2
PET.
Chap.
3.
ver.
18.
But
grow
in
grace
,
and
in
the
knowledge
of
our
Lord
and
Saviour
JESUS
CHRIST
.
THe
Penman
of
this
Epistle
is
specified
in
the
first
Chapter
and
first
verse
,
thus
:
Peter
a
servant
and
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ
.
The
persons
to
whom
this
Epistle
was
dedicated
,
to
such
as
from
free
grace
had
obtained
like
precious
faith
with
them
that
were
of
the
Privy
Councell
:
the
Apostles
,
by
the
righteousnesse
of
our
God
and
Saviour
Jesus
Christ
,
verse
the
first
,
even
to
such
contemned
,
condemned
,
poore
,
scattered
ones
,
through
Pontus
,
Galatia
,
Cappadocia
,
Asia
,
Bythinia
,
as
in
1
Ep.
ch.
v.
1.
The
scope
,
is
to
forewarne
them
of
dangerous
dayes
and
perillous
times
approaching
,
in
which
many
will
endeavour
to
pervert
their
life
,
and
subvert
their
faith
,
even
to
the
making
shipwracke
thereof
;
whereby
they
might
prove
as
ignominious
to
themselves
,
so
inglorious
to
the
Gospell
of
Jesus
Christ
;
he
therefore
in
the
precedent
,
and
in
this
present
Chapter
reminds
them
of
divers
and
dangerous
positions
and
practices
of
men
,
that
forewarned
,
forearmed
;
and
walke
as
Pilgrims
,
and
strangers
warring
against
whatever
will
endanger
their
precious
soules
,
holy
faith
,
or
godly
life
,
not
knowing
when
the
day
of
the
Lord
comes
nor
with
what
speed
,
nor
dread
;
by
a
convincing
interrogatory
he
winds
up
their
faith
,
to
an
exact
pitch
of
the
power
of
godlinesse
,
and
holy
conversation
,
verse
11.
seconded
by
variety
of
arguments
,
ver.
14
,
15.
that
they
may
keep
themselves
from
being
plucked
away
with
the
errour
of
the
wicked
;
either
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
or
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
which
to
prevent
,
he
prescribes
my
Text
as
an
Antidote
.
As
the
last
words
usually
best
remembred
;
So
,
But
grow
.
The
words
containe
a
needfull
direction
for
all
Christians
scattered
to
and
fro
throughout
the
face
of
the
whole
Earth
.
If
any
aske
the
question
,
what
is
required
in
the
Text
?
't
is
answered
,
To
grow
;
In
what
?
In
grace
and
knowledge
;
Of
whom
?
Our
Lord
and
Saviour
Jesus
Christ
;
In
what
order
?
here
the
method
,
In
grace
and
knowledge
:
from
which
might
be
raised
these
three
observations
:
First
,
't
is
our
duty
to
grow
in
grace
.
Obser
.
1
Secondly
,
't
is
our
duty
to
grow
in
Obser.
2
knowledge
.
Thirdly
,
't
is
our
duty
to
grow
in
grace
Obser
.
3
and
knowledge
.
I
shall
insist
on
the
first
only
.
'T
is
the
duty
of
Christians
to
grow
in
grace
.
In
the
handling
of
which
,
Doct.
1.
I
shall
according
to
my
usuall
method
,
First
open
the
termes
of
the
Doctrine
,
grow
and
grace
;
Secondly
,
prove
the
point
by
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
Scripture
,
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
reason
;
and
Thirdly
,
make
the
use
and
application
;
and
the
strength
and
blessing
of
the
Lord
be
in
and
on
us
all
.
To
grow
,
is
a
metaphoricall
expression
,
and
may
fetch
its
illustration
from
Plant
,
Trees
,
Flowers
,
Corn
,
&c.
which
from
small
spires
,
sprigs
,
seed
,
augment
,
spread
,
enlarge
themselves
,
so
may
be
said
to
increase
,
grow
;
this
the
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
signifies
:
As
these
grow
deeper
,
bigger
,
stronger
,
higher
;
so
must
a
Christian
sprout
,
flourish
,
waxing
stronger
and
stronger
in
the
strength
of
the
Lord
,
and
power
of
his
might
:
Or
to
grow
;
may
send
forth
an
understanding
to
us
of
the
duty
,
by
observing
of
our
naturall
or
civill
growth
;
as
we
desire
to
manifest
our selves
by
our
long
trading
,
to
be
richer
,
wiser
,
better
:
So
by
our
longer
continuance
under
the
breathings
of
the
spirit
in
Gospell-dispensations
,
shew
ye
your selves
to
have
received
an
increase
of
more
light
,
life
,
zeale
,
love
,
knowledge
,
&c.
this
is
to
grow
in
grace
.
I
conceive
the
grace
in
the
Text
,
is
not
that
grace
of
graces
,
free
and
perfect
,
displaid
upon
a
soule
by
the
infinite
riches
of
wonderfull
mercy
,
that
admirable
free
,
full
grace
of
Justification
.
But
by
grace
here
,
the
graces
of
Gods
holy
Spirit
,
through
the
Word
,
with
power
and
life
,
conveighed
into
the
beleevers
soule
,
by
the
Holy
Ghost
;
which
may
therefore
fitly
be
phrased
,
the
fruit
of
the
spirit
,
[
](B08242-e11010-b)b
b
Gal.
5.22
,
23.
which
are
thus
in
Apostolicall
account
enumerated
;
Love
,
Joy
,
Peace
,
long-suffering
,
gentlenesse
,
goodnesse
,
faith
,
meeknesse
,
temperance
.
These
are
graces
of
Gods
Spirit
,
and
this
grace
in
the
Text
includes
the
graces
of
this
kind
,
in
which
we
must
endeavour
to
grow
;
to
which
knowledge
is
added
in
the
verse
,
even
that
distinct
understanding
of
divine
truths
revealed
in
the
Word
,
concerning
the
knowing
of
God
and
Christ
,
whom
to
know
aright
is
not
lesse
then
life
eternall
.
John
17.3
.
The
summe
is
,
that
little
grace
of
Gods
Spirit
in
thee
,
thou
must
be
sure
to
act
,
that
it
increase
more
and
more
:
that
as
to
men
there
is
evident
a
growth
in
your
body
;
so
to
God
and
men
you
may
make
it
apparent
there
is
an
increase
in
your
soule
,
in
the
gracious
exercise
of
a
conscience
and
conversation
void
of
offence
before
God
and
man
.
This
I
conceive
,
with
submission
to
better
judgements
,
the
sence
of
the
terme
of
the
Text.
I
proceed
to
the
point
to
be
proved
.
'T
is
a
Christians
duty
to
grow
in
grace
:
which
growth
may
have
a
reference
to
the
number
of
graces
,
or
to
the
measure
of
graces
;
in
respect
of
both
,
we
must
grow
.
This
Paul
adviseth
Corinth
.
[
](B08242-e11120-b)d
d
2
Cor.
18.7
.
Therefore
(
as
ye
abound
in
every
thing
,
in
faith
,
utterance
,
and
knowledge
,
and
in
all
diligence
,
and
in
love
to
us
)
see
that
ye
abound
in
this
grace
also
:
a
bundle
of
beautifull
excellencies
are
here
collected
.
And
our
Apostle
in
the
first
Chapter
,
the
fifth
,
sixth
,
and
seventh
verses
:
And
besides
this
,
give
all
diligence
,
adde
to
your
faith
vertue
,
and
to
vertue
knowledge
;
and
to
knowledge
,
temperance
;
and
to
temperance
,
patience
;
and
to
patience
,
godlinesse
;
and
to
godlinesse
,
brotherly
kindnesse
;
and
to
brotherly
kindnesse
,
charity
.
An
addition
,
increase
and
growth
of
graces
in
the
number
.
Is
not
this
intimated
in
the
parabolicall
History
of
the
Lord
and
his
servants
concerning
the
expected
increase
of
the
talents
?
in
which
the
honouring
Encomiums
,
speaking
them
good
and
faithfull
,
that
increased
and
multiplyed
their
two
to
other
two
,
their
five
to
ten
,
with
an
euge
,
well
done
good
and
faithfull
servant
,
thou
hast
been
faithfull
over
a
few
things
,
I
will
make
thee
ruler
over
much
,
enter
thou
into
thy
Masters
joy
.
[
](B08242-e11160-b)e
e
Mat.
25.21
.
For
the
growth
of
the
measure
of
grace
;
grow
in
it
:
hath
not
Christ
given
grace
that
wee
should
grow
to
a
higher
measure
,
even
to
the
perfecting
of
the
Saint
,
and
come
up
to
the
measure
of
the
stature
of
Christ
,
the
fulnesse
of
Christ
[
](B08242-e11180-b)f
f
Eph.
4.13
.
for-which
Paul
greatly
rejoyced
,
hearing
the
faith
of
the
Thessalonians
grew
so
exceedingly
,
and
their
charity
toward
each
other
so
abounded
[
](B08242-e11210-b)g
g
2
Thes.
1.3
.
to
this
Paul
expects
in
the
[
](B08242-e11230-b)h
h
1
Thes.
4.1
.
that
as
they
had
received
of
them
that
were
dispensers
of
the
Gospels-mysterie
,
so
they
would
walke
in
pleasing
God
,
and
abound
therein
more
and
more
,
as
in
the
fore-mentioned
place
;
as
man
,
so
God
,
calls
for
more
weight
,
more
measure
;
to
adde
to
the
number
and
measure
of
grace
;
grow
.
Christians
had
need
to
looke
to
their
growth
,
Non
est
bonus
qui
non
vult
esse
melior
,
hee
that
hath
no
care
for
the
growth
of
his
grace
,
will
soone
bring
the
truth
of
his
grace
into
suspition
:
by
an
Apostaticall
revolt
,
or
Cork-like
levity
in
being
removed
from
,
or
wavering
in
the
first
and
best
principles
.
Need
we
have
to
grow
in
grace
,
from
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
to
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Reas.
1
The
Lord
hath
more
to
bestow
on
thee
than
yet
appears
to
be
in
thee
;
what
ever
grace
thou
art
enriched
with
,
God
hath
more
yet
in
the
granary
of
his
goodnesse
for
a
poor
soule
:
Think
not
thy selfe
more
than
a
broken
Cistern
;
plume
not
thy selfe
to
sing
a
Requiem
to
thy
soule
,
as
if
thou
hadst
grace
,
holinesse
,
righteousnesse
,
knowledge
enough
;
bee
not
deceived
whoever
thou
art
,
endowed
with
an
admired
competency
of
gifts
and
graces
,
yet
you
need
more
than
yet
you
enjoy
;
that
great
measure
of
knowledge
is
not
the
least
of
that
you
are
ignorant
of
:
Should
I
say
be
yee
warm'd
and
filled
,
and
give
not
that
which
is
needfull
for
the
body
,
it
would
little
profit
:
should
I
preach
,
grow
in
grace
,
and
not
tell
you
,
God
hath
more
for
you
than
yet
appeares
in
you
,
lesse
reason
,
to
be
up
and
doing
.
But
God
is
an
inexhausted
Fountaine
,
that
both
can
and
will
bestow
,
more
upon
every
soule
that
truely
desires
the
growth
of
grace
:
Aske
thy
soule
if
it
had
not
need
be
better
stocked
,
and
more
stirre
up
it selfe
to
lay
hold
on
God
,
if
he
wil
not
give
further
supply
of
grace
and
knowledge
:
T
is
my
happinesse
,
I
know
in
my
need
how
to
be
furnished
,
it
shall
bee
my
reason
;
Therefore
I
le
grow
.
Therefore
grow
in
grace
:
The
more
Reas.
2
grace
the
more
strength
:
The
infusion
of
grace
puts
life
and
energy
into
the
soule
,
the
addition
of
grace
renewes
the
active
faculties
with
greater
strength
:
that
as
of
the
heroick
Champions
enroll'd
in
the
eleventh
Chapter
of
the
Hebrewes
,
of
weake
(
by
the
grace
of
faith
)
they
became
strong
,
strong
to
an
unmatchable
power
:
So
by
the
growth
of
grace
,
the
soule
that
was
wont
to
be
as
water
,
becomes
to
be
as
strong
as
steele
it selfe
;
the
Apostles
witnessing
the
truth
of
this
to
the
world
.
The
want
of
saving
grace
hinders
the
want
of
saving
knowledge
,
that
enlightens
,
emboldens
:
when
heaven
afforded
many
an
advantagious
opportunity
to
satisfie
thy
darkened
judgement
,
doubting
spirit
,
let
mee
appeale
,
if
thou
hast
not
returned
home
,
likewise
,
as
came
out
:
the
sad
experience
of
our
owne
heart
,
dictates
want
of
grace
proudly
kept
backe
,
that
in
many
things
,
we
remaine
as
new-borne
Babes
,
poore
,
weake
Creatures
.
