'vii. 2.5.

. But again, in th,e fulfilm.ent of a broad law, and. the · ,, atpning for great finners, our High Prieft had to mak-e ,._ ,·--·,

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pe,ace lor. them. w:ith an · in~nitely' great, juR, imd· :holy God ; . and !}e mufi: be, a great "perfon indeed that could do this; for it is declared,"Ffal~ xlix. 7, 8. "that no (mere)'

mal;l can. redeem his brother," butm~fi: let that alone for ever : confequently, he that could do th\s, mufi: not be lefs than Immanuel, God-man ,or "God maJtifefi: in the fldh.' ~ Who, Sirs, but fuch a perfon as this, that is higher than the heavens, and hath an almighty arm, oould take away the wrath .of God that is revealed . f{om heaven againfl: ~ ghilty world, againft all ungodHnefs •and u~i-ighteoufnefs of men r '.' Ro~. i. 18 •. ·' It it not the blood. q'fbulls arid-of goa.ts · ~hat can take away the wrath of God. ~tis . n6t' th_e facrifice. of an angel, o'r of ~il11ons ,of angeis, that c~n do it. No, Sirs, if worlds unnumbered ·were pt~t in.to thcl " fcale; and offered to God as. a facrifice for fin, they woul<;l be infinitely lhort of anfwering the purpofe; it ·is .o.nly the blood of God's dear Son that can mak~ prevailin.g interceffion for traiifgrelfors,and ,appeafe the wrath of a firi_. hating. God. "The qlood, the precious blood of Jefus Chrift, cleanfeth from .all fin." Therefore, 0 finners :J tak~ ,enco1:1~agemJnt to .. 'come boldly to a th~one of grace tl).rough the blooq of Jefus, which is that true and living .way in . which alone you. bn have accefs. · · '

g., The g.re~nefs ·of our High, Prielf app~=mi l?y his 'ex ~. al tation; (or we lhall fee him no lefs than' the great God~

.if we look upon him as e.xalted · to thit <infinite glory which the -Fatj1er ~ath conJerred upon hi.m :its' the grea~ high prieft-of our profeffion, " who, · when he' had, by the Iacrifiee of himfeif, purged our fins~ for ~v~r fat down ori the right hand of God," Heb. ~. 1 2.' ·taking '~th~ blood , (or merit) of , that infinitely precious 'racrifice .. -i into the boly.ofhol'ies; now to 'i:appear in the p~efence of· God for .• us. We have ·a glorious ·teftimony'of Jefus' exaltation: with his humili~tion . and godhead~ · .,Philip. ii. 67 nr ~· who, '(it is there faid) being i"n the fo~m of QQd, thought it pot rQbbery to . be equal with God;· but-'made

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~\p~~felf.t?f ~o.r:reputatio~; and took up{,tl' him the for&?~ ~fe~~~nt, an~ ~.as made in the likcnefs"of meh; an'd b'ef~'!f ~9.~M J9:, f~l);Ijon a~ a man, he hum6!ed · hi'mfel'f, a'n'd l?r~am~i~b~dj.ent u.~.tq 4~:;th' ' even the death of the cr6fs : ~4~rt;forc . qod path highly CJia}ted him, and (as WaS fai~ l>ef?r~J ~,giv,~,~,. hlW, ~ . nam~ wh\ch is abov\! e~ery name," and fo on; ,.H that 1eyerytongue might_.,::onfefs him Lurd-./ ~ li ~ -...... ~. l ' .); ... " ' '

J\.nJ' qn ~h.at grourid c;an "'e acknowledge J e(us, as Ma·rt ·if. t .. >4' ~ • • ~ • ..... • •

f n€\ _Me?ia~'!r, , t<! b.~ Lon], .or .'equal with Ood, but · b)t V.IJi.en, of thei MallM,p,4,, wi~~ tHe .Godhead'? And agl{in~ ~er.·J\ 9·-i 4· yre qay~ tl\.,e': faints: in- ligh t eJ?preffi rlg t~~i': a,Ror_a1i?n? .a~d gi\) ipg to our .; grea~ High frietl ~hat

· ~l_P~X ~~ r~Pi.ch ,G9,d ex:~Ited, h,.i,m ; "And they f4ng a new (.9f}g~ J~yiQ$~ T,.~?,U .!1ft . wor~hy tO ~ake ths: bOO~? and tq ,9pen . . the (e~Jsi)le,r.eof; fqr; thou . waft: . qain; arid. h~H: re,

