The
Safety
of
Appearing
in
the
Righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
.
CHAP.
I.
The
Introduction
shewing
the
Difficulty
of
Believing
this
Truth
.
THere
is
such
Light
remaining
in
the
Conscience
of
fallen
Man
,
as
has
made
him
inquisitive
after
a
way
of
acceptance
with
God
:
and
though
several
particular
persons
do
not
ordinarily
.
concern
themselves
about
it
:
yet
in
all
Nations
and
Ages
there
have
been
those
that
have
made
it
matter
of
solemn
search
:
the
abundant
evidence
that
men
have
of
the
being
,
purity
,
justice
and
greatness
of
God
,
in
conjunction
with
the
testimony
of
their
own
hearts
concerning
their
guilt
,
has
made
them
restless
till
they
can
come
at
some
satisfaction
in
this
point
:
men
have
been
studious
in
many
other
points
,
from
a
thirst
after
knowledg
and
to
gratifie
their
curiosity
;
but
in
this
enquiry
they
have
been
much
influenced
by
the
cryes
and
disquietness
of
their
own
burdened
Consciences
:
the
fearful
apprehensions
of
Gods
anger
have
spurred
them
on
to
discover
a
way
of
reconciliation
:
they
have
not
been
able
so
to
stupifie
their
hearts
with
worldly
occasions
and
carnal
delights
;
as
to
let
fall
the
consideration
of
this
,
but
have
been
compelled
from
their
own
terrors
to
make
that
enquiry
,
as
they
Mich.
6.6
,
7.
Wherewith
shall
I
come
before
the
Lord
,
&c.
Many
men
who
have
busied
themselves
in
this
enquiry
have
not
been
advantaged
to
attain
a
right
resolution
thereof
;
the
Heathen
Nations
had
lost
the
knowledg
of
the
way
of
Salvation
:
something
in
Religion
was
handed
down
to
them
by
tradition
:
and
something
particularly
that
had
a
reference
unto
Jesus
Christ
;
especially
Sacrifices
:
but
the
knowledg
of
the
respect
they
had
to
him
was
quite
worn
out
among
them
,
and
the
light
of
nature
is
utterly
deficient
in
this
particular
:
that
light
is
sufficient
to
discover
to
us
that
God
is
provoked
with
us
,
that
knowledg
flows
from
our
understanding
of
the
nature
of
God
,
and
the
experience
which
we
have
of
our
own
sinfulness
:
but
the
way
of
reconciliation
does
exceed
the
discovery
of
reason
:
the
light
of
nature
does
not
teach
us
that
there
is
any
way
of
reconciliation
;
much
less
does
it
teach
us
what
it
is
:
the
light
of
nature
may
discover
to
us
that
many
pretended
wayes
of
acceptance
are
delusions
;
for
it
is
contrary
unto
reason
to
imagine
that
God
will
take
up
with
such
things
:
but
to
determine
what
is
the
way
,
is
clearly
beyond
the
most
raised
understanding
of
man
without
divine
revelation
,
upon
a
supposition
that
there
was
a
possibility
of
any
other
way
of
acceptance
for
sinners
besides
this
by
Jesus
Christ
(
and
I
know
no
ground
from
Scripture
to
say
that
God
was
confined
to
this
way
;
that
he
was
necessitated
if
he
would
save
sinful
man
,
to
take
this
course
in
order
to
his
Salvation
)
it
will
unavoidably
follow
that
the
light
of
nature
will
leave
man
short
of
this
knowledg
:
how
can
the
light
of
nature
reach
the
free
determination
of
the
Will
of
God
?
but
besides
this
the
knowledg
of
the
way
of
our
acceptance
with
God
through
Christ
does
necessarily
suppose
the
knowledg
of
those
two
great
mysteries
;
that
of
the
holy
Trinity
,
and
that
of
the
Incarnation
of
the
Son
God
,
which
do
utterly
surpass
all
the
dictates
of
the
light
of
nature
:
Flesh
and
blood
reveals
not
those
things
,
but
the
Father
that
is
in
Heaven
,
Mat.
16.17
.
hence
the
Gentiles
were
utterly
mistaken
as
to
this
way
of
reconciliation
;
and
as
Paul
speaks
,
became
vain
in
their
imaginations
.
But
besides
these
,
there
are
many
others
,
who
have
been
advantaged
with
the
light
of
the
Gospel
that
have
been
unsatisfied
in
that
account
which
the
Scriptures
have
given
concerning
the
way
of
our
acceptance
,
and
have
pleaded
for
such
methods
of
Salvation
as
the
Word
of
God
is
utterly
a
stranger
to
:
withal
wresting
many
passages
of
Scripture
to
vindicate
their
own
delusions
:
thus
as
the
Jews
of
old
,
so
especially
the
Papists
&
Socinians
now
go
about
to
establish
a
righteousness
which
the
Gospel
does
not
acknowledg
:
and
fix
upon
a
way
of
acceptance
with
God
,
that
has
no
better
foundation
than
their
own
sophistical
reasonings
,
this
is
not
to
be
attributed
to
any
obscurity
in
the
Scripture
;
in
the
matter
of
our
Justification
;
but
greatly
to
the
pride
that
men
have
in
their
own
understandings
:
carnal
reason
suggests
that
otherwayes
are
more
probable
than
that
which
is
commended
to
us
by
God
:
carnal
reason
is
full
of
objections
against
the
Doctrine
of
our
acceptance
by
Christs
righteousness
:
and
men
know
not
how
to
deny
their
own
reason
,
they
dent
carry
a
sence
upon
their
hearts
of
the
imperfections
and
deceits
of
their
own
reason
:
they
know
not
what
dim
sighted
things
they
are
;
carnal
reason
is
a
thing
much
idolized
:
many
men
have
not
learned
that
lesson
to
be
satisfied
in
the
testimony
of
God
,
but
make
their
understanding
the
rule
and
measure
of
Principles
in
Religion
:
lay
so
much
weight
upon
their
own
reason
,
that
they
judg
things
must
be
so
as
their
reason
represents
them
,
loth
to
entertain
any
thing
in
matters
of
Faith
,
that
they
do
not
see
with
their
own
eyes
,
partly
to
the
enmity
of
the
hearts
of
men
unto
this
way
of
acceptance
by
Christ
:
this
way
of
Salvation
is
very
suitable
to
our
necessities
,
but
no
wayes
suitable
to
our
natural
disposition
:
mans
heart
would
sooner
fall
in
with
such
a
way
of
Salvation
,
wherein
he
might
have
somewhat
of
his
own
to
glory
in
;
this
way
tends
much
to
the
exalting
of
God
,
and
abasing
and
emptying
of
man
:
the
spirit
of
man
is
to
set
up
his
own
righteousness
,
and
not
be
beholden
unto
the
righteousness
of
another
;
which
makes
men
unwilling
to
believe
this
Doctrine
of
our
acceptance
by
Christ
:
and
this
opposition
of
the
heart
hereto
prepares
men
to
receive
the
contrary
Doctrine
:
Arguments
that
have
little
strength
in
them
will
take
great
impression
upon
men
of
corrupt
minds
;
where
there
is
strength
of
affections
,
plausible
pretences
will
gain
consent
;
slender
proofs
will
serve
the
turn
where
mens
spirits
are
strongly
byassed
.
But
it
were
well
if
none
else
did
reject
this
Doctrine
,
but
only
those
that
do
professedly
plead
against
it
:
there
be
multitudes
that
do
joyn
in
making
this
confession
that
are
far
from
entertaining
it
:
how
high
so
ever
mens
professions
be
,
there
are
no
more
that
do
thorowly
believe
this
than
are
regenerated
and
effectually
called
:
there
is
a
kind
of
perswasion
of
it
which
carnal
men
may
have
,
which
perswasion
the
Scriptures
sometime
calls
Faith
;
but
it
is
such
a
perswasion
as
leaves
men
really
ignorant
of
this
Truth
:
some
men
have
a
perswasion
of
it
wrought
by
tradition
,
because
it
is
handed
down
to
them
from
former
Generations
,
and
generally
received
in
the
places
where
they
live
;
or
by
those
that
they
have
particular
esteem
for
:
upon
the
same
account
that
a
Turk
gives
credit
unto
the
principles
of
his
Religion
:
Jer.
2.11
.
the
Doctrine
is
received
upon
the
authority
and
testimony
of
man
,
which
leaves
the
Soul
under
such
uncertainty
as
quite
obstructs
the
spiritual
efficacy
of
the
truth
upon
their
hearts
.
There
is
a
perswasion
that
arises
from
rational
convictions
,
their
reason
tells
them
that
other
wayes
of
acceptance
are
frivolous
;
that
of
all
wayes
that
are
pretended
this
must
needs
be
the
true
way
:
and
they
can
strongly
argue
that
there
is
acceptance
to
be
obtained
in
this
way
:
from
the
accomplishment
of
the
covenant
of
works
by
Christ
from
the
design
of
God
to
magnifie
his
Grace
,
&c.
but
this
perswasion
is
not
sufficient
to
encourage
a
foul
to
venture
himself
on
Jesus
Christ
.
There
fs
also
a
perswasion
that
ariseth
from
common
illumination
:
besides
that
light
which
is
let
into
the
hearts
of
men
in
their
conversion
:
there
is
a
more
than
ordinary
illumination
bestowed
upon
some
sinners
,
the
spirit
of
God
gives
an
affecting
sight
of
the
way
of
Salvatipn
,
enlightning
natural
Conscience
with
a
great
discovery
of
the
way
of
life
by
Jesus
Christ
:
this
is
called
a
tasting
of
the
good
Word
of
God
,
Heb
6.5
.
the
fruit
whereof
is
a
rejoycing
in
the
Gospel
,
Mat.
13.20
.
this
illumination
is
only
by
an
extraordinary
assistance
of
mens
natural
reason
,
not
by
giving
an
eye
of
Faith
unto
them
:
neither
is
this
light
sufficient
to
satisfie
all
the
objections
which
may
afterwards
arise
in
the
heart
:
hence
such
men
if
afterwards
they
have
a
thorow
sight
of
their
hearts
;
dare
not
venture
their
souls
on
Christ
,
till
God
by
a
further
work
of
the
Spirit
has
convinced
them
of
the
certainty
of
the
Gospel
:
but
there
is
no
man
how
great
soever
his
profession
,
how
large
soever
his
knowledg
is
,
that
continues
in
a
natural
condition
,
does
thorowly
be-believe
this
truth
.
This
I
shall
clear
up
by
two
Considerations
:
1.
Because
all
those
that
do
thorowly
believe
this
,
will
immediately
venture
themselves
upon
Christ
:
as
there
is
no
perswading
of
men
before
to
come
to
Christ
,
so
there
can
be
no
keeping
of
them
from
Christ
after
they
are
convinced
of
this
:
the
assurance
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
is
ever
accompanied
with
a
powerful
operation
of
it
upon
the
heart
,
●
Thess
1.5
.
God
teacheth
men
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
,
and
thereby
prevails
with
them
to
come
to
Christ
:
in
that
way
it
is
the
Father
puts
forth
his
drawing
power
,
Joh.
6.44
,
45.
the
Gospel
alwayes
works
effectually
where
it
is
believed
and
received
as
the
truth
of
God
,
1
Thess.
2.13
.
God
carries
on
all
his
works
upon
the
hearts
of
his
Elect
in
a
way
of
conviction
:
the
devils
way
of
working
is
by
blinding
of
man
,
by
prejudice
and
false
reasons
:
but
Gods
way
of
working
is
by
teaching
of
men
;
thus
God
carries
on
preparatory
work
,
and
thus
he
carries
on
saving
work
:
God
deals
with
men
as
with
rational
creatures
,
and
prevails
upon
their
hearts
in
a
way
suitable
to
those
natures
;
though
he
put
forth
acts
of
power
yet
not
of
violence
on
the
Will
:
but
he
gains
the
consent
of
that
by
the
discovering
of
those
reasons
that
are
of
sufficient
weight
to
sway
it
;
indeed
the
understanding
and
will
in
man
being
faculties
of
the
same
soul
and
really
one
and
the
same
thing
,
the
same
act
of
God
upon
the
Soul
that
puts
light
into
the
understanding
,
does
also
suitably
incline
the
will
:
God
works
all
holy
inclinations
in
the
will
by
convincing
us
,
and
making
us
believe
those
truths
that
are
the
grounds
of
them
:
we
believe
and
love
,
believe
and
repent
,
believe
and
fear
,
believe
and
submit
,
believe
and
so
venture
on
Christ
:
God
convinces
us
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
,
and
that
there
is
sufficient
righteousness
for
us
in
Christ
,
and
so
we
come
to
him
,
John
16.10
.
and
therefore
all
those
that
are
assured
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
,
do
close
with
Christ
and
are
regenerated
:
and
this
leads
us
to
the
interpretation
of
several
passages
of
Scripture
:
where
such
Men
as
assent
to
the
Doctrine
of
the
Gospel
are
said
to
be
in
a
good
condition
,
Rom.
10.9
.
If
shou
shalt
confess
with
thy
mouth
the
Lord
Jesus
,
and
believe
with
thine
heart
that
God
raised
him
from
the
dead
,
thou
shalt
be
saved
:
1
Joh.
4.15
.
Whosoever
shall
confess
that
Jesus
is
the
Son
of
God
,
God
dwelleth
in
him
,
and
he
is
in
God
:
1
Joh.
5.1
.
Whosoever
believeth
that
Jesus
is
the
Christ
is
born
of
God
:
1
Joh.
5.4
.
Who
is
he
that
overcometh
the
World
,
but
he
that
believeth
that
Jesus
is
the
Son
of
God
:
These
passages
are
not
to
be
understood
of
that
Faith
which
is
common
to
Professors
;
that
Faith
that
may
be
separated
from
holiness
,
which
James
calls
a
dead
Faith
,
Jam
2.
ult.
but
of
that
assurance
that
is
wrought
in
the
heart
by
the
Holy
Ghost
.
A
second
thing
that
clears
it
is
:
that
when
natural
men
fall
under
the
awakening
work
of
the
Spirit
,
they
immediately
call
the
Gospel
&
in
particular
this
truth
of
the
safety
of
our
appearing
in
Christs
Righteousness
into
question
:
though
they
might
seem
before
to
themselves
and
others
well
satisfied
;
yet
when
ever
,
they
come
to
lie
under
the
sense
of
Gods
anger
and
Conscience
is
writing
bitter
things
against
them
;
they
are
full
of
scruples
and
objections
against
the
Gospel
;
t
is
a
long
time
usually
before
such
persons
can
give
entertainment
to
this
Truth
:
and
when
it
is
done
it
is
wrought
in
them
by
the
mighty
power
of
God
:
all
that
Ministers
can
urge
upon
them
will
not
take
place
,
the
choicest
Evidences
will
not
sink
into
them
till
God
opens
their
hearts
,
as
he
opened
the
heart
of
Lydia
:
sometimes
the
hearts
of
such
men
will
be
objecting
against
this
way
in
general
,
as
if
there
were
not
salvation
for
sinners
in
this
way
;
they
scruple
how
the
righteousness
of
one
will
avail
for
the
Salvation
of
another
,
&c.
but
principally
their
scruples
are
respecting
themselves
in
particular
,
they
are
not
satisfied
that
God
calls
them
:
that
there
is
enough
in
Jesus
Christ
for
the
washing
away
of
their
sins
:
that
God
would
take
it
well
for
them
to
venture
themselves
on
Christ
:
they
think
they
must
be
better
first
,
and
more
broken
for
their
sins
:
this
is
directly
contrary
to
the
Doctrine
of
the
Gospel
;
for
the
Gospel
does
not
only
teach
in
general
that
there
is
salvation
in
Christ
for
sinners
:
but
that
it
is
safe
for
any
that
will
,
be
they
never
so
blind
,
hard-hearted
,
impenitent
and
rebellious
and
guilty
to
venture
themselves
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
men
do
not
only
oppose
the
Gospel
,
when
they
question
whether
Believers
shall
be
saved
,
but
when
they
question
whether
there
be
sufficient
encouragement
for
them
to
come
to
Christ
:
There
are
two
sorts
of
natural
men
that
are
pretenders
,
not
only
to
the
belief
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
,
but
also
to
trusting
in
Jesus
Christ
,
which
upon
examination
will
be
found
to
deceive
themselves
:
one
sort
are
,
many
unawakened
sinners
,
some
of
whom
are
not
so
much
as
civilized
,
nor
of
moral
conversation
;
yet
they
profess
to
place
their
trust
in
Jesus
Christ
:
such
as
those
the
Apostle
Iames
expostulates
with
,
Iam.
2
14.
ad
finem
:
but
what
ever
such
men
say
concerning
their
putting
their
trust
in
Christ
:
the
real
foundation
of
this
hope
is
an
ignorance
that
they
have
offended
God
:
they
may
please
themselves
sometimes
with
the
general
notion
that
Christ
has
wrought
out
redemption
for
sinners
:
and
make
a
little
use
of
Christ
dying
for
sinners
to
quiet
their
hearts
;
but
the
bottom
of
their
confidence
lies
in
this
,
that
they
are
strangers
to
the
provoked
justice
of
God
:
they
dont
think
that
God
is
angry
for
their
sins
;
they
live
a
life
of
carnal
security
Psal.
50.21.55
.
&
11.9
,
the
other
sort
are
self-righteous
sinners
,
who
say
they
put
their
confidence
in
Christ
:
but
their
great
encouragement
is
,
that
they
have
attained
somewhat
that
does
draw
the
heart
of
God
unto
them
:
there
are
many
self-righteous
men
,
that
do
not
profess
any
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
:
they
have
been
so
trained
up
in
the
contrary
Doctrine
that
they
could
not
quiet
their
own
hearts
if
they
knew
that
they
did
it
:
but
yet
under
a
notion
of
resting
upon
Christ
they
rest
upon
themselves
:
their
religious
qualifications
are
their
main
stay
:
they
are
far
from
putting
themselves
upon
a
strict
Trial
by
the
Law
:
but
they
imagine
some
excellence
in
themselves
,
and
that
is
their
encouragement
to
go
to
Christ
:
the
Jews
made
account
their
works
would
do
much
towards
their
Salvation
;
the
grace
of
God
making
up
the
defects
thereof
,
Rom
9.32
.
so
do
those
trust
partly
to
their
works
,
partly
to
Christ
,
making
a
mixture
of
the
Law
and
Gospel
:
and
both
these
sorts
of
men
,
notwithstanding
their
pretences
are
strangers
to
the
safety
of
appearing
in
Christs
righteousness
.
And
as
natural
men
do
not
truly
believe
this
Doctrine
;
so
Saints
themselves
have
but
little
belief
of
it
:
the
people
of
God
may
justly
fall
under
that
reproof
,
Luk.
24.25
.
Fools
and
slow
of
heart
to
believe
:
there
are
times
when
God
is
pleased
abundantly
to
assure
the
Souls
of
his
people
of
this
truth
,
1
Thess.
1.5
.
the
fruit
whereof
is
a
sweet
and
quiet
resting
upon
Jesus
Christ
:
but
the
natural
unbelief
of
the
heart
is
darkening
that
light
which
God
has
put
in
,
and
though
it
cant
utterly
extinguish
it
,
yet
it
raises
many
mists
that
do
obscure
it
:
Paul
himself
that
seems
to
be
second
to
none
in
the
knowledg
of
Christ
;
intimates
that
he
was
sensible
of
a
great
want
here
,
in
that
expression
,
that
he
may
know
him
&
the
power
of
his
resurrection
,
Phil.
3.10
.
There
are
these
frames
of
heart
that
the
people
of
God
are
subject
unto
,
that
do
plainly
demonstrate
,
that
there
is
but
little
Faith
concerning
this
Doctrine
:
the
first
is
a
slighty
frame
concerning
it
,
as
if
it
were
not
a
matter
of
much
moment
whether
it
were
true
or
no
:
sometimes
when
Saints
are
meditating
of
it
,
or
hearing
of
it
,
and
the
invitations
of
grace
,
there
is
a
senseless
and
regardless
frame
,
as
if
it
were
not
worthy
observation
:
Discourses
of
that
kind
are
not
relished
,
but
become
light
food
;
whereas
if
it
were
received
by
a
lively
Faith
,
it
would
be
affecting
being
a
thing
of
greatest
concernment
:
the
Doctrine
of
the
Gospel
when
entertained
by
Faith
is
as
a
cordial
to
the
Soul
,
it
is
meat
and
drink
to
it
,
Cant.
2.3
I
sat
under
his
shadow
with
great
delight
:
this
Doctrine
is
full
of
sweetness
and
comfort
,
1
Pet.
1.9
,
16.
Acts
1.34
.
the
more
assurance
men
have
of
the
truth
of
it
,
the
more
comforting
power
it
has
on
the
heart
:
The
second
is
a
self
righteous
frame
;
for
as
this
spirit
reigns
in
many
natural
men
:
so
it
prevails
much
in
Saints
,
there
is
a
great
aptitude
to
be
comforting
of
themselves
in
the
hopes
of
acceptance
with
God
from
their
own
graces
and
duties
,
not
only
as
an
evidence
,
but
as
that
which
does
ingratiate
them
with
God
;
hence
they
are
more
ready
to
trust
in
God
when
under
the
sence
of
gracious
frames
,
and
their
holy
carriages
then
at
other
times
;
whereas
were
they
under
the
lively
apprehensions
of
the
certainty
of
this
way
of
Salvation
by
Christs
righteousness
;
they
would
see
there
were
no
need
of
these
things
to
commend
them
to
God
,
and
were
there
not
secret
jealousies
about
the
sufficiency
of
Christs
righteousness
for
them
,
they
would
not
be
so
ready
to
catch
at
any
appearance
of
somewhat
in
themselves
to
commend
them
to
God
;
such
carriages
are
to
be
layed
to
the
charge
of
an
unbelieving
heart
.
The
third
is
a
discouraged
frame
,
Christians
are
many
times
much
over-born
with
this
frame
,
their
spirits
are
sunk
within
them
lest
they
be
not
upright
,
for
fear
they
never
had
a
thorow
work
of
regeneration
:
there
are
many
more
immediate
occasions
of
this
,
sometimes
because
they
have
not
a
distinct
knowledg
of
the
several
steps
of
the
spirit
of
God
under
the
work
:
sometimes
because
they
see
so
little
sanctification
,
sometimes
because
they
imagine
that
God
does
not
deal
with
them
as
with
such
as
are
truly
converted
;
he
dont
answer
their
prayers
,
comfort
their
Souls
,
meet
them
in
Ordinances
as
he
does
others
;
but
the
very
foundation
and
root
of
their
discouragement
is
their
doubtings
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
:
for
we
may
observe
that
men
under
discouragement
are
still
harping
upon
the
greatness
of
their
provocations
,
and
their
unworthy
carriages
;
they
run
in
a
legal
strain
,
they
are
still
insisting
on
the
multitude
and
aggravations
of
their
sins
:
had
men
but
a
spirit
of
Faith
prevailing
in
them
,
these
would
be
humbling
things
but
not
discouraging
:
men
would
not
so
harp
on
this
thing
but
would
see
enough
in
Christ
to
quiet
their
hearts
,
Psal.
71.16
,
45
Isai.
24.
and
accordingly
it
is
observable
that
when
a
Saint
is
under
greatest
discouragements
,
if
God
does
but
open
his
eyes
to
see
indeed
this
way
of
Salvation
by
Christ
,
he
will
no
longer
stand
insisting
upon
his
fears
but
with
comfort
and
joy
,
roll
himself
on
Christ
:
the
inward
discoveries
of
the
Gospel
make
his
temptations
vanish
;
yea
,
he
does
not
only
rejoyce
in
Christ
but
can
sometimes
discern
that
sincerity
which
he
was
so
doubtful
of
before
;
indeed
the
doubting
of
the
Gospel
does
not
only
make
the
hearts
of
men
fail
,
when
they
are
fearful
of
their
sincerity
,
but
it
has
often
also
a
considerable
influence
into
those
doubtings
about
sincerity
,
and
hinder
men
from
seeing
those
evidences
that
are
discernable
of
their
uprightness
:
by
all
which
it
does
appear
,
that
it
is
a
matter
of
solemn
care
that
sinners
be
convinced
and
assured
of
the
truth
of
this
Doctrine
,
that
it
is
safe
appearing
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
and
that
Saints
also
be
further
convinced
,
that
they
may
grow
up
to
all
the
riches
of
the
full
assurance
of
understanding
to
the
acknowledgment
of
the
mystery
of
God
,
even
of
the
Father
and
of
Christ
,
as
the
Apostle
speaks
,
Col.
2.2
.
which
is
the
design
of
this
present
Treatise
.
CHAP.
II.
TWo
Things
Promised
,
-
1.
THe
possibility
of
Salvation
of
Sinners
;
it
is
not
beyond
Gods
Mercy
,
nor
contrary
to
his
Justice
.
-
2.
What
is
intended
by
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
.
To
make
the
way
to
the
Subject
proposed
more
plain
,
I
shall
premise
two
things
:
First
,
That
there
is
a
possibility
of
the
Salvation
of
Sinners
;
for
a
sinner
when
his
Conscience
is
awakened
lies
open
to
that
temptation
among
others
,
that
it
is
impossible
for
such
an
one
as
he
to
be
saved
:
and
these
fears
arise
upon
a
double
account
;
the
first
is
,
he
fears
it
is
beyond
the
mercy
of
God
to
pardon
him
:
his
sins
are
so
great
that
they
have
turned
away
the
heart
of
God
from
him
,
that
God
cannot
find
in
his
heart
to
pity
and
pardon
such
a
sinner
as
he
is
:
man
is
very
prone
to
limit
the
mercy
of
God
,
and
entertain
low
and
dishonourable
thoughts
of
his
grace
,
especially
when
under
a
sense
of
his
anger
:
but
such
an
imagination
as
this
is
altogether
groundless
,
what
his
merciful
purposes
are
towards
this
or
that
particular
man
is
beyond
us
to
determine
,
till
he
makes
it
known
:
but
no
man
has
cause
to
question
the
sufficiency
of
Gods
mercy
,
in
order
to
his
pardon
and
salvation
:
there
is
an
infinite
Ocean
of
mercy
in
his
heart
sufficient
for
all
sinners
:
To
clear
up
this
,
I
shall
shew
first
,
wherein
the
merciful
nature
of
God
does
consist
,
and
then
shew
you
the
greatness
of
it
:
For
the
first
:
The
merciful
nature
of
God
is
a
divine
perfection
,
whereby
he
can
find
in
his
heart
to
shew
mercy
if
he
pleases
:
a
merciful
nature
in
man
is
a
bent
and
inclination
of
heart
unto
the
exercises
of
mercy
:
the
heart
of
man
is
biassed
,
set
and
bent
that
way
;
but
we
must
not
conceive
this
of
God
:
the
merciful
purposes
of
God
were
the
free
actings
of
his
own
will
:
God
was
an
absolute
free
Agent
either
to
bestow
mercy
or
deny
it
as
he
pleased
;
if
he
had
naturally
an
inclination
to
shew
mercy
,
he
could
not
have
forborn
to
shew
mercy
without
going
contrary
to
the
inclination
of
his
own
heart
:
the
exercise
of
mercy
does
not
flow
necessarily
from
the
merciful
nature
of
God
:
but
he
exercises
grace
freely
from
His
Sovereign
Wi●l
and
Pleasure
:
there
is
nothing
in
Gods
nature
that
does
compel
him
to
shew
mercy
to
any
man
:
God
had
been
infinite
in
mercy
if
it
had
pleased
him
never
to
exercise
any
:
there
are
voluntary
inclinations
in
God
to
exercise
mercy
,
but
no
natural
inclinations
:
but
his
merciful
nature
is
that
whereby
he
can
find
in
his
heart
to
exercise
mercy
:
God
is
not
of
such
a
nature
as
to
be
uncapable
of
pitying
and
being
kind
:
there
is
no
opposition
in
the
nature
of
God
unto
acts
of
mercy
:
his
nature
is
such
as
that
he
can
be
willing
to
shew
kindness
and
do
good
:
the
merciful
nature
of
God
is
a
power
to
be
willing
to
deal
graciously
with
with
his
creatures
,
God
is
of
such
a
nature
,
as
that
he
can
be
willing
to
do
good
to
those
that
are
unworthy
,
willing
to
pardon
those
that
are
guilty
,
&c.
and
this
is
called
his
merciful
nature
:
the
words
of
Moses
serve
to
clear
up
this
,
Numb.
14.17
,
18
,
19.
Let
the
power
of
my
Lord
be
great
according
as
thou
hast
spoken
,
saying
,
the
Lord
is
long
suffering
,
and
of
great
mercy
,
forgiving
iniquity
,
transgression
and
sin
:
pardon
I
beseech
thee
the
iniquity
of
this
people
,
according
to
the
greatness
of
thy
mercy
.
And
the
greatness
of
Gods
mercy
,
or
merciful
nature
consists
in
this
,
that
he
can
find
in
his
heart
to
do
any
thing
that
is
an
act
of
mercy
:
his
merciful
nature
reacheth
to
every
thing
that
is
an
object
of
mercy
;
there
is
nothing
which
it
would
be
an
act
of
grace
or
mercy
to
do
,
be
it
never
such
wonderful
grace
,
but
God
can
find
in
his
heart
to
do
it
;
't
is
true
,
he
can't
pardon
sin
in
a
way
contrary
unto
Justice
;
for
that
would
not
be
an
act
of
grace
,
but
of
injustice
:
nothing
that
is
an
act
of
grace
does
exceed
the
grace
of
God
:
and
herein
lies
the
greatness
of
his
mercy
;
the
greatness
of
Gods
power
lies
in
this
,
that
he
can
do
whatever
is
possible
;
whatever
is
an
act
of
power
,
so
the
greatness
of
his
Wisdom
lies
in
this
,
that
it
extends
it self
to
every
thing
that
is
known
:
the
greatness
of
his
Justice
lies
in
this
,
that
he
can
find
in
his
heart
to
do
every
thing
that
is
an
act
of
Justice
:
so
the
greatness
of
his
grace
consists
in
this
,
that
there
is
no
gracious
act
,
but
it
falls
within
the
reach
of
his
gracious
nature
:
and
herein
the
grace
of
God
doth
exceed
the
grace
of
any
man
or
angel
;
is
it
an
act
of
grace
to
send
a
Mediator
for
lost
Sinners
,
to
bring
worthless
man
to
eternal
glory
;
to
pardon
multitudes
of
sins
,
sins
against
light
,
love
,
covenant
,
to
convert
all
a
mans
children
?
these
and
whatever
else
of
the
like
nature
may
be
thought
on
,
fall
within
the
reach
of
divine
mercy
;
yea
,
the
reason
why
he
does
not
pardon
the
sin
against
the
Holy
Ghost
,
the
sins
of
devils
and
reprobates
,
is
not
for
want
of
mercy
,
but
because
of
the
soveraign
determinations
of
his
own
will
:
Rom.
9.15
.
That
God
is
thus
great
in
mercy
,
may
be
made
manifest
from
those
two
considerations
:
First
,
That
there
is
no
corruption
in
God
to
make
him
uncapable
of
performing
any
act
of
grace
:
men
can't
find
in
their
hearts
sometimes
to
do
acts
of
mercy
,
because
their
lusts
are
too
strong
for
them
:
it
will
not
suffer
them
:
their
corruptions
bear
such
sway
,
that
they
cannot
be
willing
:
sometimes
mens
covetousness
is
such
,
that
they
cannot
shew
acts
of
mercy
;
so
it
was
with
Nabal
,
1
Sam.
25.
sometimes
pride
and
passion
so
prevail
,
that
they
cannot
forget
an
injury
:
they
have
a
spirit
of
reverge
,
and
cannot
satisfie
their
hearts
,
without
avenging
themselves
:
but
God
is
altogether
free
from
corruption
,
there
is
no
evil
disposition
in
him
to
hinder
him
from
doing
good
:
Mat.
7.11
:
he
has
no
evil
properties
to
be
an
impediment
unto
him
:
men
are
ill
conditioned
,
which
makes
them
unwilling
to
do
good
:
but
God
is
of
unsported
purity
and
holiness
,
Isai.
6.3
.
God
is
not
subject
to
any
wrongful
passions
:
the
Scripture
does
often
attribute
anger
unto
him
,
but
that
must
be
understood
so
as
is
agreeable
unto
the
nature
of
God
:
whatever
injuries
God
receives
,
he
never
is
transported
with
passion
;
he
can
overlook
millions
of
offences
:
his
grace
is
such
as
can
prevail
over
all
our
guilt
:
hence
his
grace
is
said
to
reign
,
it
overcome
all
those
objections
that
are
in
the
way
of
the
exercise
of
it
:
Rom
5.21
.
there
is
nothing
of
any
unruly
passions
in
God
,
1
Joh.
4.8
.
God
is
not
subject
unto
envy
:
he
can
find
in
his
heart
to
advance
his
creatures
unto
eternal
felicility
:
he
does
not
soorn
or
disdain
that
dust
and
ashes
should
have
fellowship
with
him
:
God
is
not
of
such
a
spirit
,
that
he
can't
bear
that
man
should
be
happy
,
but
he
can
delight
to
make
him
so
,
Mic.
7.18
.
By
this
we
have
gained
one
step
,
namely
,
that
the
grace
of
God
does
exceed
the
grace
that
is
in
sinful
man
:
which
may
be
of
advantage
to
us
,
for
there
is
that
vanity
in
the
heart
,
that
we
are
prone
to
measure
the
mercy
of
God
by
our
own
:
and
to
allow
him
no
more
grace
than
we
find
in
our selves
,
and
others
like
our selves
:
which
God
witnesses
against
when
he
tells
us
,
That
his
thoughts
are
not
as
our
thoughts
,
Isai.
55.8
.
but
there
is
a
further
consideration
that
will
make
it
appear
,
that
the
Grace
of
God
does
exceed
the
grace
of
the
most
glorious
angel
in
heaven
:
which
is
the
unlimited
perfection
of
Gods
nature
:
the
Angels
have
a
stinted
measure
of
perfection
:
the
excelling
of
their
nature
is
not
sufficient
in
order
to
some
acts
of
grace
:
as
in
other
respects
,
they
are
not
sufficient
,
so
they
have
not
grace
enough
to
pardon
such
wrongs
as
God
pardons
;
to
be
at
such
cost
for
mans
salvation
,
as
God
has
been
at
:
't
is
true
that
they
do
approve
of
and
rejoice
in
all
those
acts
of
Grace
that
God
does
:
but
such
actions
do
exceed
the
grace
that
is
in
their
hearts
;
they
have
such
imperfection
of
grace
and
mercy
,
that
they
can't
perform
those
acts
of
mercy
,
that
God
does
:
therefore
where
God
would
shew
his
sufficiency
to
pardon
the
iniquities
of
his
people
,
he
tells
them
,
that
he
is
God
,
Hos.
11.6
.
this
infiniteness
of
Gods
grace
is
the
foundation
of
our
faith
,
for
such
things
as
we
are
utterly
unworthy
of
:
Psal.
36.7
.
how
excellent
is
thy
loving
kindness
O
Lord
,
therefore
the
Sons
of
men
put
their
trust
under
the
shadow
of
thy
wings
.
There
is
an
infinite
Ocean
of
grace
in
the
heart
of
God
,
whereby
he
can
bestow
the
greatest
gifts
upon
his
creatures
,
that
their
natures
are
capable
of
:
this
is
plain
from
that
absolute
liberty
which
the
Scripture
does
ascribe
unto
God
in
all
his
actions
;
he
does
all
things
after
the
counsel
of
his
own
Will
,
Eph.
1.11
.
I
will
have
mercy
on
whom
I
will
have
mercy
,
Rom
9.15
.
which
shews
there
is
no
limitedness
in
his
perfection
,
to
be
any
restraint
unto
him
:
or
a
reason
why
he
does
not
pardon
and
save
these
and
those
:
his
glorious
excellency
is
such
,
that
no
unworthiness
,
nor
provocation
can
overcome
his
mercy
:
but
there
is
a
sufficiency
of
grace
in
him
,
for
any
thing
that
is
an
act
of
mercy
.
A
second
thing
that
makes
awakened
sinners
fear
,
that
there
is
an
impossibility
of
their
salvation
,
is
an
apprehension
that
it
is
contrary
to
the
Justice
of
God
:
and
not
reconcilable
with
the
sentence
of
the
Law
:
God
stands
bound
in
faithfulness
,
to
see
the
Law
made
good
:
and
they
are
to
seek
about
the
consistency
of
the
Law
and
Gospel
:
the
clearing
up
of
which
difficulty
,
I
shall
refer
unto
the
next
chapter
:
at
present
it
may
suffice
:
to
say
that
God
in
his
Word
declares
it
to
be
consistent
with
his
Justice
,
Rom.
3.26
.
that
he
may
be
just
,
and
the
Justifier
of
him
that
believeth
in
Jesus
:
it
is
a
great
help
unto
conscience
to
see
how
the
Justice
of
God
,
and
Righteousness
of
the
Law
is
preserved
in
the
Justification
of
sinners
:
but
where
the
manner
of
it
is
not
well
understood
,
conscience
has
matter
of
satisfaction
,
in
that
God
testifies
,
that
it
is
so
:
The
second
thing
to
be
premised
is
,
What
we
are
to
understand
by
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
,
and
that
which
is
intended
hereby
,
is
the
whole
course
of
the
Obedience
and
Sufferings
of
Jesus
Christ
:
by
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
we
are
to
understand
that
which
he
performed
as
a
surety
:
his
mediatorly
Righteousness
:
this
Righteousness
is
spoken
of
,
John
16.10
.
Of
Righteousness
,
because
I
go
to
my
Father
,
Rom.
5.18
.
by
the
Righteousness
of
one
,
the
free
gift
came
upon
all
,
to
the
justification
of
life
,
Dan.
4.24
.
to
bring
in
everlasting
Righteousness
:
upon
this
account
it
is
,
that
he
is
said
to
be
made
for
Righteousness
to
us
,
1
Cor.
1.30
.
to
be
the
Lord
our
Righteousness
,
Jer.
23.65
.
this
is
sometimes
called
the
Righteousness
of
God
,
Rom.
10
:
3.
Rom.
3.21
.
either
because
Christ
who
wrought
it
out
for
us
,
is
God
as
well
as
Man
:
or
because
it
is
a
righteousness
of
Gods
providing
:
in
distinction
from
a
Righteoufness
of
our
own
working
out
:
sometimes
it
is
called
the
Righteousness
which
is
by
Faith
,
Heb
11
7
because
Faith
is
the
condition
whereby
we
come
to
be
interrested
in
it
:
sometimes
they
are
joined
together
:
and
it
is
called
the
Righteousness
of
God
which
is
by
Faith
,
Rom.
3.22
Phil
3
9.
That
this
Righteousness
of
Christ
doth
not
only
intend
his
active
obedience
,
but
likewise
his
sufferings
:
is
manifest
from
hence
,
because
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
is
that
whereby
we
are
justified
:
it
is
by
that
that
we
come
to
be
righteous
in
the
sight
of
God
,
Rom
5
18
and
not
only
this
active
obedience
of
Christ
has
an
influence
into
our
Justification
,
but
his
sufferings
also
:
the
Apostle
does
once
seem
to
attribute
it
to
his
Obedience
,
Rom
5
19
by
the
obedience
of
one
,
shall
many
be
made
righteous
:
but
this
don't
exclude
the
sufferings
of
Christ
from
having
a
part
in
our
Justification
.
Obedience
may
comprehend
his
suffering
for
in
them
he
was
obedient
;
or
else
when
it
is
said
,
that
by
his
Obedience
we
are
made
righteous
,
that
part
of
Justification
may
be
understood
,
which
does
consist
in
giving
a
title
unto
heaven
,
there
are
two
parts
of
Justification
,
one
is
absolution
from
guilt
,
the
other
is
declaring
men
heirs
of
life
:
this
latter
may
be
intended
,
which
is
the
fruit
of
the
active
Obedience
of
Jesus
Christ
;
or
else
by
Obedience
,
as
one
principal
part
of
Christs
Righteousness
,
the
whole
may
be
intended
:
as
when
we
are
said
to
be
justified
by
his
blood
,
his
active
obedience
is
not
excluded
;
but
the
sufferings
of
Christ
have
an
influence
into
our
justification
,
as
well
as
his
Obedience
;
for
we
were
in
such
a
state
,
that
active
obedience
alone
was
not
sufficient
for
our
Justification
;
when
man
was
in
innocency
,
he
needed
only
active
obedience
,
for
his
justification
,
but
man
fallen
,
needed
more
for
his
justification
than
Obedience
;
he
needed
satisfaction
,
somewhat
to
pacifie
the
provoked
anger
of
God
,
no
meer
Obedience
would
make
a
recompence
for
sins
;
for
the
Law
threatned
death
for
them
;
the
holy
life
of
Christ
could
not
satisfie
for
sin
;
it
was
something
of
another
kind
that
the
Law
required
;
namely
,
the
sufferings
of
death
;
and
the
Scripture
doth
abundantly
witness
unto
the
influence
of
Christs
Sufferings
into
our
justification
;
we
are
justified
by
his
blood
,
Rom
5
4
so
we
are
said
to
be
redeemed
,
cleansed
from
sin
,
reconciled
to
God
to
have
our
sins
purged
with
his
blood
which
was
typified
by
the
sacrifice
under
the
Law
;
so
that
the
Sufferings
of
Christ
are
intended
as
well
as
his
active
obedience
by
his
Righteousness
.
And
the
Sufferings
of
Jesus
Christ
may
very
properly
be
called
a
part
of
his
Righteousness
;
partly
because
in
them
he
did
fulfil
the
command
of
God
,
and
that
duty
that
lay
upon
him
as
our
surety
,
that
was
one
of
the
things
he
undertook
as
our
Mediator
,
to
redeem
us
from
the
curse
,
being
made
a
curse
for
us
:
as
it
was
his
duty
to
fulfil
the
precepts
of
the
Law
for
us
,
so
likewise
to
bear
the
penalty
of
the
Law
;
if
he
had
failed
in
that
he
had
not
answered
his
Office
obligations
:
he
stood
bound
to
God
to
undergo
the
punishment
of
our
sins
,
God
expected
that
from
him
to
make
his
Soul
an
Offering
for
sin
,
Isa.
53
,
10.
and
he
was
under
a
command
to
lay
down
his
life
,
as
the
second
person
in
the
Trinity
,
he
was
equal
to
the
Father
,
but
as
Mediator
he
was
commanded
by
him
,
John
10.18
.
I
lay
it
down
of
my self
,
I
have
power
to
lay
it
down
,
and
power
to
take
it
again
,
and
this
Commandment
have
I
received
of
my
Father
:
Jesus
Christ
fulfilled
the
Law
of
the
Mediator
in
his
sufferings
;
and
therefore
he
is
said
to
be
obedient
unto
death
,
the
death
of
the
Cross
,
Phil.
2
8.
the
same
is
implyed
in
that
expression
,
he
learned
obedience
by
the
things
that
be
suffered
,
Heb
5.8
.
the
meaning
is
not
that
he
learned
to
obey
,
but
he
Learned
by
the
sufferings
;
what
a
difficult
thing
Obedience
was
:
it
was
a
part
of
his
Obedience
to
suffer
,
and
so
may
be
called
his
righteousness
,
and
so
indeed
there
is
righteousness
in
those
sufferings
of
the
Saints
,
which
in
a
way
of
holiness
,
they
do
expose
themselves
unto
:
and
those
sufferings
of
Christ
may
be
called
his
righteousness
:
partly
because
by
them
he
became
legally
righteous
:
the
sins
of
the
Elect
were
imputed
unto
him
,
and
he
was
legally
guilty
:
he
stood
bound
to
answer
for
the
sins
of
his
people
:
and
accordingly
was
apprehended
by
the
justice
of
God
,
and
the
punishment
of
the
Law
inflicted
upon
him
,
by
bearing
of
which
he
has
paid
the
debt
,
and
the
Law
has
no
more
power
over
him
:
by
his
sufferings
he
is
become
righteous
in
Law
,
and
discharged
from
any
more
sufferings
for
ever
,
having
suffered
the
punishment
of
our
sins
,
the
Law
has
acquitted
him
,
has
nothing
at
all
to
object
against
him
,
he
has
answered
the
Law
,
and
now
is
reputed
legally
righteous
:
hence
it
is
that
presently
upon
his
suffering
he
is
said
to
be
justified
:
justified
in
his
Spirit
,
1
Tim.
13
16
that
is
by
his
Resurrection
unto
life
,
by
his
sufferings
he
has
delivered
himself
from
that
guilt
that
lay
upon
him
:
and
is
become
in
the
eye
of
the
Law
righteous
.
CHAP
III.
The
Proposition
,
That
it
is
a
safe
thing
to
appear
in
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
.
Arg
,
I.
Because
Christs
Righteousness
is
the
Righteousness
of
the
Law.
THe
Subject
of
the
present
discourse
is
,
That
it
is
a
safe
thing
to
appear
in
the
day
of
Judgement
,
in
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
;
it
is
safe
to
go
before
the
Judgment
Seat
of
God
,
having
no
other
righteousness
to
plead
for
our
Justification
,
but
Christs
Righteousness
,
this
Righteousness
is
sufficient
and
will
prevail
for
the
salvation
of
all
those
that
have
an
interest
in
it
;
we
may
with
quietness
depend
upon
it
,
as
that
which
will
serve
our
turn
:
there
is
no
other
Righteousness
that
can
be
come
at
,
that
it
is
safe
appearing
in
:
our
own
personal
righteousness
is
many
ways
defective
and
uncapable
of
being
the
matter
of
our
Justification
:
that
Righteonsness
that
is
performed
by
the
Saints
is
acceptable
unto
God
:
but
it
can't
procure
the
acceptance
of
their
persons
;
the
acceptance
of
it self
is
procured
by
Christ
;
Sacrifices
acceptable
to
God
by
Jesus
Christ
,
1
Pet.
2.5
.
but
we
may
justly
venture
our selves
upon
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
other
foundations
will
prove
sandy
,
but
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
is
a
firm
foundation
for
faith
:
and
therefore
it
was
Pauls
great
care
that
he
might
be
found
not
in
his
own
Righteousness
which
is
of
the
Law
,
but
that
which
is
through
the
faith
of
Christ
,
Phil.
3.9
.
The
Truth
of
which
Proposition
,
I
shall
demonstrate
by
the
following
Arguments
.
Arg.
I.
The
Righteousness
of
Christ
is
the
Righteousness
that
the
Law
required
of
us
:
it
answers
the
demand
that
the
Law
makes
of
us
,
and
therefore
it
is
safe
appearing
in
it
.
There
is
a
necessity
of
our
having
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
:
God
has
stated
the
Law
to
be
a
rule
of
his
proceeding
towards
man
:
wherein
he
has
set
down
the
terms
upon
which
he
will
bestow
life
and
execute
death
;
in
that
Covenant
,
he
gave
not
onely
a
Law
unto
man
,
but
likewise
to
himself
,
from
which
he
will
never
swerve
.
O
it
is
utterly
vain
for
any
man
to
expect
acceptance
with
God
without
that
righteousness
which
the
Law
requires
;
until
the
Law
be
answered
,
man
can
lay
no
claim
to
blessedness
:
neither
can
God
in
faithfulness
bestow
blessedness
upon
man
:
God
has
bound
himself
to
see
the
Law
fulfilled
to
a
tittle
:
this
Law
can't
be
abrogated
nor
disanulled
:
Saints
indeed
are
not
under
the
condemning
power
of
it
;
because
it
has
been
fulfilled
for
them
:
but
yet
the
Law
stands
in
fotce
;
as
a
rule
according
to
which
God
will
distribute
eternal
rewards
,
Math
5.18
.
One
jot
,
or
one
tittle
of
the
Law
shall
in
no
wise
pass
,
till
all
be
fulfilled
:
man
may
break
the
Law
,
but
God
will
fulfil
it
;
the
Law
is
never
out
of
date
,
and
as
it
cannot
be
abrogated
,
so
neither
can
it
be
moderated
:
God
will
never
take
up
with
less
satisfaction
then
the
Law
admits
of
,
nor
with
a
less
perfect
Obedience
then
the
Law
requires
:
God
does
under
the
Gospel
,
accept
of
imperfect
Obedience
;
but
not
for
Justification
.
There
can
be
no
varying
from
the
utmost
and
highest
demands
of
the
Law
:
the
Law
is
unflexible
,
and
must
be
exactly
attended
:
it
abates
nothing
:
so
that
a
regular
conscience
can
never
give
peace
until
the
Law
be
fully
answered
:
the
Law
gives
sin
a
condemning
power
,
1
Cor
15.56
.
the
sting
of
death
is
sin
,
and
the
strength
of
sin
is
the
Law
:
therefore
the
Law
must
be
answered
.
And
it
is
sufficient
for
us
if
we
have
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
;
there
is
no
danger
of
our
miscarrying
,
if
we
have
that
righteousness
:
the
sincerity
of
the
angels
in
heaven
is
,
that
they
have
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
:
and
that
is
a
sufficient
sincerity
,
for
us
if
we
have
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
:
if
we
have
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
,
then
we
are
not
liable
to
the
curse
of
the
Law
,
we
are
not
threatned
by
the
Law
,
Justice
is
not
provoked
with
us
;
the
condemnation
of
the
Law
can
take
no
hold
upon
us
:
the
Law
has
nothing
to
object
against
our
salvation
:
that
soul
that
has
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
,
is
out
of
the
reach
of
the
threatnings
of
the
law
,
where
the
demand
of
the
Law
is
answered
,
the
Law
finds
no
fault
;
the
Law
curses
only
for
want
of
perfect
obedience
,
Gal.
3.10
.
yea
moreover
where
there
is
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
,
God
has
bound
himself
to
give
eternal
life
;
such
persons
are
heirs
of
life
,
according
to
the
promise
of
the
Law
,
the
law
declares
them
heirs
of
life
,
Gal.
3.12
.
the
man
that
doth
them
,
shall
live
in
them
.
Now
that
the
righteousness
of
Christ
is
that
righteousness
which
the
Law
requireth
of
us
,
is
clearly
held
out
in
the
Word
of
God
:
Rom.
8.4
.
where
the
Apostle
sets
down
the
end
of
Gods
sending
his
Son
in
the
likeness
of
sinful
flesh
,
and
for
sin
condemning
sin
in
the
flesh
;
which
is
,
that
the
Righteousness
of
the
Law
might
be
fulfilled
in
us
:
the
meaning
of
it
must
needs
be
,
that
we
might
be
made
righteous
by
the
imputation
of
Christs
righteousness
:
this
righteousness
is
said
to
be
fulfilled
in
us
,
in
as
much
as
we
have
fulfilled
it
in
our
surety
,
so
Rom.
10.4
.
Christ
is
the
end
of
the
Law
for
righteousness
to
every
one
that
believeth
:
the
end
of
giving
Moses
his
Law
,
was
to
drive
us
to
Christ
,
in
whom
alone
we
have
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
:
this
is
also
clearly
held
out
in
all
such
Scriptures
where
Christ
is
said
to
be
our
righteousness
,
and
that
we
be
made
righteous
by
his
Obedience
:
for
righteousness
consists
in
answering
the
demands
of
the
Law
;
it
is
only
that
righteousness
that
the
Law
demands
of
us
,
that
can
denominate
us
legally
righteous
:
if
Christs
Righteousness
were
not
that
which
the
Law
requires
of
us
,
we
could
not
be
accepted
as
righteous
upon
that
account
:
and
the
Scripture
speaks
particularly
of
Christs
sufferings
,
that
they
were
those
which
the
Law
required
of
us
,
Gal.
3.8
.
Christ
has
redeemed
us
from
the
curse
of
the
Law
being
made
a
curse
for
us
;
that
curse
that
he
redeemed
us
from
,
is
that
he
endured
;
and
that
was
the
curse
of
the
Law
;
and
indeed
herein
lies
the
excellency
of
Christs
righteousness
,
where
by
it
is
a
foundation
of
so
much
comfort
and
support
unto
Saints
,
that
it
is
that
righteousness
that
the
law
requires
of
us
:
this
is
that
consideration
from
which
conscience
does
take
satitfaction
.
But
there
lies
one
great
objection
against
this
,
that
the
Apostle
Paul
seems
to
make
an
opposition
between
the
righteousness
of
the
law
,
and
the
righteousness
of
faith
,
and
between
justification
by
the
law
,
and
justification
by
grace
,
and
by
faith
,
and
by
the
promise
:
so
a
man
is
not
justified
by
the
law
,
but
by
the
Faith
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Gal.
2.6
,
received
ye
the
Spirit
by
the
works
of
the
law
,
or
by
the
hearing
of
faith
,
Gal.
3.2
.
the
law
is
not
of
faith
,
Gal.
2.12
.
if
the
inheritance
be
of
the
law
,
it
is
no
mere
of
promise
,
gal
.
3.5
,
18.
if
there
had
been
given
a
law
,
that
could
have
given
life
,
verily
righteousness
should
have
been
by
the
law
,
Gal.
3
:
21.
that
I
may
be
found
in
him
,
not
having
mine
own
righteousness
which
is
of
the
Law
,
but
that
which
is
through
the
faith
of
Christ
:
the
righteousness
which
is
of
God
by
faith
,
Phil:
3
:
9
:
by
the
deeds
of
the
law
shall
no
flesh
be
justified
in
his
sight
,
but
now
the
righteousness
of
God
without
the
law
is
manifested
,
Rom:
3
:
20
,
31
:
we
conclude
that
a
man
is
justified
by
faith
without
the
deeds
of
the
law
,
Rom
3.28
.
if
they
that
are
of
the
law
he
heirs
,
faith
is
made
void
,
Rom:
4
:
14
:
if
by
grace
,
it
is
no
more
of
works
,
Rom:
11
:
6
:
by
these
places
it
seems
there
is
no
need
of
having
the
righteousness
of
the
law
in
order
to
our
justification
.
The
resolution
of
this
doubt
does
depend
upon
the
right
understanding
of
what
is
meant
by
the
law
,
and
by
the
works
of
the
law
;
by
the
law
he
intends
a
meer
covenant
of
works
,
abstracted
from
that
gracious
way
of
accomplishing
of
it
,
which
God
has
revealed
in
the
Gospel
,
and
thus
the
law
is
utterly
uncapable
of
justifying
of
us
,
it
is
weak
through
the
flesh
,
Rom:
8.3
:
and
the
way
of
life
by
the
law
,
is
distinguished
from
that
way
by
faith
;
for
though
the
covenant
of
works
leaves
room
for
salvation
by
Christ
,
and
does
no
way
forbid
such
a
way
of
salvation
:
yet
it
provides
no
Mediator
for
fallen
man
;
yea
is
utterly
silent
as
to
a
Mediator
for
him
:
leaves
sinful
man
in
a
perishing
condition
;
denouncing
the
curse
against
him
,
shews
him
no
way
of
salvation
:
tells
him
not
of
any
possibility
of
salvation
:
the
covenant
of
works
made
no
provision
for
salvation
,
but
it
gave
way
to
mans
salvation
,
in
case
the
righteousness
of
it
were
fulfilled
by
a
surety
:
so
that
the
way
of
life
by
the
law
and
by
the
Gospel
,
are
divers
ways
,
but
not
opposite
;
the
covenant
of
grace
supposes
a
covenant
of
works
,
and
finds
out
a
new
way
of
fulfilling
it
;
yet
the
practise
of
those
who
sought
Justification
by
the
covenant
of
works
alone
,
was
contrary
to
the
doctrine
of
grace
,
whosoever
is
justified
by
the
Law
,
that
is
,
seeks
to
be
justified
on
conceits
that
he
is
justified
by
the
law
,
is
fallen
from
grace
,
Gal
4
:
5.
the
Law
and
Gospel
are
indeed
by
God
in
a
glorious
subordination
one
to
the
other
:
but
men
by
seeking
to
be
justified
by
the
covenant
of
works
alone
,
do
set
one
in
opposition
to
the
other
.
By
the
works
of
the
law
the
Apostle
understands
,
such
works
as
men
themselves
do
perform
in
conformity
to
the
law
,
this
is
evident
,
because
he
calls
them
his
own
righteousness
which
is
of
the
Law
,
Phil.
3.9
.
and
these
works
are
utterly
uncapable
of
justifying
us
:
though
Christs
works
according
to
the
law
,
are
the
matter
of
our
justification
,
Rom:
5.19
.
but
our
personal
conformity
to
the
law
being
attended
with
so
much
imperfection
,
can't
justifie
us
:
we
must
seek
our
justification
by
the
righteousness
that
the
law
requires
:
but
not
by
our
own
works
according
to
the
law
;
Israel
is
not
blamed
for
seeking
after
the
righteousness
,
that
is
the
righteousness
of
the
law
;
but
because
they
sought
it
as
it
were
by
the
works
of
the
Law
,
Rom.
9.31
,
32.
For
the
fuller
clearing
up
of
this
Truth
,
that
Christ
has
performed
the
Righteousness
that
the
Law
required
of
us
,
whereupon
the
satisfaction
of
our
Consciences
does
so
much
depend
:
I
shall
briefly
speak
to
these
Particulars
;
-
1.
What
is
the
Covenant
of
Works
.
-
2.
What
difference
is
there
between
the
Covenant
of
Works
and
the
Covenant
with
Adam
:
-
3.
That
the
Covenant
of
Works
did
admit
of
a
Mediator
.
-
4.
That
Jesus
Christ
is
a
Mediator
.
-
5.
Christs
work
as
Mediator
was
not
to
restore
man
to
his
former
condition
;
but
to
bring
him
to
Salvation
.
-
6.
That
Christ
has
performed
the
Righteousness
of
the
Law.
-
7.
That
he
performed
the
Righteousness
of
the
Law
for
us
.
-
8.
That
this
is
sufficient
for
the
Elect
of
God
in
all
Ages
.
-
9.
That
he
has
so
purchased
Salvation
,
that
the
Elect
cannot
fail
of
it
.
The
first
thing
to
be
considered
is
,
What
is
the
Covenant
of
Works
?
as
it
relates
to
Man
:
I
shall
not
now
consider
it
,
as
the
Angels
are
concerned
in
it
:
and
I
shall
give
this
deseription
of
it
:
The
Covenant
of
works
is
an
everlasting
Rule
of
Righteousness
,
wherein
God
requires
perfect
Obedience
as
the
condition
of
Life
,
and
forbids
all
disobedience
on
pain
of
Death
:
the
Explication
of
this
may
be
taken
up
in
these
Propositions
:
PROPOSITION
,
I.
The
Covenant
of
Works
is
not
an
agreement
between
God
and
man
,
but
a
rule
of
Righteousness
between
them
:
sometimes
the
word
Covenant
is
taken
for
a
promise
without
condition
,
Gen.
9.11
.
but
frequently
for
a
Law
with
promises
and
threathings
:
persons
indeed
are
not
taken
into
the
Covenant
of
Grace
without
their
actual
consent
:
but
this
is
not
necessary
in
other
Covenants
,
as
in
the
Covenant
that
God
makes
with
the
Infant
seed
of
his
People
,
Deut.
5.3
,
29.
Deut.
15.
the
children
of
Gods
people
are
born
under
this
Covenant
,
that
is
under
that
Law
with
such
sanctions
:
so
in
the
Covenant
of
works
there
is
no
need
that
Man
should
consent
:
Adam
did
not
give
his
consent
antecedently
to
the
making
of
the
Covenant
,
for
he
was
made
under
it
;
and
there
are
millions
of
men
that
never
gave
any
consent
unto
it
:
yet
hand
as
firmly
bound
by
it
as
if
they
did
:
God
being
infinitely
mans
superiour
and
having
a
Legislative
power
over
him
,
might
make
him
under
such
a
Covenant
without
asking
his
consent
:
this
covenant
is
nothing
else
but
a
righteous
rule
,
which
God
by
his
own
authority
has
constituted
between
himself
and
man
,
according
unto
which
he
will
distribute
awards
and
punishments
to
men
:
In
this
covenant
God
has
given
Law
unto
himself
,
marked
out
a
path
for
himself
to
walk
in
,
he
was
at
liberty
,
might
if
he
had
pleased
have
forborn
to
exact
punishment
for
sin
,
might
have
annihilated
man
after
a
course
of
perfect
obedience
,
might
have
chose
in
some
other
way
to
have
rewarded
his
obedience
:
might
have
bestowed
blessedness
on
him
as
an
absolute
free
gift
without
any
condition
at
all
,
but
in
this
covenant
he
has
bound
up
himself
,
and
laid
down
a
rule
according
to
which
he
will
proceed
.
PROPOSITION
,
II.
The
covenant
of
Works
is
an
everlasting
rule
of
righteousness
between
God
and
man
:
this
is
a
Rule
that
God
never
will
vary
from
:
it
is
not
proper
to
say
that
the
covenant
of
works
is
abrogated
,
it
is
very
true
that
the
condemning
power
of
it
respecting
Believers
is
taken
away
,
but
that
is
by
the
fulfilling
of
the
Law
,
not
abrogating
of
it
:
the
covenant
of
works
does
yet
continue
in
its
full
force
:
it
takes
place
against
the
sins
of
ungodly
men
,
being
executed
to
the
full
upon
them
,
Mat.
5.18
.
it
has
taken
place
against
the
sins
of
the
Elect
,
upon
Jesus
Christ
:
the
curse
having
been
executed
upon
him
,
Gal
3.13
.
He
ba●k
redeemed
us
from
the
curse
,
being
made
a
curse
for
us
:
and
God
does
bestow
eternal
life
upon
none
,
but
those
who
have
fulfilled
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
in
their
Surety
:
eternal
life
is
given
as
a
recompence
of
Christs
Righteousness
,
Rom.
5.21
.
PROPOSITION
,
III.
This
covenant
of
Works
could
not
be
known
by
our
first
Parents
any
other
way
than
by
divine
revelation
:
because
both
the
promises
and
threatnings
of
this
covenant
depended
on
the
free
will
of
God
:
so
that
whatever
a
bilities
of
understanding
Adam
had
in
his
first
estate
they
were
insufficient
to
make
a
discovery
of
them
:
the
precepts
of
the
Law
were
written
In
the
heart
of
man
when
he
was
first
made
,
and
so
they
are
still
,
though
not
so
legibly
,
Rom.
2.15
.
They
show
the
works
of
the
Law
written
in
their
hearts
:
and
this
I
dont
understand
to
be
any
distinct
work
of
God
from
that
of
creating
the
soul
:
for
the
precepts
of
the
Law
excepting
that
one
of
the
Sabbath
have
a
self-evidencing
power
:
so
that
supposing
man
to
have
an
understanding
,
he
can't
but
have
some
knowledg
of
them
,
and
supposing
them
to
have
an
understanding
not
corrupted
,
he
can't
but
have
a
clear
knowledge
of
them
:
but
the
promises
and
threatnings
of
the
Law
are
not
understood
by
any
thing
written
in
mens
heart
:
Conscience
indeed
by
its
own
natural
light
does
give
evidence
that
sin
is
offensive
to
God
,
and
so
affright
men
with
expectation
of
wrath
:
but
it
can't
witness
the
certainty
of
Judgments
,
much
less
of
eternal
condemnation
,
except
it
have
received
some
further
light
either
from
the
Works
or
Word
of
God.
PROPOSITION
,
IV.
The
Covenant
of
Works
does
require
Obedience
,
only
as
the
condition
of
life
:
there
are
several
other
Obligations
upon
us
unto
Obedience
:
some
antecedent
to
the
covenant
of
works
,
as
the
infinite
excellency
of
God
:
the
work
of
Creation
:
some
of
them
consequent
as
the
dying
love
of
Christ
;
Gods
giving
converting
Grace
,
and
many
the
like
,
but
the
covenant
of
works
requires
it
only
as
a
condition
of
life
;
and
hence
tho
the
covenant
of
works
be
fulfilled
for
us
by
Jesus
Christ
,
so
that
there
is
no
engagement
on
us
to
perfect
obedience
,
as
it
is
a
condition
of
life
;
yet
those
antecedent
obligations
do
remain
upon
,
and
we
ow
obedience
still
as
a
natural
due
,
Psal.
95.6
.
that
primitive
obligation
as
we
are
creatures
will
ly
upon
us
for
ever
,
besides
those
other
obligations
that
God
has
laid
upon
us
since
.
PROPOSITION
,
V.
The
covenant
of
works
requires
perfect
but
not
personal
obedience
:
the
obedience
required
in
the
covenant
of
works
is
perfect
,
for
one
transgression
layes
man
open
to
the
curse
,
but
it
does
not
stand
upon
personal
obedience
:
every
one
is
obliged
to
personal
obedience
:
but
this
is
upon
another
account
,
and
not
by
vertue
of
the
covenant
of
works
:
the
covenant
of
works
never
tied
us
up
to
personal
obedience
as
the
condition
of
life
:
God
has
been
so
far
from
binding
us
up
to
personal
obedience
as
the
condition
of
life
,
that
he
never
did
propose
that
way
unto
us
:
but
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
constituted
a
publick
person
to
act
in
our
behalf
,
and
upon
his
failing
immediately
revealed
Jesus
Christ
to
be
another
publick
person
to
act
for
us
,
Rom.
5.19
.
PROPOSITION
VI
The
life
promised
in
the
Covenant
of
works
,
is
a
life
of
glory
in
heaven
:
the
promise
is
life
,
Gal.
3.12
.
The
man
that
doth
them
,
shall
live
in
them
;
some
have
thought
that
Adam
should
have
had
only
the
continuance
of
that
blessedness
which
he
was
created
in
,
if
he
had
kept
the
Covenant
:
it
is
very
true
,
that
there
is
no
mention
in
the
Covenant
of
his
going
to
heaven
:
but
we
have
clear
ground
to
conclude
from
Scripture
,
that
if
man
had
stood
,
he
should
have
gone
to
heaven
;
according
to
this
promise
:
-
1.
Because
hell
,
where
the
devils
are
,
is
the
reward
of
disobedience
by
the
covenant
of
works
,
therefore
heaven
,
where
the
holy
angels
are
,
is
the
reward
of
Obedience
:
it
is
meet
the
rewards
should
be
proportionable
:
I
know
it
is
answered
,
that
sin
deserves
evil
at
Gods
hands
,
but
holiness
which
is
due
unto
God
,
does
not
deserve
any
rewards
;
but
this
does
not
take
off
the
force
of
the
argument
:
for
it
is
by
the
Law
that
sin
merits
as
well
as
holiness
;
and
hence
wicked
men
are
punished
only
for
such
sins
as
they
commit
in
this
life
,
2
Cor.
5.10
.
and
there
is
as
much
goodness
in
holiness
,
as
evil
in
sin
;
and
it
is
a
meet
thing
that
God
should
bestow
as
much
good
in
a
way
of
obedience
,
as
he
inflicts
evil
in
a
way
of
disobedience
:
besides
the
Law
expresses
the
punishment
of
sin
by
death
Rom.
6.23
.
The
wages
of
sin
is
death
;
and
the
reward
of
obedience
by
life
.
Gal.
3.12
.
the
man
that
doth
them
,
shall
live
by
them
:
therefore
it
is
a
life
directly
opposite
to
that
death
,
a
life
that
contains
as
much
good
in
it
,
as
that
death
doth
evil
:
those
terms
do
mutually
explain
one
the
other
.
-
2.
Because
Christ
in
fulfilling
of
the
law
for
us
,
has
purchased
life
for
us
in
heaven
:
Christ
has
purchased
heaven
for
us
,
Epb.
1.14
.
it
is
called
a
purchased
possession
,
and
he
did
it
by
performing
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
for
us
:
it
is
by
making
of
us
righteous
that
we
come
to
have
a
title
unto
eternal
life
,
Rom
5.21
.
Grace
reigns
by
righteousness
unto
eternal
life
by
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
-
3.
Because
Christ
tells
the
young
man
in
the
Gospel
(
that
enquired
of
him
what
good
thing
he
should
do
that
he
might
have
eternal
life
)
that
if
he
would
enter
into
life
be
should
keep
the
Commandments
,
Mat.
19.16
,
17.
where
we
may
mind
,
that
the
life
enquired
after
by
the
young
man
,
was
a
life
in
Heaven
;
and
that
Christ
in
this
answer
is
leading
of
him
to
the
covenant
of
works
,
upon
a
design
to
convince
him
of
his
inability
to
keep
it
.
-
4.
Because
the
Apostle
Paul
,
gives
that
as
the
reason
,
that
men
cannot
be
justified
by
the
Law
,
because
they
are
sinners
,
Rom.
8.3
.
&
3.20
.
the
Legallists
that
Paul
disputes
against
expected
eternal
life
in
heaven
by
their
works
:
yet
in
all
his
disputes
with
them
he
never
telis
them
that
the
covenant
of
works
does
not
promise
any
such
thing
:
if
he
could
have
told
them
so
,
that
would
clearly
have
cut
off
all
their
hopes
:
but
he
still
shows
that
they
can't
have
Salvation
by
the
Law
upon
this
account
,
because
they
can't
fulfil
it
;
yea
he
plainly
implies
that
the
reward
by
the
Law
and
Gospel
are
the
same
,
but
the
way
of
obtaining
it
is
different
,
Rom.
4.4
.
He
that
worketh
has
the
reward
by
debt
,
be
that
worketh
not
hath
it
by
grace
.
The
second
thing
that
falls
under
Consideration
here
is
;
What
is
the
difference
between
the
Covenant
of
works
and
the
Covenant
with
Adam
?
Gods
covenant
with
Adam
is
generally
confounded
with
the
covenant
of
works
,
to
the
great
hindrance
of
our
understanding
of
Gods
dealings
with
Man-kind
:
Adam
indeed
was
made
as
well
as
we
under
a
covenant
of
works
;
under
a
covenant
of
life
,
upon
condition
of
perfect
obedience
:
but
besides
this
there
was
a
particular
covenant
with
Adam
,
whereby
he
was
constituted
a
legal
head
,
or
representative
of
his
posterity
,
to
act
in
our
behalf
:
to
stand
or
fall
for
us
,
as
well
as
himself
:
this
is
plainly
held
forth
in
that
he
is
said
to
be
the
figure
of
him
that
is
to
come
,
that
is
of
Christ
,
Rom.
5.14
.
he
was
the
figure
of
Christ
,
inasmuch
as
he
was
made
a
publick
person
,
as
Christ
also
was
;
this
also
is
evident
because
we
sinned
in
him
:
his
fall
is
truly
ours
,
Rom.
5.12
.
which
could
not
have
been
if
we
had
not
been
in
him
as
our
representative
:
because
God
had
constituted
him
our
head
,
therefore
his
sin
became
ours
,
Rom.
5.19
.
1
Cor.
15.22
.
There
is
a
great
difference
between
these
two
covenants
,
there
might
have
been
a
covenant
of
works
,
though
there
never
had
been
any
such
covenant
with
Adam
constituting
him
a
publick
person
:
that
was
accidental
to
the
covenant
of
works
:
God
made
a
covenant
of
works
with
the
Angels
,
but
he
never
appointed
them
any
publick
person
to
act
for
them
:
but
every
one
stood
singly
for
himself
:
we
make
a
great
difference
between
them
in
these
three
particulars
:
1.
The
Covenant
of
Adam
proposed
a
particular
way
for
the
accomplishment
of
the
covenant
of
works
:
the
covenant
of
works
states
the
condition
of
life
:
but
God
by
●aking
Adam
a
publick
person
finds
out
a
way
for
the
fulfilling
of
this
condition
:
God
has
proposed
two
wayes
for
the
accomplishing
of
the
covenant
of
works
:
First
,
By
making
a
covenant
with
Adam
,
to
perform
obedience
for
his
posterity
:
this
way
sailed
.
The
Second
was
,
By
making
a
covenant
of
redemption
with
Jesus
Christ
;
wherein
Christ
undertook
to
fulfil
the
covenant
of
works
for
us
:
this
I
call
the
second
way
,
because
tho
this
covenant
was
made
first
,
yet
it
was
revealed
last
,
as
not
to
take
place
until
the
covenant
with
Adam
was
violated
.
2.
The
Covenant
with
Adam
has
never
been
fulfilled
:
but
the
covenant
of
works
has
;
Adam
utterly
sailed
of
performing
that
particular
covenant
made
with
him
:
if
that
covenant
had
been
fulfilled
all
mankind
had
been
happy
:
whereas
they
were
all
exposed
to
misery
by
him
,
Rom.
5.12
.
but
the
covenant
of
works
has
been
fulfilled
;
Christ
fulfilled
it
,
Matth.
3.15
.
and
we
in
him
,
Rom
8.4
.
3.
By
vertue
of
Adams
covenant
we
are
only
liable
to
punishment
for
that
sin
,
which
we
committed
in
him
:
for
that
covenant
only
laid
duty
on
him
,
as
he
was
to
act
joyntly
for
himself
and
us
:
and
that
covenant
was
at
an
end
on
his
eating
the
forbidden
fruit
:
but
by
the
covenant
of
works
we
are
liable
to
punishment
for
our
personal
sins
:
that
covenant
threatens
death
for
any
transgression
,
Gal.
3.10
.
A
Third
thing
to
be
considered
is
,
That
the
Covenant
of
Works
did
admit
of
a
Mediator
.
It
will
be
readily
granted
,
that
though
the
evil
of
sin
be
incomparably
great
,
yet
it
is
not
so
great
but
that
God
may
have
compassion
upon
us
,
and
find
in
his
heart
to
provide
a
Mediator
for
us
,
his
infinite
mercy
may
move
him
to
give
us
a
Redeemer
,
though
sin
do
greatly
provoke
him
:
The
great
question
is
,
Whether
he
has
not
so
bound
himself
by
his
law
;
as
to
take
away
all
possibility
of
help
by
a
Mediator
.
Whether
the
Law
will
give
way
to
the
interposure
of
a
Mediator
.
Whether
the
Word
of
God
does
not
bind
him
to
punish
the
sinner
in
his
own
person
;
if
so
,
it
is
a
vain
thing
to
expect
any
help
from
a
Mediator
,
for
no
violence
may
be
done
unto
the
law
:
and
the
words
of
the
curse
have
such
a
force
,
as
if
they
did
devote
the
sinner
unto
personal
ruine
:
in
the
day
thou
eatest
thereof
,
thou
shalt
surely
dye
,
Gen
2
17.
but
we
must
distinguish
between
such
threatnings
as
are
legal
,
and
such
as
are
personal
:
some
threatnings
are
personal
,
and
infallibly
to
be
fulfilled
upon
these
that
are
threatned
:
though
the
threatnings
of
eternal
destruction
against
impenitent
sinners
,
must
unavoidably
take
place
on
them
:
but
there
are
some
threatnings
which
are
legal
:
and
intend
no
more
,
but
that
the
Offender
must
dye
legally
;
that
is
be
punished
with
death
,
either
in
his
own
person
,
or
the
person
of
his
surety
;
thus
many
humane
laws
are
to
be
understood
,
thus
it
is
among
men
in
case
of
debt
:
and
there
is
nothing
in
the
words
of
the
law
that
does
contradict
this
interpretaiton
.
The
words
do
enforce
no
more
than
this
:
the
words
of
the
law
are
not
any
ways
strained
by
putting
this
sence
upon
them
:
neither
is
there
any
thing
in
the
case
of
it self
to
oppose
this
interpretation
,
for
the
fufferings
of
a
furety
answer
the
end
of
the
Law
,
as
well
as
the
sufferings
of
the
Offenders
,
Gods
name
is
as
much
vindicated
,
and
there
is
as
full
a
testimony
given
to
the
holiness
of
God
by
the
sufferings
of
a
surety
,
as
if
the
sinner
had
suffered
in
his
own
person
,
there
is
no
probability
that
Adam
did
at
first
understand
this
interpretation
of
the
cnrse
,
it
was
a
secret
that
God
kept
in
his
own
breast
,
until
there
was
occasion
for
its
publication
;
indeed
from
the
first
publishing
of
the
Law
,
God
shewed
that
a
publick
person
might
perform
the
preceptive
part
of
it
for
others
:
and
by
failing
therein
,
might
expose
others
with
himself
unto
ruine
as
Adam
did
.
Which
shews
it
also
to
be
very
fair
,
that
a
publick
person
may
suffer
for
us
:
if
a
publick
person
may
ruine
us
,
why
may
not
a
publick
person
recover
us
:
but
we
have
no
grounds
to
conclude
that
Adam
knew
any
thing
of
the
possibility
of
salvation
in
case
he
sinned
,
but
God
after
the
Fall
revealed
it
unto
him
.
But
God
has
by
his
practice
,
clearly
given
us
this
interpretation
of
the
curse
of
the
Law
;
God
himself
has
provided
a
Mediator
for
us
,
and
inflicted
the
punishment
of
our
sins
on
him
:
which
shews
it
is
no
ways
contradictory
to
his
law
so
to
do
:
such
a
proceeding
is
agreeable
to
the
law
,
otherwise
Go
?
would
never
have
had
an
hand
in
it
;
God
has
shewed
us
how
the
law
is
to
be
understood
in
executing
it
on
Jesus
Christ
,
and
it
is
very
unreasonable
to
think
,
that
there
should
be
any
thing
in
the
law
to
hinder
our
salvation
by
Jesus
Christ
;
for
this
way
of
salvation
has
been
decreed
by
God
before
the
world
,
1
Pet.
1.20
.
he
was
foreordained
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
;
and
certainly
he
would
never
make
such
a
law
as
should
overthrow
his
decree
:
the
law
must
be
so
understood
,
as
not
to
cross
his
everlasting
purposes
of
saving
sinners
by
Christ
;
the
Apostle
argues
,
that
the
covenant
of
grace
could
not
be
disanulled
by
the
law
of
Moses
,
which
was
given
four
hundred
and
thirty
years
after
,
Gal.
3.17
.
so
I
may
argue
,
that
the
everlasting
purpose
of
God
to
save
us
by
the
sufferings
of
Christ
,
cannot
be
disanulled
by
a
law
that
was
made
in
time
,
and
therefore
that
law
must
be
so
understood
,
as
not
to
cross
that
design
.
The
fourth
thing
to
be
cleared
is
,
That
Jesus
Christ
is
a
Mediator
:
Though
the
law
left
room
for
a
Mediator
,
yet
God
was
at
liberty
whether
he
would
provide
one
or
no
:
but
he
has
provided
Christ
,
and
put
him
into
this
Office.
Christ
stands
in
that
relation
of
a
Mediator
,
and
this
implies
both
duty
and
authority
,
to
work
out
all
our
salvation
for
us
,
both
as
to
the
purchasing
and
also
the
applying
of
salvation
:
That
Christ
Jesus
is
a
Mediator
,
is
set
down
in
express
terms
:
1
Tim.
2.5
.
There
is
one
Mediator
between
God
and
man
,
the
Man
Christ
Jesus
:
the
word
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
is
peculiar
to
the
holy
Scripture
:
Socinus
would
have
it
to
signifie
only
Gods
Interpreter
,
and
it
may
be
that
may
be
the
meaning
,
Gal.
3.19
.
it
was
ordained
by
angels
in
the
hand
of
a
Mediator
:
but
the
word
generally
notes
one
that
stands
between
God
and
man
,
to
make
up
the
breach
that
sin
had
made
;
that
this
is
intended
in
the
forementioned
place
,
is
evident
by
the
next
words
,
ver.
6
who
gave
himself
a
ransome
for
all
:
so
that
his
mediation
consisted
in
giving
himself
a
ransom
:
or
at
least
he
was
such
a
Mediator
as
did
give
himself
a
ransom
;
this
must
also
be
the
meaning
of
the
word
,
Heb.
9.15
.
and
for
this
cause
he
is
the
Mediator
of
the
New
Testament
,
that
by
means
of
his
death
for
the
redemption
of
the
transgressions
that
were
under
the
first
Testament
:
they
which
are
ealled
may
receive
the
promise
of
the
eternal
inheritance
.
There
is
plainly
held
forth
that
he
executed
his
Mediatorly
Office
,
in
dying
for
transgression
;
and
in
order
to
our
injoying
an
eternal
inheritance
.
The
same
Mediatorly
Office
of
Christ
is
held
forth
,
1
Cor.
8.5
,
6.
for
though
there
be
that
are
called
Gods
,
whether
in
heaven
or
in
earth
,
(
as
there
be
Gods
many
and
Lords
many
)
but
to
us
there
is
but
one
God
,
the
Father
of
whom
are
all
things
,
and
we
in
him
,
and
one
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
by
whom
are
all
things
,
and
we
by
him
.
The
Heathens
did
distinguish
between
their
Gods
into
celestial
and
terrestial
;
the
celestial
and
soveraign
Gods
,
they
thought
to
be
immortal
,
of
a
sublime
and
pure
nature
;
the
terrestial
were
the
Deified
souls
of
famous
men
deceased
,
whose
Office
it
was
to
be
as
Mediators
and
Agents
between
the
soveraign
Gods
,
and
mortal
men
:
these
they
called
Baalims
or
Lords
:
unto
these
superior
and
inferior
Gods
h●d
toes
elegantly
allude
,
ver.
6.
so
that
when
he
says
,
that
to
als
there
is
but
one
Lord
,
he
means
one
Mediator
:
the
same
Mediatorly
Office
of
Jesus
Christ
is
held
forth
forth
in
those
titles
of
Prophet
,
Priest
,
and
King
,
which
are
frequently
given
unto
him
,
and
contain
under
them
the
several
parts
of
his
Mediatorly
Office
.
There
are
three
things
requisite
unto
the
Mediatorly
Office
of
Christ
,
the
fitness
of
his
person
,
the
consent
of
the
Father
,
and
his
own
consent
:
The
first
thing
requisite
,
was
the
fitness
of
his
person
,
whereby
he
was
capable
of
discharging
this
Office
:
it
did
not
become
infinite
Wisdom
to
lay
such
a
task
on
one
that
was
uncapable
of
performing
it
;
and
this
requisite
was
found
in
Jesus
Christ
:
this
undertaking
was
too
great
for
any
meer
creature
,
but
it
was
not
too
heavy
a
burden
for
the
shoulders
of
Jesus
Christ
:
he
was
fit
to
purchase
our
salvation
,
and
also
to
apply
it
:
and
upon
this
account
he
was
much
prized
by
God
,
he
is
said
to
be
Elect
and
Precious
,
1
Pet.
2.6
.
as
a
Prince
prizes
some
men
,
because
they
are
of
such
abilities
,
that
they
are
fit
to
serve
him
in
the
greatest
Offices
of
the
Kingdom
,
so
God
having
a
design
to
save
sinners
,
he
prizes
Christ
as
a
person
fit
to
bring
about
that
design
.
The
principal
fitness
of
Jesus
Christ
for
the
work
of
Mediator
,
consists
in
his
being
God
man
in
our
person
,
yet
we
must
not
think
that
he
did
not
enter
into
his
Office
,
till
he
was
actually
incarnate
:
the
incarnation
was
necessary
to
his
full
discharge
of
that
work
,
but
he
entred
into
his
Office
,
and
began
to
fulfil
it
before
his
incarnation
:
our
sins
were
not
actually
imputed
to
him
,
till
his
incarnation
:
but
he
was
a
Mediator
immediately
upon
the
fall
of
man
:
from
that
time
his
blood
was
efficacious
,
Rev.
13.8
.
He
is
the
Lamb
slain
from
the
foundation
of
the
world
;
from
the
time
of
the
making
of
the
covenant
of
grace
,
he
was
a
Mediator
,
Heb.
12.24
.
and
the
salvation
of
the
Patriarks
in
the
first
ages
of
the
world
,
was
the
fruit
of
the
mediation
of
Christ
;
and
therefore
that
solemn
consecration
of
Christ
at
the
time
of
his
Baptism
was
not
unto
the
Office
of
a
Mediator
,
but
the
work
of
his
publick
Ministry
.
Christ
by
being
man
,
was
fitted
as
for
some
other
parts
of
his
Office
,
so
especially
to
fulfil
the
law
for
man
:
to
obey
and
suffer
for
us
,
had
he
been
only
God
he
had
been
uncapable
of
obedience
or
sufferings
;
had
he
taken
upon
him
the
nature
of
angels
,
he
had
been
uncapable
of
obeying
and
suffering
for
us
:
the
Mosaical
Law
concerning
the
right
of
redemption
,
in
the
kinsman
,
did
typifie
that
Christ
should
be
our
kinsman
;
this
manifested
what
God
intended
:
but
that
doth
not
prove
that
there
was
a
necessity
of
it
;
but
if
he
had
assumed
the
angelical
nature
,
he
could
not
have
fulfilled
that
law
that
was
given
to
man
:
the
precepts
and
curses
of
the
law
were
fitted
to
mans
nature
,
and
some
of
them
could
not
be
fulfilled
By
the
angelical
nature
;
besides
the
teuour
of
the
covenant
of
works
with
man
ran
thus
:
that
man
must
fulfil
the
righteousness
of
the
law
,
and
in
case
of
disobedience
,
man
must
bear
the
curse
of
it
:
this
the
Apostle
shews
when
he
teaches
us
that
because
we
did
partake
of
flesh
and
blood
,
Christ
also
partook
of
the
same
.
that
by
death
he
might
deliver
us
,
Heb.
2.14
.
and
intimates
,
ver.
16.
that
if
he
had
taken
the
nature
of
angels
,
it
would
not
have
served
the
turn
:
and
whereas
he
adds
that
he
took
on
him
the
seed
of
Abraham
;
we
are
not
to
understand
,
that
there
was
any
necessity
of
that
any
further
than
from
the
promises
and
prophesies
thereof
,
that
he
should
come
of
that
stock
;
but
he
mentions
his
coming
of
Abraham
,
as
that
which
evidenced
that
he
was
of
the
same
nature
with
us
:
Christ
by
being
God
was
fitted
not
only
for
his
Prophetical
and
Kingly
Office
,
to
the
execution
whereof
,
Divine
Power
and
Wisdom
was
requisite
:
but
he
was
also
fitted
for
his
Priestly
Office
;
so
that
the
divine
nature
had
an
influence
into
the
satisfactoriness
of
the
sufferings
of
Christ
,
that
is
held
forth
Heb.
9.14
.
how
much
more
shall
the
blood
of
Christ
,
who
through
the
eternal
spirit
offered
himself
without
spot
to
God
,
purge
your
consciences
from
dead
works
,
and
Acts
20.28
.
to
feed
the
Church
of
God
,
which
he
hath
purchased
with
his
own
blood
.
To
compleat
the
fitness
of
Jesus
Christ
for
the
work
of
a
Mediator
,
there
were
necessary
some
special
qualifications
of
the
humane
nature
,
especially
holiness
and
wisdom
:
his
holiness
was
necessary
unto
all
his
Offices
:
he
would
not
have
been
fit
to
have
executed
his
Prophetical
Office
without
that
;
he
had
need
be
holy
and
faithful
that
is
to
declare
the
mind
of
God
to
man
:
without
this
he
would
not
have
him
fit
to
have
executed
the
Office
of
a
King
,
he
that
rules
the
world
,
and
judges
mens
eternal
estate
,
had
need
be
holy
:
without
this
he
would
not
have
been
fit
to
have
executed
the
Office
of
a
Priest
,
he
that
was
to
work
out
righteousness
for
others
,
and
satisfie
for
their
sins
,
must
be
holy
:
and
this
qualification
was
perfect
and
compleat
in
Jesus
Christ
,
Heb
,
7.26
.
For
such
an
High-priest
became
us
,
who
is
holy
,
harmless
,
undefiled
,
separate
from
sinners
.
Here
Christ's
holiness
is
set
forth
positiorly
,
he
was
holy
,
and
negatively
in
three
branches
.
He
was
harmless
;
free
from
actual
sin
;
undefiled
:
that
is
,
free
from
original
pollution
:
separate
from
sinners
,
free
from
that
common
sin
of
mankind
,
which
they
committed
in
Adam
:
the
other
qualification
of
wisdom
,
was
especially
necessary
unto
the
execution
of
his
Prophetical
and
Kingly
Offices
;
this
he
needed
an
extraordinary
measure
of
,
and
God
has
furnished
him
suitably
,
Joh.
5.34
.
God
giveth
not
the
spirit
by
measure
unto
him
:
by
which
expression
we
are
not
to
understand
infinite
gifts
,
for
the
humane
nature
is
not
capable
of
an
infinite
qualification
,
but
extraordinary
qualifications
,
beyond
what
God
does
bestow
on
other
men
:
this
was
spoken
concerning
those
gifts
,
given
him
at
the
time
of
his
Baptism
,
when
the
Spirit
rested
on
him
;
and
questionless
are
far
exceeded
by
those
gifts
bestowed
on
him
,
when
he
Ascended
to
the
Right-hand
of
God.
A
second
thing
requisite
unto
the
Mediatorly
Office
of
Christ
,
was
the
consent
of
the
Fathor
.
There
was
a
necessity
of
his
approbation
;
that
the
Mediator
might
have
authority
to
discharge
his
Office
:
there
could
be
no
redemption
without
the
consent
of
him
,
whose
prisoners
we
are
,
and
altho
the
sufferings
of
Christ
were
in
their
own
nature
,
a
valuable
consideration
for
our
redemption
,
yet
there
could
not
be
satisfaction
without
the
consent
of
God.
God
might
not
be
imposed
on
,
nor
any
satisfaction
obtruded
upon
him
without
his
consent
:
the
Office
of
a
Mediator
as
it
implies
authority
over
man
,
so
it
implies
subsection
and
subordination
to
God
,
and
accordingly
in
this
work
Christ
is
Gods
servant
,
Isai
42.1
.