The
truth
of
grace
(
O
Christian
)
quickens
,
but
the
growth
of
grace
strengthens
thy
soul
:
that
panoply
of
God
makes
the
Saints
strong
,
the
breathing
of
the
spirit
of
grace
makes
a
stripling
more
puissant
than
the
Goliah's
of
the
Nations
.
'T
is
recorded
of
Father
Abraham
,
being
not
weake
in
faith
,
he
staggered
not
at
the
promises
of
God
,
but
being
strong
in
faith
,
hee
beleeved
in
hope
even
against
hope
[
](B08242-e11390-b)i
i
Rom.
4.20
,
21.
Christians
meet
with
Principalities
,
Powers
,
and
the
Rulers
of
the
darknesse
of
this
world
,
a
terrible
army
;
how
shall
a
poore
soule
encounter
with
this
maine
body
,
when
onely
the
strength
he
hath
is
little
more
than
a
forlorne
hope
?
let
him
strengthen
himselfe
with
the
graces
of
Gods
Spirit
,
and
hee
shall
finde
a
power
invincible
;
none
more
need
of
strength
than
a
poore
Christian
:
The
more
grace
the
more
strength
;
Whether
,
1.
Against
sin
,
that
is
not
satisfied
with
a
being
in
,
but
would
dominiere
over
a
Christian
:
or
what
strugling
with
secret
corruptions
,
as
wrastling
with
too
many
corruptions
,
hard
to
be
subdued
,
enforcing
Paul
to
cry
out
[
](B08242-e11420-b)k
k
Rom.
7.24
.
Oh
wretch
who
shall
deliver
me
from
this
body
of
death
?
Oh
,
the
sobs
and
groanes
,
teares
and
feares
of
a
weak
Christian
,
when
corruptions
begin
to
discover
themselves
,
then
they
in
apprehension
,
the
undone
of
all
the
world
:
Amaleck
fights
and
sometime
prevails
,
the
want
of
strength
foiles
the
soule
,
the
height
of
grace
upholds
the
soul
,
the
more
grace
the
more
strength
against
sinne
.
2
Against
suffering
,
the
Church
and
people
of
God
meet
with
opposition
,
contradiction
,
persecution
,
who
more
?
it
was
the
Fathers
appointment
,
as
the
sonnes
prediction
[
](B08242-e11460-b)l
l
Io.
15.16
.
and
this
Apostles
,
the
great
Doctor
of
the
Gentiles
oft
in
sacred
Writ
,
To
passe
by
bad
report
,
hunger
,
nakednesse
,
prison
,
&c.
't
is
difficult
,
for
some
,
not
all
.
When
strongly
growne
in
the
grace
of
Christ
,
Paul
can
conquer
,
the
Apostles
with
admired
resolution
,
daunt
their
enemies
;
when
formerly
all
left
he
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
and
why
?
they
were
growne
in
grace
,
and
more
grace
,
more
strength
against
suffering
.
3.
Against
Temptation
:
our
Saviour
would
not
have
taught
his
Disciples
to
pray
,
Lead
us
not
into
temptation
,
had
not
he
known
,
the
devill
and
an
evill
heart
,
laid
snates
to
tempt
;
which
of
Gods
choisest
Jewels
free
?
Not
Abraham
,
Job
,
David
,
not
Christ
himself
;
And
canst
thou
expect
or
request
to
be
above
thy
Lord
?
Poor
weak
Christian
,
thou
must
look
to
be
buffeted
,
assaulted
.
Labor
for
more
grace
;
so
more
able
to
resist
:
for
by
the
grace
of
God
you
may
stand
,
as
withstand
.
4.
Against
Desertion
:
The
more
grace
the
more
strength
.
T
is
a
condition
Gods
people
sometimes
meet
with
,
and
complaine
of
:
A
bitter
expostulation
,
My
God
,
my
God
why
hast
thou
forsaken
?
Faith
and
feare
in
a
double
combate
:
Whither
in
reference
to
David
,
the
Type
,
or
the
Son
of
David
the
Antitype
,
The
Lord
Christ
:
And
may
not
your
full
tide
ebbe
?
Your
bright
moon
ecclipse
?
Your
fair
day
cloud
?
and
your
clear
Sun
misten
?
Oh
know
ye
that
are
dandled
in
the
armes
of
an
everlasting
God
may
yet
not
be
ever
danced
in
Gods
everlasting
arms
?
He
may
shoot
bitter
Arrows
against
you
,
and
his
everloving
smile
may
frown
it self
to
a
momentary
indignation
,
as
bitter
as
death
,
as
dreadfull
as
hell
it self
;
Labour
therefore
for
more
grace
,
so
more
strength
to
suffer
all
,
and
endure
hardship
,
as
the
good
souldier
of
Jesus
Christ
.
So
that
either
silently
with
Aaron
hold
your
peace
:
or
with
David
religiously
Language
,
It
is
the
Lord
,
let
him
do
as
seemeth
him
good
.
The
more
grace
the
more
strength
in
all
,
against
all
.
Ergo.
The
more
grace
the
more
comfort
;
Reas.
3
many
that
regard
not
to
live
conscionably
,
yet
are
desirous
to
spend
their
years
in
prosperity
,
and
their
daies
in
comfortable
pleasures
;
but
as
without
grace
little
conscience
,
so
without
true
grace
little
true
comfort
;
the
more
sin
in
us
,
the
more
opposition
,
the
more
trouble
,
griefe
,
and
fearefull
horrour
,
to
the
appaling
of
spirit
,
and
deading
of
heart
.
But
let
a
soul
reflect
,
and
in
simplicity
speak
,
an
increase
of
humility
,
faith
,
zeal
,
love
,
knowledge
,
grace
,
more
comfort
questionlesse
;
not
more
rejoicing
can
a
condemned
Malefactor
receive
by
the
tender
of
a
Princes
pardon
,
than
a
poor
soul
comfort
,
content
,
in
the
truth
and
growth
of
grace
;
were
it
not
for
the
grace
of
God
in
them
,
of
all
men
Christians
were
most
miserable
:
in
the
sad
apprehension
of
many
and
mighty
corruptions
within
them
,
diverse
and
great
troubles
upon
them
,
and
severall
scandalous
reproaches
against
them
:
Whither
shall
the
soul
search
for
comfort
?
To
whom
fly
for
solid
consolation
?
Can
that
honour
that
is
fading
,
that
estate
that
is
flying
,
that
name
that
is
blasting
,
that
friend
that
is
dying
afford
any
?
Alas
,
miserable
comforters
all
!
nothing
so
much
as
the
least
spark
of
divine
grace
;
and
if
a
little
will
cherish
,
what
strong
consolations
will
the
growth
added
to
the
truth
of
grace
afford
?
view
and
review
the
instances
of
Sacred
Writ
,
and
you
shall
find
,
where
most
grace
,
there
most
comfort
;
Therefore
grow
in
grace
,
Reas.
4
This
comfortable
evidence
,
the
sincerity
and
truth
of
your
grace
,
shew
me
your
faith
by
works
,
a
dead
faith
,
no
life
in
works
?
The
soule
is
barren
and
unfruitfull
:
What
is
a
body
without
a
soule
?
a
poor
body
:
What
is
a
soule
without
grace
?
a
poor
soul
:
And
what
is
grace
without
the
growth
thereof
?
uncomfortable
grace
:
What
advantage
to
have
a
name
to
live
,
and
want
life
?
What
profit
to
have
a
forme
,
and
void
of
the
power
of
godlinesse
?
This
will
upon
good
ground
witnesse
to
the
world
the
truth
of
grace
is
in
you
,
when
they
see
your
light
shine
,
that
they
may
glorifie
your
father
in
heaven
;
and
your
light
which
was
at
first
as
the
dawning
of
the
day
,
appearing
as
the
Sun
heightned
to
the
top
of
the
Zenith
,
fairly
discovers
the
truth
of
grace
in
you
to
men
:
And
to
conscience
an
evidentiall
sign
of
truth
,
when
that
which
flames
as
a
fire
begins
to
live
,
to
a
never
dying
worm
,
t
is
quenched
and
crashed
by
this
:
my
conscience
bears
me
witnesse
,
that
I
,
though
my
beginning
was
small
,
yet
am
encreased
to
a
second
,
a
fift
,
a
tenth
talent
:
behold
oh
conscience
,
did
I
make
bones
of
Curse
,
Lye
,
Oath
,
Sabbath
,
Gospell
,
Ordinance
,
Hypocrisie
,
Pride
,
Passion
,
secret
Impiety
,
or
open
Enormity
,
in
times
past
?
And
do
I
not
,
dost
not
thou
oh
conscience
,
oh
heart
,
hate
and
abhor
every
false
way
?
Dost
not
performe
and
delight
to
do
what
God
pleaseth
,
pressing
hard
to
be
found
in
the
righteousnesse
of
Jesus
Christ
?
Who
in
my
Infancy
hoped
to
be
justified
by
duties
,
desires
,
well-meaning
,
&c.
whence
comes
my
love
to
God
and
his
?
Whence
Patience
,
Zeal
,
Faith
,
more
then
in
times
past
?
Comes
not
my
growth
from
my
truth
?
oh
enemy
be
my
Judge
,
speak
righteously
.
And
to
God
also
,
when
at
the
houre
of
Death
,
day
of
Judgement
,
summoned
to
appear
,
disarmed
of
all
hopes
,
&
helps
,
no
more
muse
or
burroughs
to
save
or
shelter
;
This
will
witnesse
for
thee
,
though
thou
hast
been
a
poor
comfortlesse
one
,
yet
a
true
one
;
behold
Lord
,
thy
Talent
hath
gained
,
multiplied
,
t
is
encreased
and
grown
,
though
little
yet
good
evidence
,
the
truth
of
grace
is
in
thee
:
When
as
on
the
contrary
,
to
man
,
to
conscience
,
to
God
,
I
have
no
more
grace
now
then
from
my
Infancy
and
day
of
youth
;
This
comes
off
with
sin
,
shame
,
sorrow
,
to
the
blacknesse
of
despaire
it selfe
:
Therefore
being
the
growth
of
grace
evidences
the
truth
of
grace
,
good
reason
we
should
grow
in
grace
,
&c.
According
to
my
usuall
method
,
I
proceed
to
the
Use
.
Learn
hence
,
The
life
of
a
Christian
Vse
1
must
be
a
life
of
action
;
Instru
.
T
is
shamefull
impiety
to
practice
(
when
once
enlightned
,
graced
from
God
with
precious
Truths
,
Promises
,
Privileges
)
nothing
:
Such
a
lazy
devotion
as
brings
in
question
the
truth
of
grace
:
Grace
will
make
us
faithfull
husbands
,
wives
,
servants
,
as
Christians
:
If
man
cannot
endure
a
Lurdan
Lozell
,
God
cannot
endure
a
loitering
idle
Christian
,
nor
in
reference
to
the
things
of
this
life
,
or
that
which
is
to
come
;
I
know
not
a
Christian
as
a
man
or
woman
but
have
or
might
have
employment
,
or
in
works
of
necessity
or
charity
:
And
as
a
Christian
man
or
woman
hath
to
work
out
Salvation
,
a
work
hard
enough
,
to
so
far
from
thinking
them
idle
drones
,
that
may
spurre
them
to
be
as
busie
as
the
Bee
,
and
all
little
enough
to
give
a
good
account
at
the
last
day
:
Jacobs
Ladder
is
usually
applyed
here
,
as
Angels
some
ascending
,
some
descending
,
but
none
standing
still
,
to
intimate
so
it
must
be
in
the
Church
of
God
;
Either
looking
up
to
God
,
or
into
the
soul
,
that
admire
God
for
his
Majesty
,
Glory
,
Mercy
,
or
humble
our selves
for
our
unworthinesse
,
sin
,
and
iniquity
.
Did
not
God
set
his
Adam
presently
after
he
had
made
him
a
living
soule
into
the
Garden
to
dresse
it
,
so
to
become
a
labouring
soule
;
and
why
?
But
to
tell
the
children
of
Adam
that
they
must
not
be
without
motion
,
action
;
God
gives
no
Supersedeas
for
a
Christian
to
be
idle
,
or
standing
still
:
Nay
,
he
checks
with
a
Why
stand
you
idle
all
the
day
long
[
](B08242-e11760-b)m
m
Mat.
20.6
.
?
T
is
here
in
the
Text
required
that
he
be
doing
,
thriving
,
growing
,
Grow
in
grace
;
This
of
the
first
Use
.
Vse
2
,
If
a
Christians
duty
be
to
grow
in
grace
:
Try
we
then
,
whither
we
have
performed
this
duty
or
no.
But
how
may
I
know
?
I
answer
.
1.
