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           THE
           HARMONY
           OF
           THE
           Divine
           Attributes
           ,
           IN
           THE
           Contrivance
           and
           Accomplishment
           of
           Man's
           Redemption
           by
           the
           Lord
           JESUS
           CHRIST
           .
        
         
           OR
           DISCOURSES
           ,
           Wherein
           is
           Shewed
           ,
           How
           the
           Wisdom
           ,
           Mercy
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           Holiness
           ,
           Power
           and
           Truth
           of
           God
           are
           glorified
           in
           that
           Great
           and
           Blessed
           Work.
           
        
         
           By
           
             William
             Bates
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           
        
         
           
             Which
             things
             the
             Angels
             desire
             to
             look
             into
             .
          
           
             
               1
               Pet.
               1.12
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Nihil
             tam
             dignum
             Deo
             ,
             quam
             salus
             Hominis
             .
          
           
             Tertul.
             
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             J.
             Darby
          
           ,
           for
           
             Nathaniel
             Ranew
          
           ,
           and
           
             Jonathan
             Robinson
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Kings
           Arms
           ,
           and
           Golden
           Lyon
           in
           St.
           Pauls
           Church-Yard
           ;
           and
           
             Brabazon
             Aylmer
          
           ,
           the
           at
           three
           Pigeons
           in
           Cornhil
           ,
           1674.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           THe
           Subject
           of
           the
           ensuing
           Discourses
           is
           of
           that
           inestimable
           excellency
           and
           importance
           ,
           that
           it
           deserves
           our
           deepest
           reflections
           ,
           and
           care
           to
           consider
           and
           apply
           it
           :
           'T
           is
           the
           great
           Mystery
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           the
           design
           of
           Eternal
           Wisdom
           ,
           the
           chiefest
           of
           all
           Gods
           Works
           ,
           that
           contains
           the
           Glorious
           Wonders
           of
           his
           Mercy
           and
           Power
           ,
           wherein
           he
           renders
           himself
           most
           worthy
           of
           our
           Supreme
           Veneration
           and
           Affection
           .
           Our
           most
           raised
           Thoughts
           are
           
           infinitely
           beneath
           its
           Dignity
           .
           Although
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Gospel
           hath
           clearly
           reveal'd
           so
           much
           of
           it
           as
           is
           requisit
           to
           be
           known
           in
           our
           earthly
           state
           ,
           yet
           the
           sublimer
           parts
           are
           still
           secret
           ,
           and
           reserv'd
           for
           a
           full
           discovery
           by
           the
           brightness
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           Appearance
           .
           Now
           if
           the
           Excellency
           of
           things
           excites
           our
           Spirits
           to
           be
           attentive
           in
           searching
           into
           their
           nature
           ,
           this
           Divine
           Object
           should
           awaken
           all
           our
           Powers
           ,
           and
           arrest
           our
           Minds
           ,
           in
           the
           serious
           steady
           contemplation
           of
           it
           ,
           being
           alone
           capable
           to
           satisfy
           their
           immortal
           appetite
           .
           The
           Importance
           of
           it
           is
           correspondent
           to
           its
           excellency
           :
           for
           't
           is
           no
           less
           than
           the
           recovery
           of
           us
           from
           extream
           and
           eternal
           misery
           ,
           and
           the
           Restoring
           of
           us
           to
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           the
           Blessed
           God
           ,
           a
           felicity
           without
           comparison
           or
           end
           .
           If
           we
           have
           any
           regard
           to
           
           Salvation
           ,
           (
           and
           who
           would
           be
           so
           unhappy
           as
           to
           neglect
           it
           for
           unconcerning
           frivolous
           Vanities
           )
           it
           will
           be
           delightful
           to
           know
           the
           means
           by
           which
           we
           may
           obtain
           it
           ;
           and
           to
           employ
           the
           flying
           moments
           of
           our
           short
           time
           in
           those
           things
           that
           are
           profitable
           for
           our
           last
           End
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           not
           lose
           Temporal
           and
           Eternal
           Life
           together
           .
        
         
           Many
           of
           the
           Ancient
           and
           Modern
           Divines
           have
           written
           of
           this
           noble
           Argument
           ,
           from
           whom
           I
           have
           received
           benefit
           in
           the
           following
           composure
           .
           But
           none
           ,
           as
           I
           know
           ,
           hath
           considered
           all
           the
           parts
           together
           ,
           and
           presented
           them
           in
           one
           view
           .
           There
           still
           remains
           a
           rich
           abundance
           for
           the
           perpetuall
           exercise
           of
           our
           Spirits
           .
           The
           
             Eternal
             Word
          
           alone
           was
           able
           to
           perfect
           all
           things
           by
           once
           speaking
           .
           Humane
           words
           are
           but
           an
           Eccho
           
           that
           answers
           the
           Voice
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           cannot
           fully
           express
           its
           Power
           ,
           nor
           pass
           so
           immediately
           through
           the
           sence
           to
           the
           Heart
           ,
           but
           they
           must
           be
           repeated
           .
           May
           these
           Discourses
           be
           effectual
           to
           inflame
           us
           with
           the
           most
           ardent
           Love
           to
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           who
           ransom'd
           us
           with
           the
           unvaluable
           price
           of
           his
           own
           blood
           ,
           and
           to
           perswade
           us
           to
           live
           for
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           purchase
           of
           that
           Sacred
           Treasure
           ,
           I
           shall
           for
           ever
           acknowledge
           the
           Divine
           Grace
           ,
           and
           obtain
           my
           utmost
           aim
           .
        
         
           
             W.
             B.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           I.
           
        
         
           
             The
             Introduction
             .
             A
             short
             view
             of
             Mans
             primitive
             State.
             His
             Conformity
             to
             God
             ;
             natural
             ,
             moral
             ,
             and
             in
             Happiness
             and
             Dominion
             over
             the
             Creatures
             .
             The
             moral
             resemblance
             ,
             as
             it
             refers
             to
             all
             the
             faculties
             .
             The
             happiness
             of
             Man
             with
             respect
             to
             his
             sensitive
             and
             spiritual
             Nature
             .
             Of
             all
             sublunary
             Creatures
             he
             is
             onely
             capable
             of
             a
             Law.
             What
             the
             Law
             of
             Nature
             contains
             .
             God
             entred
             into
             a
             Covenant
             with
             Man.
             The
             Reasons
             of
             that
             Dispensation
             .
             The
             Terms
             of
             the
             Covenant
             were
             becoming
             God
             and
             Man.
             The
             special
             clause
             in
             The
             Covenant
             concerning
             the
             Tree
             of
             Knowledg
             of
             Good
             and
             Evil.
             The
             Reasons
             of
             the
             Prohibition
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           felicity
           which
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           procured
           for
           Believers
           ,
           includes
           a
           perfect
           freedom
           from
           Sin
           ,
           
           and
           all
           afflictive
           evils
           ,
           the
           just
           consequents
           of
           it
           :
           and
           the
           fruition
           of
           
             Righteousness
             ,
             Peace
          
           ,
           
           and
           Joy
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           consists
           .
           In
           this
           the
           second
           Covenant
           excels
           the
           first
           ;
           the
           Law
           supposes
           Man
           upright
           ,
           and
           the
           happiness
           it
           promises
           to
           exact
           Obedience
           ,
           is
           called
           Life
           ,
           it
           rewards
           Innocence
           with
           Immortality
           :
           but
           the
           Blessedness
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           stil'd
           Salvation
           ,
           which
           signifies
           the
           rescuing
           of
           lapsed
           Man
           from
           a
           state
           of
           misery
           ,
           and
           the
           investing
           of
           him
           with
           unperishing
           Glory
           .
        
         
           In
           order
           to
           the
           Discovery
           of
           the
           excellency
           of
           this
           Benefit
           ,
           and
           the
           endearing
           Obligations
           laid
           on
           us
           by
           
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           't
           is
           necessary
           to
           take
           a
           view
           of
           that
           dreadful
           and
           desperate
           Calamity
           which
           seiz'd
           upon
           Mankind
           :
           the
           wretchedness
           of
           our
           Captivity
           ,
           illustrates
           the
           Glory
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           And
           since
           the
           misery
           of
           Man
           was
           not
           the
           original
           condition
           of
           his
           nature
           ,
           but
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           guilty
           choice
           ,
           't
           is
           requisite
           to
           make
           some
           reflection
           upon
           his
           first
           state
           ▪
           as
           he
           came
           out
           of
           the
           pure
           hands
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           comparing
           our
           present
           misery
           with
           our
           lost
           happiness
           ,
           we
           may
           revive
           in
           our
           breasts
           the
           affections
           of
           Sorrow
           ,
           Shame
           and
           Indignation
           against
           our selves
           ;
           and
           considering
           that
           the
           Heavenly
           Adam
           hath
           purchased
           for
           us
           a
           title
           to
           a
           better
           Inheritance
           than
           was
           forfeited
           by
           the
           Earthly
           one
           ,
           we
           may
           with
           the
           more
           affectionate
           gratitude
           ,
           extol
           the
           Favour
           &
           Power
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
        
         
           God
           who
           is
           the
           living
           Fountain
           of
           all
           Perfections
           ,
           spent
           an
           intire
           Eternity
           ,
           in
           the
           Contemplation
           of
           his
           own
           Excellencies
           ,
           before
           any
           creature
           was
           made
           .
           In
           the
           moment
           appointed
           by
           his
           Wisdom
           ,
           he
           gave
           the
           first
           Being
           to
           the
           〈◊〉
           .
           Three
           distinct
           orders
           of
           Natures
           He
           form'd
           ,
           the
           〈◊〉
           purely
           Spiritual
           ,
           the
           other
           purely
           Materiall
           ,
           and
           between
           both
           one
           mixt
           ,
           which
           unites
           the
           〈…〉
           in
           it self
           .
           This
           is
           Man
           ,
           the
           abridgment
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           verse
           ,
           ally'd
           to
           the
           Angels
           in
           his
           Soul
           ,
           and
           to
           material
           things
           in
           his
           Body
           ,
           and
           capable
           of
           the
           Happiness
           of
           both
           ;
           By
           his
           internal
           Faculties
           enjoying
           the
           felicity
           of
           the
           Intellectual
           :
           and
           by
           his
           external
           tasting
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           the
           Sensitive
           World.
           Man's
           greatest
           excellency
           was
           a
           perfect
           Conformity
           to
           the
           Divine
           Patern
           .
           
             God
             created
             Man
             in
             his
             own
             Likeness
             ,
             in
             the
             Image
             of
             God
             created
             he
             him
             .
          
           This
           includes
           ;
        
         
           First
           ,
           The
           Natural
           Similitude
           of
           God
           in
           the
           substance
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           an
           
             intelligent
             ,
             free
             ,
             spiritual
          
           
           and
           
             Immortal
             Being
          
           .
           This
           is
           assigned
           to
           be
           the
           Reason
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           That
           
             Whoso
             sheds
             Mans
             Blood
             ,
             by
             Man
             shall
             his
             Blood
             be
             shed
          
           ;
           
           
             for
             in
             the
             Image
             of
             God
             made
             he
             Man.
             
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           A
           moral
           Resemblance
           in
           its
           Qualities
           and
           Perfections
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           That
           Happiness
           and
           Dignity
           of
           Mans
           state
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           consequent
           ,
           and
           accession
           to
           his
           Holiness
           .
           The
           Natural
           resemblance
           I
           shall
           not
           insist
           on
           :
           for
           the
           distinct
           Illustration
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           we
           must
           consider
           God
           in
           a
           threefold
           respect
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           respect
           of
           his
           absolute
           Holiness
           ,
           unspotted
           Purity
           ,
           infinite
           Goodness
           ,
           incorruptible
           Justice
           ,
           and
           whatever
           we
           conceive
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           moral
           Perfections
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           With
           respect
           to
           his
           compleat
           Blessedness
           ,
           (
           the
           result
           of
           his
           infinite
           Excellencies
           ;
           )
           as
           he
           is
           perfectly
           exempt
           from
           all
           evils
           ,
           which
           might
           allay
           ,
           and
           lessen
           his
           felicity
           ,
           and
           enjoys
           those
           pleasures
           ,
           which
           are
           worthy
           of
           his
           pure
           Nature
           ,
           and
           glorious
           State.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           In
           regard
           of
           his
           supreme
           Dominion
           ,
           which
           extends
           it self
           to
           all
           things
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           .
           Now
           in
           the
           Participation
           of
           these
           ,
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           did
           principally
           consist
           .
           The
           Holiness
           of
           Man
           was
           the
           copy
           of
           the
           Divine
           purity
           :
           his
           Happiness
           a
           representation
           of
           the
           Divine
           Felicity
           :
           and
           his
           Dominion
           over
           the
           lower
           World
           ,
           the
           resemblance
           of
           Gods
           Soveraignty
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           take
           a
           particular
           survey
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Man
           was
           conformed
           to
           God
           in
           Holiness
           .
           This
           appears
           by
           the
           expressions
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Sanctification
           of
           corrupt
           man
           ;
           which
           he
           sets
           forth
           ,
           by
           the
           
             renewing
             of
             him
             in
             knowledg
          
           ,
           
           
             righteousness
             and
             holiness
             ,
             after
             the
             image
             of
             the
             Creator
             .
          
           
           The
           Renovation
           of
           things
           ,
           is
           the
           restoring
           of
           them
           to
           their
           Primitive
           state
           ,
           
           and
           is
           more
           ,
           or
           less
           perfect
           ,
           by
           its
           proportion
           to
           ,
           or
           distance
           from
           the
           Original
           .
           Holiness
           ,
           &
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           are
           the
           comprehensive
           Sum
           of
           the
           Moral
           Law
           ,
           
           which
           not
           only
           represents
           the
           Will
           ,
           but
           the
           Nature
           of
           God
           in
           his
           Supream
           Excellency
           ,
           and
           in
           conformity
           to
           it
           the
           Divine
           likeness
           eminently
           appear'd
           .
           Adam
           was
           created
           with
           the
           perfection
           of
           Grace
           ,
           the
           progress
           of
           the
           most
           excellent
           Saints
           is
           incomparably
           short
           of
           his
           beginning
           ;
           By
           this
           we
           may
           in
           part
           conjecture
           at
           the
           Beauty
           of
           Holinesse
           in
           him
           ,
           of
           which
           one
           faint
           ray
           appearing
           in
           renewed
           persons
           is
           so
           amiable
           .
           This
           primitive
           Beauty
           is
           exprest
           in
           Scripture
           by
           rectitude
           :
           
             God
             made
             Man
             upright
          
           .
           There
           was
           an
           universal
           entire
           rectitude
           in
           his
           Faculties
           ,
           disposing
           them
           for
           their
           proper
           Operations
           .
           This
           will
           more
           fully
           appear
           ,
           by
           considering
           the
           distinct
           powers
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           in
           their
           regular
           Constitutions
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           understanding
           was
           inrich'd
           with
           knowledg
           .
           Nature
           was
           unveiled
           to
           Adam
           ,
           he
           enter'd
           into
           its
           Sanctuary
           ,
           and
           discover'd
           its
           mysterious
           Operations
           .
           When
           the
           Creatures
           came
           to
           pay
           their
           Homage
           to
           him
           ,
           
           
             whatsoever
             he
             called
             them
             ,
             that
             was
             the
             name
             thereof
             .
          
           And
           their
           Names
           exprest
           their
           Natures
           .
           His
           knowledg
           reach'd
           through
           the
           whole
           compass
           of
           the
           Creation
           ,
           from
           the
           Sun
           the
           glorious
           vessel
           of
           Light
           ,
           to
           the
           Gloworm
           that
           shines
           in
           the
           hedg
           .
           And
           this
           knowledg
           was
           not
           acquir'd
           by
           Study
           ,
           't
           was
           not
           the
           fruit
           of
           anxious
           inquiry
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           illumination
           of
           the
           Air
           is
           in
           an
           instant
           by
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Morning
           ,
           so
           his
           Understanding
           was
           enlightned
           ,
           by
           a
           pure
           beam
           from
           the
           Father
           of
           Lights
           .
        
         
         
           Besides
           ,
           He
           had
           such
           a
           knowledg
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           as
           was
           sufficient
           for
           his
           Duty
           and
           Felicity
           ▪
           His
           mind
           did
           not
           stick
           in
           the
           material
           part
           of
           things
           ,
           but
           ascended
           by
           the
           several
           ranks
           of
           Beings
           ,
           to
           the
           Universal
           Cause
           .
           He
           discover'd
           the
           Glory
           of
           the
           Divine
           Essence
           and
           Attributes
           by
           their
           wonderful
           effects
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Almighty
           Power
           .
           When
           he
           first
           open'd
           his
           eyes
           ,
           the
           stupendious
           Fabrick
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           presented
           itself
           to
           his
           view
           ,
           and
           in
           it
           the
           most
           express
           and
           clear
           characters
           of
           that
           Glorious
           Power
           ,
           which
           produced
           it
           .
           For
           what
           could
           overcome
           the
           Infinite
           distance
           ,
           between
           not
           being
           ,
           and
           being
           ,
           but
           Infinite
           Power
           ?
           As
           there
           is
           no
           proportion
           between
           not
           being
           ,
           and
           being
           ,
           so
           the
           cause
           which
           unites
           those
           terms
           ,
           must
           be
           without
           limits
           .
           Now
           the
           Divine
           Word
           alone
           ,
           (
           which
           calls
           the
           things
           
             that
             are
             not
             ,
             as
             if
             they
             were
          
           )
           caused
           the
           World
           to
           rise
           from
           the
           Abyss
           of
           empty
           nothing
           .
           
             At
             Gods
             Command
             the
             Heavens
          
           ,
           
           
           
             and
             all
             their
             Host
             were
             created
             .
          
           And
           this
           led
           him
           to
           consider
           the
           Immensity
           of
           the
           Divine
           Essence
           ;
           For
           Infinite
           Power
           is
           incompatible
           with
           a
           finite
           Essence
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           Immensity
           ,
           he
           might
           ascend
           to
           the
           Eternity
           of
           God.
           To
           be
           Eternal
           ,
           without
           beginning
           ,
           and
           Infinite
           without
           bounds
           ,
           infer
           ,
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           necessarily
           exist
           in
           the
           same
           subject
           .
           For
           't
           is
           impossible
           ,
           that
           any
           thing
           which
           is
           form'd
           by
           another
           ,
           and
           hath
           a
           beginning
           ,
           should
           not
           be
           limited
           in
           its
           Nature
           by
           the
           cause
           that
           produced
           it
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Apostle
           declares
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Eternal
             Power
             of
             God
          
           is
           set
           forth
           in
           the
           Creation
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           
           joyning
           with
           the
           discovery
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           that
           of
           his
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Admirable
           Wisdom
           appear'd
           to
           Man
           in
           the
           
           Creation
           .
           For
           by
           considering
           the
           Variety
           and
           Union
           ▪
           the
           Order
           and
           Efficacy
           ,
           the
           Beauty
           and
           Stability
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           he
           clearly
           discerned
           that
           Wisdom
           ,
           which
           so
           regularly
           disposed
           all
           .
           'T
           is
           thus
           that
           Wisdom
           speaks
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           
             Proverbs
             ;
             When
             he
             prepared
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             I
             was
             there
             :
             when
             he
             set
             a
             compass
             upon
             the
             face
             of
             the
             depth
             :
          
           
           
             When
             he
             established
             the
             Clouds
             above
             :
             When
             he
             strengthened
             th●
             Fountains
             of
             the
             Deep
             :
             when
             he
             gave
             the
             Sea
             his
             Decree
             ,
             that
             the
             Waters
             should
             not
             pass
             his
             Commandments
             :
             when
             he
             appointed
             the
             Foundations
             of
             the
             Earth
             :
             I
             was
             with
             him
             ,
          
           contriving
           all
           in
           the
           best
           manner
           for
           Ornament
           and
           Use.
           The
           knowledg
           of
           this
           ,
           fill'd
           his
           Soul
           with
           wonder
           ,
           and
           delight
           .
           The
           Psamist
           breaks
           forth
           with
           astonishment
           ,
           as
           one
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           innumerable
           Miracles
           ,
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             how
             manifold
             are
             thy
             works
             !
             in
             Wisdom
             hast
             made
             them
             all
             :
          
           And
           if
           he
           discovered
           such
           wonderful
           and
           Divine
           Wisdom
           in
           the
           Works
           of
           God
           ,
           
           when
           the
           vigour
           of
           the
           humane
           Understanding
           was
           so
           much
           impair'd
           by
           the
           Fall
           ;
           how
           much
           more
           did
           Adam
           ,
           who
           perfectly
           understood
           
             Universal
             Nature
          
           ,
           the
           offices
           of
           its
           parts
           ,
           the
           harmony
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           just
           Laws
           of
           Union
           ,
           by
           which
           God
           hath
           joined
           together
           such
           a
           multitude
           of
           beings
           ,
           so
           distant
           and
           disagreeing
           ,
           and
           how
           the
           Publick
           Peace
           is
           preserved
           by
           their
           Private
           Enmity
           .
           This
           discovery
           caused
           him
           to
           acknowledge
           ,
           that
           
             Great
             is
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             of
             great
             Power
             ,
             his
             Understanding
             is
             infinite
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           Infinite
           Goodness
           shin'd
           forth
           in
           the
           Creation
           .
           This
           is
           the
           leading
           Attribute
           ,
           that
           call'd
           forth
           the
           rest
           to
           work
           .
           As
           there
           was
           no
           matter
           ,
           so
           no
           motive
           to
           induce
           God
           to
           make
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           what
           
           arose
           from
           his
           Goodness
           :
           For
           he
           is
           an
           All-sufficient
           Being
           ,
           perfectly
           blessed
           in
           himself
           .
           His
           Majesty
           is
           not
           encreased
           by
           the
           Adoration
           of
           Angels
           ,
           nor
           his
           Greatnesse
           by
           the
           Obedience
           of
           Nature
           ;
           neither
           was
           he
           less
           happy
           ,
           or
           content
           ,
           in
           that
           Eternal
           Duration
           before
           the
           existence
           of
           any
           Creature
           ,
           than
           he
           is
           since
           .
           His
           Original
           Felicity
           is
           equally
           incapable
           of
           accession
           ;
           as
           of
           diminution
           .
           'T
           is
           evident
           therefore
           ,
           that
           only
           free
           ,
           and
           unexcited
           Goodness
           ,
           moved
           him
           to
           create
           all
           things
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           impart
           being
           and
           happiness
           to
           the
           Creature
           ,
           not
           inrich
           his
           own
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           by
           contemplating
           the
           other
           works
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           especially
           by
           reflecting
           upon
           himself
           ,
           Adam
           had
           a
           clear
           sight
           of
           the
           Divine
           Attributes
           ,
           which
           concurr'd
           in
           his
           Creation
           .
           Whether
           he
           consider'd
           his
           lowest
           part
           ,
           the
           Body
           ,
           't
           was
           form'd
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           most
           artificial
           and
           beautiful
           piece
           of
           the
           visible
           World.
           The
           contrivance
           of
           its
           parts
           ,
           
           was
           with
           that
           proportion
           and
           exactness
           ,
           as
           most
           conduc'd
           to
           Comliness
           and
           Service
           .
           It
           s
           stature
           was
           erect
           and
           raised
           ,
           becoming
           the
           Lord
           of
           the
           Creatures
           ,
           and
           an
           observer
           of
           the
           Heavens
           .
           A
           Divine
           Beauty
           and
           Majesty
           was
           shed
           upon
           it
           .
           And
           this
           was
           no
           vanishing
           ray
           ,
           soon
           eclips'd
           by
           a
           Disease
           ,
           and
           extinguisht
           by
           Death
           ,
           but
           shin'd
           in
           the
           countenance
           without
           any
           declination
           .
           The
           Tongue
           was
           Man's
           peculiar
           glory
           ,
           being
           the
           interpreter
           of
           the
           mind
           ,
           and
           capable
           to
           signifie
           all
           the
           Affections
           of
           the
           Soul.
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           Body
           was
           so
           fram'd
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           a
           visible
           discovery
           of
           the
           Prerogatives
           of
           his
           Creation
           .
           And
           when
           he
           reflected
           upon
           his
           Soul
           ,
           that
           animated
           his
           dust
           ,
           its
           excellent
           endowments
           ,
           wherein
           't
           is
           comparable
           
           to
           the
           Angels
           ,
           its
           capacity
           of
           enjoying
           God
           himself
           for
           ever
           ,
           he
           had
           an
           internal
           and
           most
           clear
           testimony
           of
           the
           glorious
           perfections
           of
           his
           Creator
           .
           For
           Man
           ,
           
           who
           alone
           admires
           the
           works
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           the
           most
           admirable
           of
           all
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Image
           of
           God
           was
           resplendent
           in
           mans
           Conscience
           ,
           the
           seat
           of
           practical
           Knowledg
           ,
           and
           Treasury
           of
           moral
           Principles
           .
           The
           directive
           faculty
           was
           sincere
           ,
           and
           incorrupt
           ,
           not
           infected
           with
           any
           disguising
           tincture
           :
           't
           was
           clear
           from
           all
           prejudices
           ,
           which
           might
           render
           it
           an
           incompetent
           Judg
           of
           good
           and
           evil
           .
           It
           instructed
           Man
           in
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           his
           relative
           Obligations
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Creatures
           .
           'T
           was
           not
           fetter'd
           and
           confin'd
           ,
           fearfully
           restraining
           from
           what
           is
           Lawful
           ;
           nor
           licentious
           and
           indulgent
           in
           what
           is
           forbidden
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           Conscience
           in
           Adam
           upright
           ,
           was
           a
           subordinate
           God
           ,
           that
           gave
           Laws
           ,
           and
           exacted
           obedience
           to
           that
           glorious
           Being
           who
           is
           its
           Superior
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           There
           was
           a
           Divine
           Impression
           on
           the
           Will.
           Spiritual
           Reason
           kept
           the
           Throne
           ,
           and
           the
           inferiour
           Faculties
           observed
           an
           easy
           and
           regular
           subordination
           to
           its
           dictates
           .
           The
           Affections
           were
           exercis'd
           with
           proportion
           to
           the
           quality
           of
           their
           Objects
           .
           Reason
           was
           their
           inviolable
           Rule
           .
           Love
           the
           most
           noble
           ,
           and
           Master-affection
           ,
           which
           gives
           being
           and
           goodness
           to
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           even
           to
           hatred
           it self
           ;
           (
           for
           so
           much
           we
           hate
           an
           object
           ,
           as
           it
           hinders
           our
           enjoyment
           of
           the
           good
           we
           love
           )
           this
           precious
           Incense
           was
           offer'd
           up
           to
           the
           excellent
           and
           supreme
           Being
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           Author
           of
           his
           Life
           .
           Adam
           fully
           obeyed
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           great
           Command
           ,
           of
           loving
           the
           Lord
           with
           all
           his
           heart
           ,
           
           soul
           ,
           and
           strength
           .
           His
           love
           to
           other
           things
           was
           regulated
           by
           his
           love
           to
           God.
           There
           was
           a
           perfect
           accord
           between
           flesh
           and
           spirit
           in
           him
           .
           They
           both
           joyn'd
           in
           the
           service
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           were
           naturally
           mov'd
           to
           their
           happiness
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           image
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           Adam
           ,
           was
           a
           living
           ,
           powerful
           Principle
           ,
           and
           had
           the
           same
           relation
           to
           the
           Soul
           ,
           which
           the
           Soul
           hath
           to
           the
           Body
           ,
           to
           animate
           and
           order
           all
           its
           Faculties
           ,
           in
           their
           Offices
           and
           Operations
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           his
           Creator
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Image
           of
           God
           consisted
           (
           though
           in
           an
           inferiour
           degree
           )
           in
           the
           happy
           state
           of
           man.
           Herein
           he
           resembled
           that
           infinitly
           Blessed
           Being
           .
           This
           happiness
           had
           relation
           to
           the
           two
           Natures
           ,
           which
           enter
           into
           Mans
           Composition
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           the
           Animal
           and
           Sensitive
           ,
           and
           this
           consisted
           in
           two
           things
           .
           1.
           
           In
           the
           excellent
           disposition
           of
           his
           Organs
           .
           2.
           
           In
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           convenient
           Objects
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           the
           excellent
           disposition
           of
           the
           Organs
           .
           His
           body
           was
           form'd
           immediately
           by
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           not
           liable
           to
           those
           defects
           ,
           which
           proceed
           from
           the
           weakness
           of
           second
           causes
           .
           No
           blemish
           ,
           or
           disease
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           effects
           and
           footsteps
           of
           sin
           ,
           were
           to
           be
           found
           in
           him
           .
           His
           health
           was
           not
           a
           frail
           inconstant
           disposition
           ,
           easily
           ruin'd
           by
           the
           jarring
           elements
           ,
           but
           firm
           and
           stable
           .
           The
           humours
           were
           in
           a
           just
           temperament
           ,
           to
           prevent
           any
           destemper
           ,
           which
           might
           tend
           to
           the
           dissolution
           of
           that
           excellent
           frame
           .
           Briefly
           all
           rhe
           senses
           were
           quick
           and
           lively
           ,
           able
           to
           perform
           with
           facility
           ,
           vigour
           ,
           and
           delight
           ,
           their
           operations
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           There
           were
           convenient
           Objects
           ,
           to
           entertain
           his
           sensitive
           faculties
           .
        
         
         
           He
           enjoyed
           Nature
           in
           its
           original
           Purity
           ,
           crown'd
           with
           the
           benediction
           of
           God
           ;
           before
           't
           was
           blasted
           with
           the
           curse
           .
           The
           World
           was
           all
           Harmony
           and
           Beauty
           ,
           becoming
           the
           goodness
           of
           the
           Creator
           ;
           and
           not
           as
           't
           is
           since
           the
           Fall
           disorder'd
           and
           deform'd
           in
           many
           parts
           ,
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           Justice
           .
           The
           Earth
           was
           liberal
           to
           Adam
           of
           all
           its
           Treasures
           :
           the
           Heavens
           of
           their
           Light
           ,
           and
           sweetest
           Influences
           .
           He
           was
           seated
           in
           Eden
           ,
           a
           place
           of
           so
           great
           beauty
           and
           delight
           ,
           that
           it
           represented
           the
           Celestial
           Paradise
           ,
           which
           is
           refresht
           
             with
             Rivers
             of
             Pleasure
          
           .
           And
           as
           the
           ultimate
           End
           of
           the
           Creatures
           was
           to
           raise
           his
           mind
           ,
           and
           inflame
           his
           heart
           with
           the
           love
           of
           his
           great
           Benefactor
           ;
           So
           their
           first
           and
           natural
           use
           was
           the
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           Senses
           ,
           from
           whence
           the
           felicity
           of
           the
           Animal
           Life
           did
           proceed
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           supreme
           Happiness
           consisted
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           his
           most
           noble
           Faculties
           ,
           on
           their
           proper
           Objects
           .
           This
           will
           appear
           by
           considering
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           spiritual
           Faculties
           have
           objects
           which
           infinitely
           excel
           those
           of
           the
           sensitive
           ;
           So
           their
           capacity
           is
           more
           inlarged
           ,
           their
           union
           with
           objects
           is
           more
           intimate
           ,
           and
           their
           perception
           is
           with
           more
           quickness
           and
           vivacity
           ;
           and
           thereby
           are
           the
           greatest
           instruments
           of
           pleasure
           to
           the
           rational
           being
           .
           Now
           the
           highest
           Faculties
           in
           Man
           ,
           are
           the
           Understanding
           and
           Will
           ;
           and
           their
           happiness
           consists
           in
           union
           with
           God
           ,
           by
           Knowledg
           and
           Love.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           the
           Knowledg
           of
           God.
           As
           the
           desire
           of
           Knowledg
           is
           the
           most
           natural
           to
           the
           humane
           Soul
           ,
           so
           the
           obtaining
           of
           it
           produces
           the
           most
           noble
           and
           sweetest
           pleasure
           .
           And
           proportionably
           to
           the
           degrees
           of
           excellency
           that
           are
           in
           objects
           ,
           so
           much
           of
           
           rational
           Perfection
           and
           Satisfaction
           accrues
           to
           the
           mind
           by
           the
           knowledg
           of
           them
           .
           The
           discovery
           of
           the
           Works
           of
           God
           greatly
           affected
           Man
           ,
           yet
           the
           excellencies
           scatter'd
           among
           them
           ,
           are
           but
           an
           imperfect
           and
           mutable
           shadow
           of
           God's
           infinite
           and
           unchangable
           Perfections
           .
           How
           much
           more
           delightful
           was
           it
           to
           his
           pure
           understanding
           ,
           tracing
           the
           footsteps
           and
           impressions
           of
           God
           in
           Natural
           things
           ,
           to
           ascend
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           glorious
           Original
           of
           all
           Perfections
           .
           And
           although
           his
           finite
           understanding
           could
           not
           comprehend
           the
           Divine
           excellencies
           ,
           yet
           his
           knowledg
           was
           answerable
           to
           the
           degrees
           of
           Revelation
           ,
           wherein
           God
           was
           manifested
           .
           He
           saw
           the
           admirable
           Beauty
           of
           the
           Creator
           through
           the
           transparent
           vail
           of
           the
           creatures
           .
           And
           from
           hence
           there
           arose
           in
           the
           Soul
           ,
           a
           pleasure
           pure
           ,
           solid
           ,
           and
           satisfying
           ,
           a
           pleasure
           divine
           ;
           for
           God
           takes
           infinit
           contentment
           in
           the
           contemplation
           of
           Himself
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Happiness
           of
           Man
           consisted
           in
           the
           Love
           of
           God.
           'T
           was
           not
           the
           naked
           speculation
           of
           the
           Deity
           that
           made
           him
           happy
           ,
           but
           such
           a
           knowledg
           as
           ravisht
           his
           Affections
           .
           For
           happiness
           results
           from
           the
           fruitions
           of
           all
           the
           Faculties
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           mediation
           of
           the
           understanding
           ,
           the
           other
           Faculties
           have
           access
           to
           an
           object
           ;
           the
           Will
           and
           Affections
           can't
           be
           enclin'd
           to
           any
           thing
           ,
           but
           by
           vertue
           of
           an
           act
           of
           the
           mind
           which
           propounds
           it
           as
           worthy
           of
           them
           .
           It
           follows
           therefore
           that
           when
           by
           the
           discovery
           of
           the
           transcendent
           excellencies
           in
           God
           ,
           the
           Soul
           is
           excited
           to
           love
           and
           to
           delight
           in
           Him
           as
           its
           Supreme
           Good
           ;
           't
           is
           then
           really
           and
           perfectly
           happy
           .
           Now
           as
           Adam
           had
           a
           perfect
           knowledg
           
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           the
           height
           of
           his
           love
           was
           answerable
           to
           his
           knowledg
           ,
           and
           the
           compleatness
           of
           his
           enjoyment
           was
           according
           to
           his
           Love.
           All
           the
           Divine
           Excellencies
           were
           amiable
           to
           him
           .
           The
           Majesty
           ,
           Purity
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           terrour
           of
           guilty
           creatures
           ,
           secur'd
           his
           happiness
           whilst
           he
           continued
           in
           his
           Obedience
           .
           His
           Conscience
           was
           clear
           and
           calm
           ,
           no
           unquiet
           fears
           discompos'd
           its
           Tranquillity
           ,
           't
           was
           the
           seat
           of
           Innocence
           and
           Peace
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           His
           love
           to
           God
           was
           perfect
           ,
           
           without
           any
           allay
           of
           tormenting
           fear
           ;
           and
           Delight
           ,
           its
           inseparable
           attendant
           ,
           was
           pure
           without
           the
           least
           mixture
           of
           Sorrow
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           There
           was
           in
           Mans
           dominion
           and
           power
           over
           the
           Creatures
           ,
           a
           shining
           part
           of
           God's
           Image
           .
           He
           was
           appointed
           God's
           Lieutenant
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           adorn'd
           with
           a
           Flower
           of
           his
           Crown
           .
           God
           gave
           him
           the
           solemn
           Investiture
           of
           this
           dignity
           ,
           when
           he
           brought
           the
           Creatures
           to
           receive
           their
           names
           from
           him
           ,
           
           which
           was
           a
           mark
           of
           their
           homage
           ,
           and
           a
           Token
           of
           his
           supreme
           Empire
           to
           command
           them
           by
           their
           names
           .
           As
           this
           Dominion
           was
           establisht
           by
           the
           order
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           't
           was
           exercised
           by
           the
           mediation
           of
           the
           Body
           .
           In
           his
           Face
           and
           Words
           there
           was
           something
           so
           powerful
           ,
           as
           commanded
           all
           the
           hosts
           of
           the
           lower
           world
           .
           And
           as
           their
           subjection
           was
           most
           easie
           without
           constraint
           ,
           or
           resistance
           ,
           so
           't
           was
           most
           equal
           without
           violence
           and
           oppression
           .
        
         
           Thus
           holy
           and
           blessed
           was
           Adam
           in
           his
           Primitive
           state
           .
           And
           that
           he
           might
           continue
           so
           ,
           he
           was
           obliged
           for
           ever
           to
           obey
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ▪
           who
           bestowed
           upon
           him
           Life
           and
           Happiness
           .
           By
           the
           first
           neglect
           of
           his
           Duty
           ,
           he
           would
           most
           justly
           and
           inevitably
           
           incur
           the
           loss
           of
           both
           .
           This
           will
           appear
           by
           considering
           the
           design
           of
           God
           in
           the
           Creation
           .
        
         
           God
           did
           not
           make
           the
           World
           and
           Man
           for
           the
           meer
           exercise
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           so
           left
           them
           ;
           but
           as
           the
           production
           of
           all
           things
           was
           from
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           so
           their
           resolution
           and
           tendency
           is
           for
           his
           Glory
           .
           He
           is
           as
           universally
           the
           final
           ,
           as
           the
           efficient
           cause
           of
           all
           creatures
           .
           For
           that
           which
           receives
           its
           being
           from
           another
           ,
           can't
           be
           an
           end
           to
           it self
           ;
           for
           the
           prevision
           of
           the
           end
           in
           the
           mind
           of
           the
           Creator
           ,
           sets
           him
           a
           work
           ,
           and
           is
           antecedent
           to
           the
           being
           of
           the
           creature
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Wiseman
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           
             God
             made
             all
             things
             for
             himself
             .
          
           And
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
           that
           
             Of
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             through
             him
             are
             all
             things
             :
          
           
           
             to
             whom
             be
             glory
             for
             ever
             .
          
           The
           lower
           rank
           of
           Creatures
           objectively
           glorifie
           God
           ;
           as
           there
           is
           a
           visible
           demonstration
           of
           his
           excellent
           Attributes
           in
           them
           .
           Man
           is
           only
           qualified
           to
           know
           ,
           and
           love
           the
           Creator
           :
           And
           as
           the
           benefit
           of
           all
           redounds
           to
           him
           ,
           't
           is
           his
           duty
           to
           pay
           the
           tribute
           for
           all
           .
           By
           his
           mouth
           the
           world
           makes
           its
           acknowledgment
           to
           God.
           He
           is
           the
           Interpreter
           of
           the
           silent
           and
           uninterrupted
           Praises
           ,
           
           which
           the
           full
           Quire
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           renders
           to
           him
           .
           
             O
             Lord
             ▪
             all
             thy
             works
             praise
             thee
             ,
          
           (
           from
           the
           most
           noble
           to
           the
           least
           worthy
           )
           
             thy
             Saints
             bless
             thee
          
           .
           Thankfulness
           is
           the
           homage
           due
           from
           understanding
           Creatures
           .
        
         
           And
           from
           hence
           it
           follows
           ,
           that
           Man
           was
           only
           in
           a
           state
           of
           
             moral
             dependance
          
           ,
           and
           capable
           of
           a
           Law.
           For
           a
           Law
           being
           the
           declaration
           of
           the
           Superiours
           Will
           ,
           requiring
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           threatning
           Punishment
           on
           the
           failure
           thereof
           ;
           there
           must
           be
           a
           principle
           of
           Reason
           and
           choice
           in
           that
           nature
           that
           is
           govern'd
           
           by
           it
           .
           1.
           
           To
           discover
           the
           Authority
           that
           enjoins
           it
           .
           2.
           
           To
           discern
           the
           matter
           of
           the
           Law.
           3.
           
           To
           determine
           it self
           out
           of
           judgment
           and
           election
           to
           Obedience
           ,
           as
           most
           excellent
           in
           it self
           and
           advantageous
           to
           the
           performer
           .
        
         
           Now
           all
           inferiour
           Creatures
           are
           moved
           by
           the
           secret
           force
           of
           natural
           inclinations
           ;
           they
           are
           insensible
           of
           moral
           engagements
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           wrought
           on
           in
           an
           illuminative
           way
           by
           the
           foresight
           of
           rewards
           and
           punishments
           .
           But
           Man
           who
           is
           a
           reasonable
           creature
           owes
           
             a
             reasonable
             service
          
           .
           And
           it
           is
           impossible
           that
           Man
           should
           be
           exempt
           from
           a
           Law.
           
           For
           as
           the
           notion
           of
           a
           God
           ,
           that
           is
           of
           the
           first
           and
           supreme
           Being
           ,
           excludes
           all
           possibility
           of
           obligation
           to
           another
           ,
           
           
             Who
             hath
             first
             given
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             be
             recompensed
             to
             him
             again
             ?
          
           And
           of
           subjection
           to
           a
           Law
           ,
           for
           supremacy
           and
           subjection
           are
           incompatible
           ;
           so
           the
           quality
           of
           a
           Creature
           includes
           the
           relation
           of
           dependance
           ,
           and
           natural
           subjection
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           God.
           This
           is
           most
           evident
           from
           that
           common
           Principle
           which
           governs
           the
           intelligent
           Creation
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           moral
           Maxime
           to
           which
           the
           reasonable
           nature
           necessarily
           assents
           ,
           That
           the
           dispensing
           of
           benefits
           acquires
           to
           the
           Giver
           a
           Right
           to
           command
           ,
           and
           lays
           on
           the
           Receiver
           an
           Obligation
           to
           obey
           ;
           and
           these
           rights
           and
           duties
           are
           measured
           by
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           benefits
           as
           their
           just
           Rule
           .
           This
           is
           visible
           in
           that
           Dominion
           which
           is
           amongst
           men
           .
        
         
           If
           we
           ascend
           to
           the
           first
           Springs
           of
           Humane
           Laws
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           the
           original
           Right
           of
           Power
           to
           arise
           either
           from
           Generation
           in
           Nature
           ,
           or
           Preservation
           ●n
           War
           ,
           or
           some
           publick
           Good
           accruing
           to
           the
           Society
           by
           the
           prudent
           care
           of
           the
           Governor
           .
           Now
           the
           being
           and
           blessedness
           of
           the
           creature
           are
           the
           greatest
           
           and
           most
           valuable
           benefits
           that
           can
           be
           received
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           bestowing
           of
           them
           is
           laid
           the
           most
           real
           foundation
           of
           Power
           and
           Authority
           .
           Upon
           this
           account
           Man
           who
           derives
           his
           life
           and
           felicity
           from
           God
           ,
           is
           under
           a
           natural
           and
           strong
           obligation
           to
           comply
           with
           his
           will.
           From
           this
           right
           of
           Creation
           God
           asserts
           his
           universal
           Dominion
           :
           
             I
             have
             made
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             created
             Man
             upon
             it
             ,
          
           
           
             even
             my
             hands
             have
             stretcht
             out
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             all
             their
             hosts
             have
             I
             commanded
             .
          
           And
           the
           Psalmist
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             Know
             ye
             that
             the
             Lord
             he
             is
             God
             ,
             it
             is
             He
             that
             made
             us
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             not
             we
             our selves
             ;
             we
             are
             his
             people
             and
             the
             sheep
             of
             his
             pasture
             .
          
           His
           Jurisdiction
           is
           grounded
           on
           his
           propriety
           in
           Man
           ;
           and
           that
           arises
           from
           his
           giving
           being
           to
           him
           .
           
             Remember
             ,
             O
             Israel
          
           ,
           
           
             for
             thou
             art
             my
             servant
             ,
             I
             have
             formed
             thee
             .
          
           From
           hence
           he
           hath
           a
           supreme
           Right
           to
           impose
           any
           Law
           ,
           for
           the
           performance
           of
           which
           Man
           had
           an
           original
           Power
           .
           Universal
           Obedience
           is
           the
           just
           consequent
           of
           our
           obligations
           to
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           .
        
         
           Suppose
           that
           Man
           were
           not
           the
           work
           of
           God's
           hands
           ,
           yet
           the
           infinite
           excellency
           of
           his
           nature
           gives
           him
           a
           better
           title
           to
           command
           us
           ,
           than
           Man
           hath
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           reason
           to
           govern
           those
           Creatures
           that
           are
           inferiour
           to
           him
           .
           Or
           suppose
           that
           God
           had
           not
           created
           the
           matter
           of
           which
           the
           Body
           is
           compos'd
           ,
           but
           only
           inspir'd
           it
           with
           a
           living
           Soul
           ,
           yet
           his
           right
           over
           us
           had
           been
           unquestionable
           .
           The
           Civil
           Law
           determines
           ,
           that
           when
           an
           Artificer
           works
           on
           rich
           materials
           ,
           and
           the
           engraving
           be
           not
           of
           extraordinary
           value
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           belongs
           to
           him
           who
           is
           the
           owner
           of
           the
           materials
           .
           But
           if
           the
           matter
           be
           mean
           ,
           and
           the
           workmanship
           excellent
           ,
           in
           
           which
           the
           price
           wholly
           lies
           ;
           as
           if
           a
           Painter
           should
           draw
           an
           admirable
           Picture
           on
           a
           piece
           of
           Canvas
           ,
           the
           Picture
           of
           right
           belongs
           to
           him
           that
           drew
           it
           .
           So
           if
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           errour
           of
           some
           Philosophers
           ,
           the
           matter
           of
           which
           the
           World
           was
           made
           had
           been
           Eternal
           ,
           
           yet
           God
           having
           infused
           a
           reasonable
           Soul
           into
           a
           piece
           of
           clay
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           principle
           of
           its
           life
           ,
           and
           gives
           it
           a
           transcendent
           value
           above
           all
           other
           beings
           which
           were
           made
           of
           the
           same
           element
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           just
           he
           should
           have
           a
           property
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           dominion
           over
           him
           .
        
         
           The
           Law
           of
           Nature
           to
           which
           Man
           was
           subject
           upon
           his
           Creation
           ,
           contains
           those
           moral
           Principles
           concerning
           good
           and
           evil
           ,
           which
           have
           an
           essential
           equity
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           are
           the
           measures
           of
           his
           duty
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           to
           his
           fellow
           creatures
           .
           This
           was
           publisht
           by
           the
           voice
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           is
           
             holy
             ,
             just
             and
             good
          
           :
           
           Holy
           as
           it
           enjoins
           those
           things
           wherein
           there
           is
           a
           conformity
           to
           those
           Attributes
           and
           Actions
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           pattern
           of
           our
           imitation
           :
           So
           the
           general
           Rule
           is
           ,
           
             Be
             holy
             ,
             as
             God
             is
             holy
             ,
             in
             all
             manner
             of
             conversation
          
           ;
           
           and
           this
           is
           most
           honourable
           to
           the
           humane
           nature
           .
           'T
           is
           just
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           exactly
           agreable
           to
           the
           frame
           of
           mans
           faculties
           ,
           and
           most
           suitable
           to
           his
           condition
           in
           the
           world
           :
           and
           good
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           beneficial
           to
           the
           observer
           of
           it
           .
           
             In
             keeping
             of
             it
             there
             is
             great
             reward
             .
          
           And
           the
           obligation
           to
           it
           is
           eternal
           ,
           
           it
           being
           the
           unchangeable
           will
           of
           God
           grounded
           on
           the
           natural
           and
           unvariable
           relations
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           and
           between
           Man
           and
           the
           Creatures
           .
        
         
           Besides
           the
           particular
           directions
           of
           the
           Law
           of
           Nature
           ,
           this
           general
           Principle
           was
           planted
           in
           the
           
           reasonable
           Soul
           ,
           to
           obey
           God
           in
           any
           instance
           wherein
           he
           did
           prescribe
           his
           pleasure
           .
        
         
           Moreover
           ,
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           enter
           into
           a
           Covenant
           with
           Adam
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           his
           Posterity
           ,
           naturally
           descending
           from
           him
           :
           And
           this
           was
           the
           effect
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           Of
           admirable
           Goodness
           :
           For
           by
           his
           Supremacy
           over
           Man
           he
           might
           have
           signified
           his
           Will
           meerly
           by
           the
           way
           of
           Empire
           ,
           and
           requir'd
           Obedience
           .
           But
           he
           was
           pleased
           to
           condescend
           so
           far
           as
           to
           deal
           with
           Man
           in
           a
           sweeter
           manner
           ,
           as
           with
           a
           Creature
           capable
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           and
           to
           work
           upon
           him
           by
           rewards
           and
           punishments
           ,
           congruously
           to
           the
           reasonable
           Nature
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Of
           Wisdom
           to
           secure
           Man's
           obedience
           :
           For
           the
           Covenant
           being
           a
           mutual
           engagement
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           as
           it
           gave
           him
           infallible
           assurance
           of
           the
           reward
           to
           strengthen
           his
           Faith
           ,
           so
           it
           was
           the
           surest
           bond
           to
           preserve
           his
           Fidelity
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           the
           Precept
           alone
           binds
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           authority
           that
           imposes
           it
           ,
           but
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           Creature
           increases
           the
           Obligation
           ;
           It
           twists
           the
           cords
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           binds
           more
           strongly
           to
           Obedience
           .
           Thus
           Adam
           was
           God's
           servant
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           condition
           of
           his
           nature
           ,
           so
           by
           his
           choice
           ,
           accepting
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           from
           which
           he
           could
           not
           recede
           without
           the
           guilt
           and
           infamy
           of
           the
           worst
           perfidiousness
           .
        
         
           The
           terms
           of
           the
           Covenant
           were
           becoming
           the
           Parties
           concern'd
           ,
           God
           and
           Man
           ;
           It
           established
           an
           inseparable
           Connexion
           between
           Duty
           and
           Felicity
           .
           This
           appears
           by
           the
           Sanction
           ,
           
             In
             the
             day
             thou
             eatest
             of
             the
             forbidden
             fruit
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             die
             .
          
           
           In
           that
           particular
           species
           of
           Sin
           the
           whole
           genus
           is
           included
           ;
           according
           to
           the
           Apostles
           Exposition
           :
           
             Cursed
             is
             every
             
             one
             that
             doth
             not
             continue
             in
             all
             the
             works
             of
             the
             Law
             to
             do
             them
             .
          
           
           The
           threatning
           of
           Death
           was
           exprest
           ,
           it
           being
           more
           difficult
           to
           be
           conceiv'd
           .
        
         
           The
           promise
           of
           Life
           upon
           his
           Obedience
           was
           implied
           ,
           and
           easily
           suggested
           it self
           to
           the
           rational
           Mind
           .
           These
           were
           the
           most
           proper
           and
           powerful
           motives
           to
           excite
           his
           Reason
           ,
           and
           affect
           his
           Will.
           For
           Death
           primarily
           signifies
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           vital
           union
           between
           the
           Soul
           and
           Body
           ,
           and
           consequently
           all
           the
           preparatory
           dispositions
           thereunto
           ;
           Diseases
           ,
           Pains
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Affections
           of
           Mortality
           ,
           which
           terminate
           in
           Death
           as
           their
           center
           .
           This
           is
           the
           extremest
           of
           temporal
           Evils
           ,
           which
           innocent
           Nature
           shrunk
           from
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           deprivation
           of
           that
           excellent
           state
           which
           Man
           enjoyed
           .
           But
           principally
           it
           signified
           the
           separation
           of
           the
           Soul
           from
           God's
           reviving
           presence
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           only
           Fountain
           of
           Felicity
           .
           Thus
           the
           Law
           is
           interpreted
           by
           the
           Lawgiver
           ,
           
             The
             Soul
             that
             sins
             shall
             die
             .
          
           Briefly
           ,
           Death
           in
           the
           threatning
           is
           comprehensive
           of
           all
           kinds
           and
           degrees
           of
           evils
           ,
           
           from
           the
           least
           Pain
           ,
           to
           the
           compleatness
           of
           Damnation
           .
           Now
           't
           is
           an
           inviolable
           Principle
           deeply
           set
           in
           the
           Human
           Nature
           ,
           to
           preserve
           its
           being
           and
           blessedness
           ,
           so
           that
           nothing
           could
           be
           a
           more
           powerful
           restraint
           from
           Sin
           ,
           than
           the
           fear
           of
           Death
           which
           is
           destructive
           to
           both
           .
        
         
           This
           constitution
           of
           the
           Covenant
           was
           founded
           not
           only
           in
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           things
           themselves
           :
           And
           this
           appears
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Holiness
           is
           more
           excellent
           in
           it self
           ,
           and
           separately
           considered
           ,
           than
           the
           reward
           that
           attends
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           peculiar
           glory
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           
             God
             is
             glorious
             in
             Holiness
          
           .
           And
           as
           He
           prefers
           
           the
           infinite
           purity
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           before
           the
           immortal
           felicity
           of
           his
           state
           ,
           so
           he
           values
           in
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           the
           vertues
           by
           which
           they
           represent
           his
           Holiness
           ,
           more
           than
           their
           perfect
           Contentment
           by
           which
           they
           are
           like
           Him
           in
           Blessedness
           .
           Now
           God
           is
           the
           most
           just
           esteemer
           of
           things
           ,
           his
           judgment
           is
           the
           infallible
           measure
           of
           their
           real
           worth
           ;
           't
           is
           therefore
           according
           to
           natural
           order
           that
           the
           Happiness
           of
           Man
           should
           depend
           upon
           his
           Integrity
           ,
           and
           the
           reward
           be
           the
           fruit
           of
           his
           Obedience
           .
        
         
           And
           although
           it
           is
           impossible
           that
           a
           meer
           Creature
           ,
           in
           what
           state
           soever
           ,
           should
           obtain
           any
           thing
           from
           God
           by
           any
           other
           title
           but
           his
           voluntary
           Promise
           ,
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           Goodness
           ;
           yet
           't
           was
           such
           Goodness
           as
           God
           was
           invited
           to
           exercise
           ,
           by
           the
           consideration
           of
           Mans
           obedience
           .
           And
           as
           the
           neglect
           of
           his
           Duty
           had
           discharged
           the
           Obligation
           on
           God's
           part
           ,
           so
           the
           performance
           gave
           him
           a
           claim
           ,
           by
           right
           of
           the
           Promise
           ,
           to
           everlasting
           Life
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           the
           first
           part
           of
           the
           alliance
           was
           most
           reasonable
           ,
           so
           was
           the
           Second
           ,
           that
           Death
           should
           be
           the
           wages
           of
           Sin.
           It
           is
           not
           conceivable
           that
           God
           should
           continue
           his
           favour
           to
           Man
           ,
           if
           he
           turn'd
           Rebel
           against
           Him
           :
           For
           this
           were
           to
           disarm
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           expose
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           Lawgiver
           to
           contempt
           ,
           and
           would
           reflect
           upon
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God.
           Besides
           ,
           If
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           violates
           the
           Law
           ,
           it
           necessarily
           contracts
           an
           obligation
           to
           punishment
           ,
           So
           that
           if
           the
           Sinner
           who
           deserves
           death
           should
           enjoy
           life
           ,
           without
           satisfaction
           for
           the
           offence
           ,
           or
           Repentance
           to
           qualifie
           him
           for
           pardon
           ,
           (
           both
           which
           were
           without
           the
           compass
           of
           the
           first
           Covenant
           )
           this
           would
           infringe
           the
           unchangable
           rights
           of
           Justice
           ,
           and
           disparage
           the
           Divine
           Purity
           .
        
         
         
           In
           the
           first
           Covenant
           there
           was
           a
           special
           clause
           ,
           which
           respected
           Man
           as
           the
           inhabitant
           of
           Paradise
           ,
           That
           he
           should
           
             not
             eat
             of
             the
             Tree
             of
             Knowledg
             of
             good
             and
             evil
          
           upon
           pain
           of
           Death
           .
           
           And
           this
           Prohibition
           was
           upon
           most
           wise
           and
           just
           reasons
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           declare
           God's
           Sovereign
           Right
           in
           all
           things
           .
           In
           the
           quality
           of
           Creator
           he
           is
           Supreme
           Lord.
           Man
           enjoyed
           nothing
           but
           by
           a
           derived
           title
           from
           his
           Bounty
           and
           Allowance
           ,
           and
           with
           an
           obligation
           to
           render
           to
           him
           the
           Homage
           of
           all
           .
           As
           Princes
           when
           they
           give
           estates
           to
           their
           Subjects
           ,
           still
           retain
           the
           Royalty
           ,
           and
           receive
           a
           small
           rent
           ,
           which
           though
           inconsiderable
           in
           its
           value
           ,
           is
           an
           acknowledgment
           of
           dependance
           upon
           them
           .
           So
           when
           God
           placed
           Adam
           in
           Paradise
           ,
           he
           reserved
           this
           mark
           of
           his
           Soveraignty
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           free
           use
           of
           all
           other
           things
           ,
           Man
           should
           abstain
           from
           the
           
             forbidden
             Tree
          
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           To
           make
           trial
           of
           Mans
           Obedience
           in
           a
           matter
           very
           congruous
           to
           discover
           it
           .
           
           If
           the
           Prohibition
           had
           been
           grounded
           on
           any
           moral
           ▪
           internal
           evil
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           thing
           it self
           ,
           there
           had
           not
           been
           so
           clear
           a
           testimony
           of
           God's
           Dominion
           ,
           nor
           of
           
           Adam's
           Subjection
           to
           it
           .
           But
           when
           that
           which
           in
           it self
           was
           indifferent
           ,
           became
           unlawful
           meerly
           by
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           when
           the
           Command
           had
           no
           other
           excellency
           ,
           but
           to
           make
           his
           Authority
           more
           sacred
           ,
           this
           was
           a
           confining
           of
           Man's
           liberty
           ,
           and
           to
           abstain
           was
           pure
           Obedience
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           The
           restraint
           was
           from
           that
           which
           was
           very
           grateful
           and
           alluring
           to
           both
           the
           parts
           of
           Mans
           compounded
           Nature
           .
           
           The
           Sensitive
           Appetite
           is
           strongly
           excited
           by
           the
           Lust
           of
           the
           Eye
           ;
           and
           this
           fruit
           being
           beautiful
           to
           the
           sight
           ,
           the
           forbearance
           was
           an
           excellent
           exercise
           of
           vertue
           in
           keeping
           the
           lower
           
           appetite
           in
           obedience
           .
           Again
           ,
           The
           desire
           of
           Knowledg
           is
           extremely
           quick
           and
           earnest
           ,
           and
           in
           appearance
           most
           worthy
           of
           the
           rational
           Nature
           ;
           
             Nullus
             animo
             suavior
             cibus
          
           .
           
           'T
           is
           the
           most
           high
           and
           luscious
           food
           of
           the
           Soul.
           
        
         
           Now
           the
           
             Tree
             of
             Knowledg
          
           was
           forbidden
           ;
           So
           that
           the
           observance
           of
           the
           Law
           was
           the
           more
           eminent
           ,
           in
           keeping
           the
           intellectual
           Appetite
           in
           Mediocrity
           .
        
         
           In
           short
           ,
           God
           required
           Obedience
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           .
           For
           the
           Prohibition
           being
           in
           a
           matter
           of
           natural
           Pleasure
           ,
           and
           a
           curb
           to
           Curiosity
           ,
           
           which
           is
           the
           Lust
           and
           Concupiscence
           of
           the
           Mind
           after
           things
           conceal'd
           ;
           by
           a
           reverent
           regard
           to
           it
           ,
           Man
           presented
           his
           Soul
           and
           Body
           to
           God
           as
           a
           living
           Sacrifice
           ,
           which
           was
           his
           reasonable
           service
           .
           
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           II.
           
        
         
           
             Mans
             Natural
             state
             was
             mutable
             .
             The
             Devil
             ,
             moved
             by
             hatred
             and
             envy
             ,
             attempts
             to
             seduce
             him
             .
             The
             Temptation
             was
             suitable
             to
             Mans
             compounded
             Nature
             .
             The
             Woman
             being
             deceived
             ,
             perswades
             her
             Husband
             .
             The
             quality
             of
             the
             first
             Sin.
             Many
             were
             combin'd
             in
             it
             .
             'T
             was
             perfectly
             voluntary
             .
             Man
             had
             Power
             to
             stand
             .
             The
             Devil
             could
             only
             allure
             ,
             not
             compel
             him
             .
             His
             Understanding
             and
             Will
             the
             causes
             of
             his
             Fall.
             The
             punishment
             was
             of
             the
             same
             date
             with
             his
             Sin.
             He
             forfeited
             his
             Righteousness
             and
             Felicity
             .
             The
             loss
             of
             original
             Righteousness
             ,
             as
             it
             signifies
             the
             purity
             and
             liberty
             of
             the
             Soul.
             The
             torment
             of
             Conscience
             that
             was
             consequent
             to
             Sin.
             A
             whole
             Army
             of
             Evils
             enter
             with
             it
             into
             the
             World.
             
          
        
         
           MAN
           was
           created
           perfectly
           holy
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           natural
           ,
           therefore
           mutable
           state
           .
           He
           was
           invested
           with
           power
           to
           prevent
           his
           Falling
           ;
           yet
           under
           a
           possibility
           of
           it
           .
           He
           was
           compleat
           in
           his
           own
           order
           ,
           but
           receptive
           of
           sinful
           impressions
           .
           An
           invincible
           Perseverance
           in
           Holiness
           belongs
           to
           a
           supernatural
           state
           ;
           't
           is
           the
           priviledg
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           exceeds
           the
           design
           of
           the
           first
           Creation
           .
        
         
           The
           rebellious
           Spirits
           ,
           who
           by
           a
           furious
           ambition
           had
           raised
           a
           war
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           were
           fallen
           from
           their
           obedience
           and
           glory
           ,
           designed
           to
           corrupt
           Man
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           him
           a
           companion
           with
           them
           in
           their
           revolt
           .
           The
           most
           subtile
           amongst
           them
           sets
           about
           this
           
           work
           ,
           urged
           by
           two
           strong
           passions
           ,
           Hatred
           and
           Envy
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           By
           Hatred
           .
           For
           being
           under
           a
           final
           and
           irrevocable
           Doom
           ,
           he
           lookt
           on
           God
           as
           an
           irreconcileable
           enemy
           :
           And
           not
           being
           able
           to
           injure
           his
           Essence
           ,
           he
           struck
           at
           his
           Image
           :
           As
           the
           fury
           of
           some
           beasts
           discharges
           it self
           upon
           the
           Picture
           of
           a
           Man.
           He
           singled
           out
           Adam
           as
           the
           mark
           of
           his
           malice
           ,
           that
           by
           seducing
           him
           from
           his
           Duty
           ,
           he
           might
           defeat
           God's
           design
           ,
           which
           was
           ,
           to
           be
           honoured
           by
           Mans
           free
           obedience
           ,
           and
           so
           obscure
           his
           Glory
           as
           if
           He
           had
           made
           Man
           in
           vain
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           He
           was
           sollicited
           by
           Envy
           ,
           the
           first
           native
           of
           Hell
           :
           For
           having
           lost
           the
           favour
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           being
           cast
           out
           of
           Heaven
           the
           Region
           of
           Joy
           and
           Blessedness
           ,
           the
           sight
           of
           
           Adam's
           Felicity
           exasperated
           his
           Grief
           .
           That
           Man
           who
           by
           the
           condition
           of
           his
           nature
           was
           below
           him
           ,
           should
           be
           Prince
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           whilst
           he
           was
           a
           Prisoner
           under
           those
           chains
           which
           restrain'd
           him
           and
           tormented
           him
           ▪
           the
           power
           and
           wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           this
           made
           his
           state
           more
           intollerable
           .
           His
           torment
           was
           incapable
           of
           allay
           ,
           but
           by
           rendering
           man
           as
           miserable
           as
           himself
           .
           And
           as
           hatred
           excited
           his
           envy
           ,
           so
           envy
           inflam'd
           his
           hatred
           ,
           and
           both
           joyn'd
           in
           mischief
           .
           And
           thus
           pusht
           on
           ,
           his
           Subtilty
           being
           equal
           to
           his
           Malice
           ,
           he
           contrives
           a
           Temptation
           which
           might
           be
           most
           taking
           and
           dangerous
           to
           Man
           ,
           in
           his
           raised
           and
           happy
           state
           .
           He
           attempts
           him
           with
           art
           ,
           by
           propounding
           the
           lure
           of
           Knowledg
           and
           Pleasure
           ,
           to
           inveigle
           the
           Spiritual
           and
           Sensitive
           Appetites
           at
           once
           .
           And
           that
           he
           might
           the
           better
           succeed
           ,
           he
           addresses
           to
           the
           Woman
           the
           weakest
           and
           most
           liable
           to
           seduction
           .
           He
           hides
           himself
           in
           the
           body
           of
           a
           Serpent
           ,
           which
           before
           Sin
           
           was
           not
           terrible
           unto
           her
           :
           And
           by
           this
           instrument
           insinuates
           his
           Temptation
           .
           He
           first
           allures
           with
           the
           hopes
           of
           impunity
           ,
           
             Ye
             shall
             not
             die
          
           ,
           then
           he
           promiseth
           an
           universal
           knowledg
           of
           
             good
             and
             evil
          
           .
           By
           these
           pretences
           he
           ruin'd
           innocence
           it self
           .
           For
           the
           Woman
           deceived
           by
           those
           specious
           Allectives
           ,
           swallowed
           the
           poison
           of
           the
           Serpent
           ,
           and
           having
           tasted
           Death
           ,
           she
           perswaded
           her
           Husband
           by
           the
           same
           motives
           to
           despise
           the
           Law
           of
           their
           Creator
           .
           Thus
           Sin
           enter'd
           and
           brought
           confusion
           into
           the
           World.
           For
           the
           moral
           Harmony
           of
           the
           World
           consisting
           in
           the
           just
           subordination
           of
           the
           several
           ranks
           of
           beings
           to
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           to
           God
           :
           When
           Man
           who
           was
           placed
           next
           to
           God
           ,
           broke
           the
           Union
           ,
           his
           Fall
           brought
           a
           desperate
           disorder
           into
           God's
           Government
           .
        
         
           And
           although
           the
           matter
           of
           the
           Offence
           seems
           small
           ,
           yet
           the
           Disobedience
           was
           infinitely
           great
           ;
           it
           being
           the
           transgression
           of
           that
           command
           ,
           which
           was
           given
           to
           be
           the
           instance
           and
           real
           proof
           of
           Mans
           subjection
           to
           God.
           
             Totam
             legem
             violavit
             in
             illo
             legalis
             obedientiae
             praecepto
             .
          
           
           The
           Honour
           and
           Majesty
           of
           the
           whole
           Law
           was
           violated
           in
           the
           breach
           of
           that
           
             symbolical
             Precept
          
           .
           'T
           was
           a
           direct
           and
           formal
           Rebellion
           ,
           a
           publick
           and
           universal
           renouncing
           of
           Obedience
           .
           Many
           Sins
           were
           combin'd
           in
           that
           single
           act
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Infidelity
           :
           This
           was
           the
           first
           step
           to
           ruine
           .
           It
           appears
           by
           the
           order
           of
           the
           Temptation
           :
           't
           was
           first
           said
           by
           the
           Devil
           ,
           
             Ye
             shall
             not
             die
          
           ,
           to
           weaken
           their
           Faith
           ;
           then
           
             ye
             shall
             be
             like
             gods
          
           ,
           to
           flatter
           their
           ambition
           .
           The
           fear
           of
           Death
           would
           have
           contrould
           the
           efficacy
           of
           all
           his
           Arguments
           ;
           till
           that
           restraint
           was
           broke
           ,
           he
           could
           fasten
           nothing
           upon
           them
           .
           This
           
           account
           the
           Apostle
           gives
           of
           the
           Fall
           ;
           
             The
             woman
             being
             deceiv'd
             ,
             was
             in
             the
             transgression
             .
          
           
           As
           Obedience
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           Faith
           ,
           so
           Disobedience
           of
           Infidelity
           .
           And
           as
           Faith
           comes
           by
           hearing
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           Infidelity
           by
           listening
           to
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Devil
           .
           From
           the
           deception
           of
           the
           Mind
           proceeded
           the
           depravation
           of
           the
           Will
           ,
           the
           intemperance
           of
           the
           Appetite
           ,
           and
           the
           defection
           of
           the
           whole
           Man.
           Thus
           as
           the
           natural
           ,
           so
           the
           spiritual
           Death
           made
           its
           first
           entrance
           by
           the
           Eye
           .
           
           And
           this
           Infidelity
           is
           extremely
           aggravated
           ,
           as
           it
           implies
           an
           accusation
           of
           God
           both
           of
           envy
           and
           falshood
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Of
           Envy
           ;
           As
           if
           he
           had
           deni'd
           them
           the
           perfections
           becoming
           the
           humane
           Nature
           ;
           and
           they
           might
           ascend
           to
           a
           higher
           Orb
           ,
           than
           that
           wherein
           they
           were
           placed
           ,
           by
           eating
           the
           forbidden
           fruit
           .
           And
           what
           greater
           disparagement
           could
           there
           be
           of
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           ,
           than
           to
           suspect
           the
           Deity
           of
           such
           a
           low
           and
           base
           Passion
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           special
           character
           of
           the
           Angels
           of
           Darkness
           .
        
         
           And
           't
           was
           equally
           injurious
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           God's
           Truth
           .
           For
           it
           is
           not
           easy
           to
           conceive
           that
           Adam
           who
           was
           so
           lately
           the
           effect
           of
           Gods
           Omnipotence
           should
           presently
           distrust
           it
           as
           unable
           to
           inflict
           the
           punishment
           threatned
           ,
           but
           his
           assent
           was
           weakened
           as
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           threatening
           :
           He
           did
           not
           believe
           the
           danger
           to
           be
           so
           great
           or
           certain
           upon
           his
           Disobedience
           .
           And
           he
           that
           
             believes
             not
             God
          
           ,
           
           
             makes
             him
             a
             Liar
          
           .
           An
           impiety
           not
           to
           be
           thought
           on
           without
           horror
           .
           And
           that
           which
           heightens
           the
           affront
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           when
           he
           distrusted
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Truth
           ,
           he
           gave
           credit
           to
           the
           Father
           of
           Lies
           ;
           as
           appears
           by
           his
           compliance
           ,
           the
           real
           evidence
           of
           his
           Faith.
           Now
           what
           viler
           contumely
           could
           be
           offered
           to
           the
           Creator
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           Prodigious
           Pride
           .
           He
           was
           scarce
           out
           of
           the
           state
           of
           nothing
           ,
           no
           sooner
           created
           ,
           but
           he
           aspir'd
           to
           be
           as
           God.
           Not
           content
           with
           his
           Image
           ,
           he
           affected
           an
           equality
           ,
           
           to
           be
           like
           him
           in
           his
           inimitable
           Attributes
           .
           He
           would
           rob
           God
           of
           his
           Eternity
           to
           live
           without
           end
           ;
           of
           his
           Soveraignty
           ,
           to
           command
           without
           dependance
           ;
           of
           his
           Wisdome
           ,
           to
           know
           all
           things
           without
           reserve
           .
           Infinite
           Insolence
           !
           and
           worthy
           of
           the
           most
           fiery
           indignation
           .
           That
           Man
           ▪
           the
           Son
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           forgetful
           of
           his
           Original
           ,
           should
           usurp
           the
           Prerogatives
           which
           are
           essential
           to
           the
           Deity
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           himself
           a
           real
           Idol
           ,
           was
           a
           strain
           of
           that
           arrogancy
           which
           corrupted
           the
           Angels
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Horrid
           Ingratitude
           .
           He
           was
           appointed
           Heir
           apparent
           of
           all
           things
           ;
           yet
           undervaluing
           his
           present
           portion
           ,
           he
           entertains
           a
           project
           of
           improving
           his
           Happiness
           .
           The
           excellent
           state
           newly
           conferr'd
           upon
           him
           ,
           was
           a
           strong
           obligation
           to
           pay
           so
           small
           an
           acknowledgment
           to
           his
           Lord.
           The
           use
           of
           all
           the
           Garden
           was
           allowed
           to
           him
           ,
           only
           a
           Tree
           excepted
           .
           Now
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           such
           variety
           and
           plenty
           ,
           to
           be
           inflam'd
           with
           the
           intemperate
           appetite
           of
           the
           forbidden
           Fruit
           ,
           and
           to
           break
           a
           Command
           so
           equal
           and
           easie
           ,
           what
           was
           it
           but
           a
           despising
           the
           rich
           Goodness
           of
           his
           great
           Benefactor
           .
           Besides
           ,
           Man
           was
           endued
           with
           a
           diviner
           Spirit
           than
           the
           inferiour
           order
           of
           Creatures
           :
           Reason
           and
           Liberty
           were
           the
           special
           priviledges
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           and
           to
           abuse
           them
           to
           Rebellion
           ,
           renders
           him
           as
           more
           unreasonable
           ,
           so
           more
           disingenuous
           than
           the
           Creatures
           below
           him
           ,
           who
           inflexibly
           obey
           the
           Will
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           visible
           Contempt
           of
           God's
           Majesty
           ,
           with
           a
           slighting
           his
           Justice
           .
           For
           the
           Prohibition
           was
           so
           
           express
           and
           terrible
           ,
           that
           till
           he
           had
           cast
           off
           all
           respects
           to
           the
           Lawgiver
           ,
           't
           was
           not
           possible
           he
           should
           venture
           to
           disobey
           him
           .
           The
           Sin
           of
           Adam
           is
           therefore
           called
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           Disobedience
           ;
           
           as
           eminently
           such
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           first
           and
           highest
           instance
           of
           it
           .
           'T
           was
           the
           profanation
           of
           Paradise
           it self
           ,
           the
           place
           of
           God's
           special
           presence
           .
           There
           he
           fell
           ,
           and
           trampled
           on
           God's
           Command
           before
           his
           face
           .
           What
           just
           cause
           of
           astonishment
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           a
           reasonable
           creature
           should
           bid
           open
           Defiance
           to
           the
           Author
           of
           its
           Life
           !
           That
           a
           little
           breathing
           dust
           should
           contemn
           its
           Creator
           !
           That
           Man
           should
           prefer
           servile
           compliance
           to
           the
           will
           of
           the
           Tempter
           ,
           before
           free
           subjection
           to
           his
           Father
           and
           Sovereign
           !
           To
           depose
           God
           and
           place
           the
           Devil
           in
           his
           Throne
           ,
           was
           double
           Treason
           ,
           and
           provok'd
           his
           infinite
           jealousie
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Unaccountable
           and
           amazing
           Folly.
           What
           a
           despicable
           acquisition
           tempted
           him
           out
           of
           Happiness
           ?
           If
           there
           had
           been
           any
           possible
           comparison
           between
           them
           ,
           the
           choice
           had
           been
           more
           excusable
           .
           But
           that
           the
           pleasures
           of
           Taste
           and
           Curiosity
           should
           outvie
           the
           favour
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           better
           than
           Life
           ,
           that
           the
           most
           pernicious
           evil
           ,
           guilded
           with
           the
           thin
           appearance
           of
           good
           ,
           should
           be
           preferr'd
           before
           the
           substantial
           and
           supreme
           Good
           ,
           is
           the
           reproach
           of
           his
           Reason
           ,
           and
           makes
           the
           choice
           so
           criminal
           .
           And
           what
           less
           than
           voluntary
           Madness
           could
           encline
           him
           to
           desire
           that
           ,
           which
           he
           ought
           infinitely
           to
           have
           fear'd
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           knowledg
           of
           evil
           :
           for
           nothing
           could
           destroy
           his
           Happiness
           ,
           but
           the
           experience
           of
           Evil.
           What
           but
           a
           wilful
           distraction
           could
           induce
           him
           to
           believe
           that
           by
           defacing
           God's
           image
           ,
           he
           should
           become
           more
           like
           him
           ?
           Thus
           
             Man
             being
             
             in
             honour
          
           ,
           
           
             but
             without
             understanding
             ,
             became
             like
             the
             beasts
             that
             perish
             .
          
        
         
           6.
           
           A
           bloody
           cruelty
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           Posterity
           .
           When
           God
           had
           made
           him
           a
           depositary
           in
           a
           matter
           of
           infinite
           moment
           ,
           that
           is
           of
           his
           own
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           all
           mankinds
           ,
           this
           should
           have
           been
           a
           powerful
           motive
           to
           have
           kept
           him
           vigilant
           :
           But
           giving
           a
           ready
           ear
           to
           the
           Tempter
           ,
           he
           betraid
           his
           trust
           ,
           and
           at
           once
           breaks
           both
           the
           Tables
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           becomes
           guilty
           of
           the
           highest
           Impiety
           and
           Cruelty
           .
           He
           was
           a
           Murderer
           before
           a
           Parent
           ,
           he
           disinherited
           all
           his
           Children
           before
           they
           were
           born
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           Slaves
           before
           they
           knew
           the
           price
           of
           Liberty
           .
        
         
           And
           that
           which
           increases
           the
           malignity
           of
           this
           Sin
           ,
           and
           adds
           an
           infinite
           emphasis
           to
           it
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           't
           was
           perfectly
           voluntary
           ,
           his
           Will
           was
           the
           sole
           cause
           of
           his
           Fall.
           And
           this
           is
           evident
           by
           considering
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Adam
           innocent
           had
           a
           sufficient
           power
           to
           persevere
           in
           his
           holy
           State.
           
           There
           was
           no
           substraction
           of
           any
           Grace
           which
           was
           requisite
           to
           his
           standing
           ;
           He
           left
           God
           before
           he
           was
           forsaken
           by
           Him.
           Much
           less
           was
           there
           any
           internal
           impulsion
           from
           God.
           'T
           is
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           Divine
           Purity
           to
           encline
           the
           Creature
           to
           sin
           :
           As
           God
           cannot
           be
           tempted
           to
           evil
           ,
           neither
           tempts
           he
           any
           man.
           'T
           is
           injurious
           to
           his
           Wisdom
           to
           think
           that
           God
           would
           spoil
           that
           work
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           compos'd
           with
           so
           much
           design
           and
           counsel
           .
           And
           't
           is
           dishonourable
           to
           his
           Goodness
           ;
           He
           loved
           his
           Creature
           ,
           and
           Love
           is
           an
           inclination
           to
           do
           good
           ;
           't
           was
           impossible
           therefore
           for
           God
           to
           induce
           Man
           to
           sin
           ,
           or
           to
           withdraw
           that
           power
           which
           was
           necessary
           to
           resist
           the
           Temptation
           ,
           
           when
           the
           consequent
           must
           be
           his
           inevitable
           ruine
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Devil
           did
           only
           allure
           ,
           
           he
           could
           not
           ravish
           his
           consent
           .
           Though
           his
           malice
           is
           infinite
           ,
           yet
           his
           power
           is
           so
           restrain'd
           that
           he
           can't
           fasten
           an
           immediate
           ,
           much
           less
           an
           irresistable
           impression
           on
           the
           Will
           :
           he
           therefore
           made
           use
           of
           an
           external
           Object
           ,
           to
           invite
           him
           .
           Now
           Objects
           have
           no
           constraining
           force
           ,
           they
           are
           but
           partial
           agents
           ,
           and
           derive
           all
           their
           efficacy
           from
           the
           Faculties
           to
           which
           they
           are
           agreable
           .
           And
           although
           ,
           since
           Sin
           hath
           disordered
           the
           flesh
           ,
           there
           is
           difficulty
           in
           resisting
           those
           objects
           which
           pleasantly
           insinuate
           themselves
           ,
           yet
           such
           an
           universal
           rectitude
           was
           in
           Adam
           ,
           and
           so
           entire
           a
           subjection
           in
           the
           sensual
           Appetite
           to
           the
           superiour
           power
           of
           Reason
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           have
           obtain'd
           an
           easie
           conquest
           .
           A
           resolute
           Negative
           had
           made
           him
           victorious
           :
           
           by
           a
           strong
           Denial
           he
           had
           baffled
           that
           proud
           Spirit
           .
           As
           the
           heavenly
           Adam
           ,
           when
           he
           ,
           who
           is
           only
           rich
           in
           promises
           ,
           offer'd
           to
           him
           the
           Monarchy
           of
           the
           World
           with
           all
           its
           glory
           ,
           disdain'd
           the
           offer
           ,
           and
           cast
           off
           Satan
           with
           contempt
           .
           The
           true
           Rock
           was
           unmov'd
           ,
           and
           broke
           all
           the
           proud
           waves
           that
           dasht
           against
           it
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           It
           will
           fully
           appear
           that
           the
           Disobedience
           was
           Voluntary
           ,
           by
           considering
           what
           denominates
           an
           action
           to
           be
           so
           .
           The
           two
           springs
           of
           humane
           actions
           are
           the
           Understanding
           and
           Will
           ;
           and
           as
           there
           is
           no
           particular
           good
           but
           may
           have
           the
           appearance
           of
           some
           difficult
           unpleasant
           quality
           annexed
           ,
           upon
           which
           account
           the
           Will
           may
           reject
           it
           ;
           so
           any
           particular
           evil
           may
           be
           so
           disguised
           by
           the
           false
           lustre
           of
           goodness
           ,
           as
           to
           encline
           the
           Will
           to
           receive
           it
           .
           This
           is
           clearly
           verified
           in
           
           Adam's
           Fall.
           For
           a
           specious
           
           Object
           was
           conveighed
           ,
           through
           the
           unguarded
           Sence
           to
           his
           Fancy
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           to
           his
           Understanding
           ,
           which
           by
           a
           vicious
           carelesness
           neglecting
           to
           consider
           the
           danger
           ,
           or
           judging
           that
           the
           excellency
           of
           the
           end
           did
           out-weigh
           the
           evil
           of
           the
           means
           ,
           commended
           it
           to
           the
           Will
           ,
           and
           that
           resolved
           to
           embrace
           it
           .
           It
           is
           evident
           therefore
           ,
           that
           the
           action
           which
           resulted
           from
           the
           direction
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           and
           the
           choice
           of
           the
           Will
           was
           absolutely
           free
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           As
           the
           regret
           that
           is
           mixt
           with
           an
           action
           ,
           is
           a
           certain
           Character
           that
           the
           person
           is
           under
           constraint
           ;
           So
           the
           delight
           that
           attends
           it
           ,
           is
           a
           clear
           Evidence
           that
           he
           is
           free
           .
           
           When
           the
           Appetite
           is
           drawn
           by
           the
           lure
           of
           Pleasure
           ,
           the
           more
           violent
           ,
           the
           more
           voluntary
           is
           its
           motion
           .
           Now
           the
           representations
           of
           the
           
             forbidden
             fruit
          
           were
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           Pleasure
           .
           The
           Woman
           saw
           the
           
             fruit
             was
             good
             for
             food
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           pleasurable
           to
           the
           Palate
           ,
           and
           
             pleasant
             to
             the
             Eyes
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             desired
             to
             make
             one
             wise
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           increase
           Knowledg
           ,
           
           which
           is
           the
           pleasure
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           and
           these
           Allectives
           drew
           her
           into
           a
           snare
           .
           Adam
           with
           complacency
           receiv'd
           the
           temptation
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           enticement
           of
           Satan
           committed
           adultery
           with
           the
           Creature
           ,
           from
           whence
           the
           cursed
           race
           of
           Sin
           and
           Miseries
           proceed
           .
        
         
           Suppose
           the
           Devil
           had
           so
           disguis'd
           the
           Temptation
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           all
           his
           circumspection
           and
           care
           ,
           Adam
           could
           not
           have
           discovered
           its
           evil
           :
           his
           invincible
           Ignorance
           had
           rendered
           the
           action
           involuntary
           :
           But
           Adam
           was
           conscious
           of
           his
           own
           action
           ,
           there
           was
           light
           in
           his
           mind
           to
           discern
           the
           evil
           ,
           and
           strength
           in
           his
           will
           to
           decline
           it
           .
           For
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           defection
           ,
           whether
           it
           was
           from
           affected
           Ignorance
           ,
           or
           secure
           Neglect
           ,
           or
           transport
           of
           Passion
           ,
           
           it
           doth
           not
           excuse
           :
           The
           action
           it self
           was
           of
           that
           moment
           ,
           and
           the
           supreme
           Law-giver
           so
           worthy
           of
           Reverence
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           have
           awakened
           all
           the
           powers
           of
           his
           Soul
           to
           beware
           of
           that
           which
           was
           Rebellion
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           ruin
           to
           himself
           .
        
         
           Or
           suppose
           he
           had
           been
           tried
           by
           Torments
           ,
           whose
           extremity
           and
           continuance
           had
           vehemently
           opprest
           his
           nature
           ;
           this
           had
           only
           lessen'd
           the
           guilt
           ,
           the
           action
           had
           still
           been
           voluntary
           ;
           for
           no
           external
           force
           can
           compel
           the
           Will
           to
           choose
           any
           thing
           ,
           but
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           comparative
           goodness
           .
           Now
           to
           choose
           Sin
           rather
           than
           pains
           ,
           
           and
           to
           prefer
           ease
           before
           obedience
           ,
           is
           highly
           dishonourable
           to
           God
           ,
           whose
           Glory
           ought
           to
           be
           infinitely
           more
           valuable
           to
           us
           than
           Life
           and
           all
           its
           endearments
           .
           And
           although
           sharp
           Pains
           by
           discomposing
           the
           Body
           ,
           make
           the
           Soul
           unfit
           for
           its
           highest
           and
           noblest
           Operations
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           cannot
           perform
           the
           acts
           of
           Vertue
           with
           delight
           and
           freedom
           ,
           yet
           then
           it
           may
           abstain
           from
           evil
           .
           But
           this
           was
           not
           Adam's
           case
           :
           The
           Devil
           had
           no
           Power
           over
           him
           (
           as
           over
           Job
           ,
           who
           felt
           the
           extremity
           of
           his
           rage
           ,
           and
           yet
           came
           off
           more
           than
           conqueror
           )
           to
           disturb
           his
           felicity
           ,
           he
           prevailed
           by
           a
           simple
           suasion
           .
        
         
           Briefly
           ,
           Though
           Man
           had
           strength
           sufficient
           to
           repel
           all
           the
           Powers
           of
           Darkness
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           vanquisht
           by
           the
           assault
           of
           a
           single
           Temptation
           .
           These
           are
           the
           circumstances
           which
           derive
           a
           crimson
           guilt
           to
           Man's
           rebellious
           Sin
           ,
           and
           render
           it
           above
           measure
           sinful
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           more
           fully
           appear
           by
           the
           convincing
           declaration
           of
           God's
           displeasure
           against
           it
           ,
           in
           the
           dreadful
           effects
           that
           ensued
           .
           The
           punishment
           of
           Man
           was
           of
           the
           same
           date
           with
           his
           Sin.
           Immediatly
           after
           his
           Treason
           against
           Heaven
           ,
           he
           made
           
           a
           deadly
           forfeiture
           of
           his
           Original
           Righteousness
           and
           Felicity
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           lost
           his
           Original
           Righteousness
           ;
           which
           we
           may
           consider
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           the
           purity
           and
           beauty
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           or
           of
           its
           dominion
           and
           liberty
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           which
           ,
           Sin
           is
           represented
           in
           the
           Scripture
           by
           loathsom
           Deformity
           and
           Servitude
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           His
           Soul
           degenerated
           from
           its
           purity
           ;
           the
           Faculties
           remain'd
           ,
           but
           the
           moral
           perfections
           were
           lost
           ,
           wherein
           the
           brightness
           of
           God's
           Image
           was
           most
           conspicuous
           .
           How
           is
           Man
           disfigur'd
           by
           his
           Fall
           ?
           How
           is
           he
           transform'd
           in
           an
           instant
           from
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           ,
           into
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           Devil
           ?
           He
           is
           defiled
           with
           the
           filthiness
           of
           flesh
           and
           spirit
           ;
           he
           is
           asham'd
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           his
           own
           nakedness
           that
           reproach'd
           him
           for
           his
           crime
           ;
           but
           the
           most
           shameful
           was
           that
           of
           the
           Soul
           :
           The
           one
           might
           be
           cover'd
           with
           leaves
           ,
           the
           other
           nothing
           could
           conceal
           .
           To
           see
           a
           Face
           of
           exquisite
           Beauty
           devour'd
           by
           a
           Cancer
           ,
           how
           doth
           it
           move
           compassion
           ;
           but
           were
           the
           Natural
           Eye
           heightned
           to
           that
           clearness
           and
           perspicacity
           ,
           as
           to
           discover
           the
           deformity
           which
           Sin
           hath
           brought
           upon
           the
           Soul
           ,
           how
           would
           it
           strike
           with
           grief
           ,
           horrour
           and
           aversation
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           He
           was
           deprived
           of
           his
           Dominion
           and
           Liberty
           .
           The
           Understanding
           was
           so
           wounded
           by
           the
           violence
           of
           the
           fall
           ,
           that
           not
           onely
           its
           light
           is
           much
           impaired
           ,
           but
           its
           Power
           is
           so
           weakned
           as
           to
           the
           lower
           faculties
           ,
           that
           those
           which
           according
           to
           the
           order
           of
           nature
           should
           obey
           ,
           have
           cast
           off
           its
           just
           authority
           ,
           and
           usurp
           the
           Goverment
           .
           The
           will
           hath
           lost
           its
           true
           Freedom
           ,
           whereby
           't
           was
           enlarg'd
           to
           the
           extent
           and
           amplitude
           of
           the
           Divine
           Will
           ,
           in
           loving
           whasoever
           was
           pleasing
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           is
           contracted
           to
           
           mean
           and
           base
           Objects
           .
           What
           a
           furious
           disorder
           is
           in
           the
           Affections
           ?
           The
           restraint
           of
           Reason
           to
           check
           their
           violent
           course
           ,
           provokes
           them
           to
           swell
           higher
           and
           to
           be
           more
           impetuous
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           they
           are
           gratified
           ,
           the
           more
           insolent
           and
           outragious
           they
           grow
           .
        
         
           The
           Senses
           ,
           whose
           office
           is
           to
           be
           the
           Intelligencers
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           to
           make
           discovery
           and
           to
           give
           a
           naked
           report
           without
           disturbing
           the
           higher
           Faculties
           ,
           they
           sometimes
           mistake
           disguised
           enemies
           for
           friends
           ▪
           and
           sometimes
           by
           a
           false
           alarm
           move
           the
           lower
           Appetites
           ,
           and
           fill
           the
           Soul
           with
           disorder
           and
           confusion
           that
           the
           voice
           of
           Reason
           can't
           be
           heard
           .
           By
           the
           irritation
           of
           Grief
           ,
           the
           insinuation
           of
           Pleasure
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           Perturbation
           ,
           the
           Soul
           is
           captivated
           and
           wounded
           through
           the
           Senses
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           when
           Man
           turn'd
           Rebel
           to
           God
           ,
           he
           became
           a
           slave
           to
           all
           the
           Creatures
           .
           By
           their
           primitive
           Institution
           they
           were
           appointed
           to
           be
           subservient
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           use
           of
           Man
           ,
           to
           be
           motives
           of
           Love
           and
           Obedience
           to
           the
           Creator
           ▪
           but
           Sin
           hath
           corrupted
           and
           changed
           them
           into
           so
           many
           instruments
           of
           vice
           ,
           they
           
             are
             made
             subject
             unto
             vanity
          
           :
           And
           Man
           is
           so
           far
           sunk
           into
           the
           dregs
           of
           Servitude
           ,
           
           that
           he
           is
           subject
           to
           them
           .
           For
           by
           forsaking
           God
           the
           Supreme
           Object
           of
           Love
           ,
           with
           as
           much
           injustice
           as
           folly
           ,
           and
           choosing
           the
           Creature
           in
           his
           stead
           ▪
           he
           becomes
           a
           Servant
           to
           the
           meanest
           thing
           ,
           upon
           which
           he
           places
           an
           inordinate
           affection
           .
        
         
           Briefly
           ,
           Man
           who
           by
           his
           Creation
           was
           the
           son
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           made
           a
           slave
           to
           Satan
           that
           damned
           spirit
           and
           most
           cursed
           creature
           .
           Deplorable
           Degradation
           !
           and
           worthy
           of
           the
           deepest
           shame
           and
           sorrow
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Man
           lost
           his
           Felicity
           .
           Besides
           the
           trouble
           
           that
           Sin
           hath
           in
           its
           own
           nature
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           toucht
           on
           before
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           consequent
           guilt
           and
           torment
           attends
           it
           .
           Adam
           whilst
           obedient
           enjoyed
           peace
           with
           God
           ,
           a
           sweet
           serenity
           of
           mind
           ,
           a
           divine
           calm
           in
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           full
           satisfaction
           in
           himself
           .
           But
           after
           his
           Sin
           ,
           he
           trembled
           at
           God's
           Voice
           and
           was
           tormented
           at
           his
           Presence
           .
           
           
             I
             heard
             thy
             voice
             ,
             and
             was
             afraid
             ,
          
           saith
           guilty
           Adam
           .
           He
           lookt
           on
           God
           as
           angry
           ,
           and
           arm'd
           against
           him
           ,
           ready
           to
           execute
           the
           severe
           Sentence
           ;
           Conscience
           began
           an
           early
           Hell
           within
           him
           :
           Paradise
           with
           all
           its
           Pleasures
           could
           not
           secure
           him
           from
           that
           sting
           in
           his
           Breast
           ,
           and
           that
           sharpen'd
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           God.
           What
           confusion
           of
           Thoughts
           ,
           what
           a
           combat
           of
           Passions
           was
           he
           in
           ?
           when
           the
           Temptation
           which
           deceived
           him
           vanisht
           ,
           and
           his
           spirit
           recovered
           out
           of
           the
           surprise
           ,
           and
           took
           a
           clear
           view
           of
           his
           guilt
           in
           its
           true
           horrour
           ,
           what
           indignation
           did
           it
           kindle
           in
           his
           Breast
           ?
           How
           did
           Shame
           ,
           Sorrow
           ,
           Revenge
           ,
           Despair
           ,
           those
           secret
           executioners
           torment
           his
           spirit
           .
           The
           intelligent
           Nature
           ,
           his
           peculiar
           excellency
           above
           the
           brutes
           ,
           arm'd
           misery
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           put
           a
           keener
           edge
           to
           it
           :
           1.
           
           By
           reflecting
           upon
           the
           foolish
           exchange
           he
           made
           of
           God
           himself
           ,
           for
           the
           fruit
           of
           a
           tree
           ;
           That
           so
           slender
           a
           Temptation
           should
           cheat
           him
           of
           his
           Blessedness
           .
           His
           present
           misery
           is
           aggravated
           ,
           by
           the
           sad
           comparison
           of
           it
           with
           his
           primitive
           Felicity
           .
           Nothing
           remains
           of
           his
           first
           Innocence
           ,
           but
           the
           vexatious
           regret
           of
           having
           lost
           it
           .
           2.
           
           By
           the
           foresight
           of
           the
           Death
           he
           deserved
           .
           The
           conscience
           of
           his
           Crimes
           rackt
           his
           Soul
           with
           the
           certain
           and
           fearful
           expectation
           of
           judgment
           .
        
         
           Besides
           the
           inward
           torment
           of
           his
           Mind
           ,
           he
           was
           
           expos'd
           to
           all
           miseries
           from
           without
           .
           Sin
           having
           made
           a
           breach
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           the
           whole
           Army
           of
           Evils
           enter'd
           with
           it
           ;
           the
           Curse
           extends
           it self
           to
           the
           whole
           Creation
           .
           For
           the
           World
           being
           made
           for
           Man
           ,
           the
           place
           of
           his
           residence
           ,
           in
           his
           punishment
           it
           hath
           felt
           the
           effects
           of
           God's
           displeasure
           .
           The
           whole
           course
           of
           Nature
           is
           set
           on
           fire
           .
           Whereas
           a
           general
           Peace
           and
           amicable
           Correspondence
           was
           establisht
           between
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           whilst
           all
           were
           united
           in
           subjection
           to
           the
           Creator
           :
           Sin
           that
           broke
           the
           first
           Union
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           hath
           ruin'd
           the
           second
           .
           As
           in
           a
           State
           when
           one
           part
           of
           the
           Subjects
           fall
           from
           their
           Obedience
           ,
           the
           rest
           which
           are
           constant
           in
           their
           Duty
           ,
           break
           with
           the
           Rebels
           and
           make
           war
           upon
           them
           till
           they
           return
           to
           their
           Allegiance
           .
           So
           universal
           Nature
           was
           arm'd
           against
           rebellious
           Man
           ,
           and
           had
           destroyed
           him
           without
           the
           merciful
           interposition
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           The
           Angels
           with
           flaming
           Swords
           expell'd
           him
           from
           Paradise
           .
           The
           Beasts
           who
           were
           all
           innocent
           ,
           whilst
           Man
           remained
           innocent
           ,
           they
           espouse
           Gods
           interest
           ,
           and
           are
           ready
           to
           revenge
           the
           quarrel
           of
           their
           Creator
           .
           The
           insensible
           Creation
           which
           at
           first
           was
           altogether
           beneficial
           to
           Man
           ,
           is
           become
           hurtful
           .
           The
           Heavens
           somtimes
           are
           hardened
           as
           Brass
           ,
           in
           a
           long
           &
           obstinate
           serenity
           :
           Sometimes
           are
           dissolved
           in
           a
           Deluge
           of
           rain
           :
           The
           earth
           is
           barren
           ,
           and
           unfaithful
           to
           the
           Sower
           ,
           
           
             it
             brings
             forth
             Thorns
             and
             Thistles
          
           instead
           of
           Bread.
           In
           short
           ,
           Man
           is
           an
           enemy
           to
           Man.
           When
           there
           were
           but
           two
           Brothers
           to
           divide
           the
           World
           ▪
           the
           one
           stain'd
           his
           hand
           in
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           other
           ▪
           And
           since
           the
           Progeny
           of
           Adam
           is
           increast
           into
           vast
           Societies
           ,
           
           all
           the
           disasters
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           Famine
           ,
           Pestilence
           ,
           Deluges
           ,
           the
           
           fury
           of
           Beasts
           have
           not
           been
           so
           destructive
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           as
           the
           sole
           malignity
           of
           Man
           against
           those
           that
           partake
           of
           the
           humane
           Nature
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ,
           Who
           can
           make
           a
           list
           of
           the
           evils
           to
           which
           the
           Body
           is
           liable
           ,
           by
           the
           disagreeing
           Elements
           that
           compose
           it
           ?
           The
           fatal
           Seeds
           of
           Corruption
           are
           bred
           in
           it self
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           prey
           to
           all
           Diseases
           from
           the
           torturing
           Stone
           to
           the
           dying
           Consumption
           .
           It
           feels
           the
           strokes
           of
           Death
           a
           thousand
           times
           before
           it
           can
           die
           once
           .
           At
           last
           ,
           Life
           is
           swallowed
           up
           of
           Death
           .
           And
           if
           Death
           were
           a
           deliverance
           from
           miseries
           it
           would
           lessen
           its
           terror
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           the
           consummation
           of
           all
           .
           The
           first
           Death
           transmits
           to
           the
           second
           .
           As
           the
           Body
           dies
           by
           the
           Souls
           forsaking
           it
           ,
           so
           the
           Soul
           by
           separation
           from
           God
           its
           true
           Life
           ,
           dies
           to
           its
           Well-being
           and
           Happiness
           for
           ever
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           III.
           
        
         
           
             All
             Mankind
             is
             involv'd
             in
             
             Adam's
             guilt
             ,
             and
             under
             the
             penal
             consequences
             that
             follow
             upon
             it
             .
             Adam
             the
             natural
             and
             moral
             Principle
             of
             Mankind
             .
             An
             hereditary
             Corruption
             is
             transmitted
             to
             all
             that
             are
             propagated
             from
             him
             .
             The
             account
             the
             Scripture
             gives
             of
             the
             Conveiance
             of
             it
             .
             'T
             is
             an
             innate
             Habit.
             T
             is
             universal
             .
             Corrupt
             Nature
             contains
             the
             seeds
             of
             all
             Sins
             ,
             though
             they
             do
             not
             shoot
             forth
             together
             .
             'T
             is
             voluntary
             and
             culpable
             .
             The
             permission
             of
             the
             Fall
             is
             suitable
             to
             the
             Wisdom
             ,
             Holiness
             ,
             and
             Goodness
             of
             God.
             The
             imputation
             of
             
             Adam's
             Sin
             to
             his
             Posterity
             is
             consistent
             with
             God's
             Justice
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           Rebellion
           of
           the
           First
           Man
           against
           the
           great
           Creator
           ,
           was
           a
           Sin
           of
           universal
           efficacy
           ,
           that
           derives
           a
           guilt
           and
           stain
           to
           Mankind
           in
           all
           Ages
           of
           the
           World.
           The
           account
           the
           Scripture
           gives
           of
           it
           ,
           is
           grounded
           on
           the
           relation
           which
           all
           men
           have
           to
           Adam
           as
           their
           natural
           and
           moral
           Principle
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Their
           Natural
           .
           God
           created
           one
           Man
           in
           the
           beginning
           ,
           from
           whom
           all
           others
           derive
           their
           beings
           :
           And
           that
           the
           unity
           might
           be
           the
           more
           entire
           ,
           he
           form'd
           of
           him
           that
           aid
           which
           was
           necessary
           for
           the
           communicating
           his
           kind
           to
           the
           world
           .
           
           
             He
             made
             of
             one
             Blood
             all
             Nations
             of
             Men
             ,
             to
             dwell
             on
             the
             face
             of
             the
             earth
             .
          
           And
           as
           the
           whole
           race
           of
           Mankind
           was
           virtually
           in
           
           Adam's
           Loins
           ,
           so
           it
           was
           presumed
           to
           give
           virtual
           consent
           to
           what
           he
           did
           .
           The
           Angels
           were
           created
           immediatly
           and
           distinctly
           ,
           without
           dependance
           
           upon
           one
           another
           as
           to
           their
           Original
           ;
           therefore
           when
           a
           great
           number
           revolted
           from
           God
           ,
           the
           rest
           were
           not
           complicated
           in
           their
           Sin
           and
           Ruine
           .
           But
           when
           the
           first
           Man
           who
           was
           the
           Father
           of
           Mankind
           sinn'd
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           Conspiracy
           of
           all
           the
           Sons
           of
           Adam
           in
           that
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           not
           one
           Subject
           left
           in
           his
           Obedience
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           He
           was
           the
           moral
           Principle
           of
           Mankind
           .
           In
           the
           first
           Treaty
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           Adam
           was
           consider'd
           not
           as
           a
           single
           person
           ,
           but
           as
           
             caput
             gentis
          
           ,
           and
           contracted
           for
           all
           his
           desccndants
           by
           ordinary
           generation
           .
           His
           Person
           was
           the
           Fountain
           of
           theirs
           ,
           and
           his
           Will
           the
           representative
           of
           theirs
           .
           From
           hence
           his
           vast
           Progeny
           became
           a
           party
           in
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           had
           a
           title
           to
           the
           benefits
           contain'd
           in
           it
           ,
           upon
           his
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           was
           liable
           to
           the
           Curse
           upon
           his
           violation
           of
           it
           .
           Upon
           this
           ground
           the
           Apostle
           institutes
           a
           parallel
           between
           Adam
           and
           
             Christ.
             That
             as
             by
             one
             Mans
             disobedience
             many
             were
             made
             sinners
          
           ;
           
           
             so
             by
             the
             obedience
             of
             One
             ,
             many
             were
             made
             righteous
             .
          
           As
           Christ
           in
           his
           Death
           on
           the
           Cross
           did
           not
           suffer
           as
           a
           private
           person
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           surety
           and
           sponsor
           representing
           the
           whole
           Church
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           testimony
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           
             If
             one
             died
             for
             all
             ,
             then
             all
             were
             dead
             :
          
           
           so
           the
           first
           Adam
           who
           
             was
             the
             figure
             of
             him
             that
             was
             to
             come
             ,
          
           
           in
           his
           Disobedience
           was
           esteem'd
           a
           publick
           Person
           ,
           representing
           the
           whole
           race
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           and
           by
           a
           just
           Law
           it
           was
           not
           restrain'd
           to
           himself
           ,
           but
           is
           the
           Sin
           of
           the
           common
           nature
           .
           Adam
           broke
           the
           first
           link
           in
           the
           chain
           whereby
           Mankind
           was
           united
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           other
           parts
           which
           depended
           upon
           it
           ,
           are
           necessarily
           separated
           from
           him
           .
           From
           hence
           the
           Scripture
           saith
           ,
           
           that
           
             by
             Nature
             we
             are
             Children
             of
             wrath
             ,
          
           that
           
           is
           ,
           liable
           to
           punishment
           ,
           and
           that
           hath
           relation
           to
           guilt
           .
        
         
           And
           of
           this
           we
           have
           convincing
           Experience
           in
           the
           common
           Evils
           which
           afflict
           Mankind
           ,
           before
           the
           commission
           of
           any
           actual
           Sin.
           The
           Cries
           of
           Infants
           who
           are
           only
           eloquent
           to
           grief
           ,
           but
           dumb
           to
           all
           things
           els
           ,
           discover
           that
           Miseries
           attend
           them
           .
           The
           Tears
           which
           are
           born
           with
           their
           Eyes
           ,
           signifie
           they
           are
           come
           into
           a
           state
           of
           Sorrow
           .
           How
           many
           Troops
           of
           Deadly
           Diseases
           are
           ready
           to
           seize
           on
           them
           ,
           immediatly
           after
           their
           Entrance
           into
           the
           World
           ?
           So
           that
           't
           is
           apparent
           God
           deals
           with
           Man
           as
           an
           enemy
           ,
           and
           therefore
           guilty
           of
           some
           great
           crime
           from
           his
           Birth
           .
           
           The
           Ignorance
           of
           this
           made
           the
           Heathens
           accuse
           Nature
           ,
           and
           blaspheme
           God
           under
           that
           mask
           ,
           as
           less
           kind
           and
           indulgent
           to
           Man
           than
           to
           the
           Creatures
           below
           him
           .
           They
           are
           not
           under
           so
           hard
           a
           Law
           of
           coming
           into
           the
           world
           .
           They
           are
           presently
           instructed
           to
           Swim
           ,
           to
           Fly
           ,
           to
           Run
           for
           their
           preservation
           .
           They
           are
           cloathed
           by
           Nature
           ,
           and
           their
           Habits
           grow
           in
           proportion
           with
           their
           Bodies
           ,
           some
           with
           Feathers
           ,
           some
           with
           Wool
           ,
           others
           with
           Scales
           which
           are
           both
           Habit
           and
           Armour
           :
           But
           Man
           who
           is
           alone
           sensible
           of
           shame
           ,
           is
           born
           naked
           ,
           and
           though
           of
           a
           more
           delicate
           temper
           ,
           is
           more
           exposed
           to
           injuries
           by
           distemper'd
           Seasons
           ,
           and
           utterly
           unable
           to
           repel
           ,
           or
           avoid
           the
           evils
           that
           encompass
           him
           .
           Now
           the
           account
           the
           Scripture
           gives
           of
           Original
           Sin
           silences
           all
           these
           complaints
           .
           Man
           is
           a
           Ttransgressor
           from
           the
           Womb
           ,
           and
           how
           can
           he
           expect
           a
           favourable
           Reception
           into
           the
           Empire
           of
           an
           offended
           God
           ?
           Briefly
           ,
           Sometimes
           Death
           enters
           into
           the
           retirements
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           changes
           the
           
           Womb
           into
           a
           Grave
           ,
           which
           proves
           that
           assoon
           as
           we
           partake
           of
           the
           human
           Nature
           ,
           we
           are
           guilty
           of
           the
           Sin
           that
           is
           common
           to
           it
           ;
           
             For
             the
             wages
             of
             Sin
             is
             Death
             .
          
           
           Adam
           in
           his
           innocent
           state
           had
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Immortality
           ,
           but
           by
           him
           
             Sin
             entered
             into
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             death
             by
             sin
             ,
             and
             so
             death
             passed
             upon
             all
             men
             ,
          
           
           as
           a
           just
           Sentence
           upon
           the
           guilty
           ,
           for
           that
           all
           men
           have
           sinned
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           An
           Hereditary
           Corruption
           is
           transmitted
           to
           all
           that
           naturally
           descend
           from
           him
           .
           If
           Adam
           had
           continued
           in
           his
           Obedience
           ,
           the
           spiritual
           as
           well
           as
           the
           natural
           Life
           had
           been
           conveighed
           to
           his
           Children
           ,
           but
           for
           his
           Rebellion
           he
           lost
           his
           primitive
           rectitude
           ,
           and
           contracted
           an
           universal
           Corruption
           ;
           which
           he
           derives
           to
           all
           his
           Posterity
           .
           And
           as
           in
           a
           Disease
           there
           is
           the
           defect
           of
           Health
           ,
           and
           a
           distemper
           of
           the
           humours
           that
           affects
           the
           Body
           ;
           so
           in
           the
           depravation
           of
           Nature
           there
           is
           not
           the
           meer
           want
           of
           holiness
           ,
           but
           a
           strong
           proclivity
           to
           sin
           .
           This
           privation
           of
           original
           Righteousness
           considerd
           as
           a
           Sin
           ,
           is
           naturally
           from
           Adam
           ,
           the
           principle
           of
           lapsed
           and
           corrupt
           Nature
           :
           But
           as
           a
           punishment
           ,
           't
           is
           meritoriously
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           falls
           under
           the
           ordination
           of
           Divine
           Justice
           .
           Man
           ●ast
           it
           away
           ,
           and
           God
           righteously
           refuses
           to
           restore
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           sollicitous
           impertinency
           to
           enquire
           n●cely
           about
           the
           manner
           of
           conveying
           this
           universal
           Corruption
           .
           For
           the
           bare
           knowledg
           o●
           it
           is
           ineffectual
           to
           the
           cure
           .
           And
           what
           greater
           folly
           than
           to
           make
           our
           own
           evils
           the
           object
           of
           simple
           Speculation
           .
           I
           shall
           consider
           only
           that
           general
           account
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           is
           set
           down
           in
           the
           Scripture
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           the
           universal
           and
           unchangable
           Law
           of
           Nature
           ,
           that
           every
           thing
           produce
           its
           like
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           
           regard
           of
           the
           same
           nature
           that
           is
           propagated
           from
           one
           individual
           to
           another
           ,
           without
           a
           change
           of
           the
           species
           ,
           but
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           qualities
           with
           which
           that
           nature
           is
           eminently
           affected
           .
           This
           is
           visible
           in
           the
           several
           kinds
           of
           Creatures
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           they
           all
           preserve
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           principle
           from
           whence
           they
           are
           derived
           ,
           and
           retain
           the
           vein
           of
           their
           original
           ,
           the
           quality
           of
           their
           extraction
           .
           Thus
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           that
           
             the
             fruit
             partakes
             of
             the
             rottenness
             of
             the
             tree
             :
          
           and
           
             whatever
             is
             born
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
             is
             flesh
             .
          
           
           The
           title
           of
           Flesh
           doth
           not
           signifie
           the
           material
           part
           of
           our
           humanity
           ,
           but
           the
           Corruption
           of
           Sin
           with
           which
           the
           whole
           nature
           is
           infected
           .
           This
           is
           evident
           by
           the
           description
           the
           Apostle
           gives
           of
           it
           ;
           
           
             That
             the
             flesh
             is
             not
             subject
             to
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
          
           and
           that
           which
           aggravates
           the
           evil
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           can't
           be
           .
           Sinful
           Corruption
           is
           exprest
           by
           this
           title
           ,
           partly
           in
           regard
           it
           is
           transmitted
           by
           the
           way
           of
           carnal
           propagation
           :
           
             Behold
             I
             was
             shapen
             in
             iniquity
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             in
             Sin
             did
             my
             mother
             conceive
             me
          
           ;
           And
           partly
           in
           regard
           't
           is
           exercised
           by
           the
           carnal
           members
           .
           This
           Corruption
           is
           a
           poison
           so
           subtile
           ,
           that
           it
           pierces
           into
           all
           the
           powers
           of
           the
           Soul
           ;
           so
           contagious
           ,
           that
           it
           infects
           all
           the
           Actions
           ;
           so
           obstinate
           ,
           that
           only
           Omnipotent
           Grace
           can
           heal
           it
           .
           More
           particularly
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           'T
           is
           an
           innate
           Habit
           ,
           not
           meerly
           acquir'd
           by
           Imitation
           .
           The
           root
           of
           bitterness
           is
           planted
           in
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           and
           produces
           its
           fruits
           in
           the
           various
           seasons
           of
           Life
           .
           No
           age
           is
           free
           from
           its
           working
           ;
           
             Every
             imagination
             of
             the
             thoughts
             of
             Mans
             heart
             are
             only
             evil
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             continually
             evil
          
           .
           We
           see
           this
           verified
           in
           Children
           ,
           when
           the
           most
           early
           acts
           of
           their
           Reason
           ,
           and
           the
           first
           instances
           
           of
           their
           apprehension
           are
           in
           Sin.
           If
           we
           ascend
           higher
           ,
           and
           consider
           Man
           in
           his
           Infant-state
           ,
           the
           vicious
           inclinations
           which
           appear
           in
           the
           Cradle
           ,
           the
           violent
           motions
           of
           anger
           which
           disturbs
           Sucklings
           ,
           their
           endeavour
           to
           exercise
           a
           weak
           revenge
           on
           those
           that
           displease
           them
           ,
           convince
           us
           that
           the
           Corruption
           is
           natural
           ,
           and
           proceeds
           from
           an
           infected
           Original
           .
        
         
           
           2.
           
           As
           't
           is
           Natural
           ,
           so
           Universal
           .
           
             Who
             can
             bring
             a
             clean
             thing
             out
             of
             an
             unclean
             ?
          
           That
           is
           ,
           How
           can
           a
           Righteous
           person
           be
           born
           of
           a
           Sinner
           ?
           The
           Answer
           is
           peremptory
           ,
           
             Not
             one
          
           .
           The
           Fountain
           was
           poison'd
           in
           Adam
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Streams
           partake
           of
           the
           infection
           .
           All
           that
           are
           derived
           from
           him
           in
           a
           natural
           way
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           relation
           to
           him
           as
           their
           common
           father
           ,
           are
           sharers
           in
           this
           depravation
           .
           What
           difference
           soever
           there
           is
           in
           their
           Climates
           ,
           Colours
           and
           external
           conditions
           of
           life
           ,
           yet
           the
           blood
           from
           whence
           they
           spring
           taints
           them
           all
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Corrupt
           Nature
           is
           pregnant
           with
           the
           seeds
           of
           all
           Sin
           ,
           although
           they
           do
           not
           shoot
           forth
           together
           :
           And
           for
           this
           several
           accounts
           may
           be
           given
           .
           1.
           
           Although
           all
           Sins
           agree
           in
           their
           cause
           and
           end
           ,
           yet
           some
           are
           contrary
           in
           their
           exercise
           .
           2.
           
           The
           humane
           spirit
           is
           not
           capable
           of
           many
           Passions
           in
           their
           height
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ;
           and
           't
           is
           the
           art
           of
           our
           spiritual
           Enemies
           to
           suit
           their
           Temptations
           to
           the
           capacity
           of
           Man.
           3.
           
           As
           the
           same
           Poison
           produces
           different
           effects
           in
           different
           Bodies
           ,
           according
           to
           those
           various
           Humours
           which
           are
           predominant
           in
           them
           ;
           so
           the
           same
           Corruption
           of
           Nature
           works
           variously
           according
           to
           the
           different
           tempers
           of
           Men.
           For
           although
           the
           conception
           of
           Sin
           depends
           immediatly
           upon
           the
           Soul
           ,
           yet
           to
           the
           bringing
           of
           it
           
           forth
           ,
           the
           concurrence
           of
           the
           external
           Faculties
           is
           requisite
           .
           Thus
           a
           Voluptuary
           who
           is
           restrain'd
           from
           the
           gross
           acts
           of
           Sensuality
           by
           a
           Disease
           ,
           or
           Age
           ,
           may
           be
           as
           vicious
           in
           his
           Desires
           ,
           as
           another
           who
           follows
           the
           pernicious
           swing
           of
           his
           Appetite
           ,
           having
           a
           vigorous
           Complexion
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           The
           variety
           of
           circumstances
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           inward
           corruption
           is
           excited
           and
           drawn
           forth
           ,
           makes
           a
           great
           difference
           as
           to
           the
           open
           and
           visible
           acts
           of
           it
           .
           Thus
           an
           ambitious
           person
           who
           uses
           Clemency
           to
           accomplish
           his
           design
           ,
           would
           exercise
           Cruelty
           if
           't
           were
           necessary
           to
           his
           end
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           some
           are
           really
           more
           temperate
           ,
           and
           exempted
           from
           the
           tyranny
           of
           the
           flesh
           than
           others
           ;
           Cicero
           was
           more
           vertuous
           than
           Catiline
           ,
           and
           Socrates
           than
           Aristophanes
           :
           But
           these
           are
           priviledged
           persons
           ,
           in
           whom
           the
           efficacy
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           either
           by
           forming
           them
           in
           the
           Womb
           ,
           or
           in
           their
           Education
           ,
           or
           by
           conducting
           them
           in
           their
           maturer
           Age
           ,
           hath
           corrected
           the
           malignity
           of
           Nature
           .
           
             All
             men
             have
             sinn'd
             and
             come
             short
             of
             the
             glory
             of
             God's
             image
             .
          
           
           And
           that
           Sin
           breaks
           not
           forth
           so
           outragiously
           in
           some
           as
           in
           others
           ,
           the
           restraint
           is
           from
           an
           higher
           Principle
           ,
           than
           common
           and
           corrupt
           Nature
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           This
           Corruption
           although
           natural
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           Voluntary
           and
           Culpable
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Voluntary
           :
           All
           Habits
           receive
           their
           character
           from
           those
           acts
           by
           which
           they
           are
           produced
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           Disobedience
           of
           Adam
           was
           voluntary
           ,
           so
           is
           the
           Depravation
           that
           sprung
           from
           it
           .
           2.
           
           'T
           is
           inherent
           in
           the
           Will.
           If
           Adam
           had
           derived
           a
           Leprosie
           to
           all
           Men
           ,
           it
           were
           an
           involuntary
           evil
           :
           Because
           the
           Diseases
           of
           the
           Body
           are
           forreign
           to
           the
           Soul
           ;
           But
           when
           the
           Corruption
           invades
           the
           internal
           Faculties
           ,
           
           't
           is
           denominated
           from
           the
           subject
           wherein
           't
           is
           seated
           .
           3.
           
           'T
           is
           the
           voluntary
           cause
           of
           actual
           Sins
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           acts
           proceeding
           from
           this
           corruption
           are
           voluntary
           the
           principle
           must
           be
           of
           the
           same
           nature
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           'T
           is
           Culpable
           .
           The
           formality
           of
           Sin
           consists
           in
           its
           opposition
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           definition
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             Sin
             is
             a
             transgression
             of
             the
             Law.
          
           Now
           the
           Law
           requires
           an
           entire
           rectitude
           in
           all
           the
           Faculties
           .
           It
           condemns
           corrupt
           inclinations
           ,
           the
           originals
           as
           well
           as
           the
           acts
           of
           Sin.
           Besides
           ,
           Concupiscence
           was
           not
           inherent
           in
           the
           humane
           Nature
           in
           its
           Creation
           ,
           but
           was
           contracted
           by
           the
           Fall.
           The
           Soul
           is
           stript
           of
           its
           native
           Righteousness
           and
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           is
           invested
           with
           contrary
           qualities
           .
           There
           is
           as
           great
           a
           difference
           between
           the
           corruption
           of
           the
           Soul
           in
           its
           degenerate
           state
           ,
           and
           its
           primitive
           purity
           ,
           as
           between
           the
           loathsomness
           of
           a
           Carcass
           ,
           and
           the
           beauty
           of
           a
           
             living
             Body
          
           .
           Sad
           change
           !
           and
           to
           be
           lamented
           with
           tears
           of
           confusion
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           Sin
           of
           Adam
           should
           be
           so
           fatal
           to
           all
           his
           Posterity
           ,
           is
           the
           most
           difficult
           part
           in
           the
           whole
           order
           of
           
             Divine
             Providence
          
           .
           Nothing
           more
           offends
           carnal
           Reason
           ,
           which
           forms
           many
           specious
           Objections
           against
           it
           .
           I
           will
           briefly
           consider
           them
           .
        
         
           Since
           God
           saw
           that
           Adam
           would
           not
           resist
           the
           Temptation
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           his
           Fall
           ,
           the
           whole
           race
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           which
           he
           supported
           as
           the
           foundation
           ,
           would
           sink
           into
           ruine
           ,
           Why
           did
           he
           not
           confirm
           him
           against
           it
           ,
           was
           it
           not
           within
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           more
           suitable
           to
           his
           Wisdome
           ,
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           Goodness
           ?
        
         
           To
           this
           I
           answer
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Divine
           Power
           could
           have
           preserved
           Man
           in
           his
           Integrity
           ,
           either
           by
           laying
           a
           restraint
           on
           the
           apostate
           Angels
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           never
           have
           made
           
           an
           attempt
           upon
           him
           ;
           or
           by
           keeping
           the
           Understanding
           waking
           and
           vigilant
           ,
           to
           discover
           the
           danger
           of
           the
           Temptation
           ,
           and
           by
           fortifying
           the
           Will
           ,
           and
           rendring
           it
           impenetrable
           to
           the
           fiery
           darts
           of
           Satan
           ,
           without
           any
           prejudice
           to
           its
           freedom
           .
           For
           that
           doth
           not
           consist
           in
           an
           absolute
           Indifference
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           judicious
           and
           deliberate
           choice
           ;
           so
           that
           when
           the
           Soul
           is
           not
           led
           by
           a
           blind
           instinct
           ,
           nor
           forc'd
           by
           a
           forreign
           power
           ,
           
           but
           embraces
           what
           it
           knows
           and
           approves
           ,
           it
           then
           enjoyes
           the
           most
           true
           Liberty
           .
           Thus
           in
           the
           glorified
           Spirits
           above
           ,
           by
           the
           full
           and
           constant
           Light
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           the
           Will
           is
           indeclinably
           fixt
           upon
           its
           supreme
           Good
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           its
           Crown
           and
           Perfection
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           was
           most
           suitable
           to
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           ,
           to
           leave
           Man
           to
           stand
           or
           fall
           by
           his
           own
           choice
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           discover
           the
           necessary
           dependance
           of
           all
           Second
           Causes
           upon
           the
           first
           .
           No
           Creature
           is
           absolutely
           impeccable
           ,
           but
           the
           most
           perfect
           is
           liable
           to
           imperfection
           .
           He
           that
           is
           essentially
           ,
           is
           only
           unchangeably
           Good.
           Infinite
           Goodness
           alone
           excludes
           all
           possibility
           of
           receiving
           Corruption
           .
           The
           Fall
           of
           Angels
           and
           Man
           convince
           us
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           one
           sole
           Beeing
           ,
           immutably
           Pure
           and
           Holy
           ,
           on
           whom
           all
           depend
           ,
           and
           without
           whose
           Influence
           they
           cannot
           be
           ,
           or
           must
           be
           eternally
           miserable
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           'T
           was
           very
           fit
           that
           Adam
           should
           be
           first
           in
           a
           state
           of
           trial
           ,
           before
           he
           was
           confirm'd
           in
           his
           Happiness
           .
           The
           reason
           of
           it
           is
           clear
           ,
           he
           was
           left
           to
           his
           own
           judgment
           and
           election
           ,
           that
           Obedience
           might
           be
           his
           choice
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           ,
           he
           might
           acquire
           a
           title
           to
           the
           reward
           .
           A
           determining
           vertue
           over
           him
           had
           crost
           the
           end
           of
           his
           Creation
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           glorifie
           God
           in
           a
           free
           manner
           .
           Therefore
           
           in
           Paradise
           there
           were
           amiable
           objects
           to
           allure
           the
           lower
           Faculties
           ,
           before
           they
           were
           disordered
           by
           Sin.
           The
           
             forbidden
             Fruit
          
           had
           beauty
           to
           invite
           the
           Eye
           ,
           and
           sweetness
           to
           delight
           the
           Palate
           .
           And
           if
           upon
           the
           competition
           of
           the
           Sensual
           with
           the
           Intellectual
           Good
           he
           had
           re●ected
           the
           one
           and
           chose
           the
           other
           ,
           he
           had
           been
           rais'd
           to
           an
           unchangeable
           state
           ;
           his
           Innocence
           had
           been
           crown'd
           with
           Perseverance
           .
           As
           the
           Angels
           who
           continued
           in
           their
           Duty
           ,
           when
           the
           rest
           revolted
           ,
           are
           finally
           establisht
           in
           their
           Integrity
           and
           Felicity
           .
           And
           the
           Apostle
           gives
           us
           an
           account
           of
           this
           order
           ,
           when
           he
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             That
             was
             first
             which
             was
             natural
             ,
          
           
           
             then
             that
             which
             is
             spiritual
             and
             supernatural
          
           ▪
           Man
           was
           created
           in
           a
           state
           of
           perfection
           ,
           but
           't
           was
           natural
           ,
           therefore
           mutable
           ,
           the
           confirming
           of
           him
           immediatly
           had
           been
           Grace
           ,
           which
           belongs
           to
           a
           more
           excellent
           Dispensation
           .
           Now
           to
           bring
           Man
           from
           not
           being
           to
           a
           supernatural
           state
           ,
           without
           trial
           of
           the
           middle
           state
           of
           Nature
           ,
           was
           not
           so
           congruous
           to
           the
           Divine
           Wisdome
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           permission
           of
           the
           Fall
           doth
           not
           reflect
           on
           the
           Divine
           Purity
           ;
           For
        
         
           1.
           
           Man
           was
           made
           Upright
           ;
           He
           had
           no
           inward
           Corruption
           to
           betray
           him
           ;
           There
           was
           Antidote
           enough
           in
           his
           Nature
           to
           expel
           the
           strongest
           Temptation
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           God
           was
           not
           bound
           to
           hinder
           the
           commission
           of
           Sin
           :
           'T
           is
           a
           true
           Maxime
           ,
           that
           
             in
             debitis
             causa
             d●ficiens
             efficit
             moraliter
             :
          
           But
           God
           is
           not
           only
           free
           from
           subjection
           to
           a
           Law
           ,
           as
           having
           no
           Superiour
           ,
           but
           was
           under
           no
           voluntary
           Obligation
           by
           Promise
           to
           prevent
           the
           Fall.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           Neither
           doth
           that
           first
           Act
           of
           Sin
           reflect
           on
           Gods
           unspotted
           Providence
           which
           suffer'd
           it
           ,
           as
           if
           
           Sin
           were
           in
           any
           degree
           allowed
           by
           Him.
           The
           Holy
           Law
           which
           God
           gave
           to
           direct
           Man
           ,
           the
           terrible
           Threatning
           annext
           to
           warn
           him
           ,
           declare
           his
           irreconcileable
           Hatred
           against
           Sin.
           He
           permits
           innumerable
           Sins
           every
           day
           ,
           ye●
           He
           is
           as
           jealous
           of
           the
           Honour
           of
           his
           Holiness
           now
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           beginning
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           worst
           impiety
           for
           the
           Sinner
           to
           
             think
             God
             like
             himself
          
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           took
           complacency
           in
           sin
           ,
           
           because
           he
           is
           silent
           for
           a
           time
           and
           suffers
           the
           commission
           of
           it
           .
           In
           the
           next
           state
           he
           will
           fully
           vindicate
           his
           Glory
           ,
           and
           convince
           the
           whole
           World
           of
           his
           eternal
           aversation
           from
           sin
           ,
           by
           inflicting
           on
           sinners
           the
           most
           dreadful
           and
           durable
           torments
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           goodness
           of
           God
           is
           not
           disparag'd
           by
           permitting
           the
           fall
           :
           This
           appears
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           God
           bestowed
           on
           Man
           an
           excellent
           being
           ,
           and
           a
           happiness
           that
           might
           satisfie
           his
           nature
           ,
           consider'd
           as
           humane
           ,
           or
           holy
           .
           But
           he
           perverted
           the
           favours
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           his
           dishonour
           ,
           and
           this
           doth
           not
           lessen
           the
           goodness
           that
           gave
           them
           .
           'T
           is
           unreasonable
           to
           judg
           of
           the
           value
           of
           a
           Benefit
           ,
           by
           the
           ingrateful
           abuse
           of
           the
           receiver
           ,
           and
           not
           from
           its
           own
           nature
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           chosen
           Misery
           that
           is
           come
           upon
           Man
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           imputed
           to
           any
           defect
           of
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           God
           is
           infinitely
           Good
           notwithstanding
           the
           entrance
           of
           Sin
           and
           Misery
           into
           the
           World.
           We
           must
           distinguish
           between
           natural
           and
           
             voluntary
             agents
          
           .
           Natural
           agents
           have
           no
           power
           to
           suspend
           their
           acts
           ,
           but
           are
           entirely
           determin'd
           ,
           and
           their
           Operations
           are
           
             ad
             extremum
             virium
          
           ,
           to
           the
           utmost
           of
           their
           efficacy
           .
           If
           there
           were
           infinite
           degrees
           of
           Heat
           ,
           there
           would
           be
           no
           Cold
           ,
           it
           being
           overcome
           by
           the
           force
           of
           its
           contrary
           .
           But
           God
           is
           a
           wise
           and
           free
           
           Agent
           ,
           and
           as
           he
           is
           Infinite
           in
           Goodness
           ;
           so
           the
           exercise
           of
           it
           is
           voluntary
           ,
           and
           only
           so
           far
           as
           he
           pleases
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           God
           is
           an
           omnipotent
           Good
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           his
           peculiar
           glory
           to
           bring
           Good
           out
           of
           Evil
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           opposition
           and
           lustre
           of
           Contraries
           ,
           his
           Goodness
           might
           be
           the
           more
           conspicuous
           .
           To
           speak
           strictly
           ,
           Sin
           is
           the
           only
           evil
           in
           the
           world
           :
           for
           all
           the
           rest
           which
           appear
           so
           to
           our
           fancies
           and
           appetites
           ,
           are
           either
           absolutely
           good
           ,
           or
           upon
           the
           supposal
           of
           Sin
           :
           viz.
           either
           for
           the
           reformation
           of
           Sinners
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           ruine
           of
           the
           Obstinate
           .
           Now
           the
           Evil
           of
           Sin
           God
           permitted
           as
           a
           fit
           o●casion
           for
           the
           more
           glorious
           discovery
           of
           his
           Attributes
           ,
           in
           sending
           his
           Son
           into
           the
           world
           to
           repair
           his
           Image
           which
           was
           defac'd
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           Man
           from
           an
           Earthly
           to
           Celestial
           Happiness
           .
           I
           shall
           conclude
           with
           the
           excellent
           Answer
           of
           St.
           Austin
           to
           the
           adversary
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           the
           Prophets
           :
           
             Quibus
             autem
             videter
             sic
             hominem
             fieri
             debuisse
             ,
             ut
             peccare
             nollet
             ,
          
           
           
             non
             eis
             displiceat
             sic
             esse
             factum
             ,
             ut
             non
             peccare
             posset
             ,
             si
             nollet
             .
             Nunquid
             enim
             si
             melior
             esset
             qui
             no●
             posset
             peccare
             ,
             ideo
             non
             benefactus
             est
             qui
             posset
             &
             non
             peccare
             ?
             An
             vero
             usque
             adeo
             d●s●ipiendum
             est
             ,
             ut
             homo
             videat
             melius
             aliquid
             fieri
             debuisse
             ,
             &
             hoc
             Deum
             vidisse
             non
             putet
             ?
             Aut
             putet
             vidisse
             ,
             &
             credat
             facere
             noluisse
             ?
             Aut
             voluisse
             quidem
             &
             minime
             potuisse
             ?
             Avertat
             hoc
             Deus
             a
             Cordibus
             piorum
             .
          
           The
           substance
           of
           which
           is
           ;
           that
           't
           is
           an
           impious
           folly
           to
           imagine
           that
           God
           was
           either
           defective
           in
           wisdom
           ,
           not
           to
           know
           what
           was
           the
           best
           state
           for
           man
           in
           his
           Creation
           ;
           or
           defective
           in
           goodness
           ,
           that
           knowing
           it
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           confer
           it
           upon
           him
           ;
           or
           defective
           in
           power
           ,
           that
           willing
           ,
           he
           was
           unable
           to
           make
           him
           better
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           another
           Objection
           vehemently
           urg'd
           ,
           that
           
           the
           imputation
           of
           
           Adam's
           sin
           to
           all
           his
           posterity
           who
           were
           not
           existent
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           and
           did
           not
           give
           their
           personal
           consent
           to
           the
           treaty
           between
           God
           and
           him
           ,
           is
           inconsistent
           with
           Justice
           ;
           To
           this
           I
           answer
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           terms
           of
           the
           first
           Covenant
           are
           such
           ,
           that
           the
           common
           Reason
           of
           Mankind
           cannot
           justly
           refuse
           .
           For
           suppose
           all
           the
           Progeny
           of
           Adam
           had
           appear'd
           with
           him
           before
           their
           Creator
           ,
           and
           this
           had
           been
           propounded
           ,
           that
           God
           would
           make
           an
           agreement
           with
           their
           common
           father
           on
           their
           behalf
           ,
           That
           if
           he
           continued
           in
           his
           Obedience
           ,
           they
           should
           enjoy
           a
           happy
           Immortality
           ;
           if
           he
           declin'd
           from
           it
           ,
           they
           should
           be
           depriv'd
           of
           Blessedness
           .
           What
           shadow
           of
           exception
           can
           be
           form'd
           against
           this
           proposal
           ?
           For
           God
           who
           is
           the
           Master
           of
           his
           own
           favours
           ,
           and
           gives
           them
           upon
           what
           terms
           he
           pleases
           ,
           might
           upon
           their
           refusal
           have
           justly
           annihilated
           them
           .
           The
           Command
           was
           equal
           ,
           and
           his
           Obedience
           for
           all
           was
           as
           easie
           ,
           as
           that
           of
           every
           particular
           person
           for
           himself
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           Adam
           was
           as
           much
           concern'd
           to
           observe
           the
           Conditions
           of
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           for
           securing
           his
           own
           interest
           ,
           as
           theirs
           ,
           and
           after
           a
           short
           time
           of
           trial
           they
           should
           be
           confirm'd
           in
           their
           Blessedness
           .
           By
           all
           which
           't
           is
           apparent
           how
           reasonable
           the
           conditions
           of
           the
           original
           Agreement
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           are
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           God
           hath
           a
           power
           over
           our
           Wills
           superiour
           to
           that
           we
           our selves
           have
           .
           If
           God
           offers
           a
           Covenant
           to
           the
           Creature
           ,
           the
           terms
           being
           equal
           ,
           it
           becomes
           a
           Law
           ,
           and
           consent
           is
           due
           as
           an
           act
           of
           Obedience
           .
           And
           if
           a
           Community
           may
           appoint
           one
           of
           their
           number
           to
           be
           their
           Representative
           ,
           to
           transact
           affairs
           of
           the
           greatest
           moment
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           his
           management
           ,
           
           the
           benefit
           ,
           or
           damage
           ,
           shall
           accrue
           to
           them
           ;
           may
           not
           God
           who
           hath
           a
           supreme
           dominion
           over
           us
           ,
           constitute
           Adam
           the
           Representative
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           unite
           the
           consent
           of
           all
           in
           his
           general
           Will
           ,
           
           so
           that
           as
           he
           fulfilled
           or
           neglected
           his
           Duty
           ,
           they
           should
           be
           happy
           or
           miserable
           ?
           This
           Consideration
           alone
           ,
           that
           the
           First
           Covenant
           was
           order'd
           by
           God
           ,
           may
           perfectly
           satisfie
           all
           enquiries
           .
           As
           Salvian
           having
           confest
           his
           Ignorance
           of
           the
           reasons
           of
           some
           dispositions
           of
           Providence
           ,
           silences
           all
           Objections
           with
           this
           ;
           
             Nihil
             in
             hac
             re
             opus
             est
             aliqiud
             audire
             ,
          
           
           
             satis
             sit
             pro
             universis
             rationibus
             Author
             Deus
             .
          
           Neither
           is
           this
           a
           meer
           extrinsick
           Argument
           ,
           as
           Authority
           usually
           is
           ,
           because
           there
           is
           an
           intrinsick
           reason
           of
           this
           Authority
           ,
           the
           absolute
           Rectitude
           and
           Justice
           of
           Gods
           nature
           ,
           
             Who
             is
             righteous
             in
             all
             his
             waies
             ,
             and
             holy
             in
             all
             his
             works
             .
          
           
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           IV.
           
        
         
           
             The
             impossibility
             of
             Mans
             Recovery
             ,
             by
             his
             Natural
             Power
             .
             He
             cannot
             regain
             his
             Primitive
             Holiness
             .
             The
             Understanding
             and
             Will
             ,
             the
             superiour
             Faculties
             are
             deprav'd
             .
             The
             Mind
             is
             ignorant
             and
             insensible
             of
             our
             Corruption
             .
             The
             Will
             is
             more
             deprav'd
             than
             the
             Mind
             .
             It
             embraces
             only
             Sensual
             Good.
             Carnal
             Objects
             are
             wounding
             to
             the
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             unsatisfying
             to
             the
             Affections
             ,
             yet
             the
             Will
             eagerly
             pursues
             them
             .
             The
             moral
             Impotence
             ,
             that
             ariseth
             from
             a
             perverse
             Disposition
             of
             the
             Will
             ,
             is
             culpable
             .
             Neither
             the
             Beauty
             ,
             nor
             the
             Reward
             of
             Holiness
             can
             prevail
             upon
             the
             unrenewed
             Will.
             Guilty
             Man
             cannot
             recover
             the
             Favour
             of
             God.
             He
             is
             unable
             to
             make
             Satisfaction
             to
             Justice
             .
             He
             is
             incapable
             of
             real
             Repentance
             ,
             which
             might
             qualifie
             him
             for
             Pardon
             .
          
        
         
           WHen
           Adam
           was
           expell'd
           from
           Paradise
           ,
           the
           entrance
           was
           guarded
           by
           a
           
             flaming
             Sword
          
           ,
           to
           signifie
           ,
           That
           all
           hopes
           of
           Return
           by
           the
           way
           of
           Nature
           are
           cut
           off
           for
           ever
           .
           He
           lost
           his
           Right
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           recover
           it
           by
           Power
           .
           The
           chiefest
           ornaments
           of
           Paradise
           are
           the
           Image
           and
           Favour
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           is
           justly
           depriv'd
           :
           and
           there
           is
           no
           possibility
           for
           him
           to
           regain
           them
           .
           What
           can
           he
           expect
           from
           his
           own
           Reason
           that
           betrayed
           him
           to
           ruin
           ?
           If
           it
           did
           not
           support
           him
           when
           he
           stood
           ,
           how
           can
           it
           raise
           him
           when
           he
           is
           fallen
           ?
           If
           there
           were
           a
           power
           in
           lapsed
           Man
           to
           restore
           himself
           ,
           
           it
           would
           exceed
           the
           original
           Power
           he
           had
           to
           will
           and
           obey
           :
           It
           being
           infinitely
           more
           difficult
           for
           a
           dead
           man
           to
           rise
           ,
           than
           for
           a
           living
           man
           to
           put
           forth
           vital
           Actions
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           clearer
           opening
           of
           this
           Poin●
           ,
           concerning
           Mans
           absolute
           Disability
           to
           recover
           his
           Primitive
           State
           ,
           I
           will
           distinctly
           consider
           it
           ,
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           Image
           and
           Favour
           of
           God
           ,
           upon
           which
           his
           Blessedness
           depends
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           cannot
           recover
           his
           Primitive
           Holiness
           .
           This
           will
           appear
           by
           considering
           ,
           that
           whatsoever
           is
           corrupted
           in
           its
           noble
           parts
           ,
           can
           never
           restore
           it self
           ;
           the
           power
           of
           an
           
             external
             agent
          
           is
           requisite
           for
           the
           recovering
           of
           its
           Integrity
           .
           This
           is
           verified
           by
           innumerable
           instances
           ,
           in
           things
           artificial
           and
           natural
           .
           If
           a
           Clock
           be
           disorder'd
           by
           a
           fall
           ,
           the
           Workman
           must
           mend
           it
           ,
           before
           it
           can
           be
           useful
           .
           If
           Wine
           that
           is
           rich
           and
           generous
           declines
           by
           the
           loss
           of
           spirits
           ,
           it
           can
           never
           be
           revived
           without
           a
           new
           supply
           .
           In
           the
           humane
           Body
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           a
           more
           nobl●
           form
           ,
           and
           more
           powerful
           to
           redress
           any
           evil
           that
           may
           happen
           to
           the
           parts
           ,
           if
           a
           Gangrene
           seize
           on
           any
           Member
           ,
           nothing
           can
           resist
           its
           course
           ,
           but
           the
           application
           of
           outward
           means
           ;
           it
           cannot
           be
           cured
           by
           the
           internal
           principles
           of
           its
           constitution
           .
           And
           proportionably
           in
           moral
           Agents
           ,
           when
           the
           Faculties
           which
           are
           the
           principles
           of
           action
           are
           corrupted
           ,
           it
           is
           impossible
           ,
           without
           the
           virtue
           of
           a
           Divine
           cause
           ,
           they
           should
           ever
           be
           restor'd
           to
           their
           original
           Rectitude
           .
           As
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           was
           at
           first
           imprinted
           on
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           by
           Creation
           ,
           so
           the
           renewed
           Image
           is
           wrought
           in
           him
           by
           the
           same
           creating
           Power
           .
           This
           will
           be
           more
           evident
           by
           considering
           that
           inward
           and
           deep
           depravation
           of
           the
           Understanding
           and
           Will
           ,
           
           the
           
           two
           Superiour
           Faculties
           which
           command
           the
           rest
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Understanding
           hath
           lost
           the
           right
           apprehension
           of
           things
           .
           As
           Sin
           began
           in
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           so
           one
           of
           its
           worst
           effects
           is
           ,
           the
           encreasing
           that
           Darkness
           ,
           which
           can
           only
           be
           dispell'd
           by
           a
           supernatural
           Light.
           Now
           what
           the
           Eye
           is
           to
           the
           Body
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           Mind
           for
           the
           directing
           the
           Will
           and
           conducting
           the
           Life
           .
           
             And
             if
             the
             light
             that
             is
             in
             us
             be
             darkness
             ,
             how
             great
             is
             that
             darkness
             ?
          
           
           How
           irregular
           and
           dangerous
           must
           our
           motions
           be
           ?
           Not
           only
           the
           lower
           part
           of
           the
           Soul
           ▪
           is
           under
           a
           dreadful
           disorder
           ;
           but
           
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             mind
          
           ,
           
           the
           divinest
           part
           is
           depraved
           with
           Ignorance
           and
           Error
           .
           The
           Light
           of
           Reason
           is
           not
           pure
           ;
           But
           as
           the
           Sun
           when
           with
           its
           beams
           it
           sends
           down
           pestilential
           Influences
           ,
           and
           corrupts
           the
           Air
           in
           the
           enlightning
           it
           ,
           so
           the
           carnal
           Mind
           corrupts
           the
           whole
           Man
           ,
           by
           representing
           good
           as
           evil
           ,
           and
           evil
           as
           good
           .
           The
           
             Wisdome
             of
             the
             flesh
             is
             enmity
             against
             God.
          
           
           And
           the
           Apostle
           describes
           the
           state
           of
           the
           Gentile
           World
           ,
           
           
             That
             their
             understandings
             were
             darkened
             ,
             being
             alienated
             from
             the
             life
             of
             God
             ,
             through
             the
             ignorance
             that
             is
             in
             them
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             blindness
             of
             their
             hearts
             .
          
           The
           corruption
           of
           their
           Manners
           proceeded
           from
           their
           Minds
           .
           For
           all
           Vertues
           are
           directed
           by
           Reason
           in
           their
           Exercise
           ,
           so
           that
           if
           the
           Understanding
           be
           darken'd
           ,
           all
           vertuous
           Operations
           cease
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           corrupt
           Man
           being
           without
           Light
           and
           Life
           can
           neither
           discern
           ,
           nor
           feel
           his
           Misery
           ;
           
           The
           carnal
           Mind
           is
           insensible
           of
           its
           Infirmity
           ,
           ignorant
           of
           its
           Ignorance
           ,
           and
           suffers
           under
           the
           incurable
           extremes
           of
           being
           blind
           ,
           and
           imagining
           that
           't
           is
           very
           clear-sighted
           .
           More
           particularly
           the
           Reasons
           why
           the
           
           carnal
           Mind
           hath
           not
           a
           due
           sense
           of
           sinful
           Corruption
           are
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           Because
           't
           is
           natural
           ,
           and
           cleaves
           to
           the
           principles
           of
           our
           being
           ,
           from
           the
           Birth
           and
           Conception
           ,
           and
           natural
           things
           do
           not
           affect
           us
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           'T
           is
           confirm'd
           by
           Custome
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           second
           Nature
           ,
           and
           hath
           a
           strange
           power
           to
           stupifie
           Conscience
           and
           render
           it
           insensible
           .
           As
           the
           Historian
           observed
           concerning
           the
           Roman
           Soldiers
           ,
           that
           by
           constant
           use
           ,
           their
           Arms
           were
           no
           more
           a
           burthen
           to
           them
           than
           their
           natural
           Members
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           In
           the
           transition
           from
           the
           Infant
           state
           ,
           〈◊〉
           the
           age
           of
           discerning
           ,
           Man
           is
           incapable
           of
           observing
           his
           native
           Corruption
           :
           since
           at
           first
           he
           acts
           evilly
           ,
           and
           is
           in
           constant
           conversation
           with
           Sinners
           ,
           who
           bring
           Vice
           into
           his
           acquaintance
           ;
           and
           by
           making
           it
           familiar
           ,
           lessen
           the
           horrour
           and
           aversation
           from
           it
           .
           Besides
           ,
           those
           corrupt
           and
           numerous
           examples
           wherewith
           he
           is
           encompast
           ,
           call
           forth
           his
           sinful
           inclinations
           ,
           which
           as
           they
           are
           heightened
           by
           repeated
           acts
           ,
           and
           become
           more
           strong
           and
           obstinate
           ,
           so
           less
           sensible
           to
           him
           .
           And
           by
           this
           we
           may
           understand
           how
           irrecoverable
           Man
           is
           by
           his
           own
           Reason
           .
           The
           first
           step
           to
           our
           Cure
           is
           begun
           in
           the
           knowledge
           of
           our
           Disease
           ,
           and
           this
           discovery
           is
           made
           by
           the
           Understanding
           ,
           when
           't
           is
           seeing
           and
           vigilant
           ,
           not
           when
           't
           is
           blind
           .
           A
           Disease
           in
           the
           Body
           is
           perceived
           by
           the
           Mind
           ,
           but
           when
           the
           Soul
           is
           the
           affected
           part
           ,
           and
           the
           rectitude
           of
           Reason
           is
           lost
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           remaining
           principle
           to
           give
           notice
           of
           it
           .
           And
           as
           that
           Disease
           is
           most
           dangerous
           which
           strikes
           at
           the
           Life
           ,
           and
           is
           without
           Pain
           :
           for
           Pain
           is
           not
           the
           chief
           evil
           but
           supposes
           it
           ,
           't
           is
           the
           spur
           of
           Nature
           ▪
           urging
           us
           to
           seek
           for
           Cure
           :
           So
           the
           corruption
           of
           the
           
           Understanding
           is
           very
           fatal
           to
           Man
           ;
           for
           although
           he
           labours
           under
           many
           pernicious
           Lusts
           which
           in
           the
           issue
           will
           prove
           deadly
           ,
           yet
           he
           is
           insensible
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           fol●●●s
           a
           Carelesness
           and
           Contempt
           of
           the
           means
           for
           his
           Recovery
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Corruption
           of
           the
           Will
           is
           more
           incurable
           than
           that
           of
           the
           Mind
           .
           For
           't
           is
           full
           not
           only
           of
           Impotence
           ,
           but
           contrariety
           to
           what
           is
           spiritually
           good
           .
           There
           are
           some
           weak
           strictures
           of
           Truth
           in
           lapsed
           Man
           ,
           but
           they
           dye
           in
           the
           Brain
           ,
           and
           are
           powerless
           and
           ineffectual
           as
           to
           the
           Will
           ,
           which
           rushes
           into
           the
           embraces
           of
           worldly
           Objects
           .
           This
           the
           universal
           Experience
           of
           Mankind
           since
           the
           Fall
           ,
           doth
           evidently
           prove
           ,
           and
           the
           account
           of
           it
           is
           in
           the
           following
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           There
           is
           a
           strong
           inclination
           in
           Man
           to
           Happiness
           .
           This
           desire
           is
           born
           and
           brought
           up
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           is
           common
           to
           all
           that
           partake
           of
           the
           reasonable
           Nature
           .
           From
           the
           Prince
           to
           the
           poorest
           wretch
           ;
           from
           the
           most
           knowing
           ,
           to
           the
           meanest
           in
           understanding
           ,
           every
           one
           desires
           to
           be
           happy
           :
           As
           the
           great
           flames
           and
           the
           little
           sparks
           of
           fire
           all
           naturally
           ascend
           to
           their
           sphere
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           constituting
           of
           any
           thing
           to
           be
           our
           Happiness
           ,
           is
           the
           first
           and
           universal
           Maxime
           ,
           from
           whence
           all
           moral
           consequences
           are
           deriv'd
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           rule
           of
           our
           Desires
           ,
           and
           the
           end
           of
           our
           actions
           .
           As
           in
           natural
           things
           ,
           the
           principles
           of
           their
           production
           operate
           according
           to
           their
           quality
           ,
           so
           in
           moral
           things
           the
           end
           is
           as
           powerful
           to
           form
           the
           Soul
           for
           its
           Operations
           in
           order
           to
           it
           .
           Therefore
           as
           all
           desire
           to
           be
           happy
           ,
           so
           they
           apply
           themselves
           to
           those
           means
           ,
           which
           appear
           to
           be
           convenient
           for
           the
           obtaining
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           
           3.
           
           Every
           one
           frames
           a
           Happiness
           according
           to
           his
           temper
           .
           The
           apprehensions
           of
           it
           are
           answerable
           to
           the
           dispositions
           of
           the
           person
           .
           For
           Felicity
           is
           the
           pleasure
           which
           arises
           〈◊〉
           the
           harmonious
           agreement
           between
           the
           Object
           and
           the
           Appetite
           .
           Now
           Man
           by
           his
           original
           and
           contracted
           corruption
           ,
           is
           altogether
           carnal
           ,
           he
           inherits
           the
           Serpents
           curse
           to
           creep
           on
           the
           earth
           ,
           he
           cleaves
           to
           defiling
           and
           debasing
           objects
           ,
           and
           is
           only
           qualified
           for
           sensual
           satisfactions
           .
           The
           Soul
           is
           incarnated
           ,
           and
           it
           shapes
           a
           Happiness
           to
           it self
           ,
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           those
           things
           which
           are
           delicious
           to
           the
           Senses
           .
           The
           shadow
           of
           felicity
           is
           pursued
           with
           equal
           ardour
           ,
           as
           that
           which
           is
           real
           and
           substantial
           .
           The
           supreme
           part
           of
           Man
           ,
           the
           Understanding
           ,
           is
           employ'd
           to
           serve
           the
           lower
           Faculties
           ,
           Reason
           is
           used
           to
           make
           him
           more
           ingenious
           and
           luxurious
           in
           Sensuality
           :
           So
           much
           more
           brutish
           than
           the
           Brutes
           is
           he
           become
           ,
           when
           besides
           that
           part
           which
           is
           so
           by
           its
           natural
           conditions
           ,
           the
           most
           noble
           part
           is
           made
           so
           by
           unnatural
           choice
           and
           corruption
           .
           From
           hence
           the
           Apostle
           gives
           an
           universal
           Character
           of
           Men
           in
           their
           corrupt
           state
           ,
           
             That
             they
             are
             foolish
             and
             disobedient
             ,
          
           
           
             deceived
             ,
             serving
             divers
             lusts
             and
             pleasures
             .
          
           This
           pursuit
           of
           Sensual
           pleasure
           ,
           is
           the
           service
           of
           a
           Slave
           ▪
           which
           hath
           no
           other
           Law
           of
           his
           Life
           but
           the
           Will
           of
           his
           Master
           .
           The
           Servitude
           is
           divers
           ,
           but
           all
           are
           Slaves
           ,
           the
           chains
           are
           not
           the
           same
           ,
           some
           are
           more
           glittering
           but
           not
           less
           weighty
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           is
           deprived
           of
           true
           Liberty
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           Bondage
           is
           so
           pleasing
           ,
           that
           corrupted
           Man
           prefers
           it
           before
           spiritual
           and
           real
           Freedom
           .
           Sensual
           Lusts
           blind
           the
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           bind
           the
           Will
           so
           that
           he
           is
           unable
           because
           unwilling
           to
           rescue
           himself
           .
           
           He
           is
           deluded
           with
           the
           false
           appearance
           of
           Liberty
           ,
           and
           imagines
           that
           to
           live
           according
           to
           Rule
           ,
           is
           a
           slavish
           Confinement
           .
           As
           if
           the
           Horse
           were
           free
           ,
           because
           his
           Rider
           allowes
           him
           a
           full
           career
           in
           a
           pleasant
           Road
           ,
           when
           the
           bridle
           is
           in
           his
           mouth
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           under
           its
           imperious
           check
           at
           pleasure
           .
           Or
           a
           Galley-slave
           were
           free
           ,
           because
           the
           Vessel
           wherein
           he
           rows
           with
           so
           much
           toil
           ,
           roams
           over
           the
           vast
           Ocean
           .
           And
           whereas
           there
           are
           two
           Considerations
           which
           are
           proper
           to
           convince
           Man
           that
           the
           full
           and
           unconfin'd
           enjoyment
           of
           Worldly
           things
           ,
           cannot
           make
           him
           happy
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           wounding
           to
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           unsatisfying
           to
           the
           Affections
           ;
           yet
           these
           are
           ineffectual
           to
           take
           him
           off
           from
           an
           eager
           pursuit
           of
           them
           .
           I
           will
           particularly
           consider
           this
           ,
           to
           shew
           how
           unable
           Man
           in
           his
           lapsed
           condition
           is
           to
           disintangle
           himself
           from
           miserable
           vanities
           ,
           and
           consequently
           to
           recover
           his
           lost
           Holiness
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Sensual
           Pleasures
           are
           wounding
           to
           the
           Conscience
           .
           There
           is
           a
           secret
           acknowledgment
           in
           every
           Mans
           breast
           of
           a
           Superiour
           Power
           to
           whom
           he
           must
           give
           an
           account
           ,
           and
           though
           Conscience
           is
           much
           impair'd
           in
           its
           Integrity
           ,
           yet
           somtimes
           it
           recoils
           upon
           the
           Sinner
           by
           the
           foulness
           of
           his
           actions
           ,
           and
           its
           testimony
           brings
           such
           terrour
           ,
           as
           makes
           Sin
           very
           unpleasant
           .
           The
           Poet
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           of
           all
           the
           Torments
           of
           Hell
           ,
           the
           most
           cruel
           and
           that
           which
           exceeds
           the
           rest
           is
           ,
           
             Nocte
             dieque
             suum
             gestare
             in
             pectore
             testem
             .
          