Behold
my
servant
whom
I
uphold
,
and
the
Scripture
does
give
in
abundant
evidence
,
that
the
Father
did
consent
to
this
undertaking
of
Christs
:
he
is
called
Gods
Elect
,
Isa.
42.1
.
mine
Elect
,
in
whom
my
soul
delighteth
;
he
was
chosen
by
God
to
this
work
:
so
he
is
said
to
be
foreordained
,
1
Pet.
1.20
.
Christ
did
not
intrude
into
this
Office
,
but
was
called
of
God
,
Heb.
5.5
,
6.
when
he
came
into
the
world
be
was
sent
of
God
,
John
5.37
he
came
with
a
commission
,
and
it
was
under
Gods
hand
and
seal
,
John
6.27
.
God
has
confirmed
Christ
in
his
Office
be
an
Oath
,
Psal.
110.4
.
The
Lord
hath
sworn
,
and
will
not
repent
,
thou
art
a
Priest
for
ever
after
the
Order
of
Melchizedek
.
The
third
thing
requifite
to
the
Mediatorly
Office
of
Christ
,
was
his
own
consent
:
It
was
not
meet
that
such
an
Office
should
be
forced
upon
him
:
that
it
should
be
put
upon
him
to
dye
for
sinners
,
without
his
own
choice
;
and
that
if
we
consider
the
innocency
and
excellency
of
his
person
,
but
he
did
freely
consent
to
take
this
task
upon
him
:
his
will
as
he
is
God
,
is
the
same
with
the
Fathers
;
and
as
man
he
closed
with
it
,
he
voluntarily
undertook
this
work
of
redeeming
and
saving
sinners
:
Heb.
10.6
.
then
said
I
,
lo
I
come
in
the
volumn
of
the
book
,
it
is
written
of
me
,
to
do
thy
Will
O
God
,
Gal.
2
20.
he
loved
me
,
and
gave
himself
for
me
,
John
10.18
.
no
man
taketh
it
from
me
,
but
I
lay
it
down
of
my self
.
The
consent
of
the
Father
and
the
Son
is
represented
to
us
in
Scripture
,
after
the
manner
of
a
covenant
,
called
by
Divines
the
covenant
of
redemption
:
in
which
transaction
we
may
take
notice
of
these
five
Articles
.
-
1.
The
Father
promised
to
fit
the
son
for
the
work
of
redemption
,
by
preparing
an
humane
nature
,
that
so
he
might
be
capable
of
working
out
our
redemption
,
Heb.
1●
.
5
.
a
body
thou
hast
prepared
me
:
his
manifestation
in
the
flesh
was
preordained
,
1
Pet.
1.20
.
-
2.
The
Son
covenanted
to
answer
the
law
for
us
,
that
he
would
suffer
for
our
sins
,
and
work
out
righteousness
for
us
,
Mat
20.28
.
The
Son
of
man
came
to
give
his
life
for
a
ransome
for
many
,
John
10.18
.
I
have
power
to
lay
down
my
life
,
and
power
to
take
it
again
,
and
this
Commandment
have
I
received
of
my
Father
.
-
3.
The
Father
covenanted
to
accept
the
obedience
and
sufferings
of
Jesus
Christ
for
the
Elect
,
that
their
debt
should
be
remitted
unto
them
,
and
they
saved
thereby
,
Isa.
44.6
.
it
is
a
light
thing
that
thou
shouldst
be
my
servant
,
to
raise
up
the
tribe
of
Jacob
,
and
to
restore
the
preserved
of
Israel
;
I
will
also
give
thee
to
be
a
light
unto
the
Gentiles
,
that
thou
mayst
be
my
salvation
to
the
end
of
the
earth
,
Isa.
53.10.11
,
12
when
he
shall
make
his
soul
an
offering
for
sin
,
he
shall
see
his
seed
,
&c.
-
4.
The
Father
covenanted
to
invest
him
with
full
authority
to
accomplish
the
salvation
of
his
redeemed
ones
,
and
apply
to
them
the
benefits
of
his
death
:
and
in
order
to
this
,
to
advance
his
humane
nature
unto
highest
dignity
and
glory
,
John
17.2
.
thou
hast
given
him
power
over
all
flesh
,
that
he
may
give
eternal
life
to
as
many
as
thou
hast
given
him
:
Eph.
1.22
.
he
hath
put
all
things
under
his
feet
,
and
gave
him
to
be
bead
over
all
things
to
the
Church
.
-
5.
The
Son
covenanted
fully
to
accomplish
the
salvation
of
all
the
Elect
,
John
6.39
.
this
is
the
will
of
the
Father
that
sent
me
,
that
of
all
that
he
hath
given
me
,
I
should
lose
nothing
,
but
should
raise
it
up
again
at
the
last
day
:
These
things
were
agreed
to
between
the
Father
and
the
Son.
The
fifth
Proposition
for
the
clearing
this
Argument
is
,
That
Christs
work
as
Mediator
,
was
not
to
restore
Man
to
his
former
condition
,
but
to
bring
him
to
Salvation
:
Our
primitive
estate
in
Adam
was
an
estate
of
innocency
:
we
were
habitually
holy
,
without
any
offence
,
probationers
for
glory
,
neither
in
an
estate
of
condemnation
,
nor
in
an
estate
of
justification
:
and
God
if
he
had
so
pleased
might
have
appointed
Christ
to
have
restored
us
to
our
primitive
condition
;
to
have
set
us
free
from
the
guilt
and
power
of
sin
,
and
so
might
put
us
upon
it
to
have
wrought
for
our
own
blessedness
again
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
former
Covenant
:
but
Christ
was
appointed
to
bring
us
into
an
estate
of
justification
and
salvation
:
Jesus
Christ
had
his
Authority
bestowed
upon
him
to
bring
us
to
life
:
John
17.2
.
Thou
hast
given
him
power
over
all
flesh
,
that
he
should
give
eternal
life
to
as
many
as
thou
hast
given
him
:
accordingly
Christ
has
done
more
for
our
blessedness
than
Adam
was
to
do
:
Adam
was
to
bring
us
out
of
an
estate
of
innocency
into
an
estate
of
justification
:
but
Christ
has
brought
us
out
of
a
guilty
estate
into
an
estate
of
justification
:
yea
,
Christ
has
done
more
for
our
blessedness
than
Adam
did
for
our
ruine
:
Adam
brought
us
from
innocency
to
misery
,
but
Christ
has
brought
us
from
misery
not
back
again
to
innocency
,
but
to
blessedness
:
in
this
respect
that
Salvation
that
Christ
has
wrought
is
more
eminent
and
remarkable
than
that
destruction
that
Adam
wrought
:
and
for
the
pur
chasing
of
this
,
there
was
more
required
,
than
for
the
restitution
of
us
to
our
primitive
condition
:
the
sufferings
of
Christ
were
sufficient
to
procure
our
restitution
unto
innocency
:
but
there
was
a
necessity
of
the
active
obedience
of
Jesus
Christ
to
bring
us
into
an
estate
of
blessedness
:
Christs
active
obedience
was
necessary
for
us
as
well
as
his
passive
,
and
this
was
one
reason
why
it
was
requisite
that
Christ
should
continue
so
long
upon
earth
,
that
by
a
course
of
obedience
for
many
years
he
might
purchase
eternal
life
for
us
:
the
influence
of
the
blood
of
Christ
into
our
justification
was
typified
by
the
Sacrifices
,
the
influence
of
the
active
obedience
of
Christ
into
our
justification
was
typified
by
the
white
Garments
of
the
Priests
,
and
the
beautiful
Garments
of
the
High
Priest
:
our
justification
is
compared
to
the
putting
on
of
white
Raiment
,
Rev.
3.18
.
some
have
objected
against
the
necessity
of
Christs
active
obedience
to
our
Justification
;
that
by
his
sufferings
he
satisfied
for
our
sins
of
omission
as
well
as
of
commission
;
and
if
our
sins
of
omission
be
satisfied
for
it
is
all
one
as
if
we
had
performed
the
duty
:
but
that
is
a
mistake
,
we
can't
he
justified
except
obedience
be
performed
:
Gal.
3.12
.
The
man
that
doth
them
shall
live
in
them
;
suffering
is
the
fulfilling
of
the
threatning
,
not
of
the
command
:
meer
suffering
has
satisfaction
but
no
merit
in
it
:
suffering
for
sins
of
omission
only
removes
the
guilt
contracted
by
the
omission
,
suffering
for
sins
of
omission
,
puts
us
into
such
a
condition
as
if
the
duty
had
not
been
omitted
:
but
not
into
such
a
condition
,
as
if
it
had
been
performed
:
into
such
a
condition
as
Adam
was
in
;
not
such
as
Believers
are
in
:
in
a
sin
of
omission
there
are
two
things
to
be
observed
;
a
neglect
of
duty
towards
God
,
which
is
to
be
punished
;
and
a
neglect
of
the
condition
of
life
;
which
condition
must
be
attended
before
life
be
bestowed
:
the
forgiving
of
an
omission
may
be
,
where
the
duty
is
still
expected
:
if
a
man
fail
of
paying
Money
at
the
day
,
his
omission
may
be
forgiven
,
and
yet
the
money
may
be
expected
.
The
sixth
Proposition
for
the
clearing
of
the
Argument
is
,
That
Jesus
Christ
has
fulfilled
the
righteousness
of
the
Law.
He
has
answered
all
the
demands
and
challenges
of
the
Law
:
what
the
Law
could
chalenge
from
us
has
been
accomplished
by
,
and
upon
Christ
.
First
,
Christ
has
fulfilled
Obedience
unto
the
commands
of
the
Law
:
Jesus
Christ
lived
a
life
of
spotless
holiness
and
integrity
:
obedient
in
all
things
unto
the
command
of
God
,
Joh.
17.4
.
I
have
glorified
thee
on
Earth
,
I
have
finished
the
work
that
thou
gavest
me
to
do
,
1
Pet.
2.22
.
Who
did
no
sin
,
neither
was
guil
found
in
his
mouth
:
he
lived
in
a
perfect
and
absolute
conformity
to
the
Law
of
God
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
:
and
therefore
he
is
said
to
know
no
sin
.
2
Cor.
5.21
.
concerning
this
active
obedience
of
Christ
,
I
shall
here
only
observe
these
two
things
:
1.
That
he
did
all
the
common
duties
of
the
Law
,
and
such
particular
duties
as
were
proper
to
the
Relation
that
he
sustained
:
he
did
not
sustain
all
relations
,
as
that
of
Husband
and
Parents
,
and
therefore
the
duties
peculiar
to
such
relations
were
not
requir'd
of
him
nor
performed
by
him
:
neither
was
there
any
need
that
he
should
stand
in
all
relations
,
and
fulfil
the
work
required
of
all
:
some
give
that
reason
why
Christ
was
in
this
or
that
condition
,
that
it
was
to
sanctifie
those
conditions
to
his
People
,
and
by
that
reason
he
had
need
have
been
in
all
conditions
,
that
the
like
might
be
sanctified
to
his
people
:
but
it
was
sufficient
that
Christ
fulfilled
the
whole
Law
,
as
it
was
required
of
one
in
his
station
;
and
that
is
enough
to
answer
for
the
Elect
,
whatever
relation
or
condition
they
are
in
.
Secondly
,
Christ
did
obey
not
only
moral
commands
,
but
also
subjected
himself
to
the
commands
of
instituted
Worship
:
and
as
he
was
circumcised
in
his
infancy
,
so
when
he
was
adult
,
he
was
Baptized
,
and
gives
that
reason
of
it
,
because
it
became
him
to
fulfil
all
righteousness
,
Mat.
3.15
.
So
Christ
partook
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
Mat.
26
29.
some
think
that
the
reason
why
Christ
was
Baptized
,
was
that
he
might
thereby
shew
his
approbation
of
Johns
Baptism
;
but
that
might
have
been
done
by
his
Word
;
and
I
can't
think
that
Christ
would
use
a
fignificant
ceremony
if
the
signification
had
not
at
all
belonged
to
him
:
neither
would
he
perform
an
act
of
Worship
that
was
not
proper
for
him
,
only
to
shew
his
approbation
:
another
reason
that
is
given
,
is
,
that
it
was
to
sanctifie
our
Baptisme
,
but
their
Baptism
was
sanctified
that
were
Baptized
before
:
besides
it
is
not
the
example
but
the
institution
of
Christ
that
sanctifies
our
Baptism
:
Another
reason
that
hereby
he
was
inaugurated
and
consecrated
to
his
Office
:
but
there
is
nothing
leads
to
that
,
he
was
solemnly
consecrated
immediately
after
;
this
Ordinance
has
no
such
signification
:
but
the
reason
of
it
was
,
because
sin
was
imputed
to
him
,
and
as
this
Ordinance
seals
up
to
us
deliverance
from
sin
through
Christs
Blood
,
so
it
sealed
up
to
him
deliverance
from
the
guilt
of
sin
through
his
own
Blood
:
through
the
shedding
of
his
Blood
he
was
justified
,
1
Tim.
3.16
and
this
was
a
Seal
to
his
Faith
,
and
sin
imputed
was
Sacramentally
done
away
hereby
:
the
like
may
be
said
of
his
partaking
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
Secondly
,
Christ
Jesus
has
likewise
born
the
penalty
of
the
Law
:
the
death
of
Jesus
Christ
was
a
legal
death
,
it
was
the
execution
of
the
Law
:
the
putting
of
Christ
to
death
was
an
act
of
vindictive
justice
:
it
was
a
fruit
of
the
wrath
of
God
;
this
is
evident
,
because
he
is
said
to
he
made
a
curse
for
us
:
the
curse
is
the
condemning
sentence
and
execration
of
the
Law
,
Gal.
3.13
,
this
the
Apostle
proves
from
Dout
21.22
,
23.
that
law
was
a
ceremonial
Law
,
whereby
they
that
were
hanged
on
a
Tree
were
ceremonially
accursed
,
to
typifie
the
accursed
death
of
Jesus
Christ
:
this
typical
reason
excepted
,
there
is
no
reason
why
this
sort
of
death
should
fasten
a
curse
on
a
person
more
than
any
other
legal
death
:
this
Law
makes
the
man
that
was
hanged
a
ceremonial
curse
to
typifie
Christs
having
the
moral
curse
:
Again
,
it
is
clear
,
be
cause
God
punished
Christ
with
death
for
sin
;
and
God
does
not
punish
sin
,
but
by
the
Law
:
the
death
of
Christ
was
on
the
account
of
sin
,
Isai.
58
6.
The
Lord
hath
laid
on
him
the
iniquities
of
us
all
,
1
Cor.
15.3
.
Christ
died
for
our
sins
according
to
the
Scriptures
.
Several
things
are
here
objected
;
As
1.
That
Christ
did
not
suffer
spiritual
death
in
sin
,
the
loss
of
the
image
of
God
,
which
is
a
part
of
the
penalty
of
the
Law
:
Ans.
Christ
bore
the
essential
parts
of
the
curse
,
not
all
the
accidental
;
there
be
many
circumstantial
parts
of
the
curse
wherein
there
may
be
great
variety
:
so
one
Reprobate
does
not
bear
all
the
pains
,
diseases
and
afflictions
that
others
do
:
some
Reprobates
shall
not
endure
bodily
death
,
as
they
which
are
alive
at
the
coming
of
Christ
;
so
Christ
did
suffer
some
sorrows
that
were
peculiar
,
which
indeed
there
was
no
absolute
necessity
of
from
the
moral
Law
:
as
he
suffered
a
legal
death
from
men
,
died
as
a
Malefactor
,
with
many
aggravating
circumstances
:
there
was
no
need
that
Christ
should
suffer
the
same
in
specie
with
reprobates
,
it
was
sufficient
that
he
suffered
the
same
in
pondere
;
the
death
of
the
Soul
in
sin
flows
not
from
the
curse
absolutely
considered
,
but
from
the
disposition
of
the
patient
:
it
is
a
punishment
fit
for
sinners
but
not
for
a
Mediator
.
2.
Obj.
Christ
did
not
suffer
the
torments
of
Hell
,
which
are
a
principal
part
of
the
curse
:
Ans.
He
did
not
suffer
in
Hell
:
but
he
suffered
the
same
for
substance
with
them
that
are
there
:
as
for
the
bodily
punishments
of
Christ
they
were
very
great
:
but
he
bare
the
punishment
of
Hell
in
his
soul
:
he
bore
the
loss
of
the
comfortable
fruition
of
God
,
Mat.
27
46.
and
he
had
the
doleful
sense
of
the
wrath
of
God
on
his
heart
:
this
is
held
out
,
Psal.
110.7
.
He
shall
drink
of
the
brook
in
the
way
:
and
as
we
have
peace
of
conscience
through
imputed
righteousness
,
so
he
had
torment
of
conscience
from
imputed
sin
:
what
was
it
else
that
he
conflicted
with
in
his
agony
;
was
it
only
the
fears
of
temporal
death
,
which
many
Martyrs
have
born
with
triumph
;
he
grapled
with
the
wrath
of
God
,
that
made
him
sweat
drops
of
blood
.
3.
Obj.
Christ
did
not
suffer
eternal
death
,
and
the
eternity
of
the
punishment
is
the
great
aggravation
:
Ans.
T
is
tr●e
,
he
suffered
but
a
few
years
,
and
the
extremity
of
his
punishment
was
but
for
a
few
hours
:
because
the
infinite
dignity
of
his
person
,
made
his
short
sufferings
equivalent●
to
the
everlasting
punishments
of
the
damned
;
for
an
infinite
person
to
suffer
a
temporal
punishment
,
is
as
much
as
for
a
finite
person
to
suffer
an
eternal
punishment
:
it
may
be
as
severe
justice
to
punish
Christ
with
the
like
pains
for
a
few
hours
,
as
to
punish
a
damned
man
with
them
for
ever
:
a
less
quantity
of
Gold
equals
a
greater
quantity
of
silver
:
it
seems
to
be
as
great
a
testimony
of
the
holiness
of
God
,
and
a
vindication
of
the
honour
of
his
Law
,
to
punish
his
dear
Son
with
a
temporal
,
as
sinners
with
eternal
punishment
.
The
seventh
thing
to
be
considered
is
,
That
Christ
performed
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
for
us
:
it
was
performed
on
our
account
,
that
we
might
be
justified
thereby
.
-
1.
The
active
Obedience
of
Christ
was
performed
upon
our
account
,
whatever
was
done
that
way
,
was
done
by
him
as
our
Mediator
and
Representative
,
Rom
5.14
.
by
the
obedience
of
one
many
are
made
righteous
;
and
Christs
Righteousness
as
distinct
from
his
sufferings
sis
spoken
of
as
a
ground
of
faith
,
1
John
2.1.2
.
we
have
an
Advocate
with
the
Father
,
Jesus
Christ
the
righteous
,
who
also
is
the
propitiation
for
our
sins
:
so
in
Dan.
9.24
.
the
bringing
in
of
everlasting
righteousness
,
is
spoken
of
as
a
distinct
thing
from
finishing
transgression
,
and
making
an
end
of
sin
:
which
are
benefits
to
come
by
the
Messiah
:
neither
does
it
any
ways
prejudice
this
truth
,
that
Christ
owed
Obedience
unto
God
as
he
was
man
,
it
being
essential
to
man
to
owe
obedience
to
his
creator
:
for
Adams
Obedience
was
a
natural
debt
,
yet
if
he
had
obeyed
,
all
his
posterity
would
have
lived
:
and
tho
Christ
himself
were
rewarded
for
his
obedience
and
sufferings
,
as
is
held
forth
,
Phil.
2.7
,
8
,
9
,
10.
that
hinders
not
its
usefulness
for
us
:
the
primary
design
of
it
was
to
accomplish
our
salvation
:
which
hinders
not
but
that
God
might
give
some
signal
testimony
of
his
acceptance
of
the
love
and
service
of
Christ
,
by
recompensing
him
for
the
same
.
-
2.
The
sufferings
of
Jesus
Christ
were
also
upon
our
account
,
and
indeed
there
can
no
other
account
be
given
of
these
sufferings
,
no
other
reason
,
but
this
can
be
assigned
of
them
:
his
sufferings
were
exceeding
great
,
as
appears
by
his
being
afflicted
before
hand
about
it
,
by
his
heaviness
and
amazement
,
by
his
prayer
,
by
his
sweating
drops
of
blood
,
and
no
satisfactory
reason
can
be
given
of
these
sufferings
,
but
only
that
he
bore
our
curse
:
it
was
not
for
any
personal
sin
,
for
he
had
none
,
Heb
,
7.26
.
it
was
not
to
prevent
any
sin
,
God
sometimes
Brings
afflictions
on
his
people
to
prevent
their
sinning
,
2
Cor.
12.7
.
but
there
was
no
danger
of
Christs
sinning
:
his
nature
was
not
tainted
,
and
the
union
of
the
divine
nature
with
the
humane
was
a
sufficient
security
,
it
was
not
meerly
in
a
way
of
trial
,
to
try
the
patience
and
faith
of
Christ
;
the
Scripture
gives
in
no
evidence
of
that
:
neither
was
it
principally
to
give
us
an
example
of
patience
;
but
he
suffered
to
make
an
attonement
for
us
,
and
recencile
us
to
God.
The
Scripture
represents
the
sufferings
of
Christ
under
a
three
sold
consideration
,
all
serving
to
clear
up
this
point
.
1.
It
is
represented
as
a
price
of
redemption
,
Mat.
20.28
.
The
Son
of
man
came
to
give
his
life
a
ransome
for
many
,
Rev.
5.9
.
thou
wast
slain
,
and
hast
Redeemed
us
to
God
by
thy
blood
:
A
Second
consideration
is
of
a
sacrifice
:
the
sins
of
the
people
were
typically
laid
upon
the
sacrifice
,
and
then
it
was
slain
;
so
Christ
was
sacrificed
for
us
,
Eph.
5
2.
Christ
hath
given
himself
for
us
,
an
offering
and
a
sacrifice
to
God
of
a
sweet
smelling
savour
;
1
Cor.
5.7
.
Christ
our
Passover
is
sacrificed
for
us
:
the
fruit
of
this
is
Reconciliation
.
A
third
consideration
of
them
,
is
,
they
are
a
punishment
.
Jesus
Christ
took
upon
the
guilt
of
our
sins
;
that
is
,
our
obligation
to
punishment
,
the
demerit
of
sin
,
whereby
the
sinner
deserves
punishment
,
was
not
translated
to
him
,
as
the
merit
of
his
righteousness
is
not
translated
to
us
,
but
the
title
to
blessedness
arising
there
from
:
so
Christ
took
upon
himself
our
obligation
to
punishment
,
and
accordingly
God
inflicted
the
punishment
of
our
sins
upon
him
:
Christ
was
legally
guilty
of
our
sin
,
and
God
punished
him
,
1
Pet
2.24
He
bare
our
sins
in
his
own
body
upon
the
tree
:
sai
.
53.4
.
Surely
he
hath
born
our
griefs
,
and
carried
our
sorrows
:
Rom
4.25
.
He
was
delivered
for
our
offences
?
And
here
we
may
take
notice
of
a
great
difference
between
the
first
and
second
Adam
.
The
first
Adam
brought
the
guilt
of
one
sin
upon
us
,
but
Jesus
Christ
takes
away
the
guilt
not
only
of
that
but
of
our
innumerable
personal
Transgressions
:
and
this
the
Apostle
minds
,
Rom
5.16
.
And
not
as
it
was
by
one
that
sinned
,
so
is
the
gift
,
for
the
judgment
was
by
one
to
condemnation
:
but
the
free
gift
is
of
many
offences
to
justification
:
the
first
sin
that
Man
is
guilty
of
layes
him
open
unto
death
:
and
his
after
sins
do
multiply
his
Obligations
unto
death
,
but
do
not
expose
him
unto
so
many
several
deaths
;
yet
they
do
expose
him
unto
a
sorer
and
greater
degree
of
eternal
death
:
where
there
are
several
sins
meeting
in
the
same
person
they
are
to
be
punished
with
an
aggravated
death
:
one
death
must
be
endured
equivalent
to
so
many
several
deaths
:
for
every
sin
must
be
accounted
for
in
the
day
of
judgment
,
Eccles.
12.14
.
and
therefore
Christ
that
he
might
procure
a
remission
of
all
our
sins
bore
a
punishment
proportionable
to
them
all
:
he
was
punished
for
them
all
,
Isai.
53.5
He
was
wounded
for
our
transgressions
:
what
he
redeemed
us
from
that
he
endured
himself
,
Gal.
3.13
.
only
it
must
be
remembred
that
by
reason
of
the
dignity
of
his
person
,
that
sorrow
which
he
endured
,
was
a
greater
measure
of
punishment
,
that
it
would
have
been
in
us
.
The
Eighth
thing
to
be
considered
,
is
,
That
the
Righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
is
sufficient
for
the
Elect
of
God
in
all
ages
:
he
has
an
everlasting
Priesthood
,
and
the
vertue
of
his
Sacrifice
dos
cotinue
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
of
the
World
:
therefore
he
is
said
to
bring
in
everlasting
Righteousnes
:
Dan.
9.24
.
His
Righteousness
was
efficacious
for
the
ages
before
his
coming
:
though
it
was
not
then
actually
wrought
out
in
former
Generations
,
this
righteousness
was
available
for
justification
:
as
a
man
may
be
discharged
of
a
Debt
because
of
the
Bond
of
his
Surety
,
before
the
money
is
paid
:
so
Christ
was
preached
as
the
way
of
Salvation
from
the
very
fall
of
Adam
,
Gen.
3.15
.
The
seed
of
the
Woman
shall
bruise
the
Serpents
head
:
the
way
that
the
Patriaks
were
justified
,
was
by
Faith
in
Christ
,
Rom.
4.3
.
hence
they
are
said
to
be
saved
by
Grace
,
Act:
15
:
11
:
the
Covenant
which
was
made
with
Abraham
,
was
made
in
consideration
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
Gal:
3
:
17
:
The
covenant
that
was
confirmed
before
by
God
in
Christ
:
Christ
was
actually
slain
after
the
World
had
stood
about
four
thousand
years
:
but
he
was
reckoned
as
slain
from
the
foundation
of
the
World
,
Rev:
13
:
8
:
the
vertue
of
his
blood
reached
unto
the
first
ages
of
the
world
:
that
is
implied
Heb.
9.25
,
26.
Nor
yet
that
he
should
offer
himself
often
,
as
the
High
Priest
entereth
every
year
into
the
holy
place
with
the
blood
of
others
,
for
then
must
be
often
have
suffered
since
the
foundation
of
the
World
;
but
now
once
in
the
end
of
the
World
hath
he
appeared
to
put
away
sin
by
the
sacrifice
of
himself
:
Hence
there
was
through
him
remission
of
the
sins
that
were
past
,
Rom:
3
:
25.
he
died
for
the
redemption
of
transgressions
that
were
under
the
first
Testament
,
Heb:
9
:
15
;
the
means
of
the
salvation
of
the
Fathers
was
accomplished
in
the
dayes
of
the
Gospel
:
they
were
saved
before
,
but
the
price
of
this
Salvation
was
payed
when
Christ
died
:
that
is
intended
by
that
expression
,
Heb.
11
:
40
:
God
having
provided
some
better
thing
for
us
,
that
they
without
us
should
not
be
made
perfect
.
His
Righteousness
is
also
efficacious
for
all
ages
after
his
coming
:
Christ
payed
for
the
salvation
of
those
Generations
that
were
not
born
then
:
he
satisfied
for
sins
that
were
not
then
committed
:
for
God
has
appointed
the
Gospel
to
be
Preached
to
the
end
of
the
World
,
Mat.
28
:
19
,
20
:
yea
,
Christ
appointed
that
his
death
should
be
shewed
forth
in
the
Lords
Supper
,
unto
the
day
of
Judgment
,
1
Cor.
11
:
26
:
in
the
Redemption
of
Christ
,
God
shewed
grace
to
the
ages
to
come
,
Eph:
2
:
7
:
there
will
be
some
saved
by
Christ
in
all
Ages
to
the
end
of
the
world
,
Eph:
3
:
31
:
the
Saints
under
Antichrist
are
said
to
be
redeemed
by
Christ
,
Revel:
14
:
6.
The
reason
of
this
everlasting
efficacy
of
Christs
Righteousness
,
is
from
Gods
acceptance
:
God
might
accept
it
as
well
before
it
was
wrought
out
as
after
:
and
it
was
as
easie
for
Christ
to
redeem
millions
of
men
as
one
:
Christ
being
a
Surety
the
same
righteousness
that
will
serve
for
one
will
serve
for
all
:
as
it
is
with
the
sin
of
Adam
:
it
is
as
sufficient
to
condemn
millions
as
one
:
and
if
Christ
had
been
to
redeem
many
more
,
he
needed
not
to
have
done
or
suffered
any
thing
more
:
what
is
done
by
the
representative
is
reckoned
to
all
them
whom
he
represents
.
The
last
Proposition
for
the
cleaning
of
the
Argument
,
is
,
That
Christ
has
so
purchased
Salvation
,
that
the
Elect
cannot
fail
of
it
:
and
herein
lies
one
great
difference
between
the
first
Adam
and
the
second
:
though
the
first
Adam
made
us
Heirs
of
death
,
yet
there
is
a
possibility
of
our
escaping
destruction
:
but
the
second
Adam
has
so
made
us
Heirs
of
life
as
that
it
is
impossible
that
we
should
miss
thereof
:
that
is
intended
,
Rom.
5
:
17.
If
by
one
mans
offence
death
reigned
by
one
,
much
more
they
that
receive
abundance
of
Grace
,
and
of
the
gift
of
righteousness
shall
reign
in
lise
by
one
Jesus
Christ
:
Christs
purchase
gives
us
such
a
title
to
Salvation
as
that
there
can
be
no
failure
of
it
,
2
Thes.
2.16
.
God
has
given
us
everlasting
consolation
and
good
hope
through
Grace
:
the
reason
of
the
difference
is
,
because
there
was
an
exception
in
the
Law
:
that
we
must
dye
except
our
Surety
died
for
us
:
but
the
promise
of
eternal
life
which
Christ
has
purchased
does
admit
of
no
exception
:
the
promise
made
unto
Christ
does
admit
of
no
exception
,
Psal
72
17.
Men
shall
be
blessed
in
him
:
according
to
that
promise
to
Jacob
,
all
the
Families
of
the
earth
should
be
blessed
in
his
seed
,
and
the
promise
made
unto
Believers
does
admit
of
no
exception
:
there
are
many
promises
that
have
a
limited
interpretation
:
some
are
indefinite
,
and
some
are
conditional
,
but
this
promise
is
absolute
and
universal
,
Joh.
3.16
.
God
so
loved
the
world
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son
,
that
whosoever
believeth
on
him
might
not
perish
,
but
might
have
everlasting
life
:
Before
I
leave
this
Argument
,
it
is
needful
to
answer
one
Objection
;
which
is
this
:
If
Christs
Righteousness
be
that
which
the
Law
requires
of
us
,
then
God
would
deal
with
those
that
have
an
interest
in
that
,
as
he
would
have
done
if
they
had
performed
that
righteousness
themselves
,
as
he
would
have
done
if
Adam
had
kept
the
covenant
of
works
:
but
he
don't
do
thus
:
the
promise
in
the
covenant
of
works
is
life
,
which
includes
all
manner
of
felicity
:
but
Believers
are
far
short
of
felicity
,
they
have
much
sin
remaining
in
them
,
are
left
to
fall
into
many
sins
,
they
are
liable
to
very
sore
and
dreadful
afflictions
,
and
to
death
:
the
promise
of
the
Law
is
not
fulfilled
to
them
,
therefore
it
seems
they
have
not
the
righteousness
of
the
Law.
Ans.
1.
These
sorrows
do
not
come
upon
the
People
of
God
for
want
of
a
perfect
righteousness
,
or
for
want
of
compleat
satisfaction
:
and
this
is
an
evdence
of
it
,
because
those
sorrows
do
not
come
in
a
way
of
vindictive
justice
or
vengeance
;
though
they
are
for
the
matter
of
them
,
the
same
with
the
curses
of
the
Law
,
yet
not
for
the
manner
:
they
do
not
come
to
satisfie
God
for
sin
:
those
Saints
that
have
the
most
sin
have
not
always
the
most
sorrow
;
to
be
left
unto
sin
is
not
a
curse
to
the
people
of
God
;
Hezekiah
was
left
to
sin
in
mercy
:
2
Chron:
32.31
:
It
was
that
be
might
know
what
is
in
his
heart
:
and
so
their
afflictions
,
Rev.
3.19
.
Whom
I
love
,
I
rebuke
and
chasten
,
Jer:
24
:
5
:
I
have
sent
them
into
the
land
of
the
Chaldeans
for
their
good
:
Sin
opens
a
door
to
afflictions
,
but
God
brings
them
in
mercy
:
All
the
wayes
of
the
Lord
are
merccy
and
truth
to
such
as
keep
his
covenant
and
his
testimonies
,
Psal.
25.10
.
2.
Though
Christ
has
fulfilled
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
for
us
,
yet
God
is
not
absolutely
bound
to
reward
the
righteousness
of
Christ
just
in
the
same
manner
as
he
would
have
done
the
righteousness
of
Adam
:
though
the
righteousness
be
the
same
yet
there
may
be
circumstantial
differences
in
the
reward
:
blessedness
is
the
reward
of
righteousness
,
but
there
may
be
so
the
circumstantial
parts
of
the
reward
that
may
differ
:
as
it
was
with
the
sufferings
of
Christ
he
suffered
not
in
all
things
the
same
that
the
Elect
should
have
done
,
but
yet
he
suffered
as
much
:
so
it
is
here
;
Christ
has
purchased
perfect
blessedness
for
us
,
yet
he
has
not
so
purchased
it
,
that
God
is
bound
to
bring
us
presently
and
at
once
into
the
possession
of
it
:
Christ
has
purchased
the
good
of
the
covenant
of
works
,
viz.
blessedness
;
to
be
dispensed
to
us
according
to
the
tenor
of
the
covenant
of
grace
,
viz.
to
have
it
begun
here
,
and
perfected
hereafter
:
therefore
he
is
called
The
Mediator
of
the
new
covenant
.
Heb.
12.24
.
and
his
seed
is
called
the
blood
of
the
everlasting
covenant
,
Heb.
13.20
.
3.
There
is
special
reason
also
why
God
should
not
wholly
deliver
his
people
from
sin
and
sorrow
in
this
world
:
the
special
reason
why
he
leaves
them
to
sin
,
is
to
take
occasion
thereby
for
the
magnifying
of
his
pardoning
grace
:
there
are
also
weighty
reasons
why
he
exercises
his
people
here
with
many
sorrows
,
in
particular
,
that
he
may
vindicate
his
own
holiness
:
and
that
he
may
carry
on
the
work
of
Sanctification
in
them
,
in
a
way
suitable
unto
the
nature
of
Man
.
CHAP.
IV.
The
second
Argument
,
from
the
Prophecies
and
T●pes
of
the
Old
Testament
:
the
third
Argument
from
God's
love
in
giving
his
Son
to
dye
for
us
:
the
fourth
Argument
,
from
the
Exaltation
of
Christ
.
Argument
,
2.
GOd
has
foretold
in
the
Scriptures
of
the
Old
and
New
Testament
,
that
Christ
should
bring
us
to
Salvation
by
his
righteousness
:
therefore
it
is
safe
appearing
before
God
therein
.
God
has
foretold
this
both
in
the
plain
Prophecies
that
he
gave
to
the
ancient
Church
:
and
in
those
Types
that
he
gave
them
wherein
this
Truth
was
represented
.
1.
It
was
foretold
in
the
Prophecies
of
the
Old
Testament
,
God
by
degrees
did
reveal
much
of
the
way
of
Salvation
unto
the
Church
of
Israel
,
though
it
fell
abundantly
short
of
those
manifestations
which
he
has
given
in
Gospel
times
:
yet
what
was
then
made
known
serves
as
a
great
confirmation
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
and
I
shall
not
insist
on
such
Prophecies
as
do
only
hold
forth
Salvation
by
Christ
,
without
revealing
the
particular
way
of
it
:
as
where
it
is
said
,
the
seed
of
the
woman
should
bruise
the
serpents
head
;
that
in
him
all
the
Families
of
the
earth
should
be
blessed
:
that
he
should
be
a
light
to
the
Gentiles
,
and
salvation
to
the
ends
of
the
earth
:
though
I
might
make
good
the
Argument
from
hence
:
for
our
condition
was
such
,
that
Christ
could
not
save
us
without
working
out
righteousness
for
us
:
but
I
shall
only
urge
such
Prophecies
as
do
hold
forth
Christs
saving
of
us
by
his
righteousness
:
of
which
there
are
these
four
sorts
.
-
1.
It
was
foretold
that
the
Church
should
have
their
righteousness
from
Christ
,
that
they
should
derive
their
Justification
from
him
,
Isai
45.24
Surely
shabl
one
say
,
in
the
Lord
Jehovah
have
I
rightousness
and
strength
:
righteousness
is
not
here
taken
for
holiness
,
or
the
righteousness
of
sanctification
,
but
the
righteousness
of
justification
:
the
Church
has
its
sanctification
from
Christ
by
infusion
and
assistance
:
and
their
justification
from
him
by
the
imputation
of
his
righteousness
:
and
henco
that
Name
,
The
Lord
our
Righteousness
is
given
to
Christ
,
Jer.
23
6
and
the
same
name
is
given
to
the
Church
,
Jer.
33.16
.
both
of
them
in
remembrance
that
the
Church
does
derive
her
Righteousness
from
Christ
;
accordingly
Christ
is
said
to
bring
in
everlasting
Righteousness
,
Dan.
9.24
.
-
2.
It
was
foretold
that
Christ
should
dye
for
our
sins
,
the
death
of
Christ
was
not
onely
foretold
,
but
also
upon
what
account
it
should
be
,
1
Cor.
15.3
.
Christ
dyed
for
our
sins
according
to
the
Scriptures
:
this
we
have
at
large
set
down
in
Isa.
53
,
where
we
may
mind
:
-
1.
What
he
suffered
:
namely
,
death
,
besides
many
other
calamities
:
he
was
brought
as
a
Lamb
to
the
slaughter
,
ver
7
he
was
cut
off
out
of
the
land
of
the
living
,
ver.
8.
God
made
his
soul
an
offering
,
verse
10.
-
2.
Vpon
what
account
he
suffered
:
the
Lord
hath
laid
on
him
the
iniquity
of
us
all
,
ver.
6.
-
3.
What
benefit
redounds
to
us
by
his
sufferings
,
by
his
knowledge
:
that
must
not
be
understood
subjectively
;
but
objectively
,
by
the
knowledg
of
him
,
shall
my
righteous
servant
justifie
many
,
for
he
shall
bear
their
iniquities
.
-
3.
It
was
foretold
that
Christ
should
effect
our
salvation
,
by
doing
that
for
us
,
that
sacrifice
and
burnt
offering
could
not
do
,
Psal.
40
6
,
7
,
8.
sacrifice
and
offering
thou
didst
not
desice
,
but
mine
ears
hast
thou
opened
,
&c.
concerning
which
Scripture
you
may
observe
these
things
.
-
1.
That
the
thing
that
sacrifices
could
not
effect
for
us
,
was
our
reconciliation
:
there
was
some
imagination
in
men
,
that
sacrifices
should
make
their
peace
;
but
God
did
not
accept
them
upon
that
account
.
-
2.
When
he
says
mine
ears
hast
thou
opened
,
he
speaks
concerning
Christ
;
this
we
have
the
authority
of
the
Apostle
for
,
Heb.
10.5
.
-
3.
By
this
phrase
,
is
imported
the
Obedience
and
Sufferings
of
Christ
:
't
is
thought
to
be
an
allusion
to
the
custom
of
servants
,
in
having
their
ears
bor'd
the
Apostle
therefore
to
the
Hebrews
,
gives
the
sense
of
the
words
,
a
body
hast
thou
prepared
me
;
that
is
,
in
order
to
the
doing
and
suffering
of
the
Will
of
God.
-
4.
That
hereby
he
effected
that
which
sacrifices
could
not
,
Heb.
10.9
.
he
taketh
away
the
first
that
he
may
establish
the
second
.
-
4.
It
was
foretold
that
Christ
should
rise
from
the
dead
,
and
that
upon
that
account
there
is
great
ground
of
hope
to
his
in
their
death
:
that
we
have
,
Psal
16.9
,
10.
my
flesh
also
shall
rest
in
hope
,
for
thou
wilt
not
leave
my
soul
in
hell
,
neither
wilt
thou
suffer
thine
holy
one
to
see
corruption
:
where
mind
,
that
these
latter
expressions
were
a
prophesie
of
Christs
speedy
Resurrection
from
the
dead
;
thus
the
Apostle
Peter
does
interpret
it
,
Acts
2.3
.
he
spake
of
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
,
that
his
soul
was
not
left
in
hell
,
neither
his
flesh
did
see
corruption
.
2.
That
this
was
a
ground
of
hope
:
and
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
is
principally
a
ground
of
hope
,
as
it
is
an
argument
and
evidence
that
Christ
by
his
death
has
satisfied
the
justice
of
God
for
our
sins
,
2.
This
truth
was
also
foretold
in
the
Types
of
the
Old
Testament
:
God
did
by
many
shadows
and
figures
teach
the
church
of
Israel
this
truth
:
a
type
is
any
person
,
action
or
thing
,
appointed
by
God
to
signifie
or
represent
some
Gospel
truths
;
the
types
of
the
Old
Testament
were
instituted
of
God
to
shadow
forth
Christ
Jesus
;
they
were
a
shadow
of
things
to
come
,
but
the
body
is
of
Christ
Col.
2.17
.
and
many
of
them
did
particulatly
represent
this
truth
of
our
salvation
by
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
:
particularly
,
1.
The
sacrifices
did
teach
this
truth
;
the
offering
up
of
sacrifice
was
a
principal
part
of
the
instituted
worship
of
God
of
old
.
it
was
appointed
immediately
upon
the
●all
,
and
the
institution
thereof
renewed
at
Mount
Sinai
,
and
vindicated
from
many
corruptions
,
wherewith
man
had
depraved
them
;
and
although
there
were
some
other
particular
intendment
of
some
of
them
,
yet
the
general
end
of
them
all
was
to
make
attonement
,
and
procure
the
remission
of
sin
,
Lev.
1.4
.
the
design
of
them
was
to
procure
the
remission
of
sin
,
without
shedding
of
blood
is
no
remission
,
Heb.
9
22
,
and
therefore
it
was
their
manner
to
confess
their
sins
when
they
brought
their
sacrifice
,
Lev.
5.5
.
the
sacrifice
was
slain
instead
of
the
sinner
,
Gen
,
22.13
.
and
in
those
sacrifices
God
is
said
to
smell
a
savour
of
rest
,
Gen.
8.21
.
the
offerings
are
often
called
a
sweet
savour
:
and
these
sacrifices
did
shadow
forth
the
satisfaction
that
Jesus
Christ
was
to
make
for
our
sins
;
the
great
end
of
them
was
to
lead
the
Church
into
a
dependence
upon
the
sacrifice
of
Christ
:
to
shadow
forth
to
them
how
acceptable
and
pleasing
that
would
be
unto
God.
These
legal
sacrifices
could
not
make
real
,
but
onely
typical
satisfaction
;
they
were
not
a
proportionable
price
to
ransome
mens
souls
by
;
the
Apostle
tells
us
,
it
was
not
possible
that
they
slould
take
away
sins
,
Heb.
10.4
.
the
design
of
them
was
to
be
types
of
the
satisfaction
that
was
to
be
made
by
the
death
of
Christ
:
in
those
sacrifices
were
shadowed
forth
that
Christ
Jesus
was
to
be
put
to
death
:
for
the
sacrifices
were
slain
,
that
he
was
to
be
slain
upon
the
account
of
our
sins
;
so
the
sacrifices
were
that
he
was
to
suffer
the
wrath
of
God
,
as
the
sacrifices
were
burnt
up
with
fire
from
heaven
:
that
the
death
of
Christ
was
an
effectual
means
to
reconcile
us
unto
God
:
that
these
sacrifices
were
types
of
Christ
making
atonement
is
clear
,
because
Christ
is
often
called
a
sacrifice
,
Eph.
5.2
.
and
said
to
offer
up
himself
,
Heb
9.26
.
Hence
also
he
is
called
,
The
Lamb
slain
from
the
foundation
of
the
world
,
Rev.
13.8
.
it
is
clear
also
,
because
upon
his
death
the
sacrifices
of
the
Law
,
were
to
cease
:
those
Laws
are
now
abolished
:
now
there
is
no
use
of
those
sacrifices
,
the
offerings
of
Christ
were
the
accomplishment
of
what
was
typified
of
old
:
Heb
13.12
,
13.
2.
The
Passover
or
Paschal
Lamb
did
also
hold
forth
this
truth
:
and
teach
the
efficacy
of
the
death
of
Christ
for
our
salvation
:
by
this
ordinance
of
the
Passover
,
the
Paschal
Lamb
was
to
be
slain
,
and
the
blood
thereof
to
be
sprinkled
upon
the
lintel
and
posts
of
the
door
:
and
there
withal
many
other
ceremonies
were
to
be
attended
:
the
immediate
design
of
this
in
the
first
celebration
of
it
was
to
be
a
means
to
procure
the
destroying
angels
passing
over
the
houses
of
the
Israelites
,
in
the
after
celebration
of
it
,
it
was
to
be
a
commemoration
of
this
mercy
,
and
in
conjunction
with
the
feast
of
the
Passover
;
it
was
also
a
commemoration
of
the
delivering
of
Israel
out
of
Egypt
:
but
the
rincipal
and
ultimate
design
of
it
was
to
teach
them
,
their
deliverance
from
eternal
destruction
,
and
their
spiritual
redemption
by
Jesus
Christ
:
the
efficacy
of
the
blood
of
Christ
for
our
salvation
is
herein
held
forth
:
this
appears
,
-
1.
Because
the
deliverance
out
of
Egypt
was
a
type
of
our
spiritual
and
eternal
deliverance
:
and
therefore
it
is
made
the
preface
to
the
ten
Commandments
,
Exod
,
20.2
.
we
are
not
concerned
in
that
argument
any
further
,
than
as
it
shadows
forth
spiritual
redemption
:
they
were
delivered
out
of
Egypt
,
that
they
might
be
brought
into
Canaan
,
which
was
a
type
of
Heaven
.
-
2.
Jesus
Christ
is
called
our
passover
,
1
Cor.
5.7
.
Christ
our
Passover
is
sacrificed
for
us
,
he
is
called
a
Passover
because
in
him
was
fulfilled
what
was
shadowed
by
the
Passover
.
-
3.
Christs
blood
is
called
the
blood
of
sprinkling
,
Heb.
12
,
24.
1
Pet.
1.2
.
this
was
not
a
peculiar
reference
to
the
passover
:
for
the
blood
of
the
sacrifices
also
was
sprinkled
:
but
it
has
a
joint
reference
to
the
blood
of
the
sacrifices
and
the
passover
.
-
4.
The
Evangelist
John
when
he
relates
how
the
souldiers
did
not
break
the
legs
of
Christ
,
as
they
did
of
those
that
were
crucified
with
him
,
takes
notice
of
it
as
the
accomplishment
of
a
prophecy
:
Joh.
19.36
.
for
these
things
were
done
that
the
Scriptures
should
be
fulfilled
,
a
bone
of
him
shall
not
be
broken
:
but
we
find
no
prophecy
that
way
in
the
Scripture
:
onely
this
,
that
they
were
enjoined
not
to
break
a
bone
of
the
Paschal
Lamb
,
Exod.
12.46
.
Numb
19.12
.
whereby
God
taught
them
that
passage
that
at
Christs
sufferings
not
a
bone
of
him
should
be
broken
.
3.
The
purifyings
and
washings
under
the
Law
,
held
forth
this
truth
:
by
those
washings
and
sprinkling
their
ceremonial
uncleanesses
were
purged
away
,
Lev.
14.9
.
Numb
31.24
.
by
this
was
held
forth
the
purification
of
the
soul
by
the
blood
of
Jesus
Christ
,
Heb.
9.13.14
.
for
if
the
blood
of
bulls
and
goats
,
and
the
ashes
of
an
Heifer
,
sprinkling
the
unclean
,
sanctifyeth
to
the
purifying
of
the
flesh
:
how
much
more
shall
the
blood
of
Christ
purge
our
consciences
:
David
has
reference
to
these
purifyings
,
when
he
says
,
purge
me
with
hysop
,
and
I
shall
be
clean
,
Psal.
51.7
.
and
hence
it
is
that
we
have
such
expressions
in
the
Prophets
;
he
shall
sprinkle
many
Nations
,
Isa.
52.15
.
I
will
sprinkle
clean
water
upon
you
,
and
you
shall
be
clean
,
Ezek.
36.25
.
hence
also
it
is
said
of
them
,
Rev.
7.14
.
They
had
washed
their
Robes
,
and
made
them
white
in
the
blood
of
the
Lamb.
4.
The
freedom
of
the
manslayer
at
the
death
of
the
High-priest
,
holds
out
the
same
truth
;
he
that
casually
slew
a
man
,
was
to
abide
in
the
city
of
refuge
,
till
the
death
of
the
High-priest
,
and
then
was
to
return
to
his
own
city
,
Numb.
35.25
.
Joshua
20.6
.
that
was
to
signifie
to
them
that
spiritual
liberty
,
that
is
proved
for
us
by
the
death
of
Christ
:
Christ
Jesus
is
our
High-priest
,
Heb.
3.1
.
Heb
7.26
.
and
by
his
death
has
wrought
out
deliverance
for
us
,
Zech.
9.11
.
as
for
thee
also
by
the
blood
of
the
covenant
,
I
have
sent
forth
the
prisoners
out
of
the
pit
wherein
there
is
no
water
.
5.
The
brazen
serpent
was
a
type
of
this
:
the
brazen
serpent
was
lifted
up
in
the
wilderness
,
that
they
that
were
stung
with
the
flying
fiery
serpent
might
look
upon
it
;
and
be
healed
,
Numb.
21.8
,
9.
this
did
shadow
forth
the
healing
vertue
of
Christ
crucified
,
the
application
of
the
type
is
made
by
Christ
himself
,
John
3.14
,
15.
as
Moses
lifted
up
the
serpent
in
the
wilderness
,
so
must
the
Son
of
man
be
lifted
up
,
that
whosoever
believeth
in
him
,
might
not
perish
,
but
have
everlasting
life
:
mind
,
-
1
:
A
similitude
between
the
condition
of
him
that
was
stung
,
and
the
sinner
:
the
venome
of
the
serpent
was
very
tormenting
,
and
that
may
be
one
reason
why
the
serpents
are
called
fiery
,
because
this
poyson
burnt
like
fire
:
thus
it
is
with
the
guilty
sinner
,
his
heart
is
full
of
perplexing
sorrow
,
and
he
is
tormented
with
the
fiery
darts
of
the
Evil
One.
-
2.
There
is
a
similitude
between
the
lifting
up
of
the
brazen
serpent
:
and
the
manner
of
Christs
death
:
therefore
his
death
is
set
forth
by
that
phrase
of
being
lifted
up
:
that
phrase
notes
his
sufferings
,
Joh.
8.28
.
when
ye
have
lift
up
the
Son
of
man
,
then
ye
shall
know
that
I
am
he
;
John
12.32
,
33.
and
if
I
be
lifted
up
from
the
earth
,
I
will
draw
all
men
unto
me
;
this
he
said
signifying
what
death
he
should
dye
.
-
3.
There
is
a
similitude
between
the
carriage
of
him
that
was
stung
,
and
the
guilty
sinner
;
he
that
was
stung
,
must
look
upon
the
brazen
serpent
:
the
guilty
sinner
must
behold
this
Lamb
of
God
with
an
eye
of
faith
:
believe
in
him
,
and
he
shall
be
saved
.
6.
The
Manna
and
the
watter
out
of
the
rock
,
held
forth
this
truth
:
they
were
fed
with
Manna
for
forty
years
;
and
the
water
out
of
the
Rock
followed
them
almost
so
long
:
whereby
God
represented
unto
them
the
nourishing
vertue
of
Christ
crucified
,
and
therefore
the
Apostle
calls
the
Manna
,
spiritual
meat
,
and
the
water
of
the
rock
,
spiritual
drink
,
and
not
onely
so
,
but
he
calls
them
the
same
spiritual
meat
,
and
drink
:
that
is
the
same
which
we
partake
of
under
the
Gospel
,
1
Cor
23.3
,
4.
and
Christ
sayes
that
it
is
his
flesh
that
is
the
true
spiritual
meat
,
and
his
blood
that
is
the
true
spiritual
drink
,
John
6.55
.
my
flesh
is
meat
indeed
and
my
blood
is
drink
indeed
;
and
Christ
Jesus
teaches
the
Jews
that
he
is
the
true
bread
that
came
down
from
heaven
,
John
6.49
,
50.
your
Fathers
did
take
Manna
in
the
wilderness
,
and
are
dead
.
This
is
the
bread
that
cometh
down
from
heaven
,
that
a
man
may
eaten
hereof
and
not
dye
.
7.
The
white
garments
of
the
Priests
,
and
the
beautiful
garments
of
the
High-Priest
hold
forth
this
Truth
:
whereby
is
taught
that
comliness
in
the
sight
of
God
,
that
does
arise
from
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
this
is
evident
from
the
interpretation
given
Zech.
3.4
.
take
away
the
filthy
garments
from
him
,
and
unto
him
be
said
,
I
have
caused
thine
iniquity
to
pass
away
,
and
thou
shalt
be
cloathed
with
change
of
raiment
:
the
taking
away
of
filthy
garments
notes
the
taking
away
of
iniquity
:
therefore
the
cloathing
with
change
of
raiment
,
not●s
the
putting
on
of
the
robe
of
Christs
Righteousness
:
so
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
is
set
forth
by
white
raiment
,
Rev.
3.18
:
God
sets
forth
the
efficacy
of
Christs
righteousness
by
these
various
types
:
that
the
Church
of
old
might
be
well
principled
in
this
doctrine
:
God
was
leading
of
them
into
an
understanding
of
this
way
of
salvation
:
directing
of
them
to
look
for
salvation
only
through
the
sufferings
and
obedience
of
Jesus
Christ
:
the
various
representations
whereof
was
of
great
use
to
beget
faith
in
such
as
understood
the
meaning
thereof
,
and
were
a
great
evidence
of
that
delight
which
God
took
in
the
righteousness
which
Christ
was
to
fulfil
in
the
fulness
of
time
.
Argument
3.
Because
God
has
had
such
love
to
sinners
as
to
send
his
Son
to
dye
,
that
they
might
be
reconciled
unto
him
:
therefore
there
is
no
question
to
be
made
of
it
,
but
he
will
bestow
salvation
on
all
those
that
have
an
interest
in
the
death
of
Christ
:
this
is
the
Apostles
argument
,
Rom.
5
8
,
9.
but
God
commendeth
his
love
towards
us
,
in
that
while
we
were
yet
sinners
,
Christ
dyed
for
us
,
much
more
being
now
justified
by
his
blood
,
we
shall
be
saved
from
wrath
by
him
:
and
in
the
next
verse
,
he
repeats
the
argument
in
other
terms
:
for
if
when
we
more
enemies
,
we
were
reconciled
to
God
by
the
death
of
his
Son
;
much
more
being
reconciled
,
we
shall
be
saved
by
his
life
:
the
meaning
of
the
argument
is
,
that
if
God
had
so
much
love
to
us
,
as
to
send
his
Son
to
purchase
our
reconciliation
,
when
we
were
Offenders
,
then
certainly
being
brought
into
a
state
of
reconciliation
by
Christ
we
shall
be
saved
by
him
.
In
opening
this
argument
,
we
shall
consider
,
First
the
foundation
that
he
builds
it
upon
,
and
then
the
force
of
the
consequence
.
1.
The
foundation
that
he
builds
this
argument
on
is
,
That
God
had
such
love
to
sinners
,
as
to
send
his
Son
to
dye
for
them
:
this
was
an
act
of
wonderful
love
:
it
was
great
love
in
Christ
to
come
to
dye
,
and
great
love
in
the
Father
to
send
him
to
dye
:
this
was
more
than
man
could
hope
for
when
he
had
sinned
,
it
was
quite
beyond
his
expectation
;
this
was
such
compassion
as
could
enter
into
the
heart
of
none
but
God
himself
to
contrive
:
if
the
thoughts
of
holy
,
Angels
had
been
asked
,
they
would
have
thought
it
too
great
a
mercy
to
have
been
bestowed
on
sinful
man
:
they
were
wonderfully
affected
with
it
when
it
came
to
pass
,
Luke
21
13
,
14.
there
suddenly
was
with
the
angels
a
great
multitude
of
the
Heavenly
Host
,
praising
God
and
saying
,
glory
to
God
in
the
highest
,
and
on
earth
peace
and
good
will
towards
man
:
indeed
in
this
affair
,
God
acted
principally
from
a
love
to
his
own
glory
,
that
he
might
in
this
way
manifest
that
mystery
of
the
Trinity
,
and
his
glorious
attributes
,
yet
this
does
not
derogate
from
the
greatness
of
Gods
love
in
sending
his
Son
to
dye
:
mans
corrupt
reason
is
ready
to
entertain
diminitive
thoughts
of
the
compassions
of
God
in
this
thing
:
sometimes
the
heart
reasons
that
God
did
it
for
his
own
glory
,
but
he
could
have
glorified
himself
in
mans
ruine
:
or
he
might
have
glorified
his
grace
towards
the
Angels
that
fell
,
and
not
towards
man
:
and
certainly
if
God
did
it
for
his
glory
,
men
do
very
ill
to
entertain
any
thoughts
that
do
diminish
from
the
glory
of
God
:
sometimes
the
heart
reasons
,
that
it
would
have
been
hard
measure
for
God
to
have
left
mankind
to
have
perished
without
providing
a
way
of
salvation
:
seeing
we
came
sinners
into
the
world
,
but
it
was
upon
no
such
account
that
God
did
it
,
he
was
not
conscious
of
any
wrong
in
his
dealings
to
man
:
his
dispensation
towards
mankind
in
punishing
of
them
with
the
loss
of
his
image
for
their
sin
in
Adam
,
and
in
imputing
the
sin
of
Adam
,
is
equal
and
righteous
,
Rom.
3.23
.
all
have
sinned
and
come
short
of
the
glory
of
God
:
men
likewise
reason
sometimes
against
the
riches
of
Gods
grace
in
this
thing
,
from
hence
that
sin
don't
hurt
God
;
but
though
it
don't
hurt
him
,
yet
it
wrongs
him
,
if
a
man
should
revile
his
Prince
,
it
may
be
it
would
not
hurt
him
,
if
he
should
throw
stones
at
him
,
as
Shimei
did
at
David
,
yet
he
might
not
hurt
him
,
but
he
would
wrong
him
greatly
;
so
sin
is
a
great
wrong
unto
God
,
Psal.
51.4
.
against
thee
,
thee
only
have
I
sinned
;
and
it
is
wonderful
love
for
God
to
give
his
Son
to
dye
for
us
John
3.16
.
so
God
loved
the
world
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son
,
&c.
I
shall
pass
by
other
considerations
,
to
help
to
shew
the
greatness
of
his
love
,
and
onely
select
those
five
that
serve
to
enforce
the
argument
that
lies
before
us
.
1.
It
was
great
love
that
God
should
send
his
son
to
endure
such
sore
sufferings
for
us
;
it
was
much
that
God
should
condescend
upon
any
account
that
his
Son
should
undergo
such
sufferings
:
it
was
a
great
thing
that
God
should
be
willing
that
Christ
should
be
brought
into
such
a
condition
,
when
we
consider
the
glorious
excellency
of
his
person
,
and
the
dear
love
of
the
Father
to
him
,
it
may
well
be
admired
by
us
that
God
should
find
in
his
heart
to
put
him
upon
such
sufferings
:
we
may
well
conclude
that
those
persons
for
whose
sakes
all
this
was
,
were
greatly
beloved
of
God
,
that
the
heart
of
God
was
mightily
concerned
in
their
good
:
it
was
a
great
thing
for
the
glorious
Son
of
God
to
suffer
any
thing
,
much
more
to
bear
what
he
did
:
his
suffering
was
very
great
,
he
was
a
man
of
sorrows
,
and
acquainted
with
grief
,
Isa.
53.4
.
-
1.
He
suffered
much
pain
,
though
many
men
have
endured
more
,
yet
it
was
a
great
deal
that
the
Son
of
God
endured
:
especially
when
he
was
cruelly
scourged
,
and
after
that
crucified
;
that
manner
of
death
was
exquisitely
painful
,
Psal.
22
16.
they
pierced
my
hands
and
my
feeet
:
the
nailing
of
his
body
to
the
cross
,
and
the
weight
of
his
body
being
born
by
those
wounded
parts
for
so
many
hours
,
could
not
be
without
exquisite
pain
:
he
expresses
it
by
his
bones
being
out
of
joint
,
Psal.
22.14
.
it
must
needs
be
a
terrible
torture
,
because
persons
that
were
crucified
,
was
not
wont
to
be
very
long
in
that
condition
before
they
dyed
.
The
suddenness
of
their
death
could
not
be
from
the
meer
effusion
of
blood
,
but
the
exquisiteness
of
their
pain
contributed
much
to
it
.
-
2.
He
suffered
much
disgrace
,
he
endured
all
manner
of
indignities
from
men
:
he
of
whom
God
said
,
let
all
the
Angels
of
God
worship
him
;
subjected
himself
to
great
contempt
:
they
flouted
at
him
,
mocked
him
,
made
themselves
sport
in
abusing
him
,
spit
on
him
;
yea
,
the
punishments
that
were
inflicted
on
him
were
very
disgraceful
,
such
as
were
wont
to
be
inflicted
on
the
basest
of
men
:
the
death
of
the
cross
was
a
shameful
death
;
his
enemies
studied
to
render
him
vile
and
contemptible
;
the
Heathens
were
wont
afterwards
to
upbraid
the
christians
with
their
crucified
God.
-
3.
He
suffered
much
inward
trouble
,
not
onely
from
the
sence
he
had
of
his
outward
troubles
,
and
from
the
temptations
of
the
Devil
,
but
also
from
Gods
withdrawing
the
sence
of
his
savour
,
&
putting
into
him
the
sence
of
his
wrath
:
the
fiery
wrath
of
God
typified
by
that
fire
from
heaven
that
consumed
the
sacrifices
,
took
hold
of
him
:
as
believers
have
great
inward
peace
of
conscience
arising
from
his
righteousness
:
so
had
he
great
inward
sorrow
arising
from
the
guilt
of
our
sins
,
he
tells
his
Disciples
,
that
his
soul
was
very
sorrowful
and
very
heavy
,
even
unto
death
,
Mat.
26.28
.
and
as
this
was
the
occasion
of
his
sweating
great
drops
of
blood
,
so
probably
of
his
suddain
death
:
he
dyed
before
the
others
that
were
crucified
with
him
,
of
which
it
is
hard
to
assign
any
other
reason
than
this
,
that
the
sence
of
Gods
wrath
much
hastened
his
death
,
as
God
tells
Moses
,
that
no
man
can
see
his
face
and
live
:
that
is
the
sight
of
Gods
love
and
glory
as
the
Saints
see
it
in
heaven
,
is
such
that
the
nature
of
man
in
this
state
of
mortality
cannot
bear
it
:
it
would
kill
him
to
have
such
a
sight
:
so
there
is
a
parity
of
reason
that
the
sence
of
Gods
wrath
in
the
extremity
of
it
,
is
too
much
for
mortal
man
to
bear
,
and
was
the
thing
that
hastened
the
death
of
Christ
.
-
4.
He
suffered
a
state
of
death
,
and
he
continued
in
a
state
of
death
for
some
time
;
his
body
and
soul
were
rent
asunder
:
which
state
is
contrary
unto
nature
:
the
union
of
body
and
soul
was
dissolved
,
and
his
body
left
for
a
time
stark
dead
,
and
his
soul
in
a
preternatural
estate
of
separation
,
a
state
which
nature
does
abhorr
;
exceeding
contrary
to
the
instinct
,
and
inclination
of
nature
.
2.
It
was
great
love
for
God
to
send
his
son
to
dye
for
us
,
when
we
had
grievously
offended
him
:
for
we
were
looked
upon
under
that
consideration
,
when
God
sent
his
Son
to
dye
for
our
salvation
:
't
is
true
'
that
at
that
time
some
of
the
Elect
were
in
heaven'
wholly
saved
from
the
guilt
and
pollution
of
sin
:
others
of
them
were
not
then
born
,
and
so
were
uncapable
of
being
actual
offenders
at
that
time
,
but
we
were
looked
upon
in
that
action
as
offenders
,
for
the
sins
of
the
Elect
that
were
in
heaven
were
not
at
that
time
satisfied
for
,
their
debt
was
not
paid
.
And
God
certainly
knew
that
the
Elect
that
were
to
be
born
,
would
be
Offenders
;
Christ
when
he
died
,
died
for
Transgressors
,
Isa.
53.6
.
all
we
like
shee
?
have
gone
astray
,
and
the
Lord
hath
laid
on
him
the
iniquity
of
us
all
:
for
God
to
take
such
care
of
the
salvation
of
man
that
had
abused
him
,
and
provoked
him
,
is
a
great
manifestation
of
love
:
had
we
never
angred
him
,
nor
given
him
any
occasion
against
us
,
much
more
had
we
done
much
for
him
,
it
would
not
have
been
so
strange
to
see
him
laying
out
himself
to
the
utmost
for
our
salvation
:
but
to
see
him
in
such
a
wonderful
way
working
about
the
salvation
of
those
that
had
greatly
offended
him
,
and
given
cause
of
trouble
,
with
whom
he
was
grievously
,
incensed
,
must
make
us
to
say
,
hence
is
unparalled
love
:
those
for
whom
God
has
done
this
,
have
been
great
Offenders
:
This
appears
by
these
three
things
.
-
1.
They
are
guilty
of
innumerable
transgressions
:
the
sins
of
the
Elect
are
beyond
their
account
:
they
are
more
than
the
hairs
of
their
heads
,
Psal.
40.12
.
sin
is
flowing
from
them
as
water
from
a
sountain
;
their
lives
are
filled
with
sin
,
besides
the
sin
they
commited
in
Adam
,
there
is
the
sin
of
their
nature
,
which
is
a
standing
provocation
,
which
by
its
remaining
in
the
soul
,
brings
new
guilt
every
minute
;
besides
what
it
does
by
the
influence
that
it
has
into
actual
transgressions
:
while
they
continue
in
their
natural
condition
,
all
their
moral
actions
are
sins
:
besides
those
actions
which
for
the
matter
of
them
are
sinful
,
which
are
many
;
the
rest
are
sinful
for
the
manner
,
and
after
conversion
there
is
sin
in
all
their
actions
:
there
is
abundance
of
iniquity
,
that
every
elect
vessel
that
grows
up
to
years
is
guilty
of
.
-
2.
That
every
sin
is
a
great
wrong
unto
God
,
sin
is
an
horrible
injury
unto
God
,
sin
is
rebellious
against
God
:
sinning
is
the
casting
off
of
the
yoke
of
God
,
sinning
is
an
insurrection
of
the
soul
against
God
,
Luke
10.14
.
in
sin
there
is
also
great
contempt
cast
upon
God
,
sin
is
a
villifying
and
slighting
of
God
:
men
expose
the
name
of
God
to
scorn
by
sinning
against
him
,
Rom.
2.23
.
sin
is
also
enmity
against
him
,
in
all
obedience
there
is
love
,
in
all
disobedience
there
is
hatred
.
Sinners
strike
at
God
when
they
sin
,
John
15.24
.
God
is
greatly
wronged
by
all
sin
,
and
the
sins
of
the
people
of
God
have
many
of
them
particular
aggravations
that
do
greatly
increase
the
offence
.
-
3.
That
every
man
is
the
proper
cause
of
his
own
sir
,
and
the
guilt
of
it
does
properly
belong
to
him
,
the
carnal
reason
of
man
is
casting
in
many
objections
from
the
decree
of
God
,
from
the
withdrawing
of
divine
assistance
;
and
from
the
corruption
of
nature
;
but
the
Scripture
does
allow
none
of
those
objections
,
but
fastens
the
guilt
of
sin
upon
him
that
does
transgress
the
Law
,
and
hlames
men
for
their
iniquities
:
and
men
lay
not
weight
on
these
cavils
,
so
as
to
excuse
others
that
are
injurious
unto
them
,
and
there
is
this
reason
for
it
,
because
men
act
voluntarily
in
their
transgressions
,
they
are
not
forced
to
sin
but
choose
it
.
3.
It
was
great
love
for
God
to
give
his
Son
to
dye
for
our
salvation
,
when
he
might
justly
have
damned
us
:
when
it
was
a
righteous
thing
for
him
to
have
ruined
us
,
when
he
had
us
in
his
hands
,
and
might
have
cast
us
off
for
ever
:
his
proceedings
would
not
have
been
unjust
,
he
had
done
us
no
wrong
,
there
had
been
no
cruelty
in
it
,
if
he
had
thrown
us
into
hell
,
he
would
not
any
ways
have
trespassed
upon
any
rule
of
righteousness
:
but
onely
have
done
that
which
was
fair
and
equal
,
no
imputations
of
injustice
could
have
been
cast
on
him
,
he
had
no
ways
blemished
his
name
,
non
stained
his
glory
:
his
proceedings
must
have
been
justified
,
and
he
would
by
our
ruine
have
gained
glory
to
his
justice
:
in
this
time
to
take
care
of
our
salvation
,
speaks
more
free
love
:
if
God
could
not
fairly
have
done
any
other
without
staining
his
own
name
,
there
would
not
have
been
any
such
evidence
of
love
,
but
the
glory
of
his
justice
,
would
have
remained
entire
to
him
if
we
had
perished
;
he
sent
his
Son
to
dye
for
our
salvation
:
when
he
might
with
honour
have
cast
us
off
,
when
there
was
no
tye
upon
him
to
do
any
such
thing
,
but
he
mightfairly
have
damned
us
.
This
is
evident
,
-
1.
From
the
proceedings
of
God
:
God
is
a
righteous
God
,
it
is
impossible
that
he
should
vary
one
hairs
breadth
from
the
rule
of
righteousness
:
The
Judge
of
all
the
world
will
do
right
,
gen
.
18.25
.
and
his
proceedings
are
such
as
do
justifie
the
casting
off
of
sinful
man
:
the
constitution
of
the
law
does
give
in
evidence
of
it
:
if
the
law
had
been
unjust
,
it
had
been
an
unrighteous
thing
to
make
it
as
well
as
execute
it
:
and
indeed
God
has
not
onely
made
it
,
but
executed
it
:
he
has
executed
it
upon
the
angels
that
sinned
:
he
has
cast
them
down
to
hell
,
1
Pet.
2.2
,
4.
and
he
does
execute
it
upon
multitudes
of
men
in
all
ages
,
multitudes
perish
according
to
this
law
:
yea
he
has
executed
the
law
upon
his
Son
Christ
Jesus
:
Christ
has
bore
the
curse
for
us
,
gal
.
3.13
.
and
had
it
not
been
just
God
would
not
have
inflicted
it
,
had
it
not
been
just
,
Christ
would
not
have
subjected
himself
unto
it
.
-
2.
From
the
acknowledgment
and
testimony
of
conseience
,
though
there
be
abundance
of
cavils
in
the
heart
of
man
against
this
,
yet
when
they
come
to
be
throughly
inlightned
,
they
witness
to
the
justice
of
this
proceeding
:
many
mens
consciences
have
been
silenced
from
objecting
any
thing
against
this
:
many
have
been
so
convinced
after
all
their
arguings
that
they
have
been
speechless
as
he
Mat.
12.12
.
they
have
fallen
down
at
Gods
foot
and
yielded
themselves
to
be
justly
miserable
:
that
whatever
become
of
them
,
they
had
nothing
to
accuse
God
of
,
Psal.
51.4
.
all
men
must
first
or
last
own
this
,
and
yield
themselves
guilty
,
Rom.
3.19
:
-
3.
From
the
nature
of
Sin
:
sin
is
an
injury
unto
God
;
the
spirit
of
sin
is
to
destroy
God
,
Psal.
14.1
.
and
besides
this
when
men
sin
,
they
break
that
Law
,
which
has
threatnings
of
ruine
annexed
unto
it
,
and
run
upon
the
point
of
the
sword
,
and
east
themselves
into
the
jaws
of
death
,
Ezek.
33
,
11.
-
4.
It
was
great
love
,
for
God
to
give
his
Son
to
dye
for
our
Salvation
,
in
this
respect
that
he
did
it
,
nor
having
received
,
nor
ever
expecting
to
receive
satisfaction
for
the
mercy
:
our
salvation
is
principally
from
the
grace
of
God
:
but
that
has
been
paid
for
;
but
the
sending
of
Christ
to
die
for
sinners
is
meerly
from
the
grace
of
God
and
has
never
been
paid
for
,
nor
ever
will
:
Justification
,
Adoption
,
Sanctification
,
and
eternal
glory
have
been
purchased
:
but
the
sending
of
Christ
into
the
world
to
die
was
never
purchased
,
God
never
received
any
recompence
for
this
mercy
,
he
never
had
any
satisfaction
for
this
mercy
,
1
Job
4.10
.
He
loved
us
;
and
sent
his
Son
to
be
the
propitiation
for
our
sins
:
the
method
and
order
of
working
about
our
salvation
is
this
:
-
1.
Free
and
gracious
Election
,
which
is
the
first
cause
of
Redemption
and
Salvation
,
and
an
effect
of
neither
of
them
.
-
2.
Redemption
which
is
the
effect
of
Election
,
and
cause
of
Salvation
.
-
3.
Salvation
both
in
the
beginnings
of
it
here
in
holiness
,
and
spiritual
comfort
,
and
in
the
perfection
of
it
hereafter
,
which
is
the
effect
both
of
Election
and
Redemption
:
so
that
that
though
Salvation
be
payed
for
,
yet
Gods
sending
of
his
Son
to
dye
for
us
was
a
meer
fruit
of
electing
grace
,
and
never
payed
for
:
And
there
are
two
Reasons
of
this
:
-
1
This
was
too
great
a
mercy
to
be
payed
for
:
our
Salvation
was
an
exceeding
great
mercy
,
but
not
too
great
to
be
purchased
:
but
this
was
:
a
Mediator
could
not
be
purchased
;
this
mercy
was
not
too
great
to
be
given
,
but
it
was
too
great
to
be
purchased
:
we
might
more
easily
have
purchased
our
Redemption
than
our
Redeemer
:
neither
did
Christ
purchase
this
mercy
for
us
:
Christ
did
not
buy
his
own
Office
:
what
price
could
be
laid
down
to
satisfie
God
for
such
an
unspeakable
gift
.
-
2.
This
mercy
might
be
bestowed
upon
us
without
being
purchased
,
God
had
so
bound
himself
by
his
Law
that
man
could
not
be
saved
without
satisfuction
,
that
mercy
must
be
purchased
;
but
God
had
not
so
bound
himself
by
his
Law
,
but
that
it
was
free
for
him
to
send
his
Son
to
dye
,
without
receiving
any
satisfaction
for
this
mercy
;
God
had
tied
his
own
hands
so
,
that
sinners
could
not
be
saved
without
satisfaction
a
his
faithfulness
bound
him
to
stand
upon
that
:
but
God
was
at
liberty
to
send
a
Mediator
if
he
pleased
:
his
own
gracious
nature
was
such
that
he
could
do
it
without
any
purchase
,
and
he
had
not
restrained
himself
by
his
word
.
5.
It
was
great
love
for
God
to
send
his
Son
to
dye
for
mans
salvation
,
when
he
would
have
been
no
looser
if
man
had
not
been
saved
,
if
the
case
had
been
so
circumstanced
that
God
would
have
suffered
much
loss
if
men
had
failed
of
salvation
:
there
had
then
been
a
kind
of
necessity
laid
upon
God
to
have
sent
his
Son
to
dye
in
order
to
it
:
but
God
bestow'd
this
mercy
upon
us
,
when
it
would
have
been
no
less
unto
him
if
we
had
perished
.
This
may
be
cleared
up
by
these
Considerations
:
-
1.
This
mercy
of
giving
Christ
to
dye
for
us
,
was
the
first
thing
wherein
God
laved
out
himself
for
our
salvation
:
when
a
person
has
layed
out
himself
much
,
and
been
at
great
expence
for
the
accomplishing
of
a
design
,
t
is
a
disappointment
to
fail
of
it
:
and
his
expence
is
thereby
many
times
lost
:
but
God
had
not
been
before
this
at
any
expence
for
mans
salvation
:
this
was
the
first
thing
wherein
God
layed
out
himself
for
our
salvation
:
with
respect
to
us
who
live
in
these
latter
dayes
;
the
death
of
Christ
was
actually
before
any
other
endeavours
for
our
salvation
:
and
with
respect
to
those
Elect
that
lived
before
the
coming
of
Christ
,
his
death
was
vertually
before
any
other
expence
for
their
salvation
,
Rev
3.8
.
-
2.
If
God
had
not
sent
his
Son
to
dye
,
yet
he
needed
not
to
have
lost
the
glory
of
his
laying
out
of
his
wisdom
,
power
and
goodness
in
mans
Creation
:
what
he
had
expended
that
way
would
not
have
been
lost
:
but
he
would
have
recovered
his
glory
in
mans
ruine
,
Prov.
16.4
.
-
3
,
God
could
have
found
other
wayes
to
have
glorified
his
grace
:
though
God
was
under
no
necessity
of
having
any
declarative
glory
:
neither
does
he
glorifie
himself
ad
ultimum
virium
,
to
the
utmost
of
his
power
:
yet
it
does
please
him
to
glorifie
his
Attributes
;
and
he
might
have
honoured
his
mercy
in
the
salvation
of
fallen
Angels
;
they
were
capable
of
Salvation
,
and
it
would
have
been
a
wonderful
exalting
of
Gods
grace
to
have
saved
them
.
2.
The
next
thing
to
be
observed
is
,
the
force
of
the
Apostles
consequence
;
he
argues
from
Gods
love
in
sending
Christ
to
dye
for
us
,
the
certain
salvation
of
those
that
are
reconciled
by
his
death
:
and
there
is
no
scruple
to
be
made
of
their
salvation
,
though
they
have
many
enemies
that
seek
their
ruine
,
though
they
have
much
sin
remaining
in
them
,
and
have
been
many
ways
failing
of
walking
up
to
that
exactness
which
God
requires
:
all
those
that
Christ
died
for
,
and
are
first
or
last
instructed
in
his
death
,
shall
be
saved
by
him
.
-
1.
If
God
had
so
great
love
as
to
send
his
Son
to
bear
such
great
sufferings
to
purchase
our
salvation
:
then
he
will
not
fail
to
do
what
ever
else
is
necessary
for
our
salvation
:
he
will
not
stick
to
do
what
is
else
to
be
done
for
the
compleating
of
our
salvation
:
he
that
has
done
the
greater
will
do
the
less
;
if
love
overcame
the
difficulty
that
was
in
the
way
of
our
redemption
it
will
also
overcome
whatever
difficulty
is
in
the
way
of
the
application
of
redemption
:
it
is
unreasonable
to
think
that
God
should
have
love
enough
to
send
his
Son
,
to
do
that
which
can't
be
done
without
pain
,
and
sorrow
,
and
death
,
and
not
have
love
enough
to
do
that
which
he
can
do
with
the
speaking
of
a
word
:
the
great
difficulty
in
the
way
of
our
salvation
,
was
the
purchasing
of
it
:
there
was
wrath
to
be
born
,
a
curse
to
be
endured
;
but
love
broke
through
that
difficulty
,
the
rest
that
remains
is
easie
to
God
,
the
mortification
of
sin
,
the
quickening
of
grace
,
the
repelling
of
temptation
,
and
giving
the
actual
possession
of
glory
,
may
be
effected
by
God
without
any
difficulty
,
and
therefore
he
won't
stick
at
that
,
Rom.
9.32
.
If
God
spared
not
his
emn
Son
,
but
delivered
him
up
for
us
all
,
how
shall
he
not
with
him
also
freely
give
us
all
things
:
it
is
true
that
God
does
but
by
little
and
little
carry
on
in
us
the
work
of
sanctification
:
but
the
reason
of
that
is
not
that
it
is
any
wayes
difficult
unto
him
:
but
because
that
suits
the
design
that
is
upon
his
heart
:
neither
is
it
from
any
unwillingness
to
help
us
:
but
because
his
design
is
to
carry
on
the
work
of
sanctification
,
so
that
we
shall
have
continually
need
of
justification
:
we
find
it
difficult
to
do
our
part
in
or●er
to
our
salvation
,
but
it
is
not
difficult
to
God
to
do
his
part
:
God
carries
on
the
work
without
difficulty
,
yet
so
that
we
shall
find
difficulty
:
as
a
Parent
with
ease
helps
the
child
to
go
,
yet
so
that
the
Child
finds
difficulty
to
go
:
it
is
no
burden
to
God
to
uphold
Grace
:
he
that
upholds
the
frame
of
nature
with
the
word
of
his
power
,
can
easily
uphold
grace
:
what
ever
stands
as
an
impediment
in
the
way
of
our
salvation
,
may
be
removed
by
God
without
any
trouble
:
God
puts
forth
thousands
of
acts
of
omnipotency
to
effect
things
that
are
less
upon
his
heart
.
than
the
salvation
of
those
that
he
has
redeemed
.
and
it
is
no
pain
nor
weariness
unto
God
to
be
daily
carrying
on
the
work
of
our
salvation
:
the
opposition
that
is
made
to
it
is
nothing
to
omnipotency
,
Isai.
40.28
.
The
Creator
of
the
ends
of
the
earth
fainteth
not
,
neither
is
weary
.
-
2.
If
God
had
such
love
to
us
as
to
send
his
Son
to
dye
for
us
,
when
we
had
grievously
offended
him
:
he
will
now
he
is
reconciled
do
what
remains
in
order
to
our
salvation
:
when
provocations
lay
in
the
way
,
yet
he
drove
on
this
design
of
our
salvation
,
therefore
he
will
do
it
much
more
,
now
those
provocations
are
removed
:
when
he
looked
upon
us
as
offenders
he
did
much
in
order
to
our
blessedness
;
therefore
now
he
looks
upon
us
as
friends
,
he
will
not
think
much
to
effect
what
remains
:
if
he
was
not
willing
that
we
should
dye
,
when
we
were
guilty
sinners
,
he
will
not
be
willing
that
we
should
dye
now
our
guilt
is
removed
:
when
he
was
angry
he
spared
no
cost
for
our
salvation
;
we
may
be
sure
then
he
will
not
now
he
is
pacified
:
now
there
is
no
obstruction
in
the
way
of
Gods
love
to
hinder
the
course
thereof
:
Justice
is
now
satisfied
:
Gods
anger
is
done
away
by
Christ
:
the
sacrifice
of
Christ
has
pleased
God
,
Eph.
5.2
.
Christ
Jesus
has
wrought
out
full
reconciliation
for
us
,
Col.
1.20
.
Gods
anger
is
turned
away
through
the
mediation
of
Christ
:
God
has
satisfied
himself
to
his
own
content
for
the
wrongs
that
they
have
done
him
,
so
that
there
is
no
offence
to
lye
as
a
Bar
in
the
way
of
their
Salvation
.
-
3.
If
God
had
so
much
love
as
to
give
his
Son
to
dye
for
our
salvation
,
when
he
might
justly
have
damned
us
,
surely
he
will
save
us
when
he
cant
justly
damn
us
,
but
is
bound
in
justice
to
save
us
:
when
he
might
righteously
have
destroyed
us
,
he
pnt
himself
to
great
cost
for
our
salvation
:
then
he
will
not
break
rules
of
righteousness
to
destroy
us
:
God
that
would
not
take
the
opportunity
to
destroy
us
when
we
were
in
his
hands
,
and
he
might
fairly
have
done
it
,
will
not
now
destroy
us
,
when
he
himself
has
brought
us
into
such
a
condition
,
that
he
cannot
righteously
do
it
:
God
now
stands
bound
unto
Jesus
Christ
:
Jesus
Christ
has
suffered
the
Law
,
and
therefore
God
is
bound
to
save
all
those
that
Christ
died
for
:
upon
what
account
should
they
sear
that
God
will
damn
them
?
not
upon
account
of
their
sins
;
they
have
been
fully
punished
already
:
as
it
was
an
act
of
justice
in
God
to
punish
Christ
upon
the
account
of
imputed
sin
,
so
it
is
an
act
of
Justice
to
save
those
that
have
an
interest
in
Christ
on
the
account
of
imputed
righteousness
:
Justice
requires
that
they
that
are
righteous
,
whether
by
personal
obedience
or
imputed
righteousness
should
have
life
:
Christ
has
paid
a
ransome
for
us
,
Mat
20.28
.
and
therefore
we
must
in
justice
be
set
free
.
-
4.
If
God
had
such
love
as
to
send
Christ
to
dye
for
us
,
which
mercy
he
was
never
satisfied
for
:
surely
he
will
do
what
else
is
requisite
for
our
salvation
,
being
fully
satisfied
for
that
:
it
would
be
strange
if
God
that
has
done
such
a
thing
as
to
give
us
his
Son
to
dye
out
of
meer
grace
without
any
recompence
;
should
deny
other
things
to
us
needful
to
compleat
our
salvation
which
he
has
taken
satisfaction
and
recompence
for
:
he
that
had
such
a
dear
love
for
us
to
do
that
which
could
not
be
payed
for
without
any
price
:
will
do
the
rest
seeing
he
has
received
the
price
of
it
:
God
has
taken
a
price
for
our
justification
,
sanctification
and
salvation
,
Tit.
2.14
.
Eph
,
1.14
.
all
covenant
blessings
are
purchased
.
-
5.
God
that
had
such
love
as
to
send
his
Son
to
dye
for
our
Salvation
,
when
he
would
have
been
no
loser
if
we
had
not
been
saved
:
he
will
compleat
our
salvation
,
seeing
if
he
do
it
not
now
,
he
would
be
a
loser
:
he
would
lose
this
cost
that
he
has
been
at
for
our
salvation
:
if
he
should
suffer
those
to
perish
that
Christ
died
for
,
then
the
death
of
Christ
would
be
in
vain
:
time
was
he
might
have
let
sinners
have
perished
and
have
lost
nothing
by
it
;
but
now
if
he
should
let
them
perish
that
Christ
died
for
,
he
would
lose
the
glory
of
that
undertaking
:
he
would
dishonour
himself
;
he
has
laid
a
foundation
with
great
cost
,
if
he
should
not
finish
his
work
,
his
expenses
would
be
lost
,
and
Christs
death
would
be
in
vain
:
but
without
doubt
God
that
has
gone
so
far
in
this
work
,
and
has
expended
treasure
of
mercy
in
order
to
it
,
will
yet
lay
out
what
ever
shall
be
further
requisite
for
the
compleating
of
it
.
Argument
4.
From
the
Exaltation
of
Christ
:
because
Christ
who
was
our
surety
is
exalted
by
God
;
it
is
safe
for
us
to
appear
before
God
in
his
righteousness
.
Jesus
Christ
was
a
surety
for
us
,
Heb.
7.22
.
Jesus
was
a
surety
of
a
better
Testament
:
Jesus
Christ
was
our
undertaker
,
stood
bound
to
satisfie
our
debt
,
and
to
satisfie
the
justice
of
God
for
the
wrongs
that
we
had
done
unto
him
:
and
therefore
he
was
made
a
curse
for
us
,
Gal.
3.13
our
guilt
was
translated
unto
him
:
God
laid
on
him
the
iniquities
of
us
all
,
Isai.
53.6
.
and
the
punishment
that
was
inflicted
on
him
was
properly
our
punishment
,
Surely
he
hath
bore
our
grief
and
carried
our
sorrow
,
Isai.
53.4
.
it
was
that
punishment
that
firstly
did
belong
unto
us
:
he
suffered
upon
the
account
of
his
publick
Office
and
undertaking
:
as
Mediator
he
gave
himself
a
ransom
for
us
.
And
Jesus
Christ
,
who
was
our
Surety
,
after
he
had
suffered
for
sinners
was
gloriously
exalted
by
God
:
God
has
advanced
him
unto
an
estate
of
glory
:
this
exaltation
of
Christ
does
consist
in
three
degrees
.
-
First
,
His
resurrection
from
the
dead
:
this
has
been
confirmed
from
the
testimony
of
Angels
,
those
holy
creatures
which
would
not
deceive
us
,
Mar.
16.6
.
Luk.
24.4
,
5
,
6.
from
the
testimony
of
his
friends
,
who
were
well
acquainted
with
him
,
and
could
not
easily
be
deceived
,
Acts
2.32
.
Acts
10.40
,
41
:
from
the
testimony
of
adversaries
,
men
who
would
have
been
glad
if
it
had
been
otherwise
,
men
that
were
under
no
temptation
to
lye
for
Christ
,
Mat.
28.11
.
and
this
was
according
to
the
predictions
of
the
Old
Testament
,
1
Cor.