They
are
grown
more
and
better
in
duties
:
Grace
is
like
Ezekiels
waters
,
though
little
at
first
,
discovers
it self
by
streames
to
run
,
rivolets
,
rivers
,
to
waters
impassable
:
Or
as
fire
,
that
encreases
in
light
,
heat
,
more
,
greater
,
so
grace
in
growth
makes
a
Christian
in
his
duties
more
frequent
;
whereas
before
he
would
court
the
Lord
in
a
morning
,
so
bid
him
good
morrow
,
or
complement
with
a
goodnight
,
he
now
begins
to
be
more
frequent
,
grace
acts
him
to
morning
,
evening
,
and
when
occasion
serves
,
at
midnight
as
high-noon
:
at
first
seldome
,
since
he
is
grown
more
frequent
.
2.
They
are
more
fervent
,
more
zealous
,
if
not
,
I
could
question
that
truth
as
growth
of
grace
;
Though
at
first
grace
as
fire
,
of
which
comparatively
we
say
,
t
is
a
cold
fire
;
so
a
soul
finds
it self
,
in
the
dutie
of
hearing
,
praying
,
receiving
,
cold
devotion
in
all
,
chill
,
almost
stiffe
,
but
by
that
time
encreased
,
grown
,
grown
warme
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
seething
boyling
hot
;
the
affections
kindled
to
a
flame
,
a
zeale
as
hot
as
fire
.
3.
More
conscionable
,
what
in
times
past
was
done
in
custome
,
formality
,
hypocrisie
,
education
,
selfe
,
is
now
steeld
,
from
conscience
he
doth
it
,
and
dare
not
but
do
it
,
and
delight
to
do
it
also
:
He
at
first
saw
the
observing
the
Ordinances
,
and
Sabbaths
,
of
God
his
duty
,
now
grown
beholds
them
his
privilege
,
so
that
as
in
time
past
he
acted
them
as
a
task
,
now
he
performes
them
as
his
delight
,
and
joy
to
think
of
his
communion
with
the
Lord
:
Now
he
makes
conscience
and
will
not
omit
a
duty
,
as
not
commit
a
sin
,
he
makes
conscience
of
all
;
so
doth
a
Christian
that
is
grown
in
grace
:
discover
it
in
his
duties
,
being
more
frequent
at
them
,
fervent
in
them
,
and
conscionable
of
them
:
Try
and
enlarge
the
particulars
in
your
meditations
,
I
must
hasten
.
2.
The
growth
of
grace
discovers
it selfe
by
the
death
and
dwinging
away
of
sin
,
at
first
sin
lives
,
but
when
grace
comes
sin
pines
,
and
graces
growth
is
sins
decay
;
as
the
house
of
Saul
weaker
and
weaker
,
and
the
house
of
David
stronger
and
stronger
:
So
grace
and
sin
in
the
soule
.
As
t
is
in
the
body
with
nature
and
the
humour
:
If
the
humour
prove
predominant
then
nature
decaies
,
and
soon
man
is
gathered
to
his
Fathers
;
but
when
nature
gets
the
upper
hand
by
degrees
the
killing
humour
lessens
,
and
abates
to
a
perfect
recovery
;
so
that
the
bed-red
one
walkes
strongly
and
comfortably
.
This
grace
,
like
his
bloud
,
runs
through
every
veine
,
actuates
in
every
faculty
of
the
soule
,
as
the
soule
in
the
whole
body
;
Now
mortifying
this
,
now
crucifying
that
corruption
,
laying
the
axe
of
zeale
,
revenge
,
care
,
to
the
root
,
and
so
cuts
down
root
and
branch
,
he
leaves
not
a
hoofe
behind
,
spares
not
the
Dalila
,
the
darling
,
the
sweet
bit
under
the
tongue
,
or
bosome
sin
in
any
corner
of
his
heart
,
nothing
in
his
Judgment
,
Understanding
,
Will
,
Memory
,
Affections
,
but
shall
relate
to
grace
;
The
Enemy
thereof
shall
be
brought
and
arraigned
before
Jesus
Christ
,
and
cashiered
for
ever
,
his
precious
,
gracious
soule
;
he
is
grown
and
acts
to
the
utmost
,
as
fire
,
heat
,
and
water
moisten
to
the
utmost
,
so
grace
,
that
dwinges
sin
to
decay
and
dye
:
The
gallant
Adonijah
shall
not
be
spared
,
the
delicate
Agag
not
connived
at
,
nor
the
least
of
his
sins
(
if
sin
against
God
can
be
called
little
)
but
shall
be
examined
,
traduced
,
and
gibbited
before
the
God
of
Israel
:
He
spies
the
inside
,
he
views
the
outside
,
what
gracelesse
thing
is
discovered
,
is
discarded
,
he
abstains
from
,
and
abhors
secret
as
open
wickednesse
:
So
that
no
sin
shall
have
a
willing
being
in
his
soule
;
but
he
is
sensible
,
so
sensible
of
their
imperfection
,
as
a
bone
in
throat
,
or
mote
in
eye
,
never
quiet
till
removed
,
using
all
means
to
recover
the
health
of
the
soule
into
the
state
of
strength
,
Oh
try
,
which
dwinge
and
decay
grace
or
sin
.
So
second
triall
.
3.
Grown
Christians
more
boldly
,
manifest
the
grace
of
God
in
them
,
confidently
they
dare
to
speak
and
act
upon
the
growth
than
they
did
upon
the
first
truth
of
their
grace
;
The
Apostles
would
flie
and
deny
Christ
before
they
would
suffer
or
die
:
But
after
the
truth
of
their
grace
,
faith
,
knowledge
was
strengthened
,
then
they
feared
not
the
Synods
,
Councels
,
of
countermanding
preaching
Jesus
Christ
,
as
you
that
are
versed
in
the
Acts
of
the
Apostles
can
attest
.
A
soule
at
first
is
like
Nicodemus
,
it
loves
and
would
faine
be
with
Christ
,
but
a
great
deale
of
fearefull
sin
clouds
the
new
inspired
grace
,
secretly
it
dare
but
appeare
for
feare
of
the
Jews
;
I
wave
quotations
for
that
I
speak
to
(
or
I
am
much
mis-informed
and
mistaken
)
Scripture-searching
Christians
:
But
grown
as
Daniel
,
&
the
3
Children
,
they
are
gloriously
manifesting
their
zeale
for
God
,
and
none
but
God
,
though
controled
by
Soveraignty
itselfe
:
As
a
child
that
hath
life
in
operari
&
esse
,
goeth
but
by
this
support
,
and
that
assistance
,
for
but
weak
now
,
new
going
;
When
a
few
yeares
over-past
,
a
shame
to
hold
by
a
Finger
,
Chaire
,
Stoole
,
&c.
but
now
strength
encreasing
hee
goeth
confidently
by
himselfe
:
So
a
poore
soule
at
first
creeps
,
cannot
go
;
but
his
grace
strengthened
,
renewed
,
he
ventures
in
nomine
Domini
,
as
David
against
Goliah
and
dreads
not
,
when
all
Israel
is
struck
with
a
misgiving
doubt
,
if
not
Panick
feare
.
A
grown
Christian
manifests
his
grace
by
undanted
profession
in
the
hardest
of
body-torturing
persecution
,
and
middest
of
(
precious
name
)
disgracefull
slander
:
In
a
word
,
by
what
contradiction
soever
of
men
,
opposition
of
the
gates
(
the
power
and
wisdome
)
of
hell
the
poore
Christians
grace
is
assaulted
with
it
discovers
it selfe
void
of
feares
as
offence
,
in
the
flames
of
a
Sacred
love
to
God
,
Christian
love
to
the
Saints
of
God
,
in
a
steadfast
resolution
to
walk
up
to
Covenant
and
Gospell
Reformation
,
and
in
a
Christian
deportment
of
themselves
,
with
the
exercise
of
a
good
conscience
before
God
and
man
:
here
I
conceive
is
growth
as
truth
of
grace
:
Try
,
oh
try
if
it
be
thus
with
thee
or
not
.
I
must
hasten
,
time
bids
a
dispatch
.
4.
They
can
trust
God
with
outward
and
inward
estate
also
,
sometime
in
weaknesse
he
feared
one
,
sometime
the
other
;
Now
steere
over
both
,
knowing
that
God
hath
given
the
Promise
to
godlinesse
,
of
this
and
that
life
which
is
to
come
.
No
distrustfull
thoughts
for
things
temporall
;
Christ
hath
commanded
,
and
his
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
warrant
for
a
growne
Christian
,
[
](B08242-e12010-b)n
n
Mat.
6.25
.
and
assured
for
things
of
eternity
to
the
truth
as
growth
of
grace
,
that
nor
faint
nor
feare
:
by
which
well
may
the
soul
relye
on
the
Lord
for
its
outward
and
inward
estate
.
Abraham
the
Father
of
the
Faithfull
sometime
doubted
,
but
after
[
](B08242-e12030-b)o
o
Rom.
4.
from
16.
to
vers.
22.
Try
how
this
reflects
on
thy
soule
,
by
a
patient
,
humble
waiting
,
till
God
answer
.
5.
Lastly
,
they
that
are
grown
in
grace
,
grow
and
endeavour
to
grow
in
the
knowledge
of
Jesus
Christ
more
and
more
in
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
&
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
thereof
:
truly
to
beleeve
God
and
Christ
,
in
God
and
Christ
,
and
to
acknowledge
the
Lord
Jesus
,
by
a
separation
from
the
goats
,
and
communion
with
the
sheep
of
Christ
:
Not
only
notionally
to
know
and
understand
more
of
the
history
of
Christ
,
but
practically
to
doe
for
Christ
more
then
in
times
past
;
that
we
may
read
in
conversation
one
sanctified
and
strengthened
in
the
grace
of
the
Lord
;
and
experimentally
,
that
God
may
have
experience
,
and
the
world
also
,
that
their
grace
,
is
a
grace
and
knowledge
of
and
according
to
Jesus
Christ
:
making
them
more
humble
[
](B08242-e12070-b)p
p
Job
42.5
,
6.
and
more
desirous
to
know
and
find
more
,
so
the
truly
wise
and
knowing
Christian
;
not
to
display
the
radiant
beames
of
their
vainglorious
understanding
,
but
to
discover
the
riches
of
Gods
free
and
infinitely
full
grace
to
their
souls
,
in
looking
upon
them
when
blind
in
understanding
,
and
unsanctified
in
heart
;
after
this
they
presse
to
know
more
of
themselves
,
and
more
of
Christ
,
to
the
praise
of
the
Lord
their
God
for
bestowing
as
truth
,
so
a
growth
in
grace
.
Try
,
and
by
this
comfortably
conceive
growth
of
grace
.
3.
Now
after
Triall
the
uses
follow
,
of
terrour
to
some
,
comfort
to
others
,
exhortation
to
all
.
If
not
growne
in
grace
,
come
in
,
come
in
,
I
have
bitter
things
against
thee
,
yet
shall
this
Law
condemne
none
before
it
heare
him
speake
:
Ask
conscience
then
if
growne
in
grace
;
whence
bleating
of
sheep
,
lowing
of
oxen
?
whence
in
the
soule
,
or
Family
,
or
Congregation
,
neglect
of
duties
,
or
if
performed
,
resting
on
duties
?
how
many
cast
the
word
of
God
behind
their
backs
?
prophane
the
Sabbath
,
condemne
the
soule-ravishing
promises
of
the
everlasting
Gospell
?
whence
is
it
men
trust
to
and
rest
in
their
duties
?
as
the
hypocriticall
Jews
,
[
](B08242-e12090-b)q
q
Isa.
58.23
.
rising
to
too
lofty
an
expostulation
,
in
questioning
the
Deity
it selfe
,
a
nontimely
answering
,
regarding
their
prayers
and
performances
?
how
many
as
the
Pharisees
vainly
gracing
themselves
[
](B08242-e12100-b)r
r
Luk.
18.11
,
12.
?
A
soule
growne
in
grace
,
would
nor
make
it
an
Idoll
,
nor
a
slight
,
yet
how
many
of
us
thus
guilty
?
2.
The
falling
of
(
too
many
)
from
their
first
love
,
like
that
Ephesine
Church
in
the
second
of
the
Revelation
;
and
is
not
the
love
and
zeale
of
many
waxen
cold
in
this
day
of
affliction
,
in
the
winter
of
our
adversity
?
when
if
ever
,
God
,
Covenant
,
Church
and
Kingdome
had
need
of
champions
,
zealous
for
the
glory
of
the
one
,
the
renowne
of
the
other
,
the
safety
and
honour
of
all
;
Now
,
but
woe
,
and
alas
,
oh
what
cold
,
dead
spirits
,
hearts
,
are
we
possessed
withall
?
when
at
first
zealous
,
since
remisse
,
matter
of
humiliation
and
feare
:
't
is
neither
naturall
,
nor
supernaturall
,
for
either
would
make
the
nearer
the
center
more
life
,
vigor
and
activity
:
let
conscience
speak
if
thou
didst
not
in
time
past
better
affect
Gods
wayes
,
Worship
,
Sabbaths
,
Ordinances
,
Ministers
,
People
,
then
now
:
fear
we
may
:
guilty
we
are
.