        
         
           And
           how
           can
           the
           Sinner
           delight
           freely
           in
           that
           which
           vexes
           and
           frets
           the
           most
           vital
           and
           tender
           part
           .
           He
           cannot
           enjoy
           his
           charming
           Lusts
           without
           guilt
           ,
           nor
           embrace
           them
           without
           the
           reluctancy
           of
           a
           contradicting
           
           Principle
           within
           him
           .
           As
           the
           fear
           of
           Poison
           will
           imbitter
           the
           sweetest
           Cup
           ,
           so
           the
           purest
           Pleasures
           are
           allayed
           with
           afflicting
           apprehensions
           of
           the
           future
           ,
           and
           the
           presage
           of
           Judgment
           to
           come
           .
           Now
           Man
           in
           his
           Sensual
           state
           tries
           all
           waies
           to
           disarm
           Conscience
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           please
           the
           lower
           appetites
           without
           regret
           .
           I
           will
           instance
           in
           the
           principal
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           uses
           many
           pleas
           and
           pretexts
           to
           justifie
           ,
           or
           extenuate
           the
           evil
           ,
           and
           if
           possible
           to
           satisfie
           carnality
           ,
           and
           Conscience
           too
           .
           Self-love
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           eloquent
           advocate
           of
           Sence
           ,
           puts
           a
           varnish
           upon
           Sin
           ,
           to
           take
           off
           from
           its
           horrid
           appearance
           ;
           and
           endeavors
           not
           only
           to
           colour
           the
           object
           ,
           but
           to
           corrupt
           the
           Eye
           by
           a
           disguising
           tincture
           ,
           that
           the
           sight
           of
           things
           may
           not
           be
           according
           to
           truth
           ,
           but
           the
           desire
           .
           Thus
           the
           Heathens
           allowed
           Intemperance
           ,
           Uncleanness
           ,
           and
           other
           infamous
           Vices
           as
           innocent
           gratifications
           of
           Nature
           .
           Now
           if
           the
           Principles
           in
           Man
           are
           poisoned
           ,
           so
           that
           evil
           is
           esteemed
           good
           ,
           he
           then
           lives
           in
           the
           quiet
           practice
           of
           Sin
           without
           reflection
           or
           remorse
           .
           There
           is
           no
           sting
           remains
           to
           awaken
           him
           out
           of
           Security
           .
           But
           if
           he
           cannot
           so
           far
           bribe
           Conscience
           as
           to
           make
           it
           silent
           ,
           or
           favourable
           to
           that
           which
           delights
           the
           Sence
           ,
           if
           he
           cannot
           escape
           its
           internal
           condemnation
           ,
           the
           next
           method
           is
           by
           a
           strong
           diversion
           to
           lessen
           the
           trouble
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           When
           the
           carnal
           Mind
           sees
           nothing
           within
           but
           what
           torments
           ,
           and
           finds
           an
           intollerable
           pain
           in
           conversing
           with
           it self
           ,
           it
           runs
           abroad
           ,
           and
           uses
           all
           the
           arts
           of
           oblivion
           to
           lose
           the
           remembrance
           of
           its
           true
           state
           .
           As
           Cain
           ,
           to
           drown
           the
           voice
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           fell
           a
           building
           Cities
           ;
           and
           Saul
           ,
           to
           dispel
           his
           Melancholy
           ,
           call'd
           for
           Musick
           :
           The
           business
           and
           pleasures
           of
           this
           life
           are
           dangerous
           amusements
           
           to
           divert
           the
           Soul
           ,
           by
           the
           representation
           of
           what
           is
           profitable
           or
           pleasant
           ,
           from
           considering
           the
           moral
           qualities
           of
           good
           and
           evil
           .
           Thus
           Conscience
           ,
           like
           an
           intermitting
           Pulse
           ,
           ceases
           for
           a
           while
           .
           Miserable
           consolation
           !
           which
           doth
           not
           remove
           ,
           but
           conceal
           the
           evil
           till
           it
           be
           past
           remedy
           .
           But
           if
           Conscience
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           these
           evasions
           ,
           still
           pursues
           a
           Sinner
           ,
           and
           at
           times
           something
           disturbs
           his
           reason
           ,
           and
           his
           rest
           ,
           yet
           he
           will
           not
           part
           with
           carnal
           Pleasures
           .
           For
           being
           only
           acquainted
           with
           those
           things
           that
           affect
           the
           Senses
           ,
           &
           having
           no
           relish
           of
           that
           Happiness
           which
           is
           sublime
           and
           supernatural
           ,
           if
           he
           parts
           with
           them
           he
           is
           deprived
           of
           all
           delight
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           him
           a
           state
           more
           intollerable
           than
           that
           wherein
           there
           is
           a
           mixture
           of
           delight
           and
           torment
           .
           From
           hence
           it
           appears
           that
           the
           interposition
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           though
           with
           a
           
             flaming
             sword
          
           between
           Man
           carnal
           ,
           and
           his
           beloved
           objects
           ,
           is
           not
           effectual
           to
           restrain
           him
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           All
           worldly
           things
           are
           unsatisfying
           to
           the
           Affections
           .
           There
           are
           three
           Considerations
           which
           depreciate
           and
           lessen
           the
           value
           of
           any
           good
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             The
             shortness
             of
             its
             duration
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             If
             it
             brings
             only
             a
             slight
             pleasure
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             If
             that
             pleasure
             be
             attended
             with
             torments
             .
          
        
         
           All
           which
           are
           contrary
           to
           the
           essential
           properties
           of
           the
           supreme
           Good
           ,
           which
           is
           perpetual
           ,
           and
           sincere
           without
           the
           least
           mixture
           of
           evil
           ,
           and
           produces
           the
           highest
           delight
           to
           the
           Soul.
           Now
           all
           these
           concur
           to
           vilifie
           worldly
           things
           :
           
           1.
           
           They
           are
           short
           in
           their
           duration
           :
           Not
           only
           the
           voice
           of
           Heaven
           but
           of
           the
           Earth
           declares
           this
           ,
           
             That
             all
             flesh
             is
             grass
             ,
             and
             the
             glory
             of
             it
             as
             the
             flower
             of
             the
             grass
             .
          
           Life
           the
           foundation
           of
           all
           Temporal
           enjoyments
           is
           but
           a
           Span
           :
           The
           
           longest
           Liver
           can
           measure
           in
           a
           thought
           the
           space
           of
           time
           between
           his
           Infant-state
           and
           the
           present
           hour
           :
           how
           long
           soever
           ,
           it
           seems
           as
           short
           to
           him
           as
           the
           twinkling
           of
           an
           eye
           .
           And
           all
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           flesh
           ,
           as
           Titles
           ,
           Treasures
           ,
           Delights
           ,
           are
           as
           the
           flower
           of
           the
           grass
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           most
           tender
           amongst
           Vegetables
           ,
           and
           of
           so
           weak
           a
           subsistance
           ,
           that
           a
           little
           breath
           of
           Wind
           ,
           the
           hand
           of
           an
           Infant
           ,
           the
           teeth
           of
           a
           Worm
           can
           destroy
           it
           .
           
             The
             pleasures
             of
             Sin
          
           (
           under
           which
           Secular
           Greatness
           and
           Wealth
           are
           comprehended
           )
           
             are
             but
             for
             a
             season
          
           .
           
           They
           are
           so
           short
           liv'd
           ,
           that
           they
           expire
           in
           the
           birth
           ,
           and
           die
           whilst
           they
           are
           tasted
           .
           Again
           ;
           they
           bring
           only
           a
           slight
           pleasure
           ,
           being
           disproportionable
           to
           the
           desires
           of
           the
           Soul.
           They
           are
           confin'd
           to
           the
           Senses
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Beasts
           are
           more
           accurate
           than
           Man
           ,
           but
           can't
           reach
           to
           the
           upper
           and
           more
           comprehensive
           Faculties
           .
           Nay
           they
           cannot
           satisfie
           the
           greedy
           Senses
           ,
           
           much
           less
           quiet
           the
           spiritual
           and
           immortal
           Appetite
           .
           What
           the
           Poet
           speaks
           with
           astonishment
           of
           
           Alexander's
           insatiable
           Ambition
           ,
           
             Aestuat
             infelix
             angusto
             limite
             mundi
             ,
          
        
         
           That
           the
           whole
           World
           seem'd
           to
           him
           as
           a
           narrow
           Prison
           ,
           wherein
           he
           was
           miserable
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           suffocated
           ,
           is
           true
           of
           every
           one
           .
           If
           the
           World
           was
           seated
           in
           the
           Heart
           of
           Man
           ,
           it
           can
           no
           more
           satisfie
           it
           ,
           than
           the
           Picture
           of
           a
           Feast
           can
           fill
           the
           Stomach
           .
           Besides
           ,
           vexation
           is
           added
           to
           the
           vanity
           of
           worldly
           things
           .
           And
           that
           either
           because
           the
           vehement
           delights
           of
           Sense
           corrupt
           the
           temperament
           of
           the
           Body
           in
           which
           the
           vital
           complexion
           consists
           ,
           and
           expose
           it
           to
           those
           sharp
           Diseases
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           said
           
           without
           an
           Hyperbole
           ,
           That
           a
           thousand
           Pleasures
           are
           not
           equal
           to
           one
           Hours
           pain
           that
           attends
           them
           :
           or
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           inward
           torture
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           arising
           from
           the
           sence
           of
           Guilt
           and
           Folly
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           anticipation
           of
           Hell
           it self
           ,
           the
           beginning
           of
           eternal
           Sorrows
           .
        
         
           Now
           these
           things
           are
           not
           obscure
           
             Articles
             of
             Faith
          
           ,
           nor
           
             abstracted
             Doctrines
          
           ,
           to
           be
           consider'd
           only
           by
           refined
           Reason
           ,
           but
           are
           manifest
           and
           clear
           as
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           verified
           by
           continual
           Experience
           :
           'T
           is
           therefore
           strange
           to
           amazement
           ,
           that
           Man
           should
           search
           after
           Happiness
           in
           these
           things
           where
           he
           knows
           't
           is
           not
           to
           be
           found
           ▪
           and
           court
           real
           Infelicity
           under
           a
           deceitful
           appearance
           ,
           when
           the
           Fallacy
           is
           transparent
           .
           Who
           from
           a
           principle
           of
           Reason
           would
           choose
           for
           his
           Happiness
           a
           real
           Good
           ,
           which
           after
           a
           little
           time
           he
           should
           be
           depriv'd
           of
           for
           ever
           :
           or
           a
           slight
           good
           for
           ever
           ;
           as
           the
           sight
           of
           a
           Picture
           ,
           or
           the
           hearing
           of
           Musick
           .
           Yet
           thus
           unreasonable
           is
           Man
           in
           his
           lapsed
           state
           ,
           whose
           Soul
           is
           truely
           immortal
           ,
           and
           capable
           of
           infinite
           Blessedness
           ,
           yet
           he
           chooses
           those
           delights
           which
           are
           neither
           satisfying
           ,
           nor
           lasting
           .
           And
           because
           the
           Humane
           Understanding
           from
           time
           to
           time
           is
           convinc'd
           of
           the
           vanity
           of
           all
           sublunary
           things
           ,
           therefore
           to
           lessen
           the
           vexation
           which
           arises
           from
           Disappointment
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Appetite
           may
           not
           be
           taken
           off
           from
           them
           ,
           corrupted
           Man
           tries
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           By
           variety
           of
           objects
           to
           preserve
           uniformity
           in
           Delight
           .
           The
           most
           pleasing
           if
           confin'd
           to
           them
           grow
           nauseous
           and
           insipid
           ,
           after
           the
           expiring
           of
           a
           few
           moments
           there
           remains
           nothing
           but
           satiety
           and
           sickly
           resentments
           :
           and
           then
           changes
           are
           the
           remedies
           ,
           to
           take
           off
           the
           weariness
           of
           one
           pleasure
           by
           
           another
           .
           The
           Humane
           Soul
           is
           under
           a
           perpetual
           instability
           of
           restless
           desires
           ,
           it
           despises
           what
           it
           enjoyes
           ,
           and
           values
           what
           is
           new
           ,
           as
           if
           Novelty
           and
           Goodness
           were
           the
           same
           in
           all
           temporal
           things
           .
           And
           as
           the
           Birds
           remain
           in
           the
           Air
           by
           constant
           motion
           ,
           without
           which
           they
           would
           quickly
           fall
           to
           the
           Earth
           as
           other
           heavy
           bodies
           ,
           there
           being
           nothing
           solid
           to
           support
           them
           ;
           so
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Man
           ,
           by
           many
           unquiet
           agitations
           and
           continual
           changes
           subsists
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           it
           falls
           into
           Discontent
           and
           Despair
           ,
           the
           center
           of
           corrupt
           Nature
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           When
           present
           things
           are
           unsatisfactory
           ,
           he
           entertains
           himself
           with
           Hope
           :
           for
           that
           being
           terminated
           on
           a
           future
           Object
           which
           is
           of
           a
           doubtful
           nature
           ,
           the
           Mind
           attends
           to
           those
           Arguments
           which
           produce
           a
           pleasant
           belief
           ,
           to
           find
           that
           in
           several
           objects
           ▪
           which
           it
           cannot
           in
           any
           single
           one
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           up
           in
           number
           ,
           what
           is
           wanting
           in
           measure
           ,
           whereas
           the
           present
           is
           manifest
           and
           takes
           away
           all
           liberty
           of
           thinking
           .
           Upon
           this
           ground
           Sensual
           Pleasure
           is
           more
           in
           expectation
           than
           fruition
           :
           For
           Hope
           by
           a
           marvellous
           enchantment
           not
           only
           makes
           that
           which
           is
           future
           present
           ,
           but
           representing
           in
           one
           view
           that
           which
           cannot
           be
           enjoyed
           but
           in
           the
           intervals
           of
           time
           ,
           it
           unites
           all
           the
           successive
           parts
           in
           one
           point
           ,
           so
           that
           what
           is
           divided
           and
           lessen'd
           in
           the
           fruition
           ,
           which
           is
           alwaies
           gradual
           ,
           is
           offer'd
           at
           once
           and
           entire
           .
           Thus
           Man
           carnal
           deceived
           by
           the
           imperfect
           light
           of
           Fancy
           ,
           and
           the
           false
           glass
           of
           Hope
           ,
           
           chooses
           a
           fictitious
           felicity
           .
           
             Man
             walks
             in
             a
             vain
             shew
             .
          
           His
           original
           Errour
           hath
           produced
           this
           in
           its
           own
           image
           .
           And
           although
           the
           complacency
           he
           takes
           in
           sensual
           objects
           is
           like
           the
           joy
           of
           a
           distracted
           Person
           ,
           the
           issue
           of
           folly
           and
           illusion
           ,
           and
           Experience
           
           discovers
           the
           deceit
           that
           is
           in
           them
           ;
           as
           smelling
           to
           an
           artificial
           Rose
           ,
           undeceives
           the
           Eye
           ;
           yet
           he
           will
           embrace
           his
           Error
           .
           Man
           is
           in
           a
           voluntary
           Dream
           ,
           which
           represents
           to
           him
           the
           World
           as
           his
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           when
           he
           is
           awakened
           ,
           he
           dreams
           again
           ,
           choosing
           to
           be
           deceiv'd
           with
           delight
           rather
           than
           to
           discover
           the
           truth
           without
           it
           .
           This
           is
           set
           forth
           by
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           
             Thou
             art
             wearied
             in
             the
             greatness
             of
             thy
             way
             ,
             yet
             saidst
             thou
             not
             there
             is
             no
             hope
             :
          
           
           that
           is
           ,
           Thou
           art
           tired
           in
           the
           chase
           of
           satisfaction
           from
           one
           thing
           to
           another
           ,
           yet
           thou
           wouldst
           not
           give
           over
           ,
           but
           still
           pursuest
           those
           shadows
           which
           can
           never
           be
           brought
           nearer
           to
           thee
           .
           And
           the
           true
           reason
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           humane
           Nature
           there
           is
           an
           intense
           and
           continual
           desire
           of
           Pleasure
           ,
           without
           which
           Life
           itself
           hath
           no
           satisfaction
           .
           For
           Life
           consisting
           in
           the
           operations
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           either
           the
           external
           of
           the
           Senses
           ,
           or
           the
           internal
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           't
           is
           sweetned
           by
           those
           delights
           which
           are
           suitable
           to
           them
           .
           So
           that
           if
           all
           pleasant
           operations
           cease
           ,
           without
           possibility
           of
           returning
           ▪
           Death
           is
           more
           desireable
           than
           Life
           .
           And
           in
           the
           corrupt
           state
           there
           is
           so
           strict
           an
           alliance
           between
           the
           Flesh
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           but
           one
           appetite
           between
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           of
           the
           flesh
           .
        
         
           All
           the
           Designs
           and
           Endeavors
           of
           the
           carnal
           Man
           are
           by
           fit
           means
           to
           obtain
           satisfaction
           to
           his
           Senses
           :
           as
           if
           the
           Contentment
           of
           the
           Flesh
           and
           the
           Happiness
           of
           the
           Soul
           were
           the
           same
           thing
           ;
           or
           as
           if
           the
           Soul
           were
           to
           die
           with
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           with
           both
           ,
           all
           Hopes
           and
           Fears
           ,
           all
           Joys
           and
           Sorrows
           were
           at
           an
           end
           .
           The
           Flesh
           is
           now
           grown
           absolute
           ,
           and
           hath
           acquir'd
           a
           perfect
           Empire
           ,
           and
           taken
           a
           full
           possession
           of
           all
           the
           Faculties
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           
           us
           ,
           
           
             They
             that
             are
             in
             the
             Flesh
             cannot
             please
             God.
             And
             the
             carnal
             will
             is
             enmity
             against
             God
             ,
             't
             is
             not
             subject
             ,
             neither
             can
             it
             be
             .
          
           'T
           is
           insnar'd
           in
           the
           cords
           of
           Concupiscence
           ,
           and
           cannot
           recover
           it self
           from
           its
           foolish
           bondage
           .
           But
           that
           doth
           not
           lessen
           the
           guilt
           ;
           which
           will
           appear
           by
           considering
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           
             twofold
             Impotence
          
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           There
           is
           a
           
             natural
             Impotence
          
           which
           protects
           from
           the
           severity
           of
           Justice
           .
           No
           Man
           is
           bound
           to
           stop
           the
           Sun
           in
           its
           course
           ,
           or
           to
           remove
           Mountains
           :
           For
           the
           humane
           Nature
           was
           never
           endued
           with
           Faculties
           to
           do
           those
           things
           .
           They
           are
           inculpably
           without
           our
           power
           .
           Now
           the
           Law
           enjoins
           nothing
           but
           what
           Man
           had
           in
           his
           Creation
           an
           original
           Power
           to
           perform
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           There
           is
           a
           
             moral
             Impotence
          
           ,
           which
           arises
           from
           a
           perverse
           disposition
           of
           the
           Will
           ,
           and
           is
           join'd
           with
           a
           delight
           to
           Sin
           ,
           and
           a
           strong
           aversion
           from
           the
           holy
           Commands
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           the
           more
           deep
           and
           inveterate
           this
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           worthy
           't
           is
           of
           punishment
           .
           Aristotle
           asserts
           ,
           
           That
           those
           who
           contract
           invincible
           Habits
           by
           Custome
           ,
           are
           inexcusable
           though
           they
           cannot
           abstain
           from
           evil
           .
           For
           since
           Liberty
           consists
           in
           doing
           what
           one
           wils
           ,
           this
           impossibility
           doth
           not
           destroy
           Liberty
           ;
           the
           depravation
           of
           the
           Faculties
           doth
           not
           hinder
           their
           voluntary
           operations
           .
           The
           Understanding
           conceives
           ,
           the
           Will
           chooses
           ,
           the
           Appetite
           desires
           freely
           .
           A
           distracted
           Person
           that
           kils
           is
           not
           guilty
           of
           Murder
           ,
           and
           therefore
           secure
           from
           the
           Sentence
           of
           the
           Law.
           For
           his
           Understanding
           being
           distemper'd
           by
           the
           disorder
           of
           the
           images
           in
           his
           Fancy
           ,
           it
           doth
           not
           judg
           aright
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           action
           is
           involuntary
           ,
           and
           therefore
           not
           culpable
           .
           But
           there
           is
           a
           vast
           difference
           between
           the
           causes
           of
           Distraction
           ,
           and
           those
           which
           
           induce
           a
           carnal
           Man
           to
           sin
           .
           The
           first
           are
           seated
           in
           the
           distemper
           of
           the
           Brain
           ,
           over
           which
           the
           Will
           hath
           no
           Power
           :
           whereas
           there
           should
           be
           a
           regular
           subjection
           of
           the
           lower
           appetite
           to
           the
           Will
           enlightned
           and
           directed
           by
           the
           Mind
           .
           The
           Will
           it self
           is
           corrupted
           and
           brought
           into
           captivity
           by
           things
           pleasing
           to
           the
           lower
           Faculties
           :
           It
           cannot
           disintangle
           it self
           ,
           but
           its
           impotence
           lies
           in
           its
           obstinacy
           .
           This
           is
           the
           meaning
           of
           St.
           Peter
           ,
           speaking
           concerning
           unclean
           Persons
           ,
           
             That
             their
             eyes
             are
             full
             of
             adultery
             ,
             and
             they
             cannot
             cease
             from
             Sin.
          
           'T
           is
           from
           their
           fault
           alone
           that
           they
           are
           without
           power
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Scripture
           represents
           Man
           to
           be
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           and
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           weak
           but
           wicked
           .
           His
           disability
           to
           supernatural
           Good
           ,
           arises
           from
           an
           inordinate
           Affection
           to
           that
           which
           is
           sensual
           .
           So
           that
           't
           is
           so
           far
           from
           excusing
           ,
           that
           it
           renders
           inexcusable
           ,
           being
           voluntary
           and
           vitious
           .
           And
           in
           this
           the
           Diseases
           of
           the
           Body
           are
           different
           from
           those
           of
           the
           Soul.
           In
           the
           first
           the
           desire
           of
           healing
           is
           ineffectual
           ,
           through
           want
           of
           knowledg
           or
           power
           to
           apply
           Sovereign
           Remedies
           .
           Whereas
           in
           the
           second
           ,
           the
           sincere
           desire
           of
           their
           Cure
           is
           sufficient
           ,
           for
           the
           Diseases
           are
           corrupt
           desires
           .
        
         
           The
           Natural
           Man
           is
           wholly
           led
           by
           Sence
           ,
           by
           Fancy
           ,
           and
           the
           Passions
           ,
           and
           he
           esteems
           it
           his
           infelicity
           to
           be
           otherwise
           ;
           as
           the
           degenerous
           Slave
           ,
           who
           was
           displeased
           with
           a
           Jubile
           ,
           and
           refused
           Liberty
           .
           Servitude
           is
           his
           Sensuality
           .
           He
           is
           not
           only
           in
           love
           with
           the
           unworthy
           object
           ,
           but
           with
           the
           vitious
           affection
           ,
           and
           abhors
           the
           cure
           of
           it
           .
           As
           one
           in
           the
           Poet
           that
           was
           so
           delighted
           in
           his
           pleasant
           Madness
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           offended
           at
           his
           Recovery
           ;
           
             
               —
               Cui
               sic
               extorta
               voluptas
            
             
               Et
               demptus
               per
               vim
               mentis
               gratissimus
               error
               .
            
          
           
           This
           is
           acknowledged
           by
           St.
           Austin
           in
           his
           Confessions
           ,
           where
           he
           describes
           the
           conflict
           between
           Conviction
           and
           Corruption
           in
           his
           Soul.
           He
           tells
           us
           in
           the
           strife
           between
           Reason
           and
           Lust
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           recourse
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           Prayer
           was
           ,
           
             Da
             mihi
             continentiam
             ,
             sed
             noli
             modo
             ,
          
           he
           desired
           Chastity
           ,
           but
           not
           too
           soon
           .
           This
           is
           the
           general
           sence
           though
           not
           the
           general
           discourse
           of
           men
           .
           As
           the
           Sick
           Person
           that
           desired
           his
           Physician
           to
           remove
           his
           Fever
           ,
           but
           not
           his
           thirst
           ,
           which
           made
           his
           drink
           very
           pleasing
           to
           him
           :
           So
           Man
           in
           his
           sensual
           state
           would
           fain
           be
           freed
           from
           the
           aestuations
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           he
           cherishes
           those
           carnal
           desires
           ,
           which
           give
           a
           high
           tast
           to
           objects
           suitable
           to
           them
           .
           
           From
           hence
           it
           appears
           ,
           that
           although
           in
           the
           corrupt
           Nature
           there
           is
           no
           liberty
           of
           indifferency
           to
           good
           and
           evil
           ,
           yet
           there
           is
           a
           liberty
           of
           delight
           in
           evil
           ;
           and
           though
           the
           Will
           in
           its
           natural
           capacity
           may
           choose
           good
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           morally
           determin'd
           by
           its
           love
           to
           
           evil·
        
         
           In
           short
           ,
           There
           is
           so
           much
           power
           not
           to
           sin
           as
           is
           sufficient
           to
           sin
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           forbidden
           action
           be
           free
           ,
           and
           so
           become
           a
           Sin.
           Which
           strange
           combination
           of
           Liberty
           and
           Necessity
           is
           excellently
           exprest
           by
           St.
           Bernard
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Soul
             which
             fell
             by
             its
             own
             choice
             ,
             
             can't
             recover
             it self
             ,
             is
             from
             the
             corruption
             of
             the
             Will
             ,
             which
             overcome
             by
             the
             vitious
             love
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             rejects
             the
             love
             of
             Righteousness
             ,
             so
             that
             in
             a
             manner
             as
             strange
             as
             evil
             ,
             the
             Will
             being
             corrupted
             with
             Sin
             ,
             makes
             a
             necessity
             to
             it self
             ,
             yet
             so
             that
             the
             necessity
             being
             voluntary
             ,
             doth
             not
             excuse
             the
             Will
             ,
             nor
             the
             Will
             being
             pleasantly
             and
             powerfully
             allur'd
             exclude
             
             Necessity
             .
          
           The
           Law
           therefore
           remains
           in
           its
           full
           force
           ,
           and
           God
           is
           righteous
           in
           the
           commanding
           and
           condemning
           Sinners
           .
           From
           all
           that
           hath
           been
           discours'd
           't
           is
           evident
           ,
           how
           impossible
           it
           is
           for
           corrupt
           Man
           to
           recover
           his
           lost
           Holiness
           :
           For
           there
           are
           only
           two
           Motives
           to
           induce
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           to
           seek
           after
           it
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             It
             s
             Beau●y
             and
             Loveliness
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             Reward
             that
             attends
             it
             .
             And
             both
             these
             Arguments
             are
             ineffectual
             to
             work
             upon
             him
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           
             Beauty
             of
             Holiness
          
           ,
           which
           excels
           all
           other
           created
           Perfections
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           conformity
           to
           the
           most
           glorious
           Attribute
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           doth
           not
           allure
           him
           ;
           For
           ,
           
             Unusquisque
             ut
             affectus
             est
             ita
             judicat
          
           ;
           Man
           understands
           according
           to
           his
           Affections
           .
           The
           renewed
           Mind
           can
           only
           see
           the
           essential
           and
           intimate
           Beauty
           of
           Holiness
           .
        
         
           Now
           in
           faln
           Man
           the
           clearness
           of
           the
           discerning
           power
           is
           lost
           .
           As
           the
           natural
           Eye
           till
           't
           is
           purged
           from
           vicious
           qualities
           ,
           can't
           look
           on
           things
           that
           are
           bright
           and
           sublime
           ,
           and
           if
           it
           hath
           been
           long
           in
           darkness
           ,
           it
           suffers
           by
           the
           most
           pleasing
           Object
           the
           light
           :
           so
           the
           internal
           eye
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           see
           the
           lively
           lustre
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           cleansed
           from
           the
           filthiness
           of
           carnal
           Affections
           ,
           and
           having
           been
           so
           long
           under
           thick
           darkness
           it
           must
           be
           strengthned
           ,
           before
           it
           can
           sustain
           the
           brightness
           of
           things
           spiritual
           .
           Till
           it
           be
           prepar'd
           ,
           it
           can
           see
           nothing
           amiable
           and
           desireable
           in
           the
           Image
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Reward
           of
           Holiness
           hath
           no
           attractive
           power
           on
           the
           carnal
           Will
           ;
           because
           't
           is
           Future
           ,
           and
           Spiritual
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           'T
           is
           Future
           ,
           and
           therefore
           the
           conceptions
           of
           it
           are
           very
           dark
           and
           imperfect
           :
           The
           Soul
           is
           sunk
           down
           
           into
           the
           Senses
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           short-sighted
           and
           can't
           look
           beyond
           what
           is
           present
           ,
           to
           the
           next
           life
           .
           And
           as
           the
           images
           of
           things
           are
           weaken'd
           and
           confus'd
           proportionably
           to
           their
           distance
           ,
           and
           make
           a
           fainter
           impression
           upon
           the
           Faculty
           ;
           so
           the
           representation
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Blessedness
           ,
           as
           a
           Happiness
           to
           come
           hereafter
           ,
           and
           therefore
           remote
           ,
           doth
           but
           coldly
           affect
           the
           Will.
           A
           present
           vanity
           ,
           in
           the
           judgment
           of
           the
           carnal
           Soul
           ,
           outweighs
           the
           most
           glorious
           futurity
           .
           'Till
           there
           be
           taken
           from
           before
           its
           eyes
           the
           (
           in
           
           Tertullian's
           language
           )
           thick
           curtain
           of
           the
           visible
           World
           ,
           
           it
           cannot
           discern
           the
           difference
           between
           them
           ,
           nor
           value
           the
           reward
           for
           its
           excellency
           and
           duration
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           'T
           is
           Spiritual
           ,
           and
           there
           must
           be
           a
           divine
           Disposition
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           before
           it
           is
           capable
           of
           it
           .
           
             The
             pure
             in
             heart
             can
             only
             see
             the
             pure
             God.
          
           The
           Felicity
           above
           is
           that
           which
           
             Eye
             hath
             not
             seen
          
           ,
           
           
             nor
             Ear
             heard
             ,
             neither
             hath
             it
             entered
             into
             the
             heart
             of
             man
             to
             conceive
             .
          
           
           Now
           the
           carnal
           Man
           is
           only
           affected
           with
           gross
           and
           corporeal
           things
           .
           The
           
             certainty
             ,
             immensity
          
           ,
           and
           immortality
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           Reward
           ,
           doth
           not
           prevail
           with
           him
           to
           seek
           after
           it
           .
           He
           hath
           no
           palate
           for
           Spiritual
           Pleasures
           ,
           't
           is
           vitiated
           by
           luscious
           Vanities
           ,
           and
           can't
           rellish
           rational
           and
           refined
           Joys
           .
           'Till
           the
           temper
           of
           the
           Soul
           be
           altered
           ,
           the
           bread
           of
           Angels
           is
           distastful
           to
           it
           .
           For
           the
           Appetite
           is
           according
           to
           the
           disposition
           of
           the
           Stomack
           ,
           and
           when
           that
           is
           corrupted
           ,
           it
           longs
           for
           things
           hurtful
           and
           rejects
           wholsome
           food
           .
           If
           a
           carnal
           Man
           were
           translated
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           where
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           reigns
           ,
           and
           where
           the
           brightest
           and
           sweetest
           discoveries
           of
           his
           Glory
           appear
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           find
           Paradise
           in
           Heaven
           it self
           .
           For
           Delight
           arises
           not
           
           meerly
           from
           the
           excellency
           of
           the
           object
           ,
           but
           from
           the
           proportionableness
           to
           the
           Faculty
           .
           Though
           God
           is
           an
           infinite
           Good
           in
           himself
           ,
           yet
           if
           he
           is
           not
           conceiv'd
           as
           the
           Supreme
           Good
           to
           Man
           ,
           he
           cannot
           make
           him
           happy
           .
        
         
           Suppose
           some
           slight
           Convictions
           to
           be
           in
           the
           Mind
           ,
           that
           Happiness
           consists
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           God
           ,
           yet
           this
           being
           offer●d
           upon
           the
           terms
           of
           quitting
           all
           sensual
           Lusts
           ,
           the
           carnal
           Man
           esteems
           the
           condition
           impossible
           and
           therefore
           is
           discourag'd
           from
           using
           any
           endeavours
           to
           obtain
           it
           .
           For
           to
           excite
           Hope
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           sufficient
           to
           propose
           a
           Reward
           that
           is
           real
           and
           excellent
           ,
           but
           that
           is
           attainable
           .
           For
           although
           Hope
           hath
           its
           tendency
           to
           a
           difficult
           Good
           ,
           as
           its
           proper
           object
           ,
           and
           the
           difficulty
           is
           so
           far
           from
           discouraging
           ,
           that
           it
           quickens
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           draws
           forth
           all
           the
           active
           Powers
           ,
           by
           rendering
           it
           greater
           in
           our
           esteem
           ,
           yet
           when
           the
           difficulty
           is
           excessive
           and
           confines
           upon
           impossibility
           ,
           it
           dejects
           the
           Soul
           and
           enclines
           it
           to
           despair
           :
           Thus
           when
           the
           condition
           of
           obtaining
           some
           good
           is
           necessary
           ,
           but
           insufferable
           ,
           it
           takes
           off
           from
           all
           endeavours
           in
           order
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           To
           consider
           it
           in
           a
           temporal
           Case
           ,
           will
           make
           it
           more
           clear
           .
           As
           one
           that
           labours
           under
           a
           Dropsie
           ,
           and
           is
           vext
           with
           an
           intollerable
           and
           insatiable
           thirst
           ,
           if
           a
           Physician
           should
           assure
           him
           of
           Cure
           upon
           condition
           he
           would
           abstain
           from
           drinking
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           conceive
           any
           real
           hope
           of
           being
           healed
           ,
           judging
           it
           impossible
           to
           resist
           the
           importunity
           of
           his
           drought
           ,
           he
           therefore
           neglects
           the
           means
           ,
           he
           drinks
           and
           dies
           .
           Thus
           the
           corrupt
           Heart
           of
           Man
           ,
           that
           is
           under
           a
           perpetual
           thirst
           of
           carnal
           Pleasures
           ,
           and
           is
           more
           inflamed
           by
           the
           satisfaction
           it
           receives
           ,
           judges
           it
           
           an
           insuperable
           condition
           to
           part
           with
           them
           for
           the
           acquiring
           of
           spiritual
           Happiness
           :
           And
           this
           sensual
           and
           sottish
           Despair
           causes
           a
           total
           neglect
           of
           the
           means
           .
           'T
           is
           thus
           exp●est
           by
           the
           Israelites
           ,
           when
           God
           commanded
           them
           to
           return
           from
           the
           evil
           of
           their
           waies
           in
           order
           to
           their
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           they
           said
           ,
           
             There
             is
             no
             hope
             ,
             but
             we
             will
             walk
             after
             our
             own
             devices
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             we
             will
             every
             one
             do
             the
             imagination
             of
             his
             evil
             heart
             .
          
           They
           were
           Slaves
           to
           their
           domineering
           Appetites
           ,
           and
           resolved
           to
           make
           no
           trial
           about
           that
           they
           judg'd
           impossible
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           In
           faln
           Man
           there
           is
           somthing
           predominant
           ,
           which
           he
           values
           above
           the
           favour
           and
           fruition
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           World.
           As
           in
           the
           Parable
           ,
           where
           Happiness
           is
           set
           for●h
           under
           the
           familiar
           representation
           of
           a
           Feast
           ,
           those
           who
           were
           invited
           to
           it
           ,
           excuse
           themselves
           by
           such
           reasons
           as
           clearly
           discover
           that
           some
           amiable
           Lust
           charm'd
           them
           so
           strongly
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           competition
           't
           was
           prefer'd
           before
           Heaven
           .
           
             One
             saith
             ,
             I
             have
             bought
             a
             piece
             of
             ground
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             I
             must
             needs
             go
             see
             it
             ;
             and
             another
             ,
             I
             have
             bought
             a
             yoke
             of
             oxen
             ,
             and
             must
             go
             to
             prove
             them
             ;
             and
             a
             third
             ,
             I
             have
             married
             a
             wife
             and
             cannot
             come
             .
          
           The
           objects
           of
           their
           Passions
           are
           different
           but
           they
           all
           produce
           the
           same
           effect
           ,
           they
           reject
           Happiness
           .
           The
           sum
           of
           all
           is
           ,
           That
           as
           Man
           fell
           from
           his
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           lost
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           seeking
           Perfection
           and
           Satisfaction
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           Happiness
           in
           the
           creature
           ;
           so
           he
           can
           never
           return
           to
           his
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           acknowledg
           God
           as
           his
           Supreme
           Lord
           ,
           till
           he
           chooses
           him
           for
           his
           Happiness
           .
           And
           this
           he
           can
           never
           entirely
           do
           ,
           till
           he
           is
           born
           again
           ,
           and
           hath
           a
           new
           principle
           of
           Life
           that
           may
           change
           the
           complexion
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           qualifie
           it
           for
           those
           delights
           which
           are
           sublime
           and
           spiritual
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Faln
           Man
           can
           never
           recover
           the
           Favour
           of
           God
           ;
           And
           this
           is
           evident
           upon
           a
           double
           account
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           is
           not
           able
           to
           make
           satisfaction
           to
           Gods
           Justice
           ,
           for
           the
           dishonour
           brought
           to
           him
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           He
           is
           incapable
           of
           real
           Repentance
           ,
           which
           might
           qualifie
           him
           for
           Pardon
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           He
           is
           unable
           to
           satisfie
           Justice
           for
           his
           offence
           ,
           either
           by
           exact
           obedience
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           or
           by
           enduring
           the
           punishment
           that
           is
           due
           to
           Sin.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           Supposing
           that
           Man
           could
           perform
           exact
           Obedience
           after
           his
           Fall
           ,
           yet
           that
           could
           not
           be
           satisfaction
           .
           'T
           is
           essential
           to
           Satisfaction
           ,
           that
           the
           action
           by
           which
           't
           is
           made
           ,
           be
           in
           the
           power
           of
           the
           person
           that
           satisfies
           .
           A
           Servant
           as
           a
           Servant
           cannot
           make
           satisfaction
           for
           an
           injury
           done
           to
           his
           Lord
           ,
           for
           whatsoever
           service
           he
           performs
           was
           due
           before
           the
           offence
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           properly
           a
           restitution
           ,
           because
           't
           is
           not
           of
           his
           own
           .
           Now
           the
           compleat
           Obedience
           of
           the
           Creature
           is
           due
           to
           God.
           He
           is
           the
           Lord
           of
           all
           our
           Actions
           ,
           and
           whatever
           Man
           doth
           is
           but
           the
           payment
           of
           the
           original
           Debt
           .
           The
           Law
           requires
           a
           perpetual
           reverence
           of
           the
           Law-giver
           ,
           and
           express
           Obedience
           to
           his
           Will
           in
           all
           things
           .
           So
           that
           't
           is
           impossible
           that
           the
           highest
           respect
           to
           it
           afterwards
           ,
           should
           compensate
           for
           the
           least
           violation
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           To
           make
           Satisfaction
           for
           a
           Fault
           ,
           't
           is
           necessary
           the
           Offender
           do
           some
           voluntary
           act
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           as
           honourable
           to
           the
           person
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           above
           what
           he
           was
           before
           obliged
           to
           ,
           as
           the
           contempt
           was
           dishonourable
           and
           below
           that
           which
           was
           due
           .
           Unless
           God
           receive
           that
           which
           is
           as
           estimable
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           Obedience
           ,
           as
           the
           injury
           he
           received
           is
           in
           
           the
           nature
           of
           Contempt
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           no
           Satisfaction
           .
           Now
           there
           is
           a
           greater
           dishonour
           brought
           to
           God
           by
           the
           commission
           of
           one
           Sin
           ,
           than
           there
           is
           honour
           by
           the
           perfect
           Obedience
           of
           all
           the
           Angels
           :
           For
           in
           their
           Obedience
           God
           is
           preferr'd
           by
           the
           Creature
           ,
           before
           things
           infinitely
           beneath
           him
           ,
           which
           is
           but
           a
           small
           honour
           ,
           but
           by
           one
           Sin
           he
           is
           disvalued
           in
           the
           comparison
           ,
           which
           is
           infinite
           Contempt
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Man
           cannot
           make
           satisfaction
           by
           Suffering
           .
           For
           the
           Punishment
           must
           be
           equal
           to
           the
           Offence
           ,
           which
           derives
           its
           guilt
           from
           the
           dignity
           of
           the
           Person
           offended
           ,
           and
           the
           indignity
           of
           the
           offender
           .
           Now
           God
           is
           the
           Universal
           King
           ,
           his
           Justice
           is
           Infinite
           ,
           which
           Man
           hath
           injur'd
           ,
           and
           his
           Glory
           ,
           which
           Man
           hath
           obscur'd
           ;
           and
           Man
           is
           finite
           .
           And
           what
           proportion
           is
           there
           between
           finite
           and
           infinite
           ?
           How
           can
           a
           worthless
           Rebel
           that
           is
           hateful
           to
           God
           expiate
           the
           offence
           of
           so
           excellent
           a
           Majesty
           ?
           If
           he
           sacrifice
           himself
           ,
           he
           can
           never
           appease
           the
           Divine
           Displeasure
           ,
           for
           what
           doth
           he
           offer
           but
           a
           lump
           of
           Rebellion
           and
           Ingratitude
           ?
           He
           can
           make
           no
           other
           Satisfaction
           but
           that
           of
           the
           Devils
           ,
           which
           continues
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           compleated
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Faln
           Man
           considered
           only
           in
           his
           corrupt
           and
           miserable
           state
           is
           incapable
           of
           real
           Repentance
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           necessary
           Condition
           to
           qualifie
           him
           for
           Pardon
           .
           For
           whereas
           Repentance
           includes
           an
           ingenuous
           sorrow
           for
           Sin
           past
           ,
           and
           a
           sincere
           forsaking
           of
           it
           ,
           he
           is
           utterly
           indispos'd
           for
           both
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           cannot
           be
           ingenuously
           sorrowful
           for
           his
           offence
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           when
           the
           circumstances
           are
           changed
           ,
           that
           which
           was
           pleasing
           will
           cause
           trouble
           of
           Spirit
           ;
           As
           when
           a
           Malefactor
           suffers
           for
           his
           Crimes
           ,
           he
           reflects
           upon
           his
           Actions
           with
           Sorrow
           .
           
           But
           this
           hath
           no
           moral
           worth
           in
           it
           :
           For
           't
           is
           a
           forc'd
           act
           ,
           proceeding
           from
           a
           violent
           Principle
           ,
           
           and
           is
           consistent
           with
           as
           great
           a
           love
           to
           Sin
           as
           he
           had
           before
           ,
           and
           is
           intirely
           terminated
           on
           himself
           .
           But
           that
           grief
           which
           is
           divine
           ,
           and
           is
           accompanied
           with
           a
           change
           in
           heart
           and
           life
           ,
           respects
           the
           stain
           more
           than
           the
           punishment
           of
           Sin
           :
           and
           arises
           from
           Love
           to
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           disobeyed
           and
           dishonored
           by
           it
           :
           Now
           't
           is
           not
           conceivable
           ,
           that
           the
           guilty
           Creature
           can
           love
           God
           ,
           whilst
           he
           looks
           on
           him
           as
           an
           irreconcileable
           enemy
           .
           Distrust
           of
           the
           favour
           of
           a
           person
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           degree
           of
           fear
           ,
           is
           attended
           with
           coldness
           of
           affection
           ,
           a
           strong
           fear
           ,
           which
           still
           intimates
           an
           uncertainty
           in
           the
           event
           ,
           inclines
           to
           hatred
           :
           But
           when
           fear
           is
           turn'd
           into
           despair
           ,
           it
           causeth
           direct
           hatred
           .
           An
           instance
           of
           this
           we
           have
           in
           the
           Devils
           ,
           who
           curse
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Blessedness
           .
           If
           the
           Evil
           be
           past
           Remedy
           ,
           the
           sence
           of
           it
           is
           attended
           with
           rage
           and
           transports
           of
           blasphemy
           against
           God
           himself
           .
           
           A
           despairing
           Sinner
           begins
           in
           this
           life
           the
           gnashing
           of
           teeth
           against
           his
           Judg
           ,
           and
           kindles
           the
           fire
           that
           shall
           torment
           him
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           for
           this
           reason
           the
           Scripture
           propounds
           the
           Goodness
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           powerful
           
             persuasive
             to
             lead
             men
             to
             Repentance
             .
          
           
           There
           can
           be
           no
           kindly
           relentings
           without
           filial
           Affection
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           alwaies
           temper'd
           with
           the
           expectation
           of
           favour
           .
           Without
           hope
           of
           Pardon
           ,
           all
           other
           motives
           are
           ineffectual
           to
           melt
           the
           heart
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           first
           Covenant
           obliged
           Man
           to
           Obedience
           or
           Punishment
           :
           It
           required
           Innocence
           ,
           and
           did
           not
           accept
           of
           Repentance
           .
           The
           final
           voice
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           ,
           Do
           ,
           or
           Die.
           Guilty
           Man
           cannot
           look
           on
           God
           with
           comfort
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           a
           Holy
           Creator
           ,
           
           that
           delights
           to
           view
           his
           own
           resemblance
           in
           the
           innocent
           creature
           ,
           nor
           of
           a
           compassionate
           Father
           that
           spares
           an
           offending
           Son
           ,
           but
           he
           apprehends
           him
           to
           be
           an
           inexorable
           Judge
           ,
           who
           hath
           Right
           and
           Power
           to
           revenge
           the
           Disobedience
           .
           He
           ●an
           find
           no
           expedient
           for
           his
           Deliverance
           ,
           nor
           conceive
           how
           Mercy
           can
           save
           him
           ,
           without
           the
           violation
           of
           Justice
           ,
           an
           Attribute
           as
           essential
           to
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           as
           Mercy
           .
           And
           what
           can
           induce
           him
           to
           make
           an
           humble
           confession
           of
           his
           fault
           ,
           when
           he
           expected
           nothing
           but
           an
           irrevocable
           Doom
           :
           An
           instance
           of
           this
           we
           have
           in
           Adam
           ,
           who
           being
           under
           the
           conviction
           of
           his
           Sin
           ,
           and
           an
           apprehension
           that
           God
           would
           be
           severe
           ,
           did
           not
           sollicite
           for
           Mercy
           ,
           but
           endeavour'd
           to
           transfer
           the
           guilt
           on
           God
           himself
           .
           
             The
             woman
             thou
             gavest
             me
          
           ,
           
           
             she
             gave
             me
             of
             the
             tree
             ,
             and
             I
             did
             eat
             .
          
           As
           if
           she
           had
           been
           design'd
           for
           a
           snare
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           an
           aid
           in
           his
           innocent
           state
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           A
           sincere
           Resolution
           to
           forsake
           Sin
           ,
           is
           built
           on
           the
           hopes
           of
           Mercy
           .
           Till
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           know
           that
           Heaven
           is
           open
           to
           Repentance
           ,
           to
           his
           second
           and
           better
           thoughts
           ,
           he
           is
           irreclaimable
           .
           He
           that
           never
           hopes
           to
           receive
           any
           good
           ,
           will
           continue
           in
           doing
           evil
           .
           Despair
           of
           Mercy
           causeth
           a
           despising
           of
           the
           Law.
           The
           Apostate
           Angels
           who
           are
           without
           the
           reserves
           of
           Pardon
           ,
           are
           confirm'd
           in
           their
           Rebellion
           :
           their
           Guilt
           is
           mixt
           with
           Fury
           ,
           they
           persist
           in
           their
           war
           against
           God
           ,
           though
           they
           know
           the
           issue
           will
           be
           deadly
           to
           them
           .
           And
           had
           there
           not
           been
           an
           early
           revelation
           of
           Mercy
           to
           Adam
           ,
           he
           had
           been
           incorrigibly
           wicked
           as
           the
           Devils
           .
           For
           despair
           had
           inflam'd
           his
           hatred
           against
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           all
           the
           Passions
           the
           most
           incureable
           .
        
         
           Those
           vicious
           Affections
           that
           depend
           on
           the
           humours
           
           of
           the
           Body
           which
           are
           mutable
           ,
           alter
           with
           them
           :
           But
           Hatred
           is
           seated
           in
           the
           superiour
           part
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           a
           Spiritual
           nature
           and
           Diabolical
           in
           obstinacy
           .
        
         
           
             In
             short
          
           ,
           When
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           is
           guilty
           and
           vitious
           ,
           and
           knows
           that
           God
           is
           Just
           and
           Holy
           ,
           and
           that
           He
           will
           be
           severe
           in
           revenging
           all
           Disobedience
           ,
           he
           hath
           no
           Care
           nor
           Desire
           to
           reform
           himself
           .
           He
           will
           not
           lay
           a
           restraint
           on
           his
           pleasing
           Appetites
           ,
           when
           he
           expects
           no
           recompence
           :
           he
           esteems
           it
           lost
           labour
           to
           abstain
           :
           And
           all
           his
           design
           is
           to
           allay
           and
           sweeten
           the
           fear
           of
           future
           Evils
           by
           present
           enjoyments
           .
           When
           he
           is
           scorcht
           with
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           wrath
           to
           come
           ,
           he
           plunges
           himself
           into
           sensual
           excesses
           for
           some
           relief
           .
           He
           resolves
           to
           make
           his
           best
           of
           Sin
           for
           a
           time
           :
           according
           to
           the
           Principle
           of
           the
           Epicures
           ,
           
           
             Let
             us
             eat
             and
             drink
             while
             we
             may
             ,
             to
             morrow
             we
             shall
             die
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Sum
           of
           all
           is
           this
           ,
           that
           an
           unrelenting
           and
           unreformed
           Sinner
           is
           incapable
           of
           Pardon
           ▪
           For
           unless
           God
           should
           renounce
           his
           own
           Nature
           ,
           and
           deny
           his
           Deity
           ,
           He
           cannot
           receive
           him
           to
           favour
           .
           And
           it
           is
           inconceivable
           how
           the
           rational
           Creature
           once
           lapsed
           ,
           should
           ever
           be
           encourag'd
           to
           Repentance
           without
           the
           expectation
           of
           Mercy
           :
           And
           there
           being
           an
           inseparable
           alliance
           between
           the
           integrity
           and
           felicity
           of
           Man
           by
           the
           terms
           of
           the
           first
           Covenant
           ,
           the
           one
           failing
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           entertain
           the
           least
           degree
           of
           Hope
           concerning
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           By
           all
           which
           it
           appears
           he
           is
           under
           an
           invincible
           necessity
           of
           sinning
           and
           suffering
           for
           ever
           ;
           his
           Misery
           is
           compleat
           and
           desperate
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           V.
           
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Divine
             Wisdome
             in
             the
             contrivance
             of
             Man
             
               's
               Redemption
            
             .
             Understanding
             agents
             propound
             an
             End
             ,
             and
             choose
             Means
             for
             the
             obtaining
             it
             .
             The
             End
             of
             God
             is
             of
             the
             highest
             consequence
             ,
             his
             own
             Glory
             and
             
             Man's
             Recovery
             .
             The
             difficulty
             of
             accomplishing
             it
             .
             The
             Means
             are
             proportionable
             .
             The
             Divine
             Wisdome
             glorified
             in
             taking
             occasion
             from
             the
             Sin
             and
             Fall
             of
             Man
             to
             bring
             Glory
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             raise
             Man
             to
             a
             more
             excellent
             State.
             It
             appears
             in
             ordaining
             such
             a
             Mediator
             ,
             as
             was
             fit
             to
             reconcile
             God
             to
             Man
             ,
             and
             Man
             to
             God.
             'T
             is
             discovered
             in
             the
             designation
             of
             the
             Second
             Person
             to
             be
             our
             Saviour
             .
             And
             making
             the
             Remedy
             to
             have
             a
             proportion
             to
             the
             cause
             of
             our
             Ruine
             .
             'T
             is
             visible
             in
             the
             manner
             whereby
             our
             Redemption
             is
             accomplisht
             .
             And
             in
             the
             ordaining
             such
             contemptible
             means
             to
             produce
             such
             glorious
             effects
             .
             And
             laying
             the
             design
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             provide
             for
             the
             comfort
             ,
             and
             promote
             the
             holiness
             of
             Man.
             
          
        
         
           GOD
           by
           his
           infallible
           Prescience
           (
           to
           which
           all
           things
           are
           eternally
           present
           )
           viewing
           the
           Fall
           of
           Adam
           ,
           and
           that
           all
           Mankind
           lay
           bleeding
           in
           him
           ,
           out
           of
           deep
           compassion
           to
           his
           Creature
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Devil
           might
           not
           be
           finally
           victorious
           over
           him
           ,
           in
           his
           Councel
           decreed
           the
           Recovery
           of
           Man
           from
           his
           languishing
           and
           miserable
           state
           .
           The
           design
           and
           the
           means
           are
           most
           worthy
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           in
           both
           his
           Wisdom
           appears
           .
        
         
         
           This
           will
           be
           made
           visible
           by
           considering
           ,
           that
           all
           understanding
           Agents
           first
           propound
           an
           end
           ,
           and
           then
           choose
           the
           means
           for
           the
           obtaining
           of
           it
           .
           And
           the
           more
           perfect
           the
           Understanding
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           excellent
           is
           the
           end
           it
           designs
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           fit
           and
           convenient
           are
           the
           means
           it
           makes
           use
           of
           for
           the
           acquiring
           it
           .
           Now
           when
           God
           whose
           
             Understanding
             is
             infinite
          
           ,
           (
           and
           in
           comparison
           of
           whom
           the
           most
           prudent
           and
           advised
           are
           but
           as
           dark
           shadows
           )
           when
           he
           determines
           to
           work
           ,
           especially
           in
           a
           most
           glorious
           manner
           ,
           the
           end
           and
           the
           means
           are
           equally
           admirable
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           The
           end
           is
           of
           the
           highest
           Consequence
           .
           Were
           it
           some
           low
           inconsiderable
           thing
           ,
           it
           were
           unworthy
           one
           thought
           of
           God
           for
           the
           effecting
           it
           .
           To
           be
           curious
           in
           the
           contriving
           how
           to
           accomplish
           that
           which
           is
           of
           no
           importance
           ,
           exposes
           to
           a
           just
           imputation
           of
           Folly
           ;
           But
           when
           the
           most
           excellent
           Good
           is
           the
           end
           ,
           and
           the
           difficulties
           which
           hinder
           the
           obtaining
           of
           it
           are
           insuperable
           to
           a
           finite
           understanding
           ,
           it
           then
           becomes
           the
           
             only
             wise
             God
          
           to
           discover
           the
           Divinity
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           ,
           
           in
           making
           a
           way
           where
           he
           finds
           none
           .
           And
           such
           was
           the
           end
           of
           God
           in
           the
           work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           This
           was
           declar'd
           by
           the
           Angels
           ,
           who
           were
           sent
           Ambassadors
           extraordinary
           to
           bring
           tidings
           of
           peace
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           
           
             They
             praised
             God
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Glory
             to
             God
             in
             the
             highest
             ,
             and
             on
             Earth
             Peace
             ,
             good
             Will
             towards
             men
             .
          
        
         
           The
           supreme
           End
           is
           his
           own
           Glory
           ,
           and
           in
           order
           to
           it
           ,
           the
           Salvation
           of
           Man
           hath
           the
           nature
           and
           respect
           of
           a
           medium
           .
        
         
           The
           subordinate
           is
           the
           Recovery
           of
           the
           world
           from
           its
           lapsed
           and
           wretched
           state
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           supreme
           End
           is
           the
           Glory
           of
           God.
           This
           signifies
           principally
           his
           internal
           and
           essential
           Glory
           :
           
           and
           that
           consists
           in
           the
           Perfections
           of
           his
           Nature
           ▪
           which
           can
           never
           be
           fully
           conceived
           by
           the
           Angels
           ▪
           but
           overwhelm
           by
           their
           excellent
           greatness
           all
           created
           Understandings
           .
           But
           the
           Glory
           that
           results
           from
           Gods
           works
           is
           properly
           intended
           in
           the
           present
           Argument
           ,
           and
           implies
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           manifestation
           whereby
           he
           is
           pleased
           to
           represent
           Himself
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           his
           Attributes
           .
           As
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           is
           the
           primary
           and
           compleat
           Object
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           so
           he
           takes
           delight
           in
           those
           Actions
           wherein
           the
           image
           and
           brightness
           of
           his
           own
           vertues
           appear
           .
        
         
           Now
           in
           all
           the
           works
           of
           God
           there
           is
           an
           evidence
           of
           his
           Excellencies
           .
           But
           as
           some
           Stars
           shine
           with
           a
           different
           glory
           ,
           so
           there
           are
           some
           noble
           effects
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Divine
           Attributes
           are
           so
           conspicuous
           ,
           that
           in
           compare
           with
           them
           ,
           the
           rest
           of
           God●s
           works
           are
           but
           obscure
           expressions
           of
           his
           Greatness
           .
           The
           principal
           are
           Creation
           and
           Redemption
           .
           
             The
             Heavens
             declare
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             Firmament
             his
             handy-work
          
           .
           And
           when
           God
           surveyed
           the
           whole
           Creation
           ,
           
           and
           
             saw
             that
             all
             which
             he
             had
             made
             was
             good
             ,
          
           He
           ordain'd
           a
           Sabbath
           ,
           to
           signifie
           the
           content
           and
           satisfaction
           he
           had
           in
           the
           discovery
           of
           his
           eternal
           Perfections
           therein
           .
        
         
           But
           especially
           his
           Glory
           is
           most
           resplendent
           in
           the
           Work
           of
           Redemption
           ,
           wherein
           more
           of
           the
           Divine
           Attributes
           are
           exercis●d
           than
           in
           the
           Creation
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           more
           glorious
           manner
           .
           'T
           is
           here
           that
           
             Wisdom
             ,
             Goodness
             ,
             Justice
             ,
             Holiness
          
           and
           Power
           are
           united
           in
           their
           highest
           degree
           and
           exaltation
           .
           Upon
           this
           account
           the
           Apostle
           useth
           that
           expression
           ,
           
             The
             glorious
             Gospel
             of
             the
             Blessed
             God
             :
          
           
           It
           being
           the
           clearest
           revelation
           of
           his
           excellent
           Attributes
           ,
           the
           unspotted
           
           mirrour
           wherein
           the
           great
           and
           wonderful
           effects
           of
           the
           Deity
           are
           set
           forth
           .
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Praise
           and
           Thanksgiving
           that
           ariseth
           from
           the
           discovery
           of
           his
           Perfections
           by
           reasonable
           Creatures
           ,
           who
           consider
           and
           acknowledg
           them
           .
           When
           there
           is
           a
           solemn
           veneration
           of
           his
           excellencies
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           ardent
           affections
           to
           Him
           for
           the
           communication
           of
           his
           goodness
           .
           Thus
           in
           Gods
           account
           ,
           
             Whoso
             offers
             praise
             ,
             glorifies
             him
             .
          
           
           An
           eminent
           example
           of
           this
           is
           set
           down
           in
           Job
           38.7
           .
           when
           at
           the
           birth
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           
             The
             Morning
             Stars
             sang
             together
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
             shouted
             for
             joy
             .
          
           And
           at
           its
           new
           Birth
           ,
           
           they
           descend
           and
           make
           his
           
             praise
             glorious
          
           in
           a
           triumphant
           Song
           .
           It
           will
           be
           the
           eternal
           exercise
           of
           the
           Saints
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           where
           they
           more
           fully
           understand
           the
           Mystery
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           and
           consider
           every
           circumstance
           that
           may
           adde
           a
           lustre
           to
           it
           ,
           to
           ascribe
           
             Blessing
             ,
             Honour
             ,
             Glory
             and
             Power
             to
             him
             that
             sits
             on
             the
             Throne
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             unto
             the
             Lamb
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           subordinate
           End
           is
           the
           restoring
           of
           Man
           :
           And
           this
           is
           inviolably
           joyn'd
           with
           the
           other
           .
           'T
           is
           exprest
           by
           
             Peace
             on
             earth
             ,
             and
             good
             will
             towards
             men
             .
          
           Sin
           had
           broke
           that
           sacred
           Alliance
           which
           was
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           :
           and
           exposed
           him
           to
           his
           just
           displeasure
           .
           A
           misery
           inconceivable
           .
           And
           what
           is
           more
           becoming
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           
             Father
             of
             Mercies
          
           ,
           than
           to
           glorifie
           his
           dear
           Attribute
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           in
           a
           peculiar
           manner
           characterises
           his
           Nature
           ,
           by
           the
           Salvation
           of
           the
           miserable
           ?
           
           What
           is
           more
           honourable
           to
           Him
           ,
           than
           by
           his
           Almighty
           Mercy
           to
           raise
           so
           many
           Monuments
           from
           the
           dust
           ,
           wherein
           his
           Goodness
           may
           live
           and
           reign
           for
           ever
           ?
           Now
           
           for
           the
           accomplishing
           of
           these
           excellent
           Ends
           ,
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           pitcht
           upon
           those
           means
           which
           were
           most
           fit
           and
           congruous
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           distinctly
           consider
           :
        
         
           The
           Misery
           of
           faln
           Man
           consisted
           in
           the
           Corruption
           of
           his
           nature
           by
           Sin
           ,
           and
           the
           Punishment
           that
           ensues
           :
           And
           his
           Happiness
           is
           in
           the
           restoring
           him
           to
           his
           primitive
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           in
           Reconciliation
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           full
           fruition
           of
           him
           .
           The
           way
           to
           effect
           this
           was
           beyond
           the
           compass
           of
           any
           created
           Understanding
           .
        
         
           That
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           rich
           in
           Goodness
           ,
           should
           be
           favourable
           to
           the
           Angels
           ,
           who
           serve
           him
           in
           perfect
           Purity
           ,
           we
           may
           easily
           conceive
           ;
           for
           although
           they
           do
           not
           merit
           his
           favour
           ,
           yet
           they
           never
           provokt
           his
           Anger
           .
           And
           't
           is
           impossible
           but
           that
           he
           should
           love
           the
           Image
           of
           his
           Holiness
           wherever
           it
           shines
           .
        
         
           Or
           suppose
           an
           innocent
           creature
           in
           Misery
           ,
           the
           Divine
           Mercy
           would
           speedily
           excite
           his
           power
           to
           rescue
           it
           :
           For
           God
           is
           Love
           to
           all
           his
           Creatures
           as
           such
           ,
           till
           some
           extrinsecal
           cause
           intervenes
           ,
           which
           God
           hates
           more
           than
           he
           loves
           the
           Creature
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           Sin
           ,
           which
           alone
           stops
           the
           effusion
           of
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           and
           opens
           a
           wide
           passage
           for
           wrath
           to
           fall
           upon
           the
           guilty
           .
           But
           how
           to
           save
           the
           Creature
           that
           is
           undone
           by
           its
           own
           choice
           ,
           and
           is
           as
           sinful
           as
           miserable
           ,
           will
           pose
           the
           wisdom
           of
           the
           world
           .
           Heaven
           it self
           seem'd
           to
           be
           divided
           .
           Mercy
           enclin'd
           to
           save
           ,
           but
           Justice
           interpos'd
           for
           satisfaction
           .
           Mercy
           regarded
           Man
           with
           respect
           to
           his
           misery
           ,
           and
           the
           pleas
           of
           it
           are
           ,
           Shall
           the
           Almighty
           build
           to
           ruine
           ?
           Shall
           the
           most
           excellent
           creature
           in
           the
           lower
           world
           perish
           ,
           the
           fault
           not
           being
           solely
           his
           ?
           Shall
           the
           enemy
           triumph
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           raise
           
           his
           Trophies
           from
           the
           Works
           of
           the
           most
           High
           ?
           Shall
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           lose
           the
           fruition
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           God
           the
           subjection
           and
           service
           of
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           all
           Mankind
           be
           made
           in
           vain
           ?
           Justice
           consider'd
           Man
           as
           guilty
           of
           a
           transcendent
           Crime
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           its
           nature
           to
           render
           to
           every
           one
           what
           is
           due
           ;
           now
           
             the
             wages
             of
             Sin
             is
             Death
             ,
          
           and
           
             shall
             not
             the
             Judg
             of
             all
             the
             world
             do
             right
          
           ?
           All
           the
           the
           other
           Attributes
           seem'd
           to
           be
           attendants
           on
           Justice
           .
           The
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           enforc'd
           its
           Plea
           ,
           it
           being
           most
           indecent
           that
           Sin
           which
           provokes
           the
           execution
           ,
           should
           procure
           the
           abrogation
           of
           the
           Law
           ;
           this
           would
           encourage
           the
           commission
           of
           Sin
           without
           fear
           .
           The
           Majesty
           of
           God
           was
           concern'd
           ,
           for
           it
           was
           not
           becoming
           his
           excellent
           Greatness
           to
           treat
           with
           defiled
           dust
           ,
           and
           to
           offer
           Pardon
           to
           a
           presumptuous
           Rebel
           immediately
           after
           his
           Offence
           ,
           and
           before
           he
           made
           Supplication
           to
           his
           Judge
           .
           The
           Holiness
           of
           God
           did
           quicken
           his
           Justice
           to
           execute
           the
           threatning
           ,
           
             For
             he
             is
             of
             purer
             eyes
             than
             to
             behold
             Iniquity
             .
          
           
           As
           Goodness
           is
           the
           essential
           object
           of
           his
           Will
           ,
           which
           he
           loves
           unchangeably
           wherever
           it
           is
           ▪
           so
           is
           Sin
           the
           eternal
           object
           of
           his
           hatred
           ,
           and
           where
           't
           is
           found
           in
           the
           love
           of
           it
           ▪
           renders
           the
           subject
           odious
           to
           him
           .
           
             He
             will
             not
             take
             the
             wicked
             by
             the
             hand
             .
          
           
           The
           Law
           of
           contrariety
           forbids
           Purity
           and
           Pollution
           to
           mix
           together
           .
           And
           the
           veracity
           of
           God
           requir'd
           the
           inflicting
           the
           punishment
           .
           For
           the
           Law
           being
           a
           declaration
           of
           God's
           Will
           ,
           according
           to
           which
           He
           would
           dispense
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           either
           it
           must
           be
           executed
           upon
           the
           Offend●r
           ,
           or
           if
           extraordinarily
           dispens'd
           with
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           upon
           such
           terms
           ,
           as
           the
           honour
           of
           Gods
           Truth
           may
           be
           preserved
           .
           This
           seeming
           conflict
           was
           between
           the
           Attributes
           .
        
         
         
           The
           sublim●st
           Spirits
           in
           Heaven
           were
           at
           a
           loss
           how
           to
           unravel
           the
           difficulty
           ,
           and
           to
           find
           out
           the
           miraculous
           way
           to
           reconcile
           infinite
           Mercy
           with
           inflexible
           Justice
           ;
           how
           to
           satisfie
           the
           demands
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           requests
           of
           the
           other
           .
           God
           was
           to
           overcome
           Himself
           before
           He
           restored
           Man.
           In
           this
           exigence
           his
           Mercy
           excited
           his
           Wisdom
           to
           interpose
           as
           an
           Arbiter
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           Treasures
           of
           its
           incomprehensible
           Light
           ,
           found
           out
           an
           admirable
           expedient
           to
           save
           Man
           ,
           without
           prejudice
           to
           his
           other
           Perfections
           :
           That
           was
           ,
           by
           constituting
           a
           Mediator
           both
           able
           and
           willing
           ,
           between
           the
           guilty
           creature
           and
           Himself
           :
           That
           by
           transferring
           the
           punishment
           on
           the
           Surety
           ,
           he
           might
           punish
           Sin
           ,
           and
           pardon
           the
           Sinner
           .
           And
           here
           ,
           the
           more
           severe
           and
           rigorous
           Justice
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           admirable
           is
           the
           Mercy
           that
           saves
           .
           In
           the
           same
           stupendious
           Sacrifice
           he
           declared
           his
           respect
           to
           Justice
           ,
           and
           his
           delight
           in
           Mercy
           .
           The
           two
           principal
           relations
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           are
           ,
           the
           one
           of
           a
           gift
           from
           God
           to
           man
           ,
           the
           other
           of
           an
           oblation
           for
           men
           to
           God.
           By
           the
           one
           God
           satisfies
           his
           infinite
           Love
           to
           Man
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           other
           satisfies
           his
           infinite
           Justice
           for
           Man.
           Neither
           is
           it
           unbecoming
           God
           to
           condescend
           in
           accepting
           the
           returning
           Sinner
           ,
           when
           a
           Mediator
           of
           infinite
           dignity
           intercedes
           for
           favour
           .
           The
           Divine
           Majesty
           is
           not
           lessen'd
           when
           
             God
             is
             in
             Christ
             reconciling
             the
             world
             unto
             himself
             .
          
           Neither
           is
           the
           Sanctity
           of
           God
           disparag'd
           by
           his
           Clemency
           to
           Sinners
           ,
           
           for
           the
           Redeemer
           is
           the
           principle
           and
           pattern
           of
           Holiness
           to
           all
           that
           are
           saved
           .
           The
           same
           Grace
           that
           enclin'd
           God
           to
           send
           his
           Son
           to
           die
           for
           us
           ,
           gives
           his
           Spirit
           to
           live
           in
           us
           ,
           to
           renew
           us
           in
           the
           inward
           Man
           ,
           that
           by
           conformity
           to
           God
           we
           may
           be
           prepared
           for
           communion
           with
           him
           .
           Here
           is
           a
           sweet
           concurrence
           
           of
           all
           the
           attributes
           ,
           
           
             Mercy
             and
             Truth
             are
             met
             together
             ,
             Righteousness
             and
             Peace
             kiss
             each
             other
             .
          
           Who
           can
           count
           up
           this
           heap
           of
           wonders
           ?
           Who
           can
           unfold
           all
           the
           treasures
           of
           this
           mysterious
           Love
           ?
           The
           tongue
           of
           an
           Angel
           cannot
           explicate
           it
           according
           to
           its
           dignity
           :
           'T
           is
           the
           fairest
           copy
           of
           the
           Divine
           Wisdome
           ,
           the
           consummation
           of
           all
           God's
           Counsels
           ,
           wherein
           all
           the
           Attributes
           are
           displayed
           in
           their
           brightest
           lustre
           :
           'T
           is
           here
           
             the
             manifold
             wisdome
             of
             God
             appears
             .
          
           
           The
           Angels
           of
           Light
           bend
           themselves
           with
           extraordinary
           application
           of
           Mind
           ,
           and
           ar●ent
           Affections
           to
           study
           the
           rich
           and
           unsearchable
           variety
           that
           is
           in
           it
           ,
           only
           the
           same
           Understanding
           comprehends
           it
           which
           contriv'd
           it
           .
           But
           as
           one
           that
           views
           the
           Ocean
           ,
           although
           he
           cannot
           see
           its
           bounds
           or
           bottom
           ,
           yet
           he
           sees
           so
           much
           as
           to
           know
           that
           that
           vast
           collection
           of
           waters
           is
           far
           greater
           than
           what
           is
           within
           the
           compass
           of
           his
           short
           sight
           .
           So
           although
           we
           cannot
           understand
           all
           the
           depths
           of
           that
           immense
           Wisdom
           ,
           which
           order●d
           the
           way
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           yet
           we
           may
           discover
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           to
           know
           with
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           that
           it
           
             surpasses
             knowledg
          
           .
           
           He
           that
           is
           the
           Brightness
           of
           his
           Father●s
           Glory
           ,
           and
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           so
           illuminate
           our
           dark
           Understandings
           that
           we
           may
           conceive
           aright
           of
           this
           great
           Mystery
           .
        
         
           The
           First
           thing
           that
           offers
           it self
           to
           Consideration
           is
           ,
           the
           compass
           of
           the
           Divine
           Wisdome
           ,
           in
           taking
           occasion
           from
           the
           Sin
           and
           Fall
           of
           Man
           to
           bring
           more
           Glory
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           him
           to
           a
           more
           excellent
           state
           .
           Sin
           in
           its
           own
           nature
           hath
           no
           tendency
           to
           good
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           an
           apt
           medium
           to
           promote
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           :
           so
           far
           is
           it
           from
           a
           direct
           contributing
           to
           it
           ,
           that
           on
           the
           contrary
           't
           is
           the
           most
           real
           dishonour
           to
           
           Him.
           
           But
           as
           a
           black
           ground
           in
           a
           Picture
           which
           in
           it self
           only
           defiles
           ,
           when
           plac'd
           by
           Art
           ,
           sets
           off
           the
           brighter
           colours
           and
           heightens
           their
           beauty
           :
           So
           the
           evil
           of
           Sin
           ,
           which
           considered
           absolutely
           ,
           obscures
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           yet
           by
           the
           disposition
           of
           his
           Providence
           ,
           it
           serves
           to
           illustrate
           his
           Name
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           it
           more
           glorious
           in
           the
           esteem
           of
           reasonable
           Creatures
           .
           
           Without
           the
           Sin
           of
           Man
           there
           had
           been
           no
           place
           for
           the
           most
           perfect
           exercise
           of
           his
           Goodness
           .
           
             O
             foelix
             culpa
             q●ae
             tantum
             &
             talem
             meruit
             habere
             Redemptorem
             .
          
           Happy
           fault
           not
           in
           it self
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           wise
           and
           merciful
           Counsel
           of
           God
           to
           be
           repair'd
           in
           a
           way
           so
           advantageous
           ,
           that
           the
           Salvation
           of
           the
           Earth
           is
           the
           Wonder
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           Redemption
           of
           Man
           ravishes
           the
           Angels
           .
        
         
           The
           Glory
           of
           God
           is
           more
           visible
           in
           the
           recovery
           of
           laps●d
           Man
           ,
           than
           if
           the
           Law
           had
           been
           obeyed
           ,
           or
           executed
           .
           If
           Adam
           had
           persever'd
           in
           his
           Duty
           ,
           the
           Reward
           had
           been
           from
           Gaace
           ,
           for
           owing
           himself
           to
           God
           ,
           he
           could
           receive
           nothing
           but
           as
           a
           gift
           from
           his
           Bounty
           ;
           so
           that
           Goodness
           only
           had
           then
           been
           exerci'sd
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           its
           highest
           and
           most
           obliging
           Acts
           ,
           which
           are
           to
           save
           the
           guilty
           and
           the
           miserable
           :
           for
           Innocence
           is
           incapable
           of
           Mercy
           .
           If
           the
           Sentence
           had
           been
           inflicted
           ,
           Justice
           had
           been
           honour'd
           with
           a
           solemn
           Sacrifice
           ,
           but
           Mercy
           the
           sweet
           ,
           tender
           ,
           and
           indulgent
           Attribute
           ,
           had
           never
           appear'd
           .
           But
           now
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           is
           eminent
           in
           the
           accord
           of
           both
           these
           Attributes
           .
           God
           is
           equally
           glorious
           ,
           as
           equally
           God
           in
           preserving
           the
           authority
           of
           his
           Law
           by
           an
           act
           of
           Justice
           upon
           our
           Surety
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           Mercy
           by
           remitting
           the
           punishment
           to
           the
           Offender
           .
        
         
           And
           't
           is
           no
           less
           honourable
           to
           God's
           Wisdom
           to
           
           restore
           Man
           with
           infinite
           advantage
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           mystery
           in
           Nature
           ,
           That
           the
           corruption
           of
           one
           thing
           is
           the
           generation
           of
           another
           ;
           't
           is
           more
           mysterious
           in
           Grace
           ,
           that
           the
           Fall
           of
           Man
           should
           occasion
           his
           more
           noble
           
             Restitution
             .
             Innocence
          
           was
           not
           his
           last
           End
           ,
           his
           supreme
           felicity
           transcends
           the
           first
           .
           The
           holiness
           of
           Adam
           was
           perfect
           ,
           but
           mutable
           :
           But
           Holiness
           in
           the
           Redeemed
           ,
           though
           in
           a
           less
           degree
           ,
           shall
           be
           victorious
           over
           all
           Temptations
           :
           for
           they
           are
           join'd
           to
           the
           heavenly
           Adam
           in
           a
           strict
           and
           inviolable
           union
           .
           And
           those
           Graces
           are
           acted
           by
           them
           ,
           for
           the
           exercise
           of
           which
           there
           was
           no
           objects
           and
           occasions
           in
           innocence
           .
           As
           Compassion
           to
           the
           miserable
           ,
           
           Forgiveness
           of
           injuries
           ,
           For●itude
           and
           Patience
           ,
           all
           which
           as
           they
           are
           a
           most
           lively
           resemblance
           of
           the
           Divine
           Perfections
           ,
           so
           an
           excellent
           ornament
           to
           the
           Soul
           ,
           
           and
           infinitely
           endear
           it
           to
           God.
           And
           the
           Happiness
           of
           our
           renewed
           state
           exceeds
           our
           primitive
           Felicity
           .
           Whether
           we
           consider
           the
           nature
           of
           it
           ,
           't
           is
           wholly
           spiritual
           ,
           or
           the
           place
           of
           it
           ,
           Heaven
           the
           Sanctuary
           of
           Life
           and
           Immortality
           ,
           or
           the
           constitution
           of
           the
           Body
           which
           shall
           be
           cloathed
           with
           celestial
           qualities
           :
           But
           this
           will
           be
           particularly
           discussed
           in
           its
           proper
           place
           .
        
         
           These
           are
           the
           effects
           of
           infinite
           Wisdome
           ,
           to
           the
           production
           of
           which
           Sin
           affords
           no
           casuality
           ,
           but
           hath
           meerly
           an
           accidental
           respect
           .
           As
           the
           Apostle
           interprets
           the
           words
           of
           
             David
             ,
             Against
             thee
             only
             have
             I
             sinned
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             thou
             mightest
             be
             justified
             in
             thy
             sayings
             ,
             and
             overcome
             when
             thou
             judgest
             .
          
           Which
           doth
           not
           respect
           the
           intention
           of
           David
           ,
           but
           the
           event
           only
           .
           The
           greater
           his
           injustice
           was
           in
           the
           commission
           ,
           the
           more
           clear
           would
           God's
           Justice
           be
           in
           the
           condemnation
           of
           his
           Sin.
           
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           appeared
           in
           ordaining
           such
           a
           Mediator
           ,
           who
           was
           qualified
           to
           reconcile
           God
           to
           Man
           ,
           and
           Man
           to
           God.
           The
           first
           and
           most
           admirable
           Article
           in
           the
           mystery
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           and
           the
           foundation
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           is
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           
             manifest
             in
             the
             flesh
          
           .
           
           The
           middle
           must
           equally
           touch
           the
           extremes
           .
           A
           Mediator
           must
           be
           capable
           of
           the
           sentiments
           and
           affections
           of
           both
           the
           parties
           he
           will
           reconcile
           .
           He
           must
           be
           a
           just
           esteemer
           of
           the
           Rights
           and
           Injuries
           of
           the
           one
           and
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           common
           interest
           in
           both
           .
           The
           Son
           of
           God
           assuming
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           perfectly
           possesses
           these
           qualities
           ,
           he
           hath
           zeal
           for
           God
           ,
           and
           compassion
           for
           Man.
           He
           hath
           taken
           pledges
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ;
           the
           supreme
           Nature
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           excellent
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           hostility
           cease
           between
           them
           .
           He
           is
           Immanuel
           by
           nature
           and
           office
           .
           And
           if
           no
           less
           than
           an
           inspired
           Wisdom
           could
           devise
           how
           to
           frame
           the
           earthly
           Tabernacle
           ,
           
           wherein
           God
           dwelt
           in
           a
           shadowy
           and
           typical
           manner
           ,
           what
           Wisdom
           was
           requisite
           to
           frame
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           of
           Christ
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Deity
           was
           
             really
             to
             dwell
          
           .
        
         
           
           Now
           to
           discover
           more
           clearly
           the
           Divine
           Wisdome
           in
           uniting
           the
           two
           Natures
           in
           Christ
           ,
           
           to
           qualifie
           him
           for
           his
           Office
           ,
           't
           is
           requisite
           to
           consider
           that
           the
           office
           of
           Mediator
           hath
           three
           charges
           annext
           to
           it
           ;
           the
           Priestly
           ,
           which
           respects
           God
           ;
           the
           Prophetical
           and
           Kingly
           ,
           which
           regards
           Men.
           These
           have
           a
           respect
           to
           the
           ●●ils
           which
           oppress
           faln
           Man
           :
           And
           they
           are
           
             Guilt
             ▪
             Ignorance
             ,
             Sin
          
           and
           Death
           .
           Man
           was
           capitally
           guilty
           of
           the
           breach
           of
           Gods
           Law
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           tyranny
           of
           his
           Lusts
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           issue
           liable
           to
           Death
           .
        
         
           The
           Redeemer
           is
           made
           to
           him
           
             Wisdom
             ,
             Righteousness
             ,
             
             Sanctification
          
           and
           Redemption
           .
           These
           Benefits
           are
           dispens'd
           by
           Him
           in
           his
           threefold
           Office
           ;
           As
           a
           Priest
           he
           exipates
           Sin
           ,
           as
           a
           Prophet
           he
           instructs
           the
           Church
           ,
           as
           a
           King
           he
           regulates
           the
           lives
           of
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           delivers
           them
           from
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           makes
           them
           happy
           .
           Now
           the
           Divine
           and
           Humane
           Nature
           are
           requisite
           for
           the
           performance
           of
           all
           these
           .
           For
           nothing
           is
           effectual
           to
           an
           end
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           proportionable
           and
           commensurate
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           to
           proportion
           excesses
           as
           well
           as
           defects
           are
           opposite
           .
           This
           will
           appear
           by
           taking
           a
           distinct
           view
           of
           the
           several
           Offices
           of
           our
           Mediator
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Priestly
           Office
           hath
           two
           parts
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             To
             make
             expiation
             for
             Sin.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Intercession
             for
             Sinners
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           for
           the
           making
           expiation
           of
           Sin
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           necessary
           concurrence
           of
           the
           two
           Natures
           in
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           He
           must
           be
           Man
           ;
           for
           the
           Deity
           was
           not
           capable
           of
           those
           Submissions
           and
           Sufferings
           which
           were
           requisite
           to
           expiate
           Sin.
           And
           he
           must
           be
           Man
           ,
           that
           the
           sinning
           nature
           might
           suffer
           ,
           and
           thereby
           acquire
           a
           title
           to
           the
           Satisfaction
           that
           is
           made
           .
           The
           m●ritorious
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           Sufferings
           to
           Man
           is
           grounded
           on
           the
           union
           between
           them
           ,
           which
           is
           as
           well
           natural
           in
           his
           partaking
           of
           Flesh
           and
           Blood
           ,
           as
           moral
           in
           the
           consent
           of
           their
           Wills.
           As
           the
           Apostle
           observes
           ,
           
             That
             he
             who
             sanctifies
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             they
             that
             are
             sanctified
             are
             all
             one
          
           ;
           So
           he
           that
           suffers
           ,
           and
           they
           for
           whom
           he
           suffers
           must
           have
           communion
           in
           the
           same
           nature
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           ,
           God
           having
           resolved
           never
           to
           dispense
           Mercy
           to
           the
           fallen
           Angels
           ,
           
           the
           Redeemer
           did
           not
           assume
           the
           Angelical
           nature
           ,
           but
           
             the
             seed
             of
             Abraham
          
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           was
           necessary
           to
           qualifie
           him
           for
           Sufferings
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           suitable
           ,
           so
           the
           Divine
           was
           to
           make
           them
           sufficient
           .
           The
           lower
           nature
           consider'd
           in
           it self
           ,
           could
           make
           no
           satisfaction
           :
           The
           Dignity
           of
           the
           Divine
           Person
           makes
           a
           temporal
           punishment
           to
           be
           of
           an
           infinite
           value
           in
           God's
           account
           .
           The
           humane
           Nature
           was
           the
           Sacrifice
           ,
           
           the
           divine
           the
           Priest
           to
           render
           it
           acceptable
           .
           He
           had
           sunk
           under
           the
           weight
           of
           wrath
           ,
           if
           the
           Deity
           had
           not
           been
           personally
           present
           to
           support
           him
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           To
           perform
           the
           first
           part
           of
           his
           Office
           ,
           he
           must
           suffer
           ,
           yet
           be
           impassible
           ;
           Die
           ,
           yet
           be
           immortal
           ;
           and
           undergo
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           deliver
           Man
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           To
           make
           Intercess●on
           for
           us
           ,
           it
           was
           requisite
           that
           He
           should
           partake
           of
           both
           Natures
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           have
           credit
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           compassion
           to
           Man.
           The
           Son
           hath
           a
           prevailing
           interest
           in
           the
           Father
           ,
           as
           he
           testifies
           ,
           
             I
             know
             thou
             heardst
             me
             alwaies
             .
          
           A
           Priviledge
           which
           neither
           Abraham
           ,
           
           Moses
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           who
           were
           the
           most
           favoured
           Saints
           enjoyed
           .
           And
           ,
           as
           Man
           ,
           he
           was
           fit
           for
           Passion
           and
           Compassion
           .
           The
           Humane
           nature
           is
           the
           proper
           subject
           of
           fe●ling
           pity
           ,
           especially
           when
           it
           hath
           felt
           misery
           .
           God
           is
           capable
           of
           Love
           ,
           not
           in
           strictness
           of
           Compassion
           .
           For
           Sympathy
           proceeds
           from
           an
           experimental
           sence
           of
           what
           one
           hath
           suffer'd
           ,
           and
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           like
           affliction
           in
           others
           revives
           the
           affections
           which
           we●e
           felt
           in
           that
           state
           ,
           and
           enclines
           to
           pity
           .
        
         
           The
           Apostle
           offers
           this
           to
           Believers
           as
           the
           ground
           of
           comfort
           ,
           that
           He
           who
           took
           our
           nature
           and
           felt
           our
           griefs
           intercedes
           for
           us
           .
           
           
             For
             we
             have
             not
             an
             
             High-Priest
             that
             cannot
             be
             toucht
             with
             the
             feeling
             of
             our
             Infirmities
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             was
             in
             all
             things
             tempted
             as
             we
             are
             ,
             yet
             without
             Sin
          
           ;
           that
           with
           an
           humble
           confidence
           we
           may
           come
           to
           the
           
             Throne
             of
             Grace
          
           .
           He
           hath
           drunk
           deepest
           of
           the
           cup
           of
           Sorrows
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           be
           an
           All●sufficient
           Comforter
           to
           those
           that
           mourn
           .
           He
           hath
           such
           tender
           Bowels
           we
           may
           trust
           him
           to
           sollicite
           our
           Salvation
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           'T
           is
           the
           great
           support
           of
           our
           Faith
           that
           
             we
             have
             access
             to
             the
             Father
             by
             the
             Son
             ,
          
           
           and
           present
           all
           our
           requests
           by
           a
           Mediator
           ,
           so
           worthy
           and
           so
           dear
           to
           Him
           ,
           and
           by
           One
           who
           left
           the
           Joys
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           that
           by
           enduring
           Affliction
           on
           Earth
           ,
           his
           heart
           might
           be
           made
           tuneable
           to
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           afflicted
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           For
           the
           discharge
           of
           the
           Proph●tical
           Office
           ,
           't
           was
           necessary
           the
           Mediator
           should
           be
           God
           and
           Man.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           must
           be
           God
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           deliver
           his
           Counsels
           with
           more
           authority
           and
           efficacy
           than
           any
           meer
           Creature
           could
           .
           He
           must
           be
           a
           Teacher
           sent
           from
           Heaven
           that
           reveals
           to
           us
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           concerning
           the
           way
           thither
           ,
           and
           the
           certainty
           and
           excellency
           of
           that
           state
           .
           Now
           Christ
           is
           the
           original
           of
           all
           Wisdom
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           said
           the
           Word
           of
           the
           Lord
           came
           to
           Him
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           Prophets
           ;
           He
           is
           the
           Fountain
           of
           all
           Sacred
           Knowledg
           .
           The
           Son
           came
           from
           the
           
             Bosom
             of
             the
             Father
          
           ,
           
           the
           Seat
           of
           his
           Counsels
           and
           Compassions
           ,
           to
           reveal
           those
           Secrets
           which
           were
           concealed
           from
           the
           Angels
           ,
           in
           that
           Light
           which
           is
           inaccessible
           .
           And
           't
           is
           God
           alone
           can
           teach
           the
           Heart
           ,
           and
           convince
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           produce
           a
           saving
           Belief
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           a
           delight
           in
           the
           discovery
           ,
           and
           a
           resolution
           to
           follow
           it
           wherever
           it
           directs
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           'T
           was
           fit
           he
           should
           be
           Man
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           be
           familiarly
           conversant
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           conveigh
           the
           Counsels
           of
           God
           in
           such
           a
           way
           as
           Man
           could
           receive
           .
           All
           saving
           Truth
           comes
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           it
           follows
           by
           just
           consequence
           ,
           that
           the
           nearer
           he
           is
           to
           us
           the
           better
           we
           are
           like
           to
           be
           instructed
           .
           Now
           there
           are
           two
           things
           which
           render
           sinful
           man
           incapable
           of
           immediate
           converse
           with
           God.
           
        
         
           
             1.
             
             
               The
               Infirmity
               of
               his
               Nature
            
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             
               The
               Guilt
               that
               cleav●s
               to
               him
               .
            
          
        
         
           First
           ,
           The
           Infirmity
           of
           
           Man's
           Nature
           cannot
           endure
           the
           Glory
           of
           God's
           appearance
           .
           When
           the
           Law
           was
           delivered
           on
           Mount
           Sinai
           ,
           the
           Israelites
           were
           under
           great
           terrors
           at
           the
           Sights
           and
           Prodigies
           which
           accompanied
           the
           Divine
           Presence
           ,
           and
           they
           desired
           that
           God
           would
           speak
           to
           them
           no
           more
           in
           his
           
             Majesty
             and
             Greatness
          
           ,
           
           
           
             lest
             they
             should
             die
          
           .
           There
           is
           such
           a
           disproportion
           between
           our
           meaness
           and
           his
           excellencies
           ,
           
           that
           Daniel
           ,
           though
           a
           Favourite
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           yet
           his
           Comliness
           was
           turn'd
           into
           corruption
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           a
           Vision
           .
           And
           the
           beloved
           Disciple
           
             fell
             down
             as
             dead
             at
             the
             appearance
             of
             Christ
             in
             his
             Glory
             .
          
           
           When
           the
           Eye
           gazes
           on
           the
           Sun
           ,
           't
           is
           more
           tormented
           with
           the
           brightness
           than
           pleased
           with
           the
           beauty
           of
           it
           ;
           But
           when
           the
           beams
           are
           transmitted
           through
           a
           coloured
           medium
           ,
           they
           are
           more
           temperate
           and
           sweetned
           to
           the
           sight
           .
           The
           Eternal
           Word
           is
           cloathed
           with
           a
           robe
           of
           Light
           ,
           which
           the
           more
           bright
           it
           is
           ,
           the
           less
           visible
           it
           renders
           him
           to
           mortal
           eyes
           ;
           but
           the
           incarnate
           Word
           is
           eclipsed
           and
           allayed
           by
           
             a
             vail
             of
             flesh
          
           ,
           and
           so
           made
           accessible
           to
           us
           .
           
           God
           out
           of
           a
           tender
           respect
           to
           our
           frailty
           and
           fears
           ,
           promised
           to
           
             raise
             up
             
             a
             Prophet
             cloathed
             in
             our
             nature
             ,
          
           
           that
           we
           might
           comfortably
           and
           quietly
           receive
           his
           Instructions
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Guilt
           makes
           us
           fearful
           of
           his
           Presence
           .
           The
           approach
           of
           God
           awakens
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           which
           is
           his
           spy
           in
           our
           bosoms
           ,
           and
           causes
           a
           dreadful
           apparition
           of
           Sin
           in
           its
           view
           .
           When
           one
           beam
           of
           Christs
           Divinity
           broke
           forth
           in
           the
           miraculous
           draught
           of
           fishes
           ;
           Peter
           cries
           out
           ,
           
             Depart
             from
             me
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             a
             sinful
             man
             ,
             O
             Lord.
          
           
           Holiness
           arm'd
           with
           terrors
           strikes
           a
           Sinner
           into
           consternation
           .
           Now
           when
           the
           Mind
           is
           shaken
           with
           a
           storm
           of
           fear
           ,
           it
           cannot
           calmly
           attend
           to
           the
           counsels
           of
           Wisdom
           .
           But
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           appearing
           in
           our
           Nature
           ,
           to
           expiate
           Sin
           and
           appease
           Divine
           Justice
           ,
           we
           are
           encouraged
           to
           draw
           near
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           sit
           at
           his
           feet
           ,
           to
           hear
           the
           
             words
             of
             eternal
             Life
          
           .
           Thus
           God
           complied
           with
           our
           necessity
           ,
           that
           with
           a
           freer
           dispensation
           we
           might
           receive
           the
           counsels
           of
           our
           Saviour
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           He
           is
           qualified
           for
           his
           Kingly
           Office
           ,
           by
           the
           Union
           of
           the
           two
           Natures
           in
           him
           .
           He
           must
           be
           God
           to
           conquer
           Satan
           ,
           and
           convert
           the
           World.
           As
           eminent
           an
           act
           of
           Power
           was
           necessary
           to
           redeem
           ,
           as
           to
           create
           .
           For
           although
           the
           Supreme
           Judge
           was
           to
           be
           satisfied
           by
           humble
           Sufferings
           ,
           yet
           Satan
           who
           usurpt
           the
           Right
           of
           God
           ,
           (
           for
           Man
           had
           no
           power
           to
           alienate
           himself
           )
           was
           to
           be
           subdued
           :
           
           having
           no
           just
           title
           ,
           he
           was
           to
           be
           
             cast
             out
          
           by
           power
           .
           
           And
           no
           less
           than
           the
           Divine
           Power
           could
           accomplish
           our
           victorious
           rescue
           from
           him
           .
           In
           his
           love
           he
           pitied
           us
           ,
           
             and
             his
             holy
             Arm
             got
             him
             the
             victory
             .
          
           He
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           
             eternal
             Salvation
          
           ,
           
           which
           no
           inferiour
           agent
           could
           ever
           accomplish
           .
           
           'T
           is
           God
           alone
           
             can
             overcome
             Death
          
           ,
           and
           him
           that
           
             had
             the
             power
             of
             Death
          
           ,
           and
           bring
           us
           safely
           to
           Felicity
           .
        
         
         
           Besides
           ,
           our
           King
           must
           be
           Man
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           excellency
           of
           his
           Example
           ,
           He
           might
           lead
           us
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Life
           .
           The
           most
           rational
           Method
           to
           reform
           the
           World
           is
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           enact
           Laws
           to
           be
           the
           Rule
           of
           vertuous
           Actions
           ,
           but
           for
           Lawgivers
           to
           make
           Vertue
           honourable
           and
           imitable
           by
           their
           own
           practice
           .
           And
           to
           encourage
           us
           in
           the
           holy
           War
           against
           our
           enemies
           visible
           and
           invisible
           ,
           't
           was
           congruous
           that
           the
           Prince
           of
           our
           Salvation
           should
           take
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           and
           submit
           to
           the
           inconveniences
           of
           our
           warfaring
           state
           .
           As
           Kings
           when
           they
           design
           a
           glorious
           Conquest
           ▪
           go
           forth
           in
           Person
           ,
           and
           willingly
           endure
           the
           hardships
           of
           a
           military
           condition
           ,
           to
           animate
           their
           Armies
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           it
           
             became
             him
          
           ,
           
           
             for
             whom
             are
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             by
             whom
             are
             all
             things
             ,
             in
             bringing
             many
             sons
             to
             Glory
             ,
             to
             make
             the
             Captain
             of
             their
          
           Salvation
           
             perfect
             through
          
           Sufferings
           .
           God
           the
           great
           Designer
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           foreseeing
           the
           Sufferings
           to
           which
           the
           Godly
           would
           be
           exposed
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           ordained
           it
           as
           most
           convenient
           ,
           that
           the
           Author
           of
           their
           Deliverance
           should
           by
           Sufferings
           obtain
           the
           Reward
           ,
           that
           by
           his
           example
           he
           might
           strengthen
           and
           deliver
           those
           that
           suffer
           to
           the
           end
           .
           Again
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           enter'd
           into
           our
           Family
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           
             ashamed
             to
             call
             us
             brethren
          
           ,
           to
           make
           his
           Scepter
           amiable
           to
           us
           .
           
           He
           exerciseth
           his
           Dominion
           with
           a
           natural
           and
           sensible
           touch
           of
           pity
           ,
           he
           pardons
           our
           failings
           and
           puts
           a
           value
           on
           our
           sincere
           though
           mean
           Services
           ,
           as
           an
           honour
           done
           to
           him
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           In
           him
           there
           is
           a
           combination
           of
           Power
           and
           Love
           ;
           The
           Power
           of
           the
           Deity
           with
           the
           tenderness
           and
           clemency
           of
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           .
           
             He
             is
             the
             mighty
             God
             and
             Prince
             of
             peace
             .
          
           
           
             He
             is
             a
             King
             just
             and
             powerful
             against
             our
             enemies
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             mild
             and
             gentle
             
             to
             his
             People
             .
          
           He
           is
           willing
           to
           remove
           from
           us
           all
           the
           evils
           we
           cannot
           endure
           ,
           our
           Sins
           and
           Sorrows
           ;
           and
           able
           to
           convey
           to
           us
           all
           the
           Blessings
           we
           are
           capable
           to
           enjoy
           .
           In
           all
           his
           Glory
           He
           remembers
           that
           he
           is
           our
           Saviour
           .
           At
           the
           Day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           when
           He
           shall
           come
           with
           a
           train
           of
           mighty
           Angels
           ,
           
           He
           will
           be
           as
           tender
           of
           Man
           ,
           as
           when
           He
           suffered
           on
           the
           Cross.
           And
           from
           hence
           we
           may
           discover
           the
           excellency
           of
           God's
           contrivance
           in
           uniting
           the
           Divine
           and
           Humane
           Nature
           in
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           that
           He
           might
           have
           ability
           and
           affection
           to
           qualifie
           him
           for
           that
           great
           and
           blessed
           Work.
           
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           Divine
           Wisdome
           appears
           in
           the
           designation
           of
           the
           Person
           .
           For
           God
           resolving
           to
           save
           Man
           in
           a
           way
           that
           is
           honourable
           to
           his
           Justice
           ,
           it
           was
           expedient
           a
           Person
           in
           the
           Blessed
           Trinity
           should
           be
           put
           into
           a
           state
           of
           subjection
           ,
           to
           endure
           the
           punishment
           due
           to
           Sin
           ;
           But
           it
           was
           not
           convenient
           the
           Father
           should
           :
           For
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           must
           then
           have
           been
           sent
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           which
           is
           incongruous
           to
           the
           Relations
           that
           are
           between
           those
           glorious
           Persons
           .
           For
           as
           they
           subsist
           in
           a
           certain
           Order
           ,
           so
           their
           Operations
           are
           according
           to
           the
           manner
           of
           their
           subsistence
           .
           The
           Father
           is
           from
           Himself
           ,
           and
           the
           first
           motions
           in
           all
           things
           are
           ascribed
           to
           Him
           ;
           the
           Son
           is
           from
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           actions
           take
           their
           rise
           from
           him
           .
           
             The
             Son
             can
             do
             nothing
             of
             himself
             ,
             but
             what
             he
             seeth
             the
             Father
             do
             .
          
           
           The
           effecting
           our
           Redemption
           is
           refer'd
           to
           the
           Fathers
           Will
           as
           the
           supreme
           cause
           :
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           upon
           his
           entrance
           into
           the
           world
           to
           undertake
           that
           work
           ,
           declares
           ,
           
             I
             come
             to
             do
             thy
             will
             O
             God.
          
           Upon
           this
           account
           the
           Apostle
           addresses
           his
           thanks
           to
           the
           Father
           as
           the
           first
           Agent
           in
           our
           Salvation
           :
           
           
           which
           is
           not
           to
           
           lessen
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           Son
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           but
           to
           signifie
           that
           in
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           it
           ,
           their
           working
           follows
           their
           being
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           was
           not
           fit
           that
           the
           Father
           should
           be
           incarnate
           ,
           for
           He
           must
           then
           have
           sustained
           the
           part
           of
           a
           Criminal
           ,
           and
           appear'd
           in
           that
           quality
           before
           the
           Supreme
           Judg
           :
           But
           this
           was
           not
           consonant
           to
           the
           order
           among
           the
           Persons
           .
           For
           although
           they
           are
           of
           equal
           Majesty
           ,
           being
           one
           God
           ,
           yet
           the
           Father
           is
           the
           first
           Person
           ,
           and
           to
           him
           it
           belongs
           most
           congruously
           to
           be
           the
           Guardian
           of
           the
           Laws
           and
           Rights
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           to
           exact
           Satisfaction
           for
           offences
           ,
           and
           to
           receive
           Intercessions
           for
           the
           Pardon
           of
           the
           Penitent
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Neither
           was
           it
           fit
           that
           the
           Third
           Person
           should
           undertake
           that
           work
           .
           For
           besides
           the
           Sacrifice
           for
           Propitiation
           ,
           it
           was
           necessary
           the
           Divine
           Power
           should
           be
           exerted
           to
           enlighten
           the
           Minds
           ,
           and
           encline
           the
           Wills
           of
           men
           to
           receive
           the
           Redeemer
           ,
           that
           the
           Benefits
           of
           his
           Death
           might
           be
           applied
           to
           them
           .
           
           Now
           the
           Redeemer
           is
           consider'd
           as
           the
           Object
           ,
           and
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           as
           the
           Disposer
           of
           the
           faculty
           to
           receive
           it
           .
           And
           in
           the
           natural
           order
           of
           things
           ,
           the
           object
           must
           exist
           before
           the
           operation
           of
           the
           faculty
           upon
           it
           .
           There
           must
           be
           Light
           before
           the
           Eye
           can
           see
           it
           .
           So
           in
           the
           disposition
           of
           the
           causes
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           the
           Redeemer
           must
           be
           ordain'd
           ,
           and
           Salvation
           purchas'd
           before
           the
           Divine
           Power
           is
           put
           forth
           to
           enable
           the
           Soul
           to
           receive
           it
           ,
           and
           accordingly
           't
           is
           the
           Office
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           
             Power
             of
             God
          
           ,
           
           and
           by
           whom
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           execute
           all
           things
           ,
           to
           render
           effectual
           the
           Redemtion
           procured
           by
           the
           Son
           :
        
         
           Briefly
           ,
           The
           Mission
           of
           the
           Persons
           is
           according
           to
           
           their
           principle
           .
           
           The
           Father
           sends
           the
           Son
           to
           acquire
           Salvation
           for
           us
           ;
           the
           Son
           sends
           the
           Spirit
           to
           apply
           it
           .
           Thus
           there
           is
           no
           disturbing
           of
           their
           Sacred
           order
           ;
           more
           particularly
           in
           appointing
           the
           Son
           to
           assume
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           and
           to
           restore
           lapsed
           Man
           ,
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           is
           evident
           ;
           For
           by
           that
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Properties
           of
           the
           Sacred
           Persons
           are
           preserved
           intire
           :
           the
           same
           Title
           is
           appropriated
           to
           both
           Natures
           in
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           His
           state
           on
           Earth
           corresponds
           with
           his
           state
           in
           Heaven
           .
           He
           is
           the
           only
           Son
           from
           Eternity
           ,
           and
           the
           
           first-born
           in
           time
           :
           and
           the
           Honour
           due
           to
           the
           eternal
           and
           divine
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           temporal
           but
           supernatural
           Sonship
           ,
           is
           attributed
           to
           Him.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           To
           unite
           the
           glorious
           Titles
           of
           Creator
           and
           Redeemer
           in
           the
           same
           Person
           .
           
           The
           Father
           made
           
             the
             world
             by
             the
             Son.
          
           By
           this
           title
           he
           had
           an
           original
           propriety
           in
           Man
           ,
           which
           could
           not
           be
           extinguisht
           :
           Though
           we
           had
           forfeited
           our
           Right
           in
           Him
           ,
           He
           did
           not
           lose
           his
           Right
           in
           us
           .
           Our
           contract
           with
           Satan
           could
           not
           nullifie
           it
           .
           Now
           't
           was
           consonant
           that
           the
           Son
           should
           be
           employed
           to
           recover
           his
           own
           ,
           that
           the
           Creator
           in
           the
           begining
           should
           be
           the
           Redeemer
           in
           the
           fulness
           of
           time
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Who
           could
           more
           fitly
           restore
           us
           to
           Favour
           ,
           and
           the
           Right
           of
           Children
           ,
           than
           the
           only
           begotten
           ,
           and
           
             only
             beloved
             Son
          
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           singular
           and
           everlasting
           object
           of
           his
           Father's
           delight
           ?
           Our
           relation
           to
           God
           is
           an
           imitation
           and
           expression
           of
           Christs
           .
           He
           is
           a
           Son
           by
           nature
           ,
           a
           Servant
           by
           condescention
           ,
           we
           are
           Servants
           by
           Nature
           ,
           and
           Sons
           by
           Grace
           and
           Favour
           .
           
           Our
           Adoption
           into
           the
           line
           of
           Heaven
           is
           by
           the
           purchase
           of
           his
           Blood.
           The
           Eternal
           Son
           
           
             took
             flesh
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             was
             made
             under
             the
             Law
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             receive
             the
             Adoption
             of
             sons
             .
          
        
         
           Who
           was
           more
           fit
           to
           repair
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           in
           Man
           ,
           and
           to
           beautifie
           our
           Natures
           ,
           that
           were
           defiled
           with
           Sin
           ,
           than
           the
           Son
           who
           is
           
             the
             express
             Image
             of
             his
             Fathers
             person
             ,
          
           
           and
           brighness
           and
           beauty
           it self
           ?
           Who
           can
           better
           communicate
           the
           Divine
           Counsels
           to
           us
           ,
           than
           the
           Eternal
           Word
           ?
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           appears
           in
           making
           the
           Remedy
           to
           have
           a
           proportion
           to
           the
           cause
           of
           our
           Ruine
           ;
           that
           as
           we
           fell
           in
           Adam
           our
           Representative
           ,
           so
           we
           are
           raised
           by
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           made
           the
           Head
           of
           our
           Recovery
           .
           
           The
           Apostle
           makes
           the
           comparison
           between
           the
           first
           and
           
             second
             Adam
             .
             Therefore
             as
             by
             the
             offence
             of
             one
             Judgment
             came
             upon
             all
             to
             condemnation
             ,
          
           
           
             even
             so
             by
             the
             righteousness
             of
             one
             ,
             the
             free
             gift
             came
             upon
             all
             men
             to
             the
             justification
             of
             Life
             .
             For
             as
             by
             one
             Mans
             Disobedience
             many
             were
             made
             sinners
             ,
             so
             by
             the
             obedience
             of
             one
             many
             shall
             be
             made
             righteous
             .
          
           They
           are
           consider'd
           as
           Causes
           having
           the
           same
           respect
           to
           the
           effects
           produced
           by
           them
           .
           
           The
           effects
           are
           Sin
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           Condemnation
           and
           Justification
           .
           As
           the
           Disobedience
           of
           the
           first
           Adam
           is
           meritoriously
           imputed
           to
           all
           his
           natural
           Posterity
           ,
           and
           brings
           Death
           upon
           all
           ;
           so
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           the
           second
           is
           meritoriously
           imputed
           to
           all
           his
           spiritual
           Progeny
           ,
           to
           obtain
           life
           for
           them
           .
           And
           as
           the
           
             carnal
             Adam
          
           by
           his
           Rebellion
           made
           forfeiture
           of
           our
           original
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           derives
           a
           corrupt
           nature
           to
           all
           that
           descend
           from
           him
           .
           So
           the
           spiritual
           hath
           by
           his
           Obedience
           purchased
           Divine
           Grace
           for
           us
           ,
           that
           being
           the
           price
           without
           which
           so
           rich
           a
           treasure
           as
           Holiness
           could
           not
           be
           obtain'd
           .
           And
           from
           him
           there
           is
           a
           vital
           efficacy
           conveighed
           to
           renew
           
           his
           People
           .
           The
           same
           Spirit
           of
           Holiness
           which
           annointed
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           doth
           quicken
           all
           his
           race
           ,
           that
           as
           
             They
             have
             born
             the
             Image
             of
             the
             earthly
             ,
          
           
           
             they
             may
             bear
             the
             Image
             of
             the
             heavenly
          
           Adam
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           Divine
           Wisdom
           is
           visible
           in
           the
           manner
           whereby
           our
           Redemption
           is
           accomplisht
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           by
           the
           Humiliation
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           By
           this
           He
           did
           counterwork
           the
           Sin
           of
           Angels
           and
           Man.
           
           Pride
           is
           the
           poison
           of
           every
           Sin
           ,
           for
           in
           every
           one
           ,
           the
           Creature
           prefers
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           sets
           up
           his
           Will
           above
           Gods
           :
           but
           it
           was
           the
           special
           Sin
           of
           Adam
           .
           The
           Devil
           would
           have
           levell'd
           Heaven
           by
           an
           unpardonable
           usurpation
           ;
           he
           said
           ,
           
             I
             will
             be
             like
             the
             Most
             High
             :
          
           and
           Man
           was
           infected
           with
           his
           breath
           ,
           
             (
             you
             shall
             be
             like
             God
             )
             ,
          
           and
           became
           sick
           of
           the
           same
           Disease
           .
           Now
           Christ
           that
           by
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Remedy
           ,
           he
           might
           cure
           our
           Disease
           in
           its
           source
           and
           cause
           ,
           He
           applies
           to
           our
           pride
           an
           unspeakable
           humility
           .
        
         
           Man
           was
           guilty
           of
           the
           highest
           Robbery
           in
           affecting
           to
           be
           equal
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Eternal
           Son
           who
           was
           
             in
             the
             form
             of
             God
          
           ,
           who
           was
           
             equal
             to
             Him
          
           in
           Majesty
           and
           Authority
           ,
           
           without
           Sacriledg
           or
           Usurpation
           ,
           he
           emptied
           himself
           by
           assuming
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           in
           its
           servile
           state
           .
           
             The
             Word
             was
             made
             Flesh
          
           ,
           the
           meanest
           part
           is
           specified
           ,
           
           to
           signifie
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           abasement
           .
           There
           is
           such
           an
           infinite
           distance
           between
           God
           and
           flesh
           ,
           that
           the
           condescension
           is
           as
           admirable
           as
           the
           contrivance
           .
           So
           great
           was
           the
           malignity
           of
           our
           Pride
           ,
           for
           the
           cure
           of
           which
           such
           a
           profound
           Humility
           was
           requisite
           .
           By
           this
           he
           destroyed
           the
           first
           
             work
             of
             the
             Devil
          
           .
           
        
         
           6.
           
           The
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           appears
           in
           ordaining
           
           such
           contemptible
           ,
           and
           in
           appearance
           opposite
           means
           ,
           to
           accomplish
           such
           glorious
           effects
           .
           The
           Way
           is
           as
           wonderful
           as
           the
           Work.
           That
           Christ
           by
           dying
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           a
           reputed
           Malefactor
           ,
           should
           be
           made
           our
           eternal
           Righteousness
           ,
           that
           descending
           to
           the
           grave
           ,
           He
           should
           bring
           up
           the
           lost
           World
           to
           Life
           and
           Immortality
           ,
           is
           so
           incredible
           to
           our
           narrow
           Understandings
           ,
           that
           He
           saves
           us
           ,
           and
           astonishes
           us
           at
           once
           .
           And
           in
           nothing
           'tis
           more
           visible
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Thoughts
             of
             God
             are
             as
             far
             above
             our
             thoughts
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             his
             ways
             above
             our
             ways
             ,
             as
             Heaven
             is
             above
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           'T
           is
           a
           secret
           in
           Physick
           to
           compound
           the
           most
           noble
           Remedies
           of
           things
           destructive
           to
           Nature
           ,
           and
           thereby
           make
           one
           Death
           victorious
           over
           another
           :
           But
           that
           Eternal
           Life
           should
           spring
           from
           Death
           ,
           Glory
           from
           Ignominy
           ,
           Blessedness
           from
           a
           Curse
           ,
           is
           so
           repugnant
           to
           Humane
           Sense
           ,
           that
           to
           render
           the
           belief
           of
           it
           easie
           ,
           't
           was
           foretold
           by
           many
           Prophesies
           ,
           that
           when
           it
           came
           to
           pass
           ,
           it
           might
           be
           lookt
           on
           as
           the
           effect
           of
           God's
           eternal
           Counsel
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tels
           us
           that
           
             Christ
             crucified
             was
             to
             the
             Jews
             a
             stumbling
             block
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             to
             the
             Gentiles
             foolishness
          
           .
           The
           
             grand
             Sophies
          
           of
           the
           world
           esteemed
           it
           absurd
           and
           unreasonable
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           He
           who
           was
           exposed
           to
           Sufferings
           could
           save
           others
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           are
           Called
           discover
           that
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Salvation
           by
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           the
           world
           counted
           folly
           ,
           is
           the
           great
           
             Wisdome
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           most
           convenient
           for
           his
           end
           .
           A
           double
           reason
           is
           given
           of
           this
           method
           .
           
        
         
           1.
           
           Because
           the
           Heathen
           world
           did
           not
           find
           and
           own
           God
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Nature
           .
           For
           after
           
             That
             in
             the
             Wisdome
             of
             God
             the
             World
             by
             Wisdome
             knew
             not
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             it
             pleased
             God
             by
             the
             foolishness
             of
             preaching
             to
             save
             them
             that
             believe
             .
          
           The
           frame
           of
           the
           World
           is
           called
           
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           ;
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Cause
           is
           given
           to
           the
           Effect
           ,
           in
           regard
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           is
           so
           clearly
           discovered
           there
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           had
           taken
           a
           visible
           form
           ,
           and
           had
           presented
           it self
           to
           the
           view
           of
           Men.
           But
           those
           who
           
             professed
             themselves
             wise
          
           ,
           did
           not
           acknowledg
           the
           Creator
           :
           
           For
           some
           conceited
           the
           World
           to
           be
           eternal
           ,
           others
           that
           it
           was
           the
           product
           of
           chance
           ,
           and
           became
           guilty
           of
           the
           most
           absolute
           contradiction
           to
           Reason
           .
           For
           who
           can
           believe
           that
           one
           who
           is
           blind
           from
           his
           birth
           ,
           and
           by
           consequence
           perfectly
           ignorant
           of
           all
           Colours
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Art
           of
           Painting
           ,
           should
           take
           a
           bundle
           of
           Pencils
           into
           his
           Hand
           ,
           and
           dipping
           them
           in
           Colours
           mixt
           and
           corrupted
           ,
           paint
           a
           great
           Battel
           with
           that
           perfection
           in
           the
           design
           ,
           propriety
           in
           the
           colours
           ,
           distinction
           in
           the
           habits
           and
           countenances
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           not
           represented
           but
           present
           to
           the
           Spectators
           .
           Who
           ever
           saw
           a
           Temple
           ,
           or
           Pallace
           ,
           or
           any
           regular
           Building
           ,
           spring
           from
           the
           stony
           bowels
           of
           a
           Mountain
           ?
        
         
           Yet
           some
           famous
           Philosophers
           
             became
             thus
             vain
             in
             their
             imaginations
             ,
          
           
           fancying
           that
           the
           World
           proceeded
           from
           the
           casual
           concourse
           of
           Atomes
           .
           And
           the
           rest
           of
           them
           neglected
           to
           know
           God
           so
           far
           as
           they
           might
           ,
           and
           to
           honour
           him
           so
           far
           as
           they
           knew
           .
           They
           debased
           the
           Deity
           by
           unworthy
           conceptions
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           and
           by
           performing
           such
           acts
           of
           Worship
           ,
           as
           were
           not
           fit
           for
           a
           rational
           Spirit
           to
           offer
           ,
           nor
           for
           the
           pure
           Majesty
           of
           Heaven
           to
           receive
           .
           Besides
           ,
           they
           ascribed
           his
           Name
           ,
           Attributes
           and
           Honour
           to
           Creatures
           ;
           not
           only
           the
           Lights
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           the
           secret
           Powers
           which
           they
           supposed
           did
           govern
           them
           ,
           not
           only
           Kings
           ,
           and
           Great
           Men
           ,
           who
           were
           by
           their
           Authority
           raised
           above
           others
           ,
           but
           the
           most
           despicable
           things
           in
           nature
           ,
           Beasts
           and
           
           Birds
           were
           the
           objects
           of
           their
           Adoration
           .
           
             They
             changed
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             uncorruptible
             God
             ,
             into
             an
             image
             made
             like
             to
             a
             corruptible
             man
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             to
             birds
             ,
             and
             four-footed
             beasts
             ,
             and
             creeping
             things
             .
          
           A
           Sin
           so
           foul
           ,
           that
           it
           betrayed
           them
           to
           brutish
           Blindness
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           most
           infamous
           Lusts
           ,
           natural
           and
           unnatural
           .
           Now
           since
           the
           most
           clear
           and
           open
           discovery
           of
           Gods
           Wisdom
           was
           ineffectual
           to
           reclaim
           the
           World
           ,
           He
           was
           pleased
           to
           change
           his
           method
           .
           They
           neglected
           Him
           appearing
           in
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           he
           now
           comes
           cloathed
           with
           Infirmities
           :
           And
           since
           by
           natural
           light
           they
           would
           not
           see
           God
           the
           Creator
           ,
           He
           is
           imperceptible
           to
           the
           light
           of
           Nature
           as
           Redeemer
           :
           The
           discovery
           of
           Him
           depends
           on
           revelation
           .
           The
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           in
           making
           the
           World
           is
           evident
           to
           every
           Eye
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Gospel
           't
           is
           
             Wisdome
             in
             a
             Mystery
          
           .
           The
           Deity
           was
           conspicuous
           in
           the
           Creation
           ,
           
           but
           conceal'd
           under
           a
           vail
           of
           Flesh
           when
           he
           wrought
           our
           Redemption
           .
           He
           was
           more
           easily
           discoverd
           when
           invisible
           ,
           than
           when
           visible
           :
           He
           created
           the
           World
           by
           Power
           ,
           but
           restor'd
           it
           by
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           the
           Honour
           of
           all
           might
           solely
           redound
           to
           him
           ;
           
             God
             hath
             chosen
             the
             foolish
             things
             of
             the
             World
             to
             confound
             the
             wise
          
           ;
           
           
             and
             the
             weak
             things
             of
             the
             World
             to
             confound
             the
             things
             that
             are
             mighty
             ,
             and
             base
             things
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             things
             which
             are
             despised
             God
             hath
             chosen
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             things
             that
             are
             not
             ,
             to
             bring
             to
             nought
             things
             that
             are
             ,
             that
             no
             flesh
             should
             glory
             in
             his
             presence
             .
          
           Thus
           Moses
           ,
           the
           Redeemer
           of
           Israel
           ,
           was
           an
           Infant
           exposed
           to
           the
           mercy
           of
           the
           Waters
           ,
           drawn
           forth
           from
           an
           Ark
           of
           Bul-rushes
           ,
           and
           not
           employed
           whilst
           he
           lived
           in
           the
           splendour
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           but
           when
           Banisht
           as
           a
           Criminal
           ,
           and
           depriv'd
           of
           all
           power
           .
           And
           our
           Redeemer
           took
           not
           
           on
           him
           the
           Nature
           of
           Angels
           ,
           equal
           to
           Satan
           in
           power
           ,
           but
           took
           
             part
             of
             flesh
             and
             blood
          
           ,
           the
           more
           signally
           to
           triumph
           over
           that
           proud
           Spirit
           in
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           which
           was
           inferiour
           to
           his
           ,
           and
           had
           been
           vanquisht
           by
           him
           in
           Paradise
           .
           Therefore
           he
           did
           not
           immediately
           exercise
           Omnipotent
           power
           to
           destroy
           him
           ,
           but
           manag'd
           our
           weakness
           and
           infirmity
           to
           foil
           the
           roaring
           Lyon.
           He
           did
           not
           enter
           into
           the
           Combat
           in
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           Deity
           ,
           
           but
           disguis'd
           under
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           which
           was
           subject
           to
           Mortality
           .
           And
           thus
           the
           Devil
           is
           overcome
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           as
           he
           first
           got
           the
           Victory
           :
           for
           as
           the
           whole
           race
           of
           Man
           was
           Captivated
           by
           him
           in
           Adam
           their
           Representative
           ,
           so
           Believers
           are
           victorious
           over
           him
           as
           the
           Tempter
           and
           Tormentor
           ,
           by
           the
           Conquest
           that
           Christ
           their
           Representative
           obtain'd
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           Cross.
           And
           as
           our
           ruine
           was
           effected
           by
           the
           subtilty
           of
           Satan
           ,
           so
           our
           recovery
           is
           wrought
           by
           the
           wisdom
           of
           God
           ;
           who
           takes
           
             the
             wise
             in
             their
             own
             craftiness
             .
          
           
           The
           Devil
           excited
           Judas
           by
           avarice
           ,
           the
           Jews
           by
           malice
           ,
           and
           Pilate
           from
           reason
           of
           State
           ,
           to
           accomplish
           the
           death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           he
           then
           seemed
           to
           be
           Victorious
           ;
           now
           what
           was
           more
           honourable
           to
           the
           Prince
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           than
           the
           turning
           the
           Enemies
           point
           upon
           his
           own
           breast
           ,
           and
           by
           
             dying
             to
             overcome
             him
             that
             had
             the
             power
             of
             Death
             .
          
           
           This
           was
           signified
           in
           the
           first
           promise
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           where
           the
           Salvation
           of
           Man
           is
           inclos'd
           in
           the
           curse
           of
           the
           Serpent
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           Devil
           cloathed
           with
           that
           figure
           ,
           
             It
             shall
             bruise
             thy
             Head
             ,
             and
             thou
             shalt
             bruise
             his
             Heel
             .
          
           That
           is
           ,
           
           The
           Son
           of
           God
           should
           by
           Suffering
           in
           our
           Flesh
           ,
           overcome
           the
           Enemy
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           rescue
           innumerable
           Captives
           from
           his
           Tyranny
           :
           Here
           the
           Events
           are
           
           most
           contrary
           to
           the
           probability
           of
           their
           Cause
           .
           And
           what
           is
           more
           worthy
           of
           God
           ,
           than
           to
           obtain
           his
           ends
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           the
           Glory
           of
           all
           may
           be
           
             in
             solidum
          
           ascribed
           to
           Him.
           
        
         
           7.
           
           The
           Divine
           Wisdom
           appears
           in
           laying
           the
           design
           of
           the
           Gospel
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           to
           provide
           for
           the
           comfort
           ,
           and
           promote
           the
           holiness
           of
           Man.
           This
           is
           Gods
           signature
           upon
           all
           heavenly
           Doctrines
           ,
           which
           distinguishes
           them
           from
           carnal
           Inventions
           ,
           they
           have
           a
           direct
           tendency
           to
           promote
           his
           Glory
           ,
           and
           the
           real
           benefit
           of
           the
           rational
           Creature
           :
           Thus
           the
           way
           of
           Salvation
           by
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           is
           most
           fit
           as
           to
           reconcile
           God
           to
           Man
           by
           securing
           his
           Honour
           ,
           so
           to
           reconcile
           Man
           to
           God
           by
           encouraging
           his
           Hope
           .
           'Till
           this
           be
           effected
           ,
           he
           can
           never
           be
           happy
           in
           communion
           with
           God
           :
           For
           that
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           the
           reciprocal
           exercise
           of
           Love
           between
           God
           and
           the
           Soul.
           Now
           nothing
           can
           represent
           God
           as
           amiable
           to
           a
           guilty
           Creature
           ,
           but
           his
           inclination
           to
           Pardon
           .
           Whilst
           there
           are
           apprehensions
           of
           inexorable
           Severity
           ,
           there
           will
           be
           hard
           thoughts
           burning
           in
           the
           Breast
           against
           God
           :
           Till
           the
           Soul
           is
           released
           from
           terrors
           it
           can
           never
           truly
           love
           him
           .
           To
           extinguish
           our
           Hatred
           ,
           He
           must
           conquer
           our
           Fears
           ,
           and
           this
           He
           hath
           done
           by
           giving
           us
           the
           most
           undoubted
           and
           convincing
           Evidence
           of
           his
           Affections
           .
        
         
           
           1.
           
           By
           contracting
           the
           most
           intimate
           alliance
           with
           Mankind
           .
           In
           this
           God
           is
           not
           only
           lovely
           ,
           but
           Love
           ;
           and
           his
           Love
           is
           not
           only
           visible
           to
           our
           Understandings
           ,
           but
           to
           our
           Senses
           :
           The
           Divine
           Nature
           in
           Christ
           is
           joyned
           to
           the
           Humane
           ,
           in
           an
           union
           that
           is
           not
           typical
           or
           temporary
           ,
           but
           real
           and
           
             permanent
             .
             The
             Word
             was
             made
             Flesh.
          
           
           
             And
             in
             him
             dwells
             the
             
             Fulness
             of
             the
             Godhead
             bodily
             .
          
           Now
           as
           Love
           is
           an
           Affection
           of
           Union
           ,
           so
           the
           strictest
           union
           is
           an
           Evidence
           of
           the
           greatest
           Love.
           The
           Son
           of
           God
           took
           
             the
             Seed
             of
          
           Abraham
           ,
           
           the
           original
           element
           of
           our
           Nature
           ,
           that
           our
           interest
           in
           Him
           might
           be
           more
           clear
           and
           certain
           .
           He
           stoopt
           from
           the
           height
           of
           his
           Glory
           to
           our
           low
           embraces
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           with
           more
           confidence
           lay
           hold
           on
           his
           Mercy
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           By
           providing
           compleat
           Satisfaction
           to
           offended
           Justice
           .
           The
           guilty
           convinced
           Creature
           is
           restless
           ,
           and
           inquisitive
           after
           a
           way
           
             to
             escape
             the
             wrath
             to
             come
             .
          
           For
           being
           under
           the
           apprehension
           that
           God
           is
           an
           incensed
           Judg
           ,
           't
           is
           very
           sensible
           of
           the
           greatness
           and
           nearness
           of
           the
           danger
           ,
           there
           being
           nothing
           between
           it
           and
           eternal
           Torments
           ,
           but
           a
           thin
           vail
           of
           flesh
           .
           Now
           God
           hath
           prepared
           such
           a
           Satisfaction
           ,
           as
           exceeds
           the
           guilt
           of
           Sin
           :
           that
           is
           a
           temporary
           act
           ,
           but
           of
           infinite
           evil
           being
           committed
           against
           an
           infinite
           object
           ;
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           was
           a
           temporary
           Passion
           ,
           but
           of
           infinite
           value
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           subject
           ;
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           fully
           repaired
           ,
           so
           that
           God
           is
           justly
           merciful
           ,
           and
           dispenses
           
             Pardon
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             his
             Righteousness
             .
             He
             hath
             set
             forth
             his
             Son
             to
             be
             a
             Propitiation
             through
             Faith
             in
             his
             Blood
             ,
             to
             declare
             his
             Righteousness
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             be
             just
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             justifier
             of
             him
             who
             believes
             in
             Jesus
             .
          
           And
           what
           stronger
           Security
           can
           be
           given
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           ready
           to
           pardon
           Man
           ,
           upon
           his
           accepting
           the
           termes
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           than
           the
           giving
           his
           Son
           to
           be
           our
           Atonement
           ?
           If
           the
           Stream
           swell
           so
           high
           as
           to
           overflow
           the
           Banks
           ,
           will
           it
           stop
           in
           a
           descending
           Valley
           ?
           Hath
           He
           with
           so
           dear
           an
           expence
           satisfied
           his
           Justice
           ,
           and
           will
           he
           deny
           his
           Mercy
           to
           relenting
           and
           returning
           Sinners
           ?
           
           This
           Argument
           is
           powerful
           enough
           to
           overcome
           the
           most
           obstinate
           Infidelity
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           By
           the
           unspeakable
           Gift
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           he
           assures
           our
           hopes
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           Reward
           so
           great
           and
           glorious
           ,
           that
           our
           guilty
           Hearts
           are
           apt
           to
           suspect
           we
           shall
           never
           enjoy
           it
           .
           We
           are
           secure
           of
           his
           Faithfulness
           ,
           having
           his
           infallible
           Promise
           ;
           and
           of
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           having
           such
           a
           Pledg
           in
           our
           hands
           .
           As
           the
           Apostle
           argues
           ,
           
             If
             he
             hath
             given
             us
             his
             Son
             ,
             will
             he
             not
             with
             him
             give
             us
             all
             things
             ?
          
           
           Will
           He
           give
           us
           the
           Tree
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           not
           permit
           us
           to
           eat
           of
           the
           Fruit
           of
           it
           ?
           Is
           it
           conceivable
           that
           having
           laid
           the
           Foundation
           of
           our
           Happiness
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           an
           act
           to
           which
           his
           tender
           Affection
           seem'd
           so
           repugnant
           ,
           that
           He
           will
           not
           perform
           the
           rest
           ,
           which
           He
           can
           do
           by
           the
           meer
           signification
           of
           his
           Will
           ?
           'T
           is
           an
           excellent
           encouragement
           St.
           Austin
           propounds
           from
           hence
           ;
           
             S●●urus
             esto
             accepturum
             te
             vitam
             ipsius
             ,
             qui
             pignus
             habes
             mortis
             ipsius
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Be
           assured
           thou
           shalt
           partake
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           who
           hast
           the
           Pledg
           of
           it
           in
           his
           Death
           .
           He
           hath
           performed
           more
           than
           He
           promised
           .
           'T
           is
           more
           incredible
           that
           the
           Eternal
           should
           die
           ,
           than
           that
           a
           mortal
           Creature
           should
           live
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           
             In
             short
          
           ,
           Since
           no
           mortal
           Eye
           can
           discover
           the
           Heavenly
           Glory
           ,
           to
           convince
           us
           of
           the
           reality
           of
           the
           invisible
           state
           ,
           and
           to
           support
           our
           departing
           Souls
           in
           their
           passage
           through
           the
           dark
           and
           terrible
           Valley
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           rose
           from
           the
           Grave
           ,
           ascended
           in
           our
           Nature
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           model
           of
           our
           Happiness
           :
           He
           is
           at
           the
           right
           Hand
           of
           God
           to
           dispense
           Life
           and
           Immortality
           to
           all
           that
           believe
           on
           Him.
           And
           what
           can
           be
           more
           comfortable
           to
           us
           ,
           than
           the
           assurance
           of
           that
           Blessedness
           ,
           which
           as
           it
           eclipses
           
           all
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           so
           it
           makes
           Death
           it self
           desirable
           in
           order
           to
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           the
           Comfort
           ,
           so
           the
           Holiness
           of
           Man
           is
           most
           promoted
           in
           this
           way
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           Suppose
           we
           had
           been
           recovered
           upon
           easier
           terms
           ,
           the
           evil
           of
           Sin
           would
           have
           been
           lessen'd
           in
           our
           esteem
           .
           We
           are
           apt
           to
           judg
           of
           the
           danger
           of
           a
           Disease
           from
           the
           difficulty
           of
           its
           Cure.
           Hunger
           is
           reputed
           a
           small
           trouble
           ,
           (
           although
           if
           it
           be
           not
           satisfied
           't
           will
           prove
           deadly
           )
           because
           a
           small
           price
           will
           procure
           what
           may
           remove
           it
           .
           And
           the
           Mercy
           that
           saves
           us
           ,
           had
           not
           appeared
           so
           great
           .
           He
           that
           falls
           into
           a
           Pit
           ,
           and
           is
           drawn
           forth
           by
           an
           easie
           pull
           of
           the
           Hand
           ,
           doth
           not
           think
           himself
           greatly
           obliged
           to
           the
           person
           that
           helpt
           him
           ,
           though
           if
           he
           had
           remained
           there
           he
           must
           have
           perish'd
           .
           But
           when
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           hath
           suffered
           for
           us
           ,
           more
           than
           ever
           one
           Friend
           suffered
           for
           another
           ,
           or
           a
           Father
           for
           a
           Son
           ,
           or
           than
           the
           strength
           and
           patience
           of
           an
           Angel
           could
           endure
           ;
           Who
           would
           not
           be
           struck
           with
           horrour
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           that
           Poison
           which
           required
           such
           a
           dreadful
           Cure
           ?
           And
           the
           benefit
           we
           receive
           in
           so
           costly
           a
           way
           ,
           is
           justly
           magnified
           by
           us
           .
           Now
           what
           is
           more
           apt
           to
           inflame
           our
           love
           to
           God
           ,
           than
           the
           admirable
           expression
           of
           his
           Love
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           that
           with
           the
           most
           precious
           Blood
           he
           ransom'd
           us
           from
           Hell
           ?
           How
           doth
           it
           endear
           Obedience
           ,
           that
           God
           hath
           sacrificed
           his
           Son
           ,
           to
           keep
           us
           from
           acts
           of
           hostility
           .
           So
           that
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           so
           far
           from
           indulging
           Sin
           ,
           that
           it
           gives
           the
           most
           deadly
           wound
           to
           it
           .
           Especially
           when
           the
           tenour
           of
           the
           new
           Covenant
           is
           ,
           That
           the
           Condemned
           Creature
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           receiving
           Pardon
           ,
           and
           the
           Benefits
           that
           are
           purchased
           ,
           must
           receive
           the
           Benefactor
           with
           the
           most
           
           intire
           consent
           for
           his
           Prince
           and
           Saviour
           .
           The
           Law
           of
           Faith
           requires
           us
           to
           submit
           to
           his
           Scepter
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           depend
           upon
           his
           Sacrifice
           .
           The
           Gospel
           is
           a
           conditional
           Act
           of
           Oblivion
           ,
           that
           none
           may
           venture
           to
           sin
           upon
           confidence
           of
           Pardon
           .
        
         
           And
           since
           the
           occasion
           of
           the
           Fall
           was
           from
           a
           conceit
           that
           Man
           could
           better
           his
           estate
           by
           complying
           with
           the
           Tempter
           ,
           and
           obtain
           a
           more
           desirable
           Happiness
           in
           the
           Creature
           ,
           than
           in
           the
           Favour
           of
           God
           :
           his
           Recovery
           is
           by
           revealing
           to
           him
           wherein
           true
           Blessedness
           consists
           ;
           and
           giving
           him
           an
           assurance
           that
           he
           may
           obtain
           it
           .
           For
           Man
           will
           never
           subject
           himself
           to
           God
           as
           his
           Highest
           Lord
           ,
           till
           he
           looks
           on
           him
           as
           his
           last
           End
           ,
           and
           Soveraign
           Good.
           Now
           the
           Gospel
           offers
           to
           us
           the
           most
           effectual
           means
           ,
           to
           convince
           Man
           of
           the
           folly
           of
           his
           choice
           ,
           in
           making
           the
           Creature
           his
           Happiness
           .
           For
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           who
           was
           Heir
           of
           all
           things
           when
           He
           came
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           was
           in
           the
           perpetual
           exercise
           of
           Self-denial
           .
           He
           lived
           a
           despised
           Life
           ,
           and
           died
           an
           ignominious
           Death
           ,
           to
           discover
           to
           us
           ,
           That
           as
           the
           miseries
           of
           this
           Life
           can't
           make
           us
           miserable
           ,
           so
           the
           good
           things
           of
           it
           can't
           make
           us
           happy
           .
           Besides
           ,
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           the
           wretched
           enjoyment
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           should
           be
           the
           Blessedness
           for
           which
           He
           spent
           his
           Sweat
           ,
           his
           Tears
           ,
           his
           Blood.
           The
           rich
           price
           he
           laid
           down
           doth
           most
           powerfully
           convince
           us
           ,
           That
           our
           Felicity
           is
           infinitely
           more
           valuable
           than
           all
           earthly
           things
           ,
           and
           can
           be
           no
           less
           than
           the
           fruition
           of
           God
           himself
           .
           Thus
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           hath
           so
           ordered
           the
           way
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           that
           as
           Mercy
           and
           Justice
           in
           God
           ,
           so
           Holiness
           and
           Comfort
           may
           be
           perfectly
           united
           in
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           VI.
           
        
         
           
             Practical
             Inferences
             .
             A
             superlative
             degree
             of
             Praise
             and
             Thankfulness
             due
             to
             God
             for
             the
             revelation
             of
             the
             Gospel
             .
             'T
             is
             not
             discovered
             by
             the
             Creation
             .
             'T
             is
             above
             the
             reach
             of
             
               Natural
               Reason
            
             .
             The
             Heathen
             World
             is
             intirely
             ignorant
             of
             it
             .
             'T
             is
             pure
             Grace
             that
             distinguishes
             one
             Nation
             from
             another
             ,
             in
             sending
             the
             
               Gospel
               .
               Evangelical
            
             Knowledg
             deserves
             our
             most
             serious
             study
             .
             The
             Gospel
             exceeds
             all
             contemplative
             and
             practick
             Sciences
             .
             Contemplative
             in
             the
             greatness
             of
             its
             object
             ,
             and
             the
             certainty
             of
             its
             
               principle
               .
               Practick
            
             in
             the
             excellency
             of
             its
             End
             ,
             and
             the
             efficacy
             of
             the
             Means
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           WHat
           a
           Superlative
           degree
           of
           Praise
           and
           Thankfulness
           is
           due
           to
           God
           ,
           for
           revealing
           his
           eternal
           and
           compassionate
           Counsel
           in
           order
           to
           our
           Salvation
           .
           The
           Fall
           of
           Man
           was
           so
           wounding
           and
           deadly
           ,
           that
           only
           an
           Infinite
           Understanding
           could
           find
           out
           the
           means
           for
           his
           Recovery
           .
           And
           if
           that
           Mercy
           which
           mov'd
           the
           Lord
           to
           ordain
           the
           Remedy
           ,
           had
           not
           discover'd
           it
           ,
           a
           thick
           cloud
           of
           Despair
           had
           cover'd
           Mankind
           ,
           being
           for
           ever
           unable
           to
           conceive
           the
           way
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           Mystery
           
             which
             eye
             hath
             not
             seen
             ,
             nor
             ear
             heard
             ,
          
           
           
             nor
             ●ath
             entred
             into
             the
             heart
             of
             man
             to
             conceive
             .
          
           All
           Humane
           Knowledg
           is
           acquir'd
           by
           two
           sorts
           of
           Faculties
           ;
           the
           external
           and
           internal
           .
           Of
           the
           first
           ,
           Sight
           and
           Hearing
           are
           the
           most
           spiritual
           ,
           and
           convey
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           most
           worthy
           objects
           .
           They
           are
           the
           Senses
           of
           Discipline
           ,
           the
           other
           three
           or
           immerst
           in
           matter
           ,
           
           and
           are
           incapable
           to
           make
           such
           clear
           discoveries
           .
           Besides
           those
           impressions
           that
           are
           made
           on
           the
           senses
           ,
           we
           may
           form
           some
           Ideas
           in
           the
           imagination
           ;
           upon
           which
           the
           mind
           reflecting
           may
           argue
           and
           discourse
           :
           Thus
           far
           the
           light
           and
           vigour
           of
           the
           understanding
           can
           only
           go
           .
           So
           that
           the
           Apostle
           declares
           that
           the
           whole
           plot
           of
           the
           Gospel
           was
           without
           the
           compass
           of
           our
           most
           searching
           faculties
           :
           this
           will
           be
           evident
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           There
           was
           no
           discovery
           of
           it
           in
           the
           Creation
           :
           the
           Voice
           of
           the
           Heavens
           instruct
           us
           concerning
           the
           being
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           not
           in
           the
           secrets
           of
           his
           Will.
           The
           oeconomy
           of
           Mans
           Redemption
           is
           the
           merciful
           design
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           hath
           no
           connection
           with
           the
           existence
           of
           the
           creatures
           ,
           but
           depends
           only
           upon
           his
           good
           pleasure
           .
           'T
           is
           as
           impossible
           to
           read
           the
           Divine
           Decrees
           in
           the
           Volume
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           eye
           to
           discover
           a
           sound
           ,
           which
           hath
           neither
           Figure
           ,
           Colour
           ,
           nor
           visible
           motion
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           Glorious
           Nature
           of
           God
           in
           three
           Persons
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           foundation
           of
           this
           Mysterious
           Mercy
           ,
           is
           not
           made
           known
           by
           the
           visible
           frame
           of
           the
           Universe
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           in
           all
           External
           Works
           the
           three
           Persons
           are
           equally
           concerned
           :
           being
           of
           one
           Essence
           ,
           they
           are
           of
           one
           Efficacy
           ,
           and
           the
           Essential
           perfections
           of
           the
           Deity
           as
           they
           concur
           ,
           so
           they
           are
           evident
           in
           the
           production
           of
           all
           things
           .
           The
           first
           motive
           is
           Goodness
           ,
           that
           which
           orders
           and
           directs
           is
           Wisdom
           :
           
           that
           which
           executes
           is
           Power
           .
           And
           the
           several
           ranks
           of
           Creatures
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           state
           ,
           reflect
           an
           honour
           on
           their
           Author
           .
           Things
           endued
           with
           life
           ,
           declare
           him
           to
           be
           the
           fountain
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           intellectual
           creatures
           represent
           him
           to
           be
           the
           Father
           of
           Lights
           .
           But
           the
           personal
           being
           as
           Personal
           ,
           operating
           nothing
           out
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           
           there
           is
           no
           resemblance
           in
           the
           World
           that
           expresses
           the
           Distinction
           ,
           Propriety
           ,
           and
           Singularity
           of
           the
           Persons
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           discover
           them
           to
           the
           humane
           understanding
           .
           Those
           deeper
           Mysteries
           of
           the
           Deity
           are
           only
           made
           known
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           'T
           is
           above
           the
           strain
           and
           reach
           of
           natural
           Reason
           to
           attain
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           it
           .
           There
           are
           seminal
           sparks
           of
           the
           
             Law
             in
             the
             heart
             of
             Man
             ,
          
           
           some
           common
           principles
           of
           Piety
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Charity
           ,
           without
           which
           the
           World
           would
           soon
           disband
           ,
           and
           fall
           into
           confusion
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           not
           the
           least
           presumption
           or
           conjecture
           of
           the
           contrivance
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Though
           misery
           sharpens
           the
           mind
           ,
           and
           makes
           it
           more
           ingenious
           to
           find
           out
           wayes
           of
           Deliverance
           ,
           yet
           here
           Reason
           was
           utterly
           at
           a
           loss
           .
           How
           could
           it
           ever
           enter
           into
           the
           thoughts
           of
           the
           Israelites
           that
           by
           erecting
           a
           Brazen
           Serpent
           on
           a
           Pole
           ,
           and
           looking
           towards
           it
           ,
           the
           wounds
           made
           by
           the
           Fiery
           Serpents
           should
           be
           healed
           .
           And
           how
           could
           guilty
           Man
           find
           out
           a
           way
           to
           satisfie
           Infinite
           Justice
           by
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           a
           Mediator
           ,
           and
           to
           heal
           the
           wounded
           spirit
           by
           believing
           on
           him
           .
           The
           most
           inquiring
           Reason
           ,
           could
           never
           have
           thought
           of
           the
           Wonders
           of
           the
           Incarnation
           ,
           that
           a
           Virgin
           should
           conceive
           ,
           and
           a
           God
           be
           born
           ,
           nor
           of
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Prince
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           the
           Resurrection
           ,
           and
           Ascension
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           Glory
           .
           We
           may
           see
           how
           impossible
           it
           is
           for
           the
           natural
           understanding
           to
           discover
           the
           mystery
           of
           Redemption
           ,
           when
           those
           that
           had
           the
           highest
           reputation
           for
           wisdom
           were
           ignorant
           of
           the
           Creation
           .
           The
           Philosophers
           were
           divided
           in
           nothing
           more
           ,
           
           then
           in
           their
           account
           of
           the
           Worlds
           Original
           .
           Some
           imagin'd
           it
           to
           proceed
           from
           Water
           ,
           others
           from
           Fire
           ;
           some
           from
           Order
           ,
           others
           from
           Confusion
           ;
           some
           to
           
           be
           from
           Eternity
           ,
           others
           in
           Time.
           If
           the
           Souls
           eye
           be
           so
           weakned
           as
           not
           to
           see
           that
           Eternal
           Power
           ,
           which
           is
           so
           apparent
           in
           its
           effects
           ,
           much
           less
           could
           it
           pierce
           into
           the
           Will
           ,
           and
           free
           determinations
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           which
           there
           is
           not
           the
           least
           intimation
           or
           shadow
           in
           the
           things
           that
           are
           made
           .
           This
           Wisdom
           comes
           from
           above
           and
           
             was
             hidden
             from
             Ages
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             Generations
          
           .
           'T
           is
           called
           the
           
             Mystery
             of
             Christ
          
           ;
           he
           is
           the
           Object
           ,
           and
           Revealer
           of
           it
           .
           The
           
             Mystery
             of
             Faith
          
           ,
           the
           discovery
           of
           which
           was
           by
           pure
           Revelation
           .
           
           The
           
             Mystery
             of
             his
             Will
          
           ,
           
           an
           inviolable
           Secret
           till
           he
           was
           pleased
           to
           make
           it
           known
           .
           Were
           the
           humane
           understanding
           as
           clear
           as
           't
           is
           corrupt
           ,
           yet
           it
           cannot
           by
           the
           strength
           of
           discourse
           arrive
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           it
           .
           Supernatural
           Revelation
           was
           necessary
           to
           discover
           it
           to
           the
           Angels
           .
           The
           thoughts
           of
           Men
           are
           a
           secret
           ,
           into
           which
           the
           Creator
           alone
           hath
           right
           to
           enter
           ,
           it
           being
           his
           prerogative
           to
           search
           the
           heart
           .
           
        
         
           The
           Angels
           conjecture
           only
           ,
           from
           the
           dispositions
           of
           Men
           ,
           from
           outward
           circumstances
           ,
           from
           the
           Images
           in
           the
           Fancy
           ,
           and
           from
           material
           impressions
           on
           the
           Blood
           and
           Spirits
           ,
           what
           are
           the
           thoughts
           of
           the
           Heart
           :
           and
           much
           less
           can
           they
           discover
           the
           Counsel
           of
           God
           himself
           .
           
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           
             to
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             in
             heavenly
             places
             ,
             by
             the
             Church
             the
             manifold
             Wisdom
             of
             God
             is
             made
             known
          
           ▪
           By
           the
           first
           coming
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           conversion
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           the
           depths
           of
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           were
           opened
           ,
           and
           there
           remains
           much
           undiscover'd
           ,
           which
           his
           second
           coming
           shall
           gloriously
           make
           known
           .
           Before
           the
           first
           they
           understood
           not
           the
           foundation
           ,
           til
           the
           second
           not
           the
           perfection
           of
           our
           recovery
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           
           the
           
             Spirit
             that
             searches
             the
             mysterious
             Counsels
             of
             God
             ,
          
           is
           the
           alone
           Intelligencer
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           that
           
           reveals
           them
           to
           the
           world
           .
           And
           the
           more
           to
           incite
           us
           with
           sincere
           and
           humble
           Thankfulness
           to
           acknowledg
           this
           invaluable
           Mercy
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           useful
           to
           reflect
           on
           the
           state
           of
           the
           Heathen
           world
           ,
           who
           are
           intirely
           ignorant
           of
           this
           Mystery
           .
        
         
           The
           Apostle
           describes
           the
           case
           of
           the
           Gentiles
           in
           such
           terms
           as
           argue
           it
           to
           be
           extreamly
           dangerous
           ,
           if
           not
           desperate
           .
           
             Their
             understandings
             were
             darkened
             ,
             being
             alienated
             from
             the
             life
             of
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             through
             the
             ignorance
             that
             is
             in
             them
             .
             They
             were
             without
             Christ
             ,
             aliens
             from
             the
             Common-wealth
             of
             Israel
             ,
             strangers
             from
             the
             Covenant
             of
             the
             Promise
             ,
             without
             hope
             .
          
           They
           had
           no
           sense
           of
           their
           misery
           ,
           no
           expectation
           ,
           nor
           desire
           of
           Mercy
           .
           Not
           only
           the
           barbarous
           and
           savage
           ,
           but
           the
           polisht
           and
           civiliz'd
           Nations
           are
           called
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           being
           without
           the
           knowledg
           of
           the
           true
           God
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           Saviour
           .
           Philosophy
           never
           made
           one
           Believer
           .
           And
           as
           the
           want
           of
           a
           Sovereign
           Remedy
           exposes
           a
           man
           that
           hath
           a
           mortal
           Disease
           to
           certain
           ruin
           ;
           so
           the
           single
           Ignorance
           of
           the
           Gospel
           leaves
           men
           in
           a
           state
           of
           Perdition
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           where
           the
           Faculties
           are
           not
           capable
           ,
           or
           the
           Object
           is
           not
           revealed
           ,
           God
           doth
           not
           impute
           the
           want
           of
           Knowledg
           as
           a
           crime
           .
           But
           Salvation
           is
           obtain'd
           only
           by
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           ,
           which
           is
           founded
           in
           the
           Satisfaction
           of
           the
           Redeemer
           .
           
           And
           't
           is
           by
           
             the
             knowledg
             of
             him
             that
             he
             justifies
             many
          
           ▪
           God
           would
           have
           
             all
             men
             saved
             by
             coming
             to
             the
             knowledg
             of
             the
             Truth
             ,
          
           
           that
           is
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           so
           called
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           excellency
           ,
           being
           the
           most
           profitable
           that
           ever
           was
           reveal'd
           .
           The
           Infants
           of
           Believers
           are
           sav'd
           by
           special
           Priviledg
           ,
           for
           the
           merits
           of
           Christ
           ,
           without
           any
           apprehension
           of
           him
           .
           But
           others
           who
           are
           come
           to
           the
           use
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           made
           partakers
           of
           Blessedness
           by
           the
           
           Knowledg
           of
           God
           in
           Christ.
           
             This
             is
             Life
             eternal
             ,
             to
             know
             thee
             to
             be
             the
             only
             true
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             whom
             thou
             hast
             sent
             .
          
           The
           Sun
           quickens
           some
           creatures
           by
           its
           vital
           Influences
           ,
           which
           are
           buried
           in
           the
           caves
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           never
           see
           the
           Light.
           But
           the
           
             Sun
             of
             Righteousness
          
           illuminates
           all
           whom
           he
           saves
           .
           What
           degree
           of
           Knowledg
           is
           necessary
           of
           the
           Dignity
           of
           his
           Person
           ,
           and
           the
           Efficacy
           of
           his
           Mediation
           ,
           I
           cannot
           determine
           ;
           But
           that
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           who
           are
           absolutely
           strangers
           to
           the
           only
           means
           of
           our
           recovery
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           believe
           on
           God
           reconciled
           in
           the
           Son
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           should
           partake
           of
           Saving
           Mercy
           ;
           I
           do
           not
           see
           any
           thing
           in
           the
           Gospel
           (
           which
           is
           the
           revelation
           of
           God's
           Will
           concerning
           our
           Salvation
           )
           upon
           which
           to
           build
           a
           rational
           Hope
           .
           Indeed
           if
           any
           Heathen
           were
           seriously
           penitent
           ,
           God
           is
           so
           merciful
           ,
           that
           He
           would
           rather
           dispatch
           an
           Angel
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             Deliver
             him
             from
             going
             down
             into
             the
             pit
             ,
             I
             have
             found
             a
             ransome
             ,
          
           or
           by
           some
           other
           extraordinary
           way
           instruct
           him
           in
           the
           necessary
           knowledg
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           than
           suffer
           him
           to
           perish
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           his
           Mercy
           .
           But
           Repentance
           as
           well
           as
           Forgiveness
           is
           purchased
           &
           dispenced
           alone
           by
           our
           Saviour
           .
           And
           that
           any
           received
           this
           benefit
           ,
           
           who
           are
           intirely
           ignorant
           of
           the
           Benefactor
           we
           cannot
           tell
           .
           Now
           this
           should
           raise
           our
           esteem
           of
           the
           discriminating
           favour
           of
           God
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           What
           a
           flood
           of
           Errors
           and
           Miseries
           cover'd
           the
           Earth
           ,
           when
           the
           
             Grace
             of
             God
             that
             brings
             Salvation
             first
             appeared
             .
          
           The
           Deluge
           was
           universal
           ,
           and
           so
           was
           the
           Destruction
           .
           Those
           that
           were
           most
           renowned
           for
           Wisdom
           ,
           the
           Philosophers
           of
           Greece
           ,
           and
           the
           Orators
           of
           Rome
           ,
           were
           swallowed
           up
           ,
           only
           
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           is
           triumphant
           over
           the
           merciless
           waters
           .
           When
           Noah
           from
           the
           top
           of
           the
           Mountain
           saw
           the
           sad
           remains
           of
           that
           dreadful
           Inundation
           ,
           what
           a
           lively
           sense
           of
           Joy
           possest
           his
           breast
           ?
           As
           Misery
           is
           heightened
           ,
           so
           Happiness
           is
           set
           off
           by
           comparison
           :
           
           Not
           that
           there
           is
           any
           regular
           content
           to
           see
           the
           destruction
           of
           others
           ;
           but
           the
           sense
           of
           our
           own
           preservation
           from
           a
           common
           ruine
           ,
           
           raises
           our
           joy
           to
           its
           highest
           elevation
           .
           The
           first
           work
           of
           Noah
           after
           his
           deliverance
           was
           to
           build
           an
           Altar
           on
           which
           to
           offer
           the
           Sacrifices
           of
           Thanksgiving
           to
           his
           Preserver
           .
           We
           should
           imitate
           his
           Example
           .
        
         
           How
           many
           Nations
           unknown
           to
           our
           world
           remain
           in
           the
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           Shadow
           of
           Death
           ,
           now
           the
           Day-spring
           from
           on
           High
           hath
           visited
           us
           .
           This
           special
           Favour
           calls
           for
           special
           Thankfulness
           .
           Were
           there
           any
           qualities
           in
           us
           to
           encline
           God
           to
           prefer
           us
           before
           others
           ,
           it
           would
           lessen
           our
           esteem
           of
           the
           Benefit
           .
           But
           this
           distinguishing
           Mercy
           is
           one
           of
           those
           free
           Acts
           of
           God
           ,
           for
           which
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           in
           the
           objects
           on
           which
           they
           are
           exercised
           .
           