15.4
God
put
his
soul
into
him
again
,
and
brought
him
out
of
the
Sepulchre
,
this
was
accomplished
on
the
third
day
after
his
death
:
this
time
of
his
Resurrection
was
foretold
of
old
,
and
that
in
sundry
places
,
Luke
24.34
,
5
,
6.
it
was
foretold
in
the
books
of
Moses
,
Gen.
22.24
.
compared
with
Heb.
11.19
.
in
the
Prophets
,
namely
in
Jonah
12.
Mat.
40.
in
the
Psalms
,
Psal.
16.10
.
compared
with
Acts
2.31
.
-
Secondly
,
His
ascending
into
heaven
,
his
soul
had
been
in
heaven
at
the
time
of
his
death
,
but
forty
days
after
his
refurrection
,
when
he
had
confirmed
his
disciples
in
the
truth
of
his
resurrection
,
and
instructed
them
in
other
things
pertaining
to
the
kingdom
of
God
,
his
whole
humane
nature
was
taken
into
heaven
:
he
is
said
to
ascead
above
all
beavens
,
Eph.
4.10
.
that
is
,
into
that
heaven
that
is
above
the
airy
and
starry
heavens
.
-
Thirdly
,
his
sitting
down
at
the
right-hand
of
God
,
Heb.
3.
this
phrase
denotes
glory
,
it
is
a
metaphor
taken
from
Monarchs
:
to
sit
at
the
right-hand
of
the
Prince
,
is
to
set
in
the
second
place
of
dignity
;
the
throne
being
the
highest
,
the
Lord
Jesus
is
advanced
unto
greater
glory
in
heaven
as
he
is
man
,
then
any
angel
in
heaven
:
in
special
,
besides
other
particulars
,
in
having
the
administration
and
government
of
all
things
in
his
hands
.
This
Exaltation
of
Christ
is
a
clear
evidence
of
Gods
accepting
that
sacrifice
that
he
offered
up
for
us
〈◊〉
and
being
fully
satisfied
for
our
sins
by
the
sufferings
of
Jesus
Christ
:
And
there
are
three
things
therein
,
that
serve
to
convince
us
hereof
.
1.
By
Christs
Exaltation
,
he
is
delivered
from
that
suffering
estate
which
our
sins
brought
him
into
:
he
is
hereby
set
free
from
that
state
of
humiliation
,
which
he
was
in
for
our
sins
:
vengeance
had
taken
hold
of
Christ
as
our
surety
,
the
justice
of
God
seized
him
,
he
was
apprehended
as
one
liable
to
the
Law
,
and
God
took
vengeance
on
him
,
and
soured
out
wrath
on
him
;
but
now
by
his
Exaltation
,
he
is
set
at
liberty
:
justice
has
dismissed
him
,
God
has
done
exacting
any
more
punishment
on
him
,
which
is
a
clear
evidence
that
he
is
wholly
discharged
of
that
guilt
that
was
upon
him
:
Christ
subjected
himself
to
the
wrath
of
God
,
and
God
punished
him
as
much
as
he
pleased
,
Christ
bore
the
curse
,
till
God
laid
it
was
enough
,
In
his
resurrection
God
opened
the
prison
door
,
and
let
him
out
;
God
sent
an
Officer
to
deliver
him
from
his
grave
,
Mat.
28.
2.
The
angel
of
the
Lord
descended
from
heaven
,
and
came
and
rolled
back
the
stone
from
the
door
.
Gods
delivering
of
Christ
,
evidenceth
the
satisfaction
that
he
has
received
by
his
sufferings
:
if
Christ
were
not
risen
,
it
would
be
an
argument
that
sins
were
not
satisfied
for
,
1
Cor.
15.17
.
If
Christ
be
not
risen
,
your
faith
is
vain
,
ye
are
yet
in
your
sins
:
but
his
resurrection
shews
,
that
Gods
demands
are
answered
;
and
therefore
when
Christ
was
raised
from
the
dead
,
he
is
said
to
be
justified
:
God
gave
him
a
legal
acquittance
and
discharge
from
that
guilt
which
he
had
taken
upon
him
,
1
Tim.
3.16
.
God
was
manifest
in
the
flesh
,
justified
in
the
spirit
,
the
Apostle
Peter
expresses
it
thus
:
he
was
quickned
in
the
spirit
,
1
Pet:
3.18
:
so
that
when
he
was
quickned
,
he
was
justified
;
Christ
could
never
have
been
delivered
out
of
the
hands
of
Justice
,
if
he
had
not
paid
the
uttermost
farthing
.
Hence
we
are
said
to
have
a
lively
hope
by
the
resurrection
of
Christ
,
1
Pet.
1.3
.
God
has
begotten
us
again
to
a
lively
hope
by
the
resurrection
of
Christ
from
the
dead
:
this
consideration
is
a
means
by
Gods
blessing
to
beget
a
lively
hope
in
us
:
the
ground
of
our
hope
is
the
resurrection
of
Christ
;
it
might
better
be
rendred
a
living
hope
:
the
same
word
is
rendred
living
,
1
Pet.
2.4
.
this
is
such
an
hope
as
will
abide
and
continue
,
the
hope
that
is
built
upon
the
foundation
,
will
never
fail
;
other
hopes
may
dye
away
,
but
this
is
a
living
hope
,
a
parallel
Scripture
to
this
is
,
1
Pet.
3.18
.
we
have
the
answer
of
a
good
conscience
towards
God
by
the
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
:
a
well-informed
conscience
is
satisfied
with
this
:
when
a
mans
conscience
accuses
him
of
sins
,
they
are
manifest
,
and
he
can't
deny
them
,
heinous
and
he
can't
excuse
them
:
yet
this
silences
those
accusations
that
Christ
is
risen
.
Conscience
sees
in
the
resurrection
of
Christ
,
the
satisfactoriness
of
his
sufferings
,
and
has
peace
on
that
account
that
the
debt
is
paid
;
and
upon
the
same
account
it
is
that
Paul
attributes
power
to
the
refurrection
of
Christ
,
Phil.
3.10
.
that
I
may
know
him
,
and
the
power
of
his
resurrection
,
when
God
sets
this
consideration
home
upon
the
heart
,
it
has
a
mighty
comforting
power
:
this
will
raise
up
a
drooping
spirit
:
when
a
man
is
distressed
indeed
with
the
guilt
of
sia
,
the
world
has
no
power
to
comfort
him
,
his
priviledge
cannot
,
his
duties
cannot
,
but
this
thing
set
home
,
has
power
to
ease
his
heart
,
resiesh
his
soul
,
silence
his
conscience
:
the
sence
of
this
brings
great
comfort
to
a
christian
,
and
the
Apostle
mentions
this
consideration
as
the
security
of
christians
against
condemnation
;
and
as
that
which
adds
further
encouragement
to
that
which
rises
from
his
death
,
Rom.
8.34
,
Who
is
he
that
condemneth
,
it
is
Christ
thao
dyed
,
yea
rather
is
risen
again
.
2.
By
Christs
Exaltation
,
he
is
rewarded
for
his
sufferings
:
God
presently
upon
his
sufferings
took
him
up
into
heaven
,
and
bountifully
rewarded
him
for
his
undertaking
:
some
seem
loth
to
grant
that
Christ
did
merit
for
himself
,
but
there
is
no
danger
in
affirming
that
according
to
compact
,
God
did
gloriously
recompence
Christ
for
his
Obedience
and
sufferings
for
us
;
the
primary
design
of
Christs
undertaking
,
was
to
merit
for
us
:
but
it
was
every
way
suitable
,
that
this
service
of
his
should
be
rewarded
,
2
Phil.
8.9
.
he
humbled
himself
,
and
became
obedient
to
death
,
the
death
of
the
cross
,
wherefore
also
God
hath
highly
exalted
him
:
God
took
wonderful
contentment
in
it
,
that
Christ
would
lay
down
his
life
for
us
;
that
is
the
intendment
of
that
expression
,
therefore
doth
my
Father
love
me
,
because
I
lay
down
my
life
,
John
10.17
.
God
did
highly
approve
of
it
,
and
took
a
complacency
in
it
,
and
in
Christ
by
reason
of
it
;
and
manifested
his
approbation
by
rewarding
it
:
Christ
has
a
glorious
reward
in
heaven
:
and
this
is
an
evidence
that
he
has
gone
thorow
his
undertaking
:
that
he
has
not
failed
in
the
work
that
God
committed
to
him
.
If
Christ
had
failed
of
righteousness
,
not
only
we
,
but
he
also
would
have
failed
of
glory
:
Christs
own
had
a
dependance
upon
his
working
out
of
perfect
righteousness
as
well
as
ours
:
his
happiness
and
ours
were
imbarked
together
:
if
he
had
not
run
the
race
,
he
had
not
been
crowned
,
if
he
had
not
been
a
conquerer
,
he
had
not
received
the
prize
:
if
he
had
sunk
under
the
work
,
and
not
compleated
our
redemption
,
God
would
not
have
bestowed
this
reward
upon
him
;
but
since
he
has
received
a
glorious
reward
,
we
may
conclude
he
has
done
his
work
,
and
performed
the
Office
of
a
surety
:
this
argument
the
spirit
of
God
makes
use
of
:
John
16.8
,
9
,
10.
the
comforter
will
convince
of
righteousness
,
because
I
go
to
my
Father
,
and
ye
see
me
no
more
:
the
way
whereby
Christ
came
to
sit
down
on
the
right-hand
of
the
majesty
on
high
,
was
the
purging
of
our
sins
with
his
blood
,
Heb.
1.3
.
the
thing
whereby
Christ
came
to
be
admitted
into
the
holy
place
,
Was
the
obtaining
of
eternal
redemption
for
us
,
Heb.
9.12
.
The
way
that
he
came
to
partake
of
that
priviledge
of
sitting
down
with
his
Father
on
his
throne
,
was
the
overcoming
the
difficulties
of
the
work
which
he
undertook
,
Rev.
3.20
.
3.
By
his
Exaltation
.
he
has
the
administration
of
things
put
into
his
hands
,
that
he
may
bestow
upon
sinners
that
salvation
,
in
order
to
which
he
suffered
:
that
he
may
put
him
into
the
possession
of
that
glory
which
was
the
end
of
his
undertaking
:
it
is
true
,
that
Jesus
Christ
entred
upon
his
Kingly
power
and
Office
,
as
well
as
his
other
Offices
from
the
first
publishing
of
the
covenant
of
grace
,
upon
the
fall
of
man
:
and
Jesus
Christ
did
in
all
ages
execute
that
Office
,
in
governing
the
world
,
and
bestowing
salvation
on
the
Elect
:
but
the
Scriptures
do
plainly
set
forth
that
Christ
has
some
particular
administration
put
into
his
hands
,
since
his
sufferings
,
Eph.
1.20.1
,
2.
since
his
resurrection
,
God
has
put
all
things
under
his
feet
,
Phil.
2.9
.
speaking
of
the
same
time
,
he
says
God
has
given
him
a
name
above
every
name
,
Rev.
1.38
.
I
am
he
that
liveth
,
and
was
dead
,
and
behold
I
am
alive
for
evermore
,
Amen
.
and
have
the
keys
of
hell
and
death
:
the
meaning
of
these
Scriptures
is
that
since
the
Exaltation
of
Christ
,
the
Administrations
of
things
is
in
the
hands
of
the
man
Christ
Jesus
,
the
management
of
things
is
carried
on
by
Christ
as
man
:
the
God-head
is
not
excluded
,
but
Christ
as
man
has
an
hand
in
the
government
of
the
world
:
Christ
his
humane
nature
will
visibly
mange
the
day
of
Judgement
:
God
will
judge
the
world
by
the
man
whom
he
bath
ordained
,
Acts
17
:
31.
and
this
administration
is
put
into
his
hands
,
that
he
may
bestow
eternal
life
and
salvation
upon
sinners
,
Acts
5.3
.
him
hath
God
exalted
with
his
right-hand
,
to
be
a
Prince
and
a
Saviour
,
to
give
repentance
to
Israel
and
remission
of
sins
:
and
if
God
presently
upon
the
obedience
and
sufferings
of
Christ
,
has
put
such
power
into
his
hands
,
it
is
a
clear
evidence
that
he
has
fully
paid
for
our
salvation
:
if
Christ
had
fallen
short
of
purchasing
our
salvation
,
God
would
not
have
given
him
a
commission
to
have
bestowed
it
:
God
would
have
stood
for
full
satisfaction
:
he
would
have
objected
that
it
would
have
bin
against
justice
to
have
saved
them
:
but
now
Christ
having
fully
paid
the
debt
,
God
exalts
Christ
to
his
own
right-hand
,
and
invests
him
with
full
authority
to
bring
them
unto
blessedness
.
CHAP.
V.
The
fifth
Argument
from
the
promise
of
salvation
to
all
those
that
do
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
the
sixth
Argument
from
the
command
of
believing
in
Christs
Righteousness
.
Argument
5.
THat
righteousness
which
God
by
his
promise
in
the
Gospel
dos
encourage
us
to
trust
in
for
our
salvation
,
it
is
safe
to
appear
before
God
in
:
that
righteousness
that
God
proposes
to
us
,
to
place
our
confidence
in
:
adding
a
promise
of
eternal
life
,
we
may
safely
appear
before
him
in
:
that
right
ousuess
is
unquestionably
sufficient
to
purchase
our
salvation
,
and
we
may
safely
have
our
dependance
upon
it
,
as
the
price
of
eternal
life
;
but
God
does
in
the
Gospel
encourage
us
by
his
promise
to
trust
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
for
salvation
:
he
has
promised
oternal
life
to
all
them
in
the
Gospel
that
do
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
.
This
I
shall
clear
up
unto
you
in
these
Propositions
.
PROPOSITION
1.
That
the
encouragement
that
God
gives
to
those
that
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
,
is
that
they
shall
have
eternal
life
:
sometimes
in
the
Scripture
we
find
that
they
that
believe
,
shall
have
their
sins
forgiven
,
Acts
10.43
.
but
we
must
not
understand
that
they
are
only
brought
into
a
state
of
reconciliation
at
present
;
from
which
they
may
fall
away
again
;
that
only
their
former
sins
are
pardoned
.
So
that
if
they
should
sin
again
,
it
is
not
at
their
peril
of
eternal
damnation
:
but
the
thing
that
the
Gospel
encourages
believers
with
the
hopes
of
,
is
salvation
:
sometimes
it
is
expressed
in
more
general
terms
;
that
they
shall
not
be
confounded
.
1
Pet.
12.6
.
they
shall
not
be
cast
out
,
John
6.37
.
sometimes
it
is
expressed
that
they
shall
not
enter
into
condemnation
;
John
5.24
.
sometimes
positively
:
That
whosoever
believeth
on
him
,
should
not
perish
,
but
have
everlasting
life
,
John
3.16
PROPOSITION
.
2.
That
God
engages
himself
by
promise
to
give
Believers
eternal
life
:
he
does
not
give
them
some
uncertain
encouragement
of
it
;
but
binds
himself
by
his
promise
,
when
God
expresses
himself
in
his
Word
,
that
he
that
believeth
on
the
Son
hath
everlasting
life
,
Joh.
3.36
.
and
that
he
that
believes
and
is
Baptized
shall
be
saved
,
Mark
16.16
.
he
does
not
manifest
meerly
his
purposes
though
all
Gods
purposes
are
irrevocable
;
neither
are
such
expressions
meer
declarations
of
what
God
is
frequently
wont
to
do
:
as
it
is
with
many
passages
in
the
Book
of
Proverbs
:
but
they
are
proper
promises
:
God
himself
calls
them
promises
.
2
Tim.
1.1
.
According
to
the
promise
of
life
by
Jesus
Christ
:
so
Rom.
4.16
.
Gal.
3.22
.
and
this
is
a
part
of
the
covenant
,
indeed
the
main
part
of
it
:
God
is
bound
by
covenant
to
give
life
unto
Believers
:
and
because
Christ
has
purchased
this
and
other
blessings
,
that
God
is
by
covenant
engaged
to
bestow
;
he
is
called
the
Mediator
of
the
new
covenant
,
Heb.
12.24
.
and
hence
it
is
a
part
of
faithfulness
to
preserve
.
Believers
unto
glory
,
1
Thess.
5.23
,
24.
the
faithfulness
of
God
stands
bound
unto
Believers
,
Heb.
10.2
,
3.
PROPOSITION
,
3.
This
promise
of
eternal
life
is
made
to
those
that
believe
on
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
:
those
that
have
their
dependance
upon
the
blood
and
redemption
of
Jesus
Christ
:
all
those
that
have
their
expectation
from
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
shall
be
saved
,
Rom.
2.25
.
Whom
God
hath
set
forth
to
be
a
propitiation
through
Faith
in
his
blood
.
We
must
place
our
Faith
in
the
sufferings
of
Jesus
Christ
:
this
is
that
Faith
triumphs
in
as
the
matter
of
Justification
,
Rom.
8.34
.
Who
is
he
that
condemneth
,
it
is
Christ
that
died
.
Quest.
Here
we
may
enquire
,
What
act
of
Faith
it
is
,
that
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
Grace
?
Ans.
1.
That
act
of
Faith
,
that
is
,
the
condition
of
the
covenant
,
is
a
relying
upon
God
through
Jesus
Christ
for
salvation
,
as
offered
in
the
Gospel
:
there
are
many
acts
of
saving
Faith
besides
this
:
Faith
respects
the
whole
book
of
God
;
all
the
Promises
Threatnings
Prophecies
therein
:
by
saving
Faith
we
believe
the
creation
of
the
World
,
the
general
Deluge
,
the
coming
of
Christ
in
the
flesh
:
but
these
actings
of
it
are
not
the
condition
of
the
Govenant
,
so
likewise
by
Faith
we
do
depend
upon
Christ
for
particular
out
ward
blessings
,
but
though
that
be
a
thing
that
does
accompany
Salvation
;
yet
it
is
not
the
condition
of
the
covenant
:
but
that
act
of
Faith
which
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
,
has
those
four
properties
.
-
First
,
It
is
a
relying
upon
God
:
God
is
the
ultimate
object
of
Faith
:
what
Christ
does
in
order
to
our
Salvation
,
he
does
as
the
Messenger
and
servant
of
his
Father
;
so
that
Faith
is
to
rest
upon
God
;
therefore
we
are
said
to
come
to
God
by
Jesus
Christ
,
Heb.
7.25
.
God
is
the
object
of
Faith
,
both
under
the
covenant
of
works
and
the
covenant
of
grace
:
Our
Faith
and
Hope
must
be
in
God
,
1
Pet.
1.21
.
-
Secondly
,
It
is
a
relying
on
God
for
Salvation
;
tho
sometimes
the
thoughts
are
especially
upon
pardon
of
sin
,
but
that
is
in
order
to
Salvation
:
but
their
Faith
does
lay
hold
of
God
for
salvation
,
Act.
16.30
,
34
and
that
this
is
a
property
of
that
act
of
Faith
which
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
appears
from
hence
,
because
the
offen
of
grace
are
proposed
in
that
manner
;
that
we
believe
for
pardon
and
salvation
,
that
is
the
great
thing
promised
in
the
covenant
,
John
3.14
.
and
therefore
that
is
the
great
thing
entertained
by
that
Faith
,
which
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
.
-
Thirdly
,
It
is
a
relying
upon
God
through
Christ
:
Christ
is
the
Mediator
that
we
must
come
by
:
he
is
the
great
Ordinance
that
we
must
make
use
of
:
we
must
have
our
dependance
on
God
through
him
:
and
therefore
when
we
accept
of
the
call
of
the
Gospel
:
we
are
said
to
believe
in
him
,
come
to
him
,
open
to
him
,
receive
him
Joh.
35.37
.
Rev.
3.20
.
Joh.
1.12
.
Sometime
we
are
said
to
believe
in
his
Name
,
Job
.
1.12
.
there
can
be
no
entring
into
the
covenant
of
grace
,
or
performing
the
condition
of
it
without
coming
unto
Christ
:
and
therefore
in
such
places
where
Christ
is
not
known
there
is
no
salvation
.
-
Fourthly
,
It
is
a
relying
on
him
as
offered
in
the
Gospel
.
2.
The
Scripture
does
propose
Christ
to
be
believed
on
,
both
as
the
purchaser
and
dispenser
of
salvation
;
the
Word
of
God
does
propose
him
to
be
the
object
of
Faith
,
both
as
purchaser
and
dispenser
of
life
:
he
is
made
to
us
for
Wisdom
,
Righteousness
,
Sanctification
and
Redemption
,
he
is
declared
to
be
the
purchaser
of
Salvation
,
1
Tim.
2.6
.
He
has
given
himself
a
ransom
for
us
:
so
he
is
declared
to
be
the
dispenser
of
it
:
He
has
power
over
all
flesh
,
to
give
eternal
life
to
as
many
as
God
has
given
him
,
John
17.2
.
Christ
is
not
a
Priest
only
,
but
a
Prophet
and
a
King
;
and
our
Faith
does
not
justifie
us
meerly
as
it
relies
upon
the
blood
and
righteousness
of
Christ
,
which
are
the
matter
of
our
justification
,
but
as
it
entertains
Jesus
Christ
;
for
that
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
.
3.
It
cannot
be
proved
from
the
Word
of
God
,
that
a
man
can
come
to
Christ
for
Salvation
,
without
relying
particularly
upon
his
righteousness
:
it
will
not
be
evinced
from
Scripture
,
that
a
man
can
close
with
Christ
as
a
saviour
in
general
;
and
not
distinctly
felt
upon
him
as
having
satisfied
the
justice
of
God
for
us
:
because
the
heart
will
not
be
satisfied
in
the
safety
of
coming
to
Christ
,
except
he
see
a
way
how
the
Law
is
answered
:
and
therefore
God
has
taken
care
from
the
beginning
of
the
World
to
make
known
the
sufferings
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
there
was
a
continual
representation
of
them
in
the
ancient
Church
:
he
that
understands
not
the
strictness
of
the
Law
cannot
see
the
need
of
Christ
,
and
he
that
understands
not
the
sufferings
of
Christ
cannot
see
the
safety
that
is
in
Christ
,
for
such
who
are
under
the
sentence
of
so
strict
a
Laws
there
is
one
great
difficulty
in
the
way
of
receiving
this
position
,
viz.
that
the
Disciples
of
Christ
,
who
were
good
men
,
and
did
believe
in
Christ
:
and
professed
that
he
had
the
words
of
eternal
life
,
yet
did
not
understand
the
sufferings
of
Christ
,
Mark
9
31
,
32.
He
said
to
them
,
the
Son
of
man
is
detivered
into
the
hands
of
Men
,
and
they
shall
kill
him
,
and
after
that
he
is
killed
he
shall
rise
again
the
third
day
,
but
they
understood
not
that
saying
:
so
Mat.
16
21
,
22.
and
when
he
suffered
it
made
them
question
whether
he
was
the
Messiah
,
Luk.
24.21
.
But
it
is
possible
they
might
believe
the
Doctrine
of
Christs
sufferings
:
and
yet
not
understand
either
that
manner
of
it
,
that
it
should
be
done
by
the
Priests
and
people
of
Israel
:
or
not
understand
the
time
of
it
,
being
carried
away
with
the
vulgar
error
of
the
Jews
,
that
the
Messiah
would
set
up
a
glorious
worldly
Kingdom
:
but
it
is
very
hard
to
conceive
,
that
they
should
be
wholly
ignorant
of
the
signification
of
the
Sacrifices
,
and
of
the
meaning
of
many
Prophecies
of
the
Old
Testament
respecting
this
thing
.
1
Pet.
1.11
.
PROPOSITION
,
4.
The
Promise
to
those
that
believe
in
Christ
is
universal
:
there
be
some
indefinite
promises
,
which
are
,
declarations
of
what
God
will
do
for
some
or
many
of
his
People
:
and
no
particular
Saint
can
from
thence
conclude
that
they
shall
be
made
good
unto
them
,
but
this
promise
is
universal
,
hereby
God
absolutely
binds
himself
to
every
Believer
to
give
him
eternal
life
.
1.
This
appears
because
the
words
of
universality
are
added
to
their
promise
:
so
that
God
becomes
engaged
to
every
Believer
:
so
the
promise
is
sometimes
expressed
to
all
,
Act.
13.39
.
All
that
believe
are
justified
so
Rom
3.22
.
and
by
all
we
are
not
to
understand
as
sometimes
some
of
all
sorts
,
but
all
and
every
one
,
for
so
it
is
expressed
sometimes
,
John
3.16
.
Whosoever
believeth
on
him
shall
have
everlasting
life
,
Act.
10.33
.
whosoever
believeth
on
him
shall
have
remission
of
sins
:
so
that
God
engages
himself
to
Believers
man
by
man
:
so
he
speaks
to
men
particularly
;
if
any
man
hear
my
voice
and
open
unto
me
,
I
will
come
in
,
&c.
Rev.
3.20
.
2.
There
is
no
limitation
of
this
promise
expressed
in
the
whole
Scriptures
:
sometime
there
is
some
condition
,
that
a
promise
is
to
be
understood
with
,
that
is
set
down
in
some
other
place
of
Scripture
,
but
there
is
not
any
thing
expressed
in
the
Scripture
that
does
limit
or
restrain
this
promise
;
or
confine
it
to
some
Believers
.
In
Mark.
16
16.
it
is
said
,
He
that
believeth
and
is
Baptized
shall
be
saved
:
but
being
Baptized
is
no
part
of
the
condition
of
Salvation
;
but
is
mentioned
as
a
fruit
and
evidence
of
Faith
:
that
it
is
not
a
condition
is
plain
:
because
in
the
threatning
that
is
added
,
he
does
not
say
,
that
he
that
is
not
Baptized
shall
be
damned
:
but
he
that
believeth
not
.
Holiness
is
not
properly
a
condition
of
salvation
:
such
promises
as
make
mention
of
holiness
don't
make
Gods
covenant
with
believers
conditional
:
holiness
is
no
such
condition
as
renders
the
salvation
of
believers
questionable
:
such
promises
as
mention
it
only
shew
the
order
and
way
wherein
God
will
bestow
salvation
to
believers
:
holiness
is
a
promised
condition
:
God
is
engaged
to
give
holiness
to
Believers
,
1
Thess.
5.22
,
23
holiness
cannot
be
properly
;
a
condition
because
before
his
perseverance
in
holiness
he
is
justified
,
that
is
declared
an
heir
of
glory
,
Rom.
5.1
.
therefore
the
condition
is
already
fulfilled
:
God
offers
life
to
sinners
upon
the
condition
of
believing
:
and
the
way
mentioning
of
that
condition
is
exclusive
of
any
other
.
The
invitation
to
believe
is
sometime
directed
to
some
particular
sorts
of
sinners
,
as
to
those
that
are
thirsty
,
Isai
,
55.1
.
to
those
that
labour
and
are
heavy
laden
,
Mat.
11.28
.
but
it
is
one
thing
for
an
invitation
to
be
particularly
applied
to
this
or
that
sort
of
sinners
,
another
thing
for
it
to
be
confined
unto
them
:
the
invitation
is
directed
to
all
sinners
that
live
under
the
Gospel
,
except
those
that
have
committed
the
unpardonable
sin
:
the
promise
is
absolute
to
all
Believers
,
without
any
exception
at
all
.
3.
There
is
no
limitation
of
the
promise
to
be
understood
;
there
is
no
exception
to
be
understood
;
men
need
not
fear
that
God
has
some
reservation
in
his
own
breast
:
for
no
exception
that
is
not
fairly
to
be
understood
can
be
of
any
force
to
avoid
the
performance
of
a
promise
:
nothing
can
be
understood
to
contradict
what
is
expressed
;
besides
God
tells
us
that
there
is
no
exception
,
Joh
6.37
.
He
that
cometh
unto
me
I
will
in
no
wise
cast
out
.
PROPOSITION
,
5.
That
the
promise
of
eternal
life
is
made
to
one
act
of
believing
on
Jesus
Christ
:
't
is
not
the
habit
but
the
act
of
Faith
that
the
promise
is
made
to
:
the
promise
under
the
covenant
of
works
was
not
made
to
habitual
holiness
,
and
the
promise
under
the
covenant
of
grace
is
not
made
to
habitual
Faith
:
as
a
Womans
disposition
to
marry
a
man
does
not
give
her
a
right
to
him
or
his
estate
,
but
the
actual
marrying
of
the
man
,
so
it
is
here
:
it
is
in
a
way
of
covenanting
that
we
have
an
interest
in
the
covenant
of
grace
:
the
Scripture
sets
forth
that
Faith
that
gives
us
right
in
the
covenant
of
grace
by
words
that
signifie
actions
:
as
coming
to
Christ
,
opening
to
him
,
believing
on
him
,
and
the
like
:
but
it
is
one
act
of
believing
that
makes
a
man
an
heir
of
life
:
God
offers
eternal
life
on
condition
of
one
act
of
believing
:
when
God
sayes
,
He
that
believeth
shall
be
saved
;
the
meaning
is
not
that
he
that
believeth
as
long
as
he
lives
shall
be
saved
,
but
he
that
performeth
one
act
of
Faith
:
one
act
of
Faith
gives
a
man
as
real
an
interest
in
Christ
as
a
thousand
:
one
act
of
covenanting
makes
up
the
match
:
one
act
of
closing
with
Christ
makes
a
man
an
heir
of
life
:
after
acts
of
Faith
may
evidence
his
title
to
heaven
,
but
it
is
the
first
act
of
Faith
that
gives
him
his
title
;
God
offers
life
to
us
in
the
Gospel
on
this
condition
,
that
he
will
accept
of
it
,
Joh.
5.24
.
and
it
is
unreasonable
to
think
that
the
meaning
of
it
is
,
if
we
accept
of
it
an
hundred
or
a
thonsand
times
,
or
as
long
as
we
live
,
but
the
meaning
is
,
if
we
do
once
accept
of
it
,
and
therefore
those
that
have
accepted
of
it
are
said
to
have
eternal
life
,
1
Joh.
5.13
.
This
further
appears
,
-
1.
Because
they
that
have
performed
one
act
of
Faith
are
already
justified
and
adopted
:
their
sins
are
presently
pardoned
on
their
coming
to
Christ
:
God
don't
suspend
the
act
of
Justification
,
and
wait
to
see
whether
they
will
continue
to
believe
:
but
out
of
hand
he
issues
out
a
pardon
for
them
,
If
called
then
justified
,
Rom.
8.30
.
and
these
are
presently
adopted
,
Job
.
1.12
.
and
there
is
no
revoking
of
these
acts
.
-
2.
When
once
Men
believe
it
is
part
of
Gods
covenant
to
make
them
continue
to
believe
;
it
cannot
be
properly
the
condition
of
the
covenant
;
for
it
is
a
part
of
the
mercy
promised
unto
us
when
we
come
unto
Christ
:
all
the
subsequent
acts
of
Faith
are
part
of
that
salvation
that
God
promises
:
and
surely
that
that
is
due
unto
us
by
the
covenant
,
can't
be
properly
the
condition
of
the
covenant
:
continuance
of
Faith
is
part
of
that
sanctification
which
God
has
engaged
to
us
,
1
Cor.
1.30
.
-
3.
If
God
did
not
offer
life
upon
condition
of
one
act
of
believing
,
we
should
not
have
sufficient
encouragement
to
perform
one
act
of
believing
on
Christ
:
if
God
should
say
to
a
sinner
,
if
you
will
accept
of
the
offer
of
salvation
,
both
now
and
hereafter
,
I
will
save
you
:
what
ground
could
the
sinner
have
to
believe
;
the
sinner
would
readily
say
,
how
doe
I
know
that
I
shall
believe
hereafter
:
he
could
see
no
safety
in
such
an
offer
:
a
presumptuous
Sinner
that
doted
on
his
own
strength
,
might
venture
on
it
:
but
a
man
that
knows
himself
,
could
not
find
rest
in
such
an
offer
;
but
now
when
he
offers
life
to
us
,
if
we
will
now
accept
it
,
the
soul
can
find
encouragement
enough
there
,
Jer.
3.22
.
And
since
God
has
promised
life
unto
all
that
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
it
must
needs
be
safe
to
appear
before
God
in
this
righteousness
,
we
need
no
greater
assurance
of
salvation
than
the
promise
of
God
:
this
is
a
sufficient
security
to
believers
,
whatever
unlikelihoods
may
appear
to
them
at
at
any
time
of
their
salvation
:
the
faithfulness
of
God
stands
engaged
,
and
this
is
a
foundation
of
everlasting
comfort
:
the
witness
of
God
gives
greater
assurance
,
than
the
testimony
of
all
the
men
in
the
world
:
if
we
believe
the
witness
of
men
,
the
witness
of
God
is
greater
,
John
5.9
.
this
we
may
fecurely
rejoice
in
:
the
words
of
the
Lord
are
pure
words
,
as
silver
tryed
in
a
furnace
of
earth
purified
seven
times
,
Psal.
12.6
.
there
is
no
deceit
or
fraud
in
Gods
promises
:
this
is
armour
of
proof
against
all
temptations
:
his
truth
shall
be
thy
shield
and
buckler
,
Psal.
91
4.
if
our
souls
were
a
thousand
times
dearer
to
us
than
they
are
,
we
might
quietly
venture
them
on
the
promise
of
God.
God
has
made
a
promise
to
us
,
has
sent
his
servants
to
publish
it
in
his
name
,
has
ordained
the
office
of
the
ministry
to
witness
it
unto
us
from
him
:
and
surely
he
has
not
appointed
them
to
go
with
a
lye
in
their
mouths
.
God
has
not
only
said
it
,
but
given
it
us
under
his
hand
,
left
it
upon
record
;
to
be
a
witness
for
us
:
this
is
the
record
that
God
hath
given
to
us
eternal
life
,
and
this
life
is
in
his
Son
,
John
5.11
.
and
we
may
quietly
rely
on
this
:
it
is
impossible
that
the
promise
of
God
should
fail
of
its
accomplishment
:
God
is
faithful
1
Thes
,
5.23
.
he
is
very
faithful
,
Psal.
119.138
.
his
faithfulness
reacheth
unto
the
clouds
,
Psal.
36.5
.
it
endureth
for
ever
,
Psal.
117.2
.
God
can't
forget
his
word
;
sometimes
the
memories
of
men
don't
serve
to
keep
their
promises
;
things
slip
out
of
their
remembrance
,
but
God
is
not
subject
to
any
such
infirmity
,
he
always
minds
his
covenant
,
Psal.
111.5
.
his
promises
are
all
written
on
his
heart
,
no
tract
of
time
can
wear
them
out
of
his
remembrance
:
he
has
remembred
his
covenant
for
ever
,
the
word
which
he
commanded
to
a
thousand
generations
,
Psal.
105.8
.
God
is
unchangeable
,
men
are
fickle
and
inconstant
,
in
one
mind
to
day
,
and
another
to
morrow
:
sometimes
men
change
their
minds
out
of
meer
fickleness
,
somtimes
from
the
change
of
their
condition
,
or
divers
appearances
in
providences
,
but
God
is
not
subject
to
any
mutation
:
his
purposes
are
more
firm
,
than
mountains
of
brass
:
he
says
repentance
shall
be
hid
from
his
eyes
,
Hos.
13.14
.
God
is
perfectly
holy
,
and
therefore
cannot
fail
of
his
word
:
men
having
a
principle
of
sin
in
them
,
may
be
out-bid
to
neglect
the
fulsilling
of
their
promises
;
but
there
is
not
the
least
spark
of
unholiness
in
God
;
holiness
is
his
nature
,
Isa
6.3
.
yea
such
is
the
perfection
of
Gods
nature
,
that
he
is
not
liable
to
those
temptations
to
speak
false
that
men
are
,
men
sometime
speak
false
out
of
fear
;
they
fear
the
anger
and
contempt
of
men
:
but
God
fears
none
;
men
sometimes
speak
false
in
hope
of
gain
:
Jacob
lies
to
get
the
blessing
,
Gehezi
to
enrich
himself
,
but
God
is
not
capable
to
gain
any
thing
by
the
creature
:
men
sometimes
speak
false
that
they
may
appear
better
than
they
are
,
but
it
is
impossible
that
God
should
appear
more
gracious
and
glorious
than
he
is
:
men
sometimes
decline
the
fulfilling
of
their
promises
,
because
it
proves
difficult
to
do
it
,
or
brings
some
unthought
of
inconveniencies
upon
them
;
but
every
thing
is
easie
to
God
,
every
thing
is
known
unto
him
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
:
God
having
engaged
salvation
to
believers
;
they
may
say
as
David
,
therefore
will
we
not
fear
,
though
the
earth
be
removed
,
&c.
the
salvation
of
believers
,
and
the
honour
of
Gods
faithfulness
are
embarked
together
,
they
must
sink
and
swim
together
:
believers
cannot
fail
of
salvation
,
unless
God
fail
of
his
glory
:
unless
Gods
word
faile
,
which
is
impossible
,
the
salvation
of
believers
cannot
faile
.
Argument
6.
They
that
are
commanded
of
God
to
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
may
safely
appear
before
God
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
but
we
are
commanded
by
God
to
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
though
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
are
many
times
propounded
in
a
way
of
invitation
,
they
are
set
before
us
as
gracious
offers
,
wherin
God
is
in
a
way
of
grace
tendring
a
great
benefit
unto
us
,
yet
they
have
the
force
of
commands
.
I
might
argue
the
safety
of
coming
unto
Christ
,
from
thence
that
we
are
invited
to
come
unto
him
for
help
:
for
surely
in
those
invitations
God
does
not
go
about
to
delude
men
,
and
lovingly
draw
them
in
to
take
such
a
method
for
the
salvation
of
their
souls
,
as
would
fail
them
:
't
is
not
to
be
imagined
,
that
the
glorious
God
would
with
great
seeming
love
to
the
souls
of
men
,
draw
them
into
a
snare
,
and
with
an
appearance
of
good-will
to
them
,
advise
them
to
take
a
course
that
were
not
safe
:
it
is
not
to
be
thought
that
God
would
lovingly
,
and
with
a
great
deal
of
tenderness
perswade
men
to
set
their
feet
on
slippery
places
,
and
build
their
hopes
upon
a
sandy
foundation
:
there
is
no
soul
delusion
in
the
Gospel
:
he
would
not
urge
men
with
such
compassion
to
put
their
trust
in
Christ
,
but
that
the
well-fare
of
their
souls
is
secured
thereby
:
they
may
without
fear
venture
upon
the
counsel
and
entreaties
of
the
Lord
:
being
secure
in
that
that
God
will
not
lead
them
into
danger
:
when
God
advises
us
to
trust
in
Christ
,
he
commands
this
way
to
us
as
a
way
of
safety
:
for
't
is
no
part
of
love
to
advise
us
to
put
our
confidence
in
a
broken
reed
:
but
besides
what
might
be
argued
this
way
,
these
invitations
have
in
them
,
the
force
of
commands
,
and
lay
us
under
duty
in
obedience
unto
God
,
to
come
unto
Christ
:
as
there
is
love
in
these
calls
,
so
there
is
authority
also
;
we
are
not
left
at
liberty
,
whether
we
will
come
to
Christ
or
no
,
but
are
required
to
come
.
God
does
prescribe
this
way
,
and
enforce
it
both
by
his
love
and
also
his
authority
:
God
that
has
put
Jesus
Christ
into
office
,
doth
require
us
to
receive
him
in
all
his
offices
,
Psal:
2
:
12.
and
among
other
ways
to
be
putting
our
trust
in
him
:
therefore
this
is
called
the
work
of
God
,
John
6.29
.
this
is
the
great
business
that
he
has
set
us
to
do
;
and
this
is
called
his
commandment
,
1
John
3.23
.
which
shews
not
only
that
it
is
commanded
,
but
that
this
is
the
special
commandment
,
that
God
lays
peculiar
weight
upon
:
and
hence
it
is
a
sin
for
men
not
to
believe
in
Jesus
Christ
:
this
the
spirit
reproves
for
,
John
16.9
.
of
sin
,
because
they
believe
not
on
me
:
hence
God
is
angry
with
those
that
stay
away
from
Christ
,
Luk.
14.21
.
This
command
of
believing
in
Christ
is
a
branch
of
the
second
commandment
in
the
Law
;
by
that
command
it
is
required
,
that
we
should
worship
in
that
way
that
he
appoints
,
that
we
should
attend
such
worship
as
is
instituted
by
him
,
&
not
devised
by
man
,
and
this
is
the
great
institution
of
God
under
the
covenant
of
grace
,
that
we
worship
him
by
Jesus
Christ
,
seek
to
God
through
him
,
and
believe
in
God
thorough
him
:
Jesus
Christ
is
the
great
ordinance
that
God
has
set
up
to
be
worshipped
by
:
Jesus
Christ
as
God
is
to
be
worshipped
with
divine
worship
,
by
vertue
of
the
first
command
;
Jesus
Christ
as
mediator
,
is
the
means
whereby
we
are
to
draw
nigh
to
God
,
by
vertue
of
the
second
command
,
as
the
sacrifices
of
old
were
a
principal
ordinance
whereby
God
was
to
be
worshipped
,
so
Christ
who
was
typified
by
those
sacrifices
,
was
and
is
the
principal
ordinance
whereby
fallen
man
is
to
draw
nigh
unto
God
:
and
through
whom
we
are
to
believe
in
him
.
And
this
command
of
God
does
argue
the
safety
of
appearing
in
Christs
Righteousness
,
the
command
of
God
does
evidence
our
assnred
salvation
in
this
way
;
this
would
never
have
been
commanded
of
God
if
it
were
not
safe
.
And
this
appears
by
three
things
:
-
1.
If
it
be
commanded
,
that
we
believe
in
Jesus
Christs
Righteousness
,
then
it
is
lawful
for
us
so
to
do
;
God
would
never
put
us
upon
that
,
which
its
own
nature
is
not
lawful
,
it
must
needs
be
a
warrantable
thing
for
us
to
put
our
trust
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
there
can
be
no
unlawfulness
in
attending
that
which
God
requires
:
but
if
it
were
not
safe
to
appear
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
it
could
not
be
lawful
to
believe
in
it
;
it
would
be
an
irregular
thing
to
put
our
trust
therein
and
that
on
two
accounts
.
-
1.
It
would
be
a
putting
of
too
much
honour
upon
Christ
and
his
righteousness
:
if
it
were
not
safe
appearing
in
Christs
Righteousness
,
then
Christs
Righteousness
were
not
worthy
to
be
believed
in
:
if
it
were
not
safe
trusting
in
it
,
then
we
should
give
too
high
a
commendation
to
it
,
when
we
believe
in
it
:
for
when
we
believe
in
it
,
we
proclaim
it
to
be
safe
so
to
do
:
it
would
be
an
idolizing
of
Christs
righ
teousness
,
to
trust
in
it
,
if
it
were
not
safe
so
to
do
;
it
is
a
fault
to
believe
in
that
which
cannot
save
:
when
we
believe
in
Christs
Righteousness
,
we
give
him
the
honour
of
having
purchased
salvation
for
us
,
if
it
were
not
safe
to
trust
in
Christs
righteousness
,
then
in
so
doing
we
should
give
him
a
glory
that
belongs
not
to
him
.
-
2.
It
would
be
self-flattery
for
us
to
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
if
it
were
not
safe
appearing
in
it
,
it
could
not
be
lawful
to
trust
in
it
:
to
trust
in
it
would
be
presumption
,
what
would
it
be
,
but
to
delude
our selves
,
and
to
please
our selves
with
an
idle
dream
,
which
would
deceive
us
●●men
are
blamed
in
the
Word
of
God
for
such
confidences
,
Isa.
29.18
.
it
is
not
lawful
or
warrantable
for
us
to
believe
in
that
which
we
have
not
sufficient
encouragement
to
believe
in
;
but
we
have
not
sufficient
encouragement
to
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
if
it
be
not
safe
to
appear
before
God
in
it
:
what
can
encourage
us
to
depend
upon
,
and
be
satisfied
in
that
which
it
is
not
safe
to
depend
upon
.
-
2.
If
it
be
commanded
that
we
believe
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
then
it
is
duty
so
to
doe
:
then
we
are
bound
in
conscience
to
come
unto
Christ
,
we
cannot
without
sin
stay
away
from
Christ
:
and
therefore
surely
it
is
safe
to
trust
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
the
holy
God
would
never
make
it
our
duty
to
trust
in
that
which
is
not
a
sufficient
ground
of
faith
:
it
were
an
hard
lesson
to
be
bound
in
conscience
to
do
that
,
which
we
could
not
satisfie
our
consciences
in
doing
:
it
were
wildness
for
any
man
to
imagine
that
God
should
command
us
to
love
that
which
is
not
lovely
,
or
to
mourn
for
that
which
is
not
matter
of
sorrow
,
or
to
rejoyce
in
that
which
is
not
matter
of
joy
:
so
it
is
to
think
that
God
should
require
us
to
trust
in
that
which
is
not
a
ground
of
confidence
:
that
would
be
very
hard
for
God
to
bind
us
to
put
our
confidence
in
that
which
we
could
not
put
our
confidence
in
,
except
we
were
out
of
our
wits
:
if
it
were
not
safe
to
trust
in
Christs
righteousness
,
what
could
induce
us
to
do
it
,
except
we
were
under
a
delusion
:
it
is
against
nature
for
man
to
put
confidence
in
any
thing
but
under
this
notion
,
that
there
is
ground
of
confidence
in
it
:
what
perswasions
can
prevail
to
make
men
rest
on
that
,
which
they
could
not
safely
rest
upon
:
the
Lord
is
a
righteous
God
,
and
gives
no
such
unequal
command
,
all
his
commands
are
righteous
,
he
requires
but
what
is
equal
,
Psal.
119
:
138.
-
3.
If
God
commands
us
to
believe
on
the
righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
,
then
we
must
do
it
upon
pain
of
damnation
,
if
we
fail
thereof
:
every
sin
does
by
Law
deserve
death
:
and
the
continuance
in
the
neglect
of
any
known
command
does
unavoidably
bring
death
and
ruine
,
and
so
the
neglect
of
this
command
,
John
3.18
.
He
that
believeth
not
is
condemned
already
,
because
be
hath
not
believed
in
the
Name
of
the
only
begotton
Son
of
God
:
certainly
then
it
must
be
a
safe
thing
to
believe
on
Jesus
Christ
:
if
there
be
no
safety
in
believing
,
there
is
no
reason
that
we
should
be
punished
for
not
believing
:
if
there
be
no
safety
in
believing
in
Christ
,
then
it
is
madness
to
believe
in
Christ
,
and
will
God
punish
us
for
not
acting
the
part
of
mad
men
:
it
were
an
unreasonable
thing
for
a
man
to
believe
in
Christ
if
it
were
not
safe
so
to
do
;
and
therefore
unreasonable
that
he
should
be
punished
for
not
doing
of
it
:
will
God
damn
man
for
not
building
their
hopes
for
Heauen
upon
the
sand
?
will
God
cast
a
man
into
Hell
,
because
be
will
not
embrace
a
delusion
,
and
put
his
confidence
in
a
broken
Reed
?
the
Lord
is
a
righteous
God
,
and
would
never
punish
men
for
not
believing
if
they
had
not
abundant
encouragement
to
believe
:
the
command
of
this
holy
God
gives
us
great
security
in
believing
,
John
12.50
.
I
know
that
his
command
is
life
everlasting
.
OBJECTION
.
Here
it
may
be
objected
against
this
Argument
,
That
we
are
commanded
by
God
to
believe
for
many
things
,
and
to
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
for
them
which
we
have
no
certain
security
that
we
shall
enjoy
in
a
way
of
believing
:
whatever
we
pray
for
,
we
must
do
it
believing
;
and
we
must
do
it
in
the
Name
of
Christ
:
thus
we
are
to
believe
for
health
;
for
the
conversion
of
all
our
Children
,
for
rain
and
other
publick
mercies
:
so
that
it
is
no
bard
or
unreasonable
thing
to
be
commanded
to
believe
;
for
that
which
is
not
sure
in
a
way
of
believing
,
neither
do
we
want
sufficient
encouragement
to
believe
,
though
the
thing
we
believe
for
be
not
sure
to
us
in
that
way
:
ANSWER
.
That
Act
of
Faith
which
is
the
condition
of
the
Covenant
of
Grace
is
far
differing
from
other
acts
of
Faith
that
are
required
of
us
:
we
do
believe
for
a
mercy
,
when
by
a
spirit
of
Faith
we
take
hold
of
any
of
those
encouragements
which
God
gives
us
,
with
respect
to
that
mercy
:
that
when
we
are
encouraged
by
the
power
of
God
,
the
mercy
of
God
,
the
love
of
God
to
us
,
indennite
promises
;
the
redemption
of
Christ
to
rely
upon
God
with
quietness
for
a
mercy
,
with
submission
to
his
holy
will
.
We
do
believe
in
God
for
that
mercy
;
and
this
we
have
sufficient
encouragement
to
do
,
though
there
be
no
certainty
that
we
shall
enjoy
the
mercy
in
that
way
:
and
this
God
may
fairly
command
us
,
though
he
don't
absolutely
promise
the
mercy
:
but
that
Faith
which
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
Grace
does
much
differ
from
this
:
that
is
an
accepting
of
Christ
and
Salvation
by
him
as
offered
to
us
:
and
a
relying
on
him
for
it
according
to
the
promise
of
the
Gospel
:
that
this
is
the
Faith
that
is
required
as
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
grace
is
evident
,
because
it
is
called
a
receiving
of
Christ
:
justifying
Faith
is
the
receiving
of
the
promise
of
the
Gospel
:
't
is
a
relying
upon
God
in
Christ
according
to
the
invitations
of
the
Gospel
:
and
God
would
never
require
us
to
accept
of
an
offer
,
and
rely
upon
him
for
it
,
if
it
were
not
safe
so
to
do
:
how
is
it
possible
for
any
man
to
rely
upon
God
for
the
making
good
of
his
offer
if
it
were
not
safe
so
to
do
.
CHAP.
VI.
The
seventh
Argument
from
the
Spirits
assuring
Men
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
:
The
eighth
Argument
from
Gods
bestowing
the
beginnings
of
Salvation
on
Believers
,
here
in
this
World.
Argument
7.
THat
Righteousness
which
the
Spirit
of
God
convinces
and
assures
men
,
that
they
may
safely
appear
before
God
in
;
that
they
may
safely
appear
in
:
but
the
Spirit
of
God
does
convince
and
assure
men
that
they
may
safely
appear
before
God
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
that
must
needs
be
true
which
the
spiril
convinces
men
to
be
true
:
Satan
labours
to
shake
mens
belief
of
this
,
and
raises
doubts
and
questions
in
the
heart
about
it
,
and
from
thence
we
may
argue
probably
that
it
is
true
;
but
the
spirit
of
God
does
perswade
and
convince
men
of
the
truth
of
it
,
and
establishes
the
heart
in
it
,
and
from
thence
may
infallibly
argue
the
truth
of
it
.
In
opening
and
declaring
this
Argument
,
we
may
Consider
,
1.
That
many
men
are
convinced
and
assured
,
that
it
is
fafe
appearing
before
God
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
there
are
some
kind
of
perswasions
about
it
in
the
hearts
of
many
others
,
that
are
bestowed
partly
upon
the
testimony
of
men
,
partly
upon
the
rationalness
of
the
Doctrine
;
and
these
perswasions
may
work
some
considerable
effects
on
their
hearts
:
but
those
are
some
that
have
a
thorow
conviction
of
it
,
whose
hearts
are
truly
satisfied
in
the
truth
of
it
:
This
is
Evident
,
-
1.
Because
they
do
believe
this
:
the
Doctrine
of
the
Gospel
is
believed
by
many
,
Acts
15.7
.
That
the
Gentiles
by
my
mouth
should
hear
the
word
of
the
Gospel
and
believe
:
there
be
some
that
do
receive
the
testimony
of
Christ
,
John
3.33
.
and
by
Faith
entertain
the
Doctrine
of
Salvation
by
his
sufferings
,
tho
they
be
but
few
comparatively
,
Isai.
53.1
.
and
therefore
they
are
assured
of
it
:
for
that
knowledg
which
we
have
of
things
by
Faith
in
God
is
certain
:
that
knowledg
which
we
have
of
things
by
our
believing
the
testimony
of
man
is
fallible
,
and
it
leaves
room
for
doubtings
:
but
the
knowledg
that
we
have
of
things
by
our
believing
the
testimony
of
God
is
certain
,
and
as
abundantly
satisfying
to
the
heart
as
that
which
we
have
by
the
seeing
of
the
eye
,
or
by
demonstration
:
the
knowledg
that
we
have
by
Faith
is
a
knowledg
at
second
hand
:
but
God
gives
us
sufficient
assurance
that
it
is
he
that
speaks
,
and
that
his
testimony
is
true
:
therefore
when
men
do
believe
they
are
said
to
be
perswaded
,
Heb.
11.13
.
They
saw
the
promises
afar
off
,
and
were
perswaded
of
them
:
so
they
are
said
to
know
surely
,
John
17.8
.
they
have
known
surely
that
I
came
out
from
thee
,
and
they
have
believed
that
thou
didst
send
me
:
So
they
are
said
to
be
sure
,
John
6
69.
We
believe
and
are
sure
that
thou
art
the
Christ
.
-
2.
Because
they
believe
on
Christ
,
and
venture
their
souls
upon
him
1
Tim.
3.16
.
Believed
on
in
the
World
,
1
John
5.13
I
have
written
to
you
that
believe
on
the
Son
of
God
:
and
this
is
the
effect
of
their
assurance
,
that
it
is
safe
appearing
in
Christs
righteousness
:
if
they
were
not
convinced
of
that
,
no
Arguments
would
perswade
them
to
venture
upon
Christ
:
when
men
come
to
Christ
they
come
under
that
conviction
,
that
it
is
safe
coming
unto
him
:
the
Gospel
works
effectually
in
them
that
believe
,
1
Thess.
2.13
.
every
one
that
comes
to
Christ
hath
the
witness
in
himself
,
1
Joh.
5.10
.
this
makes
them
come
with
boldness
unto
Christ
;
tho
there
be
many
others
that
are
afraid
to
come
:
if
they
were
not
afraid
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
they
would
be
afraid
to
come
too
:
they
would
not
dare
to
cast
themselves
on
Christ
,
before
they
were
convinced
they
withstood
all
Arguments
that
could
be
used
with
them
:
they
had
their
answers
ready
,
and
their
excuses
at
hand
,
they
had
an
unperswadable
spirit
,
somewhat
to
turn
off
all
that
could
be
said
:
and
the
reason
that
now
they
venture
themselves
on
Christ
is
not
any
self-excellency
,
for
they
come
to
him
when
they
are
at
worst
,
when
they
see
the
plague
of
their
own
hearts
;
but
is
it
because
they
are
convinced
of
the
safety
that
is
in
Christ
:
to
them
that
believe
Christ
is
precious
,
1
Pet.
2.7
.
-
3.
Because
they
have
comfortable
and
gracious
hopes
of
glory
:
there
be
many
flattering
hopes
of
blessedness
that
ungodly
men
do
entertain
,
that
depend
upon
their
vain
conceits
;
but
the
people
of
God
have
a
gracious
hope
of
glory
:
and
the
hopes
of
the
people
of
God
do
principally
depend
on
the
conviction
of
these
two
things
:
-
1.
That
there
is
safety
in
Christs
righteousness
;
and
then
that
they
have
an
interest
in
it
,
have
received
it
:
their
Faith
of
dependance
arises
from
the
conviction
of
the
first
,
but
their
hope
arises
from
both
together
:
't
is
true
that
their
hopes
do
rise
from
the
belief
of
other
promises
of
glory
,
together
with
a
sight
of
the
qualifications
in
the
mselves
that
are
mentioned
in
those
promises
:
thus
Saints
have
hope
from
those
promises
that
are
made
to
those
that
love
God
,
that
mortifie
sin
,
that
love
the
Saints
,
that
are
patient
under
afflictions
,
&c.
yet
the
fundamental
promise
of
the
Gospel
is
that
which
is
made
to
believing
in
Christ
:
and
the
hopes
of
christians
do
principally
arise
from
the
conviction
of
Christs
righteousness
,
together
with
our
interest
therein
,
1
Pet.
1
,
8.
Believing
ye
rejoyce
with
joy
unspeakable
and
full
of
glory
:
Rom.
15.13
.
The
God
of
hope
fill
you
with
joy
and
peace
in
believing
.
-
2.
This
conviction
is
not
the
fruit
of
mens
natural
reason
;
natural
reason
tho
advantaged
with
external
revelation
,
cannot
satisfie
the
heart
that
it
is
safe
to
appear
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
natural
reason
may
work
some
conviction
of
this
truth
,
and
discover
so
much
of
it
that
a
man
may
come
to
look
upon
it
very
rational
and
probable
:
but
it
cannot
discover
the
certainty
of
it
:
flesh
and
blood
can't
reveal
that
:
natural
reason
may
make
such
a
discovery
of
this
truth
,
that
they
may
be
urged
in
conscience
to
believe
in
Christ
,
and
condemned
in
conscience
for
not
believing
in
him
,
that
they
may
think
those
happy
that
do
believe
in
him
:
that
they
judg
those
grosly
erroneous
that
do
decy
this
Doctrine
:
but
yet
it
will
not
give
such
a
conviction
as
can
assure
the
soul
that
it
is
so
indeed
,
men
are
apt
to
think
that
they
are
satisfied
,
that
there
is
safety
in
relying
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
only
they
question
whether
God
does
call
them
as
the
case
is
circumstanced
with
them
to
rely
upon
him
,
but
they
delude
themselves
:
mans
reason
does
not
discover
the
certainty
of
this
truth
by
all
the
helps
that
the
world
does
afford
;
yea
,
though
they
do
partake
of
some
inward
common
illumination
:
the
nature
of
man
receiveth
not
the
things
of
the
Spirit
of
God
,
for
they
are
foolishness
unto
him
,
neither
can
he
know
them
because
they
are
spiritually
discerned
,
1
Cor.
2.14
.
There
is
a
twofold
defect
in
natural
reason
that
hinders
men
from
receiving
of
this
Truth
.
-
1.
Natural
reason
cannot
apprehend
that
God
can
find
in
his
heart
to
save
sinners
on
the
account
of
Christs
righteousness
:
when
men
come
to
be
enlightned
,
and
have
a
sence
of
the
guilt
of
sin
,
and
wrath
of
God
,
it
will
not
enter
into
them
,
that
God
can
be
free
to
forgive
them
,
and
save
them
on
the
account
of
Christs
blood
;
they
are
strangers
unto
the
merciful
nature
of
God
:
and
hence
are
seeking
to
get
some
worthiness
of
their
own
,
to
pacifie
God
with
:
and
can't
conceive
that
God
is
willing
to
pardon
them
,
who
are
so
unworthy
;
except
they
were
somwhat
better
:
they
think
they
must
have
something
to
commend
them
to
God
:
they
think
it
would
be
madness
for
them
as
bad
as
they
are
to
venture
on
Christs
bloud
.
1
Cor.
1.18
.
the
preaching
of
the
cross
is
to
them
that
perish
,
foolishness
:
they
have
strange
and
low
thoughts
of
the
mercy
of
God
,
Isa.
55.8
.
-
2.
Natural
reason
will
not
make
men
believe
Gods
testimony
;
natural
reason
will
not
beget
saith
:
natural
men
are
in
Scripture
described
to
be
unbelievers
,
John
5
,
46.
natural
reason
will
not
lay
weight
on
the
testimony
of
God
:
no
man
will
receive
Gods
testimony
,
and
act
faith
thereupon
,
until
he
knows
God
,
Paul
says
,
I
know
him
whom
I
have
believed
,
2
Tim.
1.12
.
and
every
man
must
know
God
before
he
will
believe
him
:
many
men
●o
entertain
some
of
the
things
that
God
says
;
so
the
Devils
believe
and
tremble
:
but
those
perswasions
rise
from
the
convictions
,
and
not
from
faith
in
Gods
Word
.
No
man
will
receive
any
thing
meerly
on
Gods
testimony
,
until
he
know
him
:
and
therefore
will
not
be
assured
of
that
which
he
can
know
no
other
way
but
by
faith
,
and
which
carnal
reason
has
many
objections
against
.
-
3.
The
conviction
of
this
Truth
is
by
the
Spirit
of
God
:
it
is
the
work
of
Gods
Spirit
to
satisfie
the
heart
in
this
,
that
it
is
safe
appearing
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
God
does
create
light
in
the
mind
to
discover
this
:
the
outward
call
of
the
Gospel
presents
the
object
before
men
,
and
the
work
of
the
Spirit
is
to
give
men
eyes
to
see
the
truth
of
it
:
mens
natural
reason
makes
them
understand
the
sense
of
the
Proposition
:
and
the
Spirit
of
God
puts
a
new
light
in
them
,
whereby
they
understand
the
truth
of
the
Proposition
:
their
perswasion
about
this
is
the
fruit
of
Divine
Instruction
.
This
I
shall
shew
from
several
Texts
of
Scripture
John
16.7
,
8.
The
comforter
will
reprove
the
World
of
sin
,
of
righteousness
,
and
of
judgment
:
in
this
Text
for
the
clearing
of
what
is
before
us
,
we
shall
take
notice
of
three
things
:
-
1.
That
the
comforter
here
is
the
Spirit
of
God
:
this
is
clear
not
only
because
he
was
a
person
sent
to
assist
in
and
succeed
the
Ministry
of
the
Apostles
:
but
also
because
he
is
called
the
Spirit
of
truth
,
John
14.16
,
17.
He
shall
give
you
another
comforter
,
even
the
Spirit
of
Truth
.
-
2.
That
the
works
of
the
Spirit
here
is
conviction
:
so
't
is
in
the
Margent
,
the
word
signifies
to
convince
by
Argument
and
Reason
;
and
here
is
the
Argument
that
the
Spirit
shall
convince
by
ver.
10.
Because
I
go
to
my
Father
and
ye
see
me
no
more
,
so
the
word
is
used
,
John
8.9
.
1
Cor.
14.24
.
-
3.
That
the
thing
that
the
Spirit
does
convince
of
,
is
our
safety
in
Christs
Righteousness
:
it
is
his
righteousness
that
he
speaks
of
:
for
his
going
to
the
Father
is
the
argument
of
it
;
and
it
is
the
sufficiency
of
his
righteousness
to
our
salvation
,
This
is
clear
by
two
things
:
First
,
Because
the
Spirit
is
promised
to
confirm
the
Doctrine
of
the
Apostles
.
And
then
Secondly
,
because
the
argument
mentioned
,
verse
10
does
confirm
this
truth
:
Christs
Ascention
to
the
right-hand
of
God
,
shews
,
that
he
has
performed
the
work
he
came
for
,
and
wrought
righteousness
.
John
6.45
.
Every
man
therefore
that
hath
heard
and
hath
learned
of
the
Father
,
commeth
unto
me
:
the
meaning
of
this
is
not
that
all
that
were
godly
among
the
Jews
,
that
had
been
taught
of
God
,
should
ackowledge
Jesus
of
Nazareth
,
and
depend
on
him
:
this
is
indeed
a
truth
,
that
upon
the
setting
of
convincting
light
before
them
they
would
do
it
:
so
did
Nathaniel
Joh.
1.49
.
the
Eunuch
,
Act.
8.37
.
Cornelius
and
Lydia
:
this
is
not
the
meaning
,
for
when
he
says
every
one
that
hath
heard
&
learned
of
the
Father
,
he
means
every
one
that
has
been
taught
by
God
the
Doctrine
of
the
New-Testament
:
and
he
speaks
of
such
teaching
as
did
immediately
draw
men
to
Christ
:
but
the
meaning
is
,
that
they
who
have
been
taught
the
Gospel
by
God
,
will
believe
on
Christ
:
so
that
this
is
clear
from
hence
it
is
the
work
of
God
to
encourage
men
to
come
to
Christ
:
and
God
encourages
men
by
satisfying
their
hearts
in
the
safety
that
is
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
that
perswasion
that
draws
men
to
Christ
is
wrought
by
God.
Rom.
8.30
And
whom
he
called
them
he
also
justified
;
by
this
Scripture
it
appears
that
it
is
Gods
work
to
satisfie
the
heart
in
the
safety
of
coming
to
Christ
;
when
he
sayes
,
that
they
are
called
of
God
,
he
means
they
are
inwardly
called
of
God
:
he
intends
not
the
outward
call
,
because
he
speaks
of
it
as
a
proper
effect
of
Predestination
,
and
certain
fore-runner
of
Justification
:
and
this
inward
call
is
nothing
else
but
the
enlightning
of
the
mind
to
see
the
truth
,
and
certainty
of
the
outward
call
:
so
that
those
Arguments
which
God
sets
before
us
in
his
Word
to
perswade
us
to
come
to
Christ
:
those
he
satisfies
our
hearts
in
,
by
the
inward
work
of
his
Spirit
:
by
his
Spirit
he
sets
home
the
precepts
,
invitations
and
promises
of
the
Gospel
:
this
inward
Call
is
that
which
satisfies
the
heart
;
so
that
it
answers
the
call
of
God.
Objection
,
1.
It
seems
not
to
be
work
of
the
Spirit
to
convince
men
that
they
may
safely
appear
in
Christs
Righteousness
;
because
after
they
have
been
convinced
,
they
doubt
again
,
and
call
it
in
question
whether
they
may
venture
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
.
Answer
,
We
may
well
argue
,
that
if
they
have
been
convinced
throughly
by
the
spirit
,
that
they
will
never
be
utterly
carried
away
with
unbelief
to
reject
this
truth
:
but
we
cannot
conclude
that
they
would
never
doubt
:
men
may
call
those
things
in
question
which
they
have
learned
by
the
spirit
of
God
:
so
the
Prophet
did
,
1
King.
13.17
,
18
,
19.
yea
,
men
may
question
things
that
they
have
been
taught
by
the
saving
work
of
the
spirit
:
God
revealed
it
to
the
Disciples
,
that
Jesus
was
the
Son
of
God
,
Mat.
16.16
,
17.
yet
afterwards
they
questioned
it
,
Luk.
24.21
.
they
say
,
we
verily
thought
it
had
been
he
that
should
have
redeemed
Israel
:
the
Psalmist
no
doubt
had
been
convinced
that
God
is
a
rewarder
of
them
that
diligently
seek
him
,
and
yet
afterwards
,
he
had
such
workings
of
heart
as
these
,
verily
I
have
cleansed
my
heart
in
vain
,
Psa.
73.13
:
and
it
is
no
wonder
,
for
the
blindness
of
the
mind
is
but
in
part
removed
,
and
sometimes
they
have
not
the
exercise
of
that
light
which
is
in
them
:
the
Devil
is
busie
to
throw
scruples
and
objections
into
their
hearts
;
and
they
have
several
principles
in
themselves
that
lead
them
to
doubt
of
those
things
that
God
has
convinced
them
of
:
they
have
a
principle
of
unbelief
,
carnal
reason
and
enmity
to
the
truth
,
so
that
it
is
no
wonder
that
they
have
doubts
about
it
.
Objection
,
2.
If
men
were
convinced
by
the
spirit
they
would
have
more
understanding
than
many
of
them
have
of
this
way
of
salvation
,
many
of
them
understood
very
little
of
the
confidency
of
this
way
of
Salvation
with
the
Law
of
God
:
how
the
sufferings
of
one
could
answer
for
so
many
,
there
are
maeny
Objections
that
they
dont
see
through
:
Answer
,
Every
one
that
is
taught
of
the
spirit
has
so
much
knowledg
in
this
way
of
life
,
as
is
a
foundation
for
Faith
:
he
must
have
so
much
knowledg
as
that
his
Conscience
may
be
satisfied
in
the
truth
of
it
:
t
is
also
true
that
the
teachings
of
the
spirit
do
clarifie
mens
understandings
:
they
come
hereby
to
have
more
clear
conceptions
of
Gospel
truths
:
but
men
may
be
taught
by
the
spirit
and
yet
be
very
unable
to
give
a
resolution
of
many
Objections
:
the
Disciples
were
taught
of
God
that
Jesus
was
the
Son
of
God
,
Mat.
16.17
.
and
yet
knew
not
what
to
say
to
that
Objections
that
Elias
must
first
come
,
Mat.
17.19
.
tho
a
Christian
cannot
answer
many
Objections
about
the
sufficiency
of
Christs
Righteousness
,
yet
he
knows
that
,
that
will
satisfie
his
heart
that
it
is
sufficient
:
namely
,
that
God
gives
this
testimony
to
it
;
and
invites
him
to
venture
upon
it
.
4.
Consider
in
what
way
the
spirit
of
God
works
this
conviction
and
assurance
:
and
that
is
by
a
spiritual
illumination
of
the
mind
:
the
spirit
of
God
is
not
wont
in
adult
persons
to
reveal
this
Doctrine
in
any
extraordinary
way
:
he
works
this
conviction
in
such
adult
persons
only
as
have
the
knowledg
of
the
Doctrine
by
hearing
and
reading
of
the
Word
:
men
must
not
expect
to
be
taught
that
in
a
miraculous
way
which
they
may
learn
in
an
ordinary
way
:
neither
would
this
be
suffieient
to
work
a
through
conviction
and
assurance
of
it
:
a
man
may
have
things
revealed
unto
him
extraordinarily
by
God
,
that
has
no
Faith
;
as
Balaam
neither
does
the
Spirit
assure
men
of
this
in
way
of
testimony
:
the
Spirit
of
God
is
wont
to
testifie
and
witness
some
things
to
the
soul
of
the
Saints
,
the
Spirit
it self
beareth
witness
with
our
spirits
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
,
Rom.
8.16
.
but
he
does
not
in
that
way
reveal
unto
men
the
truth
of
the
Doctrine
of
the
Gospel
:
but
he
openeth
our
eyes
to
see
the
truth
of
it
:
the
Spirit
gives
us
eyes
to
see
,
and
also
the
actual
understanding
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
:
he
puts
a
principle
of
spiritual
understanding
into
us
by
a
work
of
creation
;
ye
were
sometimes
darkness
,
but
now
are
ye
light
in
the
Lord
;
Eph.
5.8
.
he
also
assists
us
actually
to
discern
the
truth
of
this
way
of
salvation
by
Christ
:
while
the
soul
is
hearing
,
reading
,
and
meditating
of
it
,
he
puts
a
light
into
him
,
discovering
it
to
be
true
:
and
sometimes
while
the
soul
is
thinking
of
his
misery
,
the
spirit
brings
to
remembrance
some
word
,
and
with
that
puts
in
a
light
into
the
soul
that
satisfies
the
heart
in
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
:
and
this
is
wrought
these
three
wayes
:
-
1.
The
Spirit
helps
us
to
see
the
truth
of
this
in
the
testimony
of
God
in
his
Word
:
't
is
not
any
inward
testimony
that
our
Faith
depends
upon
:
but
the
testimony
of
God
in
his
Word
,
and
the
inward
work
of
the
Spirit
is
to
help
us
to
receive
the
sure
Word
of
Prophecy
;
and
depend
upon
that
:
God
witnesses
in
his
Word
plentifully
to
that
,
that
there
is
salvation
wrought
out
for
us
by
Christ
,
that
he
has
redeemed
us
.
purged
away
sins
,
brought
in
everlasting
righteousness
:
and
in
this
testimony
of
God
we
see
the
truth
of
the
thing
it self
:
the
Spirit
satisfies
the
heart
and
clears
it
up
to
him
,
that
this
is
Gods
testimony
,
that
it
is
no
deceit
,
that
it
is
not
any
device
or
forgery
of
man
under
a
pretence
of
Gods
testimony
:
but
that
this
is
the
very
Word
of
God
:
the
Word
comes
in
Gods
Name
,
and
has
many
characters
of
divine
authority
in
it
;
and
the
soul
is
satisfied
that
it
is
Gods
Word
,
1
Thess.
2.13
.
ye
received
it
not
as
the
word
of
men
,
but
(
as
it
is
in
truth
)
the
Word
of
God
:
The
Spirit
also
satisfies
the
heart
in
the
faithfulness
of
God
:
naturally
men
have
no
assurance
of
the
faithfulness
of
God
,
though
they
profess
it
:
but
the
spirit
convinces
the
soul
,
that
the
Lord
is
a
God
of
truth
:
I
know
him
whom
I
have
believed
,
2
Tim
1
12.
he
does
with
Sarah
judge
him
faithful
that
has
promised
:
and
here
though
his
soul
be
precious
to
him
,
yet
he
can
quietly
venture
it
upon
his
Word
.
-
2.
The
Spirit
helps
us
to
see
the
certainty
of
this
in
a
way
of
reasoning
from
other
Principles
,
which
we
do
undoubtedly
receive
:
there
is
an
assurance
by
arguing
from
such
things
as
we
are
certain
of
:
this
is
called
the
demonstration
of
the
spirit
,
1
Cor.
2.4
.
when
once
a
man
is
principled
in
that
foundation
,
that
the
testimony
of
God
in
his
Word
is
certain
and
infallible
:
then
he
is
assured
of
such
principles
as
these
,
that
Jesus
Christ
who
was
our
Surety
is
exalted
to
the
right
hand
of
God
:
that
sinners
are
invited
to
rely
upon
the
blood
of
Christ
:
that
Christ
has
fulfilled
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
for
us
;
for
these
things
are
plainly
laid
down
in
the
Word
of
God
;
he
had
the
notion
of
these
things
before
,
but
now
he
is
assured
of
them
,
and
being
assured
of
them
,
God
help
,
him
to
argue
from
them
the
infallible
certainty
of
salvation
by
Christs
righteousness
,
John
16.10
.
the
spirit
convinces
of
righteousness
,
because
I
go
to
my
Father
:
so
a
Christian
sometimes
after
he
is
come
to
Christ
,
finds
by
experience
in
that
way
the
sanctifying
and
comforting
presence
of
God
with
him
:
and
from
hence
he
argues
,
and
is
more
established
in
the
Doctrine
of
salvation
by
Christ
.
-
3.
The
Spirit
helps
to
see
the
glorious
excellency
of
God
,
and
Jesus
Christ
,
and
thereby
the
great
Objections
of
his
heart
do
vanish
away
,
and
fall
of
their
own
accord
:
there
are
some
less
Objections
which
arise
for
want
of
distinct
knowledg
,
and
from
a
mis-understanding
of
some
places
of
Scripture
,
which
though
they
prove
temptations
,
yet
don't
wholly
hinder
the
workings
of
Faith
:
but
the
main
Objections
of
the
heart
were
that
God
could
not
find
in
his
heart
to
pardon
such
sins
as
they
have
been
guilty
of
,
and
that
the
Law
threatens
them
with
ruine
:
but
the
spirit
discovers
unto
the
soul
the
excellency
of
God
in
Christ
,
the
riches
of
Gods
grace
,
and
the
preciousness
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
and
then
those
Objections
fall
,
Psal.
36.7
.
How
excellent
is
thy
loving-kindness
O
Lord
,
therefore
the
sons
of
men
put
their
trust
under
the
shadow
of
thy
wings
,
Joh.
17.3
.
This
is
life
eternal
that
they
might
know
thee
,
the
only
true
God
and
Jesus
Christ
whom
thou
hast
sent
.
Consider
,
5.
That
this
is
a
great
work
of
Gods
Spirit
to
convince
men
and
assure
them
that
it
is
safe
appearing
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
it
is
a
matter
of
exceeding
great
difficulty
to
give
entertainment
unto
this
truth
:
and
hence
it
is
that
many
men
are
never
satisfied
in
it
all
their
dayes
,
they
continue
all
their
lives
long
under
the
means
of
grace
,
and
yet
never
come
unto
the
knowledg
of
this
truth
,
and
many
others
whom
God
has
perswaded
of
it
have
been
long
before
they
were
satisfied
,
though
they
have
been
full
of
inward
troubles
and
fears
and
thereby
put
upon
it
to
be
inquisitive
into
the
way
of
salvation
,
yet
were
long
before
they
came
to
Christ
,
their
hearts
were
unsatisfied
about
their
safety
in
so
doing
:
and
after
prevailing
and
clear
conviction
,
doubts
are
ever
and
anon
arising
in
their
hearts
,
and
this
difficulty
must
needs
be
very
great
,
considering
these
things
:
-
1.
That
Man
in
his
natural
state
is
an
enemy
to
this
way
of
salvation
:
as
man
is
an
enemy
to
the
Law
of
God
,
so
to
the
gospel
of
Jesus
Christ
:
the
heart
dont
like
this
way
of
salvation
,
man
had
rather
be
saved
in
another
way
;
man
is
proud
and
can't
endure
to
go
a
begging
and
be
beholden
to
the
free
grace
of
God
for
his
salvation
:
he
had
rather
earn
it
himself
,
than
take
it
as
a
gift
of
God
:
hence
men
set
their
wits
on
work
to
descry
another
way
that
is
more
suitable
to
their
honours
,
and
to
find
exceptions
against
this
way
of
salvation
by
Christ
:
he
don't
like
the
method
,
and
so
is
inventing
of
cavils
to
turn
off
the
calls
of
God.
-
2.
That
man
is
ignorant
of
the
gracious
nature
of
God
:
men
don't
understand
how
merciful
God
is
;
are
apt
to
measure
the
compassions
of
God
by
their
own
;
and
make
a
judgment
of
God
by
themselves
:
hence
they
are
full
of
carnal
reasonings
against
this
way
of
life
:
they
think
it
is
a
great
deal
more
probable
that
they
should
be
accepted
on
the
account
of
some
worthiness
in
themselves
:
they
think
it
utterly
unlikely
that
God
should
accept
of
them
,
till
their
hearts
are
better
;
they
think
it
would
be
desperate
presumption
to
venture
upon
Christ
before
they
are
better
;
they
think
God
is
so
angry
with
them
that
he
cannot
find
in
his
heart
to
pardon
them
:
they
take
notice
of
the
severity
of
God
upon
others
,
and
conceive
of
him
as
very
difficult
to
pardon
,
they
imagine
there
must
be
something
considerable
in
them
to
commend
them
to
God
,
and
draw
the
heart
of
God
unto
them
.
-
3
The
Devil
is
busie
to
hinder
men
from
entertaining
this
truth
:
the
Devil
is
most
industrious
in
this
matter
,
because
their
entertaining
this
truth
will
deliver
them
from
his
dominion
:
2
Cor.
11.3
,
he
is
possessing
of
men
with
prejudices
against
this
truth
,
casting
in
objections
,
and
fortifying
of
the
heart
against
the
perswasions
of
the
word
:
and
this
does
considerably
increase
the
difficulty
,
because
of
the
subtilty
of
Satan
to
represent
his
temptations
with
great
appearance
of
reason
,
and
smooth
a
delusion
,
so
that
it
shall
have
a
great
face
of
truth
,
&
because
of
his
ability
,
together
with
his
reasonings
to
work
so
upon
the
affections
,
as
to
make
the
soul
more
opposite
to
the
entertaining
of
the
truth
.
-
4.
Man
by
nature
does
not
believe
the
testimony
of
God
:
this
truth
cannot
certainly
be
known
but
by
faith
,
reason
may
argue
something
for
it
,
but
not
conclusively
:
but
natural
men
are
destitute
of
a
principle
to
receive
the
testimony
of
God
:
they
are
ignorant
of
the
glorious
nature
of
God
,
and
so
of
his
faithfulness
,
and
therefore
though
they
may
look
on
it
a
thing
probable
,
because
of
Gods
testimony
,
having
heard
a
same
of
him
,
yet
they
cannot
be
assured
of
it
upon
his
word
;
since
they
know
him
not
:
so
that
it
is
a
great
and
wonderful
work
of
Gods
spirit
to
help
men
over
all
these
difficulties
,
and
convince
them
that
't
is
safe
appearing
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
.
Consider
6.
The
evidence
that
this
work
of
the
spirit
gives
in
to
the
truth
before
us
:
and
we
may
plainly
gather
from
hence
,
that
it
is
safe
appearing
in
Christs
Righteousness
:
For
,
-
1.
The
Spirit
of
God
is
holy
,
and
cannot
deceive
or
delude
us
,
it
is
in
consistent
with
the
spotless
purity
of
the
spirit
of
God
to
convince
us
of
that
which
is
not
true
:
who
can
imagine
that
the
holy
spirit
of
God
would
take
pains
with
men
,
and
work
a
miraculous
change
in
them
,
to
make
them
believe
a
lie
:
why
does
God
busie
himself
so
in
this
work
,
but
that
it
is
of
everlasting
concernment
unto
the
souls
of
men
:
it
is
true
,
that
God
may
judicially
blind
men
by
withdrawing
light
from
them
,
but
he
never
goes
about
to
perswade
men
of
a
lye
:
would
God
perswade
men
to
cast
themselves
upon
Christ
,
if
there
were
not
safety
in
so
doing
.
-
2.
We
are
commanded
not
to
quench
the
Spirit
,
1
Thes.
5.19
.
we
must
cherish
the
motions
,
and
entertain
the
convictions
of
the
spirit
;
which
certainly
would
not
be
our
duty
,
if
the
spirit
did
convince
of
any
thing
that
is
not
true
:
we
are
not
bound
to
receive
delusions
,
but
by
all
means
to
be
oppposing
and
resisting
of
them
,
it
cannot
be
our
duty
to
entertain
salshoods
,
and
give
way
to
deceits
:
and
therefore
those
convictions
which
we
are
bound
to
cherish
,
are
certainly
true
:
I
might
also
argue
from
the
manner
of
the
spirits
convincing
,
which
is
by
enlightning
,
and
opening
of
the
eyes
:
but
if
this
which
he
convinces
us
of
were
not
true
,
the
conviction
would
be
by
blinding
of
us
,
and
putting
out
our
eves
:
where
one
by
sophistical
reasonings
does
perswade
another
of
a
salshood
,
makes
him
believe
a
lye
;
he
does
it
by
darkening
his
understanding
:
the
opening
of
the
eyes
is
not
the
way
to
lead
men
into
error
.
Argument
8.
That
Righteousness
upon
the
account
of
which
God
bestows
the
beginnings
of
salvation
here
;
it
is
safe
to
appear
before
God
in
:
but
upon
the
account
of
Christs
Righteousness
,
God
bestows
the
beginnins
of
salvation
here
.
There
are
some
degrees
of
salvation
which
God
bestows
upon
believers
here
upon
the
account
of
his
righteousness
:
they
have
an
inchoation
of
salvation
already
.
God
begins
to
fullfil
his
promise
presently
,
Tit.
3.5
.
2
Tim.
1.9
.
they
are
justified
already
,
Acts
3.39
.
all
that
believe
are
justified
:
they
are
adopted
,
1
John
12.
as
many
as
received
him
,
to
them
gave
he
power
to
become
the
Sons
of
God
,
even
to
them
that
believe
on
his
name
:
they
are
saved
from
the
curse
of
the
law
as
to
outward
dispensations
,
Rom.
8.28
.
all
things
shall
work
together
for
good
to
them
that
love
God
,
that
are
called
according
to
purpose
:
But
I
shall
only
urge
two
things
wherein
the
people
of
God
have
experience
of
the
beginning
of
salvation
,
and
therein
an
evidence
of
their
full
salvation
by
Jesus
Christ
in
due
time
:
namely
sanctification
and
inward
comfort
.
1.
The
people
of
God
are
sanctified
in
a
way
of
believing
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
they
that
do
believe
in
Christ
are
sanctified
;
they
do
lead
an
holy
life
,
dying
unto
sin
,
and
living
unto
righteousness
:
they
are
delivered
from
the
servitude
unto
sin
,
and
do
become
servants
of
God
:
indeed
this
cannot
be
made
evident
by
experience
to
the
world
,
because
the
world
cannot
certainly
know
,
that
those
that
profess
faith
in
Christ
,
have
it
in
reality
;
nor
that
those
that
seem
to
live
an
holy
life
,
do
so
indeed
;
yet
there
is
that
which
falls
under
the
observation
of
the
world
,
that
may
considerably
help
forward
their
satisfaction
in
this
particular
.
-
1.
Among
those
that
do
profess
to
believe
in
Christ
,
there
are
many
that
live
in
such
a
manner
,
that
there
is
not
evidence
that
they
are
not
sanctified
;
't
is
not
so
with
all
those
that
profess
to
believe
in
Christ
,
there
are
many
that
make
such
a
profession
,
that
have
no
faith
:
and
therefore
it
is
no
wonder
if
they
be
not
sanctified
:
but
there
be
many
,
in
whose
lives
there
is
no
evidence
that
they
are
destitute
of
holiness
:
no
man
can
justly
charge
them
with
living
in
any
known
sin
:
with
any
unmortifyed
corruption
,
or
acting
from
a
corrupt
principle
in
religion
:
but
this
cannot
be
said
concerning
others
that
do
not
make
this
profession
,
moral
men
among
the
Heathens
,
Turks
or
Jews
;
there
are
few
or
none
of
them
,
but
would
make
it
evident
to
a
man
of
a
discerning
spirit
,
that
was
familiarly
acquainted
with
them
,
that
they
were
under
the
,
rule
and
power
of
some
lust
,
-
2.
Among
those
that
profess
to
believe
in
Christ
there
are
many
men
in
whom
there
are
very
speaking
evidences
that
they
lead
an
holy
life
:
they
do
not
only
walk
inoffensively
in
their
conversation
,
but
there
is
a
great
deal
of
the
breathings
of
a
spirit
of
holiness
in
them
;
their
carriage
savours
of
the
fear
of
God
,
love
to
God
,
submission
to
the
will
of
God
,
care
of
the
advancement
of
the
glory
of
God
:
there
carriage
has
a
great
relish
of
piety
and
holiness
:
there
is
as
much
appearance
of
holiness
as
can
ordinarily
be
expected
from
men
that
have
still
a
principle
of
corruption
remaining
in
them
.
-
3.
Many
of
those
who
has
formerly
lived
a
corrupt
life
,
when
once
they
are
in
appearance
brought
home
to
Christ
,
do
give
great
evidences
of
an
holy
life
,
many
that
live
among
the
people
of
God
:
do
live
very
corruptly
,
but
when
once
such
men
come
to
embrace
the
Gospel
in
appearance
,
many
of
them
do
become
very
exemplary
in
holiness
,
cast
off
all
their
former
ways
of
sin
,
and
live
an
humble
,
spiritual
,
obedient
life
as
far
as
man
can
judge
:
But
there
are
two
wayes
whereby
the
truth
of
this
is
evident
above
exception
.
One
is
by
the
testimony
of
Gods
Word
;
the
Scripture
does
commonly
give
the
title
of
Saints
unto
believers
,
hence
that
title
of
Saints
in
Christ
Jesus
is
given
to
the
Church
at
Philippi
,
1
Phil.
1.
so
they
are
called
holy
brethren
,
that
are
partakers
of
the
heavenly
calling
,
Heb.
3.1
.
and
Saints
,
and
faithful
in
Christ
Jesus
,
are
used
as
terms
equivalent
,
Eph.
1.1
.
all
those
that
are
implanted
into
Christ
,
do
crucifie
their
corruptions
,
Gal
5.24
.
hence
good
works
are
a
demonstration
of
the
truth
of
Faith
,
James
2.18
.
Another
way
whereby
it
is
made
evident
,
is
by
the
experience
of
many
saints
:
hereby
it
is
made
evident
to
them
,
though
not
unto
the
world
:
every
believer
has
experience
of
a
great
change
in
himself
,
though
they
have
many
fears
whether
it
be
indeed
a
life
of
holiness
that
they
live
,
it
is
exercising
unto
them
whether
they
go
beyond
hypocrites
,
and
are
acted
by
any
higher
principles
than
self-love
and
confcience
:
yet
there
be
several
that
at
times
do
evidently
see
a
spirit
of
holiness
working
in
themselves
:
so
that
their
consciences
do
bear
witness
that
they
are
the
children
of
God
:
besides
what
they
do
perceive
of
a
daily
bent
of
heart
to
keep
Gods
commands
;
there
are
at
times
more
visible
and
sensible
actings
of
grace
:
there
are
times
when
the
strings
are
wound
up
to
the
height
,
when
grace
breaks
forth
as
the
light
:
and
the
heart
is
satisfied
in
that
;
that
he
has
a
spirit
of
holiness
,
John
21.17
.
Lord
thou
knowest
all
things
,
thou
knowest
that
I
love
thee
:
Psal.
18.23
.
I
was
also
upright
before
him
.
And
this
fanctification
which
the
people
of
God
have
,
they
have
in
a
way
of
believing
:
some
take
sanctification
so
largely
,
as
to
comprehend
the
work
of
regeneration
:
and
count
regeneration
also
an
effect
of
closing
with
Christ
:
but
I
will
not
now
discuss
that
controversy
;
though
there
is
no
doubt
but
regeneration
is
the
fruit
of
Christs
purchase
:
but
I
take
sanctification
for
that
work
of
Gods
spirit
,
whereby
he
does
more
and
more
purge
away
the
remainders
of
sin
,
and
carry
on
the
work
of
holiness
in
the
hearts
of
his
people
,
and
this
is
the
fruit
of
faith
in
Christ
,
Acts
26.18
.
they
are
sanctified
by
faith
that
is
in
me
,
Gal.
2.20
.
I
live
by
the
faith
of
the
Son
of
God
,
who
loved
me
,
and
gave
himself
for
me
;
and
this
sanctification
comes
from
Christs
purchase
,
he
has
by
his
death
redemed
us
from
the
power
of
sin
,
Tit.