3.
The
pride
of
thy
grace
speaks
the
not
growing
of
grace
:
and
how
many
plume
themselves
in
this
unhappy
age
,
with
the
men-admiring
vertue
,
when
they
put
off
the
God-bestowing
grace
?
into
what
assemblies
shall
we
enter
?
in
what
company
shall
we
be
?
but
God
shall
be
robbed
of
his
glory
,
by
mans
boasting
of
his
grace
;
Grace
keeps
a
soule
low
,
and
exalts
the
Lord
,
knowing
whatever
received
,
received
of
God
:
the
Apostle
and
the
strong
Christian
,
number
not
themselves
with
such
as
commend
themselves
,
and
measure
themselves
with
themselves
,
for
they
are
not
wise
[
](B08242-e12170-b)s
s
2
Cor.
10.12
.
the
more
grace
the
more
humility
,
while
men
advance
and
exalt
,
so
as
boast
of
zeale
,
grace
,
John-like
,
&c.
it
speaks
us
not
grown
.
4.
Lastly
,
the
seldome
searching
of
our
hearts
speaks
no
growth
of
grace
,
if
I
cast
not
up
my
account
,
I
know
not
whither
my
receipts
or
disbursements
be
most
,
I
feare
a
bad
reckoning
,
in
this
the
Lord
be
mercifull
unto
us
,
we
know
not
the
windings
of
our
hearts
,
desperately
wicked
and
deceitfull
,
we
try
not
,
search
not
:
how
many
(
nay
how
few
)
Sermon
after
Sermon
,
Sabbath
after
Sabbath
,
moneth
after
moneth
,
commune
with
their
owne
hearts
,
to
see
in
what
this
or
that
grace
is
increased
since
the
reception
of
so
many
mercies
?
When
a
man
seldome
looks
into
his
heart
,
I
cannot
conceive
how
it
should
be
discovered
he
is
growne
in
grace
,
but
must
passe
sentence
:
(
I
speak
to
wise
men
)
are
they
not
blame-worthy
?
And
may
I
not
?
1.
When
the
Lord
hath
graciously
affoorded
time
and
space
;
it
was
a
check
severe
;
he
gave
her
space
to
repent
,
and
she
repented
not
:
[
](B08242-e12210-b)t
t
Rev.
2.21
.
And
may
not
the
Lord
say
,
many
a
day
and
yeare
have
I
offered
free
grace
stretching
out
my
hand
all
the
day
long
,
and
ye
despighted
hitherto
the
spirit
of
grace
?
Goe
gracelesse
soule
into
gracelesse
society
;
sad
sentence
.
2.
Yea
,
when
in
that
space
cal'd
and
tendred
all
the
means
that
infinite
understanding
conceiv'd
conducible
to
the
growth
of
grace
;
no
pruning
,
dressing
,
nor
watering
wanting
;
Judge
I
pray
betwixt
me
and
my
vineyard
,
what
could
I
doe
more
?
't
is
heavens
gracious
condescending
appeale
:
Oh
England
,
what
shall
I
doe
unto
you
?
Oh
People
,
how
should
I
intreat
you
?
your
goodnesse
yet
as
a
morning
cloud
,
your
grace
so
far
from
growing
,
as
't
is
the
early
dew
dismist
,
dispell'd
:
When
a
father
thus
by
a
child
,
or
a
Prince
thus
by
a
Tyrone
,
the
doome
of
death
must
follow
.
A
harvest
is
set
,
and
at
due
time
the
axe
must
be
laid
to
the
root
of
the
soule
,
and
the
tree
cut
downe
[
](B08242-e12240-b)u
u
Mat.
3.10
.
:
What
in
Christ
?
at
his
Church
?
and
Ordinance
?
of
his
profession
?
and
not
fructifie
,
multiply
,
increase
and
grow
?
See
[
](B08242-e12250-b)w
w
Joh.
15.2
.
he
takes
away
God
,
and
God
takes
away
the
firme
influence
of
his
spirit
,
from
the
possession
of
his
inheritance
,
he
takes
away
,
and
then
the
soule
withers
,
and
withers
,
till
fuell
for
everlasting
burning
.
Oh
dismall
:
when
man
endued
with
such
a
soul
as
an
Angel
of
God
,
should
so
undervalue
it
in
the
neglect
of
grace
and
sleight
of
God
,
the
God
of
grace
,
such
a
grace
,
such
a
God
vilifyed
:
what
can
be
expected
lesse
then
the
height
of
calamity
,
and
depth
of
misery
to
be
inflicted
,
while
Gods
justice
,
and
Satans
tyranny
shall
remain
?
but
hoping
better
things
of
you
,
and
wishing
better
things
to
you
,
I
wave
the
terrour
,
and
passe
to
the
use
of
comfort
.
Vse
4
To
all
such
as
Grow
in
grace
,
Comfort
;
for
,
1.
Thou
art
more
then
a
naturall
man
,
then
take
comfort
:
wert
in
nature
only
,
I
could
not
line
or
letter
of
consolation
thus
,
but
daub
with
untempered
mortar
;
but
intituled
to
,
or
invested
with
grace
,
true
comfort
indeed
.
When
a
Parent
sees
a
child
out-run
his
extravagant
courses
,
to
become
a
man
,
and
a
man
of
God
in
the
world
,
is
it
not
great
comfort
?
so
for
a
beleeving
husband
or
wife
,
to
perceive
the
worke
of
grace
in
each
other
,
joy
to
ravishment
.
Nor
can
the
Minister
be
silent
in
this
,
but
when
he
beholds
Jesus
Christ
formed
in
his
Congregation
,
he
must
rejoyce
with
joy
unspeakable
,
&
full
of
glory
,
for
his
people
being
filled
with
grace
;
and
is
it
not
a
joy
for
the
Church
of
God
nigh
you
,
by
you
?
so
let
it
be
to
thy
soule
also
:
Thou
art
more
then
a
naturall
man
.
2.
Art
growne
in
grace
?
herein
is
comfort
that
more
shall
be
given
thee
:
to
him
,
to
her
that
hath
shall
bee
given
,
[
](B08242-e12320-b)x
x
Mat.
25.26
.
more
given
to
you
,
more
done
for
you
,
God
himselfe
will
purge
you
,
that
yee
may
bring
forth
more
fruit
[
](B08242-e12330-b)y
y
Joh.
15.2
.
:
the
Lord
seldome
,
never
,
meddles
with
a
soule
,
but
it
fares
the
better
,
growes
the
faster
:
A
secret
influentiall
vertue
distils
it selfe
to
the
flourishing
in
grace
and
duty
,
and
perfecting
to
every
good
worke
;
this
talent
doubled
,
thy
grace
blessed
,
that
more
and
more
fruitfull
and
abundant
in
the
worke
of
the
Lord
be
comforted
.
3.
Ye
can
more
boldly
goe
to
the
Throne
of
grace
,
the
growne
righteous
man
as
bold
as
a
Lion
:
so
comfortably
a
weake
new-borne
babe
cannot
approach
before
the
presence
of
a
jealous
God
and
consuming
fire
,
as
one
that
with
resolved
exercise
of
sanctifying
grace
,
hath
waded
through
the
troubled
waters
of
mortification
,
&c.
and
landed
at
the
haven
of
full
assurance
:
Jesus
Christ
being
our
High-priest
warrants
it
,
the
Apostle
inferres
it
,
[
](B08242-e12350-b)z
z
Heb.
10.21
,
22.
for
he
by
his
one
oblation
for
ever
hath
perfected
them
that
are
sanctified
[
](B08242-e12360-b)a
a
Heb
10.14
.
:
He
therefore
exhorts
and
so
comforts
the
Saints
as
[
](B08242-e12370-b)b
b
Heb.
4.15
,
16.
,
and
may
not
that
comfort
?
Compl.
But
oh
,
I
see
other
that
younger
,
more
illiterate
,
unlearned
then
I
,
have
more
grace
and
knowledge
of
Jesus
Christ
then
I
;
therefore
I
feare
the
truth
,
the
growth
of
grace
,
and
what
can
I
take
of
comfort
?
Resp.
And
what
if
so
?
why
O
soul
shouldst
thou
be
disquieted
?
take
heed
of
a
curious
eye
,
when
the
hand
of
providence
disposes
as
pleases
him
,
beware
it
displease
not
thee
;
lest
you
murmure
and
suffer
:
it
was
none
of
Joshua's
vertues
to
exasperate
Moses
for
the
prophecying
of
Eldad
and
Medad
[
](B08242-e12460-b)c
c
Num.
11.28
,
29.
,
but
Moses
is
for
our
imitation
:
And
blesse
ye
the
Lord
,
that
he
adds
to
the
number
of
his
Church
,
and
you
behold
others
to
magnifie
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
.
A
grown
Christians
eyes
gush
out
with
rivers
of
teares
,
when
men
sinne
against
God
,
and
their
hearts
leap
with
joy
at
the
conversion
,
salvation
of
others
,
seeing
the
Gospell
of
Jesus
Christ
inlarged
.
Goe
ye
and
doe
likewise
:
ye
and
they
shall
have
eternall
possession
,
be
not
overwhelmed
with
sorrow
.
2.
The
lesse
ye
have
,
the
lesse
to
answer
for
,
the
Lord
requires
no
more
then
he
gives
:
if
you
have
five
talents
,
five
more
will
content
;
if
you
have
but
two
,
two
more
will
satisfie
:
The
Lord
is
not
severe
,
austere
;
if
you
have
not
an
oxe
or
heifer
,
a
goat
,
kid
or
lamb
,
nay
a
turtle
Pigeon
;
God
will
not
extort
,
be
but
faithfull
,
fruitfull
in
thy
little
,
and
he
will
make
thee
ruler
over
much
:
God
looks
to
the
truth
of
thy
graces
,
to
the
quality
rather
then
the
quantity
;
so
that
if
but
a
mite
,
a
cup
of
cold
water
,
accepted
,
rewarded
,
be
therefore
comforted
.
3.
Thou
that
growest
though
but
little
and
other
more
,
thou
shalt
never
want
,
thou
shalt
hold
out
;
't
is
to
the
happinesse
of
salvation
,
and
why
not
to
the
hearts
consolation
?
thy
grace
is
Gods
grace
,
he
a
fountain
,
when
thou
beginnest
to
be
dry
,
know
God
can
refresh
,
renew
:
In
the
Prophets
phrase
I
end
all
;
Thou
shalt
be
as
a
Tree
planted
by
the
waters
,
whose
root
spreads
out
by
the
river
:
thou
shalt
not
see
when
heat
commeth
,
but
thy
leafe
shall
be
green
,
thou
shalt
not
be
carefull
in
the
yeare
of
drought
,
neither
shalt
cease
from
yeelding
fruit
[
](B08242-e12520-b)d
d
Jer.
17.8
.
.
Take
this
for
thy
comfort
,
and
I
am
now
dismissing
this
Assembly
.
Suffer
but
a
word
of
exhortation
:
Vse
5
First
,
Grow
,
grow
,
thrive
and
prosper
in
grace
and
knowledge
of
God
,
let
me
crave
leave
to
prescribe
meanes
,
to
propound
motives
,
and
I
have
done
.
1.
Exercise
of
grace
,
that
little
,
that
truth
of
grace
you
have
;
do
we
not
direct
,
use
legs
and
have
legs
,
use
memory
and
have
memory
?
actions
intend
habits
:
Stirre
up
and
exercise
that
grace
of
God
in
you
,
and
your
morning
,
dawning
,
will
appeare
bright
as
the
Sun
.
2.
Unite
to
gracious
company
,
joyn
to
the
assemblies
of
the
Saints
,
withdraw
not
from
such
as
speake
to
edification
,
giving
grace
to
the
hearers
;
the
tongues
that
are
tipped
with
the
language
of
Canaan
,
will
advantage
to
enlightning
,
to
greater
heat
,
and
further
growth
:
sit
not
in
the
seat
of
the
wicked
,
that
cooles
;
discourse
furthers
the
Schollars
studies
;
good
counsell
helps
forward
to
heaven
:
't
is
sad
(
because
oft
too
late
)
to
say
,
oh
that
I
had
followed
good
counsell
,
of
such
Ministers
,
friends
,
parents
,
I
had
never
come
to
this
place
of
execution
:
lest
we
repent
too
late
,
use
the
society
of
the
Saints
.
3.