· p.eemed U,S t9 G._qq by ,thy \;>lood ~ 04t ofev,ery kindred~ and ~o~g~~' ' ~~.~ p~oplt;~ an~ ,nation.:; ~nd, haft :ll1aae us lintq ~Ut God ' kipgs' and .prie~s, ; ana we fl~all reign on ea~th~ ~1}~1 I ,b~h~ld, a11~ I hea,r~ t,pe voice of m~ny ~nge~s'_r~und

' rbo~t,~he thfQ?e~ a~d the ~eafts~. and the ' elders ; ~tid th'e. ~u~per ~of t]le~ll \1\('as,,.ten thoufand ~imes ten thoufand, and ~ho~{Jl~d~ of ~~ouf!l,nds, faying w.it4' a: loud voice, worthy h the Lamb thilt. was Qain, to recei~e: power~ arid rl c?es, a~d. wifdo~, , ~nd . ftrength , and honour, an( g~ory, .and ble~ng. i\nd e~ery creature w~ich .. is , in heave~, ·and o~ ·

• ~lt5' eat;t~d~n,d y.~~cr the earth, alld futh .as ~re in the f~~· · ~n? all tha,~ .ar~: in. the111). heanf I faying, Bldling, ;:ind pono17~; 'and .glp.ryl, ~pd power, pe . un~o .him that rtttet~ ~q th~, }hrpn~, . ~t)d UQto t~.e L~m.h for ev_er and ever. And' the . four beafts 'faid) ,Amen. , And the four-and~ "' I , ·' ""' )_ ; .. , .:.~. • , ·~ • ' I, • •

~we~1 ty elO.~tsJ~-~1 ~~p~P. ~ndvvotfhipped him,~J:at_ live~h f.o; eyer, a!fd. ,ever/;, . So s .ou fee ,here , that ~~~ fau;tt~ Ill

,~lory are gi~iq~._t~. J~f~~., a~, the Lamb ~hat was llain, .or ~,s , ou~ great ,.b:Jgh ~r.1eft, t,hait .glory;, honour,, worflup, ,~an~fgiviq,g '!n~ .Prtlife11 whic]i ... he defigned ··and expe~

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'rhO' c u a 1 s 'l' u. N's' W 1; i\ E's i•. At length the bieR app5irit~d timtl ,_ .•••. ,,._ _ _ , . • The tini~ fotlilfd~liv'hlhce t:llrit; ·THRO' all tbe'fiages of my life, Th'ygrtt'e aw·~Ji:~h''c!l!ie; I 18~ '·

, Sine~ flrif !IIJ~illihnlge be~uil, ·My guilt, my nakednefs, my tha~ Thy .goodners; J:;otdl , in . conllarlt / , . . . . ; , ..

-" fireams~ . ,.,,., . ' The 11'4trithg' f,lo<or'd lSf•j-u'ilit!, hi~ ~~ faft ·by lliy vat'ious patlls iiatb' rurh t>ver-lny 'gtii!ry ht ad I filw•;

, - _. . · And heard the cries of tt10fe lb bell, And-'now th'e hfrllill:g'tf§ of deatti: ' Who.Onte:t likl: mt/,1 llefpit'd ·thy law.

· '¥he Matl~'r's 1ieat 'aP,P'to:tch ;l>t6'c'!aitn~ , , · . . " • :ro fei~e tfl:y body for,tl'le ~avC'; Confounded al)d amaz'd,· n :r-y"d, Tho' beaven 'dOc§ 'lb}' fpitlr 'c_laifu,··' ' Al~1~ous.~ I __ k~rw no~ ho~ fo prm,, ,