           St.
           Austin
           calls
           it
           ,
           
             Profundum
             Crucis
          
           .
           As
           the
           lowest
           part
           of
           the
           Cross
           is
           under
           ground
           unseen
           ,
           but
           the
           upper
           part
           is
           exposed
           to
           sight
           :
           So
           the
           effects
           of
           Divine
           Predestination
           ,
           the
           fruits
           of
           the
           Cross
           ,
           are
           visible
           ,
           but
           the
           Reasons
           are
           not
           within
           our
           view
           .
           When
           
             God
             divided
             the
             world
          
           ,
           and
           chose
           Israel
           for
           his
           Heritage
           to
           receive
           the
           Promise
           of
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           and
           left
           the
           rest
           in
           thick
           and
           disconsolate
           darkness
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           apparent
           cause
           of
           this
           inequality
           ;
           for
           they
           all
           sprang
           from
           the
           same
           corrupt
           root
           ,
           and
           equally
           deserv'd
           a
           final
           rejection
           ▪
           There
           was
           no
           singular
           good
           in
           them
           ,
           nor
           transcendent
           evil
           in
           others
           .
           The
           unaccountable
           Pleasure
           of
           God
           was
           the
           sole
           motive
           
           of
           the
           different
           Dispensation
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           breaks
           forth
           in
           an
           extasie
           of
           Joy
           ,
           
             I
             thank
             thee
             ,
             O
             Father
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             thou
             hast
             hid
             these
             things
             from
             the
             wise
             &
             prudent
             ,
             and
             revealed
             them
             unto
             babes
             ;
             even
             so
             Father
             ▪
             for
             so
             it
             seemed
             good
             in
             thy
             sight
             .
          
           'T
           is
           the
           Prerogative
           of
           God
           to
           reveal
           the
           secrets
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           to
           whom
           he
           pleases
           .
           
           'T
           is
           an
           act
           of
           pure
           Grace
           ,
           putting
           a
           difference
           between
           one
           Nation
           and
           another
           ,
           with
           the
           same
           liberty
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Creation
           of
           the
           same
           indigested
           matter
           He
           form'd
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           dregs
           of
           the
           Universe
           ,
           and
           the
           Sun
           and
           Stars
           the
           ornaments
           of
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           visible
           World.
           How
           can
           we
           reflect
           on
           our
           Spiritual
           Obligations
           to
           Divine
           Grace
           without
           a
           rapture
           of
           Soul
           ?
           The
           corruption
           of
           Nature
           was
           universal
           ,
           our
           Ignorance
           as
           perverse
           ,
           and
           our
           Manners
           as
           profane
           as
           of
           other
           Nations
           ,
           and
           we
           had
           been
           condemn'd
           to
           an
           eternal
           Night
           ,
           if
           the
           Light
           of
           Life
           had
           not
           graciously
           shin'd
           upon
           us
           .
           This
           should
           warm
           our
           hearts
           in
           affectionate
           acknowledgments
           to
           God
           ,
           
             Who
             hath
             made
             known
             to
             us
             the
             riches
             of
             the
             glory
             of
             this
             mystery
             amongst
             the
             Gentiles
          
           ;
           
           and
           with
           that
           revelation
           the
           concomitant
           power
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           to
           translate
           us
           
             from
             the
             kingdom
             of
             darkness
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             his
             dear
             Son.
          
           If
           the
           Publication
           of
           the
           Law
           by
           the
           Ministry
           of
           Angels
           to
           the
           Israelites
           were
           such
           a
           Priviledg
           that
           't
           is
           reckon'd
           their
           peculiar
           Treasure
           :
           
             He
             hath
             shewed
             his
             Statutes
             unto
          
           Israel
           ;
           
           
             He
             hath
             not
             dealt
             so
             with
             any
             Nation
          
           ;
           What
           is
           the
           revelation
           of
           the
           Gospel
           by
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           Himself
           ?
           For
           although
           the
           Law
           is
           obscured
           and
           defaced
           since
           the
           Fall
           ,
           yet
           there
           are
           some
           ingrafted
           Notions
           of
           it
           in
           the
           humane
           Nature
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           not
           the
           least
           suspition
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           The
           Law
           discovers
           our
           Misery
           ,
           
           but
           the
           Gospel
           alone
           shews
           the
           way
           to
           be
           delivered
           from
           it
           .
           If
           an
           Advantage
           so
           great
           and
           so
           precious
           doth
           not
           touch
           our
           hearts
           ;
           and
           in
           possessing
           it
           with
           joy
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           sensible
           of
           the
           engagements
           the
           Father
           of
           Mercies
           hath
           laid
           upon
           us
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           the
           ungratefullest
           wretches
           in
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           This
           incomprehensible
           Mystery
           is
           worthy
           of
           our
           most
           serious
           thoughts
           and
           study
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           arrive
           to
           a
           fuller
           knowledge
           of
           it
           .
           And
           to
           incite
           us
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           fit
           to
           consider
           those
           excellencies
           ,
           which
           will
           render
           it
           most
           desirable
           .
           Knowledge
           is
           a
           quality
           so
           eminent
           ,
           that
           it
           truly
           enobles
           one
           Spirit
           above
           another
           .
           As
           Reason
           is
           the
           singular
           Ornament
           of
           the
           humane
           Nature
           ,
           whereby
           it
           excels
           the
           Bruits
           ,
           so
           in
           proportion
           Knowledge
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           perfection
           of
           the
           Understanding
           ,
           raises
           those
           who
           are
           possessors
           of
           it
           ,
           above
           others
           that
           want
           it
           .
           The
           Testimony
           of
           Solomon
           confirms
           this
           ,
           
           
             Then
             I
             saw
             that
             Wisdom
             excells
             Folly
             as
             far
             as
             Light
             excelleth
             Darkness
             .
          
           And
           according
           to
           the
           nature
           and
           quality
           of
           the
           Knowledge
           ,
           such
           is
           the
           advantage
           it
           brings
           to
           us
           .
           Now
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           excels
           the
           most
           noble
           Sciences
           ,
           as
           well
           contemplative
           as
           practick
           :
           it
           excels
           the
           contemplative
           in
           the
           sublimity
           of
           the
           object
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           certainty
           of
           its
           Principle
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           the
           sublimity
           and
           greatness
           of
           the
           Object
           :
           and
           it
           is
           no
           less
           then
           the
           highest
           design
           of
           the
           eternal
           Wisdom
           ,
           the
           most
           glorious
           work
           of
           the
           great
           God.
           In
           the
           Creation
           his
           foot-steps
           appear
           ,
           in
           our
           Redemption
           his
           Image
           :
           In
           the
           Law
           his
           Justice
           and
           Holiness
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Gospel
           all
           his
           Perfections
           shine
           forth
           in
           their
           brightest
           luster
           .
           The
           bare
           theory
           of
           this
           inriches
           the
           mind
           ,
           and
           the
           contemplation
           of
           it
           affects
           the
           Soul
           ,
           that
           is
           conversant
           about
           it
           ,
           with
           the
           highest
           admiration
           and
           the
           most
           sincere
           and
           lasting
           delight
           .
        
         
         
           
           1.
           
           It
           affects
           the
           Soul
           with
           the
           highest
           admiration
           .
           The
           strongest
           Spirits
           cannot
           comprehend
           its
           just
           greatness
           :
           the
           understanding
           sinks
           under
           the
           weight
           of
           Glory
           .
           The
           Apostle
           who
           had
           seen
           the
           light
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           had
           such
           knowledg
           as
           never
           any
           man
           before
           ;
           yet
           upon
           considering
           one
           part
           of
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           ,
           breaks
           forth
           in
           astonishment
           ,
           
             Oh
             the
             depth
             of
             the
             riches
             of
             the
             Wisdom
             and
             Knowledg
             of
             God!
             how
             unsearchable
             are
             his
             Decrees
             ,
             and
             his
             waies
             past
             finding
             out
             !
          
           'T
           is
           fit
           when
           we
           have
           spent
           the
           strength
           of
           our
           minds
           in
           the
           consideration
           of
           this
           excelling
           object
           ,
           and
           are
           at
           the
           end
           of
           our
           subtilty
           ,
           to
           supply
           the
           defects
           of
           our
           Understandings
           with
           Admiration
           .
           As
           the
           Psalmist
           expresses
           himself
           ,
           
             Lord
             ,
             how
             wonderful
             are
             thy
             thoughts
             to
             us-ward
             !
          
           The
           Angels
           adore
           this
           glorious
           Mystery
           with
           an
           humble
           Reverence
           .
           
           The
           admiration
           that
           is
           caused
           by
           it
           ,
           is
           a
           principal
           delight
           of
           the
           Mind
           :
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           wonder
           that
           proceeds
           from
           Ignorance
           (
           when
           the
           cause
           of
           some
           visible
           effect
           is
           not
           known
           )
           is
           the
           imperfection
           and
           torment
           of
           the
           spirit
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           ariseth
           from
           the
           knowledg
           of
           those
           things
           which
           are
           most
           above
           our
           conception
           and
           our
           hope
           ,
           is
           the
           highest
           advancement
           of
           our
           Minds
           ,
           and
           brings
           the
           greatest
           satisfaction
           to
           the
           Soul.
           Now
           the
           contrivance
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           was
           infinitely
           above
           the
           ●light
           of
           Reason
           ,
           
           and
           our
           expectation
           .
           
             When
             the
             Lord
             turned
             the
             captivity
             of
             Sion
             ,
             they
             were
             as
             in
             a
             dream
          
           :
           The
           way
           of
           accomplishing
           it
           was
           so
           incredible
           ,
           that
           it
           seem'd
           rather
           the
           picture
           of
           Fancy
           ,
           than
           a
           real
           Deliverance
           .
           And
           there
           is
           far
           greater
           reason
           that
           the
           rescuing
           of
           us
           from
           the
           Powers
           of
           Hell
           ,
           and
           the
           restoring
           us
           to
           Liberty
           and
           Glory
           by
           Christ
           ,
           should
           raise
           our
           wonder
           .
        
         
           
           The
           Gospel
           is
           called
           
             a
             marvellous
             Light
          
           ,
           upon
           the
           
           account
           of
           the
           objects
           it
           discovers
           .
           But
           such
           a
           perverse
           judgment
           is
           in
           men
           ,
           that
           they
           neglect
           those
           things
           which
           deserve
           the
           highest
           admiration
           ,
           and
           spend
           their
           wonder
           on
           meaner
           things
           .
           Art
           is
           more
           admir'd
           than
           Nature
           :
           a
           counterfeit
           Eye
           of
           Christal
           ,
           which
           hath
           neither
           sight
           nor
           motion
           ,
           than
           the
           living
           Eye
           ,
           the
           Sun
           of
           the
           little
           world
           ,
           that
           directs
           the
           whole
           Man.
           And
           the
           effects
           of
           Nature
           are
           more
           admir'd
           ,
           than
           the
           sublime
           and
           supernatural
           works
           of
           Grace
           .
           Yet
           these
           infinitely
           exceed
           the
           other
           .
           The
           World
           is
           the
           work
           of
           Gods
           hand
           ,
           but
           the
           Gospel
           is
           his
           plot
           ,
           and
           the
           chiefest
           of
           all
           his
           waies
           .
           What
           a
           combination
           of
           Wonders
           is
           there
           in
           the
           great
           Mystery
           of
           Godliness
           ?
           That
           He
           who
           fills
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           should
           be
           confin'd
           to
           the
           Virgins
           Womb
           ;
           that
           Life
           should
           die
           ,
           and
           being
           dead
           revive
           ;
           that
           Mercy
           should
           triumph
           without
           any
           disparagement
           to
           Justice
           :
           these
           are
           Miracles
           that
           transcend
           all
           that
           is
           done
           in
           Nature
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           appears
           by
           the
           judgment
           of
           God
           himself
           ,
           who
           best
           knows
           the
           excellency
           of
           his
           own
           works
           .
           For
           whereas
           upon
           the
           finishing
           the
           first
           Creation
           ,
           he
           ordain'd
           the
           Seventh
           Day
           ,
           that
           reasonable
           Creatures
           might
           more
           solemnly
           ascribe
           to
           him
           the
           Glory
           of
           his
           Attributes
           ,
           which
           are
           visible
           in
           the
           things
           that
           are
           made
           ;
           he
           hath
           upon
           the
           compleating
           our
           Redemtion
           ,
           by
           the
           rising
           of
           Christ
           from
           the
           Dead
           ,
           made
           the
           First-Day
           Sacred
           for
           his
           Service
           and
           Praise
           ,
           there
           being
           the
           clearest
           illustration
           of
           his
           Perfections
           in
           that
           Blessed
           Work.
           God
           is
           more
           pleased
           in
           the
           contemplation
           of
           the
           new
           World
           ,
           than
           of
           the
           old
           .
           The
           latter
           by
           its
           extraordinary
           Magnificence
           hath
           lessen'd
           the
           dignity
           of
           the
           former
           ,
           as
           the
           greater
           Light
           obscures
           the
           less
           .
           Therefore
           the
           
           Sabbath
           is
           changed
           into
           the
           
           Lords-Day
           .
           And
           what
           a
           just
           reproach
           is
           it
           to
           Man
           that
           he
           should
           be
           inobservant
           and
           unaffected
           with
           this
           glorious
           Mercy
           ,
           wherein
           he
           may
           alwaies
           find
           new
           cause
           of
           Admiration
           .
           
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             how
             great
             are
             thy
             Works
             !
             and
             thy
             Thoughts
             how
             deep
             !
             a
             brutish
             man
             knoweth
             not
             ,
             neither
             doth
             a
             fool
             understand
             this
             .
          
           The
           admiring
           of
           any
           other
           thing
           in
           comparison
           of
           this
           Mystery
           ,
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           Inconsideration
           ,
           or
           Infidelity
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           produces
           the
           most
           sincere
           and
           lasting
           pleasure
           .
           As
           the
           taste
           is
           to
           meat
           ,
           to
           allure
           us
           to
           feed
           for
           the
           support
           of
           our
           bodies
           ;
           that
           is
           delight
           to
           Knowledge
           ,
           to
           excite
           the
           mind
           to
           seek
           after
           it
           .
           But
           it
           s
           vast
           capacity
           can
           never
           be
           satisfied
           with
           the
           knowledge
           of
           inferior
           things
           .
           The
           pleasure
           is
           more
           in
           the
           acquisition
           ,
           than
           in
           the
           possession
           of
           it
           .
           For
           the
           mind
           is
           diverted
           in
           the
           search
           ,
           but
           having
           attained
           to
           that
           knowledge
           which
           cannot
           fill
           the
           rational
           appetite
           ,
           't
           is
           disgusted
           with
           the
           fruits
           of
           its
           travel
           ,
           and
           seeks
           some
           other
           object
           to
           relieve
           its
           langour
           .
           From
           hence
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           variety
           is
           the
           spring
           of
           delight
           ,
           and
           pleasure
           is
           the
           product
           of
           novelty
           .
           We
           find
           the
           pleasure
           of
           the
           first
           taste
           in
           learning
           something
           new
           ,
           is
           alwayes
           most
           sensible
           .
           The
           most
           elegant
           compositions
           ,
           and
           excellent
           discourses
           ,
           which
           ravisht
           at
           the
           first
           reading
           ,
           yet
           repeated
           often
           are
           nauseous
           and
           irksome
           .
           The
           exercise
           of
           the
           mind
           on
           an
           object
           fully
           known
           ,
           is
           unprofitable
           ,
           and
           therefore
           tedious
           :
           whereas
           by
           turning
           the
           thoughts
           on
           something
           else
           ,
           it
           may
           acquire
           new
           knowledge
           .
           But
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           that
           the
           Mystery
           of
           our
           Redemption
           contains
           all
           the
           
             Treasures
             of
             Wisdom
             and
             Knowledge
          
           ,
           to
           intimate
           their
           excellence
           ,
           
           and
           abundance
           :
           the
           
             unsearchable
             riches
             of
             Grace
             are
             laid
             up
             in
             it
             .
          
           There
           is
           infinite
           variety
           
           and
           perpetual
           matter
           for
           the
           inquiry
           of
           the
           most
           excellent
           understanding
           :
           no
           created
           reason
           is
           able
           to
           reach
           its
           height
           or
           sound
           its
           depths
           :
           by
           the
           continual
           study
           ,
           and
           increase
           in
           the
           knowledge
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           mind
           enjoys
           a
           persevering
           pleasure
           ,
           that
           far
           exceeds
           the
           short
           vehemence
           of
           sensual
           delights
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           excels
           other
           Sciences
           in
           the
           certainty
           of
           its
           Principle
           ;
           which
           is
           divine
           Revelation
           .
           Humane
           Sciences
           are
           built
           upon
           uncertain
           maximes
           ,
           which
           being
           admitted
           with
           precipitation
           ,
           and
           not
           confirm'd
           by
           sufficient
           Experiments
           ,
           the
           Mind
           can
           never
           fully
           acquiesce
           in
           them
           .
           Those
           Doctrines
           which
           were
           esteemed
           in
           one
           Age
           ,
           the
           vanity
           of
           them
           is
           discovered
           in
           another
           .
           Modern
           Philosophy
           discards
           the
           Antient.
           But
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Salvation
           is
           the
           
             Word
             of
             Truth
          
           ,
           its
           original
           is
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           it
           bears
           the
           characters
           and
           marks
           of
           its
           Divine
           descent
           .
           'T
           is
           confirmed
           by
           the
           
             Demonstration
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             of
             Power
             .
          
           'T
           is
           alwaies
           the
           same
           ,
           
           unchangeable
           as
           God
           the
           Author
           ,
           and
           Christ
           the
           Object
           of
           it
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           same
           
             yesterday
             ,
             to
             day
             ,
             and
             for
             ever
             .
          
           And
           the
           knowledg
           which
           the
           sincere
           and
           enlightned
           Mind
           hath
           of
           it
           ,
           is
           not
           uncertain
           opinion
           ,
           but
           a
           clear
           ,
           
           solid
           and
           firm
           apprehension
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           
             Contemplation
             of
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
             with
             open
             face
             .
          
           
           This
           appears
           by
           the
           effects
           it
           produces
           in
           those
           that
           have
           received
           the
           true
           tincture
           of
           it
           in
           their
           Souls
           ,
           they
           despise
           all
           things
           which
           carnal
           Men
           admire
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           this
           inestimable
           Treasure
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           exceeds
           all
           practic
           Sciences
           in
           the
           excellency
           of
           its
           end
           ,
           and
           the
           efficacy
           of
           the
           means
           to
           obtain
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           end
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           The
           Supreme
           Happiness
           of
           Man
           :
           the
           restoring
           of
           him
           to
           the
           Innocence
           and
           
           Excellency
           of
           his
           first
           state
           .
           And
           the
           means
           are
           appointed
           by
           infinite
           Wisdom
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           most
           insuperable
           obstacles
           are
           removed
           :
           and
           these
           are
           the
           Justice
           of
           God
           that
           condemns
           the
           guilty
           ,
           and
           that
           strong
           and
           obstinate
           aversion
           which
           is
           in
           corrupted
           man
           from
           true
           Felicity
           .
           Here
           is
           a
           Mediator
           reveal'd
           ,
           
           who
           is
           
             able
             to
             save
             to
             the
             uttermost
             :
          
           who
           hath
           quencht
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           his
           Divine
           Sacrifice
           :
           who
           hath
           expiated
           Sin
           by
           the
           value
           of
           his
           Death
           ,
           and
           purifies
           the
           Soul
           by
           the
           vertue
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           consent
           to
           its
           own
           Salvation
           .
           No
           less
           than
           a
           
             Divine
             Power
          
           could
           perform
           this
           work
           .
           From
           hence
           the
           superlative
           excellency
           of
           Evangelical
           Knowledg
           doth
           arise
           :
           all
           other
           Knowledg
           is
           unprofitable
           without
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           alone
           can
           make
           us
           perfectly
           blessed
           ;
           
           
             This
             is
             Life
             eternal
             ,
             to
             know
             thee
             ,
             and
             Jesus
             Christ
             whom
             thou
             hast
             sent
             .
          
           I
           will
           briefly
           consider
           how
           ineffectual
           all
           other
           Knowledge
           is
           ,
           whether
           
             Natural
             ,
             Political
          
           ,
           or
           Moral
           ,
           to
           recover
           us
           from
           our
           Misery
           .
        
         
           The
           most
           exact
           insight
           into
           Natural
           things
           leaves
           the
           Mind
           blind
           and
           poor
           ,
           ignorant
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           the
           way
           to
           it
           .
           Solomon
           who
           had
           an
           extraordinary
           measure
           of
           Natural
           Knowledg
           ,
           and
           was
           able
           to
           set
           a
           just
           price
           upon
           it
           ,
           tels
           us
           that
           the
           
             increase
             of
             knowledg
             was
             attended
             with
             proportionable
             degrees
             of
             sorrow
             .
          
           For
           the
           more
           a
           man
           knows
           ,
           
           the
           more
           he
           discerns
           the
           insufficiency
           of
           that
           knowledg
           to
           supply
           his
           defects
           ,
           and
           satisfie
           his
           desires
           .
           He
           was
           therefore
           weary
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           his
           Folly.
           The
           Devils
           know
           more
           than
           the
           profoundest
           Philosophers
           ,
           yet
           their
           Knowledge
           doth
           not
           alleviate
           their
           Torments
           .
           'T
           is
           so
           far
           from
           directing
           how
           to
           escape
           misery
           ,
           that
           it
           will
           more
           expose
           to
           it
           ,
           by
           enlarging
           the
           Faculties
           ,
           and
           making
           them
           more
           capable
           of
           Torment
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           observation
           of
           St.
           
           Ambrose
           ,
           that
           when
           God
           discovered
           the
           Creation
           of
           the
           World
           to
           Moses
           ,
           He
           did
           not
           inform
           him
           of
           the
           greatness
           of
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           the
           number
           of
           the
           Stars
           ,
           their
           Aspects
           and
           Influences
           ;
           whether
           they
           derive
           their
           light
           from
           the
           Sun
           ,
           or
           have
           it
           inherent
           in
           their
           own
           bodies
           ;
           from
           whence
           Eclipses
           are
           caused
           ;
           how
           the
           Rainbow
           is
           painted
           ;
           how
           the
           Winds
           fly
           in
           the
           Air
           ,
           or
           the
           causes
           of
           the
           ebbing
           and
           flowing
           of
           the
           Sea
           ;
           but
           so
           much
           as
           might
           be
           a
           foundation
           of
           Faith
           and
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           left
           the
           rest
           ,
           
           
             Quasi
             marcescentis
             sapientiae
             vanitates
          
           ,
           as
           the
           vanities
           of
           perishing
           wisdom
           .
           The
           most
           knowing
           Philosopher
           though
           encompast
           
             with
             these
             sparks
          
           ,
           yet
           if
           ignorant
           of
           the
           Redeemer
           ,
           
           
             shall
             lie
             down
             in
             sorrow
             for
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           And
           as
           natural
           ,
           so
           political
           Knowledge
           in
           order
           to
           the
           governing
           of
           Kingdoms
           and
           States
           ,
           hath
           no
           power
           to
           confer
           happiness
           upon
           man.
           It
           concerns
           not
           his
           main
           interest
           ,
           't
           is
           terminated
           within
           the
           compass
           of
           this
           short
           life
           ,
           and
           provides
           not
           for
           Death
           ,
           and
           Eternity
           .
           The
           Wisdom
           of
           the
           World
           is
           folly
           in
           a
           disguise
           ,
           a
           specious
           Ignorance
           ,
           which
           although
           it
           may
           secure
           the
           temporal
           state
           ,
           yet
           it
           leaves
           us
           naked
           and
           exposed
           to
           Spiritual
           enemies
           which
           war
           against
           the
           Soul.
           And
           all
           the
           moral
           knowledg
           which
           is
           treasur'd
           up
           in
           the
           Books
           of
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           is
           insufficient
           to
           restore
           man
           to
           his
           original
           integrity
           and
           felicity
           .
           Reason
           sees
           that
           Man
           is
           ignorant
           ,
           and
           guilty
           ,
           mortal
           ,
           and
           miserable
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           transported
           with
           vain
           passions
           ,
           and
           tormented
           with
           accusations
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           it
           could
           not
           redress
           these
           evils
           .
           Corrupt
           Nature
           is
           like
           an
           imperfect
           Building
           that
           lies
           in
           rubbish
           ,
           the
           imperfection
           is
           visible
           ,
           but
           not
           the
           way
           how
           to
           finish
           it
           ,
           for
           through
           ignorance
           of
           the
           first
           design
           ,
           every
           one
           follows
           his
           own
           fancy
           ,
           whereas
           when
           the
           Architect
           
           comes
           to
           finish
           his
           own
           project
           ,
           it
           appears
           regular
           and
           beautiful
           .
           Thus
           the
           various
           directions
           of
           Philosophers
           to
           recover
           fallen
           Man
           out
           of
           his
           ruines
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           him
           to
           his
           first
           state
           ,
           were
           vain
           .
           Some
           glimmerings
           they
           had
           ,
           that
           the
           happiness
           of
           the
           reasonable
           nature
           consisted
           in
           its
           union
           with
           God
           ,
           but
           in
           order
           to
           this
           ,
           they
           propounded
           such
           means
           as
           were
           not
           only
           ineffectual
           ,
           but
           opposit
           .
           Such
           is
           the
           pride
           and
           folly
           of
           carnal
           wisdom
           ,
           that
           to
           bring
           God
           and
           Man
           together
           ,
           it
           advances
           Man
           ,
           and
           depresses
           God.
           The
           Stoicks
           ascribed
           to
           their
           Wiseman
           those
           prerogatives
           whereby
           he
           equall'd
           their
           Supreme
           God.
           
           They
           made
           him
           the
           architect
           of
           his
           own
           vertue
           and
           felicity
           ,
           and
           to
           vie
           with
           Jupiter
           himself
           ,
           to
           be
           one
           of
           his
           Peers
           .
           Others
           reduced
           the
           Gods
           to
           live
           like
           Men
           ,
           and
           Men
           like
           Beasts
           ,
           by
           placing
           happiness
           in
           sensual
           pleasures
           .
           Thus
           instead
           of
           curing
           ,
           they
           fomented
           the
           hereditary
           ,
           and
           principal
           Diseases
           of
           mankind
           ,
           Pride
           ,
           and
           Concupiscence
           ,
           which
           at
           first
           caus'd
           the
           separation
           of
           man
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           infinitely
           increas'd
           the
           distance
           between
           them
           .
           For
           what
           sins
           are
           more
           contrary
           to
           the
           Majesty
           and
           Purity
           of
           God
           than
           Pride
           ,
           which
           robs
           him
           of
           his
           Excellency
           ;
           and
           carnal
           lust
           ,
           which
           turns
           a
           man
           into
           a
           beast
           .
           Besides
           ,
           all
           their
           inventions
           to
           expiate
           sin
           ,
           to
           appease
           the
           Deity
           and
           make
           him
           favorable
           ,
           to
           calme
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           were
           frivolous
           and
           unprofitable
           .
           And
           their
           most
           generous
           principles
           ,
           and
           accurate
           Precepts
           ,
           were
           short
           of
           that
           purity
           and
           perfection
           werewith
           moral
           duties
           are
           to
           be
           perform'd
           to
           God
           and
           men
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           they
           wasted
           their
           Candle
           in
           vain
           ,
           in
           searching
           for
           the
           way
           to
           true
           happiness
           .
           But
           God
           who
           created
           Man
           for
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           himself
           ,
           hath
           happily
           accomplisht
           his
           eternal
           Decree
           ,
           by
           the
           work
           
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           wherein
           his
           own
           Glory
           is
           most
           visible
           .
           And
           the
           Gospel
           which
           reveals
           this
           to
           us
           ,
           humbles
           whom
           it
           justifies
           ,
           and
           comforts
           those
           that
           were
           condemned
           :
           it
           abases
           more
           then
           the
           Law
           ,
           but
           without
           dispair
           ,
           and
           advances
           more
           then
           Nature
           could
           ,
           but
           without
           presumption
           .
           The
           Mediator
           takes
           away
           the
           guilt
           of
           our
           old
           sins
           ,
           and
           our
           inclination
           to
           new
           sins
           :
           we
           are
           not
           only
           pardoned
           but
           preferred
           ,
           made
           
             Heirs
             of
             God
             ,
             joynt-Heirs
             with
             Christ.
          
           
           For
           these
           reasons
           the
           Apostle
           sets
           so
           high
           a
           value
           upon
           the
           Heavenly
           Doctrine
           ,
           that
           reveals
           a
           Saviour
           to
           the
           undone
           World.
           
           
             He
             desired
             to
             know
             nothing
             but
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             him
             Crucified
             .
          
           He
           despised
           all
           Pharisaical
           and
           Philosophical
           Learning
           
             in
             comparison
             of
             the
             Excellency
             of
             the
             Knowledge
             of
             Christ
             Jesus
             .
          
           
           Other
           knowledge
           swells
           the
           mind
           and
           increases
           the
           esteem
           of
           our selves
           ,
           this
           gives
           us
           a
           sincere
           view
           of
           our
           state
           .
           It
           discovers
           our
           misery
           in
           its
           causes
           and
           the
           Almighty
           Mercy
           that
           saves
           us
           .
           Other
           knowledge
           inlightens
           the
           understanding
           ,
           without
           changing
           the
           heart
           ,
           but
           this
           inspires
           us
           with
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           the
           hatred
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           makes
           us
           truly
           better
           .
           In
           seeking
           after
           other
           knowledge
           ,
           the
           mind
           is
           perplext
           by
           endless
           inquiries
           :
           here
           't
           is
           at
           rest
           ,
           as
           the
           wavering
           Needle
           is
           fixt
           when
           turn'd
           to
           it
           s
           beloved
           Star.
           Ignorance
           of
           other
           things
           may
           be
           without
           any
           real
           damage
           to
           us
           ;
           for
           we
           may
           be
           directed
           by
           the
           skilful
           how
           to
           preserve
           Life
           and
           Estate
           .
           
           But
           this
           Knowledge
           is
           absolutely
           necessary
           to
           Justifie
           ,
           Sanctifie
           ,
           and
           Save
           us
           .
           All
           other
           knowledge
           is
           useless
           at
           the
           hour
           of
           death
           ,
           then
           the
           richest
           stock
           of
           Learning
           is
           lost
           ,
           the
           vessel
           being
           split
           wherein
           the
           treasure
           was
           laid
           ;
           but
           this
           Pearl
           of
           inestimable
           price
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           the
           ornament
           of
           our
           prosperity
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           the
           support
           of
           our
           adversity
           :
           A
           little
           
           ray
           of
           this
           is
           infinitely
           more
           desirable
           ,
           then
           the
           light
           of
           all
           humane
           Sciences
           in
           their
           lustre
           and
           perfection
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           an
           amazing
           folly
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           men
           who
           are
           possest
           with
           an
           earnest
           passion
           of
           knowing
           ,
           should
           waste
           their
           time
           and
           strength
           in
           searching
           after
           these
           things
           ,
           the
           knowledge
           of
           which
           can't
           remove
           those
           evils
           which
           oppress
           them
           ,
           and
           be
           careless
           of
           the
           saving
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Were
           there
           no
           other
           reason
           to
           diminish
           the
           esteem
           of
           earthly
           knowledge
           ,
           but
           the
           difficulty
           of
           its
           acquisition
           ,
           that
           error
           often
           surprises
           those
           who
           are
           searching
           after
           truth
           ,
           this
           might
           check
           our
           intemperate
           pursuit
           of
           it
           .
           Sin
           hath
           not
           only
           shortned
           our
           understandings
           ,
           but
           our
           lives
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           arrive
           to
           the
           perfect
           discovery
           of
           inferior
           things
           .
           But
           suppose
           that
           one
           by
           his
           vast
           mind
           should
           comprehend
           all
           created
           things
           ,
           from
           the
           Centre
           of
           the
           Earth
           to
           the
           Circumference
           of
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           savingly
           inlighten'd
           in
           the
           Mystery
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           knowledge
           he
           would
           be
           a
           prey
           to
           Satan
           ,
           and
           increase
           the
           triumphs
           of
           Hell.
           The
           Historian
           upbraids
           the
           Roman
           luxury
           ,
           
           that
           with
           so
           much
           cost
           and
           hazzard
           they
           should
           send
           to
           foreign
           parts
           ,
           for
           Trees
           that
           were
           beautiful
           but
           barren
           ,
           and
           produc'd
           a
           shadow
           only
           without
           fruit
           .
           With
           greater
           reason
           we
           may
           wonder
           that
           men
           should
           with
           the
           expence
           of
           their
           precious
           hours
           purchase
           barren
           curiosities
           ,
           which
           are
           unprofitable
           to
           their
           last
           end
           .
           How
           can
           a
           condemned
           Criminal
           ,
           who
           is
           in
           suspence
           between
           Life
           and
           Death
           ,
           attend
           to
           study
           the
           secrets
           of
           Nature
           and
           Art
           ,
           when
           all
           his
           thoughts
           are
           taken
           up
           how
           to
           prevent
           the
           execution
           of
           the
           Sentence
           ?
           and
           't
           is
           no
           less
           than
           a
           prodigy
           of
           madness
           ,
           that
           men
           who
           have
           but
           a
           short
           and
           uncertain
           space
           allowed
           them
           to
           escape
           the
           wrath
           to
           come
           ,
           should
           rack
           their
           
           brains
           in
           studying
           things
           impertinent
           to
           salvation
           ,
           and
           neglect
           the
           Knowledg
           of
           a
           Redeemer
           .
           Especially
           when
           there
           is
           so
           clear
           a
           Revelation
           of
           him
           ?
           
             The
             righteousness
             of
             Faith
             doth
             not
             command
             us
             to
             ascend
             to
             the
             Heavens
             ,
          
           
           
             or
             descend
             into
             the
             deep
             to
             make
             a
             discovery
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             the
             Word
             is
             nigh
             us
             that
             discovers
             the
             certain
             way
             to
             a
             happy
             immortallity
             .
          
           Seneca
           a
           Philosopher
           ,
           
           and
           a
           Courtier
           ,
           valued
           his
           being
           in
           the
           world
           only
           upon
           this
           account
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           contemplate
           the
           Starry
           Heaven
           .
           
           He
           only
           saw
           the
           visible
           beauty
           of
           the
           Firmament
           ,
           but
           was
           ignorant
           of
           the
           Glory
           within
           it
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           way
           that
           leads
           to
           it
           ,
           yet
           to
           our
           shame
           he
           speaks
           ,
           that
           the
           sight
           of
           it
           made
           him
           despise
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           without
           the
           contemplation
           of
           the
           Celestial
           bodies
           ,
           he
           esteem'd
           his
           continuance
           in
           the
           World
           not
           the
           life
           of
           a
           Man
           ,
           but
           the
           toil
           of
           a
           Beast
           .
           But
           what
           transports
           had
           he
           been
           in
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           been
           acquainted
           with
           the
           contrivance
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           the
           admirable
           order
           of
           its
           parts
           ,
           and
           the
           beauty
           that
           results
           from
           the
           composition
           of
           the
           whole
           .
           
           
             But
             we
             that
             with
             open
             face
             may
             in
             the
             Glass
             of
             the
             Gospel
             behold
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             turn
             away
             our
             eyes
             from
             it
             to
             vanity
             .
          
           Here
           the
           complaint
           is
           more
           just
           ,
           
             Ad
             sapientiam
             quis
             accedit
             ?
             quis
             dignam
             judicat
             nisi
             quam
             in
             transitu
             noverit
             ?
          
           we
           content
           our selves
           with
           slight
           and
           transient
           glances
           ,
           but
           do
           not
           seriously
           and
           fixedly
           consider
           this
           blessed
           design
           of
           God
           ,
           upon
           which
           the
           beginning
           of
           our
           happiness
           in
           this
           ,
           and
           the
           perfection
           of
           it
           in
           the
           next
           life
           is
           built
           .
           Let
           us
           provoke
           our selves
           by
           the
           example
           of
           the
           Angels
           who
           are
           not
           concern'd
           in
           this
           Redemption
           as
           
           man
           is
           ,
           for
           they
           continued
           in
           their
           fidelity
           to
           their
           Creator
           ,
           and
           were
           alwayes
           happy
           in
           his
           favour
           ;
           and
           where
           there
           is
           no
           alienation
           between
           parties
           ,
           reconcilement
           is
           unnecessary
           ;
           yet
           they
           are
           Students
           with
           us
           in
           the
           same
           Book
           ,
           and
           unite
           all
           their
           powers
           in
           the
           contemplation
           of
           this
           mystery
           :
           they
           are
           represented
           stooping
           to
           pry
           into
           these
           secrets
           ,
           
           to
           signifie
           their
           delight
           in
           what
           they
           know
           ,
           and
           their
           desire
           to
           advance
           in
           the
           knowledge
           of
           them
           .
           With
           what
           intention
           then
           should
           we
           study
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           Subject
           and
           end
           of
           it
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           VII
           .
        
         
           
             The
             simple
             Speculation
             of
             the
             Gospel
             not
             sufficient
             without
             a
             real
             Belief
             ,
             and
             Cordial
             Acceptance
             .
             The
             Reasons
             why
             the
             Jews
             and
             Gentiles
             conspir'd
             in
             the
             contempt
             of
             it
             .
             How
             just
             it
             is
             to
             resign
             up
             the
             Understanding
             to
             Revelation
             .
             God
             knows
             his
             own
             Nature
             and
             Will
             ,
             and
             cannot
             deceive
             us
             .
             We
             must
             believe
             the
             things
             that
             are
             clearly
             revealed
             ,
             though
             we
             do
             not
             understand
             the
             manner
             of
             their
             existence
             :
             Although
             they
             are
             attended
             with
             seeming
             contradictions
             .
             No
             
               Article
               of
               Faith
            
             is
             really
             repugnant
             to
             Reason
             .
             We
             must
             distinguish
             between
             things
             incomprehensible
             ,
             and
             inconceivable
             .
             Between
             corrupt
             and
             right
             Reason
             .
             How
             Reason
             is
             subservient
             to
             Faith.
             Humility
             and
             Holiness
             qualifie
             for
             the
             belief
             of
             the
             
             Gospel-mysteries
             .
             A
             naked
             belief
             of
             Supernatural
             Truths
             is
             unprofitable
             for
             Salvation
             .
             An
             effectual
             Assent
             that
             prevails
             upon
             the
             Will
             ,
             and
             renders
             the
             whole
             Man
             obsequious
             ,
             is
             due
             to
             the
             quality
             of
             the
             
             Gospel-Revelation
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           simple
           Speculation
           of
           this
           glorious
           Mystery
           will
           be
           of
           no
           profit
           without
           a
           real
           belief
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           a
           cordial
           acceptance
           of
           Salvation
           ,
           upon
           the
           terms
           which
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           prescribes
           .
           The
           Gospel
           requires
           the
           Obedience
           of
           the
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Will
           ;
           unless
           it
           obtains
           a
           full
           possession
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           saving
           efficacy
           derived
           from
           it
           .
           And
           such
           is
           the
           sublimity
           and
           purity
           of
           the
           Object
           ,
           that
           till
           Reason
           is
           sanctified
           ,
           and
           subdued
           ,
           it
           cannot
           sincerely
           entertain
           it
           .
           I
           will
           therefore
           
           distinctly
           consider
           the
           opposition
           which
           carnal
           Reason
           hath
           made
           against
           it
           ,
           and
           shew
           how
           just
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Humane
           Understanding
           should
           with
           reverence
           yield
           up
           it self
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           reveals
           this
           great
           Mystery
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           Jews
           and
           Gentiles
           conspired
           in
           the
           contempt
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           
           Reason
           cannot
           hear
           without
           great
           astonishment
           ,
           for
           the
           appearing
           contradiction
           between
           the
           terms
           ,
           that
           God
           should
           be
           made
           Man
           ,
           and
           the
           Eternal
           die
           .
           The
           Jews
           esteem'd
           it
           an
           intolerable
           Blasphemy
           ,
           and
           without
           any
           Process
           of
           Law
           were
           ready
           to
           stone
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           ,
           
           
             That
             being
             a
             man
             ,
             he
             should
             make
             himself
             equal
             with
             God.
          
           And
           they
           upbraided
           him
           in
           his
           Sufferings
           that
           he
           could
           not
           save
           himself
           .
           
             If
             he
             be
             the
             King
             of
             Israel
             ,
          
           
           
             let
             him
             come
             down
             from
             the
             Cross
             ,
             and
             we
             will
             believe
             on
             him
             .
          
           The
           Gentiles
           despised
           the
           Gospel
           as
           an
           absurd
           ill-contrived
           Fable
           .
           
           For
           what
           in
           appearance
           is
           more
           unbecoming
           God
           ,
           
           and
           injurious
           to
           his
           Perfections
           ,
           than
           to
           take
           the
           frail
           garment
           of
           Flesh
           ,
           to
           be
           torn
           and
           trampled
           on
           .
           Their
           natural
           Knowledg
           of
           the
           Deity
           enclin'd
           them
           to
           think
           the
           Incarnation
           impossible
           .
           There
           is
           no
           resemblance
           of
           it
           in
           the
           whole
           compass
           of
           Nature
           .
           For
           natural
           Union
           supposes
           the
           parts
           incompleat
           ,
           and
           capable
           of
           Perfection
           by
           their
           joyning
           together
           :
           But
           that
           a
           Being
           infinitly
           perfect
           should
           assume
           by
           personal
           Union
           a
           nature
           inferiour
           to
           it self
           ,
           the
           Heathens
           lookt
           on
           it
           as
           a
           Fable
           forg'd
           according
           to
           the
           model
           of
           the
           fictions
           concerning
           Danae
           ,
           and
           Antiope
           .
           
           And
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           our
           Saviours
           Death
           on
           the
           Cross
           they
           rejected
           as
           an
           impiety
           contumelious
           to
           God.
           They
           judged
           it
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           Majesty
           and
           Happiness
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           to
           ascribe
           to
           
           Him
           that
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           most
           guilty
           and
           miserable
           .
           In
           the
           account
           of
           carnal
           Reason
           they
           thought
           more
           worthily
           of
           God
           by
           denying
           that
           of
           Him
           ,
           which
           is
           only
           due
           to
           the
           worst
           of
           men
           .
           Celsus
           ,
           who
           with
           as
           much
           Subtilty
           as
           Malice
           ,
           
           urges
           all
           that
           with
           any
           appearance
           could
           be
           objected
           against
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           principally
           insists
           on
           his
           Poverty
           and
           Sufferings
           ,
           the
           Meanness
           and
           Misery
           of
           his
           condition
           in
           the
           world
           .
           'T
           was
           fit
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           should
           appear
           as
           the
           Sun
           ,
           
           which
           renders
           it self
           conspicuous
           by
           its
           own
           light
           :
           But
           the
           Gospel
           having
           declared
           the
           Word
           to
           be
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           relates
           that
           he
           was
           a
           man
           of
           Sorrows
           ,
           that
           had
           no
           power
           to
           defend
           himself
           ,
           and
           was
           deserted
           by
           his
           Father
           and
           Followers
           ,
           scourged
           with
           Rods
           ,
           and
           shamefully
           executed
           .
           He
           could
           not
           reconcile
           so
           many
           things
           that
           seem'd
           utterly
           incompatible
           ,
           as
           Sovereignty
           and
           Servitude
           ,
           Innocence
           and
           Punishment
           ,
           the
           lowest
           of
           humane
           Miseries
           ,
           Death
           ,
           with
           the
           highest
           of
           divine
           Honours
           ,
           Adoration
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           Nothing
           was
           more
           contrary
           to
           Flesh
           and
           Blood
           ,
           than
           to
           believe
           that
           person
           to
           be
           the
           Redeemer
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           who
           did
           not
           rescue
           himself
           from
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           to
           expect
           Immortality
           from
           him
           that
           was
           overcome
           by
           Death
           .
           Now
           the
           Causes
           of
           this
           Infidelity
           are
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Darkness
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           which
           is
           so
           corrupted
           by
           Original
           Pravity
           ,
           that
           it
           cannot
           behold
           Heavenly
           Mysteries
           in
           their
           proper
           light
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           acquiesce
           in
           the
           truth
           of
           them
           .
           
           
             The
             natural
             man
             receives
             not
             the
             things
             of
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             ;
             for
             they
             are
             foolishness
             to
             him
             ▪
             and
             he
             cannot
             know
             them
             ;
             because
             they
             are
             spiritually
             discerned
             .
          
           There
           is
           no
           proportion
           between
           the
           Natural
           Understanding
           and
           
           Supernatural
           Truths
           .
           For
           although
           the
           rational
           Soul
           is
           a
           Spirit
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           distinguisht
           from
           corporeal
           Beings
           ,
           yet
           till
           't
           is
           purged
           from
           Errour
           ,
           and
           vitious
           Affections
           ,
           it
           can
           never
           discover
           the
           Divinity
           of
           things
           Spiritual
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           embrace
           them
           with
           certainty
           and
           delight
           .
           As
           there
           must
           be
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Revelation
           to
           unvail
           the
           object
           ,
           
           so
           of
           Wisdom
           to
           enlighten
           the
           eye
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           prepar'd
           for
           the
           reception
           of
           it
           .
           As
           Heaven
           is
           only
           seen
           by
           its
           own
           Light
           ,
           So
           Christ
           is
           by
           his
           own
           Spirit
           .
           Divine
           Objects
           ,
           and
           Faith
           that
           discerns
           them
           are
           ,
           of
           the
           same
           original
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           same
           quality
           .
           The
           natural
           Understanding
           ,
           as
           the
           effects
           declare
           ,
           is
           like
           the
           Funeral
           Lamps
           which
           by
           the
           Antients
           were
           put
           into
           Sepulchers
           ,
           to
           guard
           the
           ashes
           of
           their
           dead
           Friends
           ,
           which
           shine
           so
           long
           as
           they
           are
           kept
           close
           ,
           a
           thick
           moist
           vapour
           feeding
           them
           ,
           and
           repairing
           what
           was
           consum'd
           :
           but
           in
           opening
           the
           Sepulchres
           ,
           and
           exposing
           them
           to
           the
           free
           air
           ,
           they
           presently
           faint
           and
           expire
           .
           Thus
           natural
           Reason
           whilst
           conversant
           in
           things
           below
           ,
           and
           watching
           with
           the
           dead
           ,
           that
           is
           in
           the
           Phrase
           of
           the
           Antients
           ,
           studying
           the
           Books
           of
           Men
           who
           have
           left
           the
           world
           ,
           it
           discovers
           something
           ,
           although
           't
           is
           rather
           a
           Twilight
           than
           clear
           ;
           But
           when
           't
           is
           brought
           from
           the
           narrow
           sphere
           of
           things
           sensible
           ,
           to
           contemplate
           the
           immensity
           of
           things
           Spiritual
           and
           Supernatural
           ,
           its
           light
           declines
           ,
           and
           is
           turn'd
           into
           darkness
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Pride
           of
           the
           Humane
           Understanding
           ,
           which
           disdains
           to
           stoop
           to
           the
           height
           of
           these
           mysteries
           .
           'T
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           most
           excell'd
           in
           Natural
           Wisdom
           ,
           were
           the
           greatest
           despisers
           of
           Evangelical
           Truths
           .
           
           The
           proud
           Wits
           of
           the
           World
           chose
           rather
           to
           be
           Masters
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           than
           Scholars
           
           to
           another
           .
           
           They
           made
           Reason
           their
           Supreme
           Rule
           ,
           and
           Philosophy
           their
           highest
           Principle
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           believe
           what
           they
           could
           not
           comprehend
           .
           They
           derided
           Christians
           as
           captives
           of
           a
           blind
           Belief
           ,
           and
           their
           Faith
           as
           the
           effect
           of
           Folly
           ;
           and
           rejected
           Revelation
           ,
           the
           only
           means
           to
           conveigh
           the
           knowledg
           of
           Divine
           Mysteries
           to
           them
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           upbraiding
           ,
           enquires
           ,
           
             Where
             is
             the
             wise
             man
             ?
             Where
             is
             the
             Scribe
             ?
             Where
             is
             the
             Disputer
             of
             this
             world
             ?
             God
             hath
             made
             the
             wisdome
             of
             the
             world
             foolishness
             .
          
           As
           those
           who
           are
           really
           poor
           ,
           and
           would
           appear
           rich
           in
           the
           Pomp
           of
           their
           Habits
           and
           Attendants
           ,
           are
           made
           poorer
           by
           that
           expence
           ;
           so
           those
           who
           were
           destitute
           of
           true
           Wisdom
           and
           would
           appear
           wise
           in
           making
           Reason
           the
           Judg
           of
           Divine
           Revelation
           ,
           and
           the
           last
           resolution
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           by
           that
           false
           affectation
           of
           Wisdom
           ,
           they
           became
           more
           foolish
           :
           By
           all
           their
           Disputes
           against
           the
           appearing
           absurdities
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           they
           were
           brought
           into
           a
           more
           learned
           Darkness
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           prejudices
           which
           arose
           from
           Sensual
           Lusts
           hindered
           the
           Belief
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           As
           the
           carnal
           Understanding
           rebels
           against
           the
           sublimity
           of
           its
           Doctrine
           ,
           so
           the
           carnal
           Appetite
           against
           the
           purity
           of
           its
           Precepts
           .
           And
           according
           to
           the
           Dispositions
           of
           Men
           from
           whence
           they
           act
           ,
           such
           light
           they
           desire
           to
           direct
           them
           in
           acting
           .
           The
           Gospel
           is
           a
           
             Mystery
             of
             Godliness
          
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           are
           under
           the
           love
           of
           Sin
           ,
           cherish
           an
           affected
           Ignorance
           ,
           lest
           the
           Light
           should
           enflame
           Conscience
           ,
           by
           representing
           to
           them
           the
           deadly
           guilt
           that
           cleaves
           to
           Sin
           ,
           and
           thereby
           make
           it
           uneasie
           .
           This
           account
           our
           Saviour
           gives
           of
           the
           Infidelity
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           
           
             That
             men
             love
             darkness
             rather
             than
             light
             ,
             because
             their
             deeds
             are
             evil
             .
          
           And
           
           that
           this
           was
           the
           real
           cause
           ,
           what
           ever
           was
           pretended
           ,
           is
           clear
           ,
           in
           that
           the
           Gentiles
           who
           opposed
           Christ
           ,
           adored
           those
           impure
           Deities
           ,
           whose
           infamous
           Lusts
           were
           acknowledged
           by
           them
           .
           And
           with
           what
           colour
           then
           could
           they
           reject
           our
           Redeemer
           because
           crucified
           ?
           As
           if
           Vice
           were
           not
           more
           incompatible
           with
           the
           Deity
           ,
           than
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           Now
           though
           Reason
           enslav'd
           by
           prejudice
           ,
           and
           corrupted
           by
           Passion
           ,
           despises
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           yet
           when
           't
           is
           enlightned
           by
           Faith
           ,
           it
           discovers
           such
           a
           wise
           oeconomy
           in
           it
           ,
           that
           were
           it
           not
           true
           ,
           it
           would
           transcend
           the
           most
           noble
           created
           Mind
           to
           invent
           it
           :
           'T
           is
           so
           much
           above
           our
           most
           excellent
           Thoughts
           ,
           that
           no
           Humane
           Understanding
           would
           ever
           attempt
           to
           feign
           it
           ,
           with
           confidence
           of
           persuading
           the
           world
           into
           a
           Belief
           of
           it
           .
           How
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           it
           should
           be
           contriv'd
           by
           natural
           Reason
           ,
           since
           no
           man
           can
           believe
           it
           sincerely
           when
           't
           is
           reveal'd
           ,
           without
           a
           supernatural
           Faith.
           To
           confirm
           our
           Belief
           of
           these
           great
           and
           saving
           Mysteries
           ,
           I
           will
           shew
           how
           just
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Understanding
           should
           resign
           itself
           to
           Divine
           Revelation
           which
           hath
           made
           them
           known
           .
           In
           order
           to
           this
           ,
           we
           must
           consider
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           There
           are
           some
           Doctrines
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           the
           Understanding
           could
           not
           discover
           ,
           but
           when
           they
           are
           reveal'd
           ,
           it
           hath
           a
           clear
           apprehension
           of
           them
           upon
           a
           rational
           account
           ,
           and
           sees
           the
           characters
           of
           Truth
           visibly
           stampt
           on
           their
           Forehead
           .
           As
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Satisfaction
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           ,
           that
           Pardon
           might
           be
           dispens'd
           to
           repenting
           Sinners
           .
           For
           our
           natural
           conception
           of
           God
           includes
           his
           infinite
           Purity
           and
           Justice
           ;
           And
           when
           the
           design
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           made
           known
           ,
           whereby
           he
           hath
           provided
           abundantly
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           those
           Attributes
           ,
           so
           
           that
           He
           doth
           the
           greatest
           Good
           without
           encouraging
           the
           least
           Evil
           ,
           Reason
           acquiesces
           and
           acknowledges
           ,
           this
           I
           sought
           ,
           but
           could
           not
           find
           .
           Now
           although
           the
           primary
           Obligation
           to
           believe
           such
           Doctrines
           ariseth
           from
           Revelation
           ,
           yet
           being
           ratified
           by
           Reason
           ,
           they
           are
           embraced
           with
           more
           Clearness
           by
           the
           Mind
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           There
           are
           some
           Doctrines
           ,
           which
           as
           Reason
           by
           its
           light
           could
           not
           discover
           ,
           so
           when
           they
           are
           made
           known
           ,
           it
           cannot
           comprehend
           ;
           but
           they
           are
           by
           a
           clear
           and
           necessary
           connexion
           joyn'd
           with
           the
           other
           that
           Reason
           approves
           .
           As
           the
           Mystery
           of
           the
           Trinity
           ,
           and
           the
           Incarnation
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           Foundations
           of
           the
           whole
           work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           The
           Nature
           of
           God
           is
           repugnant
           to
           Plurality
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           but
           one
           Essence
           ,
           and
           the
           nature
           of
           Satisfaction
           requires
           a
           distinction
           of
           Persons
           :
           for
           he
           that
           suffers
           as
           guilty
           ,
           must
           be
           distinguish'd
           from
           the
           person
           of
           the
           Judg
           that
           exacts
           Satisfaction
           ;
           and
           no
           meer
           Creature
           is
           able
           by
           his
           obedient
           sufferings
           to
           repair
           the
           Honour
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           that
           a
           Divine
           Person
           assuming
           the
           Nature
           of
           Man
           was
           alone
           capable
           to
           make
           that
           satisfaction
           ,
           which
           the
           Gospel
           propounds
           and
           Reason
           consents
           to
           .
           Besides
           ,
           't
           is
           clear
           that
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Trinity
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           of
           three
           glorious
           Relations
           in
           the
           Godhead
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Incarnation
           ,
           are
           most
           firmly
           connected
           with
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           left
           in
           the
           Writings
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           which
           as
           they
           were
           confirmed
           by
           Miracles
           ,
           the
           Divine
           Signatures
           of
           their
           certainty
           ,
           so
           they
           contain
           such
           authentick
           marks
           of
           their
           Divinity
           ,
           that
           right
           Reason
           cannot
           reject
           them
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Whereas
           there
           are
           three
           Principles
           by
           which
           we
           apprehend
           things
           ,
           
             Sense
             ,
             Reason
          
           and
           Faith
           ,
           
           these
           lights
           have
           their
           different
           objects
           that
           must
           not
           be
           confounded
           .
           Sense
           is
           confin'd
           to
           things
           
             material
             ,
             Reason
          
           considers
           things
           abstracted
           from
           matter
           ,
           Faith
           regards
           the
           Mysteries
           revealed
           from
           Heaven
           :
           and
           these
           must
           not
           transgress
           their
           order
           .
           Sense
           is
           an
           incompetent
           judg
           of
           things
           about
           which
           Reason
           is
           only
           conversant
           .
           It
           can
           only
           make
           a
           report
           of
           those
           objects
           ,
           which
           by
           their
           natural
           characters
           are
           exposed
           to
           it
           .
           And
           Reason
           can
           only
           discourse
           of
           things
           within
           its
           sphere
           ;
           Supernatural
           things
           which
           derive
           from
           Revelation
           ,
           and
           are
           purely
           the
           objects
           of
           Faith
           ,
           are
           not
           within
           its
           territories
           and
           jurisdiction
           .
           Those
           Superlative
           Mysteries
           exceed
           all
           our
           intellectual
           Abilities
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           Understanding
           is
           a
           rational
           Faculty
           ,
           and
           every
           act
           of
           it
           is
           really
           or
           in
           appearance
           grounded
           on
           Reason
           .
           But
           there
           is
           a
           wide
           difference
           between
           the
           proving
           a
           Doctrine
           by
           Reason
           ,
           and
           the
           giving
           a
           reason
           why
           we
           believe
           the
           truth
           of
           it
           .
           For
           instance
           ,
           we
           cannot
           prove
           the
           Trinity
           by
           natural
           Reason
           ;
           and
           the
           subtilty
           of
           the
           Schoolmen
           ,
           who
           affect
           to
           give
           some
           reason
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           is
           here
           more
           prejudicial
           than
           advantageous
           to
           the
           Truth
           :
           For
           he
           that
           pretends
           to
           maintain
           a
           point
           by
           Reason
           ,
           and
           is
           unsuccessful
           ,
           doth
           weaken
           the
           credit
           which
           the
           Authority
           of
           Revelation
           gives
           .
           And
           't
           is
           considerable
           ,
           that
           the
           Scripture
           in
           delivering
           supernatural
           truths
           ,
           produce
           God's
           Authority
           as
           their
           only
           proof
           ,
           without
           using
           any
           other
           way
           of
           arguing
           :
           But
           although
           we
           cannot
           demonstrate
           these
           Mysteries
           by
           Reason
           ,
           yet
           we
           may
           give
           a
           rational
           account
           why
           we
           believe
           them
           .
        
         
           Is
           it
           not
           the
           highest
           Reason
           to
           believe
           the
           discovery
           that
           God
           hath
           made
           of
           Himself
           ,
           and
           his
           Decrees
           ?
           
           For
           he
           perfectly
           knows
           his
           own
           Nature
           and
           Will
           ;
           and
           't
           is
           impossible
           He
           should
           deceive
           us
           :
           This
           Natural
           Principle
           is
           the
           Foundation
           of
           Faith.
           When
           God
           speaks
           ,
           it
           becomes
           Man
           to
           hear
           with
           Silence
           and
           Submission
           .
           His
           naked
           Word
           is
           as
           certain
           as
           a
           Demonstration
           .
        
         
           And
           is
           it
           not
           most
           reasonable
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           the
           Deity
           cannot
           be
           fully
           understood
           by
           us
           ?
           The
           Sun
           may
           more
           easily
           be
           included
           in
           a
           spark
           of
           Fire
           ,
           than
           the
           infinite
           Perfections
           of
           God
           be
           comprehended
           by
           a
           finite
           Mind
           .
           The
           Angels
           who
           dwell
           so
           near
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Light
           ,
           
           
             cover
             their
             faces
          
           in
           a
           holy
           Confusion
           ,
           not
           being
           able
           to
           comprehend
           Him.
           How
           much
           less
           can
           Man
           in
           this
           earthly
           state
           ,
           distant
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           opprest
           with
           a
           burthen
           of
           Flesh.
           Now
           from
           hence
           it
           follows
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Ignorance
           of
           the
           manner
           how
           Divine
           Mysteries
           exist
           ,
           is
           no
           sufficient
           Plea
           for
           Infidelity
           ,
           when
           the
           Scripture
           reveals
           that
           they
           are
           .
           For
           Reason
           that
           is
           limited
           and
           restrain'd
           ,
           cannot
           frame
           a
           Conception
           that
           is
           commensurate
           to
           the
           Essence
           and
           Power
           of
           God.
           This
           will
           appear
           more
           clearly
           by
           considering
           the
           Mysterious
           Excellencies
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           the
           certainty
           of
           which
           we
           believe
           ,
           but
           the
           manner
           we
           cannot
           understand
           :
           
           As
           that
           his
           Essence
           and
           Attributes
           are
           the
           same
           ,
           without
           the
           least
           shadow
           of
           composition
           ,
           yet
           his
           Wisdom
           and
           Power
           are
           to
           our
           apprehensions
           distinct
           ,
           and
           his
           Mercy
           and
           Justice
           in
           some
           manner
           opposite
           .
           That
           his
           Essence
           is
           intire
           in
           all
           places
           ,
           yet
           not
           terminated
           in
           any
           .
           That
           He
           is
           above
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           beneath
           the
           Earth
           ,
           yet
           hath
           no
           relation
           of
           high
           or
           low
           ,
           distant
           or
           near
           .
           That
           He
           penetrates
           all
           substances
           ,
           but
           is
           mixed
           with
           none
           .
           That
           he
           understands
           ,
           yet
           receives
           
           no
           Idea's
           within
           Himself
           ;
           that
           He
           wills
           ,
           yet
           hath
           no
           motion
           that
           carries
           Him
           out
           of
           Himself
           ;
           That
           in
           Him
           Time
           hath
           no
           Succession
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           past
           is
           not
           gone
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           future
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           come
           .
           That
           He
           loves
           without
           Passion
           ,
           is
           angry
           without
           Disturbance
           ,
           repents
           without
           Change.
           These
           Perfections
           are
           above
           the
           capacity
           of
           Reason
           fully
           to
           understand
           ,
           yet
           essential
           to
           the
           Deity
           .
           Here
           we
           must
           exalt
           Faith
           ,
           and
           abase
           Reason
           .
           Thus
           in
           the
           Mystery
           of
           the
           Incarnation
           ,
           
           that
           two
           such
           distant
           Natures
           should
           compose
           one
           Person
           ,
           without
           the
           confusion
           of
           Properties
           ,
           Reason
           cannot
           reach
           unto
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           clearly
           reveal'd
           in
           the
           Word
           :
           Here
           therefore
           we
           must
           obey
           ,
           
           not
           enquire
           .
        
         
           The
           Obedience
           of
           Faith
           is
           ,
           to
           embrace
           an
           obscure
           Truth
           with
           a
           firm
           assent
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           a
           Divine
           testimony
           .
           If
           Reason
           will
           not
           assent
           to
           Revelation
           ,
           till
           it
           understands
           the
           manner
           of
           how
           Divine
           things
           are
           ,
           it
           doth
           not
           obey
           it
           at
           all
           .
           The
           Understanding
           then
           sincerely
           submits
           ,
           when
           't
           is
           enclin'd
           by
           those
           motives
           ,
           which
           demonstrate
           that
           such
           a
           Belief
           is
           due
           to
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           Revealer
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Object
           .
           To
           believe
           only
           in
           proportion
           to
           our
           narrow
           conceptions
           ,
           is
           to
           disparage
           the
           Divine
           Truth
           ,
           and
           debase
           the
           Divine
           Power
           .
           We
           can't
           know
           what
           God
           can
           do
           ,
           He
           is
           Omnipotent
           ,
           though
           we
           are
           not
           omniscient
           :
           'T
           is
           just
           we
           should
           humble
           our
           Ignorance
           to
           his
           Wisdome
           ,
           
             And
             that
             every
             lofty
             imagination
             ,
             and
             high
             thing
             that
             exalts
             itself
             against
             the
             knowledg
             of
             God
             should
             be
             cast
             down
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             every
             thought
             captivated
             into
             the
             obedience
             of
             Christ.
          
           'T
           is
           our
           wisdom
           to
           receive
           the
           great
           Mysteries
           of
           the
           Gospel
           in
           their
           simplicity
           :
           for
           in
           attempting
           to
           give
           an
           exact
           and
           curious
           explication
           of
           
           them
           ,
           the
           Understanding
           as
           in
           an
           Hedg
           of
           Thorns
           ,
           the
           more
           it
           strives
           ,
           the
           more
           't
           is
           wounded
           and
           intangled
           .
           
             Gods
             Ways
             are
             as
             far
             above
             ours
             ,
             and
             his
             Thoughts
             above
             ours
             ,
             as
             Heaven
             is
             above
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           To
           reject
           what
           we
           can't
           comprehend
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           to
           sin
           against
           Faith
           ,
           but
           against
           Reason
           ,
           which
           acknowledges
           it self
           finite
           ,
           
           and
           unable
           
             to
             search
             out
             the
             Almighty
             to
             perfection
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           We
           are
           obliged
           to
           believe
           those
           Mysteries
           that
           are
           plainly
           delivered
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           notwithstanding
           those
           seeming
           Contradictions
           wherewith
           they
           may
           be
           charged
           .
           In
           the
           objects
           of
           Sense
           ,
           the
           contrariety
           of
           appearances
           doth
           not
           lessen
           the
           certainty
           of
           things
           .
           The
           Stars
           to
           our
           sight
           seem
           but
           glittering
           Sparks
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           immense
           Bodies
           .
           And
           't
           is
           one
           thing
           to
           be
           assured
           of
           a
           Truth
           ,
           another
           to
           answer
           all
           the
           difficulties
           that
           encounter
           it
           :
           A
           mean
           Understanding
           is
           capable
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           the
           second
           is
           so
           difficult
           ,
           that
           in
           clear
           things
           the
           profoundest
           Philosophers
           may
           not
           be
           able
           to
           untie
           all
           the
           intricate
           and
           knotty
           Objections
           which
           may
           be
           urged
           against
           them
           .
           'T
           is
           sufficient
           the
           Belief
           of
           Supernatural
           Mysteries
           is
           built
           on
           the
           Veracity
           and
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           this
           makes
           them
           prudently
           credible
           .
           This
           resolves
           all
           doubts
           ,
           and
           produces
           such
           a
           stability
           of
           spirit
           as
           nothing
           can
           shake
           .
           A
           sincere
           Believer
           is
           assured
           ,
           That
           all
           opposition
           against
           Revealed
           Truths
           is
           fallacious
           ,
           though
           he
           cannot
           discover
           the
           Fallacy
           .
           Now
           the
           transcendent
           Mysteries
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Trinity
           of
           Persons
           in
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           the
           Incarnation
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           are
           clearly
           and
           expresly
           set
           down
           in
           the
           Word
           ,
           and
           although
           subtile
           and
           obstinate
           Opponents
           have
           used
           many
           guilty
           Arts
           to
           dispirit
           and
           enervate
           
           those
           Texts
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           in
           putting
           an
           inferiour
           sense
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           have
           rackt
           them
           with
           violence
           to
           make
           them
           speak
           according
           to
           their
           prejudices
           ,
           yet
           all
           is
           in
           vain
           ,
           the
           Evidence
           of
           Truth
           is
           victorious
           .
           A
           Heathen
           who
           considers
           not
           the
           Gospel
           as
           a
           Divine
           Revelation
           ,
           but
           meerly
           as
           a
           Doctrine
           delivered
           in
           Writing
           ,
           and
           judges
           of
           its
           sense
           by
           natural
           Light
           ,
           will
           acknowledg
           that
           those
           things
           are
           delivered
           in
           it
           .
           And
           notwithstanding
           those
           who
           usurp
           a
           Sovereign
           Authority
           to
           themselves
           ,
           to
           judg
           of
           Divine
           Mysteries
           according
           to
           their
           own
           apprehensions
           ,
           deny
           them
           as
           meer
           Contradictions
           ,
           yet
           they
           can
           never
           conclude
           them
           impossible
           :
           For
           no
           certain
           Argument
           can
           be
           alledged
           against
           the
           being
           of
           a
           thing
           ,
           without
           a
           clear
           knowledg
           of
           its
           nature
           :
           Now
           although
           we
           may
           understand
           the
           nature
           of
           Man
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           the
           Nature
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Oeconomy
           of
           the
           Persons
           ,
           and
           his
           Power
           to
           unite
           himself
           to
           a
           Nature
           below
           Him.
           
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           no
           Article
           of
           Faith
           is
           really
           repugnant
           to
           Reason
           ,
           for
           God
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           Natural
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Supernatural
           Light
           ,
           and
           He
           cannot
           contradict
           Himself
           :
           they
           are
           emanations
           from
           Him
           ,
           and
           though
           different
           ,
           yet
           not
           destructive
           of
           each
           other
           .
           But
           we
           must
           distinguish
           between
           those
           things
           that
           are
           above
           Reason
           and
           incomprehensible
           ,
           and
           those
           things
           that
           are
           against
           Reason
           and
           utterly
           inconceivable
           :
           Some
           things
           are
           above
           Reason
           in
           regard
           of
           their
           transcendent
           excellency
           ,
           or
           distance
           from
           us
           ;
           the
           Divine
           Essence
           ,
           the
           Eternal
           Decrees
           ,
           the
           Hypostatical
           Union
           are
           such
           high
           and
           glorious
           objects
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           an
           impossible
           enterprise
           to
           comprehend
           them
           :
           the
           intellectual
           Eye
           is
           dazled
           with
           their
           overpowring
           Light.
           We
           can
           have
           but
           an
           imperfect
           
           knowledg
           of
           them
           :
           And
           there
           is
           no
           just
           cause
           of
           wonder
           that
           Supernatural
           Revelation
           should
           speak
           incomprehensible
           things
           of
           God.
           For
           He
           is
           a
           singular
           and
           admirable
           Being
           ,
           infinitly
           above
           the
           ordinary
           course
           of
           Nature
           .
           The
           Maxims
           of
           Philosophy
           are
           not
           to
           be
           extended
           to
           Him.
           We
           must
           adore
           what
           we
           cannot
           fully
           understand
           :
           But
           those
           things
           are
           against
           Reason
           ,
           and
           utterly
           inconceivable
           ,
           that
           involve
           a
           contradiction
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           natural
           repugnancy
           to
           our
           Understandings
           ,
           which
           cannot
           conceive
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           formally
           impossible
           :
           And
           there
           is
           no
           such
           Doctrine
           in
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           We
           must
           distinguish
           between
           Reason
           corrupted
           ,
           and
           right
           Reason
           .
           Since
           the
           Fall
           ,
           the
           clearness
           of
           the
           Humane
           Understanding
           is
           lost
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           that
           remains
           is
           eclipsed
           by
           the
           interposition
           of
           sensual
           lusts
           .
           The
           carnal
           Mind
           cannot
           out
           of
           Ignorance
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           from
           Pride
           and
           other
           malignant
           habits
           receive
           things
           spiritual
           .
           And
           from
           hence
           ariseth
           many
           suspicions
           and
           doubts
           ,
           (
           concerning
           supernatural
           Verities
           )
           the
           shadows
           of
           darkned
           Reason
           ,
           and
           of
           dying
           Faith.
           If
           any
           Divine
           Mystery
           seems
           incredible
           ,
           't
           is
           from
           the
           corruption
           of
           our
           Reason
           ,
           not
           from
           Reason
           it self
           ,
           from
           its
           darkness
           ,
           not
           its
           light
           .
           And
           as
           Reason
           is
           obliged
           to
           correct
           the
           Errors
           of
           Sense
           ,
           when
           't
           is
           deceived
           either
           by
           some
           vicious
           quality
           in
           the
           organ
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           distance
           of
           the
           object
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           falsness
           of
           the
           medium
           ,
           that
           corrupts
           the
           image
           in
           conveying
           of
           it
           :
           So
           't
           is
           the
           office
           of
           Faith
           to
           reform
           the
           judgment
           of
           Reason
           ,
           when
           either
           from
           its
           own
           weakness
           ,
           or
           the
           height
           of
           things
           Spiritual
           ,
           't
           is
           mistaken
           about
           them
           .
           For
           this
           end
           supernatural
           Revelation
           was
           given
           ,
           not
           to
           extinguish
           
           Reason
           ,
           but
           to
           redress
           it
           ,
           and
           enrich
           it
           with
           the
           discovery
           of
           Heavenly
           things
           .
           Faith
           is
           called
           Wisdom
           and
           Knowledg
           :
           it
           doth
           not
           quench
           the
           vigour
           of
           the
           Faculty
           wherein
           't
           is
           seated
           ,
           but
           elevates
           it
           ,
           and
           gives
           it
           a
           spiritual
           preception
           of
           those
           things
           that
           are
           most
           distant
           from
           its
           commerce
           .
           It
           doth
           not
           lead
           us
           through
           a
           mist
           to
           the
           inheritance
           of
           the
           Saints
           in
           light
           .
           Faith
           is
           a
           rational
           Light
           :
           For
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           arises
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           those
           Arguments
           which
           convince
           the
           Mind
           ,
           that
           the
           Scripture
           is
           a
           Divine
           Revelation
           :
           
             I
             know
          
           ,
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             whom
             I
             have
             believed
          
           .
           
           And
           we
           are
           commanded
           
             Alwaies
             to
             be
             ready
             to
             give
             an
             account
             of
             the
             hope
             that
             is
             in
             us
             .
          
           
           Those
           that
           owe
           their
           Christianity
           meerly
           to
           the
           Felicity
           of
           their
           Birth
           ,
           without
           a
           sight
           of
           that
           transcendent
           excellency
           in
           our
           Religion
           ,
           which
           evidences
           that
           it
           came
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           do
           not
           believe
           aright
           .
           As
           the
           Eye
           that
           is
           clouded
           with
           a
           Suffusion
           ,
           so
           that
           all
           things
           appear
           yellow
           to
           it
           ,
           when
           it
           judges
           things
           to
           be
           yellow
           that
           are
           so
           ,
           its
           judgment
           is
           vitious
           :
           Because
           it
           proceeds
           not
           from
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           object
           ,
           but
           from
           its
           own
           indisposition
           .
           So
           those
           that
           believe
           the
           Gospel
           upon
           a
           false
           Principle
           ,
           because
           't
           is
           the
           Religion
           of
           their
           Country
           ,
           though
           in
           its
           self
           the
           word
           of
           Truth
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           not
           right
           Believers
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           Judgment
           but
           Chance
           that
           enclines
           them
           to
           embrace
           it
           .
           The
           Turks
           upon
           the
           same
           reason
           are
           zealous
           votaries
           of
           Mahomet
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           Disciples
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Faith
           makes
           use
           of
           Reason
           to
           consider
           what
           Doctrines
           are
           revealed
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           to
           deduce
           those
           Consequences
           which
           have
           a
           clear
           connexion
           with
           supernatural
           Principles
           .
           Thus
           Reason
           is
           an
           excellent
           instrument
           to
           distinguish
           those
           things
           
           which
           are
           of
           a
           Divine
           Original
           ,
           from
           what
           is
           spurious
           and
           counterfeit
           .
           For
           sometimes
           that
           is
           pretended
           to
           be
           a
           Mystery
           of
           Religion
           ,
           which
           is
           only
           the
           fruit
           of
           Fancy
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           defended
           by
           the
           sacred
           respect
           of
           Faith
           ,
           that
           Reason
           ought
           not
           to
           violate
           ,
           which
           is
           but
           a
           groundless
           imagination
           ;
           so
           that
           we
           remain
           in
           an
           Error
           ,
           by
           the
           sole
           apprehensions
           of
           falling
           into
           one
           ,
           as
           those
           that
           die
           for
           fear
           of
           Death
           .
           The
           Bereans
           are
           commended
           for
           their
           
             searching
             the
             Scriptures
          
           ,
           
           
             whether
             the
             Doctrines
             they
             heard
          
           were
           consentaneous
           to
           them
           .
           But
           't
           is
           a
           necessary
           Duty
           that
           Reason
           ,
           how
           stiff
           soever
           ,
           should
           fully
           comply
           with
           God
           ,
           where
           it
           appears
           reasonable
           that
           He
           hath
           spoken
           .
        
         
           Briefly
           ,
           The
           richest
           Ornament
           of
           the
           Creature
           is
           Humility
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           excellent
           effect
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           weakness
           of
           our
           Understanding
           .
           This
           is
           the
           temper
           of
           Soul
           that
           prepares
           it
           for
           Faith
           :
           partly
           as
           it
           puts
           us
           on
           a
           serious
           consideration
           of
           those
           things
           which
           are
           reveal'd
           to
           us
           in
           the
           Word
           :
           Infidelity
           proceeds
           from
           the
           want
           of
           consideration
           ,
           and
           nothing
           hinders
           that
           so
           much
           as
           Pride
           :
           Partly
           ,
           as
           it
           stops
           all
           curious
           enquiries
           into
           those
           things
           which
           are
           unsearchable
           :
           and
           principally
           as
           it
           entitles
           to
           the
           Promise
           ,
           God
           will
           instruct
           and
           give
           Grace
           to
           the
           humble
           .
           The
           knowledg
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           is
           the
           inheritance
           of
           the
           poor
           in
           spirit
           .
           A
           greater
           progress
           is
           made
           in
           the
           knowledg
           and
           belief
           of
           these
           Mysteries
           by
           humble
           Prayer
           ,
           than
           by
           the
           most
           anxious
           study
           .
           As
           at
           Court
           ,
           an
           hour
           of
           Favour
           is
           worth
           a
           years
           attendance
           .
           Man
           cannot
           acquire
           so
           much
           as
           God
           can
           give
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           Humility
           ,
           so
           Holiness
           prepares
           the
           Soul
           for
           the
           receiving
           of
           Supernatural
           Truths
           .
           The
           Understanding
           
           is
           clarified
           by
           the
           purification
           of
           the
           Heart
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           the
           difficulty
           and
           obscurity
           of
           things
           reveal'd
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           real
           cause
           of
           Infidelity
           ,
           since
           men
           believe
           other
           things
           upon
           far
           less
           Evidence
           ;
           but
           't
           is
           the
           prejudice
           of
           the
           lower
           Faculties
           that
           hinders
           them
           .
           When
           all
           Affections
           to
           sin
           are
           mortified
           ,
           the
           Soul
           is
           in
           the
           best
           disposition
           to
           receive
           Divine
           Revelation
           .
           
             He
             that
             doth
             the
             will
             of
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             shall
             know
             whether
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             the
             Gospel
             came
             from
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Spirit
           of
           God
           is
           the
           alone
           Instructer
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Man
           in
           these
           Mysteries
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           produce
           a
           Saving
           Belief
           of
           them
           .
           That
           Knowledg
           is
           more
           clear
           and
           satisfying
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           by
           his
           Teaching
           ,
           than
           by
           our
           own
           Learning
           .
           The
           Rational
           Mind
           may
           discern
           the
           Literal
           Sense
           of
           the
           Propositions
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           may
           yield
           a
           naked
           assent
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           them
           ;
           but
           without
           supernatural
           irradiation
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Life
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           no
           transforming
           and
           saving
           Knowledg
           and
           Belief
           of
           them
           .
           And
           as
           the
           vast
           expansion
           of
           Air
           that
           is
           about
           us
           ,
           doth
           not
           preserve
           Life
           ,
           but
           that
           part
           which
           we
           breath
           in
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           not
           the
           compass
           of
           our
           Knowledg
           and
           Belief
           (
           though
           it
           were
           equal
           to
           the
           whole
           revealed
           Will
           of
           God
           )
           that
           is
           vital
           to
           the
           Soul
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           is
           practised
           by
           us
           .
           The
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
           
             Though
             he
             had
             the
             understanding
             of
             all
             Mysteries
             ,
             and
             all
             Knowledg
             ,
             and
             all
             Faith
             ,
             yet
             if
             it
             were
             not
             joyned
             with
             Love
             ,
          
           the
           Principle
           of
           Obedience
           ,
           
             it
             were
             unprofitable
          
           .
           There
           is
           the
           same
           difference
           between
           the
           Speculative
           Knowledg
           of
           these
           Mysteries
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           Affectionate
           and
           Operative
           ,
           as
           between
           the
           wearing
           of
           Pearls
           for
           Ornament
           ,
           and
           the
           taking
           of
           them
           as
           a
           Cordial
           to
           revive
           the
           fainting
           spirits
           .
        
         
         
           In
           short
           ,
           Such
           a
           Belief
           is
           required
           ,
           as
           prevails
           upon
           the
           Will
           ,
           and
           draws
           the
           Affections
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           the
           whole
           Man
           obsequious
           to
           the
           Gospel
           .
           For
           〈◊〉
           a
           Faith
           is
           alone
           answerable
           to
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Revelation
           .
           The
           Gospel
           is
           not
           a
           meer
           Narrative
           ,
           but
           a
           Promise
           .
           Christ
           is
           not
           represented
           only
           as
           an
           innocent
           Person
           dying
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           dying
           to
           deliver
           Men
           from
           Sin
           ,
           and
           the
           effects
           of
           it
           .
           The
           fallen
           Angels
           may
           understand
           and
           believe
           it
           without
           any
           Affections
           ,
           being
           unconcern●d
           in
           it
           :
           To
           them
           't
           is
           a
           naked
           History
           ,
           but
           to
           Men
           't
           is
           a
           Promise
           ,
           and
           cannot
           be
           rightly
           received
           ,
           without
           the
           most
           ardent
           Affections
           .
           
             This
             is
             a
             faithful
             Saying
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             worthy
             of
             all
             acceptation
             ,
             That
             Jesus
             Christ
             came
             into
             the
             world
             to
             save
             Sinners
             .
          
           'T
           is
           essentia●●●
           good
           ,
           as
           true
           ;
           its
           Sweetness
           and
           Profit
           are
           equal
           to
           its
           Certainty
           :
           So
           that
           it
           commends
           it self
           to
           all
           our
           Faculties
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           severe
           and
           sad
           Truths
           ,
           which
           are
           attended
           with
           fearful
           expectation
           ,
           and
           the
           Mind
           is
           averse
           from
           receiving
           them
           :
           As
           the
           Law
           which
           like
           Lightning
           terrifies
           the
           Soul
           with
           its
           amazing
           Brightness
           ;
           and
           there
           are
           pleasant
           illusions
           which
           have
           no
           solid
           Foundation
           :
           And
           as
           Truth
           doth
           not
           delight
           the
           Mind
           ,
           unless
           united
           to
           Goodness
           ,
           such
           as
           is
           suitable
           to
           its
           Palate
           ,
           so
           Goodness
           doth
           not
           affect
           the
           Will
           unless
           it
           be
           real
           .
           Now
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           as
           certain
           as
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           infinitly
           more
           comfortable
           than
           all
           the
           Inventions
           of
           Men.
           'T
           is
           in
           the
           knowledg
           of
           it
           alone
           that
           the
           sensible
           and
           considering
           Soul
           enjoys
           perfect
           Satisfaction
           and
           the
           most
           composed
           Rest.
           'T
           is
           evident
           that
           the
           Understanding
           doth
           not
           behold
           these
           Truths
           in
           their
           proper
           light
           ,
           when
           the
           Will
           doth
           not
           embrace
           them
           .
           For
           the
           rational
           Appetite
           follows
           the
           last
           judgment
           of
           
           the
           Mind
           .
           When
           the
           Apostle
           had
           a
           powerful
           Conviction
           of
           
             The
             Excellency
             of
             the
             Knowledg
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           
           this
           made
           him
           so
           earnest
           to
           gain
           an
           interest
           in
           Him.
           For
           this
           reason
           ,
           those
           who
           are
           only
           Christians
           in
           Title
           ,
           
             Having
             a
             form
             of
             Godliness
             and
             denying
             the
             power
             of
             it
             ,
          
           are
           in
           
           Scripture-language
           stiled
           Infidels
           :
           It
           being
           impossible
           that
           those
           who
           truly
           and
           heartily
           believe
           this
           great
           Mystery
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           should
           remain
           ungodly
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           strong
           and
           effectual
           Assent
           that
           descends
           from
           the
           Brain
           to
           the
           Heart
           and
           Life
           ,
           that
           denominates
           us
           true
           Believers
           :
           So
           that
           when
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           is
           propounded
           as
           the
           cause
           of
           our
           Reconciliation
           with
           God
           ,
           the
           wonder
           of
           the
           Mystery
           doth
           not
           make
           it
           incredible
           :
           when
           as
           the
           reason
           of
           the
           Morti●●●ation
           of
           our
           Lusts
           ,
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           Sin
           do
           not
           disguise
           its
           horrour
           :
           When
           Salvation
           is
           offer'd
           upon
           our
           accepting
           of
           Christ
           for
           our
           Prince
           and
           Saviour
           ,
           the
           Soul
           is
           ravisht
           with
           its
           Beauty
           ,
           and
           chooses
           it
           for
           an
           everlasting
           portion
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ,
           The
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           clearly
           discovers
           its
           Divine
           Original
           :
           'T
           is
           so
           reasonable
           in
           itself
           ,
           and
           profitable
           to
           us
           ,
           so
           sublime
           and
           elevated
           above
           Man
           ,
           yet
           hath
           such
           an
           admirable
           agreement
           with
           Natural
           Truths
           ,
           't
           is
           so
           perfectly
           corresponding
           in
           all
           its
           parts
           ;
           that
           without
           affected
           Obstinacy
           no
           man
           can
           reject
           it
           .
           And
           if
           after
           the
           open
           revelation
           of
           it
           we
           are
           so
           stupid
           and
           wicked
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           see
           its
           Superlative
           Excellency
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           receive
           it
           with
           the
           Faith
           ,
           Love
           ,
           and
           Obedience
           which
           is
           due
           to
           it
           ;
           what
           contempt
           is
           this
           of
           that
           infinite
           Wisdom
           which
           contriv'd
           the
           astonishing
           way
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ?
           What
           a
           reproach
           to
           the
           
           Divine
           Understanding
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           had
           been
           employed
           from
           Eternity
           about
           a
           matter
           of
           no
           moment
           ,
           and
           that
           deserves
           not
           our
           serious
           Consideration
           and
           Acceptance
           ?
           The
           neglect
           of
           it
           will
           justly
           bring
           a
           more
           severe
           punishment
           than
           the
           Hell
           of
           the
           uninstructed
           Heathens
           ,
           who
           are
           strangers
           to
           Supernatural
           Mysteries
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           VIII
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Mercy
             of
             God
             is
             represented
             with
             peculiar
             advantages
             above
             the
             other
             Attributes
             .
             'T
             is
             eminently
             glorified
             in
             our
             Redemption
             in
             respect
             of
             its
             freeness
             and
             greatness
             .
             The
             freeness
             of
             it
             amplified
             from
             the
             consideration
             of
             the
             original
             and
             object
             of
             it
             .
             God
             is
             perfectly
             happy
             in
             Himself
             ,
             and
             needs
             not
             the
             Creature
             to
             preserve
             or
             heighten
             his
             felicity
             .
             The
             glorious
             reward
             conferred
             upon
             our
             Saviour
             doth
             not
             prejudice
             the
             freeness
             of
             his
             love
             to
             Man.
             There
             was
             no
             tie
             upon
             God
             to
             save
             Man.
             The
             Object
             of
             Mercy
             is
             Man
             in
             his
             lapsed
             state
             .
             'T
             is
             illustrated
             by
             the
             consideration
             of
             what
             he
             is
             in
             himself
             .
             No
             motives
             of
             love
             are
             in
             him
             .
             He
             is
             a
             rebel
             impotent
             and
             obstinate
             .
             The
             freeness
             of
             mercy
             set
             forth
             by
             comparing
             him
             with
             the
             fallen
             Angels
             who
             are
             left
             in
             perfect
             irremediable
             misery
             .
             Their
             first
             state
             ,
             fall
             ,
             and
             punishment
             .
             The
             Reasons
             why
             the
             Wisdom
             of
             God
             made
             no
             provision
             for
             their
             recovery
             .
          
        
         
           ALthough
           all
           the
           Divine
           Attributes
           are
           equal
           as
           they
           are
           in
           God
           ,
           (
           for
           one
           Infinite
           cannot
           exceed
           another
           )
           yet
           in
           their
           exercise
           and
           effects
           ,
           they
           shine
           with
           a
           different
           glory
           .
           And
           Mercy
           is
           represented
           in
           Scripture
           with
           peculiar
           advantages
           above
           the
           rest
           .
           'T
           is
           God's
           natural
           off-spring
           ,
           he
           is
           stiled
           
             the
             Father
             of
             Mercies
          
           .
           
           'T
           is
           his
           dear
           Attribute
           ,
           that
           which
           he
           places
           next
           to
           himself
           ,
           He
           is
           proclaim'd
           the
           
             Lord
             God
             Gracious
             and
             Merciful
          
           .
           
           'T
           is
           his
           delight
           ,
           
             Mercy
             pleases
             him
          
           .
           'T
           is
           his
           Treasure
           ,
           
             he
             is
             rich
             in
             Mercy
          
           .
           'T
           is
           his
           triumphant
           Attribute
           ,
           and
           the
           special
           
           matter
           of
           his
           Glory
           ,
           
           
             Mercy
             rejoyces
             over
             Judgment
          
           .
           Now
           in
           the
           performance
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           Mercy
           is
           the
           predominant
           Attribute
           ,
           that
           sets
           all
           the
           rest
           a
           working
           .
           The
           acts
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Power
           were
           in
           order
           to
           the
           illustration
           of
           his
           Mercy
           .
           And
           if
           we
           duly
           consider
           that
           Glorious
           Work
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           in
           it
           all
           the
           ingredients
           of
           the
           most
           sovereign
           Mercy
           .
           In
           discoursing
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           shall
           principally
           consider
           two
           things
           wherein
           this
           Attribute
           is
           eminently
           glorified
           ,
           the
           Freeness
           ,
           and
           the
           Greatness
           of
           it
           .
           The
           Freeness
           of
           this
           Mercy
           will
           appear
           by
           considering
           the
           original
           ,
           and
           object
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Original
           is
           God
           :
           and
           the
           notion
           of
           a
           Deity
           includes
           infinite
           perfections
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           neeessarily
           follows
           that
           he
           hath
           no
           need
           of
           the
           creatures
           service
           to
           preserve
           or
           heighten
           his
           feli●ity
           .
           
           
             If
             thou
             be
             righteous
             ,
             what
             givest
             thou
             him
             ?
             or
             what
             receiveth
             he
             of
             thine
             hand
             ?
          
           From
           Eternity
           he
           was
           without
           external
           honour
           ,
           yet
           in
           that
           infinite
           duration
           he
           was
           perfectly
           joyful
           and
           happy
           .
           He
           is
           the
           fountain
           of
           his
           own
           blessedness
           ,
           the
           Theatre
           of
           his
           own
           Glory
           ,
           the
           Glass
           of
           his
           own
           Beauty
           .
           One
           drop
           encreases
           the
           Ocean
           ,
           but
           to
           God
           a
           million
           of
           Worlds
           ●an
           add
           nothing
           .
           Every
           thing
           hath
           so
           much
           of
           Goodness
           as
           it
           derives
           from
           him
           .
           As
           there
           was
           no
           gain
           to
           him
           by
           the
           Creation
           ,
           so
           there
           can
           be
           no
           loss
           by
           the
           annihilation
           of
           all
           things
           .
           The
           World
           proceeded
           from
           his
           Wisdom
           as
           the
           Idea
           and
           Exemplar
           ,
           and
           from
           his
           Power
           as
           the
           efficient
           cause
           ;
           and
           it
           so
           proceeds
           from
           him
           ,
           as
           to
           remain
           more
           perfectly
           in
           him
           .
           And
           as
           the
           possession
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           and
           the
           obedience
           of
           Angels
           and
           Men
           is
           of
           no
           advantage
           to
           God
           ,
           so
           the
           opposition
           of
           impenitent
           Rebels
           cannot
           lessen
           his
           Blessedness
           .
           
             If
             thou
             sinnest
             ,
             what
             do●t
             thou
             against
             him
             ?
             or
             ,
          
           
           
             if
             thy
             transgressions
             
             be
             multiplied
             ,
             what
             dost
             thou
             unto
             him
             ?
          
           The
           Sun
           suffers
           no
           loss
           of
           its
           light
           by
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           night
           ,
           or
           an
           Eclipse
           ,
           but
           the
           World
           lo●es
           its
           day
           :
           if
           intelligent
           Beings
           do
           not
           esteem
           him
           for
           his
           Greatness
           ,
           and
           love
           him
           for
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           't
           is
           no
           injury
           to
           him
           ,
           but
           their
           own
           infelicity
           .
           Were
           it
           for
           his
           interest
           ,
           he
           could
           by
           one
           act
           of
           Power
           conquer
           the
           obstinacy
           of
           his
           fiercest
           Enemies
           .
           If
           he
           require
           subjection
           from
           his
           creatures
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           that
           he
           may
           be
           happy
           but
           liberal
           ,
           that
           his
           Goodness
           may
           take
           its
           rise
           to
           reward
           them
           .
           Now
           this
           is
           the
           special
           commendation
           of
           Divine
           Love
           ,
           it
           doth
           not
           arise
           out
           of
           indigency
           as
           Created
           Love
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           fulness
           and
           redundancy
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           there
           is
           
             none
             good
             but
             God
          
           :
           not
           only
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           perfection
           of
           that
           Attribute
           ,
           
           as
           it
           is
           in
           God
           in
           a
           transcendent
           manner
           ,
           but
           as
           to
           the
           effects
           of
           his
           goodness
           ,
           which
           are
           meerly
           for
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           receiver
           .
           
             He
             is
             only
             rich
             in
             Mercy
             ,
          
           to
           whom
           nothing
           is
           wanting
           ,
           or
           profitable
           .
           The
           most
           liberal
           Monarch
           doth
           not
           always
           give
           ,
           for
           he
           stands
           in
           need
           of
           his
           Subjects
           .
           And
           where
           there
           is
           an
           expectation
           of
           Service
           for
           the
           support
           of
           the
           giver
           ,
           ●tis
           trafique
           and
           no
           gift
           .
           Humane
           affection
           is
           begotten
           ,
           and
           nourisht
           by
           something
           without
           ,
           but
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           is
           from
           within
           :
           the
           misery
           of
           the
           Creature
           is
           the
           occasion
           ,
           but
           the
           reason
           of
           it
           is
           from
           himself
           .
           And
           how
           free
           was
           that
           Love
           ,
           that
           caus'd
           the
           infinitely
           blessed
           God
           to
           do
           so
           much
           for
           our
           recovery
           ,
           as
           if
           his
           felicity
           were
           imperfect
           without
           ours
           !
        
         
           It
           doth
           not
           prejudice
           the
           freeness
           of
           redeeming
           Mercy
           ,
           that
           Christ's
           personal
           Glory
           was
           the
           reward
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           our
           Redeemer
           for
           the
           
             Joy
             that
             was
             set
             before
             him
             ,
          
           
           
             endured
             the
             Cross
             ,
             despising
             the
             shame
             ,
             
             and
             is
             set
             down
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             the
             throne
             of
             God
          
           :
           but
           he
           was
           not
           first
           drawn
           to
           the
           undertaking
           of
           that
           hard
           service
           by
           the
           interest
           of
           the
           reward
           .
           For
           if
           we
           consider
           him
           in
           his
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           he
           was
           the
           second
           Person
           in
           the
           Trinity
           ,
           equal
           to
           the
           first
           ,
           he
           possest
           all
           the
           Supreme
           Excellencies
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           and
           by
           assuming
           our
           Nature
           the
           only
           gain
           he
           purchas'd
           to
           himself
           ,
           was
           to
           be
           capable
           of
           loss
           for
           the
           accomplishing
           our
           Salvation
           .
           Such
           was
           the
           
             Grace
             of
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             that
             being
             rich
             ,
          
           
           
             yet
             for
             our
             sakes
             he
             became
             poor
             ,
             that
             we
             through
             his
             poverty
             might
             be
             made
             rich
             .
          
           And
           although
           his
           humane
           Soul
           was
           encouraged
           by
           the
           Glorious
           recompence
           the
           Father
           promised
           ,
           to
           make
           him
           King
           and
           Judge
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           yet
           his
           Love
           to
           Man
           was
           not
           kindled
           from
           that
           consideration
           ,
           neither
           is
           it
           lessened
           by
           his
           obtaining
           of
           it
           .
           For
           immediately
           upon
           the
           union
           of
           the
           humane
           Nature
           to
           the
           Eternal
           Son
           ,
           the
           Highest
           Honour
           was
           due
           to
           him
           .
           When
           the
           first-begotten
           was
           brought
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           't
           was
           said
           ,
           
             Let
             all
             the
             Angels
             of
             God
             worship
             him
             .
          
           
           The
           Sovereign
           Power
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           was
           his
           inheritance
           ,
           annext
           to
           the
           dignity
           of
           his
           Primogeniture
           :
           
             the
             Name
             above
             every
             name
          
           was
           a
           preferment
           due
           to
           his
           Person
           .
           He
           voluntarily
           renounc'd
           his
           right
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           appear'd
           in
           the
           
             form
             of
             a
             Servant
          
           upon
           our
           account
           ,
           that
           by
           humbling
           himself
           he
           might
           accomplish
           our
           Salvation
           .
           He
           entred
           into
           Glory
           after
           a
           course
           of
           Sufferings
           ,
           because
           the
           Oeconomy
           of
           our
           Redemption
           so
           requir'd
           ,
           but
           his
           original
           title
           to
           it
           was
           by
           the
           personal
           union
           .
           To
           illustrate
           this
           by
           a
           lower
           instance
           :
           the
           Mother
           of
           Moses
           ▪
           was
           call'd
           to
           be
           his
           Nurse
           by
           Pharaohs
           Daughter
           ,
           with
           the
           promise
           of
           a
           reward
           ,
           as
           if
           she
           had
           no
           relation
           to
           him
           :
           Now
           the
           pure
           love
           of
           a
           Mother
           ,
           not
           the
           gain
           of
           a
           
           Nurse
           ,
           was
           the
           motive
           that
           inclin'd
           her
           to
           nourish
           him
           with
           her
           Milk.
           
           Thus
           the
           Love
           of
           Christ
           was
           the
           primary
           active
           cause
           that
           made
           him
           liberal
           to
           us
           of
           his
           Blood
           :
           neither
           did
           the
           just
           expectation
           of
           the
           reward
           take
           off
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           Sum
           is
           :
           the
           essence
           of
           Love
           consists
           in
           desiring
           the
           good
           of
           another
           without
           respect
           to
           our selves
           ;
           and
           Love
           is
           so
           much
           the
           more
           free
           ,
           as
           the
           benefit
           we
           give
           to
           another
           ,
           is
           less
           profitable
           ,
           or
           more
           damageable
           to
           us
           .
           Now
           among
           Men
           't
           is
           impossible
           that
           to
           a
           vertuous
           benefactour
           there
           should
           not
           redound
           a
           double
           Benefit
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           From
           the
           Eternal
           Reward
           which
           God
           hath
           promised
           .
           And
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           the
           Internal
           Beauty
           of
           an
           honest
           action
           ,
           which
           the
           Philosopher
           affirms
           ,
           doth
           exceed
           any
           loss
           that
           can
           befal
           us
           .
           For
           if
           one
           dyes
           for
           his
           Friend
           ,
           yet
           he
           loves
           himself
           most
           ,
           for
           he
           would
           not
           chuse
           to
           be
           less
           vertuous
           than
           his
           Friend
           ,
           and
           by
           dying
           for
           him
           he
           excels
           him
           in
           Vertue
           ,
           which
           is
           more
           valuable
           than
           Life
           it self
           .
           But
           to
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           no
           such
           advantage
           could
           accrue
           ;
           for
           being
           infinitely
           holy
           and
           happy
           in
           his
           Essence
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           no
           addition
           to
           his
           Felicity
           or
           Vertues
           by
           any
           external
           emanation
           from
           him
           .
           His
           Love
           was
           for
           our
           profit
           ,
           not
           his
           own
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           freeness
           of
           Gods
           Mercy
           is
           evident
           by
           considering
           there
           was
           no
           ●ye
           upon
           him
           to
           dispence
           it
           .
           Grace
           strictly
           taken
           differs
           from
           Love
           :
           for
           that
           may
           be
           a
           Debt
           ,
           and
           without
           injustice
           not
           denied
           .
           There
           are
           inviolable
           obligations
           on
           Children
           to
           Love
           their
           Parents
           ;
           and
           duty
           lessens
           desert
           :
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           doth
           not
           so
           much
           deserve
           praise
           ,
           as
           the
           neglect
           merits
           censure
           and
           reproof
           .
           But
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           to
           Man
           is
           a
           pure
           ,
           free
           ,
           and
           liberal
           Affection
           ,
           no
           way
           
           due
           .
           
             The
             Grace
             of
             God
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             the
             gift
             by
             Grace
             hath
             abounded
             unto
             many
             .
          
           The
           Creation
           was
           an
           effusion
           of
           goodness
           ,
           much
           more
           Redemption
           .
           
             Thou
             art
             worthy
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             to
             receive
             Glory
             ,
             and
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Power
             :
          
           
           
             for
             thou
             hast
             created
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             for
             thy
             pleasure
             they
             are
             ,
             and
             were
             created
             .
          
           'T
           is
           Grace
           that
           gave
           being
           to
           the
           Angels
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           prerogatives
           that
           adorn
           their
           Natures
           :
           't
           is
           Grace
           confirm'd
           them
           in
           their
           original
           integrity
           .
           For
           God
           ows
           them
           nothing
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           nothing
           to
           him
           .
           'T
           was
           Grace
           that
           plac't
           Adam
           in
           Paradise
           ,
           and
           made
           him
           as
           a
           visible
           God
           in
           the
           lower
           World.
           And
           if
           Grace
           alone
           dispensed
           benefits
           to
           innocent
           Creatures
           ,
           much
           more
           to
           those
           who
           are
           obnoxious
           to
           justice
           :
           the
           first
           was
           free
           ,
           but
           this
           is
           merciful
           .
           And
           this
           leads
           to
           the
           second
           consideration
           ,
           which
           exalts
           redeeming
           Love.
           
        
         
           The
           object
           of
           it
           is
           Man
           in
           his
           lapsed
           state
           .
           In
           this
           respect
           it
           excels
           the
           goodness
           that
           prevented
           him
           at
           the
           beginning
           .
           In
           the
           Creation
           as
           there
           was
           no
           object
           to
           invite
           ,
           so
           nothing
           repugnant
           to
           mans
           being
           and
           happiness
           :
           the
           dust
           of
           the
           Earth
           did
           not
           merit
           such
           an
           excellent
           condition
           as
           it
           received
           from
           the
           pure
           bounty
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           there
           was
           no
           moral
           unworthiness
           ▪
           But
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Gospel
           hath
           a
           different
           object
           ,
           the
           wretched
           and
           unworthy
           ,
           and
           it
           produces
           different
           operations
           ,
           't
           is
           healing
           and
           medicinal
           ,
           ransoming
           and
           delivering
           ,
           and
           hath
           a
           peculiar
           character
           among
           the
           Divine
           Attributes
           .
           'T
           is
           goodness
           that
           crowns
           the
           Angels
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           Mercy
           ,
           the
           Sanctuary
           of
           the
           guilty
           ,
           and
           refuge
           of
           the
           miserable
           ,
           that
           saves
           Man.
           The
           Scripture
           hath
           consecrated
           the
           name
           of
           Grace
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           ,
           to
           signifie
           the
           most
           excellent
           and
           admirable
           favour
           of
           God
           in
           recovering
           us
           from
           our
           justly
           deserv'd
           misery
           .
           We
           are
           
             justified
             
             freely
             by
             his
             Grace
             :
          
           
           
             By
             Grace
             we
             are
             saved
             :
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             is
             come
             by
             Jesus
             Christ
             :
             't
             is
             the
             Grace
             of
             God
             that
             brings
             Salvation
             .
          
           And
           this
           is
           gloriously
           manifested
           towards
           Man
           in
           that
           ,
           1.
           considered
           in
           himself
           he
           is
           altogether
           unworthy
           of
           it
           .
           2.
           
           As
           compared
           with
           the
           fallen
           Angels
           ,
           who
           are
           left
           under
           perfect
           irremediable
           Misery
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           Man
           considered
           in
           himself
           is
           unworthy
           of
           the
           Favour
           of
           God.
           The
           usual
           Motives
           of
           Love
           are
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Goodnels
           of
           things
           or
           persons
           .
           This
           is
           the
           proper
           allective
           of
           the
           Rational
           Appetite
           :
           There
           is
           such
           a
           ravishing
           Beauty
           in
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           powerfully
           calls
           forth
           Affection
           .
           When
           there
           is
           an
           union
           of
           amiable
           qualities
           in
           a
           Person
           ,
           every
           one
           finds
           an
           attractive
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           A
           Conformity
           in
           Disposition
           hath
           a
           mighty
           force
           to
           beget
           Love.
           Resemblance
           is
           the
           common
           Principle
           of
           Union
           in
           Nature
           :
           Social
           Plants
           thrive
           best
           when
           near
           together
           :
           Sensitive
           Creatures
           associate
           with
           those
           of
           their
           kind
           .
           And
           Love
           which
           is
           an
           affectionate
           Union
           ,
           and
           a
           voluntary
           Band
           ,
           is
           best
           caused
           by
           a
           Similitude
           in
           inclinations
           .
           The
           Harmony
           of
           Tempers
           is
           the
           strongest
           and
           sweetest
           tye
           of
           Friendship
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Love
           is
           an
           innocent
           and
           powerful
           charm
           to
           produce
           Love
           :
           
           't
           is
           of
           universal
           Virtue
           ,
           and
           known
           by
           all
           the
           World.
           None
           are
           of
           such
           an
           unnatural
           Hardness
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           softned
           and
           receive
           impression
           from
           it
           .
           Now
           there
           are
           none
           of
           these
           inducements
           to
           encline
           God
           to
           love
           Man.
           The
           first
           quality
           he
           was
           utterly
           destitute
           of
           :
           Nothing
           excellent
           or
           amiable
           was
           in
           him
           :
           Nothing
           but
           Deformity
           and
           Defilements
           .
           The
           Love
           of
           God
           makes
           us
           amiable
           ,
           
           but
           did
           not
           find
           us
           so
           .
           Redemption
           is
           a
           free
           Favour
           ▪
           not
           excited
           by
           the
           worth
           of
           him
           that
           receives
           it
           ,
           but
           the
           grace
           of
           him
           that
           dispenses
           it
           ;
           
           
             Herein
             God
             commended
             his
             Love
             to
             us
             ,
             that
             while
             we
             were
             Sinners
             Christ
             died
             for
             us
             .
          
           Our
           goodness
           was
           not
           the
           Motive
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           but
           his
           Love
           the
           original
           of
           our
           goodness
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           There
           is
           a
           fixed
           Contrariety
           in
           the
           corrupted
           nature
           of
           Man
           to
           the
           Holy
           Nature
           and
           Will
           of
           God
           ;
           For
           which
           he
           is
           not
           only
           unworthy
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           but
           worthy
           of
           his
           wrath
           .
           We
           are
           opposite
           to
           Him
           in
           our
           Minds
           ,
           Affections
           and
           Actions
           :
           A
           strong
           Antipathy
           is
           seated
           in
           all
           our
           Faculties
           .
           How
           unqualified
           were
           we
           for
           his
           Love
           ?
           There
           is
           infinite
           Holiness
           in
           Him
           ,
           whereby
           He
           is
           eternally
           opposite
           to
           all
           Sin
           ,
           yet
           He
           exprest
           infinite
           Love
           to
           Sinners
           in
           saving
           them
           from
           Misery
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           There
           was
           not
           the
           least
           spark
           of
           Love
           in
           Man
           to
           God
           :
           
           notwithstanding
           his
           infinite
           Beauty
           and
           Bounty
           to
           us
           ,
           yet
           we
           renewed
           acts
           of
           hostility
           against
           Him
           every
           day
           .
           
           And
           it
           was
           the
           worst
           kind
           of
           hostility
           arising
           from
           the
           hatred
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           his
           Holiness
           his
           most
           amiable
           Perfection
           :
           yet
           then
           in
           his
           
             Love
             He
             pitied
             us
          
           .
           The
           same
           favour
           bestowed
           on
           an
           Enemy
           ,
           is
           morally
           more
           valuable
           than
           given
           to
           a
           Friend
           .
           For
           't
           is
           Love
           that
           puts
           a
           price
           on
           Benefits
           :
           and
           the
           more
           undeserved
           they
           are
           ▪
           the
           more
           they
           are
           endeared
           by
           the
           Affection
           that
           gives
           them
           .
           
             Here
             is
             Love
             ,
             not
             that
             we
             loved
             God
             ,
             but
             that
             He
             loved
             us
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             sent
             his
             Son
             to
             be
             a
             Propitiation
             for
             our
             Sins
             .
          
           We
           were
           Rebels
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           at
           enmity
           with
           the
           Prince
           of
           Life
           ,
           yet
           then
           He
           gave
           Himself
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           It
           will
           further
           appear
           that
           our
           Salvation
           comes
           
           from
           pure
           favour
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           Man
           not
           only
           as
           a
           rebellious
           enemy
           to
           God
           ,
           but
           impotent
           and
           obstinate
           ,
           without
           power
           to
           resist
           Justice
           ,
           and
           without
           affection
           to
           desire
           Mercy
           .
           Sometimes
           the
           interest
           of
           a
           Prince
           may
           induce
           him
           to
           spare
           the
           guilty
           ,
           he
           may
           be
           compell'd
           to
           pardon
           ,
           whom
           he
           cannot
           punish
           .
           The
           multitude
           is
           the
           greatest
           Potentate
           .
           
             The
             Sons
             of
          
           Zerviah
           
             were
             too
             strong
             for
             David
          
           :
           and
           then
           't
           is
           not
           pity
           ,
           but
           policy
           to
           suspend
           the
           judgment
           .
           But
           our
           condition
           is
           described
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             that
             when
             we
             were
             sinners
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             without
             strength
             ,
             then
             Christ
             dyed
             for
             us
             .
          
           Man
           is
           a
           despicable
           Creature
           ,
           so
           weak
           that
           he
           trembles
           at
           the
           appearance
           of
           a
           worm
           ,
           and
           yet
           so
           wicked
           that
           he
           lifts
           up
           his
           head
           against
           Heaven
           .
           How
           unable
           is
           he
           to
           encounter
           with
           offended
           Omnipotence
           ?
           How
           easily
           can
           God
           destroy
           him
           ,
           when
           by
           his
           sole
           Word
           he
           made
           him
           ?
           if
           he
           unclasps
           his
           hand
           that
           suports
           all
           things
           ,
           they
           will
           presently
           relasp
           into
           their
           first
           confusion
           .
           The
           whole
           world
           of
           sinners
           was
           
             shut
             up
          
           ,
           utterly
           unable
           to
           repel
           or
           avoid
           his
           displeasure
           :
           And
           what
           amazing
           Love
           is
           it
           to
           spare
           Rebels
           that
           were
           under
           his
           feet
           ?
           
             When
             a
             man
             finds
             his
             enemy
             ,
          
           
           
             will
             he
             let
             him
             go
             well
             away
             ?
          
           but
           God
           when
           we
           were
           all
           at
           his
           Mercy
           spar'd
           and
           sav'd
           us
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           Rebels
           sometimes
           sollicit
           the
           favour
           of
           their
           Prince
           by
           their
           Acknowledgments
           ,
           their
           Tears
           and
           Supplications
           ,
           the
           testimonies
           of
           their
           Repentance
           :
           but
           Man
           persisted
           in
           his
           fierce
           enmity
           ,
           and
           had
           the
           weapons
           of
           defiance
           in
           his
           hands
           against
           his
           Creator
           ;
           he
           trampled
           on
           his
           Laws
           and
           despised
           his
           Deity
           ,
           yet
           then
           the
           Lord
           of
           Host
           became
           the
           God
           of
           peace
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           there
           was
           nothing
           to
           call
           forth
           the
           Divine
           Compassion
           but
           our
           misery
           :
           The
           Breach
           began
           on
           Man's
           part
           ,
           but
           Reconciliation
           on
           God's
           ▪
           
           Mercy
           open'd
           his
           melting
           Eye
           ,
           and
           prevented
           not
           only
           our
           desert
           ,
           but
           our
           expectation
           ,
           and
           desires
           .
           The
           design
           was
           laid
           from
           Eternity
           .
           God
           foresaw
           our
           sin
           ,
           and
           our
           misery
           ,
           
           and
           appointed
           
             a
             Saviour
             before
             the
             foundation
             of
             the
             World.
          
           'T
           was
           the
           most
           early
           ▪
           and
           pure
           Love
           to
           provide
           a
           ransom
           for
           us
           before
           we
           had
           a
           being
           ;
           therefore
           we
           could
           not
           be
           deserving
           ,
           nor
           desirous
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           after
           we
           were
           made
           ,
           we
           deserv●d
           nothing
           but
           Damnation
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Grace
           of
           God
           eminently
           appears
           in
           Mans
           recovery
           ,
           by
           comparing
           his
           state
           with
           that
           of
           the
           fallen
           Angels
           who
           are
           left
           under
           misery
           :
           this
           is
           a
           special
           circumstance
           that
           magnifies
           the
           favour
           ;
           and
           to
           make
           it
           more
           sensible
           to
           us
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           convenient
           briefly
           to
           consider
           the
           first
           state
           of
           the
           Angels
           ,
           their
           fall
           ,
           and
           their
           punishment
           .
        
         
           God
           in
           creating
           the
           World
           ,
           formed
           two
           natures
           capable
           of
           his
           Image
           and
           Favour
           ,
           to
           glorifie
           and
           enjoy
           him
           ,
           Angels
           ,
           and
           Men
           ;
           and
           plac'd
           them
           in
           the
           principal
           parts
           of
           the
           universe
           ,
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           .
        
         
           The
           Angels
           were
           the
           eldest
           Off-spring
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           the
           purest
           productions
           of
           that
           supreme
           Light
           :
           Man
           in
           his
           best
           state
           was
           inferiour
           to
           them
           .
           A
           great
           number
           of
           them
           
             kept
             not
             their
             first
             state
          
           of
           integrity
           and
           felicity
           .
           Their
           sin
           is
           intimated
           in
           Scripture
           ;
           
           
             Ordain
             not
             a
             Novice
             ,
             lest
             being
             lifted
             up
             with
             pride
             ,
             he
             fall
             into
             the
             condemnation
             of
             the
             Devil
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           
           lest
           he
           become
           guilty
           of
           that
           sin
           which
           brought
           a
           severe
           sentence
           on
           the
           Devil
           .
           The
           Prince
           of
           darkness
           was
           blinded
           with
           the
           lustre
           of
           his
           own
           excellencies
           ,
           and
           attempted
           upon
           the
           Regalia
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           affecting
           an
           independent
           state
           .
           He
           disavoued
           his
           Benefactor
           ,
           inricht
           with
           his
           benefits
           .
           And
           in
           the
           same
           moment
           he
           with
           his
           companions
           in
           rebellion
           ,
           were
           banished
           from
           Heaven
           .
           
             God
             spared
             
             not
             the
             Angels
             that
             sinned
             ,
             but
             cast
             them
             down
             to
             Hell
             ,
             and
             delivered
             them
             into
             Chains
             of
             Darkness
             to
             be
             reserv'd
             unto
             Judgment
             .
          
           
           Mercy
           did
           not
           interpose
           to
           avert
           or
           suspend
           their
           Judgment
           ,
           but
           immediately
           they
           were
           expell'd
           from
           the
           Divine
           Pre●ence
           .
           A
           solemn
           triumph
           in
           Heaven
           followed
           :
           a
           voice
           came
           out
           
             of
             the
             Throne
             saying
             ,
             Praise
             our
             God
             all
             ye
             his
             Servants
             :
             and
             there
             was
             a●
             it
             were
             the
             voice
             of
             mighty
             thundrings
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Hallelujah
             ,
             for
             the
             Lord
             God
             Omnipotent
             reigns
             .
          
           They
           are
           now
           the
           most
           eminent
           examples
           of
           revenging
           wrath
           .
           Their
           present
           misery
           is
           insupportable
           ,
           and
           they
           expect
           worse
           .
           When
           our
           Saviour
           cast
           some
           of
           them
           out
           of
           the
           possest
           persons
           ,
           they
           cried
           out
           ,
           
             Art
             thou
             come
             to
             torment
             us
             before
             our
             time
             ?
          
           
           
             Miserimum
             est
             timere
             cum
             s●eres
             nihil
          
           ;
           't
           is
           the
           height
           of
           misery
           to
           have
           nothing
           to
           Hope
           ,
           and
           something
           to
           Fear
           .
           Their
           guilt
           is
           attended
           with
           despair
           ;
           they
           are
           in
           
             everlasting
             Chains
          
           .
           He
           that
           
             carries
             the
             Keys
             of
             Hell
             and
             Death
          
           will
           never
           open
           their
           Priso●
           .
           If
           the
           sentence
           did
           admit
           a
           Revocation
           after
           a
           million
           of
           years
           ,
           their
           torment
           would
           be
           nothing
           in
           comparison
           of
           what
           it
           is
           :
           for
           the
           longest
           measure
           of
           time
           bears
           no
           proportion
           to
           Eternity
           ;
           and
           hope
           would
           allay
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           present
           sufferings
           with
           the
           prospect
           of
           future
           ease
           .
           But
           their
           Judgment
           is
           irreversible
           ;
           they
           are
           under
           the
           
             blackness
             of
             darkness
             for
             ever
          
           .
           There
           is
           not
           the
           least
           glimps
           of
           hope
           to
           allay
           their
           sorrows
           ,
           no
           Star-light
           to
           sweeten
           the
           horrours
           of
           their
           Eternal
           night
           .
           They
           are
           
             ser●i
             poenae
          
           ,
           that
           can
           never
           be
           redeemed
           .
           It
           were
           a
           kind
           of
           pardon
           to
           them
           to
           be
           capable
           of
           Death
           :
           but
           God
           will
           never
           be
           so
           far
           reconciled
           ,
           as
           to
           annihilate
           them
           .
           
             His
             Anger
             shall
             be
             accomplished
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             his
             Fury
             rest
             upon
             them
             .
          
           Immortality
           ,
           the
           priviledge
           of
           their
           nature
           ,
           infinitly
           increases
           
           their
           torment
           :
           for
           when
           the
           Understanding
           by
           a
           strong
           and
           active
           apprehension
           ,
           hath
           a
           terrible
           and
           unbounded
           prospect
           of
           the
           continuance
           of
           their
           Sufferings
           ,
           that
           what
           is
           intolerable
           must
           be
           Eternal
           ,
           this
           inexpressibly
           exasperates
           their
           Misery
           :
           There
           wants
           a
           word
           beyond
           Death
           to
           set
           it
           forth
           .
           This
           is
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           sinning
           Angels
           ,
           and
           God
           might
           have
           dealt
           in
           as
           strict
           Justice
           with
           rebellious
           Man.
           'T
           is
           true
           there
           are
           many
           Reasons
           may
           be
           assigned
           why
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           made
           no
           provision
           for
           their
           Recovery
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           was
           most
           decent
           that
           the
           first
           Breach
           of
           the
           Divine
           Law
           should
           be
           punisht
           ,
           to
           secure
           Obedience
           for
           the
           future
           .
           Prudent
           Lawgivers
           are
           severe
           against
           the
           first
           Transgressors
           ,
           the
           Leaders
           in
           Disobedience
           :
           He
           that
           first
           presumed
           to
           break
           the
           Sabbath
           ,
           was
           by
           God●s
           command
           put
           to
           Death
           .
           And
           Solomon
           the
           King
           of
           Peace
           ,
           punisht
           the
           first
           attempt
           upon
           his
           Royalty
           with
           Death
           ,
           though
           in
           the
           person
           of
           his
           Brother
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Malignity
           of
           their
           Sin
           was
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           :
           For
           such
           was
           the
           clearness
           of
           the
           Angelical
           Understanding
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           nothing
           of
           Ignorance
           and
           Deceit
           to
           lessen
           the
           voluntariness
           of
           their
           Sin
           ;
           't
           was
           no
           mistake
           ,
           but
           Malice
           :
           They
           fell
           in
           the
           light
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           rendered
           themselves
           incapable
           of
           Mercy
           .
           As
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           those
           who
           sinned
           
             with
             a
             high
             hand
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           
           not
           out
           of
           Ignorance
           or
           Imbecillity
           to
           please
           their
           Passions
           ,
           but
           knowingly
           and
           proudly
           despised
           the
           Command
           ,
           
           their
           Presupmtion
           was
           inexpiable
           ,
           no
           Sacrifice
           was
           appointed
           for
           it
           .
           And
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           though
           the
           Declaration
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           yet
           excepts
           those
           who
           sin
           the
           great
           Transgression
           against
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           .
           Now
           of
           such
           a
           nature
           
           was
           the
           Sin
           of
           the
           Rebellious
           Angels
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           contemptuous
           violation
           of
           Gods
           Majesty
           ,
           
           and
           therefore
           unpardonable
           .
           Besides
           ,
           they
           are
           wholly
           spiritual
           Beings
           ,
           without
           any
           allay
           of
           flesh
           ,
           and
           so
           fell
           to
           the
           utmost
           in
           evil
           ,
           there
           being
           nothing
           to
           suspend
           the
           intireness
           of
           their
           Will
           :
           whereas
           the
           Humane
           Spirit
           is
           more
           slow
           by
           its
           union
           with
           the
           Body
           .
           And
           that
           which
           extremely
           aggravates
           their
           sin
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           committed
           in
           the
           state
           of
           perfect
           Happiness
           .
           They
           despised
           the
           full
           fruition
           of
           God
           :
           't
           was
           therefore
           congruous
           to
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           ,
           that
           their
           final
           Sentence
           should
           depend
           upon
           their
           first
           Election
           :
           whereas
           Mans
           Rebellion
           ,
           though
           inconceivably
           great
           ,
           was
           against
           a
           lower
           Light
           and
           less
           Grace
           dispensed
           to
           him
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           They
           finn'd
           without
           a
           Tempter
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           in
           the
           same
           capacity
           with
           Man
           to
           be
           restor'd
           by
           a
           Saviour
           .
           The
           Devil
           is
           an
           original
           Proprietor
           in
           Sin
           ,
           
           't
           is
           of
           
             his
             own
          
           ;
           Man
           was
           beguiled
           by
           the
           Serpents
           subtilty
           :
           as
           he
           fell
           by
           anothers
           Malice
           ,
           so
           he
           is
           recovered
           by
           anothers
           Merit
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Angelical
           Nature
           was
           not
           entirely
           lost
           ,
           Myriads
           of
           blessed
           Spirits
           still
           continue
           in
           the
           place
           of
           their
           Innocency
           and
           Glory
           ,
           and
           for
           ever
           ascribe
           to
           the
           Great
           Creator
           that
           incommunicable
           Honour
           ,
           which
           is
           due
           to
           Him
           ,
           
           and
           perfectly
           do
           
             his
             Commandments
          
           .
           But
           all
           Mankind
           was
           lost
           in
           Adam
           ,
           and
           no
           Religion
           was
           left
           in
           the
           lower
           world
           .
        
         
           Now
           although
           in
           these
           and
           other
           respects
           it
           was
           most
           consistent
           with
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Justice
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           conclude
           them
           under
           an
           irrevocable
           Doom
           ,
           yet
           the
           principal
           cause
           that
           enclin'd
           him
           to
           save
           Man
           ,
           was
           meer
           and
           perfect
           Grace
           .
           The
           Law
           mad●
           no
           distinction
           ,
           but
           awarded
           the
           same
           Punishment
           :
           
           Mercy
           alone
           made
           the
           difference
           :
           and
           the
           reason
           of
           that
           is
           in
           Himself
           .
           Millions
           of
           them
           fell
           Sacrifices
           to
           Justice
           ,
           and
           guilty
           Man
           was
           spared
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           for
           the
           excellency
           of
           our
           Natures
           ,
           for
           Man
           in
           his
           Creation
           was
           lower
           than
           the
           Angels
           ;
           nor
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Service
           ,
           for
           they
           having
           more
           eminent
           Endowments
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Power
           might
           have
           brought
           greater
           honour
           to
           God
           ;
           nor
           for
           our
           Innocence
           ,
           for
           though
           not
           equally
           ,
           yet
           we
           had
           highly
           offended
           Him
           :
           But
           it
           must
           be
           resolved
           
             into
             that
             Love
             which
             passeth
             Knowledg
             .
          
           'T
           was
           the
           unaccountable
           Pleasure
           of
           God
           that
           
             preferr'd
             babes
             before
             the
             wise
             and
             prudent
             :
          
           and
           herein
           Grace
           is
           most
           glorious
           .
           
           
           
             He
             in
             no
             wise
             took
             the
             nature
             of
             Angels
             ,
          
           though
           immortal
           Spirits
           ;
           He
           did
           not
           put
           forth
           his
           hand
           to
           help
           them
           ,
           and
           break
           the
           force
           of
           their
           Fall
           ,
           He
           did
           nothing
           for
           their
           relief
           ,
           they
           are
           under
           unallayed
           wrath
           :
           
             but
             He
             took
             the
             Se●d
             of
          
           Abraham
           ,
           and
           plants
           a
           new
           Colony
           of
           those
           who
           sprung
           from
           the
           Earth
           ,
           in
           the
           Heavenly
           Country
           ,
           to
           fill
           up
           the
           vacant
           places
           of
           those
           Apostate
           Spirits
           .
           This
           is
           just
           matter
           of
           our
           highest
           admiration
           ,
           why
           the
           milder
           Attribute
           is
           exercised
           towards
           Man
           ,
           and
           the
           severer
           on
           them
           ?
           Why
           the
           vessels
           of
           clay
           are
           chosen
           ,
           and
           the
           vessels
           of
           Gold
           neglected
           ?
           How
           can
           we
           reflect
           upon
           it
           without
           the
           warmest
           Affections
           to
           our
           Redeemer
           ?
           We
           shall
           never
           fully
           understand
           the
           Riches
           of
           distinguishing
           Grace
           ,
           till
           our
           Saviour
           shall
           be
           their
           Judg
           ,
           and
           receive
           us
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Joy
           and
           Glory
           ,
           and
           condemn
           them
           to
           an
           Eternal
           Separation
           from
           his
           Presence
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           IX
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Greatness
             of
             Redeeming
             Love
             discovered
             by
             considering
             the
             Evils
             from
             which
             we
             are
             freed
             .
             The
             Servitude
             of
             Sin
             ,
             the
             Tyranny
             of
             Satan
             ,
             the
             Bondage
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             the
             Empire
             of
             Death
             .
             The
             measure
             of
             Love
             is
             proportionable
             to
             the
             degrees
             of
             our
             Misery
             .
             No
             possible
             Remedy
             for
             us
             in
             Nature
             .
             Our
             Deliverance
             is
             compleat
             .
             The
             Divine
             Love
             is
             magnified
             in
             the
             Means
             by
             which
             our
             Redeemer
             is
             accomplish●d
             .
             They
             are
             the
             Incarnation
             and
             Sufferings
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             
               God.
               Love
            
             is
             manifested
             in
             the
             Incarnation
             ,
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             the
             essential
             Condition
             of
             the
             Nature
             assumed
             ,
             and
             its
             Servile
             state
             .
             Christ
             took
             our
             Nature
             after
             it
             had
             lost
             its
             Innocency
             .
             The
             most
             evident
             Proof
             of
             God's
             Love
             is
             in
             the
             Sufferings
             of
             Christ.
             The
             description
             of
             them
             with
             respect
             to
             his
             Soul
             and
             Body
             .
             The
             Sufferings
             of
             his
             Soul
             set
             forth
             from
             the
             Causes
             of
             his
             Grief
             ;
             The
             Disposition
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             the
             Design
             of
             God
             in
             afflicting
             Him.
             The
             sorrows
             of
             his
             forsaken
             state
             .
             All
             comforting
             Influences
             were
             suspended
             ,
             but
             without
             prejudice
             to
             the
             Personal
             Union
             ,
             or
             the
             perfection
             of
             his
             Grace
             ,
             or
             the
             Love
             of
             his
             Father
             towards
             Him.
             The
             Death
             of
             the
             Cross
             considered
             ,
             with
             respect
             to
             the
             Ignominy
             and
             Torment
             that
             concurr'd
             in
             it
             .
             The
             Love
             of
             the
             Father
             and
             of
             Christ
             amplified
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             his
             enduring
             it
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           next
           Circumstance
           to
           be
           considered
           in
           the
           Divine
           Mercy
           is
           the
           degree
           of
           it
           :
           And
           this
           is
           described
           by
           the
           Apostle
           in
           all
           the
           dimensions
           which
           
           can
           signifie
           its
           greatness
           .
           He
           prays
           for
           the
           Ephesians
           ,
           
           
             that
             they
             may
             be
             able
             to
             comprehend
             with
             all
             Saints
             the
             breadth
             ,
             and
             length
             ,
             and
             depth
             ,
             and
             height
             of
             the
             love
             of
             God
             in
             Christ
             which
             passes
             knowledge
             .
          
           No
           language
           is
           sufficient
           to
           express
           it
           :
           if
           our
           hearts
           were
           as
           large
           as
           the
           Sand
           on
           the
           Sea-shore
           ,
           yet
           they
           were
           too
           straight
           to
           comprehend
           it
           .
           But
           although
           we
           cannot
           arrive
           to
           the
           perfect
           knowledg
           of
           this
           excellent
           Love
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           our
           duty
           to
           study
           it
           with
           the
           greatest
           application
           of
           mind
           ;
           for
           our
           happiness
           depends
           upon
           it
           ;
           and
           so
           far
           we
           may
           understand
           as
           to
           inflame
           our
           hearts
           with
           a
           superlative
           Affection
           to
           God.
           And
           the
           full
           discovery
           which
           here
           we
           desire
           ,
           and
           search
           after
           ,
           in
           the
           future
           state
           shall
           be
           obtained
           by
           the
           presence
           and
           light
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           Now
           the
           greatness
           of
           the
           Divine
           Love
           in
           our
           Redemption
           appears
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               By
               reflecting
               on
               the
               mighty
               Evils
               from
               which
               we
               are
               freed
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               means
               by
               which
               our
               Redemption
               is
               accomplisht
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               That
               excellent
               State
               to
               which
               we
               are
               advanced
               by
               our
               Redeemer
               ,
            
          
        
         
           1.
           
           If
           we
           reflect
           upon
           the
           horrour
           of
           our
           natural
           state
           ,
           it
           will
           exceedingly
           heighten
           the
           mercy
           that
           delivered
           us
           .
           This
           I
           have
           in
           part
           opened
           before
           ,
           therefore
           I
           will
           be
           the
           shorter
           in
           describing
           it
           .
           Man
           by
           his
           rebellion
           had
           forfeited
           Gods
           favour
           ,
           and
           the
           honour
           and
           happiness
           he
           injoyed
           in
           Paradise
           .
           And
           as
           there
           is
           no
           middle
           state
           between
           Sovereignty
           and
           misery
           ,
           he
           that
           falls
           from
           the
           Throne
           stops
           not
           till
           he
           comes
           to
           the
           bottom
           ;
           so
           when
           Man
           fell
           from
           God
           and
           the
           dignity
           of
           his
           innocent
           state
           ,
           he
           became
           extreamly
           miserable
           .
           He
           is
           under
           the
           servitude
           of
           sin
           ,
           the
           tyranny
           
           of
           Satan
           ,
           the
           bondage
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           empire
           of
           Death
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Man
           is
           a
           captive
           to
           sin
           .
           He
           is
           fallen
           from
           the
           hand
           of
           his
           counsel
           ,
           under
           the
           power
           of
           his
           passions
           ,
           Love
           ,
           Hatred
           ,
           Ambition
           ,
           Envy
           ,
           Fear
           ,
           Sorrow
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           other
           stinging
           Affections
           ,
           (
           of
           which
           is
           true
           what
           the
           Historian
           speaks
           of
           the
           several
           kinds
           of
           Serpents
           in
           
             Africa
             ,
             Quantus
             nomiuum
             tantus
             mortium
             numerus
             )
          
           exercise
           a
           tyranny
           over
           him
           .
           
             And
             if
             no
             man
             can
             serve
             two
             Masters
             ,
          
           
           as
           the
           Oracle
           of
           Truth
           tells
           us
           ,
           how
           wretched
           is
           the
           slavery
           of
           Man
           ,
           whose
           passions
           are
           so
           opposit
           ,
           that
           in
           obeying
           one
           ,
           he
           cannot
           escape
           the
           lash
           of
           many
           imperious
           Masters
           .
           He
           is
           possest
           with
           a
           Legion
           of
           impure
           lusts
           .
           And
           as
           the
           Demoniac
           in
           the
           Gospel
           was
           sometimes
           cast
           into
           the
           fire
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           into
           the
           water
           ;
           so
           is
           he
           hurried
           by
           the
           fury
           of
           contrary
           passions
           .
           This
           servitude
           to
           sin
           is
           in
           all
           respects
           compleat
           .
           For
           those
           who
           serve
           are
           either
           born
           servants
           ,
           or
           bought
           with
           a
           price
           ,
           or
           made
           captives
           by
           force
           :
           and
           sin
           hath
           all
           these
           kinds
           of
           title
           to
           man.
           
           
             He
             is
             conceived
             and
             born
             in
             sin
             :
             he
             is
             sold
             under
             sin
             :
             and
             sells
             himself
             to
             do
             evil
             .
          
           As
           that
           which
           is
           sold
           passes
           into
           the
           possession
           of
           the
           buyer
           ,
           —
           so
           the
           sinner
           exchanging
           himself
           for
           the
           pleasures
           of
           sin
           ,
           is
           under
           its
           power
           .
           Original
           sin
           took
           possession
           of
           our
           nature
           ,
           and
           actual
           of
           our
           lives
           .
           He
           is
           the
           servant
           of
           corruption
           by
           yeilding
           to
           it
           :
           
             for
             of
             whom
             a
             man
             is
             overcome
             ,
             of
             the
             same
             he
             is
             brought
             in
             bondage
             .
          
           
           The
           condition
           of
           the
           most
           wretched
           bond-●lave
           is
           more
           sweet
           and
           less
           servile
           than
           that
           of
           a
           sinner
           .
           For
           the
           severest
           tyranny
           is
           exercised
           only
           upon
           the
           body
           ,
           
           the
           soul
           remains
           free
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           chains
           ;
           but
           the
           power
           of
           sin
           oppresses
           the
           Soul
           ,
           the
           most
           noble
           part
           ,
           and
           defaces
           the
           bright
           character
           of
           the
           
           Deity
           that
           was
           stampt
           upon
           its
           visage
           .
           The
           worst
           slavery
           is
           terminated
           with
           this
           present
           life
           .
           
           
             In
             the
             grave
             the
             Prisoners
             rest
             together
             ,
             they
             hear
             not
             the
             voice
             of
             the
             Oppressor
             .
             The
             small
             and
             the
             great
             are
             there
             ,
             and
             the
             Servant
             is
             free
             from
             his
             Master
             .
          
           But
           there
           is
           no
           exemption
           from
           this
           servitude
           by
           death
           ,
           it
           extends
           its
           self
           to
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Man
           since
           his
           fall
           is
           under
           the
           tyranny
           of
           Satan
           ,
           who
           is
           call'd
           the
           
             God
             of
             this
             World
          
           ,
           and
           is
           more
           absolute
           then
           all
           temporal
           Princes
           ,
           his
           dominion
           being
           over
           the
           will.
           He
           overcame
           man
           in
           Paradise
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           right
           of
           War
           he
           rules
           over
           him
           .
           The
           soul
           is
           kept
           in
           his
           bondage
           by
           subtile
           Chains
           ,
           of
           which
           the
           spiritual
           nature
           is
           capable
           .
           The
           understanding
           is
           captivated
           by
           ignorance
           and
           errors
           ;
           the
           will
           by
           inordinate
           &
           dangerous
           lusts
           ;
           the
           memory
           by
           the
           images
           of
           sinful
           pleasures
           ,
           those
           mortal
           visions
           which
           inchant
           the
           soul
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           not
           desirous
           of
           liberty
           .
           Never
           did
           cruel
           Pirat
           so
           incompassionately
           urge
           his
           Slaves
           to
           ply
           their
           Oares
           in
           charging
           ,
           or
           flying
           from
           an
           enemy
           ,
           as
           Satan
           incites
           those
           who
           are
           his
           captives
           
             to
             do
             his
             will.
          
           
           And
           can
           there
           be
           a
           more
           afflicting
           calamity
           ,
           then
           to
           be
           the
           slave
           of
           ones
           enemy
           ,
           especially
           if
           base
           and
           cruel
           ?
           This
           is
           the
           condition
           of
           man
           ,
           he
           is
           a
           captive
           to
           the
           Devil
           ,
           who
           was
           
             a
             Liar
             and
             a
             Murderer
             from
             the
             beginning
             .
          
           He
           is
           under
           the
           rage
           of
           that
           bloody
           Tyrant
           ,
           whose
           ambition
           was
           to
           render
           Man
           as
           miserable
           as
           himself
           ,
           who
           in
           triumph
           upbraids
           him
           for
           his
           folly
           ,
           and
           adds
           derision
           to
           his
           Cruelty
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Fallen
           Man
           is
           under
           the
           Curse
           and
           Terrors
           of
           the
           Law.
           For
           being
           guilty
           ,
           he
           is
           justly
           exposed
           to
           the
           punishment
           threatned
           against
           transgressours
           ,
           without
           the
           allowance
           of
           repentance
           to
           obtain
           pardon
           .
           
           And
           Conscience
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Ecch●
           of
           the
           Law
           in
           his
           bosom
           ,
           repeats
           the
           dreadful
           sentence
           .
           This
           is
           an
           Acouser
           which
           none
           can
           silence
           ,
           a
           Judge
           that
           none
           can
           decline
           :
           and
           from
           hence
           it
           is
           that
           Men
           all
           their
           life
           are
           
             subject
             to
             bondage
          
           ,
           
           being
           obnoxious
           to
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           the
           awakened
           Conscience
           fearfully
           sets
           before
           them
           .
        
         
           This
           complicated
           Servitude
           of
           a
           Sinner
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           represents
           under
           great
           variety
           of
           Similitudes
           ,
           that
           the
           defects
           of
           one
           may
           be
           supplied
           by
           another
           .
           Every
           Sinner
           is
           a
           Servant
           ,
           
           now
           a
           Servant
           by
           flight
           may
           recover
           his
           Liberty
           :
           But
           he
           is
           not
           only
           a
           Servant
           ,
           
           but
           a
           Captive
           in
           chains
           :
           A
           Captive
           may
           be
           freed
           by
           laying
           down
           a
           Ransom
           ;
           but
           the
           Sinner
           is
           not
           only
           a
           Captive
           ,
           
           but
           deeply
           in
           debt
           :
           Every
           Debtor
           is
           not
           miserable
           by
           his
           own
           fault
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           his
           Infelicity
           not
           his
           Crime
           that
           he
           is
           poor
           ;
           but
           the
           Sinner
           is
           guilty
           of
           the
           highest
           offence
           :
           A
           guilty
           Person
           may
           enjoy
           his
           Health
           ,
           
           but
           the
           Sinner
           is
           sick
           of
           a
           deadly
           Disease
           ,
           an
           incurable
           wound
           :
           
           He
           that
           is
           sick
           and
           wounded
           may
           send
           for
           the
           Physician
           in
           order
           to
           his
           Recovery
           ;
           But
           the
           Sinner
           is
           in
           a
           deep
           sleep
           .
           He
           that
           is
           asleep
           may
           awake
           ;
           But
           the
           Sinner
           is
           in
           a
           state
           of
           Death
           ,
           which
           implies
           not
           only
           a
           Cessation
           from
           all
           
             vital
             Actions
          
           ,
           but
           an
           absolute
           disability
           to
           perform
           them
           .
           The
           Understanding
           is
           disabled
           for
           any
           Spiritual
           Perception
           ,
           the
           Will
           for
           any
           Holy
           Inclinations
           ,
           the
           whole
           Man
           is
           disabled
           for
           the
           sense
           of
           his
           wretched
           state
           .
           This
           is
           the
           spiritual
           Death
           which
           justly
           exposes
           
           the
           Sinner
           to
           Death
           temporal
           and
           eternal
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Every
           Man
           as
           descending
           from
           Adam
           ,
           is
           born
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           Death
           .
           His
           condition
           in
           this
           world
           is
           so
           wretched
           and
           unworthy
           the
           original
           excellency
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           that
           it
           deserves
           not
           the
           name
           of
           Life
           :
           'T
           is
           a
           continual
           exercise
           of
           sinful
           Actions
           dishonourable
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           damning
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           after
           the
           succession
           of
           a
           few
           Years
           in
           the
           defilements
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           the
           accidents
           of
           this
           frail
           state
           ,
           in
           doing
           and
           suffering
           evil
           ,
           Man
           comes
           to
           his
           fatal
           Period
           ,
           and
           falls
           into
           the
           bottomless
           Pit
           ,
           the
           place
           of
           Pollutions
           and
           Horrors
           ,
           of
           Sin
           and
           Torments
           .
           'T
           is
           there
           
             That
             the
             wrath
             of
             God
             abides
             on
             him
          
           ;
           
           
             and
             who
             knows
             the
             power
             of
             his
             wrath
             ?
             According
             to
             his
             fear
             so
             is
             his
             wrath
             .
          
           Fear
           is
           an
           unbounded
           Passion
           ,
           and
           can
           extend
           it self
           to
           the
           apprehension
           of
           such
           Torments
           ,
           which
           no
           finite
           Power
           can
           inflict
           :
           But
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           exceeds
           the
           most
           jealous
           fears
           of
           the
           guilty
           Conscience
           .
           It
           proceeds
           from
           infinite
           Justice
           ,
           and
           is
           executed
           by
           Almighty
           Power
           ,
           and
           contains
           eminently
           all
           kinds
           of
           evils
           .
           A
           Lake
           of
           flaming
           Brimstone
           ,
           and
           whatever
           is
           most
           dreadful
           to
           Sense
           ,
           is
           but
           an
           imperfect
           Allusion
           to
           represent
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           how
           great
           is
           that
           Love
           which
           pitied
           &
           rescued
           us
           from
           Sin
           and
           Hell
           ?
           This
           Saving
           Mercy
           is
           set
           out
           for
           its
           tenderness
           and
           vehemence
           by
           the
           commotion
           
             of
             the
             bowels
          
           ,
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           one
           in
           misery
           :
           
           especially
           the
           working
           of
           the
           Mother's
           ,
           when
           any
           evil
           befals
           her
           Children
           :
           Such
           an
           inward
           deep
           resentment
           of
           our
           distress
           was
           in
           the
           Father
           of
           Mercies
           .
           
             When
             we
             were
             in
             our
             blood
             ,
             He
             said
             to
             us
             ,
             Live.
          
           
           And
           that
           which
           further
           discovers
           the
           eminent
           degree
           of
           his
           Love
           is
           ,
           that
           He
           might
           have
           been
           unconcerned
           with
           our
           Distress
           ,
           and
           left
           us
           under
           despair
           of
           Deliverance
           .
           
           There
           is
           a
           Compassion
           which
           ariseth
           from
           Self-love
           ,
           when
           the
           sight
           of
           anothers
           Misery
           surprises
           us
           ,
           and
           affects
           us
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           to
           disturb
           our
           Repose
           ,
           and
           imbitter
           our
           Joy
           ,
           by
           considering
           our
           liableness
           to
           the
           same
           troubles
           ,
           and
           from
           hence
           we
           are
           enclin'd
           to
           help
           them
           .
           And
           there
           is
           a
           Compassion
           that
           proceeds
           from
           pure
           love
           to
           the
           miserable
           ,
           when
           the
           Person
           that
           expresses
           it
           ,
           is
           above
           all
           the
           assaults
           of
           evil
           ,
           and
           incapable
           of
           all
           Affections
           that
           might
           lessen
           his
           Felicity
           ,
           and
           yet
           applies
           himself
           to
           relieve
           the
           afflicted
           ;
           and
           such
           was
           Gods
           towards
           Man.
           
        
         
           If
           it
           had
           been
           a
           tollerable
           Evil
           under
           which
           we
           were
           faln
           ,
           the
           Mercy
           that
           recovered
           us
           had
           been
           less
           :
           For
           Benefits
           are
           valued
           by
           the
           necessity
           of
           the
           receiver
           .
           But
           Man
           was
           disinherited
           of
           Paradise
           ,
           an
           Heir
           of
           Hell
           ,
           his
           Misery
           was
           inconceivably
           great
           .
           Now
           the
           measure
           of
           God's
           Love
           is
           proportionable
           to
           the
           Misery
           from
           whence
           we
           are
           redeemed
           .
           If
           there
           had
           been
           any
           possible
           Remedy
           for
           us
           in
           Nature
           ,
           our
           engagements
           had
           not
           been
           so
           great
           :
           But
           only
           He
           that
           created
           us
           by
           his
           Power
           ,
           could
           restore
           us
           by
           his
           Love.
           Briefly
           ,
           it
           magnifies
           the
           Divine
           Compassion
           that
           our
           Deliverance
           is
           full
           and
           intire
           .
           It
           had
           been
           admirable
           Favour
           to
           have
           mitigated
           our
           Misery
           ,
           but
           we
           have
           perfect
           Redemption
           ,
           sweetned
           by
           the
           remembrance
           of
           those
           dreadful
           evils
           that
           opprest
           us
           .
           As
           the
           
             three
             Hebrew
          
           Martyrs
           came
           unhurt
           out
           of
           the
           fiery
           Furnace
           ,
           
             The
             hair
             of
             their
             heads
             were
             not
             singed
             ,
             nor
             their
             coats
             changed
             ,
             nor
             the
             smell
             of
             the
             fire
             had
             passed
             on
             them
             .
          
           
           So
           the
           Saints
           above
           have
           no
           marks
           of
           Sin
           or
           Misery
           remaining
           upon
           them
           ,
           not
           the
           
             least
             spot
             or
             wrinkle
          
           to
           blast
           their
           Beauty
           ,
           nor
           the
           least
           trouble
           to
           diminish
           their
           Blessedness
           ;
           but
           for
           ever
           possess
           the
           Fulness
           of
           Joy
           ,
           and
           
           Glory
           ,
           a
           pure
           and
           triumphant
           Felicity
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Greatness
           of
           the
           Divine
           Love
           towards
           faln
           Man
           appears
           in
           the
           means
           by
           which
           our
           Redemption
           is
           accomplisht
           .
           And
           those
           are
           the
           Incarnation
           and
           Sufferings
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           The
           Incarnation
           manifests
           this
           Love
           upon
           a
           double
           account
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             In
             regard
             of
             the
             essential
             condition
             of
             the
             nature
             he
             assum'd
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             It
             s
             Servile
             state
             and
             meanness
             ▪
          
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           essential
           condition
           of
           the
           humane
           nature
           assum'd
           by
           our
           Redeemer
           discovers
           his
           transcendent
           Love
           to
           us
           .
           For
           what
           proportion
           is
           there
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           ?
           Infinite
           and
           Finite
           are
           not
           terms
           that
           admit
           comparison
           ,
           as
           Greater
           and
           Less
           ,
           but
           are
           distant
           ,
           as
           All
           and
           Nothing
           .
           The
           whole
           World
           before
           him
           ,
           
           is
           
             but
             as
             the
             drop
             of
             the
             Bucket
             that
             hath
             scarce
             weight
             to
             fall
             ;
             and
             the
             small
             dust
             of
             the
             Ballance
             ,
             that
             is
             not
             of
             such
             moment
             as
             to
             turn
             the
             scales
             ;
             't
             is
             as
             nothing
             ,
             and
             counted
             less
             then
             nothing
             and
             vanity
             .
          
           The
           Deity
           in
           its
           own
           nature
           includes
           Independence
           and
           Sovereignty
           .
           To
           be
           a
           Creature
           implys
           dependence
           ,
           and
           subjection
           .
           The
           Angelical
           Nature
           is
           infinitely
           inferior
           to
           the
           Divine
           ,
           and
           Man
           is
           lower
           then
           the
           Angels
           ;
           yet
           
             the
             Word
             was
             made
             Flesh.
          
           Add
           to
           this
           ,
           he
           was
           not
           made
           as
           Adam
           in
           the
           perfection
           of
           his
           nature
           ,
           and
           beginning
           the
           first
           step
           of
           his
           life
           in
           the
           full
           exercise
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           Dominion
           over
           the
           Creatures
           ,
           but
           he
           came
           into
           the
           World
           by
           the
           way
           of
           a
           natural
           birth
           ,
           and
           dependance
           upon
           a
           mortal
           Creature
           .
           The
           Eternal
           Wisdom
           of
           the
           Father
           stoopt
           to
           a
           state
           of
           infancy
           ,
           which
           is
           most
           distant
           from
           that
           of
           Wisdom
           ,
           wherein
           though
           the
           Life
           yet
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           reasonable
           Soul
           is
           not
           visible
           ,
           &
           the
           mighty
           God
           to
           a
           condition
           of
           indigence
           and
           infirmity
           .
           The
           Lord
           
           of
           Nature
           submitted
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           it
           .
           Admirable
           Love
           ,
           wherein
           God
           seemed
           to
           forget
           his
           own
           Greatness
           ,
           and
           the
           meanness
           of
           the
           Creature
           !
           This
           is
           more
           indeared
           to
           us
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Servile
           state
           of
           the
           Nature
           be
           assumed
           .
           An
           account
           of
           this
           we
           have
           in
           the
           Words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           .
           
             Let
             this
             mind
             be
             in
             you
             ,
          
           
           
             which
             was
             also
             in
             Christ
             ;
             who
             being
             in
             the
             form
             of
             God
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           injoying
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           with
           all
           its
           Glory
           eternally
           ,
           and
           invariably
           .
           As
           to
           be
           in
           the
           form
           of
           a
           King
           ,
           signifies
           not
           only
           to
           be
           a
           King
           ,
           but
           to
           have
           all
           the
           conspicuous
           marks
           of
           Royalty
           ,
           the
           Crown
           ,
           Scepter
           ,
           Throne
           ,
           the
           Guards
           and
           State
           of
           a
           King.
           
           Thus
           our
           Saviour
           possest
           that
           Glory
           that
           is
           truly
           Divine
           ,
           before
           he
           took
           our
           nature
           .
           The
           Angels
           adored
           him
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           by
           him
           
             Princes
             reigned
             on
             the
             Earth
          
           .
           'T
           is
           added
           ,
           
             he
             thought
             it
             no
             robbery
             to
             be
             equal
             with
             God
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           being
           the
           essential
           Image
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           he
           had
           a
           rightful
           possession
           of
           all
           his
           perfections
           .
           Yet
           
             he
             made
             himself
             of
             no
             reputation
             ,
             and
             took
             upon
             him
             the
             form
             of
             a
             servant
             ,
             and
             was
             made
             in
             the
             likeness
             of
             Man
          
           ;
           this
           is
           a
           lower
           degree
           of
           condescension
           ,
           than
           the
           assuming
           the
           naked
           humane
           nature
           .
           A
           Servant
           is
           not
           simply
           a
           Man
           ,
           there
           being
           many
           Men
           of
           higher
           quality
           ,
           but
           a
           Man
           in
           a
           low
           State.
           Now
           he
           that
           was
           in
           the
           form
           of
           God
           ,
           lessened
           himself
           into
           the
           form
           of
           a
           servant
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           took
           the
           humane
           nature
           without
           honour
           ,
           attended
           with
           its
           infirmities
           ;
           So
           that
           by
           the
           visible
           condition
           of
           his
           life
           ,
           he
           was
           judged
           to
           be
           an
           ordinary
           person
           ,
           and
           not
           that
           under
           that
           meanness
           the
           Lord
           of
           Angels
           had
           been
           concealed
           .
           This
           will
           more
           distinctly
           be
           understood
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           lowness
           of
           his
           extraction
           ,
           the
           poverty
           of
           his
           birth
           ,
           and
           the
           tenor
           of
           his
           life
           whilst
           he
           converst
           with
           Men.
           What
           Nation
           
           was
           more
           despicable
           in
           the
           esteem
           of
           the
           World
           than
           the
           Jews
           ?
           and
           Christ
           came
           of
           their
           stock
           ;
           
           and
           among
           the
           Jews
           none
           were
           more
           vilified
           than
           the
           Galileans
           ,
           and
           in
           Galilee-Nazareth
           was
           a
           contemptible
           village
           ,
           and
           in
           Nazareth
           the
           Family
           of
           Joseph
           was
           very
           obscure
           ,
           and
           to
           him
           our
           Saviour
           was
           nearly
           allied
           .
           His
           reputed
           Father
           was
           a
           Carpenter
           ,
           and
           his
           Mother
           a
           poor
           Virgin
           ,
           that
           offered
           two
           Pigeons
           for
           her
           purification
           .
           He
           first
           breathed
           in
           a
           Stable
           ,
           and
           was
           covered
           with
           poor
           swadling-cloaths
           ,
           who
           was
           Master
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           and
           adorns
           all
           creatures
           with
           their
           glory
           .
           But
           Love
           made
           him
           who
           is
           Heir
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           renounce
           the
           priviledge
           of
           his
           supernatural
           Sonship
           .
           Incredible
           condesension
           !
           Therefore
           an
           Angel
           was
           dispatcht
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           who
           appeared
           with
           a
           surprizing
           miraculous
           light
           ,
           the
           visible
           character
           of
           his
           dignity
           ,
           to
           prevent
           the
           scandal
           which
           might
           arise
           from
           the
           meanness
           of
           his
           condition
           ,
           and
           to
           assure
           the
           Shepherds
           that
           the
           Babe
           which
           lay
           in
           the
           Manger
           ,
           was
           the
           Redeemer
           of
           the
           World.
           The
           course
           of
           his
           Life
           was
           a
           preface
           ,
           
           and
           preparative
           for
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Cross.
           He
           had
           a
           just
           right
           to
           all
           that
           Glory
           ,
           which
           a
           created
           Nature
           personally
           united
           to
           the
           Deity
           could
           receive
           .
           An
           eminent
           instance
           of
           it
           there
           is
           in
           his
           Transfiguration
           ,
           when
           Glory
           descended
           from
           Heaven
           to
           encompass
           him
           ;
           that
           which
           was
           so
           short
           should
           have
           been
           continual
           ,
           but
           he
           presently
           returned
           to
           the
           :
           lowness
           of
           his
           former
           condition
           .
           
             The
             fulness
             of
             the
             Godhead
             dwelt
             in
             him
             bodily
             ,
          
           yet
           in
           his
           humble
           state
           he
           was
           voluntarily
           deprived
           of
           those
           admirable
           effects
           which
           should
           proceed
           from
           that
           union
           .
           Strange
           separation
           between
           the
           Deity
           ,
           and
           the
           Glory
           that
           results
           from
           it
           !
           God
           is
           light
           ,
           and
           the
           Son
           is
           the
           brightness
           of
           his
           Fathers
           
           Glory
           ,
           yet
           in
           his
           Pilgrimage
           upon
           the
           Earth
           he
           was
           alwayes
           under
           a
           cloud
           .
           Astonishing
           Miracle
           !
           transcending
           all
           those
           in
           the
           course
           of
           Nature
           ,
           yet
           the
           power
           of
           Love
           effected
           it
           .
           He
           was
           made
           not
           only
           
             lower
             than
             the
             Angels
          
           ,
           
           
             but
             less
             than
             all
             Men
          
           ,
           joyning
           (
           Oh
           amazing
           abasement
           !
           )
           the
           Majesty
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           the
           meanness
           of
           
             a
             Worm
          
           .
           The
           
             High
             and
             Lofty-One
          
           ,
           whom
           the
           Prophet
           saw
           
             Exalted
             on
             a
             High
             Throne
          
           ,
           
           and
           all
           the
           Powers
           of
           Heaven
           in
           a
           posture
           of
           Reverence
           about
           Him
           ,
           
             was
             despised
             and
             rejected
             of
             Men
             :
             they
             turned
             their
             eyes
             from
             him
             ,
          
           
           not
           for
           the
           lustre
           of
           his
           Countenance
           ,
           but
           for
           shame
           .
        