Beware
of
secret
corruption
;
as
fame
and
credit
wil
keep
a
natural
man
from
open
,
scandalous
,
transgression
;
let
grace
and
piety
keep
a
spirituall
man
from
secret
corruption
;
strive
and
pray
against
it
,
as
David
in
the
nineteenth
Psalme
.
Dust
,
coales
,
and
such
trash
,
in
secret
,
will
overthrow
the
stomacke
,
and
make
the
wholsomest
food
,
loathsome
:
so
will
sinne
,
if
we
harbour
with
delight
a
close
iniquity
under
our
tongue
,
it
will
nauseate
all
the
saving
truths
of
Jesus
Christ
gloriously
held
out
in
his
Gospell
,
and
hinder
the
growth
of
grace
.
Lastly
,
conscionably
use
the
Ordinances
of
God
,
doe
not
as
many
for
custome
,
formallity
;
but
hoc
age
,
doe
it
in
the
integrity
and
simplicity
of
conscience
;
the
Law
and
statutes
of
God
[
](B08242-e12640-b)e
e
Ps.
●9
.
7
,
8.
are
beneficiall
,
that
which
issues
out
of
the
Sanctuary
increases
[
](B08242-e12650-b)f
f
Ezek.
47.12
.
,
when
pray
,
read
,
receive
,
exercise
your selves
conscionably
,
and
your
benefit
will
be
profitably
discovered
to
all
.
Motives
.
Mot.
1.
The
more
grace
,
the
more
exalt
Christ
,
't
is
a
soules
burthen
,
I
cannot
live
to
honour
Christ
for
all
his
merit
,
goodnesse
,
truths
,
and
mercies
;
labour
then
for
more
grace
,
so
speake
more
of
his
name
,
and
ye
will
be
in
life
,
death
,
to
magnifie
Christ
little
lower
then
Angels
in
their
praises
to
their
Maker
:
grace
brings
you
higher
and
higher
to
these
Seraphicall
spirits
;
so
you
will
chaunt
the
perpetuall
Hallelujah's
with
the
Quire
of
Heaven
,
of
whom
Christ
is
to
be
praised
:
as
of
you
to
be
honoured
.
2.
Grace
makes
the
more
eminent
;
grace
and
fame
are
said
to
be
companions
,
as
the
righteous
so
the
gracious
is
more
excellent
then
his
neighbour
:
the
world
cleares
this
truth
when
the
most
debauched
wretch
would
not
but
seeme
gracious
;
the
strumpet
,
luke-warme
Laodicea
:
all
outwardly
as
the
Pharisees
:
yea
the
Devill
,
else
why
transformed
into
an
Angell
of
Light
,
but
that
with
more
credit
to
act
in
the
children
of
darknesse
,
and
heires
of
light
also
;
but
grace
with
God
and
Christ
,
a
name
better
then
of
sonne
or
daughter
.
3.
Time
may
come
need
of
more
grace
,
these
are
the
plundring
times
,
and
exercise
the
faith
and
patience
of
many
a
precious
soule
,
though
(
blessed
be
God
)
we
heare
it
only
with
our
eares
,
and
see
it
not
with
our
eyes
,
nor
feele
it
to
our
hearts
;
but
a
time
may
come
:
one
grace
fits
not
for
every
temptation
,
no
more
then
one
shooe
for
every
foot
or
one
garment
for
every
backe
:
The
Apostles
harnesse
in
his
Panoply
[
](B08242-e12740-b)g
g
Eph.
6.
from
10.
to
19.
that
compleat
:
sometime
a
Christian
hath
need
of
this
grace
,
sometime
of
another
,
we
know
not
which
God
will
call
us
to
exercise
;
leave
not
a
hoofe
behind
,
as
in
one
,
grow
in
all
,
and
strengthen
every
one
,
fearing
and
feeling
the
time
bad
to
be
worse
:
be
not
unprovided
,
consider
the
season
,
and
grow
in
grace
.
4.
This
will
keep
you
true
and
stedfast
to
God
,
to
Christ
,
and
the
principles
of
Religion
,
that
ye
waver
not
in
a
corklike
ventositie
,
to
the
hazard
of
faith
and
a
good
conscience
:
this
will
arme
you
against
all
delusions
,
errours
,
sinnes
,
feares
;
and
keep
you
entire
to
Christ
,
till
you
come
for
ever
to
be
with
him
,
where
is
the
Crowne
of
grace
,
glory
;
with
which
hee
confirme
you
here
,
and
assure
you
hereafter
,
for
his
owne
name
and
glory
sake
.
Consider
what
I
have
said
,
and
the
good
Lord
grant
you
a
true
understanding
in
all
things
,
that
ye
may
grow
in
grace
&
knowledge
of
Jesus
Christ
.
To
whom
be
glory
for
ever
and
ever
.
EPHES.
Chap.
1.
ver.
7.
In
whom
we
have
redemption
,
through
his
bloud
,
the
forgivenesse
of
sins
,
&c.
PAVL
by
the
will
of
God
,
separated
to
the
Gospell
for
the
Churches
sake
of
the
Gentiles
,
renders
the
worke
of
his
Ministry
faithfull
as
to
others
,
to
this
Church
of
Ephesus
;
which
after
his
Apostolicall
salute
in
the
first
and
second
verses
,
doth
magnifie
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
who
hath
blessed
us
with
all
spirituall
blessings
in
heavenly
places
in
Christ
,
verse
the
third
.
Amongst
which
precious
excellencies
,
this
in
the
Text
for
the
consolation
of
the
faithfull
in
Christ
,
is
little
inferiour
to
life
everlasting
,
this
being
the
troublesome
obstacle
to
a
beleeving
soule
till
it
apprehend
Jesus
Christ
,
in
whom
it
hath
redemption
,
&c.
Doct.
The
Text
contains
this
truth
,
fully
to
redeeme
from
sinne
,
cost
no
lesse
then
the
bloud
of
Jesus
Christ
,
or
the
bloud
of
the
Saviour
is
the
redemption
of
the
Saints
.
That
this
is
so
,
why
this
is
so
,
and
what
use
hereof
,
are
the
three
things
I
shall
burthen
your
memory
and
patience
with
at
this
time
.
That
it
is
so
,
appeares
by
the
Text
:
1.
In
whom
,
that
is
,
in
Christ
,
verse
3.
in
whom
elected
,
ver.
4.
predestinated
unto
adoption
,
ver.
5.
in
whom
we
are
accepted
,
ver.
6.
In
whom
redemption
,
as
in
the
Text
:
We
,
the
Saints
,
&c.
faithfull
,
ver.
1.
blessed
with
all
spirituall
blessings
,
ver.
3.
Select
Paul
,
elect
Ephesians
in
Christ
,
In
whom
we
have
redemption
,
freedome
,
full
plentifull
freedome
,
the
word
in
the
Originall
having
a
Preposition
added
,
speaks
the
perfection
of
the
redemption
:
To
take
redemption
as
in
reference
to
the
body
or
soule
here
,
body
and
soule
hereafter
,
no
redemption
but
by
Christ
,
in
whom
full
redemption
;
Redemption
is
said
to
be
fourefold
.
First
,
by
Manumission
,
as
Lords
,
their
vassels
freely
discharging
,
so
Christ
by
his
grace
freely
justifying
.
[
](B08242-e13070-b)a
a
Rom.
3.24
Secondly
,
by
permutation
or
change
,
as
in
warres
;
so
Christ
himselfe
bare
our
sinnes
in
his
owne
body
on
the
Tree
[
](B08242-e13090-b)b
b
1
Pet.
2.24
.
;
the
wrath
of
the
Father
went
downe
in
the
Sonne
to
redeeme
the
Saints
:
he
suffered
in
his
body
that
we
might
be
redeemed
in
our
soules
;
so
a
redemption
.
Thirdly
,
by
violent
ablation
;
so
Abraham
rcscued
Lot
;
so
Christ
redeemed
his
,
having
spoiled
Principallities
and
Powers
;
blotting
out
the
handwriting
of
Ordinances
that
was
against
us
,
taking
them
out
of
the
way
,
[
](B08242-e13130-b)c
c
Col.
2.14
.
and
through
death
destroyed
him
that
had
the
power
of
death
,
delivering
them
,
who
through
feare
of
death
,
were
all
their
life-time
subject
to
bondage
.
[
](B08242-e13140-b)d
d
Heb.
2.14
,
15.
Fourthly
,
by
price
and
ransome
;
so
slaves
and
captives
are
redeemed
from
the
thraldome
of
cruell
Turks
,
and
the
hands
of
barbarous
enemies
:
Thus
Christ
redeemeth
his
also
captived
under
captivity
,
yee
are
bought
with
a
price
[
](B08242-e13160-b)e
e
1
Cor.
6.10
,
not
with
corruptible
things
of
silver
and
gold
,
but
with
the
precious
bloud
of
Christ
himselfe
,
that
immaculate
Lambe
[
](B08242-e13170-b)f
f
1
Pet.
1.18
,
19.
.
In
whom
we
have
,
&c.
Through
his
bloud
:
that
is
,
the
shedding
&
oblation
of
his
bloud
.
As
in
the
Law
the
bloud
of
buls
and
goats
sanctifyed
to
the
purifying
of
the
flesh
:
so
Christ
by
the
sacrificing
of
his
bloud
obtained
thorow
sanctification
,
[
](B08242-e13200-b)g
g
Heb
9.14
.
and
eternall
redemption
,
verse
the
tenth
.
In
whom
,
&c.
The
forgivenesse
of
our
sinnes
:
That
is
,
Remission
,
or
as
the
word
signifies
,
retromission
,
or
sending
backe
againe
from
the
soule
to
the
first
Originall
the
Father
of
all
sinne
:
A
full
remission
from
the
defilement
and
destruction
,
from
the
guilt
and
curse
,
from
the
dominion
and
power
;
by
his
bloud
,
from
the
guilt
of
sinne
;
and
by
his
spirit
,
from
the
power
:
In
a
word
,
from
all
that
relates
to
,
or
attends
upon
the
blacknesse
and
darknesse
of
sinne
.
The
forgivenesse
of
sinnes
:
The
forgivenesse
,
not
only
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
have
we
redemption
[
](B08242-e13260-b)h
h
Col.
1.20
.
,
or
sanctification
[
](B08242-e13280-b)i
i
Heb.
9.14
.
,
but
remission
also
,
as
in
the
Text
;
so
[
](B08242-e13300-b)k
k
Col.
1.14
.
in
whom
we
have
redemption
by
his
bloud
,
even
the
forgivenesse
of
sinnes
.
John
in
his
Revelation
[
](B08242-e13320-b)l
l
Rev.
1.5
.
confesses
that
Christ
washed
us
from
our
sinnes
by
his
bloud
;
and
to
fetch
the
record
(
bearing
witnesse
to
this
truth
)
as
high
as
heaven
[
](B08242-e13330-b)m
m
Rev.
5.9
.
the
foure
and
twenty
Elders
acknowledge
,
Thou
wert
slain
,
and
hast
redeemed
us
to
God
by
thy
bloud
,
out
of
every
kindred
,
tongue
,
people
,
and
Nation
.
Agreeing
to
this
,
is
that
of
[
](B08242-e13340-b)n
n
1
Joh.
1.7
.
,
and
the
bloud
of
Jesus
Christ
his
Sonne
cleanseth
us
from
all
sinne
.
Hath
a
poore
soule
need
to
be
healed
?
Christ
is
a
Physitian
to
cure
him
;
doth
thy
soule
parch
and
burne
within
thee
?
Christ
is
a
fountaine
to
refresh
thee
;
art
thou
laden
with
the
unsupportable
burthen
of
thy
sinnes
?
Christ
is
righteousnesse
to
ease
thee
;
if
thou
fearest
the
stroke
of
death
,
he
hath
for
thy
poore
beleeving
soule
the
gift
of
eternall
life
;
and
if
thou
walk
mournfully
apprehending
damnation
for
sinne
,
he
hath
redemption
for
thee
from
sinne
,
as
in
the
Text.
The
Reasons
follow
.
Christ
only
acceptable
to
God
,
the
Reas.
1
heavens
are
not
cleane
in
his
sight
,
he
chargeth
his
Angels
with
folly
,
the
quire
of
Heaven
and
Saints
in
earth
are
not
well-pleasing
in
his
sight
,
distinct
from
Christ
;
he
is
the
Son
of
his
Love
,
he
the
Son
of
his
complacency
,
of
his
delight
,
in
whom
only
he
is
well-pleased
[
](B08242-e13400-b)o
o
Mat.
3
17.
,
and
in
the
verse
before
my
Text
,
he
hath
made
us
accepted
in
the
beloved
;
all
the
oblations
Legall
,
and
offerings
Ceremoniall
,
had
a
redolent
savour
in
the
pure
nosthrils
of
the
Almighty
,
as
they
stood
in
reference
to
Christ
.