" . . }Vo·!,:Wo as-'me1 tile Clevii~ ftaJia f' '~' Tile Thori:; ii'ncertam -iii'iie Tie ftays, Ready to drag my foul 'llw•Y• • · • · l: !J!Ufl,.e~d;eavou(ti:> iltJprbve•; , 1 I· ' , I ·• . ;• :, · ,j ' .· ; \' ' ·t I And whtle my ,fee)llc; breath. allows, Thou fa\v'R; and 'plheii'Jl'lli)ral't, • . ' l'l!'wi,tnefs to thy .. tnith al!d love., And. lliaip 11 • -tli"'iiglit {~rtliJl ,1b.~·ilit ...... .'1~'.': i"/ ,;; _ . • ~ . t 1m1ndf · \ '· "" 0 ! if I had an 'a nge~'ii voic,, T6·e Lorll is m~rc1flll, ri{d·wfia· A;!td equid be heard · from pol~ po1e, 'Can tell but 1' Ria}' Wle~cy ,finll !· t\\!ouldt,, to .•JI· tpe lifi'.ning w.orld, ' . ' ~ . .· fublilh thy goodnefs to my foul, Thclu ,9peh'd·il' th'eb lh'efe lipll 'to pr~t)· ~ ,, : ,, · , · . Which ever lhall lhew forth thy praife ~ llef~re I knew from whenc·~ I, (p~png, i. ~ be'gg'd •t'G'~Veh"ekof my ~HiJ '; ' P.r Y~,h~t thQ\1 ~i.dft fo~ me'. defign; I And vt>w-~d-tb •'Walit ·- ill *ltltOm's w~~·

· Before I thought at all of the~,... i . . , , · ' . . ,~)r llltgbt sh,at's hc~venly a·nd di~iJie '; , Thou<g:tv'rt n\~h'Clji'$, ' 11nl! •b'Y thyHefp · ' ' : _,_ . . . l I broke with mf beloved lin ; _ , ~~~., w~it~ I ~~naer'd. hetdle'fs, where: A'nd 1f~t_ hlyfl!lfto !~til 'ilie'piths ' A .w!Ld iwa~il)~ti!ln led,. , , Of i!~li{€otlf/i~fs,·il!trd 'walk 'th'er6ri';, A'nd ne'er c_onfii-lted au'ght.btrt fleil1, · . . '· 'i ~··- ' ' Wh~t patbs 't\'V'as proper I lho·uJd tread'; . Thou ' tai'lgli't(ft me 'ni!celtary l'frlitb1/,

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~-~i~~c.r defi,rous of,t)ly Iovt, ·. 'Rlfing_ · ~o-fruptiOil's to ·~oliHift!1• ' ,r;or. ~uly of_ thy f>'tath aft~Ip, -; j · . . t,

' . Th . -.~_...,.,,j '"'""'· ""•'d' -.L:·· ""'"""'" ' ~ • · • 1 · y ptoUJUCS'·rorreu>~ m)'-nc-an,'' ·' • ,:fhot,~\lil!fi pre'ferye ·~y-pre.cious life, ·I And drew ~e off; from rain ctelight~i My much more preciQus' fOI\_1 to fave, J ':And~dl'edltitior{'cln~thf1We: '1

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T:,~'U> when my fub,Hl ,e '~emy tirew me to pride and!feJf.conceit, <And, mine own righte'Oufnefs waa made For my deftructiotdhe fure ba;.;

/ Didll: feave me to myfelf awhile,. That I mighv~eain to know myfclf; And for the future cautious be Of running' on that dangerous lhelr.

' ' l And w,fen dillrelfed by my faults,,, I tho)(gbt myfelf intiiely loft .; •rh9t'J-Ied'fi me:to a righteoufnefs

A~repar'd for me without. my ~ofi,

heQ I've, in an. unguarded hour, umbl'o,. or wandet'd from the.1f{ay;

Thy. grace has fiill my foul reftor'd, Sought: kindly, and brought back the

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W.lien in a eold· and lifelefs frame 1.!-ve.- olone: ' tliy. work with backward

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Had intr.od~ed a mournfyl gleam·; I Thou didfi IB:i: light and comfort fend,

When unexpected troubles came, As unexpected hell" from heav'n; And when the thing~ fear'd, , befel, The aids, I qad implor-'d_., werc·give!'l,

' Trials !thought I could not ftand> I've often chearfully gene· thro' ; -·' And when I fear'd .a fiunning firoke,, Thy hand h~s: wardcd pff:thc.hlow.

Good thing~ . and .~vil have beep bleft, And ' wrought for· good (as thou haft

faid) ¥~a, fin's m~ft. deadly poifon bath 1~1:n to my foul ~edi~'pal made •.

Ten thou.f•nd favours I':ve forgot, And many I have never known, Nor can, till heaven,'s high recorda Shall to my wond'ring foul be lhewn. .