         
           If
           the
           Lord
           had
           assumed
           our
           Nature
           in
           its
           most
           honourable
           Condition
           ,
           and
           appeared
           in
           its
           Beauty
           ,
           the
           condescension
           were
           infinite
           :
           For
           although
           Men
           are
           distinguish'd
           among
           themselves
           by
           Titles
           of
           Honour
           ,
           yet
           as
           two
           Gloworms
           that
           shine
           with
           an
           unequal
           brightness
           in
           the
           Night
           ,
           are
           equally
           obscured
           by
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Sun
           ;
           So
           all
           men
           ,
           those
           that
           are
           advanc'd
           to
           the
           most
           eminent
           degree
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           most
           abject
           and
           wretehed
           ,
           are
           in
           the
           same
           distance
           from
           God.
           But
           
             He
             emptied
             himself
             of
             all
             his
             Glory
          
           ;
           
           
             he
             grew
             up
             as
             a
             tender
             Plant
             ,
             and
             as
             a
             Root
             out
             of
             a
             dry
             ground
             ,
             there
             was
             no
             Form
             or
             Comliness
             in
             him
             .
          
           From
           his
           Birth
           to
           the
           time
           of
           his
           Preaching
           he
           lived
           so
           privately
           ,
           as
           only
           known
           under
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Carpenters
           Son.
           There
           was
           a
           continual
           repression
           of
           that
           inconceivable
           Glory
           ,
           that
           was
           due
           to
           him
           the
           first
           moment
           of
           his
           appearing
           among
           Men.
           In
           short
           ,
           His
           despised
           Condition
           was
           an
           abasement
           not
           only
           of
           his
           Divinity
           ,
           but
           his
           Humanity
           .
           And
           how
           conspicuous
           was
           his
           Love
           in
           this
           darkning
           Condescension
           ?
           
           
             We
             know
             the
             Grace
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ;
             that
             though
             he
             was
             rich
             ,
             he
             became
             
             poor
             for
             our
             sakes
             .
          
           He
           did
           not
           assume
           that
           which
           was
           due
           to
           the
           excellency
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           but
           what
           was
           convenient
           for
           our
           Redepmtion
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           be
           accomplisht
           by
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           Where
           can
           be
           found
           an
           Example
           of
           such
           Love
           ?
           Some
           have
           favourable
           Inclinations
           to
           help
           the
           distressed
           ,
           and
           will
           express
           so
           much
           Compassion
           as
           is
           consistent
           with
           their
           state
           and
           quality
           :
           But
           if
           in
           order
           to
           the
           relieving
           of
           the
           miserable
           ,
           one
           must
           submit
           to
           what
           is
           shameful
           ,
           who
           hath
           an
           affection
           so
           strong
           and
           vehement
           as
           to
           purchase
           his
           Brothers
           Redemption
           at
           the
           loss
           of
           his
           own
           Honour
           ?
           Yet
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           descended
           from
           his
           Throne
           ,
           and
           put
           on
           our
           vile
           Mortality
           :
           He
           parted
           with
           his
           Glory
           that
           He
           might
           be
           qualified
           to
           part
           with
           his
           Life
           for
           our
           Salvation
           .
           How
           doth
           this
           exalt
           his
           Compassion
           to
           us
           ?
        
         
           And
           further
           ,
           He
           took
           our
           Nature
           after
           it
           had
           lost
           its
           Primitive
           Innocency
           .
           The
           natural
           distance
           between
           God
           and
           the
           creature
           is
           infinite
           ,
           the
           moral
           between
           God
           and
           the
           sinful
           creature
           ,
           if
           possible
           ,
           is
           more
           than
           infinite
           :
           Yet
           the
           Mercy
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           overcame
           this
           distance
           .
           What
           an
           extasie
           of
           Love
           transported
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           so
           far
           as
           to
           espouse
           our
           Nature
           ,
           after
           it
           was
           defiled
           and
           debased
           with
           Sin
           ?
           He
           was
           essential
           Innocence
           and
           Purity
           ,
           yet
           
             He
             came
             in
             the
             similitude
             of
             sinful
             flesh
             ,
          
           
           which
           to
           outward
           view
           was
           not
           different
           from
           what
           was
           really
           sinful
           .
           He
           was
           the
           Holy
           Lawgiver
           ,
           yet
           He
           submitted
           to
           that
           Law
           ,
           which
           made
           Him
           appear
           under
           the
           character
           and
           disreputation
           of
           a
           Sinner
           .
           
           He
           paid
           the
           bloody
           Tribute
           of
           the
           Children
           of
           wrath
           ,
           being
           circumcised
           as
           guilty
           of
           
           Adam's
           Sin
           ;
           and
           he
           was
           baptised
           as
           guilty
           of
           his
           own
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           most
           evident
           and
           sensible
           proof
           of
           the
           greatness
           of
           Gods
           Love
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           is
           in
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           to
           obtain
           our
           Pardon
           .
           He
           is
           called
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           
           
             A
             man
             of
             Sorrows
          
           ,
           the
           title
           signifies
           their
           number
           and
           quality
           .
           His
           whole
           Life
           was
           a
           continual
           Passion
           :
           He
           suffered
           the
           
             contradiction
             of
             Sinners
          
           ,
           who
           by
           their
           malicious
           Calumnies
           obscur'd
           the
           lustre
           of
           his
           Miracles
           and
           most
           innocent
           Actions
           :
           He
           endured
           the
           Temptations
           of
           Satan
           in
           the
           Desert
           :
           He
           was
           often
           in
           danger
           of
           his
           Life
           ;
           But
           all
           these
           were
           nothing
           in
           comparison
           of
           his
           last
           Sufferings
           .
           'T
           is
           therefore
           said
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           bare
           apprehension
           of
           them
           ,
           He
           
             began
             to
             be
             sorrowful
          
           ,
           as
           if
           He
           had
           never
           felt
           any
           Grief
           till
           then
           :
           His
           former
           Afflictions
           were
           like
           scatter'd
           drops
           of
           Rain
           ;
           But
           as
           in
           the
           Deluge
           
             All
             the
             Fountains
             beneath
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Windows
             of
             Heaven
             above
             were
             opened
          
           ;
           So
           in
           our
           Saviours
           last
           Sufferings
           ,
           the
           Anger
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Cruelty
           of
           Men
           ,
           the
           Fury
           of
           Devils
           broke
           out
           together
           against
           him
           .
           And
           that
           the
           degrees
           of
           his
           Love
           may
           be
           measured
           by
           those
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           fit
           to
           consider
           them
           with
           respect
           to
           his
           Soul
           and
           his
           Body
           .
           The
           Gospel
           delivers
           to
           us
           the
           relation
           of
           both
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Upon
           his
           entrance
           into
           the
           Garden
           ,
           He
           complains
           ,
           
             My
             Soul
             is
             exceeding
             sorrowful
             ,
             even
             unto
             Death
             .
          
           There
           were
           present
           only
           
             Peter
             ,
             James
          
           ,
           and
           John
           his
           happy
           Favourites
           ,
           who
           assured
           him
           of
           their
           fidelity
           ;
           there
           was
           no
           visible
           enemy
           to
           afflict
           Him
           ,
           yet
           his
           Soul
           was
           environ'd
           with
           Sorrows
           .
           'T
           is
           easie
           to
           conceive
           the
           injuries
           He
           suffered
           from
           the
           rage
           of
           Men
           ,
           for
           they
           were
           terminated
           upon
           his
           Body
           ;
           But
           how
           to
           understand
           his
           inward
           Sufferings
           ,
           the
           wounds
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           the
           cross
           to
           which
           
           his
           Soul
           was
           nailed
           ,
           is
           very
           difficult
           .
           Yet
           these
           were
           in
           expressibly
           greater
           as
           the
           visible
           effects
           dedeclare
           .
           The
           anguish
           of
           his
           soul
           so
           affected
           his
           body
           ,
           that
           his
           
             Sweat
             was
             as
             it
             were
             great
             drops
             of
             Blood
             ,
          
           the
           miraculous
           evidence
           of
           his
           Agony
           .
           The
           terror
           was
           so
           dreadful
           ,
           that
           the
           assistance
           of
           an
           Angel
           could
           not
           calm
           it
           .
           And
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           causes
           of
           his
           grief
           ,
           the
           dispositions
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           design
           of
           God
           in
           afflicting
           him
           ,
           it
           will
           further
           appear
           that
           no
           sorrow
           was
           ever
           like
           his
           .
           The
           Causes
           were
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           evil
           of
           Sin
           which
           infinitely
           exceeds
           all
           other
           :
           for
           the
           just
           measure
           of
           an
           evil
           is
           taken
           from
           the
           good
           to
           which
           it
           is
           opposit
           ,
           and
           of
           which
           it
           deprives
           us
           .
           Now
           Sin
           is
           formally
           opposit
           to
           the
           Holy
           nature
           ,
           and
           will
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           meritoriously
           deprives
           of
           his
           blessed
           presence
           for
           ever
           .
           Therefore
           God
           being
           the
           supreme
           Good
           ,
           Sin
           is
           the
           supreme
           evil
           .
           And
           grief
           being
           the
           resentment
           of
           an
           evil
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           proportioned
           to
           the
           evil
           of
           Sin
           must
           be
           infinite
           .
           Now
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           alone
           had
           perfect
           light
           to
           discover
           Sin
           in
           its
           true
           horrour
           ,
           and
           perfect
           zeal
           to
           hate
           it
           according
           to
           its
           nature
           :
           for
           who
           can
           understand
           the
           excellency
           of
           good
           ,
           and
           the
           malignity
           of
           evil
           ,
           but
           the
           Author
           of
           the
           one
           and
           the
           Judge
           of
           the
           other
           ?
           who
           can
           fully
           conceive
           the
           guilt
           of
           rebellion
           against
           God
           ,
           but
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           who
           is
           alone
           able
           to
           comprehend
           his
           own
           Majesty
           ?
           On
           this
           account
           the
           grief
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           exceeded
           all
           the
           sorrow
           of
           repenting
           Sinners
           ,
           from
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           World.
           For
           our
           knowledge
           is
           so
           imperfect
           ,
           and
           our
           zeal
           so
           remiss
           ,
           that
           our
           grief
           for
           sin
           is
           much
           beneath
           what
           't
           is
           worthy
           of
           ,
           but
           sin
           was
           as
           hateful
           to
           Christ
           as
           it
           is
           in
           it self
           ,
           and
           his
           sorrow
           was
           equal
           to
           its
           evil
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           Death
           he
           was
           to
           suffer
           ,
           attended
           with
           all
           the
           Curses
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           terrible
           marks
           of
           Gods
           Indignation
           .
           From
           hence
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           
             he
             began
             to
             be
             sore
             amazed
             and
             to
             be
             very
             heavy
             .
          
           
           'T
           is
           wonderful
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           had
           perfect
           patience
           ,
           and
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           Deity
           to
           support
           him
           ,
           who
           knew
           that
           his
           Passion
           should
           soon
           pass
           away
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           issue
           should
           be
           his
           own
           glorious
           Resurrection
           and
           the
           recovery
           of
           lapsed
           Man
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           be
           shaken
           with
           fear
           and
           oppressed
           with
           sorrow
           at
           the
           first
           approches
           of
           it
           :
           how
           many
           of
           the
           Martyrs
           have
           with
           an
           undisturbed
           courage
           embraced
           a
           more
           cruel
           death
           ?
           but
           to
           them
           't
           was
           disarm'd
           ,
           whereas
           our
           Saviour
           encountered
           it
           with
           all
           its
           formidable
           Pomp
           ,
           with
           its
           Darts
           and
           Poison
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Wrath
           of
           God
           was
           inflamed
           against
           him
           .
           For
           although
           he
           was
           perfectly
           Innocent
           ,
           and
           more
           distant
           from
           sin
           than
           Heaven
           is
           from
           the
           Earth
           ,
           yet
           by
           the
           ordination
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           own
           consent
           being
           made
           our
           Sponsor
           ,
           
           
             the
             Iniquity
             of
             us
             all
             was
             laid
             upon
             him
             .
          
           He
           suffered
           as
           deeply
           as
           if
           he
           had
           been
           guilty
           .
           Vindictive
           justice
           was
           inexorable
           to
           his
           Prayers
           and
           Tears
           .
           Although
           he
           renewed
           his
           request
           with
           the
           greatest
           ardency
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           said
           by
           the
           Evangelist
           ,
           
             that
             being
             in
             an
             Agony
             he
             prayed
             more
             earnestly
             ,
          
           yet
           God
           would
           not
           spare
           him
           .
           The
           Father
           of
           Mercies
           saw
           his
           Son
           humbled
           in
           his
           presence
           ,
           prostrate
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           yet
           deals
           with
           him
           in
           extream
           severity
           .
           He
           
             was
             stricken
             ,
             smiten
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             afflicted
             .
          
           And
           who
           is
           able
           to
           conceive
           the
           weight
           of
           God's
           Hand
           when
           he
           punishes
           sin
           according
           to
           its
           desert
           ?
           who
           can
           understand
           the
           degrees
           of
           those
           Sufferings
           when
           God
           exacts
           satisfaction
           from
           one
           that
           was
           obliged
           ,
           and
           able
           to
           make
           it
           ?
           how
           piercing
           
           were
           those
           sorrows
           whereby
           Divine
           Justice
           ,
           infinitely
           incens'd
           ,
           was
           to
           be
           appeas'd
           ?
           Who
           knows
           the
           consequence
           of
           those
           words
           ,
           
             My
             God
             ,
             My
             God
             ,
             why
             hast
             thou
             forsaken
             me
          
           ?
           'T
           is
           impossible
           to
           comprehend
           ,
           or
           represent
           that
           great
           and
           terrible
           Mystery
           .
           But
           thus
           much
           we
           may
           understand
           ,
           That
           Holiness
           and
           Glory
           being
           essential
           to
           the
           Deity
           ,
           they
           are
           communicated
           to
           the
           Reasonable
           Nature
           when
           united
           to
           it
           ;
           But
           with
           this
           difference
           ,
           that
           Holiness
           necessarily
           results
           from
           Union
           with
           God
           :
           For
           Sin
           being
           infinitely
           repugnant
           to
           His
           Nature
           ,
           makes
           a
           Separation
           between
           Him
           and
           the
           creature
           :
           But
           Glory
           and
           Joy
           are
           dispensed
           in
           a
           free
           and
           arbitrary
           manner
           .
           This
           dereliction
           of
           our
           Saviour
           must
           be
           understood
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           second
           ,
           not
           the
           first
           Communication
           .
           In
           the
           extremity
           of
           his
           Torments
           all
           his
           Affections
           were
           innocent
           and
           regular
           ,
           being
           only
           raised
           to
           that
           degree
           ,
           which
           the
           vehemency
           of
           the
           object
           required
           .
           He
           exprest
           no
           murmur
           against
           God
           ,
           nor
           anger
           against
           his
           enemies
           .
           His
           Faith
           ,
           Love
           ,
           Humility
           ,
           Patience
           were
           then
           in
           their
           Exaltation
           .
           But
           that
           glorious
           and
           unspeakable
           Joy
           which
           in
           the
           course
           of
           his
           Life
           the
           Deity
           conveyed
           to
           Him
           ,
           was
           then
           withdrawn
           .
           An
           impetuous
           torrent
           of
           pure
           unmixed
           Sorrows
           broke
           into
           his
           holy
           Soul
           ;
           He
           felt
           no
           refreshing
           emanations
           ,
           so
           that
           having
           lost
           the
           sense
           of
           present
           Joy
           ,
           there
           remained
           in
           his
           Soul
           only
           the
           hope
           of
           future
           Joy.
           And
           in
           that
           sad
           moment
           ,
           his
           Mind
           was
           so
           intent
           upon
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           that
           he
           seems
           to
           have
           been
           diverted
           from
           the
           actual
           consideration
           of
           the
           Glory
           that
           attended
           the
           issue
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Briefly
           ,
           All
           comforting
           Influences
           were
           suspended
           ,
           but
           without
           prejudice
           to
           the
           Personal
           Union
           ,
           or
           the
           Perfection
           of
           his
           Grace
           ,
           or
           to
           the
           Love
           of
           his
           
           Father
           toward
           Him.
           His
           Soul
           was
           liable
           to
           sorrows
           ,
           as
           his
           Body
           to
           death
           .
           For
           the
           Deity
           is
           the
           Principle
           of
           Life
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Joy
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Body
           of
           Christ
           was
           three
           days
           in
           the
           state
           of
           Death
           ,
           and
           the
           Hypostatical
           Union
           remained
           entire
           ;
           so
           his
           Soul
           was
           left
           for
           a
           time
           under
           the
           fearful
           impressions
           of
           wrath
           ,
           yet
           was
           not
           separated
           from
           the
           God-head
           .
           And
           although
           He
           endured
           what
           ever
           was
           necessary
           for
           the
           Expiation
           of
           Sin
           ,
           yet
           all
           vitious
           Evils
           ,
           as
           Blasphemy
           ,
           Hatred
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           any
           other
           which
           are
           not
           inflicted
           by
           the
           Judg
           ,
           but
           in
           strictness
           are
           accidental
           to
           the
           Punishment
           ,
           and
           proceed
           from
           the
           weakness
           or
           wickedness
           of
           the
           Patient
           ,
           he
           was
           not
           in
           the
           least
           guilty
           of
           .
           Besides
           when
           his
           Father
           appear'd
           an
           enemy
           against
           him
           ,
           at
           that
           time
           He
           was
           infinitely
           pleased
           in
           his
           Obedience
           .
           But
           with
           these
           exceptions
           our
           Blessed
           Lord
           suffered
           whatever
           was
           due
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           The
           Sorrows
           of
           his
           forsaken
           state
           were
           inexpressibly
           great
           ;
           for
           according
           to
           the
           degree
           and
           sense
           we
           have
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           such
           in
           proportion
           is
           our
           grief
           for
           the
           loss
           of
           it
           .
           Now
           Christ
           had
           the
           fullest
           enjoyment
           ,
           and
           the
           highest
           valuation
           of
           Gods
           favour
           .
           His
           enjoyment
           was
           rais'd
           above
           what
           the
           most
           glorious
           Spirits
           are
           capable
           of
           :
           All
           his
           Faculties
           were
           pure
           and
           vigorous
           ,
           never
           blunted
           with
           Sin
           ,
           and
           intimately
           united
           to
           the
           Deity
           .
           How
           cutting
           then
           was
           it
           to
           his
           Soul
           ,
           to
           be
           suspended
           from
           the
           perfect
           vision
           of
           God
           ?
           To
           be
           divorc'd
           as
           it
           were
           from
           himself
           ,
           and
           to
           lose
           that
           Paradise
           He
           alwaies
           had
           within
           Him
           ?
           If
           all
           the
           Angels
           of
           Light
           were
           at
           once
           depriv'd
           of
           their
           glory
           ,
           the
           loss
           were
           not
           equal
           to
           this
           dreadful
           eclipse
           of
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           :
           As
           if
           all
           the
           Stars
           were
           extinguisht
           ,
           the
           
           darkness
           would
           not
           be
           so
           terrible
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           Sun
           the
           fountain
           of
           light
           were
           put
           out
           .
           Whatever
           his
           Sufferings
           were
           in
           kind
           ,
           yet
           in
           degree
           they
           were
           answerable
           to
           the
           full
           and
           just
           desert
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           surpast
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Humane
           or
           Angelical
           Nature
           to
           endure
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           His
           Sorrows
           were
           only
           equall'd
           by
           that
           Love
           which
           procured
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           the
           Sufferings
           infflicted
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           the
           Evils
           He
           endured
           from
           men
           ,
           declare
           the
           infiniteness
           of
           our
           Redeemers
           Love
           to
           us
           .
           For
           the
           further
           discovery
           of
           it
           ,
           't
           is
           necessary
           to
           reflect
           upon
           his
           Death
           ,
           which
           is
           set
           down
           by
           the
           Apostle
           as
           the
           lowest
           degree
           of
           his
           Humiliation
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           succession
           of
           all
           his
           Bodily
           Sufferings
           is
           included
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           complement
           of
           all
           .
           And
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           quality
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           Goodness
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           will
           be
           more
           visible
           in
           his
           voluntary
           submission
           to
           it
           .
           Two
           Circumstances
           make
           the
           kind
           of
           death
           which
           is
           to
           be
           suffered
           ,
           very
           terrible
           to
           us
           ,
           Ignominy
           and
           Torment
           ,
           and
           they
           eminently
           concur
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Cross.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           greatest
           Ignominy
           attended
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           the
           account
           of
           God
           and
           Men.
           As
           honour
           is
           
             in
             honorante
          
           ,
           it
           depends
           upon
           the
           esteem
           of
           others
           ;
           so
           infamy
           consists
           in
           judgment
           of
           others
           .
           Now
           in
           the
           acount
           of
           the
           World
           every
           Death
           inflicted
           for
           a
           Crime
           is
           attended
           with
           disgrace
           :
           But
           that
           receives
           its
           degrees
           from
           the
           manner
           of
           it
           .
           To
           be
           executed
           privately
           is
           a
           favour
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           made
           a
           spectacle
           to
           the
           multitude
           ,
           encreases
           the
           dishonour
           of
           one
           that
           suffers
           .
           When
           Death
           is
           speedily
           inflicted
           ,
           the
           sence
           of
           shame
           is
           presently
           past
           ;
           but
           to
           be
           exposed
           to
           publick
           view
           for
           many
           Hours
           ,
           as
           a
           Malefactor
           ,
           whilst
           the
           Beholders
           detest
           the
           Crime
           ,
           and
           abhor
           the
           
           Punishment
           ,
           is
           an
           heavy
           aggravation
           of
           it
           .
           Beheading
           which
           is
           suddenly
           dispatcht
           by
           a
           Sword
           ,
           a
           military
           Instrument
           ,
           and
           therefore
           more
           honourable
           ,
           was
           a
           Priviledg
           :
           But
           to
           hang
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           was
           the
           most
           conspicuous
           mark
           of
           the
           publick
           Justice
           and
           Displeasure
           :
           a
           special
           Infamy
           was
           concomitant
           with
           it
           .
           Among
           the
           Jews
           hanging
           on
           a
           Tree
           was
           branded
           with
           the
           Curse
           :
           Therefore
           God
           commanded
           that
           the
           
             bodies
             of
             those
             that
             were
             hanged
             on
             a
             tree
             ,
          
           
           
             should
             be
             taken
             down
             in
             the
             Evening
             ,
             that
             the
             Land
             might
             not
             be
             defiled
             with
             a
             Curse
             .
          
           And
           the
           judgment
           of
           other
           Nations
           was
           answerable
           :
           for
           it
           was
           only
           inflicted
           on
           the
           most
           infamous
           Offenders
           ,
           
           as
           Fugitives
           ,
           Slaves
           ,
           Thieves
           ,
           and
           Traitors
           ,
           such
           whom
           the
           lowness
           of
           their
           Quality
           ,
           or
           the
           height
           of
           their
           Crimes
           rendred
           unworthy
           of
           any
           respect
           .
           Hence
           't
           is
           ,
           that
           Cicero
           to
           aggravate
           the
           Cruelty
           of
           Verres
           in
           crucifying
           a
           Roman
           Citizen
           ,
           calls
           it
           an
           
             unnamed
             wickedness
          
           .
           No
           Eloquence
           could
           equal
           the
           evil
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           pain
           of
           that
           Death
           was
           extreme
           .
           The
           Hands
           and
           Feet
           ,
           those
           parts
           wherein
           the
           complexion
           of
           the
           Nerves
           meet
           ,
           and
           are
           of
           exquisite
           Sence
           ,
           were
           nailed
           .
           Crucified
           persons
           suffered
           a
           slow
           Death
           ,
           but
           quick
           Torments
           :
           They
           felt
           themselves
           die
           .
           Therefore
           in
           pity
           the
           Soldiers
           broke
           their
           Legs
           ,
           to
           put
           a
           period
           to
           their
           Misery
           .
           And
           to
           compleat
           their
           Punishment
           ,
           they
           were
           judg'd
           unworthy
           of
           Burial
           ,
           the
           last
           consolation
           of
           the
           dead
           ;
           they
           were
           deprived
           of
           Repose
           in
           the
           bosom
           of
           the
           Earth
           our
           common
           Mother
           ,
           and
           exposed
           as
           a
           prey
           to
           Birds
           and
           Beasts
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           endured
           no
           gentler
           or
           nobler
           Death
           than
           that
           of
           the
           Cross.
           His
           pure
           and
           gracious
           Hands
           ,
           which
           were
           never
           stretcht
           out
           but
           to
           
           do
           good
           ,
           were
           pierced
           ;
           
           and
           those
           Feet
           which
           bore
           the
           Redeemer
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           for
           which
           the
           Waters
           had
           a
           reverence
           ,
           were
           nail'd
           .
           His
           Body
           ,
           the
           precious
           workmanship
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           the
           Temple
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           was
           destroyed
           .
           He
           that
           is
           the
           Glory
           of
           Heaven
           was
           made
           the
           scorn
           of
           the
           Earth
           :
           The
           King
           of
           Kings
           was
           crucified
           between
           two
           Thieves
           ,
           in
           Jerusalem
           ,
           at
           their
           Sacred
           Feast
           ,
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           World.
           His
           naked
           Body
           was
           exposed
           on
           the
           Cross
           for
           three
           Hours
           ,
           only
           covered
           with
           a
           Veil
           of
           Darkness
           .
           This
           was
           such
           a
           stupendious
           submission
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           his
           Death
           astonisht
           the
           Universe
           in
           another
           manner
           ,
           than
           his
           Birth
           and
           Life
           ,
           his
           Resurrection
           and
           Ascension
           .
           Universal
           Nature
           relented
           at
           his
           last
           Sufferings
           .
           The
           Sun
           was
           struck
           with
           horrour
           and
           withdrew
           its
           light
           ;
           it
           did
           not
           appear
           crown'd
           with
           beams
           ,
           when
           the
           Creator
           was
           with
           thorns
           .
           The
           Earth
           trembled
           ,
           and
           the
           Rocks
           rent
           ,
           the
           most
           insensible
           creatures
           sympathis'd
           with
           Him
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           in
           this
           we
           have
           the
           most
           visible
           instance
           of
           Divine
           Love
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           The
           Scripture
           distinctly
           represents
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           in
           giving
           his
           Son
           ,
           and
           the
           Love
           of
           Christ
           in
           giving
           Himself
           to
           die
           for
           Man
           ,
           and
           both
           require
           our
           deepest
           consideration
           .
        
         
           The
           Father
           exprest
           such
           an
           excess
           of
           Love
           ,
           that
           our
           Saviour
           himself
           speaks
           of
           it
           with
           admiration
           :
           
             God
             so
             loved
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             He
             gave
             his
             only
             begotten
             Son
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             believes
             on
             Him
             should
             not
             perish
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             have
             everlasting
             Life
          
           .
           If
           
           Abraham's
           resolution
           to
           offer
           his
           son
           ,
           
           was
           in
           the
           judgment
           of
           God
           a
           convincing
           Evidence
           of
           his
           Affection
           ,
           how
           much
           more
           is
           the
           actual
           sacrificing
           of
           Christ
           the
           strongest
           proof
           of
           God's
           Love
           to
           us
           ?
           For
           God
           had
           a
           higher
           
           Title
           to
           Isaac
           than
           Abraham
           had
           :
           The
           Father
           of
           Spirits
           hath
           a
           nearer
           claim
           ,
           than
           the
           Fathers
           of
           the
           Flesh.
           
           Abraham's
           readiness
           to
           offer
           up
           his
           son
           was
           Obedience
           to
           a
           Command
           ,
           not
           his
           own
           choice
           ;
           't
           was
           rather
           an
           act
           of
           Justice
           than
           Love
           ,
           by
           which
           he
           render'd
           to
           God
           what
           was
           his
           own
           .
           But
           God
           
             Spared
             not
             his
             own
             Son
          
           in
           whom
           he
           had
           an
           Eternal
           Right
           :
           And
           He
           was
           not
           only
           free
           from
           Obligation
           ,
           but
           not
           sued
           to
           for
           our
           Salvation
           in
           that
           wonderful
           way
           .
           For
           what
           Love
           of
           Men
           ,
           or
           of
           the
           most
           charitable
           Spirits
           in
           Heaven
           could
           have
           conceived
           such
           a
           thought
           ,
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           should
           die
           for
           our
           Redemption
           ?
           It
           had
           been
           an
           impious
           Blasphemy
           to
           have
           desired
           it
           ;
           so
           that
           Christ
           is
           the
           most
           absolute
           gift
           of
           God
           to
           us
           .
           Besides
           ,
           The
           love
           of
           Abraham
           is
           to
           be
           measured
           by
           the
           Reasons
           that
           might
           excite
           it
           ;
           For
           according
           to
           the
           amiableness
           of
           the
           object
           ,
           so
           much
           greater
           is
           the
           love
           that
           gives
           it
           .
           Many
           endearing
           cirumstances
           made
           Isaac
           the
           joy
           of
           his
           father
           ,
           yet
           at
           the
           best
           he
           was
           an
           imprafect
           mortal
           creature
           ,
           so
           that
           but
           a
           moderate
           affection
           was
           regularly
           due
           to
           him
           .
           Whereas
           our
           Redeemer
           was
           not
           a
           meer
           Man
           ,
           or
           an
           Angel
           ,
           but
           God's
           only
           begotten
           Son
           ,
           which
           Title
           signifies
           his
           unity
           with
           him
           in
           his
           state
           and
           perfections
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           Excellency
           of
           his
           Nature
           such
           is
           his
           Fathers
           Love
           to
           him
           .
           
             In
             this
             was
             manifested
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             to
             us
             ,
             because
             that
             God
             sent
             his
             only
             begotten
             Son
             into
             the
             world
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             we
             might
             live
             through
             Him.
          
           The
           Love
           of
           God
           in
           all
           temporal
           blessings
           is
           but
           faint
           in
           the
           comparison
           with
           the
           Love
           that
           is
           exprest
           in
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           As
           much
           as
           the
           Creator
           exceeds
           the
           creature
           ,
           the
           gift
           of
           Christ
           is
           above
           the
           gift
           of
           the
           whole
           world
           .
           
             Herein
             is
             Love
          
           ,
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           clearest
           and
           
           highest
           expression
           of
           it
           that
           can
           be
           ,
           
             God
             sent
             his
             Son
             to
             be
             a
             Propitiation
             for
             our
             Sins
             .
          
           The
           Wisdom
           and
           Power
           of
           God
           never
           acted
           to
           the
           utmost
           of
           their
           efficacy
           ;
           he
           could
           frame
           a
           more
           Glorious
           World
           ,
           but
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           cannot
           in
           a
           higher
           degree
           be
           exprest
           .
           As
           the
           Apostle
           to
           set
           forth
           how
           sacred
           and
           inviolable
           Gods
           promise
           is
           ,
           saith
           ,
           
           that
           
             because
             he
             could
             swear
             by
             no
             greater
             ,
             he
             sware
             by
             himself
          
           ;
           so
           when
           he
           would
           give
           the
           most
           excellent
           testimony
           of
           his
           favour
           to
           mankind
           ,
           he
           gave
           his
           Eternal
           Son
           ,
           the
           Heir
           of
           his
           Love
           and
           Blessedness
           .
           The
           giving
           of
           Heaven
           it self
           with
           all
           its
           Joys
           and
           Glory
           ,
           is
           not
           so
           perfect
           and
           full
           a
           demonstration
           of
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           giving
           of
           his
           Son
           to
           die
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           According
           to
           the
           rule
           of
           common
           esteem
           ,
           a
           greater
           Love
           was
           exprest
           to
           wretched
           Man
           ,
           than
           to
           Christ
           himself
           :
           for
           we
           expend
           things
           less
           valuable
           for
           those
           that
           are
           more
           precious
           ;
           so
           that
           God
           in
           giving
           him
           to
           die
           for
           us
           ,
           declar'd
           that
           our
           Salvation
           was
           more
           dear
           to
           him
           then
           the
           life
           of
           his
           only
           Son.
           When
           no
           meaner
           Ransom
           than
           the
           Blood
           Royal
           of
           Heaven
           could
           purchase
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           God
           delighted
           in
           the
           expence
           of
           that
           sacred
           Treasure
           for
           us
           .
           
             It
             pleased
             the
             Lord
             to
             bruise
             him
             .
          
           
           Though
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           absolutely
           consider'd
           was
           the
           highest
           provocation
           of
           God's
           displeasure
           ,
           and
           brought
           the
           greatest
           guilt
           upon
           the
           Jews
           ,
           for
           which
           
             Wrath
             came
             upon
             them
             to
             the
             uttermost
          
           ;
           yet
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           end
           ,
           namely
           the
           Salvation
           of
           Men
           ,
           't
           was
           the
           most
           greatful
           Offering
           to
           him
           ,
           
           
             a
             Sacrifice
             of
             a
             sweet
             smelling
             savour
             .
          
           This
           is
           an
           endearing
           circumstance
           of
           Gods
           Love
           to
           us
           .
           God
           repented
           that
           he
           made
           Man
           ,
           but
           never
           that
           he
           redeem'd
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           the
           Love
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           so
           the
           Love
           of
           
           Christ
           appears
           in
           a
           superlative
           manner
           in
           dying
           for
           us
           .
           
           
             Greater
             Love
             hath
             no
             Man
             than
             this
             ,
             that
             a
             Man
             lay
             down
             his
             life
             for
             his
             Friend
             .
          
           There
           is
           no
           kind
           of
           Love
           that
           exceeds
           the
           affection
           which
           is
           exprest
           in
           dying
           for
           another
           :
           but
           there
           are
           diverse
           degrees
           of
           it
           :
           and
           the
           highest
           is
           to
           die
           for
           our
           enemies
           .
           The
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
           
             perhaps
             for
             a
             good
             man
             some
             would
             dare
             to
             die
             .
          
           'T
           is
           possible
           gratitude
           may
           prevail
           upon
           one
           who
           is
           under
           strong
           obligations
           ,
           to
           die
           for
           his
           benefactor
           .
           Or
           some
           may
           from
           a
           generous
           principle
           be
           willing
           with
           the
           loss
           of
           their
           lives
           to
           preserve
           one
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           general
           and
           publick
           good
           .
           But
           this
           is
           a
           rare
           ,
           and
           almost
           incredible
           thing
           .
           'T
           is
           recorded
           as
           a
           miraculous
           instance
           of
           the
           power
           of
           Love
           ,
           that
           the
           two
           Sicilian
           Philosophers
           Damon
           ,
           and
           Pithias
           ,
           each
           had
           courage
           to
           die
           for
           his
           Friend
           .
           For
           one
           of
           them
           being
           condemn'd
           to
           die
           by
           the
           Tyrant
           ,
           and
           desiring
           to
           give
           the
           last
           farewel
           to
           his
           Family
           ,
           his
           Friend
           entered
           into
           Prison
           as
           his
           Surety
           to
           die
           for
           him
           ,
           if
           he
           did
           not
           return
           at
           the
           appointed
           time
           .
           And
           he
           came
           to
           the
           amazement
           of
           all
           ,
           that
           expected
           the
           issue
           of
           such
           a
           hazardous
           caution
           .
           Yet
           in
           this
           example
           there
           seems
           to
           be
           in
           the
           Second
           such
           a
           confidence
           of
           the
           fidelity
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           assured
           he
           should
           not
           die
           in
           being
           a
           pledge
           for
           him
           :
           and
           in
           the
           first
           't
           was
           not
           meer
           friendship
           ,
           or
           sense
           of
           the
           obligation
           ,
           but
           the
           regard
           of
           his
           own
           honour
           that
           made
           him
           rescue
           his
           Friend
           from
           Death
           .
           And
           if
           Love
           were
           the
           sole
           motive
           ,
           yet
           the
           highest
           expression
           of
           it
           was
           to
           part
           with
           a
           short
           life
           ,
           which
           in
           a
           little
           time
           must
           have
           been
           resigned
           by
           the
           order
           of
           nature
           .
           But
           the
           Love
           of
           our
           Saviour
           was
           so
           pure
           and
           great
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           no
           resemblance
           ,
           much
           less
           any
           parallel
           of
           it
           .
           For
           he
           was
           perfectly
           Holy
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           priviledge
           of
           immortality
           
           was
           due
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           his
           life
           was
           infinitely
           more
           precious
           than
           the
           lives
           of
           Angels
           and
           Men
           ,
           yet
           he
           laid
           it
           down
           and
           submitted
           to
           a
           cursed
           Death
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           which
           was
           infinitely
           more
           bitter
           ,
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God.
           And
           all
           this
           for
           sinful
           men
           ,
           who
           were
           under
           the
           just
           and
           heavy
           displeasure
           of
           the
           Almighty
           .
           
             He
             loved
             us
             ,
             and
             gave
             himself
             for
             us
             :
          
           If
           he
           had
           only
           interposed
           as
           an
           Advocate
           to
           speak
           for
           us
           ,
           
           or
           only
           had
           acted
           for
           our
           recovery
           ,
           
           his
           Love
           had
           been
           admirable
           ;
           but
           he
           suffered
           for
           us
           .
           He
           is
           not
           only
           our
           Mediator
           ,
           but
           Redeemer
           ;
           not
           only
           Redeemer
           ,
           but
           Ransom
           .
        
         
           'T
           was
           excellent
           goodness
           in
           David
           ,
           when
           he
           saw
           the
           destruction
           of
           his
           People
           ,
           to
           offer
           Himself
           and
           Family
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           avert
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           from
           them
           .
           
           But
           his
           pride
           was
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           Judgment
           ,
           whereas
           our
           Redeemer
           was
           perfectly
           innocent
           .
           David
           interceeded
           for
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           Christ
           for
           his
           Enemies
           .
           He
           receiv'd
           the
           Arrows
           of
           the
           Almighty
           into
           his
           Breast
           to
           shelter
           us
           .
           
           
             He
             bore
             our
             griefs
             ,
             and
             carried
             our
             sorrows
             ,
             he
             was
             wounded
             for
             our
             transgressions
             ,
             he
             was
             bruised
             for
             our
             iniquites
             ,
             the
             chastisement
             of
             our
             peace
             was
             upon
             him
             ,
             and
             with
             his
             stripes
             we
             are
             healed
             .
          
           Among
           the
           Romans
           the
           Despotick
           power
           was
           so
           terrible
           ,
           that
           if
           a
           slave
           had
           attemped
           upon
           the
           Life
           of
           his
           Master
           ,
           all
           the
           rest
           had
           been
           crucified
           with
           the
           guilty
           person
           .
           But
           our
           gracious
           Master
           dyed
           for
           his
           slaves
           who
           had
           conspir'd
           against
           him
           .
           He
           shed
           his
           Blood
           for
           those
           who
           spilt
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           readiness
           of
           our
           Lord
           to
           save
           us
           ,
           though
           by
           the
           sharpest
           sufferings
           ,
           magnifies
           his
           Love.
           When
           the
           richest
           Sacrifices
           under
           the
           Law
           were
           insufficient
           to
           take
           away
           sin
           ,
           and
           no
           lower
           price
           then
           
             the
             blood
             of
             
             God
          
           could
           obtain
           our
           pardon
           ,
           upon
           his
           entering
           into
           the
           World
           to
           excute
           that
           wonderful
           Commission
           which
           cost
           him
           his
           Life
           ,
           with
           what
           ardour
           of
           affection
           did
           he
           undertake
           it
           !
           
           
             Lo
             ,
             I
             come
             to
             do
             thy
             will
             ,
             O
             God.
          
           When
           Peter
           from
           carnal
           affection
           deprecated
           his
           sufferings
           ,
           
             Master
             spare
             thy self
          
           ,
           he
           who
           was
           incarnate
           goodness
           ,
           and
           never
           quench'd
           the
           smoking
           flax
           ,
           
           expresses
           the
           same
           indignation
           against
           him
           ,
           
             Get
             thee
             behind
             me
             Satan
          
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           formerly
           against
           the
           Devil
           tempting
           to
           worship
           him
           .
           He
           esteemed
           him
           the
           worst
           adversary
           that
           would
           divert
           him
           from
           his
           Sufferings
           :
           He
           long'd
           for
           the
           
             Baptism
             of
             his
             Blood.
          
           And
           when
           Death
           was
           in
           his
           view
           with
           all
           the
           circumstances
           of
           terrour
           ,
           and
           the
           supreme
           Judge
           stood
           before
           him
           ready
           to
           inflict
           the
           just
           punishment
           of
           sin
           ,
           though
           the
           apprehension
           of
           it
           was
           so
           dreadful
           that
           he
           could
           scarce
           live
           under
           it
           ,
           yet
           he
           resolved
           to
           accomplish
           his
           Work.
           Our
           Salvation
           was
           amiable
           to
           him
           in
           his
           Agony
           .
           This
           is
           specially
           observed
           by
           the
           Evangelist
           ,
           
           
             that
             Jesus
             having
             loved
             his
             own
             ,
             he
             loved
             them
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           When
           the
           Souldiers
           came
           to
           seize
           upon
           him
           ,
           though
           by
           one
           word
           he
           could
           have
           commanded
           Legions
           of
           Angels
           for
           his
           rescue
           ,
           yet
           he
           yeilded
           up
           himself
           to
           their
           Cruelty
           :
           'T
           was
           not
           any
           defect
           of
           power
           ,
           but
           the
           strength
           of
           his
           Love
           that
           made
           him
           to
           suffer
           .
           He
           was
           willing
           to
           be
           Crucified
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           be
           Glorified
           :
           our
           Redemption
           was
           sweeter
           to
           him
           ,
           than
           Death
           was
           bitter
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           was
           to
           be
           obtained
           .
           'T
           was
           excellently
           said
           by
           Pherecides
           ,
           
           that
           God
           transformed
           himself
           into
           Love
           when
           he
           made
           the
           World
           :
           but
           with
           greater
           reason
           't
           is
           said
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             God
             is
             Love
          
           ,
           when
           he
           redeemed
           it
           .
           'T
           was
           Love
           that
           by
           a
           miraculous
           condescension
           took
           our
           Nature
           ,
           accomplishing
           the
           
           desire
           of
           the
           mystical
           Spouse
           ,
           
           
             Let
             him
             kiss
             me
             with
             the
             kisses
             of
             his
             Mouth
             :
          
           'T
           was
           Love
           that
           stoop't
           to
           the
           form
           of
           a
           Servant
           ,
           and
           led
           a
           poor
           despised
           life
           here
           below
           ;
           'T
           was
           Love
           that
           endur'd
           a
           Death
           neither
           easie
           ,
           nor
           honourable
           ,
           but
           most
           unworthy
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           Divine
           ,
           and
           the
           innocency
           of
           the
           Humane
           nature
           .
           Love
           chose
           to
           die
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           live
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           rather
           than
           to
           enjoy
           that
           blessedness
           ,
           and
           leave
           Mankind
           in
           misery
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           X.
           
        
         
           
             Divine
             Mercy
             is
             magnified
             in
             the
             excellency
             of
             the
             state
             to
             which
             Man
             is
             advanced
             .
             He
             is
             inricht
             with
             higher
             Prerogatives
             ,
             under
             a
             better
             Covenant
             ,
             entitled
             to
             a
             more
             glorious
             Reward
             than
             Adam
             at
             first
             enjoyed
             .
             The
             Humane
             Nature
             is
             personally
             united
             to
             the
             Son
             of
             God.
             Believers
             are
             spiritually
             united
             to
             Christ.
             The
             Gospel
             is
             a
             better
             Covenant
             than
             that
             of
             the
             Law.
             It
             admits
             of
             Repentance
             and
             Reconciliation
             after
             Sin.
             It
             accepts
             of
             Sincerity
             instead
             of
             Perfection
             .
             It
             affords
             supernatural
             Assistance
             to
             Believers
             ,
             whereby
             they
             shall
             be
             victorious
             over
             all
             opposition
             in
             their
             way
             to
             Heaven
             .
             The
             difference
             between
             the
             Grace
             of
             the
             Creator
             and
             that
             of
             the
             Redeemer
             .
             The
             stability
             of
             the
             New-Covenant
             is
             built
             on
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             which
             is
             unchangeable
             ,
             and
             the
             Operations
             of
             his
             
             Spirit
             that
             are
             effectual
             .
             The
             mutability
             and
             weakness
             of
             the
             Humane
             Will
             ,
             and
             the
             strength
             of
             Temptations
             shall
             not
             frustrate
             the
             merciful
             Design
             of
             God
             in
             regard
             of
             his
             Elect.
             The
             glorious
             Reward
             of
             the
             Gospel
             exceeds
             the
             Primitive
             Felicity
             of
             Adam
             ,
             in
             the
             place
             of
             it
             ,
             the
             highest
             Heaven
             .
             Adam's
             life
             was
             attended
             with
             innocent
             Infirmities
             ,
             from
             which
             the
             glorified
             Life
             is
             entirely
             exempt
             .
             The
             Felicity
             of
             Heaven
             exceeds
             the
             first
             ,
             in
             the
             manner
             ,
             degrees
             ,
             and
             continuance
             of
             the
             fruition
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           Third
           Consideration
           which
           makes
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           so
           admirable
           to
           lapsed
           Man
           ,
           is
           ,
           the
           excellency
           of
           that
           state
           to
           which
           he
           is
           advanc'd
           by
           the
           Redeemer
           .
           To
           be
           only
           exempted
           from
           Death
           is
           a
           great
           favour
           :
           The
           grace
           of
           a
           Prince
           is
           eminent
           in
           releasing
           a
           condemned
           Person
           from
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           Law.
           This
           is
           sufficient
           for
           the
           Mercy
           of
           Man
           ,
           but
           not
           for
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           :
           He
           pardons
           and
           prefers
           the
           guilty
           ;
           He
           rescues
           us
           from
           Hell
           ,
           and
           raises
           us
           to
           Glory
           ;
           He
           bestows
           Eternity
           upon
           those
           who
           were
           unworthy
           of
           Life
           .
           The
           excellency
           of
           our
           condition
           under
           the
           Gospel
           will
           be
           set
           off
           ,
           by
           comparing
           it
           with
           that
           of
           innocent
           Man
           in
           Paradise
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           he
           was
           then
           in
           a
           state
           of
           Holiness
           and
           Honour
           ,
           and
           in
           perfect
           possession
           of
           that
           Blessedness
           which
           was
           suitable
           to
           his
           Nature
           ;
           yet
           in
           many
           respects
           our
           last
           state
           transcends
           our
           first
           ,
           and
           redeeming
           Love
           exceeds
           creating
           .
        
         
           If
           Man
           had
           been
           only
           restor'd
           to
           his
           forfeited
           Rights
           ,
           to
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           the
           same
           Happiness
           which
           was
           lost
           ,
           his
           first
           state
           were
           most
           desirable
           ;
           And
           it
           had
           been
           greater
           Goodness
           to
           have
           preserv'd
           him
           innocent
           ,
           than
           to
           recover
           him
           from
           ruine
           .
           As
           
           he
           that
           preserves
           his
           Friend
           from
           falling
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           by
           interposing
           between
           him
           and
           danger
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           Combat
           ,
           delivers
           him
           in
           a
           more
           noble
           manner
           ,
           than
           by
           paying
           a
           Ransom
           for
           him
           after
           many
           daies
           spent
           in
           woful
           Captivity
           .
           And
           that
           Physician
           is
           more
           excellent
           in
           his
           Art
           ,
           who
           prevents
           Diseases
           ,
           and
           keeps
           the
           Body
           in
           health
           and
           vigour
           ,
           than
           another
           that
           expels
           them
           by
           sharp
           Remedies
           .
           But
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Gospel
           hath
           so
           much
           mended
           our
           condition
           ,
           that
           if
           it
           were
           offer'd
           to
           our
           choice
           ,
           either
           to
           enjoy
           the
           innocent
           state
           of
           Adam
           ,
           or
           the
           renewed
           by
           Christ
           ,
           it
           were
           folly
           like
           that
           of
           our
           first
           Parents
           ,
           to
           prefer
           the
           former
           before
           the
           latter
           .
           The
           Jubilee
           of
           the
           Law
           restor'd
           to
           the
           same
           Inheritance
           ,
           but
           the
           Jubilee
           of
           the
           Gospel
           gives
           us
           the
           Investiture
           of
           that
           which
           is
           transcendently
           better
           than
           what
           we
           at
           first
           possest
           .
           Since
           
             The
             Day-spring
             from
             on
             High
             hath
             visited
             us
             in
             tender
             mercy
             ,
          
           we
           are
           enricht
           with
           higher
           Prerogatives
           ,
           and
           are
           under
           a
           better
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           entitled
           to
           a
           more
           glorious
           Reward
           ,
           than
           was
           due
           to
           Man
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           his
           Creation
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           The
           Humane
           Nature
           is
           raised
           to
           an
           higher
           degree
           of
           Honour
           ,
           than
           if
           Man
           had
           continued
           in
           his
           Innocent
           state
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           By
           its
           intimate
           Union
           with
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           He
           assum'd
           it
           as
           the
           fit
           Instrument
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           and
           preferr'd
           it
           before
           the
           Angelical
           ,
           which
           surpast
           Man
           's
           in
           his
           Primitive
           State.
           
           
             The
             Fulness
             of
             the
             God-thead
             dwells
             in
             our
             Redeemer
             bodily
             .
          
           From
           hence
           it
           is
           ▪
           that
           the
           Angels
           descended
           to
           pay
           Him
           homage
           at
           his
           Birth
           ,
           and
           attended
           his
           Majesty
           in
           his
           disguise
           .
           The
           Son
           of
           Man
           hath
           those
           Titles
           which
           are
           above
           the
           Dignity
           of
           any
           meer
           Creature
           ;
           He
           is
           King
           of
           
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           Judg
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           he
           exercises
           Divine
           Power
           ,
           and
           receives
           Divine
           Praise
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           The
           humane
           Nature
           in
           our
           Redeemer
           is
           an
           associate
           with
           the
           Divine
           ;
           and
           being
           made
           a
           little
           lower
           then
           the
           Angles
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           is
           now
           
             advanced
             far
             above
             all
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             .
          
           
        
         
           2.
           
           In
           all
           those
           who
           are
           partakers
           of
           Grace
           and
           Glory
           by
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           .
           Adam
           was
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           by
           Creation
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           joyned
           to
           Christ
           as
           our
           head
           ,
           by
           a
           union
           so
           intimate
           ,
           that
           
             he
             lives
             in
             us
          
           ,
           and
           counts
           himself
           incompleat
           without
           us
           ,
           
           and
           by
           that
           union
           to
           be
           adopted
           into
           the
           line
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           thereby
           to
           have
           an
           interest
           in
           the
           
             exceeding
             great
             and
             precious
             promises
          
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           
           to
           be
           
             constituted
             Heirs
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             coheirs
             with
             Christ
             ,
          
           are
           such
           discoveries
           of
           the
           dignity
           of
           our
           supernatural
           state
           ,
           that
           the
           lowest
           Believer
           is
           advanced
           above
           Adam
           in
           all
           his
           honour
           .
           Nay
           ,
           the
           Angels
           though
           superior
           to
           Man
           in
           the
           excellency
           of
           their
           nature
           ,
           yet
           are
           accidently
           lower
           by
           the
           honour
           of
           our
           alliance
           :
           Their
           King
           is
           our
           Brother
           .
           And
           this
           relative
           dignity
           which
           seems
           to
           eclipse
           their
           Glory
           ,
           might
           excite
           their
           envy
           ,
           but
           such
           an
           ingenuous
           goodness
           dwells
           in
           those
           pure
           and
           blessed
           Spirits
           ,
           that
           they
           rejoyce
           in
           our
           restoration
           and
           advancement
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           I
           shall
           add
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           hath
           a
           special
           relation
           to
           Man
           ,
           so
           the
           most
           tender
           affections
           for
           him
           .
           To
           illustrate
           this
           by
           a
           sensible
           instance
           :
           Angels
           and
           Men
           are
           as
           two
           different
           Nations
           in
           Language
           and
           Customs
           ,
           but
           under
           the
           same
           Empire
           :
           and
           if
           a
           Prince
           that
           commands
           two
           Nations
           should
           employ
           one
           for
           the
           safety
           and
           prosperity
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           it
           were
           an
           Argument
           of
           special
           favour
           .
           Now
           the
           Angels
           are
           
             sent
             forth
             to
             minister
             for
             them
             who
             
             are
             Heirs
             of
             Salvation
             .
          
           Besides
           ,
           
           in
           two
           other
           things
           the
           peculiar
           affection
           of
           the
           Prince
           would
           be
           most
           evident
           to
           that
           Nation
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           If
           he
           put
           on
           their
           habit
           ,
           and
           attire
           himself
           according
           to
           their
           fashion
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           If
           he
           fixt
           his
           residence
           among
           them
           .
           Now
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           was
           cloathed
           with
           our
           flesh
           ,
           and
           
             found
             in
             fashion
             as
             a
             man
             ,
          
           and
           for
           ever
           appears
           in
           it
           in
           Heaven
           ;
           and
           will
           at
           the
           last
           day
           invest
           our
           bodies
           with
           glory
           like
           to
           his
           own
           .
           He
           now
           dwells
           in
           us
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           when
           our
           warfare
           is
           accomplisht
           ,
           he
           shall
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           be
           present
           with
           us
           in
           the
           eternal
           Mansions
           .
           As
           God
           incarnate
           he
           converst
           with
           Men
           on
           Earth
           ,
           and
           as
           such
           he
           will
           converse
           with
           them
           in
           heaven
           .
           There
           he
           raigns
           as
           
             the
             first-born
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             many
             Brethren
             .
          
           Now
           all
           these
           Prerogatives
           are
           the
           fruits
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
        
         
           And
           how
           great
           is
           that
           Mercy
           which
           hath
           raised
           Mankind
           more
           glorious
           out
           of
           its
           ruines
           !
           The
           Apostle
           breaks
           out
           with
           a
           Heavenly
           astonishment
           ,
           
             Behold
             what
             manner
             of
             Love
             the
             Father
             hath
             bestowed
             upon
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             be
             called
             the
             Sons
             of
             God!
          
           
           that
           we
           who
           are
           Strangers
           and
           Enemies
           ,
           
             Children
             of
             Wrath
             by
             nature
          
           ,
           should
           be
           dignified
           with
           the
           honorable
           ,
           and
           amiable
           title
           of
           his
           Sons
           !
           'T
           was
           a
           rare
           and
           most
           merciful
           condescension
           in
           
           Pharaoh's
           Daughter
           ,
           to
           rescue
           an
           innocent
           and
           forsaken
           Infant
           from
           perishing
           by
           the
           waters
           ,
           and
           adopt
           him
           to
           be
           her
           Son
           but
           how
           much
           greater
           kindness
           was
           it
           for
           God
           to
           save
           guilty
           and
           wretched
           Man
           from
           Eternal
           Flames
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           him
           into
           his
           Family
           .
           The
           Ambition
           of
           the
           Prodigal
           rose
           no
           higher
           than
           to
           be
           a
           Servant
           ;
           wha●
           an
           inestimable
           favour
           is
           it
           to
           
           make
           us
           Children
           !
           When
           God
           would
           express
           the
           most
           dear
           and
           peculiar
           affection
           to
           Solomon
           ,
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             I
             will
             be
             his
             Father
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             be
             my
             Son
             :
          
           this
           was
           the
           highest
           honour
           he
           could
           promise
           ;
           
           and
           all
           believers
           are
           dignified
           with
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           same
           relation
           that
           Christ
           hath
           :
           when
           he
           was
           going
           to
           Heaven
           he
           comforted
           his
           Disciples
           with
           these
           words
           ,
           
             I
             ascend
             to
             my
             Father
             and
             your
             Father
             ,
             to
             my
             God
             and
             your
             God.
          
           There
           is
           indeed
           a
           diversity
           in
           the
           foundation
           of
           it
           :
           Christ
           is
           a
           Son
           by
           Nature
           ,
           we
           are
           by
           meer
           Favour
           ;
           he
           is
           by
           Generation
           ,
           we
           are
           by
           Adoption
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             hath
             made
             us
             Kings
             &
             Priests
             unto
             God
             &
             his
             Father
             :
          
           These
           are
           the
           highest
           Offices
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           and
           were
           attended
           with
           the
           most
           conspicuous
           Honour
           ;
           and
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           chose
           those
           bright
           Images
           ,
           to
           convey
           a
           clearer
           notice
           of
           the
           glory
           to
           which
           our
           Redeemer
           hath
           raised
           us
           .
           Not
           only
           all
           the
           Crowns
           and
           Scepters
           in
           this
           perishing
           World
           are
           infinitely
           beneath
           this
           dignity
           ,
           but
           the
           honour
           of
           our
           innocent
           state
           was
           not
           equal
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           Gospel
           is
           a
           better
           Covenant
           than
           that
           which
           was
           establisht
           with
           Man
           in
           his
           Creation
           :
           and
           the
           excellency
           of
           it
           will
           appear
           ,
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           'T
           is
           more
           beneficial
           ,
           in
           that
           it
           admits
           of
           Repentance
           and
           Reconciliation
           after
           sin
           ,
           and
           accepts
           of
           Sincerity
           instead
           of
           perfection
           .
           The
           Apostle
           magnifies
           the
           Office
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           
             By
             how
             much
             he
             is
             a
             Mediator
             of
             a
             better
             Covenant
             ,
             which
             was
             established
             upon
             better
             promises
             .
          
           The
           comparison
           there
           ,
           is
           ,
           between
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Gospel
           and
           the
           
             Mosaical
             oeconomy
          
           .
           And
           the
           excellency
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           specified
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           those
           infinitely
           better
           promisses
           that
           are
           in
           it
           .
           The
           ceremonial
           Law
           appointed
           Sacrifices
           for
           sins
           of
           ignorance
           and
           error
           ,
           and
           to
           obtain
           only
           legal
           
           impunity
           ;
           but
           the
           Gospel
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Christ's
           all-sufficient
           Sacrifice
           ,
           offers
           full
           Pardon
           for
           all
           Sins
           that
           are
           repented
           of
           and
           forsaken
           .
           Now
           with
           greater
           reason
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           is
           to
           be
           preferr'd
           before
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Works
           .
           For
           the
           Law
           considered
           Man
           as
           holy
           ,
           and
           endued
           with
           perfection
           of
           Grace
           equal
           to
           whatsoever
           was
           commanded
           :
           'T
           was
           the
           measure
           of
           his
           Ability
           as
           well
           as
           Duty
           ,
           and
           requir'd
           exact
           Obedience
           ,
           or
           threatned
           extreme
           Misery
           .
           The
           least
           breach
           of
           it
           is
           fatal
           :
           A
           single
           Offence
           as
           certainly
           exposes
           to
           the
           curse
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           whole
           were
           violated
           .
           And
           in
           our
           lapsed
           state
           we
           are
           utterly
           disabled
           to
           comply
           with
           its
           Purity
           and
           Perfection
           .
           But
           the
           Gospel
           contains
           the
           Promises
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           is
           in
           the
           
             hands
             of
             a
             Mediator
          
           .
           
           The
           tenor
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           
             That
             Repentance
             and
             Remission
             of
             Sins
             be
             preached
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ.
          
           
           
             And
             if
             we
             judge
             our selves
             ,
             we
             shall
             not
             be
             judged
             .
          
           'T
           is
           not
           if
           we
           are
           innocent
           ,
           for
           then
           none
           could
           be
           exempt
           from
           Condemnation
           :
           But
           if
           the
           convinced
           Sinner
           erect
           a
           Tribunal
           in
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           strips
           Sin
           of
           its
           disguise
           ,
           to
           view
           it
           in
           its
           native
           deformity
           ;
           if
           he
           pronounce
           the
           Sentence
           of
           the
           Law
           against
           himself
           ,
           and
           glorifie
           the
           Justice
           of
           God
           which
           he
           cannot
           satisfie
           ,
           and
           forsake
           the
           Sins
           which
           are
           the
           causes
           of
           his
           sorrow
           ,
           he
           is
           qualified
           for
           pardoning
           Mercy
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           The
           Gospel
           doth
           not
           only
           apply
           Pardon
           to
           us
           for
           all
           forsaken
           Sins
           ,
           but
           provides
           a
           Remedy
           for
           those
           Infirmities
           to
           which
           the
           best
           are
           incident
           .
           Whilst
           we
           are
           in
           this
           mortal
           state
           ,
           we
           are
           exposed
           to
           Temptations
           from
           without
           ,
           and
           have
           Corruptions
           within
           that
           often
           betray
           us
           :
           Now
           to
           support
           our
           drooping
           Spirits
           ,
           our
           Redeemer
           sits
           in
           Heaven
           to
           plead
           for
           us
           ▪
           and
           perpetually
           renews
           the
           Pardon
           
           that
           was
           once
           purchased
           ,
           to
           every
           contrite
           spirit
           ,
           for
           those
           unavoidable
           frailties
           which
           cleave
           to
           us
           here
           .
           The
           promise
           of
           Grace
           is
           not
           made
           void
           by
           the
           sudden
           surprizes
           of
           Passions
           .
           
             If
             any
             man
             sin
             ,
             we
             have
             an
             Advocate
             with
             the
             Father
             ,
          
           
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             the
             Righteous
          
           .
           The
           rigour
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           mollified
           by
           his
           Mediation
           with
           the
           Father
           :
           A
           title
           of
           Love
           and
           Tenderness
           .
           God
           deals
           not
           with
           the
           Severity
           of
           a
           Judg
           ,
           but
           
             He
             spares
             us
             as
             a
             man
             spares
             his
             own
             son
             that
             serves
             him
             .
          
           
        
         
           And
           as
           He
           pardons
           us
           upon
           our
           Repentance
           ,
           so
           He
           accepts
           our
           hearty
           ,
           though
           mean
           ,
           services
           .
           Now
           the
           Legal
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           unsinning
           and
           compleat
           Obedience
           cannot
           be
           performed
           ;
           the
           Evangelical
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           sincere
           ,
           though
           imperfect
           ,
           is
           graciously
           received
           .
           God
           doth
           not
           require
           the
           duties
           of
           a
           Man
           by
           the
           measures
           of
           an
           Angel.
           Unfeigned
           Endeavours
           to
           please
           Him
           ,
           unreserved
           Respects
           to
           all
           his
           Commands
           ,
           single
           and
           holy
           aims
           at
           his
           Glory
           are
           rewarded
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           Although
           the
           Law
           is
           continued
           as
           a
           Rule
           of
           living
           ,
           yet
           not
           as
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Life
           .
           And
           what
           an
           admirable
           exaltation
           of
           Mercy
           is
           there
           in
           this
           new
           Treaty
           of
           God
           with
           Sinners
           ?
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           first
           Covenant
           was
           
             holy
             ,
             just
          
           ,
           and
           good
           ,
           but
           it
           made
           no
           abatements
           of
           favour
           ,
           and
           
             't
             is
             now
             weak
             through
             the
             flesh
             :
          
           
           that
           is
           ,
           The
           carnal
           corrupt
           Nature
           is
           so
           strong
           and
           impetuous
           ,
           that
           the
           restraints
           of
           the
           Law
           are
           ineffectual
           to
           stop
           its
           desires
           ,
           and
           therefore
           cannot
           bring
           Man
           to
           that
           Life
           that
           is
           promised
           ,
           by
           the
           performance
           of
           the
           Condition
           required
           .
           But
           the
           Gospel
           provides
           an
           Indulgence
           for
           relenting
           and
           returning
           Sinners
           .
           This
           is
           the
           language
           of
           God
           in
           that
           Covenant
           ,
           
             I
             will
             be
             merciful
             to
             their
             unrighteousness
             and
             their
             sins
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             
             
             
             their
             Iniquities
             will
             I
             remember
             no
             more
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           excellency
           of
           the
           Evangelical
           Covenant
           above
           the
           Legal
           ,
           is
           ,
           in
           that
           supernatural
           Assistance
           which
           is
           conveyed
           by
           it
           to
           Believers
           ,
           whereby
           they
           shall
           be
           certainly
           victorious
           over
           all
           opposition
           in
           their
           way
           to
           Heaven
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           Adam
           was
           endued
           with
           perfect
           holiness
           and
           freedom
           ,
           but
           he
           might
           intangle
           himself
           in
           the
           snares
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           Death
           .
           The
           Grace
           of
           the
           Creator
           given
           to
           him
           was
           alwaies
           present
           ,
           but
           it
           depended
           on
           the
           natural
           use
           of
           his
           Faculties
           ,
           without
           the
           interposing
           any
           extraordinary
           operation
           of
           God's
           Spirit
           .
           The
           Principle
           of
           Holiness
           was
           in
           himself
           ,
           and
           't
           was
           subjected
           to
           his
           Will
           :
           He
           had
           a
           power
           to
           obey
           if
           he
           would
           ,
           but
           not
           that
           actually
           determined
           his
           will
           ,
           for
           then
           he
           had
           persevered
           .
           But
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Redeemer
           that
           flows
           from
           Christ
           as
           our
           quickening
           Head
           ,
           and
           is
           conveyed
           to
           all
           his
           Members
           ,
           enclines
           the
           Will
           so
           powerfully
           that
           't
           is
           made
           subject
           to
           it
           .
           
             God
             works
             in
             us
             to
             will
             and
             to
             do
             of
             his
             good
             pleasure
          
           ;
           
           The
           use
           of
           our
           Faculties
           ,
           and
           the
           exercise
           of
           Grace
           ,
           depends
           on
           the
           good
           pleasure
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           unchangeable
           ,
           and
           the
           operations
           of
           the
           Spirit
           which
           are
           prevailing
           and
           effectual
           .
           And
           upon
           these
           two
           the
           stability
           of
           the
           New
           Covenant
           is
           founded
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           On
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           as
           unchangable
           in
           his
           Will
           ,
           as
           in
           his
           Nature
           .
           This
           Love
           is
           the
           cause
           of
           Election
           ,
           
           from
           whence
           there
           can
           be
           no
           separation
           .
           This
           gives
           Christ
           to
           Believers
           ,
           and
           Believers
           to
           Him
           :
           
             Thine
             they
             were
          
           ,
           saith
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           
             and
             thou
             gavest
             them
             me
          
           .
           Which
           words
           signifie
           not
           the
           common
           title
           God
           hath
           to
           all
           by
           Creation
           :
           for
           Men
           thus
           universally
           consider'd
           ,
           compose
           the
           world
           ;
           and
           our
           Saviour
           distinguishes
           those
           that
           are
           given
           
           
           
             him
             from
             the
             world
          
           ;
           but
           that
           special
           right
           God
           hath
           in
           them
           by
           election
           .
           And
           all
           those
           are
           given
           by
           the
           Father
           to
           Christ
           in
           their
           effectual
           Calling
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           exprest
           by
           his
           
             drawing
             them
             to
             the
             Son
          
           )
           and
           are
           committed
           to
           his
           care
           ,
           
           to
           lead
           them
           through
           a
           course
           of
           Obedience
           to
           Glory
           .
           For
           them
           Christ
           absolutely
           praies
           as
           Mediator
           ,
           
           
             Father
             ,
             I
             will
             that
             those
             whom
             thou
             hast
             given
             me
             ,
             be
             with
             me
             where
             I
             am
             ,
             and
             see
             my
             Glory
             :
          
           And
           he
           is
           alwaies
           heard
           in
           his
           requests
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           from
           hence
           that
           the
           Apostle
           challenges
           all
           Creatures
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Ear●h
           ,
           with
           that
           full
           and
           strong
           persuasion
           ,
           that
           nothing
           could
           separate
           between
           Believers
           ,
           
           and
           their
           Happiness
           .
           
             For
             I
             am
             persuaded
             that
             neither
             Death
             nor
             Life
             ,
             nor
             Angels
             ,
             nor
             Principalities
             nor
             Powers
             ,
             nor
             things
             present
             ,
             nor
             things
             to
             come
             ,
             nor
             heigth
             ,
             nor
             depth
             ,
             nor
             any
             other
             creature
             shall
             be
             able
             to
             separate
             us
             from
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             in
             Christ
             Jesus
             our
             Lord.
          
           His
           assurance
           is
           not
           built
           on
           the
           special
           Prerogatives
           he
           had
           as
           an
           Apostle
           ,
           not
           on
           his
           rapture
           to
           Paradise
           ,
           nor
           Revelations
           ,
           nor
           the
           Apparition
           of
           Angels
           ,
           for
           of
           these
           he
           makes
           no
           mention
           ;
           but
           on
           that
           which
           is
           common
           to
           all
           Believers
           ,
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           declar'd
           in
           the
           Word
           ,
           and
           
             shed
             abroad
             in
             their
             hearts
          
           .
           And
           't
           is
           observable
           that
           the
           Apostle
           having
           spoken
           in
           his
           own
           person
           ,
           changes
           the
           number
           ,
           
             I
             am
             persuaded
             that
             nothing
             shall
             separate
             us
             ,
          
           to
           associate
           with
           himself
           in
           the
           partaking
           of
           that
           blessed
           Priviledg
           ,
           all
           true
           Believers
           ,
           who
           have
           an
           interest
           in
           the
           same
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           same
           Promises
           of
           Salvation
           ,
           and
           had
           felt
           the
           sanctifying
           work
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           the
           certain
           proof
           of
           their
           Election
           .
           For
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           God
           should
           retract
           his
           merciful
           purpose
           to
           save
           his
           People
           ?
           He
           that
           chose
           them
           
           from
           Eternity
           before
           they
           could
           know
           Him
           ,
           and
           from
           pure
           Love
           (
           there
           being
           nothing
           in
           the
           Creature
           to
           induce
           Him
           )
           gave
           his
           Son
           to
           suffer
           Death
           for
           them
           ,
           will
           He
           stop
           there
           ,
           without
           bestowing
           that
           Grace
           which
           may
           render
           it
           effectual
           ?
           What
           can
           change
           his
           Affections
           ?
           He
           that
           prevented
           them
           in
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           in
           their
           pollutions
           ,
           will
           He
           leave
           them
           after
           his
           Image
           is
           engraven
           upon
           them
           ?
           He
           that
           loved
           them
           so
           as
           to
           unite
           them
           to
           Christ
           when
           they
           were
           strangers
           ,
           will
           He
           hate
           them
           when
           they
           are
           his
           Members
           ?
           No
           :
           His
           loving
           kindness
           is
           everlasting
           ,
           
           and
           the
           Covenant
           that
           is
           built
           on
           it
           ,
           is
           more
           firm
           than
           the
           Pillars
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           the
           Foundations
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
           This
           supported
           David
           in
           his
           dying
           hours
           ,
           that
           
             God
             had
             made
             with
             him
             an
             everlasting
             Covenant
             ,
             ordered
             in
             all
             things
             and
             sure
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             that
             was
             all
             his
             Salvation
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           New
           Covenant
           is
           secur'd
           by
           the
           efficacy
           of
           Divine
           and
           Supernatural
           Grace
           .
           
           
             This
             is
             the
             Covenant
             that
             I
             will
             make
             with
             the
             house
             of
          
           Israel
           ,
           
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             I
             will
             put
             my
             Laws
             into
             their
             minds
             ,
             and
             write
             them
             in
             their
             hearts
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             be
             to
             them
             a
             God
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             be
             to
             me
             a
             People
             .
          
           The
           Elect
           are
           enabled
           to
           perform
           the
           conditions
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           to
           which
           Eternal
           Life
           is
           promised
           .
           Our
           
             Redeemer
             blesses
             us
             in
             turning
             us
             from
             our
             Iniquities
             .
          
           
           And
           although
           the
           instability
           of
           the
           humane
           Spirit
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           remanent
           Corruptions
           ,
           and
           those
           various
           Temptations
           to
           which
           we
           are
           liable
           ,
           may
           excite
           our
           fear
           ,
           lest
           we
           should
           fall
           short
           of
           
             the
             high
             prize
             of
             our
             Calling
             ,
          
           yet
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Gospel
           secures
           true
           Believers
           against
           both
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Whilst
           we
           are
           in
           the
           present
           state
           ,
           our
           Corruptions
           are
           not
           perfectly
           healed
           ,
           but
           there
           are
           some
           
           remains
           ,
           which
           like
           a
           Gangrene
           threaten
           to
           seize
           on
           the
           vital
           parts
           ,
           wherein
           the
           spiritual
           Life
           is
           seated
           .
           But
           the
           divine
           Nature
           which
           is
           conveyed
           to
           all
           that
           are
           spiritually
           descended
           from
           Christ
           ,
           is
           active
           and
           powerful
           to
           resist
           all
           carnal
           desires
           ,
           and
           will
           prevail
           in
           the
           end
           .
           For
           if
           sin
           in
           its
           full
           vigor
           could
           not
           controul
           the
           efficacy
           of
           converting
           Grace
           ,
           how
           can
           the
           reliques
           of
           it
           ,
           after
           Grace
           hath
           taken
           possession
           ,
           be
           strong
           enough
           to
           spoil
           it
           of
           its
           conquest
           .
           There
           is
           a
           greater
           distance
           from
           Death
           to
           Life
           ,
           than
           from
           Life
           to
           Action
           .
           That
           Omnipotent
           Grace
           that
           visited
           us
           in
           the
           Grave
           ,
           and
           restored
           life
           to
           the
           dead
           ,
           can
           much
           more
           perpetuate
           it
           in
           the
           living
           .
           That
           which
           was
           so
           powerful
           as
           to
           pluck
           the
           heart
           of
           stone
           out
           of
           the
           Breast
           ,
           can
           preserve
           the
           Heart
           of
           Flesh.
           
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           Grace
           that
           is
           given
           to
           Believers
           ,
           in
           its
           own
           nature
           is
           a
           perishing
           quality
           ,
           as
           that
           which
           was
           bestowed
           on
           Adam
           .
           Non
           only
           the
           slight
           superficial
           tincture
           in
           hypocrites
           will
           wear
           off
           ,
           but
           that
           deep
           impression
           of
           sanctifying
           Grace
           in
           true
           Believers
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           not
           renewed
           ,
           would
           soon
           be
           defaced
           .
           But
           God
           hath
           promised
           to
           put
           his
           Spirit
           into
           their
           hearts
           ,
           
             and
             to
             cause
             them
             to
             walk
             in
             his
             Statutes
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             keep
             his
             Commandments
             .
          
           
           He
           is
           a
           living
           reigning
           Principle
           in
           them
           ,
           to
           which
           all
           their
           faculties
           are
           subordinate
           .
           The
           Spirit
           infused
           Grace
           at
           first
           ,
           and
           enlivens
           it
           daily
           :
           he
           confirms
           their
           Faith
           ,
           inflames
           their
           Love
           ,
           encourages
           their
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           refreshes
           in
           their
           minds
           the
           Idea's
           of
           that
           glory
           which
           is
           invisible
           and
           future
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           his
           influence
           cherishes
           the
           blessed
           beginnings
           of
           the
           spiritual
           Life
           .
           So
           that
           sincere
           Grace
           though
           weak
           in
           its
           degree
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           in
           a
           state
           of
           progress
           ,
           til
           it
           come
           to
           perfection
           .
           The
           Waters
           of
           the
           Spirit
           have
           a
           cleansing
           vertue
           upon
           Believers
           ,
           
           till
           every
           spot
           be
           taken
           away
           ,
           and
           their
           purified
           Souls
           ascend
           to
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Grace
           of
           the
           Spirit
           shall
           make
           true
           Christians
           finally
           victorious
           over
           Temptations
           to
           which
           they
           may
           be
           exposed
           .
           And
           those
           are
           various
           :
           Some
           are
           pleasant
           and
           insinuating
           ,
           others
           are
           sharp
           and
           furious
           ,
           and
           are
           managed
           by
           the
           Devil
           our
           subtile
           and
           industrious
           Enemy
           ,
           to
           undermine
           ,
           or
           by
           open
           battery
           to
           overthrow
           us
           .
           And
           how
           difficult
           is
           it
           for
           the
           Soul
           whilst
           united
           to
           Flesh
           ,
           to
           resist
           the
           charms
           of
           what
           is
           amiable
           ,
           or
           to
           endure
           the
           assaults
           of
           what
           is
           terrible
           to
           sense
           ?
           But
           the
           renewed
           Christian
           hath
           no
           reason
           to
           be
           afrighted
           with
           disquieting
           fears
           ,
           that
           any
           sinful
           temptation
           may
           come
           ,
           which
           notwithstanding
           his
           watchfulness
           ,
           may
           overcome
           him
           irrecoverably
           .
           For
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           Temptations
           are
           External
           ,
           and
           have
           no
           power
           over
           our
           spirits
           but
           what
           we
           give
           them
           .
           A
           voluntary
           resistance
           secures
           the
           victory
           to
           us
           .
           And
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             Greater
             is
             he
             that
             is
             in
             Believers
             ,
             then
             he
             that
             is
             in
             the
             World.
          
           
           God
           is
           stronger
           not
           only
           in
           himself
           ,
           but
           as
           working
           in
           us
           ,
           by
           the
           vigorous
           assistance
           of
           his
           Grace
           to
           confirm
           us
           ,
           than
           the
           Devil
           assisted
           with
           all
           the
           delights
           and
           terrours
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           taking
           advantage
           of
           that
           remaining
           concupiscence
           which
           is
           not
           intirely
           extinguished
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           corrupt
           ,
           and
           destroy
           us
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           All
           Temptations
           in
           their
           degrees
           and
           continuance
           ,
           are
           ordered
           by
           Gods
           Providence
           .
           He
           is
           the
           president
           of
           the
           combat
           :
           none
           enters
           into
           the
           lists
           but
           by
           his
           call
           :
           in
           all
           Ages
           the
           Promise
           shall
           be
           verified
           ,
           
           
             God
             will
             not
             suffer
             his
             People
             to
             be
             tempted
             above
             what
             they
             are
             able
             .
             They
             shall
             come
             off
             more
             then
             Conquerours
             ,
             through
             Christ
             that
             loves
             them
             .
          
           And
           
           as
           St.
           Austin
           observes
           ;
           
           more
           powerful
           Grace
           is
           necessary
           to
           fortifie
           Christians
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           all
           opposition
           ,
           then
           Adam
           at
           first
           received
           .
           This
           is
           visible
           in
           the
           glorious
           issue
           of
           the
           
             Martyrs
             ▪
             Who
             loved
             not
             their
             Lives
             unto
             the
             Death
             :
          
           For
           Adam
           when
           no
           person
           threatned
           him
           ,
           nay
           against
           the
           prohibition
           of
           God
           ,
           abusing
           his
           Liberty
           ,
           did
           not
           abide
           in
           his
           Happiness
           ,
           when
           't
           was
           most
           easie
           to
           him
           to
           avoid
           Sin.
           But
           the
           Martyrs
           remain'd
           firm
           in
           the
           Faith
           ,
           not
           only
           under
           Terrors
           ,
           but
           Torments
           .
           And
           which
           is
           the
           more
           admirable
           ,
           in
           that
           Adam
           saw
           the
           Happiness
           present
           ,
           which
           he
           should
           forfeit
           by
           his
           Disobedience
           ,
           and
           the
           Martyrs
           believed
           only
           the
           future
           Glory
           they
           were
           to
           receive
           .
           This
           proceeded
           only
           from
           God
           who
           was
           so
           merciful
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           them
           faithful
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           Unless
           there
           were
           a
           power
           above
           the
           Divine
           ,
           the
           Elect
           are
           ●ecured
           from
           
             final
             Apostacy
          
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           that
           his
           Father
           
             is
             greater
             than
             all
             ,
             and
             none
             is
             able
             to
             pluck
             them
             out
             of
             his
             hand
             .
          
           His
           Invariable
           Will
           and
           Almighty
           Power
           prevents
           their
           perishing
           .
           Indeed
           if
           it
           were
           only
           by
           the
           strength
           of
           Natural
           Reason
           ,
           or
           Courage
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           to
           overcome
           Temptations
           ,
           some
           might
           be
           so
           violent
           as
           to
           make
           the
           strongest
           to
           faint
           and
           fall
           away
           :
           But
           if
           the
           Divine
           Power
           be
           the
           Principle
           that
           supports
           us
           ,
           it
           will
           make
           the
           weakest
           victorious
           .
           For
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           makes
           us
           strong
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           made
           weak
           by
           us
           .
        
         
           From
           hence
           we
           may
           fully
           discover
           the
           advantage
           we
           have
           by
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           above
           the
           terms
           of
           the
           first
           Covenant
           .
           Restoring
           Mercy
           hath
           better'd
           our
           Condition
           :
           We
           have
           lost
           the
           integrity
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           got
           the
           perfection
           of
           the
           
             second
             Adam
          
           :
           Our
           Salvation
           is
           put
           into
           a
           stronger
           and
           safer
           hand
           .
           
             I
             give
          
           ,
           saith
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           
           
             unto
             my
             sheep
             eternal
             Life
             ,
             and
             
             they
             shall
             never
             perish
             ,
             neither
             shall
             any
             pluck
             them
             out
             of
             my
             hand
             .
          
           That
           is
           an
           inviolable
           Sanctuary
           ,
           from
           whence
           no
           Believer
           can
           be
           taken
           .
           Christ
           is
           our
           Friend
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           the
           Altar
           ,
           but
           now
           in
           the
           Throne
           :
           Our
           Reconciliation
           is
           
             ascribed
             to
             his
             Death
          
           ,
           our
           Conservation
           
             to
             his
             Life
          
           .
           
           He
           that
           was
           created
           in
           a
           state
           of
           Nature
           could
           sin
           and
           die
           ,
           but
           
             He
             that
             is
             born
             of
             God
             can't
             sin
             unto
             death
             :
          
           
           the
           new
           birth
           is
           unto
           Eternal
           Life
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           As
           the
           Mercy
           of
           God
           is
           glorified
           in
           the
           whole
           work
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           so
           especially
           in
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           last
           Grace
           ,
           it
           confers
           upon
           us
           .
           In
           Vocation
           that
           prevents
           us
           ,
           and
           Perseverance
           that
           crowns
           us
           :
           according
           to
           the
           double
           change
           made
           in
           our
           state
           ,
           translating
           us
           from
           Darkness
           to
           Light
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           imperfect
           Light
           of
           Grace
           ,
           to
           the
           full
           Light
           of
           Glory
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           more
           particularly
           discours'd
           of
           this
           Advantage
           by
           the
           New
           Covenant
           ,
           in
           regard
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           comfort
           of
           true
           Christians
           is
           so
           much
           concern'd
           in
           it
           .
           For
           if
           Grace
           and
           Free-Will
           are
           put
           in
           joint
           commission
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           efficacy
           of
           it
           depends
           on
           the
           mutability
           of
           the
           Will
           ,
           which
           may
           receive
           or
           reject
           it
           ,
           the
           consequence
           is
           visible
           ,
           that
           (
           which
           is
           impious
           to
           suppose
           )
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           might
           have
           died
           in
           vain
           .
           For
           that
           which
           is
           not
           effectual
           without
           a
           contingent
           condition
           ,
           must
           needs
           be
           as
           uncertain
           ,
           as
           the
           condition
           on
           which
           it
           depends
           .
           So
           that
           although
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           so
           admirably
           formed
           the
           design
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           such
           a
           connexion
           in
           his
           Counsels
           ,
           yet
           all
           may
           be
           defeated
           by
           the
           mutability
           of
           Mans
           desires
           .
           And
           the
           most
           sincere
           Christians
           would
           be
           alwaies
           terrified
           with
           perplexing
           jealousies
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           their
           most
           serious
           Resolutions
           to
           continue
           in
           their
           
           Duty
           ,
           yet
           one
           day
           they
           may
           perish
           by
           their
           Apostasie
           .
           But
           the
           Gospel
           assures
           us
           ,
           that
           God
           will
           not
           reverse
           his
           own
           Eternal
           Decrees
           :
           And
           that
           the
           
             Redeemer
             shall
             see
             the
             travel
             of
             his
             Soul
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             be
             satisfied
             :
             and
             that
             Believers
             are
             kept
             by
             the
             Power
             of
             God
             through
             Faith
             unto
             Salvation
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           There
           is
           an
           excellent
           manifestation
           of
           Divine
           Love
           ,
           in
           the
           glorious
           reward
           that
           is
           promised
           to
           Believers
           ,
           which
           far
           exceeds
           the
           primitive
           felicity
           of
           Man.
           Adam
           was
           under
           the
           Covenant
           of
           nature
           ,
           that
           promised
           a
           reward
           sutable
           to
           his
           obedience
           ,
           and
           state
           .
           The
           manner
           of
           declaring
           that
           Covenant
           was
           natural
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           External
           ,
           by
           the
           discovery
           of
           God's
           Attributes
           in
           his
           Works
           ,
           from
           which
           it
           was
           easie
           for
           man
           to
           collect
           his
           duty
           and
           his
           reward
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Internal
           ,
           by
           his
           natural
           faculties
           .
           By
           the
           light
           of
           Reason
           he
           understood
           that
           so
           long
           as
           he
           continued
           in
           his
           original
           Innocence
           ,
           the
           Creator
           who
           from
           pure
           goodness
           gave
           him
           his
           being
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           happiness
           which
           was
           concomitant
           with
           it
           ,
           would
           certainly
           preserve
           him
           in
           the
           perpetual
           enjoyment
           of
           it
           .
           But
           there
           was
           no
           promise
           of
           Heaven
           annexed
           to
           that
           Covenant
           ,
           without
           which
           Adam
           could
           attain
           no
           knowledg
           ,
           nor
           conceive
           any
           hopes
           of
           it
           .
           If
           there
           had
           been
           a
           necessary
           connexion
           between
           his
           perfect
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           the
           life
           of
           Glory
           ,
           it
           would
           have
           been
           revealed
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           allure
           his
           will
           :
           for
           there
           can
           be
           no
           desire
           of
           an
           unknown
           good
           .
           And
           whereas
           in
           the
           Covenant
           God
           principally
           and
           primarily
           regards
           the
           promise
           ,
           and
           but
           secondarily
           the
           threatning
           ,
           the
           exercise
           of
           goodness
           being
           more
           pleasing
           to
           him
           than
           of
           revenging
           justice
           ;
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           that
           God
           expresly
           threatned
           Death
           ,
           but
           he
           made
           no
           promise
           of
           Heaven
           :
           
           by
           which
           't
           is
           evident
           it
           did
           not
           belong
           to
           that
           Covenant
           .
           For
           it
           was
           easier
           for
           Man
           to
           understand
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           punishment
           that
           attended
           sin
           ,
           than
           to
           conceive
           of
           Celestial
           Happiness
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           was
           incapable
           in
           his
           animal
           state
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           God
           might
           have
           bestowed
           Heaven
           as
           an
           absolute
           gift
           upon
           Man
           ,
           after
           a
           course
           of
           obedience
           ;
           but
           't
           was
           not
           due
           by
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           first
           Covenant
           .
           A
           natural
           work
           can
           give
           no
           title
           to
           a
           supernatural
           reward
           .
           Mans
           perseverance
           in
           his
           duty
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Original
           Treaty
           ,
           had
           been
           attended
           with
           Immortal
           Happiness
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ;
           but
           the
           
             blessed
             Hope
          
           is
           only
           promised
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           
           and
           unspeakably
           transcends
           the
           felicity
           of
           Nature
           in
           its
           consummat
           state
           .
        
         
           This
           Reward
           is
           answerable
           to
           the
           unvaluable
           treasure
           which
           was
           laid
           down
           for
           it
           .
           The
           Blood
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           as
           't
           is
           a
           Ransom
           to
           redeem
           us
           from
           misery
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           a
           Price
           to
           purchase
           glory
           for
           Believers
           .
           
           'T
           is
           called
           the
           
             Blood
             of
             the
             New-Testament
          
           ,
           because
           it
           conveys
           a
           title
           to
           the
           Heavenly
           Inheritance
           .
           
           Our
           impunity
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           ,
           our
           positive
           happiness
           of
           his
           redundant
           merit
           .
           God
           was
           so
           well
           pleased
           with
           his
           perfect
           Obedience
           ,
           which
           infinitely
           surpasses
           that
           of
           any
           meer
           creature
           ,
           that
           he
           promised
           to
           confer
           upon
           those
           who
           believe
           in
           him
           ,
           all
           the
           glorious
           qualities
           becoming
           the
           Sons
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           associates
           with
           him
           in
           his
           Eternal
           Kingdom
           .
           The
           compleat
           happiness
           of
           the
           Redeemed
           ,
           is
           the
           Redeemers
           recompence
           ,
           in
           which
           he
           is
           fully
           satisfied
           for
           all
           his
           sufferings
           .
           Now
           the
           transcendent
           excellency
           of
           this
           above
           the
           first
           state
           of
           Man
           ,
           will
           more
           distinctly
           appear
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           I.
           The
           place
           where
           't
           is
           enjoyed
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           
             Heaven
             of
             Heavens
             .
             Adam
          
           was
           put
           into
           the
           Terrestrial
           
           Paradise
           ,
           a
           place
           sutable
           to
           his
           natural
           being
           ,
           and
           abounding
           with
           all
           pleasing
           objects
           ;
           but
           they
           were
           such
           as
           creatures
           of
           a
           lower
           kind
           enjoyed
           with
           him
           .
           But
           Heaven
           is
           the
           Element
           of
           Angels
           ,
           their
           native
           seat
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           most
           noble
           part
           of
           the
           Creation
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           true
           Palace
           of
           God
           ,
           intirely
           separated
           from
           the
           impurities
           and
           imperfections
           ,
           the
           alterations
           and
           changes
           of
           the
           lower
           World
           ;
           where
           he
           reigns
           in
           Eternal
           Peace
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           Temple
           of
           the
           Divine
           Majesty
           ,
           where
           his
           
             exellent
             Glory
          
           is
           revealed
           in
           the
           most
           conspicuous
           manner
           .
           
             'T
             is
             the
             habitation
             of
             his
             holiness
             ,
             the
             place
             where
             his
             honour
             dwells
             .
          
           'T
           is
           the
           sacred
           Mansion
           of
           Light
           ,
           and
           Joy
           ,
           and
           Glory
           .
           Paradise
           with
           all
           its
           pleasures
           was
           but
           a
           shadow
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           II.
           The
           Life
           of
           Adam
           was
           attended
           with
           innocent
           infirmities
           .
           For
           the
           body
           being
           composed
           of
           the
           same
           principles
           with
           other
           sensitive
           creatures
           ,
           't
           was
           liable
           to
           hunger
           ,
           and
           thirst
           ,
           and
           weariness
           ,
           and
           was
           to
           be
           repaired
           by
           food
           and
           sleep
           .
           Adam
           was
           made
           a
           
             living
             Soul
          
           ,
           therefore
           subject
           to
           those
           inclinations
           and
           necessities
           which
           are
           purely
           animal
           .
           
           And
           although
           whilst
           innocent
           ,
           no
           disease
           could
           seize
           on
           him
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           capable
           of
           hurtful
           impressions
           :
           though
           he
           should
           have
           been
           preserved
           from
           death
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           perishable
           .
           His
           life
           was
           in
           a
           perpetual
           flux
           :
           't
           was
           Immortal
           not
           meerly
           from
           the
           temperament
           of
           his
           Body
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           sustained
           by
           the
           power
           of
           God
           in
           the
           use
           of
           means
           .
           From
           hence
           it
           follows
           that
           Adam
           in
           his
           natural
           state
           ▪
           was
           not
           capable
           of
           the
           vision
           of
           God.
           Heaven
           is
           too
           pure
           an
           Air
           for
           him
           to
           have
           lived
           in
           .
           The
           Glory
           of
           it
           is
           inconsistent
           with
           such
           a
           temper'd
           Body
           .
           
             Flesh
             and
             Blood
             cannot
             inherit
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             .
          
           
           The
           faculties
           would
           be
           confounded
           with
           its
           overcoming
           brightness
           .
           Till
           the
           sensitive
           powers
           
           are
           refin'd
           ,
           and
           exalted
           to
           that
           degree
           that
           they
           become
           spiritual
           ,
           they
           cannot
           converse
           with
           glorified
           objects
           .
           Now
           the
           bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           shall
           be
           invested
           with
           Celestial
           qualities
           .
           The
           Natural
           shall
           be
           changed
           into
           a
           Spiritual
           body
           ,
           and
           be
           preserved
           as
           the
           Angels
           by
           the
           sole
           vertue
           of
           the
           quickning
           Spirit
           .
           The
           life
           above
           shall
           flourish
           in
           its
           ful
           vigour
           ,
           without
           any
           other
           support
           ,
           than
           the
           Divine
           power
           that
           first
           created
           it
           .
           And
           as
           the
           body
           shall
           be
           spiritual
           ,
           so
           truely
           immortal
           ,
           and
           free
           from
           all
           corruptive
           change
           ;
           as
           the
           Sun
           which
           for
           so
           many
           ages
           hath
           shined
           with
           an
           equal
           brightness
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           hath
           a
           dureable
           fulness
           of
           light
           in
           it
           .
           In
           this
           respect
           the
           
             Children
             of
             the
             Resurrection
          
           ,
           
           are
           equal
           to
           
             the
             Angels
          
           ,
           who
           being
           pure
           Spirits
           ,
           do
           not
           marry
           to
           perpetuate
           their
           kind
           ,
           for
           they
           never
           die
           .
           And
           the
           glorified
           body
           shall
           be
           cloathed
           with
           a
           more
           Divine
           beauty
           in
           the
           Resurrection
           ,
           than
           Adam
           had
           in
           the
           Creation
           .
           The
           glory
           of
           the
           second
           Temple
           shall
           excel
           that
           of
           the
           first
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           
           the
           first
           
             Man
             was
             of
             the
             Earth
             earthy
             ,
          
           and
           could
           derive
           but
           an
           earthy
           condition
           to
           his
           descendents
           :
           But
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           is
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           principle
           of
           an
           Heavenly
           and
           Glorious
           life
           to
           all
           that
           are
           united
           to
           him
           .
        
         
           III.
           The
           felicity
           of
           Heaven
           exceeds
           the
           first
           ,
           in
           the
           manner
           and
           degrees
           of
           the
           fruition
           ,
           and
           the
           continuance
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Vision
           of
           God
           in
           Heaven
           is
           immediate
           .
           Adam
           was
           a
           spectator
           of
           God's
           Works
           ,
           and
           his
           understanding
           being
           full
           of
           Light
           ,
           he
           clearly
           discover'd
           the
           Divine
           Attributes
           in
           their
           effects
           .
           The
           stroaks
           of
           the
           Creators
           Hand
           are
           engraven
           in
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           the
           Universe
           .
           The
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           Earth
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           in
           them
           ,
           are
           evident
           testimonies
           of
           
           the
           excellency
           of
           their
           Author
           .
           The
           
             invisible
             things
             of
             God
             from
             the
             Creation
             of
             the
             World
             are
             clearly
             seen
             .
          
           
           And
           the
           knowledg
           that
           shined
           in
           his
           soul
           ,
           produced
           a
           transcendent
           esteem
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           in
           whom
           Wisdom
           and
           Power
           are
           united
           in
           their
           supreme
           degree
           ,
           and
           a
           superlative
           love
           and
           delight
           in
           him
           for
           his
           goodness
           .
           Yet
           his
           sight
           of
           God
           was
           but
           
             through
             a
             Glass
          
           ,
           an
           eclipsing
           medium
           .
           For
           inferior
           beings
           are
           so
           imperfect
           ,
           that
           they
           can
           give
           but
           a
           weak
           resemblance
           of
           his
           infinite
           perfections
           .
           But
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           
           is
           called
           ,
           the
           
             seeing
             of
             him
             as
             he
             is
             ,
          
           and
           signifies
           the
           most
           clear
           and
           compleat
           knowledge
           ,
           which
           the
           rational
           soul
           when
           purified
           and
           raised
           to
           its
           most
           perfect
           state
           can
           receive
           ;
           and
           out-shines
           all
           the
           discoveries
           of
           God
           in
           the
           lower
           World.
           Adam
           had
           a
           visible
           copy
           of
           his
           invisible
           beauty
           ,
           but
           the
           Saints
           in
           Heaven
           see
           the
           glorious
           Original
           .
           He
           saw
           God
           in
           the
           reflection
           of
           the
           Creature
           ,
           but
           the
           Saints
           are
           under
           the
           direct
           beams
           of
           Glory
           ,
           
           and
           
             see
             him
             face
             to
             face
          
           .
           All
           the
           Attributes
           appear
           in
           their
           full
           and
           brightest
           lustre
           to
           them
           .
           Wisdom
           ,
           Love
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           Holiness
           ,
           Power
           ,
           are
           manifested
           in
           their
           exaltation
           .
           And
           the
           glorified
           Soul
           ,
           to
           qualify
           it
           for
           converse
           with
           God
           in
           this
           intimate
           manner
           ,
           hath
           a
           more
           excellent
           constitution
           then
           was
           given
           to
           it
           in
           the
           Creation
           .
           A
           new
           edge
           is
           put
           upon
           the
           faculties
           whereby
           they
           are
           fitted
           for
           those
           objects
           which
           are
           peculiar
           to
           Heaven
           .
           The
           intellectual
           eye
           is
           fortified
           for
           the
           immediate
           intuition
           of
           God.
           Adam
           in
           Paradise
           was
           absent
           from
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           the
           Saints
           who
           encompass
           his
           Throne
           ,
           &
           are
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           his
           Glory
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           'T
           is
           the
           peculiar
           excellency
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           Life
           ,
           that
           the
           Saints
           every
           moment
           enjoy
           it
           without
           any
           allay
           ,
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           of
           its
           Perfection
           .
           
           The
           Life
           of
           Adam
           was
           alwaies
           in
           a
           circle
           of
           low
           and
           mean
           functions
           of
           the
           Animal
           Nature
           ,
           which
           being
           common
           to
           him
           and
           Beasts
           ,
           the
           acts
           of
           it
           are
           not
           strictly
           Humane
           .
           But
           the
           Spiritual
           Life
           in
           Heaven
           is
           entirely
           freed
           from
           those
           servile
           necessities
           ,
           and
           is
           spent
           in
           the
           eternal
           performance
           of
           the
           most
           noble
           actions
           of
           which
           the
           intelligent
           Nature
           is
           capable
           .
           The
           Saints
           do
           alwaies
           contemplate
           ,
           admire
           ,
           love
           ,
           enjoy
           ,
           and
           praise
           their
           everlasting
           Benefactor
           .
           
             God
             is
             to
             them
             all
             in
             all
             .
          
        
         
           In
           short
           ,
           That
           which
           prefers
           the
           Glory
           of
           Heaven
           infinitely
           before
           the
           first
           state
           of
           Man
           ,
           is
           the
           continuance
           of
           it
           for
           ever
           :
           'T
           is
           an
           unwithering
           and
           never-fading
           Glory
           .
           Adam
           was
           liable
           to
           Temptations
           ,
           and
           capable
           of
           Change
           ,
           he
           fell
           in
           the
           Garden
           of
           Eden
           ,
           and
           was
           sentenc'd
           to
           die
           .
           But
           Heaven
           is
           the
           Sanctuary
           of
           Life
           and
           Immortality
           ;
           't
           is
           inaccessible
           to
           any
           evil
           .
           The
           Serpent
           that
           corrupted
           Paradise
           with
           its
           Poison
           ,
           can't
           enter
           there
           .
           As
           there
           is
           no
           seed
           of
           Corruption
           within
           ,
           so
           no
           cause
           of
           it
           without
           .
           Our
           Redeemer
           offer'd
           Himself
           by
           the
           
             Eternal
             Spirit
          
           ,
           and
           purchased
           an
           eternal
           Inheritance
           for
           his
           People
           .
           Their
           Felicity
           is
           full
           and
           perpetual
           ,
           without
           encrease
           ,
           for
           in
           the
           first
           moment
           't
           is
           perfect
           ,
           and
           shall
           continue
           without
           declination
           .
           The
           Day
           of
           Judgment
           is
           called
           the
           
             Last
             Day
          
           :
           For
           Daies
           ,
           and
           Weeks
           ,
           and
           Months
           ,
           and
           Years
           ,
           the
           Revolutions
           which
           now
           measure
           Time
           ,
           shall
           then
           be
           swallowed
           up
           in
           an
           unchangeable
           Eternity
           .
           
           
             The
             Saints
             shall
             be
             for
             ever
             with
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           in
           all
           these
           respects
           ,
           the
           Glory
           of
           the
           Redeemed
           ,
           as
           far
           exceeds
           the
           Felicity
           of
           Man
           in
           the
           Creation
           ,
           as
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           bright
           Seat
           of
           it
           ,
           is
           above
           the
           fading
           beauty
           of
           the
           terrestrial
           Paradise
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XI
           .
        
         
           
             Redeeming
             Love
             deserves
             our
             highest
             Admiration
             ,
             and
             humble
             Acknowledgments
             .
             The
             illustration
             of
             it
             by
             several
             Considerations
             .
             God
             is
             infinitely
             amiable
             in
             Himself
             ,
             yet
             his
             Love
             is
             transient
             to
             the
             Creature
             .
             'T
             is
             admirable
             in
             Creating
             and
             Preserving
             Man
             ,
             more
             in
             Redeeming
             him
             and
             by
             the
             Death
             of
             his
             Son.
             The
             discovery
             of
             God's
             Love
             in
             our
             Redemption
             is
             the
             strongest
             persuasiue
             to
             Repentance
             .
             The
             Law
             is
             ineffectual
             to
             produce
             real
             Repentance
             .
             The
             common
             benefits
             of
             Providence
             are
             insuff●cient
             to
             cause
             Faith
             and
             Repentance
             in
             the
             guilty
             Creature
             .
             The
             clear
             discovery
             of
             pardoning
             Mercy
             in
             the
             Gospel
             can
             only
             remove
             our
             Fears
             ,
             and
             induce
             us
             to
             return
             to
             God.
             The
             transcendent
             Love
             of
             God
             should
             kindle
             in
             us
             a
             reciprocal
             Love
             to
             Him.
             His
             Excellency
             ,
             and
             His
             ordinary
             Bounty
             to
             Mankind
             cannot
             prevail
             upon
             us
             to
             love
             Him.
             His
             Love
             to
             us
             in
             Christ
             only
             conquers
             our
             Hatred
             .
             Our
             Love
             to
             Him
             must
             be
             sincere
             and
             superlative
             .
             The
             despising
             of
             Saving
             
               Mercy
               is
            
             the
             highest
             Provocation
             .
             It
             makes
             the
             Condemnation
             of
             Men
             most
             just
             certain
             ,
             and
             heavy
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           '
           THis
           Redeeming
           Love
           deserves
           our
           highest
           Admiration
           ,
           and
           most
           humble
           acknowledgments
           .
           If
           we
           consider
           God
           aright
           ,
           it
           may
           raise
           our
           wonder
           ,
           that
           He
           is
           pleased
           to
           bestow
           kindness
           upon
           any
           created
           being
           .
           For
           in
           Him
           is
           all
           that
           is
           excellent
           and
           amiable
           ;
           and
           't
           is
           essential
           to
           the
           Deity
           ,
           to
           have
           the
           perfect
           knowledg
           of
           Himself
           ,
           and
           perfect
           Love
           to
           Himself
           .
           His
           Love
           being
           proportioned
           to
           his
           Excellencies
           ,
           the
           act
           is
           infinite
           ,
           as
           the
           object
           :
           And
           
           the
           perfections
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           being
           equal
           to
           his
           Love
           ,
           't
           is
           a
           just
           cause
           of
           admiration
           that
           't
           is
           not
           confined
           to
           himself
           ,
           but
           is
           transient
           and
           goes
           forth
           to
           the
           Creature
           .
           When
           David
           looked
           up
           to
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           saw
           the
           Majesty
           of
           God
           written
           in
           Characters
           of
           light
           ,
           he
           admires
           that
           Love
           which
           first
           
             made
             Man
             a
             litle
             lower
             then
             the
             Angels
             ,
             and
             Crowned
             him
             with
             Glory
             and
             Honour
             ,
          
           
           and
           that
           providential
           care
           which
           is
           mindful
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           visits
           him
           every
           moment
           .
           Such
           an
           inconceivable
           distance
           there
           is
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           that
           't
           is
           wonderful
           ,
           God
           will
           spend
           a
           thought
           upon
           us
           .
           
             Lord
             ,
             what
             is
             Man
             that
             thou
             takest
             knowledge
             of
             him
             ?
             or
             the
             Son
             of
             Man
             that
             thou
             makest
             account
             of
             him
             ?
             Man
             is
             like
             to
             vanity
             ,
          
           
           
             his
             dayes
             are
             as
             a
             shadow
             that
             passeth
             away
             .
          
           His
           being
           in
           this
           world
           hath
           nothing
           firm
           ,
           or
           solid
           ;
           't
           is
           like
           a
           shadow
           ,
           that
           depends
           upon
           a
           cause
           that
           is
           in
           perpetual
           motion
           ,
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           is
           alwayes
           changing
           ,
           till
           it
           vanishes
           in
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           night
           .
           But
           if
           we
           consider
           Man
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           a
           sinner
           ,
           and
           what
           God
           hath
           wrought
           for
           his
           recovery
           ,
           we
           are
           overcome
           with
           amazement
           .
           All
           temporal
           favours
           are
           but
           foils
           to
           this
           miraculous
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           unspeakably
           below
           the
           least
           instance
           of
           it
           :
           without
           it
           all
           the
           priviledges
           we
           enjoy
           above
           inferior
           Creatures
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           will
           prove
           aggravations
           of
           our
           future
           misery
           .
           God
           saw
           us
           in
           our
           degenerate
           state
           ,
           destroyed
           by
           our selves
           ,
           and
           yet
           ,
           O
           Goodness
           truly
           Divine
           !
           he
           loved
           us
           so
           far
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           the
           way
           for
           our
           recovery
           .
           High
           Mountains
           were
           to
           be
           levelled
           ,
           and
           great
           depths
           to
           be
           filled
           up
           ,
           before
           we
           could
           arrive
           at
           blessedness
           :
           all
           this
           God
           hath
           done
           .
           He
           hath
           brought
           the
           Curse
           of
           the
           guilty
           upon
           the
           innocent
           ,
           and
           exposed
           his
           beloved
           Son
           to
           the
           Sword
           of
           his
           Justice
           ,
           to
           turn
           the
           
           blow
           from
           us
           .
           What
           astonishing
           goodness
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           God
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           and
           end
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           should
           become
           the
           means
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ?
           And
           by
           the
           lowest
           abasement
           ?
           What
           is
           so
           worthy
           of
           admiration
           as
           that
           the
           Eternal
           should
           become
           mortal
           ,
           that
           being
           in
           the
           form
           of
           God
           ,
           he
           should
           take
           on
           him
           the
           form
           of
           a
           Servant
           ,
           that
           the
           Judge
           of
           the
           World
           should
           be
           condemned
           by
           the
           guilty
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           leave
           his
           Throne
           in
           Heaven
           to
           be
           nailed
           to
           the
           Cross
           ,
           that
           the
           Prince
           of
           Life
           should
           taste
           of
           Death
           ?
           These
           are
           the
           great
           Wonders
           which
           the
           Lord
           of
           Love
           hath
           performed
           ,
           and
           all
           for
           sinful
           ,
           miserable
           and
           unworthy
           Man
           ,
           who
           deserved
           not
           the
           least
           drop
           of
           that
           Sweat
           and
           Blood
           he
           spent
           for
           him
           :
           and
           without
           any
           advantage
           to
           himself
           ,
           for
           what
           content
           can
           be
           added
           to
           his
           felicity
           by
           a
           cursed
           Creature
           ?
           Infinite
           Love
           ,
           that
           is
           as
           admirable
           as
           saving
           !
           
             Love
             that
             passeth
             Knowledge
          
           !
           and
           is
           as
           much
           above
           our
           comprehension
           as
           desert
           .
           In
           natural
           things
           ,
           admiration
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           ignorance
           ,
           but
           here
           't
           is
           increased
           by
           Knowledg
           .
           For
           the
           more
           we
           understand
           the
           excellent
           Greatness
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           vileness
           of
           Man
           ,
           the
           more
           we
           shall
           admire
           saving
           Mercy
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           most
           humble
           acknowledgments
           are
           due
           for
           it
           .
           When
           David
           told
           Mephibosheth
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           
             eat
             bread
             with
             him
             at
             his
             T●ble
             continually
             ,
          
           
           
             he
             bowed
             himself
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             What
             is
             thy
             Servant
             ,
             that
             thou
             shouldest
             look
             on
             such
             a
             dead
             Dog
             as
             I
             am
             ?
          
           A
           speech
           ful
           of
           gratitude
           ,
           and
           humility
           ;
           yet
           he
           was
           of
           a
           Royal
           extraction
           ,
           though
           at
           that
           time
           in
           a
           low
           condition
           .
           With
           a
           far
           greater
           sense
           of
           our
           unworthiness
           ,
           we
           should
           reflect
           upon
           that
           condescending
           Love
           ,
           that
           provides
           the
           
             Bread
             of
             God
          
           for
           the
           food
           of
           our
           Souls
           ,
           without
           which
           we
           had
           perisht
           for
           want
           .
           David
           
           in
           that
           divine
           thanksgiving
           recorded
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           reflects
           upon
           his
           own
           meanness
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           magnifies
           the
           favour
           of
           God
           towards
           him
           .
           
             Who
             am
             I
             ,
             O
             Lord
             God
             ?
             and
             what
             is
             my
             house
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             thou
             hast
             brought
             me
             hitherto
             ?
             and
             this
             was
             yet
             a
             small
             thing
             in
             thy
             sight
             ,
             O
             Lord
             God
             ,
             but
             thou
             hast
             spoken
             of
             thy
             Servants
             house
             ,
             for
             a
             great
             while
             to
             come
             ,
             and
             is
             this
             the
             manner
             of
             Man
             ,
             O
             Lord
             God
          
           ?
           if
           such
           humble
           and
           thankful
           acknowledgments
           were
           due
           for
           the
           Scepter
           of
           Israel
           ,
           what
           is
           for
           the
           Crown
           of
           Heaven
           ?
           and
           and
           that
           procured
           for
           us
           by
           the
           sufferings
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           Briefly
           ,
           Goodness
           is
           the
           foundation
           of
           Glory
           ,
           therefore
           the
           most
           solemn
           and
           affectionate
           Praise
           is
           to
           be
           rendered
           for
           transcendent
           Goodness
           ,
           The
           consent
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           is
           ;
           
             in
             ascribing
             blessing
             ,
             and
             honour
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             glory
             to
             him
             that
             sits
             on
             the
             Throne
             ,
             and
             the
             Lamb
             for
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Love
           of
           God
           discovered
           in
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           is
           the
           most
           powerful
           persuasive
           to
           Repentance
           .
           For
           the
           discovery
           of
           this
           we
           must
           consider
           ,
           that
           real
           Repentance
           is
           the
           consequent
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           always
           in
           proportion
           to
           it
           .
           Therefore
           ,
           the
           Law
           which
           represents
           to
           us
           the
           Divine
           Purity
           and
           Justice
           ,
           without
           any
           allay
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           can
           never
           work
           true
           Repentance
           in
           a
           Sinner
           .
           When
           Conscience
           is
           under
           the
           strong
           conviction
           of
           guilt
           ,
           and
           of
           Gods
           Justice
           as
           implacable
           ,
           it
           causes
           a
           dreadful
           flight
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           a
           retchless
           neglect
           of
           means
           .
           Despair
           hardens
           .
           Neither
           is
           the
           discovery
           of
           God
           in
           Nature
           ,
           prevailing
           over
           the
           impenitent
           Hearts
           of
           men
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           visible
           frame
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           continual
           benefits
           of
           Providence
           ,
           instruct
           Men
           in
           those
           prime
           Truths
           ,
           the
           Being
           and
           Bounty
           of
           God
           to
           those
           that
           serve
           Him
           ,
           and
           invite
           them
           to
           their
           Duty
           .
           
             God
             
             never
             left
             himself
             without
             a
             witness
             in
             any
             age
             :
          
           
           His
           Goodness
           is
           design'd
           
             To
             lead
             men
             to
             Repentance
          
           .
           And
           the
           Apostle
           aggravates
           the
           obstinacy
           of
           Men
           ,
           that
           render'd
           that
           method
           entirely
           fruitless
           .
           But
           the
           Declaration
           of
           Gods
           Goodness
           in
           the
           Gospel
           is
           infinitely
           more
           clear
           and
           powerful
           ,
           than
           the
           silent
           revelation
           by
           the
           works
           of
           Creation
           and
           Providence
           .
           For
           although
           the
           Patience
           and
           general
           Goodness
           of
           God
           offered
           some
           intimations
           that
           he
           is
           placable
           ,
           yet
           not
           a
           sufficient
           support
           for
           a
           guilty
           and
           jealous
           Creature
           to
           rely
           on
           .
           The
           natural
           notion
           of
           Gods
           Justice
           is
           so
           deeply
           rooted
           in
           the
           Humane
           Soul
           ,
           that
           till
           He
           is
           pleased
           to
           proclaim
           an
           
             Act
             of
             Grace
          
           and
           Pardon
           ,
           on
           the
           conditions
           of
           Faith
           and
           Repentance
           ,
           't
           is
           hardly
           possible
           that
           convinced
           Sinners
           should
           apprehend
           Him
           otherwise
           than
           an
           Enemy
           ;
           and
           that
           all
           the
           common
           Benefits
           they
           enjoy
           ,
           are
           but
           Provisions
           allowed
           in
           the
           interval
           between
           the
           Sentence
           pronounc'd
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           Execution
           of
           it
           at
           Death
           .
           Therefore
           God
           to
           overcome
           our
           fears
           ,
           and
           to
           melt
           us
           into
           a
           compliance
           ,
           hath
           given
           in
           the
           Scripture
           the
           highest
           assurance
           of
           his
           willingness
           to
           receive
           all
           relenting
           and
           returning
           Sinners
           .
           He
           interposes
           the
           most
           solemn
           Oath
           to
           remove
           our
           suspicions
           .
           
           
             As
             I
             live
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             I
             delight
             not
             in
             the
             death
             of
             the
             wicked
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             wicked
             turn
             from
             his
             way
             and
             live
             .
          
           
           
             And
             have
             I
             any
             pleasure
             at
             all
             that
             the
             wicked
             should
             die
             ?
             saith
             the
             Lord
             God
             :
             And
             not
             that
             he
             should
             return
             from
             his
             ways
             and
             live
             ?
          
           The
           majesty
           and
           ardency
           of
           the
           Expressions
           testifie
           the
           truth
           and
           vehemency
           of
           his
           desire
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           the
           Excellency
           of
           his
           Nature
           is
           capable
           to
           feel
           our
           Affections
           .
           And
           the
           Reason
           of
           it
           is
           clear
           ;
           for
           the
           Conversion
           of
           a
           Sinner
           implies
           a
           thorough
           change
           in
           the
           Will
           and
           
           Affections
           from
           Sin
           to
           Grace
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           infinitely
           pleasing
           to
           Gods
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           the
           giving
           of
           Life
           to
           the
           converted
           is
           most
           suitable
           to
           his
           Mercy
           .
           The
           Angels
           who
           are
           infinitly
           inferiour
           to
           Him
           in
           Goodness
           ,
           rejoyce
           in
           the
           Repentance
           and
           Salvation
           of
           Men
           ;
           Much
           more
           God
           doth
           .
           There
           is
           an
           eminent
           difference
           between
           his
           inclinations
           to
           exercise
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           Justice
           .
           He
           uses
           expressions
           of
           regret
           when
           He
           is
           constrained
           to
           punish
           .
           
           
             O
             that
             my
             People
             had
             hearkned
             to
             me
             ,
             and
          
           Israel
           
             had
             walked
             in
             my
             wayes
             .
             And
             how
             shall
             I
             give
             thee
             up
             ,
          
           Ephraim
           ?
           
             how
             shall
             I
             deliver
             thee
          
           ,
           Israel
           ?
           
             mine
             heart
             is
             turned
             within
             me
             :
          
           As
           a
           merciful
           Judg
           ,
           that
           pities
           the
           Man
           when
           he
           condemns
           the
           Malefactor
           .
           But
           He
           dispenses
           Acts
           of
           Grace
           with
           pleasure
           ,
           
             He
             pardons
             Iniquity
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             passes
             by
             transgressions
             ,
             because
             He
             delights
             in
             Mercy
             .
          
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           when
           Sinners
           are
           finally
           obdurate
           ,
           God
           is
           pleased
           in
           their
           Ruine
           ,
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           Justice
           ;
           yet
           ,
           t
           is
           not
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           in
           their
           Conversion
           and
           Life
           .
           He
           doth
           not
           invite
           Sinners
           to
           transgress
           ,
           that
           He
           may
           condemn
           them
           :
           He
           is
           not
           pleased
           when
           they
           give
           occasion
           for
           the
           exercise
           of
           his
           Anger
           .
           And
           above
           all
           ,
           we
           have
           the
           clearest
           and
           surest
           discovery
           of
           pardoning
           Mercy
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ.
           For
           what
           stronger
           evidence
           can
           there
           be
           of
           God's
           readiness
           to
           pardon
           ,
           than
           sending
           his
           Son
           into
           the
           World
           to
           be
           a
           Sacrifice
           for
           Sin
           ,
           that
           Mercy
           without
           prejudice
           to
           his
           other
           Perfections
           might
           upon
           our
           Repentance
           forgive
           us
           ?
           And
           what
           more
           rational
           argument
           is
           there
           ,
           and
           more
           congruous
           to
           the
           Breast
           of
           a
           Man
           ,
           to
           work
           in
           him
           a
           serious
           grief
           and
           hearty
           detestation
           of
           Sin
           ,
           not
           only
           as
           a
           cursed
           thing
           ,
           but
           as
           't
           is
           contrary
           to
           the
           Divine
           Will
           ,
           than
           the
           belief
           that
           God
           ,
           in
           whose
           Power
           alone
           
           it
           is
           to
           pardon
           Sinners
           ,
           is
           most
           desirous
           to
           pardon
           them
           ,
           if
           they
           will
           return
           to
           Obedience
           ?
           The
           Prodigal
           in
           his
           extream
           distress
           resolved
           to
           go
           to
           his
           Father
           with
           penitential
           acknowledgments
           and
           submission
           :
           and
           ,
           to
           use
           the
           words
           of
           a
           devout
           Writer
           ,
           His
           guilty
           Conscience
           as
           desperate
           asks
           him
           ,
           
             Qua
             spe
          
           ,
           with
           what
           hope
           ?
           He
           replies
           to
           himself
           ,
           
             Illa
             qua
             Pater
             est
             .
             Ego
             perdidi
             quod
             erat
             filii
             ;
             ille
             quod
             patris
             est
             n●n
             amisit
             :
          
           Though
           I
           have
           neglected
           the
           duty
           and
           lost
           the
           confidence
           of
           a
           Son
           ,
           he
           hath
           not
           lost
           the
           compassion
           of
           a
           Father
           .
           That
           Parable
           represents
           Man
           in
           his
           degenerate
           forlorn
           state
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           is
           the
           Motive
           that
           prevails
           upon
           him
           to
           return
           to
           his
           duty
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           transcendent
           Love
           that
           God
           hath
           exprest
           in
           our
           Redemption
           by
           Christ
           ,
           should
           kindle
           in
           us
           a
           reciprocal
           affection
           to
           him
           .
           For
           what
           is
           more
           natural
           than
           that
           one
           flame
           should
           produce
           another
           ?
           
             We
             love
             him
             ,
             because
             he
             loved
             us
             first
             .
          
           The
           original
           of
           our
           Love
           to
           God
           is
           from
           the
           evidence
           of
           his
           to
           us
           :
           this
           alone
           can
           strongly
           and
           sweetly
           draw
           the
           heart
           to
           him
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           divine
           excellencies
           as
           they
           deserve
           a
           superlative
           esteem
           ,
           so
           the
           highest
           affection
           :
           but
           the
           bare
           contemplation
           of
           them
           is
           ineffectual
           to
           fire
           the
           Heart
           with
           a
           zealous
           Love
           to
           God.
           For
           Man
           in
           his
           Corrupt
           state
           hath
           a
           Diabolical
           Seed
           in
           him
           ;
           he
           is
           inclined
           not
           only
           to
           Sensuality
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           implicit
           hatred
           of
           God
           ,
           (
           for
           an
           eager
           Appetite
           to
           those
           things
           which
           God
           forbids
           ,
           and
           a
           fixed
           Aversation
           from
           what
           He
           commands
           ,
           are
           the
           Natural
           effects
           of
           Hatred
           ,
           )
           But
           to
           malignity
           and
           direct
           hatred
           against
           God.
           
           
             He
             is
             an
             enemy
             in
             his
             mind
             through
             
             wicked
             Works
             :
          
           and
           this
           enmity
           ariseth
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           Gods
           Justice
           ,
           and
           the
           effects
           of
           it
           .
           Man
           cannot
           Sin
           and
           be
           happy
           ,
           therefore
           he
           wishes
           there
           were
           no
           God
           to
           whom
           he
           must
           be
           accountable
           .
           He
           is
           no
           more
           wrought
           on
           by
           the
           Divine
           perfections
           and
           beauties
           to
           love
           the
           Deity
           ,
           than
           a
           guilty
           person
           ,
           who
           resolvedly
           goes
           on
           to
           break
           the
           Laws
           ,
           can
           be
           perswaded
           to
           love
           the
           Judge
           ,
           for
           his
           excellent
           knowledg
           ,
           and
           his
           inflexible
           integrity
           ,
           who
           will
           certainly
           condemn
           him
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           great
           and
           abundant
           blessings
           ,
           which
           God
           ,
           as
           Creator
           ,
           and
           Preserver
           ,
           bestows
           upon
           all
           ,
           cannot
           prevail
           upon
           guilty
           Creatures
           to
           love
           him
           .
           Indeed
           the
           goodness
           that
           raised
           us
           from
           a
           state
           of
           nothing
           ,
           is
           unspeakably
           great
           ,
           and
           layes
           an
           Eternal
           Obligation
           upon
           us
           .
           The
           whole
           stock
           of
           our
           affections
           is
           due
           to
           Him
           ,
           for
           conferring
           upon
           us
           the
           humane
           Nature
           ,
           that
           is
           common
           to
           Kings
           and
           the
           meanest
           Beggar
           .
           All
           the
           Riches
           and
           Dignity
           of
           the
           greatest
           Prince
           ,
           whereby
           he
           exceeds
           the
           poorest
           Wretch
           ,
           compared
           to
           this
           benefit
           which
           they
           both
           share
           in
           ▪
           have
           no
           more
           proportion
           than
           a
           Farthing
           to
           an
           immense
           Treasure
           .
           The
           Innumerable
           Expressions
           of
           God's
           Love
           to
           us
           every
           Day
           should
           infinitely
           endear
           Him
           to
           us
           .
           For
           who
           is
           so
           inhumane
           as
           not
           to
           love
           his
           Parents
           ,
           or
           his
           Friend
           ,
           who
           defended
           him
           from
           his
           deadly
           Enemies
           ,
           or
           relieved
           him
           in
           his
           poverty
           ,
           especially
           if
           the
           vein
           of
           his
           bounty
           be
           not
           dryed
           up
           ,
           but
           alwayes
           diffuses
           it self
           in
           new
           favours
           ?
           If
           we
           love
           the
           memory
           of
           that
           Emperour
           ,
           who
           reflecting
           upon
           one
           day
           that
           past
           without
           his
           bestowing
           some
           benefit
           ,
           with
           grief
           said
           ,
           
             Diem
             perdidi
          
           ,
           I
           have
           lost
           a
           day
           ;
           how
           much
           more
           should
           we
           love
           God
           who
           every
           moment
           bestows
           innumerable
           blessings
           upon
           his
           Creatures
           .
           But
           sinful
           Man
           hath
           contracted
           such
           
           an
           unnatural
           hardness
           ,
           that
           he
           receives
           no
           impressions
           from
           the
           renewed
           Mercies
           of
           God.
           He
           violates
           the
           Principles
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           Reason
           .
           For
           how
           unnatural
           is
           it
           ,
           not
           to
           love
           our
           Benefactour
           ,
           when
           the
           dull
           Ox
           and
           the
           stupid
           Ass
           serve
           those
           that
           feed
           them
           ?
           and
           how
           unreasonable
           ,
           when
           the
           Publicans
           return
           love
           for
           love
           ?
           Now
           there
           is
           nothing
           that
           can
           perfectly
           overcome
           our
           hatred
           ,
           but
           the
           consideration
           of
           that
           Love
           ,
           which
           hath
           freed
           us
           from
           Eternal
           Misery
           :
           for
           the
           guilty
           Creature
           will
           be
           alwayes
           suspicious
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           the
           ordinary
           benefits
           of
           Providence
           ,
           God
           is
           an
           enemy
           to
           it
           :
           and
           till
           Man
           is
           convinced
           ,
           that
           in
           loving
           God
           ,
           he
           most
           truly
           loves
           himself
           ,
           he
           will
           never
           sincerely
           affect
           him
           .
           This
           was
           one
           great
           design
           of
           God
           in
           the
           Way
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           in
           the
           Work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           to
           gain
           our
           hearts
           intirely
           to
           himself
           .
           He
           saves
           us
           in
           the
           most
           endearing
           ,
           and
           obliging
           manner
           .
           As
           Davids
           affection
           declared
           its
           self
           ,
           
             I
             will
             not
             serve
             the
             Lord
             with
             that
             which
             cost
             me
             nothing
             :
          
           So
           God
           would
           not
           save
           Man
           with
           that
           which
           cost
           him
           nothing
           ,
           but
           with
           the
           dearest
           price
           hath
           purchased
           a
           Title
           to
           our
           Love.
           
             God
             was
             in
             Christ
             reconciling
             the
             World
             to
             himself
             ,
          
           as
           well
           as
           through
           Christ
           reconciling
           himself
           to
           the
           World.
           He
           hath
           propounded
           such
           Arguments
           for
           our
           Love
           ,
           so
           powerful
           ,
           and
           sublime
           ,
           that
           Adam
           in
           Innocence
           was
           unacquainted
           with
           .
           He
           sent
           down
           his
           own
           Bowels
           to
           testifie
           His
           Affection
           to
           us
           .
           And
           that
           should
           be
           the
           greatest
           indearment
           of
           our
           Love
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           greatest
           evidence
           of
           his
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           Person
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           what
           more
           worthy
           object
           of
           our
           affection
           than
           Christ
           ?
           And
           Christ
           dying
           with
           all
           the
           circumstances
           of
           dishonour
           and
           pain
           ,
           and
           dying
           thus
           for
           Love
           ,
           and
           this
           
           Love
           terminated
           on
           Man.
           If
           He
           had
           no
           attractive
           excellencies
           in
           himself
           ,
           yet
           his
           dying
           for
           us
           should
           make
           him
           infinitely
           precious
           and
           dear
           to
           our
           Souls
           .
           He
           is
           more
           amiable
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           than
           in
           the
           Throne
           :
           For
           there
           we
           see
           the
           clearest
           Testimony
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           Glorious
           Triumph
           of
           his
           Love.
           There
           he
           endured
           the
           Anger
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           the
           scorn
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
           There
           we
           might
           see
           Joy
           sadned
           ,
           Faith
           fearing
           ,
           Salvation
           suffering
           ,
           and
           Life
           dying
           .
           
           Blessed
           Redeemer
           ,
           what
           couldst
           thou
           have
           done
           or
           Suffered
           more
           ,
           to
           quicken
           our
           dead
           Powers
           ,
           and
           inflame
           our
           cold
           Hearts
           toward
           thee
           ?
           How
           can
           we
           remember
           thy
           bleeding
           ,
           dying
           Love
           without
           an
           Extasy
           of
           affection
           ?
           If
           we
           are
           not
           more
           insensible
           than
           the
           Rocks
           ,
           't
           is
           impossible
           but
           we
           must
           be
           toucht
           and
           softened
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           Suppose
           an
           Angel
           by
           special
           delegation
           had
           been
           enabled
           to
           have
           
             trod
             Satan
             under
             our
             feet
          
           ,
           our
           obligations
           to
           him
           had
           been
           inexpressible
           ,
           and
           our
           love
           might
           have
           been
           intercepted
           from
           ascending
           to
           our
           Creator
           .
           For
           Salvation
           is
           a
           greater
           benefit
           ,
           than
           the
           meer
           giving
           to
           us
           our
           natural
           being
           .
           As
           the
           privation
           of
           felicity
           with
           the
           actual
           misery
           that
           is
           joyned
           with
           it
           ,
           is
           infinitely
           worse
           than
           the
           negation
           of
           being
           .
           Our
           Lord
           pronounced
           concerning
           Judas
           ;
           
           
             It
             had
             been
             good
             for
             that
             Man
             that
             he
             had
             never
             been
             born
             .
          
           Redeeming
           Goodness
           exceeds
           creating
           .
           Now
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           that
           he
           might
           have
           our
           highest
           Love
           ,
           alone
           wrought
           Salvation
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           admirable
           Goodness
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           he
           puts
           a
           value
           upon
           our
           affection
           ,
           and
           accepts
           such
           a
           small
           return
           !
           our
           most
           intense
           and
           ardent
           love
           bears
           no
           more
           proportion
           to
           his
           ,
           than
           a
           spark
           to
           the
           Element
           of
           Fire
           .
           Besides
           ,
           His
           Love
           to
           us
           was
           pure
           ,
           and
           
           without
           any
           benefit
           to
           himself
           ;
           but
           ours
           to
           him
           is
           profitable
           to
           our
           Souls
           ,
           for
           their
           eternal
           advantage
           .
           Yet
           with
           this
           He
           is
           fully
           satisfied
           ;
           when
           we
           love
           Him
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           a
           Saviour
           ,
           we
           give
           Him
           the
           Glory
           of
           that
           he
           designs
           most
           to
           be
           Glorified
           in
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           of
           his
           Mercy
           to
           the
           miserable
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           he
           instituted
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           the
           Supper
           ,
           the
           contrivance
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           to
           refresh
           the
           memory
           of
           his
           Death
           ,
           and
           quicken
           our
           fainting
           love
           to
           him
           .
           Now
           the
           Love
           that
           our
           Saviour
           requires
           must
           be
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Sincere
           and
           Unfeigned
           .
           This
           declares
           it self
           by
           a
           care
           to
           please
           Him
           in
           all
           things
           .
           
             If
             a
             Man
             love
             me
             ,
             saith
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             he
             will
             keep
             my
             Commandments
             .
          
           Obedience
           is
           the
           most
           natural
           and
           necessary
           product
           of
           Love.
           For
           Love
           is
           the
           spring
           of
           Action
           ,
           and
           employs
           all
           the
           faculties
           in
           the
           service
           of
           the
           person
           loved
           .
           
           The
           Apostle
           expresses
           the
           force
           of
           it
           by
           an
           emphatical
           Word
           ,
           
             The
             Love
             of
             Christ
             constrains
             us
          
           :
           it
           signifies
           to
           have
           one
           bound
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           under
           power
           that
           he
           cannot
           move
           without
           leave
           .
           As
           the
           inspired
           Prophets
           were
           carried
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           intirely
           acted
           by
           his
           motions
           .
           
           Such
           an
           absolute
           Empire
           had
           the
           Love
           of
           Christ
           over
           him
           ,
           ruling
           all
           the
           inclinations
           of
           his
           Heart
           ,
           and
           actions
           of
           his
           Life
           .
           'T
           is
           this
           alone
           makes
           Obedience
           chearful
           ,
           and
           constant
           .
           For
           Love
           is
           seated
           in
           the
           Will
           ,
           and
           the
           Obedience
           that
           proceeds
           from
           it
           ,
           is
           out
           of
           choice
           ,
           and
           purely
           voluntary
           .
           
             No
             Commandment
             is
             grievous
             that
             is
             performed
             from
             Love.
          
           
           And
           it
           makes
           Obedience
           constant
           :
           that
           which
           is
           forced
           from
           the
           impression
           of
           fear
           is
           unsteadfast
           ;
           but
           what
           is
           mixt
           with
           delight
           is
           lasting
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Our
           Love
           to
           Christ
           must
           be
           supreme
           ,
           exceeding
           that
           which
           is
           given
           to
           all
           inferiour
           Objects
           .
           The
           most
           elevated
           and
           entire
           Affection
           is
           due
           to
           Him
           who
           
           saves
           us
           from
           Torments
           that
           are
           extreme
           and
           eternal
           ,
           and
           bestows
           upon
           us
           an
           Inheritance
           immortal
           and
           undefiled
           .
           Life
           it self
           and
           all
           the
           endearments
           of
           it
           ,
           Relations
           ,
           Estates
           are
           to
           be
           disvalued
           ,
           when
           set
           in
           comparison
           with
           Him.
           Nay
           if
           (
           by
           an
           impossible
           supposition
           )
           they
           could
           be
           separated
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           should
           be
           more
           dear
           to
           us
           than
           Salvation
           .
           For
           He
           declared
           greater
           Love
           in
           giving
           Himself
           for
           our
           Ransom
           ,
           than
           in
           giving
           Heaven
           to
           be
           our
           Reward
           .
           When
           we
           love
           Him
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           we
           are
           capable
           of
           ,
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           mourn
           for
           the
           imperfection
           of
           it
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           A
           Superlative
           Love
           as
           't
           is
           due
           to
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           only
           accepted
           by
           Him.
           
             He
             that
             loveth
             father
             or
             mother
             ,
             son
             or
             daughter
             more
             than
             Him
             ,
             is
             not
             worthy
             of
             Him.
          
           
           And
           He
           tells
           us
           in
           other
           places
           that
           we
           must
           
             hate
             them
          
           ,
           to
           shew
           ,
           that
           this
           Love
           should
           so
           far
           exceed
           the
           Affection
           that
           is
           due
           to
           those
           persons
           ,
           that
           in
           all
           occasions
           where
           ●hey
           divide
           from
           Christ
           ,
           we
           should
           demean
           our selves
           as
           if
           we
           had
           only
           for
           them
           an
           indifference
           ,
           and
           even
           an
           aversation
           .
           Indeed
           the
           preferring
           of
           any
           thing
           before
           Him
           ,
           who
           is
           altogether
           desirable
           in
           Himself
           ,
           and
           infinitely
           deserves
           our
           Love
           ,
           is
           brutishly
           to
           undervalue
           Him
           ,
           and
           in
           effect
           not
           to
           love
           Him.
           For
           in
           a
           Temptation
           where
           Christ
           and
           the
           beloved
           object
           are
           set
           in
           competition
           ;
           as
           a
           greater
           weight
           turns
           the
           Scales
           ,
           so
           the
           stronger
           Affection
           will
           cause
           a
           person
           to
           renounce
           Christ
           ,
           for
           the
           possession
           of
           what
           he
           loves
           better
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           Love
           of
           Christ
           reigning
           in
           the
           Heart
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           only
           Principle
           of
           Perseverance
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           What
           an
           high
           Provocation
           is
           it
           to
           despise
           Redeeming
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           to
           defeat
           that
           infinite
           Goodness
           which
           hath
           been
           at
           such
           expence
           for
           our
           Recovery
           ?
           The
           Son
           of
           God
           hath
           emptied
           all
           the
           Treasures
           of
           his
           
           Love
           ,
           to
           purchase
           Deliverance
           for
           guilty
           and
           wretched
           Captives
           ,
           He
           hath
           past
           through
           so
           many
           pains
           and
           thorns
           to
           come
           and
           offer
           it
           to
           them
           ;
           He
           sollicits
           them
           to
           receive
           Pardon
           and
           Liberty
           ,
           upon
           the
           conditions
           of
           Acceptance
           and
           Amendment
           ,
           which
           are
           absolutely
           necessary
           to
           qualifie
           them
           for
           Felicity
           :
           Now
           if
           they
           slight
           the
           Benefit
           ,
           and
           renounce
           their
           Redemption
           ;
           if
           they
           sell
           themselves
           again
           under
           the
           Servitude
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           gratifie
           the
           Devil
           with
           a
           new
           conquest
           over
           them
           ;
           what
           a
           bloody
           Cruelty
           is
           this
           to
           their
           own
           Souls
           ,
           and
           a
           vile
           indignity
           to
           the
           Lord
           of
           Glory
           ?
           And
           are
           there
           any
           servile
           spirits
           so
           charm'd
           with
           their
           misery
           ,
           and
           so
           in
           love
           with
           their
           chains
           ,
           who
           will
           stoop
           under
           their
           cruel
           Captivity
           ,
           to
           be
           reserved
           for
           eternal
           Punishment
           ?
           Who
           can
           believe
           it
           ?
           But
           alas
           Examples
           are
           numerous
           and
           ordinary
           :
           The
           most
           by
           a
           Folly
           as
           prodigious
           as
           their
           Ingratitude
           ,
           prefer
           their
           Sins
           before
           their
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           love
           that
           which
           is
           the
           only
           just
           object
           of
           Hatred
           ,
           and
           hate
           Him
           who
           is
           the
           most
           worthy
           object
           of
           Love.
           'T
           is
           a
           most
           astonishing
           consideration
           ,
           that
           Love
           should
           persuade
           Christ
           to
           die
           for
           Men
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           should
           trample
           upon
           his
           Blood
           ,
           and
           choose
           rather
           to
           die
           by
           themselves
           ,
           than
           to
           live
           by
           Him.
           That
           God
           should
           be
           so
           easie
           to
           forgive
           ,
           and
           Man
           so
           hard
           to
           be
           forgiven
           .
           This
           is
           a
           Sin
           of
           that
           transcendent
           height
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           abominations
           of
           Sodom
           and
           Gomorrah
           ,
           are
           not
           equal
           to
           it
           .
           This
           exasperates
           Mercy
           ,
           that
           dear
           and
           tender
           Attribute
           ;
           the
           only
           Advocate
           in
           God's
           Bosom
           for
           us
           :
           This
           makes
           the
           Judge
           irreconcilable
           .
           The
           rejecting
           of
           life
           upon
           the
           gracious
           terms
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           makes
           the
           condemnation
           of
           Men
           most
           just
           ,
           certain
           ,
           and
           heavy
        
         
         
           1.
           
           Most
           Just
           :
           for
           when
           Christ
           hath
           performed
           what
           was
           necessary
           for
           the
           expiation
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           hath
           opened
           the
           Throne
           of
           Grace
           ,
           which
           was
           before
           shut
           against
           us
           ,
           and
           by
           this
           God
           hath
           declared
           how
           willing
           he
           is
           to
           save
           Sinners
           ;
           if
           they
           are
           wilful
           to
           be
           damned
           ,
           and
           frustrate
           the
           blessed
           methods
           of
           Grace
           ,
           't
           is
           most
           equal
           they
           should
           inherit
           their
           own
           choice
           :
           
             They
             judge
             themselves
             unworthy
             of
             Eternal
             Life
             .
          
           Conscience
           will
           justifie
           the
           severest
           doom
           against
           them
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           makes
           their
           condemnation
           certain
           ,
           and
           final
           .
           The
           Sentence
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           reversible
           by
           an
           appeal
           to
           an
           Higher
           Court
           ;
           but
           that
           of
           the
           Gospel
           against
           the
           refusers
           of
           Mercy
           will
           remain
           in
           its
           full
           force
           for
           ever
           .
           
             He
             that
             believes
             not
          
           ,
           
           
             is
             condemn'd
             already
          
           .
           'T
           is
           some
           consolation
           to
           a
           Malefactor
           ,
           that
           the
           Sentence
           is
           not
           pronounced
           against
           him
           :
           but
           an
           unbeliever
           hath
           no
           respite
           .
           The
           Gospel
           assures
           the
           sincere
           Believer
           ,
           that
           
             he
             shall
             not
             enter
             into
             Condemnation
             ,
          
           to
           prevent
           his
           fears
           of
           an
           after
           sentence
           ,
           but
           it
           denounces
           a
           present
           doom
           ,
           against
           those
           who
           reject
           it
           .
           
             The
             Wrath
             of
             God
             abides
             on
             them
             .
          
           Obstinate
           infidelity
           sets
           beyond
           all
           possibility
           of
           Pardon
           :
           
             there
             is
             no
             Sacrifice
             for
             that
             Sin.
          
           Salvation
           is
           self
           cannot
           save
           the
           impenitent
           Infidel
           :
           For
           he
           excludes
           the
           only
           means
           whereby
           Mercy
           is
           conveyed
           .
           How
           desperate
           then
           is
           the
           case
           of
           such
           a
           Sinner
           ?
           To
           what
           Sanctuary
           will
           he
           fly
           ?
           all
           the
           other
           Attributes
           condemn
           him
           ,
           Holiness
           excites
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Justice
           awakens
           Power
           for
           his
           destruction
           ;
           and
           if
           Mercy
           interpose
           not
           between
           him
           and
           ruin
           ,
           he
           must
           perish
           irrecoverably
           .
           
             Who
             ever
             loves
             not
             the
             Lord
             Christ
             is
             Anathema
             Maranatha
          
           ;
           He
           is
           under
           an
           irrevocable
           
           Curse
           ,
           which
           the
           Redeemer
           will
           confirm
           at
           his
           coming
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Wilful
           neglect
           of
           Redeeming
           Mercy
           aggravates
           the
           Sentence
           ,
           and
           brings
           an
           extraordinary
           damnation
           upon
           Sinners
           .
           Besides
           the
           doom
           of
           the
           Law
           which
           continues
           in
           its
           vigour
           against
           transgressors
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           adds
           a
           more
           heavy
           one
           against
           the
           impenitent
           ,
           
             because
             he
             beleives
             not
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             only
             begotten
             Son
             of
             God.
          
           Infidelity
           is
           an
           outrage
           not
           to
           a
           Man
           or
           an
           Angel
           ,
           
           but
           to
           the
           Eternal
           Son.
           For
           the
           Redemption
           of
           Souls
           is
           reckoned
           as
           a
           part
           of
           his
           reward
           ,
           
             He
             shall
             see
             of
             the
             travel
             of
             his
             soul
             and
             be
             satisfied
             .
          
           
           Those
           therefore
           that
           spurn
           at
           Salvation
           ,
           deny
           him
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           sufferings
           :
           and
           are
           guilty
           of
           the
           defiance
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           of
           the
           contempt
           of
           his
           Clemency
           ,
           of
           the
           provocation
           of
           the
           most
           sensible
           and
           severe
           Attribute
           when
           't
           is
           incensed
           .
           This
           is
           to
           strike
           him
           at
           the
           Heart
           ,
           and
           to
           kick
           against
           his
           Bowels
           .
           
           This
           increases
           the
           anguish
           of
           his
           sufferings
           ,
           and
           imbitters
           the
           Cup
           of
           his
           Passion
           .
           This
           renews
           his
           Sorrows
           ,
           and
           makes
           his
           Wounds
           bleed
           afresh
           .
           Ingrateful
           Wretches
           !
           that
           refuse
           to
           bring
           Glory
           to
           their
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           blessedness
           to
           themselves
           :
           that
           rather
           chuse
           that
           the
           accuser
           should
           triumph
           in
           their
           misery
           ,
           
           then
           their
           Saviour
           rejoyce
           in
           their
           felicity
           .
           
             This
             is
             the
             great
             condemnation
             ,
             that
             Christ
             came
             into
             the
             World
          
           to
           exempt
           Men
           from
           Death
           ,
           and
           they
           refuse
           the
           Pardon
           .
           'T
           is
           an
           aggravation
           of
           sin
           above
           what
           the
           Devils
           are
           capable
           of
           ,
           for
           Pardon
           was
           never
           offered
           to
           those
           rebellious
           spirits
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           so
           deadly
           a
           malignity
           there
           is
           in
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           poysons
           the
           Gospel
           it self
           ,
           and
           turns
           the
           sweetest
           Mercy
           into
           the
           sorest
           Judgment
           .
           The
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           who
           is
           a
           reviving
           
           light
           to
           the
           penitent
           Believer
           ,
           is
           a
           consuming
           Fire
           to
           the
           obdurate
           .
           How
           much
           more
           tolerable
           had
           been
           the
           condition
           of
           such
           Sinners
           ,
           if
           saving
           Grace
           had
           never
           appeared
           unto
           Men
           ,
           or
           they
           had
           never
           heard
           of
           it
           ?
           for
           the
           Degrees
           of
           Wrath
           shall
           be
           in
           proportion
           to
           the
           riches
           of
           neglected
           goodness
           .
           The
           refusing
           Life
           from
           Christ
           ,
           makes
           us
           guilty
           of
           his
           Death
           .
           And
           when
           he
           shall
           come
           in
           his
           Glory
           ,
           and
           be
           visible
           to
           all
           that
           Pierced
           Him
           ,
           what
           Vengence
           will
           be
           the
           portion
           of
           those
           who
           despised
           the
           Majesty
           of
           his
           Person
           ,
           the
           mystery
           of
           his
           Compassions
           and
           Sufferings
           ?
           Those
           that
           lived
           and
           dyed
           in
           the
           darkness
           of
           Heathenism
           ,
           shall
           have
           a
           cooler
           Climate
           in
           Hell
           ,
           then
           those
           who
           neglect
           the
           great
           Salvation
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XII
           .
        
         
           
             Divine
             Justice
             concurs
             with
             Mercy
             in
             the
             work
             of
             our
             Redemption
             .
             The
             Reasons
             why
             we
             are
             Redeemed
             by
             the
             Satisfaction
             of
             Justice
             are
             specified
             :
             to
             declare
             Gods
             hatred
             of
             Sin
             ,
             to
             vindicate
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             to
             prevent
             the
             secure
             commission
             of
             Sin.
             These
             Ends
             are
             obtained
             in
             the
             Death
             of
             Christ.
             The
             reality
             of
             the
             Satisfaction
             made
             to
             Divine
             Justice
             considered
             .
             The
             requisites
             in
             order
             to
             it
             .
             The
             appointment
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             in
             this
             transaction
             is
             to
             be
             considered
             not
             as
             a
             Judg
             ,
             that
             is
             Minister
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             but
             as
             Governour
             .
             His
             right
             of
             Jurisdiction
             to
             relax
             the
             Law
             as
             to
             the
             execution
             of
             it
             .
             His
             Will
             declared
             to
             accept
             of
             the
             compensation
             made
             .
             The
             consent
             of
             our
             Redeemer
             was
             necessary
             .
             He
             must
             be
             perfectly
             Holy.
             He
             must
             be
             God
             and
             Man.
             
          
        
         
           THe
           Deity
           in
           it self
           is
           Simple
           and
           Pure
           ,
           without
           mixture
           or
           variety
           :
           The
           Scripture
           ascribes
           Attributes
           to
           God
           for
           our
           clearer
           understanding
           .
           And
           those
           as
           essential
           in
           Him
           are
           simply
           one
           :
           They
           are
           distinguish'd
           only
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           diverse
           objects
           on
           which
           they
           are
           terminated
           ,
           and
           the
           different
           effects
           that
           proceed
           from
           them
           .
        
         
           The
           two
           great
           Attributes
           which
           are
           exercised
           towards
           reasonable
           Creatures
           in
           their
           lapsed
           state
           ,
           are
           Mercy
           and
           Justice
           :
           these
           admirably
           concur
           in
           the
           work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           Although
           God
           spared
           guilty
           Man
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           yet
           He
           
             spared
             not
             his
             own
             Son
          
           ,
           who
           became
           a
           Surety
           for
           the
           
           offender
           ,
           but
           delivered
           Him
           up
           to
           a
           cruel
           Death
           ,
           for
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           Justice
           .
           For
           the
           clearer
           understanding
           of
           this
           ,
           three
           things
           are
           to
           be
           considered
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Reasons
           why
           we
           are
           redeemed
           by
           the
           Satisfaction
           of
           Justice
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Reality
           of
           the
           Satisfaction
           made
           by
           our
           Redeemer
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           compleatness
           and
           perfection
           of
           it
           .
           Concerning
           the
           first
           there
           are
           three
           different
           Opinions
           ,
           among
           those
           who
           acknowledge
           the
           reality
           of
           Satisfaction
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           't
           is
           not
           possible
           that
           Sin
           should
           be
           pardoned
           without
           Satisfaction
           .
           For
           Justice
           being
           a
           natural
           and
           necessary
           excellency
           in
           God
           ,
           hath
           an
           unchangable
           respect
           to
           the
           qualities
           which
           are
           in
           the
           Creatures
           :
           That
           as
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           is
           necessarily
           exercised
           towards
           a
           Creature
           perfectly
           holy
           ,
           so
           Justice
           is
           in
           punishing
           the
           guilty
           ,
           unless
           a
           Satisfaction
           intervene
           .
           And
           if
           it
           be
           not
           possible
           ,
           considering
           the
           perfection
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           that
           Holiness
           should
           be
           unrewarded
           ,
           far
           less
           can
           it
           be
           ,
           that
           Sin
           should
           be
           unpunisht
           :
           since
           the
           exercise
           of
           Justice
           ,
           upon
           which
           Punishment
           depends
           ,
           is
           more
           necessary
           than
           that
           of
           Goodness
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           cause
           of
           Remuneration
           .
           For
           the
           Rewards
           which
           Bounty
           dispenses
           are
           pure
           Favours
           ,
           whereas
           the
           Punishments
           which
           Justice
           inflicts
           ,
           are
           due
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           Since
           Justice
           is
           a
           Perfection
           ,
           't
           is
           in
           God
           in
           a
           supreme
           degree
           ,
           and
           being
           infinite
           't
           is
           inflexible
           .
           This
           Opinion
           is
           asserted
           by
           several
           Divines
           of
           eminent
           Learning
           .
        
         
           The
           Second
           Opinion
           is
           ,
           That
           God
           by
           his
           Absolute
           Dominion
           and
           Prerogative
           ,
           might
           have
           releas'd
           the
           Sinner
           from
           Punishment
           without
           any
           Satisfaction
           .
           
           For
           as
           by
           his
           Sovereignty
           He
           transfer'd
           the
           Punishment
           from
           the
           guilty
           to
           the
           innocent
           ;
           so
           He
           might
           have
           forgiven
           Sin
           ,
           if
           no
           Redeemer
           had
           interposed
           .
           From
           hence
           it
           follows
           ,
           that
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           for
           the
           Expiation
           of
           Sin
           was
           necessary
           only
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           Divine
           Decree
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Third
           Opinion
           is
           ,
           That
           considering
           God
           in
           this
           transaction
           as
           qualified
           with
           the
           Office
           of
           Supreme
           Judg
           and
           Governor
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           who
           hath
           given
           just
           Laws
           to
           direct
           his
           Creatures
           in
           their
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           the
           rule
           of
           his
           proceedings
           with
           them
           as
           to
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           He
           hath
           so
           far
           restrain'd
           the
           exercise
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           that
           upon
           the
           breach
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           either
           it
           must
           be
           executed
           upon
           the
           Sinner
           ,
           or
           if
           extraordinarily
           dispenst
           with
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           upon
           such
           terms
           as
           may
           secure
           the
           Ends
           of
           Government
           :
           and
           those
           are
           His
           own
           Honour
           ,
           and
           publick
           Order
           ,
           and
           the
           Benefit
           of
           those
           that
           are
           governed
           .
           And
           upon
           these
           accounts
           't
           was
           requisite
           ,
           supposing
           the
           merciful
           design
           of
           God
           to
           pardon
           Sin
           ,
           that
           his
           Righteousness
           should
           be
           declared
           in
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ.
           I
           will
           distinctly
           open
           this
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           Law
           the
           Sovereignty
           and
           Holiness
           of
           God
           eminently
           appear
           :
           And
           there
           are
           two
           things
           in
           all
           Sins
           ,
           which
           expose
           the
           Offender
           justly
           to
           Punishment
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           Contempt
           of
           God's
           Sovereignty
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           respect
           there
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           equality
           between
           them
           .
           
             He
             that
             offends
             in
             one
          
           ,
           
           
             is
             guilty
             of
             all
          
           ,
           they
           being
           ratified
           by
           the
           same
           Authority
           .
           And
           from
           hence
           't
           is
           ,
           that
           Guilt
           is
           the
           natural
           Passion
           of
           Sin
           ,
           that
           alwaies
           adheres
           to
           it
           .
           For
           as
           God
           hath
           a
           Judicial
           Power
           to
           inflict
           Punishment
           upon
           the
           Disobedient
           by
           vertue
           of
           his
           Soveraignty
           ,
           so
           the
           desert
           of
           Punishment
           
           arises
           from
           the
           despising
           it
           in
           the
           violation
           of
           his
           Commands
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           In
           every
           Sin
           there
           is
           a
           contrariety
           to
           Gods
           Holiness
           .
           And
           in
           this
           the
           natural
           turpitude
           of
           Sin
           consists
           ,
           which
           is
           receptive
           of
           degrees
           .
           From
           hence
           arises
           Gods
           hatred
           of
           Sin
           ,
           which
           is
           as
           essential
           as
           his
           Love
           to
           Himself
           :
           the
           infinite
           Purity
           and
           Rectitude
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           infers
           the
           most
           perfect
           abhorrence
           of
           whatever
           is
           opposite
           to
           it
           .
           
           
             The
             righteous
             Lord
             loves
             righteousness
             ,
             but
             the
             wicked
             his
             soul
             hates
             .
          
           Now
           the
           Justice
           of
           God
           is
           founded
           in
           his
           Sovereignty
           and
           his
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           the
           reason
           why
           't
           is
           exercised
           against
           Sin
           ,
           is
           not
           an
           arbitrary
           Constitution
           ,
           but
           his
           Holy
           Nature
           ,
           to
           which
           ▪
           Sin
           is
           repugnant
           .
           These
           things
           being
           premised
           ,
           it
           follows
           ,
           That
           God
           in
           the
           relation
           of
           a
           Governor
           is
           Protector
           of
           those
           Sacred
           Laws
           ,
           which
           are
           to
           direct
           the
           Reasonable
           Creature
           .
           And
           as
           't
           was
           most
           reasonable
           that
           in
           the
           first
           giving
           the
           Law
           ,
           He
           should
           lay
           the
           strongest
           restraint
           upon
           Man
           for
           preventing
           Sin
           ,
           by
           the
           threatning
           of
           Death
           ,
           the
           greatest
           evil
           in
           it self
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           estimation
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           so
           't
           is
           most
           congruous
           to
           Reason
           ,
           when
           the
           command
           was
           broke
           by
           Mans
           Rebellion
           ,
           that
           the
           Penalty
           should
           be
           inflicted
           either
           on
           his
           Person
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           immediate
           intent
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           or
           something
           equivalent
           should
           be
           done
           ,
           that
           the
           Majesty
           and
           Purity
           of
           God
           might
           appear
           in
           his
           Justice
           ,
           and
           there
           might
           be
           a
           visible
           discovery
           of
           the
           value
           He
           puts
           on
           Obedience
           .
        