Without
God
none
could
please
God
,
saith
Ambrose
;
whatever
is
presented
to
the
Father
without
the
Son
,
is
said
to
be
unprofitable
,
and
unacceptable
;
as
the
High-priest
offered
all
in
the
time
of
the
Law
,
so
the
Lord
Jesus
presents
all
in
the
time
of
the
Gospell
,
without
him
nothing
is
accepted
:
therfore
of
him
the
Saints
have
all
,
to
,
and
of
,
redemption
.
This
is
the
first
Reason
,
the
second
followes
.
Reas.
2
He
only
able
to
satisfie
divine
justice
,
thousands
of
Rammes
,
ten
thousands
of
rivers
of
oyle
unsatisfactory
;
to
give
the
fruit
of
the
body
for
the
sinne
of
the
soule
,
and
the
first-borne
for
my
transgression
[
](B08242-e13450-b)p
p
M●c
6.6
.
,
It
will
neither
be
pleasing
to
God
,
nor
satisfactory
to
divine
justice
;
the
leaprous
person
was
to
be
cleansed
by
the
bloud
of
the
little
bird
[
](B08242-e13460-b)q
q
Lev.
14.51
.
,
and
the
leaprous
soule
is
to
be
purified
and
redeemed
from
all
its
sinne
and
uncleannesse
by
the
bloud
of
Jesus
Christ
,
that
bird
of
Paradise
,
the
coelestiall
Pellican
,
that
sacrificed
himselfe
to
death
to
save
his
to
everlasting
life
:
when
sinne
was
to
be
remitted
,
it
was
to
be
put
upon
another
,
none
must
expect
a
satisfaction
in
or
from
himselfe
;
the
sinnes
of
the
people
were
to
be
put
upon
the
Scape-Goat
:
Thus
they
were
delivered
[
](B08242-e13470-b)r
r
Lev.
16.
,
to
teach
us
under
the
Gospell
,
our
sinnes
must
be
put
upon
Christ
to
be
the
only
satisfaction
to
Almighty
justice
.
Two
things
are
required
of
such
as
satisfie
Gods
justice
.
First
,
he
that
satisfies
must
be
free
from
all
sinne
:
if
any
man
under
Christ
,
saith
he
have
no
sinne
,
he
deceives
himselfe
,
and
the
truth
of
God
is
not
in
him
;
1
John
1.9
.
Christ
in
every
thing
like
us
,
sinne
only
excepted
:
his
enemies
being
Judges
he
hath
done
all
things
well
;
so
he
,
he
only
free
from
sinne
,
can
satisfie
Gods
justice
.
Secondly
,
that
which
satisfies
must
be
pure
,
only
pure
in
the
offering
,
and
such
oblations
,
sacrifices
,
poore
mortals
cannot
tender
to
their
God
,
there
is
iniquity
in
their
holy
things
,
they
are
unprofitable
,
and
come
short
of
grace
now
,
and
must
of
glory
for
ever
,
if
the
Lord
be
not
freely
gracious
in
accepting
,
as
bestowing
:
Oh
the
wants
and
weaknesse
in
our
hearing
,
praying
,
in
our
duties
,
graces
,
uncleane
,
uncleane
,
imperfect
,
imperfect
in
all
,
but
Christ
a
pure
and
holy
offering
unto
the
Lord
:
hence
in
the
Law
,
when
the
High-priest
went
for
an
atonement
,
he
only
entred
into
the
Sanctum
Sanctorum
,
&
in
the
Gospell
,
Christ
trode
the
wine-presse
of
his
fathers
wrath
alone
[
](B08242-e13530-b)s
s
Isa.
63.3
.
,
and
that
s
the
second
reason
.
Reas.
3
Thirdly
,
that
the
glory
of
our
redemption
may
redound
to
the
praise
of
God
in
Jesus
Christ
;
whose
is
the
worke
,
't
is
fit
theirs
should
be
the
honour
:
Hos
feci
,
tulit
alter
honores
,
is
injustice
;
rich
mercy
,
full
merit
is
the
ground
worke
and
foundation
of
all
our
excellency
.
The
Saints
good
and
comfort
ariseth
from
the
free
grace
of
the
Father
,
and
the
full
merit
of
the
Sonne
,
and
why
to
man
or
Angell
should
the
glory
be
given
?
when
Scriptures
speake
any
thing
of
this
spirituall
blessing
,
redemption
,
or
forgivenesse
of
sins
,
there
is
usually
annexed
a
doxology
or
blessing
,
as
[
](B08242-e13580-b)t
t
Rev.
1.5
,
6
So
Rev.
5.9
,
12.
Col.
1.12
,
14.
1
Cor.
1.30
,
31.
with
this
in
the
Text
,
as
appeares
in
the
third
verse
;
and
thus
of
the
third
Reason
.
That
the
Type
might
correspond
Reas.
4
with
the
Antetype
;
the
Law
and
the
Gospell
might
answer
one
the
other
:
In
the
Law
the
bloud
was
sprinkled
round
about
the
Altar
,
to
intimate
,
that
nothing
is
of
worth
but
by
the
force
of
Christs
bloud
:
and
as
without
bloudshedding
no
remission
[
](B08242-e13620-b)a
a
Heb.
9.22
.
,
so
no
forgivenesse
of
sinne
but
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
:
herein
is
a
large
field
,
but
I
hasten
to
the
Uses
.
Instruction
;
Use
instr
.
If
the
bloud
of
the
Saviour
be
the
redemption
of
the
Saint
,
learne
we
first
,
what
an
unhappy
and
cursed
thing
sinne
is
,
the
forgivenesse
whereof
cost
no
lesse
then
Christs
dearest
hearts
bloud
,
it
deludes
us
to
defile
us
,
it
defiles
us
to
destroy
us
,
that
our
poore
(
yet
precious
)
soules
should
perish
for
ever
without
remedy
,
but
for
Christ
in
whom
we
have
,
&c.
Sinne
Dalilah-like
,
speaks
fairly
,
acts
friendly
,
for
her
advantage
;
but
when
opportunity
serves
,
then
shall
Sampson
smart
for
it
;
Adam
bemocks
himselfe
to
a
being
made
immortall
,
and
doomes
his
selfe
,
and
posterity
as
low
as
death
and
deep
as
hell
,
When
he
had
faire
promises
to
be
as
God
,
high
as
heaven
,
lofty
as
Eternity
;
by
eating
the
forbidden
fruit
,
fruit
though
pleasant
in
the
taste
,
bitter
in
the
bowels
as
everlasting
burning
;
cursed
sinne
as
a
leaprosie
and
plague
infects
and
overspreads
all
degrees
,
faculties
,
persons
,
estates
,
souls
,
bodies
,
insnaring
millions
to
the
eternall
,
infernall
tortures
of
devouring
Tophet
,
as
impossible
to
avoid
,
as
intolerable
to
endure
,
without
the
bloud
of
Jesus
Christ
,
in
whom
we
,
&c.
Oh
that
the
Lord
would
enlighten
our
understandings
to
see
sinne
in
its
nakednesse
,
then
we
would
(
as
purity
it selfe
)
hate
it
with
a
perfect
hatred
:
Did
we
consider
aright
that
Christ
is
so
long
in
sorrow
as
we
are
in
sinne
,
would
we
thus
transgresse
?
Unhappy
Oath
,
curse
,
security
,
unbeliefe
,
sinne
of
what
sort
or
condition
soever
,
crucifying
the
Lord
of
glory
,
unpardonable
but
by
the
alsufficient
merit
of
Jesus
Christ
.
What
meant
in
the
Law
an
oblation
of
a
He-goat
for
a
sin-offering
?
but
to
teach
us
that
sinne
is
of
an
odious
sent
,
and
an
ill
savour
in
the
nosthrils
of
the
Lord
:
Oh
cursed
sinne
,
when
not
all
the
Saints
on
Earth
,
nor
all
the
Seraphicall
spirits
in
heaven
can
expiate
that
sinne
which
notion
called
the
least
:
Oh
that
the
children
of
men
,
and
the
Sons
of
God
would
apprehend
the
Lord
speaking
to
a
soule
,
as
once
Leah
to
Jacob
:
I
have
hired
thee
with
my
sonnes
Mandrakes
,
thou
must
come
unto
me
.
So
the
Lord
to
our
soules
,
ye
are
mine
,
you
must
come
unto
me
by
faith
,
love
,
obedience
;
I
have
bought
thee
with
my
Sonnes
teears
,
sufferings
and
bloud
;
precious
soules
,
set
your
esteeme
on
every
sinne
,
as
is
the
redemption
,
and
it
will
speake
you
to
remember
how
unhappy
and
cursed
a
thing
sinne
is
,
when
for
the
pardon
thereof
it
cost
no
lesse
then
the
unvaluable
bloud
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
in
whom
we
,
&c.
Is
the
bloud
of
the
Saviour
the
redemption
Use
2
of
the
Saints
?
learne
hence
how
deare
and
precious
in
the
sight
of
Jesus
is
the
soule
of
the
Saints
:
Oh
the
tender
love
of
Christ
to
a
poore
Christian
;
as
the
relation
speaks
him
,
a
friend
,
a
brother
,
a
Father
,
a
Spouse
,
a
Creatour
,
each
tearme
speaks
him
ingaged
to
love
:
so
his
love
beyond
measure
,
so
deare
,
tender
,
unparalell'd
,
to
be
admired
,
not
to
be
expressed
;
greater
love
then
this
can
no
man
shew
.
What
greater
then
this
could
God
declare
?
his
love
engaged
that
piety
be
scourged
,
and
impiety
by
his
stripes
healed
;
it
was
content
wisedome
it selfe
be
derided
,
and
folly
passe
unscoffed
;
truth
suffers
,
and
falshood
triumphs
;
Justice
is
condemned
,
and
unrighteousnesse
escapes
free
away
;
mercy
is
afflicted
for
cruelty
;
life
resignes
it selfe
to
death
,
to
preserve
the
damned
from
the
sting
thereof
:
In
a
word
,
God
dyeth
once
,
that
man
might
live
for
ever
;
by
right
propriety
,
he
doth
redeem
the
poor
soul
as
his
creature
,
by
right
of
propinquity
,
redeems
man
as
his
creature-Saint
:
he
undertooke
that
which
would
have
mouldred
ten
thousands
of
men
to
dust
to
have
endured
,
and
attomed
the
myriads
of
Angels
to
have
suffered
.
Oh
the
depth
,
breadth
,
length
,
height
of
Christs
love
,
speaking
to
the
Father
in
a
loftier
expression
then
Paul
to
Philemon
concerning
Onesimus
,
I
beseech
thee
for
my
sonne
Onesimus
,
whom
I
have
begotten
in
my
bonds
,
formerly
unprofitable
to
thee
;
I
Paul
have
written
it
with
my
owne
hand
:
Holy
Father
I
beseech
thee
for
this
my
poore
soule
,
whom
by
my
Gospell
I
have
begotten
,
to
thee
formerly
unprofitable
,
unserviceable
,
and
yet
unfruitfull
enough
,
but
let
me
obtaine
all
his
sinnes
to
be
laid
upon
my
shoulders
;
't
is
thy
beloved
Sonne
,
that
Sonne
in
whom
thou
art
well
pleased
,
I
have
writ
it
,
and
sealed
it
,
with
no
lesse
then
my
precious
bloud
:
Behold
,
love
,
love
and
admire
!
was
not
,
was
not
Rebeckah's
love
great
to
Jacob
?
doe
as
I
advise
,
the
curse
be
on
me
and
the
blessing
on
thee
:
so
Jesus
Christ
,
Soule
,
follow
my
advice
,
doe
as
I
bid
,
and
all
the
blessings
of
thy
Father
be
upon
thee
,
and
if
any
curse
,
let
it
light
on
me
,
for
in
me
thou
shalt
have
redemption
:
Oh
,
see
as
to
serve
Christ
for
his
love
,
and
thy
redemptions
sake
,
deare
and
tender
,
when
his
life
is
not
spared
,
that
thy
sinne
may
be
pardoned
,
and
soule
saved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
.
You
see
then
how
deare
a
Saint
is
to
Christ
;
thus
of
the
first
Use
.
Deale
faithfully
O
ye
beloved
of
the
Lord
,
2.
Vse
is
of
exam.
and
examine
whether
or
no
you
can
say
,
in
him
we
have
redemption
:
David
speaks
of
the
goings
of
God
in
his
Sanctuary
,
the
singers
before
and
the
minstrels
follow
after
:
O
holy
,
O
happy
progresse
;
so
may
I
behold
the
soule
going
to
,
and
comming
with
pardon
of
sinnes
;
try
we
first
by
what
precedes
and
goes
before
,
then
see
what
followes
after
remission
of
sinnes
,
so
may
we
apprehend
terrour
or
comfort
to
a
remitted
or
unforgiven
soule
:
This
I
premise
,
the
foregoings
of
a
pardoned
soule
,
are
not
to
be
looked
on
as
causes
,
though
conditions
,
or
as
kind
of
qualifications
that
support
a
soule
to
hopefull
comfort
.