2
4.
who
gave
himself
for
us
,
that
he
might
redeem
us
from
all
iniquity
,
and
purisie
to
himself
a
peculiar
people
,
zealous
of
good
works
so
John
17.1
Pet.
1.18
,
19.
Heb.
9
,
14.
2
,
The
people
of
God
have
inward
spiritual
comfort
in
a
way
of
believing
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
?
it
is
very
true
,
that
many
men
that
do
not
profess
the
true
religion
,
and
many
others
that
tho
they
do
profess
the
true
religion
,
yet
do
not
in
sincerity
embrace
it
,
have
much
inward
comfort
under
an
expectation
of
blessedness
hereafter
:
but
the
people
of
God
that
do
believe
in
Jesus
Christ
,
have
inward
comfort
in
that
way
peculiar
to
themselves
:
Which
we
may
consider
under
these
two
heads
of
peace
of
conscience
and
communion
with
God.
1.
The
people
of
God
in
a
way
of
believing
,
have
peace
of
conscience
:
and
this
is
not
a
particular
priviledge
of
some
believers
,
but
a
blessing
that
all
do
in
some
degree
partake
of
:
those
men
that
before
their
coming
to
Christ
,
were
under
the
terrors
of
an
evil
conscience
,
conscience
was
terrifying
of
them
,
and
binding
them
over
to
eternal
judgement
,
do
upon
their
closing
with
Christ
,
enjoy
a
tranquility
of
mind
,
and
inward
peace
.
Indeed
this
peace
may
be
interrupted
and
disturbed
,
because
of
darkness
and
temptations
,
and
because
conscience
is
but
in
part
satisfyed
:
but
they
are
never
brought
back
to
take
up
such
conclusions
,
against
themselves
as
before
their
closing
with
Christ
,
but
commonly
they
do
enjoy
some
comfortable
serenity
of
heart
:
have
the
answer
of
a
good
conscience
by
the
resurrection
of
Christ
,
1
Pet.
3.21
.
this
comes
to
pass
by
these
two
things
.
-
1.
When
a
soul
comes
to
Christ
,
the
soul
is
satisfied
,
that
there
is
peace
with
God
,
to
be
obtained
in
a
way
of
coming
to
Christ
,
that
there
is
safety
in
coming
to
Christ
:
the
inward
call
of
the
Gospel
satisfies
the
soul
that
there
is
salvation
in
Christ
for
all
that
come
to
him
:
conscience
is
thereby
well
satisfied
in
the
sufficiency
of
Christ
,
the
freeness
and
the
fulness
of
the
grace
of
God
,
1
Pet.
2.7
.
to
him
that
believes
,
Christ
is
precious
:
the
objections
of
the
heart
are
removed
by
the
convincing
work
of
the
Spirit
.
-
2.
The
first
act
of
closing
with
Christ
is
not
so
sensibly
done
,
but
that
he
does
take
some
notice
of
it
:
some
after
acts
of
faith
may
be
more
plain
,
and
in
continuance
of
time
the
soul
may
lose
the
exact
knowledge
of
the
time
of
his
first
closing
with
Christ
and
the
circumstances
of
it
:
but
this
first
closing
with
Christ
is
not
so
secret
a
thing
,
but
that
it
falls
under
the
observation
of
conscience
,
Jer.
3.22
.
This
is
clear
For
,
-
1.
The
act
it self
is
very
observable
:
when
the
soul
comes
at
first
to
close
with
Christ
,
there
is
a
weighty
change
wrought
in
it
,
it
is
a
thing
quite
contrary
to
what
he
has
been
doing
;
he
has
been
reasoning
against
it
,
making
objections
,
standing
out
against
all
the
pleadings
of
God
with
him
,
but
now
when
he
closes
with
Christ
,
he
lets
fall
all
his
objections
,
and
gives
entertainment
unto
Christ
,
before
he
despised
him
,
now
he
prizes
him
,
before
argnments
did
not
sink
into
him
,
now
they
do
,
now
he
makes
Christ
well-come
:
this
is
exceeding
remarkable
,
easy
to
be
observed
,
this
carriage
of
the
soul
is
set
forth
in
Scripture
,
by
opening
to
Christ
,
coming
to
him
,
marrying
of
him
,
is
so
contrary
to
his
carriage
immediately
before
,
that
it
is
of
easy
observation
.
-
2.
There
is
a
great
ability
in
conscience
to
take
notice
of
the
more
secret
stirrings
of
the
heart
:
conscience
has
a
wonderful
quick
eye
:
conscience
is
a
curious
observer
of
mens
actions
,
Rom.
2.15
.
the
conscience
takes
notice
of
the
secret
windings
and
turnings
of
the
heart
;
the
desires
,
the
ends
,
the
thoughts
that
pass
through
him
,
Heb.
4.12
.
by
the
help
of
the
word
,
conscience
makes
discovery
of
the
secret
thoughts
and
intents
of
the
heart
:
there
is
a
wonderful
sharp
sightedness
in
conscience
to
discover
the
carriage
of
the
heart
.
-
3.
Conscience
at
this
time
is
more
than
ordinary
exact
in
taking
notice
of
the
carriage
of
the
heart
:
at
other
times
Conscience
will
take
notice
of
small
things
,
but
at
this
time
Conscience
does
most
carefully
observe
what
is
done
;
for
Conscience
is
now
in
a
blessed
condition
:
it
is
a
matter
of
life
and
death
how
he
carries
now
under
the
call
of
the
Gospel
:
Conscience
takes
more
notice
of
this
than
of
hundreds
of
other
things
;
this
is
a
thing
that
his
salvation
depends
upon
:
Conscience
has
been
pursuing
of
the
sinner
a
great
while
,
telling
of
him
that
if
he
would
not
close
with
Christ
,
he
was
undone
,
and
must
burn
in
hell
for
ever
;
he
has
been
neglecting
to
hearken
to
conscience
,
and
conscience
has
given
him
no
rest
;
now
when
he
comes
to
do
the
thing
that
conscience
has
been
so
long
urging
him
unto
;
conscience
will
take
special
notice
of
that
;
conscience
will
watch
like
Benhadads
Servants
,
1
King.
20
33.
as
a
man
would
much
observe
it
when
he
had
compleated
a
design
that
he
had
been
labouring
in
many
years
.
2.
The
people
of
God
in
a
way
of
believing
,
have
comfortable
communion
with
God
:
there
is
a
state
of
communion
with
God
,
whereby
a
believer
has
a
standing
interest
in
the
favour
,
power
,
wisdom
of
God
,
and
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
and
in
all
his
offices
:
but
besides
this
,
there
is
an
actual
communion
with
God
,
which
is
sometimes
more
insensible
,
sometimes
more
sensible
:
sometimes
the
people
of
God
do
enjoy
glorious
actual
communion
with
God
in
this
world
:
this
is
one
of
those
enjoyments
that
man
fell
from
by
his
sin
:
and
no
man
in
his
natural
estate
does
enjoy
.
A
carnal
man
may
have
many
internal
discoveries
of
God
,
and
be
mightily
affected
therewith
;
but
they
do
not
properly
enjoy
any
communion
with
him
:
but
the
people
of
God
doe
,
1
John
1.3
.
our
fellowship
is
with
the
Father
,
and
with
his
Son
Jesus
Christ
:
the
fullnes
of
this
is
reserved
in
heaven
,
but
there
is
an
inchoation
of
it
here
:
God
had
communion
with
Abraham
and
others
of
old
in
a
visible
appearance
,
and
now
has
communion
with
his
Saints
,
though
in
a
more
spiritual
manner
.
And
there
are
four
particular
ways
of
it
,
that
I
shall
mention
.
1.
By
discovering
his
own
glorious
nature
to
them
:
sometimes
God
breaks
out
of
the
clouds
,
and
makes
a
discovery
of
his
own
glory
to
the
soul
:
he
has
promised
to
the
pure
in
heart
that
they
shall
see
God
:
and
sometimes
he
does
cause
his
glory
to
pass
before
the
soul
:
sometimes
God
makes
a
special
discovery
of
one
of
his
attributes
,
and
sometimes
of
another
,
of
his
soveraignty
,
holiness
,
mercy
,
faithfulness
,
Job
.
42.5
,
6.
now
mine
eye
seeth
thee
,
2
Cor.
3.18
.
we
all
with
open
face
behold
as
in
a
grass
the
glory
of
the
Lord
:
hereby
men
come
to
know
God
,
other
men
have
notions
of
God
,
but
a
Saint
knows
him
:
And
there
are
two
effects
of
these
discoveries
.
One
is
a
drawing
out
of
the
actings
of
grace
,
they
put
new
life
into
the
soul
:
they
are
very
quickening
and
powerful
on
the
heart
.
The
other
is
,
That
they
enkindle
a
desire
to
know
more
of
God
:
they
make
the
soul
long
after
further
acquaintance
with
God
,
to
see
his
power
and
glory
,
as
they
have
seen
him
in
the
Sanctuary
,
Psal.
63.3
.
2.
By
revealing
of
Christ
and
gospel-grace
unto
the
soul
.
God
does
not
only
at
first
conversion
,
but
many
times
after
,
make
a
discovery
of
Christ
,
to
the
soul
,
the
Lord
shews
the
soul
the
safety
of
this
way
of
salvation
;
Saints
long
for
this
:
Phil.
3.10
That
I
may
know
him
,
and
the
power
of
his
resurrection
:
and
God
is
at
times
gratifying
them
:
Christ
is
opening
this
mystery
of
the
Gospel
unto
them
;
the
Lord
draws
nigh
and
holds
forth
the
Scepter
of
mercy
,
the
acceptableness
of
his
sacrifice
,
the
freeness
of
his
grace
,
the
wonderfulness
of
his
love
,
the
certainty
of
salvation
in
a
way
of
believing
:
and
these
discoveries
that
the
Lord
makes
of
the
Gospel
,
doe
answer
all
the
objections
of
the
heart
,
that
though
the
soul
was
before
in
an
unbelieving
frame
,
he
has
power
to
resist
no
longer
:
these
discoveries
make
Christ
very
precious
,
he
esteems
him
as
one
that
does
indeed
save
from
sin
and
wrath
:
these
discoveries
make
the
soul
contented
with
Christ
:
he
sees
he
needs
nothing
but
this
righteousness
to
carry
before
God
:
he
has
done
looking
out
else-where
for
help
,
yea
he
takes
delight
in
this
way
of
salvation
,
it
is
a
way
that
pleases
,
he
counts
it
glorious
,
1
Tim.
1.11
.
3.
By
promises
of
particular
mercies
:
God
does
draw
nigh
to
some
of
his
people
,
and
by
his
spirit
make
known
unto
them
that
he
will
bestow
some
particular
mercy
upon
them
:
thus
he
sometimes
promises
assistance
in
their
works
,
recovery
from
sickness
,
publick
deliverance
:
of
old
God
has
sometimes
by
the
Prophets
made
particular
promises
to
wicked
men
,
as
to
Abab
and
Jehu
:
whether
he
does
any
such
thing
by
his
spirit
now
to
those
that
are
carnal
men
,
is
not
so
certain
:
but
undoubtedly
he
does
to
some
Saints
:
and
that
in
answer
to
their
prayers
:
when
they
have
been
begging
a
mercy
for
God
,
he
by
some
promise
gives
assurance
to
the
soul
,
that
the
request
shall
be
fullfilled
.
4.
By
witnessing
his
love
to
the
soul
:
God
does
not
only
help
the
soul
to
gather
it
by
consequence
,
but
God
by
his
spirit
does
evidence
the
same
to
the
soul
:
that
he
may
quicken
the
heart
in
holiness
,
and
that
he
may
help
the
soul
under
temptations
and
sinking
discouragements
;
or
arm
him
against
some
special
conflicts
,
he
gives
witness
to
his
good
estate
,
Gen.
7.1
.
Rom.
8.16
.
this
differs
much
from
those
tasts
that
hypocrites
may
have
;
wherein
they
have
some
sence
of
the
sweetness
that
is
in
promises
:
for
this
is
by
way
of
testimony
:
yea
the
spirit
does
make
it
manifest
at
that
time
that
it
is
his
testimony
:
and
hereby
this
differs
from
the
delusions
of
Satan
:
as
the
Prophets
knew
it
to
be
the
Lord
that
revealed
things
unto
them
:
so
Saints
at
the
time
knew
it
to
be
the
Spirit
of
God
that
witnessed
to
them
;
they
do
not
need
any
other
help
at
that
time
to
know
it
to
be
the
voice
of
God
:
they
do
not
need
a
candle
to
see
the
Sun
:
though
soon
after
they
may
have
doubts
.
Thus
I
have
cleared
up
the
assumption
of
the
Argument
,
it
remains
that
somewhat
be
added
to
evidence
the
proposition
,
that
it
must
needs
be
safe
appearing
in
that
righteousness
upon
the
account
of
which
God
does
bestow
the
beginnings
of
salvation
here
:
And
I
may
evidence
that
from
these
two
Principles
.
The
first
Principle
is
,
That
righteousness
which
does
purchase
any
part
of
the
good
of
the
covenant
,
does
purchase
the
whole
good
of
the
covenant
:
by
the
righteousness
of
Christ
believers
stand
already
possessed
of
some
part
of
the
good
of
the
covenant
:
and
that
righteousness
that
brought
them
into
the
possession
of
that
,
will
in
due
time
bring
them
into
the
possession
of
what
remains
:
for
that
which
purchases
any
part
of
the
good
of
the
covenant
,
must
needs
purchase
the
whole
:
the
condition
upon
which
all
the
good
of
the
covenant
depends
was
one
,
so
that
the
good
of
the
covenant
must
be
wholy
purchased
or
wholly
forfeited
:
it
could
not
be
in
part
purchased
,
&
in
part
forfeited
;
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
works
was
perfect
righteousness
,
if
that
were
performed
,
all
the
good
of
the
covenant
was
purchased
,
if
that
were
not
performed
,
all
the
good
of
the
covenant
was
forfeited
,
an
imperfect
righteousness
would
not
purchase
any
one
good
thing
mentioned
in
the
covenant
:
one
sin
was
sufficient
to
break
the
whole
covenant
,
and
expose
unto
death
:
one
sin
would
make
a
course
of
righteousness
for
many
years
utterly
ineffectual
unto
the
purchase
of
any
good
,
and
lay
the
sinner
open
unto
the
curse
of
the
Law
,
Gal.
3.10
.
Rom.
6.23
.
whatever
was
done
towards
the
performance
of
the
condition
of
the
covenant
,
signified
nothing
,
except
the
full
was
performed
that
God
required
:
so
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
the
Mediator
was
perfect
obedience
to
the
law
of
the
Mediator
,
viz.
perfect
obedience
to
the
commands
of
the
law
,
and
perfect
bearing
of
the
curse
:
't
is
true
that
the
active
and
passive
obedience
of
Christ
have
a
distinct
respect
one
of
them
to
the
possession
of
good
,
the
other
to
the
removal
of
evil
;
the
one
is
meritorious
,
the
other
satisfactory
,
one
procures
the
blessings
promised
,
the
other
delivers
from
the
evils
threatned
:
but
yet
Christ
being
made
under
such
a
covenant
,
the
success
of
one
depended
upon
the
other
,
and
they
are
joyntly
together
the
purchasing
cause
of
our
salvation
:
and
one
of
them
would
have
had
no
efficacy
at
all
towards
our
salvation
,
if
not
accompanied
with
the
other
:
so
that
this
principle
stands
firm
,
that
that
righteousness
that
does
not
procure
all
the
good
of
the
covenant
,
procures
none
,
that
righteousness
can
purchase
no
good
for
us
,
that
is
not
sufficient
for
our
compleat
salvation
,
that
cannot
purchase
the
beginnings
of
salvation
that
does
not
justifie
us
:
seeing
therefore
on
the
account
of
Christs
righteousness
we
have
already
the
beginnings
of
salvation
,
that
righteousness
is
suffieient
for
our
Justification
and
Salvation
.
The
Second
Principle
is
,
That
God
in
giving
the
beginnings
of
salvation
in
a
way
of
believing
in
Christs
righteousness
for
salvation
,
does
own
that
to
be
the
way
of
salvation
:
God
does
in
this
way
give
such
mercies
as
are
evidences
of
his
favour
,
and
such
as
do
accompany
salvation
:
he
subdues
sin
,
quickens
the
heart
in
holiness
,
reveals
his
loving
kindness
,
&c.
And
herein
God
does
plainly
testifie
,
that
this
is
the
way
to
salvation
:
and
that
the
righteousness
of
Christ
was
the
procuring
cause
of
salvation
:
if
the
righteousness
of
Christ
were
not
sufficient
for
our
salvation
,
God
would
be
angry
with
us
for
believing
in
Christs
righteousness
,
we
might
expect
frowns
and
judgments
in
this
way
:
but
Gods
giving
the
beginnings
of
salvation
in
this
way
,
does
eminently
own
it
to
be
the
way
of
life
:
when
did
God
in
such
a
way
own
men
in
a
way
of
depending
upon
their
own
righteousness
or
external
priviledges
?
they
have
some
common
mercies
,
but
none
of
the
beginnings
of
salvation
:
but
the
beginings
of
salvation
being
bestowed
in
this
way
,
are
an
evident
sign
of
divine
approbation
of
it
,
God
bore
witness
to
the
Apostles
preaching
this
doctrine
by
many
wonderful
signs
,
Heb.
2.4
.
and
he
bears
witness
to
those
that
by
saith
receive
this
doctrine
by
wonderful
gracious
effects
in
them
,
he
gives
the
earnest
of
heavenly
glory
:
which
evidently
shews
the
efficacy
of
this
righteousness
which
they
trust
in
,
to
accomplish
their
salvation
,
Eph.
1
13
,
14.
in
whom
after
that
ye
believed
,
ye
were
sealed
with
that
holy
spirit
of
promise
,
which
is
the
earnest
of
our
inheritance
,
until
the
redemption
of
the
purchased
possession
unto
the
praise
of
his
glory
.
CHAP.
VII
.
The
ninth
Argument
:
From
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
.
Two
Objections
against
this
Doctrine
Answered
.
Argument
IX
.
IT
is
safe
appearing
before
God
in
that
righteousness
,
the
efficacy
whereof
unto
salvation
we
are
taught
in
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
:
But
in
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
,
we
are
taught
the
efficacy
of
Christs
righteousness
unto
salvation
:
God
in
these
Sacraments
is
by
sensible
signs
teaching
of
us
this
truth
:
so
that
in
the
Sacraments
there
is
a
divine
testimony
to
this
doctrine
1.
We
are
taught
the
efficacy
of
Christs
righteousness
unto
salvation
,
by
the
ordinance
of
Baptism
;
as
't
is
said
of
circumcision
,
that
it
was
a
seal
of
the
righteousness
of
Faith
;
so
is
baptism
;
the
washing
of
water
,
signifies
our
washing
in
the
blood
of
Christ
:
as
the
legal
washings
had
a
respect
unto
the
cleansing
away
of
sin
by
Christs
blood
,
so
has
our
baptismal
washing
:
this
ordinance
practised
first
by
John
,
and
afterwards
appointed
by
Christ
to
be
a
perpetual
ordinance
in
the
gospel
church
,
is
appointed
on
this
design
to
strengthen
our
Faith
in
this
Doctrine
.
-
1.
This
appears
,
because
by
baptism
is
held
forth
our
fellowship
with
Christ
in
his
sufferings
,
that
is
signified
thereby
,
that
we
have
an
interest
in
the
vertue
of
his
sufferings
;
that
his
sufferings
are
made
over
unto
us
,
that
we
do
participate
in
the
good
and
benefit
of
them
,
Rom.
6
3.
so
many
of
us
as
were
baptized
into
Jesus
Christ
,
were
baptized
into
his
death
;
there
was
sealed
up
unto
us
the
vertue
and
efficacy
of
his
death
:
therefore
verse
4.
we
are
said
to
be
buried
with
him
by
baptism
into
death
:
the
like
expression
you
have
,
Col.
2.12
.
we
are
thereby
partakers
of
his
sufferings
,
as
if
we
our selves
had
suffered
:
and
if
this
be
held
forth
,
then
our
justification
and
reconciliation
is
held
forth
:
for
that
is
procured
by
the
sufferings
of
Christ
,
Rom.
5.10
.
we
were
reconciled
to
God
by
the
death
of
his
Son.
-
2.
Baptism
is
appointed
to
be
a
seal
to
this
doctrine
of
faith
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
't
is
a
confirmation
of
this
doctrine
,
and
the
covenant
of
God
to
give
salvation
through
faith
in
Christ
:
and
therefore
it
was
John
the
Baptists
manner
before
he
baptized
persons
,
to
teach
them
that
they
must
believe
on
Christ
,
Acts
19.4
,
5.
and
the
Apostles
and
Apostolical
men
would
not
baptize
any
adult
persons
,
but
such
as
professed
to
believe
on
Christ
,
Acts
8
36
,
37.
and
indeed
when
persons
do
subject
themselves
unto
this
ordinance
of
baptism
,
they
do
acknowledge
that
doctrine
of
salvation
by
Christ
:
and
therefore
in
that
promise
which
Christ
puts
into
the
mouths
of
the
Apostles
,
when
he
sends
them
to
preach
the
Gospel
,
he
makes
mention
of
baptism
,
Mark
16.16
.
he
that
believeth
and
is
baptized
,
shall
be
saved
;
Baptism
is
mentioned
as
the
evidence
of
Faith.
-
3.
Because
Baptism
represents
and
shews
forth
the
washing
away
the
guilt
of
our
sins
by
the
blood
of
Christ
.
This
is
held
forth
in
that
1
Pet.
3.21
.
the
like
figure
whereunto
even
Baptism
doth
also
now
save
us
:
not
the
putting
away
of
the
filth
of
the
flesh
but
the
answer
of
a
good
Conscience
towards
God
by
the
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
:
For
the
opening
of
this
plead
you
may
mind
,
-
1.
That
the
Ark
spoken
of
,
ver.
20.
was
a
Type
of
Christ
;
therefore
Baptism
is
said
to
be
a
like
figure
:
the
Ark
wherein
Noah's
Family
was
preserved
in
time
of
the
deluge
typified
our
Salvation
by
the
Lord
Jesus
:
&
therefore
it
is
said
,
that
Noah
by
preparing
the
Ark
became
Heir
of
the
Righteousness
which
is
by
Faith
,
Hebr.
11.7
.
-
2.
Baptism
does
save
us
,
as
it
is
a
shadow
of
some
spiritual
thing
:
therefore
it
is
said
,
the
like
figure
even
Baptism
sav●s
us
:
not
but
that
Baptism
has
some
real
influence
into
salvation
,
as
indeed
all
Ordinances
have
,
so
the
Types
of
old
:
but
the
salvation
he
attributes
to
Baptism
is
representative
.
-
3.
The
Salvation
represented
by
Baptism
is
the
purging
of
the
Conscience
from
the
guilt
of
sin
;
called
the
answer
of
a
good
Conscience
:
the
washing
of
the
body
signifies
the
washing
of
the
soul
.
-
4.
The
reason
why
he
ascribes
the
answer
of
a
good
Conscience
to
the
resurrection
of
Christ
,
and
not
to
his
death
,
is
because
.
though
his
death
purchased
it
,
yet
his
resurrection
is
the
great
evidence
of
the
satisfactoriness
of
his
sufferings
:
therefore
we
are
said
to
be
begotten
unto
a
lively
hope
thereby
,
1
Pet.
1.3
.
2.
We
are
taught
the
efficiency
of
Christs
Righteousness
unto
salvation
by
the
Ordinance
of
the
Lords
Supper
:
the
Lords
Supper
was
instituted
by
Christ
immediately
before
his
sufferings
,
wherein
Bread
and
Wine
in
the
celebration
of
that
Ordinance
are
made
the
signs
of
the
body
and
blood
of
Christ
;
they
are
not
natural
signs
of
any
such
thing
,
but
have
that
signification
put
upon
them
by
Christ
:
and
God
is
teaching
us
in
this
Ordinance
,
that
we
have
falvation
through
the
sufferings
of
Christ
.
-
1.
This
appears
because
here
the
death
of
Christ
is
represented
as
a
violent
and
penal
death
:
here
is
a
representation
of
Christ
crucified
:
here
is
not
meerly
the
shewing
forth
of
his
death
,
but
the
manner
of
his
death
,
to
mind
us
of
it
,
that
he
died
in
a
way
of
punishment
:
that
he
suffered
that
vengeance
that
was
due
unto
us
for
our
sins
,
Isai.
53.8
.
for
the
transgression
of
my
people
was
he
stricken
.
-
2.
Here
the
death
of
Christ
is
represented
as
being
upon
our
account
,
1
Cor.
11.24
.
this
is
my
body
which
is
broken
for
you
:
Christs
death
was
the
payment
of
our
Debt
:
we
were
the
principal
Debtors
,
Christ
was
the
Surety
:
our
guilt
was
transferred
unto
him
:
he
deserved
not
such
sufferings
himself
,
but
underwent
them
as
a
publick
person
,
and
therefore
by
his
Sufferings
we
may
be
justified
and
saved
.
-
3.
In
this
Ordinance
the
death
of
Christ
is
to
be
shewed
forth
till
he
comes
,
1
Cor.
11.26
.
which
shews
that
it
is
satisfactory
to
the
justice
of
God
:
it
had
not
been
worth
the
while
to
appoint
signs
for
the
remembrance
of
it
to
the
Worlds
end
,
if
it
had
not
procured
our
salvation
:
it
had
better
have
been
forgotten
,
if
it
had
not
procured
our
redemption
.
-
4.
The
Wine
in
the
Lords
Supper
is
said
to
be
his
blood
of
the
New-Testament
,
Mat
:
26
:
28
:
why
is
it
so
called
but
that
it
purchases
the
blessings
of
the
New-Testament
?
the
Covenant
of
Grace
is
confirmed
by
the
blood
of
Christ
:
on
the
same
account
he
is
called
the
Mediator
of
the
New-Covenant
or
Testament
,
Hebrews
12
:
24.
-
5.
His
Blood
is
here
represented
,
as
shed
for
the
remission
of
sins
,
Mat
:
26
:
28
:
that
sins
might
be
forgiven
:
and
it
would
never
have
been
thus
represented
if
it
had
not
been
effectual
for
this
end
:
his
minding
us
for
what
purpose
it
was
shed
shews
that
the
end
is
thereby
attained
.
-
6.
In
this
Ordinance
we
are
invited
to
put
our
trust
in
the
death
of
Christ
,
Mat
:
26
:
26
,
27
:
take
,
eat
,
this
is
my
body
,
and
drink
ye
all
of
it
:
when
the
body
feeds
upon
the
Sacramental
Bread
and
Wine
,
the
Soul
is
to
do
that
which
answers
unto
it
:
the
Soul
is
to
feed
upon
Christ
crucified
,
which
is
nothing
else
but
the
acting
Faith
on
him
,
Joh.
6
53.
Having
thus
cleared
it
,
that
in
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
,
we
are
taught
the
efficacy
of
Christs
Righteousness
unto
Salvation
;
it
remains
that
we
add
something
to
shew
the
evidence
that
arises
from
hence
,
that
it
is
safe
appearing
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
and
Gods
teaching
of
us
,
this
makes
it
evident
,
what
way
soever
God
teaches
it
in
:
but
there
is
some
peculiar
light
that
does
arise
from
this
way
of
teaching
by
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
,
that
may
help
more
abundantly
to
satisfie
our
hearts
in
this
Truth
.
-
1.
If
God
teach
us
this
in
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
,
this
shews
that
it
lies
much
upon
the
heart
of
God
to
strengthen
our
Faith
in
this
particular
,
that
it
is
safe
appearing
before
God
in
Christs
Righteousness
:
this
shews
that
God
is
very
careful
that
we
may
believe
in
Christ
,
if
we
see
a
man
promise
another
an
Estate
,
make
an
instrument
of
conveyance
,
sets
his
hand
,
and
adds
his
Seal
to
it
,
we
conclude
that
he
desires
to
give
him
all
manner
of
assurance
,
and
would
leave
no
room
for
doubting
:
so
when
we
see
God
sending
his
servants
to
witness
in
his
Name
,
that
there
is
salvation
in
Christ
;
that
he
gives
it
under
his
hand
,
has
left
it
upon
Record
in
his
Word
,
and
adds
also
sensible
signs
for
the
establishment
of
our
Faith
,
we
may
conclude
that
God
is
very
careful
to
leave
no
room
for
doubting
in
this
particular
:
his
design
is
to
put
the
thing
out
of
all
question
:
and
certainly
God
would
never
thus
busie
himself
to
delude
us
,
nor
take
such
care
to
satisfie
us
in
this
particular
,
but
that
this
is
the
very
way
of
Salvation
.
-
2.
If
this
be
the
thing
that
God
teaches
us
in
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
,
then
there
are
solemn
Ordinances
founded
upon
this
Doctrine
of
Salvation
through
the
blood
of
Christ
:
this
Doctrine
is
the
foundation
that
these
Ordinances
are
built
upon
:
the
design
of
these
holy
Ordinances
is
to
be
witnesses
to
us
of
our
Redemption
and
Salvation
by
the
blood
of
Christ
:
and
indeed
the
Ordinance
of
the
Ministry
is
founded
upon
the
same
bottom
:
if
this
Doctrine
were
not
true
,
there
had
been
no
occasion
for
these
Ordinances
;
as
it
was
with
the
Sacraments
of
the
Old
Testament
,
they
were
seals
of
the
righteousness
of
Faith
;
so
are
the
Sacraments
of
the
New-Testament
:
and
certain
it
is
,
that
all
the
Ordinances
of
God
are
built
upon
realities
:
who
can
imagine
that
God
would
appoint
any
Ordinance
,
that
should
be
like
the
stock
,
that
is
the
graven
Image
,
a
Doctrine
of
Vanities
,
Jer.
10.8
.
God
delights
in
no
Worship
but
what
has
a
good
foundation
;
in
the
Sacraments
God
requires
us
to
worship
him
,
in
a
religious
attendance
upon
him
while
he
is
teaching
us
this
Doctrine
of
salvation
by
the
righteousness
and
blood
of
Christ
:
in
the
Sacraments
God
requires
us
to
worship
him
in
a
religious
acknowledgment
of
the
truth
of
this
Doctrine
;
and
this
would
never
be
if
the
Doctrine
were
not
infallibly
true
:
God
needs
no
such
Worship
as
is
not
built
upon
a
real
foundation
,
it
is
not
suitable
to
give
him
any
Worship
,
that
is
not
built
upon
realities
,
God
would
never
accept
any
such
honour
as
this
from
us
,
much
less
require
us
to
give
it
him
;
if
this
Doctrine
of
Salvation
by
the
blood
of
Christ
were
not
true
:
to
deny
the
Doctrine
of
Salvation
by
the
blood
of
Christ
is
to
make
the
Sacrament
a
meer
mockery
:
in
the
Sacrament
God
does
by
sacred
Ordinances
witness
to
the
salvation
of
Believers
;
and
he
will
never
prophane
his
own
Ordinances
by
failing
in
the
performance
of
that
promise
:
these
Sacraments
being
Ordinances
appointed
of
God
to
teach
us
this
Doctrine
of
salvation
by
Christs
blood
,
we
are
thereby
warranted
to
pray
for
a
blessing
upon
them
,
for
the
furtherance
of
our
spiritual
and
eternal
good
:
but
this
we
might
not
do
,
if
the
Doctrine
held
forth
by
them
were
not
true
:
the
Sacraments
being
appointed
by
God
to
testifie
this
Doctrine
to
us
;
we
have
a
warrant
in
the
celebration
of
them
and
at
other
times
to
praise
and
bless
the
Lord
for
sending
Christ
Jesus
to
work
out
salvation
for
us
:
but
certainly
if
this
Doctrine
were
not
true
,
there
would
be
no
reason
for
us
so
to
do
,
neither
would
the
Lord
accept
of
such
praises
:
if
there
were
not
certain
salvation
to
be
had
by
Christ
,
no
man
alive
can
give
a
reason
of
the
institution
of
the
Sacraments
,
nor
salve
the
honour
of
God
who
has
appointed
them
to
teach
us
this
Doctrine
of
salvation
by
the
righteousness
of
Christ
.
There
be
two
things
principally
that
may
be
objected
against
this
Doctrine
:
Objection
1.
That
Faith
is
said
to
be
imputed
for
righteousness
,
Rom.
4.3
,
21
,
22.
Gen.
15.5
,
6.
to
which
it
may
be
added
,
that
Faith
under
the
Gospel
comes
in
the
room
of
works
that
were
required
under
the
Law
:
hence
Faith
and
Works
are
so
often
opposed
by
the
Apostle
in
the
matter
of
Justification
,
Rom.
3.28
.
Gal.
2.16
.
Answer
1.
That
Faith
that
is
imputed
to
us
for
righteousness
;
is
believing
in
Jesus
Christ
:
it
is
not
any
act
of
Faith
,
nor
any
other
act
of
justifying
Faith
that
is
imputed
for
righteousness
but
only
believing
in
Christ
:
this
is
evident
,
because
that
is
the
description
of
justifying
Faith
in
other
places
of
the
Scripture
;
he
that
believeth
in
him
shall
have
everlasting
life
,
John
3
6.
this
Faith
is
described
,
ver.
22.
But
for
us
also
,
to
whom
it
shall
be
imputed
,
if
we
believe
on
him
,
that
raised
up
Jesus
our
Lord
from
the
dead
:
here
this
Faith
is
described
;
-
1.
It
is
Faith
on
God
:
a
relying
or
depending
upon
him
.
-
2.
The
consideration
under
which
,
this
is
acted
on
God
,
that
is
as
having
raised
up
Jesus
our
Lord
from
the
dead
;
that
is
,
as
having
wrought
out
salvation
for
us
by
Jesus
Christ
:
it
may
be
objected
against
this
interpretation
,
that
this
Faith
that
was
imputed
for
righteousness
to
Abraham
is
called
a
blessing
God
,
Rom.
4.3
.
and
the
promise
that
he
believed
was
a
promise
of
a
numerous
posterity
:
Gen.
15.1
,
5
,
6.
Ans.
This
Faith
of
his
did
include
in
it
a
believing
of
the
promised
seed
,
and
a
believing
on
him
:
God
had
before
promised
,
that
in
him
all
the
families
of
the
earth
should
be
blessed
,
Gen.
12.3
.
and
now
he
promises
him
a
posterity
like
the
stars
in
number
:
and
Abraham
entertains
this
promise
as
it
included
in
it
the
promised
seed
,
and
as
Christ
says
,
rejoyced
to
see
his
day
,
and
saw
it
,
and
was
glad
,
Job
8.56
.
this
was
reckoned
unto
him
for
Righteousness
,
this
is
plain
from
Gal.
3.6
,
7
,
8.
2.
Faith
in
Jesus
Christ
does
inforest
us
in
the
righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
:
whoever
has
this
faith
has
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
God
might
have
made
over
this
righteousness
of
Christ
to
us
without
any
condition
if
he
pleased
,
or
upon
any
other
,
but
faith
was
suitable
and
God
has
appointed
this
to
be
the
way
of
our
partaking
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
and
hereby
men
come
to
have
an
interest
in
that
:
men
come
to
have
an
interest
in
Christs
righteousness
called
gold
and
white
raiment
,
by
buying
that
of
him
,
that
is
,
by
believing
on
him
,
Rev.
3.18
.
The
righteousness
of
God
is
through-Faith
in
Christ
,
Phil.
3.9
.
so
that
all
that
have
this
faith
,
have
the
righteousness
of
Christ
.
3.
It
is
very
probable
that
the
Apostle
intends
no
more
,
when
he
sayes
Faith
is
imputed
for
righteousness
,
then
this
,
that
Believers
are
reckoned
righteous
,
through
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
the
phrase
seems
to
import
somewhat
else
,
then
if
he
had
said
,
that
their
Faith
was
their
righteousness
:
to
be
reckoned
for
righteousness
seems
to
note
to
be
accepted
in
stead
of
personal
righteousness
:
and
so
Faith
is
accepted
through
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
this
is
further
confirmed
from
that
phrase
,
Heb.
11.7
.
He
became
heir
of
the
righteousness
which
is
by
Faith
,
that
is
,
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
which
is
applied
unto
us
by
Faith
:
and
there
is
no
necessity
of
understanding
any
thing
more
by
that
phrase
,
the
righteousness
of
Faith
,
Rom.
4.11
,
13.
but
the
righteousness
which
we
have
an
interest
in
by
Faith.
4.
Yet
it
may
be
granted
without
danger
,
that
Faith
is
our
evangelical
righteousness
,
but
not
our
legal
righteousness
:
God
has
made
two
covenants
with
men
,
the
one
is
the
covenant
of
works
,
the
other
the
covenant
of
grace
:
in
the
covenant
of
works
perfect
holiness
is
the
condition
,
that
is
the
righteousness
that
must
be
fulfilled
in
order
unto
life
:
in
the
covenant
of
Grace
believing
is
the
condition
,
and
this
may
be
called
Gospel
righteousness
:
because
according
to
the
terms
of
the
Gospel
all
Believers
are
declared
righteous
in
the
sight
of
God
:
and
the
promise
of
salvation
is
made
unto
believing
:
but
believing
is
not
our
legal
righteousness
,
it
does
not
answer
the
demands
of
the
Law
;
there
is
a
necessity
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
which
is
legal
righteousness
,
1
Cor.
1.30
.
and
indeed
Faith
could
not
have
been
the
condition
of
salvation
,
had
it
not
interested
us
in
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
:
the
covenant
of
Works
and
covenant
of
Grace
also
must
be
fulfilled
or
we
cannot
be
saved
:
Christ
fulfilled
the
covenant
of
works
for
us
,
and
gives
us
Faith
in
his
righteousness
,
whereby
we
fulfil
the
covenant
of
Grace
.
5.
Whereas
it
is
added
to
stengthen
the
Objection
that
Faith
under
the
Gospel
comes
in
the
room
of
works
under
the
Law
;
and
therefore
as
works
under
the
Law
were
to
be
the
matter
of
justification
,
so
is
Faith
under
the
Gospel
:
I
Answer
,
Faith
does
not
under
the
Gospel
properly
come
in
the
room
of
works
,
for
works
are
necessary
under
the
Gospel
unto
Justification
:
works
are
the
purchasing
cause
of
life
:
only
God
has
found
out
another
way
of
performing
those
works
than
the
Law
speaks
of
,
namely
,
by
a
Surety
:
but
yet
perfect
Obedience
is
as
necessary
as
at
first
,
for
our
Justification
:
the
Gospel
does
not
justifie
us
in
any
way
of
contradiction
to
the
Law
:
works
now
are
the
legal
condition
of
Justification
,
but
Faith
is
the
evangelical
condition
of
Justification
,
and
every
Believer
does
fulfil
both
those
conditions
,
one
in
his
Surety
,
the
other
in
his
own
person
;
Faith
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
Grace
,
and
Faith
interests
us
in
the
righteousness
of
Chrst
,
whereby
the
covenant
of
works
is
also
fulfilled
:
and
when
the
Apostle
does
oppose
Faith
,
and
the
works
of
the
Law
,
he
does
not
oppose
Faith
to
the
works
of
the
Law
as
performed
by
Christ
;
for
they
work
together
for
our
Justification
:
but
he
opposes
it
to
our
works
,
that
our
works
in
obedience
to
the
Law
can
never
justifie
us
:
works
under
the
Law
were
the
purchasing
cause
of
Justification
,
and
so
they
are
still
:
works
under
the
Law
were
the
condition
of
Justification
and
they
only
:
but
now
they
are
the
legal
condition
,
and
Faith
is
the
evangelical
condition
:
Faith
is
all
the
condition
required
to
be
performed
by
us
in
our
own
persons
.
Objection
2.
God
has
made
many
promises
of
forgiveness
of
sins
unto
Obedience
,
and
so
also
of
Salvation
,
whereby
it
seems
that
it
is
not
safe
relying
upon
Christs
righteousness
,
but
upon
our
own
:
there
be
many
promises
of
forgiveness
,
Isai.
1.16
,
17
,
18.
Wash
you
,
make
you
clean
,
put
away
the
evil
of
your
doings
,
&c.
come
and
let
us
reason
together
,
saith
the
Lord
,
though
your
sins
be
as
scarlet
they
shall
be
as
white
as
snow
,
though
they
be
red
like
crimson
,
they
shall
be
as
wool
.
Mat.
6.14
.
for
if
you
forgive
men
their
trespasses
,
your
heavenly
Father
will
also
forgive
you
:
1
John
3.9
.
if
we
confess
our
sins
,
he
is
faithful
and
just
to
forgive
us
our
sins
:
Isai.
55.7
let
the
wicked
forsake
his
way
and
the
righteous
man
his
thoughts
,
and
let
him
return
unto
the
Lord
,
and
he
will
have
mercy
upon
him
,
and
to
our
God
,
for
he
will
abundantly
pardon
:
So
there
are
many
promises
of
Salvation
made
unto
Obedience
,
Rom.
8.13
.
if
ye
by
the
spirit
do
mortifie
the
deeds
of
the
flesh
ye
shall
live
,
Mat.
5.8
.
Blessed
are
the
pure
in
heart
for
they
shall
see
God
:
and
to
like
purpose
eternal
life
in
spoken
of
as
the
reward
of
Obedience
:
Hebr.
11.1
,
26.
He
had
respect
to
the
recompence
of
reward
,
Col.
3.24
.
knowing
that
of
the
Lord
,
ye
shall
receive
the
reward
of
the
inheritance
,
for
ye
serve
the
Lord
Christ
.
Answer
,
To
the
first
part
of
the
Objection
from
promises
of
forgiveness
made
to
Obedience
:
I
Answer
,
-
1.
That
forgiveness
is
not
alwayes
taken
in
Scrpture
for
the
act
of
Justification
,
whereby
God
does
take
off
the
sentence
of
eternal
condemnation
:
but
many
times
it
is
taken
for
Gods
overlooking
sin
so
as
not
to
bring
that
temporal
calamity
that
he
might
have
done
:
so
when
God
removes
a
temporal
judgment
,
he
is
said
to
forgive
their
sins
,
Mich.
7.18
.
so
when
he
forbears
to
destroy
a
people
that
have
deserved
it
,
and
only
brings
some
less
judgments
on
them
,
he
is
said
to
forgive
them
,
Psal.
99.8
.
Thou
wast
a
God
that
forgavest
them
though
thou
tookest
vengeance
on
their
inventions
:
Psal.
78.38
.
He
forgave
their
iniquity
and
destroyed
them
not
:
Numb
14.20
,
21
,
22
,
23.
And
the
Lord
said
,
I
have
pardoned
according
to
thy
word
,
&c.
but
they
shall
not
see
the
Land
that
I
sware
unto
their
Fathers
:
and
sometimes
he
bestows
this
pardon
upon
them
,
whom
he
does
not
deliver
from
the
sentence
of
condemnation
,
and
sometimes
he
denies
this
unto
them
,
whom
he
does
deliver
from
a
sentence
of
condemnation
:
Moses's
sin
shall
not
be
so
forgiven
but
that
he
must
dye
in
the
Wilderness
for
his
trespass
at
the
waters
of
Meribah
:
Eli
shall
not
be
so
forgiven
but
that
sore
judgment
shall
come
upon
his
Family
:
the
preventing
or
removing
of
temporal
calamities
,
whether
in
ward
or
outward
is
called
forgiveness
:
and
this
is
the
very
thing
is
intended
by
forgiveness
,
sometimes
when
God
makes
promises
of
forgiveness
unto
obedience
and
reformation
:
the
meaning
is
,
that
God
will
prosper
them
and
bless
,
and
not
pursue
them
with
Judgments
and
calamities
:
this
is
evident
because
sometimes
God
promises
forgiveness
to
a
Nation
in
a
way
of
obedience
,
it
is
promised
as
a
National
blessing
:
so
in
that
Isai.
1.16
,
17
,
18.
therefore
it
does
not
intend
deliverance
from
eternal
condemnation
:
for
God
does
not
promise
that
as
a
publick
blessing
,
depending
upon
publick
reformation
.
-
2.
Sometimes
when
God
promises
forgiveness
unto
Obedience
,
the
meaning
is
,
that
if
the
soul
do
return
unto
God
by
a
true
work
of
conversion
he
shall
be
justified
:
when
men
are
converted
they
are
brought
into
a
state
of
acceptance
with
God
:
God
is
reconciled
unto
them
:
so
that
place
is
to
be
understood
,
Isai.
55.7
.
let
him
return
unto
the
Lord
,
and
he
will
have
mercy
upon
him
:
Act
3.19
.
repent
therefore
and
be
converted
that
your
sins
may
be
blotted
out
:
and
the
reason
why
God
promises
forgiveness
upon
conversion
is
,
because
Faith
which
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
is
included
in
conversion
:
converted
persons
have
Faith
in
Christ
Jesus
.
-
3.
Sometimes
when
forgiveness
is
promised
unto
particular
acts
of
Obedience
,
the
meaning
is
that
those
acts
of
obedience
are
a
sign
that
a
man
is
in
a
justified
condition
:
so
that
is
to
be
understood
,
Mat.
6.14
.
for
if
you
forgive
men
their
trespasses
,
your
heavenly
Father
will
forgive
you
:
and
that
1
John
1.9
.
if
we
confess
our
sins
,
he
is
faithful
and
just
to
forgive
our
sins
:
these
things
are
not
the
condition
of
forgiveness
,
much
less
the
meritorious
cause
of
forgiveness
:
but
they
are
a
sign
that
a
man
is
such
an
one
,
to
whom
the
promise
of
forgiveness
does
belong
:
so
any
one
upright
act
of
obedience
is
a
sign
that
a
mans
sins
are
forgiven
and
shall
be
forgiven
in
the
day
of
Judgment
:
because
they
are
things
that
do
accompany
Faith
in
Christ
,
though
they
have
no
influence
unto
justification
.
2.
To
the
second
part
of
the
Objection
that
promises
of
Salvation
are
made
to
Obedience
:
I
Answer
,
-
1.
That
the
promises
of
eternal
life
are
not
made
unto
obedience
as
that
which
does
merit
eternal
life
:
and
therefore
the
best
of
Gods
servants
do
acknowledg
themselves
unworthy
of
any
good
,
Gen.
32.10
.
They
shall
walk
with
me
in
white
for
they
are
worthy
,
Luk.
21.36
.
Watch
ye
therefore
and
pray
alwayes
,
that
ye
may
be
counted
worthy
to
escape
all
these
things
that
shall
come
to
pass
,
and
to
stand
before
the
Son
of
man
:
but
the
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
rendred
worthy
,
often
signifies
no
more
than
conveniency
and
suitableness
:
so
Eph.
4.1
.
walk
worthy
of
the
vocation
wherewith
ye
are
called
:
but
the
obedience
of
the
people
of
God
cannot
merit
eternal
life
:
there
are
two
wayes
of
meriting
,
neither
of
which
can
belong
to
the
obedience
of
the
Saints
:
one
is
when
men
do
merit
a
reward
from
absolute
justice
,
from
the
meer
dignity
of
the
work
:
in
this
sence
one
man
can
merit
from
another
,
but
no
man
from
God
:
for
whatever
man
does
for
God
is
but
a
due
Debt
:
and
because
no
man
can
do
any
good
but
by
the
grace
of
God
,
the
work
it self
is
the
gift
of
God
:
there
is
another
way
of
meriting
,
and
that
is
according
to
the
tenour
of
the
Law
:
when
man
keeps
the
Law
he
does
deserve
a
recompence
according
to
the
tenor
of
it
:
thus
Jesus
Christ
has
merited
life
for
us
,
Eph.
1.14
.
he
has
purchased
the
heavenly
possession
,
so
the
Angels
merited
blessedness
for
themselves
:
but
the
Obedience
of
the
Saints
is
not
meritorious
in
this
sense
:
because
it
fails
of
legal
exactness
:
there
be
many
sins
mixed
with
their
obedience
,
and
their
best
obedience
is
very
imperfect
and
polluted
:
and
indeed
it
is
upon
the
account
of
Christ
that
the
obedience
of
the
Saints
is
accepted
:
1
Pet.
2.5
.
We
offer
Sacrifices
acceptable
to
God
by
Jesus
Christ
.
-
2.
The
promises
of
eternal
life
are
not
made
to
obedience
as
the
proper
condition
of
it
:
because
God
is
absolutely
engaged
to
bestow
eternal
life
upon
Believers
:
every
Believer
has
already
performed
the
condition
of
the
Covenant
;
and
is
under
an
absolute
promise
of
life
,
John
1
2.
This
is
the
promise
that
he
hath
promised
us
,
even
eternal
life
:
and
obedience
is
promised
to
them
,
therefore
cannot
be
properly
a
condition
.
-
3.
The
promises
of
eternal
life
are
made
unto
obedience
as
the
sign
of
it
:
obedience
is
an
evidence
that
a
man
is
an
heir
of
eternal
life
;
good
works
do
declare
that
a
man
is
one
that
shall
be
saved
:
obedience
is
an
evidence
of
the
love
of
God
,
it
is
from
love
that
a
man
is
enabled
to
live
a
life
of
obedience
;
and
they
are
an
evidence
that
a
man
is
a
believer
:
where
there
is
obedience
,
there
is
Faith
also
:
men
are
sanctified
by
Faith
in
Christ
,
Acts
26.18
.
-
4.
The
promises
of
eternal
life
are
made
to
obedience
,
as
wherein
God
has
appointed
to
lead
men
to
it
:
God
has
purposed
to
lead
men
in
a
way
of
holiness
unto
happiness
,
and
wherever
he
begins
to
deliver
men
from
sin
here
,
to
deliver
them
perfectly
hereafter
:
this
is
the
order
wherein
God
has
appointed
to
bestow
salvation
,
first
to
sanctifie
and
then
to
glorifie
:
God
has
appointed
to
prepare
all
those
for
glory
here
that
he
does
intend
to
bestow
it
upon
hereafter
;
he
prepares
them
here
for
that
holy
place
,
for
that
holy
company
,
for
that
holy
work
that
is
there
,
though
they
shall
be
more
fully
prepared
at
the
time
of
their
dissolution
:
this
is
the
method
that
God
has
designed
to
save
men
in
,
that
they
shall
have
their
fruit
unto
holiness
,
and
the
end
everlasting
life
,
Rom.
6.27
.
3.
To
the
third
part
of
the
Objection
,
that
Glory
is
called
the
reward
of
Obedience
:
I
Answer
.
-
1.
That
when
Heaven
is
called
a
recompence
,
the
word
is
not
taken
for
that
which
is
deserved
;
there
is
a
plain
difference
in
the
way
wherein
God
inflicts
death
and
bestows
life
,
Rom.
6
23.
the
wages
of
sin
is
death
,
but
the
gift
of
God
is
eternal
life
through
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord
.
-
2.
Heaven
is
not
properly
bestowed
upon
the
Saints
upon
the
account
of
their
obedience
as
the
condition
of
it
:
it
is
upon
the
account
of
the
obedidience
of
Christ
as
the
meritorious
cause
,
and
upon
the
account
of
their
Faith
as
the
condition
of
it
:
their
obedience
is
indeed
the
way
wherein
they
do
receive
it
,
and
so
it
is
a
recompence
of
it
:
they
have
heaven
in
a
way
of
obedience
,
and
heaven
will
make
an
abundant
recompence
for
all
their
labour
and
travail
:
the
people
of
God
take
pains
,
undergo
hardships
,
undergo
many
temptations
and
conflicts
in
a
way
of
obedience
;
but
heaven
will
make
amends
for
all
,
and
abundantly
recompence
all
their
trouble
in
the
way
of
serving
God
:
at
the
end
of
their
journey
they
shall
receive
heaven
,
and
that
will
make
amends
for
all
their
trouble
.
-
3.
Saints
when
they
go
to
heaven
shall
receive
a
recompence
on
the
account
of
their
good
works
:
their
good
works
are
the
condition
of
an
additional
glory
:
the
essential
glory
of
heaven
is
given
on
the
account
of
Christs
purchase
:
and
that
God
has
promised
to
bestow
in
a
way
of
obedience
:
but
besides
those
promises
,
there
are
others
wherein
God
has
engaged
further
degrees
of
glory
upon
condition
of
obedience
:
there
will
be
a
gracious
reward
by
the
covenant
of
grace
given
to
every
act
of
obedience
performed
by
the
Saints
,
Mat.
10.
ult.
God
will
take
an
account
of
all
the
good
works
of
his
Saints
,
and
recompence
every
one
:
so
that
the
more
any
Saint
does
for
God
the
more
glory
shall
be
bestowed
upon
him
,
Phil.
4.17
.
and
hence
it
is
,
as
one
Saint
does
more
for
God
than
another
,
so
the
glory
of
one
shall
exceed
the
glory
of
another
:
God
will
not
overlook
any
thing
that
is
done
by
his
people
:
though
the
obedience
of
the
Saints
be
imperfect
,
yet
it
is
capable
of
being
rewarded
by
the
covenant
of
grace
:
it
is
not
properly
the
condition
of
enjoying
heaven
,
but
it
is
the
condition
of
enjoying
further
degrees
of
glory
in
heaven
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
USE
I.
Reproof
to
those
that
seek
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
.
VSE
I.
THe
improvement
we
shall
make
of
this
truth
,
is
,
first
to
reprove
those
that
are
seeking
acceptance
with
God
and
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
:
that
neglecting
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
are
seeking
the
favour
of
God
by
their
own
works
;
this
was
the
very
spirit
of
the
Jewish
Nation
in
those
declining
times
,
wherein
Christ
Jesus
was
upon
the
earth
:
and
this
is
one
great
part
of
the
apostacy
of
the
Antichristian
Church
,
that
they
teach
Justification
by
works
:
but
besides
these
,
it
is
the
ordinary
practice
of
such
whose
consciences
are
awakened
and
terrified
,
first
to
seek
their
peace
,
and
work
out
their
reconciliation
by
their
own
righteousness
:
when
once
the
sinner
is
stung
with
the
guilt
of
sin
,
and
under
the
awful
apprehensions
of
Gods
wrath
,
the
first
way
that
presents
it self
for
his
relief
,
is
the
reformation
of
his
sins
,
and
diligent
applying
himself
unto
the
duties
of
Religion
:
and
they
are
travelling
this
way
after
peace
,
sometimes
many
years
,
with
a
neglect
of
Christ
:
men
ought
indeed
to
seek
their
peace
with
reformation
,
but
not
by
their
reformations
:
but
men
are
mightily
wedded
to
this
way
of
seeking
salvation
by
their
own
duties
:
this
is
one
of
those
things
that
make
the
work
of
conversion
so
exceeding
difficult
:
it
is
a
difficult
thing
to
bring
men
to
be
earnestly
seeking
salvation
,
and
when
they
are
brought
unto
that
,
it
is
very
difficult
to
bring
them
to
seek
it
in
the
right
way
,
they
sought
it
not
by
faith
,
but
as
it
were
by
the
works
of
the
Law
,
Rom.
9.32
.
but
men
have
no
ground
at
all
for
this
,
it
is
safe
appearing
before
God
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
but
it
is
no
ways
safe
for
men
to
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
:
when
men
make
their
own
righteousness
the
ground
of
their
confidence
,
they
do
but
flatter
themselves
,
and
please
themselves
in
a
vain
delusion
:
their
own
works
can
never
procure
their
acceptance
with
God.
In
prosecuting
this
Vse
:
let
us
consider
-
1.
Who
they
are
that
seek
salvation
by
their
own
Righteousness
.
-
2.
What
righteousness
they
do
attain
unto
:
-
3.
What
are
their
temptations
to
seek
their
salvation
in
this
way
.
-
4.
What
confidence
they
have
in
their
own
righteousness
.
-
5.
How
they
do
to
hide
it
from
themselves
that
they
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
.
-
6.
The
vanity
of
mens
trusting
to
their
own
righteousness
.
The
first
thing
to
be
considered
is
,
Who
they
are
that
seek
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
:
But
before
I
give
you
their
characters
,
it
will
be
needful
to
premise
two
things
:
-
1.
They
that
seek
salvation
by
their
own
Righteousness
,
do
not
expect
salvation
from
the
covenant
of
works
,
as
it
requires
perfect
obedience
in
order
unto
life
:
they
dare
not
adventure
their
souls
on
the
strictness
of
the
Law
:
though
they
had
need
to
do
so
,
if
they
seek
life
by
their
own
works
:
but
they
do
not
thus
;
they
look
upon
their
righteousness
as
that
which
will
allay
the
Anger
of
God
;
and
be
an
inducement
unto
God
to
save
them
,
that
which
will
win
the
good-will
of
God
,
and
draw
the
heart
of
God
to
them
:
yea
they
look
upon
their
righteousness
as
that
which
will
bring
God
in
their
debt
,
that
God
is
beholden
to
them
for
their
service
,
yet
they
do
not
lay
claim
to
blessedness
by
the
strictness
of
the
Law
,
for
they
know
and
confess
themselves
to
be
sinners
,
they
pray
for
forgiveness
;
which
things
are
inconsistent
with
justification
by
their
own
works
:
the
Jews
did
not
stand
upon
a
strict
covenant
of
works
,
Rom.
9.31
,
32
:
they
sought
it
as
it
were
by
the
works
of
the
Law
:
but
these
men
do
make
such
a
mixture
of
the
covenant
of
works
with
the
covenant
of
grace
,
wherein
the
covenant
of
works
is
predominant
:
they
make
some
profession
of
the
Gospel
,
and
yet
adhere
to
a
covenant
of
works
,
therefore
the
Apostle
tells
them
;
that
if
they
be
circumcised
,
Christ
shall
profit
them
nothing
,
Gal.
5.2
.
they
made
account
to
have
some
benefit
by
Christ
;
so
they
made
account
to
have
some
benefit
by
grace
;
therefore
the
Apostle
tells
them
,
that
whoever
of
them
are
justified
by
the
Law
,
are
fallen
from
grace
:
they
did
not
pretend
to
the
strictness
of
the
Law
,
but
took
in
Gospel
Principles
into
their
way
of
justification
,
and
yet
were
legal
all
the
while
:
this
makes
the
Apostle
dispute
in
that
manner
against
them
,
Rom.
6.11
:
if
it
be
grace
,
it
is
no
more
of
works
otherwise
grace
is
no
more
grace
;
but
if
it
be
of
works
,
then
is
is
no
more
grace
,
otherwise
work
is
no
more
,
works
:
they
mingled
grace
and
works
together
,
they
made
their
own
works
the
foundation
of
their
hopes
,
and
yet
took
in
the
plea
of
Gods
grace
,
and
Christs
Righteousness
;
they
thought
their
own
works
did
contribute
something
,
and
the
grace
of
God
through
Christ
would
make
up
their
defects
.
-
2.
The
Saints
of
God
have
a
great
deal
of
a
self-righteous
spirit
remaining
in
them
,
and
men
must
not
conclude
because
they
find
such
workings
in
their
hearts
,
that
they
are
self-righteous
:
no
doubt
many
of
the
Galatians
that
were
tainted
with
the
doctrine
of
the
Legallists
were
really
converted
,
Gal.
4.14
.
there
was
somewhat
of
this
spirit
in
Peter
,
Mat.
19.29
.
we
have
forsaken
all
,
what
shall
we
have
therefore
:
as
the
people
of
God
are
not
compleatly
delivered
from
other
corruptions
,
so
not
from
carnal
confidence
:
there
is
such
a
spirit
working
and
sometimes
prevailing
in
them
:
but
there
is
also
in
the
Saints
an
evangelical
spirit
,
Phil.
3.3
.
we
rejoyce
in
Christ
Jesus
,
and
have
no
confidence
in
the
flesh
:
they
allow
not
themselves
to
have
any
confidence
in
the
Flesh
.
These
things
premised
,
take
these
characters
of
those
men
that
seek
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
.
1.
Such
men
as
magnifie
themselves
by
their
duties
and
frames
:
they
count
highly
of
themselves
,
because
of
what
they
do
;
pride
is
the
very
spirit
of
self-righteousness
.
The
self-righteous
man
sets
a
great
price
upon
what
he
does
:
he
loves
to
be
thinking
upon
what
he
has
done
,
how
his
heart
melted
in
such
a
duty
,
how
his
affections
were
drawn
out
and
enlarged
in
such
a
prayer
,
what
he
has
done
and
suffered
in
the
cause
of
God
:
he
loves
to
chew
over
duties
again
,
as
things
that
do
commend
him
to
God
,
while
another
man
is
magnifying
free-grace
,
and
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
,
the
self-righteous
man
is
idolizing
his
own
services
,
falls
in
love
with
his
own
beauty
:
is
taken
with
his
own
carriage
,
and
thinks
that
God
and
man
should
be
taken
with
him
:
he
thinks
his
works
do
ingratiate
him
with
God
:
and
draw
the
heart
of
God
towards
him
,
so
the
Pharisee
,
Luke
18.12
.
I
fast
twice
in
the
week
,
and
give
tithes
of
all
that
I
possess
:
he
minds
God
of
it
,
what
a
choice
man
he
was
,
and
thinks
that
God
has
not
many
such
servants
as
himself
:
he
counts
his
own
righteousness
his
riches
,
Rev:
3
:
17.
he
is
rich
in
prayers
,
rich
in
mournings
,
rich
in
duties
of
Religion
,
and
of
charity
:
he
is
not
brought
to
be
poor
in
spirit
,
he
don't
see
himself
without
money
and
without
price
,
but
has
a
considerable
estate
of
his
own
to
live
upon
:
he
thinks
that
by
his
duties
he
gains
somthing
towards
the
paying
for
salvation
,
Phil.
3.7
.
he
places
his
confidence
in
those
things
,
and
glories
in
them
;
as
a
rich
man
boasts
of
his
wealth
,
so
he
boasts
of
his
righteousness
:
and
despises
other
men
,
as
the
Pharisee
,
Luk.
18
,
11.
I
am
not
as
other
men
,
or
like
this
Publican
:
whereas
the
spirit
of
a
Saint
is
to
glory
in
the
righteousness
and
sufferings
of
Christ
,
Gal.
6.14
.
God
forbid
that
I
should
glory
,
save
in
the
Cross
of
Jesus
Christ
,
2.
Such
men
make
their
duties
their
refuge
in
time
of
danger
;
such
men
are
oftentimes
scared
from
a
remembrance
of
their
former
courses
,
and
sence
of
present
failings
:
sometimes
when
they
hear
the
threatnings
of
the
Word
,
sometimes
when
it
is
a
time
of
mortality
,
so
when
they
are
ill
,
and
under
apprehension
that
dying
time
is
come
:
and
when
in
this
fright
,
they
betake
themselves
to
their
own
righteousness
as
their
strong-hold
:
a
godly
man
makes
his
uprightness
an
argument
to
hope
:
the
self-righteous
man
makes
his
duties
the
foundation
of
his
faith
,
in
a
stormy
time
he
gets
under
them
for
shelter
,
instead
of
getting
under
the
shadow
of
Christ
;
he
flies
to
his
own
duties
,
they
are
his
castle
,
wherin
he
fortifies
himself
against
fear
,
they
are
his
harbour
,
where
he
casts
anchor
:
from
thence
he
takes
his
great
encouragement
.
This
was
Pauls
sheet-anchor
before
his
conversion
,
that
he
was
touching
the
righteousness
of
the
law
blameless
,
Phil.
3.6
.
the
self-righteous
man
comforts
up
his
heart
with
this
,
that
surely
God
will
have
some
respect
unto
his
pains
,
his
affections
,
his
charity
,
his
strict
walking
:
this
is
his
fort
that
he
retires
unto
in
time
of
danger
:
he
has
not
been
so
bad
as
other
men
,
and
he
hopes
God
will
not
deal
in
rigour
with
him
:
he
thinks
that
his
duties
do
lay
some
engagements
upon
the
love
of
God
,
and
compassion
,
he
hopes
his
prayers
and
tears
have
some
constraining
efficacy
upon
the
compassionate
heart
of
God.
Sometimes
he
thinks
that
his
duties
lay
some
bonds
upon
the
justice
of
God
,
he
thinks
it
equal
that
he
should
be
spared
,
and
that
it
would
be
extream
rigour
,
for
God
to
cast
him
off
at
last
,
when
he
has
done
so
much
for
him
.
Sometimes
he
thinks
his
duties
have
laid
a
tye
upon
the
faithfulness
of
God
,
God
has
made
promises
to
them
that
seek
,
and
he
claims
an
interest
in
them
;
he
makes
his
duties
the
slay
of
his
soul
,
and
when
conscience
is
pursuing
of
him
,
he
takes
sanctuary
here
.
3.
Such
men
take
their
encouragement
from
their
frames
and
duties
to
come
to
Christ
:
many
self-righteous
men
do
draw
comfort
from
Christ
,
and
they
think
they
have
their
dependance
on
Christ
:
count
themselves
believers
,
but
the
comfort
they
draw
from
Christ
is
at
the
second
hand
;
their
encouragement
takes
its
first
rise
from
some
excellency
in
themselves
.
They
would
not
dare
to
trust
in
Christ
but
under
such
considerations
as
these
;
that
they
are
reformed
,
not
so
bad
as
other
men
,
have
love
to
Christ
,
are
sorrowful
for
their
sins
:
have
a
good
affection
to
Ordinances
,
and
the
people
of
God
,
such
considerations
do
embolden
them
to
come
to
Christ
,
he
thinks
if
he
were
so
bad
and
so
bad
,
Christ
would
not
accept
of
him
:
but
it
being
otherwise
with
him
he
thinks
he
may
venture
:
he
desires
to
be
better
with
all
his
heart
,
and
so
hopes
that
it
is
not
presumption
for
him
to
come
to
Christ
:
finding
such
frames
in
his
own
heart
,
he
thinks
that
Christ
does
mean
him
in
the
invitations
of
the
Gospel
,
so
he
makes
his
own
duties
a
step
towards
Christ
,
he
makes
his
own
gracious
frames
a
preparation
to
his
coming
to
Christ
.
He
dresses
up
himself
in
his
own
righteousness
;
and
when
he
has
made
himself
as
comely
as
he
can
,
adventures
to
cast
himself
upon
Christ
:
he
imagines
something
in
himself
,
why
God
should
bestow
the
righteousness
of
Christ
rather
upon
him
than
upon
another
,
whereas
a
Saint
comes
to
Christ
meerly
upon
Gospel
encouragements
,
from
the
grace
and
faithfulness
of
God
,
and
righteousness
of
Christ
,
Isa.
45.24
,
Surely
shall
one
say
in
the
Lord
Jehovah
,
have
I
righteousness
and
strength
.
4.
Such
persons
labour
after
some
goodness
to
prepare
them
for
Christ
.
They
are
striying
after
some
in
order
to
their
closing
with
Christ
,
when
they
are
invited
to
come
to
Christ
for
salvation
,
they
excuse
themselves
,
and
think
they
are
not
good
enough
yet
to
come
to
Christ
:
they
think
it
would
be
presumption
to
come
with
such
hearts
as
they
have
,
they
think
no
body
ever
came
to
Christ
that
had
such
hearts
:
but
they
think
if
they
were
better
,
they
might
come
;
and
so
they
are
labouring
after
some
self-excellency
,
in
order
to
their
closing
with
Christ
,
they
are
purifying
themselves
and
garnishing
themselves
,
that
they
may
be
fit
to
come
to
Christ
:
they
think
if
their
hearts
were
more
broken
,
they
might
come
:
if
they
had
more
love
to
Christ
if
they
did
see
the
real
evil
of
sin
:
and
so
they
make
it
their
business
to
get
these
qualifications
:
they
don't
count
it
their
next
work
to
believe
:
but
think
they
must
get
some
other
self-excellency
in
order
to
believing
:
so
they
make
it
their
present
work
to
mend
their
own
heart
,
and
sometimes
they
think
they
get
a
little
forward
,
and
then
they
go
backward
:
just
like
a
man
that
undertakes
to
empty
a
fountain
,
which
fills
as
fast
as
he
empties
,
or
like
one
that
attempts
to
fetch
a
dead
body
to
life
;
he
chafes
it
and
it
grows
warmer
,
but
is
as
far
from
life
as
ever
:
so
those
men
are
striving
against
their
duliness
&
hardness
;
they
tug
with
their
own
hearts
to
make
them
better
;
for
he
thinks
he
must
be
better
before
he
believes
in
Christ
:
whereas
a
Saint
when
he
finds
his
heart
bad
comes
to
Christ
to
make
it
better
.
5.
They
are
discontented
if
they
be
not
accepted
because
of
their
duties
:
if
God
don't
comfort
them
,
but
they
are
held
under
terrors
,
they
wonder
what
the
matter
is
,
and
so
likewise
when
God
crosses
them
in
his
providences
and
follow
them
with
afflictions
:
their
hearts
are
discontented
,
they
are
heavy
and
displeased
:
they
think
it
strange
that
their
duties
are
no
more
regarded
:
that
they
should
do
so
much
and
be
requited
so
:
they
lay
hard
dealing
to
Gods
charge
,
think
it
is
not
equal
:
they
are
ready
to
look
upon
it
to
be
a
piece
of
cruelty
,
that
God
dont
help
them
when
they
have
done
so
much
for
him
:
especially
if
God
comforts
others
that
have
not
been
so
long
in
a
way
of
Religion
,
they
find
peace
and
communion
with
God
:
this
makes
the
heart
swell
;
men
can't
bear
it
that
others
should
have
mercy
,
and
they
not
a
their
services
make
them
very
discontented
under
Gods
healing
towards
them
,
Isai.
58.3
.
Wherefore
have
we
fasted
say
they
and
thou
seest
not
?
wherefore
have
we
afflicted
our
souls
and
thou
takest
no
knowledg
?
2.
Let
us
consider
what
righteousness
such
men
may
attain
unto
,
that
seek
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
:
and
there
is
no
doubt
but
such
men
may
go
a
great
way
in
Religion
,
some
attain
one
measure
and
others
another
:
but
they
may
go
far
,
though
they
fall
greatly
short
of
what
the
least
saints
do
attain
;
yet
they
are
capable
of
attaining
a
great
deal
:
they
may
attain
so
much
as
to
exceed
what
many
saints
do
attain
as
to
the
external
part
of
Religion
:
they
may
make
a
glorious
shew
so
as
to
gain
the
approbation
and
applause
of
the
people
of
God
:
Take
it
under
these
three
Heads
:
1.
They
may
attain
to
as
much
as
any
Saint
,
as
to
the
external
part
of
Religion
:
all
the
external
acts
of
holiness
may
be
done
by
him
that
has
no
principle
of
holiness
:
the
external
acts
of
grace
may
be
so
imitated
that
no
man
can
discern
the
difference
:
though
ordinarily
the
conversation
of
the
saints
be
better
than
the
conversation
of
other
men
,
yet
others
may
attend
the
external
part
of
godliness
as
much
as
any
saint
;
for
't
is
not
grace
that
gives
men
power
to
do
that
which
is
externally
good
:
nature
gives
men
the
power
to
do
the
action
,
and
grace
gives
men
power
to
do
it
in
a
right
manner
,
and
for
a
right
end
:
and
the
corruption
in
natural
men
be
strong
to
hinder
them
from
the
external
acts
of
Religion
,
yet
that
may
be
over-ruled
:
natural
men
have
a
power
to
do
the
external
duty
,
and
they
may
have
a
will
too
through
some
over-ruling
consideration
:
Paul
tho
a
Pharisee
,
may
have
a
blameless
conversation
;
tho
Vrith
was
not
a
faithful
Priest
,
yet
he
was
a
faithful
Witness
,
Isai
8.4
.
many
a
natural
man
is
of
chast
conversation
,
temperate
in
the
use
of
meat
and
drink
,
just
in
his
dealings
with
men
,
charitable
to
the
poor
,
strict
in
observing
of
the
Sabbath
:
he
may
be
greatly
instrumental
in
promoting
the
publick
good
;
abound
in
Fasting
and
Prayer
,
fall
in
with
the
better
party
;
take
much
pains
for
the
conversion
of
others
:
yea
the
Apostle
intimates
that
a
man
may
give
all
his
goods
to
feed
the
poor
,
and
his
body
to
be
burned
,
and
not
have
charity
,
1
Cor.
13.3
.
an
opinion
of
merit
is
sufficient
to
make
many
men
give
all
they
have
to
the
poor
:
and
men
may
suffer
death
in
the
cause
of
God
,
that
have
no
grace
,
either
from
sturdiness
of
spirit
:
some
are
men
of
high
spirits
,
and
count
it
a
disgrace
to
them
to
yield
:
they
scorn
that
others
should
get
the
day
of
them
:
they
will
not
disparage
themselves
nor
humor
their
enemies
so
as
to
yield
to
them
:
or
from
confidence
of
their
salvation
;
lotting
upon
it
,
that
if
they
dye
in
such
a
cause
,
they
shall
surely
go
to
heaven
.
2.
They
may
attain
unto
great
religious
frames
:
many
carnal
men
have
had
very
strong
pangs
of
affection
their
hearts
may
overflow
in
a
religious
way
:
many
that
have
no
principle
of
grace
have
had
great
impressions
on
their
hearts
from
the
Word
of
God
,
the
hearts
of
natural
men
have
been
considerably
engaged
in
the
wayes
of
God
:
the
Gallatians
many
of
whom
Paul
was
afraid
of
,
were
formerly
greatly
affected
with
the
Gospel
,
Gal.
4.15
.
he
that
was
not
prepared
to
go
thorow
sufferings
tells
Christ
in
a
pang
,
he
will
follow
him
whither
soever
he
goes
,
Luk.
9.57
,
58.
Saul
has
a
great
pang
.
because
God
had
wrought
salvation
in
Israel
,
1
Sam
11.13
.
they
sang
Gods
praise
that
soon
forgat
his
works
,
Ps
106.12
,
13.
men
may
receive
the
word
with
joy
,
yet
not
hold
out
in
a
day
of
persecution
?
Mat.
13.21
.
men
may
bewail
their
miscarriages
tho
their
hearts
be
not
mended
,
1
Sam.
26.21
.
men
may
delight
in
Religion
that
are
not
sincere
in
it
,
Job
27.9
,
10.
men
may
abominate
some
sins
,
though
none
be
mortified
,
1
Chron.
21.6
,
the
Kings
word
was
abominable
unto
Joab
:
men
may
be
full
of
zeal
that
are
strangers
unto
Christ
,
Phil.
3.6
.
these
pangs
and
religious
frames
are
nothing
else
but
the
various
workings
of
an
enlightned
conscience
and
self-love
:
some
men
are
enlightned
to
see
their
danger
in
a
way
of
sin
,
and
the
hopes
of
blessedness
in
a
way
of
returning
to
God
:
God
puts
a
light
into
the
mind
whereby
men
come
to
see
their
present
danger
,
and
hell
,
and
eternity
,
and
wrath
seem
real
things
unto
them
:
and
after
a
while
God
gives
many
of
them
some
special
encouragements
of
the
possibility
of
salvation
:
natural
men
are
sometimes
under
a
common
conviction
of
the
glory
of
God
:
a
natural
man
is
capable
of
some
discoveries
that
way
:
and
these
convictions
work
upon
that
natural
principle
of
self-love
:
and
hence
arise
that
fear
,
joy
,
hope
,
thankfulness
,
that
many
natural
men
do
experience
:
all
those
religious
frames
and
dispositions
that
are
in
natural
men
,
are
nothing
else
but
the
various
shapings
of
self-love
:
the
same
principle
of
self-love
which
made
them
before
to
follow
the
World
and
their
pleasures
,
does
after
conviction
make
them
seek
after
holiness
,
Christ
and
salvation
.
3.
They
may
continue
in
the
practice
of
Religion
all
their
dayes
:
tho
many
times
they
do
not
,
but
fall
away
sometimes
to
Heresie
,
sometimes
to
Prophaness
,
and
ordinarily
if
they
live
long
they
grow
sapless
and
unsavoury
,
so
as
to
have
little
relish
of
Religion
upon
their
hearts
:
and
generally
those
ta●ls
which
they
have
had
of
the
good
Word
of
God
,
are
lost
after
a
while
,
so
as
to
have
no
enlivening
impression
on
the
heart
:
these
affections
which
sometime
were
in
them
wither
away
:
yet
without
question
many
of
them
do
continue
in
the
practice
of
Religion
as
long
as
they
live
:
if
they
may
continue
in
the
practice
of
Religion
one
year
,
why
not
seven
?
why
not
twenty
?
why
not
as
long
as
they
live
?
love
of
credit
,
a
compliance
with
the
custom
of
the
place
where
they
live
,
the
workings
of
natural
conscience
may
have
such
an
influence
upon
them
,
as
to
make
them
continue
in
the
practise
of
Religion
:
Christ
indeed
sayes
of
some
,
that
they
believe
for
a
time
,
and
in
time
of
temptation
fall
away
,
Luk.
8.13
.
but
his
meaning
is
,
that
it
is
commonly
so
:
but
experience
shews
that
a
temporary
Faith
may
live
under
persecution
:
all
false
Faith
indeed
may
be
called
temporary
,
because
it
is
subject
to
perish
in
time
:
it
is
not
built
upon
such
a
foundation
as
to
make
it
stand
against
all
temptations
:
true
Faith
is
built
upon
firm
foundations
,
the
power
,
mercy
and
faithfulness
of
God
,
and
the
perfect
righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
;
and
in
these
things
there
is
a
bottom
for
Faith
in
the
dismallest
times
that
may
come
:
here
is
that
which
will
answer
all
temptations
,
2
Thess.
2.16
.
but
a
false
Faith
is
built
upon
failing
foundations
,
the
goodness
of
his
frames
,
mistakes
about
the
love
of
God
,
and
hence
his
faith
may
fail
,
though
I
know
no
condition
that
a
false
heart
can
be
brought
into
,
except
one
wherein
he
may
not
continue
to
believe
;
he
may
continue
to
believe
under
great
afflictions
from
the
hand
of
God
,
under
great
persecutions
from
men
,
in
a
dying
day
:
indeed
if
God
do
discover
to
him
what
an
heart
he
has
,
and
shew
him
the
plague
of
that
,
his
false
Faith
will
die
away
,
for
the
foundation
of
it
,
sc
an
opinion
of
his
own
goodness
is
taken
away
:
but
yet
even
then
he
may
continue
in
the
practice
of
Religion
:
3.
Let
us
consider
what
are
the
temptations
that
make
men
seek
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
,
and
certainly
they
must
be
great
temptations
that
have
so
strong
an
efficacy
upon
the
hearts
of
men
:
godly
men
have
much
to
do
to
restrain
and
subdue
this
spirit
in
themselves
,
and
generally
convinced
sinners
are
mightily
carried
away
with
this
Spirit
:
though
God
do
so
plainly
witness
against
it
in
his
Word
;
yet
multitudes
of
men
are
seeking
life
in
this
way
;
so
that
we
may
conclude
there
is
some
strong
current
that
men
are
carried
away
with
:
some
great
intanglements
that
men
are
thus
ensnared
with
,
though
many
are
not
aware
of
it
,
yet
there
are
mighty
temptations
to
lead
them
into
this
mistake
:
and
we
may
reduce
them
to
these
Heads
:
1.
The
pride
of
mans
heart
:
fallen
man
is
a
proud
creature
;
tho
he
has
so
much
to
bring
down
his
spirit
,
yet
he
is
extreamly
addicted
to
magnifie
himself
,
Job
11.12
.
vain
man
would
be
wise
,
though
man
be
born
like
a
wild
Asses
colt
:
self-love
which
is
the
very
root
of
original
sin
,
runs
principally
in
this
channel
,
men
are
miserably
devoted
to
this
way
of
sinning
,
though
men
have
extreamly
debased
themselves
,
and
degraded
themselves
from
that
excellency
which
God
bestowed
on
them
,
yet
they
are
exceeding
prone
to
swell
with
pride
:
pride
is
thought
to
be
the
first
sin
of
the
devil
,
and
we
are
sure
there
was
a
great
deal
of
pride
in
the
first
sin
of
man
,
that
temptation
of
being
like
Gods
,
knowing
good
and
evil
,
had
a
principal
influence
into
the
apostacy
of
our
first
Parents
:
and
this
spirit
runs
through
the
life
of
man
,
from
his
child-hood
to
old
age
:
therefore
called
the
pride
of
life
,
1
Joh.
2.16
how
many
methods
have
men
found
out
to
gratifie
their
pride
:
what
cost
are
men
at
,
what
pains
do
they
take
,
what
hazards
do
they
run
,
that
they
may
satisfie
this
lust
of
pride
?
men
are
proud
of
every
thing
,
all
natural
excellencies
,
acquired
endowments
,
external
enjoyments
are
fewel
to
pride
;
men
are
proud
of
their
duties
and
graces
,
yea
proud
of
their
sins
too
:
proud
of
the
mercies
that
God
bestows
on
them
,
and
proud
of
the
afflictions
that
they
have
,
or
have
had
▪
pride
is
deeply
rooted
in
the
heart
of
man
;
and
hence
it
is
that
he
is
so
addicted
to
seek
salvation
by
his
own
righteousness
:
the
spirit
of
a
self-righteous
man
is
to
exalt
himself
:
setting
up
a
mans
own
righteousness
is
directly
contrary
to
the
work
of
humiliation
and
the
grace
of
humility
:
a
Pharisaical
spirit
is
a
proud
spirit
,
Luk.
18.14
.
pride
is
the
reason
of
mens
setting
up
their
own
righteousness
;
and
it
has
an
influence
these
two
wayes
.
1.
Pride
makes
men
desirous
to
live
upon
themselves
,
and
to
be
beholden
to
the
grace
of
God
no
more
than
needs
must
:
proud
man
had
rather
be
the
author
of
his
own
happiness
,
than
to
have
it
in
a
way
of
free
gift
:
most
men
had
rather
earn
their
living
with
their
fingers
end
,
than
live
upon
the
charity
of
other
men
:
so
in
this
case
,
men
had
rather
compound
with
God
for
heaven
upon
the
account
of
their
own
services
than
be
beholden
to
free
grace
:
it
would
please
the
haughty
heart
of
man
exceedingly
,
to
have
the
honour
of
saving
himself
;
that
he
might
have
that
to
boast
of
,
that
he
had
heaven
as
the
fruit
of
his
own
labours
.
Boasting
is
excluded
by
the
law
of
Faith
,
Rom.
3.27
.
and
therefore
the
heart
don't
like
that
way
:
mens
spirits
will
very
hardly
come
down
to
take
life
as
a
gift
from
a
provoked
God
:
men
can
hardly
stoop
to
it
,
to
come
to
the
door
of
mercy
,
if
they
can
make
any
other
shift
they
will
not
do
it
:
it
is
exceeding
cross
to
flesh
and
blood
to
have
nothing
of
his
own
to
glory
in
;
and
to
yield
himself
to
be
a
poor
,
vile
and
unworthy
creature
,
to
be
altogether
helpless
in
himself
;
man
was
once
set
out
with
a
good
stock
,
and
might
have
earned
heaven
,
and
t
is
very
hard
to
him
to
yield
himself
a
prodigal
,
he
stomacks
it
to
come
for
alms
:
it
would
be
hard
to
one
especially
that
has
been
rich
so
to
do
:
this
we
may
see
in
the
Prodigal
,
Luk.
15.14
,
15.
he
began
to
be
in
want
,
and
went
and
joyned
himself
to
a
Citizen
of
that
Countrey
:
nothing
but
extremity
would
bring
down
his
spirit
,
so
as
to
make
him
return
to
his
Father
;
he
had
rather
work
hard
than
come
a
begging
to
his
Father
.
2.
Pride
makes
men
conceited
of
their
own
Righteousness
▪
proud
men
are
wont
to
have
an
high
opinion
of
their
own
things
:
they
set
an
high
rate
,
on
their
own
excellencies
,
and
so
do
men
of
their
Righteousness
;
pride
makes
men
unreasonable
in
their
esteem
of
it
,
they
magnifie
it
beyond
all
bounds
:
pride
hinders
them
from
passing
an
unpartial
judgment
upon
what
they
do
and
are
:
they
think
their
hearts
are
a
great
deal
better
than
they
be
:
when
Hazael
was
told
what
he
should
afterward
do
,
he
answers
the
Prophet
,
Is
thy
Servant
a
Dog
that
he
should
do
this
thing
?
1
Kings
8.12
,
13.
they
imagine
that
their
corruptions
are
mortifyed
,
that
they
love
God
and
Jesus
Christ
,
Prov.
30.12
.
There
is
a
generation
that
are
pure
in
their
own
eyes
,
yet
not
cleansed
from
their
filthiness
:
pride
makes
them
take
up
a
good
opinion
of
their
own
hearts
upon
small
appearances
:
and
when
they
have
only
a
few
pangs
of
affection
,
presently
they
are
conceited
that
they
have
sincere
desires
after
holiness
and
faith
:
or
at
least
that
there
is
such
an
inclinableness
to
the
ways
of
God
,
which
will
with
diligence
grow
up
to
be
love
to
God
and
his
Wayes
.
They
think
they
shall
bring
their
hearts
to
it
after
a
while
:
and
are
conceited
that
their
services
are
very
pleasing
and
acceptable
to
God
,
they
think
there
is
worthiness
in
them
,
that
they
deserve
to
be
accepted
:
they
think
they
carry
it
better
than
others
;
pride
makes
men
to
admire
their
own
excellency
:
to
fall
in
love
with
their
own
beauty
,
they
extol
the
services
that
they
do
,
because
they
are
their
own
:
Luke
18.12
.
I
fast
twice
in
the
week
,
and
give
tithes
of
all
that
I
possess
.
2.
Another
temptation
is
that
God
in
the
Scripture
does
manifest
and
testifie
his
great
approbation
,
of
holiness
and
obedience
,
prayer
and
repentance
.
God
gives
great
encouragement
unto
men
to
walk
in
ways
of
holiness
.
He
bears
witness
often
to
his
acceptance
of
the
obedience
of
his
people
:
God
is
all
along
in
the
Scripture
witnessing
the
regard
that
he
has
unto
holiness
;
sometimes
he
tells
us
that
he
does
delight
in
it
,
Psal.
15.8
.
The
prayer
of
the
upright
is
his
delight
:
that
he
loves
it
,
Psal
,
11.7
.
the
Righteous
Lord
loveth
Righteousness
:
that
he
loveth
the
Righteous
,
Psa
146
8.
The
Lord
loveth
the
Righteous
;
that
he
is
reconciled
to
such
as
do
amend
their
ways
,
Isai.
55.7
.
let
him
return
unto
the
Lord
,
and
he
will
have
mercy
on
him
:
and
God
makes
promises
of
all
sorts
of
blessings
unto
holiness
:
of
outward
blessings
peace
and
plenty
,
and
honour
and
long
life
;
and
of
spiritual
mercies
,
of
the
manifestation
of
himself
,
and
communion
with
them
:
and
of
eternal
life
;
you
have
your
fruit
unto
holiness
,
and
the
end
everlasting
life
,
Rom.
6
,
22.
men
meeting
with
abundance
of
such
passages
in
the
Scripture
;
are
greatly
strengthened
in
their
apprehensions
of
the
efficacy
of
their
own
righteousness
,
to
procure
their
justification
:
such
passages
of
Scripture
are
strained
by
them
,
and
they
grow
up
thereby
into
a
more
established
opinion
of
their
safety
upon
the
account
of
their
own
righteousness
:
meeting
with
such
commendations
of
the
practice
of
holiness
:
they
are
much
confirmed
in
their
carnal
confidence
,
in
such
ways
as
these
.
1.
Hence
they
think
their
own
righteousness
does
draw
the
heart
of
God
unto
them
,
they
think
that
their
holiness
does
attract
the
affection
and
good
will
of
God
unto
them
;
they
imagine
that
their
holiness
does
work
them
into
Gods
love
:
that
the
beauty
of
their
holiness
does
captivate
the
affections
of
God
,
and
their
cries
and
carriages
do
work
upon
divine
compassions
,
and
make
God
willing
to
bestow
salvation
upon
them
:
and
indeed
a
self-righteous
man
doth
attribute
more
to
his
own
righteousness
,
than
a
Saint
does
to
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
a
godly
man
neither
does
nor
ought
,
to
make
the
righteousness
of
Christ
the
foundation
of
Gods
sove
.
Christ
has
purchased
the
favour
of
God
and
reconciliation
with
him
:
but
he
did
not
purchase
the
good
will
and
love
of
God
there
was
no
need
of
purchasing
that
.
God
could
love
sinners
freely
,
there
was
no
possibility
of
purchasing
that
,
that
was
too
great
a
thing
to
be
〈…〉
Christ
procured
the
effects
of
Gods
love
,
but
not
the
love
it self
.
Gods
love
was
the
cause
of
Christs
coming
,
not
the
effect
thereof
:
but
the
self-righteous
man
imagines
a
vertue
in
his
own
righteousness
to
draw
the
heart
of
God
to
him
;
and
engage
the
love
of
God.
2
Hence
they
think
their
own
righteousness
does
make
amends
for
their
miscarriages
:
that
they
have
made
are
atonement
for
themselves
for
their
former
sins
:
they
think
their
repentance
makes
up
that
breach
that
sin
had
made
,
and
that
out
of
a
respect
unto
that
God
forgets
what
they
have
done
amiss
:
they
imagine
that
there
is
a
reconciling
vertue
in
their
reformations
and
good
services
,
that
they
satisfie
God
for
what
has
been
past
.