         
           The
           life
           of
           the
           Law
           depends
           upon
           the
           execution
           of
           it
           :
           for
           impunity
           extenuates
           Sin
           in
           the
           account
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           incourages
           to
           the
           free
           commission
           of
           it
           .
           If
           Pardon
           be
           easily
           obtained
           ,
           Sin
           wil
           be
           easily
           committed
           .
           The
           first
           temptation
           was
           prevalent
           by
           this
           perswasion
           ,
           
           that
           no
           punishment
           would
           follow
           .
           Besides
           ,
           if
           upon
           the
           bold
           violation
           of
           the
           Law
           no
           punishment
           were
           inflicted
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           glory
           of
           God's
           Holiness
           would
           be
           obscured
           ,
           as
           if
           He
           did
           not
           love
           Righteousness
           and
           hate
           Sin
           ,
           but
           suffered
           the
           contempt
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           commission
           of
           the
           other
           without
           controul
           ;
           but
           it
           would
           either
           reflect
           upon
           His
           Wisdom
           ,
           as
           if
           He
           had
           not
           upon
           just
           reason
           establisht
           an
           alliance
           between
           the
           Offence
           and
           the
           Penalty
           :
           or
           upon
           His
           Power
           ,
           as
           if
           He
           were
           not
           able
           to
           vindicate
           the
           Rights
           of
           Heaven
           .
           And
           after
           His
           giving
           a
           Law
           ,
           and
           declaring
           the
           according
           to
           the
           tenor
           of
           it
           ,
           He
           would
           dispense
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           if
           Sin
           were
           unrevenged
           ,
           it
           would
           lessen
           the
           sacredness
           of
           his
           Truth
           in
           the
           esteem
           of
           Men.
           So
           that
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           Lawgiver
           would
           be
           exposed
           to
           contempt
           .
           By
           all
           which
           it
           appears
           ,
           that
           the
           Honour
           of
           God
           was
           infinitely
           concerned
           in
           His
           requiring
           satisfaction
           for
           the
           breach
           of
           his
           Laws
           .
        
         
           Temporal
           Magistrates
           are
           bound
           to
           execute
           wise
           and
           equal
           Laws
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           publick
           order
           ,
           and
           civil
           societies
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           there
           be
           some
           cases
           wherein
           the
           Lawgiver
           may
           be
           forced
           to
           dispense
           with
           the
           Law
           ,
           as
           when
           the
           sparing
           of
           an
           offender
           is
           more
           advantage
           to
           the
           State
           than
           his
           punishment
           :
           Besides
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           superior
           Tribunal
           to
           which
           great
           Offenders
           are
           obnoxious
           ,
           and
           good
           Magistrates
           ,
           when
           through
           weakness
           they
           are
           fain
           to
           spare
           the
           guilty
           ,
           refer
           them
           to
           God's
           Judgment
           .
           But
           't
           is
           otherwise
           in
           the
           Divine
           Government
           :
           For
           God
           is
           infinitely
           free
           from
           any
           necessity
           of
           Compliance
           .
           There
           is
           no
           exigency
           of
           Government
           that
           requires
           ,
           that
           any
           Offenders
           should
           escape
           his
           Severity
           .
           Neither
           is
           there
           any
           Justice
           above
           his
           ,
           which
           might
           exact
           Satisfaction
           of
           them
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           Majesty
           of
           his
           Laws
           
           is
           more
           Sacred
           than
           of
           those
           which
           preserve
           Earthly
           States
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           more
           inviolable
           .
           The
           sum
           is
           ,
           to
           declare
           God●s
           hatred
           of
           Sin
           which
           is
           essential
           to
           his
           nature
           ,
           to
           preserve
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Law
           which
           otherwise
           would
           be
           securely
           despised
           ,
           to
           prevent
           sin
           by
           keeping
           up
           in
           Men
           an
           holy
           fear
           to
           offend
           God
           ,
           which
           should
           be
           an
           eternal
           respect
           of
           the
           rational
           Creature
           to
           Him
           ,
           't
           was
           most
           fit
           ,
           that
           the
           presumptuous
           breach
           of
           Gods
           Command
           should
           not
           be
           unpunished
           .
           Now
           when
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           was
           made
           a
           Sacrifice
           for
           Sin
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           bloody
           Death
           made
           expiation
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           World
           is
           convinced
           ,
           how
           infinitely
           hateful
           Sin
           is
           to
           him
           ,
           the
           dignity
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           maintained
           ,
           and
           Sin
           is
           most
           effectually
           discouraged
           .
           There
           is
           the
           same
           terror
           ,
           though
           not
           the
           same
           rigor
           ,
           as
           if
           all
           mankind
           had
           been
           finally
           condemned
           .
           Thus
           it
           appears
           how
           becoming
           God
           it
           was
           ,
           to
           accomplish
           our
           Salvation
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           that
           Justice
           and
           Mercy
           are
           revealed
           in
           their
           most
           noble
           and
           eminent
           effects
           ,
           and
           operations
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           reality
           of
           the
           satisfaction
           made
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           is
           next
           to
           be
           proved
           .
           This
           is
           the
           center
           ,
           and
           heart
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           from
           whence
           all
           vital
           and
           comforting
           influences
           are
           derived
           :
           and
           for
           the
           opening
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           will
           first
           consider
           the
           requisites
           in
           order
           to
           it
           :
           which
           are
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Appointment
           of
           God
           ,
           whose
           Power
           and
           Will
           are
           to
           be
           considered
           in
           this
           transaction
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           His
           Power
           :
           for
           't
           is
           an
           act
           of
           supremacy
           to
           admit
           that
           the
           sufferings
           of
           another
           should
           be
           effectual
           to
           redeem
           the
           offender
           .
           God
           doth
           not
           in
           this
           affair
           sustain
           the
           Person
           of
           a
           Judge
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           Minister
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           cannot
           free
           the
           guilty
           by
           transferring
           
           the
           punishment
           on
           another
           ,
           but
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           as
           Governour
           ,
           who
           may
           by
           pure
           Jurisdiction
           dispense
           in
           the
           execution
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           upon
           those
           considerations
           which
           fully
           answer
           the
           ends
           of
           Government
           .
        
         
           The
           Law
           is
           not
           executed
           according
           to
           the
           Letter
           of
           it
           ,
           for
           then
           no
           sinner
           can
           be
           saved
           :
           but
           repenting
           Believers
           are
           free
           from
           condemnation
           .
           Nor
           is
           it
           abrogated
           ,
           for
           then
           no
           obligation
           remains
           as
           to
           the
           duty
           ,
           or
           penalty
           of
           it
           :
           but
           Men
           are
           still
           bound
           to
           obey
           it
           ,
           and
           impenitent
           Infidels
           are
           still
           under
           the
           Curse
           :
           
             The
             Wrath
             of
             God
             abides
             upon
             them
             .
          
           But
           't
           is
           relaxt
           as
           to
           the
           punishment
           ,
           by
           the
           merciful
           condescension
           of
           the
           Lawgiver
           .
        
         
           Some
           Laws
           are
           not
           capable
           of
           relaxation
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           :
           because
           there
           is
           included
           moral
           iniquity
           in
           the
           relaxation
           .
           As
           the
           commands
           to
           love
           God
           ,
           and
           obey
           Conscience
           ,
           can
           never
           lose
           their
           binding
           force
           .
           'T
           is
           an
           universal
           rule
           that
           suffers
           no
           exception
           ,
           God
           cannot
           deny
           himself
           ;
           therefore
           he
           can
           never
           allow
           sin
           ,
           that
           directly
           opposes
           the
           perfections
           of
           His
           Nature
           .
           Besides
           ,
           some
           Laws
           cannot
           be
           relaxt
           
             ex
             hypothesi
          
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           the
           Divine
           Decree
           which
           makes
           them
           irrevocable
           ,
           as
           that
           all
           who
           die
           in
           their
           impenitency
           shall
           be
           damned
           .
           Now
           there
           was
           no
           express
           sign
           annext
           to
           the
           Sanction
           of
           the
           original
           Law
           ,
           to
           intimate
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           be
           unalterable
           as
           to
           the
           letter
           of
           it
           .
           The
           threatning
           declared
           the
           desert
           of
           Sin
           in
           the
           Offender
           ,
           and
           the
           right
           of
           punishing
           in
           the
           Superior
           ;
           but
           't
           is
           so
           to
           be
           understood
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           frustrate
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Law-giver
           ,
           to
           relax
           the
           punishment
           upon
           wise
           and
           just
           reasons
           .
        
         
           The
           Law
           did
           neither
           propound
           ,
           nor
           exclude
           this
           
           expedient
           :
           for
           judging
           without
           passion
           against
           the
           Sinner
           ,
           it
           is
           satisfied
           with
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           Crime
           .
           For
           't
           is
           not
           the
           evil
           of
           the
           sufferer
           that
           is
           primarily
           designed
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           but
           the
           preservation
           of
           publick
           order
           ,
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Lawgiver
           ,
           and
           the
           benefit
           of
           those
           that
           are
           subjects
           .
           So
           that
           the
           relaxing
           the
           punishment
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           person
           of
           the
           Sinner
           ,
           by
           compensation
           ,
           fully
           answers
           the
           intent
           of
           the
           Law.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           by
           the
           right
           of
           Jurisdiction
           God
           might
           relax
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           appoint
           a
           Mediatour
           to
           interpose
           by
           way
           of
           Ransom
           ,
           so
           he
           hath
           declared
           his
           will
           to
           accept
           of
           Him.
           The
           Law
           in
           strictness
           obliged
           the
           Sinning
           person
           to
           suffer
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           might
           have
           refused
           any
           other
           Satisfaction
           .
           Therefore
           the
           whole
           Work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           is
           referred
           to
           His
           Will
           as
           the
           primary
           cause
           .
           
           Our
           Saviour
           
             was
             sent
             into
             the
             World
          
           by
           the
           order
           of
           God
           :
           
             He
             was
             sealed
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           authorised
           for
           that
           great
           Work
           by
           commission
           from
           Him.
           He
           was
           called
           to
           His
           Office
           ,
           by
           the
           
             voice
             of
             his
             Father
             from
             heaven
             ,
          
           
           
             Thou
             art
             my
             beloved
             Son
             in
             whom
             I
             am
             well
             pleased
             .
          
           God
           
             anointed
             him
             with
             the
             Holy●Ghost
             ,
             and
             with
             Power
             ,
          
           which
           signifies
           as
           the
           enduing
           of
           Him
           with
           the
           Graces
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           so
           the
           investing
           Him
           in
           the
           dignity
           of
           Mediator
           ,
           as
           Kings
           ,
           Priests
           ,
           and
           Prophets
           were
           .
           And
           both
           were
           necessary
           :
           for
           his
           Graces
           without
           his
           Office
           are
           unprofitable
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           His
           Office
           without
           His
           capacity
           ,
           of
           no
           advantage
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           observes
           this
           as
           the
           peculiar
           excellency
           of
           the
           New
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           the
           foundation
           of
           our
           hopes
           ,
           that
           the
           Mediatour
           was
           constituted
           by
           a
           solemn
           Oath
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             hath
             sworn
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             will
             not
             repent
             ,
             thou
             art
             a
             Priest
             for
             ever
             after
             the
             order
             of
             Melchisedec
             .
          
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           Consent
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           was
           necessary
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           by
           Sufferings
           satisfie
           for
           us
           .
           For
           being
           the
           
             Lord
             from
             Heaven
          
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           Superiour
           Authority
           to
           command
           ,
           or
           Power
           to
           compel
           him
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           having
           become
           our
           Surety
           ,
           't
           was
           necessary
           He
           should
           be
           accountable
           to
           the
           Law
           :
           But
           the
           first
           undertaking
           was
           most
           free
           .
           When
           one
           hath
           entred
           into
           Bonds
           to
           pay
           the
           Debt
           of
           an
           insolvent
           person
           ,
           he
           must
           give
           satisfaction
           ;
           but
           't
           is
           an
           act
           of
           liberty
           and
           choice
           to
           make
           himself
           liable
           .
           
           Our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             It
             behoved
             Christ
             to
             suffer
          
           ;
           he
           doth
           not
           say
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           should
           suffer
           ,
           but
           that
           Christ.
           This
           Title
           signifies
           the
           same
           Person
           in
           substance
           ,
           but
           not
           in
           the
           same
           respect
           and
           consideration
           .
           Christ
           is
           the
           Second
           Person
           cloathed
           with
           our
           Nature
           .
           There
           was
           no
           necessity
           that
           obliged
           God
           to
           appoint
           his
           Son
           ,
           or
           the
           Son
           to
           accept
           the
           Office
           of
           Mediator
           ;
           But
           when
           the
           Eternal
           Son
           had
           undertook
           that
           charge
           ,
           and
           was
           made
           Christ
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           assumed
           our
           Nature
           in
           order
           to
           redeem
           us
           ,
           't
           was
           necessary
           that
           He
           should
           suffer
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           His
           Consent
           was
           necessary
           upon
           another
           account
           .
           For
           the
           Satisfaction
           doth
           not
           arise
           meerly
           from
           the
           Dignity
           of
           his
           Person
           ,
           but
           from
           the
           Law
           of
           substitution
           ,
           whereby
           He
           put
           himself
           in
           our
           stead
           ,
           and
           voluntarily
           obliged
           Himself
           to
           suffer
           the
           Punishment
           due
           to
           us
           .
           The
           efficacy
           of
           his
           Death
           is
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Contract
           between
           the
           Father
           and
           Him
           ,
           of
           which
           there
           could
           be
           no
           cause
           but
           pure
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           His
           voluntary
           Condescension
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           Scripture
           declares
           the
           willingness
           of
           Christ
           ,
           particularly
           at
           his
           entrance
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           
           and
           at
           his
           Death
           .
           Upon
           His
           comming
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           He
           begins
           his
           Life
           by
           the
           internal
           Oblation
           of
           Himself
           to
           his
           Father
           ;
           
             Sacrifice
             and
             Offering
             thou
             didst
             not
             desire
             ;
             mine
             ears
             hast
             thou
             opened
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           He
           entirely
           resigned
           himself
           to
           be
           Gods
           Servant
           ,
           
             Burnt-Offering
             and
             Sin-Offering
             hast
             thou
             not
             required
             .
             Then
             said
             I
             ,
             Lo
             ,
             I
             come
             ,
          
           
           
             in
             the
             volume
             of
             thy
             book
             't
             is
             written
             of
             me
             ,
             I
             delight
             to
             do
             thy
             will
             ,
             O
             my
             God
             ,
             yea
             thy
             Law
             is
             within
             my
             heart
             .
          
           He
           saw
           the
           Divine
           Decree
           ,
           and
           embrac'd
           it
           ;
           the
           Law
           was
           in
           his
           Heart
           ,
           and
           fully
           possest
           all
           his
           Thoughts
           and
           Affections
           ,
           and
           had
           a
           commanding
           influence
           upon
           his
           Life
           .
           And
           his
           Willingness
           was
           fully
           exprest
           by
           Him
           ,
           when
           He
           approacht
           to
           His
           last
           Sufferings
           .
           For
           although
           He
           declin'd
           Death
           as
           Man
           ,
           having
           natural
           and
           innocent
           desires
           of
           Self-Preservation
           ,
           yet
           as
           Mediator
           he
           readily
           submitted
           to
           it
           .
           
             Not
             my
             Will
             ,
             but
             thine
             be
             done
             ,
          
           was
           his
           voice
           in
           the
           Garden
           .
           And
           this
           argued
           the
           compleatness
           and
           fixedness
           of
           his
           Will
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           his
           aversation
           from
           Death
           absolutely
           considered
           ,
           yet
           with
           an
           unabated
           election
           He
           still
           chose
           it
           as
           the
           means
           of
           our
           Salvation
           .
           No
           involuntary
           Constraint
           was
           laid
           upon
           him
           ,
           to
           force
           him
           to
           that
           submission
           ;
           But
           the
           sole
           causes
           of
           it
           were
           his
           free
           Compliance
           with
           his
           Fathers
           Will
           ,
           and
           his
           tender
           Compassion
           towards
           Men.
           He
           saith
           ,
           
             I
             have
             power
             to
             lay
             down
             my
             life
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             power
             to
             take
             it
             up
             ;
             this
             command
             I
             received
             of
             my
             Father
             .
          
           In
           his
           Death
           ,
           Obedience
           and
           Sacrifice
           were
           united
           .
           The
           Typical
           Sacrifices
           were
           led
           to
           the
           Altar
           ,
           but
           the
           Lamb
           of
           God
           presented
           Himself
           :
           
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           
             He
             gave
             himself
             for
             us
          
           ,
           to
           signifie
           his
           willingness
           in
           dying
           .
           Now
           the
           Freeness
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           
           in
           dying
           for
           us
           ,
           qualified
           his
           Sufferings
           to
           be
           meritorious
           .
           
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           
             By
             the
             obedience
             of
             one
             many
             are
             made
             righteous
          
           :
           that
           is
           ,
           By
           his
           voluntary
           Sufferings
           we
           are
           justified
           :
           for
           without
           his
           Consent
           ,
           his
           Death
           could
           not
           have
           the
           respect
           of
           a
           punishment
           for
           our
           Sins
           .
           No
           Man
           can
           be
           compelled
           to
           pay
           anothers
           Debt
           ,
           unless
           he
           make
           himself
           Surety
           for
           it
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           The
           Appointment
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Undertaking
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           redeem
           us
           from
           the
           Curse
           of
           the
           Law
           by
           his
           suffering
           it
           ,
           are
           the
           Foundation
           of
           the
           New-Testament
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           He
           that
           interpos'd
           as
           Mediator
           must
           be
           perfectly
           Holy
           ,
           otherwise
           he
           had
           been
           liable
           to
           Justice
           for
           his
           own
           Sin.
           And
           guilty
           Blood
           is
           impure
           and
           corrupt
           ,
           apter
           to
           stain
           by
           its
           effusion
           and
           sprinkling
           ,
           than
           to
           purge
           away
           Sin.
           The
           Apostle
           joins
           these
           two
           as
           inseparable
           ,
           
           
             He
             appeared
             to
             take
             away
             Sin
             ,
             and
             in
             Him
             is
             no
             sin
             .
          
           The
           Priesthood
           under
           the
           Law
           was
           imperfect
           ;
           as
           for
           other
           reasons
           ,
           so
           for
           the
           sins
           of
           the
           Priests
           .
           Aaron
           the
           first
           and
           chief
           of
           the
           Levitical
           Order
           ,
           was
           guilty
           of
           gross
           Idolatry
           ,
           so
           that
           Reconciliation
           could
           not
           be
           obtained
           by
           their
           Ministry
           :
           For
           how
           can
           one
           Captive
           ransom
           another
           ,
           or
           Sin
           expiate
           Sin
           ?
           But
           our
           Mediator
           was
           absolutely
           innocent
           ,
           without
           the
           least
           tincture
           of
           Sin
           original
           ,
           or
           actual
           .
           He
           was
           conceived
           in
           a
           miraculous
           manner
           ,
           infinitely
           distant
           from
           all
           the
           impurities
           of
           the
           earth
           .
           That
           which
           is
           produced
           in
           an
           ordinary
           way
           receives
           its
           propriety
           from
           second
           Causes
           ,
           and
           contracts
           the
           defilement
           that
           cleaves
           to
           the
           whole
           species
           :
           Whatever
           
             is
             born
             of
             blood
             ,
             and
             the
             will
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
          
           that
           is
           form'd
           of
           the
           substance
           of
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           sensual
           Appetite
           is
           defiled
           :
           but
           though
           He
           
           was
           form'd
           of
           the
           substance
           of
           the
           Virgin
           ,
           yet
           by
           vertue
           of
           an
           Heavenly
           Principle
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Angel
           to
           her
           ,
           
             The
             Holy
             Ghost
             shall
             come
             upon
             thee
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Highest
             shall
             overshadow
             thee
             ;
             therefore
             also
             that
             Holy
             thing
             that
             shall
             be
             born
             of
             thee
             ,
             shall
             be
             called
             the
             Son
             of
             God.
          
           He
           came
           in
           the
           appearance
           
             only
             of
             sinful
             flesh
          
           .
           As
           the
           
             Brazen
             Serpent
          
           had
           the
           figure
           ,
           
           and
           not
           the
           poison
           of
           the
           fiery
           Serpent
           .
           He
           was
           without
           actual
           Sin
           ;
           He
           foil'd
           the
           Tempter
           in
           all
           his
           arts
           and
           methods
           wherewith
           he
           tried
           Him.
           He
           resisted
           the
           Lust
           of
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           by
           refusing
           to
           make
           the
           stones
           Bread
           to
           asswage
           his
           Hunger
           ;
           and
           the
           Lust
           of
           the
           Eyes
           ,
           in
           despising
           the
           Kingdoms
           of
           the
           World
           with
           all
           their
           Treasures
           ;
           and
           the
           Pride
           of
           Life
           ,
           when
           he
           would
           not
           throw
           himself
           down
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           interposing
           of
           Angels
           for
           His
           rescue
           ,
           there
           might
           be
           a
           visible
           proof
           that
           He
           was
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           The
           Accuser
           himself
           confest
           Him
           to
           be
           the
           
             Holy
             One
             of
             God
          
           :
           
           he
           found
           no
           corruption
           within
           Him
           ,
           and
           could
           draw
           nothing
           out
           of
           him
           .
           Judas
           that
           betrayed
           him
           ,
           and
           Pilate
           that
           condemned
           him
           ,
           acknowledged
           his
           Innocence
           .
           He
           perfectly
           fulfill'd
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           did
           alwaies
           
             what
             pleased
             his
             Father
          
           .
           In
           the
           midst
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           no
           irregular
           motion
           disturbed
           his
           Soul
           ,
           but
           He
           alwaies
           exprest
           the
           highest
           Reverence
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           incredible
           Charity
           to
           Men.
           He
           was
           compared
           to
           a
           Lamb
           ,
           (
           for
           his
           Passion
           and
           his
           Patience
           )
           that
           quietly
           dies
           at
           the
           foot
           of
           the
           Altar
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           We
           may
           consider
           in
           our
           Mediator
           not
           only
           a
           perfect
           freedom
           from
           Sin
           ,
           but
           an
           impossibility
           that
           he
           should
           be
           toucht
           by
           it
           .
           The
           Angelical
           Nature
           was
           liable
           to
           folly
           ;
           but
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           by
           its
           intimate
           and
           unchangeable
           Union
           with
           the
           
           Divine
           is
           establisht
           above
           all
           possibility
           of
           Falling
           .
           The
           Deity
           is
           Holiness
           〈◊〉
           self
           ,
           and
           by
           its
           personal
           presence
           ,
           is
           a
           greater
           preservative
           from
           sin
           ,
           than
           either
           the
           vision
           of
           God
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           or
           the
           most
           permanent
           habit
           of
           Grace
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           
             the
             Son
             can
             do
             nothing
             of
             himself
             ,
          
           but
           according
           to
           
             the
             pattern
             the
             Father
             sets
             him
             .
          
           
           Now
           the
           perfect
           Holiness
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           hath
           a
           special
           efficacy
           in
           making
           his
           Death
           to
           be
           the
           expiation
           of
           Sin
           ,
           as
           the
           Scripture
           frequently
           declares
           .
           
           
             For
             such
             an
             high
             Priest
             became
             us
             who
             is
             holy
             ,
             harmless
             ,
             undefiled
             and
             separate
             from
             sinners
             .
             And
             he
             that
             knew
             no
             sin
             ,
             was
             made
             sin
             for
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             be
             made
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             God
             in
             him
             .
          
           
           
             We
             are
             Redeemed
             not
             with
             corruptible
             things
             ,
             as
             Silver
             ,
             and
             Gold
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             with
             the
             precious
             Blood
             of
             Christ
             as
             of
             a
             Lamb
             without
             blemish
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             without
             spot
             .
             And
             by
             his
             knowledg
             shall
             my
             righteous
             Servant
             justifie
             many
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           'T
           was
           requisite
           the
           Mediator
           should
           be
           God
           and
           Man.
           He
           must
           assume
           the
           nature
           of
           Man
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           be
           put
           in
           his
           stead
           in
           order
           to
           make
           satisfaction
           for
           him
           .
           He
           was
           to
           be
           our
           representative
           ,
           therefore
           such
           a
           conjunction
           between
           us
           must
           be
           ,
           that
           God
           might
           esteem
           all
           his
           People
           to
           suffer
           in
           him
           .
           By
           the
           Law
           of
           Israel
           the
           right
           of
           Redemption
           belonged
           to
           him
           that
           was
           next
           in
           blood
           :
           Now
           Christ
           took
           the
           Seed
           of
           Abraham
           ,
           the
           original
           element
           of
           our
           nature
           ,
           that
           having
           a
           right
           of
           Propriety
           in
           us
           as
           God
           ,
           He
           might
           have
           a
           right
           of
           Propinquity
           as
           Man.
           He
           was
           allied
           to
           all
           Men
           ,
           as
           Men
           :
           that
           His
           sufferings
           might
           be
           universally
           beneficial
           .
           And
           He
           must
           be
           God
           :
           't
           is
           not
           his
           Innocency
           onely
           ,
           or
           Deputation
           ,
           but
           the
           Dignity
           of
           His
           Person
           that
           qualifies
           Him
           to
           be
           an
           all-sufficient
           Sacrifice
           for
           Sin
           ,
           so
           that
           God
           may
           dispense
           pardon
           ,
           in
           a
           way
           that
           is
           honourable
           to
           
           Justice
           .
           For
           Justice
           requires
           a
           proportion
           between
           the
           Punishment
           and
           the
           Crime
           :
           and
           that
           receives
           its
           quality
           from
           the
           dignity
           of
           the
           person
           offended
           .
           Now
           since
           the
           Majesty
           of
           God
           is
           infinite
           against
           whom
           sin
           is
           committed
           ,
           the
           guilt
           of
           it
           can
           never
           be
           expiated
           but
           by
           an
           infinite
           Satisfaction
           .
           There
           is
           no
           
             name
             under
             Heaven
             ,
             nor
             in
             Heaven
          
           that
           could
           save
           us
           ,
           but
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           
           who
           being
           equal
           to
           Him
           in
           greatness
           ,
           became
           Man.
           
        
         
           If
           there
           had
           been
           such
           compassion
           in
           the
           Angels
           as
           to
           have
           inclined
           them
           ,
           to
           interpose
           between
           Justice
           and
           us
           ,
           they
           had
           not
           been
           qualified
           for
           that
           Work
           :
           not
           only
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           their
           different
           nature
           ,
           so
           that
           by
           substitution
           they
           could
           not
           satisfie
           for
           us
           ;
           nor
           that
           being
           immaterial
           substances
           ,
           they
           are
           exempted
           from
           the
           dominion
           of
           death
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           punishment
           denounc'd
           against
           the
           sinner
           ,
           and
           to
           which
           his
           Surety
           must
           be
           subjected
           :
           but
           principally
           that
           being
           finite
           Creatures
           they
           are
           incapable
           to
           atone
           an
           incensed
           God.
           Who
           among
           all
           their
           glorious
           Orders
           durst
           appear
           before
           so
           consuming
           a
           fire
           ?
           who
           could
           have
           been
           an
           Altar
           whereon
           to
           sanctifie
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           ?
           no
           meer
           Creature
           how
           worthy
           so
           ever
           could
           propitiate
           the
           supreme
           Majesty
           when
           justly
           provoked
           .
           Our
           Redeemer
           was
           to
           be
           the
           Lord
           of
           Angels
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           that
           it
           
             pleased
             the
             Father
             that
             in
             him
             all
             fulness
             should
             dwell
             .
          
           This
           respects
           not
           his
           original
           Nature
           ,
           but
           his
           Office
           ,
           and
           the
           reason
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           
             to
             reconcile
             by
             the
             blood
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
             things
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           From
           the
           greatness
           of
           the
           Work
           we
           may
           infer
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           means
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           means
           ,
           the
           Nature
           of
           the
           Person
           that
           is
           to
           perform
           it
           .
           Peace
           with
           God
           who
           was
           provoked
           by
           our
           Rebellion
           ,
           could
           
           only
           be
           made
           by
           an
           infinite
           Sacrifice
           .
           Now
           in
           Christ
           the
           Deity
           it self
           ,
           not
           its
           influences
           ,
           and
           the
           fulness
           of
           it
           ,
           not
           any
           particular
           perfection
           only
           ,
           dwelt
           really
           and
           substantially
           .
           God
           was
           present
           in
           the
           Ark
           in
           a
           shadow
           ,
           and
           representation
           ;
           He
           is
           present
           in
           nature
           by
           his
           sustaining
           Power
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           Saints
           by
           special
           favour
           ,
           and
           the
           eminent
           effects
           ,
           the
           Graces
           and
           Comforts
           that
           proceed
           from
           it
           ;
           but
           he
           is
           present
           in
           Christ
           in
           a
           singular
           and
           transcendent
           manner
           .
           The
           Humanity
           is
           related
           to
           the
           Word
           not
           only
           as
           a
           Creature
           to
           the
           Author
           of
           its
           being
           ,
           for
           in
           this
           regard
           it
           hath
           an
           equal
           respect
           to
           all
           the
           persons
           ,
           but
           by
           a
           peculiar
           conjunction
           :
           for
           't
           is
           actuated
           by
           the
           same
           subsistence
           as
           the
           Divine
           Essence
           is
           in
           the
           Son
           ,
           but
           with
           this
           difference
           ,
           the
           one
           is
           voluntary
           ,
           the
           other
           necessary
           ;
           the
           one
           is
           espoused
           by
           Love
           ,
           the
           other
           received
           by
           Nature
           .
        
         
           Now
           from
           this
           intimate
           Union
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           communication
           of
           the
           special
           qualities
           of
           both
           natures
           to
           the
           Person
           of
           Christ
           :
           Man
           is
           exalted
           to
           be
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Word
           abased
           to
           be
           the
           Son
           of
           Man.
           As
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           vital
           Union
           between
           the
           Soul
           and
           Body
           ,
           the
           essential
           parts
           of
           Man
           ,
           't
           is
           truly
           said
           that
           he
           is
           rational
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           soul
           ,
           and
           mortal
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           body
           .
           This
           Union
           derives
           an
           infinite
           merit
           to
           the
           obedience
           of
           Christ.
           For
           the
           humane
           nature
           having
           its
           complement
           from
           the
           Divine
           Person
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           the
           nature
           simply
           considered
           ,
           but
           the
           person
           that
           is
           the
           fountain
           of
           actions
           .
           To
           illustrate
           this
           by
           an
           instance
           :
           the
           civil
           Law
           determines
           that
           a
           tree
           transplanted
           from
           one
           soile
           to
           another
           ,
           and
           taking
           root
           there
           ,
           it
           belongs
           to
           the
           owner
           of
           that
           ground
           ;
           in
           regard
           that
           receiving
           nourishment
           from
           a
           new
           earth
           ,
           it
           becomes
           as
           it
           were
           another
           tree
           ,
           though
           
           there
           be
           the
           same
           individual
           root
           ,
           the
           same
           body
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           soul
           of
           vegetation
           as
           before
           .
           Thus
           the
           humane
           nature
           taken
           from
           the
           common
           mass
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           transplanted
           by
           personal
           Union
           into
           the
           Divine
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           reckoned
           as
           intirely
           belonging
           to
           the
           Divine
           ,
           and
           the
           actions
           proceeding
           from
           it
           are
           not
           meerly
           humane
           ,
           but
           are
           raised
           above
           their
           natural
           worth
           ,
           and
           become
           meritorious
           .
           One
           hour
           of
           Christs
           Life
           glorified
           God
           more
           ,
           than
           an
           everlasting
           duration
           spent
           by
           Angels
           and
           Men
           in
           the
           praises
           of
           him
           .
           For
           the
           most
           perfect
           creatures
           are
           limited
           ,
           and
           finite
           ,
           and
           their
           services
           cannot
           fully
           correspond
           with
           the
           Majesty
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           when
           the
           Word
           was
           made
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           entered
           into
           a
           new
           state
           of
           subjection
           ,
           he
           glorified
           God
           in
           a
           Divine
           manner
           and
           most
           worthy
           of
           him
           .
           He
           that
           
             comes
             from
             above
             ,
             is
             above
             all
             .
          
           The
           all
           sufficiency
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           arises
           from
           hence
           ,
           
             He
             that
             was
             in
             the
             form
             of
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             thought
             it
             no
             robbery
             to
             be
             equal
             with
             God
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           
           in
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           He
           was
           equal
           with
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           without
           sacriledge
           ,
           or
           usurpation
           possest
           Divine
           Honour
           ,
           he
           became
           
             obedient
             to
             the
             Death
             of
             the
             Cross.
          
           The
           Lord
           
             of
             Glory
             was
             Crucified
          
           .
           
           
             We
             are
             purchased
             by
             the
             Blood
             of
             God.
          
           
           
             And
             the
             Blood
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             his
             Son
             cleanseth
             us
             from
             all
             Sin.
          
           The
           Divine
           Nature
           gives
           it
           an
           infinite
           and
           everlasting
           efficacy
           .
        
         
           And
           't
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           the
           Socinians
           the
           declared
           enemies
           of
           his
           Eternity
           ,
           consentaneously
           to
           their
           first
           impious
           error
           ,
           deny
           his
           Satisfaction
           .
           For
           if
           Jesus
           Christ
           were
           but
           a
           titular
           God
           ,
           his
           Sufferings
           how
           deep
           soever
           ,
           had
           been
           insufficient
           to
           expiate
           our
           offence
           :
           in
           His
           Death
           He
           had
           been
           only
           a
           Martyr
           ,
           not
           a
           Mediator
           .
           For
           no
           Satisfaction
           can
           
           be
           made
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           ,
           but
           by
           suffering
           that
           which
           is
           equivalent
           to
           the
           guilt
           of
           sin
           ,
           which
           as
           't
           is
           infinite
           ,
           such
           must
           the
           Satisfaction
           be
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           XIII
           .
        
         
           
             Divine
             Justice
             is
             declared
             and
             glorified
             in
             the
             Death
             of
             Christ.
             The
             threefold
             account
             the
             Scripture
             gives
             of
             it
             :
             As
             a
             Punishment
             inflicted
             for
             Sin
             ,
             as
             a
             Price
             to
             redeem
             us
             from
             Hell
             ,
             as
             a
             Sacrifice
             to
             reconcile
             us
             to
             
               God.
               Man
            
             was
             Capitally
             guilty
             .
             Christ
             with
             the
             allowance
             of
             God
             interposes
             as
             his
             Surety
             .
             His
             Death
             was
             inflicted
             on
             him
             by
             the
             Supreme
             Judg.
             The
             impulsive
             Cause
             of
             it
             was
             Sin.
             His
             Sufferings
             were
             equivalent
             to
             the
             Sentence
             of
             the
             Law.
             The
             Effect
             of
             them
             is
             our
             Freedom
             .
             An
             Answer
             to
             the
             Objection
             ,
             That
             't
             is
             a
             violation
             of
             Justice
             to
             transfer
             the
             Punishment
             from
             the
             guilty
             to
             the
             innocent
             .
             The
             Death
             of
             Christ
             is
             the
             Price
             that
             redeems
             from
             Hell.
             This
             singular
             effect
             of
             his
             Death
             distinguishes
             it
             from
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Martyrs
             .
             An
             Answer
             to
             the
             Objections
             .
             How
             could
             God
             receive
             this
             Price
             ,
             since
             he
             gave
             his
             Son
             to
             that
             Death
             which
             redeems
             us
             ?
             And
             how
             our
             Redeemer
             ,
             supposing
             him
             God
             ,
             can
             make
             Satisfaction
             to
             Himself
             ?
             The
             Death
             of
             Christ
             represented
             as
             a
             Sacrifice
             .
             The
             Expiatory
             Sacrifices
             under
             the
             Law
             were
             substituted
             in
             the
             place
             of
             guilty
             Men.
             The
             Effects
             of
             them
             answerable
             to
             their
             threefold
             respect
             ,
             to
             God
             ,
             Sin
             and
             Men
             :
             The
             Atonement
             of
             Anger
             ,
             the
             Expiation
             of
             Sin
             ,
             and
             Freedom
             from
             Punishment
             .
             All
             sorts
             of
             Placatory
             Sacrifices
             are
             referr'd
             to
             Christ
             ,
             and
             the
             effects
             of
             them
             in
             a
             sublime
             
             and
             perfect
             manner
             .
             No
             prejudice
             to
             the
             Freeness
             and
             Greatness
             of
             God's
             Love
             ,
             that
             Christ
             by
             his
             Death
             reconciled
             Him
             to
             men
             .
          
        
         
           HAving
           premised
           these
           things
           ,
           I
           shall
           now
           prove
           that
           the
           Divine
           Justice
           is
           really
           declar'd
           and
           glorified
           in
           the
           obedient
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ.
           For
           the
           opening
           this
           point
           ,
           't
           is
           necessary
           to
           consider
           the
           account
           the
           Scripture
           gives
           of
           his
           Death
           ;
           which
           is
           threefold
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           'T
           is
           represented
           under
           the
           relation
           of
           a
           Punishment
           inflicted
           on
           him
           for
           Sin
           ,
           and
           the
           effect
           of
           it
           is
           Satisfaction
           to
           the
           Law.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           a
           Price
           to
           redeem
           us
           from
           Hell.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           Under
           the
           notion
           of
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           reconcile
           God
           to
           Sinners
           .
        
         
           First
           .
           As
           a
           Punishment
           inflicted
           on
           him
           for
           Sin.
           This
           will
           appear
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Man
           by
           his
           Rebellion
           against
           God
           was
           capitally
           guilty
           :
           He
           stood
           sentenced
           by
           the
           Law
           to
           Death
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Christ
           with
           the
           allowance
           of
           the
           Supreme
           Judg
           ,
           interposed
           as
           our
           Surety
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           relation
           was
           made
           liable
           to
           Punishment
           .
           Sins
           are
           by
           resemblance
           called
           Debts
           .
           As
           a
           Debt
           obliges
           the
           Debtor
           to
           payment
           ,
           so
           Sin
           doth
           the
           Sinner
           to
           Punishment
           .
           And
           as
           the
           Creditor
           hath
           a
           right
           to
           exact
           the
           Payment
           from
           the
           Debtor
           ,
           
           so
           God
           hath
           a
           right
           to
           inflict
           Punishment
           on
           the
           guilty
           .
           But
           with
           this
           difference
           ,
           the
           Creditor
           by
           the
           meer
           signification
           of
           his
           will
           may
           discharge
           the
           Debtor
           ,
           for
           he
           hath
           an
           absolute
           power
           over
           his
           estate
           :
           whereas
           publick
           Justice
           is
           concern'd
           in
           the
           Punishment
           of
           the
           guilty
           .
           This
           is
           evident
           by
           many
           instances
           .
           For
           't
           is
           not
           sufficient
           that
           a
           Criminal
           satisfie
           his
           Adversary
           ,
           unless
           the
           Prince
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Guardian
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           give
           him
           
           Pardon
           .
           The
           interest
           of
           a
           private
           Person
           ,
           who
           hath
           received
           an
           injury
           ,
           is
           so
           distinct
           from
           that
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           that
           sometimes
           the
           injured
           party
           solicites
           the
           Pardon
           of
           the
           offender
           without
           success
           .
           Which
           shews
           that
           principally
           't
           is
           not
           to
           satisfie
           the
           particular
           person
           ,
           that
           the
           Crime
           is
           punish'd
           ,
           but
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           prevent
           future
           Disorders
           .
        
         
           Now
           our
           Debt
           was
           not
           pecuniary
           but
           penal
           :
           And
           as
           in
           civil
           Cases
           ,
           where
           one
           becomes
           Surety
           for
           another
           ,
           he
           is
           obliged
           to
           pay
           the
           Debt
           ,
           for
           in
           the
           estimate
           of
           the
           Law
           they
           are
           but
           one
           person
           ;
           So
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           entring
           into
           this
           relation
           ,
           He
           sustained
           the
           person
           of
           Sinners
           ,
           
           and
           became
           judicially
           one
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           order
           of
           Justice
           ,
           was
           liable
           to
           their
           punishment
           .
           The
           displeasure
           of
           God
           was
           primarily
           and
           directly
           against
           the
           Sinner
           ,
           but
           the
           effects
           of
           it
           fell
           upon
           Christ
           ,
           who
           undertook
           for
           him
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           That
           
             when
             the
             Fulness
             of
             time
             came
             ,
             God
             sent
             his
             Son
             ,
             made
             under
             the
             Law
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             he
             might
             redeem
             them
             that
             were
             under
             the
             Law.
          
           He
           took
           our
           Nature
           &
           Condition
           :
           He
           was
           made
           under
           the
           Law
           Moral
           and
           Ceremonial
           .
           The
           directive
           part
           of
           the
           Moral
           Law
           He
           fulfilled
           by
           the
           Innocency
           of
           his
           Life
           ;
           the
           penalty
           he
           satisfied
           as
           our
           Surety
           ,
           being
           under
           an
           Obligation
           to
           save
           us
           .
           And
           he
           appeared
           as
           a
           Sinner
           in
           his
           subjection
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           Moses
           .
           
           That
           
             Hand-writing
             was
             against
             us
          
           ;
           He
           therefore
           enter'd
           into
           the
           Bond
           that
           we
           had
           forfeited
           .
           In
           his
           Circumcision
           He
           signed
           it
           with
           those
           drops
           of
           Blood
           ,
           which
           were
           an
           earnest
           of
           his
           shedding
           the
           rest
           on
           the
           Cross.
           
             For
             whosoever
             was
             Circumcised
             ,
             became
             a
             Debtor
             to
             the
             whole
             Law.
          
           And
           we
           may
           observe
           ,
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           That
           as
           Moses
           lifted
           up
           the
           brazen
           Serpent
           ,
           so
           the
           Law
           
           of
           which
           Moses
           was
           a
           type
           and
           Minister
           ,
           lifted
           up
           the
           Messiah
           on
           the
           Cross.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Scripture
           is
           very
           clear
           and
           express
           in
           setting
           down
           the
           part
           that
           God
           had
           in
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ
           as
           Supreme
           Judg
           ,
           the
           impulsive
           cause
           that
           moved
           Him
           ,
           their
           proportion
           to
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           effect
           of
           them
           for
           our
           Deliverance
           .
           
             He
             was
             delivered
             by
             the
             determinate
             counsel
             and
             foreknowledg
             of
             God.
          
           
           All
           the
           various
           and
           vicious
           actions
           of
           men
           ,
           were
           over-ruled
           by
           his
           Providence
           :
           The
           falsness
           of
           Judas
           ,
           the
           fearfulness
           of
           Pilate
           ,
           and
           the
           malice
           of
           the
           Jews
           were
           subservient
           to
           Gods
           eternal
           design
           .
           And
           as
           He
           wills
           not
           the
           Death
           of
           a
           Sinner
           ,
           much
           less
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           but
           for
           most
           weighty
           Reasons
           :
           these
           are
           declared
           by
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           
             All
             we
             like
             sheep
             have
             gone
             astray
             ,
             and
             turned
             every
             one
             to
             his
             own
             waies
             :
          
           Our
           Errours
           were
           different
           ,
           but
           the
           issue
           was
           the
           same
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           Eternal
           Death
           :
           
           
             And
             the
             Lord
             laid
             on
             him
             the
             iniquity
             of
             us
             all
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Punishment
           of
           our
           Iniquities
           .
           His
           Sufferings
           had
           such
           a
           respect
           to
           Sin
           ,
           as
           included
           the
           imputation
           of
           it
           .
           'T
           was
           an
           act
           of
           Sovereignty
           in
           God
           to
           appoint
           Christ
           as
           Man
           to
           be
           our
           Surety
           ,
           but
           an
           act
           of
           Justice
           to
           inflict
           the
           punishment
           ,
           when
           Christ
           had
           undertaken
           for
           us
           .
           'T
           is
           said
           ,
           
             He
             hath
             born
             our
             griefs
             ,
             and
             carried
             our
             sorrows
             .
          
           The
           expressions
           are
           comprehensive
           of
           all
           the
           Miseries
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           especially
           his
           last
           Sufferings
           .
           The
           Hebrew
           words
           Nasa
           ,
           and
           Sabal
           signifie
           such
           a
           taking
           away
           ,
           
           as
           is
           by
           laying
           upon
           one
           who
           bears
           it
           from
           us
           .
           And
           thus
           it
           is
           interpreted
           by
           St.
           
             Peter
             ,
             He
             himself
             bare
             our
             sins
             in
             his
             own
             Body
             on
             the
             tree
             .
          
           This
           necessarily
           implies
           the
           derivation
           of
           our
           guilt
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           consequent
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           transferring
           of
           our
           punishment
           .
           Those
           
           words
           are
           full
           and
           pregnant
           to
           the
           same
           purpose
           :
           
             He
             was
             wounded
             for
             our
             transgressions
             ,
          
           
           
             he
             was
             bruised
             for
             our
             Iniquities
             ,
             the
             chastisement
             of
             our
             peace
             was
             on
             him
             ,
             and
             with
             his
             stripes
             we
             are
             healed
             .
          
           Where
           the
           meritorious
           cause
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           is
           set
           down
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           connexion
           of
           the
           words
           with
           the
           former
           .
           The
           
             Jews
             thought
             him
             stricken
             ,
             smitten
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             afflicted
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           justly
           punisht
           for
           Blasphemy
           ,
           and
           usurping
           Divine
           Honour
           .
           In
           opposition
           to
           this
           conceit
           't
           is
           added
           ,
           
             But
             he
             was
             wounded
             for
             our
             transgressions
             .
          
           This
           the
           Apostle
           expresly
           telleth
           us
           ,
           when
           he
           declares
           that
           
             Christ
             died
             for
             our
             Sins
          
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           appear
           more
           fully
           ,
           by
           considering
           what
           the
           desert
           of
           Sin
           is
           .
           By
           our
           Rebellion
           we
           made
           the
           forfeiture
           of
           Soul
           &
           Body
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           :
           Death
           ,
           both
           the
           first
           and
           the
           second
           ,
           was
           the
           Sentence
           of
           the
           Law.
           Now
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ
           were
           answerable
           to
           this
           Punishment
           .
           The
           Death
           which
           the
           Law
           threatned
           for
           Sin
           ,
           was
           to
           be
           accompanied
           with
           Dishonour
           and
           Pain
           .
           And
           he
           suffered
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Cross
           to
           which
           a
           special
           Curse
           was
           annext
           .
           And
           this
           was
           not
           onely
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Judgment
           of
           Men
           ,
           before
           whom
           a
           Crucified
           person
           was
           made
           a
           Spectacle
           of
           publick
           Vengeance
           for
           his
           Crimes
           ,
           but
           in
           respect
           of
           Gods
           declaration
           concerning
           it
           .
           The
           Jews
           were
           commanded
           
             that
             none
             should
             hang
             on
             a
             Tree
             longer
             then
             the
             Evening
          
           ;
           
           lest
           the
           Holy
           Land
           should
           be
           profaned
           by
           that
           ,
           which
           was
           an
           express
           mark
           of
           Gods
           Curse
           .
           Now
           the
           legal
           Curse
           was
           a
           Typical
           signification
           of
           the
           real
           ,
           that
           should
           be
           suffered
           by
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           Besides
           ,
           his
           Death
           was
           attended
           with
           exquisite
           pains
           :
           he
           suffer'd
           variety
           of
           torments
           ,
           by
           the
           scourges
           ,
           the
           thorns
           ,
           the
           nails
           ,
           that
           pierc'd
           his
           Hands
           and
           Feet
           ,
           the
           least
           vital
           ,
           but
           most
           sensible
           parts
           .
           
           He
           refused
           the
           Wine
           mix'd
           with
           Myrrh
           ,
           that
           was
           given
           to
           stupifie
           the
           senses
           ;
           for
           the
           design
           of
           his
           Passion
           requir'd
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           have
           the
           quickest
           sense
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           which
           were
           the
           Punishment
           of
           Sin.
           And
           his
           inward
           Sorrows
           were
           equivalent
           to
           the
           pains
           of
           loss
           and
           sense
           that
           are
           due
           to
           Sinners
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           there
           are
           circumstances
           in
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           the
           damn'd
           ,
           as
           Blaspemy
           ,
           Rage
           ,
           Impotent
           fierceness
           of
           mind
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           appointed
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           but
           are
           accidental
           arising
           from
           the
           perversness
           of
           their
           Spirits
           :
           For
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           a
           Physical
           evil
           ,
           but
           these
           are
           Moral
           :
           and
           that
           punishment
           is
           inflicted
           by
           the
           Judge
           ,
           but
           these
           are
           onely
           from
           the
           guilty
           Sufferers
           :
           Now
           to
           these
           he
           was
           not
           possibly
           liable
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           Death
           that
           the
           Sinner
           ought
           to
           Suffer
           is
           Eternal
           ,
           attended
           with
           despair
           ,
           and
           the
           intolerable
           anguish
           of
           Conscience
           .
           Now
           our
           Redeemer
           having
           no
           real
           Guilt
           ,
           was
           not
           liable
           to
           the
           worm
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           his
           Temporary
           Sufferings
           were
           equivalent
           to
           the
           Eternal
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           Divine
           Person
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           was
           not
           capable
           of
           Despair
           .
           But
           he
           endur'd
           the
           unknown
           terrours
           of
           the
           second
           Death
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           was
           consistent
           with
           the
           Perfection
           of
           his
           Nature
           .
           The
           anguish
           of
           his
           Soul
           was
           not
           meerly
           from
           sympathy
           with
           his
           Body
           ,
           but
           immediately
           from
           Divine
           Displeasure
           .
           
             It
             pleased
             the
             Lord
             to
             bruise
             him
             :
          
           this
           principally
           respects
           the
           Impressions
           of
           Wrath
           made
           upon
           his
           inward
           Man.
           
           Had
           the
           Cup
           he
           fear'd
           been
           onely
           Death
           ,
           with
           the
           bitter
           ingredients
           of
           dishonour
           and
           pain
           ,
           many
           have
           drank
           it
           with
           more
           appearing
           resolution
           .
           The
           Martyrs
           endured
           more
           cruel
           torments
           without
           complaint
           ;
           nay
           in
           their
           sharpest
           conflicts
           have
           exprest
           a
           triumphant
           joy
           .
           Whereas
           our
           
           Redeemer
           was
           under
           all
           the
           innocent
           degrees
           of
           fear
           and
           sorrow
           at
           the
           approach
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           From
           whence
           was
           the
           difference
           ?
           Had
           Christ
           less
           Courage
           ?
           He
           was
           the
           Fountain
           of
           their
           Fortitude
           :
           the
           difference
           was
           not
           in
           the
           disposition
           of
           the
           Patients
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Nature
           of
           the
           Sufferings
           .
           He
           endured
           that
           which
           is
           infinitely
           more
           terrible
           than
           all
           outward
           torments
           .
           The
           Light
           of
           Joy
           that
           always
           shined
           in
           his
           Soul
           ,
           a
           sweet
           Image
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           was
           then
           totally
           eclips'd
           .
           God
           ,
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Compassion
           ,
           restrain'd
           himself
           ;
           his
           Father
           appear'd
           a
           severe
           inexorable
           Judge
           ,
           and
           dealt
           with
           him
           not
           as
           his
           Son
           ,
           but
           our
           Surety
           .
           Under
           all
           the
           Cruelties
           exercis'd
           by
           men
           ,
           the
           Lamb
           of
           God
           open'd
           not
           his
           mouth
           ,
           but
           when
           the
           
             Father
             of
             Mercies
          
           ,
           and
           
             the
             God
             of
             all
             Consolations
          
           forsook
           him
           ,
           then
           he
           broke
           forth
           into
           a
           mournful
           complaint
           .
           Now
           by
           this
           account
           of
           Christs
           Sufferings
           from
           Scripture
           ,
           't
           is
           evident
           ,
           they
           were
           truly
           penal
           ;
           for
           they
           were
           inflicted
           for
           Sin
           ,
           by
           the
           Supreme
           Judg
           ,
           and
           were
           equivalent
           to
           the
           Sentence
           of
           the
           Law.
           And
           the
           benefit
           we
           receive
           upon
           their
           account
           ,
           proves
           that
           they
           are
           satisfaction
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           ,
           for
           we
           are
           exempted
           from
           Punishment
           ,
           by
           his
           Submission
           to
           it
           .
           
             He
             freed
             us
             from
             the
             Curse
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             being
             made
             a
             Curse
             for
             us
             .
          
           
           
             The
             Chastisements
             of
             our
             Peace
             was
             upon
             him
             ,
             by
             whose
             stripes
             we
             are
             healed
             .
          
           So
           that
           his
           Death
           being
           the
           Meritorious
           Cause
           of
           freeing
           the
           Guilty
           ,
           is
           properly
           Satisfaction
           .
        
         
           Before
           I
           proceed
           to
           the
           second
           Consideration
           of
           Christs
           Death
           ,
           I
           will
           briefly
           answer
           the
           Objection
           of
           the
           Socinians
           ,
           viz.
           That
           't
           is
           a
           Violation
           of
           Justice
           to
           transfer
           the
           Punishment
           from
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           Righteous
           God
           could
           not
           Punish
           
           his
           innocent
           Son
           for
           our
           Sins
           .
           Now
           to
           show
           the
           invalidity
           of
           this
           Pretence
           we
           must
           consider
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Justice
           is
           not
           an
           irregular
           appetite
           of
           Vengeance
           arising
           from
           Hatred
           that
           cannot
           be
           satisfied
           but
           with
           the
           Destruction
           of
           the
           Guilty
           .
           It
           preserves
           Right
           with
           pure
           Affections
           ,
           and
           is
           content
           when
           the
           Injury
           is
           repair'd
           ,
           from
           whomsoever
           satisfaction
           comes
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Though
           an
           innocent
           person
           can't
           suffer
           as
           innocent
           without
           Injustice
           ,
           yet
           he
           may
           voluntarily
           contract
           an
           Obligation
           ,
           which
           will
           expose
           him
           to
           deserved
           sufferings
           .
           The
           Wisdom
           and
           Justice
           of
           all
           Nations
           agree
           in
           punishing
           one
           for
           anothers
           fault
           ,
           where
           consent
           is
           preceding
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Hostages
           .
           And
           although
           it
           is
           Essential
           to
           the
           Nature
           of
           Punishment
           to
           be
           inflicted
           for
           Sin
           ,
           yet
           not
           on
           the
           Person
           of
           the
           Sinner
           :
           for
           
             in
             Conspectu
             fori
          
           ,
           the
           Sinner
           and
           Surety
           are
           one
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           exchange
           is
           not
           allowed
           in
           Criminal
           Causes
           where
           the
           Guilty
           ought
           to
           suffer
           in
           Person
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           from
           any
           Injustice
           in
           the
           Nature
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           for
           then
           it
           would
           not
           be
           allowed
           in
           Civil
           ;
           but
           there
           are
           special
           Reasons
           why
           an
           Innocent
           Person
           is
           not
           ordinarily
           admitted
           to
           suffer
           for
           an
           offender
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           No
           man
           hath
           absolute
           Power
           over
           his
           own
           life
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           depositum
           consigned
           to
           him
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           must
           be
           preserv'd
           till
           God
           ,
           or
           the
           Publick
           good
           ,
           calls
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Publick
           would
           suffer
           prejudice
           by
           the
           loss
           of
           a
           good
           Subject
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Rule
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           just
           ,
           
             Non
             auditur
             perire
             volens
          
           .
           The
           desire
           of
           one
           that
           devotes
           himself
           to
           ruine
           is
           not
           to
           be
           heard
           .
           And
           the
           guilty
           person
           who
           is
           spared
           might
           grow
           
           worse
           by
           impunity
           ,
           and
           cause
           great
           disorders
           by
           his
           evil
           example
           .
           But
           these
           considerations
           are
           of
           no
           force
           in
           the
           case
           of
           our
           Saviour
           :
           For
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           had
           full
           Power
           to
           dispose
           of
           his
           life
           :
           
             I
             have
             power
             to
             lay
             it
             down
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             I
             have
             power
             to
             take
             it
             again
             :
             this
             Commandment
             have
             I
             received
             of
             my
             Father
             .
          
           He
           declares
           his
           Power
           as
           God
           ,
           that
           his
           life
           intirely
           depended
           on
           his
           will
           ,
           to
           preserve
           it
           ,
           or
           part
           with
           it
           :
           and
           his
           subjection
           as
           Mediator
           to
           the
           order
           of
           his
           Father
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Our
           Saviour
           could
           not
           finally
           Perish
           .
           'T
           was
           not
           possible
           he
           should
           be
           
             held
             under
             the
             power
             of
             Death
             .
          
           
           Otherwise
           it
           had
           been
           against
           the
           Laws
           of
           reason
           ,
           that
           the
           precious
           should
           for
           ever
           suffer
           for
           the
           vile
           .
           Better
           ten
           thousand
           Worlds
           had
           been
           lost
           ,
           than
           that
           the
           
             Holy
             One
             of
             God
          
           should
           perish
           .
           He
           saved
           us
           through
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           though
           as
           by
           fire
           :
           and
           had
           a
           glorious
           reward
           in
           the
           issue
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           There
           is
           an
           infinite
           good
           redounds
           from
           his
           Sufferings
           :
           for
           Sinners
           are
           exempted
           from
           Death
           ,
           and
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           guilty
           is
           for
           the
           glory
           of
           Gods
           government
           :
           for
           those
           who
           are
           redeemed
           by
           his
           Death
           ,
           are
           renewed
           by
           his
           Spirit
           .
           He
           covers
           their
           sins
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           cure
           them
           .
           He
           is
           made
           
             Righteousness
             and
             Sanctification
             to
             his
             People
             .
          
           The
           serious
           belief
           that
           Christ
           by
           dying
           hath
           rescued
           us
           from
           Hell
           ,
           
           produces
           a
           superlative
           Love
           to
           him
           ,
           an
           ingenuous
           and
           grateful
           fear
           lest
           we
           should
           offend
           Him
           ,
           an
           ambition
           to
           please
           Him
           in
           all
           things
           ;
           briefly
           ,
           Universal
           Obedience
           to
           his
           Will
           ,
           as
           its
           most
           natural
           and
           necessary
           effect
           .
           So
           that
           in
           laying
           the
           punishment
           on
           Christ
           ,
           under
           which
           Mankind
           must
           have
           sunk
           for
           ever
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           against
           Justice
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           Death
           of
           Christ
           is
           the
           price
           which
           redeems
           us
           from
           our
           woful
           Captivity
           .
           Mankind
           was
           fallen
           under
           the
           dominion
           of
           Satan
           and
           Death
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           obtain
           freedom
           by
           escape
           ,
           or
           meer
           power
           .
           For
           by
           the
           order
           of
           Divine
           Justice
           we
           were
           detained
           Prisoners
           ;
           So
           that
           till
           God
           the
           Supreme
           Judg
           is
           satisfied
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           no
           discharge
           .
           Now
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           hath
           procured
           our
           deliverance
           by
           his
           Death
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           testimony
           of
           the
           
             Apostle
             ,
             We
             have
             Redemption
             through
             his
             Blood
             ,
          
           
           
             even
             the
             forgiveness
             of
             sins
          
           .
           His
           Blood
           is
           congruously
           called
           
             a
             price
          
           ,
           because
           in
           consideration
           of
           it
           our
           Freedom
           is
           purchased
           .
           He
           is
           our
           Redeemer
           by
           Ransom
           ;
           
           
             He
             gave
             himself
             a
             Ransom
             for
             all
             :
          
           and
           that
           signifies
           the
           price
           paid
           for
           the
           freeing
           of
           a
           Captive
           .
           The
           word
           used
           by
           the
           Apostle
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           hath
           a
           special
           Emphasis
           ,
           it
           signifies
           an
           exchange
           of
           conditions
           with
           us
           ,
           the
           redeeming
           us
           from
           Death
           ,
           by
           dying
           for
           us
           .
           As
           the
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           who
           devoted
           themselves
           to
           Death
           ,
           for
           the
           rescuing
           of
           others
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           told
           his
           Disciples
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           Man
           came
           to
           give
           his
           
             Life
             a
             ransom
             for
             many
          
           :
           
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           signifies
           a
           commutation
           or
           exchange
           ,
           with
           respect
           of
           things
           ,
           or
           persons
           :
           Thus
           we
           are
           commanded
           to
           render
           to
           none
           
             Evil
             for
             evil
          
           :
           
           
             And
             if
             a
             Son
             ask
             of
             his
             Father
             a
             Fish
             will
             he
             give
             him
             a
             Serpent
             for
             a
             Fish
             ?
          
           When
           't
           is
           used
           in
           respect
           of
           persons
           ,
           it
           imports
           a
           substitution
           in
           anothers
           place
           .
           
           Archelaus
           reigned
           
             instead
             of
             his
             Father
          
           Herod
           and
           Peter
           
             paid
             tribute
             for
             Christ
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           representing
           Him
           :
           the
           effect
           therefore
           of
           our
           Saviours
           words
           ,
           that
           
             He
             gave
             his
             Life
             a
             Ransome
             for
             many
             ,
          
           is
           evidently
           this
           ,
           that
           he
           dy'd
           in
           their
           stead
           ;
           and
           his
           Life
           as
           a
           Price
           intervened
           to
           obtain
           their
           Redemption
           .
           'T
           is
           for
           this
           Reason
           the
           Glorified
           Saints
           
           sung
           a
           Hymn
           of
           Praise
           to
           the
           Divine
           Lamb
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             Thou
             art
             worthy
             for
             thou
             wast
             slain
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             hast
             redeemed
             us
             to
             God
             by
             thy
             Blood.
          
           This
           singular
           and
           blessed
           effect
           of
           Christs
           Death
           ,
           distinguishes
           it
           from
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           most
           Excellent
           Martyrs
           .
           If
           he
           had
           dyed
           only
           for
           the
           Confirmation
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           or
           to
           exhibit
           to
           us
           a
           Pattern
           of
           Suffering
           Graces
           ,
           what
           were
           there
           peculiar
           and
           extraordinary
           in
           his
           Death
           ?
           How
           can
           it
           be
           said
           that
           he
           was
           Crucified
           for
           us
           alone
           ?
           
           For
           the
           Martyrs
           Sealed
           the
           Truth
           with
           their
           Blood
           ,
           and
           left
           admirable
           Examples
           of
           Love
           to
           God
           ,
           of
           Zeal
           for
           his
           Glory
           ,
           of
           patience
           under
           Torments
           ,
           and
           of
           Compassion
           to
           their
           Persecutors
           :
           yet
           it
           were
           intolerable
           Blasphemy
           to
           say
           that
           they
           redeem'd
           us
           by
           their
           Death
           .
           And
           't
           is
           observable
           ,
           when
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           is
           propounded
           in
           Scripture
           as
           a
           Pattern
           of
           Patience
           ,
           't
           is
           with
           a
           special
           Circumstance
           that
           distinguishes
           it
           from
           all
           others
           .
           
             Christ
             suffered
             for
             us
             ,
             leaving
             us
             an
             Example
             that
             we
             should
             follow
             his
             steps
             :
          
           
           
             who
             his
             own
             self
             bare
             our
             Sins
             in
             his
             own
             Body
             on
             the
             Tree
             ;
             by
             whose
             stripes
             ye
             were
             healed
             .
          
           The
           truth
           is
           ,
           if
           the
           sole
           end
           of
           Christs
           Death
           were
           to
           induce
           Men
           to
           believe
           His
           Promises
           ,
           and
           to
           imitate
           His
           Graces
           ,
           there
           had
           been
           no
           such
           necessity
           of
           it
           :
           for
           the
           Miracles
           he
           did
           ,
           had
           been
           sufficient
           to
           confirm
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           yet
           Remission
           of
           Sins
           is
           never
           attributed
           to
           them
           :
           and
           the
           Miseries
           he
           Suffered
           during
           the
           course
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           had
           been
           sufficient
           to
           instruct
           us
           how
           to
           behave
           our selves
           under
           Indignities
           and
           Persecutions
           :
           and
           at
           the
           last
           he
           might
           have
           given
           as
           full
           a
           Testimony
           to
           the
           Truth
           of
           his
           Doctrine
           by
           his
           descent
           from
           the
           Cross
           as
           by
           dying
           for
           us
           .
           But
           no
           lower
           Price
           than
           his
           Blood
           could
           make
           Compensation
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           satisfaction
           
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           deny
           this
           ,
           is
           to
           Rob
           him
           of
           the
           Glory
           of
           his
           Death
           ,
           and
           to
           destroy
           all
           our
           Comfort
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           objected
           by
           those
           who
           nullifie
           the
           Mystery
           of
           the
           Cross
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           ;
           How
           could
           God
           receive
           this
           Price
           ,
           since
           he
           gave
           up
           his
           Son
           to
           that
           Death
           which
           Redeems
           us
           ?
           And
           how
           can
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           supposing
           him
           God
           ,
           make
           satisfaction
           to
           himself
           ?
           To
           this
           I
           answer
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           infinite
           Goodness
           of
           God
           in
           giving
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           doth
           not
           devest
           him
           of
           the
           Office
           of
           Supreme
           Judge
           ,
           nor
           prejudice
           his
           examining
           of
           the
           Cause
           according
           to
           his
           Sovereign
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           and
           his
           receiving
           a
           Ransom
           to
           preserve
           the
           Rights
           of
           Justice
           inviolable
           .
           There
           is
           an
           eminent
           instance
           of
           this
           in
           Zaleucus
           ,
           the
           Prince
           of
           the
           Locrians
           ;
           who
           past
           a
           Law
           that
           Adulterers
           should
           lose
           both
           their
           eyes
           :
           and
           when
           his
           Son
           was
           convicted
           of
           that
           Crime
           ,
           the
           people
           who
           respected
           him
           for
           his
           Excellent
           Vertues
           ,
           out
           of
           pity
           to
           him
           ,
           interceded
           for
           the
           Offender
           .
           
           Zaleucus
           in
           a
           Conflict
           between
           Zeal
           for
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Affection
           to
           his
           Son
           ,
           took
           but
           one
           Eye
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           parted
           with
           one
           of
           his
           own
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Law.
           And
           thus
           he
           paid
           and
           received
           the
           Punishment
           :
           he
           paid
           it
           as
           a
           Father
           ,
           and
           received
           it
           as
           the
           Conservator
           of
           Publick
           Justice
           .
           Thus
           when
           guilty
           Mankind
           in
           its
           Poverty
           could
           not
           pay
           the
           Forfeiture
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           God
           the
           Father
           of
           Mercies
           was
           pleased
           to
           give
           it
           from
           the
           Treasures
           of
           his
           Love
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Blood
           of
           his
           Son
           for
           our
           Ransom
           .
           And
           this
           he
           receives
           from
           the
           Hand
           of
           Christ
           ,
           offer'd
           upon
           the
           Cross
           ,
           as
           the
           Supreme
           Judge
           ,
           and
           declares
           it
           fully
           valuable
           ,
           and
           the
           Rights
           of
           Justice
           to
           be
           truly
           performed
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           It
           is
           not
           inconsistent
           with
           Reason
           ,
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           cloathed
           with
           our
           Nature
           ,
           should
           by
           his
           Death
           make
           Satisfaction
           to
           the
           Deity
           ,
           and
           therefore
           to
           himself
           .
           In
           the
           according
           of
           two
           Parties
           ,
           a
           Person
           that
           belongs
           to
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           may
           interpose
           for
           Reconciliation
           ,
           provided
           that
           he
           devests
           his
           own
           Interest
           ,
           and
           leaves
           it
           with
           the
           Party
           from
           whom
           he
           comes
           .
           Thus
           when
           the
           Senate
           of
           Rome
           ,
           and
           the
           People
           were
           in
           dissension
           ,
           
           one
           of
           the
           Senators
           trusted
           his
           own
           Concernment
           with
           the
           Council
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           was
           a
           Member
           ,
           and
           mediated
           between
           the
           Parties
           to
           reconcile
           them
           .
           Thus
           when
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           both
           possest
           of
           the
           Imperial
           Power
           ,
           have
           been
           offended
           by
           Rebellious
           Subjects
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           inconvenient
           that
           the
           Son
           interpose
           as
           a
           Mediator
           ,
           to
           restore
           them
           to
           the
           Favour
           of
           the
           Prince
           .
           And
           by
           this
           he
           reconciles
           them
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           procures
           them
           Pardon
           of
           an
           Offence
           ,
           by
           which
           his
           own
           Majesty
           was
           violated
           .
           This
           he
           doth
           as
           Mediator
           ,
           not
           as
           a
           a
           Party
           concern'd
           .
           Now
           this
           is
           a
           fit
           Illustration
           of
           the
           Great
           Work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           Humane
           things
           can
           represent
           Divine
           .
           For
           all
           the
           Persons
           of
           the
           Glorious
           Trinity
           were
           equally
           provok'd
           by
           our
           Sin
           ;
           and
           to
           obtain
           our
           Pardon
           the
           Son
           with
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           Father
           deposits
           his
           Interest
           into
           his
           Hands
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           Mediator
           intervenes
           between
           us
           and
           him
           ,
           who
           in
           this
           Transaction
           is
           the
           Depositary
           of
           the
           Rights
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           having
           performed
           what
           Justice
           required
           ,
           he
           reconciled
           the
           World
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           the
           Father
           ,
           Himself
           ,
           and
           the
           Eternal
           Spirit
           .
           In
           this
           Cause
           his
           Person
           is
           the
           same
           ,
           but
           his
           Quality
           is
           different
           :
           he
           made
           Satisfaction
           as
           Mediator
           ,
           and
           receiv'd
           it
           as
           God.
           'T
           is
           in
           this
           sense
           that
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
             We
             have
             an
             Advocate
             
             with
             the
             Father
             ,
             Jesus
             Christ
             the
             righteous
             :
          
           
           Not
           to
           exclude
           the
           other
           Persons
           ,
           but
           in
           regard
           the
           Father
           as
           the
           First
           Person
           is
           the
           Protector
           of
           Justice
           ,
           our
           Mediator
           in
           appeasing
           Him
           appeases
           the
           others
           also
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Death
           of
           Christ
           is
           represented
           under
           the
           notion
           of
           a
           Sacrifice
           offer'd
           up
           to
           God.
           For
           the
           more
           full
           understanding
           of
           this
           ,
           we
           must
           consider
           that
           Sacrifices
           were
           of
           two
           kinds
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Some
           were
           Eucharistical
           :
           They
           are
           called
           Peace-offerings
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Sacrificer
           acknowledged
           the
           Bounty
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           own
           unworthiness
           ,
           and
           rendered
           Praise
           for
           a
           favour
           received
           ,
           and
           desired
           the
           Divine
           Blessing
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Expiatory
           :
           The
           Sin-offerings
           for
           the
           averting
           of
           Gods
           wrath
           .
           The
           Institution
           of
           them
           was
           upon
           a
           double
           Reason
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Man
           is
           a
           sinner
           ,
           and
           therefore
           obnoxious
           to
           the
           just
           indignation
           and
           extreme
           displeasure
           of
           the
           Holy
           and
           Righteous
           God.
           2.
           
           That
           God
           was
           to
           be
           propitiated
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           pardon
           them
           .
           These
           Truths
           are
           engraven
           in
           the
           natural
           Consciences
           of
           Men
           ,
           as
           appeares
           by
           the●●
           pretended
           Expiations
           of
           sin
           among
           the
           Heathens
           :
           But
           are
           more
           clearly
           reveal'd
           in
           the
           Scripture
           .
           Under
           the
           Law
           without
           the
           
             effusion
             of
             Blood
             there
             was
             no
             Remission
          
           ;
           To
           signifie
           ,
           
           that
           God
           would
           not
           forgive
           Sin
           without
           the
           atonement
           of
           Justice
           ,
           which
           required
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Offender
           ;
           but
           it
           being
           tempered
           with
           Mercy
           ,
           accepted
           a
           Sacrifice
           in
           his
           stead
           .
           And
           that
           there
           was
           a
           Substitution
           of
           the
           Beast
           in
           the
           place
           of
           the
           guilty
           Offender
           ,
           appeares
           by
           the
           Law
           concerning
           Sacrifices
           .
           1.
           
           None
           were
           instituted
           for
           Capital
           Offences
           ,
           as
           Murder
           ,
           Idolatry
           ,
           Adultery
           ,
           &c.
           
           Because
           the
           Sinner
           himself
           
           was
           to
           be
           cut
           off
           :
           But
           for
           other
           Sins
           ,
           which
           although
           in
           strictness
           they
           deserved
           Death
           ,
           yet
           God
           who
           was
           the
           King
           of
           Israel
           ,
           was
           pleased
           to
           remit
           the
           Forfeiture
           ,
           and
           to
           accept
           the
           life
           of
           the
           Sacrifice
           for
           the
           Life
           of
           the
           Sinner
           .
           2.
           
           The
           guilty
           Person
           was
           to
           offer
           a
           clean
           Beast
           of
           his
           own
           ;
           to
           signifie
           the
           Surrogation
           of
           it
           in
           his
           stead
           .
           For
           in
           the
           relation
           of
           a
           Possessour
           he
           had
           a
           dominion
           over
           it
           ,
           to
           apply
           it
           to
           that
           use
           .
           3.
           
           The
           Priest
           ,
           or
           the
           person
           that
           offer'd
           ,
           
           was
           to
           lay
           his
           hands
           on
           the
           head
           of
           the
           Sacrifice
           ,
           thereby
           Consecrating
           it
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           Devoting
           it
           in
           his
           stead
           to
           bear
           the
           Punishment
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           't
           was
           called
           a
           Sin
           ,
           and
           a
           Curse
           .
           4.
           
           The
           Confession
           of
           Sin
           by
           the
           People
           ,
           
           or
           the
           Priest
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Atonement
           ,
           signified
           that
           the
           guilt
           of
           all
           met
           on
           the
           Sacrifice
           for
           Expiation
           .
           5.
           
           The
           Blood
           was
           to
           be
           shed
           wherein
           the
           vital
           spirits
           are
           ,
           an
           express
           representation
           what
           the
           Sinner
           deserved
           :
           and
           that
           it
           was
           accepted
           for
           his
           Life
           .
           6.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           The
           deprecating
           of
           God's
           Anger
           was
           joyned
           with
           the
           Sacrifice
           .
           As
           when
           a
           Man
           was
           slain
           ,
           and
           the
           Murderer
           was
           not
           found
           ;
           the
           Elders
           of
           the
           City
           next
           to
           the
           dead
           Body
           ,
           were
           to
           kill
           an
           Heifer
           in
           a
           Valley
           ,
           and
           to
           pray
           that
           innocent
           Blood
           might
           not
           be
           laid
           to
           their
           charge
           :
           otherwise
           the
           Land
           could
           not
           be
           clensed
           from
           the
           guilt
           of
           Blood
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Murderer
           .
        
         
           
           2.
           
           The
           Effects
           of
           these
           Sacrifices
           declare
           their
           nature
           :
           And
           they
           are
           answerable
           to
           their
           threefold
           respect
           ,
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           Sin
           ,
           to
           Man.
           To
           God
           ,
           that
           his
           Anger
           might
           be
           appeased
           ;
           to
           Sin
           ,
           that
           the
           fault
           might
           be
           expiated
           ;
           to
           Man
           ,
           that
           the
           guilty
           person
           might
           obtain
           Pardon
           ,
           and
           Freedom
           from
           Punishment
           .
           Thus
           when
           a
           Sacrifice
           was
           duly
           offered
           ,
           't
           is
           said
           to
           be
           of
           
             a
             sweet
             savour
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           and
           to
           atone
           
           him
           ,
           Lev.
           1.17
           .
           and
           the
           Remission
           of
           Sins
           ,
           with
           the
           Release
           of
           the
           Sinner
           followed
           ;
           
             The
             Priest
             shall
             expiate
             it
          
           ,
           that
           is
           declaratively
           ,
           
             and
             it
             shall
             be
             forgiven
             him
             .
          
           Now
           there
           was
           a
           double
           Guilt
           contracted
           by
           those
           that
           were
           under
           the
           Mosaical
           Dispensation
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Typical
           ,
           From
           the
           breach
           of
           a
           Ceremonial
           Constitution
           ,
           which
           had
           no
           relation
           to
           Morality
           .
           Such
           were
           natural
           Pollutions
           ,
           accidental
           Diseases
           ,
           the
           touching
           of
           a
           dead
           Body
           ,
           &c.
           which
           were
           esteemed
           vicious
           according
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           Defiled
           were
           excluded
           from
           Sacred
           and
           Civil
           Society
           .
           Now
           these
           Impurities
           ,
           considered
           in
           themselves
           ,
           deserved
           no
           punishment
           .
           For
           involuntary
           and
           inevitable
           Infirmities
           ,
           and
           corporeal
           things
           ,
           which
           do
           not
           infect
           the
           inward
           man
           ,
           are
           the
           marks
           of
           our
           abject
           and
           weak
           state
           ,
           but
           are
           not
           in
           themselves
           sinfull
           .
           Therefore
           Ceremonial
           Guilt
           was
           expiated
           by
           a
           Ceremonial
           Offering
           .
           For
           't
           is
           according
           to
           the
           nature
           of
           things
           ,
           that
           Obligations
           should
           be
           dissolved
           by
           the
           same
           means
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           are
           contracted
           .
           As
           therefore
           those
           Pollutions
           were
           penal
           merely
           by
           the
           positive
           Will
           of
           God
           ;
           So
           ,
           (
           the
           exercise
           of
           his
           Supreme
           Right
           being
           tempered
           with
           Wisdome
           and
           Equity
           ,
           )
           he
           ordained
           that
           the
           guilt
           should
           be
           abolisht
           by
           a
           Sacrifice
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           should
           be
           fully
           restored
           to
           their
           former
           Priviledges
           .
           Thus
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           the
           Blood
           of
           those
           Sacrifices
           
             Sanctifies
             to
             the
             purifying
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           
           communicated
           a
           legal
           Purity
           to
           the
           Offerers
           ,
           and
           consequently
           a
           right
           to
           approach
           the
           holy
           Place
           .
           Now
           the
           reason
           of
           these
           Institutions
           was
           ,
           that
           the
           legal
           Impurity
           might
           represent
           the
           true
           defilements
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           the
           Expiatory
           Sacrifices
           prefigure
           that
           
           great
           and
           admirable
           Oblation
           ,
           which
           should
           purge
           away
           all
           Sin.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           A
           real
           Guilt
           which
           respects
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           was
           contracted
           from
           the
           breach
           of
           the
           Moral
           Law
           ,
           and
           subjected
           the
           Offender
           to
           Death
           temporal
           and
           eternal
           .
           This
           could
           not
           be
           purged
           away
           by
           those
           Sacrifices
           .
           For
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           the
           Blood
           of
           a
           Beast
           should
           cleanse
           the
           Soul
           of
           a
           Man
           ,
           or
           content
           the
           Justice
           of
           an
           offended
           God
           ?
           Nay
           on
           the
           contrary
           they
           reviv'd
           the
           guilt
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           reinforced
           the
           rigour
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           were
           a
           publick
           profession
           of
           the
           Misery
           of
           Men
           :
           For
           this
           reason
           the
           Law
           is
           called
           
             the
             Ministry
             of
             Death
          
           .
           As
           the
           Moral
           contained
           a
           declaration
           of
           our
           guilt
           ,
           and
           Gods
           right
           to
           punish
           ,
           so
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           the
           Ceremonial
           were
           either
           arguments
           and
           convictions
           of
           Sin
           ,
           or
           images
           of
           the
           punishment
           due
           for
           them
           .
           But
           as
           they
           had
           a
           relation
           to
           Christ
           who
           was
           their
           Complement
           ,
           so
           they
           signified
           the
           expiation
           of
           moral
           guilt
           by
           his
           Sacrifice
           ,
           
           and
           freed
           the
           Sinner
           from
           that
           temporal
           Death
           to
           which
           he
           was
           liable
           ;
           as
           a
           Representative
           of
           our
           freedom
           from
           Eternal
           Death
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Cross.
           This
           will
           appear
           more
           clearly
           by
           considering
           ,
           1.
           
           That
           all
           kinds
           of
           placatory
           Sacrifices
           are
           referred
           to
           Christ
           in
           the
           
             New
             Testament
          
           .
           2.
           
           That
           all
           their
           Effects
           are
           attributed
           to
           him
           in
           a
           sublimer
           and
           most
           perfect
           manner
           .
           He
           is
           called
           a
           Lamb
           in
           the
           notion
           of
           a
           Sacrifice
           ,
           
             The
             Lamb
             slain
             from
             the
             foundation
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
           
           A
           Lamb
           was
           used
           in
           the
           Expiation
           of
           moral
           and
           legal
           Impurities
           .
           He
           is
           called
           
             our
             Passover
             that
             was
             sacrificed
             for
             us
             .
          
           The
           Paschal
           Lamb
           in
           its
           first
           Institution
           had
           an
           expiatory
           efficacy
           ,
           for
           God
           by
           looking
           on
           that
           Blood
           ,
           averted
           the
           destruction
           from
           the
           Israelites
           ,
           which
           seized
           on
           
           the
           Egyptians
           .
           This
           was
           the
           reason
           of
           the
           Prohibition
           ,
           that
           none
           should
           go
           out
           of
           the
           house
           till
           the
           Morning
           ,
           lest
           they
           should
           be
           struck
           by
           the
           destroying
           Angel
           :
           Not
           but
           that
           the
           Angel
           could
           distinguish
           the
           Israelites
           from
           the
           Egyptians
           abroa●
           ,
           but
           't
           was
           typical
           ,
           to
           shew
           their
           security
           was
           in
           being
           under
           the
           guard
           of
           the
           Lambs
           Blood
           ,
           which
           was
           shed
           to
           spare
           theirs
           .
           Thus
           the
           Apostle
           Peter
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             We
             are
             redeemed
             by
             the
             Blood
             of
             the
             pure
             and
             perfect
             Lamb.
          
           And
           he
           was
           represented
           by
           the
           red
           Heifer
           ,
           
           whose
           ashes
           were
           the
           chief
           ingredient
           in
           the
           water
           of
           Purification
           .
           
             For
             if
             the
             Blood
             of
             Bulls
             and
             Goats
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             ashes
             of
             an
             Heifer
             sprinkling
             the
             unclean
             ,
             sanctifieth
             to
             the
             purifying
             of
             the
             Flesh
             ▪
             How
             much
             more
             shall
             the
             Blood
             of
             Christ
             purge
             the
             Conscience
             ?
          
           Especially
           the
           Anniversary
           Sacrifice
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           Abridgment
           and
           Recapitulation
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           had
           an
           eminent
           respect
           to
           Christ
           :
           The
           whole
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Hebrews
           is
           tinctured
           with
           this
           divine
           Doctrine
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           Effects
           of
           Christs
           Death
           are
           infinitely
           more
           excellent
           than
           those
           that
           proceeded
           from
           Levitical
           Sacrifices
           .
           
           
             The
             Law
             had
             a
             shadow
             of
             good
             things
             to
             come
          
           ;
           But
           the
           real
           Virtue
           and
           Efficacy
           is
           only
           found
           in
           Christ.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Aversion
           of
           Gods
           Wrath
           is
           ascribed
           to
           his
           Death
           ;
           according
           to
           the
           Words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           :
           
             Whom
             God
             hath
             set
             forth
             to
             be
             a
             Propitiation
             through
             Faith
             in
             his
             Blood
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             declare
             his
             Righteousness
             for
             the
             Remission
             of
             Sins
             that
             are
             past
             ,
             through
             the
             forbearance
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             declare
             ,
          
           I
           say
           ,
           
             at
             this
             time
             his
             Righteousness
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             be
             Just
             ,
             and
             the
             justifier
             of
             him
             that
             believed
             in
             Jesus
             .
          
           A
           Propitiation
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           The
           Title
           of
           the
           Mercy-Seat
           ,
           
           partly
           in
           regard
           it
           cover'd
           the
           Tables
           of
           the
           Law
           which
           were
           broke
           by
           us
           ,
           to
           signifie
           that
           by
           
           Him
           Pardon
           is
           procur'd
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           principally
           because
           God
           was
           rendred
           Propitious
           by
           the
           sprinkling
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Sacrifice
           on
           it
           ,
           and
           exhibited
           himself
           there
           ,
           as
           on
           a
           Throne
           of
           Grace
           ,
           favourable
           t●
           his
           people
           .
           For
           this
           Reason
           he
           gives
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Figure
           to
           Christ
           ,
           for
           he
           alone
           answers
           the
           Charge
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           interposes
           between
           Justice
           and
           our
           Guilt
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           own
           Blood
           hath
           reconciled
           God
           to
           us
           .
           Now
           the
           design
           of
           God
           in
           this
           appointment
           was
           to
           
             declare
             his
             Righteousness
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           Glorious
           Attribute
           that
           inclines
           him
           to
           punish
           Sinners
           :
           For
           in
           the
           Legal
           Propitiations
           ,
           although
           the
           guilt
           of
           Men
           was
           publickly
           declared
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Sacrifices
           ,
           yet
           the
           Justice
           of
           God
           did
           not
           fully
           appear
           ,
           since
           he
           accepted
           the
           Life
           of
           a
           Beast
           in
           Compensation
           for
           the
           Life
           of
           a
           Man
           :
           but
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           he
           hath
           given
           the
           most
           clear
           Demonstration
           of
           his
           Justice
           ,
           a
           sufficient
           Example
           of
           his
           Hatred
           to
           Sin
           ,
           Condemning
           it
           ,
           and
           Revenging
           himself
           upon
           it
           ,
           in
           the
           Person
           of
           his
           beloved
           Son
           ;
           that
           the
           whole
           World
           may
           acknowledge
           't
           was
           not
           from
           any
           Inadvertency
           ,
           but
           meerly
           by
           the
           Dispensation
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           and
           Goodness
           that
           he
           forbore
           so
           long
           .
           And
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           he
           hath
           declared
           that
           Glorious
           Mystery
           which
           no
           created
           Understanding
           could
           ever
           have
           conceived
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           inflexibly
           just
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           suffer
           sin
           to
           pass
           unpunish'd
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           justifies
           those
           who
           are
           guilty
           in
           themselves
           ,
           if
           by
           a
           purifying
           Faith
           they
           receive
           Christ
           for
           Pardon
           .
           The
           same
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           Christ
           hath
           
             given
             himself
             for
             us
          
           ,
           *
           
             an
             Offering
             and
             a
             Sacrifice
          
           to
           God
           
             for
             a
             sweet
             smelling
             savour
          
           ,
           Eph.
           5.2
           .
           He
           is
           qualified
           as
           a
           Priest
           ,
           whose
           Office
           it
           was
           to
           present
           to
           God
           an
           offering
           for
           Appeasing
           
           his
           Anger
           ;
           
             He
             gave
             himself
          
           ;
           the
           Oblation
           that
           is
           added
           to
           his
           Death
           ,
           gives
           the
           compleat
           Formality
           of
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           it
           ;
           for
           't
           is
           the
           Priest
           gives
           being
           to
           the
           Sacrifice
           :
           and
           the
           effect
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           sweet
           smelling
           savour
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           conciliate
           his
           Favour
           to
           us
           .
           The
           same
           phrase
           is
           applyed
           to
           the
           Sin-Offering
           under
           the
           Law.
           
           We
           may
           observe
           that
           upon
           this
           account
           our
           Reconciliation
           to
           God
           is
           attributed
           to
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           in
           distinction
           from
           his
           Glorified
           Life
           :
           
           
             For
             if
             when
             we
             were
             enemies
             we
             were
             reconciled
             to
             God
             by
             the
             death
             of
             his
             Son
             ,
             much
             more
             being
             reconciled
             ,
             we
             shall
             be
             saved
             by
             his
             Life
             .
          
           And
           the
           same
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           God
           was
           in
           
             Christ
             reconciling
             the
             World
             to
             himself
             ,
          
           
           
             not
             imputing
             their
             trespasses
             unto
             them
             ;
             we
             pray
             you
             therefore
             in
             Christs
             stead
             ,
             be
             reconciled
             to
             God.
          
           A
           double
           Reconciliation
           is
           mentioned
           ,
           that
           of
           God
           to
           Men
           ,
           and
           of
           Men
           to
           God
           :
           the
           first
           is
           the
           ground
           of
           the
           Apostle's
           exhortation
           ,
           the
           latter
           the
           effect
           of
           it
           .
           The
           first
           was
           obtained
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           who
           by
           imputation
           had
           our
           guilt
           transferred
           upon
           Him
           ,
           and
           consequently
           our
           punishment
           ,
           and
           in
           consideration
           of
           it
           ,
           God
           who
           is
           Just
           and
           Holy
           is
           willing
           to
           pardon
           penitent
           Believers
           .
           The
           latter
           is
           by
           the
           powerful
           working
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           who
           assures
           Men
           that
           are
           guilty
           ,
           and
           therefore
           suspicious
           and
           fearful
           of
           God's
           anger
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           most
           willing
           to
           pardon
           them
           upon
           their
           repentance
           ,
           since
           he
           hath
           in
           such
           an
           admirable
           manner
           found
           out
           the
           means
           to
           satisfie
           his
           Justice
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           true
           expiation
           of
           sin
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           Christs
           Death
           .
           He
           is
           called
           the
           Lamb
           of
           God
           ,
           
           
             that
             takes
             away
             the
             sins
             of
             the
             World.
          
           Now
           sin
           may
           be
           taken
           away
           in
           two
           manners
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           by
           removing
           its
           guilt
           ,
           and
           exempting
           the
           
           Person
           that
           committed
           it
           from
           Death
           ;
           and
           when
           this
           is
           effected
           by
           enduring
           the
           punishment
           that
           was
           due
           to
           sin
           ,
           't
           is
           properly
           expiation
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           By
           healing
           the
           corrupt
           inclinations
           of
           the
           Heart
           ,
           from
           whence
           actual
           sins
           proceed
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           our
           Redeemer
           takes
           away
           sin
           in
           both
           these
           respects
           :
           he
           delivers
           from
           the
           Damnation
           and
           Dominion
           of
           it
           :
           for
           he
           is
           made
           of
           God
           our
           
             Righteousness
             and
             Sanctfication
          
           .
           
           But
           the
           first
           sense
           is
           only
           convenient
           here
           :
           for
           't
           is
           evident
           that
           the
           Lamb
           took
           away
           sin
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           guilt
           of
           it
           ,
           by
           dying
           instead
           of
           the
           sinner
           ,
           and
           had
           no
           effect
           for
           the
           destroying
           the
           malignant
           habits
           of
           sin
           in
           those
           who
           offered
           them
           .
           It
           appears
           further
           that
           this
           Divine
           Lamb
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           guilt
           of
           our
           sins
           ,
           
           in
           that
           
             He
             bore
             them
             in
             his
             own
             Body
             on
             the
             Tree
             .
          
           For
           the
           native
           force
           of
           the
           word
           signifies
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           take
           away
           ,
           
           but
           to
           carry
           and
           bear
           ,
           which
           applyed
           to
           sin
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           to
           suffer
           the
           penalty
           of
           it
           .
           And
           't
           is
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           when
           Cleansing
           ,
           Purifying
           ,
           and
           Washing
           are
           attributed
           to
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           ,
           they
           have
           an
           immediat
           respect
           to
           the
           guilt
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           declare
           its
           efficacy
           to
           take
           off
           the
           obligation
           to
           punishment
           .
           Thus
           't
           is
           said
           that
           His
           
             Blood
             cleanseth
             from
             all
             sin
          
           :
           
           and
           
             that
             it
             purgeth
             the
             Conscience
             foom
             dead
             Works
          
           ;
           and
           that
           
             we
             are
             washt
             from
             our
             sins
             in
             His
             Blood.
          
           The
           frequent
           Sprinklings
           and
           Purifications
           with
           Water
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           prefigured
           our
           cleansing
           from
           the
           defilements
           of
           sin
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           but
           the
           shedding
           of
           the
           Blood
           of
           Sacrifices
           was
           to
           purge
           away
           sins
           ▪
           so
           far
           as
           they
           made
           liable
           to
           a
           Curse
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           Our
           exemption
           from
           punishment
           ,
           and
           our
           restoration
           to
           Communion
           with
           God
           in
           Grace
           and
           Glory
           is
           the
           fruit
           of
           his
           expiating
           sin
           .
           For
           this
           
           reason
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Mediator
           
             speaks
             better
             things
             then
             that
             of
             Abel
             :
          
           
           For
           that
           cryed
           for
           revenge
           against
           the
           Murderer
           ,
           but
           his
           procures
           remission
           to
           Believers
           .
           And
           as
           the
           just
           desert
           of
           sin
           is
           separation
           from
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           fountain
           of
           felicity
           ;
           so
           when
           the
           guilt
           is
           taken
           away
           ,
           the
           person
           is
           received
           into
           God's
           favour
           ,
           and
           fellowship
           .
           A
           representation
           of
           this
           is
           set
           down
           in
           the
           24
           of
           Exod.
           where
           we
           have
           described
           the
           manner
           of
           dedicating
           the
           Covenant
           between
           God
           and
           Israel
           by
           bloody
           Sacrifices
           :
           
           after
           Moses
           had
           finisht
           the
           Offering
           ,
           and
           sprinkled
           the
           Blood
           on
           the
           Altar
           and
           the
           People
           ,
           the
           Elders
           of
           Israel
           who
           were
           forbid
           before
           to
           approach
           neer
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           were
           then
           invited
           to
           come
           into
           his
           presence
           ,
           
           and
           in
           token
           of
           reconciliation
           feasted
           before
           him
           .
           Thus
           the
           Eternal
           Covenant
           is
           establisht
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Mediator
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           benefits
           it
           contains
           ,
           as
           remission
           of
           sins
           ,
           freedom
           to
           draw
           near
           to
           the
           Throne
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           God
           in
           Glory
           ,
           are
           the
           fruits
           of
           his
           reconciling
           Sacrifice
           .
        
         
           The
           sum
           of
           all
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           as
           under
           the
           Law
           God
           was
           not
           appeased
           without
           shedding
           of
           Blood
           ,
           nor
           sin
           expiated
           without
           suffering
           the
           punishment
           ,
           nor
           the
           sinner
           pardoned
           without
           the
           substitution
           of
           a
           sacrifice
           ;
           so
           all
           these
           are
           eminently
           accomplisht
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ.
           He
           reconciled
           God
           to
           us
           by
           his
           most
           precious
           Blood
           ,
           and
           expiated
           sin
           by
           enduring
           the
           Curse
           ,
           and
           hath
           procured
           our
           pardon
           by
           being
           
             made
             sin
             for
             us
          
           .
           So
           that
           't
           is
           most
           evident
           ,
           that
           the
           proper
           and
           direct
           end
           of
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           was
           ,
           that
           God
           might
           exercise
           his
           Mercy
           to
           the
           guilty
           sinner
           in
           a
           way
           that
           is
           honourable
           to
           his
           Justice
           ▪
        
         
           'T
           is
           objected
           ,
           that
           if
           God
           from
           infinite
           Mercy
           gave
           his
           Son
           to
           us
           ,
           then
           antecedently
           to
           the
           coming
           
           of
           Christ
           he
           had
           the
           highest
           love
           for
           mankind
           ,
           and
           consequently
           there
           was
           no
           need
           that
           Christ
           by
           his
           Death
           should
           satisfie
           Justice
           ,
           to
           reconcile
           him
           to
           us
           .
           But
           a
           clear
           answer
           may
           be
           given
           to
           this
           by
           considering
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Anger
           and
           Love
           are
           consistent
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           and
           may
           in
           several
           respects
           be
           terminated
           on
           the
           same
           subject
           .
           A
           Father
           resents
           a
           double
           affection
           towards
           a
           rebellious
           Son
           ;
           he
           loves
           him
           as
           his
           Son
           ,
           is
           angry
           with
           with
           him
           as
           disobedient
           .
           Thus
           in
           our
           laps'd
           state
           God
           had
           compassion
           on
           us
           as
           his
           creatures
           ,
           and
           was
           angry
           with
           us
           as
           sinners
           .
           As
           the
           injured
           party
           he
           laid
           aside
           his
           anger
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           preserver
           of
           Justice
           he
           required
           satisfaction
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           We
           must
           dinstinguish
           between
           a
           love
           of
           good-will
           and
           compassion
           ,
           and
           a
           love
           of
           complacency
           .
           The
           first
           is
           that
           which
           moved
           God
           to
           ordain
           the
           means
           ,
           that
           without
           prejudice
           to
           his
           other
           perfections
           he
           might
           confer
           pardon
           and
           all
           spiritual
           benefits
           upon
           us
           :
           the
           other
           is
           that
           whereby
           he
           delights
           in
           us
           being
           reconciled
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           renewed
           according
           to
           his
           Image
           .
           The
           first
           supposes
           him
           placable
           ,
           the
           latter
           that
           he
           is
           appeased
           .
           There
           is
           a
           visible
           instance
           of
           this
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Job's
           Friends
           .
           The
           Lord
           said
           to
           Eliphaz
           the
           Temanite
           ,
           
           
             My
             anger
             is
             kindled
             against
             thee
             ,
             and
             thy
             two
             Friends
             ;
             because
             ye
             have
             not
             spoken
             of
             me
             the
             things
             that
             are
             right
             ,
             as
             my
             Servant
          
           Job
           .
           Here
           is
           a
           declaration
           of
           God's
           anger
           ,
           yet
           with
           the
           mixture
           of
           Love
           :
           for
           it
           follows
           ,
           
             therefore
             take
             unto
             you
             now
             seven
             Bullocks
             ,
             and
             seven
             Rams
             ,
             and
             go
             to
             my
             Servant
          
           Job
           ,
           
             and
             offer
             up
             for
             your selves
             a
             burnt-offering
             ,
             and
             my
             Servant
          
           Job
           
             shall
             pray
             for
             you
             ,
             for
             him
             will
             I
             accept
             .
          
           He
           loved
           them
           when
           he
           directed
           the
           way
           that
           they
           might
           be
           restored
           to
           his
           Favour
           ;
           yet
           
           he
           was
           not
           reconciled
           ,
           for
           then
           there
           had
           been
           no
           need
           of
           Sacrifices
           to
           atone
           his
           anger
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           T
           is
           further
           objected
           ,
           that
           supposing
           the
           Satisfaction
           of
           Christ
           to
           Justice
           ,
           both
           the
           freeness
           and
           greatness
           of
           God's
           Love
           in
           pardoning
           sinners
           ,
           will
           be
           much
           lessen'd
           .
           But
           it
           will
           appear
           that
           the
           Divine
           Mercy
           is
           not
           prejudiced
           in
           either
           of
           those
           respects
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           The
           freenss
           of
           Gods
           Love
           is
           not
           diminished
           ,
           for
           that
           is
           the
           original
           mover
           in
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           and
           hath
           no
           cause
           above
           it
           ,
           to
           excite
           or
           draw
           it
           forth
           ,
           but
           meerly
           arises
           from
           his
           own
           will.
           This
           Love
           is
           so
           absolute
           that
           it
           hath
           no
           respect
           to
           the
           sufferings
           of
           Christ
           as
           Mediator
           :
           for
           God
           so
           
             loved
             the
             World
          
           ,
           
           
             that
             he
             gave
             his
             Son
             to
             die
             for
             us
          
           ;
           and
           that
           which
           is
           the
           effect
           and
           testimony
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           cannot
           be
           the
           impulsive
           cause
           of
           it
           .
           This
           first
           Love
           of
           God
           to
           Man
           is
           commended
           to
           us
           in
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           medium
           to
           bring
           it
           honorably
           about
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Grace
           in
           Scripture
           is
           never
           opposed
           to
           Christs
           Merits
           ,
           but
           to
           ours
           .
           If
           we
           had
           made
           Satisfaction
           ,
           Justice
           it self
           had
           absolved
           us
           .
           For
           the
           Law
           having
           two
           parts
           ,
           the
           command
           of
           our
           Duty
           which
           consists
           in
           a
           moral
           good
           ,
           and
           the
           sanction
           of
           the
           punishment
           that
           is
           a
           physical
           evil
           ;
           to
           do
           or
           to
           suffer
           is
           necessary
           ,
           not
           both
           :
           or
           ,
           if
           we
           had
           provided
           a
           Surety
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           Judge
           could
           not
           reject
           ,
           we
           had
           been
           infinitely
           obliged
           to
           him
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           the
           favour
           of
           the
           Judg.
           But
           't
           is
           otherwise
           here
           .
           God
           sent
           the
           Reconciler
           when
           we
           were
           enemies
           ,
           and
           the
           Pardon
           that
           is
           dispenc'd
           to
           us
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           meer
           Mercy
           .
           
             We
             are
             justified
             freely
             by
             his
             Grace
             ,
             through
             the
             Redemption
             that
             is
             in
             Jesus
             Christ.
          
           'T
           is
           pure
           Love
           that
           appointed
           and
           accepted
           ,
           that
           imputes
           and
           applies
           his
           Righteousness
           to
           us
           .
        
         
         
           And
           as
           the
           Freeness
           ,
           so
           the
           Riches
           of
           his
           Mercy
           is
           not
           lessened
           by
           the
           Satisfaction
           Christ
           made
           for
           us
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           we
           have
           a
           pattern
           of
           God's
           Justice
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           parallel'd
           ,
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           :
           but
           to
           the
           severity
           of
           Justice
           towards
           his
           only
           beloved
           Son
           ,
           his
           clemency
           towards
           us
           guilty
           Rebels
           is
           fully
           comensurate
           .
           For
           He
           pardons
           us
           without
           the
           expence
           of
           one
           drop
           of
           our
           Blood
           ,
           though
           the
           Soul
           of
           Christ
           was
           poured
           forth
           as
           an
           Offering
           for
           Sin.
           Thus
           in
           an
           admirable
           manner
           He
           satisfies
           Justice
           ,
           and
           glorifies
           Mercy
           :
           and
           this
           could
           have
           been
           no
           other
           way
           effected
           :
           for
           if
           He
           had
           given
           His
           Spirit
           alone
           to
           restore
           us
           to
           His
           Image
           ,
           His
           Love
           had
           eminently
           appeared
           ,
           but
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           Justice
           had
           not
           been
           secured
           .
           But
           in
           our
           Redemption
           they
           are
           infinitely
           magnified
           ;
           His
           Love
           could
           give
           no
           more
           than
           the
           Life
           of
           His
           Son
           ,
           and
           Justice
           required
           no
           less
           :
           for
           Death
           
             being
             the
             Wages
             of
             Sin
          
           ,
           there
           could
           be
           no
           satisfaction
           without
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XIV
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Compleatness
             of
             Christ's
             Satisfaction
             proved
             from
             the
             Causes
             and
             Effects
             of
             it
             .
             The
             Causes
             are
             the
             Quality
             of
             his
             Person
             ,
             and
             Degrees
             of
             his
             Sufferings
             .
             The
             Effects
             are
             His
             Resurrection
             ,
             Ascension
             ,
             Intercession
             at
             Gods
             right
             hand
             ,
             and
             his
             exercising
             the
             Supreme
             Power
             in
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             .
             The
             excellent
             Benefits
             which
             God
             reconciled
             bestows
             on
             Men
             ,
             are
             the
             Effects
             and
             Evidences
             of
             his
             compleat
             Satisfaction
             .
             They
             are
             Pardon
             of
             
               Sin
               ,
               Grace
            
             ,
             and
             Glory
             .
             That
             Repentance
             and
             Faith
             are
             required
             ,
             in
             order
             to
             the
             partaking
             of
             the
             Benefits
             purchased
             by
             Christ's
             Death
             ,
             doth
             not
             lessen
             the
             Merit
             of
             his
             Sufferings
             .
             That
             Afflictions
             and
             D●ath
             are
             inflicted
             on
             Believers
             ,
             doth
             not
             derogate
             from
             their
             All-sufficiency
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           Third
           thing
           to
           be
           considered
           is
           the
           Compleatness
           of
           the
           Satisfaction
           that
           Christ
           hath
           made
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           will
           appear
           that
           Gods
           Justice
           as
           well
           as
           Mercy
           is
           fully
           glorified
           in
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           For
           the
           proof
           of
           this
           I
           will
           first
           consider
           the
           Causes
           from
           whence
           the
           compleatness
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           arises
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           Effects
           that
           proceed
           from
           it
           ,
           which
           are
           convincing
           Evidences
           that
           God
           is
           fully
           appeas'd
           .
           The
           Causes
           of
           his
           compleat
           Satisfaction
           are
           two
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Quality
           of
           his
           Person
           derives
           an
           infinite
           value
           to
           his
           obedient
           Sufferings
           .
           Our
           Surety
           was
           equally
           God
           ,
           and
           as
           truely
           Infinite
           in
           His
           Perfections
           
           as
           the
           Father
           ,
           who
           was
           provoked
           by
           our
           Sins
           ,
           therefore
           he
           was
           able
           to
           make
           Satisfaction
           for
           them
           .
           He
           is
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           not
           meerly
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           Office
           ,
           or
           the
           special
           Favour
           of
           God
           ,
           for
           on
           these
           accounts
           that
           Title
           is
           communicated
           to
           others
           :
           but
           
             his
             only
             Son
          
           by
           Nature
           .
           The
           sole
           preheminence
           in
           Gifts
           and
           Dignity
           would
           give
           Him
           the
           title
           of
           the
           first-born
           ,
           
           but
           not
           deprive
           them
           of
           the
           quality
           of
           Brethren
           .
           Now
           the
           wisdom
           and
           justice
           of
           all
           Nations
           agree
           ,
           that
           Punishments
           receive
           their
           estimate
           from
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Persons
           that
           suffer
           .
           The
           Poet
           observes
           that
           the
           Death
           of
           a
           vertuous
           Person
           is
           more
           precious
           than
           of
           Legions
           .
           Of
           what
           inestimable
           value
           then
           is
           the
           death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           and
           how
           worthy
           a
           Ransom
           for
           lost
           mankind
           ?
           For
           although
           the
           Deity
           is
           impassible
           ,
           yet
           he
           that
           was
           a
           Divine
           Person
           he
           suffered
           .
           A
           King
           suffers
           more
           than
           a
           private
           person
           ,
           although
           the
           strokes
           he
           endures
           in
           his
           body
           ,
           cannot
           immediatly
           reach
           his
           honour
           .
           And
           't
           is
           specially
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           that
           the
           Efficacy
           of
           Christs
           Blood
           is
           ascribed
           to
           his
           Divine
           Nature
           :
           This
           the
           Apostle
           declares
           ,
           
           
             In
             whom
             we
             have
             Redemption
             through
             his
             Blood
             ,
             even
             the
             forgiveness
             of
             Sins
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             image
             of
             the
             invisible
             God
             :
          
           Not
           an
           artificial
           Image
           which
           imperfectly
           represents
           the
           Original
           ;
           As
           a
           Picture
           that
           sets
           forth
           the
           Colour
           and
           Figure
           of
           a
           Man
           ,
           but
           not
           his
           Life
           and
           Nature
           :
           But
           the
           essential
           and
           exact
           Image
           of
           his
           Father
           ,
           that
           expresses
           all
           his
           glorious
           Perfections
           in
           their
           immensity
           and
           eternity
           .
           This
           is
           testified
           expresly
           in
           Hebr.
           1.3
           .
           
             The
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             brightness
             of
             his
             Glory
             ,
             and
             the
             express
             Image
             of
             his
             Person
             ,
             having
             purged
             by
             himself
             our
             sins
             ,
             is
             set
             down
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             Majesty
             
             on
             High.
          
           From
           hence
           arises
           the
           infinite
           difference
           between
           the
           Sacrifices
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           Christs
           ,
           in
           their
           value
           and
           vertue
           .
           This
           with
           admirable
           Emphasis
           is
           set
           down
           in
           Hebr.
           9.13
           ,
           14.
           
           
             For
             if
             the
             blood
             of
             Bulls
             and
             of
             Goats
             ,
             and
             the
             ashes
             of
             an
             Heifer
             sprinkling
             the
             unclean
             ,
             sanctifieth
             to
             the
             purification
             of
             the
             flesh
             ;
             How
             much
             more
             shall
             the
             Blood
             of
             Christ
             ,
             who
             through
             the
             Eternal
             Spirit
             offer'd
             himself
             without
             spot
             to
             God
             ,
             purge
             your
             Consciences
             from
             dead
             works
             to
             serve
             the
             living
             God
             ?
          
           Wherein
           the
           Apostle
           makes
           a
           double
           Hypothesis
           .
           1.
           
           That
           the
           Legal
           Sacrifices
           were
           ineffectual
           to
           purifie
           from
           real
           guilt
           .
           2.
           
           That
           by
           their
           Typical
           Cleansing
           ,
           they
           signified
           the
           washing
           away
           of
           moral
           guilt
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           Their
           insufficiency
           to
           expiate
           Sin
           appears
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           subject
           ;
           Sin
           is
           to
           be
           expiated
           in
           the
           same
           nature
           wherein
           't
           was
           committed
           ;
           now
           the
           Beasts
           are
           of
           an
           inferiour
           rank
           ,
           and
           have
           no
           communion
           with
           Man
           in
           his
           nature
           :
           Or
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           object
           ,
           God
           was
           provoked
           by
           Sin
           ,
           and
           He
           is
           a
           Spirit
           ,
           
           and
           not
           to
           be
           appeased
           by
           gross
           material
           things
           :
           His
           Wisdom
           requires
           that
           a
           rational
           Sacrifice
           should
           expiate
           the
           guilt
           of
           a
           rational
           Creature
           :
           And
           Justice
           is
           not
           satisfied
           without
           a
           proportion
           between
           the
           Guilt
           and
           the
           Punishment
           .
           This
           weakness
           and
           insufficiency
           of
           the
           Legal
           Sacrifices
           to
           expiate
           Sin
           ,
           is
           evident
           from
           their
           variety
           and
           repetition
           :
           For
           if
           full
           Remission
           had
           been
           obtained
           ,
           
             The
             worshippers
             once
             purged
             should
             have
             had
             no
             more
             conscience
             of
             sin
             .
          
           'T
           is
           the
           sense
           of
           Guilt
           ,
           
           and
           the
           fear
           of
           Condemnation
           that
           required
           the
           renewing
           of
           the
           Sacrifice
           .
           Now
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Priests
           never
           came
           to
           a
           period
           or
           perfection
           .
           The
           Millions
           of
           Sacrifices
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           from
           the
           erecting
           
           the
           Tabernacle
           to
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           ,
           had
           not
           vertue
           to
           expiate
           one
           Sin.
           They
           were
           only
           shadows
           which
           could
           give
           no
           refreshment
           to
           the
           inflamed
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           as
           they
           depended
           on
           Christ
           ,
           the
           body
           and
           substance
           of
           them
           .
           But
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           
             offered
             himself
             up
             by
             the
             Eternal
             Spirit
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
          
           is
           a
           Sacrifice
           not
           only
           Intelligent
           and
           Reasonable
           ,
           but
           incomparably
           more
           precious
           than
           the
           most
           noble
           Creatures
           in
           Earth
           or
           in
           Heaven
           it self
           .
           He
           was
           Priest
           and
           Sacrifice
           in
           respect
           of
           both
           His
           Natures
           ,
           His
           entire
           Person
           was
           the
           Offerer
           and
           Offering
           :
           Therefore
           the
           Apostle
           from
           the
           excellency
           of
           his
           Sacrifice
           ,
           infers
           the
           unity
           of
           its
           Oblation
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           concludes
           its
           Efficacy
           .
           
             Christ
             did
             not
             by
             the
             Blood
             of
             Bulls
             and
             Goats
             ,
             but
             by
             his
             own
             Blood
             He
             entred
             in
             once
             to
             the
             Holy
             Place
             ,
             having
             obtained
             eternal
             Redemption
             for
             us
             :
          
           
           
             and
             by
             one
             Offering
             He
             hath
             for
             ever
             perfected
             them
             who
             are
             sanctified
             .
          
           Upon
           this
           account
           God
           promised
           in
           the
           New-Covenant
           ,
           
             That
             their
             Sins
             and
             Iniquities
             He
             would
             remember
             no
             more
             ,
          
           having
           received
           compleat
           satisfaction
           by
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           his
           Son.
           
             'T
             is
             now
             said
             that
             once
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             world
             hath
             he
             appeared
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             put
             away
             Sin
             by
             the
             Sacrifice
             of
             himself
             .
             And
             as
             it
             is
             appointed
             for
             all
             men
             once
             to
             die
             ▪
             and
             after
             Death
             comes
             Judgment
             :
             So
             Christ
             was
             once
             offered
             to
             bear
             the
             Sins
             of
             many
             ,
             and
             unto
             them
             that
             look
             for
             him
             shall
             he
             appear
             the
             second
             time
             without
             sin
             .
          
           As
           there
           is
           no
           other
           natural
           death
           to
           suffer
           between
           Death
           and
           Judgment
           ,
           so
           there
           is
           no
           other
           propitiatory
           Sacrifice
           between
           his
           all-sufficient
           Death
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           and
           the
           last
           coming
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           There
           is
           one
           Consideration
           I
           shall
           adde
           ,
           to
           shew
           the
           great
           difference
           between
           Legal
           Sacrifices
           and
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           as
           
           to
           its
           saving
           vertue
           .
           The
           Law
           absolutely
           forbids
           the
           eating
           of
           Blood
           ,
           and
           the
           peoples
           tasting
           of
           the
           Sin-offerings
           ;
           to
           signifie
           the
           imperfection
           of
           those
           Sacrifices
           .
           For
           since
           they
           were
           consumed
           in
           their
           Consecration
           to
           Gods
           Justice
           ,
           and
           nothing
           was
           left
           for
           the
           nourishment
           of
           the
           Offerers
           ,
           't
           was
           a
           sign
           they
           could
           not
           appease
           God.
           The
           Offerers
           had
           communion
           with
           them
           when
           they
           brought
           them
           to
           the
           Altar
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           manner
           derived
           their
           guilt
           to
           them
           ,
           but
           they
           had
           no
           vertue
           by
           them
           in
           coming
           from
           it
           .
           The
           Sinner
           conveyed
           death
           to
           the
           Sacrifice
           ,
           but
           did
           not
           receive
           life
           from
           it
           .
           But
           Christ
           the
           Lamb
           of
           God
           was
           not
           swallowed
           up
           in
           his
           Offering
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           :
           'T
           is
           his
           peculiar
           Glory
           that
           He
           hath
           compleatly
           made
           Satisfaction
           .
           We
           may
           feed
           upon
           the
           flesh
           of
           this
           precious
           Victim
           ,
           and
           drink
           his
           Blood.
           As
           He
           enter'd
           into
           communion
           of
           Death
           with
           us
           ,
           so
           we
           are
           partakers
           of
           Life
           by
           Him.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Compleatness
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           is
           grounded
           on
           the
           degrees
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           There
           was
           no
           defect
           in
           the
           payment
           He
           made
           .
           We
           owed
           a
           debt
           of
           Blood
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           his
           Life
           was
           offer'd
           up
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           :
           otherwise
           the
           Law
           had
           remained
           in
           its
           full
           vigour
           ,
           and
           Justice
           had
           been
           unsatisfied
           .
           That
           a
           Divine
           Person
           hath
           suffered
           our
           Punishment
           ,
           is
           properly
           the
           reason
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           As
           't
           is
           not
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Surety
           that
           releases
           the
           Debtor
           from
           Prison
           ,
           but
           the
           payment
           which
           he
           makes
           in
           his
           name
           .
           
             The
             Blood
             of
             Christ
             shed
          
           ,
           
           poured
           forth
           from
           his
           Veins
           ,
           and
           offered
           up
           to
           God
           ,
           in
           that
           precise
           consideration
           ratifies
           the
           New
           Testament
           .
           The
           sum
           is
           ,
           Our
           Saviour
           by
           his
           Death
           suffer'd
           the
           malediction
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           his
           Divine
           Nature
           gave
           a
           
           full
           value
           to
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           satisfaction
           proceeding
           from
           them
           ,
           was
           not
           meerly
           
             ex
             pacto
          
           ,
           as
           Brass
           Money
           is
           currant
           by
           composition
           ;
           but
           
             ex
             merito
          
           ,
           as
           pure
           Gold
           hath
           an
           intrinsick
           worth
           ;
           and
           God
           who
           was
           infinitly
           provokt
           ,
           is
           infinitely
           pleased
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           effects
           and
           evidences
           of
           his
           compleat
           Satisfaction
           are
           ,
        
         
           First
           ,
           His
           Resurrection
           from
           the
           Grave
           .
           For
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           our
           Surety
           ,
           He
           satisfied
           the
           Law
           in
           his
           Death
           :
           and
           having
           made
           compleat
           payment
           of
           our
           debt
           ,
           He
           received
           the
           acquittance
           in
           his
           Resurrection
           .
           His
           Death
           appeased
           God
           ,
           His
           Resurrection
           assures
           Men.
           As
           he
           rose
           himself
           ,
           so
           in
           one
           concurrent
           action
           God
           
             is
             said
             to
             raise
             him
          
           .
           
           He
           was
           releast
           from
           the
           Grave
           ,
           as
           
             from
             Prison
          
           ,
           by
           publick
           sentence
           ;
           which
           is
           an
           indubitable
           argument
           of
           the
           validity
           and
           acceptance
           of
           the
           payment
           made
           by
           him
           in
           our
           name
           .
           For
           being
           under
           such
           bonds
           as
           the
           Justice
           and
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           he
           could
           never
           have
           
             loosed
             the
             pains
             of
             Death
          
           ,
           
           if
           his
           Sufferings
           had
           not
           fully
           been
           fully
           Satisfactory
           and
           received
           by
           him
           for
           our
           discharge
           .
           And
           't
           is
           observable
           that
           the
           raising
           of
           Chiist
           is
           ascribed
           to
           God
           as
           reconciled
           .
           
             Now
             the
             God
             of
             peace
             who
             brought
             again
             from
             the
             dead
             the
             great
             Shepherd
             of
             the
             Sheep
             ,
          
           
           
             through
             the
             Blood
             of
             the
             everlasting
             Covenant
             .
          
           The
           Divine
           Power
           was
           not
           put
           forth
           till
           God
           was
           pacified
           .
           Justice
           incensed
           exposed
           him
           to
           Death
           ,
           and
           Justice
           appeased
           freed
           Him
           from
           the
           dead
           .
           And
           his
           Resurrection
           is
           attributed
           to
           his
           Blood
           ,
           that
           being
           the
           full
           price
           of
           his
           and
           our
           liberty
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           when
           inflexible
           Justice
           ceases
           to
           punish
           ,
           there
           is
           the
           strongest
           proof
           't
           is
           satisfied
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           His
           Ascent
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           Intercession
           for
           us
           prove
           the
           compleatness
           and
           alsufficiency
           of
           his
           Sacrifice
           .
           If
           He
           had
           been
           excluded
           from
           the
           Divine
           Presence
           ,
           there
           had
           been
           just
           cause
           to
           suspect
           that
           anger
           had
           been
           still
           remaining
           in
           God's
           Breast
           ;
           but
           His
           admission
           into
           Heaven
           is
           an
           infallible
           testimony
           that
           God
           is
           reconciled
           .
           This
           our
           Saviour
           produces
           as
           the
           Argument
           by
           which
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           will
           overcome
           the
           guilty
           fears
           of
           Men.
           
             He
             shall
             convince
             the
             World
             of
             Righteousnss
             ,
             because
             I
             go
             to
             my
             Father
             .
          
           
           Christ
           in
           his
           Sufferings
           was
           numbred
           among
           transgressors
           .
           He
           dyed
           as
           a
           guilty
           person
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           calumnies
           of
           Men
           ,
           but
           the
           curse
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           which
           then
           appeared
           inexorable
           against
           sin
           .
           But
           having
           overcome
           Death
           ,
           and
           broke
           through
           the
           weight
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           retired
           to
           his
           Father
           ,
           he
           made
           apparent
           the
           innocency
           of
           his
           righteous
           Person
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           compleat
           Righteousness
           is
           acquired
           by
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           sufficient
           to
           justifie
           all
           that
           shall
           truly
           accept
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           be
           more
           evident
           ,
           by
           considering
           his
           entry
           into
           Heaven
           as
           the
           true
           High
           Priest
           ,
           who
           carried
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           New-Covenant
           into
           the
           Celestial
           Sanctuary
           .
           For
           the
           opening
           this
           ,
           we
           are
           to
           consider
           there
           are
           two
           parts
           of
           the
           Priestly
           Office.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           offer
           Sacrifice
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           To
           make
           intercession
           for
           the
           People
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Sacrifice
           .
           This
           was
           performed
           by
           the
           High-Priest
           in
           the
           Feast
           of
           Atonement
           which
           was
           celebrated
           in
           the
           month
           Tisri
           .
           
           The
           oblation
           of
           the
           Sacrifices
           was
           without
           ,
           at
           the
           Altar
           ▪
           the
           Intercession
           was
           made
           in
           the
           Holy
           of
           Holies
           ,
           into
           which
           none
           might
           enter
           but
           the
           High-Priest
           once
           a
           year
           .
           And
           first
           he
           must
           
           expiate
           his
           own
           sins
           ,
           and
           the
           sins
           of
           the
           people
           by
           Sacrifices
           ,
           before
           he
           could
           remove
           the
           Vail
           ,
           and
           enter
           into
           that
           sacred
           and
           venerable
           place
           ,
           where
           no
           sinner
           had
           right
           to
           appear
           .
           Then
           he
           was
           to
           present
           the
           precious
           Incense
           ,
           and
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Sacrifices
           ,
           to
           render
           God
           favourable
           to
           them
           .
           
           Now
           these
           were
           shadows
           of
           what
           Christ
           was
           to
           perform
           .
           The
           Holy
           of
           Holies
           was
           the
           type
           of
           the
           third-Heaven
           ,
           in
           its
           Situation
           ,
           Quality
           and
           Furniture
           .
           For
           it
           was
           the
           most
           secret
           part
           of
           the
           Tabernacle
           ,
           separated
           by
           a
           double
           Vail
           ,
           by
           that
           which
           was
           between
           it
           and
           the
           first
           Sanctuary
           ,
           and
           by
           another
           that
           distinguisht
           the
           first
           from
           the
           outward
           Court.
           Thus
           the
           Heaven
           of
           Heavens
           is
           the
           most
           distant
           part
           of
           the
           Universe
           ,
           and
           separated
           from
           the
           lower
           World
           ,
           by
           the
           Starry
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Airy
           Region
           ,
           which
           reaches
           down
           to
           the
           Earth
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           most
           Holy
           part
           of
           the
           Tabernacle
           was
           inaccessible
           to
           sinners
           :
           as
           Heaven
           is
           stiled
           by
           the
           Apostle
           the
           place
           
             of
             inaccessible
             light
          
           .
           And
           it
           was
           the
           Throne
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           he
           reigned
           :
           according
           to
           the
           Language
           of
           the
           Psalmist
           ,
           
             He
             dwelt
             between
             the
             Cherubims
          
           .
           
           The
           figures
           of
           the
           Cherubims
           represented
           the
           Myriads
           of
           holy
           Angels
           ,
           that
           adore
           the
           incomprehensible
           Deity
           ,
           and
           are
           always
           ready
           to
           execute
           his
           commands
           .
           The
           Tables
           of
           the
           Law
           were
           a
           Symbol
           of
           that
           infinite
           Wisdom
           and
           Holiness
           which
           ordained
           them
           :
           and
           the
           High-Priests
           entering
           with
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Sacrifice
           ,
           and
           carrying
           with
           him
           all
           the
           Tribes
           of
           Israel
           upon
           his
           Breast
           ,
           signified
           that
           Jesus
           Christ
           the
           true
           High-Priest
           after
           he
           had
           really
           expiated
           sin
           by
           his
           Divine
           Sacrifice
           in
           the
           lower
           World
           ,
           should
           enter
           into
           the
           Eternal
           Sanctuary
           with
           his
           own
           Blood
           ,
           and
           introduce
           with
           him
           all
           his
           People
           .
           Of
           this
           there
           was
           a
           
           marvellous
           sign
           given
           ,
           for
           in
           the
           same
           moment
           that
           Christ
           expired
           ,
           the
           Vail
           of
           the
           Temple
           that
           separated
           the
           Oracle
           from
           the
           first
           part
           ,
           was
           rent
           from
           the
           top
           to
           the
           bottom
           ;
           to
           signifie
           that
           the
           true
           High-Priest
           had
           Authority
           and
           Right
           to
           enter
           into
           Heaven
           itself
           .
           And
           the
           special
           end
           of
           his
           ascending
           is
           exprest
           by
           the
           Apostle
           :
           
           
             For
             Christ
             is
             not
             entered
             into
             the
             Holy
             places
             made
             with
             hands
             ,
             which
             are
             the
             Figures
             of
             the
             true
             ,
             but
             into
             Heaven
             its
             self
             ,
             now
             to
             appear
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             God
             for
             us
             .
          
           As
           the
           High-Priest
           might
           not
           enter
           into
           that
           sacred
           and
           terrible
           place
           ,
           neither
           could
           he
           propitiate
           God
           without
           sprinkling
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           slain
           Sacrifice
           ;
           So
           our
           Redeemer
           first
           performed
           what
           was
           necessary
           for
           the
           Expiation
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           then
           He
           past
           through
           the
           visible
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           ascended
           before
           the
           Throne
           of
           God
           to
           appear
           as
           our
           Advocate
           .
           He
           made
           an
           oblation
           of
           Himself
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           before
           He
           could
           make
           intercession
           for
           us
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           consummation
           of
           his
           Priestly
           Office.
           The
           first
           was
           a
           proper
           Sacrifice
           ,
           the
           second
           is
           a
           commemoration
           of
           it
           :
           Therefore
           He
           is
           said
           
             To
             appear
             before
             his
             Father
             by
             Sacrifice
             .
          
        
         
           Besides
           what
           hath
           been
           discours'd
           of
           the
           order
           and
           dependance
           of
           these
           parts
           of
           his
           Priestly
           Office
           ,
           
           which
           proves
           that
           He
           had
           accomplisht
           the
           expiation
           of
           Sin
           ,
           before
           He
           was
           admitted
           into
           Heaven
           to
           intercede
           for
           us
           :
           There
           are
           two
           other
           Considerations
           which
           manifest
           the
           compleatness
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           manner
           of
           his
           Intercession
           .
           2.
           
           It
           s
           omnipotent
           Efficacy
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           manner
           of
           it
           .
           He
           doth
           not
           appear
           in
           the
           form
           of
           a
           Suppliant
           upon
           his
           Knees
           before
           the
           Throne
           ,
           offering
           up
           tears
           and
           strong
           cries
           as
           in
           the
           day
           of
           his
           flesh
           ,
           but
           
             He
             sits
             at
             Gods
             right
             hand
             making
             
             intercession
             for
             us
             .
          
           He
           sollicits
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           not
           as
           a
           favour
           to
           him
           ▪
           but
           as
           the
           price
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           and
           as
           due
           to
           his
           infinite
           Merit
           .
           His
           Blood
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           pleads
           for
           our
           Pardon
           ,
           as
           the
           blood
           of
           righteous
           Abel
           call'd
           for
           vengeance
           against
           the
           Murderer
           :
           
           Not
           by
           an
           articulate
           voice
           ,
           but
           by
           suing
           to
           Justice
           for
           a
           full
           recompence
           of
           it
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           His
           Intercession
           is
           the
           continual
           representation
           of
           his
           most
           worthy
           Passion
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           omnipotent
           Efficacy
           of
           his
           Intercession
           proves
           that
           God
           is
           fully
           satisfied
           .
           He
           frees
           us
           from
           the
           greatest
           Evils
           ,
           and
           obtains
           for
           us
           the
           greatest
           Good
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           Mediator
           .
           
           
             If
             any
             man
             sin
             ,
             we
             have
             an
             Advocate
             with
             the
             Father
             Jesus
             Christ
             the
             Righteous
             ;
             and
             he
             is
             the
             propitiation
             for
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             not
             for
             ours
             only
             ,
             but
             for
             the
             Sins
             of
             the
             whole
             world
             .
          
           He
           disarms
           the
           Anger
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           hinders
           the
           effects
           of
           his
           Indignation
           against
           repenting
           Sinners
           .
           Now
           the
           prevalency
           of
           his
           Mediation
           is
           grounded
           on
           the
           perfection
           of
           his
           Sacrifice
           .
           The
           blessedness
           of
           Heaven
           is
           confer'd
           on
           Believers
           according
           to
           his
           Will.
           
             Father
             ,
             I
             will
             that
             those
             whom
             thou
             hast
             given
             me
             ,
             be
             with
             me
             where
             I
             am
             to
             see
             my
             glory
             .
          
           
           His
           request
           is
           effectual
           ,
           not
           only
           because
           He
           is
           Gods
           Son
           ,
           and
           in
           highest
           favour
           with
           Him
           ,
           but
           for
           his
           meritorious
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           for
           this
           reason
           that
           the
           Office
           of
           Mediator
           is
           incommunicable
           to
           any
           Creature
           .
           
             There
             is
             one
             God
             ,
             and
             one
             Mediator
             between
             God
             and
             Man
             ,
             the
             Man
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
          
           
           
             who
             gave
             himself
             a
             ransom
             for
             all
             .
          
           The
           Apostle
           makes
           a
           Parallel
           between
           the
           unity
           of
           the
           Mediator
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           which
           is
           most
           Sacred
           and
           inviolable
           .
           For
           the
           right
           of
           Intercession
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           an
           authoritative
           act
           ,
           is
           founded
           in
           Redemption
           ,
           
           they
           cannot
           be
           divided
           .
           And
           we
           may
           observe
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           How
           the
           Popish
           Doctrine
           that
           erects
           as
           many
           Advocates
           as
           Angels
           ,
           or
           Saints
           ,
           or
           whoever
           are
           Canonised
           ,
           is
           guilty
           of
           Impiety
           and
           Folly
           :
           Of
           Impiety
           ,
           In
           taking
           the
           Sovereign
           Crown
           from
           the
           Head
           of
           Christ
           to
           adorn
           others
           with
           it
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           more
           credit
           with
           God
           ,
           or
           compassion
           for
           Men
           :
           And
           of
           Folly
           ,
           In
           expecting
           benefits
           by
           their
           Intercession
           ,
           who
           have
           no
           satisfactory
           Merit
           to
           purchase
           them
           .
           The
           numerous
           Advocates
           that
           are
           conceived
           by
           superstitious
           Persons
           in
           their
           Fancies
           ,
           are
           like
           the
           counterfeit
           Suns
           ,
           
           that
           are
           drawn
           in
           the
           Clouds
           by
           Reflexion
           ,
           as
           in
           a
           Glass
           :
           which
           although
           they
           shine
           with
           a
           considerable
           brightness
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           only
           Suns
           in
           appearance
           ,
           and
           derive
           no
           quickening
           Influences
           to
           the
           Earth
           .
           The
           blessed
           Spirits
           above
           ,
           who
           enjoy
           a
           dependant
           Light
           from
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           yet
           convey
           no
           Benefits
           to
           Men
           by
           Meritorious
           interceding
           for
           them
           .
           We
           obtain
           Grace
           &
           Glory
           only
           upon
           the
           requests
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           The
           acts
           of
           his
           Priest-hood
           respect
           the
           Attributes
           ,
           which
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           are
           to
           be
           glorified
           in
           our
           Salvation
           .
           By
           his
           Death
           He
           made
           Satisfaction
           to
           Justice
           ,
           by
           his
           Intercession
           he
           sollicites
           Mercy
           :
           And
           they
           both
           join
           together
           with
           the
           same
           readiness
           and
           warmth
           to
           dispense
           the
           Benefits
           which
           He
           purchased
           for
           his
           People
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           Compleatness
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           is
           fully
           proved
           by
           the
           glorious
           issue
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           This
           will
           be
           most
           evident
           by
           considering
           the
           connexion
           and
           dependance
           which
           his
           Glory
           hath
           upon
           his
           Humiliation
           :
           And
           that
           is
           twofold
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           dependance
           of
           Order
           .
           His
           Abasement
           and
           Sufferings
           were
           to
           precede
           his
           Majesty
           and
           Power
           :
           
           As
           in
           Nature
           things
           pass
           from
           a
           lower
           state
           to
           Perfection
           .
           This
           Order
           was
           necessary
           .
           For
           being
           originally
           
             in
             the
             form
             of
             God
          
           ,
           it
           was
           impossible
           he
           should
           be
           advanced
           ,
           
           if
           he
           did
           not
           voluntarily
           descend
           from
           his
           Glory
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           might
           be
           capable
           of
           exaltation
           .
           He
           was
           first
           made
           a
           
             little
             lower
             than
             the
             Angels
             and
             after
             raised
             above
             them
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           A
           dependance
           of
           efficacy
           .
           Glory
           is
           the
           reward
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           This
           is
           expresly
           declared
           by
           the
           Apostle
           .
           
             Christ
             humbled
             himself
             ,
             and
             became
             obedient
             to
             the
             Death
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
          
           
           
             wherefore
             God
             hath
             highly
             exalted
             him
             ,
             and
             given
             him
             a
             Name
             above
             every
             name
             ,
             that
             at
             the
             Name
             of
             Jesus
             every
             knee
             should
             bow
          
           ;
           The
           mark
           of
           that
           homage
           that
           all
           creatures
           pay
           to
           him
           .
           This
           exaltation
           is
           correspondent
           to
           the
           degrees
           of
           his
           abasement
           .
           His
           Body
           was
           restored
           to
           Life
           and
           Immortality
           ,
           and
           ascended
           on
           a
           bright
           Cloud
           ,
           God's
           Chariot
           ,
           being
           attended
           with
           Angels
           ,
           
             and
             the
             everlasting
             Gates
             opened
             to
             receive
             the
             King
             of
             Glory
             :
          
           He
           is
           set
           down
           
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             the
             Throne
             of
             the
             Majesty
             in
             Heaven
             :
          
           this
           signifies
           that
           Divine
           Dignity
           to
           which
           He
           is
           advanced
           ,
           
           next
           to
           his
           Father
           .
           For
           God
           being
           an
           infinite
           Spirit
           hath
           neither
           right
           nor
           left
           hand
           in
           strict
           sense
           .
           Our
           Redeemers
           Honour
           is
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           His
           Empire
           of
           the
           same
           extent
           with
           his
           Fathers
           .
           Thus
           the
           Apostle
           interprets
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Psalmist
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Messiah
             should
             sit
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             God
             ,
             till
             he
             made
             his
             Enemies
             his
             Footstool
             ,
          
           
           
             by
             reigning
             ;
             for
             he
             must
             reign
             till
             he
             hath
             put
             all
             his
             Enemies
             under
             his
             feet
             .
          
        
         
           
           And
           Saint
           Peter
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Father
             hath
             made
             him
             Lord
             and
             Christ
             :
          
           That
           is
           ,
           by
           a
           Soveraign
           trust
           hath
           committed
           to
           him
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           World
           :
           not
           devesting
           
           himself
           of
           his
           essential
           Dominion
           ,
           but
           exercising
           it
           by
           Christ.
           The
           height
           of
           this
           Dignity
           is
           emphatically
           set
           forth
           by
           the
           Apostle
           :
           
             The
             Father
             hath
             seated
             him
             at
             his
             own
             right
             hand
             in
             the
             Heavenly
             places
             ,
             far
             above
             all
             Principalities
             ,
             and
             Powers
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             Might
             ,
             and
             Dominion
          
           ,
           (
           which
           titles
           signify
           the
           several
           degrees
           of
           Glory
           ,
           among
           the
           Angels
           )
           
             and
             every
             name
             that
             is
             named
             not
             only
             in
             this
             World
             ▪
             but
             that
             which
             is
             to
             come
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           hath
           given
           him
           a
           transcendent
           and
           incommunicable
           Glory
           ,
           the
           use
           of
           names
           being
           to
           signify
           the
           quality
           of
           Persons
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           he
           is
           made
           the
           Head
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           Judge
           of
           the
           World
           :
           Angels
           and
           Men
           shall
           stand
           before
           his
           Tribunal
           ,
           and
           receive
           their
           Eternal
           decision
           from
           him
           .
           Now
           in
           this
           oeconomy
           of
           our
           Mediator
           ,
           his
           Humiliation
           was
           the
           cause
           of
           his
           Exaltation
           upon
           a
           double
           account
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           was
           an
           expression
           of
           such
           humility
           ,
           such
           admirable
           Obedience
           to
           God
           ,
           such
           Divine
           Love
           to
           Men
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           perfectly
           pleasing
           to
           his
           Father
           ,
           and
           his
           Power
           being
           equal
           to
           his
           Love
           he
           infinitely
           rewarded
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Death
           of
           Christ
           was
           for
           Satisfaction
           to
           Justice
           ,
           and
           when
           he
           had
           done
           that
           Work
           ,
           he
           was
           to
           enter
           into
           rest
           .
           
             It
             behoved
             Christ
             to
             Suffer
             and
             enter
             into
             Glory
             .
          
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           
           Divine
           Honour
           was
           due
           to
           him
           upon
           another
           title
           ,
           as
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           :
           but
           the
           receiving
           of
           it
           was
           deferr'd
           by
           dispensation
           for
           a
           time
           .
           First
           ,
           He
           must
           redeem
           us
           ,
           and
           then
           Reign
           .
           The
           Scripture
           is
           very
           clear
           in
           referring
           his
           actual
           possession
           of
           Glory
           ,
           as
           the
           just
           consequent
           to
           his
           compleat
           expiation
           of
           sin
           .
           
           
             When
             by
             himself
             He
             had
             purged
             our
             sins
             ,
             He
             sat
             down
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             the
             Majesty
             on
             high
             .
             And
             after
             he
             had
             made
             one
             Sacrifice
             
             for
             sins
             ,
             for
             ever
             sate
             down
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             God.
             
          
        
         
           And
           not
           only
           the
           Will
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           but
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           thing
           it self
           required
           this
           way
           of
           proceeding
           .
           For
           Jesus
           Christ
           by
           voluntary
           susception
           undertaking
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Law
           for
           us
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           obliged
           to
           suffer
           what
           was
           necessary
           in
           order
           to
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           so
           't
           was
           reasonable
           after
           Justice
           was
           satisfied
           ,
           that
           the
           humane
           nature
           should
           be
           freed
           from
           its
           infirmities
           ,
           and
           the
           Glory
           of
           his
           Divine
           be
           so
           conspicuous
           ,
           
             that
             every
             tongue
             should
             confess
             that
          
           Jesus
           who
           was
           despised
           on
           Earth
           is
           supreme
           Lord
           :
           The
           Apostle
           sums
           up
           all
           together
           in
           that
           triumphant
           challeng
           ,
           
             Who
             shall
             lay
             any
             thing
             to
             the
             charge
             of
             God's
             Elect
             ?
          
           
           
             'T
             is
             God
             that
             justifies
             ,
             who
             is
             he
             that
             condemneth
             ?
             'T
             is
             Christ
             that
             died
             ,
             yea
             rather
             is
             risen
             again
             ,
             who
             is
             even
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             also
             maketh
             intercession
             for
             us
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           excellent
           benefits
           which
           God
           reconciled
           bestows
           upon
           us
           ,
           are
           the
           effects
           and
           evidences
           of
           the
           compleatness
           of
           Christs
           Satisfaction
           .
           And
           these
           are
           pardon
           of
           Sin
           ,
           Grace
           ,
           and
           Glory
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           that
           
             the
             Law
             made
             nothing
             perfect
          
           :
           all
           its
           Sacrifices
           and
           Ceremonies
           could
           not
           expiate
           the
           guilt
           ,
           
           nor
           cleanse
           the
           stain
           of
           sin
           ,
           nor
           open
           Heaven
           for
           us
           :
           which
           three
           are
           requisit
           to
           our
           perfection
           .
           But
           
             Christ
             by
             one
             Offering
             hath
             perfected
             for
             ever
             them
             that
             are
             Sanctified
             .
          
           
           By
           him
           we
           obtain
           full
           Justification
           ,
           Renovation
           and
           Communion
           with
           God
           :
           therefore
           his
           Sacrifice
           ,
           the
           Meritorious
           cause
           of
           procuring
           them
           ,
           must
           be
           perfect
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Our
           Justification
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           Death
           :
           for
           the
           obligation
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           made
           void
           by
           it
           .
           
             God
             forgives
             us
             our
             Trespasses
             ,
             blotting
             out
             the
             hand-writing
             of
             Ordinances
             that
             was
             against
             us
             ,
          
           
           and
           took
           
           it
           
             out
             of
             the
             way
             ,
             nailing
             it
             to
             his
             Cross.
          
           The
           terms
           are
           used
           ,
           that
           are
           proper
           to
           the
           cancelling
           a
           civil
           Bond.
           The
           killing
           letter
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           abolisht
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Cross
           ,
           the
           Nails
           and
           the
           Spear
           have
           rent
           it
           in
           pieces
           ,
           to
           signifie
           that
           its
           condemning
           power
           is
           taken
           away
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           infinite
           vertue
           of
           his
           Death
           in
           taking
           away
           the
           guilt
           of
           sin
           will
           more
           fully
           appear
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           it
           hath
           procured
           Pardon
           for
           sins
           committed
           in
           all
           ages
           of
           the
           World.
           Without
           the
           intervention
           of
           a
           Sacrifice
           God
           would
           not
           Pardon
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           costly
           that
           were
           offered
           up
           by
           sinners
           ,
           were
           of
           no
           value
           to
           make
           compensation
           to
           Justice
           :
           but
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           was
           the
           only
           propitiation
           for
           sins
           committed
           before
           his
           comming
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             He
             was
             not
             obliged
             to
             offer
             himself
             often
             ,
          
           
           
             as
             the
             High-Priest
             entered
             into
             the
             Holy
             place
             every
             year
             ,
             with
             the
             Blood
             of
             others
             ,
             but
             now
             once
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World
             hath
             he
             appeared
             to
             put
             away
             sin
             ,
             by
             the
             Sacrifice
             of
             himself
             .
          
           The
           direct
           sense
           of
           the
           Words
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           virtue
           of
           his
           Sacrifice
           extended
           it self
           to
           all
           times
           :
           for
           otherwise
           in
           regard
           Men
           have
           always
           needed
           propitiation
           ,
           He
           must
           have
           Suffered
           often
           since
           the
           Creation
           of
           the
           World.
           And
           if
           it
           be
           askt
           how
           His
           Death
           had
           a
           saving
           influence
           before
           He
           actually
           Suffered
           ?
           the
           answer
           is
           clear
           :
           We
           must
           consider
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           not
           as
           a
           Natural
           but
           Moral
           cause
           :
           't
           is
           not
           as
           a
           Medicine
           that
           heals
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           Ransom
           that
           frees
           a
           Captive
           .
           Natural
           Causes
           operate
           nothing
           before
           their
           real
           existence
           ;
           but
           't
           is
           not
           necessary
           that
           moral
           Causes
           should
           have
           an
           actual
           being
           ;
           't
           is
           sufficient
           that
           they
           shall
           be
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           person
           with
           whom
           they
           are
           effectual
           ,
           
           accept
           the
           Promise
           .
           As
           a
           Captive
           is
           releast
           upon
           assurance
           given
           that
           he
           will
           send
           his
           ransom
           ,
           though
           't
           is
           not
           actually
           deposited
           .
           Thus
           the
           death
           of
           Christ
           was
           available
           to
           purchase
           pardon
           for
           Believers
           before
           his
           coming
           ;
           for
           he
           interposed
           as
           their
           Surety
           ,
           and
           God
           ,
           to
           whom
           all
           things
           are
           present
           ,
           knew
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           it
           in
           the
           appointed
           time
           .
           He
           is
           therefore
           call'd
           the
           
             Lamb
             slain
             from
             the
             foundation
             of
             the
             world
          
           ;
           
           not
           only
           in
           respect
           of
           God's
           Decree
           ,
           but
           his
           Efficacy
           .
           The
           salvation
           we
           derive
           from
           him
           ,
           was
           ever
           in
           him
           .
           He
           appeared
           under
           the
           Empire
           of
           Augustus
           ,
           and
           dyed
           under
           Tyberius
           ,
           but
           he
           was
           a
           Redeemer
           in
           all
           ages
           ,
           otherwise
           the
           comparison
           were
           not
           just
           ,
           that
           as
           by
           
             Adam
             all
             die
          
           ,
           
           
             so
             by
             Christ
             all
             are
             made
             alive
             .
          
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           under
           the
           old
           Testament
           they
           had
           not
           a
           clear
           knowledg
           of
           him
           ,
           yet
           they
           enjoyed
           the
           benefit
           of
           his
           unvaluable
           Sufferings
           .
           For
           the
           medium
           by
           which
           the
           benefits
           our
           Redeemer
           purchased
           ,
           are
           conveyed
           to
           Men
           ,
           is
           not
           the
           exact
           knowledg
           of
           what
           he
           did
           and
           suffered
           ,
           but
           sincere
           Faith
           in
           the
           Promise
           of
           God.
           Now
           the
           Divine
           Revelation
           being
           the
           rule
           and
           measure
           of
           Faith
           ,
           such
           a
           degree
           was
           sufficient
           to
           Salvation
           ,
           as
           answered
           the
           general
           discovery
           of
           Grace
           .
           Believers
           depended
           upon
           God's
           goodness
           to
           pardon
           them
           in
           such
           a
           way
           as
           was
           honourable
           to
           his
           Justice
           .
           They
           had
           some
           general
           Knowledge
           that
           the
           Messiah
           should
           come
           ,
           and
           bring
           Salvation
           :
           
             Abraham
             rejoiced
             to
             see
             the
             day
             of
             Christ
             :
          
           Moses
           
             valued
             the
             Afflictions
             of
             Christ
             ,
             more
             than
             the
             Treasures
             of
             Aegypt
             .
          
           And
           Believers
           in
           general
           are
           described
           to
           be
           
             waiters
             for
             the
             Consolation
             of
             Israel
             .
          
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           Jewish
           and
           Christian
           Church
           are
           essentially
           one
           ;
           they
           differ
           no
           more
           than
           the
           morning
           
           and
           Evening
           Star
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           same
           ,
           but
           is
           diversly
           called
           ,
           from
           its
           appearance
           before
           the
           Sun-rising
           ,
           or
           after
           its
           setting
           .
           So
           our
           Faith
           respects
           a
           Saviour
           that
           is
           past
           ,
           theirs
           respected
           Him
           as
           to
           come
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           The
           saving
           vertue
           of
           his
           Death
           as
           it
           reaches
           to
           all
           former
           ,
           so
           to
           all
           succeeding
           Ages
           .
           
             He
             is
             the
             same
             ,
             yesterday
             ,
             to
             day
             ,
             and
             for
             ever
             ;
             not
             only
             in
             respect
             of
             his
             Person
             ,
             but
             his
             Office.
          
           
           The
           vertue
           of
           the
           Legal
           Sacrifices
           expired
           with
           the
           Offering
           :
           upon
           a
           new
           sin
           they
           were
           repeated
           .
           Their
           imperfection
           is
           argued
           from
           their
           repetition
           .
           But
           the
           precious
           Oblation
           of
           Christ
           hath
           an
           everlasting
           efficacy
           to
           obtain
           full
           Pardon
           for
           Believers
           .
           His
           Blood
           is
           as
           powerful
           to
           propitiate
           God
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           this
           day
           shed
           upon
           the
           Cross.
           
             He
             is
             able
             to
             save
             to
             perpetuity
             all
             that
             shall
             address
             to
             God
             by
             Him
             :
             Since
             He
             ever
             lives
             to
             make
             Intercession
             ▪
          
           The
           Pardon
           that
           He
           once
           purchased
           ,
           shall
           ever
           be
           applied
           to
           contrite
           Believers
           .
           The
           Covenant
           that
           was
           sealed
           with
           his
           Blood
           is
           eternal
           ,
           and
           the
           Mercies
           contained
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           perfection
           of
           his
           Sacrifice
           is
           evident
           ,
           by
           its
           expiating
           universally
           the
           guilt
           of
           all
           transgressions
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           Sins
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           are
           different
           ,
           some
           have
           a
           crimson
           guilt
           attending
           them
           ,
           and
           accordingly
           Conscience
           should
           be
           affected
           :
           But
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Gospel
           makes
           no
           difference
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           
             the
             Blood
             of
             Christ
             cleanseth
             from
             all
             sins
             :
          
           Whatever
           the
           kinds
           ,
           degrees
           and
           circumstances
           are
           .
           As
           the
           Deluge
           overflowed
           the
           highest
           Mountains
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           least
           Hill
           ,
           so
           pardoning
           Mercy
           covers
           Sins
           of
           the
           first
           magnitude
           as
           well
           as
           the
           smallest
           .
           Under
           the
           Law
           ,
           one
           Sacrifice
           could
           expiate
           but
           one
           Offence
           ,
           though
           but
           against
           a
           carnal
           Commandment
           ,
           but
           this
           one
           washes
           away
           
           the
           guilt
           of
           all
           Sins
           against
           the
           Moral
           Law.
           And
           in
           that
           Dispensation
           no
           Sacrifices
           were
           instituted
           for
           Idolatry
           ,
           Adultery
           ,
           Murder
           ,
           and
           other
           Crimes
           ;
           which
           were
           certainly
           punisht
           with
           Death
           .
           But
           under
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           Sins
           of
           what
           quality
           soever
           ,
           if
           repented
           of
           ,
           are
           pardoned
           .
           The
           Apostle
           having
           reckoned
           up
           Idolaters
           ,
           Adulterers
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           notorious
           Sinners
           that
           shall
           not
           inherit
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           
           tells
           the
           Corinthians
           ,
           that
           
             such
             were
             some
             of
             them
             ;
             but
             they
             were
             sanctified
             ,
             and
             justified
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ.
          
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           Those
           who
           sin
           against
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           are
           excepted
           from
           Pardon
           :
           But
           the
           Reason
           is
           ,
           Because
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           was
           not
           appointed
           for
           the
           Expiation
           of
           it
           :
           And
           there
           being
           no
           Sacrifice
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           Satisfaction
           ,
           and
           consequently
           no
           Pardon
           .
           The
           Wisdome
           and
           Justice
           of
           God
           requires
           this
           Severity
           against
           them
           :
           
             For
             if
             he
             that
             despised
          
           Moses
           
             Law
             died
             without
             Mercy
          
           ,
           
           
             of
             how
             much
             sorer
             punishment
             shall
             he
             be
             thought
             worthy
             ,
             who
             hath
             troden
             under
             foot
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             hath
             counted
             the
             Blood
             of
             the
             Covenant
             wherewith
             he
             was
             sanctified
             an
             unholy
             thing
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             hath
             done
             despite
             to
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Grace
             ?
          
           that
           is
           ,
           They
           renounce
           their
           Redeemer
           as
           if
           he
           were
           not
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           virtually
           consent
           to
           the
           cruel
           Sentence
           past
           against
           Him
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           blasphemed
           when
           He
           declared
           Himself
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           and
           thereby
           out
           sin
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           How
           reasonable
           is
           it
           they
           should
           be
           for
           ever
           deprived
           of
           the
           Benefits
           ,
           who
           obstinately
           reject
           the
           Means
           that
           purchased
           them
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Death
           of
           Christ
           hath
           procured
           Grace
           for
           Men.
           We
           made
           a
           Forfeiture
           of
           our
           Original
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           were
           righteously
           deprived
           of
           it
           .
           And
           till
           Divine
           Justice
           was
           appeased
           ,
           all
           influences
           of
           Grace
           
           were
           suspended
           .
           Now
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           opened
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           brought
           down
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Principle
           of
           Renovation
           in
           us
           .
           
             The
             world
             lay
             in
             wickedness
          
           as
           a
           Carcass
           in
           the
           grave
           ,
           
           insensible
           of
           its
           horror
           and
           corruption
           .
           The
           Holy
           Spirit
           hath
           inspired
           it
           with
           a
           new
           life
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           marvellous
           change
           hath
           caused
           Purity
           to
           succeed
           Pollution
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           receiving
           Believers
           into
           Heaven
           is
           a
           convincing
           proof
           of
           the
           all-sufficiency
           of
           his
           Sacrifice
           .
           For
           Justice
           will
           not
           permit
           that
           Glory
           and
           Immortality
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           should
           be
           given
           to
           guilty
           &
           defiled
           Creatures
           .
           Therefore
           our
           Saviour's
           first
           and
           greatest
           work
           was
           to
           remove
           the
           bar
           ,
           that
           excluded
           us
           from
           the
           place
           of
           Felicity
           .
           'T
           is
           more
           difficult
           to
           justifie
           a
           Sinner
           ,
           than
           to
           glorifie
           a
           Saint
           .
           The
           Goodness
           of
           God
           inclines
           Him
           to
           bestow
           Happiness
           on
           those
           who
           are
           not
           obnoxious
           to
           the
           Law
           ;
           but
           his
           Justice
           was
           to
           be
           aton'd
           by
           Sufferings
           .
           Now
           what
           stronger
           Argument
           can
           there
           be
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           infinitely
           pleased
           with
           what
           His
           Son
           hath
           done
           and
           suffered
           for
           his
           People
           ,
           than
           the
           taking
           of
           them
           into
           his
           Presence
           to
           see
           his
           Glory
           ?
           The
           Apostle
           sets
           down
           this
           order
           in
           the
           work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           
           
             That
             Christ
             being
             made
             perfect
             by
             Sufferings
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           having
           consummated
           that
           part
           of
           his
           Office
           which
           respected
           the
           expiation
           of
           Sin
           ;
           
             He
             became
             the
             Author
             of
             eternal
             Salvation
             to
             all
             that
             obey
             him
             .
          
           To
           sum
           up
           all
           ,
           't
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           the
           Scripture
           attributes
           to
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           not
           only
           Satisfaction
           ,
           whereby
           we
           are
           redeemed
           from
           Punishment
           ;
           but
           such
           a
           redundant
           Merit
           ,
           as
           purchases
           for
           us
           Adoption
           ,
           
           and
           all
           the
           glorious
           Prerogatives
           of
           the
           Children
           of
           God.
           Upon
           these
           accounts
           his
           Blood
           hath
           a
           double
           Efficacy
           .
           As
           the
           
             Blood
             of
             the
             
             Covenant
          
           ,
           
           it
           procured
           our
           peace
           ;
           as
           the
           
             Blood
             of
             the
             Testament
          
           ,
           it
           conveyes
           to
           us
           a
           Title
           to
           Heaven
           it self
           ;
           according
           to
           that
           of
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
             we
             have
             boldness
             to
             enter
             into
             the
             Holiest
             by
             his
             Blood.
             