. heart; t . . . ":I'Ii)llove has gently us'.d the rod_, For that bleft tim~ I humbly wait, And ' quicken'd~ while it made me Arid, lind my waiting. can't be long;

fmamt, , · , I'll. pr,ai.fe . thee with IllY dying. brea.th. And then begin another; fong. · Aroen,

When, harrafa'd with · diftreffing thought,.

Tv'e to my(elf a terror been; 'l'hqu.hall m:y forr0 ws gently footh'd,

., J\:nd caus:d a heav'nly ~aim. within.• , , . : " . · .' '·' ., ·· ·.. · , . z· I 0 ~. begin thy plaiative, fo·

LINI!D on the Death of M~. RICH• ... Ill> 5HENSTO·NE; .

Wl\en;tbougbts of-~eath have terrify'd ' .Jemn tale; , · :My· too, too,unprepared foul; , · Let cv'ry hill of thine, and lowly vale, :By thee, J.ha:ve the dreadful foe .. Refound with echoes ·of thy bitter Been made with- ~o!Jlf(lrt to , behold. , moan, .

. .; , And earth and lkies hear thy difireffin~ Wiien-mufing on the.judgme!'t day, groan.. . , And that account I have ~o gtve, ' Alas! like Jacob's day, thy troui>Ie • Half dead -with fear; · at thy command, ' grea!J · _ "''thqllght of Jefus made me l,ivc, , This, moft fevere;: •givea:..anguilh ,to,

·• .. ., ,'' their weight, When, confcious of my weaknefs, { In mantle dei!p, in fable 'veil thy head,, Have. thought I could not perfevere; While time remains, Oh weep, thy d'fnhou haft faid: "My grace (or thee , Sbenftone's dead! · · Sufficient is,:• thou n_ccd'ft not' fea1·: · Where finks my foul at this unwel-

. come foun~ ? Wlicn anxious cares, about the world, Tlly Shenftone dead ! Wh1!~! laid beDillurb'd the quiet of my mind 1 · neath the groun)l! · Thou '!!hifpcr'dft, ~rt not thou my · Ah me·! I'm wouAded in. a tender .Parr,

child l '• My friend, my father's rended from And can thy father be unkind ? ' , , Dl y heart. ·

Not ' one .of aU ' thy fons thou ball: brought forth ·

Can comfort thee, they're all as nothing wqrth;,

W-hen lickucfs, pain, reproach, or , lofa OHubl\ance, nlatlvo, or friend,

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They cannot yield ' ~clief, o~ heal the His dol1:rine drop'd as del\· on tendet brea~h; _ . ' · , .' )>lades, • ,- .: ,

This to effe£1:, 's beyond tire humas Wh1le fin he pamted m the blackell: · reach; · · : 1hades. · ' · .•

None ' llut Omnipotence,· by 'ffel1:ual His language, far from mean, butever. grace, . , , . . •· · ct.;ar, • · ,' ·

Can form an objc£1: to fupply ' h1s Was.fu1ted to mform the meaneR ear. plact. ' · ' ·', · His 'voice, likc' thunder, made thdlub-

E'lual'd by few, hot one that did ex. borlJ fo~ ' ' ceed · , To tremble much, at that tremendous·

In labour•l· watchin11s, or to help in woe " ' need. • Of which he fpake in accents fharp

The chargi: committed to his faithful and lhong; truft · , Their confc~ence fe'lt, and with re·

He ne'e·r forgot; he ever ey'd that .. , morfe was flung. · , , . juft _ . . .. , . . .r Beh'JjJd, what briny tears his c:hedct

Asd ftri£1: ·account; a't God'$ tremen• , · bedew . . . ' " . · dous b"' . , , ,1 '· • , _ \Yhen to his God· he. ddt~. his_fuit rc-

He had to give, when foon helh'ould . new, , fl '•~ • ,1• ;,· .,:;1 '-. . ·• appeat;. . .. _ -: • To wrefile fo( fh,e (9.\h ~¥t "wete his

Hia corifcioui foul, ' :ipprov'd unto h1s . ' 'care; ' , ... ~~ · · · 1 -'' ' "

. . God, .. , , .. , <l, : ' H\)~,, d,id , h~ ,ag~n~~~ \"jb\Q~e'!l ,. i~t Couldalwa}<s fay, " -l'm'pu·re from fin- pray'r! ' ; ·