And
herein
they
attribute
more
to
their
own
obedience
than
we
ought
to
do
to
the
active
obedience
of
Christ
:
Christs
active
obedience
was
not
sufficient
to
satisfie
for
sin
:
it
purchased
the
blessings
of
the
covenant
,
but
it
did
not
deliver
us
from
the
curse
:
active
obedience
to
the
Law
has
merit
in
it
,
if
it
be
perfect
,
but
it
has
not
any
satisfying
vertue
:
it
is
something
of
another
kind
that
God
requires
for
satisfaction
:
the
Law
threatens
death
for
sin
,
Rom.
6.23
,
The
wages
of
sin
is
death
:
so
that
Christs
active
obedience
could
not
satisfie
for
sins
:
if
he
undertake
to
satisfie
for
sins
,
he
must
bear
the
punishment
of
death
.
3.
Hence
they
think
that
out
of
a
respect
to
their
own
righteousness
;
and
upon
the
account
therof
,
God
will
bestow
salvation
upon
them
:
they
think
that
this
is
that
which
interests
them
,
in
all
the
good
of
the
covenant
:
their
own
prayers
and
reformations
,
and
affections
and
zeal
in
the
cause
of
God
is
that
which
makes
them
heirs
of
glory
,
and
gives
them
a
title
to
the
eternal
inheritance
.
They
look
upon
their
own
righteousness
as
the
price
of
heaven
,
and
think
they
have
done
something
to
the
earning
of
glory
,
they
are
at
work
for
God
,
and
look
upon
heaven
to
be
their
wages
.
And
herein
they
attribute
that
to
their
own
righteousness
that
ought
to
be
attributed
unto
the
righteousness
of
Christ
.
This
was
the
very
design
of
the
active
obedience
of
Christ
,
to
give
us
a
claim
to
glory
:
because
we
were
very
unworthy
,
and
could
not
fulfil
the
condition
of
the
Law
,
Jesus
Christ
undertook
for
us
,
and
has
performed
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
,
and
merited
eternal
life
,
Rom.
6.23
.
The
gift
of
God
is
eternal
life
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
3.
Another
temptation
to
make
men
depend
upon
their
own
righteousness
,
and
seek
salvation
in
that
way
,
is
the
seeming
excellency
of
their
own
righteousness
:
there
is
a
real
excellency
in
true
holiness
,
it
is
the
perfection
of
mans
nature
;
sin
is
a
vile
thing
,
but
holiness
does
advance
and
perfect
mans
nature
;
holiness
is
the
glory
of
man
:
The
Righteous
is
more
excellent
than
his
Neighbour
:
the
Righteous
are
called
excellent
ones
,
Psal.
16.3
.
and
though
all
the
righteousness
of
self-righteous
men
is
but
hppocrisie
,
and
therefore
an
abomination
in
Gods
sight
,
yet
they
themselves
do
imagine
that
there
is
an
excellency
in
it
,
and
from
hence
they
make
it
a
ground
of
confidence
:
imagining
an
excellency
in
it
,
they
think
God
is
taken
with
it
,
and
that
it
is
meritorious
;
they
do
from
the
excellency
of
their
carriage
promise
salvation
to
themselves
.
And
there
is
a
four
fold
excellency
which
they
are
wont
to
take
special
notice
of
.
1.
The
moral
excellency
of
their
carriage
:
they
count
their
carriage
excellent
,
because
they
live
according
to
principles
of
honesty
,
and
sobriety
,
and
piety
:
they
are
no
Drunkards
,
nor
Oppressors
,
not
Railers
,
nor
Sabbath-breakers
,
nor
Swearers
,
&c.
but
they
have
a
good
conversation
:
they
do
not
live
a
prophane
nor
sensual
life
:
are
not
blemishing
themselves
by
vicious
courses
:
they
have
an
amiable
,
lovely
and
justifiable
carriage
:
their
outward
carriages
are
according
to
principles
of
reason
and
religion
:
their
behaviour
is
equal
,
and
honourable
;
they
walk
without
blame
:
the
Pharisee
was
lifted
up
with
that
he
was
no
Extortioner
,
unjust
person
,
nor
Adulterer
:
the
young
man
was
taken
with
that
that
he
had
been
moral
from
his
youth
,
Mat.
19
20.
Paul
speaks
of
that
as
a
thing
which
men
build
much
upon
,
that
as
touching
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
they
are
blameless
,
Phil.
3
:
6.
2.
The
religious
affections
that
they
feel
working
in
their
hearts
,
Sometimes
such
men
have
great
affections
:
they
have
melting
affections
under
the
considerations
of
their
sins
,
and
Gods
mercies
,
outward
salvation
the
sufferings
of
Christ
for
sinners
,
and
the
like
:
they
have
a
delight
in
Ordinances
,
strong
desires
after
Christ
and
holiness
;
they
have
a
zeal
against
the
sins
of
the
times
,
and
for
the
better
party
:
the
Scripture
is
plentiful
in
instances
of
such
affections
in
unconverted
men
,
as
Saul
,
the
stony-ground
hearers
,
and
others
,
and
they
count
these
sincere
,
and
are
highly
taken
with
them
:
they
look
upon
these
to
be
the
very
spirits
of
religion
,
things
which
do
greatly
ingratiate
them
with
God.
They
look
upon
these
affections
as
blessed
frame
,
of
heart
:
these
they
think
are
the
things
that
God
does
especially
delight
in
:
they
count
these
heavenly
frames
of
heart
:
they
are
much
affected
with
their
affections
;
now
they
reckon
they
have
a
suitable
frame
of
heart
to
spiritual
things
.
3.
The
difficulties
that
they
go
through
in
serving
of
God
,
which
raises
the
price
of
their
services
,
and
makes
them
more
available
:
they
mind
that
they
take
a
great
deal
of
pains
in
serving
God
,
in
reading
and
praying
,
and
taking
spiritual
opportunities
,
they
dont
gratifie
a
slothful
spirit
,
but
are
laborious
in
religion
,
and
they
hope
God
takes
notice
of
that
:
so
they
are
at
considerable
expense
,
they
spend
of
their
Estates
in
works
of
piety
and
charity
:
and
on
that
account
value
their
duties
highly
,
so
they
are
much
in
fasting
.
and
in
that
way
afflict
their
bodies
,
so
they
upon
the
account
of
Religion
,
have
displeased
friends
,
incurred
the
anger
of
men
,
been
reproached
,
born
Persecution
:
and
upon
this
account
they
count
their
services
excellent
,
they
think
it
is
no
small
matter
to
do
what
they
have
done
,
and
are
ready
to
please
themselves
that
they
have
merited
highly
hereby
:
Luke
18.12
.
I
fast
twice
in
the
week
,
and
give
tithes
of
all
that
I
possess
.
4.
The
serviceableness
of
their
carriages
.
They
by
their
carriages
have
done
great
service
,
and
upon
that
account
they
do
extol
and
magnifie
them
;
they
have
by
their
charity
relieved
many
a
godly
man
;
and
by
their
zeal
,
counsel
,
bounty
,
learning
the
publick
good
has
been
promoted
,
they
have
been
a
means
to
promote
religion
in
the
place
where
they
lived
.
They
have
put
their
shoulders
to
the
cause
of
God
when
it
needed
a
lift
:
they
have
been
peace-makers
,
they
have
been
ready
to
forward
any
good
designs
they
have
comforted
on
ourners
:
they
have
stirred
up
others
to
godliness
,
there
has
been
much
good
promoted
by
them
,
they
have
had
an
hand
in
many
a
good
work
;
and
have
been
instruments
to
promote
the
glory
of
God
in
their
place
:
and
upon
this
account
they
think
they
have
deserved
well
:
such
services
are
not
to
be
forgotten
,
Mat.
7.22
.
Lord
Lord
;
have
we
not
prophesied
in
thy
name
:
And
there
are
two
things
that
do
considerably
strenghthen
this
temptation
.
1.
That
others
have
a
good
,
and
it
may
be
an
high
opinion
of
them
:
they
take
notice
of
that
that
others
esteem
them
:
they
pass
currently
for
Saints
where
they
are
known
:
they
have
the
good
word
of
others
,
godly
men
that
have
a
spirit
of
discerning
,
do
take
them
for
Saints
,
they
have
entertained
them
into
their
societies
,
take
delight
in
their
company
,
entreat
their
prayers
:
this
greatly
establishes
them
in
that
apprehension
that
they
carry
themselves
excellently
:
they
think
they
are
not
alone
in
judging
so
of
themselves
,
but
others
,
wise
and
experienced
men
judg
so
too
:
it
would
shake
their
confidence
if
others
thought
them
hypocrites
:
but
they
perceive
that
others
have
no
suspicion
of
them
2.
That
their
carriages
are
far
better
than
the
carriages
of
many
others
:
When
they
compare
themselves
with
many
others
,
they
are
hugely
taken
with
themselves
,
many
others
are
prophane
and
vicious
,
but
they
are
not
,
they
don't
lead
such
lewd
lives
as
others
do
,
yea
they
carry
it
better
than
many
Professors
,
they
are
more
exemplary
in
their
conversation
,
not
carried
away
so
with
the
sins
of
the
times
,
more
strict
in
sanctifying
the
Sabbath
and
the
like
:
they
are
more
forward
for
publick
good
:
not
so
passionate
,
nor
so
covetous
,
nor
so
haughty
,
nor
so
complying
as
many
others
are
:
Luke
18.11
.
I
am
not
as
other
men
,
nor
as
this
Publican
.
4.
A
fourth
temptation
that
proves
a
snare
to
them
,
is
that
God
owns
them
in
this
way
:
since
they
have
reformed
their
course
,
and
taken
up
the
practice
of
religion
,
Gods
dispensations
to
them
are
otherwise
than
formerly
.
And
this
confirms
their
apprehensions
that
God
is
reconciled
unto
them
that
they
are
taken
into
his
favour
,
and
so
that
their
works
are
taking
with
God
,
and
prevail
for
their
acceptance
with
him
:
they
think
the
providence
of
God
does
witness
for
them
that
their
services
are
of
great
account
,
And
there
are
three
things
in
providence
that
they
build
upon
.
1.
That
God
prospers
them
and
succeeds
them
in
their
occasions
,
they
thrive
in
the
World
more
than
they
did
formerly
their
estates
are
blessed
,
they
don't
meet
with
such
crosses
in
providence
as
formerly
:
that
promise
seems
to
be
made
good
unto
them
,
Psal.
1.3
.
Whatsoever
he
doth
shall
prosper
:
God
in
his
providence
smiles
upon
them
:
their
cattle
increase
,
their
trading
succeeds
,
and
they
have
credit
and
good
acceptance
among
men
,
they
are
improved
in
publick
service
;
and
this
they
attribute
to
the
delight
that
God
takes
in
their
conversation
:
they
look
upon
this
as
the
fruit
of
their
goodness
.
2.
That
God
has
given
some
remarkable
answers
to
their
Prayers
:
and
that
not
only
when
they
have
joyned
with
others
in
prayer
,
but
when
they
have
prayed
alone
,
in
some
particular
case
of
their
own
,
they
have
gone
before
God
and
poured
out
their
hearts
before
him
,
and
he
has
done
the
thing
for
them
:
and
granted
the
desire
of
their
hearts
,
and
tho
there
be
no
evidence
of
favour
meerly
in
Gods
doing
that
which
men
ask
for
,
God
hears
the
Ravens
that
cry
,
Psal.
147.9
.
and
sometimes
he
grants
mens
desires
in
judgment
,
Psal.
106.15
.
yet
these
men
build
much
on
this
thing
,
inasmuch
as
God
has
gratified
them
in
a
thing
that
lay
much
upon
their
heart
,
and
did
it
also
in
answer
to
their
prayer
.
3.
That
God
does
sometimes
draw
nigh
to
them
,
and
quicken
and
encourage
them
,
when
they
have
been
serving
him
:
sometimes
when
they
have
been
at
prayer
,
God
has
greatly
enlarged
their
hearts
;
so
in
hearing
of
the
Word
and
other
Ordinances
,
their
heart
does
many
times
melt
,
God
assists
them
,
and
don
't
leave
them
to
a
dry
sapless
spirit
in
the
practise
of
Religion
,
but
he
warms
their
hearts
,
and
kindles
gracious
affections
in
them
,
while
others
are
sleeping
in
the
House
of
God
;
their
hearts
are
greatly
affected
with
spiritual
things
,
and
they
look
upon
this
as
a
sign
that
their
wayes
are
pleasing
unto
God
:
they
count
that
now
they
have
communion
with
God
,
and
now
and
then
they
have
had
some
special
incouraging
words
set
home
upon
their
hearts
:
some
promises
have
come
to
them
,
that
have
much
revived
them
:
and
this
they
think
evidences
the
favour
of
God
,
and
the
excellency
of
their
carriages
.
5.
The
fifth
temptation
is
,
that
they
don't
know
any
other
way
to
get
the
favour
of
God
but
by
their
own
righteousness
:
it
is
a
dreadful
thing
unto
them
to
go
without
the
favour
of
God
:
they
have
had
convictions
of
the
dreadfulness
of
Hell
;
and
they
tremble
to
think
of
being
rejected
,
they
would
not
for
a
world
be
cast
away
;
it
is
an
amazing
thing
to
them
to
think
of
dwelling
with
devouring
fire
:
so
that
they
are
pressed
in
spirit
if
it
be
possible
to
secure
their
salvation
,
and
get
as
strong
and
sure
a
title
to
heaven
as
they
can
;
and
they
don't
know
any
other
way
but
this
,
by
their
own
righteousness
:
there
is
another
way
proposed
unto
them
;
they
hear
often
of
the
way
of
salvation
by
Christ
,
but
it
is
a
meer
mystery
unto
them
:
they
do
not
conceive
the
safety
that
is
in
this
way
,
their
reason
does
not
reach
it
,
what
ever
is
said
unto
them
they
look
upon
it
unlikely
,
they
are
not
satisfied
in
the
justice
of
it
,
or
that
God
can
find
in
his
heart
to
pardon
them
in
this
way
:
they
are
full
of
reasonings
against
it
,
tho
God
testifie
plainly
unto
this
way
of
salvation
,
yet
they
dare
not
venture
it
;
this
way
is
hidden
from
them
;
2
Cor.
4.4
.
If
our
Gospel
be
hid
,
it
is
hid
to
them
that
are
lost
;
hence
they
dare
not
give
over
seeking
by
their
own
righteousness
;
and
let
go
their
carnal
confidencies
:
't
is
with
them
as
with
a
man
that
is
falling
down
some
steep
place
,
or
a
man
that
is
drowning
,
they
catch
hold
on
a
twig
,
or
a
rotten
stick
,
though
it
be
insufficient
to
help
them
:
or
as
with
a
Traitor
that
gets
into
a
Castle
,
because
he
sees
no
other
way
of
preservation
:
so
awakened
sinners
are
seeking
by
their
own
righteousness
to
make
their
peace
,
because
they
know
no
other
way
,
they
dare
do
no
other
,
tho
they
have
many
misgivings
of
heart
,
that
all
their
righteousness
will
not
do
,
yet
they
look
on
this
as
the
most
probable
way
,
and
hence
dare
not
take
any
other
course
:
This
appears
,
-
1.
Because
terrors
of
Conscience
put
them
upon
their
duties
:
tho
afterwards
they
may
find
some
delight
in
them
,
and
some
affections
to
God
and
his
wayes
;
yet
the
first
thing
that
sets
them
going
is
terror
,
fear
makes
them
reform
and
pray
,
they
are
scared
into
Religion
,
they
are
forced
out
of
these
sinful
practises
,
and
fired
out
of
those
wayes
of
sin
that
they
were
addicted
unto
:
their
fear
does
direct
them
unto
this
way
as
the
safest
:
if
they
knew
a
better
way
they
would
not
violently
pursue
this
,
for
there
is
that
principle
in
every
man
by
nature
that
carries
him
out
necessarily
to
seek
his
own
happiness
:
fear
and
dread
of
hell
make
them
do
what
they
do
in
Religion
,
Job
41.25
.
●y
reason
of
breakings
they
purifie
themselves
.
-
2.
They
are
afraid
to
see
the
plague
of
their
own
hearts
;
experience
witnesses
to
this
,
that
they
dare
not
yield
themselves
to
be
such
as
they
are
;
many
a
sinner
dare
not
yield
himself
to
be
unsound
in
Religion
,
to
be
unconverted
;
they
compass
sea
and
land
to
strengthen
their
false
hopes
:
and
many
a
man
that
knows
he
is
unconverted
,
and
has
some
conviction
that
he
must
see
the
badness
of
his
heart
before
he
be
converted
,
and
accordingly
prayes
for
it
,
that
God
would
open
his
eyes
and
discover
it
to
him
,
yet
all
the
while
he
is
secretly
nourishing
an
apprehension
that
his
heart
is
better
than
it
is
:
he
hopes
he
hates
sin
,
that
he
desires
holiness
,
that
he
is
sincerely
labouring
after
the
work
of
humiliation
,
and
he
dreads
the
sight
of
his
own
heart
,
is
very
loth
to
yield
it
to
be
so
bad
as
it
is
,
and
when
God
forces
the
conviction
on
him
,
it
is
a
terror
unto
him
,
he
is
like
a
man
that
desires
that
a
limb
of
his
body
should
be
cut
off
for
the
preservation
of
his
life
,
yet
when
it
comes
to
be
done
it
is
a
terror
to
him
:
so
a
natural
man
does
not
see
the
plague
of
his
own
heart
,
nor
will
he
ever
see
it
till
it
be
forced
upon
him
.
4
Let
us
consider
what
confidence
such
men
may
attain
unto
:
And
it
is
plain
from
the
Scripture
that
such
may
be
very
confident
of
their
good
estate
,
and
future
salvation
:
they
may
be
strongly
possessed
with
it
,
that
they
shall
be
saved
:
tho
many
that
are
seeking
life
by
their
own
righteousness
live
in
dismal
perplexity
,
and
through
fear
of
death
are
subject
to
bondage
:
and
others
live
an
unquiet
life
between
hope
and
fear
,
according
as
the
frames
of
their
hearts
are
:
yet
there
be
those
that
do
attain
a
very
strong
confidence
,
Prov.
30.12
.
there
are
a
generation
that
are
pure
in
their
own
eyes
,
yet
not
cleansed
from
their
filthiness
,
Joh.
9.40
.
are
we
blind
also
:
a
self-righteous
man
may
be
more
confident
than
many
Saints
:
and
this
confidence
does
arise
partly
from
a
conceit
of
the
worthiness
of
their
carriages
:
they
think
that
their
carriages
do
make
up
the
breach
between
God
&
them
:
&
partly
from
signs
which
are
of
two
sorts
.
-
1.
False
signs
,
many
times
men
make
rules
to
judg
of
themselves
by
,
which
are
fallacious
and
deceitful
,
men
make
a
judgment
of
themselves
by
a
false
Standard
:
they
take
such
to
be
signs
of
salvation
as
may
be
found
in
many
a
man
that
perishes
;
either
from
their
own
fancy
or
the
apprehensions
of
some
other
men
,
or
from
mistaking
some
other
pieces
of
Scripture
,
men
look
upon
that
to
be
a
sign
,
which
does
not
distinguish
an
Heir
of
glory
from
a
child
of
wrath
:
it
may
be
of
great
advantage
for
Ministers
to
lay
down
sometimes
probable
signs
,
but
men
must
have
a
care
that
they
dont
draw
conclusions
from
thence
:
when
men
try
themselves
by
false
signs
they
take
a
ready
course
to
deceive
themselves
:
thus
men
do
when
they
conclude
from
hence
,
that
they
pray
constantly
in
secret
,
they
don't
know
that
they
allow
themselves
in
any
known
sin
,
they
associate
with
the
people
of
God
,
they
are
liberal
to
the
poor
,
they
are
accounted
of
by
the
godly
&c
:
that
they
are
in
a
good
estate
and
shall
be
saved
.
-
2.
True
signs
misapplied
:
that
many
times
men
mistake
in
judging
of
themselves
,
tho
the
rule
they
go
by
is
good
,
yet
falsely
apply
it
to
themselves
,
they
take
that
which
they
find
in
themselves
to
be
another
thing
than
it
is
:
the
rule
is
good
but
the
qualification
is
not
found
in
them
:
that
rule
which
does
indeed
condemn
them
,
they
do
justifie
themselves
by
:
so
they
justifie
themselves
by
those
signs
of
trial
,
of
love
to
the
Brethren
,
hatred
of
sin
,
believing
in
Christ
,
concluding
upon
some
mistakes
that
it
is
so
with
them
.
5
Let
us
consider
how
such
self-righteous
men
do
hide
it
from
themselves
that
they
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
:
for
the
Scripture
does
so
plainly
witness
against
justification
by
works
,
that
if
they
saw
that
they
trusted
in
their
own
works
,
that
alone
were
enough
to
dash
all
their
comfort
,
so
that
there
is
a
necessity
in
places
of
Gospel-light
,
that
such
men
do
add
this
delusion
to
the
other
,
to
perswade
themselves
that
they
do
not
make
their
own
righteousness
the
foundation
of
their
confidence
,
hence
self-righteous
men
please
themselves
that
they
believe
in
Christ
,
they
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
,
and
yet
fancy
that
they
trust
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
and
this
they
do
by
such
pretenses
as
these
:
-
1.
They
pretend
that
they
don't
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
,
because
they
are
convinced
that
their
own
righteousness
cannot
save
them
:
they
are
satisfied
that
their
own
works
cannot
justifie
them
before
God
:
they
think
the
opinion
of
the
Papists
is
sottish
and
irrational
,
they
are
settled
in
that
Doctrine
,
that
works
cannot
justifie
them
;
but
this
may
be
where
mens
confidence
is
in
their
own
works
;
there
are
none
among
us
that
do
think
that
works
can
save
them
,
yet
there
be
multitudes
that
do
put
their
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
:
the
reason
of
this
is
because
men
seek
salvation
by
mixing
the
covenant
of
works
and
grace
together
:
they
reckon
that
works
alone
cannot
save
them
,
yet
they
reckon
that
they
will
contribute
much
to
their
salvation
:
they
think
that
works
are
not
sufficient
of
themselves
for
their
salvation
,
but
yet
they
think
they
have
a
great
stroak
in
their
justification
:
they
think
their
works
do
gain
God
to
be
willing
to
save
them
,
and
that
there
is
somewhat
of
merit
in
them
,
yet
they
judge
they
will
not
do
alone
,
without
grace
and
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
Rom.
9.32
.
they
sought
it
as
it
were
by
the
works
of
the
Law.
-
2.
They
pretend
that
they
do
not
trust
in
their
own
works
,
for
tho
they
do
take
encouragement
from
them
,
yet
it
is
only
as
they
are
signs
of
a
good
estate
,
not
as
the
foundation
of
their
Faith
:
they
say
that
Ministers
do
commonly
give
men
signs
from
their
works
and
qualifications
to
try
their
good
estate
,
and
so
does
the
Word
of
God
,
and
we
find
that
holy
men
in
Scripture
have
laid
great
weight
upon
them
,
and
they
are
not
to
be
blamed
for
that
:
that
is
not
a
self-righteous
spirit
:
but
many
men
that
make
this
pretence
,
do
make
them
the
foundation
of
their
Faith
:
for
they
take
their
first
encouragement
from
hence
to
come
to
Christ
:
and
dare
not
come
when
they
can
see
nothing
in
themselves
to
encourage
them
.
-
3.
They
pretend
that
they
are
not
seeking
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
,
but
they
are
only
labouring
after
a
work
of
Humiliation
,
to
prepare
them
for
Christ
:
they
have
all
along
been
instructed
that
there
can
be
no
true
Faith
without
a
foregoing
work
of
Humiliation
;
and
therefore
they
only
wait
for
that
work
in
order
to
their
coming
to
Christ
:
but
men
do
greatly
deceive
themselves
in
this
thing
:
a
natural
man
may
have
a
work
of
Humiliation
,
but
a
natural
man
cannot
heartily
seek
after
it
;
for
every
unhumbled
sinner
is
striving
against
the
work
of
Humiliation
:
they
are
opposing
of
it
,
either
by
endeavours
to
set
up
a
righteousness
of
their
own
;
seeking
in
that
way
to
escape
condemnation
,
instead
of
yielding
to
God
they
are
flying
to
their
strong
holds
,
sheltering
themselves
in
their
prayers
,
reformations
,
desires
,
&c.
or
else
by
wrangling
,
as
a
person
pursued
runs
away
till
overtaken
and
then
he
fights
;
so
the
sinner
when
he
sees
that
he
can't
save
himself
,
is
contending
with
God
objecting
against
divine
proceedings
,
thinks
that
Gods
dealings
are
very
hard
measure
,
Rom.
9.19
.
in
both
these
methods
they
oppose
the
work
of
Humiliation
:
and
when
a
sinner
thinks
that
he
is
seeking
after
the
work
of
Humiliation
he
is
opposing
it
:
he
is
indeed
striving
against
the
work
of
Humiliation
,
when
he
is
seeking
of
it
,
as
much
as
when
he
is
seeking
to
strengthen
and
increase
his
desires
and
affections
:
for
indeed
he
is
making
a
righteousness
of
Humiliation
,
he
labours
after
it
,
that
that
may
commend
him
to
God
:
he
thinks
that
would
ingratiate
him
with
God
,
he
looks
at
Humiliation
as
an
eminent
peice
of
righteousness
;
as
a
castle
that
would
shelter
him
from
the
wrath
of
God
:
he
looks
upon
Humiliation
as
a
choice
frame
of
spirit
:
he
looks
on
at
it
as
a
great
attainment
;
so
that
those
that
stay
away
from
Christ
under
pretence
that
they
are
not
humbled
,
and
are
waiting
for
a
work
of
Humiliation
,
are
seeking
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
.
6.
Let
us
consider
the
vanity
of
mens
trusting
in
their
own
righteousness
:
men
do
please
themselves
with
an
idle
dream
,
when
they
put
their
confidence
in
their
own
Righteousness
:
all
that
they
gain
by
it
is
to
go
the
more
pleasantly
to
hell
:
mens
own
righteousness
is
but
a
sandy
Foundation
to
build
upon
:
the
hopes
of
such
men
shall
be
cut
off
,
and
their
trust
prove
a
spiders
web
:
it
is
a
needless
thing
for
men
to
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
,
there
is
foundation
enough
for
Faith
without
that
:
there
is
no
need
of
our
own
righteousness
to
draw
the
heart
of
God
to
us
,
the
love
of
God
is
free
and
independent
,
there
is
no
need
of
our
own
righteousness
to
satisfie
the
Law
for
us
,
Jesus
Christ
has
done
that
fully
;
there
needs
no
addition
of
our
own
to
perfect
his
work
,
and
it
is
a
vain
thing
for
men
to
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
;
they
idolize
it
and
give
an
honour
that
does
not
belong
to
it
,
yea
such
persons
do
cast
great
reflections
upon
Christ
,
as
if
he
laid
down
his
life
to
no
purpose
,
they
cast
disparagement
upon
God
,
they
despise
the
love
of
God
in
sending
Jesus
Christ
,
cast
reflection
on
him
,
as
if
he
might
have
spared
that
cost
:
they
do
what
in
them
lies
to
make
the
death
of
Christ
in
vain
:
yea
it
is
a
dangerous
thing
,
men
think
it
is
a
great
venture
,
to
depend
up
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
but
it
is
a
desperate
venture
,
for
men
to
depend
upon
their
own
righteousness
:
such
whose
eyes
God
has
opened
,
would
not
for
a
thousand
worlds
venture
their
souls
upon
that
foundation
:
there
is
not
only
hazard
of
miscarrying
,
but
certain
ruine
in
that
way
:
the
expectations
of
such
men
will
end
in
miserable
disappointment
:
though
Paul
had
done
as
much
for
God
as
any
man
alive
,
yet
he
durst
not
entertain
such
a
thought
of
appearing
before
God
in
his
own
righteousness
,
Phil.
3.9
.
That
I
may
be
found
in
him
not
having
mine
own
righteousness
which
is
of
the
Law
:
he
that
trusts
in
his
own
righteousness
,
takes
as
certain
a
course
to
ruine
his
own
soul
,
as
he
that
lives
in
ways
of
unrighteousness
.
This
appears
,
1.
God
has
made
no
promise
to
you
in
this
way
,
there
are
promises
made
to
them
that
trust
in
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
,
but
there
is
not
a
syllable
that
way
to
those
that
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
:
it
is
a
presumptuous
thing
for
any
man
to
promise
himself
salvation
,
in
such
a
way
wherein
God
does
not
promise
it
to
him
:
God
indeed
in
the
covenant
of
works
does
promise
life
upon
the
account
of
perfect
obedience
;
but
what
is
that
unto
you
,
who
are
destitute
of
that
obedience
;
who
neither
have
nor
ever
can
fullfil
the
condition
of
that
covenant
:
God
also
promises
salvation
in
the
Gospel
to
those
that
are
sincerely
godly
and
righteous
,
but
where
does
he
speak
one
word
of
saving
them
upon
the
account
of
their
own
righteousness
,
or
to
save
those
that
confide
in
their
own
righteousness
:
God
is
wholly
silent
as
to
any
such
promise
:
if
there
were
such
a
promise
,
there
would
be
a
foundation
for
Faith
:
but
God
gives
no
encouragement
unto
men
to
depend
upon
their
own
righteousness
,
which
he
would
certainly
do
if
that
were
a
way
of
safety
:
for
God
undertakes
in
his
Word
to
direct
men
the
right
way
to
heaven
,
if
this
way
had
been
right
,
God
would
not
have
neglected
to
have
promised
salvation
to
them
in
this
way
;
besides
it
has
bin
Gods
manner
all
along
to
deal
with
man
in
the
way
of
a
covenant
,
to
that
end
that
men
may
be
encouraged
to
walk
in
the
right
way
to
the
obtaining
of
good
:
and
honour
him
by
exercising
Faith
in
his
Word
:
Gods
manner
is
to
propose
conditions
to
men
,
and
give
them
assurance
of
the
benefit
in
that
way
:
he
never
left
mankind
to
guess
at
the
way
of
salvation
,
and
to
contrive
by
their
own
wisdom
a
suitable
way
to
bring
them
to
heaven
,
the
wisdom
of
man
is
utterly
insufficient
to
any
such
work
:
God
knew
his
own
mind
,
what
way
pleased
him
,
and
has
bound
himself
unto
man
in
that
way
:
when
he
first
made
man
,
he
entred
into
a
covenant
with
him
,
and
when
that
covenant
was
broke
,
he
presently
proposed
a
new
covenant
to
him
:
it
is
no
part
of
the
work
of
man
to
devise
a
way
of
his
own
head
to
lead
to
heaven
,
but
to
walk
in
that
way
that
God
has
prescribed
unto
him
:
but
when
men
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
,
they
go
without
book
,
they
have
no
word
from
God
to
warrant
their
way
:
they
lean
unto
an
invention
of
their
own
,
this
is
like
the
practice
of
Jeroboam
that
kept
a
Fast
in
the
moneth
that
he
bad
devised
in
his
own
heart
,
1
Kings
12.32
,
33.
men
in
this
way
do
venture
their
souls
upon
a
fancy
of
their
own
:
God
gives
them
no
assurance
that
he
will
accept
them
in
that
way
:
men
have
only
their
own
judgments
for
it
,
that
this
is
a
way
of
salvation
,
God
has
not
told
them
that
this
way
satisfies
him
,
and
answers
his
expectations
,
but
men
guess
that
this
way
will
do
,
men
venture
it
,
as
if
they
were
able
by
their
own
understandings
to
determine
what
way
would
please
God
:
and
needed
not
any
revelation
in
the
Word
:
they
stay
not
for
a
promise
,
but
boldly
venture
upon
God
without
one
:
what
madness
is
to
desert
the
way
that
God
directs
to
,
and
take
away
of
your
own
,
as
if
you
had
found
out
a
better
way
to
heaven
than
God
tells
you
of
:
you
have
an
imagination
that
this
way
will
do
,
but
is
it
not
a
daring
thing
,
for
men
to
venture
the
eternal
state
of
their
souls
upon
an
imagination
of
their
own
?
it
is
great
folly
for
men
to
neglect
the
way
wherein
they
have
a
promise
,
and
trust
in
one
wherein
they
have
none
:
you
act
in
this
as
if
you
did
not
matter
,
though
you
should
perish
;
't
is
strange
that
men
should
in
a
matter
of
such
importance
,
go
upon
such
slender
ground
,
if
you
should
be
mistaken
in
your
judgment
,
what
way
pleases
God
,
your
souls
are
lost
:
and
if
you
should
miscarry
in
this
way
,
it
would
not
he
strange
,
for
you
had
no
warrant
from
God
for
it
:
you
may
miscarry
,
and
God
be
faithful
,
God
is
under
no
covenant
engagements
unto
you
in
this
way
:
is
it
not
strange
that
men
should
be
shie
and
scrupulous
and
afraid
to
trust
God
in
such
a
way
wherein
they
have
his
solemn
promise
,
and
yet
bold
and
daring
to
rely
on
him
in
such
a
way
wherein
he
has
given
them
no
encouragement
,
herein
preferring
their
own
judgment
,
before
the
covenant
of
God.
2.
God
has
declared
against
that
way
:
it
is
a
presumptuous
thing
to
trust
in
God
without
his
Word
,
but
more
presumptuous
to
trust
in
God
against
his
Word
:
and
thus
these
men
do
:
for
God
in
his
word
has
abundantly
witnessed
against
this
way
:
God
sends
men
word
from
heaven
,
that
this
way
by
mens
own
righteousness
is
insufficient
for
salvation
:
he
tells
us
,
that
that
was
the
reason
of
the
miscarrying
of
the
Jews
,
because
they
sought
as
it
were
by
the
works
of
the
Law.
Rom.
9.32
.
he
reproves
men
for
conceitedness
of
their
own
righteousness
,
Rev.
3.16
.
he
tells
that
that
if
they
seek
Justification
by
the
Law
,
they
are
fallen
from
the
covenant
of
grace
,
Gal.
5.4
.
he
tells
them
that
no
man
living
can
be
justified
by
the
works
of
the
Law
,
Gal
,
2
16.
Rom.
3.20
.
he
tells
,
they
will
be
ruined
in
this
way
,
behold
all
ye
that
kindle
a
fire
,
and
compass
your selves
about
with
sparks
,
walk
in
the
light
of
your
fire
,
and
in
the
sparks
that
ye
have
kindled
,
this
shall
ye
have
of
my
hand
,
ye
shall
lie
down
in
sorrow
,
Isa.
50.11
.
he
declares
that
they
are
cursed
that
do
so
,
gal.
3.10
.
as
many
as
are
of
the
works
of
the
Law
are
under
the
curse
:
how
dare
any
man
then
thrust
himself
upon
God
in
this
way
:
is
God
wont
to
discourage
men
from
their
duty
,
and
threaten
them
in
way
of
safety
?
will
men
believe
the
vain
imaginations
of
their
own
hearts
before
the
positive
declarations
of
Gods
Word
?
do
men
think
that
God
reproves
them
when
he
is
not
angry
,
and
threatens
them
in
jest
?
does
God
speak
one
thing
now
,
and
will
he
speak
another
at
the
Day
of
Judgment
?
is
there
one
rule
given
for
conscience
to
judg
by
here
,
and
another
for
God
to
Judg
by
hereafter
?
will
God
curse
those
at
the
Day
of
Judgment
,
that
he
blesses
now
,
&
bless
those
that
he
curses
now
?
will
he
not
judge
the
secrets
of
men
according
to
the
Gospel
?
Rom.
2.6
.
men
are
too
timorous
when
they
dare
not
trust
in
God
in
that
way
that
he
has
proposed
and
commended
unto
them
,
and
men
are
too
bold
when
they
trust
in
God
in
that
way
that
he
condemns
;
what
assurance
can
they
have
of
acceptance
,
where
the
Word
of
God
gives
them
assurance
of
the
contrary
?
it
is
madness
to
challenge
life
in
such
a
way
as
God
has
wittnessed
against
:
what
reason
can
men
give
of
such
declarations
,
if
there
were
any
bottom
for
Faith
in
their
own
righteousness
?
you
have
a
strange
kind
of
Faith
that
will
venture
upon
God
,
though
he
witnesses
against
you
,
what
comfort
can
men
take
in
such
a
way
:
men
had
need
of
strong
arguments
to
satisfie
themselves
that
that
is
a
way
of
salvation
,
that
God
calls
a
way
of
damnation
:
would
God
discourage
them
from
it
,
if
it
were
indeed
a
way
of
salvation
:
can
men
expect
that
God
will
deny
his
Word
in
the
Day
of
Judgment
to
save
them
.
3.
It
is
against
the
rule
of
Justice
for
men
to
be
saved
in
that
way
:
it
is
against
the
justice
of
the
Law
:
the
Law
puts
in
an
unanswerable
objection
against
the
salvation
of
such
men
;
the
law
allows
the
salvation
of
those
that
believe
on
Christ
,
Rom.
3.26
.
it
has
not
a
word
to
gainsay
:
but
it
stands
as
a
flaming
sword
to
keep
other
men
out
of
paradice
:
in
a
way
of
confidence
in
mans
own
righteousness
,
there
is
no
way
to
reconcile
the
justice
of
God
and
mens
salvation
:
if
men
be
saved
in
such
a
way
,
what
will
become
of
the
Law
,
and
what
will
become
of
the
justice
of
God
that
stands
engaged
to
fulfil
the
Law
:
what
warrant
have
men
to
expect
salvation
in
such
a
way
,
wherein
God
must
part
with
his
own
glory
,
before
he
can
bestow
glory
upon
them
,
wherin
he
must
deny
his
nature
,
before
he
can
satisfie
their
expectation
;
how
can
men
think
,
that
God
is
so
in
love
with
their
performances
,
as
to
pervert
Judgment
for
their
sakes
,
and
pull
them
into
heaven
by
force
,
though
the
Law
does
possibly
declare
against
such
proceedings
.
God
would
not
save
believers
but
with
the
leave
of
the
Law
,
till
care
was
taken
that
that
might
be
satisfied
,
and
will
he
save
these
men
to
the
overthrow
of
his
Law
,
and
everlasting
reproach
of
his
justice
,
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
does
not
admit
of
their
salvation
.
2.
The
law
requires
that
the
curse
must
be
executed
for
sin
:
the
Law
pronounceth
the
sinners
accursed
,
Gal
3.20
.
cursed
is
every
one
that
continueth
not
in
all
things
,
that
are
written
in
the
book
of
the
Law
to
do
them
:
the
Law
pronounceth
the
sinner
an
heir
of
death
,
Rom
6.23
.
and
it
is
a
most
vain
imagination
,
for
man
to
think
the
Law
will
take
up
with
obedience
instead
of
the
sufferings
of
death
:
disobedience
brings
the
curse
,
but
obedience
cannot
remove
it
;
obedience
would
have
prevented
the
curse
,
but
obedience
cannot
remove
it
;
the
Law
makes
no
mention
of
obedience
for
satisfaction
,
obedience
is
a
thing
of
another
kind
then
the
satisfaction
which
the
Law
demands
:
the
active
obedience
of
Christ
could
not
satisfie
for
our
sins
:
and
how
can
men
think
that
that
obedience
which
was
due
to
the
Law
,
if
we
had
never
sinned
,
can
satisfie
for
our
sins
,
that
the
paying
of
that
natural
debt
which
we
were
born
under
,
will
also
satisfie
this
new
debt
which
we
have
contracted
by
sin
:
especially
when
our
obedience
is
so
defective
that
in
that
we
are
again
deserving
damnation
.
2.
The
law
requires
perfect
obedience
in
order
unto
life
.
gal.
3.12
.
the
man
that
doth
these
things
shall
live
in
them
:
it
is
perfect
obedience
,
for
it
is
such
obedience
as
is
not
mingled
with
sin
:
if
there
be
any
mixture
of
sin
,
then
the
person
is
exposed
to
the
curse
,
but
it
is
impossible
that
a
person
should
at
the
same
time
be
an
heir
of
the
curse
and
the
blessing
;
of
hell
and
heaven
;
but
there
is
no
man
in
this
life
does
attain
unto
perfect
obedience
,
those
that
put
their
trust
in
their
own
righteousness
do
not
perform
right
obedience
,
their
obedience
is
only
the
shell
and
carcase
of
obedience
:
their
best
works
are
not
only
sinful
,
but
properly
sins
,
for
they
are
acted
by
a
spirit
of
lust
in
all
that
they
do
:
self-love
rules
every
unregenerate
man
,
Rom.
8.8
.
they
that
are
in
the
flesh
cannot
please
God
:
and
the
obedience
of
the
people
of
God
is
greatly
tainted
with
sin
;
the
Saints
do
many
things
that
are
sins
,
and
their
best
duties
also
:
are
sinfully
defective
:
sin
cleaves
to
them
:
besides
the
positive
workings
of
sin
,
they
cannot
perform
any
inward
act
of
grace
,
with
their
whole
soul
as
long
as
the
soul
is
imperfectly
sanctified
,
1
King.
8.46
.
there
is
no
man
that
sinneth
not
.
Question
,
But
is
not
God
above
the
Law
,
may
not
he
dispense
with
his
own
Law
,
and
save
sinners
notwithstanding
.
Answer
.
The
Law
does
derive
all
its
authority
from
God
:
but
he
is
not
so
above
the
Law
as
to
disanul
it
,
and
act
contrary
to
it
:
God
may
not
contradict
the
law
:
to
say
that
God
is
above
the
Law
,
so
as
to
dispence
with
it
,
is
to
say
that
God
is
above
himself
:
the
Law
is
Gods
Law
and
he
will
own
it
:
to
set
God
against
the
Law
,
is
to
set
God
against
himself
:
the
Law
is
nothing
else
but
an
everlasting
rule
of
Justice
,
that
God
has
made
between
himself
and
man
:
and
the
Lord
will
never
suffer
any
violence
to
be
done
to
his
Law
:
every
jot
and
tittle
of
the
Law
must
be
fulfilled
,
Mat.
5
18.
there
is
no
such
Gospel
as
overthrows
the
Law
,
Rom.
3.31
.
do
we
make
void
the
Law
by
Faith
,
God
forbid
,
yea
we
establish
the
Law
:
if
the
Law
might
have
been
dispensed
withal
,
there
had
been
no
necessity
of
Christs
death
:
it
was
upon
that
account
that
Christ
died
to
answer
the
demands
of
the
Law
:
and
why
should
God
be
prodigal
of
the
blood
of
his
Son
?
if
man
might
have
been
saved
by
Gods
soveraign
dispensing
with
the
Law
?
would
God
have
put
Christ
to
such
sufferings
?
Christ
must
suffer
that
so
the
Law
may
be
satisfied
;
and
Indeed
the
consciences
of
men
will
never
have
peace
till
they
see
the
Law
answered
;
conscience
ecchoes
to
the
Law
,
and
if
enlightned
will
condemn
where
the
law
condemns
:
as
long
as
the
Law
curses
,
conscience
will
curse
too
:
there
is
no
quieting
of
conscience
as
long
as
he
sees
the
Law
against
him
:
the
reason
is
,
because
the
Law
is
the
voice
of
God
,
1
Cor.
15.56
The
sting
of
Death
is
Sin
,
and
the
strength
of
Sin
is
the
Law
:
the
Law
makes
sin
to
have
such
power
to
sting
and
torment
the
conscience
.
4
This
way
of
salvation
by
mens
own
righteousness
is
contrary
to
Gods
providence
in
providing
a
perfect
righteousness
for
us
in
Jesus
Christ
:
God
has
prepared
a
righteousness
to
our
hand
by
Christ
Jesus
:
Dan.
9.24
.
he
brings
in
everlasting
Righteousness
:
this
Righteousness
is
altogether
compleat
,
and
there
is
no
defect
either
in
the
doing
or
sufferings
of
Christ
:
and
it
was
for
us
,
Heb.
10.14
.
by
one
offering
he
hath
perfected
for
ever
them
that
are
sanctified
:
and
it
was
by
wonderful
providences
this
righteousness
was
provided
for
us
:
this
is
the
most
observable
and
glorious
work
that
ever
God
did
in
the
World
:
this
lay
much
upon
the
heart
of
God
from
everlasting
,
1
Pet.
1.20
.
he
was
fore
ordained
before
the
foundation
of
the
World
:
and
is
the
most
remarkable
among
all
the
births
of
time
:
besides
other
providences
for
the
accomplishment
of
this
,
there
were
those
two
exceeding
eminent
ones
,
the
incaruation
of
the
Son
of
God
,
whereby
God
became
man
,
a
misterious
work
and
of
infinite
condescention
:
wherein
the
greatest
glory
is
bestowed
upon
the
humane
nature
of
Christ
,
that
any
creature
is
capable
of
:
the
other
is
Gods
inflicting
his
wrath
on
Christ
Jesus
:
and
executing
the
curse
of
the
Law
upon
his
dearest
Son
:
a
thing
that
would
never
have
entred
into
the
heart
of
man
to
conceive
of
,
had
it
not
been
revealed
unto
us
:
and
when
we
see
Gods
making
such
preparation
for
the
salvation
of
sinners
,
and
in
so
costly
a
way
providing
a
righteousness
for
them
;
may
we
not
conclude
that
they
stood
in
necessity
of
this
righteousness
,
that
they
were
uncapable
of
providing
one
for
themselves
:
surely
we
had
ground
to
conclude
that
they
were
in
a
perishing
condition
,
and
would
be
lost
for
ever
,
if
God
did
not
take
care
for
them
,
who
would
imagine
that
these
sinners
could
provide
a
righteousness
for
themselves
,
and
earn
their
own
salvation
:
but
these
are
the
workings
of
the
hearts
of
self-righteous
men
:
and
herein
you
cast
an
imputation
upon
the
wisdom
of
God
,
in
troubling
himself
to
provide
a
righteousness
for
you
,
when
with
some
assistance
and
strengthening
from
him
,
you
could
provide
one
for
your selves
:
men
herein
are
reproaching
of
God
,
as
if
he
had
put
himself
to
needless
expence
,
they
are
blemishing
this
great
work
of
God
as
if
it
were
in
vain
:
God
has
set
open
a
fountain
to
wash
in
for
sin
and
for
uncleanness
,
but
they
hope
to
wash
themselves
clean
enough
by
their
own
tears
;
God
has
set
up
a
Ladder
whose
foot
stands
upon
the
Earth
,
and
whose
top
reacheth
unto
to
Heaven
;
but
they
hope
to
build
a
Tower
,
whose
top
shall
reach
to
heaven
,
and
climb
up
that
way
:
God
has
provided
himself
a
Sacrifice
:
but
these
think
they
can
make
attonement
themselves
:
what
do
you
,
but
asperse
and
blemish
the
infinite
wisdom
of
God
:
as
if
he
took
a
great
deal
of
care
,
and
were
at
a
great
deal
of
cost
about
that
that
signified
nothing
,
and
troubled
himself
with
vast
expence
to
make
a
way
to
heaven
,
when
there
was
a
better
path
before
:
sure
God
who
is
infinite
in
wisdom
would
not
have
provided
a
righteousness
for
sinners
in
Christ
,
if
they
could
provide
one
for
themselves
:
this
providence
of
God
does
speak
you
to
be
under
a
dreadful
mistake
,
Gal.
3.21
.
If
there
had
been
a
Law
given
that
could
have
given
life
,
verily
righteousness
should
have
been
by
the
Law
:
Rom.
8.3
,
4
What
the
Law
could
not
do
in
that
it
was
weak
through
the
flesh
,
God
sending
his
own
Son
in
the
likeness
of
sinful
flesh
,
and
for
sin
condemned
sin
in
the
flesh
,
that
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
might
be
fulfilled
in
us
,
Gal.
2.16
.
5.
This
way
of
salvation
by
mens
own
righteousness
is
cross
to
Gods
design
:
the
great
design
of
God
in
pardoning
and
saving
of
sinners
is
to
glorifie
the
riches
of
his
grace
,
to
let
the
world
understand
what
a
gracious
God
he
is
:
God
has
other
methods
to
glorifie
his
other
attributes
,
by
the
creation
of
the
world
,
by
his
giving
of
the
Law
,
by
eternal
punishments
upon
wicked
men
and
angels
,
he
glorifies
his
power
,
wisdom
,
holiness
and
justice
;
but
notwithstanding
these
works
of
God
,
the
pardoning
grace
of
God
lay
hid
:
but
he
has
contrived
the
salvation
of
sinful
man
as
for
the
further
manifestation
of
his
other
attributes
,
so
in
special
to
make
known
the
riches
of
his
pardoning
and
saving
grace
,
Eph.
1.7
.
in
whom
we
have
redemption
through
his
blood
,
the
forgiveness
of
sins
according
to
the
riches
of
his
grace
:
Eph.
2.7
.
speaking
of
the
benefits
we
have
by
Christ
,
he
gives
this
as
the
reason
,
That
in
the
ages
to
come
he
might
shew
the
exceeding
riches
of
his
grace
in
his
kindness
towards
us
through
Christ
Jesus
:
and
this
way
of
salvation
by
Christ
,
and
a
proper
means
for
the
furthering
of
this
end
:
though
Christ
has
purchased
pardon
and
glory
for
us
,
that
does
not
hinder
the
manifestation
of
Gods
grace
:
for
though
our
pardon
and
salvation
,
be
a
due
debt
in
respect
of
Christ
,
yet
it
is
a
free
gift
in
respect
of
us
:
though
there
be
a
purchase
yet
not
by
us
,
but
God
sent
his
Son
to
make
that
purchase
for
us
,
Rom.
6.23
.
the
gift
of
God
is
eternal
life
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
:
but
when
men
seeks
salvation
by
their
own
righteousness
,
they
seek
it
in
a
way
directly
repugnant
to
the
design
of
God
:
this
is
a
way
to
exalt
themselves
,
and
to
rob
God
of
his
glory
:
when
men
trust
in
themselves
they
glory
in
themselves
;
they
boast
in
their
own
excellency
and
not
in
the
free
grace
of
God
:
for
if
it
be
of
works
then
it
is
no
more
grace
,
Rom.
11.6
.
the
self-rightous
man
does
cross
Gods
end
,
if
he
should
attain
Salvation
in
that
way
,
God
would
miss
his
aim
:
the
self-righteous
man
takes
a
course
to
dash
the
counsels
of
God
to
pieces
,
and
make
the
design
that
was
upon
his
heart
in
the
salvation
of
Sinners
come
to
nothing
;
he
seeks
to
overthrow
this
glorious
contrivance
of
God
,
for
the
advancement
of
the
glory
of
his
grace
:
if
man
should
have
salvation
as
the
fruit
of
his
own
earnings
,
and
the
reward
of
his
own
deservings
:
man
would
be
blessed
but
the
glory
of
grace
would
not
be
manifested
:
Gods
design
would
fall
to
the
ground
,
and
the
counsel
of
his
heart
for
ever
miscarry
:
but
the
counsels
of
God
stand
for
ever
,
and
the
thoughts
of
his
heart
to
all
generations
:
can
it
enter
into
the
heart
of
any
man
to
conceive
that
God
will
not
be
true
to
his
own
design
,
but
gratifie
the
humors
of
men
,
by
saving
of
them
in
such
a
way
as
is
destructive
to
it
:
surely
men
are
horribly
stupid
to
expect
salvation
in
such
a
way
as
will
not
stand
with
Gods
design
:
what
ever
hopes
of
this
kind
men
feed
themselves
with
,
they
will
end
in
disappointment
:
if
such
men
be
not
disappointed
,
God
must
be
disappointed
.
CHAP.
IX
.
USE
II.
Examination
:
Whether
men
do
believe
in
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
.
VSE
,
II.
TO
put
you
upon
the
Examination
,
whether
you
do
put
your
trust
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
if
so
,
then
you
are
in
a
safe
condition
,
and
may
stand
before
God
another
day
with
comfort
:
in
the
great
day
of
the
Lord
,
multitudes
that
have
made
a
profession
of
Religion
will
miserably
fail
of
their
expectations
:
and
that
upon
this
account
,
that
they
want
the
Wedding
Garment
:
but
although
you
have
many
failings
,
yet
if
you
believe
in
Christ
,
you
shall
not
be
confounded
,
1
Pet.
2.6
.
all
your
Religion
signifies
nothing
as
to
your
salvation
if
you
do
not
believe
in
Christ
:
if
you
would
know
then
what
you
are
like
to
meet
withal
at
the
day
of
judgment
,
whether
you
shall
find
acceptance
with
the
Lord
,
when
tousands
shall
not
:
try
your selves
by
this
whither
you
do
believe
on
Jesus
Christ
:
there
be
some
other
wayes
of
trial
,
from
all
those
things
that
do
accompany
salvation
;
but
this
is
the
principal
way
to
which
indeed
all
others
are
reduceable
:
there
be
other
properties
that
are
evidential
of
a
mans
safety
:
but
this
is
the
foundation
evidence
,
as
that
which
gives
him
his
right
and
title
to
salvation
,
1
Joh.
5.13
.
I
have
written
to
you
that
believe
on
the
Son
of
God
,
that
you
may
know
that
you
have
eternal
life
:
examin
therefore
whether
you
do
indeed
believe
on
the
Son
of
God
:
there
be
many
that
say
they
have
Faith
,
Jam
2.14
.
there
be
many
pretenders
to
Faith
:
there
is
as
much
deceit
in
the
heart
about
Faith
as
about
any
other
grace
:
there
are
imitations
and
resemblances
of
Faith
:
such
as
the
Scripture
does
give
the
name
of
Faith
unto
,
Luk.
8.13
which
for
a
while
believe
;
all
sorts
of
men
that
make
prosession
of
the
Doctrine
of
salvation
by
Christ
:
profane
men
profess
this
,
and
self-righteous
men
profess
this
:
men
that
were
never
sensible
that
God
was
indeed
angry
with
them
,
and
men
that
do
imagine
that
they
have
pacified
him
,
are
both
of
them
pretenders
to
Faith
in
Christ
:
men
that
do
indeed
trust
in
that
that
they
never
did
much
provoke
God
,
and
men
that
trust
in
that
they
have
pleased
him
again
,
do
both
make
profession
of
their
Faith
in
Christ
:
therefore
it
stands
you
in
hand
strictly
to
examine
whether
you
do
indeed
believe
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
And
you
may
try
it
these
several
wayes
;
-
1.
By
the
foregoing
work
of
Humiliation
:
-
2.
By
the
manner
of
the
souls
first
closing
with
Christ
.
-
3.
By
the
living
a
life
of
Faith
on
Christ
Jesus
.
-
4.
By
that
holiness
that
does
accompany
and
flow
from
Faith
in
Jesus
Christ
.
1.
Try
your
Faith
by
the
foregoing
work
of
Humiliation
:
there
is
a
preparatory
work
necessary
,
before
a
sinners
closing
with
Christ
:
this
is
a
work
that
comes
between
the
rest
of
the
foul
in
sin
and
the
sinners
accepting
of
Christ
:
men
do
not
immediately
step
out
of
a
condition
of
quietness
in
sin
,
into
a
state
of
salvation
:
a
tree
must
first
be
prepared
bofore
it
be
laid
in
the
building
:
the
bodies
at
the
resurrection
must
be
prepared
before
life
be
put
into
them
:
so
the
heart
of
a
sinner
must
be
first
prepared
,
before
it
be
united
unto
Christ
,
Act
2.37
.
&
9.4
,
5
,
&
16.29
,
30
and
hence
the
call
of
the
Gospel
is
particularly
directed
to
them
that
are
prepared
:
to
such
as
are
a
thirst
,
Isai
.
55.1
.
to
such
as
are
weary
and
heavy
laden
,
Mat.
11.28
not
but
that
it
is
other
mens
duty
also
to
believe
:
but
because
it
is
their
next
and
immediate
work
to
close
with
Christ
;
whereas
it
is
other
mens
next
work
,
to
come
off
from
the
World
,
and
out
of
themselves
in
order
to
their
closing
with
Christ
.
There
are
two
degrees
of
this
preparation
:
the
first
is
a
work
of
awakening
whereby
the
sinner
is
convinced
of
a
present
necessity
of
peace
and
reconciliation
with
God
;
whereby
be
is
put
upon
a
diligent
use
of
all
means
in
order
to
his
salvation
:
the
other
is
Humiliation
,
whereby
the
sinner
is
brought
out
of
himself
,
and
off
from
all
his
carnal
confidences
,
to
yield
himself
a
Prisoner
to
God
:
until
the
soul
be
thus
humbled
he
is
not
capable
of
Faith
:
men
will
not
come
to
Christ
,
till
they
are
convinced
of
an
absolute
necessity
of
Christ
:
men
will
never
take
salvation
as
a
gift
of
free
grace
until
they
are
convinced
of
the
necessity
of
the
free
grace
of
God
:
they
that
are
whole
need
not
the
Physitian
,
but
they
that
are
sick
,
Mat.
11.12
.
and
they
that
conceit
themselves
whole
,
do
conceit
that
they
don't
need
the
Physitian
:
men
that
do
not
come
off
from
all
their
own
confidences
will
not
put
their
confidence
in
Christ
;
and
therefore
until
men
have
this
work
of
Humiliation
God
does
not
open
their
eyes
to
see
the
offer
of
the
Gospel
:
so
that
whatsoever
Faith
men
have
that
have
not
had
a
work
of
Humiliation
,
their
Faith
is
not
of
the
right
kind
:
for
this
is
the
manner
of
God
whenever
he
has
fully
prepared
a
soul
for
Faith
by
a
work
of
Humiliation
,
then
to
infuse
Faith
:
and
many
times
he
does
it
presently
:
when
he
has
by
the
wonderful
work
of
his
spirit
prepared
a
sinner
for
Christ
,
he
does
bestow
Christ
upon
him
:
though
I
dare
not
say
there
is
any
direct
promise
made
to
Humiliation
,
in
the
Scripture
a
man
is
not
an
heir
of
the
promises
till
he
does
believe
;
yet
universal
experience
does
confirm
it
:
it
seems
to
be
in
this
case
as
in
the
work
of
nature
,
when
the
Child
in
the
womb
is
prepared
for
a
soul
,
God
does
alwayes
infuse
a
soul
into
it
,
though
there
be
no
such
promise
:
so
where
the
sinner
is
prepared
for
Faith
,
God
does
infuse
that
.
In
order
to
your
making
use
of
this
Trial
,
we
shall
consider
what
this
work
of
Humiliation
is
,
and
the
manner
how
it
is
wrought
:
Question
.
What
is
the
work
of
Humiliation
?
Answer
,
1.
Negatively
in
two
particulars
.
1.
It
is
not
a
broken
,
bleeding
spirit
for
sin
:
many
men
take
it
to
be
so
,
and
when
they
understand
that
they
must
be
humbled
before
their
coming
to
Christ
,
they
strive
after
this
broken
frame
of
spirit
:
and
when
they
find
but
little
of
it
,
they
complain
they
are
not
humbled
enough
,
and
give
that
as
a
●●ason
why
they
do
not
come
to
Christ
:
but
what
sinners
find
this
way
is
more
like
humility
than
humiliation
:
men
think
if
they
could
get
much
of
this
Spirit
,
they
should
be
prepared
for
Christ
indeed
:
but
this
is
quite
another
thing
from
that
humiliation
that
does
go
before
Faith.
Argument
.
1.
This
appears
,
because
an
unregenerate
man
can't
trnly
mourn
for
sin
:
from
what
principle
should
he
do
it
before
he
is
born
again
:
he
may
be
grieved
for
it
under
other
considerations
,
as
it
exposes
him
to
a
great
deal
of
misery
here
and
hereafter
,
yea
as
it
is
in
it self
evil
;
but
not
as
the
greatest
evil
as
it
is
against
God
:
to
suppose
that
a
man
can
sincerely
mourn
for
sin
before
his
conversion
,
it
is
to
suppose
him
converted
,
before
his
conversion
,
it
is
in
regeneration
that
all
the
graces
of
the
Spirit
are
implanted
in
the
heart
:
it
is
then
that
the
heart
of
stone
is
taken
away
,
Ezek.
11.9
.
while
men
remain
in
a
state
of
nature
,
as
they
do
under
this
work
of
humiliation
it
is
absolutely
beyond
them
to
hate
sin
or
mourn
for
sin
:
nature
improved
by
common
conviction
,
will
never
produce
this
effect
:
every
naturul
man
is
dead
in
sin
,
Eph.
2.1
.
all
his
works
in
religion
are
dead
works
,
Heh.
9.14
.
there
is
no
inclination
in
his
heart
to
mourn
for
sin
:
men
must
have
a
work
of
new
creation
upon
them
before
they
can
do
this
,
Eph.
2.10
.
created
in
Christ
Jesus
unto
good
works
.
Argument
2.
While
natural
men
seem
to
have
relentings
and
breakings
of
heart
for
sin
,
it
is
impossible
but
they
should
put
their
confidence
therein
;
as
long
as
he
does
imagine
that
there
are
any
good
affections
in
himself
,
he
will
be
lifted
up
with
them
:
these
affections
will
keep
him
from
being
humbled
:
men
will
feed
upon
these
husks
as
long
as
they
can
get
them
:
there
is
no
bringing
of
a
natural
man
out
of
his
strong
hold
,
until
it
be
thrown
to
the
ground
:
a
bleeding
heart
is
meat
for
carnal
confidence
:
there
is
that
spirit
of
pride
and
slavish
fear
in
natural
men
,
that
as
long
as
they
can
imagine
any
good
in
themselves
,
they
will
hang
upon
it
,
Rev.
3
,
17.
thou
sayest
thou
art
rich
and
increased
in
goods
.
Argument
3.
When
a
man
is
indeed
under
the
work
of
humiliation
,
he
sees
he
cannot
mourn
for
sin
:
he
sees
his
mourning
frames
are
gone
;
he
finds
his
heart
shut
up
,
and
the
pangs
of
affection
,
which
he
sometime
had
,
gone
beyond
recovery
:
in
order
to
the
work
of
Humiliation
,
God
makes
men
to
see
their
hard
hearts
;
and
hence
they
are
wont
to
complain
when
God
is
about
to
humble
them
,
that
God
has
left
them
,
and
is
giving
them
over
to
an
hard
heart
.
But
it
is
one
thing
to
be
judiciously
hardned
,
another
to
have
their
eyes
opened
to
see
the
natural
hardness
of
their
heart
:
then
a
man
sees
that
his
heart
is
an
heart
of
stone
.
Argument
4.
Mourning
for
sin
is
a
fruit
of
reconciliation
;
it
folows
upon
the
revealing
of
the
mercy
of
God
in
Christ
;
all
the
sorrow
and
shame
that
went
before
were
meerly
legal
;
but
evangelical
repentance
follows
Faith
:
men
never
come
to
have
any
genuine
mourning
for
sin
before
they
are
converted
:
all
that
went
before
was
in
hypocrisie
:
but
a
spirit
of
repentance
flows
from
faith
,
and
is
peculiar
to
such
as
are
reconciled
,
Ezek.
6.
ult.
thou
shalt
loath
thy self
,
when
I
am
pacified
towards
thee
for
all
that
thou
bast
done
,
saith
the
Lord
God.
2.
Humiliation
is
not
a
willingness
to
be
damned
,
some
have
thought
that
to
be
necessary
;
and
that
this
was
humiliation
:
some
have
thought
they
have
attained
to
this
:
and
't
is
possible
that
under
some
strong
pang
,
persons
may
find
somewhat
of
this
nature
,
but
certainly
they
did
not
know
their
own
hearts
in
it
:
neither
does
God
require
any
such
thing
of
men
in
order
to
their
coming
to
Christ
:
indeed
it
is
contrary
to
nature
for
men
to
be
willing
to
be
damned
:
wicked
men
do
act
as
if
they
love
damnation
,
Prov.
8.36
.
they
that
hate
me
love
death
,
they
do
so
interpretatively
:
but
for
men
directly
and
understandingly
to
be
willing
to
be
damned
,
is
against
nature
:
God
had
planted
a
principle
of
self-love
in
men
:
whereby
they
do
necessarily
desire
their
own
happiness
;
no
perswasions
can
prevail
with
men
not
to
desire
their
own
happiness
:
we
may
as
soon
perswade
a
stone
not
to
be
heavy
,
or
the
Sun
not
to
shine
:
there
is
a
weight
upon
the
soul
of
every
man
carrying
of
it
that
way
;
this
is
implanted
by
God
in
the
very
constitution
of
nature
,
and
remains
in
man
in
his
corrupt
and
his
renewed
estate
:
a
man
must
shake
off
his
nature
before
he
can
shake
off
this
desire
:
self-love
is
natural
unto
man
:
man
is
capable
of
happiness
,
and
being
capable
of
it
stands
in
need
of
it
:
he
cannot
be
satisfied
until
his
capacity
of
happiness
be
filled
;
hence
he
necessarily
and
perpetually
desires
happiness
:
besides
this
,
it
is
contrary
to
Gods
command
for
a
man
to
be
willing
to
be
damned
,
for
God
has
commanded
us
to
seek
salvation
,
he
is
often
calling
upon
us
to
be
seeking
life
,
and
that
with
earnestness
,
Luke
13.24
.
Strive
to
enter
in
at
the
strait
gate
:
and
this
seeking
must
be
with
earnest
desires
:
and
indeed
when
this
work
of
Humiliation
is
wrought
in
the
heart
:
he
yields
under
this
encouragement
,
that
there
is
some
hope
of
salvation
in
God
:
hopes
of
life
in
this
way
,
is
one
of
the
things
that
make
him
lie
down
at
Gods
foot
:
the
four
leprous
men
fell
unto
the
Host
of
the
Syrians
,
because
that
was
the
most
likely
way
for
their
lives
to
be
preserved
,
2
King.
7
,
4.
the
Syrians
submitted
to
Ahab
in
hope
to
find
favour
,
2
King
20.31
.
when
the
soul
is
humbled
,
he
is
as
desirous
of
salvation
as
ever
:
and
it
is
the
hope
of
that
;
that
has
a
great
influence
into
his
humiliation
.
2.
Affirmatively
:
it
is
an
absolute
submitting
of
himself
unto
Gods
disposal
:
when
humbled
,
he
yields
himself
into
the
hands
of
God
:
and
makes
an
absolute
resignation
of
himself
unto
the
will
of
God
;
he
yields
himself
a
prisoner
:
he
would
have
yielded
upon
terms
before
,
but
now
he
yields
absolutely
:
as
a
Rebel
,
when
he
sees
himself
conquered
,
yields
;
so
does
the
Soul
to
God.
This
carriage
is
opposite
to
his
carriage
before
:
-
1.
He
does
not
seek
deliverance
from
himself
,
he
yields
to
God
,
despairing
in
himself
:
he
don't
feed
himself
with
vain
hopes
,
and
carnal
confidences
any
longer
:
those
hopes
have
all
died
away
?
his
strong
holds
that
he
trusted
in
,
are
thrown
down
:
he
does
not
stay
any
longer
upon
his
affections
,
reformations
,
victories
over
corruptions
,
&c.
he
has
no
dependance
upon
any
strength
of
his
own
,
to
gain
any
thing
that
will
commend
him
to
God
:
he
has
no
dependance
on
Ordinances
,
on
his
own
wisdom
to
discover
any
way
of
help
:
but
he
throws
up
all
his
carnal
hopes
as
vain
:
and
submits
himself
to
mercy
,
Luk
15.17
.
-
2.
He
leaves
off
quarrelling
with
God
:
before
he
was
humbled
,
his
heart
wrought
within
him
:
he
could
not
bear
the
thoughts
of
it
,
that
God
should
cast
him
off
;
his
heart
rose
up
against
God
,
and
he
thought
he
had
hard
measure
from
God
:
his
sins
were
all
decreed
,
he
had
done
what
he
could
,
he
took
great
pains
,
and
yet
God
did
not
shew
him
mercy
:
his
heart
rose
to
think
that
God
should
make
him
to
damn
him
:
save
and
pardon
others
,
and
reject
him
:
but
now
his
mouth
is
stopt
,
he
is
silenced
,
he
lets
fall
all
his
pleas
,
yields
it
to
be
fair
for
God
to
cast
him
off
:
he
says
as
David
,
Psal.
51
4.
against
thee
,
thee
only
have
I
sinned
,
and
done
this
evil
in
thy
sight
,
that
thou
mayst
be
justified
when
thou
speakest
,
and
clear
when
thou
judgest
.
Question
In
what
way
is
this
work
of
Humiliation
wrought
,
and
the
soul
brought
to
submit
himself
to
God.
Answer
,
In
general
it
is
wrought
by
conviction
:
it
is
not
wrought
by
the
infusion
of
any
new
principle
into
him
,
the
soul
under
this
work
is
in
a
state
of
nature
,
neither
is
it
wrought
by
mens
own
endeavours
,
Humilation
is
not
the
fruit
of
mans
industry
,
but
is
a
thing
forced
on
him
by
conviction
:
as
men
under
the
first
work
of
the
Spirit
are
by
conviction
forced
to
fear
,
and
so
by
a
work
of
conviction
,
they
are
compelled
to
yield
themselves
to
God
:
their
strong
holds
are
pulled
down
,
and
they
necessitated
to
resign
themselves
:
God
works
this
work
by
conviction
.
Particularly
1.
By
giving
him
experience
of
the
failing
of
all
means
:
he
sees
no
other
way
left
,
he
has
been
trying
to
wring
himself
out
of
the
hands
of
God
:
he
has
been
turning
every
way
,
and
refuge
fails
him
:
he
sees
all
his
carnal
hopes
fall
flat
to
the
ground
:
his
carnal
hopes
vanish
and
dye
away
:
he
has
been
waiting
for
light
,
and
behold
obscurity
:
he
has
been
trying
all
conclusions
,
every
way
he
could
devile
and
think
of
,
turning
every
stone
,
he
hoped
by
his
prayers
to
make
his
heart
better
,
and
by
his
fastings
and
by
his
watchfulness
:
sometimes
he
thought
if
he
had
more
terrors
that
would
do
,
sometimes
if
he
had
more
encouragements
,
then
his
heart
would
be
better
:
he
has
tryed
the
utmost
of
his
skill
upon
his
heart
;
sometimes
he
hoped
that
in
time
his
heart
would
grow
better
,
sometimes
if
he
could
hear
such
a
Minister
,
sometimes
if
he
could
get
such
a
good
book
that
others
had
got
much
good
by
,
then
his
heart
would
mend
:
the
sinner
is
like
a
man
lost
in
the
woods
,
that
thinks
if
he
steers
such
a
course
that
will
bring
him
to
the
path
,
and
if
that
fails
,
he
thinks
if
he
steers
such
a
course
that
will
do
:
but
at
last
he
can
contrive
no
longer
but
is
utterly
lost
in
his
own
sence
:
so
the
sinner
has
had
many
contrivances
,
but
all
his
projects
fai●le
:
upon
experience
he
finds
himself
after
all
his
pains
under
the
reigning
power
of
sin
;
and
that
he
is
spiritually
dead
,
he
thought
he
had
made
some
proficiency
:
but
now
he
finds
by
experience
that
the
life
of
sin
is
whole
within
him
:
and
that
he
has
no
power
nor
disposition
to
any
thing
that
is
good
:
he
has
no
spirit
to
any
thing
that
is
good
:
he
had
enlargements
formerly
,
and
thought
he
could
delight
in
Sabbaths
,
but
God
is
pleased
to
withdraw
those
encouragements
that
he
had
,
and
suffers
the
corruption
of
his
heart
to
break
out
,
and
upon
that
occasion
,
his
affections
wither
away
,
that
discourages
him
,
that
his
heart
dies
within
him
,
and
he
has
no
more
strength
:
now
he
sees
he
cannot
love
God
,
mourn
for
sin
,
&c.
and
hereby
all
his
vain
hopes
of
mending
his
own
heart
fall
to
the
ground
,
Rom.
3
:
9.
Sin
revivived
and
I
died
.
2.
By
convincing
of
the
strictness
of
the
Law
:
this
is
another
thing
that
helps
to
make
him
yield
:
God
convinces
him
of
the
rigour
and
exactness
of
the
Law
:
he
imagined
before
,
that
his
duties
would
make
amends
for
his
sins
,
that
God
would
be
at
peace
with
him
,
because
of
his
affections
:
but
God
shews
him
that
the
Law
stands
for
perfect
righteousness
;
the
Law
must
be
fully
satisfied
,
that
the
Law
pronounces
a
curse
for
every
sin
:
that
it
can
neither
be
abrogated
nor
moderated
,
but
must
be
fulfilled
:
that
the
law
curses
every
one
that
continues
not
in
all
things
that
are
written
in
the
book
of
the
Law
to
do
them
,
gal
.
3.13
.
and
her●by
the
sinner
sees
the
insufficiency
of
all
his
duties
,
and
is
brought
to
despair
in
himself
.
3.
By
leaving
a
hope
in
the
heart
that
God
may
yet
help
him
:
this
conduces
much
to
make
the
sinner
yield
there
is
a
secret
hope
that
God
leaves
in
the
heart
:
that
God
will
have
mercy
upon
him
:
God
leaves
an
apprehension
in
men
of
the
possibility
of
their
salvation
:
if
they
don't
yield
,
there
is
certain
death
,
but
there
is
some
hopes
that
God
may
spare
them
,
they
have
some
hopes
arising
from
the
power
of
God
,
he
can
make
dry
bones
to
live
:
and
from
the
mercy
of
God
,
whose
thoughts
are
not
as
mens
thoughts
,
nor
his
ways
as
mens
ways
,
but
high
above
them
as
the
heavens
are
above
the
earth
,
that
also
begets
some
hope
that
there
is
a
way
of
salvation
by
Christ
:
that
others
have
found
help
;
when
they
have
been
in
such
a
case
:
that
there
are
promises
of
taking
away
the
heart
of
stone
,
Ezek
,
11.19
.
this
hope
helps
the
soul
much
,
in
submitting
to
God.
4.
By
discovering
his
own
Soveraignty
:
men
are
greatly
offended
at
Gods
proceedings
and
unsatisfied
,
about
his
decrees
and
providences
;
and
this
hinders
them
from
submitting
unto
him
:
but
God
by
his
spirit
lets
in
some
discovery
of
his
own
soveraignty
:
and
thereby
convinces
him
,
that
God
does
him
no
wrong
:
that
God
may
bestow
his
grace
where
he
pleases
:
that
he
has
dominion
over
his
creatures
:
this
makes
the
soul
confess
with
Job
,
Job
42.2
.
I
know
thou
canst
do
every
thing
:
the
soul
standing
convinced
of
these
things
can
do
no
other
but
yield
up
himself
into
the
hands
of
God.
Before
I
leave
this
way
of
trial
,
I
shall
answer
two
scruples
that
may
arise
in
the
hearts
of
some
of
the
People
of
God
about
their
Humiliation
:
1.
Doubt
:
I
sear
whether
I
had
a
thorow
work
of
Humiliation
:
I
never
saw
so
much
of
the
wickedness
of
my
own
heart
as
some
others
do
speak
of
.
Answer
,
1.
There
is
no
necessity
of
seeing
all
those
sinful
inclinations
that
are
in
the
heart
particularly
:
there
is
a
great
variety
as
to
the
particular
discoveries
that
God
makes
to
divers
men
:
and
one
great
occasion
of
it
is
,
the
different
temptations
that
they
are
under
:
some
see
more
of
a
worldly
spirit
;
some
more
of
a
froward
,
some
more
of
an
aspiring
spirit
:
a
man
may
have
discoveries
of
his
own
heart
,
after
he
hath
been
a
Saint
many
years
that
he
never
had
before
:
if
a
man
see
the
fountain
it
is
sufficient
,
though
he
do
not
see
all
those
various
channels
wherein
it
may
run
.
2.
There
is
no
necessity
of
seing
particularly
their
inability
to
every
duty
:
they
must
feel
themselves
spiritually
dead
;
they
feel
themselves
unable
to
do
any
thing
that
is
good
:
but
some
men
can
speak
abundance
more
particularly
to
their
inability
to
this
and
that
duty
than
others
can
:
there
are
some
duties
that
did
not
come
into
their
thoughts
at
that
time
:
it
is
necessary
they
should
lose
their
sense
of
their
ability
to
any
thing
;
should
not
be
conceited
of
any
power
or
sufficiency
:
it
is
not
enough
for
men
to
see
that
they
can
do
nothing
of
themselves
:
men
may
say
that
,
when
they
only
find
need
of
assistance
,
and
not
of
the
infusing
of
a
principle
of
grace
into
them
:
but
it
is
sufficient
if
they
feel
themselves
spiritually
dead
:
but
there
is
no
necessity
that
at
that
time
they
must
particularly
take
notice
of
their
inability
to
love
Gods
People
,
to
be
thankful
,
&c.
though
often
they
do
;
their
thoughts
are
wont
to
be
fixed
at
that
time
on
such
particulars
as
they
were
wont
before
to
pride
themselves
most
in
:
and
such
as
they
have
special
occasion
at
that
time
to
think
of
from
what
the
hear
or
read
.
3.
There
is
a
necessity
of
seeing
so
much
of
his
own
heart
,
as
to
make
him
despair
of
mending
it
:
to
see
it
wholly
under
the
power
of
sin
:
a
man
may
see
abundance
of
corruption
and
wickedness
in
his
own
heart
,
and
yet
be
a
stranger
to
it
:
though
he
sees
a
great
deal
,
yet
if
he
imagines
that
he
can
cure
it
:
if
he
have
hopes
of
getting
victory
over
it
,
he
will
not
be
humbled
,
Isai.
57.12
.
thou
art
wearied
in
the
greatness
of
thy
way
,
yet
sayest
thou
not
,
there
is
no
hope
,
thou
hast
found
the
life
of
thy
hand
,
therefore
thou
wast
not
grîeved
:
before
he
be
humbled
he
must
see
himself
altogether
under
the
power
of
sin
,
Rom.
7
9.
4.
There
is
a
necessity
of
seeing
so
much
,
as
to
set
him
down
that
God
may
righteously
cast
him
off
:
a
man
may
see
much
and
yet
not
yield
it
,
that
it
is
fair
for
God
to
reject
him
:
one
foundation
of
quarelling
is
an
opinion
of
what
he
is
and
has
been
doing
:
this
breeds
a
great
deal
of
wrangling
in
the
heart
,
Isai.
58
3
he
is
excusing
of
himself
because
he
would
be
better
,
and
has
taken
pains
in
Gods
service
;
so
that
there
is
a
necessity
that
he
should
see
so
much
of
his
own
wicked
heart
as
may
quite
silence
him
:
that
he
may
see
himself
inexcusable
:
that
he
may
not
have
a
word
to
say
:
but
may
be
satisfied
in
Gods
proceeding
if
he
should
cast
him
off
,
Luk.
18.13
.
Doubt
.
2
I
fear
whither
I
have
had
a
through
work
of
Humiliation
,
because
I
never
found
so
much
opposition
to
the
yielding
of
my self
into
Gods
hands
as
some
others
speak
of
:
others
have
more
dreadful
risings
of
heart
,
and
more
horrible
sturdiness
of
spirit
,
and
bore
more
dreadful
terrors
before
they
could
be
brought
to
yield
,
were
much
longer
opposing
and
resisting
,
than
it
was
with
me
:
somewhat
this
way
I
found
,
but
not
so
much
as
others
,
and
therefore
I
fear
whither
the
work
were
true
.
Answer
,
1.
Men
have
had
a
great
deal
more
of
opposition
to
this
work
of
Humiliation
than
they
take
notice
off
or
understand
:
all
those
methods
and
wayes
that
men
take
to
establish
a
righteousness
of
their
own
,
are
from
a
spirit
of
opposition
to
this
work
of
Humiliation
:
all
mens
endeavours
to
get
any
thing
to
commend
them
to
God
,
are
the
workings
of
this
spirit
:
mens
flying
to
refuges
of
lies
,
and
hiding
themselves
in
the
strong-holds
of
their
own
righteousness
,
are
because
they
are
not
willing
to
submit
to
God
:
all
mens
strivings
to
obtain
the
savour
of
God
by
their
prayers
,
affections
,
reformations
,
are
upon
this
account
,
that
they
are
not
willing
to
yield
themselves
to
be
lost
:
why
do
men
strive
to
earn
their
own
salvation
,
but
because
they
are
unwilling
to
submit
to
the
meer
mercy
of
God.
2.
Some
men
are
naturally
of
a
more
stubborn
spirit
than
others
:
and
upon
that
account
they
feel
more
dreadful
opposition
:
though
every
natural
man
is
equally
under
the
power
of
sin
:
for
they
are
totally
so
:
the
disposition
to
sin
against
God
does
neither
increase
nor
decrease
in
natural
men
,
though
particular
evil
dispositions
do
:
yet
some
men
by
reason
of
their
temper
are
of
a
more
stubborn
spirit
:
and
in
other
cases
are
wont
to
be
more
difficult
to
yield
either
to
God
or
men
than
other
men
,
and
that
is
one
reason
why
they
in
this
case
do
experience
more
opposition
.
3.
There
is
a
great
difference
in
the
risings
of
mens
hearts
against
yielding
to
God
,
from
the
different
manner
of
Gods
dispensations
,
to
the
same
under
this
work
:
Especially
in
three
things
:
-
1.
Some
men
had
abundance
more
confidence
that
they
were
in
a
good
estate
than
ever
others
did
obtain
unto
:
they
were
strongly
perswaded
that
they
were
converted
,
had
had
abundance
of
joy
under
the
apprehension
of
their
good
condition
:
and
when
these
hopes
come
to
be
pulled
away
from
them
,
it
is
no
wonder
that
their
hearts
work
exceedingly
:
they
are
like
the
troubled
Sea
that
casts
forth
mire
and
dirt
.
-
2.
Some
men
when
they
are
emptied
of
their
own
righteousness
are
left
more
upon
the
borders
of
dispair
than
others
are
:
there
is
a
secret
hope
that
God
does
sustain
the
hearts
of
all
by
;
an
hope
rising
from
the
power
of
God
,
and
the
deliverance
he
has
wrought
for
others
&c
:
in
some
there
is
more
of
this
hope
in
others
less
:
the
more
there
is
of
this
the
more
this
work
of
submission
is
facilitated
:
an
enemy
will
sooner
yield
where
he
has
more
hope
of
mercy
than
where
he
has
less
:
the
less
hope
men
have
,
the
more
difficult
their
submission
will
be
:
that
made
the
Syrians
yield
because
they
looked
on
the
Kings
of
Israel
as
merciful
Kings
,
1
King
20.31
.
-
3.
God
does
discover
his
own
soveraignty
sooner
unto
some
than
unto
others
:
the
conviction
of
that
is
the
thing
that
silences
the
heart
,
and
makes
it
bow
:
that
brought
down
Jobs
Spirit
,
Job
42.2
,
5
the
soul
will
not
yield
till
convinced
of
this
,
and
God
is
pleased
to
deal
with
men
variously
as
to
this
,
some
he
convinces
sooner
,
and
thereby
prevents
much
of
those
stubborn
workings
,
that
otherwise
would
be
.
2.
The
second
way
of
trial
is
by
the
manner
of
the
Souls
first
closing
with
Christ
:
there
is
a
great
difference
between
saints
and
hipocrites
in
their
first
venturing
upon
Christ
:
though
there
be
a
similitude
,
yet
there
is
also
a
dissimilitude
:
some
persons
indeed
through
negligence
,
lose
the
distinct
remembrance
of
this
,
which
occasions
much
darkness
afterwards
,
but
a
false
heart
does
not
experience
such
things
in
his
first
receiving
of
the
Gospel
as
a
sincere
heart
does
:
there
are
some
things
that
are
common
to
one
and
to
another
,
but
there
are
other
things
that
are
peculiar
to
the
people
of
God
:
if
the
manner
of
their
closing
were
the
same
,
their
Faith
would
be
the
same
:
the
manner
of
closing
is
such
as
doth
distinguish
them
,
and
take
it
up
in
such
particulars
:
1.
The
soul
is
assured
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
by
the
spirit
of
God
:
before
the
Soul
was
full
of
doubts
and
questions
,
but
when
he
closes
with
Christ
he
is
assured
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
:
the
reason
that
men
do
not
entertain
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
is
because
they
are
not
assured
of
the
truth
of
it
,
when
they
believe
the
truth
of
it
,
then
it
works
effectually
up
on
them
,
1
Thess.
2.13
.
ye
received
it
not
as
the
word
of
man
,
but
(
as
it
is
in
truth
)
the
Word
of
God
,
which
effectually
worketh
in
you
that
believe
:
When
the
soul
first
closeth
with
Christ
,
it
is
satisfied
in
the
truth
of
the
gospel
:
In
the
consideration
of
this
we
may
take
notice
of
three
things
:
-
1.
That
at
this
time
the
soul
knows
the
truth
of
the
gospel
:
he
had
the
notion
of
it
before
,
but
now
he
sees
it
to
be
so
indeed
:
it
is
a
real
thing
unto
him
;
there
is
a
light
let
into
that
soul
discovering
the
truth
of
the
gospel
:
the
soul
has
not
indeed
at
that
time
an
actual
and
distinct
consideration
of
all
the
sundamental
truths
of
the
gospel
,
so
as
to
yield
a
particular
assent
to
every
one
of
them
:
but
all
those
foundation
truths
are
radically
made
known
at
that
time
:
that
is
,
there
is
that
light
put
into
the
soul
then
,
that
will
make
him
yield
an
assent
to
all
those
truths
,
when
he
comes
to
have
the
actual
consideration
of
them
,
1
Ioh.
2.26
.
ye
have
an
unction
from
the
holy
One
,
and
know
all
things
:
and
at
this
time
the
soul
has
the
actual
consideration
of
some
foundation
gospel
truths
;
such
as
the
infinite
free
mercy
of
God
,
the
vertue
of
the
blood
of
Christ
,
or
the
like
;
and
sees
such
things
as
neither
his
own
reason
nor
Satan
could
make
him
to
apprehend
:
and
although
the
soul
has
not
the
actual
consideration
of
all
foundation
,
gospel
truths
,
yet
he
sees
so
much
at
that
time
as
satisfies
him
in
the
truth
of
the
gospel
:
for
the
knowledg
of
th
truth
of
the
gospel
does
not
depend
upon
the
knowledg
of
all
those
things
which
must
be
true
,
if
the
gospel
be
true
:
the
knowledg
of
some
particular
gospel
truths
may
abundantly
satisfie
a
mans
heart
that
the
gospel
is
true
,
so
as
to
encourage
him
to
come
to
Christ
:
and
although
the
soul
at
that
time
does
not
give
a
particular
assent
to
all
those
gospel
truths
,
which
are
the
Pillars
of
our
Faith
,
yet
he
does
reject
none
:
the
truth
of
the
gospel
is
discovered
unto
him
:
and
that
not
only
in
general
:
that
there
is
salvation
in
Christ
for
them
that
come
unto
him
:
but
also
in
particular
,
there
is
salvation
for
him
,
if
he
will
accept
of
it
:
he
sees
that
there
is
a
way
of
salvation
for
the
most
unworthy
:
he
sees
also
that
this
is
offered
by
God
unto
him
:
that
there
is
that
preciousness
in
Christ
,
that
freeness
in
Gods
grace
,
that
faithfulness
in
Gods
Word
,
that
is
a
sufficient
encouragement
unto
him
to
venture
his
soul
on
Christ
:
his
eyes
are
opened
to
see
that
there
is
safety
for
him
notwithstanding
his
unworthiness
:
he
thought
he
believed
the
gospel
before
,
but
only
did
not
know
that
God
called
him
:
but
now
he
sees
gospel
principles
in
such
a
manner
that
he
is
satisfied
that
God
called
him
,
and
that
he
may
venture
upon
Christ
,
-
2.
The
soul
has
at
this
time
an
assured
knowledg
of
the
truth
of
the
gospel
:
it
is
not
an
opinion
or
conjecture
arising
from
some
probable
appearances
but
an
assurance
:
therefore
they
say
,
we
believe
and
are
sure
,
Joh.
6.69
.
the
soul
sees
that
it
is
certainly
so
:
God
gives
us
outwardly
great
assurance
of
the
truth
of
the
gospel
;
and
at
this
time
the
soul
has
inwardly
an
assurance
of
it
:
t
is
very
true
there
is
a
difference
in
the
measure
of
assurance
,
that
one
has
,
and
another
has
:
all
assurance
is
not
in
the
like
degree
:
we
read
sometime
in
Scripture
of
an
Assurance
,
1
Thess.
1.5
.
of
a
full
Assurance
,
Heb.
9.22
.
of
all
riches
of
the
full
assurance
of
understanding
,
Col.
2.2
.
this
assurance
in
the
first
closing
with
Christ
,
what
ever
degree
it
is
in
,
does
not
remove
the
habit
and
principle
of
doubting
,
though
it
does
mortifie
it
in
part
;
that
it
never
recovers
its
strength
again
;
yet
there
will
be
frequent
returnings
of
this
spirit
of
doubting
;
it
will
attend
a
Saint
less
or
more
as
long
as
he
lives
;
and
many
times
in
the
first
closing
with
Christ
the
assurance
is
not
in
such
a
degree
,
but
that
there
will
be
actual
doubting
,
the
workings
of
a
spirit
of
fear
are
not
wholly
removed
:
some
doubtings
and
misgivings
of
heart
are
consistent
with
assurance
:
a
man
may
see
that
it
must
needs
be
so
,
that
it
can't
be
otherwise
;
and
yet
immediately
have
recoylings
of
spirit
:
but
the
assurance
of
the
soul
so
far
prevails
over
all
his
doubtings
,
that
he
can
venture
himself
in
the
arms
of
Jesus
Christ
.