          
           
        
         
           I
           will
           remove
           two
           slender
           prejudices
           against
           this
           Doctrine
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Repentance
           and
           Faith
           are
           required
           in
           order
           to
           the
           partaking
           of
           the
           precious
           benefits
           which
           Christ
           hath
           purchased
           ,
           doth
           not
           lessen
           the
           Merit
           of
           his
           Death
           ,
           and
           the
           compleatness
           of
           the
           Satisfaction
           made
           to
           God
           by
           it
           .
           For
           we
           must
           consider
           ,
        
         
           There
           is
           a
           great
           difference
           between
           the
           payment
           of
           that
           the
           Law
           requires
           by
           the
           Debtor
           ,
           and
           the
           payment
           of
           that
           which
           was
           not
           in
           the
           original
           Obligation
           by
           another
           in
           his
           stead
           .
           Upon
           the
           payment
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           actual
           freedom
           immediately
           follows
           .
           If
           a
           Debtor
           pays
           the
           sum
           he
           ows
           ,
           or
           a
           Criminal
           endure
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           they
           are
           actually
           discharged
           ,
           and
           never
           liable
           to
           be
           sued
           or
           suffer
           again
           .
           But
           when
           the
           same
           that
           the
           Law
           requires
           is
           not
           paid
           ,
           but
           something
           else
           ,
           by
           another
           ;
           the
           release
           of
           the
           guilty
           is
           suspended
           upon
           those
           cond●tions
           ,
           which
           he
           that
           freely
           makes
           satisfaction
           ,
           〈◊〉
           the
           Governour
           who
           by
           favour
           accepts
           it
           ,
           are
           ●●eased
           to
           appoint
           .
           Now
           't
           is
           thus
           in
           the
           transaction
           of
           our
           Redemption
           :
           Christ
           laid
           down
           his
           Life
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           this
           was
           not
           the
           very
           thing
           in
           strict
           sense
           that
           the
           Law
           required
           .
           For
           according
           to
           the
           threatning
           ,
           
             the
             Soul
             that
             sins
             shall
             die
          
           ;
           the
           Delinquent
           in
           his
           own
           person
           was
           to
           suffer
           the
           penalty
           :
           and
           there
           was
           no
           necessity
           natural
           or
           moral
           that
           obliged
           God
           to
           admit
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           for
           our
           discharge
           .
           If
           the
           Law
           had
           exprest
           that
           the
           sinner
           or
           his
           surety
           should
           suffer
           ,
           there
           had
           been
           no
           need
           of
           a
           
           
             better
             Covenant
          
           .
           But
           in
           this
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           so
           illustrously
           appears
           ,
           that
           by
           his
           appointment
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           guilty
           was
           transfer'd
           to
           the
           Innocent
           ,
           who
           voluntarily
           undertook
           for
           them
           .
           In
           this
           respect
           God
           truly
           pardons
           sin
           ,
           though
           he
           received
           intire
           Satisfaction
           ;
           for
           he
           might
           in
           right
           have
           refused
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           these
           things
           being
           supposed
           ,
           although
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           was
           a
           price
           so
           precious
           ,
           that
           it
           can
           only
           be
           valued
           by
           God
           that
           received
           it
           ,
           and
           might
           worthily
           have
           redeemed
           a
           thousand
           Worlds
           ,
           yet
           the
           effects
           of
           it
           are
           to
           be
           dispensed
           according
           to
           the
           Eternal
           Covenant
           between
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           ,
           and
           the
           tenor
           of
           it
           is
           revealed
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           viz.
           that
           Repentance
           and
           Faith
           are
           the
           conditions
           ,
           upon
           which
           the
           obtaining
           pardon
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           blessings
           which
           are
           the
           consequents
           of
           it
           depends
           :
           thus
           Christ
           who
           makes
           Satisfaction
           ,
           and
           God
           that
           accepts
           it
           ,
           declare
           .
           The
           Commission
           of
           the
           Apostles
           from
           his
           own
           mouth
           was
           to
           preach
           Repentance
           ,
           
           
             and
             Remission
             of
             sins
             in
             his
             name
          
           to
           all
           Nations
           :
           and
           he
           was
           
             exalted
             by
             God
             to
             be
             a
             Prince
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             a
             Saviour
             ,
             for
             to
             give
             repentance
             to
             Israel
             ,
             and
             forgiveness
             of
             sin
             .
          
        
         
           The
           establishing
           of
           this
           order
           is
           not
           a
           meer
           positive
           command
           ,
           wherein
           the
           will
           of
           the
           Law-giver
           is
           the
           sole
           ground
           of
           our
           duty
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           a
           special
           congruity
           and
           reason
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           thing
           it self
           .
           For
           Christ
           hath
           satisfied
           Justice
           ,
           that
           God
           may
           exercise
           pardoning
           Mercy
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           is
           suitable
           to
           his
           other
           perfections
           .
           Now
           't
           is
           contrary
           to
           his
           Wisdom
           to
           dispense
           the
           precious
           benefits
           of
           his
           Sons
           Blood
           to
           impenitent
           Unbelievers
           ;
           to
           give
           such
           rich
           Pearls
           ,
           and
           so
           dearly
           bought
           ,
           to
           Swine
           that
           will
           trample
           them
           under
           their
           feet
           ;
           to
           bestow
           
           Salvation
           on
           those
           who
           despise
           the
           Saviour
           .
           'T
           is
           contrary
           to
           his
           Holiness
           to
           forgive
           those
           who
           will
           securely
           abuse
           his
           favour
           ,
           as
           if
           his
           pardon
           were
           a
           priviledge
           and
           license
           to
           sin
           against
           him
           .
           Nay
           ,
           final
           Impenitency
           is
           unpardonable
           to
           Mercy
           it self
           .
           For
           the
           objects
           of
           Justice
           and
           Mercy
           cannot
           be
           the
           same
           :
           now
           an
           impenitent
           sinner
           is
           necessarily
           under
           the
           revenging
           Justice
           of
           God.
           'T
           is
           no
           disparagement
           to
           his
           omnipotency
           that
           he
           cannot
           save
           such
           .
           For
           although
           God
           can
           do
           whatsoever
           he
           will
           ,
           yet
           he
           can
           will
           nothing
           but
           what
           is
           agreeable
           to
           his
           Nature
           .
           Not
           that
           there
           is
           any
           Law
           above
           God
           ,
           that
           obliges
           him
           to
           act
           ,
           but
           he
           is
           a
           Law
           to
           himself
           .
           And
           the
           more
           excellent
           his
           perfections
           are
           ,
           the
           less
           he
           can
           contradict
           them
           .
           As
           't
           is
           no
           reflection
           upon
           his
           power
           that
           he
           cannot
           die
           ,
           neither
           is
           it
           that
           he
           can
           do
           nothing
           unbecoming
           his
           perfections
           .
           On
           the
           contrary
           ,
           it
           implies
           weakness
           to
           be
           liable
           to
           any
           such
           act
           .
           Thus
           supposing
           the
           Creature
           Holy
           ,
           it
           is
           impossible
           but
           he
           should
           love
           it
           ,
           not
           that
           he
           ows
           any
           thing
           to
           the
           Creature
           ,
           but
           in
           regard
           he
           is
           infinitely
           good
           :
           and
           if
           impenitent
           and
           obstinate
           in
           sin
           ,
           he
           cannot
           but
           hate
           and
           punish
           it
           ;
           not
           that
           he
           is
           accountable
           for
           his
           Actions
           ,
           but
           because
           he
           is
           infinitely
           Just.
           And
           from
           hence
           it
           appears
           ,
           that
           the
           requiring
           of
           Repentance
           and
           Faith
           in
           order
           to
           the
           actual
           partaking
           of
           the
           blessings
           our
           Redeemer
           purchased
           ,
           doth
           not
           diminish
           the
           value
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           ,
           they
           being
           not
           the
           causes
           of
           pardon
           ,
           but
           necessary
           qualifications
           in
           the
           subject
           that
           receives
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           doth
           not
           lessen
           the
           Compleatness
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           ,
           that
           Believers
           are
           liable
           to
           Afflictions
           and
           
           Death
           .
           For
           these
           are
           continued
           according
           to
           the
           agreement
           between
           God
           and
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           for
           other
           ends
           than
           satisfaction
           to
           Justice
           ,
           which
           was
           fully
           accomplisht
           by
           him
           .
           This
           will
           appear
           by
           several
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Some
           Afflictions
           have
           not
           the
           nature
           of
           a
           Punishment
           ,
           but
           are
           intended
           only
           for
           the
           exercise
           of
           their
           Graces
           ;
           That
           the
           
             trial
             of
             their
             Faith
          
           ,
           
           
             Patience
             ,
             and
             Hope
             being
             much
             more
             precious
             than
             of
             Gold
             that
             perisheth
             ,
             though
             it
             be
             tried
             by
             the
             fire
             ,
             might
             be
             found
             unto
             praise
             .
          
           
           Now
           these
           Afflictions
           are
           the
           occasion
           of
           their
           Joy
           ,
           and
           in
           order
           to
           their
           Glory
           .
           Of
           this
           kind
           are
           all
           the
           Sufferings
           that
           Christians
           endure
           for
           the
           promotion
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Thus
           the
           Apostles
           esteemed
           themselves
           dignified
           ,
           in
           suffering
           what
           was
           contumelious
           and
           reproachful
           for
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ.
           
           And
           St.
           Paul
           interprets
           it
           as
           a
           special
           favour
           ,
           that
           God
           call'd
           forth
           the
           Philippians
           to
           the
           Combat
           .
           
             To
             you
             it
             is
             given
             in
             the
             behalf
             of
             Christ
             to
             suffer
             :
          
           Not
           only
           the
           Graces
           of
           Faith
           and
           Fortitude
           ,
           but
           the
           Affliction
           was
           given
           :
           So
           Believers
           are
           declared
           Happy
           ,
           
           
             when
             they
             are
             partakers
             of
             Christs
             Sufferings
             :
             for
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Glory
             rests
             on
             them
             .
          
           Now
           it
           is
           evident
           that
           Afflictions
           of
           this
           nature
           are
           no
           Punishments
           .
           For
           since
           't
           is
           essential
           to
           Punishment
           to
           be
           inflicted
           for
           a
           Fault
           ,
           and
           every
           Fault
           hath
           a
           turpitude
           in
           it
           ;
           It
           necessarily
           follows
           ,
           that
           Punishment
           which
           is
           the
           brand
           of
           a
           crime
           must
           be
           alwaies
           attended
           with
           infamy
           ,
           and
           the
           Sufferer
           under
           shame
           .
           But
           Christians
           are
           honourable
           by
           their
           Sufferings
           for
           God
           ,
           as
           they
           conform
           them
           to
           
             the
             Image
             of
             his
             Son
          
           ,
           who
           was
           consecrated
           by
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Afflictions
           are
           sent
           sometimes
           not
           with
           respect
           
           to
           a
           Sin
           committed
           ,
           but
           to
           prevent
           the
           commission
           of
           it
           :
           and
           this
           distinguishes
           them
           from
           Punishments
           .
           For
           the
           Law
           deters
           from
           Evil
           ,
           not
           by
           inflicting
           ,
           but
           threatning
           the
           Penalty
           .
           But
           in
           the
           Divine
           Discipline
           there
           is
           another
           Reason
           .
           God
           afflicts
           to
           restrain
           from
           Sin
           :
           As
           St.
           Paul
           had
           
             a
             thorn
             in
             the
             flesh
          
           to
           prevent
           Pride
           .
           
        
         
           3.
           
           Those
           Evils
           that
           are
           inflicted
           on
           Believers
           for
           Sin
           ,
           do
           not
           diminish
           the
           power
           and
           value
           of
           Christ's
           Passion
           .
           For
           we
           must
           distinguish
           between
           Punishments
           which
           are
           meerly
           castigatory
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Offender
           ,
           and
           that
           are
           purely
           vindictive
           for
           the
           just
           Satisfaction
           of
           the
           Law.
           Now
           Believers
           are
           liable
           to
           the
           first
           ,
           but
           are
           freed
           from
           the
           other
           .
           
             For
             Christ
             hath
             redeemed
             them
             from
             the
             Curse
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             being
             made
             a
             Curse
             for
             them
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Popish
           Doctrine
           of
           Satisfaction
           to
           offended
           Justice
           by
           our
           suffering
           temporal
           Evils
           ,
           is
           attended
           with
           many
           pernicious
           Consequences
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           robs
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           of
           one
           part
           of
           its
           Glory
           ,
           as
           if
           something
           were
           left
           to
           us
           to
           make
           up
           ,
           in
           the
           degrees
           and
           vertue
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           reflects
           on
           Gods
           Justice
           ,
           as
           if
           He
           exacted
           two
           different
           Satisfactions
           for
           Sin
           :
           the
           one
           from
           Christ
           our
           Surety
           ,
           the
           other
           from
           the
           Sinner
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           It
           disparages
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           in
           making
           Him
           to
           punish
           whom
           He
           pardons
           ,
           and
           to
           inflict
           a
           Penalty
           after
           the
           Sin
           is
           remitted
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           'T
           is
           dangerous
           to
           Man
           ,
           by
           feeding
           a
           false
           Presumption
           in
           him
           ,
           as
           if
           by
           the
           merit
           of
           his
           sufferings
           he
           could
           expiate
           Sin
           ,
           and
           obtain
           part
           of
           that
           Salvation
           which
           we
           entirely
           owe
           to
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
        
         
         
           The
           difference
           between
           Chastisements
           ,
           and
           purely
           vindictive
           Punishments
           ,
           appears
           in
           three
           things
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           the
           Causes
           from
           whence
           they
           proceed
           .
           The
           severest
           Sufferings
           of
           the
           Godly
           are
           not
           the
           effects
           of
           the
           Divine
           Vengeance
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           they
           are
           Evidences
           of
           Gods
           displeasure
           against
           them
           for
           Sin
           ,
           but
           not
           of
           Hatred
           .
           For
           being
           reconciled
           to
           them
           in
           Christ
           ,
           He
           beares
           an
           unchangeable
           Affection
           to
           them
           ;
           and
           Love
           cannot
           hate
           ,
           though
           it
           may
           be
           angry
           .
           The
           motive
           that
           excites
           God
           to
           correct
           them
           is
           Love
           :
           according
           to
           that
           testimony
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             Whom
             the
             Lord
             loves
             He
             chastens
             .
          
           
           As
           somtimes
           out
           of
           his
           severest
           displeasure
           He
           forbeares
           to
           strike
           ,
           and
           condemns
           obstinate
           Sinners
           to
           Prosperity
           here
           ,
           so
           from
           the
           tenderest
           Mercy
           he
           afflicts
           his
           own
           .
           But
           purely
           vindictive
           Judgments
           proceed
           from
           meer
           wrath
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           They
           differ
           in
           their
           measures
           .
           The
           Evils
           that
           Believers
           suffer
           are
           alwaies
           proportioned
           to
           their
           strength
           .
           They
           are
           not
           the
           sudden
           eruptions
           of
           Anger
           ,
           but
           deliberate
           Dispensations
           :
           David
           deprecates
           Gods
           Judgment
           as
           't
           is
           opposed
           to
           Favour
           ,
           
             Enter
             not
             into
             Judgment
             with
             thy
             Servant
             ,
             O
             Lord
          
           :
           
           and
           Jeremiah
           desires
           Gods
           Judgment
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           opposed
           to
           Fury
           ,
           
             Correct
             me
             ,
             Oh
             Lord
             ,
             in
             thy
             Judgment
             ,
          
           
           
             not
             in
             thy
             Fury
          
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           gracious
           Promise
           of
           God
           to
           David
           with
           respect
           to
           Solomon
           :
           
           
             If
             he
             commit
             Iniquity
             I
             will
             chasten
             him
             with
             the
             rod
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             stripes
             of
             the
             childaen
             of
             men
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           Chastise
           him
           moderately
           :
           For
           in
           the
           stile
           of
           the
           Scripture
           as
           things
           are
           magnified
           by
           the
           Epithet
           Divine
           ,
           or
           of
           God
           ,
           
             as
             the
             Cedars
             of
             God
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           very
           tall
           ;
           And
           Nineve
           is
           called
           
             The
             City
             of
             God
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           very
           great
           :
           So
           to
           signifie
           things
           that
           are
           in
           a
           mediocrity
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           
           uses
           the
           
             Epithet
             humane
          
           ,
           or
           of
           Men
           :
           And
           according
           to
           the
           Rule
           of
           Opposition
           ,
           the
           Rod
           of
           God
           is
           an
           extraordinary
           Affliction
           which
           destroys
           the
           Sinner
           ;
           't
           is
           such
           a
           Punishment
           as
           a
           man
           can
           neither
           inflict
           ,
           nor
           endure
           :
           But
           the
           Rod
           of
           Men
           is
           a
           moderate
           Correction
           ,
           that
           doth
           not
           exceed
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           Patient
           .
           But
           every
           purely
           vindictive
           Punishment
           which
           the
           Law
           pronounces
           ,
           is
           in
           proportion
           to
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Crime
           ,
           not
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           Criminal
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           They
           are
           distinguisht
           by
           the
           intention
           and
           end
           of
           God
           in
           inflicting
           them
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           Chastisements
           God
           primarily
           designs
           the
           Profit
           of
           his
           People
           ,
           
           
             That
             they
             may
             be
             partakers
             of
             his
             Holiness
             .
          
           When
           they
           are
           secure
           and
           carnal
           ,
           He
           awakens
           Conscience
           by
           the
           sharp
           voice
           of
           the
           Rod
           ;
           to
           reflect
           upon
           Sin
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           observant
           for
           the
           future
           ;
           to
           render
           their
           Affections
           more
           indifferent
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           stronger
           towards
           Heaven
           .
           The
           Apostle
           expresses
           the
           nature
           of
           Chastisements
           ,
           
             When
             we
             are
             judged
          
           ,
           
           
             we
             are
             instructed
             by
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           They
           are
           more
           lively
           Lessons
           than
           those
           which
           are
           by
           the
           Word
           alone
           ,
           and
           make
           a
           deeper
           impression
           upon
           the
           heart
           .
           David
           acknowledges
           ,
           
             Before
             he
             was
             afflicted
             he
             went
             astray
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             now
             have
             I
             kept
             thy
             words
             .
          
           Corrupt
           Nature
           makes
           Gods
           Favours
           pernicious
           ,
           but
           his
           Grace
           makes
           our
           Punishments
           profitable
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           They
           are
           not
           satisfactions
           for
           what
           is
           past
           ,
           but
           admonitions
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           .
           But
           purely
           vindictive
           Judgments
           are
           not
           inflicted
           for
           the
           reformation
           of
           an
           Offender
           ,
           but
           to
           preserve
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Sovereign
           ,
           and
           Publick
           Order
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           compensation
           for
           the
           breach
           of
           the
           Law.
           If
           any
           
           advantage
           accrue
           to
           the
           Offender
           't
           is
           accidental
           ,
           and
           besides
           the
           intention
           of
           the
           Judg.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           end
           of
           chastisements
           upon
           Believers
           is
           to
           prevent
           their
           final
           destruction
           .
           
           
             When
             we
             are
             Judged
             ,
             we
             are
             Chastened
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             not
             be
             condemned
             with
             the
             World.
          
           And
           this
           sweetens
           and
           allays
           all
           their
           Sufferings
           .
           As
           the
           Psalmist
           declares
           ,
           
             Let
             the
             Righteous
             smite
             me
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             be
             a
             kindness
             ,
             let
             him
             reprove
             me
             ,
             it
             shall
             be
             an
             excellent
             oile
             ,
             which
             shall
             not
             break
             my
             head
             .
          
           But
           the
           Vindictive
           Punishment
           of
           a
           Malefactor
           is
           not
           to
           prevent
           his
           condemnation
           ;
           for
           Death
           is
           sometimes
           the
           Sentence
           .
           In
           this
           respect
           the
           temporal
           evils
           that
           befal
           the
           Wicked
           and
           the
           Godly
           ,
           though
           materially
           the
           same
           ,
           yet
           legally
           differ
           .
           For
           to
           the
           Wicked
           they
           are
           as
           so
           many
           earnests
           of
           the
           compleat
           payment
           they
           shall
           make
           to
           Justice
           in
           another
           World
           ;
           the
           beginnings
           of
           Eternal
           Sorrows
           :
           but
           to
           the
           Godly
           they
           are
           in
           order
           to
           their
           Salvation
           .
           They
           are
           as
           the
           Red-Sea
           ,
           through
           which
           the
           Israelites
           past
           to
           the
           Land
           of
           Promise
           ,
           but
           the
           Egyptians
           were
           drowned
           in
           it
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           their
           Sufferings
           differ
           as
           much
           in
           their
           issue
           ,
           as
           the
           Kingdoms
           of
           Heaven
           and
           of
           Hell.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           Death
           remains
           to
           Believers
           ,
           doth
           not
           lessen
           the
           perfection
           of
           Christs
           Satisfaction
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           considered
           absolutely
           ,
           't
           is
           the
           revenge
           of
           the
           Law
           for
           sin
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           temporal
           evil
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           may
           seem
           strange
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           are
           Redeemed
           by
           an
           Alsufficient
           ransom
           ,
           should
           pay
           this
           Tribute
           to
           the
           King
           of
           Terrors
           .
           But
           the
           nature
           of
           it
           is
           changed
           :
           't
           is
           a
           Curse
           to
           the
           wicked
           inflicted
           for
           Satisfaction
           to
           Justice
           ,
           but
           a
           Priviledge
           to
           Believers
           .
           
           As
           God
           appointing
           the
           Rainbow
           to
           be
           the
           Sign
           of
           his
           Covenant
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           drown
           the
           World
           no
           more
           ,
           ordain'd
           
           the
           same
           Waters
           to
           be
           the
           token
           of
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           which
           were
           the
           instrument
           of
           his
           Justice
           .
           
             Blessed
             are
             the
             dead
             that
             die
             in
             the
             Lord.
          
           
           And
           the
           Psalmist
           tells
           us
           ,
           
           
             that
             precious
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             the
             Death
             of
             his
             Saints
             :
          
           Christ
           hath
           taken
           away
           what
           is
           truly
           destructive
           in
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           continued
           for
           their
           advantage
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Corruption
           hath
           so
           depraved
           the
           sensitive
           appetite
           ,
           that
           during
           our
           natural
           state
           we
           are
           not
           intirely
           freed
           from
           it
           :
           but
           Death
           that
           destroyes
           the
           natural
           frame
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           puts
           an
           end
           to
           sin
           .
           And
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           great
           difference
           between
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           and
           of
           Believers
           :
           the
           end
           of
           his
           was
           to
           remove
           the
           guilt
           of
           sin
           ,
           of
           theirs
           to
           extinguish
           the
           reliques
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           'T
           is
           a
           delivery
           from
           Temporal
           evils
           ,
           and
           an
           entrance
           into
           Glory
           .
           Death
           and
           Despair
           seize
           on
           the
           Wicked
           at
           once
           ,
           
             but
             the
             Righteous
             hath
             hope
             in
             his
             Death
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Grave
           shall
           give
           up
           its
           spoils
           at
           the
           last
           .
           It
           retains
           the
           Body
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           not
           to
           destroy
           but
           purifie
           it
           .
           
           Our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           
             that
             whoever
             believes
             on
             him
             shall
             not
             see
             death
             ,
             for
             he
             will
             raise
             them
             up
             at
             the
             last
             day
             .
          
           He
           that
           dies
           a
           Man
           ,
           shall
           revive
           an
           Angel
           ,
           cloathed
           with
           Light
           and
           Immortality
           .
           I
           will
           conclude
           this
           argument
           with
           the
           words
           of
           St.
           
             Austin
             :
             Ablato
             criminis
             nexu
             ,
             relicta
             est
             mors
             .
             Nunc
             vero
             majore
             &
             mirabiliore
             gratia
             Salvatoris
             in
             usus
             justitiae
             peccati
             poena
             est
             conversa
             :
          
           
           
             tum
             enim
             dictum
             est
             Homini
             ,
             morieris
             si
             peccaveris
             ,
             nunc
             dictum
             est
             Martyri
             ,
             morere
             ne
             pecces
             .
             Et
             sic
             per
             ineffabilem
             Dei
             misericordiam
             &
             ipsa
             poena
             vitiorum
             transit
             in
             arma
             virtutis
             ,
             ,
             &
             fit
             justi
             meritum
             ,
             etiam
             supplicium
             peccatoris
             .
          
           Although
           the
           Guilt
           of
           Sin
           is
           removed
           ,
           yet
           death
           remains
           .
           But
           
           by
           the
           admirable
           Grace
           of
           the
           Redeemer
           ,
           the
           punishment
           of
           sin
           is
           made
           an
           advantage
           to
           Holiness
           .
           The
           Law
           threatned
           Man
           with
           Death
           if
           he
           sinned
           ;
           the
           Gospel
           commands
           a
           Martyr
           to
           die
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           not
           sin
           .
           And
           thus
           by
           the
           unspeakable
           Mercy
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           punishment
           of
           Vice
           becomes
           the
           security
           of
           Virtue
           ;
           and
           that
           which
           was
           revenged
           upon
           the
           sinner
           ,
           gives
           to
           the
           Righteous
           a
           title
           to
           a
           glorious
           reward
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           XV.
           
        
         
           
             Inferences
             .
             In
             the
             Death
             of
             Christ
             there
             is
             the
             clearest
             discovery
             of
             the
             evil
             of
             sin
             .
             The
             strictness
             of
             divine
             Justice
             is
             most
             visible
             in
             it
             .
             The
             consideration
             of
             the
             ends
             of
             Christs
             Death
             takes
             off
             the
             scandal
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
             and
             changes
             the
             offence
             into
             admiration
             .
             The
             Satisfaction
             of
             Justice
             by
             Christs
             Sufferings
             affords
             the
             strongest
             assurance
             that
             God
             is
             ready
             to
             pardon
             sinners
             .
             The
             absolute
             necessity
             of
             complying
             with
             the
             terms
             of
             the
             Gospel
             for
             Justification
             .
             There
             are
             but
             two
             wayes
             of
             appearing
             before
             the
             supreme
             Judge
             :
             either
             in
             Innocence
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             Christ
             :
             The
             Causes
             why
             men
             reject
             Christ
             are
             ,
             a
             legal
             temper
             that
             is
             natural
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             the
             predominant
             love
             of
             sin
             .
             The
             unavoidable
             misery
             of
             all
             that
             will
             not
             submit
             to
             our
             Saviour
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           FRom
           hence
           we
           may
           discover
           most
           clearly
           the
           evil
           of
           Sin
           ,
           which
           no
           Sacrifice
           could
           expiate
           but
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           internal
           Malignity
           of
           Sin
           ,
           abstracted
           from
           its
           dreadful
           effects
           ,
           is
           most
           worthy
           of
           our
           hatred
           .
           For
           't
           is
           in
           
           its
           own
           nature
           direct
           enmity
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           obscures
           the
           Glory
           of
           all
           his
           Attributes
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           violation
           of
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           universal
           Sovereign
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           .
           A
           contrariety
           to
           his
           Holiness
           ,
           which
           shines
           forth
           in
           his
           Law.
           A
           despising
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           the
           atractive
           to
           Obedience
           .
           The
           contempt
           of
           his
           Omniscience
           ,
           which
           sees
           every
           sin
           when
           't
           is
           commited
           .
           The
           slighting
           of
           his
           terrible
           Justice
           and
           Power
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           Sinner
           could
           secure
           himself
           from
           his
           Indignation
           .
           A
           denial
           of
           his
           Truth
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           threatning
           were
           a
           vain
           terror
           to
           scare
           Men
           from
           sin
           .
           And
           all
           this
           done
           voluntarily
           to
           please
           an
           irregular
           corrupt
           Appetite
           ,
           by
           a
           despicable
           Creature
           ,
           who
           absolutely
           depends
           upon
           God
           for
           his
           being
           and
           happiness
           .
        
         
           These
           Considerations
           seriously
           pondered
           ,
           are
           most
           proper
           to
           discover
           the
           extremity
           of
           its
           evil
           .
           But
           sensible
           demonstrations
           are
           most
           powerful
           to
           convince
           and
           affect
           us
           :
           and
           those
           are
           taken
           from
           the
           fearful
           Punishments
           that
           are
           inflicted
           for
           Sin.
           Now
           the
           Torments
           of
           Hell
           which
           are
           the
           just
           and
           full
           recompence
           of
           Sin
           ,
           are
           not
           sensible
           till
           they
           are
           inevitable
           .
           And
           temporal
           Judgments
           cannot
           fully
           declare
           the
           infinite
           Displeasure
           of
           God
           against
           the
           wilful
           contempt
           of
           his
           Authority
           .
           But
           in
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ
           't
           is
           exprest
           to
           the
           utmost
           .
           If
           Justice
           it self
           had
           rent
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           come
           down
           in
           the
           most
           visible
           Terrour
           to
           revenge
           the
           Rebellions
           of
           Men
           ,
           it
           could
           never
           have
           made
           stronger
           impressions
           upon
           us
           ,
           than
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           duely
           considered
           .
           The
           Destruction
           of
           the
           World
           by
           Water
           ;
           the
           miraculous
           burning
           of
           Sodom
           and
           Gomorrah
           by
           showers
           of
           Fire
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           the
           most
           terrible
           Judgments
           ,
           do
           not
           afford
           such
           a
           sensible
           instruction
           of
           the
           evil
           
           of
           Sin.
           If
           we
           regard
           the
           Dignity
           of
           his
           Person
           ,
           and
           the
           depth
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           He
           is
           an
           unparallel'd
           example
           of
           Gods
           Indignation
           for
           the
           breach
           of
           his
           Holy
           Law.
           For
           He
           that
           was
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           of
           Glory
           ,
           was
           made
           a
           Man
           of
           Sorrowes
           .
           He
           endured
           Derision
           ,
           Scourgings
           ,
           Stripes
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           a
           cruel
           and
           cursed
           Death
           .
           The
           Holy
           of
           Holies
           was
           crucified
           between
           two
           Thieves
           .
           By
           how
           much
           the
           Life
           of
           Christ
           was
           more
           precious
           than
           the
           lives
           of
           all
           men
           ,
           so
           much
           in
           his
           Death
           doth
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           appear
           more
           fully
           against
           Sin
           ,
           than
           it
           would
           in
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           whole
           world
           of
           Sinners
           .
           And
           His
           Spiritual
           Sufferings
           infinitely
           exceeded
           all
           His
           Corporeal
           .
           The
           Impressions
           of
           Wrath
           that
           were
           inflicted
           by
           Gods
           immediate
           Hand
           upon
           his
           Soul
           ,
           forced
           from
           him
           those
           strong
           Cries
           ,
           that
           moved
           all
           the
           powers
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           with
           Compassion
           .
           If
           the
           curtain
           were
           drawn
           aside
           ,
           and
           we
           should
           look
           into
           the
           Chambers
           of
           Death
           ,
           where
           Sinners
           
             lie
             down
             in
             Sorrow
          
           for
           ever
           ;
           and
           hear
           the
           woful
           expressions
           ,
           and
           deep
           Complaints
           of
           the
           Damned
           ,
           with
           what
           horrour
           and
           distraction
           they
           speak
           of
           their
           torments
           ,
           we
           could
           not
           have
           a
           fuller
           testimony
           of
           God's
           Infinite
           displeasure
           against
           sin
           ,
           than
           in
           the
           Anguish
           and
           Agonies
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           For
           whatever
           His
           Sufferings
           were
           in
           kind
           ,
           yet
           in
           their
           degree
           and
           measure
           they
           were
           equally
           terrible
           with
           those
           that
           condemned
           Sinners
           endure
           .
           Now
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           Rational
           Agents
           should
           freely
           ,
           in
           the
           open
           light
           ,
           for
           perishing
           vanities
           dare
           to
           commit
           sin
           ?
           Can
           they
           avoid
           or
           endure
           the
           Wrath
           of
           an
           Incensed
           God
           ?
           If
           God
           spared
           not
           his
           Son
           when
           he
           came
           in
           the
           similitude
           of
           sinful
           flesh
           ,
           how
           shall
           Sinners
           who
           are
           deeply
           and
           universally
           defiled
           escape
           ?
           Can
           they
           
           fortifie
           themselves
           against
           the
           Supreme
           Judge
           ?
           Can
           they
           encounter
           with
           the
           fury
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           which
           made
           the
           
             Soul
             of
             Christ
             heavy
             unto
             Death
          
           ?
           Have
           they
           patience
           to
           bear
           that
           for
           ever
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           Christ
           ,
           who
           had
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           Deity
           to
           support
           him
           ,
           intolerable
           for
           a
           few
           hours
           ?
           If
           it
           were
           so
           with
           the
           green
           Tree
           ,
           what
           will
           become
           of
           the
           dry
           ,
           when
           exposed
           to
           the
           fiery
           Tryal
           ?
           If
           he
           that
           was
           Holy
           and
           Innocent
           suffered
           so
           dreadfully
           ,
           what
           must
           they
           expect
           ,
           who
           add
           impenitency
           to
           their
           guilt
           ,
           and
           live
           in
           the
           bold
           commission
           of
           Sin
           ,
           without
           reflection
           and
           remorse
           ?
           What
           prodigious
           Madness
           is
           it
           
             to
             drink
             iniquity
             like
             water
          
           ,
           as
           a
           harmless
           thing
           ,
           when
           't
           is
           a
           poison
           so
           deadly
           ,
           that
           the
           least
           drop
           of
           it
           brings
           certain
           ruine
           ?
           What
           desperate
           Folly
           ,
           to
           have
           slight
           apprehensions
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           is
           attended
           with
           the
           first
           and
           second
           Death
           ?
           Nothing
           but
           unreasonable
           Infidelity
           and
           Inconsideration
           can
           make
           men
           venturous
           to
           provoke
           
             the
             living
             God
          
           ,
           who
           is
           infinitely
           sensible
           of
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           who
           both
           can
           and
           will
           punish
           them
           by
           Torments
           extreme
           and
           eternal
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           strictness
           of
           Divine
           Justice
           appears
           ,
           that
           required
           Satisfaction
           equivalent
           to
           the
           desert
           of
           sin
           .
           The
           natural
           Notion
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           as
           the
           Governour
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           instructed
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           That
           the
           transgression
           of
           his
           Laws
           
             was
             worthy
             of
             Death
          
           .
           
           This
           proves
           that
           the
           obligation
           to
           punishment
           ,
           doth
           not
           arise
           from
           the
           mere
           will
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           only
           discovered
           by
           Revelation
           ,
           but
           is
           founded
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           things
           ,
           and
           by
           its
           own
           light
           is
           manifested
           to
           reasonable
           creatures
           .
           From
           hence
           they
           inferred
           ,
           That
           it
           was
           not
           becoming
           the
           Divine
           nature
           ,
           as
           qualified
           with
           the
           relation
           of
           Supreme
           Ruler
           ,
           to
           pardon
           Sin
           without
           
           Satisfaction
           .
           This
           appears
           by
           the
           Sacrifices
           and
           Ceremonies
           ,
           the
           Religions
           and
           Expiations
           which
           were
           performed
           by
           the
           most
           ignorant
           Nations
           .
           And
           although
           they
           infinitely
           abused
           themselves
           in
           the
           conceit
           they
           had
           of
           their
           pretended
           efficacy
           and
           vertue
           ,
           yet
           the
           universal
           consent
           of
           Mankind
           in
           the
           belief
           that
           Satisfaction
           was
           necessary
           ,
           declares
           it
           to
           be
           true
           .
           This
           ,
           as
           other
           natural
           Doctrines
           ,
           is
           more
           fully
           revealed
           by
           Scripture
           .
           
           Under
           the
           Law
           
             without
             shedding
             of
             blood
             there
             was
             no
             remission
             ,
          
           not
           that
           common
           Blood
           could
           make
           Satisfaction
           for
           Sin
           ,
           but
           God
           commanded
           there
           should
           be
           a
           visible
           mark
           of
           its
           necessity
           ,
           in
           the
           Worship
           offer'd
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           a
           prefiguration
           that
           it
           should
           be
           accomplisht
           by
           a
           Sacrifice
           eternally
           efficacious
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           Oeconomy
           of
           our
           Salvation
           clearly
           proves
           ,
           that
           to
           preserve
           the
           honour
           of
           Gods
           Government
           ,
           Sin
           must
           be
           punisht
           ,
           that
           Sinners
           might
           be
           pardoned
           .
           For
           nothing
           was
           more
           repugnant
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           absolutely
           considered
           ,
           than
           the
           Death
           of
           his
           Beloved
           Son
           ,
           and
           the
           natural
           Will
           of
           Christ
           was
           averse
           from
           it
           .
           What
           then
           moved
           that
           Infinite
           Wisdome
           ,
           which
           wills
           nothing
           but
           what
           is
           perfectly
           reasonable
           ,
           to
           ordain
           that
           event
           ?
           Why
           should
           it
           take
           so
           great
           a
           circuit
           ,
           if
           the
           way
           was
           so
           short
           ,
           that
           by
           pure
           Favour
           ,
           without
           Satisfaction
           ,
           Sin
           might
           have
           been
           pardoned
           ?
           Our
           Saviour
           declares
           the
           necessity
           of
           his
           suffering
           Death
           ,
           supposing
           the
           merciful
           Will
           of
           his
           Father
           to
           save
           us
           ,
           when
           He
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             as
          
           Moses
           
             lifted
             up
             the
             Serpent
             in
             the
             wilderness
             ,
             even
             so
             must
             the
             Son
             of
             man
             be
             lifted
             up
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             believes
             in
             him
             should
             not
             perish
             .
          
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           Since
           God
           had
           foretold
           and
           prefigured
           his
           Death
           by
           the
           oracles
           and
           actions
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           it
           necessarily
           came
           to
           pass
           .
           But
           
           to
           consider
           things
           exactly
           ,
           the
           unchangeable
           truth
           of
           Types
           and
           Prophesies
           is
           not
           the
           primitive
           and
           main
           reason
           of
           the
           necessity
           of
           things
           ,
           but
           only
           a
           sign
           of
           the
           certainty
           of
           the
           event
           .
           In
           strictness
           ,
           things
           do
           not
           arrive
           because
           of
           their
           prediction
           ,
           but
           are
           foretold
           because
           they
           shall
           arrive
           .
           It
           is
           apparent
           there
           was
           a
           Divine
           Decree
           before
           the
           Prophesies
           ;
           and
           that
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           God's
           Infinite
           Knowledg
           things
           are
           ,
           before
           they
           were
           foretold
           .
           So
           't
           is
           not
           said
           a
           Man
           must
           be
           of
           a
           ruddy
           complexion
           ,
           because
           his
           Picture
           is
           so
           ,
           but
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           because
           he
           is
           ruddy
           ,
           his
           Picture
           must
           be
           so
           .
           That
           Christ
           by
           dying
           on
           the
           Cross
           should
           Redeem
           Man
           ,
           was
           the
           reason
           that
           the
           Serpent
           of
           brass
           was
           erected
           on
           a
           pole
           to
           heal
           the
           Israelites
           ,
           and
           not
           on
           the
           contrary
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           supposes
           this
           necessity
           of
           Satisfaction
           ,
           as
           an
           evident
           principle
           ,
           when
           he
           proves
           wilful
           Apostates
           to
           be
           incapable
           of
           Salvation
           :
           
             Because
             there
             remains
             no
             more
             Sacrifice
             for
             sin
             .
          
           For
           the
           consequence
           were
           of
           no
           force
           ,
           if
           sin
           might
           be
           pardoned
           without
           Sacrifice
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           without
           Satisfaction
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           This
           account
           of
           Christs
           Death
           takes
           off
           the
           scandal
           of
           the
           Cross
           ,
           and
           changes
           the
           offence
           into
           admiration
           .
           'T
           was
           foretold
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             that
             he
             should
             be
             a
             Stone
             of
             stumbling
             ,
             and
             a
             Rock
             of
             offence
          
           ;
           not
           a
           just
           cause
           ,
           
           but
           an
           occasion
           of
           offence
           to
           the
           corrupt
           hearts
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           principally
           for
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           The
           Jews
           were
           pleased
           with
           the
           titles
           of
           honour
           given
           to
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           be
           a
           King
           ,
           Powerful
           and
           Glorious
           .
           But
           that
           poverty
           ,
           disgrace
           and
           the
           suffering
           Death
           should
           be
           his
           character
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           endure
           :
           therefore
           they
           endeavoured
           to
           prevert
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           Prophets
           .
           His
           Disciples
           who
           attended
           him
           in
           his
           mean
           state
           ,
           expected
           those
           sad
           apappearances
           
           would
           terminate
           in
           visible
           Glory
           and
           Greatness
           :
           but
           when
           they
           saw
           him
           arrested
           by
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           Condemned
           and
           Crucified
           ,
           this
           was
           so
           opposite
           to
           their
           expectation
           ,
           that
           they
           fainted
           under
           the
           disappointment
           .
           And
           when
           Christ
           Crucified
           was
           Preacht
           to
           the
           Gentile
           World
           ,
           they
           rejected
           him
           with
           scorn
           .
           His
           Death
           seemed
           so
           contrary
           to
           the
           Dignity
           of
           his
           Person
           ,
           and
           the
           design
           of
           his
           Office
           ,
           that
           they
           could
           not
           relish
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           They
           judged
           it
           absurd
           ,
           to
           expect
           Life
           from
           one
           that
           was
           subjected
           to
           Death
           ,
           and
           Blessedness
           from
           him
           ,
           who
           was
           made
           a
           Curse
           .
           
           To
           those
           who
           look
           on
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           with
           the
           eyes
           of
           carnal
           wisdom
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           corrupt
           reason
           ,
           it
           appears
           folly
           and
           weakness
           ,
           and
           most
           unworthy
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           if
           we
           consider
           it
           in
           its
           principles
           and
           ends
           ,
           all
           the
           prejudices
           vanish
           ,
           and
           we
           clearly
           discover
           it
           to
           be
           the
           most
           noble
           and
           eminent
           effect
           of
           the
           Wisdom
           ,
           Power
           ,
           Goodness
           and
           Justice
           of
           God.
           To
           the
           eye
           of
           sense
           't
           was
           a
           spectacle
           of
           horrour
           ,
           that
           a
           perfect
           Innocent
           should
           be
           cruelly
           tormented
           ;
           but
           to
           the
           eye
           of
           Faith
           ,
           under
           that
           sad
           and
           ignominious
           appearance
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           Divine
           Mystery
           ,
           able
           to
           raise
           our
           wonder
           ,
           and
           ravish
           our
           affections
           .
           For
           he
           that
           was
           naked
           ,
           and
           nailed
           to
           the
           Cross
           ,
           was
           really
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Saviour
           of
           Men
           :
           And
           his
           Death
           with
           all
           the
           penal
           circumstances
           of
           dishonour
           and
           pain
           ,
           is
           the
           only
           Expiation
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           Satisfaction
           to
           Justice
           .
           He
           by
           offering
           up
           his
           Blood
           appea'sd
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           quencht
           the
           flaming
           Sword
           that
           made
           Paradise
           inaccessible
           to
           us
           ;
           he
           took
           away
           sin
           ,
           the
           true
           dishonour
           of
           our
           natures
           ,
           and
           purchased
           for
           us
           the
           Graces
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           the
           richest
           ornaments
           of
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           .
           The
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Cross
           
           is
           the
           only
           foundation
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           unites
           all
           its
           parts
           ,
           and
           supports
           the
           whole
           building
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           cause
           of
           our
           Righteousness
           and
           Peace
           ,
           of
           our
           Redemption
           and
           Reconciliation
           .
           How
           blessed
           an
           exchange
           have
           the
           Merits
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           made
           with
           those
           of
           our
           Sins
           ?
           Life
           instead
           of
           Death
           ,
           Glory
           for
           Shame
           ,
           and
           Happiness
           for
           Misery
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           the
           Apostle
           with
           vehemence
           declares
           ,
           that
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           sole
           ground
           of
           his
           boasting
           and
           triumph
           ,
           which
           others
           esteemed
           a
           cause
           of
           blushing
           .
           
             God
             forbid
             that
             I
             should
             Glory
             save
             in
             the
             Cross
             of
             Christ.
          
           
           He
           rejects
           with
           extreme
           detestation
           the
           mention
           of
           any
           other
           thing
           ,
           as
           the
           cause
           of
           his
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           matter
           of
           his
           Glory
           .
           The
           Cross
           was
           a
           tree
           of
           Death
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           Life
           to
           us
           .
           The
           supreme
           Wisdom
           is
           justified
           of
           its
           Children
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Satisfaction
           of
           Divine
           Justice
           by
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ
           ,
           affords
           the
           strongest
           assurance
           to
           Man
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           guilty
           and
           suspicious
           creature
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           most
           ready
           to
           pardon
           sin
           .
           There
           is
           in
           the
           natural
           Conscience
           when
           opened
           by
           a
           piercing
           conviction
           of
           sin
           ,
           such
           a
           quick
           sense
           of
           Guilt
           ,
           and
           Gods
           Justice
           ,
           that
           it
           can
           never
           have
           an
           intire
           confidence
           in
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           till
           Justice
           be
           atoned
           .
           From
           hence
           the
           convinced
           Sinner
           is
           restlesly
           inquisitive
           ,
           how
           to
           find
           out
           the
           way
           of
           reconciliation
           with
           a
           Righteous
           God.
           Thus
           he
           is
           represented
           inquiring
           by
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           
           
             Wherewith
             shall
             I
             come
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             bow
             my self
             before
             the
             most
             High
             God
             ?
             shall
             I
             come
             before
             him
             with
             Burnt-Offerings
             ,
             with
             Calves
             of
             a
             year
             old
             ?
             will
             the
             Lord
             be
             pleased
             with
             thousands
             of
             Rams
             ,
             or
             with
             ten
             thousand
             rivers
             of
             oil
             ?
             shall
             I
             give
             my
             first-born
             for
             my
             transgression
             ,
             the
             fruit
             of
             my
             Body
             for
             the
             sin
             of
             my
             Soul
             ?
          
           The
           Scripture
           tells
           us
           that
           some
           consum'd
           
           their
           Children
           to
           render
           their
           Idols
           favourable
           to
           them
           .
           But
           all
           these
           means
           were
           ineffectual
           :
           their
           most
           costly
           Sacrifices
           were
           only
           food
           for
           the
           fire
           .
           Nay
           ,
           instead
           of
           expiating
           their
           old
           ,
           they
           committed
           new
           sins
           ,
           and
           were
           so
           far
           from
           appeasing
           ,
           that
           they
           inflamed
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           their
           cruel
           oblations
           .
           But
           in
           the
           Gospel
           there
           is
           the
           most
           rational
           and
           easy
           way
           propounded
           ,
           for
           the
           Satisfaction
           of
           God
           and
           the
           Justification
           of
           Man.
           
             The
             Righteousness
             of
             Faith
             speaketh
             on
             this
             wise
             ,
             Say
             not
             in
             thy
             heart
             ,
          
           
           
             Who
             shall
             ascend
             into
             Heaven
             ?
             (
             that
             is
             to
             bring
             down
             Christ
             from
             above
             )
             Or
             who
             shall
             descend
             into
             the
             deep
             ?
             (
             that
             is
             to
             bring
             up
             Christ
             again
             from
             the
             dead
             )
             But
             if
             thou
             wilt
             confess
             with
             thy
             mouth
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
             and
             shalt
             believe
             in
             thy
             heart
             that
             God
             hath
             raised
             him
             from
             the
             dead
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             be
             saved
             .
          
           The
           Apostle
           sets
           forth
           the
           anxiety
           of
           an
           awakened
           Sinner
           ,
           he
           is
           at
           a
           loss
           to
           find
           out
           a
           way
           to
           escape
           Judgment
           :
           for
           things
           that
           are
           on
           the
           surface
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           or
           floating
           on
           the
           Waters
           ,
           are
           within
           our
           view
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           obtain'd
           :
           but
           those
           that
           are
           above
           our
           Understanding
           to
           discover
           ,
           or
           Power
           to
           obtain
           ,
           are
           proverbially
           said
           to
           to
           be
           in
           the
           Heavens
           above
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           Deeps
           .
           And
           't
           is
           applied
           here
           to
           the
           different
           wayes
           of
           Justification
           ,
           by
           the
           Law
           and
           the
           Gospel
           .
           The
           Law
           propounds
           Life
           ,
           upon
           an
           impossible
           condition
           :
           but
           the
           Gospel
           clearly
           reveals
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           Christ
           hath
           performed
           what
           is
           necessary
           for
           our
           Justification
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           a
           lively
           and
           practical
           Faith
           we
           shall
           have
           an
           Interest
           in
           it
           .
           The
           Lord
           Jesus
           being
           ascended
           ,
           hath
           given
           us
           a
           convincing
           proof
           ,
           that
           the
           Propitiation
           for
           our
           Sins
           is
           perfect
           :
           For
           otherwise
           He
           had
           not
           been
           received
           into
           Gods
           Sanctuary
           .
           Therefore
           to
           be
           under
           perplexities
           how
           we
           may
           be
           justified
           ,
           is
           to
           
           deny
           the
           value
           of
           his
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           Ascension
           .
           
             And
             say
             not
             who
             shall
             descend
             into
             the
             deep
             ,
          
           to
           bear
           the
           Torments
           of
           Hell
           ,
           and
           expiate
           Sin
           ,
           this
           is
           to
           deny
           the
           vertue
           of
           his
           Death
           ,
           whereby
           he
           appeased
           God
           ,
           and
           redeemed
           us
           from
           the
           wrath
           to
           come
           .
           In
           the
           Law
           the
           condemning
           Righteousness
           of
           God
           is
           made
           visible
           ,
           in
           the
           Gospel
           his
           justifying
           Righteousness
           is
           revealed
           ,
           
             from
             Faith
             to
             Faith.
          
           
           And
           this
           is
           an
           infallible
           proof
           of
           its
           divine
           descent
           .
           For
           whereas
           all
           other
           Religions
           either
           stupifie
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           harden
           it
           in
           carnal
           Security
           ,
           or
           terrifie
           it
           by
           continual
           Alarms
           of
           Vengeance
           ;
           the
           Gospel
           alone
           hath
           discovered
           how
           God
           may
           shew
           Mercy
           to
           repenting
           Sinners
           without
           injury
           to
           his
           Justice
           .
           The
           Heathens
           robb'd
           one
           Attribute
           to
           enrich
           another
           :
           either
           they
           conceived
           God
           to
           be
           indulgent
           to
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           easie
           to
           pardon
           ,
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           his
           Justice
           ;
           or
           cruel
           and
           revengful
           ,
           to
           the
           dishonour
           of
           his
           Goodness
           :
           But
           Christians
           are
           instructed
           how
           these
           are
           wonderfully
           reconciled
           and
           magnified
           in
           our
           Redemption
           .
           From
           hence
           there
           is
           a
           divine
           calm
           in
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           
             and
             that
             Peace
             which
             passeth
             Understanding
             .
          
           The
           Soul
           is
           not
           only
           freed
           from
           the
           Fear
           of
           Gods
           anger
           ,
           but
           hath
           a
           lively
           Hope
           of
           his
           Favour
           and
           Love.
           This
           is
           exprest
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           when
           he
           reckons
           among
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Believers
           ,
           
             That
             they
             are
             come
             to
             God
             the
             Judg
             of
             all
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             to
             Jesus
             the
             Mediator
             of
             the
             New-Covenant
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Blood
             of
             sprinkling
             that
             speaks
             better
             things
             than
             the
             blood
             of
          
           Abel
           .
           The
           apprehension
           of
           God
           as
           the
           Judg
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           strikes
           the
           guilty
           with
           fear
           and
           terrour
           ;
           but
           as
           He
           is
           sweetned
           by
           the
           Mediator
           ,
           we
           may
           approach
           to
           Him
           with
           confidence
           .
           For
           what
           Sins
           are
           there
           which
           
           so
           entire
           a
           Satisfaction
           doth
           not
           expiate
           ?
           What
           Torments
           can
           they
           deserve
           ,
           which
           his
           wounds
           and
           stripes
           have
           not
           removed
           ?
           God
           is
           Just
           as
           well
           as
           Merciful
           in
           justifying
           those
           who
           believe
           in
           Jesus
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           the
           quality
           of
           Sins
           ,
           but
           of
           Sinners
           that
           excepts
           them
           from
           Pardon
           .
           Christ
           is
           the
           
             golden
             Altar
             in
             Heaven
          
           for
           penitent
           Believers
           to
           flie
           to
           ,
           from
           whence
           God
           will
           never
           pluck
           any
           one
           to
           destroy
           him
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           From
           hence
           we
           may
           learn
           ,
           how
           absolute
           a
           necessity
           there
           is
           for
           our
           coming
           to
           Christ
           for
           Justification
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           but
           two
           waies
           of
           appearing
           before
           the
           Righteous
           and
           Supreme
           Judg.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           Innocence
           and
           sinless
           Obedience
           ;
           or
           by
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Christ
           :
           The
           one
           is
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           the
           other
           by
           Grace
           .
           And
           these
           two
           can
           never
           be
           compounded
           ,
           for
           he
           that
           pleads
           Innocence
           ,
           in
           that
           disclaims
           Favour
           ;
           and
           he
           that
           sues
           for
           Favour
           ,
           acknowledges
           Guilt
           .
           Now
           the
           first
           cannot
           be
           performed
           by
           us
           .
           For
           entire
           Obedience
           to
           the
           Law
           supposes
           the
           integrity
           of
           our
           natures
           ,
           there
           being
           a
           Moral
           impossibility
           that
           the
           Faculties
           once
           corrupted
           should
           act
           regularly
           :
           But
           Man
           is
           stain'd
           with
           Original
           Sin
           from
           his
           Conception
           .
           And
           the
           form
           of
           the
           Law
           runs
           universally
           ,
           
             Cursed
             is
             every
             one
             that
             obeys
             not
             in
             all
             things
             which
             are
             written
             in
             the
             Book
             of
             the
             Law
             to
             do
             them
             .
          
           
           In
           these
           Scales
           one
           evil
           work
           preponderates
           a
           thousand
           good
           .
           If
           a
           Man
           were
           guilty
           but
           of
           one
           single
           Error
           ,
           his
           entire
           Obedience
           afterwards
           could
           not
           save
           him
           ;
           for
           that
           being
           alwaies
           due
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           the
           payment
           of
           it
           cannot
           discount
           for
           the
           former
           Debt
           .
           So
           that
           we
           cannot
           in
           any
           degree
           be
           justified
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           no
           middle
           
           between
           transgressing
           ,
           and
           not
           transgressing
           it
           .
           He
           that
           breaks
           one
           Article
           in
           a
           Covenant
           ,
           cuts
           off
           his
           claim
           to
           any
           benefit
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           Briefly
           ,
           the
           Law
           Justifies
           only
           the
           Perfect
           ,
           and
           condemns
           without
           distinction
           all
           that
           are
           Guilty
           .
           So
           that
           to
           pretend
           Justification
           by
           the
           works
           of
           it
           ,
           is
           as
           unreasonable
           ,
           as
           for
           a
           man
           to
           produce
           in
           Court
           the
           Bond
           which
           obliges
           him
           to
           his
           Creditor
           ,
           in
           testimony
           that
           he
           ows
           him
           nothing
           .
           Whoever
           presumes
           to
           appear
           before
           God's
           Judgment-Seat
           in
           his
           own
           righteousness
           ,
           shall
           be
           covered
           with
           confusion
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           By
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Christ.
           This
           alone
           absolves
           from
           the
           Guilt
           of
           sin
           ,
           saves
           from
           Hell
           ,
           and
           can
           endure
           the
           trial
           of
           God's
           Tribunal
           .
           This
           the
           Apostle
           prized
           as
           his
           unvaluable
           treasure
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           which
           ,
           
             all
             other
             things
             are
             but
             dross
             and
             dung
             :
             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.
          
           That
           which
           he
           ordained
           ,
           and
           rewarded
           in
           the
           Person
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           he
           cannot
           but
           accept
           .
           Now
           this
           Righteousness
           is
           meritoriously
           imputed
           only
           to
           Believers
           .
           For
           depending
           solely
           upon
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           as
           to
           its
           being
           and
           effects
           ,
           it
           cannot
           possibly
           be
           reckoned
           to
           any
           for
           their
           benefit
           and
           advantage
           ,
           but
           in
           that
           way
           which
           he
           hath
           appointed
           .
           The
           Lord
           Christ
           who
           made
           Satisfaction
           ,
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           the
           benefit
           of
           it
           is
           communicated
           only
           through
           our
           Believing
           .
           
             God
             so
             loved
             the
             World
             ,
             that
             he
             gave
             his
             only
             begotten
             Son
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             whosoever
             believes
             on
             him
             should
             not
             perish
             .
          
           As
           all
           sins
           are
           mortal
           in
           respect
           of
           their
           guilt
           ,
           but
           death
           is
           not
           actually
           inflicted
           for
           them
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           New
           Covenant
           :
           so
           all
           sins
           are
           venial
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Satisfaction
           
           made
           by
           Christ
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           not
           actually
           pardoned
           ,
           till
           the
           performing
           of
           the
           condition
           to
           which
           pardon
           is
           annext
           .
           Faith
           transfers
           the
           guilt
           from
           the
           Sinner
           to
           the
           Sacrifice
           .
           And
           this
           is
           not
           an
           act
           restrained
           to
           the
           understanding
           ,
           but
           principally
           respects
           the
           will
           ,
           by
           which
           we
           accept
           or
           refuse
           Salvation
           .
           The
           nature
           of
           it
           is
           best
           exprest
           by
           the
           Scripture-phrase
           ,
           
             the
             receiving
             Christ
          
           ,
           
           which
           respects
           the
           terms
           ,
           upon
           which
           God
           offers
           him
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           
             to
             be
             our
             Prince
             and
             Saviour
             .
          
           
           The
           state
           of
           favour
           begins
           upon
           our
           consent
           to
           the
           New
           Covenant
           .
           And
           how
           reasonable
           is
           the
           condition
           it
           requires
           ?
           how
           impossible
           is
           it
           to
           be
           otherwise
           ?
           God
           is
           reconcileable
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           may
           exercise
           Mercy
           without
           injury
           to
           his
           Justice
           and
           Holiness
           :
           He
           is
           willing
           and
           desirous
           to
           be
           upon
           terms
           of
           amity
           with
           Men
           ,
           but
           cannot
           be
           actually
           reconciled
           till
           they
           accept
           of
           them
           :
           for
           reconcilement
           is
           between
           two
           .
           Though
           God
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Christ
           is
           made
           placable
           to
           the
           humane
           nature
           ,
           which
           he
           is
           not
           to
           the
           Angelical
           in
           its
           lapsed
           state
           ,
           and
           hath
           condescended
           so
           far
           as
           to
           offer
           conditions
           of
           peace
           to
           Men
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           reconciled
           at
           once
           .
           That
           Christ
           becomes
           an
           effectual
           Mediator
           ,
           there
           must
           be
           the
           consent
           of
           both
           parties
           .
           As
           God
           hath
           declared
           his
           by
           laying
           the
           punishment
           of
           our
           sins
           on
           Christ
           ;
           so
           Man
           gives
           his
           ,
           by
           submitting
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           Faith.
           And
           the
           great
           end
           of
           Preaching
           the
           Gospel
           is
           ,
           to
           overcome
           the
           obstinacy
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           reconcile
           them
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           their
           happiness
           :
           
             We
             are
             Ambassadours
             for
             Christ
             ;
             and
             pray
             you
             in
             Christs
             stead
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             be
             reconciled
             to
             God.
          
           With
           this
           difference
           ,
           Christ
           furnisht
           the
           means
           ,
           they
           only
           bring
           the
           message
           of
           reconciliation
           .
           Now
           Men
           are
           with
           difficulty
           wrought
           on
           ,
           to
           
           comply
           with
           the
           conditions
           of
           Pardon
           by
           Christ.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           Upon
           the
           account
           of
           a
           legal
           Temper
           that
           universally
           inclines
           them
           to
           seek
           for
           Justification
           by
           their
           own
           Works
           .
           This
           is
           most
           suitable
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           &
           light
           of
           nature
           ;
           for
           the
           tenour
           of
           the
           first
           Covenant
           was
           ,
           Do
           and
           live
           .
           So
           that
           the
           way
           of
           Gospel-Justification
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           supernatural
           in
           its
           discovery
           ,
           so
           in
           its
           contrariety
           to
           Mans
           Principles
           .
           Besides
           ,
           as
           Pride
           at
           first
           aspir'd
           to
           make
           Man
           as
           God
           ,
           so
           it
           tempts
           him
           to
           usurp
           the
           honour
           of
           Christ
           to
           be
           his
           own
           Saviour
           .
           He
           is
           unwilling
           to
           stoop
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           drink
           of
           the
           Waters
           of
           Life
           .
           Till
           the
           Heart
           by
           the
           weight
           of
           its
           guilt
           is
           broken
           in
           pieces
           ,
           and
           looses
           its
           former
           fashion
           and
           figure
           it
           will
           not
           humbly
           comply
           with
           the
           offer
           of
           Salvation
           for
           the
           Merits
           of
           another
           .
           And
           't
           is
           very
           remarkable
           ,
           that
           upon
           the
           first
           opening
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           no
           Evangelical
           Doctrine
           was
           more
           disrelisht
           by
           the
           Jews
           ,
           than
           Justification
           by
           imputed
           Righteousness
           .
           The
           Apostle
           gives
           this
           account
           of
           their
           opposition
           ,
           
             that
             being
             ignorant
             of
             God's
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             going
             about
             to
             establish
             their
             own
             Righteousness
             they
             submitted
             not
             to
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             God.
          
           They
           were
           prepossest
           with
           this
           Principle
           ,
           that
           Life
           was
           to
           be
           obtained
           by
           their
           works
           :
           because
           the
           express
           condition
           of
           the
           Law
           was
           so
           .
           And
           mistaking
           the
           end
           of
           its
           Institution
           by
           Moses
           ,
           they
           set
           the
           Law
           against
           the
           Promises
           .
           For
           since
           the
           Fall
           ,
           the
           Law
           was
           given
           ,
           not
           absolutely
           to
           be
           a
           Covenant
           of
           Life
           ,
           but
           with
           a
           design
           to
           prepare
           Men
           for
           the
           Gospel
           :
           that
           upon
           the
           sight
           of
           their
           Guilt
           ,
           and
           the
           Curse
           ,
           they
           might
           have
           recourse
           to
           the
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           by
           Faith
           embrace
           that
           Satisfaction
           he
           hath
           made
           for
           them
           .
           
             Christ
             is
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             for
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             every
             one
             that
             believeth
          
           .
           From
           the
           example
           
           of
           the
           Jews
           we
           may
           see
           how
           Men
           are
           naturally
           affected
           .
           And
           't
           is
           worthy
           of
           observation
           ,
           that
           the
           reformation
           of
           Religion
           took
           its
           rise
           by
           the
           same
           controversie
           with
           the
           Papists
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Gospel
           was
           first
           introduced
           into
           the
           World.
           For
           besides
           innumerable
           abuses
           crept
           into
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           People
           were
           perswaded
           that
           by
           purchasing
           Indulgences
           ,
           they
           should
           be
           saved
           from
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God.
           And
           when
           this
           darkness
           covered
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           zeal
           of
           the
           first
           Reformers
           broke
           forth
           ;
           who
           ,
           to
           undeceive
           the
           world
           ,
           clearly
           demonstrated
           from
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           Justification
           is
           alone
           obtained
           by
           a
           lively
           and
           purifying
           Faith
           in
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ.
           A
           strong
           proof
           that
           the
           same
           Gospel
           which
           was
           first
           revealed
           by
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           was
           revived
           by
           those
           excellent
           Men
           ;
           and
           the
           same
           Church
           which
           was
           first
           built
           by
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           was
           raised
           out
           of
           its
           ruines
           by
           them
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           to
           eradicate
           this
           disposition
           which
           is
           so
           natural
           and
           strong
           in
           faln
           Man
           ,
           is
           in
           nothing
           more
           clear
           and
           express
           ,
           than
           in
           declaring
           that
           
             by
             the
             deeds
             of
             the
             Law
             there
             shall
             no
             flesh
             be
             justified
             in
             Gods
             sight
             .
          
           The
           Apostle
           asserts
           without
           distinction
           ,
           
           
             that
             by
             the
             Works
             of
             the
             Law
             Justification
             cannot
             be
             obtained
             :
          
           
           whether
           they
           proceed
           from
           the
           power
           of
           Nature
           ,
           or
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
           For
           he
           argues
           against
           the
           merit
           of
           Works
           to
           Justification
           ,
           not
           against
           the
           principle
           from
           whence
           they
           proceed
           .
           And
           where
           he
           most
           affectionately
           declares
           his
           esteem
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           and
           his
           Righteousness
           ,
           as
           the
           sole
           meritorious
           cause
           of
           his
           Justification
           ,
           he
           expresly
           rejects
           
             his
             own
             Righteousness
             ,
             which
             is
             of
             the
             Law.
          
           
           By
           his
           own
           Righteousness
           ,
           he
           comprehends
           all
           the
           works
           of
           the
           renewed
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           natural
           state
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           performed
           
           by
           Man
           ,
           and
           are
           acts
           of
           Obedience
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           which
           commands
           perfect
           Love
           to
           God.
           These
           are
           withering
           leaves
           that
           cannot
           conceal
           our
           shame
           ,
           when
           we
           appear
           before
           God
           in
           Judgment
           .
           Not
           but
           that
           good
           works
           are
           most
           pleasing
           to
           him
           ,
           but
           not
           for
           this
           end
           ,
           to
           expiate
           Sin.
           We
           must
           distinguish
           between
           their
           substance
           ,
           and
           the
           quality
           that
           errour
           giveth
           them
           .
           The
           opinion
           of
           merit
           changes
           their
           nature
           ,
           and
           turns
           Gold
           into
           Dross
           .
           And
           if
           our
           real
           Righteousness
           ,
           how
           exact
           soever
           ,
           cannot
           absolve
           us
           from
           the
           least
           guilt
           ,
           much
           less
           can
           the
           performance
           of
           some
           external
           actions
           ,
           though
           specious
           in
           appearance
           ,
           yet
           not
           commanded
           by
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           have
           no
           moral
           value
           .
           All
           the
           Disciplines
           and
           Severities
           ,
           whereby
           men
           think
           to
           make
           Satisfaction
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           are
           like
           a
           Crown
           of
           Straw
           ,
           that
           dishonours
           the
           Head
           instead
           of
           adorning
           it
           .
           But
           that
           Righteousness
           which
           was
           acquired
           by
           the
           Meritorious
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           is
           embraced
           by
           Faith
           ,
           is
           alsufficient
           for
           our
           Justification
           .
           This
           is
           as
           pure
           as
           Innocence
           ,
           to
           all
           the
           effects
           of
           Pardon
           and
           Reconciliation
           ;
           this
           alone
           secures
           us
           from
           the
           charge
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           chalenge
           of
           Justice
           .
           Being
           clothed
           with
           this
           ,
           we
           may
           enter
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           converse
           with
           the
           pure
           society
           of
           Angels
           without
           blushing
           .
           The
           Saints
           who
           now
           reign
           in
           Glory
           ,
           were
           not
           Men
           who
           lived
           in
           the
           perfection
           of
           Holiness
           here
           below
           ,
           but
           Repenting
           ,
           Believing
           Sinners
           ,
           who
           are
           washed
           white
           in
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Lamb.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           most
           universal
           hinderance
           of
           Mens
           complying
           with
           the
           conditions
           of
           Pardon
           by
           Christ
           ,
           is
           ,
           the
           predominant
           love
           of
           some
           Lust.
           Although
           Men
           would
           entertain
           him
           as
           a
           Saviour
           to
           redeem
           them
           from
           Hell
           ,
           yet
           they
           reject
           him
           as
           their
           Lord.
           
           Those
           in
           the
           Parable
           who
           said
           ,
           
           
             We
             will
             not
             have
             this
             .
             Man
             to
             reign
             over
             us
             ,
          
           exprest
           the
           inward
           sense
           and
           silent
           thoughts
           of
           all
           carnal
           Men.
           Many
           would
           depend
           on
           his
           Sacrifice
           ,
           yet
           will
           not
           submit
           to
           his
           Scepter
           ;
           they
           would
           have
           Christ
           to
           pacifie
           their
           Consciences
           ,
           and
           the
           world
           to
           please
           their
           Affections
           .
           Thus
           they
           divide
           between
           the
           Offices
           of
           Christ
           ,
           his
           Priestly
           and
           his
           Regal
           .
           They
           would
           have
           Christ
           to
           die
           for
           them
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           live
           in
           them
           .
           They
           divide
           the
           acts
           of
           the
           same
           Office
           :
           they
           lean
           on
           his
           Cross
           to
           support
           them
           from
           falling
           to
           Hell
           ,
           but
           Crucifie
           not
           one
           Lust
           on
           it
           .
           They
           are
           desirous
           he
           should
           reconcile
           them
           to
           God
           by
           his
           Sacrifice
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           bless
           them
           ,
           
             in
             turning
             them
             from
             their
             Iniquities
             .
          
           And
           thus
           in
           effect
           they
           absolutely
           refuse
           him
           ,
           
           and
           render
           his
           Death
           unavailable
           .
           For
           the
           receiving
           of
           Christ
           as
           Mediator
           in
           all
           his
           Offices
           ,
           is
           the
           Condition
           indispensably
           requisite
           to
           partake
           of
           the
           Benefits
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           The
           Resigning
           up
           of
           our selves
           to
           him
           as
           our
           Prince
           ,
           is
           as
           necessary
           an
           act
           of
           justifying
           Faith
           ,
           as
           the
           Apprehending
           the
           Crucified
           Saviour
           .
           So
           that
           in
           every
           real
           Christian
           ,
           Faith
           is
           the
           Principle
           of
           Obedience
           and
           Peace
           ,
           and
           is
           as
           inseparable
           from
           Holiness
           as
           from
           Salvation
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           this
           Argument
           :
           From
           hence
           we
           may
           see
           ,
           How
           desperate
           the
           state
           is
           of
           impenitent
           Unbelievers
           .
           They
           are
           cut
           off
           from
           any
           claim
           to
           the
           Benefits
           of
           Christs
           Death
           .
           The
           Law
           of
           Faith
           ,
           like
           that
           of
           the
           Medes
           and
           Persians
           ,
           is
           unalterable
           .
           
             He
             that
             believeth
             not
             the
             Son
             ,
             shall
             not
             see
             life
             .
          
           Christ
           died
           not
           to
           expiate
           final
           Infidelity
           .
           This
           is
           the
           mortal
           Sin
           ,
           that
           actually
           damns
           .
           It
           charges
           all
           their
           guilt
           upon
           Sinners
           :
           It
           renders
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           Christ
           fruitless
           and
           ineffectual
           to
           them
           .
           For
           't
           is
           
           not
           the
           Preparation
           of
           a
           Sovereign
           Remedy
           that
           cures
           the
           Disease
           ,
           but
           the
           applying
           it
           .
           As
           our
           Sins
           were
           imputed
           to
           him
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           Union
           with
           us
           in
           nature
           ,
           and
           his
           consent
           to
           be
           our
           Surety
           ;
           so
           his
           Righteousness
           is
           meritoriously
           imputed
           to
           us
           ,
           upon
           our
           Union
           with
           him
           by
           a
           lively
           Faith.
           The
           man
           that
           lookt
           on
           the
           Rainbow
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           ready
           to
           be
           drown'd
           ,
           what
           relief
           was
           it
           to
           him
           ;
           that
           God
           had
           promised
           not
           to
           drown
           the
           world
           ,
           when
           he
           must
           perish
           in
           the
           waters
           ?
           So
           though
           Christ
           hath
           purchased
           Pardon
           for
           repenting
           Believers
           ,
           
           and
           
             a
             Rainbow
             encompasses
             the
             Throne
             of
             God
             ,
          
           the
           sign
           of
           Reconciliation
           ,
           what
           advantage
           is
           this
           to
           the
           Unbeliever
           ,
           who
           dies
           in
           his
           Sins
           and
           drops
           into
           the
           Lake
           of
           Fire
           ?
           'T
           is
           not
           from
           any
           defect
           of
           Mercy
           in
           God
           ,
           or
           Righteousness
           in
           Christ
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           obstinate
           refusal
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           men
           certainly
           perish
           .
           This
           inhances
           their
           Guilt
           and
           Misery
           .
           All
           the
           rich
           expence
           of
           Grace
           for
           their
           Redemption
           shall
           be
           charged
           upon
           them
           .
           The
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           shall
           not
           be
           imputed
           for
           their
           Ransom
           ,
           but
           for
           their
           deeper
           Damnation
           :
           and
           instead
           of
           speaking
           better
           things
           than
           the
           Blood
           of
           Abel
           ,
           shall
           call
           louder
           for
           Vengeance
           against
           them
           than
           that
           innocent
           blood
           which
           reacht
           Heaven
           with
           its
           voice
           against
           the
           Murderer
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           whom
           so
           precious
           a
           Sacrifice
           doth
           not
           redeem
           ,
           they
           are
           reserved
           entire
           victims
           ,
           
           whole
           burnt
           Offerings
           to
           Divine
           Justice
           .
           Every
           impenitent
           Unbeliever
           shall
           be
           
             salted
             with
             fire
          
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XVI
           .
        
         
           
             Of
             all
             the
             Divine
             Perfections
             Holiness
             is
             peculiarly
             admirable
             .
             The
             honour
             of
             it
             is
             secured
             in
             our
             Redemption
             .
             In
             the
             bitter
             Sufferings
             of
             Christ
             God
             declared
             Himself
             unappeasable
             to
             Sin
             ,
             though
             appeaseable
             to
             Sinners
             .
             The
             Priviledges
             purchased
             by
             Christ
             ,
             are
             conveighed
             upon
             terms
             honourable
             to
             Holiness
             .
             Pardon
             of
             
               Sin
               ,
               Adoption
            
             ,
             the
             Inheritance
             of
             Glory
             are
             annexed
             to
             special
             Qualifications
             in
             those
             who
             receive
             them
             .
             The
             Redeemer
             is
             made
             a
             quickening
             Principle
             to
             inspire
             us
             with
             new
             Life
             .
             In
             order
             to
             our
             Sanctification
             He
             hath
             given
             us
             the
             most
             perfect
             Rule
             of
             Holiness
             ,
             He
             exhibited
             a
             compleat
             Pattern
             of
             it
             ,
             He
             purchas'd
             and
             conveyes
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Holiness
             to
             us
             .
             He
             presents
             the
             strongest
             Motives
             to
             perswade
             us
             to
             be
             holy
             .
             The
             perfect
             Laws
             of
             Christ
             are
             considered
             ,
             as
             they
             enjoin
             an
             absolute
             separation
             from
             all
             Evil
             ,
             and
             command
             the
             practice
             of
             all
             substantial
             Goodness
             .
             Some
             particular
             Precepts
             ,
             which
             the
             Gospel
             especially
             enforces
             ,
             with
             the
             Reasons
             of
             them
             are
             considered
             .
          
        
         
           OF
           all
           the
           Perfections
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           none
           is
           more
           worthy
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           and
           so
           peculiarly
           admirable
           as
           his
           Infinite
           Purity
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           most
           shining
           Attribute
           that
           derives
           a
           lustre
           to
           all
           the
           rest
           :
           
             He
             is
             glorious
             in
             Holiness
          
           .
           Wisdom
           degenerates
           into
           Craft
           ,
           Power
           into
           Tyranny
           ,
           
           Mercy
           loses
           its
           nature
           without
           Holiness
           .
           He
           swears
           by
           it
           as
           his
           Supreme
           Excellency
           .
           
             Once
             have
             I
             sworn
             by
             my
             Holiness
             ,
          
           
           
             I
             
             will
             not
             lie
             unto
          
           David
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           most
           venerable
           Attribute
           ,
           in
           the
           Praise
           whereof
           the
           Harmony
           of
           Heaven
           agrees
           .
           The
           Angels
           and
           Saints
           above
           are
           represented
           ,
           expressing
           their
           extasy
           and
           ravishment
           at
           the
           beauty
           of
           Holiness
           .
           
           
             Holy
             ,
             Holy
             ,
             Holy
             is
             the
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
             ,
             the
             whole
             Earth
             is
             full
             of
             his
             Glory
             .
          
           This
           He
           only
           loves
           and
           values
           in
           the
           Creature
           ,
           being
           the
           Impression
           of
           his
           most
           Divine
           and
           amiable
           Perfection
           .
           Inferiour
           Creatures
           have
           a
           resemblance
           of
           other
           Divine
           Attributes
           :
           The
           Winds
           and
           Thunder
           set
           forth
           God's
           Power
           ,
           the
           firmness
           of
           the
           Rocks
           ,
           and
           the
           incorruptibility
           of
           the
           Heavens
           are
           an
           obscure
           representation
           of
           his
           Unchangeableness
           ;
           but
           Holiness
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           most
           Orient-Pearl
           in
           the
           Crown
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           only
           shines
           in
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           .
           Upon
           this
           account
           Man
           only
           is
           said
           to
           be
           formed
           after
           his
           Image
           .
           And
           in
           Men
           there
           are
           some
           appearances
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           that
           do
           not
           entitle
           to
           his
           special
           Love.
           In
           Princes
           there
           is
           a
           shadow
           of
           his
           Sovereignty
           ,
           yet
           they
           may
           be
           the
           objects
           of
           his
           displeasure
           ;
           but
           a
           likeness
           to
           God
           in
           Holiness
           atracts
           his
           Eye
           and
           Heart
           ,
           and
           infinitely
           endears
           the
           Creature
           to
           him
           .
           Now
           this
           Attribute
           is
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           provokt
           by
           Mans
           sin
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           restored
           to
           the
           favour
           and
           friendship
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           may
           preserve
           the
           Honour
           of
           it
           intire
           and
           inviolable
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           fully
           appear
           by
           considering
           what
           our
           Redeemer
           suffered
           for
           the
           purchasing
           our
           Pardon
           ,
           and
           the
           terms
           upon
           which
           the
           precious
           Benefits
           of
           his
           Death
           are
           conveied
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           what
           he
           hath
           done
           to
           restore
           our
           lost
           Holiness
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           qualified
           for
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           God's
           Infinite
           Purity
           is
           declared
           in
           his
           Justice
           ,
           
           in
           that
           He
           would
           not
           pardon
           Sin
           but
           upon
           such
           terms
           as
           might
           fully
           demonstrate
           how
           odious
           't
           was
           to
           him
           .
           What
           inflam'd
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           against
           his
           Beloved
           Son
           ,
           whom
           by
           a
           voice
           from
           Heaven
           he
           declared
           to
           be
           the
           object
           of
           his
           delight
           ?
           What
           made
           Him
           inexorable
           to
           his
           Prayers
           and
           Tears
           ,
           when
           He
           sollicited
           the
           Divine
           Power
           and
           Love
           ,
           the
           Attributes
           that
           relieve
           the
           miserable
           ,
           crying
           ,
           
             Abba
             ,
             Father
             ,
             all
             things
             are
             possible
             to
             thee
             ,
             let
             this
             Cup
             pass
             from
             me
             ?
          
           What
           made
           him
           suspend
           all
           comforting
           Influences
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           dreadful
           Desertion
           afflict
           him
           when
           he
           was
           environ'd
           with
           Sorrows
           ?
           'T
           is
           Sin
           only
           that
           caused
           this
           fierce
           displeasure
           ,
           not
           
             inherent
             ,
             (
             for
             the
          
           Messiah
           
             was
             cut
             off
             but
             not
             for
             himself
             ,
          
           )
           but
           imputed
           by
           his
           voluntary
           undertaking
           for
           us
           .
           
             God
             so
             loved
             the
             World
          
           ,
           and
           so
           hated
           Sin
           ,
           that
           He
           gave
           his
           Son
           to
           purchase
           our
           Pardon
           by
           Sufferings
           .
           When
           his
           Compassions
           to
           Man
           were
           at
           the
           highest
           ,
           yet
           then
           his
           antipathy
           against
           Sin
           was
           so
           strong
           ,
           that
           no
           less
           Sacrifice
           could
           reconcile
           Him
           to
           us
           .
           Thus
           God
           declared
           himself
           to
           be
           unappeasable
           to
           Sin
           ,
           though
           not
           to
           Sinners
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Priviledges
           that
           are
           purchased
           by
           our
           Redeemers
           Sufferings
           ,
           are
           dispenst
           upon
           those
           terms
           which
           are
           honourable
           to
           Gods
           Holiness
           .
           I
           will
           instance
           in
           the
           three
           great
           Benefits
           of
           the
           Evangelical
           Covenant
           .
           The
           Pardon
           of
           Sin
           ,
           Adoption
           into
           God's
           Family
           ,
           and
           the
           Inheritance
           of
           Glory
           .
           All
           which
           are
           conditional
           ,
           and
           annext
           to
           special
           Qualifications
           in
           the
           persons
           who
           have
           a
           title
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Death
           of
           Christ
           is
           beneficial
           to
           Pardon
           and
           Life
           ,
           only
           to
           those
           who
           repent
           and
           believe
           .
           The
           Holy
           God
           will
           by
           no
           means
           spare
           the
           guilty
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           declare
           the
           guilty
           innocent
           ,
           or
           forgive
           an
           
           incapable
           subject
           .
           All
           the
           Promises
           of
           Grace
           and
           Mercy
           are
           with
           respect
           to
           Repentance
           from
           dead
           works
           ,
           and
           to
           a
           lively
           Faith.
           
             The
             Son
             of
             God
             is
             made
             a
             Prince
             and
             a
             Saviour
             ,
             to
             give
             Repentance
             and
             Remission
             of
             Sins
             .
          
           And
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             That
             being
             justified
             by
             Faith
             ,
             we
             have
             peace
             with
             God
             ,
             through
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ.
          
           The
           first
           includes
           a
           cordial
           grief
           for
           Sins
           past
           ,
           and
           sincere
           effectual
           Resolutions
           to
           forsake
           them
           ;
           and
           hath
           a
           necessary
           conjunction
           with
           Pardon
           ,
           as
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Divine
           Command
           ,
           so
           from
           a
           condecency
           and
           fitness
           with
           respect
           to
           God
           the
           giver
           of
           Pardon
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Blessing
           it self
           .
           The
           other
           Qualification
           is
           Faith
           ,
           to
           which
           Justification
           is
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           attributed
           ,
           not
           in
           respect
           of
           Efficiency
           or
           Merit
           ,
           for
           the
           Mercy
           of
           God
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Christs
           Satisfaction
           is
           the
           sole
           Cause
           of
           our
           Pardon
           ;
           but
           as
           a
           moral
           instrument
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           Condition
           upon
           which
           God
           absolves
           Man
           from
           his
           guilt
           .
           And
           this
           Grace
           of
           Faith
           as
           it
           respects
           entire
           Christ
           in
           all
           his
           Offices
           ,
           so
           it
           contains
           the
           Seed
           and
           first
           Life
           of
           Evangelical
           Obedience
           .
           It
           crucifies
           our
           Lusts
           ,
           overcomes
           the
           World
           ,
           works
           by
           Love
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           justifies
           the
           person
           by
           relying
           on
           the
           Merits
           of
           Christ
           for
           Salvation
           .
        
         
           2
           Adoption
           into
           Gods
           Family
           (
           the
           purchase
           of
           Christ's
           Meritorious
           Sufferings
           ,
           who
           Redeemed
           us
           from
           the
           Servitude
           of
           Sin
           and
           Death
           )
           is
           conferr'd
           upon
           us
           in
           Regeneration
           .
           
           For
           this
           Prerogative
           consists
           not
           meerly
           in
           an
           Extrinsick
           Relation
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           a
           title
           to
           the
           Eternal
           Inheritance
           ;
           but
           in
           our
           participation
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           whereby
           we
           are
           the
           living
           Images
           of
           Gods
           Holiness
           .
           Civil
           Adoption
           gives
           the
           title
           ,
           but
           not
           
           the
           reality
           of
           a
           Son
           ;
           But
           the
           Divine
           is
           efficacious
           ,
           and
           changes
           us
           into
           the
           real
           likeness
           of
           our
           Heavenly
           Father
           .
           We
           cannot
           enter
           into
           this
           state
           of
           Favour
           ,
           but
           upon
           our
           cleansing
           from
           all
           Impurity
           :
           
             Be
             separate
             from
             the
             pollutions
             of
             the
             profane
             world
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             I
             will
             receive
             you
             ;
             and
             will
             be
             a
             Father
             unto
             you
             ,
             and
             ye
             shall
             be
             my
             Sons
             and
             Daughters
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             Almighty
             .
          
           These
           are
           the
           indispensable
           terms
           upon
           which
           we
           are
           received
           into
           that
           honourable
           Alliance
           .
           None
           can
           enjoy
           the
           Priviledge
           ,
           but
           those
           that
           yield
           the
           Obedience
           of
           Children
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Holiness
           is
           the
           Condition
           on
           which
           our
           future
           Blessedness
           depends
           .
           Electing
           Mercy
           doth
           not
           produce
           our
           Glorification
           immediately
           ,
           but
           begins
           in
           our
           Vocation
           and
           Justification
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           intermediate
           Links
           in
           the
           Chain
           of
           Salvation
           .
           As
           Natural
           Causes
           work
           on
           a
           distant
           object
           ,
           by
           passing
           through
           the
           medium
           .
           God
           first
           gives
           Grace
           ,
           then
           Glory
           .
           
           The
           everlasting
           Covenant
           that
           is
           sealed
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           ,
           establishes
           the
           connexion
           between
           them
           .
           
             Blessed
             are
             the
             pure
             in
             heart
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             they
             shall
             see
             God.
          
           The
           exclusion
           of
           all
           others
           is
           peremptory
           and
           universal
           :
           
             Without
             Holiness
             no
             Man
             shall
             see
             the
             Lord.
             The
             Righteousness
             of
             the
             Kingdom
          
           is
           the
           only
           way
           of
           entring
           into
           it
           .
           
           A
           few
           good
           actions
           scattered
           in
           our
           lives
           ,
           are
           not
           availeable
           ,
           but
           a
           course
           of
           Obedience
           brings
           to
           Happiness
           .
           
           
             Those
             who
             by
             patient
             continuance
             in
             well-doing
             ,
             seek
             for
             Glory
             ,
             and
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Immortality
             ,
             shall
             inherit
             eternal
             life
             .
          
           This
           is
           not
           a
           mere
           positive
           Appointment
           ,
           but
           grounded
           on
           the
           unchangeable
           respect
           of
           things
           .
           There
           is
           a
           rational
           convenience
           between
           Holiness
           and
           Happiness
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Goodness
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           exprest
           in
           Scripture
           by
           the
           natural
           
           relation
           of
           the
           Seed
           to
           the
           Harvest
           ,
           both
           as
           to
           the
           quality
           and
           measure
           .
           
           
             What
             a
             man
             sows
             that
             shall
             he
             reap
             ,
          
           We
           must
           be
           like
           God
           in
           purity
           ,
           before
           we
           can
           be
           in
           felicity
           .
           Indeed
           ,
           't
           would
           be
           a
           disparagement
           to
           Gods
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           pollute
           Heaven
           it self
           ▪
           to
           receive
           unsanctified
           Persons
           as
           impure
           as
           those
           in
           Hell.
           'T
           is
           equally
           impossible
           for
           the
           Creature
           to
           be
           happy
           without
           the
           favour
           of
           the
           Holy
           God
           ,
           and
           for
           God
           to
           communicate
           His
           favour
           to
           the
           sinful
           Creature
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Faith
          
           ,
           no
           wicked
           Person
           hath
           any
           right
           to
           the
           Satisfaction
           Christ
           made
           ,
           nor
           to
           the
           Inheritance
           he
           purchased
           for
           Believers
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Man
           in
           his
           corrupt
           state
           is
           deprived
           of
           Spiritual
           Life
           ,
           so
           that
           till
           he
           is
           revived
           by
           special
           Grace
           ,
           he
           can
           neither
           obey
           nor
           enjoy
           God.
           Now
           the
           Redeemer
           is
           made
           a
           quickning
           Principle
           to
           inspire
           us
           with
           new
           life
           .
        
         
           In
           order
           to
           our
           Sanctification
           he
           hath
           done
           four
           things
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           He
           hath
           given
           to
           us
           the
           most
           perfect
           Laws
           as
           the
           Rule
           of
           Holiness
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           He
           exhibited
           the
           most
           compleat
           Patern
           of
           Holiness
           in
           his
           Life
           upon
           the
           Earth
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           He
           purchas'd
           and
           conveyes
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           to
           renew
           ,
           and
           to
           enable
           us
           for
           the
           performance
           of
           our
           Duties
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           He
           hath
           presented
           the
           strongest
           inducements
           and
           motives
           to
           perswade
           us
           to
           be
           Holy.
           
        
         
           First
           ,
           He
           hath
           given
           to
           Men
           the
           most
           perfect
           Laws
           as
           the
           rule
           of
           Holiness
           .
           The
           principal
           parts
           of
           the
           Holy
           Life
           ,
           
             are
             ceasing
             from
             evil
             ,
             and
             the
             doing
             well
             .
          
           Now
           the
           Commands
           of
           Christ
           refer
           to
           the
           purifying
           of
           us
           from
           sin
           ,
           
           and
           the
           adorning
           us
           with
           all
           Graces
           
           for
           the
           discharge
           of
           our
           universal
           Duty
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           enjoyn
           a
           real
           and
           absolute
           separation
           ,
           
             from
             all
             filthiness
             of
             the
             Flesh
             and
             Spirit
             .
          
           
           The
           outward
           and
           inward
           Man
           must
           be
           cleansed
           not
           only
           from
           Pollutions
           of
           a
           deeper
           dy
           ,
           but
           from
           all
           Carnality
           and
           Hypocrisie
           .
           
             The
             Grace
             of
             God
             that
             brings
             Salvation
             hath
             appeared
             to
             all
             Men
             ,
          
           
           
             teaching
             them
             to
             deny
             ungodliness
             ,
             and
             worldly
             Lusts.
          
           All
           those
           irregular
           and
           impetuous
           desires
           which
           are
           raised
           by
           worldly
           Objects
           ,
           Honours
           ,
           Riches
           ,
           and
           Pleasures
           ,
           
           and
           reign
           in
           worldly
           Men
           ,
           Pride
           ,
           Covetousness
           and
           Voluptuousness
           .
           The
           Gospel
           is
           most
           clear
           ,
           full
           ,
           and
           vehement
           ,
           for
           the
           true
           and
           inward
           Mortification
           of
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           corruption
           ,
           of
           every
           particular
           darling
           sin
           .
           It
           commands
           us
           
             to
             pluck
             out
             the
             right
             eye
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             to
             cut
             off
             the
             right
             hand
             :
          
           That
           is
           ,
           to
           part
           with
           every
           grateful
           and
           gainful
           lust
           .
           
           It
           obliges
           us
           to
           
             crucifie
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             with
             the
             affections
             and
             lusts
             .
          
           Humane
           Laws
           regard
           External
           actions
           as
           prejudicial
           to
           Societies
           :
           but
           thoughts
           and
           resolutions
           that
           break
           not
           forth
           into
           act
           ,
           are
           not
           within
           the
           Jurisdiction
           of
           the
           Magistrate
           .
           But
           the
           Law
           of
           Christ
           reforms
           the
           powers
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           most
           secret
           and
           inward
           motions
           that
           depend
           upon
           them
           .
           It
           forbids
           the
           first
           irregular
           desires
           of
           the
           carnal
           appetite
           .
           We
           must
           hate
           sin
           in
           all
           its
           degrees
           ,
           strangle
           it
           in
           the
           birth
           ,
           destroy
           it
           in
           the
           conception
           .
           We
           are
           enjoyned
           to
           fly
           the
           appearances
           and
           accesses
           of
           evil
           ;
           what
           ever
           is
           of
           a
           suspitious
           nature
           ,
           and
           not
           fully
           consistent
           with
           the
           purity
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           what
           ever
           invites
           to
           sin
           and
           exposes
           us
           to
           the
           power
           of
           it
           ,
           becomes
           vicious
           and
           must
           be
           avoided
           .
           That
           glorious
           purity
           ,
           that
           shall
           adorn
           the
           Church
           when
           our
           Redeemer
           presents
           it
           
             without
             spot
             or
             wrinkle
             ,
             or
             any
             such
             thing
             ,
          
           
           every
           
           Christian
           must
           aspire
           to
           in
           this
           Life
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           commands
           us
           
             to
             be
             Holy
             as
             God
             is
             Holy
             ,
          
           
           who
           is
           infinitely
           distant
           from
           the
           least
           conceivable
           pollution
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Precepts
           of
           Christ
           contain
           all
           solid
           substantial
           goodness
           ,
           that
           is
           essentially
           necessary
           in
           order
           to
           our
           supreme
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           prepares
           us
           for
           the
           Life
           of
           Heaven
           .
           In
           his
           Sermon
           on
           the
           Mount
           ,
           He
           commends
           to
           us
           Humility
           ,
           Meekness
           ,
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           Peaceableness
           and
           Patience
           ,
           and
           doing
           good
           for
           evil
           ,
           which
           are
           so
           many
           beams
           of
           Gods
           Image
           ,
           the
           reflections
           of
           his
           Goodness
           upon
           intelligent
           Creatures
           .
           And
           that
           comprehensive
           precept
           of
           the
           Apostle
           describes
           the
           Duties
           of
           all
           Christians
           :
           
             whatsoever
             things
             are
             true
          
           ;
           
           Truth
           is
           the
           principal
           character
           of
           our
           profession
           ,
           and
           is
           to
           be
           exprest
           in
           our
           Words
           and
           Actions
           :
           
             whatsoever
             things
             are
             honest
          
           ,
           or
           venerable
           ,
           that
           is
           answer
           the
           dignity
           of
           our
           High-calling
           ,
           and
           agree
           with
           the
           gravity
           and
           comeliness
           of
           the
           Christian
           profession
           :
           
             whatsoever
             things
             are
             just
          
           according
           to
           Divine
           and
           Humane
           Laws
           :
           
             whatsoever
             things
             are
             pure
          
           ,
           we
           must
           preserve
           the
           Heart
           ,
           the
           Hand
           ,
           the
           Tongue
           ,
           the
           Eye
           from
           impurity
           ;
           
             whatsoever
             things
             are
             lovely
             and
             of
             good
             report
             ,
          
           some
           Graces
           are
           amiable
           and
           attractive
           in
           the
           view
           of
           Men
           ,
           as
           easiness
           to
           pardon
           ,
           a
           readiness
           to
           oblige
           ,
           compassion
           to
           the
           afflicted
           ,
           liberality
           to
           the
           necessitous
           ,
           sweetness
           of
           conversation
           without
           gall
           and
           bitterness
           :
           these
           are
           of
           universal
           esteem
           with
           mankind
           ,
           and
           soften
           the
           most
           savage
           tempers
           .
           
             If
             there
             be
             any
             Vertue
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             any
             Praise
             think
             on
             these
             things
             .
          
           And
           St.
           Peter
           excites
           Believers
           ,
           to
           joyn
           to
           their
           Faith
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Christ
           is
           embrac't
           ,
           Intellectual
           and
           Moral
           vertues
           ,
           without
           which
           't
           is
           but
           a
           vain
           picture
           of
           
           Christianity
           .
           
             Add
             to
             your
             Faith
             Vertue
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             to
             Vertue
             Knowledge
             ,
             and
             to
             Knowledge
             Temperance
             ,
             and
             to
             Temperance
             Patience
             ,
             and
             to
             Patience
             Godliness
             ,
             and
             to
             Godliness
             Brotherly
             kindness
             ,
             and
             to
             Brotherly
             kindness
             Charity
             .
          
           He
           enforces
           the
           command
           ,
           
             give
             all
             diligence
             that
             these
             things
             abound
             in
             you
             ;
             and
             ye
             shall
             neither
             be
             barren
             ,
             nor
             unfruitful
             in
             the
             Knowledge
             of
             Christ.
          
           Now
           these
           Graces
           purifie
           and
           perfect
           ,
           refine
           and
           ra●se
           the
           humane
           nature
           ,
           and
           without
           a
           Command
           their
           Goodness
           is
           a
           strong
           obligation
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           take
           a
           more
           distinct
           view
           of
           the
           Precepts
           of
           Christ
           as
           they
           are
           set
           down
           in
           that
           excellent
           abridgement
           of
           them
           by
           the
           Apostle
           .
           
             The
             Grace
             of
          
           God
           
             that
             bringeth
             Salvation
             hath
             appeared
             to
             all
             Men
             ,
          
           
           
             teaching
             us
             that
             denying
             ungodliness
             and
             worldly
             lusts
             ,
             we
             should
             live
             Soberly
             ,
             Righteously
             ,
             and
             Godly
             in
             this
             present
             world
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           is
           a
           distribution
           of
           our
           duties
           with
           respect
           to
           their
           several
           Objects
           ,
           our selves
           ,
           others
           ,
           and
           God.
           The
           first
           are
           regulated
           by
           Temperance
           ,
           the
           second
           by
           Justice
           ,
           the
           third
           by
           Godliness
           .
           And
           from
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           these
           is
           formed
           that
           Holiness
           without
           which
           no
           man
           shall
           see
           God.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           respect
           to
           our selves
           ;
           we
           must
           live
           soberly
           .
           Temperance
           governs
           the
           sensual
           appetites
           and
           affections
           by
           sanctified
           reason
           .
           The
           Gospel
           allows
           the
           sober
           and
           chast
           use
           of
           pleasures
           ,
           but
           absolutely
           and
           severely
           forbids
           all
           excess
           in
           those
           that
           are
           lawful
           ,
           and
           abstinence
           from
           all
           that
           are
           unlawful
           ,
           that
           stain
           &
           vilify
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           alienate
           it
           from
           converse
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           mortifie
           its
           lust
           to
           spiritual
           delights
           .
           By
           sensual
           complacency
           Man
           first
           lost
           his
           Innocence
           and
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           till
           the
           flesh
           is
           subdued
           to
           the
           spirit
           ,
           he
           can
           never
           recover
           them
           .
           
             The
             carnal
             mind
             is
             
             enmity
             against
             God.
          
           
           
             Fleshly
             lusts
             war
             against
             the
             Soul.
          
           Therefore
           we
           are
           urged
           with
           the
           most
           affectionate
           earnestness
           ,
           
             to
             abstain
             from
             them
          
           ,
           by
           withdrawing
           their
           incentives
           ,
           and
           crucifying
           our
           corrupt
           inclinations
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           Law
           of
           Christ
           obliges
           us
           ,
           as
           to
           deal
           with
           the
           body
           as
           an
           enemy
           ,
           (
           that
           is
           disposed
           to
           revolt
           against
           the
           Spirit
           )
           by
           watching
           over
           all
           our
           senses
           ,
           lest
           they
           should
           betray
           us
           to
           temptations
           ,
           so
           to
           preserve
           it
           as
           a
           thing
           consecrated
           to
           God
           ,
           from
           all
           impurity
           ,
           that
           will
           render
           it
           unworthy
           the
           honour
           of
           being
           the
           Temple
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           We
           are
           commanded
           to
           live
           Righteously
           ,
           in
           our
           relation
           to
           others
           .
           Justice
           is
           the
           supreme
           Virtue
           of
           humane
           Life
           ,
           that
           renders
           to
           every
           one
           what
           is
           due
           .
           The
           Gospel
           gives
           rules
           for
           Men
           in
           every
           state
           and
           place
           ,
           to
           do
           what
           Reason
           requires
           .
           As
           no
           condition
           is
           excluded
           from
           its
           Blessedness
           ,
           so
           every
           one
           is
           obliged
           by
           its
           Precepts
           .
           Subjects
           are
           commanded
           to
           obey
           all
           the
           lawful
           commands
           of
           Authority
           ,
           
           and
           
             not
             resist
          
           ;
           and
           that
           upon
           the
           strongest
           motive
           
             not
             onely
             for
             Wrath
             ,
             but
             for
             Conscience
             .
          
           They
           must
           obey
           Man
           for
           Gods
           sake
           ,
           
           but
           never
           disobey
           God
           for
           Mans
           sake
           .
           
             And
             Princes
             are
             obliged
             to
             be
             an
             encouragement
             to
             good
             Works
             ,
             and
             a
             terror
             to
             the
             evil
          
           ;
           
           
             that
             those
             who
             are
             under
             them
             may
             lead
             a
             quiet
             and
             a
             peaceable
             life
             ,
          
           
           
             in
             all
             Godliness
             and
             Honesty
          
           .
           It
           injoynes
           all
           the
           respective
           duties
           of
           Husbands
           ,
           and
           Wives
           ,
           
           Parents
           ,
           and
           Children
           ,
           Masters
           and
           Servants
           .
           And
           that
           in
           all
           contracts
           and
           commerce
           
             none
             defrauds
             his
             Brother
          
           :
           
           accordingly
           in
           the
           esteem
           of
           Christians
           ,
           he
           is
           more
           religious
           who
           is
           more
           righteous
           than
           others
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           Christian
           righteousness
           is
           not
           to
           be
           measured
           by
           the
           rigor
           of
           Laws
           ,
           but
           by
           that
           rule
           of
           universal
           Equity
           delivered
           by
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           
           
             Whatsoever
             ye
             would
             have
             others
             do
             to
             you
             ,
             do
             it
             to
             them
             .
          
           
        
         
           3.
           
           We
           are
           instructed
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           Christ
           to
           live
           Godly
           .
           This
           part
           of
           our
           duty
           respects
           our
           apprehensions
           ,
           affections
           and
           demeanour
           to
           God
           ,
           which
           must
           be
           sutable
           to
           his
           Glorious
           perfections
           .
           The
           Gospel
           hath
           revealed
           them
           clearly
           to
           us
           ,
           viz.
           the
           Unity
           ,
           Simplicity
           ,
           Eternity
           and
           Purity
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           that
           it
           subsists
           in
           three
           Persons
           ,
           the
           Father
           ,
           Son
           ,
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           his
           Wisdom
           Power
           and
           Goodness
           in
           the
           Work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           It
           requires
           that
           we
           pay
           the
           special
           Honour
           that
           is
           due
           to
           God
           ,
           in
           the
           esteem
           and
           veneration
           of
           our
           Minds
           ,
           in
           the
           subjection
           of
           our
           Wills
           ,
           in
           the
           assent
           of
           our
           Affections
           to
           him
           as
           their
           proper
           object
           .
           That
           we
           have
           an
           intire
           Faith
           in
           his
           Word
           ,
           a
           firm
           Hope
           in
           his
           Promises
           ,
           a
           Holy
           Jealousie
           for
           his
           Honour
           ,
           a
           Religious
           care
           in
           his
           Service
           .
           And
           that
           we
           express
           our
           reverence
           ,
           love
           ,
           and
           dependance
           on
           him
           in
           our
           Prayers
           and
           Praises
           .
           That
           our
           Worshp
           of
           Him
           be
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           becomes
           God
           who
           receives
           it
           ,
           and
           Man
           that
           presents
           it
           .
           God
           is
           a
           pure
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           Man
           is
           a
           reasonable
           Creature
           ,
           
             therefore
             ●e
             must
             worship
             him
             in
             Spirit
             and
             Truth
             .
          
           And
           since
           Man
           in
           his
           fallen
           State
           cannot
           approach
           the
           Holy
           and
           Just
           God
           without
           a
           Mediator
           ,
           he
           is
           directed
           by
           the
           Gospel
           to
           address
           himself
           to
           the
           
             Throne
             of
             Grace
             ,
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           who
           alone
           can
           reconcile
           our
           Persons
           ,
           and
           render
           our
           Services
           acceptable
           with
           his
           Father
           .
        
         
           Besides
           the
           immediate
           service
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           Godliness
           includes
           the
           propension
           and
           tendency
           of
           the
           Soul
           to
           him
           in
           the
           whole
           conversation
           ,
           and
           it
           contains
           three
           things
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           our
           Obedience
           proceeds
           from
           love
           to
           
           God
           as
           its
           vital
           Principle
           .
           This
           must
           warm
           and
           animate
           the
           external
           action
           :
           this
           alone
           makes
           Obedience
           as
           delightful
           to
           us
           ,
           so
           pleasing
           to
           God.
           
             He
             shews
             Mercy
             to
             those
             who
             love
             him
             ,
             and
             keep
             his
             Commandments
             .
          
           
           
             Faith
             works
             by
             Love
          
           ,
           and
           enclines
           the
           Soul
           to
           obey
           with
           the
           same
           Affection
           ,
           that
           God
           enjoins
           the
           Precept
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           all
           our
           Conversation
           be
           regulated
           by
           his
           Will
           as
           the
           Rule
           .
           He
           is
           our
           Father
           and
           Sovereign
           ,
           and
           the
           respect
           to
           his
           Law
           gives
           to
           every
           action
           the
           formality
           of
           Obedience
           .
           We
           must
           choose
           our
           Duty
           because
           he
           commands
           it
           .
           
             Whatsoever
             ye
             do
             in
             word
             ,
             or
             deed
             ,
             do
             all
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           for
           his
           command
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           assistance
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           be
           the
           supreme
           End
           of
           all
           our
           Actions
           .
           This
           Qualification
           must
           adhere
           not
           only
           to
           necessary
           Duties
           ,
           but
           to
           our
           natural
           and
           civil
           Actions
           .
           
             Our
             light
             must
             so
             shine
             before
             men
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             see
             our
             good
             works
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             glorifie
             our
             Father
             which
             is
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Whether
             we
             eat
             or
             drink
             ,
             or
             whatsoever
             we
             do
             ,
             all
             must
             be
             done
             in
             a
             regular
             ,
             and
             due
             proportion
             to
             the
             Glory
             of
             God.
          
           A
           general
           Designation
           of
           this
           is
           absolutely
           requisite
           ,
           
           and
           the
           renewing
           of
           our
           intentions
           actually
           in
           matters
           of
           moment
           .
           For
           He
           being
           the
           sole
           Author
           of
           our
           Lives
           and
           Happiness
           ,
           
           we
           cannot
           without
           extream
           ingratitude
           and
           disobedience
           ,
           neglect
           to
           
             glorifie
             Him
             in
             our
             Bodies
             and
             Spirits
             which
             are
             his
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Religious
           tendency
           of
           the
           Soul
           to
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           Supreme
           Lord
           and
           our
           utmost
           End
           ,
           sanctifies
           our
           Actions
           ,
           and
           gives
           an
           excellency
           to
           them
           above
           what
           is
           inherent
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           .
           Thus
           moral
           Duties
           towards
           Men
           ,
           
           when
           they
           are
           directed
           to
           God
           ,
           become
           Divine
           .
           Acts
           of
           Charity
           are
           so
           many
           Sacred
           
           Oblations
           to
           the
           Deity
           .
           Men
           are
           but
           the
           Altars
           upon
           which
           we
           lay
           our
           Presents
           ,
           God
           receives
           them
           ,
           as
           if
           immediatly
           offer'd
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           consumed
           to
           his
           Honour
           .
           Such
           was
           the
           charity
           of
           the
           Philippians
           towards
           the
           relief
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           which
           he
           calls
           
             An
             odour
             of
             a
             sweet
             smell
             ,
             a
             Saerifice
             acceptable
             ,
             well
             pleasing
             to
             God.
          
           
           The
           same
           Bounty
           was
           an
           act
           of
           Compassion
           to
           Man
           ,
           and
           Devotion
           to
           God.
           This
           changes
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           meanest
           and
           most
           troublesome
           things
           .
           What
           was
           more
           vile
           and
           harsh
           than
           the
           employment
           of
           a
           Slave
           ,
           yet
           a
           respect
           to
           God
           makes
           it
           a
           Religious
           Service
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           most
           noble
           &
           voluntary
           of
           all
           humane
           Actions
           .
           For
           the
           Believer
           addressing
           
             his
             service
             to
             Christ
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Infidel
           only
           to
           his
           Master
           ,
           
           he
           doth
           chearfully
           what
           the
           other
           doth
           by
           constraint
           ,
           
           and
           
             adorns
             the
             Gospel
             of
             God
             our
             Saviour
          
           as
           truly
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           were
           in
           a
           higher
           condition
           .
        
         
           All
           Vertues
           are
           of
           the
           same
           descent
           and
           family
           ,
           though
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           matter
           about
           which
           they
           are
           conversant
           ,
           and
           their
           exercise
           they
           are
           different
           ,
           Some
           are
           heroical
           ,
           some
           are
           humble
           ,
           and
           the
           lowest
           being
           conducted
           by
           Love
           to
           God
           in
           the
           meanest
           offices
           ,
           shall
           have
           an
           eternal
           Reward
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           Piety
           is
           the
           principle
           and
           chief
           ingredient
           of
           Righteousness
           and
           Charity
           to
           Men.
           For
           since
           God
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           our
           common
           Nature
           ,
           and
           the
           relations
           whereby
           we
           are
           united
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           't
           is
           necessary
           that
           a
           regard
           to
           him
           should
           be
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           have
           an
           influence
           upon
           all
           other
           Duties
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           further
           consider
           some
           particular
           Precepts
           ,
           which
           the
           Gospel
           doth
           especially
           enforce
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           the
           Reasons
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           concerning
           Humility
           ,
           the
           peculiar
           Grace
           of
           Christians
           ,
           so
           becoming
           our
           state
           as
           Creatures
           
           and
           Sinners
           ,
           the
           parent
           and
           nurse
           of
           other
           Graces
           ,
           that
           preserves
           in
           us
           the
           light
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           the
           heat
           of
           Love
           ;
           that
           procures
           Modesty
           in
           Prosperity
           ,
           and
           Patience
           in
           Adversity
           ;
           that
           is
           the
           root
           of
           Gratitude
           and
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           is
           so
           lovely
           in
           God's
           eyes
           ,
           that
           
             He
             gives
             Grace
             to
             the
             Humble
             :
          
           This
           our
           Saviour
           makes
           a
           necessary
           qualification
           in
           all
           those
           who
           shall
           enter
           into
           his
           Kingdom
           ;
           
             Except
             ye
             be
             converted
             and
             become
             as
             little
             children
             ,
          
           
           
             ye
             shall
             not
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             .
          
           As
           by
           Humility
           he
           purchas'd
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           so
           by
           that
           Grace
           we
           possess
           it
           .
           And
           since
           Pride
           arises
           out
           of
           Ignorance
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           to
           cause
           in
           us
           a
           just
           and
           lowly
           sense
           of
           our
           unworthiness
           ,
           discovers
           the
           nakedness
           and
           misery
           of
           the
           humane
           Nature
           ,
           devested
           of
           its
           primitive
           Righteousness
           .
           It
           reveals
           the
           transmission
           of
           Original
           Sin
           ,
           from
           the
           first
           Man
           to
           all
           his
           Posterity
           ,
           wherewith
           they
           are
           infected
           and
           debased
           ;
           a
           Mystery
           so
           far
           from
           our
           knowledg
           ,
           that
           the
           participation
           of
           it
           seems
           impossible
           ,
           and
           unjust
           to
           carnal
           Reason
           .
           
           
             We
             are
             dead
             in
             Sins
             and
             Trespasses
             ,
          
           without
           any
           Spiritual
           strength
           to
           perform
           our
           Duty
           .
           The
           Gospel
           ascribes
           all
           that
           is
           good
           in
           Man
           to
           the
           free
           and
           powerful
           Grace
           of
           God.
           
             He
             works
             in
             us
             to
             will
             and
             to
             do
             of
             his
             good
             pleasure
             .
          
           
           He
           gives
           Grace
           to
           some
           because
           He
           he
           is
           Good
           ,
           denies
           it
           to
           others
           because
           He
           is
           Just
           ,
           but
           doth
           injury
           to
           none
           ,
           because
           all
           being
           guilty
           ,
           He
           owes
           it
           to
           none
           .
           Grace
           in
           its
           being
           and
           activity
           entirely
           depends
           upon
           Him.
           As
           the
           drowsie
           Sap
           is
           drawn
           forth
           into
           flourishing
           and
           fruitfulness
           by
           the
           approaches
           of
           the
           Sun
           ;
           so
           habitual
           Grace
           is
           drawn
           forth
           into
           act
           by
           the
           presence
           and
           influences
           of
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           .
           
             Without
             me
          
           ,
           
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           
             ye
             can
             do
             nothing
             .
             I
             have
             laboured
             more
             abundantly
             than
             they
             all
             ,
          
           
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             yet
             not
             I
          
           ,
           
           
             but
             the
             Grace
             of
          
           God
           
             in
             me
          
           .
           The
           operations
           of
           Grace
           are
           ours
           ,
           but
           the
           Power
           that
           enables
           us
           is
           from
           God.
           Our
           preservation
           from
           Evil
           ,
           and
           perseverance
           in
           Good
           ,
           is
           a
           most
           free
           unmerited
           Favour
           ,
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           renewed
           Grace
           in
           the
           course
           of
           our
           Lives
           .
           Without
           his
           special
           assistance
           ,
           we
           should
           every
           hour
           forsake
           Him
           ,
           and
           provoke
           Him
           to
           forsake
           us
           .
           As
           the
           Iron
           cannot
           ascend
           or
           hang
           in
           the
           Air
           longer
           than
           the
           virtue
           of
           the
           Loadstone
           draws
           it
           ;
           So
           our
           Affections
           cannot
           ascend
           to
           those
           glorious
           things
           that
           are
           above
           ,
           without
           the
           continually
           attracting
           Power
           of
           Grace
           .
           'T
           is
           by
           humble
           Prayer
           wherein
           we
           acknowledg
           our
           wants
           and
           unworthiness
           ,
           and
           declare
           our
           dependance
           upon
           the
           Divine
           Mercy
           and
           Power
           ,
           that
           we
           obtain
           Grace
           .
           Now
           from
           these
           Reasons
           the
           Gospel
           commands
           Humility
           ,
           in
           our
           demeanor
           towards
           God
           and
           Men.
           And
           if
           we
           seriously
           consider
           them
           ,
           how
           can
           any
           crevise
           be
           opened
           in
           the
           heart
           for
           the
           least
           breath
           of
           Pride
           to
           enter
           ?
           How
           can
           a
           poor
           diseased
           wretch
           that
           hath
           neither
           Money
           ,
           nor
           can
           by
           any
           industry
           procure
           nourishment
           ,
           or
           Physick
           for
           his
           deadly
           Diseases
           ,
           and
           receives
           from
           a
           merciful
           person
           not
           only
           Food
           ,
           but
           Soveraign
           Medicines
           brought
           from
           another
           World
           (
           for
           such
           is
           the
           Divine
           Grace
           sent
           to
           us
           from
           Heaven
           )
           without
           his
           desert
           ,
           or
           possibility
           of
           retribution
           ,
           be
           proud
           towards
           his
           Benefactor
           ?
           How
           can
           he
           that
           only
           lives
           upon
           Alms
           ,
           boast
           that
           he
           is
           rich
           ?
           How
           can
           a
           Creature
           be
           proud
           of
           the
           Gifts
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           it
           cannot
           possess
           without
           Humility
           ,
           and
           without
           acknowledging
           that
           they
           are
           derived
           from
           Mercy
           ?
           If
           we
           had
           continued
           in
           our
           Integrity
           ,
           the
           praise
           of
           all
           had
           been
           entirely
           due
           to
           God
           ;
           For
           our
           Faculties
           and
           the
           excellent
           dispositions
           
           that
           fitted
           them
           for
           action
           ,
           were
           bestowed
           upon
           us
           freely
           by
           Him
           ,
           and
           depended
           upon
           his
           Grace
           in
           their
           exercise
           .
           But
           there
           is
           now
           greater
           reason
           to
           attribute
           the
           Glory
           of
           all
           our
           goodness
           solely
           to
           him
           :
           for
           He
           revives
           our
           dead
           Souls
           by
           the
           infusion
           of
           Grace
           ,
           without
           which
           we
           are
           
             to
             every
             good
             work
             reprobate
          
           .
           Since
           all
           our
           Spiritual
           Abilities
           are
           Graces
           ,
           the
           more
           we
           have
           received
           the
           more
           we
           are
           obliged
           ,
           and
           therefore
           should
           be
           more
           humble
           and
           thankful
           to
           the
           Author
           of
           them
           .
           And
           in
           comparing
           our selves
           with
           others
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           forbids
           all
           proud
           reflections
           upon
           our selves
           as
           dignified
           above
           them
           ,
           
             For
             who
             maketh
             thee
             to
             differ
             from
             another
             ?
             And
             what
             hast
             thou
             that
             thou
             didst
             not
             receive
             ?
             And
             if
             thou
             didst
             receive
             it
             ,
             why
             dost
             thou
             glory
             ,
             as
             if
             thou
             hadst
             not
             received
             it
             ?
          
           If
           God
           discern
           one
           from
           another
           by
           special
           gifts
           ,
           the
           Man
           hath
           nothing
           of
           his
           own
           that
           makes
           him
           excellent
           .
           Although
           inherent
           Graces
           command
           a
           respect
           from
           others
           to
           the
           Person
           in
           whom
           they
           shine
           ,
           yet
           he
           that
           possesses
           them
           ought
           rather
           to
           consider
           himself
           in
           those
           qualities
           that
           are
           natural
           ,
           and
           make
           him
           like
           the
           worst
           ,
           than
           in
           those
           that
           are
           divine
           ,
           proceeding
           from
           the
           sole
           Favour
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           exalt
           him
           above
           them
           .
        
         
           Add
           further
           ,
           that
           God
           hath
           ordained
           in
           the
           Gospel
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           Faith
           ,
           which
           are
           humbling
           Graces
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           conditions
           of
           our
           obtaining
           Pardon
           .
           By
           Repentance
           we
           acknowledge
           that
           if
           we
           are
           condemned
           ,
           't
           is
           just
           severity
           ,
           and
           if
           we
           are
           Saved
           't
           is
           rich
           Mercy
           .
           
           And
           Faith
           absolutely
           excludes
           boasting
           .
           For
           it
           supposes
           the
           Creature
           guilty
           ,
           and
           receives
           Pardon
           from
           the
           Sovereign
           Grace
           of
           God
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           our
           Crucified
           Redeemer
           .
           The
           benefit
           ,
           and
           the
           manner
           of
           our
           receiving
           it
           was
           typified
           
           in
           the
           miraculous
           cure
           of
           the
           Israelites
           by
           looking
           up
           to
           the
           Brasen
           Serpent
           .
           For
           the
           act
           of
           seeing
           is
           performed
           by
           receiving
           the
           Images
           which
           are
           derived
           from
           the
           objects
           :
           't
           is
           rather
           a
           Passion
           then
           an
           Action
           ;
           that
           it
           might
           appear
           that
           the
           healing
           Virtue
           was
           meerly
           from
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Honor
           of
           it
           intirely
           his
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           God
           had
           respect
           to
           the
           lowliness
           of
           this
           Grace
           ,
           in
           appointing
           it
           to
           be
           the
           qualification
           of
           a
           Justified
           person
           :
           for
           the
           most
           firm
           reliance
           on
           Gods
           Mercy
           ,
           is
           alwayes
           joyned
           with
           the
           strongest
           renouncing
           of
           our
           own
           Merits
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           to
           excite
           humility
           in
           us
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           the
           Glorious
           reward
           is
           from
           rich
           bounty
           and
           liberality
           .
           
           
             The
             gift
             of
             God
             is
             Eternal
             Life
             through
             Jesus
             Christ
             our
             Lord.
          
           As
           the
           Election
           of
           us
           to
           Glory
           ,
           so
           the
           actual
           possession
           of
           it
           proceeds
           from
           pure
           Favour
           .
           There
           is
           no
           more
           proportion
           between
           all
           our
           Services
           and
           that
           High
           and
           Eternal
           felicity
           ;
           than
           between
           the
           running
           a
           few
           steps
           ,
           and
           the
           obtaining
           an
           Imperial
           Crown
           .
           Indeed
           not
           only
           Heaven
           ,
           but
           all
           the
           Graces
           that
           are
           necessary
           to
           purify
           and
           prepare
           us
           for
           it
           ,
           we
           receive
           from
           undeserved
           Mercy
           .
           So
           that
           God
           crowns
           in
           us
           not
           our
           proper
           Works
           ,
           but
           his
           own
           proper
           Gifts
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Gospel
           strictly
           commands
           Self-denial
           ,
           when
           the
           Honor
           of
           God
           and
           Religion
           is
           concern'd
           .
           Jesus
           tells
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           
             If
             any
             Man
             will
             come
             after
             me
             ,
             let
             him
             deny
             himself
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             take
             up
             his
             Cross
             and
             follow
             me
             .
          
           Life
           and
           all
           the
           endearments
           of
           it
           ,
           Estates
           ,
           Honours
           ,
           Relations
           ,
           Pleasures
           must
           be
           put
           under
           our
           feet
           ,
           to
           take
           the
           first
           step
           with
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           This
           is
           absolutely
           necessary
           to
           the
           being
           of
           a
           Christian
           .
           In
           the
           preparation
           of
           his
           mind
           and
           the
           resolution
           of
           his
           will
           ,
           he
           must
           live
           a
           Martyr
           ,
           and
           whensoever
           
           his
           duty
           requires
           ,
           he
           must
           break
           all
           the
           
             Retinacula
             Vitae
          
           ,
           the
           voluntary
           bands
           that
           fasten
           us
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           die
           a
           Martyr
           ,
           rather
           than
           suffer
           a
           divorce
           to
           be
           made
           between
           his
           Heart
           and
           Christ.
           Whatsoever
           is
           most
           esteem'd
           and
           lov'd
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           must
           be
           parted
           with
           as
           a
           snare
           ,
           if
           it
           tempts
           us
           from
           our
           Obedience
           ;
           or
           offered
           up
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           ,
           when
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           calls
           for
           it
           .
           And
           this
           command
           that
           appears
           so
           hard
           to
           sense
           ,
           is
           most
           just
           and
           reasonable
           .
           For
           God
           hath
           by
           so
           many
           titles
           a
           right
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           ought
           to
           make
           an
           intire
           Dedication
           of
           our selves
           and
           our
           most
           valuable
           interests
           to
           him
           .
           Our
           Redeemer
           infinitely
           denied
           himself
           to
           save
           us
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           most
           just
           we
           should
           in
           gratitude
           deny
           our selves
           to
           serve
           him
           .
           Besides
           ,
           an
           infinite
           advantage
           redounds
           to
           us
           :
           for
           our
           Saviour
           assures
           us
           ,
           that
           
             whosoever
             will
             save
             his
             life
             when
             't
             is
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             performance
             of
             his
             duty
             ,
          
           
           
             shall
             lose
             it
             ;
             and
             whosoever
             will
             lose
             his
             life
             for
             his
             sake
             ,
             shall
             find
             it
             .
          
           Now
           what
           is
           more
           prudent
           ,
           than
           of
           two
           evils
           that
           are
           propounded
           to
           choose
           the
           least
           ?
           that
           is
           ,
           Temporal
           Death
           ,
           rather
           than
           Eternal
           ;
           and
           of
           two
           goods
           that
           are
           offered
           to
           our
           choice
           ,
           to
           prefer
           the
           greater
           ,
           a
           Life
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           before
           that
           on
           the
           Earth
           .
           Especially
           if
           we
           consider
           that
           we
           must
           shortly
           yeeld
           the
           present
           life
           to
           the
           infirmities
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           the
           richest
           traffick
           to
           exchange
           that
           which
           is
           frail
           and
           mortal
           ,
           for
           that
           which
           remains
           in
           its
           perfection
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Gospel
           enjoyns
           Universal
           Love
           among
           Men.
           
           This
           is
           
             that
             fire
             which
             Christ
             came
             to
             kindle
             upon
             the
             Earth
          
           ;
           't
           is
           the
           abridgment
           of
           all
           Christian
           perperfection
           ,
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           the
           Divine
           Law
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           particular
           Precepts
           are
           in
           substance
           ,
           Love.
           He
           that
           loves
           his
           Neighbor
           will
           have
           a
           tender
           regard
           to
           
           his
           Life
           ,
           Honour
           and
           Estate
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           sum
           of
           the
           second
           Table
           .
           The
           extent
           of
           our
           Love
           must
           be
           to
           all
           that
           partake
           of
           the
           same
           common
           nature
           .
           The
           universal
           consanguinity
           between
           Men
           should
           make
           us
           regard
           them
           as
           our
           allies
           .
           Every
           Man
           that
           wants
           our
           help
           is
           our
           Neighbour
           .
           
             Do
             good
             to
             all
          
           ,
           is
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Apostle
           .
           
           For
           the
           quality
           of
           our
           Love
           it
           
             must
             be
             unfeigned
             without
             dissimulation
          
           .
           The
           Image
           of
           it
           in
           Words
           without
           real
           Effects
           ,
           provokes
           the
           Divine
           displeasure
           :
           for
           as
           all
           falshood
           is
           odious
           to
           the
           God
           of
           Truth
           ,
           so
           especially
           the
           counterfeiting
           of
           Charity
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           impression
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           the
           seal
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           .
           A
           sincere
           pure
           affection
           ,
           that
           rejoyces
           at
           the
           good
           ,
           and
           resents
           the
           evils
           of
           others
           as
           our
           own
           ,
           and
           expresses
           it self
           in
           all
           real
           Offices
           ,
           not
           for
           our
           private
           respects
           ,
           but
           their
           benefit
           ,
           is
           required
           of
           us
           .
           And
           as
           to
           the
           degree
           of
           our
           Love
           ,
           
           we
           are
           commanded
           
             above
             all
             things
             to
             have
             fervent
             Charity
             among
             our selves
             .
          
           This
           principally
           respects
           Christians
           ,
           
           who
           are
           united
           by
           so
           many
           sacred
           and
           amiable
           bands
           ,
           as
           being
           formed
           of
           the
           same
           Eternal
           Seed
           ,
           Children
           of
           the
           same
           Heavenly
           Father
           ,
           and
           joynt-Heirs
           of
           the
           same
           Glorious
           Inheritance
           .
           Christian
           Charity
           hath
           a
           more
           noble
           Principle
           than
           the
           affections
           of
           nature
           ,
           for
           it
           proceeds
           from
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           shed
           abroad
           in
           Believers
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           one
           Heart
           and
           one
           Soul
           ,
           and
           a
           more
           Divine
           pattern
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Example
           of
           Christ
           ;
           Who
           hath
           by
           his
           Sufferings
           restored
           us
           to
           the
           Favour
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           Love
           one
           another
           ,
           as
           He
           hath
           Loved
           us
           .
           This
           Duty
           is
           most
           stricty
           injoyn'd
           ,
           for
           without
           Love
           ,
           Angelical
           Eloquence
           is
           but
           an
           empty
           noise
           ,
           
           and
           all
           other
           Virtues
           have
           but
           a
           false
           lustre
           ;
           Prophesie
           ,
           Faith
           ,
           Knowledge
           ,
           Miracles
           ,
           the
           highest
           outward
           
           Acts
           of
           Charity
           or
           Self-denial
           ,
           the
           giving
           our
           Estates
           to
           the
           Poor
           ,
           or
           Bodies
           to
           Martyrdom
           ,
           are
           neither
           pleasing
           to
           God
           ,
           nor
           profitable
           to
           him
           that
           does
           them
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           That
           special
           branch
           of
           Love
           ,
           the
           forgiving
           of
           Injuries
           ,
           is
           the
           peculiar
           Precept
           of
           our
           Saviour
           .
           For
           the
           whole
           World
           consents
           to
           the
           returning
           evil
           for
           evil
           .
           The
           vicious
           Love
           of
           our selves
           makes
           us
           very
           sensible
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           our
           preverse
           judgments
           to
           revenge
           an
           injury
           ,
           seems
           as
           just
           as
           to
           requite
           a
           benefit
           .
           From
           hence
           revenge
           is
           the
           most
           Rebellious
           and
           Obstinate
           Passion
           .
           An
           Offence
           remains
           as
           a
           thorn
           in
           the
           mind
           ,
           that
           inflames
           and
           torments
           it
           ,
           till
           't
           is
           appeased
           by
           a
           vindication
           .
           'T
           is
           more
           difficult
           to
           
             overcome
             the
             Spirit
             then
             to
             gain
             a
             Battel
             .
          
           We
           are
           apt
           to
           revolve
           in
           our
           thoughts
           injuries
           that
           have
           been
           done
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           after
           a
           long
           distance
           of
           time
           the
           memory
           represents
           them
           as
           fresh
           as
           at
           the
           first
           .
           Now
           the
           Gospel
           commands
           a
           hearty
           and
           intire
           forgiveness
           of
           injuries
           ,
           though
           repeated
           never
           so
           often
           
             to
             seventy
             seven
             times
          
           .
           We
           must
           not
           only
           quench
           the
           Fire
           of
           Anger
           ,
           but
           kindle
           the
           Fire
           of
           Love
           towards
           our
           greatest
           Enemies
           .
           
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             Love
             your
             Enemies
             ,
          
           
           
             Bless
             them
             that
             Curse
             you
             ,
             do
             good
             to
             them
             that
             hate
             you
             ,
             Pray
             for
             them
             which
             despitefully
             use
             you
             ,
             and
             Persecute
             you
             .
          
           This
           is
           urged
           from
           the
           consideration
           
             of
             God's
             forgiving
             us
          
           ,
           
           who
           being
           infinitely
           provoked
           ,
           yet
           pardons
           innumerable
           faults
           to
           us
           ,
           moved
           only
           by
           his
           Mercy
           .
           And
           how
           reasonable
           is
           it
           that
           we
           should
           at
           his
           command
           remit
           a
           few
           faults
           to
           our
           Brethren
           ?
           To
           extinguish
           the
           strong
           inclination
           that
           is
           in
           corrupt
           Nature
           to
           revenge
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           suspended
           the
           Promise
           of
           Pardon
           to
           us
           upon
           our
           pardoning
           others
           .
           
             For
             if
             ye
             forgive
             men
             their
             trespasses
             ,
             your
             Heavenly
             Father
             will
             also
             forgive
             
             you
             .
             But
             if
             ye
             forgive
             not
             their
             trespasses
             ,
             neither
             will
             your
             Father
             forgive
             your
             trespasses
             .
          
           He
           that
           is
           cruel
           to
           another
           cannot
           expect
           Mercy
           ,
           but
           in
           every
           Prayer
           to
           God
           indites
           himself
           ,
           and
           virtually
           pronounces
           his
           own
           Condemnation
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Gospel
           enjoins
           Contentment
           in
           every
           state
           ,
           which
           is
           our
           great
           Duty
           and
           Felicity
           ,
           mainly
           influential
           upon
           our
           whole
           life
           ,
           to
           prevent
           both
           Sin
           and
           Misery
           .
           
             Be
             content
             with
             such
             things
             as
             you
             have
             ,
             for
             he
             hath
             said
             ,
             I
             will
             never
             leave
             thee
             ,
          
           
           
             nor
             forsake
             thee
          
           .
           It
           forbids
           all
           Murmurings
           against
           Providence
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           seed
           of
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           all
           anxious
           thoughts
           concerning
           things
           future
           .
           
             Take
             no
             thought
             for
             to
             morrow
             ,
          
           we
           should
           not
           anticipate
           evils
           ,
           
           by
           our
           apprehensions
           and
           fears
           ,
           they
           come
           fast
           enough
           ;
           
             Sufficient
             for
             the
             day
             is
             the
             evil
             thereof
             .
          
           Our
           corrupt
           Desires
           are
           vast
           and
           restless
           as
           the
           Sea
           ,
           and
           when
           contradicted
           they
           betray
           us
           to
           Discontent
           and
           Disobedience
           .
           The
           Gospel
           therefore
           retrenches
           all
           inordinate
           Affections
           ,
           and
           vehemently
           condemns
           Covetousness
           ,
           as
           a
           Vice
           not
           to
           be
           
             named
             among
             Saints
          
           but
           with
           abhorrency
           .
           It
           discovers
           to
           us
           most
           clearly
           ,
           that
           temporal
           things
           are
           not
           the
           materials
           of
           our
           Happiness
           .
           For
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           voluntarily
           denied
           himself
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           them
           .
           And
           as
           the
           highest
           Stars
           are
           so
           much
           distant
           from
           an
           Eclipse
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           above
           the
           Shadow
           of
           the
           Earth
           ;
           so
           the
           Soul
           that
           in
           its
           esteem
           and
           desires
           is
           above
           the
           world
           ,
           its
           brightness
           and
           joy
           cannot
           be
           darkened
           or
           eclipsed
           by
           any
           accidents
           there
           .
           The
           Gospel
           forbids
           all
           vain
           Sorrows
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           vain
           Pleasures
           ;
           and
           distinguishes
           real
           Godliness
           from
           an
           appearance
           ,
           by
           contentment
           as
           its
           inseparable
           Character
           .
           
             Godliness
             with
             Content
             is
             great
             gain
             .
          
           
           When
           we
           are
           in
           the
           saddest
           
           circumstances
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           commands
           us
           
             to
             possess
             our
             Souls
             in
             Patience
             ,
          
           
           to
           preserve
           a
           calm
           Constitution
           of
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           no
           storms
           from
           without
           can
           discompose
           .
           For
           this
           end
           he
           assures
           us
           that
           nothing
           comes
           to
           pass
           without
           the
           Knowledge
           and
           Efficiency
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           ,
           Permission
           of
           God.
           
             That
             the
             H●irs
             of
             our
             Head
             are
             numbred
             ,
             and
             not
             one
             falls
             to
             the
             Earth
             without
             his
             License
             .
          
           Now
           the
           serious
           belief
           of
           a
           Wise
           ,
           Just
           and
           Powerful
           Providence
           that
           governs
           all
           things
           ,
           hath
           a
           mighty
           efficacy
           to
           maintain
           a
           constant
           tranquillity
           and
           equal
           temper
           in
           the
           Soul
           amidst
           the
           confusions
           of
           the
           World.
           
             God
             works
             all
             things
             according
             to
             the
             counsel
             of
             his
             own
             will
             :
          
           
           and
           if
           we
           could
           discover
           the
           immediate
           reasons
           of
           every
           Providence
           ,
           we
           cannot
           have
           more
           satisfaction
           then
           from
           this
           General
           Principle
           ,
           that
           is
           applicable
           to
           all
           ,
           as
           light
           to
           every
           colour
           ,
           That
           what
           God
           doth
           is
           always
           best
           .
           This
           resolves
           all
           the
           doubts
           of
           the
           most
           intangled
           minds
           ,
           and
           rectifies
           our
           false
           judgments
           .
           From
           hence
           a
           Believer
           hath
           as
           true
           content
           in
           complying
           with
           God's
           Will
           ,
           as
           if
           God
           had
           complyed
           with
           his
           ,
           and
           is
           reconciled
           to
           every
           condition
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           assures
           us
           ,
           
             that
             all
             things
             work
             together
             for
             the
             good
             of
             those
             that
             love
          
           God.
           For
           their
           Spiritual
           good
           at
           present
           ;
           
           by
           weakening
           their
           corruptions
           :
           for
           affliction
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           manage
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           sensual
           part
           is
           exercised
           and
           made
           pliable
           to
           the
           motions
           of
           the
           Spirit
           :
           and
           by
           increasing
           their
           Graces
           ,
           the
           unvaluable
           Treasures
           of
           Heaven
           .
           If
           the
           dearest
           Objects
           of
           our
           Affections
           ,
           the
           most
           worthy
           of
           our
           Love
           and
           Grief
           are
           taken
           away
           ,
           't
           is
           for
           this
           reason
           ,
           that
           God
           may
           have
           our
           Love
           himself
           ,
           in
           its
           most
           full
           and
           inflamed
           degree
           .
           And
           Afflictions
           are
           in
           order
           to
           their
           Everlasting
           good
           .
           Now
           the
           certain
           expectation
           
           of
           a
           blessed
           issue
           out
           of
           all
           troubles
           ,
           is
           to
           the
           Heart
           of
           a
           Christian
           as
           the
           putting
           a
           Rudder
           to
           a
           Ship
           ,
           which
           without
           it
           is
           exposed
           to
           the
           fury
           of
           the
           winds
           ,
           and
           in
           continual
           dangers
           ,
           but
           by
           its
           guidance
           makes
           use
           of
           every
           Wind
           to
           convey
           it
           to
           its
           Port.
           Hope
           produces
           not
           only
           acquiescence
           ,
           
           but
           joy
           in
           the
           sharpest
           Tribulations
           .
           For
           every
           true
           Christian
           being
           ordained
           to
           a
           Glorious
           and
           Supernatural
           Blessedness
           hereafter
           ;
           all
           things
           that
           befal
           them
           here
           below
           ,
           as
           means
           ,
           are
           regulated
           and
           transformed
           into
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           End
           to
           which
           they
           carry
           them
           .
           Thus
           temporal
           evils
           are
           turned
           into
           good
           .
           
             Our
             light
             Afflictions
             which
             are
             but
             for
             a
             moment
             ,
          
           
           
             work
             for
             us
             a
             far
             more
             exceeding
             weight
             of
             Glory
             .
          
           To
           consider
           this
           Life
           as
           the
           passage
           to
           another
           ,
           that
           is
           as
           durable
           as
           Eternity
           ,
           and
           as
           blessed
           as
           the
           Enjoyment
           of
           God
           can
           make
           it
           ;
           that
           the
           present
           miseries
           have
           a
           final
           respect
           to
           future
           Happiness
           ,
           will
           change
           our
           opinion
           about
           them
           ,
           and
           render
           them
           not
           only
           tolerable
           ,
           but
           so
           far
           eligible
           as
           they
           are
           instrumental
           and
           preparatory
           for
           it
           .
           If
           the
           Bloody
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Milky
           way
           leads
           to
           God's
           Throne
           ,
           a
           Christian
           willingly
           walks
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           In
           short
           ,
           A
           lively
           Hope
           ,
           accompanies
           a
           Christian
           to
           his
           last
           expiring
           breath
           ,
           till
           it
           is
           consummated
           in
           Celestial
           fruition
           .
           So
           that
           Death
           it self
           ,
           the
           universal
           terror
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           is
           made
           desirable
           ,
           as
           an
           entrance
           into
           Immortality
           ,
           and
           the
           first
           day
           of
           our
           Triumph
           .
           Thus
           I
           have
           considered
           some
           particular
           Precepts
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           are
           of
           greatest
           use
           for
           the
           government
           of
           our
           Hearts
           and
           Lives
           ;
           and
           the
           reasons
           upon
           which
           they
           are
           grounded
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           effectual
           .
           Now
           to
           discover
           more
           fully
           the
           compleatness
           of
           the
           Evangelical
           Rule
           ,
           I
           will
           consider
           it
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           Moses
           ,
           and
           the
           Philosophy
           of
           the
           Heathens
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XVII
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Perfection
             of
             
             Christ's
             Laws
             appears
             by
             comparing
             them
             with
             the
             Precepts
             of
             Moses
             .
             The
             
             Temple-Service
             was
             manag'd
             with
             Pomp
             suitable
             to
             the
             disposition
             of
             the
             Jews
             ,
             and
             the
             dispensation
             of
             the
             Law.
             The
             Christian
             Service
             is
             Pure
             and
             Spiritual
             .
             The
             Levitical
             Ceremonies
             and
             Ornaments
             are
             excluded
             from
             it
             ,
             not
             only
             as
             unnecessary
             ,
             but
             inconsist
             with
             its
             Spirituality
             .
             The
             obligation
             to
             the
             Rituals
             of
             Moses
             is
             abolisht
             ,
             to
             introduce
             real
             Righteousness
             .
             The
             Indulgence
             of
             Polygamy
             and
             Divorce
             is
             taken
             away
             by
             Christ
             ,
             and
             Marriage
             restored
             to
             its
             Primitive
             Purity
             .
             He
             clear'd
             the
             Law
             from
             the
             darkening
             Glosses
             of
             the
             Pharisees
             .
             And
             enforc'd
             it
             by
             new
             Obligations
             .
             The
             Law
             of
             Christ
             exceeds
             the
             Rules
             which
             the
             highest
             Masters
             of
             Morality
             in
             the
             School
             of
             Nature
             ever
             prescribed
             .
             Philosophy
             is
             defective
             as
             to
             Piety
             ,
             and
             in
             several
             things
             contrary
             to
             it
             .
             Philosophers
             delivered
             unworthy
             Conceptions
             of
             
               God.
               Philosophy
            
             doth
             not
             enjoin
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             first
             and
             great
             Command
             of
             the
             Natural
             
               Law.
               Philosophers
            
             lay
             down
             the
             servile
             Maxime
             ▪
             To
             comply
             with
             the
             common
             Idolatry
             .
             They
             arrogated
             to
             themselves
             the
             praise
             of
             their
             Vertue
             and
             Happiness
             .
             Philosophy
             doth
             not
             propound
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
             for
             the
             
               Supream
               End
            
             of
             all
             
               Humane
               Actions
               .
               Philosophy
            
             is
             defective
             as
             to
             the
             Duties
             respecting
             our selves
             and
             others
             .
             It
             allowes
             the
             first
             sinful
             motions
             of
             the
             lower
             Appetites
             .
             The
             Stoicks
             renounce
             the
             
               Passions
               .
               Philosophy
            
             insufficient
             
             to
             form
             the
             Soul
             to
             Patience
             and
             Content
             under
             Afflictions
             :
             and
             to
             support
             in
             the
             hour
             of
             Death
             .
             A
             Reflection
             upon
             some
             
               Immoral
               Maxims
            
             of
             the
             several
             Sects
             of
             Philosophers
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           Perfection
           of
           the
           Laws
           of
           Christ
           will
           further
           appear
           ,
           by
           comparing
           them
           with
           the
           Precepts
           of
           Moses
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Rules
           which
           the
           highest
           Masters
           of
           Morality
           in
           the
           School
           of
           Nature
           have
           prescribed
           for
           the
           directing
           our
           lives
           .
           The
           Gospel
           exceeds
           the
           Mosaical
           Institution
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           ordaining
           a
           Service
           that
           is
           Pure
           ,
           Spiritual
           ,
           and
           Divine
           ,
           consisting
           in
           the
           Contemplation
           ,
           Love
           and
           Praises
           of
           God
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           holy
           Angels
           perform
           above
           .
           The
           Temple-Service
           was
           managed
           with
           Pomp
           and
           external
           Magnificence
           ,
           suitable
           to
           the
           disposition
           of
           that
           People
           ,
           and
           the
           dispensation
           of
           the
           Law.
           The
           Church
           was
           then
           
             in
             its
             Infant-state
          
           ,
           as
           St.
           Paul
           expresses
           it
           ;
           and
           that
           Age
           is
           more
           wrought
           on
           by
           Sense
           than
           Reason
           :
           For
           such
           is
           the
           subordination
           of
           our
           Faculties
           ,
           that
           the
           vegetative
           first
           acts
           ,
           then
           the
           sensitive
           ,
           then
           the
           rational
           ,
           as
           the
           organs
           appointed
           for
           its
           use
           ,
           acquire
           perfection
           .
           The
           knowledg
           of
           the
           Jews
           was
           obscure
           and
           imperfect
           ,
           and
           the
           external
           part
           of
           their
           Religion
           was
           ordered
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           that
           the
           senses
           were
           much
           affected
           .
           Their
           Lights
           ,
           Perfumes
           ,
           Musick
           and
           Sacrifices
           were
           the
           proper
           entertainment
           of
           their
           external
           Faculties
           .
           Besides
           ,
           being
           encompast
           with
           Nations
           whose
           Service
           to
           their
           Idols
           was
           full
           of
           Ceremonies
           ,
           to
           render
           the
           temptation
           ineffectual
           ,
           and
           take
           off
           from
           the
           efficacy
           of
           those
           allurements
           which
           might
           seduce
           them
           to
           the
           imitation
           of
           Idolatry
           ,
           God
           ordain'd
           his
           Service
           to
           be
           performed
           with
           
           great
           splendour
           .
           Add
           further
           ,
           The
           Dispensation
           of
           the
           Law
           was
           typical
           and
           mysterious
           ,
           representing
           by
           visible
           material
           objects
           ,
           and
           their
           power
           to
           ravish
           the
           Senses
           ,
           Spiritual
           things
           ,
           and
           their
           efficacy
           to
           work
           upon
           the
           Soul.
           But
           our
           Redeemer
           hath
           rent
           the
           Vail
           ,
           and
           brought
           forth
           Heavenly
           things
           into
           a
           full
           Day
           ,
           and
           the
           clearest
           Evidence
           .
           Whereas
           Moses
           was
           very
           exact
           in
           describing
           the
           numerous
           Ceremonies
           of
           the
           Jewish
           Religion
           ,
           the
           quality
           of
           their
           Sacrifices
           ,
           the
           Place
           ,
           the
           Persons
           by
           whom
           they
           must
           be
           prepared
           and
           presented
           to
           the
           Lord
           :
           We
           are
           now
           commanded
           to
           draw
           near
           to
           God
           with
           
             cleansed
             hands
             and
             purified
             hearts
             ,
             and
             that
             Men
             Pray
             every
             where
             ,
             lifting
             up
             holy
             hands
             ,
             without
             wrath
             and
             doubting
             .
          
           Every
           place
           is
           a
           Temple
           ,
           and
           every
           Christian
           a
           Priest
           ,
           to
           offer
           up
           Spiritual
           Incense
           to
           God.
           The
           most
           of
           the
           Levitical
           Ceremonies
           and
           Ornaments
           are
           excluded
           from
           the
           Christian
           Service
           ,
           not
           only
           as
           unnecessary
           ,
           but
           inconsistent
           with
           its
           Spiritualness
           :
           As
           Paint
           ,
           they
           corrupt
           the
           native
           beauty
           of
           Religion
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           humane
           Eloquence
           was
           not
           used
           in
           the
           first
           preaching
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           lest
           it
           should
           render
           the
           truth
           of
           it
           uncertain
           ,
           and
           rob
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           of
           its
           Glory
           in
           converting
           the
           World
           :
           for
           〈◊〉
           would
           be
           apt
           to
           imagine
           that
           't
           was
           not
           the
           supernatural
           vertue
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           the
           efficacy
           of
           its
           Reasons
           ,
           but
           the
           artifice
           of
           Orators
           that
           overcame
           the
           spirits
           of
           Men
           :
           So
           if
           the
           Service
           of
           the
           Gospel
           were
           made
           so
           pompous
           ,
           the
           Worshippers
           would
           be
           enclin'd
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           the
           external
           part
           was
           the
           most
           principal
           ,
           and
           to
           content
           themselves
           in
           that
           ,
           without
           the
           aims
           and
           affections
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           life
           of
           all
           our
           Services
           .
           Besides
           ,
           upon
           another
           account
           outward
           Pomp
           in
           Religion
           is
           apter
           
           to
           quench
           than
           en●●ame
           Devotion
           :
           For
           we
           are
           so
           compounded
           of
           Flesh
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           corporeal
           Faculties
           are
           vehemently
           affected
           with
           their
           objects
           ,
           't
           is
           very
           hard
           for
           the
           Spiritual
           to
           act
           with
           equal
           vigour
           ;
           there
           being
           such
           commerce
           between
           the
           fancy
           and
           the
           outward
           Senses
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           never
           exercised
           in
           the
           reception
           of
           their
           objects
           ,
           but
           the
           Imagination
           is
           drawn
           that
           way
           ,
           and
           cannot
           present
           to
           the
           mind
           distinctly
           and
           with
           the
           calmness
           that
           is
           requisit
           ,
           those
           things
           on
           which
           our
           thoughts
           should
           be
           fixt
           .
           But
           when
           those
           diverting
           objects
           are
           removed
           ,
           the
           Soul
           directly
           ascends
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           looks
           on
           him
           as
           the
           Searcher
           and
           Judge
           of
           the
           Heart
           ;
           and
           worships
           him
           proportionally
           to
           his
           perfections
           .
           That
           this
           was
           the
           design
           of
           Christ
           ,
           appears
           particularly
           in
           the
           Institution
           of
           the
           Sacraments
           ,
           which
           he
           ordained
           in
           a
           merciful
           condescension
           to
           our
           present
           state
           ▪
           for
           there
           is
           a
           natural
           desir●
           in
           us
           to
           have
           pledges
           of
           things
           promis'd
           ;
           therefore
           he
           was
           pleased
           to
           add
           to
           the
           Declaration
           of
           his
           Will
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           the
           Sacraments
           as
           confirming
           seals
           of
           his
           Love
           ;
           by
           which
           the
           application
           of
           his
           Benefits
           is
           more
           special
           ,
           and
           the
           representation
           more
           lively
           ,
           than
           that
           which
           is
           meerl●
           by
           the
           Word
           .
           But
           they
           are
           few
           in
           number
           ,
           on
           Baptism
           and
           the
           Lords
           Supper
           ,
           simple
           in
           their
           nature
           ,
           and
           easy
           in
           their
           signification
           ,
           most
           fit
           to
           relieve
           our
           infirmity
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           our
           Souls
           to
           Heavenly
           things
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           the
           Service
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           answerable
           to
           the
           excellent
           light
           of
           knowledge
           shed
           abroad
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           Christians
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Our
           Redeemer
           hath
           abolisht
           all
           obligation
           to
           the
           other
           Rituals
           of
           Moses
           ,
           to
           introduce
           that
           real
           Righteousness
           which
           was
           signified
           by
           them
           .
           The
           
             carnal
             Commandments
          
           given
           to
           the
           Jews
           ,
           are
           called
           
           
             Statutes
             that
             were
             not
             good
          
           ;
           
           either
           in
           respect
           of
           their
           matter
           ,
           not
           being
           perfective
           of
           the
           humane
           nature
           ,
           or
           their
           effect
           :
           for
           they
           brought
           Death
           to
           the
           disobedient
           ,
           not
           Life
           to
           the
           Obedient
           :
           the
           most
           strict
           observation
           of
           them
           did
           not
           make
           the
           performers
           either
           better
           ,
           or
           more
           happy
           .
           But
           Christians
           are
           
             dead
             to
             these
             Elements
          
           ,
           
           that
           is
           ,
           perfectly
           freed
           from
           subjection
           to
           them
           .
           
             The
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             consists
             not
             in
             Meat
             ,
             and
             Drink
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             Righteousness
             ,
             and
             Peace
             ,
             and
             Joy
             in
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ;
             for
             he
             that
             in
             these
             things
             serves
             Christ
             ,
             is
             acceptable
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             approved
             of
             Men.
          
           We
           are
           commanded
           
             to
             purge
             out
             the
             old
             leaven
             of
             Malice
             ,
             and
             Wickedness
             ,
          
           that
           sowers
           and
           swells
           the
           mind
           ,
           and
           to
           
             keep
             the
             feast
          
           ,
           with
           the
           
             unleavened
             bread
             of
             sincerity
             and
             truth
             .
          
           We
           are
           obliged
           to
           be
           free
           from
           the
           moral
           imperfections
           ,
           the
           vices
           and
           passions
           ,
           which
           were
           represented
           by
           the
           natural
           qualities
           of
           those
           Creatures
           which
           were
           forbidden
           to
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           to
           purify
           the
           Heart
           instead
           of
           the
           frequent
           washings
           under
           the
           Law.
           But
           the
           Gospel
           frees
           us
           from
           the
           intolerable
           yoke
           of
           the
           legal
           abstinencies
           ,
           observations
           ,
           and
           disciplines
           ,
           the
           amusements
           of
           low
           and
           servile
           Spirits
           ,
           wherewith
           they
           would
           compensate
           their
           defects
           in
           real
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           exchange
           the
           substance
           of
           Religion
           for
           the
           shadow
           and
           colours
           of
           it
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           the
           Apostle
           is
           severe
           against
           those
           ,
           who
           would
           joyn
           the
           fringes
           of
           Moses
           to
           the
           robe
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           indulgence
           of
           Polygamy
           and
           Divorce
           that
           was
           granted
           to
           the
           Jews
           ,
           is
           taken
           away
           by
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Marriage
           restored
           to
           the
           purity
           of
           its
           first
           Institution
           .
           The
           permission
           of
           these
           was
           by
           a
           political
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           effect
           was
           temporal
           Impunity
           .
           For
           God
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           not
           only
           in
           the
           relation
           of
           a
           
           Creator
           and
           universal
           Governour
           ,
           that
           gave
           Laws
           to
           regulate
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           special
           relation
           to
           the
           Jews
           as
           their
           King.
           And
           as
           in
           a
           Civil
           State
           a
           prudent
           Governour
           permits
           a
           less
           evil
           ,
           for
           the
           prevention
           of
           a
           greater
           ,
           without
           an
           approbation
           of
           it
           ;
           So
           God
           was
           pleased
           in
           his
           Wisdom
           to
           tolerate
           those
           things
           ,
           in
           condescension
           to
           their
           carnal
           and
           perverse
           humors
           ,
           
             for
             the
             hardness
             of
             their
             Hearts
             ,
          
           
           lest
           worse
           inconveniences
           should
           follow
           :
           But
           our
           Saviour
           reduces
           Marriage
           to
           the
           Sanctity
           of
           its
           original
           ,
           when
           man
           was
           formed
           according
           to
           the
           Image
           of
           God's
           Holiness
           .
           
             He
             that
             made
             them
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             made
             them
             Male
             and
             Female
             :
             for
             this
             cause
             shall
             a
             Man
             leave
             Father
             and
             Mother
             ,
             and
             cleave
             to
             his
             Wife
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             they
             twain
             shall
             be
             one
             flesh
             .
             What
             therefore
             God
             hath
             joyned
             together
             ,
             let
             no
             Man
             put
             asunder
             .
          
           From
           the
           unity
           of
           the
           Person
           ,
           that
           one
           Male
           was
           made
           and
           one
           Female
           ,
           it
           follows
           that
           the
           super-inducing
           of
           another
           into
           the
           Marriage-bed
           is
           against
           the
           first
           Institution
           .
           And
           the
           Union
           that
           is
           between
           them
           not
           being
           only
           civil
           in
           a
           consent
           of
           wills
           ,
           but
           natural
           by
           the
           joyning
           of
           two
           bodies
           ,
           something
           natural
           must
           intervene
           to
           dissolve
           it
           ,
           viz.
           the
           Adultery
           of
           one
           party
           .
           Excepting
           that
           case
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           severely
           forbids
           the
           putting
           the
           Wife
           away
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Our
           Redeemer
           hath
           improved
           the
           obligations
           of
           the
           moral
           Law
           ,
           by
           a
           clearer
           discovery
           of
           the
           purity
           and
           extent
           of
           its
           precepts
           ,
           and
           by
           peculiar
           and
           powerful
           Enforcements
           .
           In
           his
           Sermon
           on
           the
           Mount
           he
           clears
           it
           from
           the
           darkning
           glosses
           of
           the
           Phaisees
           ,
           who
           observed
           the
           letter
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           but
           not
           the
           designe
           of
           the
           Lawgiver
           .
           He
           declares
           that
           not
           only
           the
           gross
           act
           ,
           but
           all
           things
           of
           the
           same
           alliance
           are
           forbidden
           ;
           not
           only
           Murder
           ,
           but
           rash
           Anger
           ,
           and
           vilifying
           
           words
           ,
           which
           wound
           the
           Reputation
           .
           Not
           only
           actual
           pollution
           ,
           but
           the
           impurity
           of
           the
           Eye
           ,
           and
           the
           staining
           of
           the
           Soul
           with
           unclean
           thoughts
           ,
           are
           all
           comprised
           in
           the
           prohibition
           .
           He
           informs
           them
           that
           every
           Man
           in
           calamity
           is
           their
           Neighbour
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           relieved
           ,
           and
           commands
           them
           to
           love
           their
           deadliest
           enemies
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           He
           tells
           the
           multitude
           ,
           
             that
             unless
             their
             Righteousness
             exceed
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             the
             Scribes
             and
             Pharisees
             ,
          
           
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           utmost
           that
           they
           thought
           themselves
           obliged
           to
           ,
           
             they
             should
             not
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             Heaven
             .
          