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ne~s· blood •. " .• " ,' How did he long to-,brin,g;poor (ouls tp Contra' 'to moft m t·h1s·eegen ra~e day, God, · , , ·. _ · , He lov'd the, ·poor, ~itli tjlem )le'il To ~av'~ t~em waJh'a iJ j,:fu's' pre!"

readaildpray; ·~· · '' ,,, ... , "· ''dousblood·l · ···;•'· .~<c .,

The rich he courted not, or fear'd t'heir Paul-!Jke ~e travai!'d, that, tlley mif:'h.t frown; attain , ' · ,

As fin b~ hatea;· fo he00fpared none. Cbnfordiity to Chrin;"he'ng born agaiU:, No e~ror,but h~ fi;l~r~ly ',did ~ebukF; jl~t wi~~ ~)tat !lravi,ty;up?n his f~ce. Yet, ~hen he gave 1t the 1moft · cut~ D1d he.mv1te P?6r linners ~o ejllbrai:e

tmg tlroke, A pretJoue _Chnft, whofc t~.Gbteoufnefs He ,gave (ull•evidence 'twaa ' love that divine ' ' · ,

..rul',!; . . , • . . • Alone cou)~ J.l'.~ke thei~ precio\[s fouls Nor ~ould he bear ''poor linners Jhould • to fluhe I · , ·

be fooJ'd · 1 ' . , _ How did he pity, feel (or.,.~emptea By fatan; or his agents' crofty _wlle, ' ' ' 'fouls! '• .. ' 1

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Who lay· in"waitthe fim,jlle to beguile; How did he -warn. them' of tpc' totks The good 'of fouls iay very ' near liis· ~· ·, ·and' llioals'!' ' '· ·::-·"' .'1 ..

heart, , ' , . _ Letl a!Ltheir comforts here lllould foun• Which influu.;>d him to a£1: a faithful . ' dcr qui!e~ ,' .· ' •. , ,' '

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' · '' 1 : · Their fun aliforb'di11 blacli:ell 11:ades He· ne'er impos'd a ' ..Jol1:'rin\: on the. -'ofnight ' .<,": ·, '

_mind, • , , _ , , , " .. ' Wh.at h~~.v'nly joy_di,d ~is warm he~l'!: . nut In the fdlpturc 1hew'd they, might- ,. difclofe/ ' ' .

it find. , , · . , , While poih~ing ,thefc unto .. the SharOll From thefe bleft oracles, l)e c!early · Rofe 1 < ·- ,'

lov'd, , ,; His fo,ul bow- happy~ , when_ i,n ,,:-"• What he advanc'd, he always clearly · cent• fweet ' , ', ; · · .

, prov'd: . . ., He .(pake 0 of.Jefus, as th~ir .!a.f~: ,..rc• 'I he revelations ofEte;nal Truth , -- - ·-;treat! . · . Were.his delight, his frudy from _ lii~ Where; ifth~yfied, 'fhqu1d.tin4,tb'em- ,

youth;_ _ . .•. !elve$fe~ure . . , ~-,1·~· More than h1s neecful food d1d them From all thofe evils 1inners mulf~-

efreem, , ' . .,.dure. ,. . __ ·.. . ;··'-'.'~ _ , ~o fpeak their valu;· ;W~s . his:;darling Nor ~as be ohly fu'ih1 r{~vli1i~ 'Miere,

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T.Jt!,t.~.;jn~Y: p~·~r,.~<?/1/,d. v~.l. \~*h. tlw4~s1 ·~9.Jm.d ~~~ei~,~~~~.U9ns,,:,P;~Ade.,jt ~irtli " '·'·' or Jf1ght, · ( to yaft, ' . -.J:!i~.~.v)y P..arh.!=qnfi~ept,v.:.i~.l~.l~e.~r~JP~ ,AM ye p~fJ.>ifcd,J\98f.• .,~w~oJ~~,rftsr Cave a'o · gamfayers fuch ,,a ~lann~ grace! , . ·. · .

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, PiffJ~fe . h1S1 "gr~~eful ~\D:~• ,.~efl\l~~~t. , pr~y .rs, ; . · · "/hone: ·· . · . 1,, ·. ,,J1 f_h!yt~a.!]p'tq{lf•Jst ,~b'.d ~_!.Sjral<!lfS ,f\nd,.Qt•~ id,~o ,~ll ,:\J e :WfS!Pf J:fMJ~Jj. fears, · · • 11

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