-
3.
The
soul
is
assured
at
this
time
by
the
Spirit
of
God
,
that
the
Gospel
is
true
:
and
the
messages
of
salvation
certain
.
The
comforter
shall
convince
of
righteousness
,
Joh.
16.10
.
the
Spirit
works
a
principle
of
faith
,
and
draws
it
into
act
:
sanctifies
the
reason
and
understanding
:
and
discovers
the
glorious
excellency
of
God
,
whereby
the
heart
is
assured
;
indeed
this
assurance
cannot
arise
from
any
other
cause
:
natural
reason
will
not
assure
men
of
this
:
for
the
reason
of
man
is
miserably
corrupted
,
and
cannot
see
such
spiritual
things
,
1
Cor.
2.14
.
the
natural
man
receiveth
not
the
things
of
the
Spirit
of
God
,
for
they
are
foolishness
unto
him
,
neither
can
he
know
them
,
because
they
are
spiritually
discerned
Indeed
natural
reason
from
Scripture
principles
,
may
strongly
argue
the
truth
of
this
way
of
salvation
against
the
Papist
and
other
Hereticks
;
but
natural
reason
can't
satisfie
men
about
those
scripture
principles
:
yea
though
natural
reason
be
enlightned
by
a
common
work
of
the
Spirit
,
so
as
to
be
greatly
affected
with
the
Gospel
for
a
time
,
yet
it
cannot
assure
a
man
of
the
truth
of
it
,
neither
is
it
possible
for
Satan
to
work
any
such
assurance
in
men
:
men
are
sometimes
afraid
whether
the
discovery
they
have
had
were
not
the
delusions
of
the
Devil
:
but
though
the
Devil
may
comfort
false
hearts
,
and
fill
them
with
joy
,
yet
he
cannot
assure
men
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
:
for
he
can
only
raise
those
principles
that
are
in
men
,
and
not
put
a
new
principle
of
faith
in
them
;
whereby
it
is
that
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
is
discerned
:
neither
can
the
Devil
give
a
discovery
to
the
soul
of
the
glorious
nature
of
God
,
or
excellency
of
Christ
,
so
as
that
the
heart
should
trust
him
,
love
him
,
&c.
Satan
can
make
no
such
discoveries
to
a
natural
man
,
as
a
natural
mind
is
uncapable
of
receiving
,
so
that
this
assurance
is
the
peculiar
work
of
the
Spirit
.
From
this
particular
we
may
conclude
the
Faith
of
two
sorts
of
persons
to
be
false
:
on
this
account
that
they
never
have
been
assured
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
.
1.
Such
as
are
perswaded
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
only
from
tradition
:
the
bottonie
of
many
mens
perswasions
is
the
profession
and
judgment
of
such
men
among
whom
they
live
:
this
is
the
doctrine
that
they
have
been
bred
up
in
,
the
principle
that
their
Parents
have
taught
them
:
they
abhor
to
have
any
thoughts
to
the
contrary
,
because
they
have
been
Educated
in
this
way
,
upon
the
same
ground
that
a
Mahometan
and
Papist
is
tenacious
of
the
religion
of
his
Country
:
and
as
the
Heathen
were
wont
to
stick
to
the
religion
of
their
Forefathers
,
Jer.
2.11
,
14.
Mic.
5.
upon
this
account
many
receive
the
Gospel
;
and
this
may
be
a
great
advantage
to
men
,
because
they
are
brought
under
means
,
and
are
kept
from
prejudices
against
the
Gospel
;
and
so
tradition
cannot
be
true
faith
:
men
cannot
be
assured
of
the
Gospel
upon
this
foundation
;
this
can
only
be
the
bottom
of
a
strong
opinion
,
and
conjecture
,
not
of
Assurance
.
2.
There
is
also
another
sort
,
whose
Faith
does
appear
from
hence
to
be
unsound
:
namely
,
such
who
believed
that
God
meant
them
in
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
,
because
they
found
some
good
affections
in
themselves
:
if
their
heart
had
been
dead
and
unsavoury
,
they
could
not
have
thought
that
God
called
them
:
but
the
foundation
of
their
believing
that
they
were
invited
,
was
,
they
found
some
goodness
in
themselves
:
but
certainly
this
was
built
upon
conjecture
,
and
an
opinion
of
their
own
:
and
therefore
they
could
not
be
assured
of
it
:
they
had
no
assurance
that
they
were
called
,
though
they
might
have
a
strong
confidence
,
yet
they
could
not
be
assured
from
thence
that
they
were
invited
2.
In
the
first
closure
of
the
soul
with
Christ
,
the
Soul
comes
to
him
,
meerly
upon
the
incouragement
of
the
call
of
God
in
the
Gospel
:
God
invites
sinners
in
the
Gospel
,
to
come
to
Christ
,
and
many
ways
urgeth
them
so
to
do
:
and
from
thence
the
soul
takes
its
encouragement
.
There
were
many
other
things
that
encouraged
them
before
to
wait
upon
God
for
converting
grace
,
as
the
power
of
God
;
Gods
converting
of
others
,
his
strivings
with
him
by
his
Spirit
,
but
the
thing
that
is
his
encouragement
to
come
to
Christ
,
is
the
call
of
the
Gospel
:
he
sees
his
warrant
in
the
call
of
the
Gospel
:
the
call
of
the
Gospel
is
the
foundation
of
his
faith
:
that
is
the
reason
of
his
faith
that
God
calls
him
in
his
Word
.
The
call
of
God
does
contain
in
it
sufficient
encouragement
to
believe
;
for
therein
God
shews
his
readiness
to
save
sinners
,
therein
he
shews
that
there
is
a
way
of
salvation
prepared
for
them
:
therein
he
binds
his
faithfulness
to
them
,
and
lays
bonds
upon
himself
to
save
them
if
they
come
to
Christ
,
and
this
is
the
encouragement
to
them
to
believe
,
Acts
13
48.
they
glorified
the
Word
of
the
Lord
,
and
as
many
,
for
it
may
be
read
,
such
as
were
ordained
to
eternal
life
believed
.
For
the
right
understanding
of
this
:
Consider
1.
1.
It
is
indifferent
with
this
first
closing
with
Christ
,
whether
the
soul
takes
notice
of
the
call
to
believe
as
Gods
call
or
Christs
call
:
some
souls
in
their
first
closing
,
take
notice
that
Christ
calls
them
:
others
that
God
calls
them
:
and
it
is
no
material
thing
which
of
these
ways
it
be
:
if
either
the
soul
hear
God
,
or
hear
Christ
calling
him
,
the
answer
to
that
call
is
true
faith
:
for
there
is
sufficient
warrant
for
us
to
come
either
from
the
voice
of
God
,
or
the
voice
of
Christ
:
this
is
an
abundant
demonstration
of
it
:
that
the
call
of
the
Gospel
is
sometimes
propounded
to
us
in
Scripture
as
the
call
of
God
,
Jer.
3.22
.
Gal.
3.15
.
2
Tim.
1.9
.
and
sometimes
it
is
propounded
unto
us
as
the
call
of
Christ
,
Rev
,
3.18.20
.
there
is
this
difference
between
them
,
that
Christ
calls
us
by
an
authority
derived
from
God
:
God
does
derive
his
authority
from
none
:
but
Jesus
Christ
as
Mediator
does
derive
his
authority
from
God
:
but
his
authority
is
a
sufficient
warrant
,
Mat.
17.5
.
hear
him
:
and
hence
Ministers
may
indifferently
invite
men
in
the
name
of
God
or
Christ
,
2
Cor.
5.20
.
now
then
we
are
Ambassadors
for
Christ
,
as
though
God
did
beseech
you
by
us
,
we
pray
you
in
Christs
stead
be
ye
reconciled
to
God.
3.
There
is
no
necessity
that
at
the
time
of
the
souls
closing
with
Christ
he
should
be
reading
or
hearing
the
call
of
the
Gospel
:
it
is
by
those
calls
,
but
many
times
they
do
not
prevail
while
a
man
is
hearing
of
them
but
afterwards
:
sometimes
it
is
in
the
very
time
of
hearing
,
Acts
14.1
,
2.
Acts
2.41
.
but
it
may
be
as
well
afterwards
:
it
may
be
in
time
of
prayer
,
and
often
is
,
or
in
meditation
:
God
does
it
for
them
that
wait
upon
him
in
his
Ordinances
,
but
not
always
in
the
time
of
Ordinances
:
thus
it
is
with
other
works
of
the
Spirit
,
awakening
of
finners
,
comforting
of
Saints
and
Sinners
,
Mat.
21.29
be
said
I
will
not
,
but
afterwards
he
repented
and
went.
3.
There
is
no
necessity
that
this
closure
with
Christ
should
be
wrought
by
the
letter
of
the
Scriptures
:
frequently
it
is
by
some
particular
word
;
but
it
is
many
times
otherwise
:
sometimes
the
thing
is
urged
by
a
Minister
,
according
to
the
Scripture
,
and
God
makes
some
sentence
that
he
speaks
effectual
,
Acts
16.31
,
32.
so
somtimes
in
meditation
God
makes
men
see
the
general
cal
of
the
Gospel
,
though
no
particular
place
be
pitched
upon
:
thus
't
is
sometimes
afterwards
with
Saints
.
4.
There
is
no
necessity
that
the
particular
word
that
draws
the
soul
to
Christ
,
should
be
in
the
form
of
an
invitation
:
it
is
many
times
so
,
as
by
those
words
,
Mat.
11.28
.
Rev.
22.17
.
but
it
may
be
by
any
other
Gospel
expression
;
as
by
those
words
,
1
Pet.
2.24
.
who
bore
our
sins
in
his
own
body
upon
the
Cross
,
Isai.
53.6
.
he
was
wounded
for
our
sins
,
and
bruised
for
our
iniquities
,
Eph.
5.2
.
he
hath
given
himself
for
us
an
offering
and
a
sacrifice
to
God
of
a
sweet
smelling
savour
:
it
may
be
wrought
by
any
Gospel
precept
,
promise
,
declaration
:
God
by
any
such
word
may
let
in
a
light
to
shew
the
soul
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
Call.
From
this
particular
we
may
conclude
the
saith
of
two
sorts
of
persons
to
be
false
:
-
1.
Such
as
ventured
at
first
upon
Christ
from
that
encouragement
that
God
loved
them
:
they
thought
that
God
had
a
love
for
them
,
either
from
his
outward
providences
,
he
smiled
on
them
in
his
providences
and
blessed
them
,
and
heard
their
prayers
,
or
he
manifested
his
love
to
them
by
restraining
their
corruptions
,
and
keeping
of
them
from
such
evil
practices
as
others
are
addicted
unto
or
else
from
some
inward
comfort
that
God
has
given
them
:
God
gave
them
some
inward
comfort
when
they
were
in
a
sad
condition
,
and
from
thence
they
conclude
the
love
of
God
:
and
so
are
bold
to
venture
themselves
on
Jesus
Christ
:
they
have
had
some
inward
joy
,
and
that
they
make
the
foundation
of
their
Faith
:
and
so
they
quite
prevent
Gods
order
,
they
get
first
a
faith
of
assurance
that
God
loves
them
,
and
then
they
have
a
saith
of
dependance
:
but
the
particular
love
of
God
is
not
the
foundation
of
our
faith
,
there
is
no
need
of
knowing
that
in
order
to
believing
:
the
love
of
God
is
to
be
cleared
up
by
effectual
calling
,
2
Pet.
1.10
Gods
love
to
the
soul
is
a
secret
,
till
he
does
believe
,
Eph.
1.13
.
after
ye
believed
,
ye
were
sealed
with
the
holy
Spirit
of
promise
:
God
may
reveal
the
love
he
has
to
a
man
,
unto
some
other
before
the
man
believes
,
as
the
love
God
had
to
Jacoh
,
was
revealed
to
Rebecca
,
but
not
to
the
man
himself
:
Gods
particular
love
is
not
the
foundation
of
Faith
,
but
the
call
of
the
Gospel
.
-
2.
Such
as
ventured
first
upon
Christ
upon
that
encouragement
that
they
loved
God
:
they
found
affections
to
God
and
Christ
,
and
that
made
them
think
that
God
meant
them
in
the
call
of
the
Gospel
,
that
made
them
think
that
it
was
not
presumption
for
them
to
come
to
Christ
that
made
them
think
that
God
would
not
reject
them
:
their
first
encouragement
rises
from
themselves
,
and
then
in
a
secondary
way
they
take
encouragement
from
the
Gospel
:
that
adds
to
their
encouragement
:
but
this
faith
is
a
rotten
faith
,
it
has
not
a
right
foundation
:
such
a
faith
may
make
men
live
more
comfortable
here
,
but
it
will
deceive
them
,
Rev.
3
:
17.
-
3.
In
the
first
closure
with
Christ
,
there
is
such
a
light
let
into
the
Soul
of
the
sinner
,
that
he
cannot
but
come
to
Christ
:
when
he
does
come
there
is
a
necessity
upon
him
to
come
:
it
is
thus
many
times
,
very
remarkable
afterwards
:
but
eminently
so
at
first
:
before
he
comes
he
cannot
come
,
and
when
he
does
come
,
he
cannot
but
come
:
the
sinner
has
at
that
time
such
a
supernatural
light
let
into
him
,
that
he
is
under
constraints
to
come
to
Christ
:
all
the
wit
in
hell
can't
perswade
him
to
stay
away
:
where
God
begins
to
open
the
eyes
,
there
may
be
some
objecting
:
but
before
God
has
done
,
the
light
is
so
full
,
that
the
soul
is
carryed
captive
by
it
:
Ministers
are
required
to
compel
men
to
come
in
,
Luke
14.23
.
that
is
to
use
compelling
arguments
,
such
as
when
God
sets
the
same
home
will
compell
men
:
the
light
that
God
puts
in
to
the
soul
at
that
time
is
such
that
he
cannot
withstand
it
:
it
silences
all
his
carnal
reasonings
:
stops
his
mouth
,
answers
his
objections
,
so
that
he
cannot
stand
out
any
longer
,
John
6.45
.
every
one
that
has
been
taught
,
and
hath
learned
of
the
Father
commeth
unto
me
.
This
I
clear
up
from
these
considerations
.
-
1.
All
that
have
this
inward
light
and
teaching
doe
come
unto
Christ
:
't
is
true
,
there
is
an
illumination
that
is
not
effectual
to
work
saith
,
Mat.
13.20
.
2
Pet.
2.21
.
that
light
is
only
the
irradiation
of
the
natural
understanding
;
but
there
is
an
inward
light
that
is
always
attended
with
faith
:
such
men
as
have
a
thorow
conviction
of
the
gospel
doe
ever
close
with
it
:
that
light
that
is
sufficient
in
order
to
saith
is
always
efficacious
;
the
inward
call
of
the
gospel
is
always
answered
,
Rom.
8.30
.
whom
he
called
,
them
he
also
justified
,
all
those
that
God
draws
do
run
after
him
,
Cant.
1.4
.
they
that
know
Christ
will
come
to
him
,
John
17.35
Psal
9.10
and
this
shews
that
they
cannot
but
come
;
if
this
inward
light
could
be
resisted
,
some
would
resist
it
:
among
so
many
thousands
some
would
refuse
to
come
:
this
way
would
not
be
universally
successful
with
men
of
all
tempers
and
inclinations
,
if
it
did
not
necessitate
them
:
some
or
other
would
be
found
that
would
refuse
.
-
2.
This
inward
light
is
said
to
come
with
power
upon
the
soul
:
it
has
a
perswading
overcoming
power
with
it
:
it
has
power
to
gain
the
will
,
and
draw
the
consent
of
the
heart
:
the
gospel
where
the
Spirit
does
inwardly
teach
,
it
has
a
prevailing
power
:
therefore
it
is
called
a
rod
of
strength
,
Psal.
110.2
.
it
comes
with
power
upon
the
heart
,
1
Thes.
1.5
.
when
God
convinces
men
of
the
truth
of
it
,
it
alwayes
works
effectually
upon
them
,
1
Thes.
2.13
.
let
but
the
truth
of
it
sink
into
a
mans
soul
,
and
Christ
will
be
precious
unto
him
,
1
Pet.
2.7
.
the
light
of
the
gospel
,
turns
about
the
wills
of
men
,
Psal.
110.3
.
-
3.
If
the
sinner
could
stay
away
from
Christ
,
the
corruption
of
his
heart
would
make
him
stay
away
from
Christ
:
if
men
were
able
to
stay
away
,
they
would
not
be
able
to
come
:
there
is
a
great
deal
of
opposition
in
the
heart
of
a
sinner
to
believing
in
Christ
,
men
are
as
great
enemies
to
the
gospel
as
they
are
to
the
law
,
:
sinners
are
dreadful
averse
to
come
to
Christ
:
how
many
objections
and
cavils
have
men
to
keep
them
from
Christ
:
how
many
by-paths
will
they
turn
into
before
they
come
to
Christ
:
how
much
sorrow
will
they
endure
before
they
come
to
Christ
?
Phil.
3.18
.
Rom.
10.3
.
and
this
opposition
of
heart
would
not
suffer
them
to
come
except
they
were
made
to
come
:
if
they
were
nor
under
a
necessity
of
coming
they
would
stay
away
.
-
4.
It
is
against
nature
when
men
have
this
inward
light
let
into
them
to
stay
away
from
Christ
:
there
is
a
principle
put
into
every
man
in
his
first
creation
to
seek
his
own
happiness
:
and
however
the
nature
of
man
be
corrupted
,
yet
that
principle
is
not
lost
,
but
remains
strong
in
men
:
however
they
mistake
the
way
,
yet
the
desire
of
all
men
is
happiness
:
the
Devil
blinds
men
,
and
tells
one
that
this
is
the
way
,
and
another
that
that
is
the
way
,
but
still
they
are
driving
an
end
that
design
,
Psal.
4.6
.
who
will
shew
us
any
good
?
and
therefore
when
the
Spirit
of
God
shews
a
man
,
that
Christ
is
the
way
to
happiness
,
that
there
is
salvation
in
Christ
,
he
cannot
but
come
to
him
,
Joh.
6.6.8
to
whom
shall
we
go
?
thou
hast
the
words
of
eternal
Life
.
-
5.
When
the
sinner
comes
at
first
to
Christ
,
this
inward
teaching
of
the
Father
works
such
affections
that
he
cannot
but
come
:
when
his
eyes
are
opened
his
affections
are
so
wrought
upon
,
that
he
cannot
but
come
:
when
he
comes
out
of
darkness
into
light
,
his
heart
is
affected
with
the
sight
of
Christ
,
and
he
cannot
stay
away
:
there
are
three
affections
that
are
wrought
upon
:
one
is
hope
,
he
sees
a
hope
of
blessedness
if
he
comes
to
Christ
:
he
sees
in
that
way
hopes
of
pardon
and
glory
,
Heb
6.18
.
who
are
fled
for
refuge
to
lay
hold
on
the
hope
that
is
set
before
us
:
another
is
Love
,
when
the
soul
comes
to
see
Jesus
Christ
offering
himself
,
he
cannot
but
love
him
,
and
look
on
this
way
of
salvation
as
a
glorious
way
,
he
despised
Christ
before
,
but
now
he
charges
his
mind
,
he
prizes
him
,
1
Pet.
2.7
.
to
them
that
believe
in
Christ
is
precious
:
and
then
it
works
on
fear
,
he
dare
not
lose
the
opportunity
:
he
does
not
know
whether
he
shall
have
another
call
;
so
that
he
dares
do
no
other
than
take
God
at
his
word
.
Objection
.
This
seems
to
overthrow
the
liberty
of
mans
will
:
if
he
can't
come
to
Christ
where
is
his
Freedome
?
Answer
.
Liberty
does
consist
in
an
indifferency
unto
contrary
Acts
or
Objects
:
sometimes
indeed
men
have
such
a
liberty
,
but
that
is
peculiar
to
some
cases
:
liberty
is
not
opposed
to
necessity
but
to
force
:
the
will
cannot
be
force
by
any
external
violence
,
but
it
may
be
necessitated
by
reason
and
conviction
:
natural
men
sin
voluntarily
yet
necessarily
:
they
reject
the
Gospel
voluntarily
,
Joh.
5.40
.
yet
necessarily
,
Joh.
6.44
.
Saints
in
heaven
love
and
serve
God
necessarily
yet
freely
:
so
t
is
here
,
Psal.
110.3
.
thy
people
shall
be
willing
in
the
day
of
thy
power
.
From
this
Particular
we
may
conclude
the
faith
of
such
men
to
be
false
as
have
made
a
faith
of
their
own
:
convinced
sinners
hearing
they
shall
certainly
be
ruined
that
do
not
believe
in
Christ
,
and
that
they
that
do
believe
shall
be
saved
,
set
themselves
in
their
own
strengths
to
work
their
hearts
to
this
duty
,
and
after
a
while
imagine
that
they
have
got
the
victory
,
and
have
prevailed
over
their
unbelief
,
and
wrought
their
hearts
unto
a
closure
with
Christ
:
this
Faith
is
not
right
:
it
s
very
true
that
after
a
man
has
been
brought
in
,
he
may
in
this
way
,
by
Gods
assistance
come
to
perform
renewed
acts
of
Faith
:
but
it
is
never
thus
in
the
first
closure
with
Christ
;
at
first
God
layes
a
necessity
upon
men
,
they
cannot
but
come
to
Christ
,
Eph.
1
19
,
20.
what
is
the
exceeding
greatness
if
his
power
to
us-ward
,
who
believe
,
according
to
the
working
of
his
mighty
power
which
he
wrought
in
Christ
when
he
raised
him
from
the
dead
:
when
the
sinner
comes
indeed
to
Christ
,
he
is
compelled
to
come
,
Luk
14.23
.
Before
I
leave
this
Particular
,
I
shall
answer
two
Doubts
in
the
hearts
of
some
Saints
from
hence
:
Doubt
1.
I
fear
my
closing
with
Christ
is
not
right
,
because
,
after
God
let
light
into
me
I
objected
awhile
before
I
yielded
:
the
light
did
not
at
first
overcome
me
:
Answer
.
Many
times
when
God
comes
with
that
inward
call
of
the
Gospel
,
he
does
not
at
one
instant
let
in
such
light
as
does
overcome
all
objections
:
but
after
God
begins
to
bring
the
call
home
to
the
soul
,
there
are
some
struglings
of
unbelief
before
he
yields
:
sometimes
the
light
is
such
that
it
strikes
all
objections
dead
at
a
blow
:
sometimes
it
answers
them
gradually
,
the
light
breaks
in
fuller
and
fuller
till
at
last
it
quite
overcomes
him
,
as
in
Moses's
call
.
Doubt
2.
I
fear
my
closing
was
not
right
,
because
when
I
came
first
to
Christ
I
had
a
fear
and
trembling
on
my
heart
:
I
bad
not
such
full
satisfaction
as
some
have
;
but
crouded
through
difficulties
:
Answer
.
Some
have
more
clear
light
than
others
:
but
every
one
has
so
much
that
he
cannot
but
venture
:
though
there
be
remaining
darkness
yet
they
have
so
much
light
as
overbears
them
:
that
their
hearts
are
carried
out
to
rely
on
Christ
,
and
that
is
sufficient
,
Rom.
4.18
.
who
against
hope
be
teved
in
hope
.
3.
The
third
way
of
Trial
is
by
living
a
life
of
Faith
on
Jesus
Christ
:
they
that
have
received
Christ
by
Faith
,
do
not
satisfie
themselves
that
they
have
believed
,
but
do
from
time
to
time
live
a
life
of
dependance
on
Christ
:
this
life
Paul
lived
,
Gal.
2.20
.
I
live
by
Faith
in
the
Son
of
God
:
that
is
the
duty
of
them
that
have
believed
,
1
Joh.
5.13
.
I
have
written
to
you
that
have
believed
on
the
Son
of
God
,
that
you
may
know
that
you
have
eternal
life
,
and
that
you
may
believe
on
the
Son
of
God.
And
this
is
the
spirit
of
those
that
have
believed
:
they
live
a
life
of
dependance
upon
Christ
for
every
thing
,
even
for
outward
things
,
for
life
,
health
,
peace
,
liberty
,
provision
,
protection
,
for
private
and
publick
blessings
,
but
in
special
for
Sainctification
,
Acceptance
and
eternal
Salvation
.
For
the
opening
of
this
we
may
consider
;
-
1.
What
are
the
actings
of
Faith
that
Believers
are
exercised
in
.
-
2.
Vnder
what
considerations
are
these
actings
of
Faith
drawn
forth
.
-
3.
The
conditions
in
which
a
Believer
is
exercising
Faith.
Question
1.
What
are
the
actings
of
Faith
that
a
Believer
is
exercised
in
?
Answer
.
1.
Assenting
to
this
Doctrine
of
salvation
by
Christ
:
the
gloriousness
of
Christs
person
and
offices
,
the
vertue
of
his
Sacrifice
the
readiness
of
the
Lord
to
save
sinners
by
him
,
the
readiness
of
God
to
accept
of
him
through
Jesus
Christ
:
the
Believer
receives
these
things
as
the
Word
of
God
,
1
Thess.
2.13
.
while
other
men
are
dissenting
:
looking
upon
those
things
as
cunningly
devised
Fables
,
or
withholding
their
consent
,
as
being
uncertain
reports
,
that
they
have
not
sufficient
assurance
of
;
the
Believer
acknowledges
these
things
to
be
so
indeed
:
the
report
of
the
Gospel
is
entertained
by
him
:
he
don't
look
upon
the
things
doubtful
,
but
the
things
are
real
things
to
him
:
he
don't
look
upon
them
as
things
that
may
be
,
or
are
likely
to
be
true
,
but
things
that
must
be
:
the
declarations
of
Gods
Word
concerning
these
things
come
with
Authority
upon
his
heart
:
he
is
satisfied
that
things
are
so
:
he
is
not
afraid
that
there
is
deceit
in
the
bottom
,
and
that
he
is
abused
in
these
reports
:
he
dont
demur
and
hesitate
about
them
,
but
they
are
firm
conclusions
in
his
breast
:
they
are
as
real
to
him
as
the
shining
of
the
Sun
,
and
the
burning
of
the
fire
;
so
Luke
sayes
of
the
passages
of
Christs
life
and
death
;
they
are
things
which
are
most
surely
believed
among
us
,
Luk.
1.1
.
they
look
on
them
as
certain
:
they
are
perswaded
of
the
truth
of
them
:
others
are
afraid
whither
they
be
so
or
not
:
but
a
Saint
is
perswaded
of
them
,
Heb.
11.13
.
they
are
to
them
as
if
they
saw
them
with
their
eyes
,
Joh.
8.56
.
Abraham
rejoyced
to
see
my
day
,
and
saw
it
and
was
glad
:
he
saw
the
day
of
Christs
incarnation
and
passion
:
it
was
above
two
thousand
years
off
,
but
he
saw
it
as
if
it
were
present
:
Faith
makes
things
evident
,
while
others
are
at
a
loss
about
things
and
cannot
tell
how
to
be
satisfied
,
they
are
in
the
dark
and
perplexed
with
surmises
,
Faith
makes
the
things
plain
and
evident
to
Believers
,
Hebr.
11.1
.
2.
Accepting
of
Salvation
by
Christ
:
't
is
offered
to
him
and
he
receives
it
:
the
Believer
takes
the
tender
with
all
his
heart
,
while
other
men
stand
disputing
whether
they
may
,
he
boldly
runs
the
venture
of
it
,
while
others
are
waiting
for
more
encouragement
,
and
are
frighting
of
themselves
with
the
reasonings
of
their
own
hearts
,
he
is
thankfully
accepting
of
the
offer
:
he
sees
a
door
open
and
he
ventures
to
go
in
:
carnal
reason
tells
him
it
is
dangerous
,
that
he
had
need
be
advised
what
he
does
:
but
let
carnal
reason
say
what
it
can
he
will
venture
the
case
:
he
deserts
all
other
profers
,
and
puts
himself
into
this
Castle
and
ventures
his
life
in
it
:
he
puts
to
Sea
in
this
Bottom
,
embarques
himself
here
let
what
storms
will
come
,
he
parts
with
all
for
this
Jewel
,
and
has
his
whole
dependance
upon
this
:
he
forsakes
all
other
Lovers
and
accepts
the
tenders
of
Christ
:
carnal
reason
tells
him
,
he
will
bring
himself
to
misery
:
but
he
is
willing
to
venture
it
:
he
relinquishes
all
other
hopes
,
and
puts
himself
into
the
hands
of
Jesus
Christ
:
he
sayes
as
Paul
,
It
is
a
saying
worthy
of
all
acceptation
,
that
Christ
came
into
the
world
to
save
sinners
:
1
Tim.
1.15
.
he
flees
for
refuge
to
Christ
when
conscience
is
pursuing
of
him
,
thither
he
betakes
himself
,
Heb.
6.18
he
gets
under
the
shadow
of
Christ
,
and
ventures
himself
upon
that
protection
which
Christ
will
give
him
:
when
he
hears
what
is
to
be
said
on
all
sides
,
he
makes
choice
of
the
offer
of
Christ
,
and
ventures
himself
with
him
,
he
refuses
other
offers
and
takes
this
,
Jer.
2.22
.
Return
ye
back-sliding
children
and
I
will
heal
your
back-sliding
:
behold
we
come
unto
thee
,
thou
art
the
Lord
our
God.
3.
Viewing
and
beholding
the
excellency
of
Christ
:
as
one
that
trusts
in
a
Castle
,
he
loves
to
be
viewing
and
taking
notice
of
the
strength
of
it
:
the
thickness
and
breadth
of
the
walls
,
so
he
that
trusts
in
his
own
righteousness
loves
to
ly
poring
upon
the
multitude
of
his
services
,
the
fervor
of
his
affections
,
the
pains
he
has
taken
,
and
other
things
that
set
forth
the
excellency
of
it
:
thus
he
that
believes
in
Christ
loves
to
be
considering
the
excellency
of
Christ
and
of
his
righteousness
,
feasting
his
eyes
in
beholding
of
him
:
thus
we
are
commanded
to
consider
him
,
Heb.
3.1
.
and
this
is
the
spirit
of
a
Believer
:
he
is
solacing
and
satisfying
of
his
soul
in
the
contemplation
of
Christs
righteousness
:
his
heart
dwells
in
the
consideration
thereof
:
an
unbeliever
stands
poring
upon
his
unworthiness
,
thinking
how
many
sins
he
has
been
guilty
of
,
what
occasion
of
anger
God
has
against
him
,
discouraging
his
soul
by
minding
how
unworthy
he
is
,
and
he
is
still
harping
upon
the
greatness
of
his
provocations
:
but
a
Believer
is
of
another
spirit
,
he
is
refreshing
of
his
heart
by
taking
notice
of
the
glorious
excellency
of
Christs
righteousness
:
and
what
wonderful
security
arises
from
thence
,
sometimes
he
thinks
how
God
chose
this
way
of
Salvation
before
the
foundation
of
the
World
:
sometimes
how
God
has
poured
out
his
anger
upon
Christ
:
how
their
sins
have
been
imputed
unto
Christ
:
how
God
reckons
the
sufferings
of
Christ
theirs
:
how
this
way
of
salvation
was
shadowed
forth
to
the
antient
Church
:
how
the
People
of
God
of
old
have
placed
their
Faith
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
there
are
a
multitude
of
such
considerations
that
the
heart
is
dwelling
upon
,
Cant
5.10
.
&
seq.
My
beloved
is
white
and
ruddy
the
chiefest
of
ten
thousand
.
4.
Prizing
of
Jesus
Christ
:
the
Believer
makes
great
reckoning
of
Christ
,
1
Pet.
2.7
.
he
believes
all
those
glorious
characters
that
God
gives
of
Christ
,
and
so
he
prizes
him
:
makes
great
account
of
the
blood
and
righteousness
of
Chrst
,
and
of
all
the
Offices
of
Christ
:
he
looks
upon
his
own
righteousness
as
nothing
in
comparison
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
he
reckons
himself
poor
notwithstanding
any
thing
of
his
own
:
he
counts
himself
undone
without
Christ
:
but
he
prizes
Christ
,
looks
on
him
as
the
Author
of
eternal
salvation
,
as
the
procurer
and
bestower
of
all
good
:
he
has
all
his
expectations
from
him
:
all
his
hopes
are
built
on
him
:
he
has
a
great
esteem
of
Christ
,
he
looks
for
no
good
but
only
from
him
:
his
hopes
of
outward
mercies
,
of
light
and
strength
,
and
deliverance
from
temptation
,
of
pardon
and
communion
with
God
,
and
eternal
life
are
all
derived
from
him
:
he
looks
upon
Christ
as
the
stay
and
staff
of
his
life
:
he
prizes
him
as
having
his
whole
dependance
upon
him
:
he
looks
upon
himself
miserable
and
undone
without
him
:
he
counts
an
interest
in
Christ
more
worth
than
all
the
Gold
of
Ophir
:
he
esteems
the
blood
of
Christ
of
sufficient
vertue
to
purge
away
every
sin
,
and
the
obedience
of
Christ
sufficient
to
procure
all
manner
of
good
for
him
:
he
sees
peace
in
him
,
and
victory
in
him
,
and
life
in
him
:
as
a
man
prizes
bread
because
that
preserves
life
:
as
a
sick
man
prizes
a
skilful
Physitian
,
as
a
man
prizes
his
money
because
that
is
vertually
all
things
here
:
't
is
meat
,
and
drink
,
and
clothes
,
&c.
Money
answers
all
things
,
so
does
the
Believer
prize
Christ
,
he
sees
all
things
vertually
in
him
:
he
sees
he
has
perpetual
need
of
him
:
he
prizes
him
as
the
only
way
of
happiness
.
5.
Being
satisfied
in
Christ
:
the
believer
sees
enough
in
Christ
to
answer
the
needs
of
his
soul
,
there
is
a
fullness
in
Christ
,
his
soul
finds
rest
there
:
he
does
not
see
any
need
of
his
own
righteousness
to
commend
him
to
Gods
acceptance
;
he
is
satisfied
in
the
Robes
of
Christs
Righteousness
,
he
sees
there
is
no
need
of
his
,
to
make
him
beautiful
in
the
eyes
of
God
:
he
is
satisfied
in
this
bread
of
life
,
and
he
finds
no
necessity
to
feed
upon
husks
:
other
men
imagine
a
need
of
something
of
their
own
to
ingratiate
them
with
God
,
and
to
procure
their
acceptance
:
they
dare
not
trust
in
Christ
alone
,
but
are
labouring
to
piece
out
his
righteousness
with
theirs
:
and
when
they
hear
the
tenders
of
grace
made
through
Christ
,
they
are
not
satisfied
,
but
are
looking
out
for
something
else
to
encourage
them
,
they
dare
not
trust
in
this
alone
but
the
believer
is
satisfied
in
Christ
,
and
he
throws
away
all
other
confidences
,
both
as
vain
and
as
needless
:
he
finds
no
want
of
any
other
righteousness
to
justifie
him
,
and
carry
before
God
;
he
don't
regard
nor
desire
any
thing
of
his
own
to
commend
him
to
Gods
acceptance
:
he
sees
there
is
ground
enough
of
encouragement
in
Christ
,
Phil.
3.3
.
we
rejoice
in
Christ
Jesus
,
and
have
no
confidence
in
the
flesh
,
1
Cor.
2.2
.
I
have
determined
to
know
nothing
among
you
but
Jesus
Christ
and
him
crucified
.
6.
Counting
this
way
of
salvation
a
glorious
way
:
this
way
of
salvation
pleases
God
;
't
is
a
way
that
he
has
chosen
:
and
this
way
please
the
believer
,
he
likes
it
,
and
is
taken
with
it
;
it
is
a
glorious
way
in
his
eye
:
he
has
an
high
esteem
of
this
way
,
he
counts
it
an
excellent
and
glorious
way
,
as
it
is
a
way
of
safety
,
all
other
ways
that
men
have
imagined
and
devised
,
he
despises
them
,
as
deceitful
,
as
meer
traps
and
snares
for
the
souls
of
men
as
ineffectual
unto
the
end
proposed
:
but
his
soul
does
magnifie
this
way
as
that
which
does
answer
the
end
,
and
will
effect
and
bring
about
that
salvation
,
that
it
is
proposed
in
order
to
:
he
is
affected
with
this
way
,
as
it
is
a
sure
way
;
that
will
not
fail
those
that
trust
therein
,
1
Pet.
2.4
.
to
whom
coming
as
to
a
living
stone
;
he
is
affected
with
it
that
God
has
laid
so
strong
a
foundation
of
the
salvation
of
his
people
;
that
they
cannot
be
disappointed
of
it
:
and
he
counts
it
a
glorious
way
:
as
thereby
the
glory
of
God
is
much
advanced
.
In
this
way
the
glorious
mystery
of
the
Trinity
is
made
known
:
in
this
way
the
excellent
skill
and
workmanship
of
the
Lord
is
seen
,
in
reparing
the
ruines
of
Mankind
,
and
raising
up
of
man
from
the
gulf
of
misery
unto
the
pinnacle
of
happiness
,
in
finding
out
a
way
to
reconcile
his
own
glory
,
and
mans
salvation
;
in
bestowing
blessedness
upon
man
,
in
such
a
way
that
free
grace
shall
have
all
the
glory
;
in
this
way
the
wonderful
love
of
God
does
appear
:
in
this
costly
way
of
salvation
:
upon
this
account
the
soul
is
taken
with
this
way
of
salvation
,
as
a
way
that
will
much
advance
the
glory
of
God
?
we
should
have
been
great
strangers
to
God
,
and
have
seen
little
of
his
glory
comparatively
,
had
it
not
been
for
this
way
of
salvation
:
it
is
pleasant
taking
notice
of
the
beamings
forth
of
Gods
glory
in
this
way
,
Rev.
5.13
.
blessing
,
and
honour
,
and
glory
,
and
power
be
to
him
that
sitteth
on
the
Throne
,
and
unto
the
Lamb
for
ever
and
ever
.
7.
Rejoycing
in
Christ
Jesus
:
the
believer
finds
a
great
deal
of
joy
in
Christ
:
he
solaces
himself
in
the
thoughts
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
while
others
are
rejoycing
in
the
sparks
that
they
have
kindled
,
he
sits
under
the
shadow
of
Christ
with
great
delight
;
his
heart
is
many
times
raised
with
the
discoveries
of
Christ
;
sometimes
his
soul
is
filled
with
joy
and
peace
in
believing
,
Rom.
15.13
.
believing
he
rejoices
with
joy
unspeakable
and
sult
of
glory
,
1
Pet.
1
8.
sometimes
he
can
triumph
in
Christ
over
all
the
enemies
of
his
soul
;
while
others
are
boasting
in
themselves
,
what
duties
they
have
done
,
what
frames
they
have
attained
,
what
service
they
have
done
to
the
cause
of
God
:
but
the
believer
is
making
of
his
boast
of
Christ
,
glorying
in
his
righteousness
:
the
soul
can
triumph
in
that
,
notwithstanding
all
matter
of
discouragement
,
Rom.
8.34
.
who
is
he
that
condemneth
,
it
is
Christ
that
died
,
1
Cor.
15.55.6
,
7.
O
Death
where
is
thy
sting
O
Grave
where
is
thy
victory
,
the
sting
of
death
is
sin
,
and
the
strength
of
sin
is
the
Law
,
but
thanks
be
to
God
that
giveth
us
the
victory
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
Question
2.
Vnder
what
considerations
are
these
astings
of
Faith
drawn
forth
?
Answer
,
There
be
many
considerations
which
the
hearts
of
believers
do
pitch
upon
,
which
draw
forth
the
exercise
of
Faith
:
as
the
considerations
that
unbelief
fixes
upon
,
are
very
many
;
only
here
mind
this
:
that
where
the
Lord
makes
one
encouraging
consideration
powerful
upon
the
heart
,
it
is
an
in-let
to
many
others
.
And
we
may
reduce
them
principally
to
these
three
Heads
,
-
1.
The
heart
fixes
sometime
on
the
consideration
of
Gods
mercy
:
saith
is
drawn
forth
by
the
consideration
of
the
merciful
nature
of
God
,
Psal.
44.18
.
When
I
said
my
foot
slippeth
,
thy
mercy
O
Lord
held
me
up
:
the
soul
says
God
is
of
infinite
mercy
,
he
can
find
in
his
heart
to
blot
out
greatest
transgressions
;
his
mercy
is
greater
than
our
sinfulness
:
he
can
overcome
all
our
guilt
,
Mic.
7.18
.
who
is
a
God
like
unto
thee
,
that
pardoneth
iniquity
,
&c.
sometimes
upon
the
consideration
of
the
freeness
of
Gods
mercy
,
he
has
no
dependance
on
our
worth
:
he
can
give
life
without
any
thing
in
us
to
draw
his
heart
towards
us
Rom.
5.21
.
grace
reigns
through
righteousness
unto
eternal
life
,
&c.
sometimes
on
the
merciful
purposes
of
God
:
who
has
designed
to
shew
mercy
upon
many
of
the
sinful
children
of
men
;
he
has
determined
to
bring
many
sinners
unto
the
enjoyment
of
himself
,
2
Tim.
1.9
.
sometimes
on
the
exercise
of
his
mercy
in
sending
his
Son
to
dye
for
sinners
,
Joh.
3.16
.
somtimes
the
thoughts
pitch
on
the
merciful
invitations
that
the
Lord
makes
to
sinners
,
2
cor.
5.20
.
somtimes
on
the
exercise
of
his
mercy
on
great
sinners
,
Mary
Magdalen
,
Paul
and
others
,
1
Tim.
1.16
sometimes
on
the
tender
love
of
Christ
abundantly
manifested
when
here
on
earth
,
sometime
the
spirit
sets
home
one
of
these
considerations
,
and
sometime
another
;
which
draws
the
heart
to
believe
,
when
under
the
greatest
sence
of
vileness
,
Psal.
36.7
.
how
excellent
is
thy
loving
kindness
,
O
God
:
therefore
the
children
of
men
put
their
trust
under
the
shadow
of
thy
wings
.
-
2.
The
heart
fixes
sometimes
on
the
consideration
,
of
Gods
saithfulness
:
that
is
a
mighty
stay
to
the
heart
when
he
has
a
spiritual
sight
of
the
faithfulness
of
God
:
when
that
is
fastned
on
the
heart
,
that
makes
him
receive
the
promise
,
whatever
improbability
there
be
in
it
,
Heb.
11.11
.
when
we
have
to
do
with
a
faithful
man
,
we
lay
weight
upon
his
word
,
so
does
the
believer
on
Gods
;
when
this
consideration
of
his
faithfulness
is
fastned
on
his
heart
:
the
soul
says
it
must
needs
be
so
as
God
promises
,
for
God
is
a
God
of
Truth
,
it
is
impossible
that
God
should
lye
:
God
cannot
mistake
nor
deceive
:
his
word
is
infallible
,
his
promise
cannot
fail
:
hereby
he
stops
the
mouth
of
carnal
reason
:
God
has
promised
so
and
so
to
us
,
and
promised
so
and
so
to
Christ
;
and
he
is
not
fickle
and
inconstant
,
repentance
is
hid
from
his
eyes
,
1
John
5.9
.
if
we
receive
the
witness
of
men
,
the
witness
of
God
is
greater
:
why
should
I
fright
my self
with
appearances
and
uncertain
reasonings
,
why
should
I
doubt
though
the
things
are
strange
and
wonderful
?
though
we
can't
see
the
reason
of
these
things
:
the
Word
of
God
cannot
fail
,
we
may
venture
our
souls
on
it
,
if
they
were
more
worth
than
they
are
,
Psal.
91
4.
2
Tim.
1.12
.
-
3.
The
heart
fixes
sometimes
upon
the
sufficiency
of
Christ
:
that
comes
with
mighty
power
upon
the
heart
;
stilling
accusations
,
dissipating
fears
,
drawing
the
heart
to
rejoyce
in
Christ
,
Phil.
3.10
.
that
I
may
know
him
,
and
the
power
of
his
Resurrection
:
somtimes
the
Lord
fastens
it
on
the
heart
,
that
Christ
is
the
way
that
God
has
appointed
unto
life
,
Heb.
10.19
,
20.
sometimes
that
Christ
has
born
our
sins
in
his
own
body
,
1
Pet.
2.24
.
sometimes
that
Justice
is
satisfied
,
the
Law
fully
answered
by
Christ
:
that
God
may
without
any
injustice
pardon
and
save
,
Rom.
3.26
.
that
the
sacrifice
of
Christ
is
acceptable
unto
God
,
Eph.
5.2
.
that
God
has
fully
avenged
himself
on
Christ
,
2
cor.
5.21
.
that
Christ
is
our
Passover
,
the
Lamb
slain
from
the
foundation
of
the
world
:
that
all
the
families
of
the
earth
shall
be
blessed
in
him
:
that
he
is
our
High-priest
,
bearing
our
names
on
his
breast
in
the
most
holy
place
:
these
and
scores
of
such
considerations
which
the
Lord
at
times
,
fastens
on
the
hearts
of
his
people
;
do
wonderfully
help
them
to
cast
themselves
upon
Christ
,
giving
him
the
glory
of
redeeming
them
,
Rev.
5.12
.
worthy
is
the
Lamb
that
was
slain
,
to
receive
power
and
riches
,
and
wisdom
and
strength
,
and
honour
and
glory
,
and
blessing
.
Question
3.
In
what
conditions
does
a
believer
thus
exercise
faith
in
Christ
.
Answer
,
1.
Where
he
is
more
clearly
satisfied
in
his
own
good
estate
;
there
are
times
when
the
people
of
God
have
very
comfor
table
satisfaction
that
they
are
in
a
good
condition
:
they
have
comfortable
hopes
that
they
are
in
a
state
of
Justification
,
that
God
has
pardoned
their
sins
,
and
will
save
them
;
these
hopes
arise
from
a
discerning
of
their
former
actings
of
faith
,
their
sanctification
,
and
that
joy
in
the
Holy
Ghost
which
they
have
had
,
and
at
such
times
as
these
,
they
do
live
a
life
of
Faith
upon
Christ
,
when
they
can
see
their
sanctification
,
they
do
not
build
upon
that
as
the
matter
of
their
justification
,
neither
do
they
so
live
upon
any
signs
,
as
to
lie
in
the
neglect
of
acting
dependance
on
Christ
:
though
there
is
too
much
of
that
Spirit
to
live
upon
signs
,
and
to
neglect
Christ
,
yet
this
Spirit
does
not
rule
a
Saint
:
but
notwithstanding
his
hopes
,
his
venturing
himself
upon
the
free
and
gracious
offers
of
the
Gospel
,
though
he
finds
comfort
in
those
evidences
that
God
gives
him
of
his
good
estate
;
yet
he
is
from
time
to
time
renewing
his
acts
of
dependance
upon
Christ
,
Cant.
2.3
.
I
set
under
his
shadow
with
great
delight
,
and
his
fruit
was
sweet
unto
my
taste
.
2.
When
he
is
more
in
the
dark
about
his
condition
:
there
are
times
with
many
at
least
of
the
people
of
God
,
when
they
are
greatly
exercised
with
fears
,
there
be
many
things
that
give
occasion
of
fear
to
them
,
they
are
afraid
because
they
see
great
workings
of
corruptions
,
cannot
discern
love
to
God
,
do
not
find
love
to
Ordinances
,
seem
to
grow
worse
and
worse
:
so
they
are
afraid
,
because
they
nave
not
such
comforts
as
other
christians
have
:
they
do
not
find
that
presence
of
God
with
them
,
that
they
think
they
should
have
if
they
were
Saints
:
many
temptations
they
meet
withal
,
that
shake
their
hopes
exceedingly
:
but
in
this
condition
they
do
not
neglect
to
believe
in
Christ
,
though
when
they
are
in
the
dark
,
they
have
great
struglings
of
unbelief
:
but
they
do
not
cast
off
their
faith
in
Christ
:
their
faith
has
not
dependance
upon
their
signs
,
when
signs
fail
,
yet
the
foundation
of
their
faith
remains
:
though
they
see
not
yet
they
do
believe
:
at
such
a
time
it
is
their
duty
to
believe
:
when
they
are
in
darkness
and
have
no
light
,
their
work
is
to
stay
on
the
name
of
the
Lord
,
Isai.
50.10
.
and
this
is
their
spirit
:
Saints
live
by
faith
,
and
not
by
sight
,
2
Cor.
5
,
7.
and
though
they
are
at
a
loss
what
they
are
,
and
what
they
have
done
,
yet
they
see
ground
of
faith
in
Christ
:
their
relyance
does
not
depend
upon
their
assurance
,
Psal.
73.26
.
my
flesh
and
my
heart
faileth
,
but
God
is
the
strength
of
my
heart
and
my
portion
for
ever
.
By
this
way
of
trial
we
may
conclude
against
three
sorts
of
persons
,
that
they
have
not
true
Faith.
-
1.
Such
persons
as
satisfie
themselves
that
they
have
believed
in
Christ
,
and
closed
with
him
,
sometime
formerly
,
and
don
't
live
in
a
way
of
believing
they
nourish
an
hope
,
because
they
have
believed
at
such
a
time
,
but
neglect
to
roll
themselves
on
Christ
from
time
to
time
;
so
it
is
with
some
dry
and
unsavoury
professors
,
they
have
got
an
hope
from
some
old
works
they
had
upon
their
hearts
many
years
since
,
they
trust
that
that
will
carry
them
to
heaven
,
and
don
't
live
a
life
of
faith
,
but
live
in
a
wretched
neglect
of
Christ
:
many
times
such
mens
religion
is
quite
worn
out
by
that
time
they
grow
into
years
,
and
they
are
like
salt
that
has
lost
its
favour
,
Heb.
3.14
.
-
2.
Such
persons
as
generally
live
upon
their
own
righteousness
,
but
only
now
and
then
they
force
themselves
to
rely
on
Christ
:
the
general
way
of
their
living
is
upon
their
good
frames
and
services
,
but
now
and
then
they
have
a
Sermon
against
their
trusting
in
their
own
righteousness
,
or
it
is
given
as
a
sign
of
an
hypocrite
to
trust
in
his
own
duties
,
and
they
set
themselves
to
trust
in
Christ
,
and
think
they
do
somewhat
at
it
:
but
their
way
of
living
is
upon
themselves
,
and
they
are
very
great
strangers
to
Christ
:
this
is
not
the
guise
of
the
people
of
God
,
gal.
2.20
.
the
life
thut
I
live
in
the
flesh
,
I
live
by
the
faith
of
the
Son
of
God.
-
3.
Such
persons
as
cannot
venture
upon
Christ
;
when
they
are
in
the
dark
about
their
estate
:
when
they
think
that
they
see
signs
that
they
are
converted
,
then
they
can
believe
,
they
are
very
forward
;
but
when
in
the
dark
no
Gospel
encouragements
will
prevail
upon
them
:
a
saint
may
find
it
very
difficult
at
such
a
time
:
but
a
false
heart
stayes
till
he
can
discern
some
more
hopes
of
his
good
condition
before
he
can
believe
:
such
a
man
does
not
live
a
life
of
Faith.
Before
I
pass
this
way
of
trial
,
I
shall
answer
some
Doubts
about
it
that
sometimes
trouble
the
People
of
God.
Doubt
1.
I
fear
I
do
not
live
a
life
of
Faith
,
because
I
find
abundance
of
unbelief
:
I
am
exceeding
distrustful
:
see
little
as
I
ought
to
see
of
the
excellency
of
Christ
,
of
the
stability
of
the
Covenant
,
or
of
the
freeness
of
Gods
grace
:
Answer
.
It
may
be
so
,
and
yet
your
Faith
may
be
right
:
there
is
a
backwardness
in
Saints
to
believe
,
Luk.
24.25
,
26.
O
fools
and
stow
of
heart
to
believe
:
Saints
have
but
a
little
Faith
they
that
have
most
have
but
a
little
Rev
3.8
.
this
is
the
general
complaint
of
the
people
of
God
,
and
generally
it
is
from
Faith
,
that
they
are
burdened
with
unbelief
:
a
spirit
of
Faith
makes
men
qualified
to
discern
their
unbelief
,
and
makes
men
see
an
hainous
evil
in
it
.
Doubt
2.
I
fear
I
dont
live
a
life
of
Faith
,
because
I
am
very
ready
to
give
way
to
a
spirit
of
carnal
confidence
:
I
am
sure
t●e●e
is
a
great
deal
of
false
Faith
in
me
,
if
there
be
any
stirrings
of
affection
I
am
ready
to
idolize
them
,
and
stay
upon
them
:
Answer
.
You
may
possibly
think
there
is
more
carnal
confidence
working
in
you
than
there
is
:
hope
of
your
good
condition
should
be
strengthened
by
the
sanctifying
fruits
of
the
Spirit
;
they
are
good
signs
:
but
I
grant
you
are
not
to
be
carnally
confident
,
though
your
Faith
be
of
the
right
kind
,
and
you
live
a
life
of
Faith
,
yet
you
will
be
troubled
with
a
spirit
of
carnal
confidence
as
long
as
you
live
,
Mat.
13.27
.
Prov.
30.6
.
where
the
Apostle
sayes
,
we
have
no
confidence
in
the
flesh
,
Phil.
3.3
.
his
meaning
is
not
that
carnal
confidence
is
wholly
mortified
:
but
their
Doctrine
was
that
no
confidence
was
to
be
in
the
flesh
,
and
they
allowed
none
:
Doubt
3.
I
fear
I
dont
live
a
life
of
Faith
:
because
my
Faith
brings
me
in
so
little
supplies
of
Grace
and
Comfort
:
God
dont
seem
to
own
it
:
Answer
.
You
gain
confiderably
by
your
Faith
,
if
you
gain
this
to
be
kept
following
of
God
,
1
Pet.
1.5
.
you
must
not
be
discouraged
,
because
God
does
not
give
you
such
signs
as
you
desire
,
Joh.
20
29.
Blessed
are
they
that
have
not
seen
and
yet
have
believed
:
the
measures
of
comfort
that
God
gives
to
his
People
are
very
various
,
and
sometimes
God
puts
his
people
upon
it
,
against
hope
,
to
believe
in
hope
:
and
that
is
a
sign
of
a
good
Faith
,
when
a
man
sees
but
little
coming
,
and
yet
will
believe
still
,
Rom.
4.18
.
Abraham
against
hope
believed
in
hope
.
Doubt
4.
I
am
afraid
because
I
am
so
bold
to
trust
in
God
from
time
to
time
though
I
have
so
much
sin
:
I
am
afraid
it
is
a
life
of
Presumption
,
not
Faith
:
Answer
.
There
is
indeed
a
boldness
to
trust
in
God
from
conceits
of
mens
worth
;
that
is
not
right
:
but
there
is
a
two
fold
boldness
that
God
will
never
blame
men
for
:
one
is
,
the
bearing
up
of
their
heart
with
the
hopes
of
Gods
favour
upon
good
experience
of
it
,
notwithstanding
sin
:
only
you
must
beware
you
do
not
make
light
of
sin
,
because
God
has
given
you
such
hopes
:
the
other
is
,
a
depending
on
Jesus
Christ
for
the
pardon
of
sin
;
and
accepting
Gods
offer
notwithstand
your
sins
:
yea
though
you
have
not
such
brokenness
of
heart
as
does
become
you
,
Heb.
4.16
.
Let
us
come
boldly
to
the
Throne
of
Grace
.
4.
Try
the
truth
of
your
Faith
by
that
holiness
that
does
accompany
and
flow
from
Faith
in
Jesus
Christ
:
they
that
are
true
believers
do
lead
an
holy
life
:
Holiness
does
accompany
Faith
:
and
therefore
believers
are
commonly
in
Scripture
stiled
Saints
,
2
Cor.
1.1
.
there
is
a
concatenation
of
Graces
:
where
there
is
one
grace
there
is
all
:
as
it
is
in
a
natural
man
,
all
the
natural
faculties
of
the
soul
do
accompany
each
other
,
they
live
and
dye
together
;
so
it
is
with
the
several
graces
that
are
in
Saints
;
the
same
principle
of
Grace
does
inable
the
Soul
to
all
sorts
of
holy
actions
;
Grace
in
the
heart
is
but
one
principle
,
though
in
respect
of
its
various
actings
and
objects
it
does
receive
various
denominations
:
and
wherever
Faith
is
,
it
is
accompanied
with
universal
holiness
:
and
therefore
holiness
is
given
as
a
Sign
and
Character
of
Believers
,
Gal.
5.24
.
they
that
are
Christs
have
crucified
the
flesh
with
the
affections
and
lusts
:
the
actings
of
Faith
go
hand
in
hand
with
the
excercise
of
other
graces
:
Faith
is
alwayes
attended
with
universal
holiness
hence
there
are
so
many
promises
of
Salvation
made
unto
those
that
are
holy
:
though
it
be
Faith
only
that
gives
men
a
title
to
heaven
,
yet
there
are
promises
made
unto
holiness
because
that
is
a
property
of
believers
:
and
hence
also
there
are
so
many
threatnings
unto
those
that
live
unholily
,
Heb.
12.14
.
without
holiness
no
man
shall
see
the
Lord
.
And
indeed
holiness
does
not
only
accompany
Faith
,
but
the
exercise
of
it
does
flow
from
Faith
,
Faith
has
a
great
influence
into
an
holy
life
:
the
actings
of
Faith
upon
the
whole
Word
of
God
does
greatly
quicken
a
spirit
of
obedience
:
it
is
a
spirit
of
Faith
that
makes
all
the
Arguments
which
the
Scripture
is
full
of
to
become
powerful
upon
the
heart
:
whatever
God
proposes
to
us
in
his
Word
to
make
us
obedient
,
it
will
not
have
that
effect
upon
our
heart
if
it
be
not
entertained
by
Faith
:
men
believe
commands
,
incouragements
,
threatnings
,
and
so
they
become
efficacious
upon
the
heart
:
the
whole
Word
of
God
works
on
men
as
it
is
entertained
by
Faith
,
all
graces
are
quickened
and
drawn
into
exercise
in
this
way
:
men
believe
and
hope
,
they
believe
and
love
,
they
believe
and
repent
:
the
Will
and
Affections
never
act
in
a
gracious
way
,
but
when
the
understanding
does
discover
ground
so
to
do
:
by
Faith
we
understand
spiritual
things
,
and
so
our
hearts
are
carried
after
them
;
what
ever
grace
is
acted
Faith
is
acted
together
with
it
:
and
therefore
in
the
11th
to
the
Hebrews
,
whatever
the
Patriarcks
did
and
suffered
for
God
is
ascribed
to
Faith.
But
as
other
actings
of
Faith
have
an
influence
into
Holiness
,
so
in
a
special
manner
the
actings
of
Faith
upon
Jesus
Christ
:
we
are
satisfied
by
Faith
in
him
,
Act.
26.18
.
the
peculiar
actings
of
Faith
on
Christ
have
a
special
influence
into
an
holy
life
:
and
that
two
wayes
:
-
1.
The
believing
of
the
Gospel
does
in
its
own
nature
stir
up
men
to
holiness
:
when
men
by
Faith
do
entertain
the
calls
of
God
in
the
Gospel
,
it
has
a
strong
impression
on
their
hearts
to
move
them
to
holiness
:
when
men
see
the
readiness
of
God
to
pardon
them
,
the
wonderful
grace
of
God
in
the
Gospel
,
it
prevails
with
them
to
lead
an
holy
life
,
Psal.
26.23
.
Thy
loving
kindness
is
before
mine
eyes
,
and
I
have
walked
in
thy
truth
:
the
sence
of
the
grace
of
God
apprehended
by
Faith
,
makes
men
admire
the
glorious
excellency
of
God
,
love
God
,
fear
to
offend
him
,
troubled
that
they
have
grieved
him
and
wronged
him
:
the
discoveries
of
Gospel
grace
leave
an
everlasting
impression
upon
the
heart
,
to
love
and
honour
God.
-
2.
The
believing
on
Christ
is
the
way
wherein
God
has
promised
to
carry
on
the
work
of
Sanctification
:
in
this
way
God
gives
forth
the
assistances
of
his
Spirit
for
the
carrying
on
of
this
work
:
God
in
the
invitations
of
the
Gospel
calls
us
to
glory
and
vertue
,
2
Pet.
1.3
.
Faith
in
Christ
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
grace
,
and
therefore
thereby
God
becomes
engaged
to
keep
men
in
the
wayes
of
holiness
,
as
all
other
covenant
mercies
are
made
over
to
the
soul
in
this
way
;
so
likewise
sanctifying
grace
,
and
besides
that
God
has
directed
us
to
exercise
Faith
upon
Christ
for
Sanctification
;
he
tells
us
that
without
him
we
can
do
nothing
,
John
15.5
.
that
he
is
made
to
us
for
Sanctification
,
1
Cor.
1.30
.
that
whatever
we
do
in
word
or
deed
,
we
must
do
all
in
the
Name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
Col.
3.17
.
this
is
a
principal
means
prescribed
unto
us
in
order
to
the
carrying
on
of
the
work
of
Sanctification
,
we
must
attend
other
appointments
and
ordinances
of
God
:
prayer
,
reading
,
hearing
,
sacraments
,
watching
,
meditating
&
sim
.
but
we
may
not
trust
to
any
of
our
own
strivings
:
but
especially
attend
this
ordinance
of
the
covenant
of
grace
,
to
roll
our selves
upon
Christ
,
as
being
the
purchaser
and
the
dispenser
of
this
blessing
,
waiting
for
the
influences
of
his
Spirit
,
and
in
this
way
he
assists
and
strengthens
his
to
lead
an
holy
life
.
For
the
opening
of
this
way
of
Trial
,
we
may
consider
what
an
holy
life
is
:
It
is
a
course
of
walking
in
all
Gods
Commandments
from
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
:
here
you
may
distinguish
between
a
principle
of
holiness
,
an
holy
frame
,
an
holy
action
,
and
an
holy
life
:
a
principle
of
holiness
is
a
quality
inabling
and
inclining
a
man
to
keep
all
Gods
commands
out
of
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
;
an
holy
frame
is
a
raised
prevailing
disposition
unto
holiness
,
by
the
habit
it
is
disposed
to
holiness
,
by
an
holy
frame
to
a
more
ready
and
chearful
practice
of
holiness
:
when
the
heart
is
in
an
holy
frame
,
it
is
like
an
instrument
in
tune
,
like
a
good
knife
that
has
a
good
edge
:
an
holy
action
is
an
action
commanded
of
God
,
done
out
of
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
:
an
holy
life
is
a
course
of
walking
in
all
Gods
commands
,
from
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
:
In
this
discription
three
things
are
to
be
minded
;
1.
That
where
there
is
an
holy
life
,
there
is
a
walking
in
all
Gods
commands
:
there
may
be
a
reformation
of
some
particular
sins
where
there
is
not
an
holy
life
,
any
one
way
of
sin
makes
a
mans
life
unholy
:
if
men
allow
any
way
of
disobedience
the
life
is
not
holy
:
in
an
holy
life
there
is
an
abstaining
from
every
known
sin
,
and
the
practice
of
every
known
duty
,
Luk.
1
6.
They
were
both
righteous
before
God
,
walking
in
all
the
Commandments
and
Ordinances
of
the
Lord
blameless
:
he
that
leads
an
holy
life
does
observe
all
those
commands
that
direct
his
outward
behaviour
of
himself
;
and
he
attends
all
those
commands
that
direct
the
carriage
and
behaviour
of
the
heart
:
those
commands
that
require
internal
duty
,
love
,
fear
,
and
those
that
do
require
the
right
manner
of
doing
his
duty
,
doing
of
it
for
Gods
glory
,
doing
of
it
in
the
Name
of
Christ
,
doing
of
it
with
diligence
,
with
delight
:
the
casting
off
of
any
duty
makes
the
life
unholy
.
The
principle
of
grace
that
is
in
a
Saint
does
both
inable
and
incline
the
heart
to
keep
all
Gods
Commands
there
is
no
command
given
by
God
,
but
there
is
a
suitable
inclination
in
the
heart
of
a
Saint
unto
it
:
there
be
in
the
heart
of
a
Saint
some
general
inclinations
to
all
Gods
commands
:
some
inclinations
that
respect
every
one
of
Gods
precepts
:
that
are
principles
of
universal
obedience
;
and
they
are
three
,
love
to
God
,
fear
of
God
and
saith
in
God
;
these
three
influence
a
man
to
all
that
obedience
that
God
requires
;
these
incline
the
heart
to
do
every
thing
that
God
requires
:
hence
sometimes
we
read
that
love
makes
us
keep
Gods
commands
,
1
John
5.3
.
so
all
Religion
is
called
the
fear
of
God
;
because
that
influences
all
,
Isai.
50.10
.
so
Faith
is
a
general
principle
of
obedience
,
Heb.
11.7
,
8.
&
besides
these
there
are
in
a
godly
man
more
particular
inclinations
to
the
commands
severally
:
which
are
not
of
such
latitude
,
these
are
the
off-spring
of
the
other
:
thus
patience
inclines
a
man
to
keep
some
commands
,
temperance
others
,
bounty
others
,
pity
others
,
2
Pet.
1.5
,
6.
But
this
walking
in
all
Gods
commands
does
admit
of
divers
degrees
:
all
the
people
of
God
in
this
life
fall
short
of
perfection
,
and
some
fall
far
short
of
that
perfection
that
others
do
attain
:
every
one
that
is
travelling
in
a
path
,
don't
travel
with
equal
diligence
and
speed
:
so
here
,
some
are
more
dull
,
heedless
,
and
negligent
than
others
are
:
and
many
Saints
do
fall
short
in
respect
of
some
outward
commands
of
some
that
are
but
natural
men
:
but
every
one
must
have
such
a
measure
of
obedience
to
Gods
commands
as
speaks
faithfulness
:
such
as
speaks
a
spirit
of
fear
,
faith
and
love
:
there
must
not
be
an
heart
allowance
of
any
sin
:
the
conscience
of
a
natural
man
,
may
allow
none
;
but
the
heart
and
will
of
a
Saint
does
allow
none
:
there
are
many
sins
which
a
christian
does
commit
often
in
a
day
,
as
the
actings
of
unbelief
,
by-ends
,
worldly
affections
,
and
pride
;
but
yet
he
does
not
allow
them
,
and
his
disallowance
is
seen
in
acts
of
hatred
towards
these
sins
,
repenting
of
them
,
watching
against
them
out
of
hatred
,
and
by
his
performing
contrary
actions
,
namely
,
of
humility
,
faith
,
&c.
2.
Where
there
is
an
holy
life
,
this
walking
in
Gods
commands
is
in
a
course
:
that
is
their
way
;
and
manner
and
trade
:
whatever
exactness
a
man
may
have
for
a
fit
,
that
will
not
denominate
his
life
holy
:
he
that
leads
an
holy
life
,
is
in
his
ordinary
course
attending
the
rules
of
holiness
,
and
that
not
only
rules
of
external
obedience
,
but
also
of
internal
,
reaching
after
the
glory
of
God
,
labouring
to
do
duties
with
an
upright
heart
,
watchful
against
the
secret
motions
of
sin
,
Act.
24.16
.
and
herein
do
I
exercise
my self
,
to
have
always
a
conscience
void
of
offence
towards
God
and
towards
man
:
such
persons
as
have
pangs
upon
their
hearts
to
walk
in
Gods
ways
,
and
then
leave
off
again
are
far
from
an
holy
life
:
that
is
the
spirit
of
a
wicked
man
,
Psal.
36.31
.
he
hath
left
off
to
be
wise
and
to
do
good
:
none
can
be
said
to
live
an
holy
life
,
but
such
as
in
a
course
are
practising
of
the
ways
of
God
;
and
it
is
thus
where
there
is
an
inward
principle
of
holiness
:
tho'
habitual
holiness
be
not
sufficient
in
order
to
the
practise
of
holiness
without
divine
assistance
:
yet
Gods
ordinary
manner
is
to
assist
all
sorts
of
principles
which
he
has
put
into
his
creatures
;
and
he
has
promised
also
special
assistance
unto
grace
:
so
that
they
that
have
a
principle
of
grace
,
are
walking
in
their
ordinary
course
in
the
way
of
holiness
,
Prov.
2.22
.
That
thou
mayst
walk
in
the
way
of
good
men
.
But
though
they
that
lead
an
holy
life
keep
Gods
commands
in
a
course
,
yet
they
are
guilty
of
continual
sinning
against
God
:
the
corruption
that
is
in
the
heart
of
a
Saint
,
is
making
continual
opposition
unto
holiness
:
as
for
the
external
part
of
it
,
many
a
man
attends
that
,
that
has
not
a
spark
of
grace
,
and
there
is
a
great
deal
in
a
Saint
besides
grace
that
helps
him
to
observe
the
outward
part
of
his
duty
;
pride
,
covetousness
,
slavish
fear
contribute
much
to
that
:
but
there
is
abundance
of
opposition
to
the
inward
part
of
obedience
,
faith
,
love
,
&c.
and
though
there
be
a
course
of
holiness
,
and
time
after
time
an
exercise
of
grace
,
yet
it
does
not
follow
,
that
the
inward
actings
of
grace
are
more
frequent
than
the
actings
of
corruption
:
without
question
the
case
is
far
otherwise
:
though
grace
through
the
special
presence
of
God
is
getting
forward
:
yet
there
are
in
the
heart
of
a
Saint
abundance
more
of
the
workings
of
pride
then
humility
,
unbelief
than
faith
,
earthliness
than
heavenly
mindedness
,
the
best
of
the
Saints
have
but
a
little
strength
,
Rev.
3.8
.
a
Saint
commits
a
multitude
of
sins
every
day
:
and
the
actings
of
grace
are
few
comparatively
.
And
besides
this
,
though
he
that
leads
an
holy-life
,
walks
in
Gods
command
in
a
course
,
yet
he
may
have
some
special
fits
of
sinning
:
as
he
that
is
wise
may
in
a
fit
carry
him self
very
foolishly
,
so
he
that
is
godly
,
may
in
a
fit
carry
himself
very
sinfully
:
a
meek
man
may
have
a
fit
of
passion
as
Moses
had
,
and
the
Father
of
the
Faithful
may
have
a
fit
of
unbelief
:
there
are
sometimes
when
godly
men
have
strong
pangs
of
corruption
,
and
sin
does
prevail
not
onely
over
grace
,
but
over
conscience
,
and
respect
unto
their
credit
,
and
every
thing
that
stands
as
an
impediment
in
the
way
of
it
:
corruption
may
overflow
all
its
banks
,
and
for
a
turn
a
good
man
may
carry
himself
very
badly
:
and
some
of
the
people
of
God
have
more
of
such
distempered
fits
than
others
have
;
and
they
do
prevail
to
a
greater
height
in
some
than
in
others
:
but
these
are
but
fits
,
the
ordinary
way
of
a
Saint
is
a
way
of
obedience
.
3.
Where
there
is
an
holy
life
,
this
course
of
walking
in
Gods
commands
,
is
out
of
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
:
there
be
thousands
of
actions
that
are
materially
good
,
that
are
not
formally
so
:
if
they
be
done
meerly
from
self-love
,
they
are
not
good
:
it
is
necessary
that
they
be
done
out
of
a
gracious
respect
unto
God.
I
rather
chose
so
to
express
it
:
then
to
say
they
must
be
done
for
the
glory
of
God
,
because
there
are
some
internal
actings
of
grace
,
wherein
the
soul
has
no
end
:
thus
when
God
draws
the
heart
to
love
him
,
the
man
has
no
end
,
thus
when
the
Spirit
of
God
makes
a
mans
heart
break
for
sin
,
he
has
no
design
in
it
,
when
a
man
sets
himself
to
mourn
for
sin
he
has
an
end
,
but
when
the
heart
is
grieved
for
sin
,
he
cannot
help
it
:
he
has
no
design
in
that
,
though
he
has
a
motive
:
and
he
ever
has
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
;
the
glorious
excellency
of
God
has
an
influence
upon
his
heart
:
that
are
some
duties
that
cannot
be
done
but
from
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
:
there
are
some
holy
actions
that
cannot
be
done
but
by
a
principle
of
grace
,
as
to
believe
in
Jesus
Christ
to
love
God
to
hate
sin
:
another
man
that
has
not
grace
may
imitate
these
,
but
he
can't
do
them
:
what
faith
he
has
and
love
,
&c.
differs
to-to
genere
from
the
faith
and
love
that
is
in
Saints
:
these
holy
actions
cannot
be
done
but
by
a
gracious
respect
unto
God
:
selvish
considerations
may
have
some
influence
into
these
,
as
Gods
love
to
us
has
some
influence
into
our
love
to
him
:
but
in
these
actions
the
soul
is
principally
swayed
by
a
gracious
respect
:
unto
God
,
Job
.
42.5
,
6.
and
such
other
acts
of
obedience
as
may
be
done
meetly
upon
selvish
considerations
,
are
done
by
him
that
lives
an
holy
life
principally
upon
spiritual
considerations
,
Mat.
10.42
.
yet
in
a
subordinate
way
he
does
,
and
may
make
use
of
selvish
considerations
;
and
such
as
moral
men
are
swayed
by
:
such
considerations
in
their
place
are
of
weight
.
God
urges
them
in
his
Word
,
as
the
examples
of
men
,
the
benefit
of
holiness
,
the
punishment
of
sin
:
men
must
not
condemn
themselves
,
because
they
have
a
respect
unto
such
things
in
their
obedience
,
Heb.
1.7
,
22.
From
this
way
of
Trial
we
may
conclude
three
sorts
of
men
to
have
no
true
Faith.
-
1.
Such
persons
as
live
from
time
to
time
in
disobedience
unto
God
:
there
be
pretenders
to
faith
,
that
live
an
irreligious
and
carnal
life
,
if
they
live
not
in
any
sensual
lusts
,
yet
are
indulging
themselves
in
other
sins
,
regardless
of
fanctifying
the
Sabbath
,
neglecting
prayer
,
allow
themselves
in
worldliness
,
pride
,
malice
,
and
the
like
:
James
has
given
us
the
character
of
the
faith
of
such
men
,
Jam.
2.26
.
Faith
without
works
is
dead
;
the
gospel
is
a
doctrine
according
to
godliness
,
there
is
no
more
effectual
means
to
purge
away
sin
than
faith
in
Jesus
Christ
,
2
Tit
11.12
.
faith
is
an
heart
purifying
grace
,
Act.
15.9
.
those
that
believe
Christ
have
salvation
began
in
them
here
,
they
are
saved
from
the
dominion
of
sin
:
and
therefore
those
men
that
do
indulge
themselves
in
any
lust
are
destitute
of
faith
,
whatever
their
pretences
be
:
whatever
they
tell
of
their
comforts
and
discoveries
,
they
have
but
a
shadow
of
faith
;
if
they
had
faith
as
a
grain
of
mustard-seed
,
those
corruptions
would
be
removed
:
faith
don't
work
by
wantonness
,
and
malice
,
and
sensuality
,
and
worldliness
,
but
by
love
,
Gal.
5.6
.
such
men
dream
they
have
faith
:
can
men
believe
in
Christ
,
and
be
servants
unto
Satan
,
are
men
believers
,
yet
rebellious
persons
,
do
men
receive
the
grace
,
and
reject
the
holiness
of
God
,
do
men
take
Christ
for
their
Priest
,
and
the
Devil
for
their
King
?
if
faith
were
in
mens
hearts
,
those
lusts
would
never
rest
there
,
faith
would
be
purging
of
them
out
:
such
unholy
persons
do
not
adorn
the
Gospel
,
but
are
blemishes
to
the
societies
to
which
they
do
belong
:
the
Scripture
gives
us
an
account
of
the
humility
,
heavenly
mindedness
,
love
,
self-denyal
of
believers
,
and
if
these
men
be
believers
they
are
of
another
kind
then
the
Scripture
tells
us
of
;
such
men
do
turn
the
grace
of
God
into
wantonness
,
as
if
Christ
came
into
the
world
to
procure
them
a
liherty
to
sin
without
danger
:
as
if
the
gospel
did
countenance
iniquity
,
such
men
are
not
guilty
of
deceiving
many
others
,
if
the
sinfulness
of
their
wayes
be
known
,
men
may
easily
tell
what
their
faith
is
,
and
if
they
were
not
stark
blind
,
they
could
not
deceive
themselves
;
but
if
they
hope
for
heaven
in
this
way
,
they
will
surely
be
mistaken
:
God
threatens
them
with
damnation
,
2
Pet.
3.7
.
they
that
continue
ungodly
,
will
as
certainly
perish
,
as
if
there
were
no
gospel
,
indeed
such
men
are
not
fit
to
be
saved
;
they
are
not
fit
for
the
company
that
is
in
heaven
,
for
the
comfort
that
is
there
,
nor
for
the
employment
that
is
there
.
-
2.
Such
persons
as
are
observing
Gods
commands
only
under
some
pangs
,
for
a
time
they
set
themselves
carefully
to
do
their
duty
,
and
make
conscience
of
their
duty
,
and
reform
things
that
are
amiss
,
and
afterwards
they
wither
away
again
,
and
from
one
neglect
fall
to
another
,
they
grow
bold
to
sin
,
and
careless
of
duty
;
lie
in
the
practise
of
evil
:
they
had
a
fit
of
religion
but
have
lost
it
:
such
men
have
no
faith
:
if
men
had
faith
,
they
would
continue
in
the
practise
of
Gods
will
:
unbelief
makes
men
depart
from
God
,
Heb
3.12
.
Faith
is
a
preservative
from
Apostacy
,
Heb.
10.39
.
we
are
not
of
them
that
draw
back
unto
perdition
,
but
of
them
that
believe
to
the
saving
of
the
soul
:
such
men
as
have
once
been
zealous
in
religion
and
now
don't
regard
it
,
or
live
in
any
way
of
disobedience
have
no
true
faith
:
faith
will
not
preserve
men
from
falling
,
but
it
will
from
falling
away
,
and
from
a
course
of
disobedience
,
-
3.
Such
persons
as
do
not
walk
in
Gods
commands
out
of
a
gracious
respect
unto
him
:
though
they
be
exceeding
diligent
and
conscienscious
:
yet
they
are
not
acted
from
spiritual
considerations
:
they
do
not
duties
from
a
spirit
of
obedience
,
and
for
the
glory
of
God
,
and
from
a
true
sence
what
a
glorious
God
this
is
:
these
men
have
no
faith
;
for
they
have
no
true
holiness
:
they
have
no
faith
,
for
by
faith
men
come
to
have
a
spiritual
understanding
of
the
glorious
excellency
of
God
,
and
if
they
understood
that
they
would
serve
him
because
he
is
such
:
and
hence
those
men
that
are
acted
by
a
principle
of
morality
in
their
religion
have
no
faith
:
and
those
men
that
are
acted
only
by
an
enlightned
conscience
have
no
faith
:
many
men
are
terrified
and
scared
into
religion
,
out
of
a
spirit
of
fear
they
reform
and
do
duty
:
but
this
is
not
real
holiness
:
an
enlightened
conscience
is
not
sufficient
to
make
a
man
produce
any
one
holy
action
:
though
men
abound
in
duties
of
religion
yet
it
be
not
from
a
right
motive
,
they
have
no
faith
,
for
all
their
duties
are
but
hypocrisie
:
not
onely
when
men
make
it
their
great
end
to
get
wealth
and
reputation
,
but
when
they
make
it
their
great
end
to
get
peace
of
conscience
,
deliverance
from
hell
,
and
the
joyes
of
heaven
:
if
such
things
as
these
be
the
great
things
that
have
an
influence
into
mens
religion
,
God
will
not
accept
of
it
:
saith
makes
men
serve
God
from
a
spirit
of
love
,
gal.
5.6
.
Faith
which
worketh
by
love
.
Before
I
pass
this
way
of
Trial
,
I
shall
answer
some
doubts
that
may
arise
in
the
hearts
of
the
people
of
God.
Doubt
1.
I
fear
whether
I
have
any
true
holiness
,
because
I
see
such
actings
of
corruption
as
seems
inconsistent
with
holiness
,
and
love
to
God.
Answer
,
There
may
be
such
actings
of
corruption
in
a
saint
as
are
inconsistent
with
the
actual
love
of
God
:
but
men
are
often
mistaken
,
in
thinking
that
sinful
actings
are
not
consistent
with
the
habitual
love
of
God
:
many
times
a
man
sees
such
workings
of
grace
as
seems
to
him
inconsistent
with
such
sinful
inclinations
as
afterwards
he
finds
in
his
heart
:
so
't
is
here
,
but
there
is
no
act
of
sin
,
(
the
sin
against
the
Holy
Ghost
excepted
)
but
is
consistent
with
habitual
grace
:
whatever
lust
is
in
the
heart
,
it
may
be
drawn
into
act
notwithstanding
the
being
of
grace
:
that
grace
that
does
not
altogether
destroy
the
disposition
,
cannot
altogether
hinder
the
working
of
it
:
there
needs
more
than
the
being
of
grace
,
to
hinder
the
workings
of
the
vilest
corruptions
,
Jonah
4.9
.
Doubt
2.
I
fear
,
because
in
those
conflicts
that
I
have
,
sin
gets
the
upper-hand
:
I
set
my self
to
carry
patiently
,
and
yet
am
carried
away
with
impatience
:
and
I
set
my self
against
such
a
temptation
,
and
yet
am
out-bid
.
Answer
,
They
may
be
overcome
in
a
particular
skirmish
,
that
may
overcome
in
the
war
:
a
godly
man
is
many
times
out-bid
in
his
conflicts
with
corruption
,
that
argues
the
weakness
,
not
the
total
want
of
grace
,
grace
is
sometimes
under
hatches
,
corruption
comes
like
a
storm
,
and
bears
down
all
before
it
:
corruption
does
not
only
out-bid
conscience
,
but
grace
too
:
if
a
man
throw
a
bawl
right
forward
,
the
strength
of
the
bias
carries
it
aside
.
Doubt
3.
I
fear
,
because
I
find
a
spirit
in
my self
to
seek
my
happiness
in
the
world
,
and
to
mourn
for
affliction
as
the
greatest
evil
:
Answer
,
Every
one
that
has
any
worldly
love
,
and
carnal
sorrow
has
this
spirit
:
worldly
love
is
not
a
loving
of
the
world
,
but
a
loving
of
it
more
than
God
:
so
carnal
sorrow
is
not
a
mourning
for
afflictions
,
but
a
mourning
for
them
as
the
greatest
evil
:
he
that
is
under
the
power
of
worldliness
,
has
this
spirit
reigning
in
him
:
but
godly
men
so
far
as
they
are
unregenerate
,
and
acted
by
a
worldly
spirit
do
prefer
the
World
above
God
,
and
make
the
world
their
God
:
the
spirit
of
worldliness
is
to
idolize
the
world
:
but
notwithstanding
this
you
may
love
God
above
the
world
,
and
mourn
for
sin
above
any
affliction
:
though
there
be
a
spirit
to
prize
the
world
above
God
,
yet
there
may
be
another
spirit
in
you
to
prize
God
above
all
things
,
and
where
there
is
any
degree
of
true
love
to
God
,
there
is
a
loving
of
God
above
all
:
the
unregenerate
part
loves
other
things
more
than
God
;
the
regenerate
loves
God
more
than
all
other
things
.
Doubt
4.
I
fear
because
I
commit
such
sins
soon
again
,
as
I
have
been
mourning
for
:
Answer
.
It
is
true
that
mourning
for
sin
does
mortifie
sin
,
and
leave
the
heart
more
fortified
against
the
temptation
:
yet
the
same
corruption
is
in
the
heart
still
:
and
sometimes
that
carnal
confidence
that
grows
upon
mens
mourning
does
expose
some
to
the
same
sin
:
a
man
may
do
that
many
times
that
he
hates
,
Rom.
7.15
.
the
hearts
even
of
godly
men
are
extreamly
tainted
with
sin
.
CHAP.
X.
Vse
.
3.
Exhortation
:
To
Awakened
sinners
,
to
believe
on
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
Jesus
.
USE
,
III.
IF
it
be
safe
appearing
before
God
in
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
,
here
is
ground
of
Exhortation
to
all
such
as
are
awakened
,
to
believe
in
this
Righteousness
:
such
sinners
whose
Consciences
are
indeed
awakened
are
deeply
concerned
how
they
shall
appear
before
God
:
while
other
men
are
busying
themselves
to
get
worldly
comforts
,
seeking
a
felicity
in
this
World
,
and
casting
off
the
care
of
their
souls
:
you
are
making
it
your
business
to
get
into
such
a
condion
that
you
may
be
accepted
with
God
:
that
you
may
not
miss
of
eternal
salvation
:
it
is
a
matter
of
trembling
to
you
to
think
of
being
a
cast-away
:
you
dread
the
thoughts
of
damnation
,
and
are
willing
to
take
any
pains
that
you
may
avoid
it
:
you
have
been
labouring
for
peace
and
can't
get
it
,
you
have
been
searching
for
it
as
for
hid
treasures
,
but
hither
to
you
have
not
obtained
it
;
you
would
fain
be
saved
at
last
,
what
ever
trouble
you
go
through
here
,
though
you
should
be
poor
in
this
world
,
afflicted
all
your
dayes
,
if
you
might
be
saved
,
then
you
have
your
desire
:
such
persons
are
exhorted
from
hence
to
venture
their
souls
upon
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
it
is
natural
to
such
men
to
seek
help
from
their
own
righteousness
;
but
beware
of
that
,
many
a
soul
has
been
lost
in
that
way
:
that
way
of
self-righteousness
is
sprinkled
with
the
blood
of
Souls
:
many
a
man
and
woman
have
been
undone
in
taking
that
by-path
:
as
you
desire
the
welfare
of
your
souls
come
to
and
accept
of
Jesus
Christ
:
roll
your selves
upon
him
,
make
him
your
stay
and
your
refuge
:
flee
for
refuge
to
the
hope
that
is
set
before
you
,
Heb.
6.18
.
despair
of
all
other
methods
of
Salvation
,
and
trust
alone
in
Jesus
Christ
:
let
fall
all
other
pleas
,
as
such
that
can
stand
you
in
no
stead
,
and
return
the
case
of
your
soul
upon
this
plea
of
Christs
righteousness
,
lay
up
all
your
hopes
in
Christ
:
have
your
whole
dependance
upon
his
righteousness
.
Jesus
Christ
has
made
a
compleat
purchase
of
Salvation
:
he
has
bought
off
the
guilt
of
sin
,
and
has
bought
blessedness
and
life
eternal
for
sinners
:
and
God
has
stated
this
law
of
Grace
,
that
he
that
believes
in
Christ
shall
be
saved
by
him
:
God
has
constituted
a
rule
of
forgiveness
and
salvation
:
God
has
constituted
a
new
covenant
according
to
which
he
will
dispense
life
unto
sinners
:
he
tenders
a
new
Covenant
unto
us
,
according
to
which
we
may
receive
justification
from
Christs
righteousness
:
God
tells
us
upon
what
terms
we
shall
have
life
:
he
has
stated
the
method
wherein
he
will
bestow
mercy
:
he
has
laid
out
the
way
in
the
Gospel
,
and
declares
that
whoever
believes
on
Christ
shall
have
everlasting
life
,
John
3.16.36
.
this
is
the
only
way
wherein
men
shall
receive
Salvation
from
Christ
:
if
men
come
not
to
these
terms
they
shall
perish
notwithstanding
the
purchase
of
Christ
:
't
is
only
in
a
way
of
believing
that
men
come
to
have
any
saving
benefit
by
Christ
:
believing
in
Christ
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
grace
:
this
is
indeed
a
suitable
way
for
our
partaking
of
the
benefits
of
Christ
:
't
is
suitable
that
they
should
accept
of
the
grace
of
God
and
righteousness
of
Christ
that
are
saved
by
them
:
it
is
very
meet
that
salvation
should
be
in
such
a
way
,
that
the
honour
of
Gods
grace
and
Christs
righteousness
may
be
preserved
,
yet
the
great
reason
of
Gods
stating
this
way
of
salvation
by
Faith
was
his
soveraign
pleasure
:
there
was
no
absolute
necessity
of
this
,
that
salvation
by
Christ
should
be
obtained
in
a
way
of
believing
:
Faith
interests
us
in
Christ
,
but
it
is
not
through
any
natural
vertue
in
Faith
,
but
by
the
free
constitution
of
God
:
the
influence
that
Faith
has
into
our
justification
and
salvation
,
is
by
Gods
appointment
:
God
has
voluntarily
stated
his
law
of
grace
:
there
was
no
necessity
that
there
should
be
any
condition
at
all
laid
upon
us
:
God
might
without
the
performing
of
any
condition
by
us
have
justified
by
Christ
:
as
we
were
made
sinners
by
the
sin
of
Adam
without
our
consent
,
so
might
we
have
been
made
righteous
without
our
consent
:
but
it
pleases
God
to
require
a
condition
,
which
seems
to
be
partly
that
we
may
have
salvation
in
the
way
of
a
covenant
which
is
for
our
comfort
:
partly
to
render
them
that
refuse
the
condition
the
more
inexcusable
:
the
pleasure
of
God
is
the
reason
that
there
was
a
condition
,
and
like
wise
that
Faith
is
the
condition
:
if
he
had
made
love
to
himself
,
or
sorrow
for
sin
the
condition
,
that
would
have
carried
a
face
,
as
if
justification
were
the
reward
of
our
works
;
yet
God
might
have
done
it
if
he
had
pleased
:
but
he
has
stated
this
law
of
Grace
,
that
he
that
believeth
shall
be
saved
,
Act.