           Besides
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           superadded
           special
           Enforcements
           to
           his
           Precepts
           .
           The
           Arguments
           to
           perswade
           Christians
           to
           be
           universally
           Holy
           ,
           from
           Christs
           Redeeming
           them
           for
           that
           great
           end
           ,
           was
           not
           known
           either
           in
           the
           Oeconomy
           of
           Nature
           ,
           or
           the
           Law
           :
           For
           before
           our
           lapsed
           state
           there
           was
           no
           need
           of
           a
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           he
           was
           not
           revealed
           during
           the
           Legal
           Dispensation
           .
           His
           Death
           was
           only
           shadowed
           forth
           in
           Types
           ,
           and
           foretold
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           was
           obscure
           to
           the
           Jews
           .
           The
           Gospel
           urges
           new
           reasons
           to
           increase
           our
           aversion
           from
           sin
           ,
           which
           neither
           Adam
           nor
           Moses
           were
           acquainted
           with
           .
           So
           the
           Apostle
           dehorts
           Christians
           from
           uncleanness
           ,
           because
           their
           bodies
           are
           
             Members
             of
             Christ
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             Temples
             of
             the
             Holy-Ghost
          
           ,
           and
           therefore
           should
           be
           inviolably
           consecrated
           to
           purity
           .
           If
           the
           Utensils
           of
           the
           Temple
           were
           so
           sacred
           ▪
           that
           the
           employing
           them
           to
           a
           common
           use
           ,
           was
           revenged
           in
           a
           miraculous
           manner
           ;
           How
           much
           sorer
           punishment
           shall
           be
           inflicted
           on
           those
           who
           defile
           themselves
           ,
           after
           they
           were
           
             sanctified
             by
             the
             Blood
             of
             the
             Covenant
          
           ?
           The
           Gospel
           also
           recommends
           to
           us
           Love
           to
           one
           another
           ,
           
           in
           imitation
           of
           that
           admirable
           Love
           which
           Christ
           exprest
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           commands
           the
           highest
           
           Obedience
           ,
           even
           unto
           death
           when
           God
           requires
           it
           ,
           in
           conformity
           to
           our
           Redeemers
           Sufferings
           .
           These
           and
           many
           other
           Motives
           are
           derived
           from
           a
           pure
           vein
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           exalt
           the
           Moral
           Law
           to
           a
           higher
           pitch
           ,
           as
           to
           its
           Obligation
           upon
           men
           ,
           than
           in
           its
           first
           delivery
           by
           Moses
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Laws
           of
           Christ
           exceed
           the
           Rules
           which
           the
           best
           Masters
           of
           Morality
           in
           the
           School
           of
           Nature
           have
           prescribed
           for
           the
           Government
           of
           our
           Lives
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           there
           are
           remaining
           Principles
           of
           the
           Moral
           Law
           in
           the
           heart
           of
           Man
           ;
           Some
           warm
           sparks
           are
           still
           left
           which
           the
           Philosophers
           laboured
           to
           enliven
           and
           cherish
           .
           Many
           excellent
           Precepts
           of
           Morality
           they
           delivered
           ,
           either
           to
           calm
           the
           Affections
           ,
           and
           lay
           the
           storms
           in
           our
           Breasts
           ,
           whereby
           the
           most
           men
           are
           guilty
           and
           miserable
           ,
           or
           to
           regulate
           the
           civil
           Conversation
           with
           others
           .
           And
           since
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           Prometheus-like
           ,
           
           they
           brought
           their
           dead
           Torches
           to
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           stole
           some
           light
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           .
           Yet
           upon
           searching
           we
           shall
           easily
           discover
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           all
           their
           boasts
           ,
           to
           purge
           the
           Soul
           from
           its
           defilements
           ,
           contracted
           by
           its
           union
           with
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           to
           restore
           it
           to
           its
           primitive
           Perfection
           ,
           
             They
             became
             vain
             in
             their
             thoughts
             ,
             and
             their
             foolish
             heart
             was
             darkened
             .
          
           Although
           the
           vulgar
           Heathens
           thought
           them
           to
           be
           guides
           in
           the
           safe
           way
           ,
           yet
           they
           were
           Companions
           with
           them
           in
           their
           wanderings
           ;
           And
           Truth
           instructs
           us
           ,
           that
           
             When
             the
             blind
             lead
             the
             blind
             ,
             both
             fall
             into
             the
             ditch
             .
          
           I
           will
           briefly
           shew
           that
           their
           Morals
           are
           defective
           ,
           and
           mixt
           with
           false
           Rules
           :
           only
           premising
           three
           things
           .
           1.
           
           That
           I
           shall
           not
           insist
           on
           their
           Ignorance
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           their
           Infidelity
           in
           respect
           of
           those
           Evangelical
           Mysteries
           ,
           that
           are
           only
           discover'd
           
           by
           Revelation
           ;
           for
           that
           precisely
           considered
           ,
           doth
           not
           make
           them
           guilty
           before
           God
           :
           But
           only
           take
           notice
           of
           their
           defects
           in
           natural
           Religion
           ,
           and
           moral
           Duties
           ,
           
           to
           which
           
             the
             Law
             written
             in
             the
             heart
          
           obliges
           all
           Mankind
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           Vertue
           is
           not
           to
           be
           confounded
           with
           Vice
           ,
           although
           't
           is
           not
           assisted
           by
           special
           Grace
           .
           Those
           who
           performed
           acts
           of
           Civil
           Justice
           ,
           and
           Kindness
           ,
           and
           Honour
           ,
           were
           not
           guilty
           as
           those
           who
           violated
           all
           the
           Laws
           of
           Nature
           and
           Reason
           .
           Their
           heroic
           Actions
           were
           praise-worthy
           among
           men
           ,
           and
           God
           gave
           them
           a
           temporal
           Reward
           ;
           although
           not
           being
           enlivened
           by
           Faith
           ,
           and
           purified
           by
           Love
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           an
           holy
           Intention
           for
           his
           Glory
           ,
           they
           were
           
             dead
             works
          
           ,
           unprofitable
           as
           to
           Salvation
           .
        
         
           
           3.
           
           Their
           highest
           Rule
           ,
           viz.
           To
           live
           according
           to
           Nature
           ,
           is
           imperfect
           and
           insufficient
           .
           For
           although
           Nature
           in
           its
           original
           Purity
           furnisht
           us
           with
           perfect
           Instructions
           ,
           yet
           in
           its
           corrupt
           state
           't
           is
           not
           so
           enlightened
           and
           regular
           ,
           as
           to
           direct
           us
           in
           our
           universal
           Duty
           .
           'T
           is
           as
           possible
           to
           find
           all
           the
           Rules
           of
           Architecture
           in
           the
           ruines
           of
           a
           Building
           ,
           as
           to
           find
           in
           the
           remaining
           Principles
           of
           the
           natural
           Law
           ,
           full
           and
           sufficient
           Directions
           for
           the
           whole
           Duty
           of
           Man
           ,
           either
           as
           to
           the
           performing
           good
           ,
           or
           avoiding
           evil
           .
           
           
             The
             Mind
             is
             darkened
          
           and
           defiled
           with
           error
           ,
           that
           indisposes
           it
           for
           its
           office
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           now
           proceed
           to
           shew
           how
           insufficient
           Philosophy
           is
           to
           direct
           us
           in
           our
           Duty
           to
           God
           ,
           our selves
           ,
           and
           others
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           In
           respect
           of
           Piety
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           chief
           Duty
           of
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           ,
           Philosophy
           is
           very
           defective
           ,
           nay
           in
           many
           things
           contrary
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           By
           delivering
           unworthy
           Notions
           and
           Conceptions
           
           of
           the
           Deity
           .
           Not
           only
           the
           vulgar
           Heathens
           
             chang'd
             the
             truth
             of
             God
             into
             a
             lie
             ,
          
           when
           they
           measured
           his
           Incomprehensible
           Perfections
           by
           the
           narrow
           compass
           of
           their
           Imaginations
           ,
           or
           when
           looking
           on
           Him
           through
           the
           appearing
           disorders
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           they
           thought
           Him
           unjust
           and
           cruel
           ;
           As
           the
           most
           beautiful
           Face
           seems
           deformed
           and
           monstrous
           in
           a
           disturbed
           stream
           ;
           But
           the
           most
           renowned
           Philosophers
           dishonoured
           Him
           by
           their
           base
           apprehensions
           .
           For
           the
           true
           Notion
           of
           God
           signifies
           a
           Being
           Infinite
           ,
           Independent
           ,
           the
           universal
           Creator
           ,
           who
           preserves
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           the
           absolute
           Director
           of
           all
           Events
           ,
           that
           his
           Providence
           takes
           notice
           of
           all
           Actions
           ,
           that
           He
           is
           a
           liberal
           Rewarder
           of
           those
           that
           seek
           Him
           ,
           and
           a
           just
           Revenger
           of
           those
           that
           violate
           his
           Laws
           :
           Now
           all
           this
           was
           contradicted
           by
           them
           .
           *
           Some
           asserted
           the
           World
           to
           be
           eternal
           ,
           others
           that
           Matter
           was
           ;
           and
           in
           that
           denied
           Him
           to
           be
           the
           first
           Cause
           of
           all
           things
           .
           Some
           limited
           his
           Being
           ,
           confining
           Him
           to
           one
           of
           the
           Poles
           of
           Heaven
           :
           Others
           extended
           it
           only
           to
           the
           Amplitude
           of
           the
           World.
           The
           †
           Epicureans
           totally
           denied
           his
           governing
           Providence
           ,
           and
           made
           Him
           an
           idle
           Spectator
           of
           things
           below
           .
           They
           asserted
           ,
           That
           God
           was
           contented
           with
           his
           own
           Majesty
           and
           Glory
           ;
           That
           whatever
           was
           without
           Him
           was
           neither
           in
           his
           thoughts
           nor
           care
           :
           as
           if
           to
           be
           employed
           in
           ordering
           the
           various
           accidents
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           were
           incompatible
           with
           his
           Blessedness
           ,
           and
           He
           needed
           their
           Impiety
           to
           relieve
           Him.
           Thus
           by
           confining
           his
           Power
           ,
           who
           is
           Infinite
           ,
           they
           denied
           Him
           in
           confessing
           Him.
           ‖
           Others
           allowed
           Him
           to
           regard
           the
           great
           affairs
           of
           Kingdoms
           and
           Nations
           ,
           to
           manage
           Crowns
           and
           Scepters
           ;
           but
           to
           stoop
           so
           low
           as
           to
           regard
           
           particular
           things
           ,
           they
           judged
           as
           unbecoming
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           Sun
           to
           descend
           from
           Heaven
           to
           light
           a
           Candle
           for
           a
           Servant
           in
           the
           dark
           .
           They
           took
           the
           Scepter
           out
           of
           God's
           hand
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           a
           foolish
           and
           blind
           Power
           ,
           to
           dispose
           of
           all
           mutable
           things
           .
           
           Seneca
           himself
           represents
           Fortune
           as
           not
           discerning
           the
           worthy
           from
           the
           unworthy
           ,
           and
           scattering
           its
           gifts
           without
           respect
           to
           Vertue
           .
           Some
           made
           Him
           a
           Servant
           to
           Nature
           ;
           That
           he
           necessarily
           turn'd
           the
           Spheres
           ;
           
           Others
           subjected
           Him
           to
           an
           invincible
           Destiny
           ,
           that
           He
           could
           not
           do
           what
           He
           desired
           .
           Thus
           the
           wisest
           of
           the
           Heathens
           dishonoured
           the
           Deity
           by
           their
           false
           imaginations
           ,
           and
           instead
           of
           representing
           him
           with
           his
           proper
           Attributes
           ,
           drew
           a
           picture
           of
           themselves
           .
           Besides
           ,
           their
           impious
           fancies
           had
           a
           pernicious
           influence
           upon
           the
           lives
           of
           Men
           :
           especially
           the
           denial
           of
           his
           Providence
           ;
           for
           that
           took
           away
           the
           strongest
           restraint
           of
           corrupt
           nature
           ,
           the
           fear
           of
           future
           Judgment
           .
           For
           humane
           Laws
           do
           not
           punish
           secret
           crimes
           that
           are
           innumerable
           ,
           nor
           all
           open
           ,
           as
           those
           of
           persons
           in
           power
           ,
           which
           are
           most
           hurtful
           :
           Therefore
           they
           are
           a
           weak
           instrument
           to
           preserve
           Innocence
           and
           Virtue
           .
           Only
           the
           respect
           of
           God
           to
           whom
           every
           heart
           is
           manifest
           ,
           every
           action
           a
           Testimony
           ,
           and
           every
           great
           Person
           a
           Subject
           ,
           is
           of
           equal
           force
           to
           give
           check
           to
           sin
           in
           all
           ,
           in
           the
           dakrness
           of
           the
           night
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           of
           the
           day
           ,
           in
           the
           works
           of
           the
           hand
           ,
           and
           the
           thoughts
           of
           the
           heart
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Philosophy
           is
           very
           defective
           as
           to
           Piety
           ,
           in
           not
           injoyning
           the
           Love
           of
           God.
           The
           first
           and
           great
           Command
           in
           the
           Law
           of
           Nature
           ,
           (
           the
           order
           of
           the
           Precepts
           being
           according
           to
           their
           dignity
           )
           is
           ,
           
             Thou
             shalt
             love
             the
             Lord
             with
             all
             thy
             Heart
             ,
             Soul
             ,
          
           and
           Strength
           .
           'T
           is
           most
           reasonable
           that
           our
           Love
           should
           first
           ascend
           to
           
           Him
           ,
           and
           in
           its
           full
           vigor
           :
           For
           our
           Obligations
           to
           him
           are
           infinite
           ,
           and
           all
           inferior
           objects
           are
           incomparably
           beneath
           him
           .
           Yet
           Philosophers
           speak
           little
           or
           nothing
           of
           this
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           principal
           part
           of
           natural
           Religion
           .
           Aristotle
           who
           was
           so
           clear-sighted
           in
           other
           things
           ,
           when
           he
           discourses
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           affectedly
           obscure
           ,
           to
           conceal
           his
           ignorance
           ,
           as
           the
           Fish
           which
           troubles
           the
           Water
           for
           fear
           of
           being
           catcht
           ;
           but
           't
           is
           on
           the
           occasion
           of
           speculative
           Sciences
           ,
           as
           in
           his
           Phisicks
           ,
           when
           he
           considers
           him
           as
           the
           first
           cause
           of
           all
           the
           motions
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           or
           in
           his
           Metaphysicks
           ,
           as
           the
           supreme
           Being
           ,
           the
           knowledg
           of
           whom
           he
           saith
           is
           most
           noble
           in
           it self
           ,
           but
           of
           no
           use
           to
           Men.
           But
           in
           his
           Morals
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           reason
           to
           consider
           the
           Deity
           as
           an
           object
           most
           worthy
           of
           our
           Love
           ,
           Respect
           ,
           and
           Obedience
           in
           an
           infinite
           Degree
           ,
           he
           totally
           omits
           such
           a
           representation
           of
           him
           ,
           although
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           is
           that
           alone
           which
           gives
           price
           to
           all
           moral
           Virtues
           .
           And
           from
           hence
           it
           is
           that
           Philosophy
           is
           so
           defective
           as
           to
           Rules
           for
           the
           preparing
           Men
           for
           an
           intimate
           and
           delightful
           Communion
           with
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           Holy
           and
           Perfect
           Love
           ,
           and
           the
           supreme
           Happiness
           of
           the
           reasonable
           Nature
           .
           If
           in
           the
           Platonical
           Philosophy
           there
           are
           some
           things
           directing
           to
           it
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           but
           frigidly
           exprest
           ,
           and
           so
           obscurely
           ,
           that
           like
           Inscriptions
           in
           ancient
           Medals
           or
           Marbles
           which
           are
           defac't
           ,
           they
           are
           hardly
           legible
           .
           This
           is
           the
           singular
           Character
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           distinguishes
           it
           from
           all
           humane
           Institutions
           ;
           it
           represents
           the
           infinite
           amiableness
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           goodness
           to
           us
           ,
           to
           excite
           our
           Affections
           to
           him
           in
           a
           Superlative
           manner
           :
           it
           commands
           us
           to
           
             follow
             him
             as
             dear
             Children
          
           ,
           and
           presses
           us
           to
           seek
           for
           those
           Dispositions
           which
           may
           qualifie
           
           us
           for
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           him
           in
           a
           way
           of
           Friendship
           and
           Love.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           best
           Philosophers
           laid
           down
           this
           servile
           and
           pernicious
           Maxime
           ,
           
           That
           a
           wise
           Man
           should
           alwayes
           conform
           to
           the
           Religion
           of
           his
           Country
           .
           Socrates
           who
           acknowledged
           one
           Supreme
           God
           ,
           yet
           (
           according
           to
           the
           counsel
           of
           the
           Oracle
           that
           directed
           all
           to
           Sacrifice
           according
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           City
           )
           he
           advised
           his
           Friends
           to
           comply
           with
           the
           common
           Idolatry
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           did
           otherwise
           he
           branded
           as
           superstitious
           and
           vain
           .
           And
           his
           practice
           was
           accordingly
           .
           For
           he
           frequented
           the
           Temples
           ,
           assisted
           at
           their
           Sacrifices
           ,
           which
           he
           declares
           before
           his
           Judges
           ,
           to
           purge
           himself
           from
           the
           Crime
           of
           which
           he
           was
           accused
           .
           Seneca
           speaking
           of
           the
           Heathen
           worship
           ,
           acknowledges
           't
           was
           unreasonable
           ,
           and
           only
           the
           multitude
           of
           fools
           rendered
           it
           excusable
           ,
           yet
           he
           would
           have
           a
           Philosopher
           to
           conform
           to
           those
           customs
           in
           Obedience
           to
           the
           Law
           ,
           not
           as
           pleasing
           to
           the
           God's
           .
           Thus
           they
           made
           Religion
           a
           dependance
           on
           the
           State.
           They
           performed
           the
           Rites
           of
           heathenish
           Superstition
           ,
           that
           were
           either
           filthy
           ,
           phantastical
           ,
           or
           cruel
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           Devil
           the
           master
           of
           those
           Ceremonies
           ordain'd
           .
           They
           became
           less
           than
           Men
           by
           worshipping
           the
           most
           vile
           and
           despicable
           Creatures
           ,
           and
           sunk
           themselves
           by
           the
           most
           execrable
           Idolatry
           beneath
           the
           Powers
           of
           darkness
           ,
           to
           whom
           they
           offered
           Sacrifice
           .
           Now
           this
           Philosophical
           Principle
           is
           the
           most
           palpable
           violation
           of
           the
           Law
           of
           Nature
           :
           for
           that
           instructs
           us
           that
           God
           is
           the
           only
           object
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           are
           to
           obey
           him
           without
           exception
           from
           any
           inferior
           Power
           .
           Here
           't
           was
           Conscience
           to
           disobey
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           a
           most
           worthy
           cause
           wherein
           they
           should
           have
           manifested
           that
           generous
           contempt
           of
           
           Death
           they
           so
           much
           boasted
           of
           .
           
             But
             they
             detained
             the
             truth
             in
             unrighteousness
             ,
             and
             although
             they
             knew
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             they
             glorified
             him
             not
             as
             God
             ,
             but
             chang'd
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             Incorruptible
          
           God
           ,
           
             into
             an
             Image
             made
             like
             to
             a
             corruptible
             Man
             ,
             and
             to
             Birds
             ,
             and
             Beasts
             ,
             and
             creeping
             things
             .
          
           A
           sin
           of
           so
           provoking
           a
           nature
           ,
           that
           God
           gave
           them
           up
           to
           the
           vilest
           ·
           lusts
           ,
           whereby
           they
           defiled
           and
           debased
           themselves
           ;
           Carnal
           impurity
           being
           a
           just
           punishment
           of
           Spiritual
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           They
           arrogated
           to
           themselves
           the
           sole
           praise
           of
           their
           Virtues
           and
           Happiness
           .
           
           This
           impiety
           is
           most
           visible
           in
           the
           writings
           of
           the
           Stoicks
           ,
           the
           Pharises
           in
           Philosophy
           .
           They
           were
           so
           far
           from
           depending
           on
           God
           for
           Light
           and
           Grace
           in
           the
           conduct
           of
           their
           Lives
           ,
           &
           from
           praying
           to
           him
           to
           make
           them
           vertuous
           ,
           that
           they
           opposed
           nothing
           with
           more
           pride
           and
           contempt
           .
           
           They
           thought
           that
           Wisdom
           would
           loose
           its
           value
           and
           lustre
           ,
           that
           nothing
           were
           in
           it
           worthy
           of
           admiration
           ,
           if
           it
           came
           from
           above
           ,
           and
           depended
           upon
           the
           Grace
           of
           another
           .
           They
           acknowledged
           that
           the
           natural
           Life
           ,
           that
           Riches
           ,
           Honours
           ,
           and
           other
           inferiour
           things
           ,
           common
           to
           the
           worst
           ,
           were
           the
           gifts
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           asserted
           that
           Wisdom
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           the
           special
           perfection
           of
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           were
           the
           effects
           of
           their
           own
           industry
           .
           Impious
           folly
           !
           to
           believe
           that
           we
           owe
           the
           greatest
           benefits
           to
           our selves
           ,
           and
           the
           lesser
           only
           to
           God.
           Thus
           they
           robb'd
           him
           of
           the
           Honour
           of
           his
           most
           precious
           Gifts
           .
           So
           strongly
           did
           the
           poison
           of
           the
           old
           Serpent
           ,
           breathed
           forth
           in
           those
           words
           ,
           
             Ye
             shall
             be
             as
             God
          
           ,
           that
           infected
           the
           first
           Man
           ,
           still
           work
           in
           his
           Posterity
           .
           Were
           they
           Angels
           
           in
           perfection
           ,
           yet
           the
           proud
           reflecting
           on
           their
           excellencies
           would
           instantly
           turn
           them
           into
           Devils
           .
           And
           as
           they
           boasted
           of
           vertue
           ,
           so
           of
           happiness
           as
           intirely
           depending
           upon
           themselves
           .
           They
           ascribe
           to
           their
           Wise-man
           an
           absolute
           Empire
           over
           all
           things
           ,
           they
           raise
           him
           above
           the
           Clouds
           ;
           what
           ever
           may
           disquiet
           ,
           or
           disorder
           ,
           they
           exempt
           him
           from
           all
           Passions
           ,
           and
           make
           him
           ever
           equal
           to
           himself
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           never
           surprised
           with
           accidents
           ,
           that
           't
           is
           not
           in
           the
           power
           of
           pains
           or
           troubles
           to
           draw
           a
           sigh
           or
           tear
           from
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           despises
           all
           that
           the
           World
           can
           give
           or
           take
           ,
           and
           is
           contented
           with
           pure
           and
           naked
           Vertue
           ;
           in
           short
           they
           put
           the
           Crown
           upon
           his
           Head
           ,
           by
           attributing
           all
           to
           the
           power
           of
           his
           own
           Spirit
           .
           Thus
           they
           contradicted
           the
           Rites
           of
           Heaven
           .
           Their
           impiety
           was
           so
           bold
           that
           they
           put
           no
           difference
           between
           God
           and
           their
           wise
           person
           ,
           
           but
           this
           ,
           that
           God
           was
           an
           immortal
           Wise-Person
           ,
           and
           a
           wise
           Man
           was
           a
           mortal
           God.
           Nay
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           this
           advantage
           ,
           (
           since
           't
           is
           great
           art
           to
           comprize
           many
           things
           in
           a
           little
           space
           ,
           )
           to
           enjoy
           as
           much
           happiness
           in
           an
           age
           ,
           as
           Jupiter
           in
           his
           eternity
           .
           And
           which
           is
           the
           highest
           excess
           of
           Pride
           and
           Blasphemy
           ,
           
           they
           prefer'd
           the
           wretched
           imperfect
           vertue
           and
           happiness
           of
           their
           Wise-Man
           ,
           before
           the
           Infinite
           and
           unchangeable
           Purity
           and
           Felicity
           of
           God
           himself
           .
           For
           God
           they
           said
           is
           wise
           &
           happy
           by
           the
           priviledg
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           where
           as
           a
           Philosopher
           is
           so
           by
           the
           discourse
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           the
           choice
           of
           his
           will
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           resistance
           of
           his
           Passions
           ,
           and
           the
           difficulties
           he
           encounters
           in
           the
           World.
           Thus
           to
           raise
           themselves
           above
           the
           Throne
           of
           God
           ,
           since
           the
           rebellious
           Angels
           ,
           none
           have
           ever
           attempted
           besides
           the
           Stoicks
           .
           'T
           is
           no
           wonder
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           the
           most
           early
           opposers
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           for
           
           how
           could
           they
           acknowledg
           God
           in
           his
           state
           of
           abasement
           and
           humility
           ,
           who
           exalted
           their
           Verutous
           Man
           above
           him
           in
           his
           Majesty
           and
           Glory
           .
           Yet
           this
           is
           the
           Sect
           that
           was
           most
           renowned
           among
           the
           Heathens
           .
           
        
         
           5.
           
           Philosophy
           is
           very
           defective
           ,
           in
           not
           propounding
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           end
           to
           which
           all
           our
           actions
           should
           finally
           refer
           .
           This
           should
           have
           the
           first
           and
           chief
           place
           in
           that
           Practical
           Science
           :
           For
           every
           Action
           receiving
           its
           specification
           and
           value
           from
           its
           End
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           the
           Supreme
           and
           common
           to
           all
           Actions
           ,
           must
           be
           fixt
           before
           we
           come
           to
           the
           particular
           and
           subordinate
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           the
           Glory
           of
           God.
           Now
           the
           design
           of
           Philosophers
           in
           their
           Precepts
           ,
           was
           either
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           
           To
           use
           Vertue
           as
           the
           means
           to
           obtain
           Reputation
           and
           Honour
           in
           the
           World.
           This
           was
           evident
           in
           their
           Books
           and
           Actions
           .
           They
           were
           sick
           of
           self-love
           ,
           and
           did
           many
           things
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Eye
           .
           They
           led
           their
           lives
           as
           in
           a
           Scene
           ,
           where
           one
           person
           is
           within
           ,
           and
           another
           is
           represented
           without
           ,
           by
           an
           Artificial
           imitation
           of
           what
           is
           true
           .
           They
           were
           swell'd
           with
           presumption
           ,
           having
           little
           merit
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           vanity
           .
           Now
           this
           respect
           to
           the
           Opinion
           of
           others
           ,
           corrupts
           the
           intention
           ,
           and
           vitiates
           the
           action
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           sincere
           Vertue
           ,
           but
           a
           superficial
           appearance
           that
           is
           regarded
           .
           For
           't
           is
           sufficient
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           to
           seem
           to
           be
           vertuous
           without
           being
           so
           .
           As
           a
           proud
           person
           would
           rather
           wear
           counterfeit
           Pearls
           that
           are
           esteemed
           right
           ,
           then
           right
           which
           are
           esteemed
           counterfeit
           .
           
           So
           one
           that
           is
           vain-glorious
           prefers
           the
           reputation
           of
           being
           vertuous
           ,
           before
           real
           Vertue
           .
           From
           hence
           we
           may
           discover
           that
           many
           of
           their
           most
           specious
           Actions
           were
           disguised
           Sins
           ,
           their
           Vertues
           
           were
           false
           as
           their
           Deities
           .
           Upon
           this
           account
           St.
           Austin
           condemns
           the
           Heroical
           Actions
           of
           the
           Romans
           as
           vicious
           ;
           
           
             Virtute
             civili
             ,
             non
             vera
             ,
             sed
             veri
             simili
             ,
             humanae
             gloriae
             servierunt
             .
          
           Pride
           had
           a
           principal
           part
           in
           them
           .
        
         
           
           Or
           secondly
           ,
           The
           end
           of
           Philosophy
           was
           to
           prevent
           the
           mischiefs
           which
           licentiousness
           and
           disorders
           might
           bring
           upon
           men
           from
           without
           ,
           or
           to
           preserve
           inward
           peace
           ,
           by
           suppressing
           the
           turbulent
           passions
           arising
           from
           Lust
           ,
           or
           Rage
           ,
           that
           discompose
           the
           mind
           .
           This
           was
           the
           pretended
           design
           of
           Epicurus
           ,
           to
           whom
           Vertue
           was
           amiable
           only
           as
           the
           Instrument
           of
           pleasure
           .
        
         
           Or
           thirdly
           ,
           The
           heighth
           of
           Philosophy
           was
           to
           propound
           the
           beauty
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           
           and
           its
           charming
           Aspect
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           worthy
           Motive
           to
           draw
           the
           Affections
           .
           Now
           supposing
           that
           some
           of
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           (
           although
           very
           few
           )
           by
           discovering
           the
           internal
           beauty
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           had
           a
           love
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           perform'd
           some
           things
           without
           any
           private
           respect
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           rectitude
           of
           the
           action
           ,
           and
           the
           inward
           satisfaction
           that
           springs
           from
           it
           ,
           yet
           they
           were
           still
           defective
           .
           For
           Vertue
           is
           but
           a
           ray
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           and
           our
           duty
           is
           not
           compleat
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           referred
           to
           his
           Glory
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           principle
           and
           patern
           of
           it
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           great
           Creator
           made
           Man
           for
           himself
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           most
           just
           that
           as
           his
           Favour
           is
           our
           sovereign
           happiness
           ,
           so
           his
           Glory
           should
           be
           our
           supreme
           end
           ,
           without
           which
           nothing
           is
           regular
           ,
           and
           truly
           beautiful
           .
           By
           these
           several
           instances
           it
           appears
           how
           insufficient
           Philosophy
           is
           to
           direct
           us
           in
           our
           principal
           duty
           ,
           that
           respects
           God.
           
        
         
         
           2.
           
           Philosophy
           was
           defective
           in
           its
           directions
           about
           moral
           duties
           that
           respect
           our selves
           or
           others
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Philosophers
           were
           not
           sensible
           of
           the
           first
           inclinations
           to
           sin
           .
           They
           allow
           the
           disorder
           of
           the
           sensitive
           appetite
           as
           innocent
           ,
           till
           it
           passes
           to
           the
           supreme
           part
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           induces
           it
           to
           deliberate
           ,
           or
           resolve
           upon
           moral
           actions
           .
           For
           they
           were
           ignorant
           of
           that
           Original
           and
           intimate
           pollution
           that
           cleaves
           to
           the
           humane
           nature
           ;
           and
           because
           our
           faculties
           are
           natural
           ,
           they
           thought
           the
           first
           motions
           to
           forbidden
           objects
           ,
           that
           are
           universal
           in
           the
           best
           as
           well
           as
           worst
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           necessity
           of
           Nature
           rather
           then
           the
           effect
           of
           Corruption
           .
           Accordingly
           all
           their
           Precepts
           reach
           no
           farther
           than
           the
           Counsels
           of
           the
           Heart
           :
           But
           the
           desires
           and
           motions
           of
           the
           lower
           faculties
           ,
           though
           very
           culpable
           ,
           are
           left
           by
           them
           indifferent
           .
           So
           that
           't
           is
           evident
           that
           many
           defilements
           and
           stains
           are
           in
           their
           purgative
           vertues
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Stoicks
           not
           being
           able
           to
           reconcile
           the
           passions
           with
           reason
           ,
           wholly
           renounced
           them
           .
           Their
           Philosophy
           is
           like
           the
           River
           in
           Thrace
           ,
           
             
               —
               Quod
               potum
               saxea
               reddit
               
            
             
               Viscera
               ,
               quod
               tactis
               inducit
               marmora
               rebus
               .
            
          
        
         
           For
           by
           a
           fiction
           of
           fancy
           they
           turn
           their
           vertuous
           Person
           into
           a
           Statue
           ,
           that
           feels
           neither
           the
           inclinations
           of
           Love
           ,
           nor
           aversions
           of
           hatred
           ;
           that
           is
           not
           toucht
           with
           Joy
           or
           Sorrow
           ;
           that
           is
           exempt
           from
           Fears
           and
           Hopes
           .
           The
           tender
           and
           melting
           affections
           of
           nature
           towards
           the
           misery
           of
           others
           ,
           they
           intirely
           extinguish
           as
           unbecoming
           perfect
           Vertue
           .
           They
           attribute
           Wisdom
           to
           none
           ,
           but
           whom
           they
           rob
           of
           Humanity
           .
           Now
           as
           't
           is
           the
           ordinary
           effect
           of
           folly
           
           to
           run
           into
           one
           extreme
           by
           avoiding
           another
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           most
           visibly
           here
           .
           For
           the
           Affections
           are
           not
           like
           poisonous
           plants
           to
           be
           eradicated
           ;
           but
           as
           wild
           ,
           to
           be
           cultivated
           .
           They
           were
           at
           first
           set
           in
           the
           fresh
           soil
           of
           Mans
           nature
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           God.
           And
           the
           Scripture
           describes
           the
           Divine
           perfections
           ,
           and
           the
           actions
           proceeding
           from
           them
           ,
           by
           terms
           borrowed
           from
           humane
           affections
           ,
           which
           proves
           them
           to
           be
           innocent
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           .
           Plutarch
           observes
           when
           Lycurgus
           commanded
           to
           cut
           up
           all
           the
           Vines
           in
           Sparta
           ,
           to
           prevent
           Drunkenness
           ,
           he
           should
           rather
           have
           made
           Fountains
           by
           them
           ,
           to
           allay
           the
           heat
           of
           the
           Wines
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           beneficial
           :
           So
           true
           Wisdom
           prescribes
           how
           to
           moderate
           and
           temper
           the
           affections
           ,
           not
           to
           destroy
           them
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           they
           are
           now
           sinfully
           inclin'd
           ,
           yet
           being
           removed
           from
           Carnal
           to
           Spiritual
           objects
           ,
           they
           are
           excellently
           serviceable
           .
           As
           Reason
           is
           to
           guide
           the
           Affections
           ,
           so
           they
           are
           to
           excite
           Reason
           ,
           whose
           operations
           would
           be
           languid
           without
           them
           .
           The
           natures
           that
           are
           purely
           spiritual
           ,
           as
           the
           Angels
           ,
           have
           an
           understanding
           so
           clear
           ,
           as
           suddenly
           to
           discover
           in
           objects
           their
           qualiteis
           ,
           and
           to
           feel
           their
           efficacy
           ;
           but
           Man
           is
           compounded
           of
           two
           natures
           ,
           and
           the
           matter
           of
           his
           body
           obscures
           the
           light
           of
           his
           mind
           ,
           that
           he
           cannot
           make
           such
           a
           full
           discovery
           of
           good
           or
           evil
           at
           the
           first
           view
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           requisite
           to
           quicken
           his
           pursuit
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           flight
           from
           the
           other
           :
           Now
           the
           Affections
           awaken
           the
           vigour
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           to
           make
           an
           earnest
           application
           to
           its
           object
           .
           They
           are
           as
           the
           Winds
           which
           although
           sometimes
           tempestuous
           ,
           yet
           are
           necessary
           to
           convey
           the
           Ship
           to
           the
           Port.
           So
           that
           't
           is
           contumelious
           to
           the
           Creator
           ,
           and
           injurious
           to
           the
           humane
           nature
           ,
           to
           take
           them
           away
           as
           
           absolutely
           vicious
           .
           The
           Lord
           Jesus
           who
           was
           pure
           and
           perfect
           ,
           exprest
           all
           humane
           affections
           according
           to
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           objects
           presented
           to
           him
           .
           And
           his
           Law
           requires
           us
           not
           to
           mortifie
           ,
           but
           to
           purify
           ,
           consecrate
           ,
           and
           employ
           them
           for
           spiritual
           and
           honourable
           uses
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Philosophy
           is
           ineffectual
           by
           all
           its
           Rules
           to
           form
           the
           Soul
           to
           true
           Patience
           and
           Contentment
           under
           sufferings
           .
           Now
           considering
           the
           variety
           and
           greatness
           of
           the
           changes
           ,
           and
           calamitys
           to
           which
           the
           present
           life
           is
           obnoxious
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           Vertue
           more
           necessary
           .
           And
           if
           we
           look
           into
           the
           World
           before
           Christianity
           had
           reform'd
           the
           thoughts
           and
           language
           of
           Men
           ,
           we
           shall
           discover
           their
           miserable
           errours
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           the
           seeming
           confusion
           in
           humane
           affairs
           ,
           the
           unequal
           distribution
           of
           temporal
           good
           and
           evils
           here
           below
           .
           If
           the
           Heathens
           saw
           Injustice
           triumph
           over
           Innocence
           ;
           and
           crimes
           worthy
           of
           the
           severest
           punishment
           ,
           crown'd
           with
           Prosperity
           ;
           if
           a
           young
           man
           dyed
           who
           in
           their
           esteem
           deserved
           to
           live
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           a
           vicious
           person
           lived
           an
           age
           ,
           who
           was
           unworthy
           to
           be
           born
           ,
           they
           complained
           that
           the
           World
           was
           not
           governed
           according
           to
           Righteousness
           :
           but
           rash
           fortune
           or
           blind
           fate
           ruled
           all
           .
           As
           the
           Pharisee
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           seeing
           the
           Woman
           that
           had
           been
           a
           notorious
           sinner
           so
           kindly
           received
           by
           Christ
           ,
           said
           within
           himself
           ,
           
             If
             this
             Man
             were
             a
             Prophet
             ,
             he
             would
             know
             who
             it
             is
             that
             touches
             him
             .
          
           So
           they
           concluded
           ,
           if
           there
           were
           a
           Providence
           ,
           that
           did
           see
           and
           take
           care
           of
           sublunary
           things
           ,
           that
           did
           not
           only
           permit
           ,
           but
           dispose
           of
           all
           affairs
           ,
           it
           would
           make
           a
           visible
           distinction
           between
           the
           Vertuous
           and
           the
           Wicked
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           God
           did
           not
           to
           leave
           the
           Gentiles
           without
           
           
             a
             witness
             of
             himself
          
           ;
           for
           sometimes
           the
           reasons
           of
           his
           Providence
           in
           the
           great
           changes
           of
           the
           World
           were
           so
           conspicuous
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           discover
           an
           eye
           in
           the
           Scepter
           ,
           that
           his
           Government
           was
           managed
           with
           infinite
           Wisdom
           .
           Other
           Providences
           were
           vail'd
           and
           mysterious
           ,
           and
           the
           sight
           of
           those
           that
           were
           clear
           should
           have
           induc'd
           them
           to
           believe
           the
           Justice
           and
           Wisdom
           of
           those
           they
           could
           not
           comprehend
           .
           As
           Socrates
           having
           read
           a
           Book
           of
           Heraclitus
           a
           great
           Philosopher
           ,
           
           but
           studiously
           obscure
           ,
           and
           his
           Judgment
           being
           demanded
           concerning
           it
           ,
           reply'd
           ,
           that
           what
           he
           understood
           was
           very
           rational
           ,
           and
           he
           thought
           what
           he
           did
           not
           understand
           was
           so
           .
           But
           they
           did
           not
           wisely
           consider
           things
           .
           The
           present
           sense
           of
           troubles
           tempted
           them
           ,
           either
           to
           deny
           Providence
           ,
           or
           accuse
           it
           .
           Every
           day
           some
           unhappy
           wretch
           or
           other
           reproacht
           their
           Gods
           for
           the
           disasters
           he
           suffered
           .
           
           Now
           the
           end
           of
           Philosophy
           was
           to
           redress
           these
           evils
           ,
           to
           make
           an
           afflicted
           to
           be
           a
           contented
           state
           .
           The
           Philosophers
           speak
           much
           of
           the
           Power
           of
           their
           Precepts
           to
           establish
           the
           Soul
           in
           the
           instability
           of
           worldly
           things
           ,
           to
           put
           it
           into
           an
           impregnable
           fortress
           ,
           by
           its
           situation
           above
           the
           most
           terrible
           accidents
           .
           They
           boasted
           in
           a
           Poetical
           bravery
           ,
           of
           their
           Victories
           over
           Fortune
           ,
           that
           they
           despised
           its
           flattery
           in
           a
           calm
           ,
           and
           its
           fury
           in
           a
           storm
           ,
           and
           in
           every
           place
           erect
           Trophies
           to
           Vertue
           triumphing
           over
           it
           .
           These
           are
           great
           words
           ,
           and
           sound
           high
           ,
           but
           are
           empty
           of
           substance
           and
           reality
           .
           Upon
           tryal
           we
           shall
           find
           that
           all
           their
           Armour
           though
           polish't
           and
           shining
           ,
           yet
           is
           not
           of
           proof
           against
           sharp
           Afflictions
           .
           The
           Arguments
           they
           used
           for
           comfort
           are
           taken
           ,
        
         
           
           1.
           
           From
           necessity
           ;
           that
           we
           are
           born
           to
           Sufferings
           ,
           the
           Laws
           of
           humanity
           ,
           which
           are
           unchangeble
           ,
           subject
           
           us
           to
           them
           .
           But
           this
           consideration
           is
           not
           only
           ineffectual
           to
           cause
           true
           contentment
           ,
           but
           produces
           the
           contrary
           effect
           .
           As
           the
           strength
           of
           Egypt
           is
           decribed
           to
           be
           like
           a
           reed
           that
           will
           pierce
           the
           hand
           instead
           of
           suporting
           it
           .
           For
           our
           desires
           after
           freedom
           from
           miseries
           are
           inviolable
           :
           so
           that
           every
           evil
           the
           more
           fatal
           and
           inevitable
           't
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           it
           afflicts
           us
           .
           If
           there
           be
           no
           way
           of
           escape
           ,
           the
           Spirit
           is
           overcome
           by
           impatience
           ,
           or
           dispair
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           reflexion
           upon
           the
           miseries
           that
           befal
           others
           .
           
           But
           this
           kind
           of
           consolation
           is
           vicious
           in
           its
           cause
           ,
           proceeding
           from
           secret
           envy
           and
           uncharitableness
           .
           There
           is
           little
           difference
           between
           him
           that
           regards
           anothers
           misery
           to
           lessen
           his
           own
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           take
           pleasure
           in
           other
           afflictions
           .
           And
           it
           administers
           no
           real
           comfort
           ;
           If
           a
           thousand
           drink
           of
           the
           waters
           of
           Marah
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           less
           bitter
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Others
           sought
           for
           ease
           under
           sufferings
           by
           remembering
           the
           pleasures
           that
           were
           formerly
           enjoyed
           .
           But
           this
           inflames
           rather
           than
           allays
           the
           Distemper
           .
           For
           as
           things
           are
           more
           clearly
           known
           ,
           so
           more
           sensibly
           felt
           by
           comparison
           ;
           He
           that
           is
           tormented
           with
           the
           Gout
           ,
           cannot
           relieve
           his
           misery
           ,
           by
           remembring
           the
           pleasant
           Wine
           he
           drank
           before
           his
           fit
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Stoicks
           Universal
           Cure
           of
           afflictions
           was
           ,
           to
           change
           their
           opinion
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           esteem
           them
           not
           real
           evils
           .
           Thus
           Posidonius
           (
           so
           much
           commended
           by
           Tully
           )
           who
           for
           many
           years
           was
           under
           torturing
           Diseases
           and
           survived
           a
           contiunal
           Death
           ;
           being
           visited
           by
           Pompey
           at
           Rhodes
           ,
           he
           entertained
           him
           with
           a
           Philosophical
           Discourse
           ,
           and
           when
           his
           pains
           were
           most
           acute
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           
             Nihil
             agis
             dolor
             ,
             quanquam
             sis
             molestus
             ,
             nunquam
             te●
             esse
             confitebor
             malum
             :
          
           In
           vain
           dost
           
           thou
           assault
           me
           pain
           ;
           though
           thou
           art
           troublesome
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           never
           force
           me
           to
           confess
           thou
           art
           evil
           .
           But
           the
           folly
           of
           this
           boasting
           is
           visible
           :
           for
           though
           he
           might
           appear
           with
           a
           chearful
           countenance
           in
           the
           Paroxism
           of
           his
           Disease
           to
           commend
           his
           Philosophy
           ,
           like
           a
           Mountebank
           that
           swallows
           poison
           to
           put
           off
           his
           Druggs
           ,
           yet
           the
           reality
           of
           his
           grief
           was
           evident
           :
           his
           Sense
           was
           overcome
           ,
           though
           his
           Tongue
           remained
           a
           Stoick
           .
           If
           words
           could
           charm
           the
           Sense
           not
           to
           feel
           pains
           ,
           or
           compose
           the
           mind
           not
           to
           resent
           afflictions
           ,
           't
           were
           material
           to
           give
           molifying
           Titles
           to
           them
           .
           But
           since
           't
           is
           not
           Fancy
           that
           makes
           them
           stinging
           ,
           but
           their
           contrariety
           to
           Nature
           ,
           't
           is
           no
           relief
           to
           represent
           them
           otherwise
           than
           they
           are
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Others
           compos'd
           themselves
           by
           considering
           the
           benefit
           of
           patience
           .
           Discontent
           puts
           an
           edge
           on
           troubles
           ;
           
           to
           kick
           against
           the
           pricks
           exasperates
           the
           pain
           ,
           to
           be
           restless
           and
           turmoiling
           increases
           the
           Feaver
           .
           But
           this
           is
           not
           properly
           a
           consolation
           ;
           for
           although
           a
           calm
           and
           quiet
           submission
           prevents
           those
           new
           degrees
           of
           trouble
           ,
           which
           by
           fretting
           and
           vexing
           we
           bring
           upon
           our selves
           ,
           yet
           it
           doth
           not
           remove
           the
           evil
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           very
           afflicting
           and
           grievous
           in
           its
           own
           nature
           ;
           so
           that
           without
           other
           considerations
           to
           support
           the
           mind
           ,
           it
           will
           sink
           under
           it
           .
           And
           as
           these
           ,
           so
           many
           other
           Arguments
           they
           used
           to
           fortifie
           the
           Spirit
           against
           Sufferings
           ,
           are
           like
           a
           hedg
           which
           at
           a
           distance
           seems
           to
           be
           a
           safe
           retreat
           from
           Gunshot
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           retire
           to
           it
           ,
           find
           it
           a
           weak
           Defence
           .
           This
           appears
           by
           the
           carriage
           of
           the
           best
           instructed
           Heathens
           ,
           in
           their
           calamities
           ,
           
             Professing
             themselves
             to
             be
             wise
          
           in
           their
           Speculations
           ,
           
             they
             became
             fools
          
           in
           practice
           ,
           and
           were
           confounded
           with
           all
           their
           Philosophy
           ,
           when
           they
           should
           have
           made
           use
           
           of
           it
           .
           Some
           kill'd
           themselves
           for
           the
           apprehension
           of
           sufferings
           ;
           their
           death
           was
           not
           the
           effect
           of
           courage
           but
           cowardise
           ;
           the
           remedy
           of
           their
           fear
           .
           Others
           ,
           impatient
           of
           disappointment
           in
           their
           great
           designs
           ,
           refused
           to
           live
           .
           I
           will
           instance
           in
           two
           of
           the
           most
           eminent
           among
           them
           ,
           Cato
           and
           Brutus
           ,
           they
           were
           both
           Philosophers
           of
           the
           manly
           sect
           ;
           and
           Vertue
           never
           appeared
           with
           a
           brighter
           lustre
           among
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           than
           when
           joyned
           with
           a
           Stoical
           resolution
           .
           
           And
           they
           were
           not
           imperfect
           Proficients
           ,
           but
           Masters
           in
           Philosophy
           .
           Seneca
           employs
           all
           the
           ornaments
           of
           his
           Eloquence
           to
           make
           Catoes
           Elogy
           :
           
           He
           represents
           him
           as
           the
           consummate
           exemplar
           of
           Wisdom
           ,
           as
           one
           that
           realized
           the
           sublime
           Idea
           of
           Virtue
           described
           in
           their
           Writings
           .
           And
           Brutus
           was
           esteemed
           equal
           to
           Cato
           .
           Yet
           these
           with
           all
           the
           power
           of
           their
           Philosophy
           were
           not
           able
           to
           bear
           the
           shock
           of
           Adversity
           .
           Like
           raw
           Fencers
           ,
           one
           thrust
           put
           them
           into
           such
           disorder
           ,
           that
           they
           forgot
           all
           their
           instructions
           in
           the
           place
           of
           trial
           .
           For
           being
           unsuccesful
           in
           their
           endeavours
           to
           restore
           Rome
           to
           its
           liberty
           ,
           overcome
           with
           discontent
           and
           dispair
           ,
           they
           laid
           violent
           hands
           upon
           themselves
           .
           Cato
           being
           prevented
           in
           his
           first
           attempt
           ,
           afterwards
           tore
           open
           his
           Wounds
           with
           fierceness
           and
           rage
           .
           And
           Brutus
           ready
           to
           plunge
           the
           Sword
           into
           his
           Breast
           ,
           complained
           that
           Vertue
           was
           but
           a
           vain
           name
           ;
           so
           insufficient
           are
           the
           best
           Precepts
           of
           meer
           natural
           Reason
           to
           relieve
           us
           in
           distress
           .
           As
           Torrents
           that
           are
           dryed
           up
           in
           the
           heat
           of
           Summer
           when
           there
           is
           the
           most
           need
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           all
           comforts
           fail
           in
           extremity
           ,
           that
           are
           not
           derived
           from
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Life
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           only
           add
           how
           ineffectual
           Philosophy
           is
           to
           support
           us
           in
           a
           dying
           hour
           .
           The
           fear
           of
           Death
           is
           a
           Passion
           
           so
           strong
           that
           by
           it
           Men
           are
           kept
           in
           bondage
           all
           their
           days
           .
           'T
           is
           an
           Enemy
           that
           threatens
           none
           whom
           it
           doth
           not
           strike
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           none
           but
           it
           threatens
           .
           Certainly
           that
           Spectre
           which
           †
           Caesar
           had
           not
           courage
           to
           look
           in
           the
           face
           is
           very
           affrighting
           .
           Alexander
           himself
           that
           so
           often
           despised
           it
           in
           the
           Field
           ;
           when
           passion
           that
           transported
           him
           ,
           cast
           a
           Vail
           over
           his
           Eyes
           ,
           yet
           when
           he
           was
           struck
           with
           a
           mortal
           Disease
           in
           Babylon
           ,
           and
           had
           Death
           in
           his
           view
           ,
           *
           his
           Palace
           was
           filled
           with
           Priests
           and
           Diviners
           ,
           and
           no
           superstition
           was
           so
           sottish
           ,
           but
           he
           used
           to
           preserve
           himself
           .
           And
           although
           the
           Philosophers
           seem'd
           to
           contemn
           Death
           ,
           yet
           the
           great
           preparations
           they
           made
           to
           encounter
           it
           ,
           
           argue
           a
           secret
           fear
           in
           their
           Breasts
           .
           Many
           Discourses
           ,
           Reasonings
           ,
           and
           Arguments
           are
           employed
           to
           sweeten
           that
           cruel
           necessity
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           all
           ineffectual
           .
        
         
           
           1.
           
           That
           't
           is
           the
           condition
           of
           our
           nature
           :
           to
           be
           a
           Man
           and
           immortal
           are
           inconsistent
           .
           But
           this
           consolation
           afflicts
           to
           extremity
           .
           If
           there
           were
           any
           means
           to
           escape
           ,
           the
           soul
           might
           take
           courage
           .
           He
           is
           doubly
           miserable
           ,
           whose
           misery
           is
           without
           remedy
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           it
           puts
           a
           period
           to
           all
           temporal
           evils
           .
           But
           as
           this
           is
           of
           no
           force
           with
           those
           who
           are
           prosperous
           ,
           and
           never
           felt
           those
           miseries
           which
           make
           Life
           intolerable
           ,
           so
           it
           cannot
           rationally
           relieve
           any
           that
           have
           not
           good
           hopes
           of
           felicity
           after
           death
           .
           The
           Heathens
           discovered
           not
           the
           sting
           of
           Death
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           the
           wages
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           consigns
           the
           guilty
           to
           eternal
           Death
           ;
           so
           that
           they
           built
           upon
           a
           false
           foundation
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           the
           cure
           of
           all
           evils
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           They
           encouraged
           themselves
           from
           their
           ignorance
           of
           the
           consequences
           of
           death
           ,
           whether
           it
           only
           
           changed
           their
           place
           ,
           or
           extinguish'd
           their
           persons
           .
           
           Socrates
           who
           dyed
           with
           a
           seeming
           indifference
           ,
           gave
           this
           account
           of
           it
           ;
           That
           he
           did
           not
           know
           whether
           death
           was
           good
           or
           evil
           .
           But
           this
           is
           not
           fortitude
           ,
           but
           folly
           :
           as
           Aristotle
           observes
           ,
           That
           a
           readiness
           to
           encounter
           dangers
           arising
           from
           ignorance
           ,
           is
           not
           true
           valour
           but
           a
           brutish
           boldness
           .
           What
           madness
           is
           it
           then
           for
           one
           that
           enters
           upon
           an
           eternal
           state
           ,
           not
           knowing
           whether
           it
           shall
           be
           Happy
           or
           Miserable
           ,
           to
           be
           uneffected
           with
           that
           dreadful
           uncertainty
           ?
        
         
           But
           now
           the
           Gospel
           furnishes
           us
           with
           real
           remedies
           against
           all
           the
           evils
           of
           our
           present
           state
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           true
           Paradise
           wherein
           the
           Tree
           of
           Life
           is
           planted
           ,
           whose
           
             Leaves
             are
             for
             the
             healing
             of
             the
             Nations
             .
          
           We
           are
           assured
           that
           God
           disposes
           all
           things
           with
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Love
           of
           a
           Father
           ,
           and
           that
           his
           Providence
           is
           most
           admirable
           ,
           and
           worthy
           of
           praise
           in
           those
           things
           ,
           wherein
           they
           who
           are
           only
           led
           by
           sence
           ,
           doubt
           whether
           it
           be
           at
           all
           .
           For
           as
           't
           is
           the
           first
           point
           of
           prudence
           to
           keep
           off
           evils
           ,
           so
           the
           second
           and
           more
           excellent
           is
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           beneficial
           .
           Christians
           
             are
             more
             then
             Conquerours
             through
             Christ
             that
             loves
             them
             .
          
           They
           are
           always
           in
           an
           ascendent
           State
           ;
           
             and
             believing
             ,
             rejoyce
             with
             an
             unspeakable
             and
             glorified
             Joy.
          
           Death
           it self
           is
           not
           only
           disarmed
           ,
           but
           made
           subservient
           to
           their
           everlasting
           good
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           Christian
           Patience
           endures
           all
           things
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Charity
           ,
           because
           it
           expects
           a
           blessed
           issue
           .
           It
           draws
           from
           present
           miseries
           the
           assurance
           of
           future
           Happinss
           .
           A
           Believer
           while
           he
           possesses
           nothing
           but
           the
           Cross
           ,
           sees
           by
           Faith
           the
           Crown
           of
           the
           Eternal
           Kingdom
           hanging
           over
           his
           head
           ;
           and
           the
           
             lively
             hope
          
           of
           it
           makes
           him
           not
           only
           patient
           ,
           but
           thankful
           and
           joyful
           .
           This
           sweetens
           the
           loss
           of
           all
           temporal
           goods
           and
           the
           
           presence
           of
           all
           temporal
           evils
           .
           St.
           Paul
           in
           his
           Chains
           was
           infinitely
           more
           contented
           than
           Caesar
           or
           Seneca
           ,
           than
           all
           the
           Princes
           and
           Philosophers
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           I
           will
           conclude
           this
           Argument
           by
           a
           short
           reflection
           on
           the
           immoral
           maxims
           of
           several
           Sects
           of
           Philosophers
           .
           
           The
           Cynicks
           assert
           that
           all
           natural
           actions
           may
           be
           done
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Sun
           ;
           that
           't
           is
           worthy
           of
           a
           Philosopher
           ,
           to
           do
           those
           things
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           all
           ,
           which
           would
           make
           impudence
           it self
           to
           blush
           .
           A
           maxime
           contrary
           to
           all
           the
           rules
           of
           decency
           ,
           and
           corruptive
           of
           good
           manners
           .
           For
           as
           the
           despising
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           produces
           the
           slighting
           of
           reputation
           :
           So
           the
           contempt
           of
           reputation
           causes
           the
           neglect
           of
           Vertue
           .
           Yet
           the
           Stoicks
           with
           all
           their
           gravity
           were
           not
           far
           from
           this
           advice
           .
           Besides
           ,
           among
           other
           unreasonable
           Paradoxes
           ,
           they
           assert
           all
           sins
           are
           equal
           ;
           that
           the
           killing
           a
           Bird
           is
           of
           the
           same
           guilt
           with
           the
           murdering
           a
           Parent
           :
           a
           Principle
           that
           breaks
           the
           restraints
           of
           fear
           ,
           and
           shame
           ,
           and
           opens
           a
           passage
           to
           all
           licentiousness
           .
           They
           commended
           Self-Murder
           in
           several
           cases
           ;
           which
           unnatural
           fury
           is
           culpable
           in
           many
           respects
           ,
           
           of
           rebellion
           against
           God
           ,
           injustice
           to
           others
           ,
           and
           cruelty
           to
           ones
           self
           .
           Zeno
           the
           founder
           of
           that
           Sect
           practised
           his
           own
           Doctrine
           .
           For
           falling
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           he
           interpreted
           it
           to
           be
           a
           Summons
           to
           appear
           in
           another
           World
           ,
           and
           strangled
           himself
           .
           Aristotle
           allows
           the
           appetite
           of
           revenging
           injuries
           ,
           to
           be
           as
           natural
           as
           the
           inclination
           to
           gratitude
           ,
           judging
           according
           to
           the
           common
           rule
           that
           one
           contrary
           is
           the
           measure
           of
           another
           .
           Nay
           he
           condemns
           the
           putting
           up
           an
           injury
           as
           degenerous
           and
           servile
           .
           He
           makes
           indignation
           at
           the
           prosperity
           of
           unworthy
           Men
           a
           Vertue
           ,
           (
           and
           to
           prove
           it
           ,
           tells
           us
           the
           Grecians
           attributed
           it
           to
           their
           Gods
           
           as
           a
           passion
           becoming
           the
           excellency
           of
           their
           natures
           .
           )
           But
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           Supreme
           Disposer
           of
           all
           things
           may
           do
           what
           he
           pleases
           with
           his
           own
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           infinitely
           Wise
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           next
           World
           will
           dispense
           Eternal
           recompences
           ;
           there
           is
           not
           the
           least
           cause
           of
           irritation
           for
           that
           seeming
           disorder
           .
           
           He
           also
           allows
           pride
           to
           be
           a
           noble
           temper
           that
           proceeds
           from
           a
           sublime
           Spirit
           .
           He
           represents
           his
           Hero
           by
           this
           among
           other
           characters
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           displeased
           with
           those
           who
           mention
           to
           him
           the
           benefits
           he
           hath
           received
           ,
           which
           make
           him
           inferiour
           to
           those
           that
           gave
           them
           ;
           as
           if
           humility
           and
           gratitude
           ,
           were
           qualities
           contrary
           to
           magnaminity
           .
           He
           condemns
           Envy
           (
           as
           a
           vice
           )
           that
           would
           bring
           down
           others
           to
           our
           meanness
           ,
           but
           commends
           Emulation
           ,
           which
           urges
           to
           ascend
           to
           the
           height
           of
           them
           that
           are
           above
           us
           .
           But
           this
           is
           no
           real
           Vertue
           ,
           for
           it
           doth
           not
           excite
           us
           by
           the
           worth
           of
           moral
           good
           ,
           but
           from
           the
           vain
           desire
           of
           equality
           ,
           or
           preheminence
           .
           And
           Plato
           himself
           ,
           though
           stiled
           Divine
           ,
           yet
           delivers
           many
           things
           that
           are
           destructive
           of
           moral
           honesty
           .
           He
           dissolves
           the
           most
           sacred
           band
           of
           humane
           society
           ,
           ordaining
           in
           his
           Common-wealth
           a
           Community
           of
           Wives
           .
           He
           allows
           an
           honest
           man
           to
           lie
           in
           some
           occasions
           ;
           whereas
           the
           rule
           is
           Eternal
           ,
           
             We
             must
             not
             do
             evil
          
           ,
           
           
             that
             good
             may
             come
             thereby
          
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           a
           considering
           Eye
           will
           discover
           many
           spots
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           beauties
           in
           their
           most
           admired
           institutions
           .
           They
           commend
           those
           things
           as
           Virtues
           which
           are
           Vices
           ,
           and
           leave
           out
           those
           Vertues
           which
           are
           necessary
           for
           the
           perfection
           of
           our
           nature
           ,
           and
           the
           Vertues
           they
           commend
           ,
           are
           defective
           in
           those
           qualities
           that
           are
           requisit
           to
           make
           them
           sincere
           .
           If
           Philosophy
           were
           Incarnate
           ,
           and
           had
           exprest
           the
           Purity
           and
           Efficacy
           of
           all
           its
           Precepts
           in
           
           real
           actions
           ,
           yet
           it
           had
           abundantly
           fallen
           short
           of
           that
           Supernatural
           ,
           Angelical
           ,
           Divine
           Holiness
           which
           the
           Gospel
           requires
           .
           Till
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           remov'd
           his
           Chair
           from
           Heaven
           to
           Earth
           to
           instruct
           the
           World
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           depravation
           of
           the
           lower
           faculties
           ,
           but
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           humane
           understanding
           ,
           hindred
           Men
           from
           performing
           their
           universal
           duty
           .
           The
           Gospel
           alone
           brings
           light
           to
           the
           Mind
           ,
           Peace
           to
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           Purity
           to
           the
           Affections
           ,
           and
           rectitude
           to
           the
           Life
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XVIII
           .
        
         
           
             Examples
             have
             a
             special
             Efficacy
             above
             Precepts
             to
             form
             us
             to
             Holiness
             .
             The
             Example
             of
             Christ
             is
             most
             proper
             to
             that
             end
             ,
             being
             absolutely
             perfect
             ,
             and
             accommodate
             to
             our
             present
             state
             .
             Some
             Vertues
             are
             necessary
             to
             our
             condition
             as
             Creatures
             ,
             or
             to
             our
             condition
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             of
             which
             the
             Deity
             is
             uncapable
             ;
             and
             these
             eminently
             appear
             in
             the
             Life
             of
             Christ.
             They
             are
             Humility
             ,
             Obedience
             ,
             and
             Love
             in
             suffering
             for
             us
             .
             His
             Life
             contains
             all
             our
             Duties
             ,
             or
             Motives
             to
             perform
             them
             .
             Jesus
             Christ
             purchased
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Holiness
             by
             his
             sufferings
             ,
             and
             confers
             it
             since
             his
             Exaltation
             .
             The
             Sanctifying
             Spirit
             is
             the
             only
             Concomitant
             of
             Evangelical
             Mercy
             .
             The
             Declaration
             of
             the
             Law
             on
             Mount
             Sinai
             was
             not
             accompanied
             with
             the
             renewing
             Efficacy
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             nor
             the
             natural
             Discovery
             of
             the
             Divine
             Goodness
             in
             the
             Works
             of
             Creation
             &
             Providence
             .
             The
             lower
             Operations
             of
             the
             Spirit
             were
             only
             in
             the
             Heathens
             .
             The
             Philosophical
             change
             differs
             from
             the
             Spiritual
             and
             Divine
             .
             Socrates
             and
             Seneca
             consider'd
             .
             Our
             Saviour
             presents
             the
             strongest
             Inducements
             to
             perswade
             us
             to
             be
             holy
             .
             They
             are
             proper
             to
             work
             upon
             Fear
             ,
             Hope
             ,
             and
             Love.
             The
             greatness
             of
             those
             Objects
             ,
             and
             their
             Truth
             are
             clearly
             manifested
             in
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           Second
           Means
           by
           which
           our
           Redeemer
           restores
           us
           to
           Holiness
           ,
           is
           by
           exhibiting
           a
           compleat
           Pattern
           of
           it
           in
           his
           Life
           upon
           Earth
           .
           For
           the
           
           discovery
           how
           influential
           this
           is
           upon
           us
           ,
           we
           must
           consider
           ,
           That
           in
           all
           the
           most
           noble
           works
           ,
           the
           principal
           Cause
           is
           an
           exact
           Idea
           in
           the
           mind
           of
           the
           Agent
           ;
           and
           Examples
           are
           the
           same
           .
           He
           that
           desires
           to
           excel
           in
           Painting
           ,
           or
           Sculpture
           ,
           must
           view
           the
           most
           accomplisht
           Pieces
           of
           those
           Arts.
           Thus
           in
           Morality
           ,
           the
           consideration
           of
           Eminent
           Actions
           performed
           by
           others
           ,
           is
           of
           admirable
           efficacy
           to
           raise
           us
           to
           perfection
           .
           That
           Examples
           have
           a
           peculiar
           Power
           above
           the
           naked
           Precept
           to
           dispose
           us
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           appears
           by
           considering
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           they
           most
           clearly
           express
           to
           us
           the
           Nature
           of
           our
           Duties
           in
           their
           Subjects
           and
           sensible
           Effects
           .
           General
           Precepts
           form
           abstract
           Idea's
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           but
           in
           Examples
           Vertues
           are
           made
           visible
           in
           all
           their
           Circumstances
           .
        
         
           
           2.
           
           Precepts
           instruct
           us
           what
           things
           are
           our
           Duty
           ,
           but
           Examples
           assure
           us
           that
           they
           are
           possible
           .
           They
           resemble
           a
           clear
           Stream
           wherein
           we
           may
           not
           only
           discover
           our
           Spots
           ,
           but
           wash
           them
           off
           .
           When
           we
           see
           Men
           like
           our selves
           ,
           who
           are
           united
           to
           frail
           flesh
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           same
           condition
           with
           us
           ,
           to
           command
           their
           Passions
           ,
           to
           overcome
           the
           most
           glorious
           and
           glittering
           Temptations
           ,
           we
           are
           incouraged
           in
           our
           Spiritual
           Warfare
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Examples
           by
           a
           secret
           and
           lively
           incentive
           urge
           us
           to
           imitation
           .
           The
           Romans
           kept
           in
           their
           houses
           the
           Pictures
           of
           their
           Progenitours
           to
           heighten
           their
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           provoke
           them
           to
           follow
           the
           Presidents
           set
           before
           them
           .
           We
           are
           toucht
           in
           another
           manner
           by
           the
           visible
           practice
           of
           Saints
           ,
           which
           reproaches
           our
           defects
           and
           obliges
           us
           to
           the
           same
           Care
           and
           Zeal
           ,
           than
           by
           Laws
           though
           holy
           and
           good
           .
           Now
           the
           Example
           of
           Christ
           is
           most
           proper
           to
           form
           us
           to
           Holiness
           ,
           
           it
           being
           absolutely
           perfect
           ,
           and
           accommodate
           to
           our
           present
           state
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           'T
           is
           absolutely
           perfect
           .
           There
           is
           no
           example
           of
           a
           meer
           man
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           be
           followed
           without
           limitation
           .
           
             Be
             ye
             followers
             of
             me
             as
             I
             am
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           saith
           the
           great
           Apostle
           .
           Nay
           ,
           if
           we
           would
           unite
           the
           Excellencies
           of
           all
           good
           Men
           into
           one
           ,
           yet
           we
           might
           not
           securely
           follow
           him
           in
           all
           things
           :
           for
           his
           remaining
           defects
           might
           be
           so
           disguised
           by
           the
           Vertues
           to
           which
           they
           are
           joyned
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           err
           in
           our
           imitation
           .
           But
           the
           Life
           of
           Christ
           was
           as
           the
           purest
           Gold
           ,
           without
           any
           allay
           of
           baser
           metal
           .
           His
           conversation
           was
           a
           living
           Law.
           
             He
             did
             no
             sin
             ,
             neither
             was
             any
             guile
             found
             in
             his
             mouth
             .
             He
             was
             holy
             ,
             harmless
             ,
             undefiled
             ,
          
           
           
             separate
             from
             sinners
          
           .
           He
           united
           the
           efficacy
           of
           example
           with
           the
           direction
           of
           Precepts
           ;
           his
           actions
           always
           answered
           his
           words
           .
           Christianity
           ,
           the
           purest
           Institution
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           is
           only
           a
           conformity
           to
           his
           pattern
           .
           The
           universal
           command
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           comprises
           all
           our
           duties
           is
           ,
           
             to
             walk
             as
             Christ
             walked
          
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           Example
           is
           most
           accommodate
           to
           our
           present
           State.
           There
           must
           be
           some
           proportion
           between
           the
           model
           and
           copy
           that
           is
           to
           be
           drawn
           by
           it
           .
           Now
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           is
           the
           Supreme
           Rule
           of
           Moral
           Perfections
           .
           We
           are
           commanded
           to
           be
           Holy
           ,
           
             as
             God
             is
             Holy.
          
           But
           such
           is
           the
           obscurity
           of
           our
           Minds
           ,
           and
           the
           weakness
           of
           our
           Natures
           ,
           that
           the
           Pattern
           was
           too
           high
           and
           Glorious
           to
           be
           exprest
           by
           us
           .
           We
           had
           not
           strength
           to
           Ascend
           to
           Him
           ,
           but
           He
           had
           goodness
           to
           Descend
           to
           us
           :
           and
           in
           this
           present
           state
           to
           set
           before
           us
           a
           Pattern
           more
           fitted
           to
           our
           capacity
           .
           Although
           Light
           is
           the
           proper
           object
           of
           Sight
           ;
           yet
           that
           immense
           Light
           which
           the
           Sun
           hath
           in
           the
           Meridian
           
           is
           invisible
           to
           our
           sight
           ;
           we
           more
           easily
           discover
           the
           reflexion
           of
           it
           in
           some
           opacous
           Body
           :
           So
           the
           Divine
           Attributes
           are
           sweeten'd
           in
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           Incarnate
           ,
           and
           being
           united
           with
           the
           Graces
           proper
           for
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           are
           more
           perceptible
           to
           our
           minds
           ,
           and
           more
           imitable
           by
           us
           .
           This
           was
           one
           great
           design
           of
           his
           coming
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           set
           before
           us
           in
           doing
           and
           suffering
           ,
           not
           a
           meer
           Spectacle
           for
           our
           wonder
           ,
           
           but
           a
           Copy
           to
           be
           transcribed
           in
           our
           Hearts
           and
           Lives
           .
           He
           therefore
           chose
           such
           a
           tenor
           of
           life
           as
           every
           one
           might
           imitate
           .
           His
           Supreme
           Vertue
           exprest
           it self
           in
           such
           a
           temperate
           course
           of
           actions
           ,
           that
           as
           Abimelech
           said
           to
           his
           followers
           ,
           
             Look
             on
             me
             and
             do
             likewise
             :
          
           So
           our
           true
           Abimelech
           ,
           
           our
           Father
           ,
           and
           Soveraign
           ,
           calls
           upon
           us
           to
           imitate
           him
           .
           The
           first
           effect
           of
           Predestination
           is
           to
           conform
           us
           to
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           Son
           ,
           who
           
             was
             for
             this
             end
             made
             the
             first-born
             among
             many
             Brethren
             .
          
           He
           assumed
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           that
           we
           might
           partake
           of
           the
           Divine
           ,
           not
           only
           by
           His
           Merit
           but
           by
           His
           Example
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           appear
           more
           fully
           by
           considering
           ,
           There
           are
           some
           Vertues
           necessary
           to
           our
           condition
           as
           Creatures
           ,
           or
           with
           respect
           to
           our
           state
           of
           trial
           here
           below
           ,
           which
           the
           Deity
           is
           not
           capable
           of
           ,
           and
           those
           most
           eminently
           appear
           in
           the
           Life
           of
           Christ.
           I
           will
           instance
           in
           three
           which
           are
           the
           Elements
           of
           Christian
           Perfection
           .
           His
           Humility
           in
           despising
           all
           the
           Honour
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           His
           Obedience
           in
           Sacrificing
           His
           Will
           intirely
           to
           God's
           ,
           and
           His
           Charity
           in
           procuring
           the
           Salvation
           of
           Men
           by
           his
           Sufferings
           :
           and
           in
           all
           these
           He
           denied
           to
           his
           Humane
           Nature
           the
           priviledge
           due
           to
           it
           by
           its
           union
           with
           the
           Eternal
           Word
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           Humility
           in
           strictness
           hath
           no
           place
           in
           God
           :
           He
           requires
           the
           Tribute
           of
           Glory
           from
           all
           his
           Creatures
           .
           And
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           had
           a
           right
           to
           Divine
           Honour
           upon
           his
           first
           Appearance
           here
           below
           .
           Yet
           He
           was
           born
           in
           a
           Stable
           ,
           and
           made
           subject
           to
           our
           common
           imperfections
           .
           Although
           He
           was
           ordain'd
           to
           convert
           the
           World
           by
           his
           Doctrine
           and
           Miracles
           ,
           yet
           for
           the
           tenth
           part
           of
           his
           time
           he
           lived
           concealed
           and
           silent
           ,
           being
           subject
           to
           his
           Mother
           and
           reputed
           Father
           ,
           
           in
           the
           servile
           work
           of
           a
           Carpenter
           .
           And
           after
           his
           solemn
           investiture
           into
           his
           Office
           by
           a
           Voice
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           despised
           and
           contemned
           ;
           He
           refused
           to
           be
           a
           King
           ,
           and
           stoopt
           so
           low
           
             as
             to
             wash
             his
             Disciples
             feet
             .
          
           All
           this
           he
           did
           to
           instruct
           us
           
             to
             be
             meek
             and
             lowly
          
           ,
           to
           correct
           our
           Pride
           ,
           
           the
           most
           intimate
           and
           radicated
           corruption
           of
           Nature
           .
           For
           as
           those
           Diseases
           are
           most
           incurable
           ,
           which
           draw
           nourishment
           from
           that
           food
           which
           is
           taken
           for
           the
           support
           of
           Life
           ;
           so
           Pride
           that
           turns
           vertuous
           actions
           which
           are
           the
           matter
           of
           praise
           into
           its
           nourishment
           ,
           is
           most
           difficultly
           overcome
           .
           But
           the
           Example
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           whom
           there
           is
           an
           union
           of
           all
           Divine
           and
           Humane
           Perfections
           ,
           debaseing
           himself
           to
           the
           form
           of
           a
           Servant
           ,
           is
           sufficient
           ,
           if
           duly
           considered
           ,
           to
           make
           us
           walk
           humbly
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Obedience
           is
           a
           Vertue
           that
           becomes
           an
           inferior
           either
           a
           Servant
           or
           Subject
           ,
           who
           are
           justly
           under
           the
           power
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           must
           be
           complying
           with
           their
           Will
           :
           So
           that
           't
           is
           very
           distant
           from
           God
           ,
           who
           hath
           none
           superior
           to
           him
           in
           Dominion
           or
           Wisdome
           ,
           but
           his
           Will
           is
           the
           Rule
           of
           Goodness
           to
           his
           own
           and
           others
           Actions
           .
           Now
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           became
           Man
           and
           was
           Universally
           Obedient
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           his
           Father
           .
           And
           his
           Obedience
           had
           all
           the
           ingredients
           
           that
           might
           commend
           it
           to
           our
           imitation
           .
           The
           value
           of
           Obedience
           arises
           upon
           three
           accounts
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Dignity
           of
           the
           Person
           that
           obeys
           :
           it
           is
           more
           Meritorious
           in
           an
           Honourable
           than
           in
           a
           mean
           Person
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           the
           difficulty
           of
           the
           Command
           ;
           it
           being
           no
           great
           Victory
           over
           the
           appetite
           in
           Obedience
           ,
           
             ubi
             diligitur
             quod
             debetur
          
           ,
           where
           the
           instance
           is
           agreeable
           to
           our
           affections
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           From
           the
           intireness
           of
           the
           will
           in
           obeying
           .
           For
           to
           perform
           a
           commanded
           Action
           against
           our
           consent
           ,
           is
           only
           to
           be
           subject
           in
           the
           meaner
           part
           of
           Man
           ,
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           to
           resist
           in
           the
           superior
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Mind
           .
           Now
           in
           all
           these
           respects
           the
           Obedience
           of
           Christ
           was
           Perfect
           .
           In
           the
           Dignity
           of
           the
           Person
           Obeying
           ,
           it
           exceeded
           the
           Obedience
           of
           all
           the
           Angels
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           the
           Divine
           Person
           exceeded
           all
           created
           .
           The
           difficulty
           of
           the
           Command
           is
           greater
           than
           ever
           was
           put
           upon
           Servant
           or
           Subject
           :
           
             He
             was
             Obedient
             to
             the
             Death
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           Death
           with
           dishonour
           and
           torment
           ,
           the
           evils
           that
           are
           most
           contrary
           to
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           and
           Appetite
           .
           And
           the
           compleatness
           of
           his
           Will
           in
           obeying
           is
           most
           evident
           .
           For
           if
           Christ
           had
           desired
           deliverance
           from
           his
           Persecutors
           ,
           he
           had
           certainly
           obtained
           it
           .
           He
           tells
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           that
           upon
           his
           request
           ,
           his
           Father
           would
           send
           twelve
           Legions
           of
           Angels
           for
           his
           rescue
           .
           But
           he
           resigned
           the
           whole
           Power
           of
           his
           Will
           to
           his
           Fathers
           ;
           
             not
             my
             will
             ,
             but
             thy
             will
             be
             done
             ,
          
           was
           his
           Voice
           at
           his
           privat
           Passion
           in
           the
           Garden
           .
           He
           submitted
           the
           act
           and
           exercise
           of
           his
           will
           ;
           
             not
             what
             I
             will
             ,
             but
             what
             thou
             wilt
             ,
          
           he
           saith
           in
           another
           Evangelist
           :
           he
           yielded
           not
           only
           the
           faculty
           ,
           and
           exercise
           of
           his
           will
           to
           do
           what
           God
           enjoyned
           ,
           
           but
           in
           that
           manner
           which
           was
           pleasing
           to
           Him
           ,
           
             Not
             as
             I
             will
             ,
             but
             as
             thou
             wilt
             ,
          
           he
           expresses
           in
           the
           words
           of
           a
           third
           .
           Now
           what
           is
           there
           in
           Heaven
           or
           Earth
           that
           can
           move
           our
           Wills
           to
           entire
           Obedience
           ,
           if
           this
           marvellous
           Pattern
           doth
           not
           affect
           us
           ?
           
             Let
             the
             same
             Mind
             be
             in
             you
             that
             was
             in
             Christ
             ,
          
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           .
           How
           glorious
           is
           it
           to
           do
           what
           he
           did
           ,
           and
           what
           a
           reproach
           to
           decline
           what
           he
           suffer'd
           ,
           who
           had
           the
           Holiness
           of
           God
           to
           give
           excellency
           to
           the
           Action
           ,
           and
           the
           infirmity
           of
           Man
           to
           endure
           the
           sharpness
           of
           the
           Passion
           !
        
         
           3.
           
           Love
           to
           Mankind
           is
           exprest
           by
           our
           Saviour
           in
           a
           peculiar
           manner
           .
           For
           although
           God
           is
           Infinitely
           Good
           to
           us
           ,
           yet
           he
           doth
           not
           prefer
           the
           happiness
           of
           Man
           before
           his
           own
           Blessedness
           .
           The
           Salvation
           of
           the
           whole
           World
           were
           not
           to
           be
           purchas'd
           with
           the
           least
           diminution
           of
           the
           Divine
           Felicity
           .
           But
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           suffer'd
           the
           extremest
           Evil
           ,
           to
           procure
           the
           most
           sovereign
           Good
           for
           us
           ,
           who
           were
           in
           Rebellion
           against
           his
           Laws
           and
           Empire
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           The
           Life
           of
           Christ
           contains
           all
           our
           Duties
           towards
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           exprest
           in
           the
           most
           perfect
           manner
           ,
           or
           Motives
           to
           perform
           them
           .
           We
           may
           clearly
           see
           in
           his
           deportment
           innocent
           Wisdom
           ,
           prudent
           Simplicity
           ,
           compassionate
           Zeal
           ,
           perfect
           Patience
           ,
           the
           courage
           of
           Faith
           ,
           the
           joy
           of
           Hope
           ,
           the
           tenderness
           and
           care
           of
           Love
           ,
           incomparable
           Meekness
           ,
           Modesty
           ,
           Humility
           and
           Purity
           .
           He
           spent
           the
           night
           in
           Communion
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           day
           in
           Charity
           to
           Men.
           He
           perfectly
           hated
           Sin
           ,
           and
           equally
           loved
           Souls
           .
           The
           nearest
           and
           readiest
           way
           to
           Perfection
           ,
           is
           a
           serious
           regard
           to
           his
           Precedent
           :
           For
           the
           causes
           of
           all
           Sin
           are
           either
           the
           desire
           of
           what
           he
           despised
           ,
           or
           the
           fear
           of
           what
           He
           suffer'd
           .
           He
           voluntarily
           deprived
           
           himself
           to
           Riches
           ,
           
           Honours
           ,
           Pleasures
           ,
           to
           render
           them
           contemptible
           ,
           and
           endured
           outrages
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           the
           
             contradiction
             of
             Sinners
          
           ,
           and
           the
           sharpest
           Sufferings
           to
           make
           them
           tolerable
           .
           He
           ascended
           Mount
           Calvary
           to
           his
           Cross
           ;
           before
           he
           ascended
           from
           Mount
           Olivet
           to
           his
           Throne
           ;
           He
           was
           naked
           before
           He
           was
           cloathed
           with
           Light
           ,
           and
           crowned
           with
           thorns
           before
           with
           Glory
           :
           And
           thus
           he
           powerfully
           teaches
           us
           to
           follow
           his
           steps
           
             who
             suffered
             for
             us
          
           .
           If
           a
           Physician
           of
           great
           esteem
           ,
           in
           a
           Disease
           takes
           a
           bitter
           Potion
           ,
           it
           would
           perswade
           those
           who
           are
           in
           the
           same
           danger
           ,
           to
           use
           the
           same
           Remedy
           .
           Since
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           to
           purchase
           our
           Happiness
           ,
           denied
           himself
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           worldly
           delights
           ,
           and
           endured
           the
           worst
           of
           temporal
           Evils
           ,
           nothing
           can
           be
           more
           effectual
           to
           convince
           us
           ,
           that
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           the
           world
           are
           not
           considerable
           as
           to
           our
           last
           end
           ,
           and
           that
           present
           Afflictions
           are
           so
           far
           from
           being
           inconsistent
           with
           our
           supreme
           Blessedness
           ,
           that
           they
           prepare
           us
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           
             In
             short
          
           ,
           His
           excellent
           Example
           not
           only
           enlightens
           our
           Minds
           to
           discover
           our
           Duty
           ,
           but
           inables
           and
           excites
           to
           perform
           it
           .
           As
           the
           Eye
           in
           beholding
           visible
           objects
           receives
           their
           Image
           ,
           so
           by
           contemplating
           the
           Graces
           that
           are
           conspicuous
           in
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           we
           derive
           a
           similitude
           from
           them
           .
           
             We
             all
          
           ,
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             with
             open
             face
             beholding
             as
             in
             a
             glass
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           
           that
           is
           by
           viewing
           in
           the
           Gospel
           the
           Life
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           was
           glorious
           in
           Holiness
           ,
           
             We
             are
             changed
             into
             the
             same
             Image
             from
             ●lory
             to
             Glory
             ,
             even
             as
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           gradually
           fashioned
           in
           Grace
           according
           to
           his
           likeness
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           can
           more
           powerfully
           move
           and
           perswade
           
           us
           to
           Holiness
           ,
           than
           to
           consider
           the
           President
           that
           Christ
           hath
           set
           before
           us
           .
           For
           how
           honourable
           is
           it
           to
           be
           like
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ?
           By
           conformity
           to
           Christ
           ,
           we
           partake
           of
           the
           Divine
           Perfections
           .
           The
           King
           of
           Heaven
           will
           acknowledge
           us
           for
           his
           Children
           ,
           when
           we
           bear
           the
           resemblance
           of
           our
           elder
           Brother
           .
           Besides
           the
           motive
           of
           Honour
           ,
           Love
           doth
           strongly
           incline
           to
           follow
           Holiness
           in
           imitation
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           This
           is
           one
           difference
           between
           Knowledge
           and
           Love
           ,
           the
           understanding
           draws
           the
           object
           to
           it self
           and
           transforms
           it
           into
           its
           own
           likeness
           .
           Thus
           material
           objects
           have
           an
           immaterial
           existence
           in
           the
           mind
           when
           it
           contemplates
           them
           .
           But
           Love
           goes
           forth
           to
           the
           object
           loved
           ;
           the
           Soul
           is
           more
           where
           it
           loves
           than
           where
           it
           lives
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           there
           is
           more
           of
           its
           intellectual
           presence
           ,
           its
           thoughts
           and
           desires
           ,
           and
           it
           always
           affects
           a
           resemblance
           to
           it
           .
           Thus
           Love
           humbled
           God
           ,
           and
           made
           him
           like
           to
           us
           in
           Nature
           ;
           and
           Love
           exalts
           Man
           ,
           by
           making
           him
           like
           to
           God
           in
           Holiness
           ;
           for
           it
           excites
           us
           to
           imitate
           and
           express
           in
           our
           actions
           the
           
             Vertues
             of
             him
             who
             hath
             called
             us
             to
             his
             Kingdom
             and
             Glory
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           In
           order
           to
           the
           restoring
           of
           Holiness
           to
           lapsed
           Man
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           purchas'd
           and
           conveys
           the
           Spirit
           to
           them
           .
           A
           state
           of
           Sin
           includes
           a
           total
           privation
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           an
           active
           contrariety
           against
           it
           .
           The
           Sinner
           is
           dead
           as
           to
           the
           Spiritual
           Life
           ,
           and
           a●●●nable
           to
           revive
           himself
           ,
           as
           a
           carcase
           is
           to
           break
           the
           gates
           of
           Death
           and
           return
           to
           the
           light
           of
           the
           world
           :
           but
           he
           lives
           to
           the
           Sensual
           Life
           ;
           and
           expresses
           a
           constant
           opposition
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God.
           He
           is
           without
           strength
           as
           to
           his
           Duty
           ,
           not
           able
           to
           conceive
           an
           holy
           thought
           ,
           or
           to
           excite
           a
           sincere
           and
           ardent
           desire
           towards
           Divine
           things
           ;
           but
           hath
           strong
           
           inclinations
           of
           Will
           ,
           and
           great
           Power
           for
           that
           which
           is
           evil
           .
           Now
           to
           restore
           Spiritual
           Life
           to
           the
           dead
           Soul
           ,
           and
           to
           conquer
           the
           living
           enmity
           that
           is
           in
           it
           against
           Holiness
           ,
           no
           less
           than
           the
           Divine
           Power
           was
           requisite
           .
           And
           the
           effecting
           this
           is
           peculiarly
           attributed
           to
           the
           Spirit
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           tells
           Nicodemus
           ,
           
           
             Except
             a
             man
             be
             born
             of
             water
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             he
             cannot
             see
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God.
          
           And
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             according
             to
             his
             Mercy
             He
             saves
             us
             ,
             by
             the
             washing
             of
             Regeneration
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             renewing
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
           As
           in
           the
           Creation
           ,
           where
           all
           the
           Persons
           concurr'd
           ,
           't
           was
           the
           motion
           of
           the
           Spirit
           that
           conveyed
           the
           Life
           of
           Nature
           ;
           So
           in
           the
           Renovation
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           where
           they
           all
           cooperate
           ,
           't
           is
           the
           powerful
           working
           of
           the
           Spirit
           that
           produces
           the
           Life
           of
           Grace
           .
           He
           visits
           us
           in
           the
           grave
           ,
           and
           inspires
           the
           breath
           and
           flame
           of
           Heaven
           to
           animate
           and
           warm
           our
           dead
           hearts
           .
           'T
           was
           requisite
           not
           only
           that
           the
           Word
           should
           take
           Flesh
           ,
           but
           that
           Flesh
           should
           receive
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           to
           quicken
           and
           enable
           it
           to
           perform
           the
           acts
           of
           the
           Divine
           Life
           .
           'T
           is
           for
           this
           reason
           the
           third
           Person
           is
           frequently
           stiled
           in
           Scripture
           the
           
             Holy
             Spirit
          
           .
           That
           Title
           hath
           not
           an
           immediate
           respect
           to
           his
           Nature
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           Operations
           which
           are
           assign'd
           to
           Him
           ,
           in
           the
           admirable
           Oeconomy
           of
           our
           Redemption
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           his
           essential
           and
           eternal
           Purity
           ,
           which
           is
           common
           to
           all
           the
           Persons
           ,
           but
           in
           regard
           of
           his
           Office
           ,
           to
           infuse
           Holiness
           into
           the
           depraved
           Soul
           ,
           and
           renew
           the
           Divine
           Image
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           so
           call'd
           .
           Now
           Jesus
           Christ
           purchased
           the
           Spirit
           by
           his
           Humiliation
           and
           Sufferings
           ,
           and
           conveys
           Him
           to
           us
           in
           his
           Exaltation
           and
           Glory
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           purchas'd
           the
           Spirit
           by
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           For
           
           since
           Man
           fell
           from
           his
           original
           Innocence
           ,
           he
           is
           justly
           depriv'd
           of
           special
           Grace
           ,
           that
           is
           necessary
           to
           heal
           and
           recover
           him
           .
           And
           till
           by
           a
           perfect
           Sacrifice
           Divine
           Justice
           was
           appeased
           ,
           (
           that
           had
           shut
           the
           Treasury
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           )
           and
           the
           Forfeiture
           taken
           off
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           obtain
           the
           eternal
           Riches
           .
           God
           must
           be
           reconciled
           before
           He
           will
           bestow
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           ;
           a
           Gift
           so
           great
           and
           so
           precious
           ,
           the
           earnest
           of
           his
           peculiar
           Love
           and
           special
           Favour
           to
           us
           .
           Therefore
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           who
           were
           extremely
           afflicted
           for
           his
           departure
           from
           them
           ,
           
             That
             it
             was
             expedient
             he
             should
             go
             away
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             otherwise
             the
             Spirit
             would
             not
             come
          
           ;
           whose
           Office
           was
           to
           convince
           and
           convert
           the
           World.
           The
           departure
           of
           Christ
           implied
           his
           Death
           and
           Ascension
           ;
           both
           which
           were
           requisite
           in
           order
           to
           the
           sending
           of
           Him.
           If
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           had
           not
           been
           shed
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           the
           Spirit
           had
           not
           been
           poured
           forth
           from
           Heaven
           .
           The
           effusion
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           was
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           effusion
           of
           the
           other
           .
           The
           Rock
           that
           refreshed
           the
           Israelites
           in
           the
           Desert
           ,
           did
           not
           powre
           forth
           its
           miraculous
           waters
           ,
           till
           it
           was
           struck
           by
           the
           Rod
           of
           Moses
           ;
           to
           instruct
           us
           ,
           That
           Christ
           our
           Spiritual
           Rock
           must
           be
           struck
           with
           the
           Curse
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           the
           mystical
           Rod
           of
           Moses
           ,
           to
           communicate
           the
           Waters
           of
           Life
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           who
           is
           represented
           in
           Scripture
           under
           that
           element
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Our
           Redeemer
           confers
           the
           Spirit
           after
           his
           glorious
           Exaltation
           ,
           
             When
             he
             ascended
             on
             high
          
           ,
           
           
             he
             led
             Captivity
             captive
             ,
             and
             gave
             gifts
             unto
             men
             .
             After
             his
             triumph
             over
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             ,
          
           He
           dispenc'd
           his
           Bounty
           in
           this
           rich
           Donative
           .
           For
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           was
           first
           given
           to
           Christ
           as
           the
           reward
           of
           his
           excellent
           Obedience
           in
           dying
           ,
           that
           was
           infinitely
           
           pleasing
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           be
           communicated
           from
           him
           to
           Men.
           And
           he
           received
           the
           Spirit
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           Mediator
           upon
           his
           entrance
           into
           Heaven
           .
           The
           Psalmist
           declares
           this
           Prophetically
           .
           
           
             Thou
             hast
             ascended
             on
             high
             ,
             thou
             hast
             led
             captivity
             captive
             ,
             thou
             hast
             received
             gifts
             for
             Men
             ,
             yea
             for
             the
             rebellious
             also
             ,
             that
             the
             Lord
             God
             might
             dwell
             among
             them
             .
          
           He
           acquired
           a
           right
           to
           those
           Treasures
           by
           dying
           ,
           but
           he
           takes
           possession
           of
           them
           after
           his
           Ascension
           .
           Now
           He
           is
           Crown'd
           ,
           He
           holds
           forth
           the
           Scepter
           of
           his
           Royalty
           .
           Therefore
           't
           is
           said
           that
           when
           Christ
           was
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ,
           
             the
             Holy
             Spirit
             was
             not
             given
             ,
             because
             Jesus
             was
             not
             Glorified
             .
          
           If
           it
           be
           objected
           ,
           that
           Believers
           before
           the
           Ascension
           of
           Christ
           ,
           were
           partakers
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           the
           answer
           is
           clear
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           was
           upon
           Christ's
           interposing
           in
           the
           beginning
           as
           Mediator
           ,
           and
           with
           respect
           to
           his
           future
           Death
           and
           Ascension
           ,
           that
           the
           Spirit
           was
           given
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           degrees
           of
           communicating
           the
           Spirit
           before
           and
           after
           the
           Ascension
           of
           Christ
           are
           very
           different
           ;
           whether
           we
           consider
           
             the
             gifts
             of
             the
             Spirit
          
           ,
           those
           extraordinary
           abilities
           with
           which
           the
           Apostles
           were
           endued
           ;
           
           or
           the
           
             fruits
             of
             the
             Spirit
          
           ,
           the
           Sanctifying
           Graces
           that
           are
           bestowed
           on
           Believers
           ,
           
           the
           measure
           of
           them
           far
           exceeds
           what-ever
           was
           conveyed
           before
           .
           The
           Spirit
           Descended
           as
           in
           a
           dew
           upon
           the
           Jewish
           Nation
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           now
           powred
           forth
           in
           showers
           
             upon
             all
             flesh
          
           .
           Now
           in
           the
           stile
           of
           Scripture
           things
           are
           said
           to
           be
           ,
           when
           apparently
           and
           eminently
           they
           discover
           their
           being
           .
           So
           that
           comparatively
           to
           the
           Power
           and
           Virtue
           of
           the
           Spirit
           discovered
           in
           the
           Church
           since
           the
           Glorification
           of
           Christ
           ,
           he
           was
           not
           given
           before
           .
           All
           the
           former
           manifestations
           are
           obscured
           
           by
           the
           excess
           and
           excellency
           of
           the
           later
           .
           And
           not
           only
           the
           Decree
           of
           God
           which
           is
           sufficient
           to
           connect
           those
           things
           that
           have
           no
           natural
           dependence
           ,
           but
           there
           are
           special
           reasons
           for
           the
           order
           of
           this
           Dispensation
           :
           for
           the
           great
           end
           of
           the
           Spirit
           's
           coming
           was
           to
           reveal
           fully
           to
           the
           World
           the
           way
           of
           Salvation
           ;
           to
           discover
           the
           unsearchable
           riches
           of
           Grace
           ;
           to
           assure
           Men
           of
           happiness
           after
           this
           Life
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           be
           reduced
           from
           a
           state
           of
           Rebellion
           to
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           their
           affections
           be
           refined
           and
           purified
           from
           all
           Earthliness
           and
           made
           Angelical
           and
           Heavenly
           .
           Now
           the
           Principal
           demonstrations
           which
           he
           used
           to
           perswade
           Men
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           are
           the
           Death
           and
           Resurrection
           of
           Christ
           ,
           without
           which
           these
           Mysteries
           had
           been
           under
           a
           cloud
           .
           That
           the
           Instruction
           therefore
           of
           the
           Spirit
           might
           be
           clear
           and
           effectual
           ,
           it
           was
           necessary
           Christ
           should
           Suffer
           and
           enter
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           accomplish
           those
           things
           he
           was
           to
           teach
           .
        
         
           And
           from
           hence
           we
           may
           observe
           that
           the
           Sanctifying
           Grace
           of
           the
           Spirit
           is
           only
           the
           concomitant
           of
           the
           Evangelical
           Mercy
           .
           The
           Gospel
           and
           the
           Spirit
           are
           the
           Wings
           by
           which
           
             the
             Sun
             of
             Righteousness
             brings
             healing
             and
             life
             to
             the
             World.
          
           The
           declaration
           of
           the
           Law
           from
           Mount
           Sinai
           was
           Divine
           ,
           but
           not
           accompanied
           with
           the
           efficacy
           of
           Grace
           :
           Therefore
           't
           is
           called
           the
           
             ministration
             of
             Death
          
           .
           
           It
           conveyed
           no
           Spiritual
           strength
           as
           delivered
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           Moses
           ,
           considering
           him
           precisely
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           legal
           Mediator
           ,
           but
           threatned
           a
           Curse
           to
           the
           breakers
           of
           it
           .
           All
           the
           promises
           of
           Mercy
           scattered
           in
           the
           Books
           of
           Moses
           belong
           to
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           .
           The
           Gospel
           is
           called
           
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             the
             Ministration
             of
             the
             Spirit
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Holiness
           and
           Comfort
           from
           whom
           true
           and
           Eternal
           Life
           proceeds
           ,
           〈◊〉
           is
           solely
           communicated
           by
           it
           .
           The
           discovery
           of
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           in
           the
           Works
           of
           Creation
           and
           Providence
           ,
           is
           natural
           ,
           and
           without
           the
           renewing
           power
           of
           the
           Spirit
           :
           There
           is
           a
           correspondence
           between
           the
           external
           Revelation
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           the
           internal
           Grace
           of
           the
           Spirit
           in
           their
           Original
           :
           as
           the
           one
           is
           supernatural
           ,
           so
           is
           the
           other
           .
           Not
           but
           that
           the
           Heathens
           had
           some
           fainter
           beams
           of
           the
           Sun
           of
           
             Righteousness
             ,
             for
             he
             inlightens
             every
             man
             that
             comes
             into
             the
             World
             ,
          
           and
           some
           lower
           operations
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           whereby
           they
           were
           reduced
           from
           Intemperance
           ,
           Incontinency
           and
           other
           gross
           Vices
           ;
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           several
           Vertues
           that
           respect
           the
           Civil
           Life
           .
           And
           of
           this
           we
           have
           an
           eminent
           instance
           recorded
           by
           
             Diogenes
             Laertius
          
           .
           That
           Polemo
           half-drunk
           ,
           crown'd
           with
           Roses
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           dress
           of
           a
           Harlot
           rather
           than
           of
           a
           Man
           ,
           coming
           into
           the
           School
           of
           the
           severe
           Zenocrates
           ,
           hearing
           him
           discourse
           of
           Temperance
           ,
           as
           by
           a
           Charm
           was
           so
           perfectly
           changed
           ,
           that
           casting
           away
           the
           Garland
           from
           his
           Head
           ,
           and
           the
           lascivious
           Ornaments
           that
           were
           about
           him
           ,
           and
           which
           was
           more
           considerable
           ,
           his
           vicious
           Habits
           from
           his
           Soul
           ;
           he
           that
           entered
           in
           a
           Reveller
           come
           forth
           a
           Philosopher
           ,
           so
           corrected
           and
           composed
           in
           his
           manners
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           called
           the
           Dorick
           tone
           ,
           which
           of
           all
           others
           was
           the
           most
           solemn
           and
           majestical
           in
           the
           Musick
           of
           those
           times
           .
           Now
           this
           alteration
           was
           wrought
           by
           the
           force
           of
           natural
           Reason
           ,
           which
           prevailed
           on
           him
           to
           renounce
           those
           sensual
           and
           base
           lusts
           ,
           that
           were
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           Honour
           and
           Peace
           of
           a
           Man
           in
           this
           present
           Life
           .
           But
           still
           he
           was
           exceedingly
           distant
           from
           the
           Purity
           of
           a
           true
           Saint
           ,
           who
           partakes
           
             of
             the
             Divine
             Nature
          
           ,
           
           and
           is
           inclin'd
           in
           all
           his
           motions
           to
           God.
           All
           the
           Precepts
           of
           Morality
           ,
           to
           use
           the
           Similtude
           of
           Plutarch
           ,
           are
           like
           strong
           Perfumes
           that
           sometimes
           revive
           those
           that
           are
           in
           a
           Swoon
           by
           the
           Falling-Sickness
           ,
           but
           never
           heal
           them
           :
           So
           they
           may
           recover
           those
           that
           are
           debaucht
           from
           the
           outward
           practice
           of
           those
           ignoble
           Vices
           which
           violate
           Natural
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           they
           cannot
           rectifie
           and
           cure
           the
           corrupt
           Nature
           .
           The
           highest
           Philosophical
           Change
           was
           onely
           from
           those
           Vices
           which
           were
           scandalous
           in
           the
           view
           of
           men
           ;
           but
           consisted
           with
           those
           which
           were
           ,
           though
           more
           subtile
           ,
           yet
           not
           less
           sinfull
           ,
           and
           discernable
           by
           the
           pure
           Eye
           of
           God.
           'T
           was
           from
           one
           kind
           of
           Sin
           to
           another
           ,
           
           from
           sensual
           to
           spiritual
           ;
           Satan
           cast
           out
           Satan
           ;
           or
           from
           higher
           to
           lower
           degrees
           of
           Sin
           ,
           but
           not
           from
           Sin
           to
           Holiness
           .
           And
           although
           the
           same
           good
           Works
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           external
           substance
           ,
           were
           performed
           by
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           as
           by
           Christians
           ,
           yet
           they
           vastly
           differ
           in
           their
           Principle
           and
           End.
           A
           Brute
           performs
           all
           the
           acts
           of
           Sense
           that
           a
           Man
           doth
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           meerly
           from
           the
           sensitive
           Soul
           ,
           that
           is
           of
           a
           lower
           order
           than
           that
           which
           animates
           a
           Man.
           So
           in
           the
           Heathen
           't
           was
           only
           the
           humane
           Spirit
           excited
           by
           Secular
           Interests
           ,
           Self-love
           ,
           servile
           Fear
           ,
           that
           performed
           Moral
           Actions
           .
           But
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           (
           who
           infuses
           Grace
           ,
           that
           is
           as
           it
           were
           a
           second
           Soul
           ,
           to
           elevate
           that
           which
           before
           quickened
           the
           Body
           )
           is
           the
           true
           Principle
           of
           Christian
           Vertues
           .
           This
           sanctifying
           Spirit
           ,
           who
           transforms
           us
           into
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           and
           makes
           an
           entire
           and
           thorow
           Change
           in
           the
           Heart
           and
           Conversation
           ,
           they
           did
           not
           receive
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Nature
           .
           Of
           this
           we
           have
           a
           convincing
           proof
           in
           the
           Example
           of
           the
           best
           Masters
           of
           Morality
           ,
           
           who
           by
           their
           Discourses
           or
           Writings
           rais'd
           it
           to
           the
           point
           of
           its
           perfection
           .
           
           Socrates
           the
           Father
           of
           Philosophy
           ,
           to
           whom
           this
           honour
           is
           ascribed
           among
           the
           Grecians
           ,
           that
           he
           first
           made
           Wisdom
           descend
           from
           Heaven
           to
           earth
           ,
           because
           he
           left
           the
           study
           of
           Astronomy
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           Philosophers
           before
           him
           were
           most
           conversant
           ,
           and
           applied
           himself
           to
           that
           which
           was
           useful
           for
           the
           Government
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           Reformation
           of
           Manners
           :
           He
           that
           is
           propounded
           by
           Celsus
           as
           an
           unparallel'd
           Pattern
           ,
           as
           one
           that
           discovered
           to
           what
           degree
           of
           excellency
           Vertue
           might
           raise
           the
           humane
           Spirit
           ,
           yet
           was
           guilty
           of
           great
           immorality
           and
           impiety
           .
           *
           Those
           who
           pretend
           to
           have
           known
           the
           retirements
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           accused
           him
           of
           impure
           commerce
           with
           Alcibiades
           .
           He
           betrayed
           the
           Chastity
           of
           his
           Wife
           ,
           by
           giving
           her
           to
           his
           Friend
           .
           Plato
           and
           Xenophon
           his
           admirers
           ,
           declare
           his
           compliance
           with
           the
           common
           Idolatry
           ,
           which
           is
           justly
           aggravated
           by
           St.
           Austin
           ,
           being
           against
           the
           Convictions
           of
           his
           Conscience
           .
           For
           although
           in
           private
           Discourse
           with
           his
           Friends
           he
           acknowledged
           but
           one
           God
           ,
           and
           considered
           the
           Sun
           and
           Moon
           only
           as
           the
           works
           and
           instruments
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           rank
           of
           other
           Creatures
           ;
           yet
           in
           his
           Apology
           before
           his
           Judges
           to
           prevent
           the
           fatal
           Sentence
           ,
           he
           charged
           his
           enemies
           to
           be
           guilty
           of
           impudent
           falshood
           ,
           who
           accused
           him
           that
           he
           did
           not
           believe
           the
           Gods
           ,
           since
           he
           believed
           ,
           as
           all
           other
           men
           ,
           that
           the
           Sun
           and
           Moon
           were
           Gods.
           And
           during
           the
           time
           of
           his
           imprisonment
           ,
           he
           never
           addrest
           one
           Prayer
           to
           God
           for
           the
           pardon
           of
           his
           Sins
           ;
           †
           for
           he
           had
           so
           high
           an
           opinion
           of
           his
           own
           Vertues
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           insensible
           of
           his
           Vices
           .
           And
           dying
           ,
           he
           commanded
           a
           Cock
           to
           be
           offer'd
           to
           Aesculapius
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           the
           Devil
           ,
           
           under
           the
           disguise
           of
           that
           famous
           Physician
           .
           To
           Socrates
           I
           shall
           add
           Seneca
           :
           Never
           any
           ,
           excepting
           the
           Sacred
           Writers
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           are
           instructed
           by
           them
           ,
           hath
           writ
           more
           excellently
           .
           He
           describes
           Vertue
           as
           if
           the
           living
           Original
           were
           in
           his
           Breast
           ;
           but
           how
           dull
           a
           Copy
           was
           drawn
           in
           his
           Life
           .
           There
           is
           as
           great
           a
           difference
           between
           the
           expression
           of
           it
           by
           his
           Pen
           and
           by
           his
           Actions
           ,
           as
           between
           the
           lively
           Picture
           of
           a
           Face
           by
           a
           rare
           Pencil
           ,
           
           and
           the
           rude
           Draught
           of
           it
           with
           a
           Coal
           .
           What
           a
           villainous
           part
           did
           he
           act
           in
           exciting
           Nero
           to
           murder
           his
           Mother
           ;
           and
           after
           in
           writing
           an
           Apology
           for
           it
           ,
           employing
           the
           colours
           of
           his
           Rhetorick
           to
           cover
           one
           of
           the
           foulest
           blots
           which
           hath
           appeared
           in
           the
           succession
           of
           all
           Ages
           ?
           His
           Philosophy
           was
           not
           a
           powerful
           Antidote
           against
           the
           Contagion
           of
           the
           Court.
           What
           just
           excuse
           can
           there
           be
           of
           his
           Cruelty
           to
           his
           Wife
           ,
           in
           cutting
           her
           Veins
           ,
           
           that
           she
           might
           die
           with
           him
           ;
           from
           a
           vain-glorious
           desire
           to
           eternize
           their
           Reputation
           ?
           And
           whereas
           among
           the
           whole
           Chorus
           of
           Vertues
           ,
           
           he
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           exalts
           Magnanimity
           in
           the
           contempt
           of
           earthly
           things
           ,
           and
           determines
           that
           the
           necessities
           of
           Nature
           are
           the
           just
           measures
           of
           ●●ches
           and
           Delights
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           things
           which
           the
           irregular
           Appetites
           of
           men
           pursue
           ;
           So
           that
           one
           would
           think
           him
           an
           Angel
           in
           flesh
           ,
           conversing
           below
           to
           instruct
           the
           world
           how
           to
           be
           happy
           :
           yet
           the
           Historians
           of
           those
           times
           tax
           him
           for
           insatiable
           Avarice
           ,
           that
           in
           a
           little
           time
           by
           unworthy
           arts
           he
           rak'd
           up
           an
           incredible
           Sum
           of
           Money
           .
           Supposing
           it
           a
           Calumny
           that
           he
           forged
           many
           Wills
           to
           seize
           upon
           the
           Inheritance
           belonging
           to
           others
           ,
           what
           excuse
           can
           there
           be
           for
           his
           excessive
           Usury
           ,
           his
           forcing
           the
           Britains
           to
           borrow
           a
           Million
           of
           Sesterces
           ,
           and
           
           calling
           for
           it
           in
           ,
           so
           much
           to
           their
           prejudice
           ,
           as
           was
           likely
           to
           have
           caused
           their
           Rebellion
           ?
           What
           for
           his
           sumptuous
           Palaces
           ,
           and
           Gardens
           of
           Pleasure
           ,
           exceeding
           the
           Luxury
           of
           Nero
           ?
           And
           all
           these
           possest
           by
           a
           man
           who
           had
           no
           Son
           to
           inherit
           ,
           a
           Philosopher
           ,
           a
           Stoick
           ,
           the
           great
           commender
           of
           blessed
           Poverty
           .
           All
           the
           Apology
           he
           makes
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           a
           Wise
           man
           that
           is
           himself
           ,
           
             Non
             amat
             Divitias
             sed
             mavult
             ,
             non
             in
             animum
             illas
             sed
             in
             domum
             inducit
             ,
             non
             respicit
             possessas
             sed
             continet
             .
          
           Agreeing
           with
           Aristippus
           a
           Philosophizing
           Animal
           ,
           who
           being
           reproved
           for
           his
           intanglement
           in
           bruitish
           love
           with
           a
           famous
           Harlot
           ,
           replyed
           ;
           
             I
             possess
             her
          
           ,
           
           
             not
             she
             me
          
           .
           The
           only
           difference
           is
           in
           the
           matter
           of
           their
           Affections
           ,
           the
           one
           was
           Riches
           ,
           the
           other
           Pleasure
           .
           By
           these
           instances
           we
           may
           judg
           of
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Philosophers
           :
           Although
           a
           Vein
           of
           Gold
           appear
           in
           their
           Writings
           ,
           yet
           their
           Lives
           were
           full
           of
           Dross
           .
           The
           best
           of
           them
           are
           charged
           to
           have
           practised
           vice
           with
           those
           ,
           
           to
           whom
           they
           commended
           the
           Precepts
           of
           Vertue
           .
           The
           foulest
           Actions
           were
           approv'd
           by
           some
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           excellent
           condemned
           by
           others
           that
           pretended
           to
           Philosophical
           Perfection
           .
           Unnatural
           Lust
           was
           allowed
           as
           indifferent
           by
           Zeno
           and
           Chrysippus
           :
           And
           the
           noblest
           Love
           in
           giving
           Life
           it self
           for
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           in
           Martyrdom
           is
           censured
           by
           Epictetus
           and
           Antoninus
           ,
           as
           the
           effect
           of
           foolish
           and
           incurable
           Melancholy
           in
           Christians
           ,
           who
           were
           disgusted
           with
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           devoted
           themselves
           to
           Death
           .
           The
           
           Spirit
           of
           Holiness
           who
           formes
           the
           powerful
           and
           lasting
           habits
           of
           true
           Vertue
           in
           the
           Soul
           ;
           that
           effectually
           enclines
           from
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           with
           an
           intention
           for
           his
           Glory
           ,
           to
           obey
           his
           Will
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           purchas'd
           by
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           peculiar
           to
           the
           Dispensation
           of
           the
           Gospel
           that
           reveals
           Him.
           The
           Doctrine
           of
           it
           is
           not
           delivered
           with
           so
           much
           Pomp
           ,
           but
           with
           infinite
           more
           efficacy
           than
           the
           most
           eloquent
           Instructions
           of
           Philosophers
           :
           One
           plain
           Sermon
           that
           represents
           Christ
           as
           Crucified
           before
           our
           eyes
           ,
           to
           obtain
           Pardon
           of
           Sin
           for
           us
           ;
           inflames
           the
           Soul
           with
           a
           more
           ardent
           Love
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           vehement
           hatred
           of
           Sin
           ,
           than
           all
           their
           elegant
           and
           sublime
           Discourses
           .
           There
           is
           the
           same
           difference
           between
           their
           Morals
           and
           the
           Evangelical
           Institution
           ,
           as
           between
           two
           Nurses
           ;
           The
           one
           is
           adorned
           ,
           and
           looks
           lovely
           to
           the
           eye
           ,
           but
           wants
           Milk
           to
           nourish
           the
           Infant
           in
           her
           Arms
           ;
           the
           other
           is
           not
           so
           amiable
           in
           appearance
           ,
           but
           hath
           a
           living
           spring
           of
           Milk
           to
           nourish
           her
           Child
           .
           Philosophy
           hath
           the
           advantage
           of
           artificial
           beauty
           ,
           but
           cannot
           supply
           the
           nourishment
           that
           is
           necessary
           to
           maintain
           the
           spiritual
           Life
           .
           But
           the
           Gospel
           affords
           the
           
             sincere
             rational
             milk
             to
             the
             Soul
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             grow
             thereby
             .
          
           'T
           is
           therefore
           call'd
           the
           
             Word
             of
             Life
          
           ,
           a
           title
           that
           distinguishes
           it
           from
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           all
           humane
           Institutions
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Jesus
           Christ
           hath
           presented
           the
           strongest
           inducements
           and
           motives
           to
           perswade
           us
           to
           Holiness
           .
           The
           way
           which
           he
           takes
           to
           save
           us
           ,
           is
           not
           by
           a
           meer
           act
           of
           Power
           to
           raise
           us
           above
           our selves
           ,
           but
           he
           deals
           with
           us
           conveniently
           to
           our
           frame
           ,
           in
           making
           use
           of
           our
           Affections
           to
           bring
           us
           to
           himself
           .
           And
           whereas
           there
           are
           three
           Affections
           that
           have
           a
           mighty
           power
           over
           the
           reasonable
           Nature
           ,
           and
           are
           the
           inward
           
           springs
           of
           humane
           actions
           ,
           viz.
           Fear
           ,
           Hope
           ,
           and
           Love
           ;
           He
           hath
           propounded
           such
           Objects
           to
           them
           ,
           which
           being
           duely
           considered
           ,
           are
           infinitely
           more
           efficacious
           than
           any
           thing
           that
           may
           divert
           us
           from
           our
           duty
           .
           The
           great
           temptations
           to
           sin
           are
           from
           the
           terrors
           or
           delights
           of
           Sense
           ,
           and
           to
           overcome
           these
           ,
           he
           hath
           brought
           to
           our
           assistance
           
             the
             Powers
             of
             the
             World
             to
             come
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           hath
           revealed
           the
           dreadful
           preparations
           for
           the
           Punishment
           of
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           and
           the
           Glorious
           Rewards
           that
           attend
           the
           Godly
           in
           their
           future
           State.
           
        
         
           Now
           to
           discover
           the
           efficacy
           of
           those
           Objects
           for
           the
           perswading
           Men
           to
           be
           Holy
           I
           will
           consider
           ,
           1.
           
           Their
           Greatness
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           described
           in
           the
           Gospel
           .
           2.
           
           Their
           Truth
           and
           Reality
           ,
           of
           which
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           given
           us
           convincing
           evidence
           and
           assurance
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           excite
           our
           Fear
           ,
           he
           threatens
           Torments
           extreme
           and
           eternal
           .
           These
           are
           set
           forth
           by
           such
           representations
           ,
           as
           may
           impress
           the
           quickest
           sense
           of
           them
           upon
           Men.
           For
           the
           Imagination
           depends
           on
           sensible
           experience
           ,
           and
           is
           strongly
           affected
           with
           those
           things
           that
           are
           terrible
           to
           our
           outward
           faculties
           .
           Now
           ▪
           Hell
           is
           described
           by
           
             a
             Worm
          
           gnawing
           the
           most
           tender
           parts
           ,
           
           that
           are
           most
           capable
           of
           pain
           ;
           to
           signify
           the
           furious
           reflections
           of
           the
           guilty
           Soul
           ,
           the
           sting
           of
           the
           inraged
           Conscience
           ,
           the
           torment
           of
           those
           perfect
           Passions
           that
           continually
           vex
           the
           Damned
           .
           And
           't
           is
           set
           forth
           by
           
             Fire
             and
             Brimstone
          
           ,
           that
           is
           most
           fierce
           to
           sense
           ,
           the
           serious
           consideration
           of
           which
           is
           enough
           to
           cause
           terror
           and
           amazement
           in
           all
           that
           are
           liable
           to
           it
           .
           And
           if
           the
           sole
           apprehension
           be
           intolerable
           ,
           how
           much
           more
           will
           the
           
             dwelling
             with
             devouring
             Fire
             ,
             and
             everlasting
             burning
          
           ?
           'T
           is
           called
           the
           
             blackness
             of
             darkness
          
           ,
           to
           signifie
           the
           compleat
           
           horrour
           of
           that
           state
           .
           The
           Fire
           hath
           only
           force
           to
           burn
           ,
           not
           to
           give
           any
           light
           to
           mitigate
           the
           obscurity
           .
           'T
           is
           called
           the
           
             second
             Death
          
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           which
           that
           of
           the
           body
           is
           but
           the
           shadow
           of
           Death
           .
           
           Nothing
           of
           Life
           remains
           but
           the
           sense
           of
           Misery
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           be
           as
           strong
           for
           ever
           ,
           as
           at
           the
           first
           entrance
           into
           it
           .
           This
           infinitely
           increases
           the
           Torment
           ,
           that
           it
           shall
           never
           end
           .
           The
           suffering
           Soul
           knows
           it
           shall
           be
           Eternal
           ,
           and
           as
           such
           it
           is
           felt
           and
           afflicts
           .
           The
           Fire
           that
           devours
           shall
           never
           say
           't
           is
           enough
           ,
           that
           sad
           Night
           shall
           never
           have
           a
           Morning
           ,
           that
           
             horrible
             Tempest
          
           never
           any
           Calm
           .
           The
           Damned
           have
           no
           breathing
           of
           Rest
           in
           their
           extreme
           pains
           ,
           no
           shadow
           of
           Hope
           to
           refresh
           them
           in
           their
           intolerable
           heat
           ,
           
           
             but
             are
             under
             torment
             day
             and
             night
             ,
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
          
           Now
           what
           can
           be
           more
           powerful
           to
           restrain
           Men
           from
           sin
           than
           the
           terrours
           of
           the
           Lord
           ?
           if
           the
           desires
           of
           carnal
           and
           momenta●y
           pleasures
           are
           impetuous
           and
           urgent
           ,
           what
           can
           be
           more
           effectual
           to
           give
           check
           to
           them
           ,
           than
           the
           consideration
           that
           they
           are
           attended
           with
           a
           painful
           Eternity
           ,
           that
           within
           a
           little
           while
           nothing
           will
           remain
           of
           the
           most
           pleasant
           lusts
           but
           the
           Worm
           and
           the
           Fire
           ?
           Thus
           one
           extreme
           is
           cured
           by
           another
           .
           Or
           ,
           if
           the
           fear
           of
           Men
           who
           can
           inflict
           but
           outward
           evils
           ,
           and
           Death
           on
           the
           Body
           ,
           at
           any
           time
           resists
           the
           performance
           of
           our
           Duty
           ,
           what
           is
           more
           proper
           to
           lessen
           the
           impression
           ,
           than
           to
           remember
           how
           dreadful
           a
           thing
           it
           is
           to
           fall
           into
           the
           revenging
           
             hands
             of
             the
             living
             God
          
           ,
           who
           lives
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           can
           punish
           for
           ever
           ?
           Thus
           our
           Saviour
           fortified
           his
           Disciples
           against
           Persecution
           ,
           
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             my
             Friends
             ,
          
           
           
             Be
             not
             afraid
             of
             them
             that
             kill
             the
             body
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             have
             no
             more
             they
             can
             do
             ;
             but
             I
             will
             forwarn
             you
             whom
             you
             shall
             fear
             :
             fear
             him
             which
             after
             he
             hath
             killed
             hath
             power
             to
             cast
             into
             
             Hell
             ;
             yea
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             fear
             him
             .
          
           Eternal
           Damnation
           is
           infinitely
           more
           fearful
           than
           Temporal
           Death
           .
           As
           the
           Rod
           of
           Moses
           devoured
           the
           Rods
           of
           the
           Magicians
           .
           So
           the
           fear
           of
           Hell
           overcomes
           the
           fear
           of
           Death
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Torments
           which
           end
           with
           this
           Life
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           add
           further
           ,
           to
           shew
           how
           fit
           an
           Argument
           this
           is
           to
           work
           on
           mankind
           ;
           That
           usually
           the
           Fear
           of
           evil
           more
           deeply
           affects
           than
           the
           Hope
           of
           good
           .
           When
           the
           Imagination
           is
           violently
           struck
           with
           an
           object
           ,
           it
           hath
           a
           mighty
           force
           to
           turn
           the
           Mind
           and
           Will
           it self
           .
           Therefore
           Laws
           are
           secured
           by
           Punishments
           ,
           not
           by
           Rewards
           .
           Indeed
           the
           fear
           of
           Hell
           at
           first
           disposes
           us
           for
           the
           love
           of
           Heaven
           :
           to
           escape
           the
           one
           we
           fly
           to
           the
           other
           .
           As
           the
           virtue
           of
           the
           Loadstone
           is
           increast
           by
           arming
           it
           with
           Iron
           ,
           which
           although
           it
           hath
           no
           attractive
           power
           in
           it self
           ;
           yet
           by
           conjunction
           ,
           it
           makes
           the
           others
           more
           forcible
           :
           So
           the
           promise
           of
           Heaven
           makes
           a
           stronger
           impression
           upon
           us
           by
           the
           threatning
           of
           Hell
           to
           all
           that
           despise
           it
           .
           Were
           it
           not
           for
           the
           Torments
           of
           Hell
           (
           which
           are
           more
           easily
           conceived
           by
           us
           whilst
           we
           are
           cloathed
           with
           flesh
           ,
           than
           Celestial
           Joys
           ,
           and
           therefore
           more
           strongly
           affect
           us
           )
           Heaven
           would
           be
           neglected
           ,
           and
           be
           as
           empty
           of
           Saints
           as
           't
           is
           full
           of
           Glory
           .
           To
           awaken
           us
           out
           of
           the
           deep
           Lethargy
           of
           sensual
           Lusts
           ,
           the
           most
           pleasant
           Musick
           is
           ineffectual
           ,
           nothing
           less
           is
           requisite
           than
           cutting
           and
           scarifying
           .
        
         
           And
           not
           only
           those
           that
           begin
           ,
           and
           first
           enter
           in
           the
           ways
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           are
           advanc'd
           in
           Christianity
           have
           need
           of
           this
           Bridle
           .
           For
           there
           are
           some
           temptations
           wherein
           the
           Flesh
           assaults
           the
           Spirit
           with
           that
           violence
           ,
           that
           Love
           it self
           is
           obliged
           
           to
           call
           in
           Fear
           to
           its
           assistance
           ,
           as
           being
           more
           proper
           to
           repress
           its
           inordinate
           motions
           .
           'T
           is
           only
           in
           Heaven
           that
           perfect
           Love
           will
           consume
           all
           concupiscence
           ,
           and
           cast
           out
           fear
           of
           Judgment
           :
           but
           whilst
           we
           are
           encompast
           with
           temptations
           ,
           we
           must
           not
           think
           under
           the
           pretext
           of
           a
           more
           raised
           Spirituality
           ,
           that
           the
           fear
           of
           Hell
           is
           either
           unbecoming
           or
           unnecessary
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           unworthy
           a
           Child
           of
           God
           to
           employ
           all
           the
           Motives
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           We
           are
           commanded
           to
           
             work
             out
             our
             own
             Salvation
             with
             fear
             and
             trembling
             .
          
           
        
         
           But
           the
           opening
           of
           Hell
           to
           our
           view
           is
           not
           sufficient
           alone
           to
           make
           us
           Holy.
           For
           the
           strongest
           terrors
           although
           they
           restrain
           from
           the
           outward
           forbidden
           act
           ,
           yet
           they
           do
           not
           change
           the
           Heart
           .
           According
           to
           that
           of
           St.
           
             Austin
             ,
             Inaniter
             se
             victorem
             putat
             esse
             peccati
             ,
             qui
             poenae
             timore
             non
             peccat
             ;
             quia
             etsi
             non
             impletur
             foris
             negotium
             malae
             cupiditatis
             ,
             ipsa
             tamen
             cupiditas
             intus
             est
             hostis
          
           ;
           That
           is
           ,
           the
           fear
           of
           Punishment
           can
           never
           make
           us
           truly
           victorious
           over
           sin
           ,
           because
           although
           we
           do
           not
           actually
           accomplish
           the
           desires
           of
           the
           corrupt
           Will
           ,
           yet
           the
           corrupt
           Will
           is
           still
           an
           enemy
           that
           lives
           within
           ,
           and
           is
           only
           destroyed
           by
           the
           love
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           which
           allures
           us
           by
           the
           excellent
           Reward
           that
           is
           promised
           to
           it
           .
           Besides
           ,
           Fear
           is
           a
           violent
           Passion
           to
           which
           Nature
           is
           repugnant
           ,
           so
           that
           although
           its
           power
           is
           great
           ,
           yet
           not
           constant
           :
           how
           strong
           soever
           the
           force
           is
           by
           which
           a
           stone
           is
           thrown
           upwards
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           weakned
           by
           degrees
           ,
           and
           overcome
           by
           the
           natural
           weight
           of
           the
           Stone
           ,
           whereby
           it
           falls
           to
           the
           Centre
           .
           So
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           resists
           Fear
           ,
           and
           lessens
           its
           impetuousness
           so
           far
           ,
           that
           frequently
           it
           returns
           to
           sensual
           Lusts.
           Therefore
           ,
           that
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Spirit
           may
           be
           perfect
           and
           stable
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           confirmed
           by
           the
           hopes
           of
           Heaven
           .
           As
           the
           
           Natural
           ,
           so
           the
           Spiritual
           Life
           must
           be
           nourisht
           by
           grateful
           food
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           preserv'd
           with
           Aloes
           or
           Worm-wood
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           our
           Saviour
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           To
           encourage
           and
           raise
           our
           Hopes
           ,
           offers
           to
           us
           a
           Reward
           infinitely
           valuable
           :
           for
           as
           God
           is
           Infinite
           such
           is
           the
           Happiness
           he
           bestows
           on
           his
           favourites
           .
           'T
           is
           described
           to
           us
           in
           Scripture
           under
           the
           most
           enamouring
           representations
           ;
           as
           a
           state
           of
           Peace
           and
           Love
           ,
           of
           Joy
           and
           Glory
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Prince
             of
             Peace
             reigns
             in
             the
             Holy
             Jerusalem
             that
             is
             above
             ,
          
           and
           preserves
           an
           everlasting
           serenity
           and
           calmness
           .
           The
           mutinous
           Spirits
           that
           rebell'd
           ,
           were
           presently
           chased
           from
           thence
           ,
           into
           this
           lower
           Region
           ,
           where
           they
           brought
           trouble
           and
           disorder
           .
           
             He
             maketh
             Peace
             in
             his
             high
             Places
             .
          
           The
           Peace
           of
           Heaven
           is
           
             like
             the
             Chrystal
             Sea
             before
             the
             Throne
             of
             the
             Lamb
             ,
          
           which
           no
           unquiet
           agitation
           ever
           troubles
           or
           disturbs
           .
        
         
           An
           inviolable
           Love
           unites
           all
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           no
           division
           or
           jealousie
           discomposes
           their
           Concord
           .
           They
           enjoy
           without
           envy
           :
           for
           infinite
           Blessedness
           is
           not
           diminished
           by
           the
           number
           of
           the
           possessours
           .
           
             The
             Inheritance
             in
             light
             is
             communicated
             to
             all
             .
          
           Although
           the
           Angels
           are
           distinguish'd
           by
           their
           several
           Orders
           and
           Ministrations
           ,
           as
           Seraphims
           ,
           and
           Cherubims
           ,
           Thrones
           and
           Powers
           ,
           yet
           a
           Chain
           of
           Holy
           Love
           binds
           all
           their
           affections
           together
           .
           And
           the
           Saints
           although
           they
           shine
           with
           different
           degrees
           of
           Glory
           ,
           yet
           as
           in
           a
           Chorus
           of
           Musick
           ;
           although
           the
           voices
           are
           different
           ,
           they
           make
           but
           one
           intire
           harmony
           :
           So
           Love
           that
           ever
           continues
           ,
           unites
           their
           wills
           in
           a
           delightful
           harmonious
           Agreement
           .
           Although
           there
           are
           millions
           of
           the
           Celestial
           Inhabitants
           ,
           yet
           they
           all
           make
           but
           one
           Society
           ,
           Love
           mixing
           in
           one
           
           mass
           of
           Light
           ,
           and
           Glory
           ,
           all
           their
           understandings
           and
           wills
           .
        
         
           And
           since
           all
           true
           Joy
           and
           Sweetness
           springs
           from
           Love
           ,
           't
           is
           impossible
           but
           they
           must
           feel
           unspeakable
           complacency
           ,
           in
           the
           reciprocal
           exercise
           of
           so
           Holy
           and
           Pure
           an
           Affection
           .
           But
           principally
           ,
           their
           Joy
           arises
           from
           the
           possession
           of
           God
           himself
           ;
           by
           the
           clearest
           Knowledg
           and
           purest
           Love
           of
           his
           Excellencies
           .
           
             They
             see
             him
             as
             he
             is
             .
          
           
           Sight
           is
           the
           most
           Spiritual
           and
           noble
           Sense
           ,
           that
           gives
           the
           most
           distinct
           and
           evident
           discovery
           of
           its
           objects
           .
           The
           Soul
           in
           its
           exalted
           state
           ,
           
             sees
             the
             King
             in
             his
             Beauty
             ,
          
           all
           the
           perfections
           of
           that
           infinitely
           Glorious
           and
           Blessed
           Nature
           ,
           in
           their
           brightness
           and
           purity
           .
           And
           this
           Sight
           causes
           the
           most
           ardent
           Love
           ,
           by
           which
           there
           is
           an
           intimate
           and
           vital
           union
           between
           the
           soul
           and
           its
           happiness
           ;
           and
           from
           hence
           springs
           perfect
           delight
           :
           
             In
             thy
             presence
             is
             fulness
             of
             Joy.
          
           
           It
           expels
           all
           evil
           that
           would
           imbitter
           and
           lessen
           our
           felicity
           .
           And
           this
           is
           an
           admirable
           priviledge
           for
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           that
           is
           so
           sensible
           of
           trouble
           .
           All
           complaints
           and
           cries
           ,
           all
           sighings
           and
           sorrows
           are
           for
           ever
           banisht
           from
           Heaven
           .
           If
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Sun
           be
           so
           pleasant
           ,
           
           that
           every
           morning
           revives
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           renders
           it
           new
           to
           us
           ,
           which
           was
           buried
           in
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           night
           ;
           how
           infinitely
           pleasant
           will
           the
           Light
           of
           Glory
           be
           ,
           that
           discovers
           the
           absolute
           and
           universal
           Excellency
           of
           the
           Deity
           ,
           the
           beauty
           of
           his
           Holiness
           ,
           the
           perfection
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           ,
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           the
           riches
           of
           his
           Mercy
           ?
           How
           inexpressibly
           great
           is
           the
           Happiness
           that
           proceeds
           from
           the
           illumination
           of
           a
           purified
           Soul
           ,
           when
           such
           is
           the
           amiableness
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           his
           infinite
           and
           eternal
           Felicity
           arises
           from
           the
           fruition
           of
           himself
           ?
           
           The
           Joy
           of
           Heaven
           is
           so
           full
           ,
           and
           satisfying
           ,
           that
           
             a
             thousand
             years
             there
             are
             but
             as
             one
             day
             .
          
           Inferiour
           earthly
           goods
           presently
           lose
           the
           flower
           of
           novelty
           ,
           and
           languish
           in
           our
           enjoyment
           of
           them
           :
           Variety
           is
           necessary
           to
           put
           an
           edge
           upon
           our
           appetites
           ,
           and
           quicken
           our
           delights
           ;
           because
           they
           are
           imperfect
           ,
           and
           fall
           short
           of
           our
           expectation
           .
           But
           the
           object
           of
           our
           Blessedness
           is
           infinitely
           great
           ,
           and
           produces
           the
           same
           pure
           and
           perfect
           Joy
           for
           ever
           .
           After
           the
           longest
           fruition
           it
           never
           cloys
           or
           satiates
           ,
           but
           is
           as
           fresh
           and
           new
           as
           the
           first
           moment
           .
        
         
           And
           that
           which
           is
           the
           peculiar
           Pleasure
           of
           the
           Redeemed
           is
           ,
           
           that
           
             they
             shall
             be
             with
             Christ
             ,
             and
             see
             his
             Glory
          
           ;
           What
           a
           marvellous
           joy
           will
           fill
           our
           hearts
           ,
           to
           see
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           who
           suffer'd
           so
           much
           for
           us
           on
           Earth
           ,
           to
           reign
           in
           Heaven
           ?
           Here
           He
           was
           in
           his
           enemies
           hands
           ,
           there
           he
           hath
           them
           under
           his
           feet
           .
           Here
           He
           was
           in
           the
           
             form
             of
             a
             Servant
          
           ,
           there
           He
           appears
           in
           
             the
             form
             of
             God
          
           ,
           adorn'd
           with
           all
           the
           marks
           of
           Majesty
           .
           Here
           He
           was
           under
           the
           cloud
           of
           his
           Fathers
           displeasure
           ,
           there
           He
           appears
           as
           the
           
             Brightness
             of
             his
             Glory
          
           .
           Here
           He
           was
           ignominiously
           Crucified
           ,
           there
           He
           is
           crown'd
           with
           Immortal
           Honour
           .
           Now
           considering
           the
           ardent
           Affections
           which
           the
           Saints
           have
           to
           their
           Redeemer
           ,
           the
           contemplation
           of
           him
           in
           this
           glorious
           state
           ,
           must
           infinitely
           ravish
           their
           hearts
           .
           Especially
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           that
           the
           exaltation
           of
           Christ
           is
           theirs
           .
           The
           Members
           triumph
           when
           the
           Head
           is
           crown'd
           .
           His
           excellent
           Glory
           reflects
           a
           lustre
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           sight
           of
           it
           ,
           they
           are
           chang'd
           into
           his
           Likeness
           .
           If
           the
           imperfect
           and
           dim
           sight
           of
           his
           Divine
           Vertues
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           hath
           a
           power
           to
           change
           Believers
           into
           his
           
             Image
             from
             glory
             to
             glory
          
           ,
           how
           much
           more
           the
           Vision
           
           of
           his
           unveiled
           Face
           ?
           Our
           Graces
           here
           are
           but
           as
           the
           rude
           draught
           and
           first
           colours
           of
           the
           Divine
           Image
           ,
           that
           shall
           then
           be
           in
           its
           perfection
           .
           
             We
             know
             that
             when
             he
             appears
             we
             shall
             be
             like
             him
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             we
             shall
             see
             him
             as
             he
             is
             .
          
           The
           similitude
           between
           the
           Saints
           above
           and
           Christ
           is
           so
           exact
           ,
           that
           if
           one
           should
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           directed
           by
           the
           Light
           of
           that
           place
           ,
           he
           would
           be
           apt
           to
           think
           every
           glorified
           Saint
           he
           meets
           to
           be
           more
           than
           a
           creature
           .
           St.
           John
           the
           beloved
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           as
           clear-sighted
           as
           any
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           mistook
           an
           Angel
           for
           God
           ;
           and
           would
           have
           adored
           him
           ,
           although
           he
           did
           not
           appear
           in
           his
           full
           glory
           .
           The
           Kingdoms
           of
           the
           world
           with
           all
           their
           splendour
           are
           no
           more
           in
           compare
           to
           it
           ,
           than
           a
           dead
           spark
           to
           the
           Sun
           in
           its
           brightness
           .
           The
           very
           Bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           shall
           be
           raised
           from
           the
           Grave
           ,
           and
           beautified
           with
           eternal
           Ornaments
           :
           They
           shall
           be
           Companions
           with
           the
           Angels
           ,
           and
           conformed
           to
           the
           glorious
           Body
           of
           Christ.
           Briefly
           ,
           In
           the
           present
           state
           we
           are
           not
           capable
           to
           receive
           the
           full
           knowledg
           of
           Heaven
           :
           What
           we
           understand
           is
           infinitely
           desirable
           ,
           but
           the
           most
           glorious
           part
           is
           still
           undiscovered
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             Eye
             hath
             not
             seen
             ,
             nor
             Ear
             heard
             ,
             neither
             hath
             it
             enter'd
             into
             the
             heart
             of
             man
             to
             conceive
             what
             God
             hath
             prepared
             for
             those
             that
             love
             him
             .
          
           
           All
           that
           is
           beautiful
           or
           sweet
           here
           ,
           is
           but
           a
           shadow
           of
           that
           Glory
           ,
           a
           drop
           of
           that
           vast
           Ocean
           of
           delights
           .
           For
           all
           that
           is
           desirable
           in
           the
           Creatures
           ,
           and
           is
           disperst
           among
           them
           ,
           is
           united
           in
           God
           as
           the
           Original
           ,
           in
           an
           infinite
           and
           indeficient
           manner
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           Prerogatives
           that
           the
           Creatures
           have
           not
           .
           Celestial
           Blessedness
           as
           much
           exceeds
           our
           most
           raised
           thoughts
           ,
           as
           God
           is
           more
           glorious
           in
           himself
           than
           in
           
           any
           representations
           made
           of
           him
           by
           the
           shadows
           of
           our
           earthly
           Imaginations
           .
           There
           is
           a
           greater
           disproportion
           between
           the
           condition
           of
           a
           Saint
           on
           Earth
           and
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           than
           between
           the
           Life
           of
           an
           Infant
           in
           the
           Womb
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           same
           person
           when
           advanc'd
           to
           the
           Throne
           ,
           and
           attended
           with
           the
           Nobility
           of
           a
           Nation
           .
           
           St.
           John
           declares
           ,
           
             Now
             we
             are
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             it
             doth
             not
             appear
             what
             we
             shall
             be
             .
          
           Who
           knows
           the
           full
           signification
           of
           
             being
             heirs
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             joint-heirs
             with
             Christ
             ,
          
           of
           partaking
           in
           that
           glorious
           Reward
           which
           is
           given
           to
           him
           for
           his
           great
           Services
           to
           the
           Crown
           of
           Heaven
           ?
           Who
           can
           tell
           the
           weight
           ,
           the
           number
           and
           measure
           of
           that
           Blessedness
           ?
           
             To
             him
             that
             overcomes
          
           ,
           saith
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           
             will
             I
             grant
             to
             sit
             with
             me
             in
             my
             Throne
             ,
             even
             as
             I
             also
             overcame
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             am
             set
             down
             with
             my
             Father
             in
             his
             Throne
             .
          
           We
           have
           reason
           to
           break
           forth
           in
           the
           Language
           of
           the
           
             Psalmist
             ,
             How
             great
             is
             thy
             goodness
             which
             thou
             hast
             laid
             up
             for
             those
             that
             fear
             thee
          
           ?
           and
           supply
           the
           defects
           of
           our
           understanding
           with
           a
           Holy
           admiration
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           only
           measure
           of
           those
           things
           that
           are
           above
           our
           measure
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           the
           Reward
           as
           in
           excellency
           't
           is
           Divine
           ,
           so
           in
           duration
           't
           is
           perpetual
           .
           Heaven
           is
           an
           inheritance
           as
           safe
           as
           great
           Here
           we
           are
           subject
           to
           time
           ,
           that
           carries
           us
           and
           all
           our
           goods
           down
           its
           swift
           stream
           ;
           but
           there
           Eternity
           ,
           that
           is
           fixt
           and
           unchangeable
           ,
           embraces
           us
           in
           its
           bosome
           .
           We
           shall
           be
           secure
           and
           at
           Rest
           ,
           for
           no
           Person
           
             shall
             take
             away
             our
             Crown
          
           ,
           
           
             we
             shall
             reign
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             At
             God●s
             right
             hand
             are
             pleasures
             for
             evermore
             ,
          
           
           that
           can
           never
           abate
           or
           end
           :
           As
           his
           Liberal
           Hand
           bestows
           ,
           so
           his
           Powerful
           preserves
           our
           Happiness
           .
           The
           Blessed
           shall
           sing
           Everlasting
           Hymns
           of
           Glory
           ,
           and
           
           Songs
           of
           thanksgiving
           to
           the
           Great
           Creatour
           ,
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           Sanctifier
           ,
           who
           hath
           prepared
           and
           purchased
           that
           felicity
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           hath
           brought
           them
           to
           the
           secure
           possession
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           can
           there
           be
           a
           more
           powerful
           motive
           to
           Obedience
           than
           Infinite
           and
           Eternal
           Blessedness
           ?
           what
           can
           pretend
           to
           our
           Affections
           in
           competition
           with
           it
           ?
           Carnal
           pleasures
           only
           gratifie
           our
           viler
           part
           the
           Body
           ,
           in
           its
           vilest
           state
           ,
           but
           the
           Joys
           of
           Heaven
           are
           Spiritual
           and
           Sublime
           ,
           and
           proportioned
           to
           our
           noblest
           and
           most
           capacious
           Faculties
           .
           Earthly
           delights
           cannot
           satisfie
           our
           senses
           ,
           
             but
             the
             Peace
             of
             God
             passes
             understanding
             .
          
           One
           hours
           enjoyment
           of
           it
           is
           better
           than
           an
           Eternity
           spent
           in
           the
           pleasures
           of
           sin
           .
           What
           inexcusable
           madness
           is
           it
           to
           prefer
           painted
           trifles
           before
           that
           inestimable
           Treasure
           ?
           Who
           can
           truely
           believe
           there
           is
           such
           an
           excellent
           Glory
           ,
           but
           he
           must
           love
           it
           and
           vigorously
           endeavour
           to
           obtain
           it
           ?
           Who
           would
           not
           go
           to
           the
           Celestial
           Canaan
           though
           the
           way
           lies
           through
           a
           Wilderness
           where
           no
           Flower
           or
           Fruit
           grows
           ?
           All
           temporal
           evils
           are
           not
           only
           to
           be
           endured
           ,
           but
           chearfully
           embraced
           in
           order
           to
           the
           possessing
           of
           it
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             I
             reckon
             that
             the
             sufferings
             of
             the
             present
             time
             ,
             are
             not
             comparable
             with
             the
             Glory
             that
             shall
             be
             revealed
             in
             us
             .
          
           
           And
           he
           was
           the
           most
           fit
           person
           to
           make
           the
           comparison
           ,
           having
           made
           tryal
           of
           both
           States
           .
           For
           he
           was
           a
           Man
           of
           Sorrows
           ,
           that
           had
           past
           through
           affli●ctions
           of
           all
           kinds
           ,
           and
           he
           was
           ravisht
           up
           to
           Paradise
           ,
           where
           he
           heard
           those
           things
           that
           exceed
           all
           expressions
           of
           Humane
           Words
           .
           Now
           after
           a
           serious
           estimate
           ,
           he
           declares
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Eternal
             weight
             of
             Glory
             ,
             infinitely
             outballances
             the
             Light
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             momentany
             troubles
             of
             this
             Life
             .
          
           Thus
           from
           what
           hath
           been
           said
           
           concerning
           the
           greatness
           of
           the
           recompences
           hereafter
           ;
           we
           may
           understand
           how
           powerful
           they
           are
           to
           deter
           Men
           from
           Sin
           ,
           and
           to
           allure
           them
           to
           Holiness
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           these
           objects
           may
           be
           effectual
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           clearly
           revealed
           them
           ,
           and
           given
           us
           convincing
           evidence
           ,
           and
           assurance
           of
           their
           reality
           .
           The
           Heathens
           had
           only
           some
           glimmerings
           ,
           and
           suspicions
           of
           a
           future
           state
           :
           They
           were
           under
           doubts
           concerning
           the
           Nature
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           whether
           mortal
           ,
           or
           incorruptible
           ,
           wavering
           between
           the
           assent
           and
           denial
           ;
           and
           inclining
           to
           this
           ,
           or
           that
           part
           ,
           as
           Sense
           perswaded
           them
           to
           believe
           themselves
           only
           as
           Bruits
           ,
           or
           Reason
           to
           acknowledge
           themselves
           Men.
           
           Socrates
           before
           his
           Judges
           speaks
           as
           one
           that
           desired
           Immortality
           ;
           and
           in
           his
           last
           Discourses
           to
           his
           Friends
           he
           endeavours
           to
           perswade
           them
           ,
           but
           could
           not
           conquer
           his
           own
           doubts
           ,
           nor
           assure
           himself
           .
           All
           his
           discourses
           end
           in
           Conjectures
           and
           uncertain
           guesses
           .
           
           Besides
           ,
           the
           Hell
           which
           they
           fancyed
           ,
           was
           made
           up
           of
           such
           ridiculous
           and
           senseless
           terrours
           ,
           that
           could
           only
           affect
           Children
           ,
           who
           were
           not
           arrived
           to
           the
           perfect
           use
           of
           Reason
           .
           And
           their
           apprehensions
           of
           Happiness
           in
           the
           next
           Life
           ,
           were
           so
           extravagant
           ,
           that
           what
           the
           Philosopher
           said
           in
           general
           of
           Hope
           ,
           that
           't
           is
           the
           Dream
           of
           waking
           Men
           ,
           is
           more
           justly
           applicable
           to
           the
           Hope
           of
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           future
           reward
           .
           For
           as
           the
           illusions
           of
           a
           Dream
           have
           many
           times
           a
           real
           Subject
           ,
           but
           environ'd
           with
           so
           many
           fantastick
           Imaginations
           ,
           as
           spoils
           all
           the
           proportions
           of
           it
           ;
           so
           their
           Opinion
           had
           a
           foundation
           in
           Truth
           ,
           but
           was
           mixt
           with
           many
           Errours
           inconsistent
           with
           perfect
           felicity
           .
           And
           as
           the
           pleasure
           of
           a
           Dream
           is
           slight
           and
           vanishing
           ,
           so
           the
           uncertain
           
           expectation
           of
           felicity
           did
           but
           lightly
           touch
           their
           Spirits
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           they
           had
           no
           true
           Knowledge
           ,
           nor
           firm
           Belief
           of
           Eternal
           Blessedness
           in
           the
           Vision
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           of
           the
           endless
           Torments
           in
           Hell
           ;
           and
           wanting
           those
           great
           Principles
           from
           whence
           the
           Rules
           and
           Power
           to
           live
           in
           a
           holy
           manner
           are
           derived
           ,
           they
           fell
           short
           of
           that
           Purity
           which
           is
           a
           necessary
           qualification
           to
           prepare
           Men
           for
           Heaven
           .
           They
           were
           in
           a
           confused
           labyrinth
           ,
           without
           true
           Light
           ,
           or
           Guide
           ,
           intangled
           with
           miserable
           Errours
           ,
           and
           stumbled
           every
           step
           whilst
           they
           sought
           after
           Happiness
           .
           But
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           hath
           instructed
           the
           World
           concerning
           those
           invisible
           future
           Recompences
           .
           He
           hath
           expresly
           threaten'd
           what-ever
           is
           to
           be
           feared
           by
           Man
           ,
           as
           a
           rational
           or
           sensible
           Creature
           ,
           
             the
             Worm
             that
             never
             dies
             ,
             and
             the
             Fire
             that
             shall
             never
             be
             quencht
             ,
          
           in
           case
           of
           Disobedience
           ;
           and
           he
           hath
           promised
           what-ever
           is
           to
           be
           hoped
           for
           ,
           in
           case
           of
           Obedience
           .
           
             The
             Wrath
             of
             God
             is
             revealed
             from
             Heaven
             ,
          
           
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           
             against
             all
             ungodliness
             ,
             and
             unrighteousness
             of
             Men.
          
           And
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           brought
           
             Light
             and
             Immortality
             to
             light
          
           .
           
           He
           hath
           declared
           the
           nature
           and
           quality
           of
           Eternal
           Life
           :
           that
           it
           consists
           in
           the
           most
           perfect
           acts
           of
           our
           raised
           and
           most
           receptive
           Faculties
           ,
           upon
           the
           most
           excellent
           objects
           .
           That
           it
           contains
           perfect
           Holiness
           and
           pure
           Felicity
           ,
           being
           for
           ever
           distant
           from
           the
           infirmities
           and
           defilements
           of
           our
           mortal
           state
           .
           He
           hath
           revealed
           as
           the
           quality
           ,
           so
           the
           extent
           of
           it
           ,
           relating
           to
           the
           Body
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Soul.
           Whereas
           the
           Philosophers
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           the
           
             Academicks
             ,
             Stoicks
             ,
             Peripateticks
             ,
             Epicureans
             ,
          
           labouring
           with
           all
           the
           force
           of
           their
           understanding
           ,
           formed
           a
           Felicity
           according
           to
           their
           Fancies
           ,
           which
           was
           either
           wholly
           Sensual
           ,
           or
           else
           but
           for
           half
           of
           man
           :
           For
           
           of
           the
           Resurrection
           ,
           and
           consequently
           the
           Immortality
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           not
           the
           least
           notice
           for
           many
           Ages
           ever
           arrived
           to
           them
           ;
           Our
           Saviour
           who
           alone
           had
           
             the
             words
             of
             eternal
             life
          
           ,
           hath
           promised
           a
           Happiness
           that
           respects
           entire
           man
           :
           The
           Soul
           and
           the
           Body
           which
           are
           his
           essential
           parts
           shall
           be
           united
           and
           endued
           with
           all
           the
           glorious
           qualities
           becoming
           the
           Sons
           of
           God.
           And
           of
           all
           this
           he
           hath
           given
           to
           the
           world
           the
           highest
           assurance
           :
           For
           he
           verified
           his
           Doctrine
           by
           his
           own
           Example
           ;
           rising
           from
           the
           Grave
           ,
           and
           appearing
           to
           his
           Apostles
           crown'd
           with
           Immortality
           ,
           and
           visibly
           ascending
           before
           them
           to
           Heaven
           .
           Since
           there
           is
           no
           greater
           Paradox
           to
           Reason
           than
           the
           Resurrection
           ,
           which
           seem'd
           utterly
           incredible
           to
           men
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           the
           object
           of
           a
           rational
           desire
           ;
           God
           by
           raising
           him
           from
           the
           Grave
           ,
           hath
           given
           the
           most
           convincing
           Argument
           that
           our
           Redeemer
           was
           sent
           from
           him
           ,
           to
           acquaint
           the
           World
           with
           the
           future
           state
           .
           Thus
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           to
           the
           
             Athenians
             ,
             The
             times
             of
             ignorance
             God
             winked
             at
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             now
             commandeth
             all
             men
             eve
             ry
             where
             to
             repent
             ;
             because
             he
             hath
             appointed
             a
             day
             ,
             wherein
             he
             will
             judg
             the
             World
             in
             righteousness
             ,
             by
             that
             Man
             whom
             he
             hath
             ordained
             ,
             whereof
             he
             hath
             given
             assurance
             unto
             all
             Men
             ,
             in
             that
             he
             hath
             raised
             him
             from
             the
             dead
             .
          
           Jesus
           Christ
           who
           was
           attested
           from
           Heaven
           to
           be
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           by
           that
           great
           and
           powerful
           Act
           ,
           declared
           the
           Recompences
           that
           shall
           attend
           Men
           after
           Death
           ;
           Therefore
           a
           full
           and
           perfect
           assent
           is
           due
           to
           his
           Testimony
           .
           Hell
           with
           all
           its
           Dread
           and
           Terror
           is
           not
           a
           Picture
           drawn
           by
           fancy
           to
           affright
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           is
           reveal'd
           by
           him
           ,
           
             whose
             Words
             shall
             remain
             when
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             shall
             pass
             away
             .
          
           The
           Heavenly
           Glories
           are
           not
           the
           Visions
           of
           a
           contemplative
           person
           that
           have
           no
           existence
           ,
           but
           
           are
           great
           Realities
           ,
           promised
           by
           him
           who
           as
           he
           died
           to
           purchase
           ,
           so
           he
           rose
           to
           witness
           the
           Truth
           of
           them
           .
           And
           to
           bring
           these
           Great
           Things
           ,
           that
           are
           separate
           and
           distant
           from
           this
           present
           state
           ,
           nearer
           to
           us
           ;
           He
           sometimes
           causes
           
             Hell
             to
             rise
             up
             from
             beneath
          
           and
           flash
           in
           the
           face
           of
           secure
           sinners
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           break
           off
           their
           Sins
           by
           Repentance
           :
           and
           sometimes
           he
           opens
           Heaven
           from
           above
           ,
           the
           Paradise
           of
           true
           delights
           ,
           and
           sends
           down
           
             of
             the
             precious
             fruits
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             of
             the
             precious
             things
             of
             the
             lasting
             Hills
             ,
          
           that
           by
           the
           sight
           of
           their
           Beauty
           ,
           and
           the
           taste
           of
           their
           sweetness
           ,
           we
           may
           for
           ever
           abhor
           the
           pleasures
           of
           Sin.
           By
           the
           frequent
           and
           sensible
           experience
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           Gospel
           in
           its
           Threatnings
           and
           Promises
           ,
           innumerable
           persons
           have
           been
           converted
           from
           Sin
           to
           Holiness
           ,
           from
           Earth
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           from
           Vanity
           to
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Love
           is
           a
           prevalent
           affection
           ,
           stronger
           than
           Death
           ;
           and
           Kindness
           is
           the
           greatest
           endearment
           of
           Love.
           Now
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           exprest
           such
           admirable
           Love
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           being
           duly
           considered
           ,
           it
           cannot
           but
           inspire
           us
           with
           Love
           to
           him
           again
           ,
           and
           with
           a
           grateful
           desire
           to
           please
           him
           in
           all
           things
           .
           He
           descended
           from
           Heaven
           to
           Earth
           ,
           and
           delivered
           himself
           to
           a
           shameful
           Death
           ,
           that
           He
           might
           
             redeem
             us
             from
             all
             Iniquity
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             purifie
             unto
             himself
             a
             peculiar
             people
             zealous
             of
             good
             works
             .
          