1.
Try
and
examine
whether
or
no
you
sence
your
sinnes
deeply
,
I
cannot
instance
in
whom
sinne
was
pardoned
comfortably
,
that
was
never
sensed
deeply
;
the
experimentall
Christian
knew
once
sadly
,
as
truly
,
it
lay
a
load
upon
his
soule
,
and
a
burthen
upon
his
spirit
,
that
nothing
but
a
secret
support
kept
him
from
resigning
up
infinite
mercy
:
A
load
to
a
griefe
,
a
griefe
and
load
with
a
witnesse
,
and
can
it
be
lesse
to
thy
soule
when
such
a
dishonour
to
thy
God
,
A
curse
to
thy
Christ
,
a
grief
to
thy
spirit
,
a
sadning
to
Angels
,
and
a
vexation
to
all
the
Saints
of
God
?
a
deep
sence
as
that
reported
of
Queen
Mary
,
were
my
heart
unript
,
you
should
find
the
losse
of
Callice
there
;
so
the
soule
,
were
my
heart
uncased
,
it
would
be
knowne
to
men
and
Angels
,
and
is
knowne
to
the
Lord
that
knowes
all
secrets
;
never
any
sorrow
like
this
,
never
any
burthen
to
my
spirits
as
this
;
my
unbeliefe
,
my
unprofitablenesse
,
my
deadnesse
,
my
unworthy
walking
to
that
high
calling
and
rich
mercy
,
to
which
I
am
called
,
and
which
I
have
received
,
none
like
my
sinne
,
a
burthen
too
heavy
for
me
to
beare
,
If
I
have
not
a
supply
from
my
Christ
,
in
whom
I
hope
to
have
redemption
:
Try
whether
suffering
or
sinning
most
burthen
thy
soule
,
't
is
that
which
is
deeply
sensed
,
if
hopefully
to
be
pardoned
.
2.
The
soule
before
it
comfortably
can
expect
the
forgivenesse
of
sinne
,
feares
dreadfully
,
to
this
dread
and
feare
the
poore
soule
must
needs
step
.
When
it
senseth
sinne
deeply
,
apprehends
it
rightly
,
dismay
,
terrour
,
must
appale
the
spirit
,
and
affright
the
heart
;
when
the
soule
looks
on
the
sinnes
many
and
mighty
,
that
every
sinne
is
a
crucifier
of
Christ
,
and
not
feare
,
and
not
be
troubled
,
't
is
impossible
:
When
David
apprehended
his
sinne
[
](B08242-e13970-b)b
b
Psal.
38.3
.
There
is
no
rest
in
my
bones
because
of
sinne
,
ver.
6.
I
am
troubled
,
I
am
bowed
down
greatly
,
I
goe
mourning
all
the
day
long
feare
and
trembling
make
all
my
bones
and
every
veine
of
my
heart
to
shake
:
If
apprehending
of
judgement
will
make
the
quaffing
Belteshazzer
shake
and
tremble
,
what
must
the
deep
apprehension
of
sinne
and
judgement
too
?
When
the
malefactor
perceives
the
sentence
of
death
passed
upon
him
,
Oh
what
a
shaking
stupid
trembling
fals
upon
him
?
so
a
poore
soule
receiving
the
sentence
of
death
in
himselfe
;
oh
what
feare
,
what
amazement
,
and
horrour
?
unspeakable
;
the
apprehension
of
sinne
discovers
the
frownes
of
an
everliving
,
and
ever-gracious
Father
,
this
troubleth
a
soule
to
astonishment
;
the
promise
is
,
God
will
come
and
save
you
,
the
Lord
will
come
with
recompence
and
vengeance
(
oh
sweet
)
vengeance
on
thy
sinnes
,
recompence
on
thy
poore
desires
;
but
what
goes
before
,
to
whom
is
this
salvation
engaged
?
to
the
fearfull
heart
[
](B08242-e14010-b)c
c
Isa.
35.4
.
,
Try
,
hast
,
dost
feare
sinnes
curse
,
heavens
anger
?
hope
thy
Saviour
is
working
a
pardon
for
thee
his
Saint
.
Once
more
,
if
thy
soule
be
pardoned
,
then
it
hath
been
throughly
humbled
,
will
not
experience
tell
you
,
reason
informe
you
,
when
a
sinne
is
deeply
sensed
,
a
soule
is
terribly
afraid
,
and
how
can
it
then
but
be
throughly
humbled
,
how
should
it
lesse
?
When
the
promises
of
the
Lord
are
engaged
to
comfort
the
broken
,
contrite
,
and
humble
soule
,
and
the
Lord
of
Promises
inhabiting
Eternity
,
inthrones
himselfe
in
such
a
soule
[
](B08242-e14030-b)d
d
Isa.
57.15
.
,
when
the
day
of
expiation
was
,
the
soule
was
to
be
afflicted
[
](B08242-e14040-b)e
e
Lev.
23.
,
why
but
to
hint
as
God
was
ready
to
shew
himselfe
mercifull
,
so
the
people
ought
to
shew
themselves
humble
.
A
childe
when
faulty
,
or
servant
guilty
,
expect
no
favour
except
they
be
submissive
:
so
a
poore
soule
,
little
hope
of
mercy
till
humble
.
Repent
,
for
the
kingdome
of
heaven
is
at
hand
,
that
kingdome
that
affords
the
subduing
of
,
and
pardon
for
sin
to
a
poore
penitent
humble
soul
:
Try
,
hast
bin
humbled
for
every
sinne
,
as
any
sinne
?
hast
sentenced
thy selfe
to
hell
?
hast
been
afraid
to
come
before
God
?
lying
low
in
thy
eyes
,
worth
nothing
but
confusion
?
hast
aggravated
thy
sinne
against
such
a
God
,
such
a
Father
;
faire
hopes
for
a
gracious
pardon
.
Lastly
,
Try
,
hast
sought
,
dost
seeke
with
all
earnestnesse
and
intensenesse
of
soule
and
spirit
?
making
it
the
great
request
,
that
the
Lord
vouchsafe
pardon
and
forgivenesse
to
thy
poore
soule
?
When
a
man
is
in
danger
of
the
Kings
wrath
,
will
he
not
endeavour
a
composition
?
and
when
a
poore
soule
sees
it selfe
by
sinne
,
in
danger
of
hell
,
will
it
not
seeke
the
Lord
while
he
may
be
found
?
and
call
upon
him
while
he
is
neare
?
by
and
by
the
Lord
will
abundantly
pardon
:
How
earnestly
will
a
condemned
malefactor
sue
and
cry
,
good
my
Lord
,
mercy
,
mercy
my
Lord
I
beseech
you
for
Christs
sake
:
even
so
the
soule
sentenced
to
the
gates
of
death
,
and
chambers
of
hell
,
hearing
the
God
of
sinners
is
a
mercifull
God
,
in
all
duties
,
upon
all
opportunities
,
seeks
for
redemption
,
the
forgivenesse
of
their
sins
,
crying
for
Christs
sake
to
find
grace
;
the
soule
knowes
well
that
prayer
breaks
downe
the
banke
of
sinne
,
and
makes
a
sluce
for
the
streames
of
divine
pardon
to
flow
amaine
to
a
praying
soule
.
Pray
if
perhaps
the
thoughts
of
the
heart
may
be
forgiven
,
was
the
advice
of
Simon
Peter
to
Simon
Magus
[
](B08242-e14090-b)f
f
Acts
8.22
;
when
a
soule
knowes
it
is
blessed
in
heavens
accompt
,
if
the
sins
be
remitted
[
](B08242-e14100-b)g
g
Psa.
32.1
.
,
what
can
impead
the
soule
from
making
out
with
such
earnestnesse
that
neither
lets
it selfe
nor
the
Lord
be
quiet
till
a
pardon
be
sealed
,
by
this
time
I
conceive
the
Lord
Jesus
discovers
himselfe
to
the
soule
,
the
one
,
the
only
one
in
whom
it
hath
redemption
,
&c.
These
precedent
foregoings
for
pardon
,
experience
will
attest
sure
enough
,
le
ts
heare
the
minstrels
which
follow
after
.
First
,
the
soule
accepts
thankfully
;
who
can
expresse
the
gratitude
?
the
gladdest
tydings
and
joyfullest
newes
that
could
be
related
to
a
poore
drooping
Christian
,
that
all
the
day
and
night
long
crys
out
,
oh
my
sinnes
;
oh
my
sins
.
How
thankfull
will
a
poor
bedrid
man
be
to
his
Physitian
that
is
instrumentall
to
his
inlargement
?
how
thankfull
a
prisoner
endungeoned
for
his
freedome
?
or
a
condemned
person
at
the
place
and
minute
of
execution
to
heare
and
see
a
pardon
?
And
what
thanks
unutterable
to
the
Lord
will
a
poore
soule
render
?
what
huggings
,
and
embracings
?
what
speakings
and
actings
of
thanks
?
till
obtained
;
deep
load
,
dreadfull
feare
,
humble
dejection
,
and
earnest
seeking
,
now
an
answer
of
peace
enjoyed
,
how
thankfull
?
Higgaion
Selah
can
best
expresse
though
farre
beneath
the
thanks
of
a
soule
redeemed
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
.
Try
if
thy
soule
hath
gladly
accepted
,
joyfully
received
this
unspeakable
mercy
,
by
the
returne
of
ineffable
soul-hearty
thanks
;
canst
thou
in
some
measure
subscribe
to
[
](B08242-e14160-b)h
h
Rev.
1.5
.
,
or
to
[
](B08242-e14170-b)i
i
Rev.
9.
,
or
this
third
verse
,
to
blesse
God
as
for
other
,
so
for
this
his
spirituall
blessing
,
redemption
,
forgivenesse
of
sinnes
?
a
comfortable
signe
.
To
proceed
.
Secondly
,
a
soule
pardoned
will
henceforth
shun
sinne
carefully
;
it
well
knowes
there
is
forgivenesse
with
the
Lord
,
that
he
may
be
feared
;
the
childe
once
flamed
or
gasht
will
feare
the
burning
fire
,
and
cutting
knife
long
after
;
the
prisoner
coopt
up
to
hardship
and
dungeon-straights
,
released
,
will
be
fearfull
of
debts
and
sin
againe
:
And
shall
not
a
soule
long
fetter'd
by
the
hellish
guilt
and
apprehension
of
sinne
,
redeemed
through
the
only
worth
of
Christs
all-meritorious
bloud
,
dare
to
meddle
with
sinne
,
the
way
to
hell
as
hell
it selfe
?
The
pardoned
soule
knowes
there
is
only
one
Physitian
to
afford
forgivenesse
,
to
attaine
his
care
and
cure
,
a
worke
and
labour
of
highest
difficulty
:
nor
can
the
sonne
of
man
,
or
Daughter
of
Jerusalem
bee
more
watchfull
over
an
unparalleld
glasse
,
than
the
pardoned
sinner
,
over
his
soul
,
fearing
if
once
broken
,
hard
,
if
ever
possible
,
to
bee
repaired
.
The
apprehension
of
this
made
one
of
the
Ancients
to
say
,
Till
sinne
hath
done
as
much
for
me
as
God
,
I
will
have
nothing
to
doe
with
the
stoole
of
iniquity
.
Try
precious
soule
,
canst
say
,
I
have
washed
my
feet
,
how
shall
I
defile
them
?
gracious
pardon
hath
cast
off
the
ragges
of
sinne
,
what
have
I
to
doe
any
more
with
Idolls
?
shall
such
a
one
as
I
flee
?
have
I
shed
so
many
teares
to
the
dimming
of
my
eyes
,
to
the
breaking
of
my
heart
?
have
I
beene
oft
hurried
as
low
as
everlasting
burnings
to
obtaine
a
pardon
for
my
sinne
?
and
hath
infinite
goodnesse
enricht
my
soule
in
its
forgivenesse
?
and
shall
it
be
in
vaine
?
shall
I
againe
returne
with
the
Dogge
to
the
vomit
,
and
with
the
Swine
to
wallow
in
wickednesse
?
God
forbid
:
I
le
shunne
sinne
hereafter
carefully
;
dost
thou
so
?
desirest
thou
truely
so
?
a
hopefull
signe
.