10.43
.
whoever
believeth
on
him
shall
have
remission
of
sins
:
this
is
the
covenant
of
reconciliation
:
therefore
as
you
do
desire
everlasting
blessedness
venture
your
souls
upon
the
righteousness
of
Christ
;
this
is
a
way
of
safety
.
In
urging
this
Exhortation
,
I
shall
-
1.
Present
some
Motives
before
you
:
-
2.
Mention
some
considerations
further
to
inforce
those
Motives
:
-
3.
Answer
such
Objections
as
awakened
sinners
are
wont
to
make
.
1.
One
Motive
,
is
the
great
sin
of
rejecting
of
Christ
,
and
not
coming
unto
him
:
men
have
reason
to
be
afraid
to
continue
in
unbelief
,
because
there
is
so
much
sin
and
iniquity
in
it
:
many
a
wakened
sinners
that
do
confess
and
bewail
other
sins
,
and
speak
of
them
with
bitterness
of
spirit
:
do
not
lye
under
the
sense
of
this
sin
:
here
they
are
ready
to
excuse
themselves
or
justifie
themselves
:
they
don't
take
the
blame
of
their
rejecting
of
Christ
to
themselves
:
they
plead
for
that
,
and
vindicate
themselves
as
if
it
was
not
their
fault
,
as
if
they
had
not
sufficient
reason
to
believe
:
but
herein
you
are
greatly
mistaken
:
you
look
upon
your
unbelief
to
be
your
infirmity
and
calamity
but
not
your
sin
:
this
is
a
meer
delusion
:
the
professed
rejecting
of
Christ
was
that
which
filled
up
the
measure
of
the
Jews
sins
:
and
the
heart
rejecting
of
Christ
is
sin
,
John
16.9
.
the
comfortes
shall
convince
of
sin
,
because
they
believe
not
in
me
:
and
tho
this
heart
rejecting
of
Christ
be
not
a
flagitious
,
yet
it
is
a
crying
sin
:
you
cannot
anger
God
more
by
any
thing
than
by
continuing
in
the
neglect
of
Christ
:
this
is
the
great
controversie
that
God
hath
with
sinners
,
not
that
they
have
been
guilty
of
these
or
those
particular
transgressions
,
but
that
they
abide
in
the
rejection
of
the
Gospel
:
you
may
see
the
greatness
of
this
sin
,
by
the
many
rules
that
are
broken
by
this
sin
,
and
by
the
fountain
of
it
.
1.
See
the
greatness
of
the
sin
by
the
many
laws
and
rules
that
are
broken
by
it
:
men
do
violate
many
Commandments
at
once
in
this
sin
;
it
is
a
complicated
iniquity
,
it
is
not
a
single
sin
,
but
many
evils
are
twisted
together
in
it
:
the
rejecting
of
Christ
crosses
a
great
many
rules
;
men
by
their
unbelief
do
cast
abundance
of
dishonour
upon
God
,
and
lie
in
the
breach
of
many
Precepts
.
There
are
many
Rules
broken
by
this
sin
;
For
-
1.
You
break
that
particular
command
of
believing
in
Christ
:
believing
in
Christ
is
not
only
according
to
many
general
rules
,
but
there
is
a
special
command
for
it
:
we
may
not
only
argue
this
duty
by
consequence
from
some
general
Precepts
:
but
here
is
an
express
commandment
for
it
;
it
is
in
terminis
required
:
as
we
are
beseeched
to
believe
and
invited
,
so
we
are
required
,
John
6.29
.
this
is
the
work
of
God
,
that
we
believe
on
him
whom
he
hath
sent
,
1
Joh.
3.23
.
this
is
his
Commandment
,
that
we
should
believe
on
the
Name
of
his
Son
Jesus
Christ
:
so
that
by
neglecting
to
come
to
Christ
,
you
break
a
plain
express
Precept
;
you
carry
contrary
to
the
very
letter
of
the
Word
of
God
:
if
it
were
not
so
expresly
set
down
,
there
might
be
more
pretence
for
cavilling
:
you
might
have
more
to
plead
that
there
was
some
mistake
in
mens
arguing
this
to
be
a
duty
:
but
now
you
do
oppose
a
plain
direct
precept
:
what
colour
can
men
have
to
question
whither
it
be
their
duty
,
when
it
is
set
down
in
the
Scripture
in
so
many
letters
and
syllables
:
some
awakened
sinners
that
have
reformed
their
former
wayes
of
sin
,
and
taken
up
a
course
of
Religion
,
are
apt
to
please
themselves
that
they
don't
live
in
any
known
sin
,
whereas
they
live
all
the
while
in
the
neglect
of
coming
unto
Christ
:
but
how
can
you
sooth
up
your selves
with
this
,
when
you
neglect
a
plain
and
express
Commandment
?
-
2.
You
deny
to
Jesus
Christ
the
honour
of
his
Mediatorly
Office
;
and
of
that
great
Sacrifice
that
he
has
offered
up
unto
God
:
God
had
made
Christ
Mediator
;
he
has
committed
the
work
of
reconciliation
unto
Christ
,
and
Jesus
Christ
has
undertaken
it
:
he
was
every
way
furnished
for
it
,
and
has
discharged
it
:
and
upon
that
account
he
is
worthy
to
be
depended
upon
:
Faith
in
him
is
an
honour
due
to
him
,
Rev.
5.12
.
Worthy
is
the
Lamb
that
was
slain
,
&c.
but
by
your
rejecting
of
him
,
you
withhold
that
honour
that
belongs
to
him
,
you
deny
him
the
honour
of
having
made
satisfaction
for
sin
:
you
should
honour
every
one
according
to
their
desert
,
but
you
cast
contempt
upon
his
sacrifice
as
if
it
were
not
sufficient
for
you
:
you
disparage
him
when
you
are
afraid
to
venture
upon
him
:
you
cast
great
reflections
as
if
there
were
no
such
virtue
in
his
death
and
righteousness
as
is
pretended
:
there
is
a
great
deal
of
despising
of
Christ
:
you
belie
him
;
the
language
of
unbelief
is
,
that
his
blood
is
not
precious
,
that
it
does
not
cleanse
from
all
sin
;
that
his
sacrifice
is
not
pleasing
unto
God
:
that
the
gold
he
tenders
will
not
make
you
rich
,
that
the
white
Raiment
he
offers
will
not
hide
your
shame
;
thus
Jesus
is
slighted
and
undervalued
by
every
unbeliever
;
they
have
low
thoughts
of
Christ
and
carry
accordingly
.
-
3.
You
cast
great
contempt
upon
the
wisdom
of
God
in
finding
out
such
a
way
of
Salvation
:
this
is
a
way
that
God
in
infinite
wisdom
has
contrived
,
collos
.
2.3
.
there
are
in
Christ
all
the
treasures
of
wisdom
and
knowledg
:
but
you
do
desert
this
way
as
an
unsafe
way
:
you
dare
not
venture
yourselves
in
this
way
:
as
if
God
when
he
undertook
to
find
out
a
way
to
bring
sinners
unto
glory
missed
it
:
and
did
not
discover
a
way
that
will
do
:
that
commends
this
way
of
life
to
us
that
God
himself
contrived
it
,
it
is
not
the
invention
of
man
;
a
thing
plotted
and
devised
by
any
finite
understanding
,
but
the
contrivance
of
God
himself
:
but
you
by
refusing
of
Christ
carry
as
if
this
were
a
deceitful
way
,
as
if
this
way
did
not
reach
the
needs
of
your
soul
:
this
way
is
chosen
of
God
,
and
refused
by
you
;
as
if
you
understood
better
than
God
what
you
needed
.
-
4.
You
refuse
wonderful
love
:
to
reject
the
kindness
and
love
of
God
is
an
abuse
of
it
:
you
ought
with
thankfulness
to
entertain
Gods
love
:
but
by
rejecting
of
Christ
,
you
reject
the
greatest
love
that
ever
was
revealed
:
was
it
not
an
act
of
wonderful
love
for
God
to
send
his
Son
to
dye
for
us
:
what
need
had
he
to
be
at
any
such
cost
,
if
we
had
been
all
damned
,
what
would
he
have
lost
by
it
?
we
may
see
in
this
,
how
deeply
the
heart
of
God
was
concerned
in
our
salvation
:
he
did
that
for
us
which
would
have
been
too
much
for
us
to
have
asked
:
we
may
well
wonder
that
God
would
be
willing
to
do
such
a
thing
for
our
salvation
:
it
was
a
great
thing
for
God
to
be
willing
that
sinners
should
be
saved
:
but
for
him
to
lay
out
himself
so
in
order
to
it
was
much
more
,
Joh.
3.16
.
so
God
loved
the
world
:
and
again
,
it
was
a
great
act
of
love
for
God
to
make
such
a
law
of
grace
:
that
he
that
believeth
shall
be
saved
;
that
he
should
make
so
small
a
thing
the
condition
of
salvation
,
and
say
to
us
as
the
Prophet
did
to
him
,
wash
and
be
clean
:
if
God
had
laid
the
sorest
burdens
upon
us
,
and
put
us
upon
never
so
many
difficulties
as
the
condition
of
salvation
,
we
should
have
had
reason
to
bless
his
name
:
but
he
only
lays
this
condition
on
us
,
to
accept
his
offer
:
it
was
great
love
that
God
should
make
this
offer
to
you
,
when
he
passes
by
thousands
in
the
world
:
and
never
speak
a
word
to
them
about
the
way
of
life
,
yet
opens
this
way
to
you
,
revealing
of
it
,
and
calling
upon
you
to
be
saved
:
he
cast
your
lot
in
a
time
when
and
where
these
offers
should
be
made
:
and
the
way
of
life
is
held
forth
with
all
plainness
:
and
when
he
has
snatched
others
away
younger
than
you
,
he
is
yet
waiting
upon
you
,
keeps
knocking
at
your
door
;
and
upon
this
account
you
are
utterly
inexcusable
in
refusing
to
come
to
Christ
;
shall
God
be
at
a
great
deal
of
cost
and
care
in
order
to
your
salvation
,
and
will
you
not
accept
of
his
Son
?
shall
Christ
make
a
journey
from
heaven
to
save
you
,
and
shall
he
lose
his
labour
?
God
in
compassion
has
provided
bread
for
you
,
and
will
you
not
eat
it
,
a
garment
for
you
,
and
will
not
put
it
on
;
has
he
sent
a
Physitian
,
and
will
you
not
accept
his
help
?
are
Gods
bowel
,
earning
over
your
dying
souls
,
and
will
you
reject
his
care
?
indeed
when
you
refuse
Christ
you
despise
the
tender
love
of
God
:
and
that
heart
is
very
hard
that
can
slight
such
tender
love
:
you
are
guilty
of
great
ingratitude
that
do
reject
this
offer
:
you
are
greatly
injurious
unto
God
thus
to
blow
upon
his
love
.
-
5.
You
act
contrary
to
self-love
:
it
is
every
mans
duty
to
love
himself
,
and
seek
his
own
good
:
God
commands
men
to
prosecute
their
own
good
in
a
way
of
subordination
to
his
glory
:
God
allows
no
man
to
ruine
himself
,
but
requires
them
to
seek
their
own
wellfare
all
their
days
,
Mat
6.20
.
and
indeed
what
ever
sin
a
man
commits
he
acts
contrary
to
the
rule
of
self-love
,
all
sin
is
hurtful
and
not
beneficial
to
men
:
but
in
a
peculiar
manner
they
act
contrary
to
this
rule
in
rejectin
of
Christ
,
for
therein
they
refuse
a
tender
of
blessedness
:
God
in
the
Gospel
is
offering
salvation
unto
them
,
if
they
will
but
accept
of
Christ
,
they
shall
immediately
be
made
heirs
of
blessedness
:
so
that
in
refusing
Christ
they
reject
at
once
all
the
glory
of
heaven
,
and
the
great
fruits
of
Christs
purchase
,
that
they
might
enjoy
here
in
this
world
:
they
are
enemies
to
themselves
,
put
away
salvation
from
themselves
:
you
act
in
this
thing
like
a
deadly
enemy
to
your
own
soul
;
if
a
man
that
were
poysoned
should
refuse
an
antidote
,
if
he
that
was
condemned
should
refuse
a
pardon
,
would
they
not
be
therein
enemies
to
themselves
:
so
are
you
in
refusing
Christ
,
Prov.
8.36
.
all
they
that
hate
me
love
death
.
-
6.
You
hereby
hinder
your selves
from
doing
any
thing
that
is
good
;
from
doing
any
thing
in
obedience
to
God
:
by
neglecting
of
Christ
,
you
keep
your selves
in
a
way
of
disobedience
,
the
rejecting
of
Christ
is
the
reason
why
you
live
an
unspiritual
life
:
your
neglecting
to
come
to
Christ
makes
you
neglect
every
other
spiritual
duty
,
you
may
perform
indeed
many
external
duties
,
and
attain
unto
inward
affections
,
but
you
will
never
do
any
duty
in
a
spiritual
and
acceptable
manner
,
until
you
come
to
Christ
:
faith
in
Christ
is
the
first
act
of
obedience
that
any
sinner
does
perform
:
that
man
that
don't
believe
don't
love
God
,
mourn
for
sin
aright
,
nor
seek
the
glory
of
God
,
it
is
faith
that
purifies
the
heart
,
Acts
15.9
.
it
is
by
faith
that
a
man
first
gives
up
himself
to
be
Gods
servant
,
so
that
by
neglecting
to
believe
you
bring
your selves
under
a
necessity
of
neglecting
every
other
spiritual
duty
:
this
is
the
reason
that
whatever
you
do
in
religion
is
done
in
hypocrisie
.
2.
You
may
see
the
greatness
of
this
sin
in
not
coming
to
Christ
,
from
the
fountain
from
whence
it
does
proceed
:
in
secure
sinners
it
flows
nextly
from
a
contempt
of
salvation
:
their
eyes
are
dazied
with
the
glory
of
the
world
;
they
are
unsensible
of
eternal
things
,
they
regard
not
the
end
,
and
therefore
it
is
no
wonder
that
they
do
not
regard
the
means
:
but
in
awakened
sinners
,
the
neglect
of
coming
to
Christ
arises
from
these
two
things
.
1.
Pride
:
This
way
of
salvation
by
Christ
don't
fuit
their
proud
spirits
:
God
has
chosen
such
a
way
of
life
as
suits
his
glorifying
his
grace
;
but
it
does
not
suit
with
their
naughty
hearts
:
this
way
wherein
God
carries
away
all
the
glory
don't
please
them
,
and
hence
it
is
that
they
are
striving
by
all
ways
they
can
devise
to
find
out
some
other
method
wherein
they
may
have
salvation
;
they
don't
like
it
to
be
so
much
beholden
unto
God
,
but
would
fain
find
something
in
themselves
to
glory
in
:
hence
they
have
an
opposition
of
spirit
to
comming
unto
Christ
,
John
5.40
you
will
not
come
to
me
that
you
may
have
life
:
it
is
not
meerly
from
weakness
,
but
from
pride
and
sturdiness
of
spirit
that
they
don't
come
unto
Christ
.
2.
From
their
not
believing
the
testimony
of
God
he
tells
them
plainly
,
that
there
is
righteousness
enough
for
them
in
Christ
,
that
if
they
will
come
,
they
shall
be
saved
:
but
they
don't
lay
weight
upon
the
Word
of
God
,
Gods
Word
don't
remove
their
doubts
,
they
are
not
satisfied
in
the
preciousness
of
Christs
righteousness
,
nor
in
the
riches
of
Gods
grace
,
nor
in
the
stability
of
the
covenant
:
they
do
not
believe
the
report
of
the
Gospel
,
Isa
53
:
1.
and
hence
they
don't
see
their
way
clear
,
they
are
afraid
to
come
to
Christ
,
they
imagine
it
will
be
presumption
,
they
think
it
is
a
way
to
get
a
curse
and
not
a
blessing
.
2.
The
next
motive
is
,
the
certain
ruine
of
all
unbelievers
:
there
is
nothing
else
to
be
expected
if
you
continue
to
reject
Jefus
Christ
but
to
be
destroyed
for
ever
,
the
misery
that
will
overtake
you
is
exceeding
great
,
't
is
not
poverty
,
sickness
,
disgrace
,
temporal
death
,
but
somewhat
ten
thousand
times
worse
then
those
;
this
is
that
that
the
eternal
state
of
your
souls
turn
upon
,
if
you
come
not
unto
Christ
you
will
fall
short
of
everlasting
blessedness
,
and
must
take
up
your
abode
among
Devils
,
you
are
now
under
a
possibility
of
enjoying
the
presence
of
God
,
and
dwelling
in
the
highest
heavens
in
unspeakable
joy
and
happiness
,
but
it
is
all
lost
and
gone
for
ever
if
you
give
not
entertainment
to
the
invitations
of
the
Gospel
;
and
after
you
have
spent
a
few
days
in
vanity
,
you
must
lye
down
in
sorrow
and
have
your
portion
in
the
lowest
hell
;
death
will
deliver
you
into
the
hands
of
tormenters
,
and
you
shall
have
darkness
without
light
,
pain
without
ease
,
and
sorrow
without
joy
:
it
had
been
better
for
you
if
you
had
never
been
born
:
the
wrath
of
God
will
lie
like
a
talent
of
lead
upon
your
soul
:
you
will
have
no
friends
,
to
comfort
you
,
no
worldly
enjoyments
to
refresh
you
,
no
hopes
to
support
you
,
but
must
set
your self
to
bear
what
you
cannot
bear
,
and
to
endure
that
which
is
in
tollerable
:
it
may
make
ones
flesh
to
tremble
,
to
think
what
miseries
some
in
this
world
have
endured
from
cruel
enemies
,
and
bloody
Persecuters
,
but
those
miseries
were
but
for
a
little
time
,
and
fell
nextly
upon
the
body
,
and
they
are
not
to
be
compared
with
those
miseries
that
are
reserved
for
unbelievers
in
another
world
:
will
it
not
be
a
dreadful
thing
to
be
separated
from
the
joyes
of
heaven
,
and
that
glorious
society
that
is
there
,
will
it
not
be
dreadful
to
dwell
with
the
Devil
and
his
Angels
,
will
it
not
be
dreadful
to
be
left
to
the
terror
of
a
guilty
conscience
,
the
beginnings
whereof
here
have
made
many
men
choose
death
rather
than
life
:
will
it
not
be
dreadful
to
be
filled
brim
full
with
the
fiery
wrath
of
God
:
to
have
every
limb
of
thy
body
,
and
faculty
of
thy
soul
as
full
as
it
can
hold
of
the
indignation
of
the
Almighty
;
how
loth
will
you
be
when
it
comes
to
,
to
enter
into
this
condition
;
men
would
shrink
into
nothing
if
it
were
possible
,
terrors
will
take
hold
upon
them
as
waters
,
they
would
fain
escape
out
of
the
hands
of
revenging
Justice
:
how
will
you
draw
back
when
you
see
your selves
upon
the
borders
of
distruction
:
men
would
be
glad
that
the
Rocks
would
fall
upon
them
,
and
the
hills
cover
them
,
so
they
might
but
escape
:
what
will
you
think
of
it
when
the
Devil
shall
lay
hold
of
you
to
drag
you
down
to
hell
?
how
will
you
cry
on
t
when
tumbling
into
the
lake
that
burns
with
fire
and
brimstone
?
what
can
comfort
you
in
that
condition
?
men
take
great
delight
here
in
their
worldly
enjoyments
and
pleasures
,
but
what
comfort
will
it
be
to
have
good
things
when
they
are
tormented
in
this
flame
?
men
comfort
themselves
here
,
that
they
have
laid
a
foundation
of
worldly
greatness
for
their
children
,
but
what
comfort
will
it
be
to
them
,
to
think
that
their
children
are
eating
and
drinking
,
and
sporting
,
when
they
are
drinking
the
dregs
of
the
wrath
of
God
:
and
whatever
honour
their
Sons
come
to
,
their
flesh
upon
them
shall
have
pain
,
and
their
soul
within
them
shall
mourn
:
you
have
much
to
do
now
to
bear
any
little
affliction
,
and
how
do
you
think
to
go
thorow
these
calamities
,
where
nothing
will
be
moderate
,
where
all
evils
shall
fall
upon
you
,
and
that
in
the
extremity
of
them
:
you
will
wring
your
hands
,
and
tear
your
hair
,
and
gnash
your
teeth
,
and
curse
your
day
,
and
fill
hell
with
outcries
and
lamentations
:
this
will
be
your
portion
if
you
continue
to
reject
Jesus
Christ
,
Luk.
12.46
.
He
shall
appoint
him
his
portion
with
unbelievers
:
it
is
not
a
matter
of
probability
,
a
thing
only
to
be
much
suspected
,
but
beyond
all
question
,
that
you
even
you
are
a
damned
man
if
you
do
not
entertain
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
,
you
are
spending
away
your
time
in
delays
,
but
you
had
need
resolve
the
case
,
if
you
refuse
Christ
you
chuse
misery
,
you
chuse
death
,
you
chuse
eternal
damnation
,
stand
out
from
Christ
a
little
longer
,
you
are
a
gone
man
:
men
hope
God
will
not
be
so
hard
to
them
as
to
damn
them
,
especially
considering
the
services
they
have
done
,
and
the
pains
that
they
have
taken
in
religion
:
but
there
is
one
law
for
all
men
under
the
Gospel
:
he
that
believeth
not
shall
be
damned
,
Mat.
16.16
.
the
unbeliever
lies
open
to
damnation
on
a
double
account
,
upon
the
account
of
his
other
sins
,
and
upon
the
account
of
his
unbelief
,
Jeb
.
2.3
.
how
shall
we
escape
if
we
neglect
so
great
salvation
:
let
mens
other
qualifications
be
what
they
will
,
yet
if
they
believe
not
,
the
wrath
of
God
abideth
upon
them
,
Joh.
3.36
.
God
threatens
them
in
his
word
with
ruine
,
and
those
threatnings
are
absolute
,
such
as
bind
him
in
faithfulness
to
damn
every
unbeliever
:
there
are
many
indefinite
threatnings
in
the
Scripture
,
and
many
conditional
,
but
these
are
absolute
ones
against
every
one
that
continues
in
unbelief
:
there
is
no
possibility
for
them
to
escape
.
This
appears
,
-
1.
Because
it
is
contrary
to
the
decree
and
appointment
of
God
to
save
such
as
do
not
believe
,
the
decrees
of
God
are
inviolable
,
it
is
a
vain
thing
for
any
man
to
look
for
salvation
contrary
to
Gods
decree
:
but
it
is
against
Gods
decree
to
save
unbelievers
,
not
that
there
is
such
a
formal
act
in
the
decree
that
unbelievers
shall
be
damned
;
but
this
is
a
truth
arising
from
the
decree
:
for
God
has
determined
to
give
faith
unto
all
those
that
he
has
chosen
unto
salvation
:
he
has
determined
to
lead
them
in
a
way
of
faith
unto
life
,
2
Thes.
2.13
God
has
chosen
you
from
the
beginning
unto
salvation
through
sanctification
of
the
Spirit
,
and
belief
of
the
truth
:
all
that
God
has
chosen
unto
life
shall
believe
,
John
6.37
.
all
that
the
Father
has
given
me
shall
come
unto
me
:
so
that
it
is
cross
to
the
decree
of
God
to
save
any
man
that
has
not
faith
,
the
decree
of
God
is
a
bar
in
the
way
of
his
salvation
.
-
2.
Because
faith
is
the
condition
of
the
covenant
of
grace
:
there
is
one
law
for
all
men
:
there
is
but
one
condition
of
this
covenant
:
John
5.24
.
he
that
heareth
my
words
,
and
believeth
in
him
that
sent
me
hath
everlasting
life
,
&c.
we
are
directed
to
take
this
way
for
salvation
:
there
is
no
other
way
proposed
,
in
case
of
a
failure
in
this
:
so
that
the
want
of
this
must
needs
exclude
men
from
the
good
of
the
covenant
;
the
want
of
this
condition
renders
men
uncapable
of
life
.
-
3.
Because
it
must
be
so
in
Justice
,
and
Gods
heart
is
as
much
upon
the
glorifying
of
his
Justice
as
his
grace
:
one
attribute
is
as
due
to
him
as
another
,
the
glorifying
of
his
Justice
is
not
a
by-business
but
a
thing
that
his
heart
is
deeply
concerned
in
:
and
Justice
requires
the
ruine
of
unbelievers
:
for
they
deserve
it
,
Rom.
6.23
.
the
wages
of
sin
is
death
:
and
there
is
no
way
for
Justice
to
be
satisfied
for
their
sins
but
by
their
ruine
.
-
4
Because
it
is
foretold
and
prophesied
of
,
that
Christ
will
destroy
unbelievers
when
he
comes
to
Judgment
:
the
Scripture
gives
us
an
account
before
hand
of
the
transactions
of
the
day
of
Judgment
;
what
will
be
the
issue
of
things
,
and
befal
these
and
those
in
that
day
:
and
God
tells
us
that
unbelievers
shall
be
ruined
then
:
he
does
not
only
threaten
them
with
ruine
,
but
tells
the
Saints
that
such
persons
shall
be
ruined
,
2
Thess.
1.7
,
8.
he
will
take
vengeance
on
them
that
obey
not
the
Gospel
of
Jesus
Christ
,
Rev.
21.8
.
the
fearful
and
unbelieving
shall
have
their
part
in
the
lake
that
burneth
with
fire
and
brimstone
.
-
5.
Because
the
Sentence
of
God
in
the
Gospel
is
that
which
men
shall
be
judged
by
:
God
declares
in
the
Gospel
,
that
he
that
believeth
not
shall
be
damned
:
and
if
unbelievers
be
tried
by
this
rule
they
will
certainly
perish
;
if
God
should
try
them
by
some
other
rule
that
they
might
fancy
or
imagine
they
might
make
a
shift
to
escape
:
but
by
this
rule
they
are
gone
men
:
and
this
is
the
rule
they
must
be
tried
by
:
God
will
have
no
respect
in
that
day
unto
mens
riches
,
or
learning
,
or
esteem
among
men
,
or
their
civil
or
moral
conversation
;
but
their
case
must
be
determined
by
the
Gospel
,
Rom.
2.16
.
God
will
judg
the
secrets
of
men
by
Jesus
Christ
according
to
my
Gospel
.
-
6.
Those
that
do
not
believe
in
Christ
have
not
those
other
qualifications
that
do
accompany
salvation
:
there
be
many
other
qualifications
besides
Faith
that
God
has
promised
Salvation
un
to
,
and
some
men
that
are
under
a
conviction
that
they
have
not
Faith
,
are
pretenders
to
some
of
those
qualifications
:
but
they
do
but
flatter
themselves
:
when
they
come
to
be
examined
by
God
,
they
will
be
found
destitute
of
all
those
holy
qualifications
:
they
make
a
shew
of
humility
,
patience
,
love
to
God
,
regard
to
his
glory
:
but
those
shews
are
but
delusions
,
all
the
religion
of
those
men
that
have
not
Faith
is
hipocrisie
:
there
may
be
Morality
without
Faith
,
and
strong
religious
affections
;
but
there
is
no
sanctification
where
there
is
no
Faith
:
there
may
be
the
shadow
of
it
,
but
not
the
thing
it self
,
Act.
26.18
.
Sanctified
by
Faith
that
is
in
me
.
It
is
impossible
for
you
to
escape
ruin
if
you
do
not
believe
;
and
that
is
not
all
,
for
your
rejecting
of
Christ
does
not
only
expose
you
unto
condemnation
,
but
to
a
greater
degree
of
misery
than
multitudes
will
endure
that
go
to
hell
:
you
may
not
think
to
escape
as
heathens
will
do
,
your
load
will
be
heavier
,
and
your
fire
will
be
hotter
,
and
your
judgment
every
way
sorer
than
the
judgment
of
other
men
;
God
will
proportion
every
mans
misery
to
his
iniquity
:
and
as
you
have
enjoyed
greater
light
and
love
,
so
you
must
expect
more
amazing
and
exquisite
wrath
than
other
men
;
conscience
has
more
to
accuse
you
of
,
and
condemn
you
for
,
and
so
has
God
:
and
you
will
sink
down
deeper
into
hell
than
other
men
:
you
are
treasuring
up
a
greater
measure
of
wrath
than
others
against
the
day
of
wrath
.
you
have
blessed
God
it
may
be
many
times
for
the
means
of
Grace
that
he
has
bestowed
upon
you
:
but
you
will
curse
your selves
a
thousand
times
more
for
not
improving
them
;
you
will
wish
that
you
had
lived
in
the
darkest
corners
of
the
earth
,
among
Scythians
and
Barbarians
:
it
will
be
a
terror
to
you
to
think
of
your
Baptism
,
what
books
you
have
read
,
what
Ministers
you
have
heard
,
what
counsels
have
been
given
to
you
:
every
sinner
will
be
in
a
dreadful
condition
then
:
but
it
will
be
more
tolerable
for
many
than
for
you
,
Mat.
11.22
,
24.
3.
The
third
motive
is
,
that
you
shall
be
accepted
and
saved
if
you
will
believe
.
Life
and
death
are
set
before
you
,
though
you
have
been
a
grievous
sinner
,
though
you
have
hardned
your
heart
against
God
along
while
,
though
you
have
rejected
counsels
,
and
despised
reproofs
,
and
spent
your
dayes
hitherto
in
sin
;
and
travelled
a
great
way
in
the
path
that
leads
to
death
;
yet
there
is
no
necessity
of
your
damnation
,
you
are
capable
of
salvation
still
,
if
you
will
not
cast
away
your self
by
continuing
in
unbelief
,
you
must
bear
it
your selves
,
others
that
laboured
after
your
salvation
will
do
well
enough
,
the
loss
will
be
your
own
:
but
there
is
no
need
of
your
being
ruined
;
there
is
yet
an
open
door
,
and
liberty
set
before
you
,
to
enter
into
the
most
holy
place
if
you
will
but
accept
of
Christ
you
shall
have
salvation
:
you
are
crying
out
,
what
must
I
do
to
be
saved
?
you
are
not
so
solicitous
for
worldly
enjoyments
,
but
your
care
is
to
go
to
Heaven
,
and
there
is
reason
for
it
:
it
is
a
glorious
thing
to
see
the
face
of
God
,
to
be
spectators
of
his
glory
:
the
glimpses
of
it
here
are
more
refreshing
than
all
the
sweetnesses
of
the
World
:
to
see
God
,
Father
,
Son
and
Holy
Ghost
,
and
all
the
Attributes
of
God
is
most
delightful
,
if
you
go
to
Heaven
,
there
you
will
have
an
uninterrupted
sight
of
God
;
you
shall
see
him
as
he
is
,
and
no
clouds
shall
ever
darken
the
sight
of
his
countenance
:
then
you
shall
have
the
abiding
sense
of
his
love
:
never
make
any
questien
about
it
more
,
but
be
delighting
therein
for
ever
:
then
you
shall
be
delivered
from
sin
,
and
made
glorious
after
the
image
of
God
:
then
you
shall
be
with
Jesus
Christ
,
it
is
a
comfort
to
hear
of
him
,
but
then
you
shall
be
in
his
presence
;
you
have
a
fame
of
him
now
,
but
then
you
shall
see
him
,
your
eyes
shall
behold
your
Redeemer
;
him
that
is
wonderful
in
his
person
God
and
man
,
and
wonderful
in
the
glory
that
he
is
advanced
unto
;
you
shall
have
external
manifestations
of
his
favour
:
you
shall
hear
his
wisdom
and
see
his
glorious
managements
and
behaviour
of
himself
:
and
have
opportunity
to
express
your
thankfulness
unto
the
face
of
Christ
:
then
you
shall
have
the
gifts
of
the
Spirit
in
a
glorious
manner
,
the
company
of
holy
Angels
that
have
been
helpful
to
you
,
and
Spirits
that
you
have
heard
and
read
of
in
the
Book
of
God
:
Adam
and
Noah
,
and
Abraham
,
Moses
,
David
,
Paul
,
&c.
there
your
imployment
will
be
glorious
,
and
your
body
will
be
glorious
,
if
you
will
but
come
to
Christ
,
besides
a
great
deal
of
mercy
that
God
will
bestow
upon
you
in
this
world
,
you
shall
partake
of
eternal
salvation
,
as
poor
a
sinful
creature
as
thou
art
,
the
Lord
is
offering
eternal
life
to
thee
,
if
you
will
but
accept
it
as
a
free
gift
from
him
through
Jesus
Christ
you
shall
be
welcome
to
it
;
though
heavenly
glory
be
so
great
and
you
be
so
unworthy
God
will
bestow
it
upon
you
;
do
you
desire
eternal
life
?
are
you
indeed
set
for
happiness
in
another
world
?
if
you
are
,
you
may
soon
secure
it
,
and
make
it
sure
to
you
if
you
will
;
entertain
these
calls
of
the
Gospel
and
you
shall
be
saved
:
the
Lord
has
given
abundance
assurance
,
this
is
no
pleasing
dream
but
a
thing
certain
and
infallible
.
This
appears
if
you
consider
;
-
1.
Because
God
has
been
at
a
great
deal
of
cost
in
order
to
the
salvation
of
Believers
:
If
a
man
should
engage
so
far
in
any
undertaking
as
to
spend
a
vast
estate
in
it
,
we
should
readily
conclude
,
that
it
lay
indeed
upon
his
heart
,
that
he
was
real
in
it
,
and
that
his
spirit
was
deeply
engaged
:
and
thus
it
is
in
this
case
,
God
has
been
at
great
expense
,
he
has
laid
out
himself
more
for
the
salvation
of
Believers
than
he
did
for
the
making
of
the
World
:
he
has
exercised
much
of
his
wisdom
on
this
design
,
much
power
;
yea
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son
,
that
whoever
believeth
on
him
might
not
perish
,
but
might
have
everlasting
life
,
Joh
3
,
10.
must
not
his
heart
be
much
in
it
when
he
gave
his
Son
to
die
?
could
any
thing
have
induced
God
to
such
a
strange
dispensation
,
had
not
the
salvation
of
Believers
been
a
thing
that
his
heart
was
resolved
upon
?
God
has
by
this
given
conviction
to
the
World
,
that
he
is
set
to
save
believers
:
when
we
consider
how
many
wonders
God
wrought
in
order
to
it
,
how
he
sent
his
Son
from
heaven
,
constituted
him
a
Mediator
,
delivered
him
over
unto
death
,
it
may
give
us
great
satisfaction
,
that
God
is
really
bent
to
save
them
:
why
should
he
go
so
far
if
he
did
not
intend
to
go
thorow
:
God
that
has
spent
so
much
for
the
salvation
of
believers
,
will
spend
a
little
more
to
carry
the
work
on
to
perfection
:
God
loves
his
Son
too
much
to
let
him
die
in
vain
;
to
put
him
to
such
sorrows
,
and
then
to
let
the
design
of
all
his
sufferings
fall
to
the
ground
.
-
2.
God
has
promised
Jesus
Christ
to
save
those
that
believe
on
him
;
Christ
Jesus
did
not
die
at
uncertainties
,
the
Father
had
engaged
to
him
the
salvation
of
believers
:
God
covenantd
with
him
,
multitudes
should
be
saved
by
him
:
and
that
in
a
way
of
believing
,
Isai.
53.11
.
by
his
knowledg
shall
my
righteous
servant
justifie
many
,
for
he
shall
bear
their
iniquities
:
and
Jesus
Christ
in
expectation
of
that
has
laid
down
his
life
,
and
is
waiting
for
the
accomplishment
of
the
promise
:
Christ
has
taken
Gods
word
,
and
has
paid
the
price
of
their
salvation
;
and
God
will
not
fail
of
his
promise
:
this
eternal
transaction
between
the
Father
and
the
Son
,
puts
the
salvation
of
believers
beyond
all
question
;
God
stands
engaged
to
Christ
,
and
Christ
is
set
in
his
spirit
to
have
this
engagement
fulfilled
unto
every
believer
:
Christ
is
not
willing
to
lose
one
believer
but
claims
the
promise
,
and
is
set
for
their
salvation
,
John
17.20
.
I
pray
for
them
also
that
shall
believe
on
me
through
their
word
:
and
what
does
he
desire
for
them
?
among
other
things
,
that
they
may
be
where
he
is
,
to
behold
his
glory
,
ver.
24.
-
3.
The
Lord
is
perswading
of
you
to
believe
in
Christ
:
he
is
urging
of
you
,
and
stirring
of
you
up
:
this
is
the
very
design
of
the
Gospel
to
gain
mens
consent
to
come
to
Christ
:
he
invites
you
to
come
,
Rev
22.17
.
and
is
giving
you
an
account
what
preparation
he
has
made
for
your
acceptance
:
he
has
appointed
the
Ordinance
of
the
Ministry
upon
this
design
,
to
draw
you
to
Christ
,
and
make
up
the
match
between
you
and
Christ
,
2
Cor.
5.20
.
yea
,
upon
this
account
he
sends
his
spirit
into
your
hearts
to
terrifie
you
,
to
mind
you
of
your
dying
day
,
of
eternal
judgment
,
of
the
sinfulness
of
your
lives
and
hearts
,
that
you
may
be
compelled
to
come
away
to
Christ
:
that
you
may
not
be
able
to
rest
without
him
:
and
why
should
God
concern
himself
so
to
perswade
you
to
believe
if
this
were
not
a
way
of
salvation
?
what
design
can
God
have
upon
his
heart
in
these
works
of
his
,
but
to
save
you
,
if
you
will
hearken
unto
his
voice
?
why
does
God
take
so
much
pains
about
this
,
if
the
life
of
your
souls
did
not
depend
upon
it
?
would
God
strive
so
to
bring
you
to
Christ
,
if
you
would
not
be
the
better
for
coming
unto
him
?
certainly
God
layes
extraordinary
weight
upon
it
,
and
is
deeply
engaged
in
it
,
to
bring
you
unto
Christ
,
and
would
he
be
so
,
if
it
were
not
a
way
of
life
and
blessedness
:
God
would
let
men
alone
and
never
busie
himself
so
to
perswade
them
to
believe
in
Christ
if
the
life
of
their
souls
did
not
depend
upon
it
:
it
would
not
be
worth
the
while
,
for
God
with
a
great
deal
of
care
,
and
by
many
wonderful
works
of
his
spirit
to
bring
men
to
believe
,
if
this
were
not
the
way
of
salvation
:
it
would
not
become
the
wisdom
and
goodness
of
God
to
labour
in
this
manner
to
perswade
men
to
believe
,
if
this
were
not
the
way
of
life
.
-
4.
God
promises
salvation
to
you
if
you
will
believe
:
God
is
not
at
liberty
to
accept
or
reject
you
:
but
he
has
brought
himself
under
bonds
,
and
entred
into
a
solemn
covenant
to
save
you
if
you
come
to
Christ
:
he
has
made
a
firm
engagement
,
without
any
exceptions
,
conditions
,
reservations
to
bestow
salvation
upon
you
:
that
he
might
put
the
thing
without
doubt
he
has
given
you
his
word
,
that
he
will
save
you
:
you
conclude
that
if
you
continue
in
this
condition
wherein
you
are
you
shall
be
damned
,
because
God
threatens
you
so
:
and
may
you
not
with
as
good
ground
conclude
,
that
if
you
believe
you
shall
be
saved
,
because
God
promised
you
so
:
he
has
not
only
promised
eternal
life
to
those
that
are
already
believers
,
but
he
has
promised
it
unto
you
upon
condition
,
that
you
will
believe
,
Act.
10.43
.
whoever
believeth
on
him
shall
receive
remission
of
sins
:
God
has
given
you
the
assurance
of
his
Word
,
his
actions
do
speak
this
to
be
his
design
;
but
by
his
word
he
has
engaged
his
faithfulness
to
you
:
the
holiness
and
fidelity
of
God
,
and
the
care
he
has
for
his
own
honour
stand
security
for
your
salvation
if
you
come
to
Christ
:
in
this
promise
you
may
see
the
condescending
grace
of
God
how
willing
he
is
to
satisfie
you
;
and
the
firm
ground
you
have
to
go
upon
,
in
coming
to
Christ
for
salvation
,
you
have
the
Word
of
God
to
bear
you
out
.
-
5.
God
has
many
wayes
confirmed
and
strengthned
his
promise
:
not
but
that
his
bare
word
is
security
enough
,
but
because
men
have
distrustful
hearts
and
are
full
of
surmises
and
jealousies
he
has
given
abundant
security
to
us
of
the
stability
of
his
promise
he
has
given
it
us
under
his
hand
,
we
have
his
word
to
shew
for
it
:
he
has
made
a
firm
indenture
,
subscribed
and
recorded
it
:
he
has
not
only
spoken
it
by
word
of
mouth
,
but
has
made
a
firm
deed
,
and
published
it
under
his
hand
,
and
millions
of
men
can
witness
to
it
,
that
he
has
bound
himself
to
save
those
that
come
to
Christ
,
1
Joh.
5.11
.
this
is
the
record
,
that
God
hath
given
us
eternal
life
,
and
this
life
is
in
his
Son
:
he
has
also
established
his
promise
by
sealing
to
it
:
circumcision
was
the
seal
of
the
righteousness
of
faith
:
Rom.
4.11
.
men
seal
indentures
,
to
shew
the
reality
of
their
purpose
,
and
to
make
their
promise
legally
more
firm
:
so
God
has
by
many
Sacraments
in
the
Old
Testament
,
and
by
Baptism
and
the
Lords
Supper
in
the
New
Testament
sealed
to
the
covenant
:
and
ratified
the
same
by
holy
Ordinances
,
that
would
be
prophaned
if
the
covenant
should
fail
;
God
has
also
sworn
to
the
covenant
of
grace
:
it
had
been
unreasonable
for
us
to
have
desired
such
a
confirmation
from
God
;
but
God
voluntarily
condescended
to
it
to
gain
our
belief
,
Heh.
6.17
,
18.
that
we
might
have
strong
consolation
:
the
Oath
of
God
does
declare
the
promise
to
be
irrevocable
,
and
that
God
will
not
repent
,
Psal.
110.4
.
the
Lord
hath
sworn
and
will
not
repent
:
God
has
given
you
all
manner
of
encouragement
,
that
you
may
evidently
see
an
impossibility
of
failing
of
salvation
,
if
you
come
to
Christ
.
-
6.
God
has
made
Jesus
Christ
the
Judge
of
the
World
:
he
has
appointed
him
to
take
the
examination
of
men
,
and
to
give
sentence
upon
them
:
he
has
promised
Christ
,
that
believers
shall
be
saved
,
and
he
has
put
power
into
the
hands
of
Christ
to
see
the
thing
accomplished
:
and
leaves
the
managing
of
the
great
Day
of
Judgment
to
him
,
Acts
17.31
.
he
will
Judge
the
World
in
righteousness
,
by
that
Man
whom
he
has
ordained
:
and
certainly
Jesus
Christ
will
not
suffer
any
to
perish
that
come
to
him
:
Christ
has
died
for
the
salvation
of
believers
,
and
how
can
it
be
imagined
but
he
will
adjudge
them
unto
life
.
Christs
Righteousness
cannot
but
be
a
good
plea
,
in
the
day
of
Judgment
,
where
Christ
is
the
Judge
:
those
that
have
an
interest
in
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
shall
pass
without
exception
in
that
day
:
he
will
be
as
ready
to
acquit
them
in
the
Day
of
Judgment
as
he
was
before
to
die
for
them
:
Christ
Jesus
has
a
deep
sence
of
the
vertue
and
worthiness
of
his
Death
and
Obedience
,
and
will
be
ready
to
accept
of
you
on
that
account
,
Heb.
9.28
.
2.
I
shall
add
some
considerations
further
to
enforce
these
motives
.
-
1.
Many
others
do
venture
their
souls
on
Christ
:
the
perswasions
of
the
Gospel
have
prevailed
upon
many
:
there
be
thousands
of
men
and
women
that
have
relinquished
all
other
hopes
,
and
have
built
upon
this
foundation
;
many
others
have
hearkened
unto
God
,
and
it
is
a
shame
to
you
to
be
more
backward
unto
duty
than
others
:
there
are
a
cloud
of
Witnesses
that
have
gone
before
you
in
other
ages
,
and
many
at
this
day
that
betake
themselves
unto
Christ
for
refuge
:
others
that
have
been
trying
all
conclusions
,
and
turning
every
stone
,
have
at
last
seen
a
necessity
to
come
unto
Christ
:
others
have
been
satisfied
with
the
encouragements
that
God
has
given
;
and
have
taken
sanctuary
in
Christ
,
men
of
judgment
and
prudence
,
not
subject
to
be
led
by
fancies
and
delusions
more
than
other
men
,
have
let
go
all
carnal
confidences
,
and
fled
to
this
hope
set
before
them
:
and
this
they
have
done
,
nor
once
or
twice
in
any
hurry
of
temptation
,
but
they
live
in
this
way
,
I
live
by
faith
in
the
Son
of
God
,
Gal.
2.20
.
their
coming
unto
Christ
is
no
rash
inconsiderate
act
,
but
after
they
have
had
the
consideration
of
it
many
years
have
weighed
it
,
and
pondred
it
,
looked
on
all
sides
,
and
considered
all
that
can
be
said
;
they
don't
see
cause
to
repent
,
but
continue
to
believe
,
it
is
no
unadvised
act
,
they
understand
what
they
do
,
2
Tim.
1.12
.
and
the
longer
they
live
,
the
more
established
in
a
way
of
believing
:
Gods
dispensations
towards
them
since
their
coming
unto
Christ
,
are
not
such
as
do
discourage
them
,
but
they
are
more
encouraged
still
to
commit
themselves
unto
Christ
:
why
don't
you
come
also
unto
Christ
,
methinks
you
should
be
ashamed
to
be
listning
unto
carnal
reasonings
,
and
giving
way
to
the
pride
of
your
hearts
,
when
others
have
overcome
them
,
methinks
it
should
stir
up
a
spirit
of
fear
,
to
see
others
getting
into
the
way
of
salvation
and
you
left
behind
,
to
be
a
prey
to
Devils
;
think
what
your
sins
have
been
,
what
inward
workings
have
been
in
your
bea
rt
,
and
you
must
say
you
have
as
much
need
of
Christ
as
other
men
,
think
what
the
call
of
God
is
,
how
free
and
full
the
invitation
is
,
and
you
must
say
,
you
have
as
much
encouragement
to
come
to
Christ
as
other
men
:
and
others
that
love
their
souls
as
well
as
you
do
yours
,
have
ventured
them
in
the
hands
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
do
you
not
think
that
it
will
be
hard
to
you
to
see
others
stand
at
the
right-hand
of
Christ
another
day
,
and
your selves
rejected
.
-
2.
You
must
never
expect
inward
peace
and
quietness
,
unless
you
come
unto
Christ
:
you
complain
now
in
the
bitterness
of
your
souls
,
what
a
sorrowful
life
you
lead
,
you
find
little
comfort
in
any
thing
,
you
are
so
terrified
with
a
guilty
conscience
,
that
it
eats
out
the
comfort
of
your
life
:
a
dreadful
sound
is
in
his
ears
,
Job
15.21
.
you
are
under
such
apprehensions
of
the
anger
of
God
,
that
you
know
not
how
to
bear
it
:
when
you
hear
or
read
the
threatnings
of
Judgment
,
you
are
terrified
that
that
will
be
your
portion
,
when
you
see
instances
of
judgment
,
you
are
afraid
that
God
will
do
so
with
you
,
leave
you
to
such
and
such
sins
,
bring
such
and
such
calamities
upon
you
,
your
heart
is
meditating
terror
,
affrighted
with
the
thoughts
of
damnation
;
Sermons
terrifie
you
,
providences
terrifie
you
,
your
heart
is
always
loaded
;
the
way
to
have
inward
peace
and
quietness
,
is
to
come
to
Jesus
Christ
,
Rom.
5.1
:
being
justified
by
faith
,
we
have
peace
with
God
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
:
but
until
you
come
to
Christ
you
must
never
expect
to
be
better
:
you
may
have
a
pleasing
dream
,
it
may
be
for
a
while
,
and
your
wound
may
be
skinned
over
,
but
you
must
not
expect
to
have
any
true
peace
so
long
as
you
stand
at
a
distance
from
Christ
:
what
peace
can
men
expect
while
their
sins
are
not
pardoned
,
what
peace
can
men
enjoy
as
long
as
God
is
angry
?
you
must
expect
no
other
but
to
spend
your
days
in
vanity
and
your
years
in
trouble
,
if
you
give
not
entertainment
unto
Christ
:
through
fear
of
death
they
were
all
their
life-time
subject
unto
bondage
,
Heb.
2.15
.
the
venom
of
sin
will
be
burning
in
your
bowels
,
until
you
look
unto
the
brazen
serpent
:
and
what
madness
is
it
for
men
needlesly
to
live
a
tormented
life
:
are
you
not
weary
of
this
condition
:
have
you
a
mind
to
live
in
sorrow
longer
,
don't
you
care
to
be
delivered
from
your
fears
,
thou
wilt
never
have
peace
without
coming
unto
Christ
:
you
have
tried
a
great
while
in
vain
,
and
it
will
be
in
vain
still
,
but
if
you
will
give
entertainment
unto
him
,
his
blood
will
heal
the
conscience
,
scatter
fears
,
and
refresh
your
hearts
The
sting
of
death
is
sin
,
and
strength
of
sin
is
the
law
,
but
thanks
be
to
God
that
giveth
victory
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
-
3.
If
you
do
no
not
come
to
Christ
,
you
will
lose
all
the
pains
that
you
have
taken
in
religion
:
you
had
need
be
careful
that
you
lose
not
the
things
that
you
have
wrought
:
the
labour
that
you
have
taken
in
religion
is
all
lost
with
respect
unto
some
expectations
of
yours
therefrom
,
as
to
the
mortifying
of
sin
thereby
,
the
getting
of
the
good-will
of
God
,
the
purchasing
of
pardon
,
&c.
and
if
you
do
come
to
Christ
you
must
see
it
to
be
lost
in
this
respect
,
Phil.
3.7
.
those
things
which
were
gain
to
me
,
those
have
I
counted
loss
for
Christ
:
but
yet
in
some
respect
the
pains
you
have
taken
may
be
of
advantage
unto
you
,
in
as
much
as
you
are
nearer
to
salvation
than
before
you
began
to
seek
after
God
:
you
have
been
travelling
in
the
way
towards
heaven
;
some
men
are
nearer
the
Kingdom
of
God
a
great
deal
than
others
,
Mark
12.34
.
Thou
art
not
far
from
the
Kingdom
of
God
:
you
have
been
taking
a
great
deal
of
pains
,
have
withstood
temptations
,
have
got
much
knowledge
,
have
broken
off
your
sinful
practices
,
come
to
understand
somewhat
of
the
plague
of
your
own
hearts
:
you
are
got
over
many
bars
that
lay
in
the
way
of
your
salvation
,
you
have
escaped
many
rocks
,
upon
which
some
souls
have
split
in
pieces
,
are
in
a
fairer
way
to
get
to
heaven
than
you
were
sometime
since
;
and
it
would
be
sad
to
perish
upon
the
borders
of
Cannan
,
after
sore
travel
in
the
wilderness
:
to
sink
at
the
mouth
of
the
harbour
,
after
you
have
rid
out
many
Storms
,
to
lose
all
your
care
and
labour
and
sorrows
,
after
all
to
go
down
to
hell
,
among
those
that
never
took
any
pains
for
salvation
;
and
this
you
will
certainly
do
,
if
you
do
not
come
to
Christ
:
though
you
are
past
the
streight
of
reformation
,
yet
if
you
don't
enter
and
go
through
the
gate
of
humiliation
and
faith
,
if
you
do
not
cast
away
your
carnal
confidences
,
you
will
not
enter
into
life
,
when
the
Galatians
were
carried
away
with
opinions
of
their
own
righteousness
,
Paul
says
to
them
:
have
you
suffered
so
many
things
in
vain
,
if
it
be
yet
in
vain
,
gal
.
3.4
.
all
your
labour
will
be
in
vain
,
and
your
souls
will
be
lost
if
you
come
not
to
Christ
.
-
4.
You
will
exceedingly
bewail
it
hereafter
,
if
you
do
not
accept
of
Christ
:
you
will
rue
it
in
another
world
,
you
stand
upon
frivolous
objections
,
&
neglect
to
come
unto
Christ
:
but
this
will
cost
you
many
a
tear
,
you
are
preparing
sorrow
for
your selves
:
your
hearts
will
break
hereafter
to
think
what
you
have
done
:
when
you
see
how
you
have
ruined
your selves
,
you
will
take
up
a
bitter
lamentation
:
it
will
make
your
heart
break
to
think
that
there
was
but
a
step
between
you
and
life
,
and
yet
you
missed
it
:
that
you
have
thrown
away
your
souls
,
and
needlesly
damned
your selves
,
that
you
were
under
fair
opportunities
and
brought
to
the
very
gate
of
heaven
,
and
yet
would
not
go
in
:
when
you
see
others
that
lived
in
the
same
Town
,
or
dwelt
under
the
same
roof
with
your selves
,
in
glory
:
how
bitter
will
it
be
to
think
that
you
heard
the
same
Sermons
,
enjoyed
the
same
advantages
,
but
by
unbelief
,
have
deprived
your selves
of
what
they
do
enjoy
:
when
you
think
of
it
,
how
you
took
it
into
consideration
,
and
were
advising
about
it
,
had
many
thoughts
about
comming
unto
Christ
:
how
bitter
will
it
be
to
you
to
think
that
you
did
not
go
through
with
it
,
that
you
minded
it
by
halves
,
and
did
not
make
up
the
match
with
Christ
:
when
you
think
how
plain
the
way
is
,
how
fair
the
terms
,
what
assurance
God
gave
you
,
it
will
he
like
the
gall
of
asps
within
you
to
remember
,
how
you
cavelled
,
what
excuses
you
made
,
what
frivolous
things
you
stood
upon
,
what
objections
you
turned
off
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
by
:
the
reflections
upon
your
unbelief
,
will
be
bitter
reffections
another
day
:
when
you
see
the
end
of
it
,
what
it
brings
you
to
,
what
it
costs
,
you
will
grievously
lament
it
:
and
say
as
Prov.
5.12
,
13.
how
have
I
hated
instruction
,
and
my
heart
despised
reproof
,
I
have
not
obeyed
the
voice
of
my
Teachers
,
nor
inclined
mine
ear
to
them
that
instructed
me
.
-
5.
Others
will
rejoyce
in
it
if
you
come
to
Christ
:
your
unbelief
is
a
grief
of
heart
to
many
that
seek
your
good
:
Paul
had
great
heaviness
and
continual
sorrow
in
his
heart
upon
this
account
,
respecting
his
country
men
,
Rom.
9.2
.
and
Jesus
Christ
wept
over
Jerusalem
,
because
she
knew
not
the
things
of
her
peace
:
and
it
is
one
of
the
great
burdens
of
the
people
of
God
that
so
many
among
whom
they
live
,
do
reject
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
:
but
if
you
would
give
entertainment
to
it
,
it
would
be
a
matter
of
joy
to
many
an
one
:
you
would
be
glad
your self
;
you
would
have
peace
and
joy
in
believing
,
and
others
would
be
glad
with
you
:
for
it
is
a
token
of
the
presence
of
God
,
and
a
means
of
your
salvation
,
a
means
to
strengthen
and
continue
the
Kingdom
of
God
,
your
godly
relations
would
rejoyce
,
Prov.
23.15
.
my
Son
if
thy
heart
be
wise
,
my
heart
shall
rejoyce
even
mine
;
it
will
be
a
more
joiful
day
to
them
than
the
day
of
your
birth
:
and
Ministers
that
have
travelled
in
pain
for
you
,
will
rejoice
when
Christ
is
formed
in
you
:
yea
Jesus
Christ
rejoices
greatly
,
when
a
sinner
is
brought
home
to
him
,
it
is
the
day
of
espousals
,
and
therefore
the
day
of
the
gladness
of
his
heart
:
when
he
sees
souls
brought
home
to
him
,
when
he
sees
the
fruit
of
his
sorrows
,
the
travel
of
his
soul
,
he
is
satisfied
,
in
this
day
of
victory
Christ
triumphs
,
heaven
and
earth
will
rejoice
at
it
,
if
you
will
entertain
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
,
Luk
15.10
.
There
is
joy
in
the
presence
of
the
Angels
of
God
over
one
sinner
that
repenteth
:
God
himself
takes
delight
in
it
:
there
will
be
repining
in
hell
,
but
joy
in
heaven
if
you
come
to
Christ
.
-
6.
It
is
from
the
practice
of
Satan
that
you
are
so
backward
to
come
:
not
but
that
there
is
an
enmity
in
your
own
hearts
to
the
entertaining
of
Jesus
Christ
,
but
the
opposition
of
your
heart
is
much
strengthened
by
the
counsels
of
the
Devil
:
the
Devil
out
of
enmity
to
God
,
and
Jesus
Christ
and
Mankind
is
labouring
to
hinder
the
efficacy
of
the
Gospel
:
he
is
heightning
those
corrupt
principles
that
are
in
men
and
diswading
of
him
from
entertaining
of
the
Gospel
:
Satan
has
abundance
of
devices
to
hinder
the
reception
of
the
Gospel
:
men
are
ready
to
think
that
they
do
act
their
own
judgment
in
standing
off
from
Christ
,
and
are
not
aware
of
the
activity
of
Satan
in
it
;
he
suggests
his
reasonings
as
if
they
were
the
motions
of
mens
own
hearts
;
but
their
opposition
to
the
Gospel
does
arise
from
him
,
2
cor.
4.4
.
the
God
of
this
world
hath
blinded
the
minds
of
them
which
believe
not
,
least
the
light
of
the
glorious
Gospel
of
Christ
,
who
is
the
image
of
God
should
shine
unto
them
:
the
Devil
is
blinding
them
by
false
reasonings
,
by
instilling
discouragements
and
presumptuous
conclusions
:
and
will
you
offer
to
go
a
breast
against
the
counsel
of
God
,
and
take
the
Devils
counsel
,
what
can
men
expect
to
find
but
deceit
in
following
his
suggestions
?
men
have
little
cause
to
lay
weight
on
those
carnal
reasonings
that
rise
up
in
them
,
considering
from
whence
they
come
:
will
God
give
you
counsel
for
your
hurt
,
will
Satan
give
you
counsel
for
your
good
?
whether
will
that
path
lead
you
,
that
Satan
does
direct
you
to
,
is
it
safe
to
follow
his
counsels
,
dare
you
venture
your
souls
in
a
way
that
he
prescribes
?
what
is
to
be
expected
from
him
that
is
an
enemy
to
God
and
to
you
,
but
that
he
will
dishonour
God
,
and
ruine
you
if
it
be
possible
?
hearken
not
any
longer
to
him
;
but
take
his
advice
upon
whose
wisdom
,
love
and
faithfulness
you
may
rest
,
Rev.
3.18
.
I
counsel
thee
to
buy
of
me
gold
tried
in
the
fire
that
thou
mayst
be
rich
3.
I
shall
answer
such
objections
as
awakened
sinners
are
wont
to
make
.
Objection
1.
If
Ministers
did
know
how
had
I
were
,
they
would
not
encourage
me
to
come
unto
Christ
:
they
are
charitable
men
,
and
don
't
imagine
how
bad
I
am
:
what
sins
I
have
committed
,
what
neglects
I
have
lived
in
,
what
despe
rate
risings
have
been
in
my
heart
:
if
they
did
,
they
would
not
invite
me
to
come
to
Christ
:
Answer
,
1.
Ministers
do
know
what
is
in
your
hearts
,
though
they
do
not
know
what
actual
transgressions
in
particular
you
have
been
guilty
of
:
how
your
corrupt
inclinations
have
wrought
;
yet
they
do
know
what
sinful
inclinations
are
in
your
heart
,
and
a
great
deal
better
than
you
do
your selves
:
they
understand
the
state
of
man
by
nature
,
and
how
the
heart
is
wont
to
work
under
divers
dispensations
:
you
do
not
see
so
much
of
your
own
badness
as
they
can
tell
you
of
;
yet
that
does
not
discourage
them
.
2.
How
bad
soever
you
are
or
have
been
they
have
a
sufficient
warrant
for
their
incouraging
of
you
to
believe
:
they
are
not
concerned
to
enquire
how
bad
men
have
been
,
unless
they
know
you
to
be
guilty
of
the
unpardonable
sin
,
they
have
ground
to
encourage
you
to
come
to
Christ
:
if
you
were
worse
than
you
are
you
are
included
in
the
call
of
the
Gospel
:
Jesus
Christ
himself
preached
the
Gospel
in
great
Assemblies
,
and
offered
Salvation
to
any
that
would
accept
of
it
,
Mat.
4.23
.
and
he
has
commanded
his
Ministers
to
Preach
it
unto
you
,
Mark
16.15
.
Go
into
all
the
World
and
preach
the
Gospel
to
every
creature
;
that
is
,
every
humane
creature
:
Ministers
have
as
good
a
warrant
to
preach
it
to
them
that
are
or
have
been
prophane
as
to
those
that
have
lived
a
civil
life
;
to
those
that
have
had
more
violent
workings
of
corruptions
as
to
those
that
have
been
more
restrained
;
the
promise
of
the
Gospel
is
universal
,
it
is
not
limited
to
such
or
such
sinners
,
but
it
comprehends
you
as
well
as
others
,
Joh.
3.16
.
if
the
Minister
did
know
all
the
sins
that
you
have
been
guilty
of
from
your
Childhood
to
this
day
,
he
could
not
with
a
good
conscience
neglect
to
offer
Salvation
unto
you
.
Objection
2.
I
am
so
bad
that
I
fear
God
cannot
be
willing
to
shew
mercy
unto
me
:
it
seems
that
God
must
needs
loath
me
,
and
his
heart
is
turned
away
from
me
:
Answer
.
Such
reasonings
are
but
the
conjectures
of
mens
hearts
,
who
are
ignorant
of
God
:
there
is
no
foundation
in
the
Word
of
God
for
such
thoughts
;
they
are
but
the
imaginations
of
men
who
know
not
God
:
God
can
find
in
his
heart
to
shew
mercy
to
whom
he
pleaseth
:
he
could
shew
mercy
to
devils
if
he
would
:
there
is
nothing
in
him
to
restrain
the
exercise
of
grace
but
his
own
pleasure
:
For
,
-
1.
There
is
nothing
in
God
to
compel
him
to
destroy
the
sinner
:
what
should
force
God
to
damn
you
,
if
you
be
never
so
bad
,
yet
God
is
not
necessitated
to
reject
you
;
his
holiness
does
not
compel
him
:
the
holiness
of
God
is
no
impediment
to
the
exercising
of
pardoning
grace
:
there
is
a
Scripture
that
looks
that
way
,
Josh
24.19
.
ye
cannot
serve
the
Lord
,
for
he
is
an
holy
God
,
he
is
a
jealous
God
,
he
will
not
forgive
your
transgressions
,
nor
your
sins
:
but
the
meaning
of
it
is
,
that
they
were
such
a
perverse
people
that
they
could
not
serve
God
so
,
but
that
they
would
bring
his
judgments
on
them
;
for
he
is
so
holy
as
that
he
will
punish
his
visible
people
while
they
go
on
in
wayes
of
degeneracy
:
but
his
holiness
and
his
grace
don't
thwart
one
another
:
for
it
is
no
prejudice
to
the
interest
of
holiness
that
God
pardons
great
sinners
:
for
when
God
pardons
he
sanctifies
too
:
1
Cor.
6.11
.
neither
is
the
Justice
of
God
any
hinderance
to
the
exercise
of
pardoning
mercy
:
justice
forbids
pardon
without
satisfaction
made
,
but
not
if
there
be
satisfaction
,
if
the
Law
which
is
the
rule
of
Justice
be
attended
,
there
is
nothing
contrary
to
the
justice
of
God
:
the
Law
makes
no
distinction
between
great
and
little
sinners
,
great
ones
are
capable
of
pardon
as
well
as
others
if
there
be
satisfaction
:
the
law
admits
of
the
pardon
of
no
sin
without
satisfaction
,
but
it
admits
of
the
pardon
of
any
sin
if
there
be
satisfaction
:
neither
does
Gods
care
of
his
glory
hinder
him
from
pardoning
of
great
sinners
,
for
he
can
turn
that
to
the
advantage
of
his
glory
:
the
pardoning
of
such
is
greatly
subservient
unto
that
design
,
Eph.
1.7
.
-
2.
There
is
mercy
enough
in
God
for
the
pardoning
of
your
sins
be
they
never
so
great
:
Gods
nature
is
of
infinite
and
unlimited
perfection
;
there
is
an
infinite
ocean
of
Grace
in
the
heart
of
God
:
it
is
not
possible
for
man
to
commit
such
sins
that
God
should
not
be
able
to
pardon
them
:
God
is
of
such
mercy
,
that
he
can
do
any
thing
that
is
an
act
of
mercy
:
as
there
is
nothing
too
hard
for
the
power
of
God
,
so
there
is
nothing
too
hard
for
the
mercy
of
God
:
and
certainly
sinners
have
little
reason
to
object
that
God
can't
find
in
his
heart
to
pardon
them
,
when
he
has
found
in
his
heart
to
provide
a
sufficient
sacrifice
for
them
,
when
he
has
found
in
his
heart
to
offer
them
pardon
,
when
he
has
found
in
his
heart
to
pardon
others
as
great
sinners
as
they
.
Objection
,
3.
God
is
exceeding
angry
with
me
:
he
is
in
his
providences
testifying
against
me
;
and
fills
me
with
terrors
;
and
though
I
cry
to
him
,
he
don't
regard
my
cries
,
therefore
I
am
afraid
to
believe
:
Answer
:
-
1.
The
great
thing
that
God
is
angry
with
you
for
is
your
unbelief
:
the
despising
of
the
Gospel
is
the
great
provoking
sin
:
that
was
it
that
greatly
provoked
God
against
the
Jews
,
Rom.
11.20
.
they
were
broken
off
by
unbelief
:
and
this
should
put
you
upon
it
to
make
hast
to
Christ
,
that
you
may
not
provoke
him
more
to
anger
against
you
:
the
longer
you
live
in
unbelief
the
more
angry
God
will
be
.
-
2.
Anger
in
God
is
not
a
passion
as
it
is
in
men
:
God
is
not
capable
of
being
angry
after
that
manner
that
men
are
angry
:
men
are
so
angry
sometimes
that
they
cannot
forget
an
injury
:
they
are
quite
over-ruled
with
this
passion
;
passion
masters
them
they
are
in
servitude
to
it
:
but
God
is
not
passionate
,
he
is
never
transported
with
anger
,
anger
is
but
figuratively
applied
unto
God
,
it
notes
his
will
to
punish
and
chasten
men
for
their
sins
:
but
in
men
it
is
a
violent
affection
that
many
times
they
cannot
restrain
.
-
3.
When
God
is
very
angry
yet
it
is
safe
venturing
upon
Christ
:
if
you
come
to
Christ
,
God
will
not
reject
you
,
though
he
be
very
angry
:
this
is
the
way
proposed
by
himself
for
the
removing
of
his
anger
:
tho
he
be
angry
,
yet
he
is
ready
to
pardon
in
a
way
of
believing
;
he
is
never
so
angry
as
to
reject
those
that
come
unto
Christ
:
when
grievously
provoked
,
yet
he
has
a
pardon
in
his
hand
to
bestow
upon
all
that
will
accept
of
it
:
there
is
encouragement
enough
in
the
Gospel
to
make
you
with
joy
to
rely
upon
a
provoked
God
:
he
assures
you
in
this
way
,
you
shall
be
forgiven
:
though
he
be
angry
,
yet
he
will
not
forget
his
promises
that
he
has
made
unto
returning
sinners
,
Jer.
3.22
.
Objection
4.
God
threatens
such
as
I
am
peremptorily
with
ruine
,
Prov.
29.1
.
He
that
being
often
reproved
hardeneth
his
neck
,
shall
suddenly
be
destroyed
and
that
without
remedy
:
and
therefore
I
am
afraid
God
will
not
accept
me
:
Answer
.
Such
threatnings
as
this
are
only
declarations
of
what
God
does
oftentimes
do
:
there
are
some
threatnings
that
are
absolute
;
wherein
God
does
absolutely
declare
what
he
will
do
:
such
are
the
threatnings
of
ruine
for
final
impenitency
and
unbelief
:
but
many
other
threatnings
are
but
declarations
of
what
God
oftentimes
does
,
and
in
their
application
to
particular
persons
are
to
be
understood
with
a
condition
:
according
to
that
rule
,
Jer.
18
7
,
8.
so
that
such
persons
may
be
sayed
if
they
do
repent
:
this
is
evident
not
only
from
the
many
invitations
in
the
Scripture
that
reach
and
comprehend
such
sinners
as
well
as
others
:
but
from
hence
also
,
that
the
generality
of
those
whom
the
Lord
accepts
have
been
guilty
of
rejecting
many
reproofs
,
the
generality
of
the
Saints
have
lived
to
Mens
and
Womens
estates
,
under
means
before
they
yielded
any
real
obedience
unto
God
:
therefore
this
threatning
cannot
be
understood
of
the
certain
ruine
of
all
that
have
hardned
their
necks
after
many
reproofs
:
if
you
he
of
this
number
there
is
free
liberty
and
good
encouragement
for
you
to
come
to
Christ
notwithstanding
.
Objection
5.
But
I
am
afraid
that
God
has
given
me
up
to
judicial
hardness
of
heart
,
that
he
has
taken
his
spirit
away
from
me
;
and
if
so
he
does
not
intend
me
in
the
call
of
the
gospel
:
Answer
.
-
1.
There
is
an
hardness
of
heart
that
is
not
judicial
:
indeed
every
man
by
nature
is
under
the
power
of
an
hard
heart
:
there
may
be
abundance
of
hard
heartedness
in
you
though
no
judicial
hardness
:
there
may
be
some
legal
softness
,
and
tenderness
,
and
relenting
where
there
is
judicial
hardness
,
as
it
was
with
Pharaoh
:
so
there
may
be
hardness
where
there
is
no
judicial
hardness
:
this
is
an
evidence
of
it
,
because
God
promises
them
to
take
away
the
hardness
of
their
hearts
,
Ezek.
11.19
.
I
will
take
the
heart
of
stone
out
of
your
flesh
,
and
I
will
give
you
an
heart
of
flesh
.
-
2.
Many
others
have
feared
that
they
have
been
judicially
hardened
,
that
have
afterwards
been
converted
:
they
that
are
judicially
hardened
do
not
use
to
be
perplexed
with
this
fear
:
the
judgment
it self
is
wont
to
deliver
them
from
fears
of
this
kind
:
but
it
is
a
frequent
thing
for
souls
under
trouble
to
be
afraid
of
this
:
others
have
seen
afterwards
that
they
have
been
mistaken
,
and
so
may
you
.
-
3.
The
reasons
why
persons
under
the
work
of
conversion
fear
that
they
are
given
up
to
hardness
,
and
that
the
Spirit
of
God
has
forsaken
them
,
is
because
the
spirit
does
after
a
while
change
its
way
of
working
:
when
the
Spirit
begins
to
work
upon
them
,
his
manner
is
to
discover
their
danger
,
and
after
a
while
to
give
them
some
encouragement
,
whereby
they
come
to
have
strong
affections
,
sorrow
,
desire
,
delight
,
and
now
they
are
easily
perswaded
that
the
Spirit
is
at
work
with
them
,
and
dont
look
upon
themselves
hardened
,
but
after
a
while
,
when
these
affection
fail
them
,
and
they
find
themselves
dull
and
senseless
,
now
they
are
afraid
that
the
Spirit
has
left
them
:
whereas
the
reason
is
,
the
spirit
has
changed
his
work
,
and
is
about
to
shew
them
what
hearts
they
have
in
order
,
to
the
work
of
Humiliation
:
if
men
could
maintain
their
lively
affections
they
would
never
come
to
Christ
:
therefore
the
Spirit
of
God
does
leave
them
unto
,
and
lead
them
into
an
experimental
knowledg
of
the
hardness
of
their
hearts
:
so
that
this
is
no
sign
of
the
Spirits
leaving
you
,
but
an
effect
of
the
presence
of
the
Spirit
:
his
manner
is
to
convince
men
that
they
are
poor
and
wretched
,
and
blind
,
and
miserable
,
Rev.
3.17
.
-
4.
The
conditional
offer
of
the
gospel
is
made
to
you
how
hard
soever
your
heart
is
:
you
are
called
,
and
if
you
will
accept
you
shall
be
saved
:
God
rejects
none
that
come
to
him
by
Christ
:
do
you
accept
the
gospel
and
God
will
never
object
your
hard-heartedness
against
you
:
he
never
turned
any
away
,
because
their
hearts
were
hard
:
come
to
him
and
he
will
give
you
pardon
,
and
a
soft
heart
too
.
Objection
6.
I
am
afraid
I
have
committed
that
sin
for
which
there
is
no
Sacrifice
:
it
is
said
,
if
we
sin
wilfully
,
after
we
have
received
the
knowledg
of
the
truth
,
there
remaineth
no
more
Sacrifice
for
sin
,
Heb.
10.26
.
and
I
am
afraid
it
is
so
with
me
,
for
I
have
had
great
enlightnings
,
and
since
I
have
been
enlightned
;
I
have
been
guilty
of
a
great
deal
of
rebellion
against
God
,
and
have
felt
the
workings
of
enmity
to
God
in
my
heart
,
and
if
so
it
is
a
vain
thing
for
me
to
come
to
Christ
,
he
was
not
sacrificed
for
such
:
Answer
.
For
the
answering
of
this
Doubt
I
shall
open
this
Scripture
to
you
,
and
shew
you
what
is
meant
by
sinning
,
and
by
wilful
sinning
:
-
1.
By
sinning
here
is
not
meant
any
sort
of
sin
,
but
some
special
sin
:
particularly
the
sin
of
Apostacy
and
renouncing
of
the
gospel
:
this
is
evident
,
because
this
sin
is
that
which
he
speaks
of
in
the
verse
immediately
preceding
:
there
he
speaks
of
mens
casting
off
their
Christian
society
,
and
therewith
the
profession
of
the
truth
:
which
is
the
thing
he
disswades
from
in
this
verse
:
and
he
evidently
speaks
of
Apostacy
when
he
comes
to
explain
his
meaning
more
sully
,
ver.
29.
he
calls
this
sin
a
treading
under
foot
the
Son
of
God
,
&c
,
besides
the
same
Apostle
speaking
of
the
same
sin
,
Heb:
6.6
.
calls
it
a
falling
a
way
.
-
2.
By
sinning
or
apostatizing
wilfully
we
are
to
understand
a
malicious
apostacy
:
the
word
indeed
does
signifie
willingly
:
but
it
also
signifies
spitefully
or
maliciously
,
or
as
in
our
version
wilfully
:
there
are
three
ways
that
men
may
apostatize
from
the
profession
of
the
Gospel
:
they
may
do
it
ignorantly
;
when
men
are
blinded
by
the
arguments
of
Hereticks
:
they
may
do
it
against
their
light
through
a
spirit
of
fear
,
as
some
good
men
have
done
,
and
many
others
that
have
not
sinned
unpardonably
:
in
time
of
Persecution
many
have
through
weakness
denied
the
Gospel
:
they
may
do
it
spitefully
and
maliciously
,
that
is
here
intended
,
for
they
are
said
,
ver.
29.
to
do
despite
to
the
Spirit
of
grace
:
by
this
you
may
fee
that
though
there
have
been
many
backslidings
after
your
illumination
,
though
you
have
had
a
stubborn
and
rebellious
heart
,
yet
you
may
be
free
from
the
sin
here
intended
,
and
have
opportunity
to
come
with
acceptance
unto
Christ
.
Objection
7.
I
have
not
the
qualifications
that
are
mentioned
sometimes
in
the
invitation
of
the
Gospel
,
as
Isa.
55.1
.
Ho
every
one
that
thirsteth
come
ye
to
the
waters
,
Mat.
11.28
.
come
unto
me
all
ye
that
labour
and
are
heavy
laden
,
and
I
will
give
you
rest
:
therefore
I
fear
I
am
not
invited
.
Answer
,
-
1.
Some
persons
have
these
qualifications
that
fear
they
have
not
;
some
men
think
they
are
not
a
thirst
,
because
they
don't
find
longing
desire
after
Christ
:
their
hearts
are
dead
and
senseless
:
they
don't
find
any
love
unto
Christ
:
but
souls
may
be
said
to
be
a
thirst
,
when
they
are
in
want
of
refreshing
,
when
their
souls
are
parched
under
the
sense
of
Gods
anger
,
their
hearts
are
ready
to
fail
for
want
of
comfort
:
so
they
think
they
are
not
heavy
laden
,
because
sin
is
not
such
a
burden
to
them
as
it
should
be
;
because
they
have
not
an
heart
to
mourn
for
sin
:
but
there
is
no
man
can
mourn
for
sin
aright
,
until
he
has
closed
with
Christ
:
but
you
are
heavy
laden
if
the
anger
of
God
,
and
your
danger
do
load
you
:
and
you
can't
find
any
means
in
your selves
to
ease
you
of
your
burden
,
Act.
16.30
.
What
must
I
do
to
be
save
-
2.
The
invitation
is
not
confined
to
men
that
have
these
qualifications
,
but
only
particularly
applied
unto
them
;
such
are
under
special
temptation
,
and
have
special
need
of
support
,
it
is
one
thing
to
apply
the
call
to
one
particular
sort
of
men
,
another
to
limit
it
,
and
confine
it
to
them
;
it
may
be
applied
particularly
to
young
ones
yet
that
does
not
exclude
the
Antient
,
to
poor
ones
,
yet
that
does
not
exclude
the
wealthy
,
to
afflicted
ones
,
and
that
does
not
exclude
men
that
are
in
prosperity
,
unto
the
Jews
,
but
that
does
not
exclude
the
Gentiles
,
Rev.
22.22
.
Whoever
will
let
him
come
and
take
the
water
of
life
freely
.
Objection
8.
I
have
not
a
work
of
Humiliation
,
I
am
not
brought
wholly
out
of
my self
,
therefore
I
am
not
called
?
Answer
,
-
1.
Persons
that
are
not
humbled
are
called
to
come
to
Christ
:
their
next
work
indeed
is
not
to
come
to
Christ
,
but
to
come
out
of
themselves
,
and
so
come
to
Christ
:
to
forsake
all
other
confidences
,
and
build
on
Christ
,
to
throw
away
other
hopes
,
and
flee
to
this
hope
that
is
set
before
them
:
to
throw
away
their
crutches
,
and
lean
upon
Christ
:
self-righteous
persons
are
invited
,
Rev.
3.17
,
18.
they
that
said
they
were
rich
,
are
invited
to
come
to
Christ
for
gold
tried
in
the
fire
.
-
2.
If
persons
are
so
far
humbled
as
to
be
willing
to
take
Christ
on
his
own
terms
:
that
is
enough
,
there
needs
no
humiliation
before
faith
,
but
upon
this
account
that
persons
may
be
so
shiftless
,
that
they
may
be
willing
to
take
Christ
as
a
free
gift
of
God
:
men
need
so
much
,
that
they
may
not
make
lies
their
refuge
,
but
may
be
prepared
to
take
the
free
offer
of
the
Gospel
;
so
much
as
is
necessary
in
order
to
a
dependance
on
Christ
and
free-grace
is
needful
,
and
no
more
.
Objection
9.
How
can
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
make
God
love
one
?
I
have
no
righteousness
of
my
own
to
draw
the
heart
of
God
to
me
,
and
I
don't
see
how
the
righteousness
of
Christ
can
procure
the
love
of
God
for
me
.
Answer
,
-
1.
The
use
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
is
to
answer
the
demands
of
the
Law
for
you
:
the
Law
laid
an
objection
in
the
way
of
your
salvation
,
which
must
be
removed
before
you
could
be
saved
:
the
Law
would
not
admit
of
your
salvation
,
without
a
compleat
righteousness
:
and
the
righteousness
of
Christ
does
remove
this
objection
:
this
is
as
much
as
the
Law
does
demand
as
the
condition
of
life
;
the
righteousness
of
Christ
makes
you
an
heir
of
blessedness
according
to
the
law
:
this
removes
the
guilt
of
sin
,
this
supplies
your
want
of
worthiness
:
so
that
hereby
fair
way
is
made
for
your
salvation
without
any
injustice
,
Rom.
3.26
.
there
needs
nothing
more
to
make
your
salvation
free
from
any
legal
exceptions
.
-
2.
There
is
no
need
that
the
righteousness
of
Christ
should
procure
the
love
of
God
for
you
:
men
are
troubling
of
themselves
in
vain
,
when
they
are
seeking
a
cause
of
Gods
love
out
of
himself
:
Gods
love
is
the
first
cause
of
mans
salvation
,
and
has
no
dependance
upon
any
thing
:
it
is
impossible
that
any
thing
out
of
God
should
move
God
to
love
you
,
and
there
is
sufficiency
of
grace
in
God
to
love
you
,
tho'
there
be
no
external
cause
to
move
him
:
God
loves
men
freely
,
Hos.
14.4
.
he
can
have
mercy
upon
you
because
he
will
,
the
love
that
God
has
to
the
angels
of
heaven
is
not
built
upon
their
righteousness
,
but
is
the
foundation
of
their
righteousness
,
because
they
were
elect
angels
,
therefore
they
continued
holy
angels
;
and
the
love
of
God
to
Abraham
and
all
his
Saints
does
not
depend
upon
their
righteousness
nor
upon
the
Righteousness
of
Christ
;
indeed
the
love
of
God
was
the
reason
why
Christ
was
sent
to
work
out
righteonsness
for
us
,
Joh.
4.10
.
he
loved
us
,
and
sent
his
Son
to
be
the
propitiation
for
our
sins
.
Objection
,
10
I
have
not
the
inward
call
of
the
Gospel
how
can
it
be
said
then
,
that
God
calls
me
?
I
have
indeed
an
external
call
;
but
God
does
not
inwardly
call
me
,
and
I
wait
for
that
.
Answer
,
It
is
the
outward
call
of
the
Gospel
that
gives
men
their
warrant
to
believe
:
it
is
the
written
Word
of
God
that
bears
us
out
in
it
:
and
you
must
not
expect
any
other
warrant
but
that
:
you
must
not
expect
any
new
revelations
to
warrant
your
coming
to
Christ
,
2
Pet.
1.19
.
we
have
also
a
more
sure
word
of
Prophesie
:
the
inward
call
is
nothing
else
but
the
opening
of
the
ear
to
hear
the
outward
call
:
the
inward
call
is
only
that
illumination
of
the
mind
wherby
we
see
God
calling
of
us
in
his
word
:
the
assuring
us
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
;
the
call
of
God
in
his
Word
is
that
,
that
gives
men
their
encouragement
to
come
to
Christ
:
the
Word
of
God
is
the
ground
of
faith
,
Psal.
91.4
.
his
Truth
shall
be
thy
shield
and
buckler
:
the
design
of
the
inward
call
is
only
to
clear
up
the
outward
call
;
and
satisfie
the
heart
in
that
:
the
outward
call
evidences
mens
safety
in
coming
,
there
is
Gods
testimony
,
and
that
is
an
evidence
beyond
exception
,
1
Joh.
5.9
.
Gods
call
in
his
Word
makes
it
your
duty
to
believe
,
but
that
it
would
not
do
,
if
it
did
not
give
you
a
sufficient
warrant
to
believe
:
the
inward
call
helps
us
to
read
and
understand
our
warrant
:
but
it
is
the
outward
call
that
gives
warrant
to
believe
:
the
outward
call
is
the
foundation
of
saith
,
Acts
13.48
.
they
glorified
the
Word
of
the
Lord
and
believed
:
God
speaks
his
heart
in
the
outward
call
;
men
slight
it
,
and
say
it
is
but
an
outward
call
:
but
the
outward
call
is
no
delusion
,
God
speaks
uprightly
in
the
outward
call
,
there
you
may
see
the
heart
of
God
,
how
ready
he
is
to
bestow
salvation
upon
sinners
:
and
the
outward
call
binds
Gods
faithfulness
:
the
outward
call
lays
such
a
tye
upon
God
as
makes
the
condition
of
believers
very
safe
,
Heb.
10.25
.
let
us
hold
fast
the
profession
of
our
faith
without
wavering
,
for
he
is
fatthful
that
promised
.
Objection
11.
I
have
an
unwilling
spirit
to
come
to
Christ
,
and
therefore
I
am
not
called
:
for
the
call
is
only
to
them
that
will
,
Rev:
22.17
.
whosoever
will
,
let
him
take
of
the
water
of
life
freely
.
Answer
,
-
1.
When
God
says
whoever
will
;
he
does
not
limit
the
call
to
them
that
will
,
the
offer
is
general
,
and
therefore
is
made
unto
them
that
will
not
,
as
well
as
unto
them
that
will
:
men
that
are
unwilling
ought
to
come
,
mens
duty
does
not
depend
upon
their
willingness
to
do
it
:
God
commands
those
that
are
unwilling
:
the
generality
of
the
Jews
were
not
willing
to
come
to
Christ
:
yet
God
required
them
to
come
,
Joh.
9.29
.
this
is
the
work
of
God
that
ye
believe
on
him
,
whom
he
hath
sent
:
God
makes
conditional
promises
unto
such
,
and
will
punish
such
men
for
their
not
coming
unto
Christ
:
it
will
be
a
poor
excuse
at
the
last
day
for
men
to
say
they
were
not
willing
,
out
of
their
own
mouth
God
will
conde
mn
them
.
-
2
,
When
God
says
whosoever
will
:
he
does
not
require
any
antecedent
willingness
before
their
coming
:
the
meaning
is
not
that
men
must
first
find
themselves
willing
,
and
so
come
to
Christ
:
men
must
not
wait
for
a
willing
spirit
,
as
a
ground
of
encouragement
to
come
to
Christ
,
God
does
not
require
that
men
should
be
first
willing
and
then
come
:
it
is
a
concomitant
willingness
only
that
God
does
require
not
an
antecedent
:
for
indeed
no
man
is
indeed
truly
willing
to
believe
in
Christ
,
until
he
does
so
.
-
3.
The
meaning
of
it
is
,
that
there
is
an
universal
liberty
given
to
men
to
come
to
Christ
:
he
will
bestow
the
blessing
on
none
but
those
that
will
:
and
upon
any
one
that
will
,
the
meaning
is
that
he
will
reject
no
man
that
will
come
,
upon
any
defect
whatever
,
upon
any
account
that
may
be
thought
of
:
whatever
their
outward
condition
be
,
whatever
hearts
they
have
,
whatever
their
former
life
have
been
,
whatever
weakness
there
be
in
their
faith
;
it
is
an
universal
offer
without
an
exception
.
Objection
12.
I
am
afraid
I
don't
understand
the
meaning
of
the
call
:
God
promises
life
to
them
that
believe
,
but
there
may
be
some
interpretation
or
other
found
out
,
that
I
did
not
think
of
:
I
fear
I
should
but
deceive
my self
,
if
I
should
come
.
Answer
,
You
scare
your self
causelesly
;
God
has
upon
design
so
phrased
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
,
that
all
our
scruples
may
be
removed
,
Joh.
6.37
.
he
that
cometh
unto
me
,
I
will
in
no
wise
cast
out
:
God
has
made
our
way
plain
to
Christ
:
there
can
be
no
interpretation
made
contrary
to
the
words
of
the
call
;
and
they
bind
the
thing
sure
enough
:
there
can
be
no
interpretation
contrary
to
the
glory
of
free
grace
,
which
is
the
great
thing
that
God
does
design
:
his
design
shall
not
fall
to
the
ground
:
there
can
be
no
such
interpretation
as
shall
rob
Christ
of
his
honour
,
the
honour
of
being
a
compleat
Saviour
;
yea
there
can
be
no
such
interpretation
but
what
is
suitable
to
the
necessity
of
sinners
:
this
way
of
salvation
is
proposed
to
be
an
help
to
us
,
and
if
we
can't
have
salvation
in
a
way
of
free
grace
upon
Christs
account
,
but
that
there
must
be
some
worthiness
in
us
,
it
would
be
no
help
to
us
:
if
God
did
stand
for
any
worthiness
in
us
we
should
be
uncapable
of
salvation
.
Objection
13.
I
am
afraid
if
I
should
believe
that
I
shall
come
in
a
wrong
way
,
and
then
I
shall
be
in
a
worse
condition
then
I
am
now
:
then
I
shall
go
hoping
to
hell
.
Answer
,
If
you
come
to
Christ
meerly
upon
Gospel
encouragement
,
you
cannot
come
in
a
wrong
way
;
if
you
come
indeed
upon
such
encouragements
as
these
,
that
you
have
not
much
angred
God
,
that
you
have
pacified
him
,
that
your
have
a
great
love
for
him
,
that
you
have
not
been
so
bad
as
other
men
,
that
your
heart
is
soft
and
broken
for
sin
,
&c.
you
don't
come
in
a
right
way
:
but
if
you
come
meerly
upon
the
encouragements
that
God
sets
before
you
in
his
Word
,
you
do
come
in
a
right
way
:
God
offers
salvation
to
you
,
and
tells
you
that
his
grace
is
free
,
that
Christ
has
dyed
for
our
,
sins
,
and
if
this
prevail
upon
you
,
that
though
you
are
vile
,
yet
there
is
vertue
enough
in
Christ
for
the
pardon
of
them
,
that
God
is
a
God
of
glorious
grace
,
and
his
Word
is
true
:
and
upon
the
encouragement
hereof
you
come
to
Christ
,
God
will
not
reject
you
:
this
is
the
faith
that
God
calls
for
,
Psal.
36
7.
Psal.
91.4
.
2
Tim.
1.12
.
Objection
14.
In
this
way
of
coming
unto
Christ
,
I
must
take
all
upon
trust
:
we
don't
see
that
it
is
so
,
we
cannot
tell
whether
Jesus
he
the
Christ
,
whether
God
does
take
delight
in
his
sacrifice
,
and
be
willing
to
accept
of
us
,
it
is
so
reported
and
recorded
,
but
we
don't
know
it
to
be
so
,
but
must
take
it
upon
trust
.
Answer
,
We
must
indeed
take
things
upon
trust
,
but
it
is
upon
the
testimony
of
God
if
we
must
take
it
upon
trust
from
man
only
,
that
would
be
hard
:
but
it
is
not
hard
to
take
it
upon
trust
from
God
:
we
have
more
for
it
,
than
against
it
:
we
have
nothing
against
it
but
vain
conjectures
and
surmises
:
the
things
themselves
are
not
incredible
:
this
way
of
salvation
,
is
neither
contrary
to
the
justice
of
God
,
nor
beyond
the
mercy
of
God
,
no
man
was
ever
able
to
give
any
demonstration
against
this
way
of
salvation
.
Men
scare
themselves
with
many
vain
scruples
and
ignorant
imaginations
,
of
their
own
,
and
are
such
conjectures
and
guessings
to
be
set
against
the
testimony
of
God
?
God
has
sent
us
word
from
heaven
that
we
may
have
salvation
by
Christ
;
he
gives
his
witness
unto
it
,
and
that
may
well
satisfie
us
:
what
God
speaks
he
will
make
good
:
if
we
receive
the
witness
of
men
,
the
Witness
of
God
is
greater
,
and
we
may
safely
venture
our
souls
upon
his
Word
,
God
assures
us
that
it
is
so
,
and
gives
a
large
account
in
his
Word
how
the
thing
is
brought
about
,
he
gives
us
an
account
of
the
reason
of
it
,
the
means
and
method
of
accomplishing
it
,
and
the
design
that
is
upon
his
heart
,
in
such
a
way
as
is
exceeding
agreeable
unto
right
reason
:
remoxing
all
weighty
objections
that
can
arise
in
your
hearts
:
if
you
will
hearken
unto
cavils
and
the
pretenses
of
reason
,
and
stand
off
from
Jesus
Christ
,
you
must
expect
to
rue
it
another
day
:
but
if
you
desire
the
good
of
your
souls
,
and
to
escape
those
miseries
that
shall
come
upon
an
unbelieving
world
,
reject
temptations
,
and
cast
away
all
the
vain
arguings
of
your
hearts
,
and
accept
of
this
glorious
call
,
and
build
upon
this
sure
foundation
;
you
need
not
have
any
greater
assurance
than
Gods
Word
,
which
will
endure
when
Heaven
and
Earth
shall
fail
:
it
is
well
for
those
men
and
women
that
have
Word
of
God
for
their
salvation
:
it
is
bad
building
hopes
of
heaven
upon
mens
fancies
:
but
it
is
safe
building
them
upon
Gods
Word
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Vse
4.
Exhortation
:
To
Saints
to
live
by
Faith
upon
the
Righteousness
of
Jesus
Christ
for
your
acceptance
:
USE
,
IV.
I
Shall
conclude
the
Discourse
with
an
Exhortation
to
the
people
of
God
,
to
be
often
renewing
acts
of
dependance
upon
Christs
Righteousness
for
your
acceptance
with
God
;
be
believing
on
Christ
for
your
acceptance
both
now
and
in
the
day
of
Judgment
:
a
great
part
of
the
life
of
a
Christian
lies
in
the
exercise
of
Faith
;
and
as
you
are
to
be
exercising
Faith
in
Christ
for
other
things
,
so
especially
for
your
acceptance
and
salvation
:
't
is
not
enough
that
you
have
once
ventured
your selves
on
Christ
,
and
accepted
of
the
tender
of
life
made
to
you
through
him
,
but
you
must
live
upon
Christ
for
acceptance
all
your
dayes
:
you
ought
to
be
alwayes
in
a
believing
frame
,
and
never
to
put
forth
any
act
contrary
unto
the
act
of
Faith
,
and
very
often
to
be
renewing
of
the
acts
of
Faith
for
your
acceptance
:
there
are
many
special
occasions
,
when
it
is
duty
so
to
do
,
as
when
God
is
setting
the
offers
of
this
grace
before
you
in
his
Word
,
and
in
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
;
so
when
you
meet
with
any
temptations
,
to
beat
you
off
from
this
way
of
believing
,
when
you
have
been
contracting
any
special
guilt
,
when
you
go
before
God
in
solemn
prayer
:
and
besides
what
is
to
be
done
on
such
occasions
as
these
,
it
is
a
duty
to
have
the
heart
working
and
carried
out
in
this
way
at
other
times
,
and
it
will
be
so
where
the
heart
is
in
a
believing
frame
;
men
then
will
love
to
be
thinking
upon
the
precious
righteoousness
of
Christ
,
and
putting
forth
acts
of
dependance
thereupon
:
God
requires
you
to
be
much
in
the
exercise
of
Faith
,
1
Joh.
5.13
.
those
things
have
I
written
to
you
that
believe
on
the
Name
of
the
Son
of
God
,
that
you
may
know
that
you
have
eternal
life
,
and
that
you
may
believe
on
the
Name
of
the
Son
of
God.
This
ought
to
be
upon
a
double
account
:
-
1.
This
is
an
honour
due
to
God
and
Jesus
Christ
:
it
becomes
us
to
be
putting
honour
upon
them
by
reniewing
those
acts
of
Faith
,
when
a
man
is
drawing
his
encouragement
from
the
righteousness
of
Christ
,
and
the
free
grace
of
God
,
prizing
Christs
Righteousness
,
satisfied
with
that
,
rejoycing
in
it
,
rolling
himself
upon
it
,
he
is
putting
honour
thereupon
:
and
it
is
no
more
than
it
does
deserve
:
it
becomes
us
to
be
giving
this
glory
unto
God
and
Jesus
Christ
:
when
the
acts
of
Faith
are
much
intermitted
,
and
when
there
are
any
actings
of
unbelief
:
we
do
deny
them
their
due
honour
,
but
the
exercise
of
Faith
is
a
practical
acknowledgment
of
their
glory
:
and
this
is
one
part
of
that
way
of
holiness
,
wherein
the
people
of
God
are
walking
unto
salvation
:
the
first
act
of
Faith
in
Christ
is
the
fulfilling
of
the
Covenant
,
other
acts
of
Faith
are
a
part
of
our
attending
that
way
of
holiness
which
is
the
way
of
life
.
-
2.
This
is
the
way
of
our
comfort
:
we
need
to
be
from
time
to
time
renewing
the
acts
of
Faith
,
that
we
may
live
a
comfortable
life
:
this
is
a
way
to
have
a
stable
and
well
grounded
comfort
:
for
in
this
way
of
salvation
,
God
has
given
us
everlasting
consolation
and
good
hope
,
2
Thess.
2.16
.
the
actings
of
unbelief
fill
the
soul
with
trouble
:
that
saint
must
needs
live
a
sorrowful
life
,
that
is
much
carried
away
with
an
unbelieving
heart
:
such
a
life
is
attended
with
many
terrors
and
fears
:
unbelief
is
the
sinking
of
the
heart
:
the
prevailings
of
a
spirit
of
discouragement
,
bring
a
man
into
a
most
perplexed
condition
:
and
he
that
lives
in
a
way
of
carnal
confidence
will
live
a
life
of
trouble
:
though
at
times
his
joy
may
be
great
,
yet
there
will
often
be
such
discoveries
of
his
heart
,
and
convictions
of
his
danger
,
as
will
fill
his
soul
with
fear
and
trembling
:
the
only
way
to
live
a
sweet
and
comfortable
life
is
to
live
by
Faith
upon
Christ
:
the
actings
of
Faith
give
rest
unto
the
heart
:
there
will
be
some
measure
of
comfort
wherever
Faith
is
in
exercise
,
though
a
man
be
in
the
dark
about
his
condition
,
yet
the
very
actings
of
Faith
will
support
his
heart
:
Faith
discovers
a
resting
place
for
the
soul
:
in
the
exercise
of
Faith
,
the
soul
is
receiving
of
encouragement
:
therefore
Faith
is
often
expressed
in
Scripture
by
joy
,
Phil.
3.3
.
Hab.
3.18
.
indeed
there
is
a
sweetness
and
pleasingness
in
the
exercises
of
every
grace
,
because
they
are
suitable
to
that
new
nature
that
God
has
put
into
his
Saints
;
but
there
is
a
special
sweetness
in
the
exercise
of
Faith
,
because
the
nature
of
it
is
to
entertain
a
well
grounded
comfort
and
encouragement
:
the
very
actings
of
Faith
have
a
great
deal
of
comfort
in
them
,
and
the
reflection
of
the
soul
upon
those
acts
of
Faith
has
a
great
deal
of
comfort
in
them
:
Faith
it self
is
comfortable
,
and
the
sight
of
Faith
is
comfortable
:
Faith
comforts
as
it
entertains
the
glad
tidings
of
the
Gospel
,
as
it
discovers
a
door
of
hope
:
the
light
of
Faith
comforts
as
it
discovers
a
sure
evidence
of
Salvation
.
In
prosecuting
of
this
VSE
,
we
shall
consider
three
things
:
-
1.
That
Saints
are
apt
to
be
discouraged
from
believing
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
for
acceptance
.
-
2.
What
their
discouragements
are
,
together
with
proposals
for
the
removing
of
them
.
-
3.
What
course
saints
should
take
that
they
may
live
by
Faith
on
Christs
righteousness
,
and
not
be
discouraged
.
1.
Consider
,
Saints
are
apt
to
be
discouraged
from
believing
on
the
righteousness
of
Christ
for
acceptance
:
there
are
two
sorts
of
discouragements
that
Christians
have
with
respect
unto
their
acceptance
:
one
sort
is
when
they
are
discouraged
as
if
they
were
not
accepted
,
as
if
they
were
not
saints
,
and
in
a
state
of
salvation
:
their
present
state
is
dark
unto
them
:
and
this
arises
either
from
Gods
dispensations
towards
them
,
or
their
carriages
towards
God
:
God
layes
afflictions
upon
them
,
exercises
them
with
inward
temptations
,
don't
give
assurance
of
his
love
;
don't
answer
their
prayers
,
don't
quicken
their
hearts
in
his
Ordinances
:
and
they
are
carried
away
with
corruption
,
don't
feel
the
working
of
love
in
their
hearts
,
have
not
such
spiritual
hearts
as
others
of
the
people
of
God
,
and
so
they
are
ready
to
sink
,
as
if
their
present
state
were
not
a
state
of
peace
with
God
:
the
other
sort
of
discouragement
is
when
they
are
afraid
to
come
unto
Christ
for
acceptance
:
they
are
called
upon
to
believe
,
but
are
discouraged
from
that
duty
:
it
don't
enter
into
them
that
God
is
free
to
accept
of
them
through
Christ
:
they
dare
not
believe
:
and
these
two
sorts
of
discouragements
are
generally
Companions
,
and
go
together
,
though
not
alwayes
:
usually
when
Christians
are
discouraged
as
to
their
present
state
,
they
are
also
more
backward
to
believe
than
at
other
times
:
and
their
hearts
are
frighted
because
of
the
greatness
and
number
of
their
sins
:
and
when
they
are
in
an
unbelieving
frame
,
they
are
many
times
discouraged
as
if
they
were
not
Saints
,
and
can't
discern
those
signs
that
they
can
see
plain
enough
at
another
time
:
this
latter
sort
of
discouragement
whereby
Saints
are
discouraged
from
believing
in
Christ
is
,
that
we
are
now
discoursing
of
:
and
this
discouraged
frame
is
one
of
those
frames
that
are
contrary
to
a
believing
frame
:
there
are
two
other
frames
in
Christians
that
are
contrary
to
believing
in
Christ
:
one
is
a
slighty
,
careless
and
regardless
frame
of
spirit
respecting
acceptance
with
God
and
eternal
salvation
,
mens
hearts
are
sometimes
so
deeply
engaged
in
the
world
,
that
they
are
little
concerned
about
the
state
of
their
souls
,
they
have
not
the
weight
of
it
on
their
hearts
,
to
make
sure
a
part
in
Christ
;
sometimes
Christians
are
under
the
prevailings
of
a
sensless
Spirit
,
they
have
not
sense
nor
solemnity
enough
upon
their
hearts
to
put
forth
an
act
of
Faith
:
the
other
is
a
self-righteous
frame
,
whereby
Christians
are
apt
to
be
drawing
of
their
encouragements
for
their
acceptance
with
God
from
their
own
righteousness
:
but
besides
these
there
is
a
discouraged
frame
of
spirit
whereby
Saints
are
afraid
to
believe
;
as
if
there
were
not
encouragement
enough
to
believe
,
in
the
offers
of
Christs
righteousness
to
them
:
this
discouraged
frame
of
spirit
is
,
that
we
shall
particularly
consider
of
,
as
being
directly
contrary
to
the
doctrine
of
our
safe
appearing
in
Christs
righteousness
,
which
has
been
cleared
up
in
the
former
part
of
this
Discourse
.
That
Saints
are
very
apt
to
be
discouraged
from
believing
is
evident
from
the
universal
experience
of
the
people
of
God
;
they
find
it
a
difficult
thing
to
live
a
life
of
Faith
,
and
find
many
doubtings
arising
in
their
hearts
,
many
jealousies
that
their
hearts
are
suggesting
:
they
are
apt
to
be
discouraged
from
believing
for
other
things
,
outward
blessings
,
divine
assistance
,
and
whatever
God
has
promised
,
and
thus
it
is
also
with
respect
unto
their
acceptance
with
God
:
were
they
not
so
apt
to
be
discouraged
they
would
live
a
more
sweet
and
comfortable
life
than
they
do
:
the
Disciples
of
Christ
were
slow
of
heart
to
believe
all
that
the
Prophets
have
written
,
Luk.
24.25
.
Saints
are
ready
to
say
as
he
,
I
am
undone
because
I
am
a
man
of
unclean
lips
,
Isai.
6.5
.
their
Faith
would
many
time
fail
if
there
were
not
special
assistance
given
unto
them
,
Luk
22.32
.
I
have
prayed
for
thee
that
thy
Faith
fail
not
:
the
Apostle
Paul
plainly
implies
that
he
found
great
want
of
Faith
when
he
expresses
his
cā●
to
know
Christ
and
the
power
of
his
resurrection
,
Phil.
3.
10.
and
hence
it
is
,
that
God
is
so
often
stirring
us
up
in
his
Word
to
believe
,
and
has
appointed
so
many
means
for
the
confirmation
and
establishment
of
our
Faith
:
and
if
we
consider
the
state
of
the
people
of
God
,
it
is
no
wonder
that
they
have
many
doubtings
and
risings
of
discouragement
in
their
he
arts
:
for
the
same
principles
that
do
so
discourage
natural
men
are
in
Saints
;
though
they
be
in
part
mortified
,
yet
they
do
remain
there
;
ignorance
of
God
,
carnal
reason
,
pride
of
heart
are
remaining
in
them
:
and
Satan
is
busie
to
stir
up
jealousies
in
their
hearts
,
he
is
striking
at
their
Faith
,
casting
in
his
fiery
darts
into
them
,
Eph
6.
16.
and
they
have
many
discouraging
temptations
before
their
eyes
,
which
are
matter
for
carnal
reason
to
work
upon
;
which
are
next
to
be
spoken
unto
.
2.
Consider
what
their
Discouragements
are
,
together
with
Proposals
for
the
removing
of
them
:
Discouragement
1.
The
unspeakable
greatness
of
the
blessings
that
are
offered
in
the
Gospel
:
he
has
a
sense
upon
his
heart
that
it
is
a
wonderful
priviledg
to
be
brought
into
a
state
of
acceptance
with
God
,
the
favour
of
God
is
better
than
life
:
to
be
saved
and
translated
from
a
mean
condition
in
this
world
,
into
the
highest
heavens
to
behold
the
face
of
God
for
ever
,
to
enjoy
pleasures
for
evermore
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
to
be
made
like
the
Angels
of
God
;
't
is
so
great
a
thing
,
that
it
will
scarce
enter
into
him
,
considering
how
mean
and
unworthy
he
is
:
if
God
had
spoken
of
some
little
thing
,
of
some
more
mode
rate
felicity
,
he
should
not
have
stuck
so
much
at
it
:
but
this
is
so
inconceivably
great
,
that
he
is
jealous
whether
God
be
willing
to
bestow
it
upon
him
:
the
greatness
of
it
puts
him
to
a
stand
,
and
makes
it
more
unlikely
in
his
eyes
:
sometimes
when
he
begins
to
rejoyce
in
it
,
his
heart
checks
him
,
and
he
fears
it
is
too
good
news
to
be
true
:
as
the
Disciples
believed
not
for
joy
,
Luk.
24.41
and
as
it
is
spoken
of
them
,
Psal.
126.1
.
when
the
Lord
turned
again
the
captivity
of
his
people
,
we
were
like
them
that
dream
:
the
heart
does
not
so
stagger
at
lesser
mercies
,
but
the
sense
of
the
greatness
of
salvation
makes
it
recoil
and
proves
a
temptation
to
unbelief
:
he
doubts
of
it
,
and
sayes
,
will
God
in
very
deed
do
this
thing
?
when
he
would
rejoyce
in
the
thoughts
of
it
,
he
is
pulled
back
by
fears
,
that
it
will
not
be
so
:
the
greatness
of
it
begets
a
secret
damp
upon
his
sonl
,
least
it
should
not
be
true
:
it
seems
incredible
:
For
the
removal
of
this
discouragement
,
Consider
1.
The
infiniteness
of
Gods
mercy
:
this
is
a
great
gift
,
but
it
is
not
too
great
a
gift
for
God
to
bestow
:
he
has
an
heart
large
enough
to
entertain
such
purposes
as
this
,
men
are
ready
to
think
that
God
will
count
it
too
much
for
them
,
and
that
a
more
moderate
felicity
were
fitter
for
them
,
but
the
mercy
of
God
is
unlimited
,
he
does
not
envy
mans
blessedness
,
he
can
find
in
his
heart
to
bestow
all
his
glory
upon
poor
unworthy
man
,
God
is
rich
inmercy
,
Eph.
2.4
.
plenteous
in
mercy
,
Psal.
103.8
.
the
greatest
act
of
mercy
is
not
beyond
the
merciful
nature
of
God
:
he
can
do
any
thing
that
is
an
act
of
mercy
:
his
mercy
is
such
that
it
cannot
be
overcome
with
provocations
,
but
it
can
overcome
the
greatest
provocations
,
his
mercy
is
such
that
it
has
no
dependance
upon
mans
worthiness
:
God
has
grace
enough
not
to
give
earthly
blessings
only
,
but
heavenly
blessings
unto
men
,
he
has
such
mercy
as
that
he
can
bear
to
see
men
in
the
possession
of
heavenly
glory
,
and
not
grudg
at
it
,
or
think
much
of
it
,
he
has
such
mercy
that
he
can
take
wonderful
delight
to
see
men
happy
.
2.
It
is
no
impoverishing
of
God
to
bestow
blessedness
upon
you
:
God
is
not
the
poorer
for
making
you
and
thousands
of
such
as
you
happy
:
God
does
not
empty
himself
and
lose
of
his
fulness
,
he
has
never
the
less
for
filling
of
you
:
if
a
man
that
has
much
for
himself
give
any
thing
to
you
,
he
has
the
less
for
himself
,
and
that
makes
men
the
more
backward
to
give
unto
others
:
but
it
is
not
thus
with
God
,
the
Sun
has
not
the
less
light
for
enlightning
the
world
:
God
does
bestow
all
his
mercy
and
salvation
without
any
diminution
to
himself
;
he
is
not
the
less
happy
himself
by
making
you
happy
;
he
can
spare
all
this
glory
to
you
without
any
wrong
to
himself
:
though
this
salvation
be
so
great
a
thing
,
yet
God
can
afford
to
give
it
:
it
is
a
difficult
thing
to
men
sometimes
to
perform
their
engagments
to
others
,
but
it
is
no
difficult
thing
to
God
to
perform
his
offers
to
you
,
in
my
Fathers
house
there
is
bread
enough
and
to
spare
,
Luke
15.17
.
God
has
not
the
less
glory
for
himself
,
nor
for
any
of
his
friends
by
bestowing
glory
upon
you
.
3.
God
made
man
oapable
of
enjoying
blessedness
.
God
has
made
man
not
only
capable
of
wordly
delights
,
but
he
has
g●ven
him
an
understanding
and
free-will
,
whereby
he
is
capable
of
enjoying
God
himself
:
man
is
made
of
such
a
nature
that
he
is
capable
of
enjoying
the
presence
of
God
:
and
being
capable
of
it
,
he
cannot
be
satisfied
till
he
come
to
the
enjoyment
of
him
:
he
cannot
rest
but
in
his
center
,
he
cannot
be
happy
till
he
enjoyes
his
proper
object
:
and
surely
God
would
never
have
created
such
a
creature
with
such
capacity
,
if
he
had
not
an
heart
to
bring
him
to
the
enjoyment
of
himself
in
a
way
of
hearkening
to
his
counsels
:
why
did
God
make
such
a
creature
that
should
have
such
a
capacity
and
such
desires
,
if
he
had
not
an
heart
to
bestow
this
good
upon
him
:
God
satisfies
the
desires
of
every
living
thing
;
heavenly
glory
though
it
be
great
yet
it
is
not
too
much
for
our
need
:
he
bestows
upon
the
beasts
of
the
earth
,
the
fish
of
the
sea
,
and
Fowls
of
heaven
,
such
things
as
are
suitable
to
their
needs
,
and
why
should
we
think
that
God
is
unwilling
to
bestow
upon
man
what
he
needs
,
if
men
will
take
the
directions
that
he
gives
unto
them
.
4.
God
has
made
heaven
on
purpose
to
bestow
it
upon
men
;
together
with
the
angels
:
the
earth
was
made
for
man
,
and
so
was
heaven
too
:
God
raised
this
glorious
building
on
purpose
to
entertain
men
:
it
is
a
Kingdom
prepared
for
them
from
the
foundation
of
the
world
,
Mat.
25.34
.
God
has
prepared
for
them
a
City
,
Heb.
11.16
:
this
was
one
of
the
first
works
that
God
ever
did
to
prepare
this
place
of
blessedness
for
men
:
he
did
not
need
any
heaven
for
himself
:
he
was
infinitely
happy
before
heaven
was
made
:
bnt
he
made
it
on
purpose
for
such
as
shall
come
to
Christ
:
how
then
can
we
think
that
God
is
unwilling
to
bestow
it
upon
them
:
now
it
is
made
,
he
will
not
say
it
is
too
good
for
them
:
he
turned
man
indeed
out
of
Paradise
that
was
made
for
him
,
because
that
was
made
for
him
only
so
long
as
he
retained
his
integrity
:
but
the
heavenly
Paradise
was
made
for
such
as
will
come
unto
Christ
.
5.
This
is
but
proportionable
to
that
design
that
is
upon
the
heart
of
God
:
men
do
not
stick
to
do
great
things
for
the
accomplishing
of
designs
that
lie
much
upon
their
hearts
;
Princes
will
be
at
vast
expence
to
shew
their
magnificence
,
the
Artist
will
take
a
great
deal
of
pains
to
shew
his
skill
:
and
God
has
a
design
upon
his
heart
to
manifest
his
glory
:
and
has
done
great
things
for
that
end
:
he
made
this
glorious
fabrick
of
heaven
and
earth
,
to
be
as
a
glass
wherein
his
glory
is
represented
,
and
the
eternal
salvation
of
such
as
you
is
greatly
subservient
to
this
end
,
Eph.
1.5
,
6
Eph.
2.6
,
7
here
is
nothing
in
this
contrary
to
Gods
glory
:
nothing
that
is
an
hindrance
to
it
:
but
it
suits
that
end
:
the
mercy
of
God
is
much
honoured
by
his
pardoning
and
saving
of
sinners
:
Micah
7.18
.
herein
is
seen
what
free
compassion
is
in
the
heart
of
God
:
it
is
much
for
the
glory
of
God
to
lead
sinners
through
all
the
difficulties
of
the
way
unto
heaven
,
it
is
much
for
the
glory
of
God
,
notwithstanding
all
their
unworthiness
to
bestow
heaven
upon
them
:
it
is
much
for
the
glory
of
God
to
have
multitudes
in
heaven
to
be
spectators
and
admirers
of
his
glory
,
Joh.
17.24
.
That
they
may
be
with
me
where
I
am
,
to
behold
my
glory
which
thou
hast
given
me
.
6.
There
has
been
a
great
price
paid
for
it
:
if
you
had
kept
the
covenant
of
works
,
and
been
perfectly
obedient
unto
God
,
without
any
defect
,
you
would
not
have
doubted
of
Gods
readiness
to
accept
of
you
and
save
you
:
but
here
is
as
fair
a
way
made
for
your
acceptance
and
salvation
:
God
is
fully
satisfied
for
every
jot
of
that
glory
that
he
promises
unto
you
?
Jesus
Christ
has
payed
the
full
price
of
it
,
according
to
the
tenour
of
the
covenant
:
it
is
a
due
debt
to
all
that
are
partakers
of
the
righteousness
of
Christ
:
it
is
an
act
of
Justice
in
God
to
bestow
salvation
upon
them
:
heavenly
glory
is
purchased
glory
,
Eph.
1.14
.
until
the
redemption
of
the
purchased
possession
.
Discouragement
2.
The
many
sins
that
he
has
been
guilty
of
:
sometimes
a
Saint
has
a
dismal
frightful
apprehension
of
his
sins
:
they
appear
to
him
as
a
dark
cloud
:
he
knows
that
God
is
an
holy
and
a
jealous
God
:
he
speaks
dreadfully
in
his
Word
against
sinful
practices
,
and
has
brought
dreadful
judgment
upon
angels
and
men
for
their
sins
:
and
hence
he
is
fearful
that
God
will
not
pardon
him
:
his
sins
proves
his
great
temptation
,
hence
his
heart
is
still
harping
upon
that
string
,
that
God
is
an
holy
sin-revenging
God
:
and
that
he
hath
been
guilty
of
abundance
of
sin
,
Psal.
40.12
.
mine
iniquities
take
hold
of
me
,
so
that
I
am
not
able
to
look
up
,
they
are
more
than
the
hairs
of
my
head
,
therefore
my
heart
faileth
me
.
And
there
are
two
things
especially
that
prove
matter
of
temptation
,
and
make
him
afraid
to
believe
.
One
thing
is
,
the
many
aggravations
that
he
sees
in
his
sins
,
he
sins
against
light
,
against
covenant
,
not
withstanding
abundance
of
mercy
,
with
a
great
deal
of
perverseness
;
they
have
reiterated
sins
,
after
bewailing
of
the
same
,
they
have
sinned
with
deliberation
,
their
sins
seem
to
have
exceeded
the
limits
of
pardoning
mercy
.
The
other
thing
is
,
that
they
fear
that
their
sins
do
speak
and
evidence
their
hypocrisie
:
they
are
apt
to
think
they
should
not
,
they
could
not
do
so
,
if
they
were
not
hypocrites
,
they
fear
that
such
carriages
are
not
consistent
with
grace
:
and
thence
they
are
much
discouraged
:
they
think
if
they
have
been
hypocrites
all
this
while
;
there
is
very
little
hope
for
them
,
that
would
be
such
a
provocation
that
they
fear
God
would
never
pardon
it
:
the
fear
of
their
hypocrisie
makes
them
fearful
to
cast
themselves
upon
Christ
.
For
the
removal
of
this
discouragement
,
Consider
:
1.
That
the
law
of
God
leaves
as
much
room
for
the
pardon
of
great
fins
as
of
little
ones
:
lesser
sins
and
greater
sins
are
all
mortal
by
the
law
,
by
the
sentence
of
the
law
,
one
sin
is
as
certainly
destructive
as
a
thousand
:
The
wages
of
sin
is
death
,
Rom.
6.23
.
and
the
Law
does
allow
of
the
pardon
of
multitudes
as
well
as
of
one
:
the
Law
allows
of
the
pardon
of
sin
;
provided
there
be
satisfaction
,
the
Law
stands
upon
it
to
have
punishment
,
but
it
does
not
stand
for
personal
punishment
;
in
case
of
great
sins
no
more
than
in
case
of
little
sins
the
Law
makes
no
distinction
:
but
it
gives
as
much
liberty
for
the
pardon
of
great
offenders
as
of
lesser
,
there
is
no
tittle
that
way
in
the
covenant
of
works
,
that
great
sinners
must
dye
in
their
own
persons
:
the
thing
that
the
Law
looks
at
is
,
that
sin
be
punished
according
to
the
demerit
thereof
,
that
the
Justice
of
God
be
vindicated
,
but
God
does
not
bind
up
his
own
hands
,
that
he
may
not
forgive
great
sinners
,
he
reserves
that
liberty
to
himself
in
the
law
of
punishing
any
sins
in
a
surety
,
and
so
of
pardoning
them
:
the
law
admits
of
the
pardon
of
any
sin
if
there
be
satisfaction
:
the
reason
that
the
sin
against
the
Holy
Ghost
is
unpardonable
,
is
not
from
any
thing
in
the
covenant
of
works
,
but
because
God
when
he
provided
a
surety
,
made
an
exception
of
that
sin
:
but
if
sin
be
punished
,
the
law
is
satisfied
:
the
law
does
not
forbid
the
pardon
of
great
sinners
:
that
is
evident
,
because
God
does
pardon
great
sinners
,
Luk.
7.47
.
her
sins
which
are
many
are
forgiven
.
2
:
Jesus
Christ
has
satisfied
for
great
sins
and
great
sinners
as
well
as
lesser
:
when
God
sent
Jesus
Christ
it
was
in
his
liberty
to
appoint
him
to
dye
for
what
sins
and
sinners
he
pleased
:
Christ
Jesus
was
capable
of
satisfying
for
one
as
well
as
for
another
,
for
he
was
so
worthy
a
person
that
he
was
capable
by
his
sufferings
to
expiate
the
greatest
sins
:
his
short
sufferings
were
sufficient
to
satisfie
for
the
greatest
offences
:
and
God
did
put
that
work
upon
him
to
satisfie
for
great
sins
:
and
he
has
discharged
it
:
he
has
satisfied
for
great
offenders
,
Christ
has
payed
a
price
of
redemption
for
the
greatest
sins
,
one
excepted
:
therefore
generally
in
Scripture
it
is
said
that
he
has
made
reconciliation
for
sins
without
any
exception
;
he
bare
our
sins
,
1
Pet.
2.24
.
he
is
the
propitiation
for
our
sins
,
1
Joh.
2.2
.
he
has
purged
our
sins
,
Heb.
1.3
.
yea
the
Scripture
testifies
that
his
blood
cleanseth
us
from
all
sin
,
1
Joh.
1.7
.
he
died
for
the
chiefest
sinners
as
is
implyed
,
1
Tim:
1.15
.
and
therefore
sinners
without
distinction
are
invited
to
come
to
Christ
for
forgiveness
.
3.
Gods
manner
is
to
suffer
a
great
deal
of
sin
to
remain
in
his
people
here
:
he
could
if
it
pleased
him
purge
it
out
all
at
once
,
but
he
suffers
it
to
be
otherwise
,
for
many
great
ends
;
as
to
magnifie
his
power
in
preserving
the
seed
of
grace
,
notwithstanding
all
that
opposition
which
is
made
by
Satan
and
their
own
corruption
,
so
to
carry
on
the
work
of
sanctification
in
such
a
manner
as
that
they
shall
stand
in
continual
need
of
justification
and
pardon
,
and
among
other
ends
this
is
not
the
least
to
try
the
saith
of
his
people
,
and
exercise
that
:
there
be
none
of
the
people
of
God
but
are
attended
with
a
great
deal
of
sin
:
so
was
Noah
,
Jacob
,
Asa
,
Jehosaphat
,
and
Paul
,
Rom.
7.23
I
see
another
law
in
my
members
,
warring
against
the
law
of
my
mind
,
and
bringing
me
into
captivity
to
the
law
of
sin
that
is
in
my
members
:
and
that
shews
that
God
can
love
those
that
have
a
great
deal
of
sin
in
them
,
and
that
he
can
pardon
them
,
his
suffering
of
it
to
be
in
his
own
,
evidences
the
sufficiency
of
grace
to
pardon
it
4.
God
is
as
free
to
pardon
hypocrites
as
any
other
men
,
if
they
come
unto
Jesus
Christ
:
the
people
of
God
are
afraid
many
times
that
they
are
hypocrites
,
but
that
should
not
discourage
them
from
believing
;
hypocrites
are
as
wellcome
to
come
unto
Christ
as
Saints
:
God
does
not
exclude
those
that
have
lived
long
in
a
way
of
hypocrisie
:
they
may
come
with
freedom
of
spirit
notwithstanding
:
men
should
not
suspend
the
exercise
of
Faith
until
it
be
cleared
up
to
them
they
are
no
hypocrites
,
when
they
are
most
in
the
dark
about
their
state
,
their
way
is
to
trust
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
,
and
stay
themselves
upon
their
God
,
Isa.
50.10
.
if
you
should
be
hypocrites
,
there
is
encouragement
enough
to
receive
the
Gospel
:
God
has
pardoned
thousands
that
have
spent
a
great
deal
of
time
in
hypocrisie
:
were
not
the
Jews
that
Christ
and
the
Apostles
offered
salvation
generally
to
hypocrites
?
had
not
Paul
lived
a
great
while
in
a
way
of
hypocrisie
?
and
Nicodemus
?
God
rejects
not
any
man
that
accepts
of
Jesus
Christ
,
though
he
has
been
an
hypocrite
.
Discouragement
3.
That
God
passes
by
many
others
,
and
does
not
bestow
salvation
upon
them
,
there
be
many
whole
Nations
that
God
passeth
over
,
and
leaves
to
perish
,
and
many
particular
men
among
his
visible
people
:
many
are
called
but
few
are
chosen
,
Mat.
20.16
.
and
they
can't
see
any
reason
why
God
should
bestow
salvation
upon
them
,
when
he
does
deny
it
to
multitudes
of
others
,
why
God
should
make
such
a
difference
between
them
and
others
:
when
they
are
called
on
to
believe
on
Christ
,
they
are
afraid
to
do
it
,
it
damps
their
hearts
to
think
that
there
are
so
few
that
God
does
save
,
so
many
rejected
,
and
they
can
fee
nothing
in
themselves
to
incline
the
heart
of
God
to
them
,
God
passes
over
many
wise
men
,
noble
men
,
valiant
men
,
rich
men
,
learned
men
,
good
natur'd
men
,
men
of
great
accomplishments
,
and
don
't
bestow
salvation
on
them
;
if
they
could
but
see
any
reason
why
God
should
set
his
heart
upon
them
,
and
make
such
a
difference
between
them
and
others
it
would
not
be
so
hard
to
them
to
believe
;
but
when
they
consider
what
kind
of
men
God
has
cast
off
and
rejected
,
it
makes
them
fear
that
God
will
reject
them
also
:
the
severity
of
God
upon
others
discourages
them
,
as
if
there
were
little
likelihood
of
their
salvation
:
they
are
frighting
of
themselves
,
as
if
there
were
little
hopes
for
them
;
it
is
a
sinking
thing
to
them
,
that
many
men
more
probable
than
they
have
fallen
short
of
Salvation
:
if
they
could
give
a
reason
why
God
should
set
his
heart
upon
them
,
when
he
rejects
others
,
it
would
mightily
satisfie
them
,
but
because
they
can't
they
are
full
of
doubts
.
For
the
removal
of
this
Discouragement
,
Consider
,
1.
The
only
reason
why
God
sets
his
love
on
one
man
and
not
upon
another
is
,
because
he
pleases
:
he
acts
the
soveraignty
of
his
own
will
in
it
:
it
is
his
own
will
that
makes
the
difference
between
men
,
1
Cor
,
4.7
.
who
maketh
this
to
differ
from
another
,
and
what
hast
thou
that
thou
hast
not
received
,
Rom
9.15
.
I
will
have
mercy
upon
whom
I
will
have
mercy
:
God
in
loving
of
men
acts
arbitrarily
,
he
acts
as
the
Potter
in
forming
his
Vessels
to
divers
uses
out
of
the
same
lump
:
the
with
of
God
is
sufficient
to
move
him
to
chuse
one
and
refuse
another
,
he
can
bestow
his
love
upon
men
where
there
is
nothing
in
them
to
draw
it
,
the
will
of
God
can
act
independently
,
and
indeed
it
cannot
have
a
dependance
upon
any
other
thing
:
there
is
nothing
out
of
God
that
can
incline
the
will
of
God
;
all
those
things
that
men
are
apt
to
suppose
to
have
an
influence
upon
the
will
of
God
,
have
indeed
a
dependance
upon
his
will
:
there
is
nothing
in
any
man
to
sway
the
will
of
God
any
way
:
there
is
nothing
in
any
man
to
be
an
argument
with
the
Lord
to
love
him
;
nothing
that
can
work
upon
the
affection
of
God
to
make
God
love
him
:
he
has
no
excellency
that
can
perswade
the
Lord
to
love
him
:
whatever
beauty
,
understanding
,
good
nature
he
has
,
those
things
can't
sway
God
:
God
is
not
taken
with
those
excellencies
and
accomplishments
that
are
in
men
,
as
to
have
his
heart
fastened
and
allured
to
them
thereby
:
and
on
the
other
hand
,
there
is
nothing
in
man
that
can
hinder
God
from
loving
of
him
if
the
man
be
weak
in
understanding
,
of
contemptible
and
wicked
Parents
,
and
his
outward
condition
mean
,
yet
God
can
set
his
heart
upon
him
:
there
is
nothing
in
this
and
that
man
that
can
have
any
efficacy
upon
the
Lord
to
make
him
hate
him
:
there
is
nothing
in
man
that
can
byas
the
will
of
God
either
way
,
to
love
him
or
hate
him
;
but
God
herein
acts
from
his
meer
pleasure
.
2.
Hence
it
follows
,
that
this
or
that
particular
man
is
as
capable
of
being
loved
of
God
as
any
other
in
the
World
:
God
has
manifested
special
love
unto
thousands
of
men
and
women
,
and
you
are
as
capable
an
object
of
divine
sove
as
any
of
them
;
you
are
as
capable
as
Abrahum
,
Moses
,
David
,
Paul
,
or
any
other
:
it
is
true
you
are
as
capable
of
Gods
hatred
also
as
any
other
:
the
meer
pleasure
of
God
does
decide
it
,
who
shall
be
the
objects
of
his
love
and
his
hatred
:
you
have
no
reason
to
be
discouraged
because
you
can
find
no
reason
in
your self
of
Gods
love
,
those
that
God
did
set
his
love
upon
could
find
no
reason
in
themselves
of
Gods
love
:
though
you
be
mean
and
despicable
,
yet
you
are
as
capable
to
be
an
object
of
Gods
love
as
any
other
;
I
do
not
say
,
that
one
man
is
under
as
great
likelihood
as
another
,
they
that
God
brings
under
means
,
are
the
children
of
godly
Parents
,
that
God
is
striving
with
by
his
Spirit
are
more
likely
than
others
,
but
one
is
as
capable
as
the
other
;
for
the
free
will
of
God
is
the
only
thing
that
does
determine
it
:
and
therefore
you
have
sufficient
ground
of
encouragement
to
accept
the
offer
of
salvation
;
3.
If
God
have
wrought
a
spirit
of
Faith
and
Holiness
in
you
that
is
a
manifestation
that
God
has
set
his
love
upon
you
:
though
you
can
find
no
reason
why
God
should
love
you
,
can't
tell
why
God
should
have
any
respect
unto
you
,
yet
it
is
certain
he
does
love
you
if
you
have
a
gracious
change
wrought
in
you
;
though
he
has
cast
away
thousands
of
greater
natural
and
acquired
endowments
than
you
,
and
of
greater
external
enjoyments
than
you
;
yet
you
are
one
of
those
that
he
has
chosen
,
and
has
set
his
heart
upon
.
2
Tim.
1.9
.
Who
hath
loved
us
,
and
called
us
with
an
holy
calling
,
not
according
to
our
works
,
but
according
to
his
purpose
,
and
grace
given
us
in
Christ
Jesus
before
the
World
began
.
Discouragement
4.
They
find
things
since
their
coming
to
Christ
much
contrary
to
their
expectation
:
they
thought
that
they
should
have
had
more
expressions
of
the
love
of
God
,
more
quicknings
of
the
Spirit
,
more
help
against
corruption
,
more
visible
answers
of
prayer
,
they
thought
that
if
they
came
to
Christ
,
they
should
have
had
little
trouble
or
temptation
,
but
have
lived
a
sweet
,
easie
and
pleasant
life
:
but
things
are
far
otherwise
,
things
run
very
low
in
their
souls
,
they
have
a
great
deal
of
darkness
and
temptation
,
they
find
very
evil
workings
of
heart
,
and
therefore
they
fear
whether
God
has
accepted
of
them
,
or
be
willing
to
accept
of
them
,
and
to
bestow
salvation
upon
them
,
did
they
walk
in
the
light
of
the
Lord
,
and
enjoy
such
communion
with
God
as
they
expected
,
and
feel
such
evident
fruits
of
the
love
of
God
as
they
promised
themselves
they
should
not
be
so
backward
to
believe
;
but
since
it
is
otherwise
,
it
begets
a
trembling
and
fearfulness
in
them
,
it
puts
them
to
a
great
stand
,
hence
the
calls
of
God
take
less
impression
on
them
:
especially
because
they
think
it
is
not
so
with
others
that
come
to
Christ
;
others
do
enjoy
more
manifest
tokens
of
divine
acceptance
,
but
they
are
both
in
inward
and
outward
respects
under
tokens
of
divine
displeasure
:
and
this
is
an
hindrance
unto
their
believing
,
Job
9
16
,
17.
If
I
had
called
and
he
had
answered
,
yet
would
I
not
believe
that
he
had
hearkened
to
my
voice
,
for
he
breaketh
me
with
a
tempest
,
and
multiplieth
my
wounds
without
cause
.
For
the
removal
of
this
Discouragement
,
Consider
,
1.
That
many
sad
and
sorrowful
dispensations
are
consistent
with
the
favour
of
God
:
men
are
ready
to
think
that
if
God
delighted
in
them
,
he
could
not
find
in
his
heart
to
exercise
them
in
such
a
manner
,
his
compassion
would
work
so
towards
them
,
that
they
should
not
experience
such
sorrows
:
but
men
greatly
mistake
,
it
is
true
that
all
the
wayes
of
God
are
mercy
to
them
that
fear
him
:
but
yet
many
times
his
wayes
are
in
appearance
contrary
unto
love
;
it
is
common
with
God
to
bring
those
that
he
has
rejected
into
a
prosperous
condition
,
they
are
under
very
smiling
providences
;
and
on
the
other
hand
God
frequently
frowns
upon
his
own
children
,
not
only
in
external
dispensations
,
but
also
by
inward
darkness
,
leaving
them
to
conflict
with
sore
temptations
;
the
love
of
God
to
his
people
,
is
not
an
affection
,
as
love
in
men
is
;
but
it
is
a
design
to
make
them
happy
:
not
to
bestow
all
those
degrees
of
blessedness
upon
them
that
he
can
,
but
it
is
with
subserviency
to
a
greater
design
,
even
the
glory
of
his
Name
;
and
therefore
he
leads
them
to
happiness
in
such
a
way
as
is
conducible
to
the
manifestation
of
the
glory
of
his
pardoning
grace
,
his
holiness
and
soveraignty
;
and
it
is
frequent
with
God
to
lay
very
heavy
afflictions
upon
his
dearest
children
,
Psal.
73.14
.
all
the
day
long
I
have
been
plagued
and
chastened
every
morning
:
and
God
leaves
his
sometimes
to
a
great
deal
of
inward
darkness
:
Psal.
88.15
.
while
I
suffer
thy
terrors
I
am
distracted
:
men
that
fear
the
Lord
may
be
in
darkness
,
and
have
no
light
,
Isai.
50.10
.
the
dispensations
of
God
unto
Job
and
the
issue
of
the
controversie
between
him
and
his
friends
stand
upon
record
to
satisfie
the
hearts
of
Gods
people
in
all
ages
in
this
particular
.
2.
God
does
sometimes
withdraw
from
his
own
children
the
sensible
quicknings
of
his
spirit
;
God
never
takes
away
wholly
his
sanctifying
presence
from
his
people
:
God
is
present
with
them
to
uphold
the
being
of
grace
,
there
is
a
divine
manutenency
whereby
God
does
preserve
the
life
of
grace
at
all
times
:
but
the
sensible
quicknings
of
his
spirit
may
be
often
withheld
:
God
may
often
so
far
withdraw
,
that
they
may
not
perceive
any
special
gracious
operation
of
the
spirit
upon
their
hearts
:
and
that
as
at
other
times
,
so
in
duties
of
worship
:
they
may
be
left
many
times
under
great
dulness
and
senslesness
;
left
much
to
the
stoniness
of
their
own
hearts
,
without
any
special
impressions
made
on
them
by
the
spirit
of
God
:
there
are
times
when
God
makes
their
hearts
burn
within
them
:
but
there
are
times
when
they
are
left
unto
a
benummed
frame
of
spirit
,
as
if
they
had
no
spiritual
senses
,
they
have
great
cause
of
joy
,
but
their
hearts
do
not
rejoyce
therein
,
great
cause
of
sorrow
,
but
unaffected
with
it
,
great
cause
of
fear
,
but
fearless
;
their
senses
are
bound
up
,
and
spiritual
truths
that
they
think
of
or
hear
of
don't
sink
into
them
,
Mat.
25.5
.
They
all
slumbred
and
slept
.
3.
The
people
of
God
ought
not
to
count
it
a
frown
that
they
have
not
the
immediate
light
of
Gods
countenance
frequently
:
we
must
have
a
care
that
we
do
not
complain
without
cause
:
the
sealings
of
Gods
spirit
are
wonderful
mercies
,
and
special
and
more
immediate
discoveries
of
the
love
of
God
are
glorious
enjoyments
:
but
it
is
not
Gods
manner
with
his
people
to
give
them
frequently
:
when
God
bestows
them
he
expects
that
men
should
go
in
the
strength
of
them
many
dayes
:
Paul
was
but
once
caught
up
to
Paradise
in
his
life
time
,
2
Cor.
12.3
.
God
has
many
other
wayes
to
support
the
hearts
of
his
people
.
4.
Gods
manner
is
,
to
be
training
up
his
people
to
live
a
life
of
Faith
:
to
be
depending
upon
him
according
to
his
word
,
he
is
striving
to
bring
his
saints
to
live
upon
his
promise
,
he
does
in
his
providences
put
them
upon
that
,
he
takes
away
other
props
that
they
may
lean
upon
the
promise
more
,
they
shall
have
time
enough
hereafter
to
see
things
;
in
heaven
Faith
will
be
swallowed
up
in
vision
:
but
here
he
would
have
them
live
by
Faith
upon
his
Word
;
the
people
of
God
are
apt
to
have
too
much
dependance
upon
signs
,
and
to
lay
more
weight
upon
them
than
upon
the
Word
of
God
:
trusting
more
to
signs
,
and
sometimes
to
fallible
ones
,
than
they
do
unto
the
infallible
testimony
of
God
:
and
upon
that
account
God
many
times
takes
signes
away
:
Christians
have
enough
left
them
to
live
upon
when
signs
are
gene:
God
many
times
considers
the
weakness
of
his
Saints
as
he
did
the
weakness
of
Thomas
,
John
20.27
,
but
yet
he
is
by
degrees
bringing
them
more
off
from
a
dependance
upon
signs
to
live
upon
his
bare
word
:
they
are
apt
to
make
too
much
of
their
signes
,
and
too
little
of
his
Word
;
therefore
he
takes
them
away
that
they
may
have
only
his
Word
to
trust
to
,
2
Cor.
5.7
.
for
we
walk
by
Faith
and
not
by
sight
.
Discouragement
5.
They
fear
they
were
ever
thorowly
converted
:
they
cannot
make
it
out
to
their
own
satisfaction
,
that
they
have
an
interest
in
Christ
,
they
take
notice
of
many
things
that
make
it
doubtful
unto
them
:
and
if
it
should
be
so
that
they
should
not
be
converted
,
then
they
cannot
believe
aright
until
first
they
have
a
work
of
preparation
;
they
must
come
to
be
convinced
that
they
are
in
a
natural
condition
,
that
they
never
did
any
spiritual
duty
,
that
they
are
under
the
regning
power
of
sin
before
they
can
come
to
Christ
in
a
right
manner
,
this
Faith
will
be
but
a
counterfeit
Faith
:
if
they
be
hypocrites
now
,
they
shall
be
so
,
until
they
have
a
work
of
legal
humiliation
wrought
in
them
;
therefore
they
dare
not
cast
themselves
on
Christ
,
they
think
their
next
work
is
to
resolve
the
case
whither
they
be
cnoverted
or
no.
For
the
removal
of
this
Discouragement
,
Consider
1.
That
the
call
of
the
Gospel
is
sufficient
encouragement
to
them
that
know
not
whether
they
be
converted
or
unconverted
:
if
a
man
knows
that
he
is
unconverted
,
yet
there
is
encouragement
enough
in
it
:
if
he
be
at
a
loss
whether
he
be
converted
or
not
,
yet
there
is
sufficient
encouragement
in
it
:
for
the
call
is
to
every
one
that
will
,
Rev.
22.17
.
so
that
they
that
are
at
at
a
loss
about
their
present
condition
,
have
free
liberty
to
come
as
well
as
others
:
God
requires
no
more
of
any
man
but
acceptance
of
the
call
;
so
that
there
is
no
bar
in
any
mans
way
;
you
are
capable
of
accepting
the
call
,
and
if
you
do
accept
it
,
God
is
engaged
by
promise
to
save
you
.
2.
Though
you
do
not
know
whether
you
are
converted
or
not
,
yet
if
God
discover
this
way
of
salvation
by
Christ
unto
you
,
you
cannot
stay
away
from
him
:
when
God
lets
in
a
spiritual
light
into
the
heart
of
a
man
,
clearing
up
this
way
of
life
to
him
,
he
will
not
stand
harping
upon
this
objection
or
any
other
,
but
will
venture
him self
upon
Jesus
Christ
:
when
God
satisfies
the
heart
in
this
way
,
he
will
not
stay
for
satisfaction
in
this
question
whether
he
be
converted
or
no
:
he
will
see
encouragement
enough
in
Christ
,
whatever
he
is
or
has
been
,
John
6.45
.
every
one
that
hath
heard
and
learned
of
the
Father
cometh
unto
me
.
3.
If
when
you
are
at
a
loss
about
your
conversion
,
you
can
venture
upon
Jesus
Christ
meerly
upon
Gospel
encouragements
,
that
is
a
sign
that
you
were
converted
:
the
actings
of
Faith
on
Christ
from
the
apprehension
of
his
excellency
,
having
no
dependance
on
that
that
you
are
or
have
hopes
that
you
are
in
a
good
estate
already
,
is
a
sign
of
a
good
estate
,
Phil.
3.3
.
we
rejoice
in
Christ
Jesus
,
and
have
no
confidence
in
the
flesh
.
Discouragement
6.
That
they
have
a
slighty
and
unbroken
heart
,
they
have
not
a
due
sence
of
sin
,
they
have
been
provoking
of
God
by
sinful
carriages
,
and
have
not
a
due
sence
of
their
iniquities
upon
their
hearts
,
and
they
think
it
would
be
a
daring
and
presumptuous
thing
to
go
presently
and
rejoice
in
Christ
:
they
have
more
need
to
get
a
broken
heart
first
,
to
get
their
heart
affected
with
sin
,
to
be
stirring
up
a
spirit
of
self-loathing
and
hatred
of
sin
:
God
expects
a
contrite
and
a
broken
spirit
,
we
had
need
have
our
hearts
loaded
and
burdened
with
sin
:
before
we
come
unto
Christ
for
pardon
.
For
the
Removal
of
this
Discouragement
,
Consider
1.
That
it
is
no
presumption
to
come
unto
Christ
and
rejoice
in
him
:
how
sinful
soever
you
be
:
though
yon
feel
your
heart
very
hard
,
though
you
have
just
now
done
somewhat
provoking
unto
God
,
and
have
not
yet
bewailed
it
before
God
,
nor
been
labouring
with
your
own
heart
to
work
the
sence
of
the
evil
of
it
upon
your
own
heart
:
it
is
a
presumptuous
thing
to
sin
:
men
are
too
bold
and
daring
when
they
take
upon
them
to
cross
the
commands
of
God
:
and
it
is
a
presumptuous
thing
to
make
light
of
sin
,
because
Christ
has
died
and
salvation
is
procured
by
him
:
sin
is
never
the
less
heinous
because
Christ
has
died
:
Gods
mercy
in
pardoning
of
sin
,
should
make
us
more
sensible
of
the
evil
of
it
:
but
it
can
be
no
presumption
to
come
to
Christ
,
though
the
heart
be
hard
and
senseless
:
because
there
is
enough
in
Christ
for
such
as
are
hard
hearted
,
there
is
that
preciousness
in
the
blood
of
Christ
,
that
it
has
procured
remission
of
sin
for
such
,
1
Pet
1.19
.
and
pardon
is
freely
offered
to
you
,
Act.
10.33
.
whoever
believeth
on
him
,
shall
receive
remission
of
sins
;
and
it
is
no
presumption
for
you
to
accept
of
what
God
freely
offers
unto
you
,
and
indeed
if
your
eyes
be
opened
to
see
the
glorious
excellency
of
Christ
,
and
the
grace
of
God
,
you
will
not
make
an
excuse
of
an
hard
heart
.
2.
Entertaining
the
calls
of
the
Gospel
is
the
way
to
have
a
spirit
of
repentance
:
it
is
meet
that
you
should
repent
and
have
your
heart
broken
for
your
sins
,
but
the
way
to
come
at
it
,
is
to
entertain
the
Gospel
offer
;
there
are
other
means
in
their
place
to
be
used
,
but
a
principal
means
in
order
to
repentance
is
to
receive
Christ
:
believing
in
Christ
is
the
way
to
have
grace
quickned
and
strengthned
:
Faith
in
Christ
is
the
greatest
furtherance
of
repentance
and
holiness
:
Faith
discovering
the
grace
of
God
in
Jesus
Christ
,
melts
the
heart
for
sin
,
and
arms
the
heart
against
it
:
and
Faith
in
Christ
is
the
great
ordinance
of
the
Gospel
for
the
subduing
of
sin
,
in
this
way
God
will
give
his
Spirit
to
work
repentance
and
holiness
,
Gal.
2.20
.
I
live
by
Faith
in
the
Son
of
God
,
Isa.
6.56
.
he
that
eateth
my
flesh
and
drinketh
my
blood
,
dwelleth
in
me
,
and
I
in
him
.
3.
The
next
thing
to
be
considered
is
,
what
course
Christians
should
take
,
that
they
may
live
a
life
of
Faith
upon
Christs
Righteousness
,
and
not
be
discouraged
.
Direction
1.
Diligently
attend
the
Ordinances
of
God
unto
that
end
:
the
Ordinances
of
God
have
a
tendency
to
stir
up
Faith
,
as
well
as
other
graces
,
and
it
is
in
that
way
that
God
has
promised
his
presence
and
Spirit
:
God
delights
to
be
found
in
ways
appinted
by
himself
:
God
has
not
said
that
we
should
seek
him
in
vain
;
Isa.
45.19
.
Christ
will
be
present
with
us
in
those
ways
,
Mat.
28.20
.
Gods
very
prescribing
of
means
is
an
encouragement
unto
us
to
attend
upon
them
,
especially
when
he
has
annexed
his
promise
to
the
same
:
if
men
be
remiss
and
slighty
in
attending
upon
Gods
Ordinances
,
they
are
not
likely
to
thrive
in
faith
,
or
any
other
grace
,
it
would
be
no
wonder
if
they
should
wither
away
,
and
live
in
a
dark
discouraged
condition
:
but
if
christians
be
careful
to
attend
Ordinances
,
and
improve
them
for
the
strengthning
of
their
faith
:
they
are
in
a
hopeful
way
to
thrive
:
no
wonder
if
there
be
a
blast
upon
the
inventions
of
men
:
but
experience
teaches
the
people
of
God
to
say
:
it
is
good
for
us
to
draw
nigh
unto
God
,
Psal.
73
28.
God
can
make
faith
to
flourish
without
Ordinances
,
and
so
he
can
maintain
mens
bodily
strength
without
food
,
he
can
reveal
himself
to
those
that
seldom
wait
upon
him
,
but
his
manner
is
to
dole
out
his
spiritual
gifts
at
his
own
gates
,
he
can
make
them
flourish
else
where
if
he
please
;
but
he
chooses
to
do
it
in
his
own
courts
,
Psal
92.13
,
14.
the
Psaimist
might
have
understood
the
end
of
the
wicked
in
another
place
if
God
had
pleased
,
but
he
chose
to
give
him
the
understanding
of
it
in
the
Sanctuary
,
Psal.
73
:
17.
God
has
appointed
the
place
where
we
shall
meet
with
him
,
and
there
we
must
wait
for
him
:
if
men
desire
to
flourish
in
faith
,
they
must
be
diligently
improving
Ordinances
that
way
:
God
loves
to
honour
his
own
Ordinances
,
and
help
his
people
in
a
way
of
Obedience
,
and
give
forth
his
presence
in
such
a
way
that
they
may
see
his
faithfulness
as
well
as
his
mercy
:
beware
that
you
do
not
under
any
pretences
grow
negligent
in
waiting
upon
God
:
some
men
are
carried
away
with
a
sluggish
spirit
,
they
cannot
endure
to
take
the
pains
to
wait
upon
God
constantly
and
solemnly
,
they
love
their
ease
,
and
indulge
themselves
in
a
lazy
way
of
carrying
an
end
their
religion
;
and
some
are
carried
away
with
a
worldly
spirit
,
they
are
Martha
like
cumbring
themselves
with
much
buisiness
,
involving
themselves
so
deep
in
the
world
,
that
they
can
find
little
leasure
to
wait
upon
God
,
their
worldly
buisiness
over-rules
their
religion
:
if
you
give
way
to
these
lusts
,
conclude
upon
it
that
you
will
not
thrive
in
faith
:
you
must
be
content
with
a
little
faith
,
that
give
way
to
a
slighty
spirit
in
waiting
upon
God
:
you
never
knew
an
eminent
believer
that
was
not
a
great
prizer
of
Ordinances
,
in
this
way
there
is
hope
that
Faith
will
increase
,
therefore
diligently
attend
them
:
Particularly
:
-
1.
Read
the
Word
of
God
diligently
:
it
is
very
useful
to
this
end
,
to
read
the
writings
of
faithful
and
experienced
men
,
such
books
are
of
great
use
for
the
understanding
of
the
Scripture
:
but
there
is
a
peculiar
usefulness
in
the
Word
of
God
it self
,
because
that
is
without
error
and
mistake
,
it
is
given
by
inspiration
from
God
,
2
Tim.
3.16
.
in
other
mens
writings
you
have
the
judgment
of
men
,
and
many
times
their
judgments
are
according
to
the
Word
of
God
,
and
cleard
up
from
thence
,
but
in
the
Scripture
you
have
the
testimony
of
God
himself
:
there
is
a
divine
authority
in
the
Scripture
:
the
Scripture
is
the
sentence
of
God
,
a
message
from
God
:
it
is
cloathed
with
divine
Majesty
:
the
Word
of
God
has
a
power
over
the
conscience
:
there
is
secret
vertue
in
it
to
stir
up
Faith
:
there
is
a
majesty
and
commanding
authority
in
the
Scripture
:
yea
the
Scripture
is
sanctified
by
God
to
work
upon
the
hearts
of
men
,
Joh.
20.31
.
these
are
written
,
that
ye
might
believe
that
Jesus
Christ
is
the
Son
of
God
:
there
is
a
special
advantage
in
it
,
to
hear
God
speaking
in
his
own
language
.
-
2.
Frequently
attend
the
preaching
of
the
Word
:
that
which
God
makes
use
of
especially
for
the
begeting
of
Faith
,
is
very
proper
for
the
nourishing
of
it
,
Rom.
10.17
.
Faith
commeth
by
hearing
,
and
hearing
,
by
the
Word
of
God
:
this
is
an
ordinance
as
well
as
the
reading
of
the
Word
:
and
there
is
a
special
usefulness
in
it
several
ways
,
the
life
and
zeal
that
is
in
the
delivery
is
of
special
use
,
and
a
great
means
to
affect
the
heart
:
in
the
preaching
of
the
Word
,
counsels
and
encouragements
are
directed
more
partiticularly
unto
them
;
and
that
by
those
that
God
has
set
over
them
,
that
must
give
an
account
of
their
souls
,
Act.
20.28
.
yea
the
very
solemnity
of
the
Assembly
,
does
help
to
solemnize
the
heart
,
and
prepare
it
to
receive
what
is
spoken
from
the
Word
of
God.
And
therefore
you
should
be
forward
to
take
opportunities
for
the
hearing
of
the
Word
:
men
had
need
have
weighty
grounds
before
they
remove
to
such
places
,
where
they
are
like
to
live
many
years
without
the
preaching
of
the
Word
,
on
to
such
places
,
that
they
and
their
families
can
seldom
come
to
the
Publick
Assembly
,
and
you
had
need
be
careful
that
you
do
not
make
frivolous
excuses
to
stay
away
from
the
House
of
God
:
if
the
weather
be
difficult
,
or
if
there
be
some
small
bodily
indisposition
,
many
count
they
have
a
good
warrant
to
stay
at
home
:
persons
that
could
overlook
such
difficulties
in
order
to
a
worldly
design
;
and
although
there
be
more
liberty
,
respecting
weekly
opportunities
,
especially
in
neighbour
places
,
yet
you
had
need
have
the
weight
of
those
two
things
upon
your
heart
,
that
you
don't
cast
contempt
upon
the
Ordinance
of
God
,
and
that
you
don't
neglect
the
advantages
that
God
gives
for
spiritual
profit
,
Psal.
122.1
I
was
glad
,
when
they
said
unto
me
,
let
us
go
into
the
House
of
the
Lord
.
-
3.
Attend
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
:
the
great
design
of
this
Ordinance
is
for
the
strengthning
of
Faith
,
therein
is
offered
to
us
special
communion
with
a
crucified
Saviour
:
therein
is
a
sacramental
representation
made
before
us
of
the
death
of
Christ
:
therein
is
a
special
offer
made
unto
us
of
the
blood
of
Christ
for
the
remission
of
sins
,
Mat.
26.26
,
27
,
28.
herein
the
hearts
of
Gods
people
have
had
peculiar
establishment
,
some
when
in
a
discouraged
condition
are
backward
to
come
to
this
Ordinance
,
the
Devil
has
a
great
hand
in
it
,
to
keep
them
from
that
which
is
the
means
of
help
:
they
are
afraid
that
they
shall
eat
and
drink
judgment
to
themselves
:
but
God
no
where
requires
a
faith
of
assurance
in
those
that
partake
of
that
Ordinance
:
this
Ordinance
is
a
special
help
to
those
that
are
in
the
dark
with
a
good
conscience
:
and
though
it
must
be
granted
that
to
partake
of
it
without
Faith
is
a
sin
:
and
so
deserves
damnation
,
and
so
it
does
to
pray
or
hear
without
Faith
:
yet
when
the
Apostle
says
that
he
that
eateth
and
drinketh
unworthily
:
eateth
and
drinketh
damnation
or
judgment
to
himself
,
1
Cor.
11.21
.
he
intends
particularly
that
evil
of
not
distinguishing
this
eating
and
drinking
from
common
eating
or
drinking
:
doing
it
either
ignorantly
or
profanely
:
therefore
he
adds
,
not
discerning
the
Lords
Body
.
-
4.
Be
earnest
with
God
in
prayer
for
the
strengthning
of
Faith
:
Christ
prayed
for
Peter
on
this
account
,
Luk.
22.32
.
and
on
the
same
account
we
should
pray
for
our selves
:
prayer
is
the
way
to
win
any
thing
that
we
need
from
God
:
importunate
prayer
is
like
the
sword
of
Saul
that
returned
not
empty
:
tho'
the
people
of
God
are
compassed
with
infirmities
,
yet
their
prayers
are
very
prevailing
,
Elias
was
a
man
of
like
passions
,
yet
his
prayers
were
successful
:
God
loves
to
gratifie
his
people
,
he
takes
delight
in
the
exercise
of
their
graces
in
prayer
,
he
loves
to
encourage
them
in
waiting
on
him
according
to
his
appointment
:
therefore
constantly
attend
this
duty
,
and
be
much
in
secret
prayer
:
be
often
pouring
out
your
heart
unto
him
:
this
is
duty
,
Mat.
6
6.
and
in
this
way
christians
have
much
communion
with
God
,
whereby
their
faith
is
strengthned
:
such
christians
as
can
make
shift
so
to
stifle
their
consciences
as
to
be
negligent
in
this
duty
:
lose
a
great
advantage
for
their
flourishing
in
faith
and
holiness
.
-
5.
In
case
of
need
advise
with
those
that
can
help
you
:
when
under
darkness
and
temptation
have
recourse
to
such
as
can
direct
you
:
that
can
speak
words
in
season
to
them
that
are
weary
:
make
use
of
such
as
are
skilful
and
faithful
:
some
out
of
fearfulness
,
or
pride
,
or
through
ignorance
of
their
duty
,
go
with
an
heavy
load
upon
their
hearts
a
long
while
,
whereas
it
may
be
their
scruples
might
be
easily
answered
,
if
they
would
have
recourse
to
those
that
have
skill
:
by
the
blessing
of
God
they
might
soon
be
led
into
such
a
way
that
they
might
have
comfort
,
Joh
33.23
if
there
be
a
messenger
with
him
,
an
interpreter
,
one
among
a
thousand
,
to
shew
unto
man
his
uprightness
:
God
fits
some
men
to
discover
mens
uprightness
unto
them
,
and
to
shew
them
how
to
get
it
:
have
recourse
to
such
as
may
be
able
to
comfort
you
,
with
the
comfort
whereby
they
themselves
are
comforted
of
God.
-
6.
Rely
upon
God
in
Christ
to
maintain
Faith
in
you
;
it
is
needful
to
have
all
your
expectation
from
him
;
if
men
be
in
the
use
of
means
for
the
strengthening
of
Faith
:
and
trust
to
their
own
endeavours
,
they
give
God
occasion
to
blast
their
labours
,
and
leave
them
to
the
doubtings
and
discouragements
of
their
own
hearts
:
no
wonder
if
God
lets
them
fall
,
that
trust
to
their
own
strength
:
you
are
not
able
to
maintain
a
spirit
of
Faith
in
your selves
,
nor
to
fortifie
your
hearts
against
discouragements
,
by
any
power
or
wisdom
of
your
own
,
therefore
it
is
fit
you
should
depend
on
God
in
Christ
to
work
it
in
you
:
Christ
is
our
under
aker
to
preserve
Faith
,
Heb.
12.2
.
He
is
the
author
and
finisher
of
Faith
:
therefore
be
not
proud
of
your
own
strength
,
but
under
a
sence
of
your
own
inability
rely
on
Christ
to
work
it
in
you
continually
.
Direction
,
2.
Get
a
more
clear
,
large
and
distinct
understanding
of
this
way
of
salvation
by
Jesus
Christ
:
many
Christians
are
exposed
unto
temptation
by
their
ignorance
,
though
they
know
that
that
is
a
sufficient
foundation
for
Faith
,
yet
they
are
but
rude
in
knowledg
,
greatly
to
seek
about
many
things
that
they
need
to
know
for
the
establishing
of
their
Faith
;
many
Christians
fall
under
that
reproof
,
Heb.
5.12
.
ye
have
need
that
one
teach
you
again
which
be
the
first
principles
of
the
Oracles
of
God
:
it
is
a
great
help
against
Discouragement
,
to
have
a
clear
knowledg
of
the
Gospel
:
the
highest
degree
of
literal
knowledg
,
is
not
sufficient
to
make
a
man
believe
,
but
without
litteral
knowledge
there
can
be
no
Faith
,
and
without
a
considerable
measure
of
it
you
will
be
in
great
danger
to
be
out
bid
with
such
temptations
as
you
might
easily
see
thorow
if
you
had
more
knowledg
:
and
therefore
the
Apostle
exhorts
them
to
grow
in
the
knowledg
of
Christ
,
2
Pet.
3.18
.
Christians
should
be
able
to
give
a
reason
of
the
hope
that
is
in
them
,
1
Pet.
3.15
.
when
they
are
under
doubts
,
a
little
information
about
the
way
of
salvation
by
the
gospel
,
does
remove
their
doubts
:
therefore
labour
to
get
a
distinct
knowledg
of
the
gospel
:
that
you
may
be
able
to
give
account
of
the
design
of
God
in
it
,
as
it
is
revealed
in
the
gospel
:
of
the
equity
of
it
,
and
its
consistency
with
the
Law
:
of
the
absolute
freedome
of
the
grace
of
God
,
of
the
true
reason
why
Christ
died
,
of
the
terms
of
the
covenant
of
Grace
,
and
of
the
manner
of
Gods
dealing
with
his
when
he
brings
them
into
union
with
Christ
,
and
after
their
union
with
him
:
a
clear
knowledg
of
these
and
such
like
things
are
of
great
advantage
unto
faith
two
wayes
.
-
1.
It
supplies
us
with
Arguments
to
prove
this
way
of
salvation
,
hereby
men
are
furnished
with
strong
reasons
for
the
confirmation
of
their
Faith
:
these
things
do
shew
that
the
salvation
of
a
Believer
is
built
upon
a
strong
foundation
:
by
reason
of
mens
ignorance
,
men
are
strangers
to
many
things
that
would
confirm
their
Faith
:
there
be
many
things
in
the
Gospel
that
would
clear
it
up
to
men
,
it
they
did
know
them
,
that
it
is
impossible
that
believers
should
fail
of
Salvation
,
Men
might
if
they
had
more
knowledg
,
be
able
many
wayes
to
prove
undeniably
that
it
is
a
safe
thing
for
them
to
come
to
Christ
.
-
2.
It
supplies
us
with
answers
to
temptations
and
many
carnal
reasonings
:
the
strength
of
many
of
those
reasonings
that
prove
perplexing
to
the
people
of
God
,
lies
in
their
ignorance
:
many
temptations
would
presently
vanish
,
if
men
had
more
understanding
:
the
objections
that
many
times
men
are
perplexed
with
,
are
easily
answered
,
by
those
that
are
more
skilful
in
the
word
of
righteousness
:
there
is
enough
in
the
Gospel
to
satisfie
their
scruples
,
if
they
did
but
understand
it
:
many
things
that
are
great
stumbling
blocks
to
them
,
would
not
puzzle
them
at
all
,
if
they
had
more
knowledg
.
Direction
,
3.
Have
no
dependance
upon
signs
:
it
is
a
great
fault
of
the
people
of
God
,
that
when
they
are
called
to
believe
they
are
waiting
for
signs
:
sometimes
God
gives
his
people
signs
,
and
sometimes
he
denies
signs
unto
them
:
when
God
gives
signs
it
is
a
duty
to
take
notice
of
them
:
when
he
gives
them
we
must
improve
them
for
the
strengthening
of
Faith
:
it
was
a
sin
in
Ahaz
to
refuse
a
sign
,
Isai.
7.12
.
God
many
times
considers
the
weakness
of
his
people
,
and
gives
them
signs
,
which
are
a
strengthening
unto
hope
,
Rom.
5.4
.
and
it
is
lawful
to
desire
signs
out
of
a
sensibleness
of
the
unbelief
of
our
own
hearts
:
under
the
sence
of
that
,
that
we
are
easily
outbid
with
temptation
;
that
our
unbelieving
hearts
are
ready
to
take
advantage
from
the
want
of
such
evidences
;
we
may
desire
signs
:
but
it
is
not
lawful
to
desire
them
from
unbelief
:
unbelief
is
never
good
,
nor
any
natural
effect
of
it
:
we
have
no
reason
to
lie
waiting
for
signs
,
when
we
have
the
Word
of
God
to
incourage
us
to
believe
,
Mat.
16.4
.
God
has
sometimes
sharply
shewed
his
anger
when
his
people
have
neglected
the
promise
,
waiting
for
signs
:
he
has
brought
sharp
affliction
upon
them
,
Luk.
1.11
,
20.
indeed
sometimes
God
has
granted
the
desires
of
his
people
when
they
have
been
unbelieving
,
and
have
desired
signs
:
but
he
does
not
therein
shew
his
approbation
of
those
desires
,
he
condescends
because
of
the
infirmities
of
his
people
:
so
he
did
to
Gideon
,
but
Gideons
heart
smote
him
for
what
he
did
,
Judg.
6.39
.
so
Christ
condescended
to
Thomas
,
but
withal
reproved
him
,
Job
.
20.29
.
therefore
never
wait
for
signs
,
have
no
dependance
upon
them
.
Consider
,
-
1.
When
God
denies
signs
there
is
a
sufficient
foundation
for
Faith
,
God
never
leaves
his
people
without
a
sufficient
ground
for
Faith
:
it
is
no
sign
that
a
man
is
not
in
favour
with
God
,
that
God
takes
away
signs
;
and
there
is
a
firm
bottom
for
Faith
,
when
signs
are
withdrawn
,
such
as
have
no
light
may
trust
in
the
Name
of
the
Lord
,
Isai.
50.10
.
Gods
call
is
a
sufficient
warrant
to
believe
.
-
2.
God
many
times
withdraws
signes
to
draw
forth
the
more
glorious
acts
of
Faith
:
when
men
have
got
signs
they
are
very
ready
to
live
upon
them
,
and
lay
more
weight
upon
them
,
than
on
the
stability
of
the
Word
of
God
:
and
God
takes
away
those
crutches
,
that
men
may
learn
to
go
without
them
:
men
are
brought
into
such
a
condition
that
they
may
have
nothing
else
to
rely
upon
but
the
Word
of
God
,
2
Cor.
1.9
.
-
3.
God
takes
great
delight
in
the
acts
of
Faith
at
such
a
time
when
signs
fail
:
acts
of
Faith
at
such
a
time
put
a
great
deal
of
honour
upon
God
:
and
God
does
greatly
approve
of
such
a
Faith
:
God
don't
reckon
men
bold
and
presumptuous
for
believing
at
such
a
time
:
God
loves
to
see
men
with
the
shield
of
Faith
,
defending
themselves
from
all
temptations
:
this
is
a
Faith
very
commendable
in
the
sight
of
God
,
and
God
will
eminently
reward
his
people
,
for
believing
on
him
at
such
a
time
:
a
man
cannot
please
God
better
than
by
exercising
Faith
under
such
circumstances
:
under
this
consideration
Abraham's
Faith
is
commended
that
against
hope
he
believed
in
hope
,
Rom.
4.18
and
Jesus
Christ
commends
the
Faith
of
the
Woman
of
Canaan
,
when
under
great
temptation
,
yet
she
would
rely
upon
him
,
Matth.
15.28
.
O
Woman
great
is
thy
Faith
,
be
it
unto
thee
even
as
thou
wilt
.
Direction
4.
Beware
of
frowardness
and
discontent
:
frowardness
is
one
great
cause
of
discouragement
and
unbelief
:
men
get
into
a
discontented
frame
,
and
then
they
don't
know
how
to
believe
:
their
spirits
are
disordered
by
the
dispensations
of
God
unto
them
;
because
God
brings
great
and
long
afflictions
upon
them
,
don't
hear
their
prayers
,
don't
give
them
those
inward
comforts
that
he
does
unto
others
,
and
when
their
spirits
are
distempered
with
discontent
,
they
are
greatly
disadvantaged
to
receive
the
encouragement
that
God
offers
unto
them
:
discontent
is
an
enemy
unto
faith
:
therefore
beware
of
a
discontented
spirit
;
when
you
are
under
any
rebukes
of
Providence
,
look
to
your
spirits
,
and
labour
against
the
first
stirrings
of
a
froward
spirit
;
the
workings
of
frowardness
does
prove
a
temptation
to
unbelief
,
and
so
do
the
workings
of
any
other
corruption
,
as
the
sinfulness
thereof
does
fright
a
man
from
believing
:
but
this
is
not
all
:
a
froward
spirit
leads
a
man
into
unbelief
:
it
is
a
principle
and
cause
of
unbelief
.
And
that
these
two
ways
,
-
1.
Frowardness
blinds
the
minds
of
men
:
frowardness
bereaves
men
of
their
understandings
,
passion
draws
a
vail
before
the
eyes
,
God
presents
before
men
several
encouragements
to
believe
,
but
those
things
don
t
sink
into
mens
hearts
when
discontented
:
a
man
in
a
discontented
frame
,
is
out
of
frame
to
consider
the
weight
of
those
things
that
God
sets
before
him
;
discontentedness
makes
him
rashly
and
inconsiderately
to
reject
encouragements
:
when
God
is
encouraging
him
,
he
don't
hearken
and
regard
it
,
Ex.
6.9
.
they
hearkened
not
unto
Moses
for
anguish
of
spirit
and
for
cruel
bondage
:
frowardness
does
prejudice
men
against
believing
:
when
a
man
is
in
such
a
frame
,
he
construes
all
Gods
difpensations
to
be
from
want
of
love
:
he
thinks
if
God
had
any
love
for
him
,
he
would
never
have
dealt
so
with
him
,
if
God
had
had
a
kindness
for
him
,
he
would
have
done
this
for
him
and
prevented
this
or
that
evil
:
but
he
takes
it
as
a
sign
that
God
don't
regard
him
;
when
froward
he
puts
the
worst
sense
upon
every
thing
:
and
represents
Gods
dispensations
to
himself
,
as
flowing
from
want
of
love
;
he
is
ready
to
say
as
she
,
how
canst
thou
say
,
I
love
thee
,
Judg.
15.15
.
yea
frowardness
makes
a
man
justifie
his
unbelief
:
it
so
blinds
him
,
as
it
did
Jonah
,
that
he
thinks
he
does
well
:
&
vindicates
himself
as
if
he
had
cause
for
what
he
did
.
-
2.
Frowardness
makes
men
love
to
cavil
against
the
encouragements
that
God
sets
before
them
:
a
man
in
a
froward
frame
studies
objections
,
and
indulges
himself
in
a
way
of
cavelling
:
there
is
a
great
deal
of
wilfulness
in
their
unbelief
:
a
froward
heart
humours
himself
in
his
raising
of
objections
,
men
take
a
pride
in
cavelling
and
turning
of
the
calls
of
God
:
when
the
heart
is
discontented
,
there
is
a
great
deal
of
a
sturdy
spirit
working
in
their
unbelief
:
if
I
had
called
and
he
had
answered
,
yet
would
I
not
believe
that
he
did
hearken
unto
my
voice
,
for
he
breaketh
me
with
a
tempest
,
Job
.
9.16
,
17.
Direction
5.
Set
hefore
your selves
the
examples
of
other
Saints
there
is
a
cloud
of
witnesses
gone
before
you
:
men
that
under
all
sorts
of
difficulties
and
temptations
have
been
exercising
Faith
:
remember
how
Abraham
believed
the
Lord
,
and
it
was
counted
unto
him
for
righteousness
,
how
Job
carried
himself
when
he
says
,
tho'
he
slay
me
,
yet
I
will
trust
in
him
,
how
David
says
,
why
art
thou
cast
down
O
my
Soul
,
hope
in
God
,
how
Jonah
recovers
himself
:
yet
will
I
look
again
toward
thy
Holy
Temple
:
such
examples
may
be
great
inducements
and
helps
to
you
to
follow
their
example
:
these
examples
are
very
quickning
and
full
of
argument
;
they
are
very
helpful
to
strengthen
your
Faith
;
several
ways
.
-
1.
The
examples
of
Saints
recorded
in
Scripture
are
a
warrant
to
you
to
believe
:
their
saith
is
recorded
to
shew
you
what
you
should
do
,
how
you
should
carry
in
l●ke
cases
:
the
examples
of
the
faith
of
the
Saints
are
set
down
by
way
of
commendation
,
they
are
presented
before
you
,
as
a
pattern
that
you
should
walk
after
:
the
record
of
those
examples
does
shew
that
such
a
spirit
and
carriage
is
highly
approved
by
God
:
you
question
whether
or
no
God
will
not
count
it
presumption
in
you
to
believe
under
such
circumstances
:
but
this
may
take
off
that
:
God
has
recorded
it
in
his
Word
,
that
his
people
have
been
wont
to
trust
in
him
in
such
cases
:
and
you
are
called
upon
by
God
to
follow
their
example
,
Heb.
6.12
be
followers
of
them
who
through
faith
and
patience
inherit
the
promise
.
-
2.
In
these
examples
you
may
see
what
a
lovely
glorious
thing
it
is
to
depend
upon
God
,
and
be
exercising
of
faith
in
difficult
cases
:
there
is
a
great
deal
of
the
beauty
and
loveliness
of
grace
seen
in
the
exercise
of
it
,
it
is
a
taking
thing
to
see
those
glorious
workings
of
saith
,
that
were
in
Abraham
,
Sarah
,
Joseph
,
Moses
and
others
of
the
Saints
:
the
Apostle
says
,
we
count
them
happy
that
endure
,
Jam.
5.11
.
so
we
count
them
happy
that
believe
:
the
rules
of
Gods
Word
carry
in
them
a
commendation
of
themselves
,
but
when
we
see
them
practised
,
they
are
very
taking
:
we
count
the
exercises
of
faith
,
that
we
hear
of
and
read
of
excellent
:
and
they
stir
us
up
to
imitation
.
-
3.
These
examples
of
believing
do
provoke
unto
an
holy
emulation
:
as
one
Scholar
is
provoked
to
emulation
by
the
learning
of
another
,
so
is
one
saint
provoked
to
emulation
by
the
faith
of
others
,
the
examples
of
other
mens
faith
have
a
tendency
to
make
you
ashamed
of
your
unbelief
,
you
may
be
ashamed
to
see
your selves
out-stripped
by
those
that
lived
in
darker
times
than
you
do
:
you
may
be
ashamed
to
think
that
you
are
worse
then
others
:
that
you
should
be
more
backward
to
honour
the
grace
and
faithfulness
of
God
than
others
:
these
examples
have
a
tendency
to
make
you
pluck
up
,
that
you
may
honour
God
as
others
have
done
.
Direction
6.
Labour
to
get
your
hearts
fully
satisfied
in
the
divine
authority
of
the
Scriptures
:
if
men
have
scruples
and
misgivings
of
heart
about
that
,
they
will
be
an
occasion
of
discouragement
:
such
jealousies
will
interrupt
the
exercise
of
Faith
;
for
the
word
is
the
foundation
of
our
faith
:
the
authority
of
the
Word
of
God
is
our
warrant
to
believe
:
let
all
scruples
of
that
kind
be
speedily
removed
,
as
things
that
strike
at
the
very
root
of
faith
:
see
that
you
be
well
grounded
in
the
authority
of
the
Word
:
don
't
take
it
up
as
a
tradition
:
as
a
thing
owned
by
those
among
whom
you
live
:
but
satisfie
your
hearts
upon
good
ground
that
the
Scripture
is
no
device
of
man
,
but
the
very
Word
of
God
:
and
indeed
God
has
given
us
as
much
assurance
that
it
is
his
Word
:
as
we
can
reasonably
desire
and
expect
:
he
gives
his
own
testimony
to
it
:
we
receive
the
orders
of
authority
upon
their
own
testimony
:
thus
God
witnesses
to
the
truth
of
his
Word
,
he
sets
his
hand
to
it
,
Zech.
12.1
.
Rev.
1.1
.
and
the
Scripture
has
such
characters
in
it
as
evidence
it
to
be
the
Word
of
God
,
the
Word
carries
a
sufficient
evidence
in
it self
there
are
such
circumstances
and
marks
in
it
,
as
shew
that
it
is
not
counterfeit
:
if
a
Prince
send
an
order
to
us
,
we
know
it
is
not
counterfeit
by
the
seal
,
the
Secretaries
hand
,
the
stile
,
the
matter
of
it
;
so
here
all
things
are
without
exception
;
the
things
are
such
as
are
suitable
to
the
glory
of
God
:
they
were
written
by
holy
men
that
were
Gods
Messengers
;
they
are
delivered
to
us
by
his
Church
;
they
are
such
things
as
no
man
without
revelation
could
write
,
such
things
as
no
good
man
dare
write
without
order
from
God
,
such
things
as
no
bad
man
would
write
:
and
they
are
confirmed
by
the
accomplishment
of
predictions
,
and
by
the
presence
of
the
Spirit
blessing
them
unto
conviction
and
conversion
.
Direction
7
,
Lay
up
experiences
both
of
the
truth
of
Gods
Word
,
and
Gods
love
to
you
:
first
,
lay
up
experiences
of
the
truth
of
Gods
Word
;
it
is
a
great
fault
when
persons
do
no
not
treasure
up
remarkable
experiences
of
the
truth
of
these
things
that
God
teaches
us
in
his
Word
:
some
men
don't
observe
and
take
notice
of
such
things
:
God
does
in
his
providence
give
abundance
of
experience
of
the
truth
of
threatnings
,
they
do
many
times
come
to
pass
in
an
eminent
manner
,
he
fulfills
his
Word
very
plainly
:
that
men
may
see
that
sin
is
a
provoking
thing
:
and
a
dangerous
thing
:
so
God
is
giving
experience
of
the
truth
of
promises
:
for
a
while
the
promise
did
not
work
,
but
afterwards
it
was
remarkably
accomplished
:
that
Joshua
takes
notice
of
,
Josh.
13.14
.
sometimes
he
gives
eminent
experience
of
his
answering
prayer
,
2
Sam.
1.27
.
sometimes
of
his
making
a
good
end
of
afflictions
,
Jam.
5.11
and
of
the
love
he
has
to
his
people
under
their
afflictions
,
so
Gen.
45
5.
2
Cor.
4.18
.
such
things
do
much
confirm
our
Faith
,
that
the
Word
of
God
is
certain
true
:
Rom.
5
4.
experience
works
hope
.
Secondly
,
lay
up
experience
of
his
special
love
to
you
,
God
gives
his
people
experience
of
that
in
one
degree
or
other
,
lay
up
experiences
of
Gods
converting
you
,
of
the
manifestations
of
his
favour
,
the
discoveries
of
his
glory
:
his
drawing
forth
the
visible
actings
of
grace
:
such
experiences
as
these
may
strengthen
your
faith
,
they
are
of
great
use
,
to
scatter
and
remove
many
temptations
wherewith
your
faith
may
be
assaulted
.
Direction
8.
Get
more
spiritual
acquaintance
with
God
:
the
spiritual
knowledg
of
God
is
the
foundation
of
all
the
practise
of
religion
:
we
know
him
and
love
him
we
know
him
and
obey
him
,
we
know
him
and
submit
to
him
,
we
know
him
,
and
put
our
trust
in
him
Psal.
9
:
10
:
they
that
know
thy
name
will
put
their
trust
in
thee
:
in
this
way
men
come
to
believe
at
first
,
and
in
this
way
their
hearts
come
to
be
more
setled
in
a
way
of
believing
:
if
men
understood
more
what
God
is
,
that
would
deliver
them
from
their
doubtings
,
2
Tim:
1
:
12
:
I
know
whom
I
have
believed
:
the
more
the
soul
sees
of
God
,
the
more
he
is
satisfied
that
it
is
safe
venturing
upon
his
Word
;
when
we
understand
what
a
glorious
faithful
God
the
Lord
is
,
we
see
that
we
have
sure
ground
to
go
upon
:
and
when
we
understand
the
riches
of
Gods
grace
;
that
removes
that
great
objection
from
our
unworthiness
,
which
made
men
think
that
God
was
not
free
to
save
them
,
and
made
them
think
he
did
not
mean
them
in
the
invitations
of
the
Gospel
,
therefore
make
it
your
care
to
get
as
much
acquaintance
with
God
as
you
can
,
revive
upon
your
hearts
the
remembrance
of
those
discoveries
,
that
formerly
God
has
given
you
,
and
be
in
the
use
of
means
,
to
get
new
discoveries
of
the
glory
of
God
,
wait
upon
him
to
that
end
in
the
ways
he
has
appointed
,
and
exercise
faith
upon
the
Lord
Jesus
as
the
great
Prophet
of
his
Church
who
bid
us
come
to
him
that
our
eyes
may
be
anointed
with
eye
salve
that
we
may
see
,
Rev:
3
:
18
:
FINIS
.