Thirdly
,
a
pardoned
soule
will
live
honourably
:
if
once
thou
gaine
Redemption
through
Christ
,
thou
wilt
live
like
a
Saint
on
earth
,
yea
a
Citizen
in
heaven
;
yea
thou
wilt
walke
like
the
redeemed
of
the
Lord
;
not
as
one
imprisoned
in
a
mierie
Dungeon
,
but
as
one
walking
in
a
Paradise
of
Eden
;
now
as
the
Prodigall
in
a
new
Garment
,
a
Vesture
of
Righteousnesse
;
not
as
the
Brat
of
Hell
,
but
as
heavens
Royall
Off-spring
;
not
with
the
menstruous
Cloathes
of
sinfull
Adam
,
but
the
Candid
stole
of
Christs
innocency
,
daily
invested
with
his
holy-day
apparell
:
his
conversation
in
heaven
,
his
vaine
thoughts
dislodged
,
his
frothy
words
checked
,
his
idle
wayes
refrained
,
the
whole
man
Saint-like
,
hee
is
bought
with
a
price
,
hee
will
glorifie
the
Lord
with
body
and
soule
,
hee
puts
to
his
Seale
,
t
is
a
sinne
with
a
shame
and
curse
to
keep
the
Labourers
hire
[
](B08242-e14220-b)k
k
Deut.
24.15
.
.
A
soule
that
sees
his
Redemption
in
Christ
,
knoweth
it
cost
his
precious
bloud
:
should
hee
live
any
longer
to
himselfe
,
to
his
former
sinnes
,
hee
easily
understands
hee
detaines
his
soule
and
body
from
Christ
,
the
purchase
of
Christ
,
hee
resolves
therefore
henceforth
to
know
no
thing
,
no
person
unrelate
to
Christ
,
hee
hath
obtained
his
pardon
,
his
deportment
shall
be
as
Coheire
with
Christ
,
and
heire
to
God
of
eternall
glory
,
hee
will
live
honourably
.
Try
if
you
so
live
and
breath
,
act
and
affect
,
that
your
conversation
may
be
sutable
to
your
priviledge
,
and
all
your
endeavours
answerable
to
this
Princely
prerogative
,
the
forgivenesse
of
sinnes
:
Doest
thou
labour
to
exalt
the
Lord
,
and
magnifie
Jesus
Christ
above
sin
,
creature
,
selfe
?
comfortable
signes
,
if
not
,
e
contra
.
Fourthly
,
the
soule
pardoned
walks
more
comfortably
than
ever
:
A
man
long
time
confined
to
bed
,
home
,
or
prison
,
set
free
,
with
what
inward
joy
,
satisfactory
content
,
his
soule
is
comforted
,
experience
can
best
expresse
;
so
a
poore
soule
formerly
plunged
in
ghastly
feares
,
and
hellish
apprehensions
to
dwell
and
live
in
everlasting
darknesse
for
want
of
pardon
:
Now
the
Lord
by
his
Spirit
sealing
as
full
,
as
free
remission
,
no
stranger
can
intermeddle
to
relate
his
joy
unspeakable
and
full
of
glory
,
pardon
and
peace
;
remission
and
consolation
like
Aaron
and
Hur
,
hold
up
Moses
hands
,
support
the
pardoned
soule
;
Goe
in
peace
,
and
be
of
good
comfort
,
thy
sinnes
are
forgiven
thee
bee
frequent
expressions
of
holy
Writ
.
When
by
pardon
of
my
sinne
,
my
soule
beholds
it selfe
once
a
farre
of
,
now
nigh
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
how
can
I
but
rejoyce
?
the
feares
,
sorrow
,
trembling
,
horrour
,
because
my
sinnes
were
unpardoned
,
dispell'd
,
must
needs
create
inward
joyes
unspeakable
,
for
that
mine
iniquities
are
forgiven
.
Try
what
inward
joy
and
consolation
in
some
measure
,
at
some
time
,
Gods
Word
affords
from
Christ
,
in
whom
thou
hast
redemption
.
Thus
for
the
tryall
.
Thirdly
,
3
Use
for
Reprehension
.
this
serves
to
reprove
such
as
cannot
say
,
in
him
wee
have
redemption
;
hath
not
pardon
beene
tendred
?
free
,
full
,
long
as
the
sinne
?
the
doome
must
bee
thine
,
if
no
redemption
by
Christ
,
thou
art
a
Captive
to
the
power
of
thy
lust
,
and
a
bond
slave
to
the
curse
of
thy
sinne
;
to
an
ingenuous
spirit
,
it
is
misery
to
bee
a
prisoner
to
a
superiour
,
deep
calamity
to
bee
subject
to
an
equall
,
but
a
slave
to
his
drudge
vexation
high
;
little
comfort
left
for
the
gallantry
of
bravest
spirits
but
this
,
they
are
enthralled
by
men
,
and
in
that
little
comfort
too
,
but
to
bee
enslaved
under
Hels
Darling
,
Heavens
scorne
,
the
soules
everlasting
shame
and
confusion
,
sinne
,
makes
not
onely
the
eare
to
tingle
,
heart
to
tremble
,
but
dumbes
,
because
it
doomes
to
that
Lake
which
burnes
with
torturing
fire
and
sulphurous
brimstone
;
whether
the
pains
of
sence
,
or
losse
be
sorest
,
needs
no
determination
,
either
enough
to
fill
a
soul
with
the
terror
of
black
despaire
,
well
consider
[
](B08242-e14340-b)l
l
Job
20.11
.
,
The
thoughts
of
a
resurrection
speakes
the
soule
glad
to
returne
to
dust
againe
:
But
hoping
better
things
of
you
(
precious
soules
)
I
spare
to
reprove
,
and
passe
to
the
fourth
Use
.
4.
Use
of
Comfort
.
To
all
you
that
can
say
in
any
measure
,
my
Saviours
bloud
is
my
Redemption
,
let
your
soules
rejoyce
,
and
all
within
you
blesse
his
name
:
For
,
First
,
thou
art
blessed
,
as
the
sweet
Psalmist
[
](B08242-e14390-b)m
m
Psa.
32.1
.
,
in
this
happy
enough
,
happy
in
Gods
account
;
what
if
deprived
of
earthly
contents
and
enjoyments
?
yet
thou
hast
remission
,
forgivenesse
,
that
s
worth
a
thousand
Worlds
:
I
deny
not
(
deare
soule
)
but
that
many
have
more
of
blessings
without
,
but
thou
hast
that
white
stone
,
that
new
name
[
](B08242-e14400-b)n
n
Rev.
2.17
.
affording
such
a
consolation
within
as
may
fill
thy
soule
with
joy
ineffable
and
full
of
glory
.
Secondly
,
by
this
assured
of
Salvation
;
it
is
the
souls
trouble
,
the
uncertainty
of
the
reward
,
so
that
it
workes
it
out
with
little
below
feare
and
trembling
;
the
forgivenesse
of
thy
sinnes
distills
with
a
sweet
influence
enlightning
to
salvation
:
as
by
the
heat
I
know
the
fire
burnes
,
by
the
light
I
know
the
Sunne
shines
,
by
the
pardon
of
my
sinne
,
I
am
confident
of
the
salvation
of
my
soule
.
[
](B08242-e14420-b)o
o
Luk.
1.77
Thirdly
,
in
this
comfort
,
whatsoever
God
sends
or
suffers
,
t
is
in
mercy
;
no
affront
from
beneath
,
no
desertion
from
above
,
no
affliction
without
,
no
temptation
within
,
but
proceeds
from
a
Father
as
well
as
from
a
God
:
Jonathans
Arrowes
were
shot
for
David
,
as
at
David
;
the
tender
Mother
gives
with
a
bitter
Pill
,
closely
Sugar
to
sweeten
:
so
the
Lord
,
though
hee
sometimes
answers
with
terrible
things
,
yet
hee
is
the
God
of
salvation
,
take
comfort
therefore
.
Fourthly
,
God
will
sanctifie
thee
as
well
as
justifie
thee
,
thou
shalt
be
partaker
of
his
Spirit
as
well
as
of
his
bloud
:
I
know
thy
soule
longeth
to
bee
sanctified
,
it
shall
bee
,
bee
comforted
,
where
God
pardons
hee
purges
,
so
runnes
the
Covenant
[
](B08242-e14480-b)p
p
Ezek.
36.25
,
26
,
27.
seconded
by
the
Apostle
John
[
](B08242-e14500-b)q
q
1
Joh.
1.9
.
Object
.
.
But
here
a
soule
is
ready
to
complaine
,
there
is
nothing
in
me
from
me
,
that
I
should
hope
of
the
Lords
pardon
to
me
.
Answ.
To
this
I
Answer
:
Hast
thou
not
as
much
as
God
looks
for
?
what
had
the
Infant
,
the
Churches
Hierogliphicke
[
](B08242-e14540-b)r
r
Ezek.
16.
but
bloud
in
it
,
polluted
,
defiled
?
yet
God
pittied
:
What
had
the
Prodigall
?
yet
his
Father
freely
pardoned
,
and
joyfully
entertained
him
.
Feare
not
then
,
for
Christs
sake
,
the
Lord
will
doe
more
than
this
,
in
him
there
is
Righteousnesse
,
Grace
,
Perfection
,
Merit
enough
to
redeem
from
Hell
,
the
nethermost
Hell
,
to
save
,
to
save
to
the
highest
Heavens
:
Hath
not
he
offered
himselfe
a
Sacrifice
for
sinne
for
ever
?
and
will
not
he
for
ever
perfect
them
that
are
sanctified
?
and
will
the
Lord
remember
their
sinnes
and
iniquities
any
more
[
](B08242-e14550-b)s
s
Heb.
10.12
.
&
17.
?
Be
comforted
therefore
,
and
if
this
will
not
serve
,
let
God
himselfe
answer
such
an
objection
made
[
](B08242-e14560-b)t
t
Isay
43.22
,
23
,
24.
Exhort
.
.
I
hasten
to
the
last
Use
,
Labour
to
subscribe
to
this
truth
,
you
that
cannot
say
you
have
redemption
through
his
bloud
.
Meanes
.
First
,
labour
for
a
forgiving
heart
,
and
a
remitting
spirit
;
doe
as
you
would
bee
done
unto
is
the
Royall
Law
[
](B08242-e14610-b)u
u
Mat.
6.14
,
with
that
of
[
](B08242-e14620-b)w
w
Mark
11.25
,
26.
.
Secondly
,
labour
for
a
truely
humbled
spirit
,
a
throughly
humbled
soul
,
so
that
Promise
sealed
to
thee
,
in
the
twelfth
of
Zacharie
,
the
latter
end
and
beginning
of
the
thirteenth
Chapter
.
Thirdly
,
believe
in
Christ
,
entertaine
him
in
all
his
Truths
,
his
Promises
,
exercise
thy
faith
in
spight
of
opposition
,
and
[
](B08242-e14660-b)x
x
Acts
10.43
.
.
A
faire
instance
[
](B08242-e14670-b)y
y
Mark
2.4
,
5.
.
Motives
.
God
will
then
bee
one
with
you
;
Mot.
1
the
first
Adam
by
his
sinne
lost
you
,
the
second
Adam
by
his
merit
regained
you
,
no
more
a
stranger
from
God
,
or
the
Covenant
of
grace
,
his
Royall
Attributes
are
martialled
while
you
are
in
the
valley
of
teares
to
doe
you
good
.
Mot.
2
This
will
make
you
passe
through
all
difficulties
whatsoever
with
comfort
;
now
thou
fearest
,
and
art
amazed
,
loath
to
hazard
this
,
or
ventare
that
for
God
or
his
Gospell
;
and
why
?
I
have
not
my
sinnes
pardoned
:
were
I
sure
of
this
,
went
I
through
a
valley
of
teares
,
and
shadow
of
death
,
I
would
feare
no
evill
,
but
with
Paul
[
](B08242-e14790-b)z
z
Rom.
8.32
challenge
all
persons
and
things
;
that
thus
you
may
remaine
faithfull
,
and
with
comfort
wade
through
a
sea
of
bloud
,
labour
for
Redemption
.
Lastly
,
yee
that
can
say
with
Paul
in
the
Text
,
We
have
redemption
,
&c.
Love
him
,
live
to
him
,
and
to
none
but
him
;
let
your
Duties
,
Mercies
,
Graces
,
Lives
,
bee
praise
to
Jesus
Christ
,
you
need
not
question
Gods
love
;
the
favour
of
the
royall
breast
is
knowne
by
Mercy
,
by
Remission
:
hath
the
Lord
delivered
mee
from
the
power
of
darknesse
,
and
translated
mee
to
the
Kingdome
of
his
deare
Sonne
?
and
shall
not
his
free
grace
bee
magnified
?
Praise
the
Lord
O
my
soule
,
and
let
all
that
is
within
mee
blesse
his
holy
Name
for
his
Christ
,
by
whose
bloud
I
have
redemption
,
the
forgivenesse
of
my
sins
,
and
let
all
that
wish
well
to
my
soule
,
for
my
soule
,
say
,
blessed
be
the
Lord
for
ever
and
ever
.
Amen
.