           And
           what
           Argument
           is
           more
           powerful
           to
           cause
           in
           us
           a
           serious
           hatred
           of
           Sin
           ,
           than
           the
           Consideration
           of
           what
           Christ
           hath
           suffer'd
           to
           free
           us
           from
           the
           punishment
           and
           power
           of
           it
           ?
           If
           a
           Man
           for
           his
           Crimes
           were
           condemned
           to
           the
           Gallyes
           ,
           and
           a
           Friend
           of
           his
           who
           had
           been
           extremely
           injur'd
           by
           him
           ,
           should
           ransom
           him
           by
           a
           great
           sum
           ;
           when
           the
           guilty
           person
           is
           restor'd
           to
           liberty
           ,
           will
           he
           
           not
           blush
           for
           shame
           at
           the
           memory
           of
           what
           he
           hath
           done
           ?
           But
           how
           much
           more
           if
           his
           Friend
           would
           suffer
           for
           him
           the
           pains
           and
           infamy
           of
           his
           slavery
           ,
           if
           any
           spark
           of
           Humanity
           remain
           in
           him
           ,
           can
           he
           ever
           delight
           himself
           in
           those
           Actions
           ,
           which
           made
           such
           a
           benefit
           necessary
           to
           him
           ?
           And
           is
           it
           possible
           for
           a
           Christian
           to
           live
           in
           those
           Sins
           for
           which
           Christ
           died
           ?
           Will
           not
           Love
           cause
           an
           humble
           Fear
           ,
           lest
           he
           should
           frustrate
           the
           great
           Design
           ,
           and
           make
           void
           the
           most
           blessed
           effect
           of
           his
           terrible
           Sufferings
           ?
           why
           did
           he
           Redeem
           us
           with
           so
           excellent
           a
           price
           ,
           from
           our
           cruel
           Bondage
           ,
           
           but
           to
           restore
           us
           to
           his
           free
           service
           ?
           why
           did
           he
           vindicate
           us
           from
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Usurper
           to
           whom
           we
           were
           captives
           ,
           but
           to
           make
           us
           Subjects
           to
           our
           Natural
           Prince
           ?
           Why
           did
           he
           purifie
           us
           with
           his
           most
           precious
           Blood
           from
           our
           deadly
           Defilements
           ,
           
           but
           that
           we
           might
           be
           intirely
           consecrated
           to
           his
           Glory
           ,
           and
           be
           fervent
           in
           good
           works
           ?
           What
           can
           work
           upon
           an
           ingenious
           Person
           more
           than
           sense
           of
           Kindness
           ?
           What
           can
           oblige
           more
           strongly
           to
           duty
           than
           Gratieude
           ?
           What
           more
           powerful
           attractive
           to
           Obedinnce
           than
           Love
           ?
           This
           pure
           Love
           confirms
           the
           Glorified
           Saints
           for
           ever
           in
           Holiness
           .
           For
           they
           are
           not
           Holy
           to
           obtain
           Heaven
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           possest
           of
           it
           ;
           nor
           to
           preserve
           their
           Blessedness
           ,
           because
           ,
           they
           are
           past
           all
           hazard
           of
           losing
           it
           ;
           but
           from
           the
           most
           lively
           and
           permanent
           sense
           of
           their
           Obligations
           :
           because
           they
           have
           obtained
           that
           incomparable
           Felicity
           ,
           by
           a
           Gift
           never
           to
           be
           reverst
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           Mercy
           transcendently
           great
           .
           And
           the
           same
           Love
           to
           God
           that
           is
           in
           the
           Saints
           above
           
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           of
           perfection
           ,
           and
           makes
           them
           for
           ever
           to
           Glorifie
           him
           ,
           will
           proportionably
           to
           our
           state
           in
           this
           life
           cause
           us
           to
           observe
           his
           Commands
           with
           delight
           and
           constancy
           .
           A
           true
           Christian
           is
           moved
           by
           Fear
           ,
           more
           by
           Hope
           ,
           most
           by
           Love.
           
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           XIX
        
         
           
             The
             Compleatness
             of
             our
             Recovery
             by
             Jesus
             Cist
             .
             He
             frees
             us
             from
             the
             Power
             as
             well
             as
             Guilt
             of
             Sin.
             Sin
             is
             the
             Disease
             and
             Wound
             of
             the
             Soul
             :
             the
             meer
             Pardon
             of
             it
             cannot
             make
             us
             happy
             .
             Sanctification
             equals
             if
             not
             excels
             Justification
             .
             It
             qualifies
             us
             for
             the
             enjoyment
             of
             God.
             Saving
             Grace
             doth
             not
             encourage
             the
             Practice
             of
             sin
             .
             The
             Promise
             of
             Pardon
             and
             Heaven
             are
             conditional
             .
             To
             abuse
             the
             Mercy
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             is
             dishonourable
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             pernicious
             to
             Man.
             The
             excellency
             of
             the
             Christian
             Religion
             discovered
             from
             its
             design
             and
             effect
             .
             The
             design
             is
             to
             purge
             Men
             from
             Sin
             ,
             and
             conform
             them
             to
             God's
             Holiness
             according
             to
             their
             capacity
             .
             This
             gives
             it
             the
             most
             visible
             preheminence
             above
             other
             Religions
             .
             The
             admirable
             effect
             of
             the
             Gospel
             in
             the
             primitive
             Christians
             .
             An
             earnest
             Exhortation
             to
             live
             according
             to
             the
             purity
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             the
             great
             Obligations
             our
             Saviour
             hath
             laid
             on
             us
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           FRom
           hence
           we
           may
           discover
           the
           Perfection
           and
           Compleatness
           of
           the
           Redemption
           ,
           that
           our
           Saviour
           purchased
           for
           us
           .
           He
           fully
           repairs
           what
           was
           ruin'd
           by
           the
           Fall.
           He
           was
           called
           Jesus
           ,
           
           
             because
             He
             should
             save
             his
             People
             from
             their
             Sins
             .
          
           He
           
           reconciles
           them
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           
             redeems
             them
             from
             their
             vain
             conversation
             .
          
           He
           
             came
             by
             Water
             and
             Blood
          
           ,
           to
           signifie
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           what
           was
           represented
           by
           the
           Ceremonial
           Purification
           ,
           and
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Sacrifices
           ;
           Satisfaction
           and
           Sanctification
           are
           found
           in
           Him.
           And
           this
           was
           not
           a
           needless
           Compassion
           ,
           but
           absolutely
           requisite
           ingorder
           to
           our
           Felicity
           .
           Man
           in
           his
           guilty
           ,
           corrupt
           state
           may
           be
           compar'd
           to
           a
           condemn'd
           Malefactor
           ,
           infected
           with
           noisom
           and
           painful
           wounds
           and
           diseases
           ,
           and
           wants
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Prince
           to
           pardon
           him
           ,
           and
           Sovereign
           Remedies
           to
           heal
           him
           .
           Supposing
           the
           Sentence
           were
           reverst
           ,
           yet
           he
           cannot
           enjoy
           his
           Life
           ,
           till
           he
           is
           restor'd
           to
           health
           .
           Thus
           the
           Sinner
           is
           under
           the
           condemnation
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           under
           many
           spiritual
           ,
           powerful
           Distempers
           ,
           that
           make
           him
           truly
           miserable
           .
           His
           irregular
           Passions
           are
           so
           many
           sorts
           of
           Diseases
           ,
           not
           only
           contrary
           to
           Health
           but
           to
           one
           another
           ,
           that
           continually
           torment
           him
           .
           He
           feels
           all
           the
           effects
           of
           Sickness
           .
           He
           is
           inflam'd
           by
           his
           Lusts
           ,
           and
           made
           restless
           ,
           being
           without
           power
           to
           accomplish
           or
           to
           restrain
           them
           .
           All
           his
           Faculties
           are
           disabled
           for
           the
           Spiritual
           Life
           ,
           that
           is
           only
           worthy
           of
           his
           Nature
           ,
           and
           whose
           operations
           are
           mixt
           with
           sincere
           and
           lasting
           Pleasure
           .
           Sin
           as
           't
           is
           the
           Disease
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           the
           Wound
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           attended
           with
           all
           the
           evils
           of
           those
           that
           are
           most
           terrible
           .
           
             The
             whole
             head
             is
             sick
             ,
             the
             whole
             heart
             is
             faint
             ,
             from
             the
             sole
             of
             the
             foot
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             head
             ,
          
           
           
             there
             is
             no
             soundess
             in
             it
             ,
             but
             wounds
             ,
             and
             bruises
             ,
             and
             putrifying
             sores
             .
          
           Now
           our
           Redeemer
           as
           he
           hath
           obtain'd
           a
           full
           Remission
           of
           our
           Sins
           ,
           so
           he
           restores
           Holiness
           to
           us
           ,
           the
           true
           health
           and
           vigour
           of
           the
           Soul.
           He
           hath
           made
           a
           Plaister
           of
           his
           living
           Flesh
           ,
           mixt
           with
           his
           Tears
           and
           Blood
           ,
           those
           
           divine
           and
           powerful
           Ingredients
           to
           heal
           our
           Wounds
           .
           By
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           't
           is
           applied
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           partake
           of
           its
           vertue
           and
           influence
           .
           His
           Grace
           that
           pardons
           us
           ,
           doth
           also
           purifie
           the
           Conscience
           
             from
             dead
             works
          
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           serve
           the
           Living
           God.
           Without
           this
           the
           bare
           exemption
           from
           Punishment
           ,
           were
           not
           sufficient
           to
           make
           us
           happy
           :
           For
           although
           the
           guilty
           Conscience
           were
           secure
           from
           Wrath
           to
           come
           ,
           yet
           those
           fierce
           unruly
           Passions
           ,
           the
           generation
           of
           Vipers
           that
           lodg
           in
           the
           breast
           of
           the
           Sinner
           ,
           would
           cause
           a
           real
           Hell.
           Till
           these
           are
           mortified
           there
           can
           be
           no
           ease
           nor
           rest
           .
           Besides
           ,
           Sin
           is
           the
           true
           dishonour
           of
           Mans
           Nature
           ,
           that
           degrades
           him
           from
           his
           excellency
           ,
           and
           changes
           him
           into
           a
           Beast
           or
           a
           Devil
           .
           So
           that
           to
           have
           a
           licence
           
             to
             wallow
             in
             the
             mire
          
           ,
           to
           live
           in
           the
           practice
           of
           Sin
           ,
           that
           defiles
           and
           debases
           him
           ,
           were
           a
           miserable
           Priviledg
           .
           The
           Scripture
           therefore
           represents
           the
           curing
           of
           our
           corrupt
           Inclinations
           ,
           and
           the
           cleansing
           of
           us
           from
           our
           Pollutions
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           eminent
           effect
           and
           blessed
           work
           of
           Saving
           Mercy
           .
           Accordingly
           St.
           Peter
           tells
           the
           Jews
           ,
           that
           
             God
             having
             raised
             up
             his
             Son
             Jesus
             ,
             sent
             him
             to
             bless
             you
             ,
          
           
           
             in
             turning
             away
             every
             one
             of
             you
             from
             his
             Iniquities
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           Christ
           in
           his
           glorified
           state
           gives
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Holiness
           to
           work
           a
           sincere
           thorough
           Change
           in
           men
           ,
           from
           all
           presumptuous
           reigning
           Sins
           to
           universal
           Holiness
           .
           An
           unvaluable
           benefit
           ,
           that
           equals
           if
           not
           excels
           our
           Justification
           .
           For
           as
           the
           evil
           of
           Sin
           is
           in
           its
           own
           nature
           worse
           than
           the
           evil
           of
           Punishment
           ,
           so
           the
           freeing
           us
           from
           its
           dominion
           is
           a
           greater
           Blessing
           than
           meer
           impunity
           .
           The
           Son
           of
           God
           for
           a
           time
           was
           made
           subject
           to
           our
           Miseries
           ,
           not
           to
           our
           Sins
           .
           He
           devested
           himself
           of
           his
           Glory
           ,
           not
           of
           Holiness
           .
           And
           the
           Apostle
           in
           the
           extasie
           of
           
           his
           affection
           desired
           to
           be
           made
           unhappy
           for
           the
           Salvation
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           unholy
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           end
           is
           more
           noble
           than
           the
           means
           :
           Now
           Jesus
           Christ
           purchased
           our
           Pardon
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           be
           restored
           to
           our
           forfeited
           Holiness
           .
           He
           ransomed
           us
           by
           his
           Death
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           bless
           us
           by
           his
           Resurrection
           .
           
             He
             gave
             himself
             for
             us
          
           ,
           
           
             that
             he
             might
             redeem
             us
             from
             all
             iniquity
             ,
             and
             to
             purifie
             to
             himself
             a
             peculiar
             people
             ,
             zealous
             of
             good
             works
             .
          
           Sanctification
           is
           the
           last
           end
           of
           all
           he
           did
           and
           suffered
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           Holiness
           is
           the
           chiefest
           excellency
           of
           Man
           ,
           his
           highest
           advantage
           above
           inferiour
           Beings
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           Supream
           Beauty
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           the
           resemblance
           of
           Angels
           ,
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           Himself
           .
           In
           this
           the
           perfection
           of
           the
           reasonable
           Nature
           truly
           consists
           ,
           and
           Glory
           naturally
           results
           from
           it
           .
           As
           a
           Diamond
           ,
           when
           its
           earthy
           and
           colourless
           parts
           are
           taken
           away
           ,
           shines
           forth
           in
           its
           lustre
           ;
           so
           when
           the
           Soul
           is
           freed
           from
           its
           Impurities
           ,
           and
           all
           terrene
           Affections
           ,
           it
           will
           appear
           with
           a
           Divine
           Brightness
           .
           
             The
             Church
             shall
             then
             be
             glorious
             ,
             when
             cleansed
             from
             every
             spot
             ,
          
           and
           made
           compleat
           in
           Holiness
           .
           To
           this
           I
           will
           only
           add
           ,
           that
           
             without
             Holiness
             we
             cannot
             see
             God
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           delightfully
           enjoy
           Him.
           Suppose
           the
           Law
           were
           dispenst
           with
           ,
           that
           forbids
           any
           unclean
           person
           to
           enter
           into
           the
           
             Holy
             Jerusalem
          
           ,
           the
           place
           cannot
           make
           him
           happy
           .
           For
           Happiness
           consists
           in
           the
           Fruition
           of
           an
           object
           that
           is
           suitable
           &
           satisfying
           to
           our
           desires
           .
           The
           Holy
           God
           cannot
           be
           our
           Felicity
           ,
           without
           our
           partaking
           of
           his
           Nature
           .
           Imputed
           Righteousness
           frees
           us
           from
           Hell
           ,
           inherent
           makes
           us
           fit
           for
           Heaven
           .
           The
           sum
           is
           ,
           Jesus
           Christ
           that
           he
           might
           be
           a
           perfect
           Saviour
           ,
           sanctifies
           all
           whom
           He
           justifies
           ;
           for
           otherwise
           we
           could
           not
           be
           totally
           
           exempted
           from
           suffering
           evil
           ,
           nor
           capable
           of
           enjoying
           the
           supreme
           Good
           ,
           we
           could
           not
           be
           happy
           here
           nor
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           hence
           it
           appears
           ,
           that
           Saving
           Grace
           gives
           no
           encouragement
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           Sin.
           For
           the
           principal
           aim
           of
           our
           Redeemers
           Love
           in
           dying
           for
           us
           ,
           was
           
             to
             sanctifie
             and
             cleanse
             us
             ,
             by
             the
             washing
             of
             water
             and
             the
             Word
             .
          
           And
           accordingly
           all
           the
           Promises
           of
           Pardon
           and
           Salvation
           are
           conditional
           .
           The
           holy
           Mercy
           of
           the
           Gospel
           offers
           Forgiveness
           only
           to
           Penitent
           Believers
           ,
           that
           return
           from
           Sin
           to
           Obedience
           :
           
             We
             are
             commanded
             to
             repent
             and
             be
             converted
             ,
             that
             our
             sins
             may
             be
             blotted
             out
             ,
          
           
           
             in
             the
             time
             of
             refreshment
             ,
             from
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           Heaven
           is
           the
           reward
           of
           persevering
           Obedience
           :
           
             To
             them
             who
             by
             patient
             continuance
             in
             well-doing
             ,
          
           
           
             seek
             for
             glory
             ,
             and
             honour
             ,
             and
             immortality
             ,
             eternal
             life
             .
          
           There
           cannot
           be
           the
           least
           ground
           of
           a
           rational
           just
           Hope
           in
           any
           person
           without
           Holiness
           .
           
             Whoever
             hath
             this
             hope
             in
             him
             ,
             purifies
             himself
             even
             as
             he
             is
             pure
             .
          
           
           By
           which
           it
           appears
           ,
           that
           the
           genuine
           and
           proper
           use
           we
           are
           to
           make
           of
           the
           exceeding
           great
           ,
           and
           
             precious
             Promises
          
           is
           ,
           
             That
             by
             them
             we
             may
             be
             partakers
             of
             the
             Divine
             Nature
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             escape
             the
             pollution
             that
             is
             in
             the
             world
             through
             lust
             .
          
           Yet
           the
           corrupt
           hearts
           of
           men
           are
           so
           strongly
           enclined
           to
           their
           lusts
           ,
           that
           they
           
             turn
             the
             Grace
             of
             God
             into
             wantonness
             ,
          
           and
           make
           an
           advantage
           of
           Mercy
           to
           assist
           their
           Security
           ;
           presuming
           to
           sin
           with
           less
           fear
           and
           more
           licence
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           the
           glorious
           Revelation
           of
           it
           by
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           The
           most
           live
           as
           if
           they
           might
           be
           saved
           without
           being
           Saints
           ,
           and
           enjoy
           the
           Paradise
           of
           the
           Flesh
           here
           ,
           and
           not
           be
           excluded
           from
           that
           of
           the
           Spirit
           hereafter
           .
           But
           Grace
           doth
           not
           in
           the
           least
           degree
           authorize
           
           and
           favour
           their
           Lusts
           ,
           nor
           relax
           the
           Sinews
           of
           Obedience
           ;
           't
           is
           perfectly
           innocent
           of
           their
           unnatural
           abuse
           of
           it
           .
           The
           Poison
           is
           not
           in
           the
           Flower
           ,
           but
           the
           Spider
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Apostle
           propounds
           it
           with
           indignation
           ,
           
             Shall
             we
             sin
             that
             Grace
             may
             abound
             ?
             God
             forbid
             .
          
           
           He
           uses
           this
           form
           of
           Speech
           ,
           to
           express
           an
           extreme
           abhorrency
           of
           a
           thing
           that
           is
           either
           impious
           and
           dishonourable
           to
           God
           ,
           or
           pernicious
           and
           destructive
           to
           Men.
           As
           when
           he
           puts
           the
           question
           ,
           Is
           God
           unjust
           who
           taketh
           vengeance
           ?
           God
           forbid
           .
           And
           is
           there
           iniquity
           in
           God
           ?
           
           God
           forbid
           .
           He
           rejects
           the
           mention
           of
           it
           with
           infinite
           aversation
           .
           
           Indeed
           what
           greater
           disparagement
           can
           there
           be
           of
           the
           Divine
           Purity
           ,
           than
           to
           indulge
           our selves
           in
           Sin
           upon
           confidence
           of
           an
           easie
           Forgiveness
           ?
           As
           if
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           had
           been
           consecrated
           by
           such
           terrible
           Sufferings
           ,
           to
           purchase
           and
           prepare
           a
           Pardon
           for
           those
           who
           sin
           securely
           ?
           What
           an
           unexpressible
           indignity
           is
           it
           to
           make
           a
           monstrous
           alliance
           between
           Christ
           and
           Belial
           ?
        
         
           And
           this
           abuse
           of
           Grace
           is
           pernicious
           to
           men
           :
           if
           the
           Antidote
           be
           turn'd
           into
           Poison
           ,
           and
           the
           Remedy
           cherish
           the
           Disease
           ,
           the
           cause
           is
           desperate
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             Those
             that
             do
             evil
             that
             good
             may
             come
             thereby
             ,
             their
             damnation
             is
             just
             .
          
           Suppose
           a
           presuming
           Sinner
           were
           assured
           ,
           that
           after
           he
           had
           gratified
           his
           carnal
           vile
           desires
           ,
           he
           should
           repent
           and
           be
           pardon'd
           ,
           yet
           't
           were
           an
           unreasonable
           defect
           of
           Self-love
           to
           do
           so
           :
           What
           Israelite
           was
           so
           fool-hardy
           as
           to
           provoke
           a
           fiery
           Serpent
           to
           bite
           him
           ,
           though
           he
           knew
           he
           should
           be
           healed
           by
           the
           brazen
           Serpent
           ?
           But
           't
           is
           a
           degree
           beyond
           madness
           ,
           for
           Men
           to
           live
           in
           a
           course
           of
           Sin
           upon
           the
           hopes
           of
           Salvation
           ,
           making
           the
           Mercy
           of
           God
           to
           be
           his
           bondage
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           could
           not
           be
           happy
           
           without
           them
           .
           An
           unrenewed
           Sinner
           may
           be
           the
           object
           of
           Gods
           Compassion
           ,
           but
           while
           he
           remains
           so
           ,
           he
           is
           uncapable
           of
           Communion
           with
           him
           here
           ,
           much
           less
           hereafter
           .
           Under
           the
           Law
           the
           Lepers
           were
           excluded
           the
           Camp
           of
           Israel
           ,
           where
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           was
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           ;
           much
           more
           shall
           those
           who
           are
           cover'd
           with
           moral
           Pollutions
           ,
           be
           kept
           out
           from
           the
           habitation
           of
           his
           Holiness
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           mortal
           Delusion
           for
           any
           to
           pretend
           that
           electing
           Mercy
           will
           bring
           them
           to
           Glory
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           all-sufficient
           Sacrifice
           of
           Christ
           will
           atone
           God's
           displeasure
           towards
           them
           ,
           although
           they
           indulge
           themselves
           in
           a
           course
           of
           Sin.
           The
           Book
           of
           Life
           is
           secret
           ,
           only
           
             the
             Lamb
          
           with
           whose
           Blood
           the
           names
           of
           the
           Elect
           are
           written
           there
           ,
           
             can
             open
             the
             seals
             of
             it
             .
          
           But
           the
           Gospel
           that
           is
           a
           lower
           Book
           of
           Life
           ,
           tells
           us
           the
           qualifications
           of
           those
           who
           are
           vessels
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           they
           are
           by
           Grace
           prepar'd
           for
           Glory
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           can
           be
           no
           benefit
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           without
           conformity
           to
           his
           Life
           .
           Those
           who
           abuse
           Mercy
           now
           ,
           shall
           have
           Justice
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           From
           hence
           we
           may
           discover
           the
           peculiar
           excellency
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           above
           all
           other
           Institutions
           ;
           and
           that
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           Design
           and
           effect
           .
           The
           whole
           Design
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           exprest
           in
           the
           words
           of
           Christ
           from
           Heaven
           to
           Paul
           ,
           when
           he
           sent
           him
           to
           the
           
             Gentiles
             ,
             To
             open
             their
             eyes
             ,
             and
             to
             turn
             them
             from
             darkness
             to
             light
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             from
             the
             power
             of
             Satan
             to
             God
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             receive
             forgiveness
             of
             sins
             ,
             and
             inheritance
             among
             them
             that
             are
             sanctified
             by
             Faith
             in
             Christ.
          
           One
           great
           End
           of
           it
           is
           to
           take
           away
           all
           the
           filthiness
           and
           malignity
           wherewith
           Sin
           hath
           infected
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           to
           cause
           in
           men
           a
           real
           conformity
           to
           Gods
           Holiness
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           capacity
           .
           
           As
           the
           Reward
           it
           promises
           is
           not
           an
           earthly
           Happiness
           ,
           such
           as
           we
           enjoy
           here
           ,
           but
           Celestial
           ;
           so
           the
           Holiness
           it
           requires
           ,
           is
           not
           an
           ordinary
           natural
           Perfection
           ,
           which
           Men
           honour
           with
           the
           title
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           but
           an
           Angelical
           Divine
           quality
           that
           
             sanctifies
             us
             throughout
             in
             Spirit
             ,
             Soul
             and
             Body
             ,
          
           that
           cleanses
           the
           Thoughts
           and
           Affections
           ,
           and
           expresses
           itself
           in
           a
           course
           of
           universal
           Obedience
           to
           Gods
           Will.
           Indeed
           there
           are
           other
           things
           that
           commend
           the
           Gospel
           to
           any
           ,
           that
           with
           judgment
           compares
           it
           with
           other
           Religions
           .
           The
           heigth
           of
           its
           Mysteries
           which
           are
           so
           sacred
           and
           venerable
           ,
           that
           upon
           the
           discovery
           ,
           
           they
           affect
           with
           reverence
           and
           admiration
           .
           Whereas
           the
           Religion
           of
           the
           Gentiles
           was
           built
           on
           Follies
           and
           Fables
           .
           Their
           most
           solemn
           Mysteries
           to
           which
           they
           were
           admitted
           after
           so
           long
           a
           circuit
           of
           Ceremonies
           and
           great
           preparations
           ,
           contain'd
           nothing
           but
           a
           prodigious
           mixture
           of
           Vanity
           and
           Impiety
           ,
           worthy
           to
           be
           conceal'd
           in
           everlasting
           darkness
           .
           Besides
           ,
           the
           confirmation
           of
           the
           Gospel
           by
           Miracles
           doth
           authorize
           it
           above
           all
           humane
           Institutions
           .
           And
           the
           glorious
           eternal
           Reward
           of
           it
           infinitely
           exceeds
           whatever
           is
           propounded
           by
           them
           .
           But
           that
           which
           gives
           it
           the
           most
           visible
           preheminence
           ,
           
           is
           ,
           
             That
             it
             is
             a
             Doctrine
             according
             to
             godliness
             .
          
           The
           End
           is
           the
           character
           of
           its
           nature
           .
           The
           whole
           contexture
           and
           harmony
           of
           its
           Doctrines
           ,
           Precepts
           ,
           Promises
           ,
           Threatnings
           is
           for
           the
           exaltation
           of
           Godliness
           .
           The
           objects
           of
           Faith
           revealed
           are
           not
           meerly
           speculative
           ,
           to
           be
           conceived
           and
           believed
           only
           as
           true
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           gaz'd
           on
           in
           an
           Extasie
           of
           Wonder
           ,
           but
           
             are
             Mysteries
             of
             Godliness
          
           ,
           that
           have
           a
           powerful
           influence
           upon
           practice
           .
           The
           Design
           of
           God
           in
           the
           publication
           of
           them
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           to
           enlighten
           the
           Mind
           ,
           but
           to
           warm
           the
           Heart
           ,
           and
           
           purifie
           the
           Affections
           .
           God
           discovers
           his
           Nature
           that
           we
           may
           imitate
           Him
           ,
           and
           his
           Works
           that
           we
           may
           glorifie
           Him.
           All
           the
           Precepts
           of
           the
           Gospel
           are
           to
           embrace
           Christ
           by
           a
           lively
           Faith
           ,
           to
           seek
           for
           Righteousness
           and
           Holiness
           in
           Him
           ;
           to
           live
           Godly
           ,
           Righteously
           ,
           and
           Soberly
           in
           this
           present
           world
           .
           When
           our
           Saviour
           was
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           End
           of
           his
           Sermons
           ,
           as
           appears
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           was
           to
           regulate
           the
           lives
           of
           Men
           ,
           to
           correct
           their
           vicious
           Passions
           rather
           than
           to
           explicate
           the
           greatest
           Mysteries
           .
           Other
           Religions
           oblige
           their
           Disciples
           either
           to
           some
           external
           actions
           ,
           that
           have
           no
           moral
           worth
           in
           them
           ,
           so
           that
           't
           is
           impossible
           for
           any
           one
           that
           is
           guided
           by
           Reason
           to
           be
           taken
           with
           such
           vanities
           .
           Or
           they
           require
           things
           incommodious
           and
           burthensome
           .
           The
           Priests
           of
           Baal
           cut
           themselves
           .
           And
           among
           the
           Chineses
           ,
           though
           in
           great
           reputation
           for
           wisdome
           ,
           their
           Penitents
           expose
           themselves
           half
           naked
           to
           the
           injuries
           of
           the
           sharpest
           Weather
           ,
           with
           a
           double
           cruelty
           &
           pleasure
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           who
           makes
           them
           freez
           here
           ,
           and
           expects
           they
           should
           burn
           for
           ever
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           the
           most
           strict
           observance
           of
           serious
           Trifles
           ,
           nor
           submitting
           to
           rigorous
           Austerities
           that
           ennobles
           the
           humane
           nature
           ,
           and
           commends
           us
           to
           God.
           The
           most
           zealous
           performers
           of
           things
           indifferent
           ,
           and
           that
           chastise
           themselves
           with
           a
           bloody
           Discipline
           ,
           labour
           for
           nothing
           ,
           and
           may
           pass
           to
           Hell
           through
           Purgatory
           .
           But
           the
           Religion
           of
           Christ
           reforms
           the
           Understanding
           and
           Will
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           actions
           depending
           on
           them
           .
           It
           chases
           away
           Errour
           ,
           and
           Vice
           ,
           and
           Hatred
           ,
           and
           sheds
           abroad
           Light
           and
           Love
           ,
           Purity
           and
           Peace
           ;
           and
           forms
           on
           Earth
           a
           lively
           representation
           of
           that
           pure
           Society
           that
           is
           in
           Heaven
           .
           The
           End
           of
           it
           is
           to
           render
           men
           
             like
             the
             Angels
          
           in
           Holiness
           ,
           
           
           that
           they
           may
           be
           so
           in
           Blessedness
           .
           This
           will
           render
           it
           amiable
           to
           all
           that
           consider
           it
           without
           Passion
           .
           And
           't
           is
           worthy
           of
           observation
           ,
           that
           although
           many
           Heathens
           and
           Hereticks
           have
           contradicted
           other
           parts
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ;
           yet
           none
           have
           dar'd
           openly
           to
           condemn
           the
           Moral
           part
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           Effect
           of
           the
           Gospel
           hath
           been
           answerable
           to
           the
           Design
           .
           One
           main
           difference
           between
           the
           old
           and
           new
           Law
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           old
           gave
           the
           knowledg
           of
           Rules
           without
           power
           to
           observe
           them
           ;
           the
           new
           that
           is
           attended
           with
           the
           Grace
           of
           Christ
           enables
           us
           by
           a
           holy
           Love
           to
           perform
           that
           ,
           which
           the
           other
           made
           men
           only
           to
           understand
           .
           Of
           this
           we
           have
           the
           most
           sensible
           Evidence
           in
           the
           Primitive
           Church
           ,
           that
           was
           produc'd
           by
           the
           first
           beams
           of
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           &
           had
           received
           the
           first
           fruits
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
           What
           is
           more
           wonderful
           and
           worthy
           of
           God
           ,
           than
           that
           perfect
           Love
           ,
           which
           made
           all
           the
           first
           Believers
           to
           have
           one
           Heart
           and
           one
           Soul
           ?
           What
           greater
           contempt
           of
           the
           World
           can
           be
           imagined
           ,
           than
           the
           voluntary
           parting
           with
           all
           their
           Goods
           in
           consecrating
           them
           to
           God
           for
           the
           relief
           of
           the
           Poor
           ?
           And
           the
           Churches
           of
           the
           Gentiles
           ,
           while
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           was
           warm
           ,
           and
           His
           Actions
           fresh
           in
           the
           memories
           of
           men
           ,
           were
           exemplary
           in
           Holiness
           .
           
             They
             were
             as
             Stars
             shining
             in
             a
             perverse
             generation
             .
          
           There
           was
           such
           a
           brightness
           in
           their
           Conversations
           ,
           that
           it
           pierc'd
           through
           the
           darkness
           of
           Paganisme
           ,
           and
           made
           a
           visible
           difference
           between
           them
           and
           all
           others
           .
           Their
           words
           and
           actions
           were
           so
           full
           of
           zeal
           for
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           Chastity
           ,
           Temperance
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           Charity
           ,
           that
           the
           Heathens
           from
           the
           Holiness
           of
           their
           lives
           concluded
           the
           Holiness
           of
           their
           Law
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Doctrine
           that
           produc'd
           such
           fruits
           could
           not
           be
           evil
           .
           The
           
           first
           light
           that
           discovered
           the
           Truth
           of
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           to
           many
           ,
           was
           from
           the
           Graces
           and
           Vertues
           that
           appear'd
           in
           the
           Faithful
           .
           The
           Purity
           of
           their
           Lives
           ,
           their
           Courage
           in
           Death
           ,
           were
           as
           powerful
           to
           convert
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           their
           Sermons
           ,
           
           Disputations
           and
           Miracles
           .
           And
           those
           who
           were
           under
           such
           strong
           prejudices
           ;
           that
           they
           would
           not
           examine
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           yet
           they
           could
           not
           but
           admire
           the
           Integrity
           and
           Innocency
           ,
           that
           was
           visible
           in
           the
           conversation
           of
           Christians
           .
           They
           esteem●d
           their
           persons
           from
           the
           good
           qualities
           that
           were
           visible
           in
           them
           ,
           when
           they
           hated
           the
           Christian
           name
           for
           the
           conceal'd
           evil
           they
           unreasonably
           suspected
           to
           be
           under
           it
           .
           This
           Tertullian
           excellently
           represents
           in
           his
           Apology
           .
           The
           most
           part
           are
           so
           prejudic'd
           against
           the
           Name
           ,
           and
           are
           possest
           with
           such
           a
           blind
           hatred
           to
           it
           ,
           that
           they
           make
           it
           a
           matter
           of
           reproach
           even
           to
           those
           whom
           they
           otherwise
           esteem'd
           .
           Caius
           ,
           
           they
           say
           ,
           is
           a
           good
           man
           ,
           he
           hath
           no
           fault
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           is
           a
           Christian.
           Thus
           the
           excellent
           Holiness
           of
           the
           Professors
           of
           the
           Gospel
           forc'd
           a
           veneration
           from
           their
           Enemies
           .
        
         
           But
           we
           are
           fallen
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           mixt
           with
           the
           dust
           .
           Our
           conversation
           hath
           nothing
           singular
           in
           Holiness
           to
           distinguish
           us
           from
           the
           World.
           The
           same
           corrupt
           Passions
           reign
           in
           Professors
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           as
           in
           those
           who
           are
           strangers
           from
           the
           Sacred
           Covenant
           .
           If
           we
           compare
           our selves
           with
           the
           Primitive
           Church
           ,
           we
           must
           confess
           our
           unworthiness
           to
           be
           call'd
           their
           successors
           .
           Sixteen
           hundred
           years
           are
           run
           out
           since
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           came
           down
           to
           sanctifie
           and
           save
           the
           World
           ,
           which
           are
           so
           many
           degrees
           ,
           whereby
           we
           are
           descended
           from
           the
           first
           Perfection
           .
           We
           are
           more
           distant
           from
           them
           in
           Holiness
           than
           in
           Time.
           So
           universal
           and
           great
           is
           the
           Corruption
           ,
           that
           
           't
           is
           almost
           as
           difficult
           to
           revive
           the
           dying
           Faith
           of
           Christians
           ,
           and
           to
           reform
           their
           Lives
           according
           to
           the
           purity
           of
           their
           Profession
           ,
           as
           the
           Conversion
           of
           the
           World
           was
           from
           Heathenism
           to
           Christianity
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           In
           every
           Age
           there
           are
           some
           Examples
           of
           the
           Vertue
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           reflect
           an
           honour
           upon
           it
           .
           And
           this
           last
           Age
           ,
           which
           we
           may
           call
           the
           Winter
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           hath
           foretold
           ,
           
             That
             the
             love
             of
             many
             shall
             grow
             cold
             ,
          
           by
           a
           marvellous
           Antiperistasis
           hath
           inflam'd
           the
           hearts
           of
           some
           excellent
           Saints
           towards
           God
           and
           Religion
           .
           But
           the
           great
           number
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           and
           the
           progress
           of
           Sin
           in
           their
           Lives
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           measure
           of
           Tears
           sufficient
           to
           lament
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           I
           shall
           press
           Christians
           to
           
             walk
             as
             becomes
             the
             Gospel
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           answerably
           to
           the
           Holiness
           and
           Purity
           of
           that
           Divine
           Institution
           ,
           and
           to
           those
           great
           and
           strict
           Obligations
           it
           laies
           upon
           us
           .
           The
           Gospel
           requires
           an
           entire
           Holiness
           in
           all
           our
           Faculties
           ,
           an
           equal
           respect
           to
           all
           our
           Duties
           :
           We
           are
           commanded
           to
           
             cleanse
             our selves
             from
             all
             pollutions
             of
             flesh
             and
             spirit
             ,
             to
             be
             holy
             in
             all
             manner
             of
             conversation
             .
          
           We
           are
           enjoin'd
           ,
           
             To
             be
             perfecting
             Holiness
             in
             the
             fear
             of
             God.
             To
             be
             holy
             ,
             as
             He
             that
             hath
             called
             us
             is
             Holy.
          
           A
           certain
           measure
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Love
           ,
           and
           Obedience
           ,
           a
           mediocrity
           in
           Vertue
           ,
           we
           must
           not
           content
           our selves
           with
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           a
           counsel
           of
           Perfection
           given
           only
           to
           some
           Christians
           of
           a
           peculiar
           order
           and
           elevation
           ;
           But
           the
           command
           of
           a
           Law
           that
           without
           exception
           binds
           all
           ,
           
             Be
             perfect
             as
             your
             Heavenly
             Father
             is
             perfect
             .
          
           The
           Gospel
           gives
           no
           Dispensation
           to
           any
           Person
           ,
           nor
           in
           any
           Duty
           .
           The
           Doctrine
           that
           asserts
           there
           are
           some
           excellent
           works
           to
           which
           the
           lower
           sort
           of
           Christians
           is
           not
           obliged
           ,
           is
           equally
           pernicious
           ,
           
           both
           to
           those
           who
           do
           them
           by
           Presumption
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           not
           due
           ,
           and
           were
           therefore
           meritorious
           ;
           and
           to
           those
           who
           neglect
           them
           ,
           by
           a
           blind
           Security
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           might
           be
           saved
           ,
           without
           striving
           to
           reach
           the
           highest
           degrees
           of
           Obedience
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           weak
           pretence
           ,
           that
           because
           the
           consummate
           measure
           of
           Sanctification
           can
           only
           be
           attained
           in
           the
           next
           life
           ,
           therefore
           we
           should
           not
           endeavour
           after
           it
           here
           .
           For
           by
           sincere
           and
           constant
           endeavours
           we
           make
           nearer
           approaches
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           degrees
           of
           our
           progress
           ,
           such
           are
           those
           of
           our
           joy
           .
           As
           Nature
           hath
           prescribed
           to
           all
           heavy
           Bodies
           their
           going
           to
           the
           Centre
           ,
           and
           although
           none
           comes
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           many
           are
           at
           a
           great
           distance
           from
           it
           ,
           yet
           the
           ordination
           of
           Nature
           is
           not
           in
           vain
           :
           Because
           by
           virtue
           of
           it
           ,
           every
           heavy
           Body
           is
           alwaies
           tending
           thither
           in
           motion
           or
           inclination
           .
           So
           although
           we
           cannot
           reach
           to
           compleat
           Holiness
           in
           this
           imperfect
           state
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           not
           in
           vain
           that
           the
           Gospel
           prescribes
           it
           ,
           and
           infuses
           into
           Christians
           those
           dispositions
           whereby
           they
           are
           gradually
           carried
           to
           the
           full
           accomplishment
           of
           it
           .
           Not
           to
           arrive
           to
           Perfection
           is
           the
           weakness
           of
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           not
           to
           aspire
           after
           it
           is
           the
           fault
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
           To
           excite
           us
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           of
           moment
           to
           consider
           the
           great
           Obligations
           that
           the
           Gospel
           laies
           upon
           Christians
           to
           be
           holy
           .
           By
           that
           Covenant
           the
           Holy
           God
           is
           pleased
           to
           take
           them
           into
           the
           Relation
           of
           his
           Children
           ;
           
           and
           as
           the
           nature
           of
           Sanctification
           ,
           so
           the
           motives
           of
           it
           are
           contained
           in
           that
           Title
           .
           For
           so
           near
           an
           Alliance
           obliges
           them
           to
           a
           faithful
           observation
           of
           his
           Commands
           ,
           and
           to
           imitate
           him
           with
           the
           greatest
           care
           ,
           that
           the
           Vein
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           the
           Marks
           of
           his
           Blood
           may
           appear
           in
           all
           their
           actions
           .
           
             Whosoever
             is
             born
             of
             God
             doth
             not
             commit
             sin
          
           :
           
           The
           allowed
           practice
           
           of
           it
           is
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           quality
           of
           a
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           't
           is
           contrary
           to
           the
           Grace
           of
           his
           Divine
           Birth
           .
           Nay
           ,
           the
           omission
           of
           Good
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           commission
           of
           Evil
           is
           inconsistent
           with
           that
           Relation
           .
           'T
           is
           for
           this
           reason
           ,
           that
           Holiness
           is
           so
           much
           the
           character
           of
           a
           true
           Christian
           ,
           that
           to
           be
           a
           Christian
           and
           a
           Saint
           are
           the
           same
           thing
           in
           the
           Writings
           of
           the
           Apostles
           .
           That
           venerable
           Title
           obliges
           him
           to
           a
           higher
           practice
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           than
           ever
           the
           Pagans
           imagined
           .
           He
           is
           far
           behind
           them
           ,
           if
           he
           do
           not
           surpass
           them
           ,
           and
           if
           he
           is
           surpassed
           by
           them
           ,
           he
           will
           be
           cloathed
           with
           shame
           .
           Besides
           ,
           our
           Redeemer
           who
           hath
           a
           right
           to
           us
           by
           so
           many
           titles
           ,
           by
           his
           Divine
           and
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           by
           his
           Life
           and
           Death
           ,
           by
           his
           Glory
           and
           Sufferings
           ;
           as
           He
           strictly
           commands
           us
           to
           be
           holy
           ,
           so
           he
           hath
           joyned
           Example
           to
           his
           Authority
           ,
           
             That
             we
             may
             walk
             as
             he
             walk'd
             ,
          
           and
           be
           
             as
             he
             was
             in
             the
             world
             .
          
           St.
           Paul
           makes
           use
           of
           this
           consideration
           ,
           to
           restrain
           the
           Disciples
           of
           Christ
           from
           all
           Sin
           ,
           and
           to
           perswade
           them
           to
           universal
           Holiness
           .
           After
           he
           had
           mentioned
           the
           disorders
           of
           the
           Gentiles
           ,
           
           to
           deter
           the
           Ephesians
           from
           the
           like
           ;
           he
           tells
           them
           ,
           
             But
             ye
             have
             not
             so
             learned
             Christ
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           his
           rule
           and
           practice
           instructed
           them
           otherwise
           .
           And
           when
           he
           commands
           the
           
             Romans
             ,
             To
             walk
             honestly
             as
             in
             the
             day
             ,
          
           
           
             not
             in
             rioting
             and
             drunkenness
             ,
             not
             in
             chambering
             and
             wantonness
             ,
             not
             in
             strife
             and
             envying
          
           ;
           he
           opposes
           to
           all
           these
           vices
           ,
           the
           pattern
           that
           Christ
           set
           before
           us
           ,
           
             But
             put
             ye
             on
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ.
          
           The
           expression
           intimates
           the
           Duty
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           Garment
           is
           commensurate
           to
           the
           Body
           ,
           so
           we
           are
           to
           imitate
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           his
           Holy
           Conversation
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           no
           wonder
           that
           the
           Heathens
           gratified
           the
           inclinations
           of
           Lust
           or
           Rage
           ,
           when
           their
           Gods
           were
           represented
           acting
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           to
           authorise
           
           their
           Vices
           .
           
             Semina
             pene
             omnium
             scelerum
             ,
             à
             Diis
             suis
             peccantium
             turba
             collegit
             ,
          
           as
           
             Julius
             Firmicius
          
           justly
           reproaches
           them
           .
           There
           was
           no
           Villany
           ,
           how
           notorious
           soever
           ,
           but
           had
           some
           Deity
           for
           its
           Protector
           .
           They
           found
           in
           Heaven
           a
           Justification
           of
           all
           their
           crimes
           ,
           and
           became
           vicious
           by
           imitation
           .
           
           For
           't
           is
           very
           congruous
           for
           men
           to
           follow
           those
           whom
           they
           esteem
           to
           be
           perfect
           ,
           and
           to
           whom
           they
           think
           themselves
           accountable
           .
           If
           they
           attribute
           to
           their
           Supreme
           God
           ,
           the
           Judg
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           Vices
           as
           Vertues
           ,
           What
           Vertues
           will
           there
           be
           to
           reward
           ,
           or
           Vices
           to
           punish
           in
           Men
           ?
           But
           for
           
             those
             that
             name
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ
             to
             continue
             in
             iniquity
             ,
          
           is
           the
           most
           unbecoming
           thing
           in
           the
           world
           .
           For
           they
           live
           in
           the
           perfect
           contradiction
           of
           their
           Profession
           .
           An
           unholy
           Christian
           is
           a
           real
           Apostate
           from
           Christ
           ,
           that
           retracts
           by
           his
           wickedness
           the
           Dedication
           that
           was
           made
           of
           him
           in
           his
           Baptism
           .
           Although
           he
           doth
           not
           abjure
           our
           Saviour
           in
           words
           ,
           
             he
             denies
             him
             in
             his
             works
             .
          
           A
           proud
           person
           renounces
           his
           Humility
           ,
           the
           revengful
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           the
           luke-warm
           his
           Zeal
           ,
           the
           unclean
           his
           Purity
           ,
           the
           covetous
           his
           Bounty
           and
           Compassion
           ,
           the
           hypocrite
           his
           Sincerity
           .
           And
           can
           there
           be
           any
           thing
           more
           indecent
           and
           absurd
           ,
           than
           to
           pretend
           the
           relation
           and
           respect
           of
           Disciples
           to
           such
           an
           holy
           Master
           ,
           and
           yet
           by
           Disobedience
           to
           deny
           him
           ?
           When
           the
           bloody
           Spectacles
           of
           the
           Gladiators
           were
           first
           brought
           to
           Athens
           ,
           a
           Wise
           man
           cried
           out
           to
           the
           Masters
           of
           the
           Prizes
           ,
           That
           they
           should
           remove
           the
           Statue
           and
           Altar
           of
           Mercy
           out
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           there
           being
           such
           an
           incongruity
           between
           the
           Goddess
           they
           pretended
           to
           worship
           ,
           and
           that
           cruel
           Sacrifice
           of
           Men
           for
           the
           sport
           of
           the
           People
           .
           It
           were
           more
           suitable
           for
           those
           who
           are
           not
           afraid
           to
           violate
           the
           most
           Holy
           Laws
           ,
           and
           to
           
           contradict
           the
           Pattern
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           leave
           their
           Profession
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           some
           other
           more
           complying
           with
           their
           Lusts.
           'T
           is
           not
           the
           Title
           of
           a
           Christian
           that
           sanctifies
           those
           who
           pollute
           and
           defame
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           wearing
           the
           Livery
           of
           Christ
           that
           can
           honour
           those
           who
           stain
           it
           by
           their
           filthiness
           ;
           but
           't
           is
           an
           aggravation
           of
           their
           guilt
           .
           'T
           is
           an
           unconceivable
           indignity
           to
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           revives
           the
           old
           calumnies
           of
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           
           as
           if
           the
           Gospel
           were
           a
           Sanctuary
           for
           Criminals
           ,
           when
           those
           
             that
             call
             him
             Lord
             ,
             do
             not
             what
             he
             commands
             them
             .
             I
             know
             ,
          
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
             the
             blasphemy
             of
             them
             that
             say
             ,
             they
             are
             Jews
             and
             are
             not
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             are
             the
             Synagogue
             of
             Satan
             .
          
           Those
           that
           own
           the
           Profession
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           live
           in
           unchristian
           Practices
           ,
           are
           baptised
           Pagans
           ,
           and
           in
           effect
           revile
           our
           Blessed
           Redeemer
           ,
           as
           if
           He
           had
           proclaim'd
           a
           licentious
           impunity
           for
           Sinners
           .
           Such
           Wretches
           may
           deceive
           themselves
           with
           a
           pretence
           they
           believe
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           visibly
           they
           declare
           their
           dependence
           on
           him
           ;
           but
           this
           pretence
           will
           be
           as
           unprofitable
           as
           't
           is
           vain
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           the
           
             calling
             him
             Lord
             ,
             that
             will
             give
             them
             admission
             into
             the
             kingdom
             of
             heaven
             .
          
           
           The
           naked
           name
           of
           a
           Christian
           cannot
           protect
           them
           from
           the
           wrath
           of
           God.
           Tertullian
           smartly
           upbraids
           some
           in
           his
           time
           who
           were
           careless
           of
           the
           Dignity
           &
           Purity
           of
           the
           Christian
           Profession
           in
           their
           Lives
           ,
           
           imagining
           that
           they
           might
           reverence
           God
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           without
           regarding
           him
           in
           their
           actions
           :
           that
           they
           might
           
             Salvo
             metu
             &
             fide
             peccare
          
           ,
           Sin
           without
           losing
           their
           fear
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           their
           Faith
           :
           To
           refute
           this
           gross
           contradiction
           ,
           he
           propounds
           it
           in
           a
           sensible
           example
           ,
           
             Hoc
             est
             salva
             castitate
             matrimonium
             violare
             ,
             salva
             pietate
             parenti
             venenum
             temperare
             ,
          
           Th●s
           is
           the
           same
           thing
           as
           to
           violate
           the
           Fidelity
           of
           Marriage
           ,
           
           without
           the
           wounding
           of
           Chastity
           ,
           or
           to
           poison
           a
           Parent
           without
           failing
           in
           the
           duty
           that
           is
           owing
           to
           them
           .
           And
           to
           express
           his
           indignation
           ,
           he
           tells
           them
           ,
           
             Sic
             ergo
             &
             ipsi
             salva
             venia
             in
             Gehennam
             detruduntur
             ,
             dum
             salvo
             metu
             peccant
             .
          
           Let
           them
           expect
           that
           God
           will
           cast
           them
           into
           Hell
           ,
           without
           prejudice
           to
           their
           Pardon
           ,
           as
           they
           pretend
           to
           Sin
           without
           prejudice
           to
           the
           respect
           they
           bear
           him
           .
        
         
           To
           sum
           up
           all
           ;
           Jesus
           Christ
           as
           by
           his
           Doctrine
           and
           Life
           he
           clearly
           discover'd
           our
           Duty
           ,
           so
           he
           offers
           to
           us
           the
           Aid
           of
           his
           Spirit
           for
           our
           assistance
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Commands
           of
           the
           Gospel
           are
           not
           only
           possible
           but
           easy
           :
           And
           to
           enforce
           our
           obligations
           he
           hath
           threatned
           such
           Vengeance
           to
           the
           rebellious
           ,
           and
           promised
           such
           a
           Reward
           to
           those
           that
           obey
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           impossible
           we
           should
           not
           be
           deeply
           affected
           with
           them
           ,
           if
           we
           seriously
           believe
           them
           ,
           and
           He
           hath
           given
           such
           evidence
           of
           their
           truth
           ,
           that
           't
           is
           impossible
           we
           should
           not
           believe
           them
           ,
           unless
           
             the
             God
             of
             this
             world
             hath
             blinded
             our
             minds
             .
          
           'T
           is
           matter
           therefore
           of
           just
           astonishment
           ,
           that
           Christians
           should
           not
           express
           the
           efficacy
           of
           the
           Gospel
           in
           their
           actions
           .
           How
           can
           a
           reasonable
           Creature
           believe
           that
           eternal
           Damnation
           shall
           be
           the
           Punishment
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           yet
           live
           in
           the
           wilful
           practice
           of
           it
           ?
           The
           Historian
           speaking
           of
           Mushroms
           that
           somtimes
           prov'd
           deadly
           to
           whole
           Families
           ,
           asks
           with
           wonder
           ,
           
           What
           pleasure
           could
           allure
           them
           to
           eat
           such
           doubtful
           Meat
           ?
           Yet
           they
           may
           be
           so
           corrected
           as
           to
           become
           innocent
           .
           But
           when
           't
           is
           certain
           that
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           Sin
           are
           mortal
           ,
           Can
           any
           one
           be
           tempted
           by
           those
           attractives
           to
           venture
           on
           that
           ,
           which
           will
           undoubtedly
           bring
           Death
           to
           the
           Soul
           ?
           Let
           Sense
           itself
           be
           Judg
           ,
           and
           make
           the
           comparison
           between
           whatsoever
           the
           present
           
           Life
           can
           afford
           for
           delight
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           future
           Death
           will
           bring
           to
           torment
           it
           :
           Let
           the
           Flesh
           see
           into
           what
           torments
           all
           its
           delights
           shall
           be
           changed
           ,
           and
           with
           what
           other
           fire
           than
           of
           impure
           Lust
           it
           shall
           burn
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           We
           are
           encouraged
           to
           our
           Duty
           with
           the
           assurance
           of
           a
           Happiness
           so
           excellent
           ,
           that
           not
           only
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           it
           in
           the
           next
           World
           ,
           but
           the
           just
           expectation
           of
           it
           here
           makes
           us
           truly
           blessed
           .
           If
           the
           Reward
           were
           small
           ,
           or
           the
           Promise
           uncertain
           ,
           there
           might
           be
           some
           pretence
           for
           our
           not
           performing
           the
           Conditions
           to
           obtain
           it
           :
           but
           when
           the
           one
           is
           infinitely
           great
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           as
           true
           as
           the
           God
           of
           truth
           ,
           what
           more
           powerful
           motive
           can
           be
           conceiv'd
           to
           make
           us
           holy
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           Apostles
           chosen
           Argument
           ,
           that
           
             We
             should
             walk
             worthy
             of
             him
             who
             hath
             call'd
             us
             to
             his
             Kingdom
             and
             Glory
             .
          
           The
           Heathens
           were
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           strangers
           to
           the
           Secrets
           of
           another
           World
           ;
           they
           had
           but
           a
           shadow
           of
           probability
           ,
           we
           have
           the
           Light
           of
           Truth
           brought
           down
           from
           Heaven
           by
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           reveals
           to
           us
           a
           Blessedness
           ,
           that
           deserves
           our
           most
           ardent
           active
           Affections
           .
           But
           if
           Men
           are
           not
           wrought
           on
           by
           natural
           Reason
           ,
           nor
           divine
           Faith
           ,
           if
           neither
           the
           Terrours
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           nor
           the
           blessed
           Hope
           can
           perswade
           them
           from
           Sin
           to
           Holiness
           ,
           their
           condition
           is
           irrecoverable
           .
           In
           this
           the
           Rules
           of
           Natural
           and
           Spiritual
           Healing
           agree
           .
           
           Where
           neither
           Corrosives
           nor
           Lenitives
           are
           successful
           ,
           we
           must
           use
           the
           Knife
           ;
           if
           cutting
           off
           be
           unprofitable
           ,
           we
           must
           fear
           the
           part
           ;
           if
           the
           Fire
           is
           ineffectual
           ,
           the
           Ulcer
           is
           incurable
           .
           If
           the
           threatning
           of
           Hell-fire
           ,
           through
           Unbelief
           and
           Carelesness
           is
           not
           fear'd
           ,
           and
           hath
           no
           efficacy
           to
           correct
           and
           change
           Sinners
           ,
           what
           remains
           but
           to
           make
           a
           presage
           of
           eternal
           
           Death
           ,
           that
           will
           unavoidably
           and
           speedily
           seize
           on
           them
           ?
           And
           if
           so
           clear
           a
           discovery
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           Glory
           doth
           not
           produce
           in
           men
           a
           living
           Faith
           that
           works
           by
           Love
           ,
           and
           a
           lively
           Hope
           that
           purifies
           the
           Heart
           and
           Conversation
           ,
           what
           can
           be
           concluded
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           are
           wholly
           sensual
           and
           senseless
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           for
           ever
           deprived
           of
           that
           Blessedness
           they
           now
           despise
           and
           neglect
           ?
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XX.
           
        
         
           
             The
             Divine
             Power
             is
             admirably
             glorified
             in
             the
             Creation
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             greatness
             of
             the
             effect
             ,
             and
             the
             manner
             of
             its
             production
             .
             T
             is
             as
             evident
             in
             our
             Redemption
             .
             The
             Principal
             Effects
             of
             it
             are
             considered
             .
             The
             Incarnation
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             is
             a
             work
             fully
             responsible
             to
             Omnipotence
             .
             Our
             Redeemers
             Supernatural
             Conception
             by
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
             The
             Divine
             Power
             was
             eminently
             declared
             in
             the
             Miracles
             Jesus
             Christ
             wrought
             in
             the
             course
             of
             his
             Ministry
             .
             His
             Miracles
             were
             the
             evidence
             of
             His
             Celestial
             Calling
             ,
             they
             were
             necessary
             for
             the
             conviction
             of
             the
             World
             :
             their
             Nature
             considered
             .
             The
             Divine
             Power
             was
             Glorified
             in
             making
             the
             Death
             of
             Christ
             Victorious
             over
             all
             our
             Spiritual
             Enemies
             .
             The
             Resurrection
             of
             Christ
             the
             effect
             of
             Glorious
             Power
             .
             The
             Reasons
             of
             it
             from
             the
             quality
             of
             his
             Person
             ,
             and
             the
             nature
             of
             his
             Office
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             dispense
             the
             Blessings
             he
             had
             purchased
             for
             Believers
             .
             His
             Resurrection
             is
             the
             foundation
             of
             Faith.
             It
             hath
             a
             threefold
             reference
             ,
             to
             his
             Person
             as
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             his
             Death
             as
             an
             Alsufficient
             Sacrifice
             ,
             to
             his
             Promise
             of
             raising
             Believers
             at
             the
             last
             day
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           Divine
           Power
           is
           admirably
           glorified
           in
           the
           Creation
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           not
           only
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           greatness
           of
           the
           Effect
           ,
           that
           comprehends
           the
           Heavens
           and
           Earth
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           in
           them
           :
           but
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           marvelous
           way
           of
           its
           Production
           :
           for
           He
           made
           the
           great
           Universe
           ,
           without
           the
           
           concurrence
           of
           any
           material
           cause
           from
           nothing
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           the
           raising
           this
           glorious
           Fabrick
           is
           produc●d
           as
           the
           distinctive
           character
           of
           the
           Deity
           from
           the
           troop
           of
           false
           gods
           .
           The
           Psalmist
           declares
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             is
             to
             be
             fear●d
             above
             all
             gods
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             all
             the
             gods
             of
             the
             Nations
             are
             Idols
             ,
             but
             the
             Lord
             made
             the
             Heavens
             .
          
           And
           as
           He
           began
           the
           Creation
           by
           proceeding
           from
           nothing
           to
           real
           existence
           ,
           so
           in
           forming
           the
           other
           parts
           ,
           He
           drew
           them
           from
           infirm
           and
           indisposed
           matter
           ,
           as
           from
           a
           second
           nothing
           ;
           that
           all
           his
           Creatures
           might
           bear
           the
           real
           testimonies
           of
           Infinite
           Power
           .
           Thus
           He
           commanded
           Light
           to
           arise
           out
           of
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           sensible
           Creatures
           from
           an
           insensible
           Element
           .
           He
           created
           Man
           ,
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           all
           his
           Works
           ,
           from
           the
           lowest
           and
           grossest
           Element
           the
           Earth
           .
           Now
           although
           at
           the
           first
           view
           we
           might
           conceive
           that
           the
           visible
           World
           is
           the
           greatest
           Miracle
           that
           ever
           God
           performed
           ,
           yet
           upon
           serious
           reflection
           we
           shall
           discover
           ,
           that
           the
           works
           of
           Grace
           are
           as
           wonderful
           as
           the
           works
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           is
           as
           evidently
           exprest
           in
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Creation
           .
           For
           the
           fuller
           understanding
           of
           this
           ,
           I
           will
           consider
           some
           of
           the
           principal
           Effects
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           in
           order
           to
           our
           blessed
           Recovery
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Incarnation
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           accomplishing
           whereof
           such
           Power
           was
           exercis'd
           ,
           as
           no
           limited
           Understanding
           is
           able
           to
           comprehend
           .
           
             The
             Word
             was
             made
             Flesh.
          
           
           This
           signifies
           the
           real
           Union
           between
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           and
           the
           Divine
           in
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           Before
           his
           Incarnation
           he
           appeared
           in
           an
           humane
           form
           to
           the
           Patriarchs
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           flaming
           Bush
           to
           Moses
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           never
           said
           with
           respect
           to
           those
           Apparitions
           ,
           that
           the
           Word
           was
           
           made
           Flame
           ,
           or
           Man.
           But
           when
           He
           came
           into
           the
           World
           to
           save
           us
           ,
           He
           assum'd
           the
           compleat
           Nature
           of
           Man
           into
           an
           Hypostatical
           Union
           with
           himself
           .
           That
           admirable
           Person
           possesses
           the
           Titles
           ,
           Qualities
           and
           Natures
           of
           God
           and
           Man.
           In
           that
           ineffable
           Union
           ,
           each
           of
           the
           Natures
           preserves
           its
           proper
           form
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           necessary
           consequents
           proceeding
           from
           it
           .
           The
           Humane
           Nature
           is
           joyn'd
           to
           the
           Eternal
           Word
           ,
           but
           not
           chang'd
           into
           its
           Divinity
           ;
           't
           is
           not
           infinite
           and
           impassible
           .
           The
           Deity
           is
           united
           to
           Flesh
           ,
           but
           not
           transformed
           into
           its
           Nature
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           finite
           and
           passible
           .
           But
           although
           there
           is
           a
           distinction
           ,
           yet
           no
           separation
           :
           Although
           there
           are
           two
           Natures
           ,
           yet
           but
           one
           sole
           Jesus
           .
           In
           the
           same
           Subsistence
           the
           Creator
           and
           the
           Creature
           are
           miraculously
           allied
           .
           Now
           this
           is
           a
           work
           fully
           responsible
           to
           Omnipotence
           ,
           and
           expresses
           whatever
           is
           signified
           by
           that
           Title
           .
           The
           Apostle
           mentions
           it
           with
           an
           Attribute
           of
           excellency
           ,
           
             Without
             controversie
             great
             is
             the
             Mystery
             of
             Godliness
             ,
             God
             manifest
             in
             the
             Flesh.
          
           'T
           is
           as
           sublime
           ,
           
           as
           holy
           .
           In
           this
           the
           Divine
           Power
           appears
           in
           its
           Magnificence
           ,
           and
           in
           some
           respect
           more
           gloriously
           than
           in
           the
           Creation
           :
           For
           there
           is
           incomparably
           a
           greater
           disparity
           between
           the
           Majesty
           ,
           Greatness
           and
           Infiniteness
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Meanness
           of
           Man
           ,
           than
           between
           the
           whole
           World
           and
           Nothing
           .
           The
           degrees
           of
           disparity
           between
           the
           World
           and
           Nothing
           are
           not
           actually
           infinite
           ,
           but
           between
           the
           most
           excellent
           creature
           and
           the
           Glorious
           Creator
           they
           are
           absolutely
           infinite
           .
           From
           hence
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           that
           which
           in
           other
           things
           resolves
           our
           doubts
           ,
           here
           increases
           the
           wonder
           ,
           and
           in
           appearance
           makes
           it
           more
           incredible
           .
           
             Ye
             do
             erre
          
           ,
           saith
           Christ
           to
           the
           Sadduces
           (
           who
           denied
           the
           Resurrection
           )
           
             not
             
             knowing
             the
             Power
             of
             God.
          
           But
           the
           more
           raised
           thoughts
           we
           have
           of
           his
           immense
           Power
           ,
           the
           more
           unlikely
           his
           conjunction
           with
           a
           nature
           so
           far
           beneath
           him
           will
           seem
           to
           be
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Divine
           Power
           was
           magnified
           in
           our
           Redeemers
           Supernatural
           Conception
           .
           'T
           was
           requisite
           his
           Body
           should
           be
           miraculously
           form'd
           of
           the
           substance
           of
           a
           Woman
           ,
           by
           the
           operation
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           singular
           Dignity
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           might
           be
           the
           pattern
           of
           our
           Regeneration
           ,
           that
           is
           performed
           by
           the
           Efficacy
           of
           the
           Spirit
           not
           of
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           but
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           Office
           :
           For
           he
           was
           the
           Heavenly
           Adam
           and
           therefore
           allied
           to
           us
           ;
           and
           absolutely
           pure
           from
           the
           stain
           of
           Sin.
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           concurr'd
           to
           form
           that
           Divine
           Man
           the
           King
           of
           both
           ,
           the
           Earth
           furnishing
           matter
           ,
           and
           Heaven
           the
           principle
           of
           his
           conception
           .
           Accordingly
           the
           Angel
           told
           Mary
           ,
           who
           questioned
           how
           she
           could
           be
           a
           Mother
           ,
           not
           having
           known
           a
           Man
           ,
           
             The
             Holy
             Ghost
             shall
             come
             upon
             thee
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Highest
             shall
             overshadow
             thee
             ,
             therefore
             also
             that
             Holy
             thing
             that
             shall
             be
             born
             of
             thee
             ,
             shall
             be
             called
             the
             Son
             of
             God.
          
           This
           was
           foretold
           many
           Ages
           as
           an
           admirable
           Effect
           of
           God's
           Power
           .
           When
           Judah
           was
           opprest
           by
           two
           potent
           Kings
           ,
           &
           despair'd
           of
           an
           escape
           ,
           to
           raise
           their
           drooping
           Spirits
           ,
           the
           Prophet
           tells
           them
           ,
           
             the
             Lord
             himself
             would
             give
             them
             a
             sign
             of
             their
             future
             Deliverance
             .
             Behold
             ,
             a
             Virgin
             shall
             conceive
             and
             bear
             a
          
           Son
           ,
           
           
             and
             shall
             call
             his
             Name
          
           Immanuel
           .
           The
           Argument
           is
           from
           the
           greater
           to
           the
           less
           :
           for
           't
           is
           apparently
           more
           difficult
           that
           a
           Virgin
           ,
           without
           injury
           or
           blemish
           to
           her
           purity
           and
           integrity
           ,
           should
           conceive
           and
           bring
           forth
           Immanuel
           ,
           than
           the
           defeating
           humane
           forces
           how
           great
           soever
           .
           If
           God
           will
           accomplish
           that
           Stupendious
           ,
           unheard
           
           of
           wonder
           ,
           much
           more
           would
           he
           rescue
           his
           People
           from
           the
           fury
           of
           their
           adversaries
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Divine
           Power
           was
           eminently
           declar'd
           in
           the
           Miracles
           our
           Saviour
           wrought
           during
           the
           time
           of
           his
           publick
           Ministry
           ,
           to
           verifie
           his
           Divine
           Mission
           ,
           that
           He
           was
           the
           great
           Prophet
           sent
           from
           God
           to
           instruct
           Men
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Life
           .
           In
           discoursing
           of
           this
           ,
           I
           will
           briefly
           shew
           ,
           that
           Miracles
           were
           a
           convincing
           proof
           of
           his
           Celestial
           Calling
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           performance
           of
           them
           was
           necessary
           in
           order
           to
           the
           conviction
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           consider
           particularly
           those
           He
           wrought
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           Miracle
           is
           an
           extraordinary
           Operation
           of
           God
           in
           Nature
           ,
           either
           in
           stopping
           its
           course
           ,
           or
           in
           producing
           some
           effects
           that
           are
           above
           its
           Laws
           and
           Power
           :
           So
           that
           when
           He
           is
           pleased
           to
           work
           any
           ,
           they
           are
           his
           Seal
           to
           authorise
           the
           Person
           and
           Doctrine
           to
           which
           they
           are
           annext
           .
           By
           them
           Faith
           is
           made
           visible
           :
           The
           Unbeliever
           is
           convinc'd
           by
           his
           Senses
           ,
           the
           only
           witnesses
           above
           reproach
           in
           his
           account
           .
           From
           hence
           Nicodemus
           addresses
           himself
           to
           Christ
           ,
           Master
           ,
           
           
             we
             know
             that
             thou
             art
             a
             Teacher
             come
             from
             God
             ;
             for
             no
             man
             can
             do
             those
             Miracles
             that
             thou
             dost
             ,
             except
             God
             be
             with
             him
          
           :
           That
           is
           ,
           No
           inferiour
           Agent
           can
           perform
           them
           ,
           without
           the
           special
           assistance
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           .
           And
           't
           is
           not
           to
           be
           supposed
           ,
           that
           God
           will
           lend
           his
           Omnipotency
           to
           the
           Devil
           to
           work
           a
           real
           Miracle
           ,
           to
           confirm
           a
           falsity
           ;
           and
           thereby
           ,
           necessarily
           induce
           Men
           into
           errour
           in
           a
           matter
           of
           infinite
           moment
           :
           f●r
           such
           is
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Salvation
           that
           Christ
           Preach'd
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           working
           of
           Miracles
           was
           necessary
           to
           convince
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           Jesus
           Christ
           was
           sent
           from
           God
           ,
           whether
           we
           consider
           the
           Jews
           or
           the
           Gentiles
           .
           
           To
           convince
           the
           Jews
           ,
           upon
           a
           double
           account
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Because
           the
           performance
           of
           them
           was
           one
           of
           the
           characters
           of
           the
           promised
           Messiah
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           when
           two
           of
           Johns
           Disciples
           came
           to
           inquire
           whether
           he
           were
           the
           expected
           Prophet
           ,
           he
           returns
           this
           answer
           to
           the
           question
           ,
           
           
             Go
             and
             shew
          
           John
           
             those
             things
             which
             ye
             do
             hear
             and
             see
             ,
             the
             Blind
             receive
             their
             Sight
             ,
             and
             the
             Lame
             walk
             ,
             the
             Lepers
             are
             cleansed
             ,
             and
             the
             Deaf
             hear
             ,
             the
             Dead
             are
             raised
             up
             ,
             and
             the
             poor
             have
             the
             Gospel
             preach'd
             to
             them
             .
          
           Thus
           he
           described
           his
           Office
           ,
           and
           verified
           the
           Commission
           he
           had
           from
           God
           ,
           by
           representing
           his
           Miracles
           in
           the
           Words
           of
           the
           Prophecy
           .
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Our
           Saviour
           came
           to
           alter
           the
           Religion
           of
           the
           Jews
           that
           had
           been
           confirmed
           by
           many
           illustrious
           Miracles
           ,
           therefore
           to
           assure
           them
           that
           he
           was
           Authoris'd
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           he
           wrought
           such
           and
           so
           many
           ,
           that
           for
           their
           greatness
           ,
           clearness
           and
           number
           exceeded
           all
           that
           were
           done
           before
           his
           coming
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           tells
           the
           Jews
           ,
           
             If
             I
             had
             not
             done
             among
             them
             the
             Works
             which
             none
             other
             man
             did
             ,
          
           they
           had
           not
           had
           sin
           :
           that
           is
           ,
           in
           rejecting
           him
           .
           For
           if
           he
           had
           exercised
           only
           a
           Power
           like
           unto
           that
           of
           Moses
           and
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           in
           his
           Miraculous
           Actions
           ,
           they
           had
           been
           obliged
           to
           have
           honoured
           him
           as
           one
           of
           their
           rank
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           have
           attributed
           an
           incomparable
           Dignity
           to
           him
           .
           But
           he
           did
           those
           which
           neither
           Moses
           nor
           the
           Prophets
           had
           performed
           ,
           and
           in
           those
           that
           had
           been
           done
           ,
           Christ
           excell'd
           them
           in
           the
           manner
           of
           doing
           them
           .
           This
           the
           Jews
           could
           not
           contradict
           ,
           and
           from
           hence
           their
           infidelity
           was
           made
           culpable
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Miracles
           were
           necessary
           to
           convince
           the
           Gentiles
           .
           1.
           
           For
           the
           Gospel
           forbids
           the
           various
           Religions
           among
           them
           ,
           and
           commands
           all
           to
           worship
           
           God
           alone
           in
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           so
           that
           without
           a
           sensible
           demonstration
           ,
           that
           that
           was
           the
           way
           wherein
           He
           would
           be
           served
           ,
           their
           prejudices
           had
           been
           invincible
           .
           2.
           
           The
           Gospel
           propounds
           Threatnings
           and
           Promises
           that
           regard
           a
           future
           state
           ,
           where
           no
           living
           Eye
           can
           see
           their
           effects
           ,
           so
           that
           without
           an
           extraordinary
           confirmation
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           likely
           that
           men
           should
           yield
           a
           firm
           assent
           to
           them
           .
           If
           it
           be
           said
           ,
           Our
           Saviour
           did
           his
           Miracles
           only
           in
           Judea
           ,
           where
           very
           few
           of
           the
           Gentiles
           saw
           his
           Person
           or
           Works
           .
           I
           answer
           ,
           His
           Miracles
           were
           primarily
           design'd
           for
           the
           conviction
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           secondary
           intention
           to
           disarm
           Infidelity
           among
           the
           Gentiles
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Testimony
           of
           them
           was
           conveyed
           by
           those
           who
           were
           Eye-witnesses
           ,
           and
           most
           worthy
           of
           credit
           ,
           and
           who
           did
           many
           great
           wonders
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           verifie
           the
           report
           of
           his
           famous
           Miracles
           ,
           and
           declare
           his
           Power
           and
           Divinity
           .
           Of
           this
           more
           afterwards
           .
        
         
           Now
           I
           will
           briefly
           consider
           the
           Miracles
           wrought
           by
           Christ
           ,
           that
           were
           the
           certain
           Signs
           of
           Gods
           favouring
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           made
           his
           Commission
           authentick
           .
           Before
           his
           coming
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Synagogue
           was
           dried
           up
           ,
           and
           impotent
           to
           produce
           Miracles
           .
           The
           Holy
           Spirit
           was
           withdrawn
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           space
           of
           
             four
             hundred
          
           years
           ,
           no
           Prophet
           nor
           Worker
           of
           Wonders
           appeared
           .
           John
           the
           Baptist
           ,
           though
           
             the
             Angel
          
           deputed
           to
           signifie
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           ,
           yet
           did
           no
           Miracles
           .
           But
           our
           Saviour
           was
           invested
           with
           Power
           from
           above
           ,
           and
           performed
           many
           .
           Their
           quality
           and
           number
           is
           considerable
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           were
           not
           mere
           .
           Signs
           ,
           as
           the
           conversion
           of
           Moses
           Rod
           into
           a
           Serpent
           ;
           nor
           destructive
           and
           punishing
           ,
           as
           the
           Wonders
           in
           Egypt
           ;
           but
           advantageous
           
           and
           beneficial
           to
           men
           ,
           the
           equal
           demonstrations
           of
           his
           Mercy
           and
           Power
           .
           He
           cured
           Diseases
           that
           were
           absolutely
           desperate
           ,
           by
           the
           mere
           signification
           of
           his
           Will
           ;
           As
           the
           Son
           of
           the
           Nobleman
           who
           was
           sick
           at
           Capernaum
           ,
           
           when
           Himself
           was
           at
           Cana
           in
           Galilee
           :
           or
           by
           such
           visible
           means
           ,
           that
           the
           Spectators
           might
           be
           fully
           convinced
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           the
           external
           application
           ,
           but
           his
           sole
           Vertue
           &
           Divine
           Power
           that
           produced
           the
           effect
           ;
           Thus
           by
           anointing
           with
           Clay
           and
           Spittle
           the
           Eyes
           of
           him
           that
           was
           born
           blind
           ,
           who
           never
           had
           any
           natural
           possibility
           of
           seeing
           ,
           he
           wrought
           an
           unparalleld
           Cure.
           
             It
             was
             never
             yet
             heard
          
           ,
           
           
             that
             any
             man
             opened
             the
             eyes
             of
             one
             that
             was
             born
             blind
             .
          
           Therefore
           he
           that
           was
           healed
           ,
           inferr'd
           from
           that
           ,
           as
           a
           most
           pregnant
           proof
           ,
           that
           our
           
             Saviour
             was
             from
             God.
          
           He
           rais'd
           the
           dead
           .
           This
           effect
           exceeds
           the
           power
           not
           only
           of
           Men
           ,
           but
           of
           the
           Angels
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           That
           one
           Angel
           destroy'd
           in
           a
           night
           an
           
             hundred
             fourscore
          
           and
           
             five
             thousand
          
           of
           the
           Assyrian
           Army
           ;
           but
           't
           is
           as
           true
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           Angels
           together
           cannot
           raise
           from
           the
           dead
           one
           Man.
           'T
           is
           wholly
           the
           work
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           Nature
           ,
           who
           holds
           the
           Keys
           of
           Life
           and
           Death
           in
           his
           hands
           .
           'T
           is
           only
           his
           Light
           can
           dispel
           the
           darkness
           ,
           his
           Voice
           can
           break
           the
           silence
           of
           the
           Grave
           .
           And
           't
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           our
           Saviour
           who
           sometimes
           conceal'd
           his
           miraculous
           works
           ,
           and
           forbid
           the
           publishing
           of
           them
           ,
           yet
           perform'd
           this
           kind
           before
           many
           Witnesses
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           publish
           and
           verifie
           it
           ,
           as
           being
           most
           conclusive
           of
           his
           mission
           from
           God.
           
           He
           raised
           to
           life
           the
           Rulers
           Daughter
           ,
           to
           the
           astonishment
           of
           all
           that
           were
           present
           to
           attend
           her
           Funeral
           .
           The
           Widows
           Son
           of
           Naim
           was
           carried
           without
           the
           Gates
           of
           the
           City
           to
           his
           Grave
           ,
           Jesus
           stops
           the
           sad
           
           train
           ,
           and
           restores
           life
           to
           the
           young
           Man
           ,
           and
           to
           his
           Mother
           something
           more
           dear
           than
           her
           life
           .
           And
           the
           more
           signally
           to
           triumph
           over
           Death
           ,
           
           he
           pursued
           it
           to
           its
           fort
           ,
           the
           obscurity
           of
           the
           Grave
           .
           Lazarus
           was
           buried
           four
           dayes
           ,
           his
           Carcase
           was
           corrupted
           ,
           Jesus
           calls
           him
           from
           the
           bottom
           of
           his
           Tomb
           with
           that
           powerful
           voice
           that
           created
           the
           World
           ;
           The
           Dead
           answers
           and
           comes
           forth
           to
           the
           amazement
           of
           all
           that
           saw
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           so
           clearly
           manifested
           .
           
           The
           Evangelist
           reports
           that
           the
           People
           afterward
           were
           as
           desirous
           to
           see
           Lazarus
           as
           Jesus
           .
           Add
           to
           these
           his
           casting
           out
           of
           Devils
           .
           Before
           the
           Fall
           ,
           the
           unclean
           Spirit
           was
           incorporated
           with
           the
           Serpent
           ,
           but
           now
           with
           Man
           himself
           .
           He
           seizes
           on
           the
           External
           Organs
           and
           Internal
           Faculties
           ,
           and
           rules
           him
           at
           his
           pleasure
           .
           In
           the
           time
           of
           Christ
           great
           numbers
           were
           possest
           :
           for
           the
           Devil
           perceiving
           the
           ruine
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           approaching
           ,
           he
           would
           extend
           the
           limits
           of
           it
           here
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           perfect
           possessing
           of
           sinners
           ,
           begin
           their
           torment
           ,
           which
           is
           one
           act
           of
           his
           principality
           .
           The
           case
           of
           those
           persons
           was
           most
           compassionable
           .
           For
           in
           that
           close
           fight
           the
           soul
           was
           disarmed
           of
           its
           defensive
           weapons
           ,
           being
           hindered
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           of
           the
           free
           use
           of
           its
           faculties
           .
           Whereas
           in
           other
           Temptations
           he
           works
           by
           outward
           object
           at
           a
           distance
           ,
           here
           he
           makes
           a
           violent
           assault
           on
           both
           parts
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           true
           anticipation
           of
           Hell
           ,
           for
           the
           possest
           person
           is
           not
           exempted
           from
           Suffering
           ,
           the
           priviledge
           of
           Death
           ,
           nor
           enjoys
           the
           free
           power
           of
           doing
           ,
           the
           effect
           of
           Life
           .
           Now
           the
           ejecting
           of
           this
           Enemy
           was
           above
           the
           force
           of
           any
           humane
           means
           ;
           no
           material
           applications
           had
           power
           over
           immaterial
           Spirits
           .
           But
           our
           Saviour
           by
           a
           Word
           commanded
           them
           forth
           of
           
           their
           Garrisons
           .
           And
           the
           Evangelists
           observe
           that
           the
           sight
           of
           it
           affected
           the
           People
           in
           an
           extraordinary
           manner
           above
           what
           his
           other
           Miracles
           did
           .
           'T
           is
           said
           ,
           
             they
             were
             all
             amazed
          
           ,
           
           
             insomuch
             that
             they
             question'd
             among
             themselves
             saying
             ,
             what
             thing
             is
             this
             ,
             what
             new
             Doctrine
             is
             this
             ?
             For
             with
             Authority
             commandeth
             he
             even
             the
             unclean
             Spirits
             ,
             and
             they
             obey
             him
             .
          
           His
           Empire
           over
           evil
           Spirits
           was
           more
           admired
           than
           over
           Diseases
           ,
           or
           Death
           it self
           .
           Those
           who
           were
           insensible
           of
           his
           former
           Miracles
           ,
           received
           impression
           from
           this
           :
           
           
             They
             were
             astonish'd
             at
             the
             mighty
             Power
             of
             God
             ,
             confessing
             that
             it
             was
             never
             so
             seen
             in
             Israel
             .
          
           And
           another
           time
           they
           said
           ,
           
             is
             not
             this
             the
             Son
             of
             David
          
           ?
           i.
           e.
           the
           Messiah
           .
           The
           Pharisees
           his
           obstinate
           enemies
           were
           more
           troubled
           about
           this
           ,
           than
           any
           other
           action
           ;
           and
           to
           elude
           the
           present
           conviction
           that
           He
           came
           from
           God
           ,
           ascribed
           it
           to
           a
           secret
           compact
           with
           Beelzebub
           ,
           as
           if
           there
           were
           a
           collusion
           between
           the
           evil
           Spirits
           ,
           a
           lesser
           Devil
           retir'd
           that
           the
           Prince
           might
           reign
           .
           But
           so
           great
           was
           the
           Evidence
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           in
           that
           act
           of
           Jurisdiction
           over
           the
           Devils
           ,
           that
           our
           Saviour
           charges
           them
           with
           unpardonable
           Guilt
           for
           their
           wilful
           denying
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           number
           of
           his
           Miracles
           was
           so
           great
           ,
           that
           St.
           John
           saith
           ,
           
             If
             all
             were
             written
             ,
             the
             world
             could
             not
             contain
             the
             Books
             .
          
           We
           may
           in
           part
           conjecture
           how
           numerous
           they
           were
           ,
           by
           taking
           notice
           how
           many
           he
           perform'd
           in
           one
           day
           .
           
           He
           dined
           with
           Matthew
           at
           Capernaum
           ;
           whiles
           He
           was
           there
           ,
           Jairus
           entreats
           Him
           to
           go
           to
           his
           Daughter
           newly
           dead
           ;
           as
           He
           went
           the
           Woman
           with
           the
           bloody
           Issue
           toucht
           the
           hem
           of
           his
           garment
           and
           was
           healed
           ;
           He
           raised
           the
           dead
           Maid
           ;
           in
           his
           returning
           He
           cured
           two
           blind
           men
           ,
           and
           
           immediately
           after
           cast
           out
           the
           Devil
           from
           one
           that
           was
           dumb
           .
           And
           in
           all
           these
           miraculous
           Operations
           the
           glory
           of
           Gods
           Power
           was
           clearly
           manifested
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Divine
           Power
           admirably
           appeared
           in
           making
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           victorious
           over
           all
           our
           Spiritual
           Enemies
           .
           Now
           to
           shew
           what
           an
           eminent
           degree
           of
           Power
           was
           exercised
           in
           the
           effecting
           this
           ,
           we
           must
           consider
           ,
           that
           after
           Satan
           was
           cast
           out
           of
           Heaven
           for
           his
           Rebellion
           ,
           he
           set
           up
           a
           throne
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           usurpt
           an
           absolute
           Empire
           over
           Mankind
           .
           His
           Power
           was
           great
           ,
           and
           his
           Malice
           was
           equal
           to
           his
           Power
           .
           The
           Apostle
           represents
           him
           with
           his
           black
           Army
           under
           the
           titles
           of
           
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
          
           ,
           
           
             the
             rulers
             of
             the
             darkness
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             spiritual
             wickednesses
             in
             heavenly
             places
          
           ;
           as
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Order
           among
           them
           ,
           so
           in
           respect
           of
           their
           Dominion
           they
           exercise
           in
           the
           World.
           His
           Principality
           hath
           two
           parts
           ;
           To
           tempt
           Men
           powerfully
           to
           sin
           ,
           and
           to
           execute
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           upon
           them
           .
           
             He
             works
             effectually
             in
             the
             Children
             of
             Disobedience
             .
          
           He
           fires
           their
           Lusts
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           thick
           ascending
           smoak
           darkens
           their
           Minds
           ,
           and
           hurries
           them
           to
           do
           the
           vilest
           Actions
           .
           
             And
             he
             hath
             the
             power
             of
             death
             ,
          
           to
           torment
           Sinners
           ;
           God
           justly
           permitting
           him
           to
           exercise
           his
           Cruelty
           upon
           those
           who
           comply
           with
           his
           Temptations
           .
           Now
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Christ
           seeing
           ,
           many
           ravish'd
           out
           of
           his
           hands
           ,
           and
           translated
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ,
           he
           grew
           jealous
           of
           his
           state
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           instruments
           brought
           Him
           to
           a
           cruel
           and
           shameful
           Death
           .
           He
           then
           in
           appearance
           obtain'd
           a
           compleat
           Conquest
           ,
           but
           in
           truth
           was
           absolutely
           overcome
           .
           And
           from
           hence
           the
           glorious
           Power
           of
           Christ
           is
           most
           clearly
           manifested
           .
           As
           he
           that
           will
           take
           the
           height
           of
           a
           Mountain
           ,
           must
           descend
           to
           the
           lowest
           part
           
           of
           the
           Valley
           ,
           where
           fixing
           his
           Instrument
           ,
           he
           may
           discover
           the
           distance
           from
           the
           foot
           to
           the
           top
           of
           it
           :
           So
           we
           must
           descend
           to
           the
           lowest
           degree
           of
           our
           Saviours
           abasement
           ,
           to
           understand
           the
           height
           of
           his
           exaltation
           .
           
           
             By
             Death
             he
             overcame
             him
             that
             had
             the
             power
             of
             Death
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             Devil
             .
          
           For
           his
           cruel
           Empire
           was
           founded
           in
           Mans
           Sin
           ;
           his
           greatness
           was
           built
           on
           our
           Ruins
           .
           All
           the
           penal
           Evils
           he
           brings
           on
           Mankind
           are
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           our
           Disobedience
           ,
           and
           his
           mighty
           power
           in
           Temptations
           ,
           is
           from
           our
           inward
           Corruption
           .
           Otherwise
           he
           might
           surround
           ,
           but
           could
           not
           surprise
           us
           .
           Now
           the
           Lord
           Christ
           by
           his
           Death
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           Guilt
           and
           Power
           of
           Sin
           :
           The
           Guilt
           in
           enduring
           the
           Curse
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           thereby
           satisfying
           Eternal
           Justice
           ,
           which
           all
           the
           Creatures
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           could
           not
           do
           :
           and
           the
           Power
           of
           it
           ,
           
           
             By
             crucifying
             our
             old
             man
             with
             him
             ,
             that
             the
             body
             of
             sin
             might
             be
             destroyed
             ,
             that
             henceforth
             we
             should
             not
             serve
             sin
             .
          
           
           
             By
             the
             Cross
             of
             Christ
             the
             world
             is
             crucified
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             we
             are
             crucified
             to
             the
             world
             .
          
           By
           it
           we
           are
           vindicated
           from
           the
           power
           of
           Satan
           ,
           
             into
             the
             glorious
             liberty
             of
             the
             Sons
             of
             God.
          
           For
           this
           reason
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           a
           little
           before
           his
           Passion
           ,
           said
           ,
           
             Now
             shall
             the
             Prince
             of
             this
             world
             be
             cast
             out
             .
          
           
           
             By
             the
             Cross
             he
             spoil'd
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             ,
             and
             made
             a
             shew
             of
             them
             openly
             ,
             triumphing
             over
             them
             in
             it
             ,
          
           to
           their
           extreme
           confusion
           ,
           in
           the
           view
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           .
           Although
           the
           Resurrection
           and
           Ascension
           of
           Christ
           are
           the
           proper
           acts
           of
           his
           Triumph
           ,
           yet
           his
           Death
           is
           the
           sole
           cause
           and
           original
           of
           it
           .
           The
           Nails
           and
           Spear
           that
           pierced
           his
           Body
           ,
           were
           his
           omnipotent
           Arms
           ,
           and
           the
           Cross
           the
           instrument
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           was
           the
           Trophee
           of
           his
           Victory
           .
           All
           our
           triumphant
           Palms
           are
           gathered
           
           from
           that
           tree
           .
           'T
           is
           there
           our
           Saviour
           bruised
           the
           head
           of
           the
           old
           Serpent
           ,
           and
           renewed
           his
           antient
           Victory
           over
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           from
           hence
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           upon
           the
           first
           Preaching
           of
           Christ
           crucified
           ,
           Oracles
           were
           struck
           dumb
           ,
           and
           put
           to
           eternal
           silence
           ,
           invisible
           Powers
           were
           forc'd
           to
           do
           him
           visible
           honour
           .
           
           As
           the
           Rising
           Sun
           causes
           the
           Night-birds
           to
           retire
           ,
           so
           his
           Name
           chas'd
           the
           rout
           of
           false
           Deities
           into
           darkness
           .
           They
           continue
           to
           be
           our
           enemies
           ,
           but
           not
           our
           lords
           .
           Now
           where
           did
           the
           Divine
           Power
           ever
           appear
           more
           glorious
           than
           in
           our
           crucified
           Saviour
           ?
           He
           hath
           done
           greater
           things
           suffering
           as
           Man
           ,
           than
           acting
           as
           God.
           The
           Works
           of
           Creation
           and
           Providence
           are
           not
           equal
           to
           the
           effects
           of
           his
           Death
           .
           In
           the
           Creation
           a
           corruptible
           World
           was
           produced
           from
           Nothing
           ,
           which
           as
           it
           had
           no
           disposition
           ,
           so
           no
           contrariety
           to
           receive
           the
           form
           the
           Creator
           gave
           it
           :
           But
           the
           new
           World
           of
           Grace
           that
           is
           immortal
           ,
           was
           form'd
           out
           of
           rebellious
           matter
           .
           The
           most
           eminent
           work
           of
           Providence
           was
           the
           drowning
           the
           Egyptians
           in
           the
           
           Red-Sea
           :
           But
           the
           spiritual
           Pharaoh
           and
           all
           his
           Hosts
           were
           drowned
           in
           his
           Blood.
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           Cross
           hath
           opened
           Heaven
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           wrought
           a
           miraculous
           change
           on
           the
           Earth
           .
           But
           this
           I
           shall
           more
           particularly
           consider
           under
           another
           Head
           of
           Discourse
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           The
           Divine
           Power
           was
           eminently
           magnified
           in
           Christs
           Resurrection
           from
           the
           Grave
           .
           This
           was
           foretold
           concerning
           the
           Messiah
           by
           the
           Prophet
           
           David
           speaking
           in
           the
           type
           ,
           
             My
             flesh
             shall
             rest
             in
             hope
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             thou
             wilt
             not
             leave
             my
             Soul
             in
             Hell
             ,
             neither
             wilt
             thou
             suffer
             thy
             Holy
             One
             to
             see
             corruption
             .
          
           As
           it
           was
           ordain'd
           by
           Gods
           Counsel
           ,
           so
           't
           was
           executed
           by
           his
           Power
           .
           This
           is
           decisive
           ,
           that
           He
           is
           the
           Messiah
           .
           His
           other
           Miracles
           were
           performed
           by
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           but
           this
           was
           singular
           and
           only
           done
           by
           the
           God
           of
           the
           Prophets
           .
           The
           Reasons
           of
           it
           prove
           ,
           that
           't
           was
           equally
           necessary
           for
           his
           Glory
           and
           our
           Salvation
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Quality
           of
           his
           Person
           required
           it
           .
           For
           He
           was
           a
           Heavenly
           Man
           without
           Guilt
           ,
           therefore
           immortal
           by
           the
           original
           Constitution
           of
           his
           Nature
           .
           Death
           that
           is
           the
           wages
           of
           Sin
           had
           no
           power
           over
           him
           .
           He
           was
           subject
           to
           it
           not
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           his
           Conception
           ,
           but
           the
           Dispensation
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           not
           to
           satisfie
           Nature
           ,
           but
           purchase
           our
           Salvation
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Eternal
           Law
           that
           annexes
           Immortality
           to
           Innocence
           ,
           would
           not
           suffer
           that
           He
           should
           remain
           in
           the
           state
           of
           Death
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Nature
           of
           his
           Office
           made
           it
           necessary
           .
           As
           the
           Oeconomy
           of
           our
           Redemption
           required
           ,
           that
           He
           should
           descend
           from
           Heaven
           the
           Seat
           of
           his
           Glory
           ,
           that
           by
           dying
           He
           might
           expiate
           our
           Sins
           ,
           so
           after
           his
           lying
           in
           the
           Grave
           so
           long
           as
           to
           attest
           the
           reality
           of
           his
           Death
           ;
           't
           was
           necessary
           he
           should
           rise
           again
           in
           order
           to
           his
           dispensing
           the
           glorious
           Benefits
           He
           had
           purchas'd
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           the
           
             Corinthians
             ,
             If
             Christ
             be
             not
             risen
             ,
             then
             our
             preaching
             is
             in
             vain
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             your
             faith
             is
             also
             in
             vain
             .
          
           For
           the
           Faith
           of
           Christians
           hath
           a
           threefold
           reference
           .
           1.
           
           To
           the
           Person
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           2.
           
           To
           his
           Death
           ,
           that
           't
           is
           an
           all-sufficient
           Sacrifice
           for
           Sin.
           3.
           
           To
           his
           Promise
           ,
           that
           He
           will
           raise
           Believers
           at
           the
           last
           Day
           .
           
           Now
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           Christ
           is
           the
           Foundation
           of
           Faith
           in
           respect
           of
           all
           these
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           He
           was
           declar'd
           
             to
             be
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             with
             Power
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Holiness
             ,
             by
             the
             Resurrection
             from
             the
             dead
             .
          
           
           He
           was
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           from
           Eternity
           as
           the
           Word
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           first
           moment
           of
           his
           Incarnation
           as
           God-Man
           ;
           But
           the
           honour
           of
           this
           relation
           was
           much
           eclips'd
           in
           his
           poor
           Life
           ,
           and
           ignominious
           Death
           .
           And
           although
           his
           darkest
           night
           was
           inlightened
           with
           some
           discoveries
           of
           his
           Deity
           ,
           yet
           they
           were
           transient
           and
           soon
           vanish'd
           .
           But
           in
           his
           Resurrection
           God
           did
           publickly
           own
           him
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           therefore
           he
           is
           represented
           ,
           testifyi●g
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           
             thou
             art
             my
             Son
             ,
             this
             day
             have
             I
             begotten
             thee
             ,
          
           
           According
           to
           the
           Phrase
           of
           Scripture
           ;
           then
           things
           are
           said
           to
           be
           ,
           when
           they
           conspicuously
           appear
           .
           All
           the
           Miraculous
           proofs
           by
           which
           God
           acknowledged
           him
           for
           his
           Son
           during
           his
           Life
           ,
           had
           been
           ineffectual
           without
           this
           .
           If
           he
           had
           remain'd
           in
           the
           Grave
           it
           had
           been
           reasonable
           to
           believe
           him
           an
           ordinary
           person
           ,
           and
           that
           his
           Death
           had
           been
           the
           punishment
           of
           his
           presumption
           ;
           but
           his
           Resurrection
           was
           the
           most
           illustrious
           and
           convincing
           evidence
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           what
           he
           declar'd
           himself
           to
           be
           .
           For
           it
           is
           not
           conceiveable
           that
           God
           should
           put
           forth
           an
           Almighty
           power
           to
           raise
           him
           ,
           and
           thereby
           au●horise
           his
           usurpation
           ,
           if
           by
           robbery
           he
           had
           assumed
           that
           Glorious
           Title
           .
           He
           is
           therefore
           
             said
             to
             be
             justified
             by
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           
           
             which
             raised
             him
          
           ,
           from
           all
           the
           accusations
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           who
           charg'd
           him
           with
           Blasphemy
           for
           making
           himself
           equal
           with
           God
           :
           Upon
           the
           evidence
           of
           it
           ,
           Thomas
           ador'd
           him
           
             as
             his
             Lord
             and
             God.
          
           
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           Resurrection
           is
           the
           most
           pregnant
           proof
           
           of
           the
           All
           suffitiency
           of
           his
           Satisfaction
           .
           This
           was
           special
           in
           the
           death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           the
           Curse
           of
           the
           Law
           accompanied
           it
           ,
           and
           seemed
           like
           an
           Infinite
           weight
           to
           lie
           on
           his
           Grave
           .
           But
           in
           rising
           again
           ,
           the
           Value
           and
           Vertue
           of
           His
           Sufferings
           was
           fully
           declared
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             that
             he
             was
             delivered
             for
             our
             Offences
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             was
             raised
             again
             for
             our
             Justification
             .
          
           Although
           his
           Death
           was
           sufficient
           to
           Merit
           our
           Pardon
           ,
           yet
           since
           Believers
           alone
           actually
           partake
           of
           the
           benefit
           ,
           and
           none
           could
           believe
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           not
           rose
           from
           the
           Grave
           ;
           't
           is
           clear
           His
           Death
           had
           been
           ineffectual
           without
           it
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Our
           Faith
           in
           His
           Promises
           to
           give
           Life
           and
           Glory
           to
           his
           Servants
           ,
           is
           built
           on
           his
           Resurrection
           :
           for
           how
           could
           we
           believe
           him
           to
           be
           the
           Authour
           of
           Life
           ,
           who
           remained
           under
           the
           power
           of
           Death
           ?
           How
           could
           he
           quicken
           and
           Glorifie
           us
           ,
           who
           finally
           perisht
           ?
           If
           he
           had
           been
           confined
           to
           the
           Grave
           ,
           all
           our
           hopes
           had
           been
           buried
           with
           him
           .
           But
           his
           Resurrection
           is
           the
           Cause
           ,
           Patern
           and
           Argument
           of
           ours
           :
           he
           did
           not
           only
           raise
           his
           Body
           from
           the
           Grave
           ,
           but
           his
           Church
           with
           him
           .
           Now
           the
           effecting
           this
           is
           attributed
           to
           the
           Divine
           Power
           with
           a
           note
           of
           eminency
           :
           
           
             Christ
             was
             raised
             by
             the
             Glory
             of
             his
             Father
          
           that
           is
           by
           his
           Power
           ,
           which
           in
           that
           Act
           was
           manifested
           in
           its
           full
           splendour
           ;
           for
           what
           is
           stronger
           than
           death
           ?
           and
           more
           in
           exorable
           than
           the
           Grave
           ?
           Omnipotency
           alone
           can
           break
           its
           Gates
           ,
           and
           loose
           its
           Bands
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XXI
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Divine
             Power
             was
             glorified
             in
             the
             Conversion
             of
             the
             World
             to
             Christianity
             .
             Notwithstanding
             the
             imaginary
             Infirmity
             in
             Christ
             Crucified
             ,
             yet
             to
             the
             Called
             He
             was
             the
             Power
             of
             God.
             The
             numerous
             and
             great
             difficulties
             that
             obstructed
             the
             receiving
             the
             Gospel
             .
             What
             the
             state
             of
             the
             World
             was
             at
             the
             first
             Preaching
             it
             .
             Ignorance
             was
             
               universal
               .
               Idolatry
            
             and
             the
             depravation
             of
             Manners
             were
             the
             consequents
             of
             it
             .
             Idolatry
             was
             fortified
             by
             Custome
             ,
             Antiquity
             and
             external
             Pomp.
             The
             depravation
             of
             Manners
             was
             extreme
             :
             The
             principal
             account
             of
             it
             from
             their
             disbelieving
             a
             Future
             state
             ,
             and
             their
             attributing
             to
             their
             gods
             those
             Passions
             and
             Vices
             that
             were
             pleasing
             to
             the
             Flesh.
             The
             aversion
             of
             the
             vulgar
             Heathens
             was
             strengthened
             by
             those
             in
             veneration
             among
             them
             .
             The
             Philosophers
             Priests
             and
             Princes
             vehemently
             opposed
             the
             Gospel
             ;
             An
             account
             of
             their
             enmity
             against
             it
             .
             The
             consideration
             of
             the
             Means
             by
             which
             the
             Gospel
             was
             conveyed
             ,
             discovers
             that
             Omnipotency
             alone
             made
             it
             successful
             .
             The
             persons
             employed
             were
             a
             few
             Fishermen
             without
             Authority
             and
             Power
             to
             force
             Men
             to
             Obedience
             ,
             and
             without
             Art
             or
             Eloquence
             to
             insinuate
             the
             belief
             of
             their
             Doctrine
             .
             The
             great
             ,
             sudden
             and
             lasting
             change
             in
             the
             World
             by
             the
             Preaching
             of
             Gospel
             is
             a
             certain
             Argument
             of
             the
             Divine
             Power
             ,
             that
             animated
             those
             weak
             appearances
             .
             Idolatry
             was
             abolisht
             .
             A
             miraculous
             change
             followed
             in
             the
             Lives
             of
             Men.
             Christians
             gave
             a
             divorce
             to
             all
             the
             sinful
             delights
             of
             Sense
             ,
             and
             embrac'd
             for
             the
             honour
             of
             Christ
             those
             
             things
             that
             Nature
             most
             abhors
             .
             A
             short
             view
             of
             the
             Sufferings
             and
             Courage
             of
             the
             Martyrs
             .
             Their
             Patience
             was
             inspired
             from
             Heaven
             .
             Christianity
             was
             victorious
             over
             all
             opposition
             .
             The
             Divine
             Power
             will
             be
             gloriously
             manifested
             in
             the
             compleat
             Salvavation
             of
             the
             Church
             at
             the
             last
             Day
             .
             Our
             Saviour
             shall
             then
             finish
             his
             Mediatory
             Office.
             Death
             the
             last
             Enemy
             shall
             be
             destroyed
             .
             The
             Bodies
             of
             the
             Saints
             shall
             be
             rais'd
             and
             conform'd
             to
             the
             〈◊〉
             Body
             of
             Christ.
             
          
        
         
           6.
           
           THe
           Divine
           Power
           was
           glorified
           in
           the
           Conversion
           of
           the
           World
           to
           Christianity
           .
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             That
             Christ
             crucified
             was
             to
             the
          
           Jews
           
             a
             stumbling
             block
             ,
             and
             to
             the
          
           Gentiles
           foolishness
           .
           
           The
           Jews
           expected
           the
           Messiah
           to
           deliver
           them
           from
           temporal
           Servitude
           ,
           and
           establish
           an
           universal
           Empire
           either
           by
           the
           force
           of
           Arms
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           terrour
           of
           Signs
           and
           Prodigies
           ,
           as
           Moses
           did
           against
           the
           Egiptians
           .
           But
           when
           instead
           of
           Power
           they
           saw
           nothing
           but
           Weakness
           ,
           and
           instead
           of
           a
           glorious
           Triumph
           ,
           a
           disgraceful
           Punishment
           ,
           they
           despised
           his
           Person
           ,
           and
           rejected
           his
           Doctrine
           .
           But
           notwithstanding
           this
           imaginary
           infirmity
           in
           Christ
           crucified
           ,
           
           
             Yet
             to
             those
             that
             are
             called
             according
             to
             the
             Divine
             purpose
             ,
             He
             was
             the
             most
             excellent
             Power
             of
             God.
          
           It
           being
           more
           glorious
           to
           subdue
           the
           World
           to
           the
           Faith
           and
           Obedience
           of
           a
           crucified
           Person
           ,
           than
           if
           He
           had
           appear'd
           with
           all
           the
           Powers
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           Princes
           of
           the
           Earth
           as
           his
           Attendants
           .
           
           For
           this
           reason
           the
           Apostle
           declares
           ,
           
             He
             was
             not
             ashamed
             of
             the
             Gospel
             of
             Christ
             ,
             it
             being
             the
             Power
             of
             God
             to
             Salvation
             to
             all
             that
             believe
             ,
             to
             the
          
           Jew
           
             first
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             the
          
           Greek
           .
           And
           he
           prays
           for
           the
           Ephesians
           ,
           
           That
           
             the
             eyes
             of
             their
             understandings
             
             being
             enlightened
             ,
             they
             might
             know
             what
             is
             the
             exceeding
             greatness
             of
             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
             ,
             and
             set
             him
             at
             his
             own
             right
             hand
             in
             the
             Heavenly
             places
             .
          
           He
           uses
           various
           and
           lofty
           expressions
           ,
           as
           if
           one
           had
           been
           insufficient
           to
           signifie
           the
           extent
           and
           efficacy
           of
           that
           Power
           which
           produc'd
           the
           Faith
           of
           ●●rist
           in
           the
           Heathens
           .
           And
           if
           we
           duly
           consider
           things
           ,
           it
           will
           appear
           ,
           that
           the
           terms
           of
           the
           Apostle
           are
           not
           too
           strong
           and
           hyperbolical
           ,
           but
           just
           and
           equal
           to
           the
           degree
           of
           power
           requisite
           for
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           that
           great
           work
           .
           For
           the
           understanding
           of
           this
           ,
           I
           will
           consider
           three
           things
           .
           1.
           
           The
           numerous
           and
           great
           difficulties
           that
           obstructed
           the
           receiving
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           2.
           
           The
           quality
           of
           the
           means
           by
           which
           't
           was
           conveyed
           and
           became
           successful
           .
           3.
           
           The
           eminent
           ,
           sudden
           ,
           universal
           and
           lasting
           change
           made
           by
           it
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           numerous
           and
           great
           difficulties
           that
           obstructed
           the
           receiving
           of
           the
           Gospel
           :
           This
           will
           appear
           by
           representing
           the
           state
           and
           disposition
           of
           the
           World
           at
           that
           time
           when
           it
           was
           first
           Preached
           .
        
         
           First
           ;
           Ignorance
           was
           Universal
           ;
           a
           deep
           thick
           darkness
           cover'd
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
           And
           the
           consequents
           of
           that
           gross
           palpable
           Ignorance
           ,
           were
           execrable
           Idolatry
           and
           the
           most
           notorious
           deprevation
           of
           manners
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Execrable
           Idolatry
           :
           for
           as
           in
           the
           night
           Spectres
           walk
           ,
           So
           in
           the
           times
           of
           Ignorance
           ,
           the
           Prince
           of
           darkness
           made
           his
           progress
           in
           the
           Earth
           .
           He
           reign'd
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           places
           of
           their
           Devotion
           .
           The
           whole
           World
           was
           fill'd
           with
           Idols
           of
           
           several
           Forms
           and
           Mysteries
           ,
           some
           aimiable
           ,
           others
           terrible
           according
           to
           the
           humour
           of
           Superstition
           .
           For
           many
           Ages
           Satan
           had
           kept
           peaceable
           possession
           of
           his
           Empire
           :
           For
           the
           Ignorant
           World
           did
           not
           understand
           its
           Misery
           ,
           but
           willingly
           paid
           that
           honour
           to
           the
           cruel
           Usurper
           ,
           that
           was
           only
           due
           to
           the
           Lawful
           Sovereign
           .
           They
           were
           confirm'd
           in
           their
           Idolatry
           by
           several
           things
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           were
           trained
           up
           in
           it
           from
           their
           Infant
           state
           .
           Now
           the
           first
           perswasions
           of
           the
           mind
           though
           grosly
           false
           ,
           and
           ill
           habits
           do
           strangly
           captivate
           ,
           and
           are
           with
           difficulty
           removed
           :
           because
           the
           concurrence
           of
           those
           faculties
           is
           requisite
           ;
           which
           are
           under
           the
           Power
           of
           Errour
           and
           Vice.
           No
           Tyrant
           is
           so
           exactly
           obey'd
           as
           custome
           ,
           especially
           in
           things
           esteem'd
           Sacred
           :
           for
           the
           conceit
           that
           the
           service
           is
           pleasing
           to
           the
           Deity
           ,
           renders
           men
           incapable
           to
           believe
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           contradicts
           it
           .
           'T
           was
           as
           hard
           to
           make
           the
           Gentiles
           forsake
           the
           Religion
           they
           received
           from
           their
           Birth
           ,
           and
           to
           loose
           the
           impressions
           made
           in
           their
           tender
           Age
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           the
           Affricans
           change
           their
           Skin
           ,
           and
           become
           fair
           ,
           and
           the
           Furop●ans
           to
           turn
           black
           :
           for
           the
           tincture
           which
           the
           Religion
           practised
           in
           each
           Country
           conveys
           to
           the
           Souls
           of
           Men
           ,
           is
           as
           deep
           and
           lasting
           ,
           as
           that
           which
           the
           Sun
           impresses
           upon
           their
           bodies
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           diversity
           of
           its
           Aspects
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Pagan
           Religion
           was
           derived
           through
           a
           long
           succession
           from
           their
           Progenitors
           .
           
           Antiquity
           brings
           I
           know
           not
           what
           respect
           to
           things
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           specially
           
           venerable
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Heathens
           accused
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           of
           Novelty
           ,
           and
           urged
           nothing
           more
           plausibly
           than
           the
           Argument
           of
           immemorial
           Prescription
           for
           their
           Superstition
           .
           They
           would
           not
           consider
           whether
           it
           were
           just
           and
           reasonable
           ,
           but
           with
           a
           blind
           deference
           yielded
           up
           themselves
           to
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           Antients
           .
           They
           resolv'd
           not
           to
           condemn
           their
           Parents
           and
           Friends
           ,
           that
           had
           gone
           before
           them
           in
           the
           Road
           of
           Damnation
           ,
           but
           chose
           to
           dye
           in
           their
           Idolatry
           .
           So
           hard
           is
           it
           to
           resist
           the
           current
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           to
           rescue
           our selves
           from
           the
           Bondage
           of
           popular
           Errours
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Pomp
           of
           the
           Pagan
           Worship
           was
           very
           pleasing
           to
           the
           flesh
           .
           The
           Magnificence
           of
           their
           Temples
           adorn'd
           with
           the
           Trophies
           of
           Superstition
           ,
           their
           Mysterious
           Ceremonies
           ,
           their
           Musick
           ,
           their
           Processions
           ,
           their
           Images
           and
           Altars
           ,
           their
           Sacrifices
           and
           purifications
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Equipage
           of
           a
           carnal
           Religion
           ,
           drew
           their
           respects
           and
           strongly
           affected
           their
           Minds
           through
           their
           Senses
           :
           Whereas
           the
           Religion
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           Spiritual
           and
           serious
           ,
           holy
           and
           pure
           ,
           and
           hath
           nothing
           to
           move
           the
           Carnal
           part
           .
           Now
           how
           difficult
           was
           it
           to
           overcome
           Paganisme
           when
           fortified
           by
           Custom
           ,
           Antiquity
           ,
           and
           so
           agreeable
           to
           Sense
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           depravation
           of
           Manners
           was
           such
           in
           the
           Heathen
           World
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           unclean
           Spirits
           had
           been
           incarnate
           ,
           and
           taken
           their
           residence
           among
           Men
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           have
           acted
           worse
           Villanies
           .
           The
           whole
           Earth
           was
           covered
           with
           Abominations
           ,
           as
           Egypt
           with
           the
           Frogs
           that
           poisoned
           the
           whole
           Climate
           .
           We
           may
           see
           a
           picture
           of
           their
           conversation
           in
           the
           first
           to
           the
           Romans
           .
           And
           it
           could
           not
           be
           otherwise
           ;
           
           For
           as
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
             Those
             who
             are
             drunk
             are
             drunk
             in
             the
             night
             .
          
           So
           when
           the
           Mind
           is
           darkened
           with
           Ignorance
           and
           Errour
           ,
           the
           Affections
           are
           corrupted
           ,
           and
           Men
           give
           up
           themselves
           to
           the
           
             unfruitful
             works
             of
             darkness
          
           .
           Unnatural
           Crimes
           were
           committed
           even
           among
           the
           Grecians
           and
           Romans
           with
           that
           liberty
           ,
           as
           if
           no
           spark
           of
           common
           Reason
           had
           remained
           in
           them
           .
           The
           most
           filthy
           Lusts
           had
           lost
           the
           fear
           and
           shame
           that
           naturally
           attends
           them
           .
           They
           esteem'd
           those
           things
           to
           be
           the
           means
           to
           obtain
           Happiness
           ,
           that
           were
           causes
           of
           the
           contrary
           .
           They
           plac'd
           their
           Sovereign
           Good
           in
           extreme
           Evil
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
          
           sinful
           Pleasures
           .
           
           They
           were
           encouraged
           to
           
             work
             all
             uncleanness
             with
             gr●ediness
          
           ,
           not
           only
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           present
           Impunity
           ,
           for
           their
           Laws
           left
           almost
           all
           Vices
           indifferent
           but
           what
           disturbed
           the
           tranqu●llity
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           and
           not
           only
           by
           the
           multitude
           of
           Examples
           ,
           so
           that
           Vices
           by
           their
           commonness
           had
           lost
           their
           names
           ,
           and
           were
           stiled
           Vertues
           ,
           nay
           't
           was
           a
           Crime
           to
           appear
           innocent
           among
           the
           guilty
           ,
           but
           principally
           because
           they
           thought
           themselves
           secure
           as
           to
           a
           future
           state
           :
           For
           either
           they
           wholly
           disbelieved
           it
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           congruous
           that
           those
           who
           think
           to
           die
           like
           Beasts
           ,
           should
           live
           like
           Beasts
           ;
           
           or
           els
           by
           attributing
           to
           their
           Deities
           those
           Passions
           and
           Vices
           that
           so
           powerfully
           reigned
           in
           themselves
           ,
           they
           were
           strongly
           perswaded
           no
           Punishment
           would
           be
           inflicted
           .
           For
           how
           could
           the
           gods
           made
           them
           Sacrifices
           to
           their
           Justice
           ,
           who
           were
           companions
           with
           them
           in
           their
           Crimes
           ?
           Or
           revenge
           the
           imitation
           of
           their
           own
           actions
           ?
           This
           was
           to
           cast
           down
           the
           banks
           ,
           and
           to
           let
           the
           torrent
           of
           corrupt
           Nature
           break
           forth
           in
           all
           its
           fury
           .
           As
           St.
           Austin
           observes
           of
           Homer
           ,
           the
           father
           of
           
           Poetical
           ●●ctions
           ,
           that
           representing
           the
           
           Murders
           ,
           Thefts
           and
           Adulteries
           of
           their
           gods
           ,
           he
           made
           those
           Sins
           divine
           Properties
           ,
           and
           effectually
           commended
           them
           to
           the
           Heathens
           :
           
             Quisquis
             ●a
             feciss●t
          
           ,
           
           
             non
             homines
             perditos
             sed
             coelestes
             Deos
             videbatur
             imitatus
             .
          
           And
           he
           gives
           an
           instance
           of
           this
           from
           a
           Comedy
           of
           Terence
           ,
           Where
           a
           vicious
           young
           Man
           is
           introduced
           ,
           reporting
           how
           he
           animated
           himself
           to
           satisfie
           his
           brutish
           lust
           ,
           as
           having
           no
           less
           a
           Deity
           than
           Jupiter
           for
           his
           Master
           and
           Model
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           the
           Theology
           of
           the
           Pagans
           inflam'd
           them
           to
           the
           bold
           commission
           of
           every
           pleasant
           Sin.
           The
           History
           of
           their
           gods
           was
           so
           intersperst
           with
           the
           most
           infamous
           Impurities
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           first
           reading
           ,
           
             Verterunt
             pupillas
             Virgines
             in
             Meretrices
          
           ,
           They
           lost
           the
           Virginity
           of
           their
           Eyes
           ,
           then
           of
           their
           Souls
           ,
           and
           then
           of
           their
           Bodies
           .
           Now
           the
           Gospel
           is
           a
           holy
           Discipline
           that
           forbids
           all
           excesses
           ,
           that
           enjoins
           universal
           Purity
           and
           Chastity
           ;
           So
           that
           when
           it
           was
           first
           preach'd
           to
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           they
           thought
           it
           impossible
           to
           be
           obeyed
           ,
           unless
           Men
           were
           Angels
           without
           Bodies
           ,
           or
           Statues
           without
           Souls
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           adde
           further
           ,
           That
           the
           aversion
           of
           the
           Heathens
           from
           Christianity
           was
           much
           strengthened
           by
           those
           who
           were
           in
           Veneration
           among
           them
           ,
           and
           vehemently
           opposed
           it
           .
           And
           they
           were
           the
           Philosophers
           greatly
           esteem'd
           for
           Wisdome
           ,
           their
           Priests
           that
           had
           dominion
           over
           their
           Consciences
           ,
           and
           their
           Princes
           that
           had
           power
           over
           their
           states
           and
           lives
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Philosophers
           vehemently
           opposed
           the
           receiving
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           At
           the
           first
           view
           it
           may
           be
           just
           matter
           of
           wonder
           that
           they
           should
           be
           enemies
           to
           it
           ,
           whether
           we
           consider
           the
           objects
           of
           Faith
           ,
           or
           the
           rules
           of
           Life
           laid
           down
           in
           it
           .
           The
           objects
           of
           Faith
           were
           
           new
           and
           noble
           ,
           of
           infinite
           beauty
           and
           profit
           ,
           and
           most
           worthy
           of
           a
           rational
           Contemplation
           to
           be
           exercised
           upon
           :
           Now
           that
           the
           Philosophers
           who
           were
           so
           diligent
           to
           improve
           their
           minds
           who
           receiv'd
           with
           complacency
           truths
           of
           a
           lower
           descent
           ,
           and
           of
           infinitely
           less
           importance
           ,
           should
           reject
           Evangelical
           Truths
           ,
           sublime
           in
           their
           Nature
           ,
           saving
           in
           their
           Efficacy
           ,
           and
           reveal'd
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           what
           account
           can
           be
           given
           of
           it
           ?
           Tertullian
           reproaches
           them
           with
           reason
           ,
           That
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           was
           the
           only
           thing
           ,
           which
           Curiosity
           did
           not
           tempt
           them
           to
           search
           into
           .
           
             Hic
             solum
             curiositas
             humana
             torpescit
          
           .
           
           Besides
           ,
           whereas
           the
           Gospel
           is
           a
           plain
           and
           perfect
           Institution
           for
           the
           government
           of
           Life
           ,
           wholly
           conversant
           about
           the
           Souls
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           assures
           a
           Blessedness
           infinitely
           more
           excellent
           than
           was
           ever
           thought
           of
           by
           them
           ,
           it
           might
           have
           been
           expected
           that
           those
           who
           in
           regard
           of
           Morality
           seem'd
           most
           to
           approach
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           whose
           profest
           design
           was
           to
           search
           after
           Happiness
           ,
           should
           have
           readily
           entertain'd
           ,
           and
           used
           their
           best
           endeavours
           to
           have
           drawn
           others
           to
           embrace
           it
           .
           But
           if
           we
           consider
           things
           aright
           ,
           our
           wonder
           will
           vanish
           :
           for
           their
           Knowledg
           and
           Morality
           which
           in
           themselves
           were
           Preparatives
           ,
           yet
           accidentally
           hindered
           their
           submission
           to
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           caused
           the
           most
           potent
           prejudices
           against
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           a
           double
           account
           .
           
        
         
           First
           ,
           Of
           Pride
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           Of
           Satisfaction
           in
           their
           own
           way
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Pride
           was
           their
           Universal
           Disease
           ,
           they
           had
           a
           liberal
           esteem
           of
           themselves
           ,
           as
           raised
           above
           the
           common
           rank
           of
           Men.
           And
           because
           Philosophy
           had
           instructed
           them
           in
           some
           truths
           ,
           they
           believed
           the
           false
           as
           well
           as
           the
           true
           ,
           and
           concluded
           all
           things
           impossible
           that
           did
           not
           concur
           with
           
           their
           old
           tenets
           :
           they
           admitted
           no
           higher
           Principle
           than
           natural
           Reason
           ,
           and
           utterly
           rejected
           Divine
           Revelation
           :
           which
           was
           as
           unreasonable
           as
           if
           one
           that
           never
           saw
           but
           the
           light
           of
           a
           Candle
           ,
           should
           contend
           there
           was
           no
           other
           light
           in
           the
           World.
           Now
           a
           Person
           that
           doth
           not
           believe
           Divine
           Revelation
           ,
           is
           wholy
           unqualified
           to
           judge
           of
           supernatural
           Mysteries
           .
           For
           till
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           Revealer
           is
           submitted
           to
           ,
           he
           cannot
           truly
           consider
           their
           Cause
           and
           their
           End.
           Besides
           ,
           they
           lookt
           on
           it
           as
           a
           reproach
           that
           any
           secret
           should
           be
           revealed
           to
           others
           and
           not
           to
           them
           .
           It
           seem'd
           to
           darken
           their
           Glory
           that
           any
           School
           should
           be
           more
           knowing
           than
           theirs
           .
           Therefore
           they
           chose
           to
           be
           instructors
           of
           Error
           ,
           rather
           than
           Disciples
           to
           the
           Truth
           .
           Add
           further
           ,
           they
           thought
           their
           honour
           concern'd
           to
           defend
           the
           Principles
           they
           had
           once
           espoused
           .
           From
           hence
           a
           rose
           the
           great
           contestations
           between
           themselves
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           Invectives
           and
           Satyrs
           ,
           being
           very
           jealous
           for
           their
           Opinions
           ,
           and
           passionate
           for
           the
           interest
           of
           their
           Sects
           .
           Now
           the
           Gospel
           was
           in
           some
           things
           contrary
           to
           all
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           that
           being
           toucht
           in
           their
           tenderest
           part
           ,
           no
           wonder
           they
           were
           so
           violent
           against
           it
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           asks
           the
           Jews
           ,
           
             how
             can
             ye
             believe
             ,
             which
             receive
             honour
             one
             from
             another
             ,
             and
             seek
             not
             the
             Honour
             which
             comes
             from
             God
             only
          
           ?
           He
           propounds
           it
           as
           an
           impossible
           thing
           .
           The
           Gospel
           would
           strip
           them
           of
           all
           their
           pretended
           excellencies
           ;
           and
           commanded
           as
           its
           first
           Article
           ,
           they
           should
           humbly
           resign
           their
           understandings
           to
           Divine
           Revelation
           ;
           this
           they
           lookt
           on
           as
           a
           submission
           unworthy
           their
           refined
           strong
           Spirits
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           They
           had
           satisfaction
           in
           their
           own
           imperfect
           Vertues
           .
           Because
           they
           did
           some
           things
           to
           recover
           the
           
           Humane
           Nature
           from
           its
           degenerate
           state
           ,
           they
           were
           more
           confirmed
           in
           their
           Infidelity
           ,
           than
           the
           grossest
           Idolaters
           and
           the
           most
           vicious
           Persons
           .
           For
           the
           more
           probable
           Arguments
           they
           had
           to
           obtain
           happiness
           in
           their
           own
           way
           ,
           the
           more
           obstinately
           they
           refused
           any
           other
           .
           They
           thought
           there
           was
           no
           need
           of
           a
           Saviour
           to
           intercede
           for
           them
           ,
           or
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Grace
           to
           assist
           them
           ,
           but
           they
           had
           self-Sufficiency
           for
           the
           acquiring
           of
           Felicity
           .
           Like
           foolish
           Chymists
           that
           have
           melted
           away
           a
           great
           part
           of
           their
           Estates
           in
           vain
           ,
           yet
           in
           expectation
           of
           the
           great
           Elixir
           ,
           create
           in
           their
           fancies
           treasures
           of
           Gold
           ,
           and
           inrich
           themselves
           .
           So
           the
           Philosophers
           who
           wasted
           their
           time
           and
           Spirits
           in
           searching
           after
           Happiness
           to
           little
           purpose
           ,
           although
           the
           best
           of
           their
           Principles
           and
           the
           height
           of
           their
           Vertue
           were
           insufficient
           to
           support
           them
           under
           any
           pressing
           Affliction
           ,
           yet
           they
           had
           vain
           hopes
           of
           obtaining
           perfect
           Tranquillity
           and
           Content
           by
           them
           .
           Now
           the
           Gospel
           commanding
           an
           intire
           renounceing
           of
           our selves
           ,
           to
           embrace
           the
           sole
           Goodness
           and
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           it
           was
           hard
           for
           those
           who
           were
           so
           full
           of
           pride
           and
           vanity
           ,
           to
           relish
           a
           Doctrine
           so
           contrary
           to
           them
           .
           In
           truth
           ,
           whatever
           the
           Philosophers
           pretended
           concerning
           the
           incredibility
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           should
           suffer
           death
           ,
           yet
           it
           was
           not
           so
           much
           the
           Cross
           to
           which
           Christ
           was
           nailed
           by
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           that
           made
           them
           reject
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           
           as
           the
           other
           Cross
           to
           which
           Jesus
           would
           fasten
           them
           ;
           
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           strict
           and
           holy
           Discipline
           to
           which
           he
           commands
           them
           to
           submit
           .
           A
           Discipline
           that
           condemns
           the
           vanity
           and
           glory
           of
           their
           Wisdom
           &
           Vertue
           ,
           that
           mortifies
           sensual
           pleasures
           ,
           which
           many
           of
           the
           Philosophers
           indulged
           themselves
           in
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           their
           discourses
           of
           the
           purgative
           and
           illuminative
           life
           .
           
           And
           that
           this
           was
           the
           real
           cause
           of
           their
           rejecting
           Christ
           crucified
           ,
           
           is
           evident
           ;
           for
           they
           knew
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           unusual
           ,
           for
           Persons
           of
           extraordinary
           Wisdom
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           to
           suffer
           in
           the
           World.
           Their
           presents
           and
           example
           upbraids
           the
           Vitious
           ,
           and
           Wounds
           their
           Spirits
           :
           as
           a
           great
           light
           sore
           and
           distempered
           eyes
           .
           And
           some
           of
           them
           acknowledged
           the
           Wisdome
           of
           Providence
           ;
           in
           permitting
           this
           for
           an
           excellent
           end
           ,
           that
           Vertue
           ,
           tried
           by
           the
           fire
           ,
           might
           be
           the
           more
           resplendent
           .
           Socrates
           himself
           so
           admir'd
           by
           them
           ,
           was
           so
           disguised
           by
           the
           malice
           of
           his
           enemies
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           condemned
           to
           die
           by
           Poison
           :
           Yet
           this
           was
           so
           far
           from
           obscuring
           his
           Reputation
           ,
           that
           his
           suffering
           Death
           was
           esteem'd
           the
           most
           noble
           effect
           of
           his
           courage
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           excellent
           Proof
           of
           his
           Vertue
           .
           Why
           then
           should
           they
           make
           a
           contrary
           judgment
           of
           our
           Redeemers
           Sufferings
           ;
           whos
           's
           Innocenee
           was
           perfect
           ,
           and
           whose
           Patience
           was
           so
           Holy
           and
           Divine
           ;
           that
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           His
           torments
           he
           Prayed
           for
           his
           Murderers
           ?
           No
           reason
           can
           be
           justly
           alledged
           ;
           but
           some
           darling
           lust
           spiritual
           or
           fleshly
           which
           they
           were
           resolved
           to
           cherish
           .
           The
           light
           that
           comes
           from
           above
           illuminates
           the
           humble
           ,
           and
           dazles
           the
           proud
           .
           The
           presumption
           of
           their
           own
           knowledg
           ,
           was
           the
           cause
           of
           their
           Prodigious
           stupidity
           .
           Simple
           ignorance
           is
           not
           so
           dangerous
           as
           errour
           ,
           which
           hath
           a
           false
           light
           that
           deceives
           and
           leads
           to
           precipies
           .
           We
           find
           therefore
           that
           none
           were
           fiercer
           enemies
           to
           the
           Gospel
           then
           the
           Philosophers
           .
        
         
           The
           sacred
           story
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           Apostle
           Preacht
           at
           Athens
           ,
           that
           was
           as
           much
           the
           seat
           of
           Superstition
           as
           of
           Sciences
           ,
           the
           Epcureans
           and
           Stoicks
           though
           most
           opposite
           in
           their
           Principles
           ,
           yet
           conspir'd
           to
           encounter
           him
           ;
           they
           entertained
           him
           
           with
           scorn
           ,
           
             what
             will
             this
             Babler
             say
          
           ?
           and
           his
           success
           was
           but
           small
           there
           .
           He
           that
           fisht
           with
           a
           net
           in
           other
           places
           ,
           and
           brought
           great
           numbers
           to
           Baptism
           ,
           there
           did
           only
           with
           an
           angle
           ,
           and
           caught
           but
           one
           or
           two
           Souls
           .
           And
           in
           the
           progress
           of
           the
           Gospel
           they
           persisted
           in
           their
           opposition
           .
           The
           most
           grave
           and
           vertuous
           among
           them
           censur'd
           the
           Martyrs
           as
           fool-hardy
           in
           their
           generous
           Sufferings
           for
           the
           Name
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           Antoninus
           accused
           the
           Christians
           of
           obstinacy
           in
           their
           readiness
           to
           endure
           Torments
           .
           
           Arrianus
           represents
           their
           Courage
           as
           proceeding
           from
           a
           customary
           contempt
           of
           Death
           ,
           which
           he
           opposes
           to
           Judgment
           and
           Reason
           .
           Crescens
           the
           Stoick
           was
           the
           Persecutor
           of
           
             Justin
             Martyr
          
           .
           In
           all
           Ages
           the
           Gospel
           felt
           the
           sharp
           points
           of
           their
           malicious
           Wits
           .
           They
           despised
           it
           as
           an
           ill-contrived
           Fable
           ,
           as
           the
           entertainment
           of
           small
           Understandings
           ,
           And
           Faith
           ,
           
           as
           the
           presidium
           of
           the
           weak
           and
           illiterate
           ,
           who
           were
           incapable
           of
           consideration
           .
           Now
           when
           those
           who
           were
           in
           highest
           reputation
           for
           their
           Morality
           and
           Learning
           ,
           discountenanced
           Christianity
           ,
           it
           was
           a
           strong
           Argument
           to
           move
           the
           vulgar
           Heathens
           to
           judg
           of
           it
           as
           a
           meer
           delusion
           .
           In
           our
           Saviours
           time
           't
           was
           urged
           as
           a
           sufficient
           reason
           against
           the
           receiving
           of
           Him
           as
           sent
           from
           God
           ,
           
             Because
             none
             of
             the
             Pharisees
          
           ,
           
           the
           most
           learned
           ,
           and
           most
           likely
           to
           understand
           the
           Prophecies
           
           concerning
           the
           
             Messiah
             ,
             believed
             on
             him
          
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Heathen
           Priests
           vehemently
           obstructed
           the
           reception
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           for
           their
           Interest
           was
           specially
           concern'd
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           their
           reputation
           and
           gain
           .
           With
           great
           Art
           they
           had
           kept
           the
           People
           in
           Ignorance
           for
           a
           long
           time
           :
           They
           perswaded
           them
           that
           their
           Idolatrous
           Ceremonies
           made
           the
           gods
           favourable
           ,
           and
           were
           the
           supreme
           Causes
           of
           their
           Prosperity
           .
           From
           this
           Fountain
           all
           Superstition
           was
           deriv'd
           .
           Now
           if
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Christ
           (
           that
           strictly
           forbids
           the
           Worship
           of
           Idols
           )
           were
           received
           ,
           who
           would
           attend
           to
           their
           old
           Lies
           ?
           Who
           would
           purchase
           their
           deceitful
           Promises
           ?
           Who
           would
           maintain
           them
           with
           prodigal
           Donatives
           ?
           Who
           would
           esteem
           them
           divine
           Men
           ?
           They
           must
           lose
           their
           honour
           and
           support
           ,
           and
           for
           their
           Fables
           be
           the
           scorn
           of
           the
           Multitude
           .
           'T
           is
           no
           wonder
           then
           that
           their
           Passions
           should
           be
           edged
           ,
           and
           their
           Endeavours
           furious
           in
           opposing
           the
           Tru●h
           .
           And
           since
           the
           People
           had
           a
           reverend
           regard
           for
           their
           Office
           ,
           they
           readily
           joyned
           with
           them
           in
           their
           opposition
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Princes
           who
           were
           ador'd
           by
           the
           People
           ,
           thought
           themselves
           obliged
           to
           prevent
           the
           introduction
           of
           a
           new
           Religion
           ,
           
           lest
           their
           Empire
           should
           be
           in
           hazard
           ,
           or
           the
           Majesty
           and
           Greatness
           of
           it
           lessen'd
           .
           For
           Religion
           being
           the
           true
           Foundation
           of
           publick
           Peace
           ,
           every
           change
           in
           it
           is
           suspected
           as
           dangerous
           ,
           and
           likely
           to
           bring
           some
           eminent
           alteration
           in
           the
           State.
           
           St.
           Paul
           was
           accused
           for
           teaching
           Customs
           ,
           which
           were
           not
           lawful
           for
           them
           to
           observe
           being
           Romans
           .
           And
           in
           after-times
           Christians
           were
           condemn'd
           as
           seditious
           and
           mutinous
           ,
           and
           their
           Assembly
           as
           riotous
           &
           unlawful
           .
           And
           't
           is
           observable
           that
           there
           never
           
           was
           a
           less
           favourable
           constitution
           of
           time
           ,
           than
           when
           the
           Gospel
           was
           first
           preacht
           .
           For
           Tiberius
           was
           extreamly
           cruel
           ,
           and
           extreamly
           jealous
           of
           all
           novelty
           that
           might
           disturb
           his
           repose
           .
           
           And
           Nero
           the
           bloodiest
           Tyrant
           that
           ever
           sat
           on
           the
           
             Roman
             Throne
          
           ,
           endeavour'd
           to
           strangle
           Christianity
           in
           the
           Cradle
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Christ
           ,
           was
           not
           only
           new
           and
           strange
           ,
           but
           severe
           ;
           for
           it
           gives
           no
           dispensation
           for
           Persons
           of
           the
           highest
           rank
           from
           universal
           duty
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           whom
           all
           are
           equally
           subject
           ,
           and
           must
           be
           equally
           obedient
           .
           It
           gives
           rules
           without
           exception
           ,
           to
           the
           Court
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Cottage
           ;
           to
           those
           cloth'd
           in
           Purple
           and
           those
           in
           Sack-cloth
           :
           it
           condemns
           the
           greatest
           for
           Delinquents
           ,
           and
           guilty
           of
           Eternal
           Death
           ,
           if
           they
           do
           not
           abandon
           those
           pleasures
           to
           which
           corrupt
           Nature
           and
           many
           strong
           Temptations
           violently
           incline
           them
           .
           Now
           the
           Heathen
           Princes
           who
           were
           prosperous
           and
           vicious
           ,
           could
           not
           relish
           a
           Doctrine
           that
           retrencht
           their
           exorbitant
           desires
           ,
           &
           strictly
           forbade
           their
           unconfin'd
           enjoyment
           of
           sensual
           delights
           ,
           which
           they
           esteem'd
           the
           Prerogative
           annext
           to
           their
           supream
           dignity
           .
           From
           what
           hath
           been
           discours'd
           ▪
           we
           may
           judge
           how
           great
           resistance
           the
           Gospel
           met
           with
           in
           its
           first
           publication
           .
           For
           all
           things
           that
           can
           make
           an
           enterpr●se
           impossible
           ,
           were
           united
           together
           against
           it
           .
           Wisdom
           and
           Power
           ,
           the
           pleasures
           of
           Sin
           and
           zeal
           for
           Religion
           ,
           the
           understandings
           and
           wills
           of
           Men
           ,
           the
           Learned
           and
           Ignorant
           ,
           Magistrates
           and
           People
           ,
           Men
           and
           Devils
           ,
           joyn'd
           to
           suppress
           it
           .
           Hell
           was
           in
           a
           Commotion
           ,
           and
           the
           Prince
           of
           Darkness
           in
           Arms
           ,
           not
           to
           suffer
           the
           Crowns
           of
           so
           many
           Kingdoms
           to
           fall
           from
           his
           Head
           ,
           which
           for
           so
           many
           ages
           he
           had
           kept
           :
           He
           was
           enrag'd
           to
           lose
           the
           Homage
           and
           service
           ,
           
           especially
           of
           the
           more
           knowing
           Nations
           ,
           as
           the
           Graecians
           and
           Romans
           ;
           who
           ,
           by
           how
           much
           the
           more
           capable
           of
           truth
           ,
           with
           so
           much
           the
           more
           art
           to
           the
           dishonour
           of
           God
           ,
           for
           a
           long
           time
           had
           been
           kept
           under
           his
           Deceit
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           If
           we
           consider
           the
           means
           by
           which
           the
           Gospel
           was
           conveyed
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           more
           evident
           that
           Omnipotence
           alone
           made
           it
           succesful
           .
           When
           Christ
           came
           from
           Heaven
           to
           convert
           the
           World
           ,
           it
           had
           been
           according
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           reason
           more
           suitable
           to
           his
           purpose
           ,
           to
           have
           been
           born
           at
           Rome
           the
           seat
           of
           the
           Empire
           ,
           wherein
           the
           confluence
           of
           all
           Nations
           met
           ,
           than
           in
           an
           obscure
           corner
           .
           So
           when
           the
           Apostles
           were
           first
           sent
           forth
           to
           propagate
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           humane
           prudence
           would
           judge
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           have
           been
           assisted
           either
           with
           Authority
           and
           Power
           ,
           or
           with
           Learning
           and
           eloquence
           ,
           to
           compel
           ,
           or
           perswade
           to
           a
           submission
           to
           it
           .
           But
           if
           there
           had
           been
           any
           proportion
           between
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           instruments
           ,
           and
           the
           effects
           produced
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           had
           been
           esteem'd
           a
           Doctrine
           purely
           Humane
           .
           The
           immediate
           Agents
           had
           been
           intituled
           to
           all
           the
           honour
           by
           the
           suffrage
           of
           the
           senses
           ;
           and
           their
           proper
           sufficiency
           would
           have
           obscur'd
           the
           Vertue
           of
           Christ
           that
           wrought
           in
           them
           .
           
           
             Therefore
             God
             chose
             the
             weak
             things
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             confound
             the
             mighty
             ;
             and
             base
             things
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             things
             which
             are
             despised
             hath
             God
             chosen
             :
             Yea
             and
             things
             that
             are
             not
             ,
             to
             bring
             to
             nought
             things
             that
             are
             ,
             that
             his
             Glorious
             Power
             may
             be
             fully
             manifested
             .
          
        
         
           The
           persons
           employed
           were
           a
           few
           fishermen
           ,
           with
           a
           Publican
           and
           a
           Tent-maker
           ,
           without
           Authority
           and
           Power
           to
           force
           Men
           to
           obedience
           ,
           and
           without
           
           the
           charms
           of
           Eloquence
           to
           insinuate
           the
           belief
           of
           the
           Doctrines
           they
           deliver'd
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           were
           without
           Authority
           and
           Power
           .
           Other
           Religions
           were
           established
           in
           several
           Nations
           ,
           by
           persons
           of
           the
           greatest
           Eminency
           and
           credit
           among
           them
           .
           That
           of
           the
           Persians
           by
           Zoroastres
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           Egyptians
           by
           Hermes
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           Grecians
           by
           Orpheus
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           Romans
           by
           Numa
           ,
           all
           Kings
           or
           of
           great
           Reputation
           for
           their
           Wisdom
           and
           Vertue
           ;
           and
           they
           were
           received
           without
           contradiction
           .
           For
           being
           correspondent
           to
           the
           corrupt
           inclinations
           of
           Men
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           strange
           that
           the
           Princes
           had
           either
           capacity
           to
           invent
           them
           ,
           or
           power
           to
           plant
           them
           .
           And
           in
           later
           times
           Mahomet
           opened
           a
           way
           for
           his
           Religion
           by
           his
           sword
           ,
           and
           advanced
           it
           by
           his
           Conquest
           .
           Now
           't
           is
           no
           wonder
           that
           a
           Religion
           so
           pleasing
           to
           the
           lower
           appetites
           that
           gives
           licence
           to
           all
           corrupt
           affections
           in
           the
           present
           Life
           ,
           and
           promises
           a
           sensual
           Paradise
           suitable
           to
           beasts
           in
           the
           future
           ,
           should
           be
           embrac'd
           by
           those
           who
           were
           subject
           to
           his
           arms
           .
           But
           the
           Apostles
           were
           meanly
           born
           and
           educated
           ,
           without
           credit
           and
           reputation
           ,
           destitute
           of
           all
           humane
           strength
           ,
           and
           had
           only
           a
           Crucified
           Person
           for
           their
           leader
           .
           Christianity
           was
           exposed
           naked
           in
           the
           day
           of
           its
           birth
           ,
           without
           any
           shelter
           from
           secular
           Powers
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           They
           had
           not
           the
           advantage
           of
           Art
           and
           Eloquence
           to
           commend
           their
           Religion
           .
           There
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           charm
           in
           Rhetorick
           that
           makes
           things
           appear
           otherwise
           than
           they
           are
           :
           the
           best
           cause
           it
           ruins
           ,
           the
           worst
           it
           confirms
           .
           Truth
           ,
           though
           in
           its
           self
           invincible
           ,
           yet
           by
           it
           seems
           to
           be
           overcome
           ;
           and
           Errour
           obtains
           a
           false
           triumph
           .
           We
           have
           a
           visible
           proof
           of
           this
           in
           the
           Writings
           of
           
             Celsus
             ,
             Symmachus
             ,
             Caecilius
          
           
           and
           others
           for
           Paganism
           against
           Christianity
           .
           What
           a
           vast
           difference
           is
           there
           between
           the
           lyes
           and
           filthiness
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           Truth
           and
           Sanctity
           of
           the
           other
           ?
           Yet
           with
           what
           admirable
           address
           did
           they
           manage
           that
           Infamous
           Subject
           ?
           Although
           it
           seem'd
           incapable
           of
           any
           defence
           ,
           yet
           they
           gave
           such
           colours
           to
           it
           ,
           by
           the
           beauty
           of
           their
           expressions
           ,
           and
           their
           apparent
           reasons
           ,
           that
           it
           seem'd
           plausible
           ;
           and
           Christianity
           notwithstanding
           its
           brightness
           and
           purity
           was
           made
           odious
           to
           the
           people
           .
           But
           the
           Apostles
           were
           most
           of
           them
           wholly
           unlearned
           .
           St.
           Paul
           himself
           acknowledges
           that
           he
           
             was
             weak
             in
             presence
             ,
             and
             his
             Speech
             was
             not
             with
             the
             enticing
             words
             of
             Mans
             Wisdome
             .
          
           
           A
           crucified
           Christ
           was
           all
           their
           Rhetorick
           .
           Now
           these
           impotent
           despicable
           Persons
           ,
           were
           imployed
           to
           subdue
           the
           World
           to
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           in
           that
           season
           ,
           when
           the
           
             Roman
             Empire
          
           was
           at
           its
           height
           ,
           when
           the
           most
           rigorous
           Severities
           were
           used
           against
           all
           Innovations
           ,
           when
           Philosophy
           and
           Eloquence
           were
           in
           their
           flower
           and
           Vigour
           ,
           so
           that
           Truth
           unless
           adorn'd
           with
           the
           dress
           and
           artifice
           of
           falshood
           was
           despis'd
           ,
           and
           a
           Message
           from
           God
           himself
           ,
           unless
           eloquently
           convey'd
           ,
           had
           no
           force
           to
           perswade
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Apostles
           debased
           themselves
           in
           the
           sense
           of
           their
           own
           weakness
           ,
           
             We
             have
             this
             treasure
             in
             earthen
             vessels
             ,
          
           
           
             That
             the
             excellency
             of
             the
             power
             may
             be
             of
             God
             ,
             &
             not
             of
             us
             .
          
           'T
           was
           from
           distrust
           of
           themselves
           ,
           their
           true
           confidence
           in
           God
           proceeded
           .
           They
           were
           onely
           so
           far
           powerful
           as
           he
           enabled
           them
           :
           like
           in●●ruments
           in
           which
           there
           is
           not
           Vertue
           sufficient
           for
           the
           carving
           of
           a
           Statute
           ,
           if
           they
           do
           not
           receive
           it
           imprest
           from
           the
           Artificer
           that
           uses
           them
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           as
           God
           the
           Author
           of
           Wonders
           uses
           that
           which
           is
           weak
           in
           Nature
           ,
           to
           conquer
           the
           most
           rebellious
           parts
           of
           it
           :
           
           He
           makes
           the
           weak
           sand
           a
           more
           powerful
           bridle
           to
           the
           impetuous
           Element
           of
           Waters
           ,
           than
           the
           strongest
           banks
           rais'd
           by
           the
           industry
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           compos'd
           of
           the
           most
           solid
           materials
           :
           so
           he
           was
           pleased
           by
           a
           few
           artless
           impotent
           persons
           to
           confound
           the
           wisdom
           and
           overcome
           the
           power
           of
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           great
           sudden
           and
           lasting
           Change
           that
           was
           made
           in
           the
           World
           by
           the
           Preaching
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           is
           a
           certain
           Argument
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           that
           animated
           those
           mean
           appearances
           ,
           and
           that
           no
           instrument
           is
           weak
           in
           Gods
           hands
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           greatness
           of
           the
           Change
           is
           such
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           only
           possible
           to
           Divine
           Power
           .
           'T
           is
           a
           great
           Miracle
           to
           render
           sight
           to
           the
           Blind
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           more
           miraculous
           to
           inlighten
           the
           Dark
           mind
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           truth
           and
           beauty
           of
           Supernatural
           Mysteries
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           disguis'd
           under
           reproach
           &
           sad
           representations
           ,
           and
           effectually
           to
           believe
           them
           ;
           especially
           when
           the
           inferiour
           appetite
           is
           so
           contrary
           to
           Faith
           ,
           'T
           is
           a
           prodigy
           to
           raise
           the
           Dead
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           more
           admirable
           to
           sanctify
           an
           habituated
           sinner
           .
           For
           in
           comparing
           the
           quality
           of
           those
           Miracles
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           greatest
           in
           the
           performing
           whereof
           God
           is
           discover'd
           to
           be
           the
           absolute
           Lord
           of
           the
           greater
           Nature
           :
           Now
           the
           intellectual
           Nature
           is
           superiour
           to
           the
           corporeal
           .
           Besides
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           contradiction
           from
           a
           Dead
           body
           against
           the
           Divine
           Power
           in
           raising
           it
           ;
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           if
           any
           sense
           were
           remaining
           ,
           it
           would
           ardently
           desire
           to
           be
           restor'd
           to
           the
           full
           enjoyment
           of
           Life
           :
           but
           corrupt
           Nature
           is
           most
           opposite
           to
           renewing
           Grace
           .
           Now
           these
           marvelous
           effects
           were
           produced
           by
           the
           Revelation
           of
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           to
           the
           Heathens
           .
           The
           glorious
           light
           of
           Truth
           scattered
           the
           thick
           and
           terrible
           darkness
           of
           
           Ignorance
           and
           errour
           that
           was
           so
           universal
           .
           The
           Gospel
           in
           its
           power
           and
           the
           quality
           of
           its
           effects
           ,
           was
           like
           those
           words
           ,
           
             Let
             there
             be
             Light
          
           ,
           which
           the
           Eternal
           Word
           pronounced
           upon
           the
           confused
           Chaos
           ,
           and
           infused
           a
           Soul
           and
           Life
           into
           the
           World.
           The
           clear
           knowledge
           of
           God
           in
           his
           Nature
           ,
           and
           Glorious
           Works
           of
           Creation
           and
           Redemption
           ,
           of
           the
           duty
           of
           Man
           ,
           of
           the
           future
           state
           ,
           was
           communicated
           to
           the
           meanest
           understandings
           .
           And
           in
           proportion
           to
           the
           Light
           of
           Faith
           ,
           such
           was
           the
           measure
           of
           Piety
           ,
           and
           Holiness
           .
           Idolatry
           that
           had
           Number
           ,
           Antiquity
           ,
           Authority
           of
           its
           side
           ,
           was
           intirely
           abolisht
           .
           The
           false
           Deities
           were
           cast
           out
           of
           the
           Temple
           :
           and
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           was
           planted
           in
           the
           Hearts
           of
           Men.
           Accordingly
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           the
           
             Thessalonians
             ;
             For
             they
             themselves
             shew
             of
             us
             ,
          
           
           
             what
             manner
             of
             entring
             in
             we
             had
             unto
             you
             ,
             and
             how
             ye
             turned
             to
             God
             from
             Idols
             ,
             to
             serve
             the
             Living
             and
             true
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             wait
             for
             his
             Son
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             whom
             he
             raised
             from
             the
             Dead
             ,
             even
             Jesus
             which
             delivered
             us
             from
             the
             wrath
             to
             come
             .
          
           Innumerable
           from
           secret
           Atheism
           &
           publick
           Gentilism
           were
           converted
           to
           acknowledg
           and
           accept
           of
           the
           Redeemer
           for
           their
           Lord.
           What
           could
           produce
           such
           a
           marvelous
           change
           in
           the
           World
           but
           an
           Almighty
           power
           ?
           How
           seemingly
           impossible
           was
           it
           to
           bring
           so
           many
           ,
           who
           were
           proud
           in
           their
           natures
           ,
           perverse
           in
           their
           customs
           ,
           and
           indubitably
           assenting
           to
           their
           false
           Religions
           ,
           from
           such
           a
           distance
           as
           the
           Worship
           of
           innumerable
           Deities
           ,
           to
           adore
           a
           Crucified
           God
           ?
           'T
           was
           admirable
           that
           Alexander
           broke
           the
           Persian
           Empire
           with
           an
           Army
           of
           Thirty
           Thousand
           :
           but
           what
           is
           there
           comparable
           in
           that
           Conquest
           ,
           to
           the
           Acts
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ?
           How
           much
           less
           difficult
           is
           it
           for
           some
           Nations
           to
           change
           their
           Kings
           ,
           than
           for
           all
           
           to
           change
           their
           Gods
           ?
           How
           far
           more
           easie
           is
           it
           to
           overcome
           the
           bodies
           of
           Men
           ,
           than
           subdue
           their
           Souls
           ?
           Upon
           the
           most
           exact
           inquiry
           ,
           there
           will
           never
           be
           found
           in
           humane
           nature
           any
           cause
           capable
           to
           produce
           such
           an
           effect
           ,
           nor
           in
           the
           Records
           of
           all
           Ages
           any
           example
           like
           it
           .
        
         
           Add
           to
           this
           the
           excellent
           Reformation
           in
           the
           hearts
           and
           lives
           of
           Men.
           As
           their
           understandings
           ,
           so
           their
           wills
           and
           affections
           the
           sources
           of
           action
           were
           miraculously
           alter'd
           .
           What
           the
           Sages
           of
           the
           World
           could
           not
           effect
           in
           a
           few
           select
           Persons
           ,
           The
           Gospel
           hath
           done
           in
           great
           numbers
           ,
           nay
           rais'd
           them
           above
           all
           their
           feigned
           Ideas
           ,
           above
           the
           higest
           pitch
           of
           their
           Proud
           Philosophy
           .
           Those
           strong
           and
           furious
           passions
           which
           Natural
           Reason
           was
           as
           unable
           to
           restrain
           ,
           as
           a
           threed
           of
           silk
           is
           to
           govern
           a
           fierce
           beast
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           hath
           tamed
           and
           brought
           into
           order
           :
           It
           hath
           executed
           what
           Philosophy
           durst
           never
           enterprise
           ,
           despairing
           of
           Success
           .
           The
           Gospel
           hath
           made
           the
           Wise
           Men
           of
           the
           World
           resign
           their
           Reason
           to
           Faith
           ;
           it
           hath
           perswaded
           Carnal
           Men
           to
           mortify
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           the
           Ambitious
           to
           despise
           secular
           Honours
           ,
           the
           Voluptuous
           to
           renounce
           their
           Pleasures
           ,
           the
           Covetous
           to
           distribute
           their
           Goods
           to
           the
           Poor
           ,
           the
           Injur'd
           and
           Incensed
           to
           forgive
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           all
           this
           for
           Love
           to
           God
           ,
           an
           affection
           unknown
           to
           all
           other
           Laws
           and
           Institutions
           .
           Where-ever
           it
           came
           ,
           it
           miraculously
           transform'd
           Pagans
           into
           Christians
           ,
           which
           was
           as
           truly
           Wonderful
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           Basilisk
           to
           part
           with
           its
           Poison
           ,
           for
           a
           Wolfe
           to
           be
           chang●d
           into
           a
           Lamb
           ,
           nay
           ,
           for
           Dogs
           ,
           (
           such
           were
           the
           Gentiles
           in
           our
           Saviours
           Language
           )
           to
           be
           chang'd
           into
           Angels
           of
           light
           and
           purity
           .
           An
           eminent
           instance
           we
           have
           of
           its
           efficacy
           in
           the
           Corinthians
           ,
           who
           in
           their
           Heathen-state
           were
           
           guilty
           of
           the
           vilest
           enormities
           :
           But
           after
           their
           receiving
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           testifys
           ,
           they
           
             were
             washed
             ,
             sanctified
             ,
             and
             Justified
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             our
             God.
             Justine
             Martyr
          
           tells
           Triphon
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           had
           been
           stain'd
           with
           all
           filthiness
           ,
           and
           enslav'd
           by
           charming
           imperious
           lusts
           ,
           yet
           becoming
           Christians
           ,
           they
           were
           purified
           and
           freed
           ,
           
           and
           delighted
           in
           those
           Vertues
           that
           were
           most
           contrary
           to
           their
           former
           Vices
           .
           This
           Alteration
           was
           so
           visible
           ,
           that
           the
           lives
           of
           the
           first
           Christians
           were
           an
           Apologie
           for
           their
           Faith.
           And
           't
           is
           strongly
           urged
           by
           
             Origen
             ,
             Tertullian
             ,
             Lactantius
          
           and
           others
           ,
           as
           a
           convinceing
           proof
           of
           the
           Divinity
           of
           the
           Christian
           Doctrine
           ,
           that
           it
           made
           the
           Professours
           of
           it
           Divine
           in
           their
           conversations
           .
           The
           Creation
           of
           Grace
           was
           like
           the
           Creation
           of
           Nature
           ,
           when
           trees
           sprang
           up
           in
           an
           instant
           laden
           with
           fruits
           ;
           so
           in
           the
           converted
           ,
           all
           the
           blessed
           fruits
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           
             Love
             ,
             Joy
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             Long-suffering
             ,
             Gentleness
             ,
             Goodness
             ,
             Faith
             ,
             Meekness
             ,
             Temperance
             abounded
             .
          
           This
           testimony
           even
           a
           Pagan
           Persecutor
           gives
           the
           common
           sort
           of
           Christians
           ,
           
           that
           they
           assembled
           to
           sing
           Hymns
           to
           Christ
           ,
           that
           they
           obliged
           themselves
           solemnly
           to
           injure
           no
           Person
           ,
           to
           deceive
           none
           ,
           to
           preserve
           faithfully
           what
           was
           committed
           to
           them
           ,
           to
           be
           alwayes
           true
           .
           And
           as
           in
           obedience
           to
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           they
           gave
           a
           divorce
           to
           all
           the
           sinful
           delights
           of
           sense
           ;
           so
           ,
           which
           was
           incomparably
           more
           difficult
           ,
           they
           embrac't
           those
           things
           which
           Nature
           doth
           most
           abhor
           :
           no
           Religion
           in
           the
           World
           ever
           exposed
           its
           followers
           to
           such
           Sufferings
           ,
           nor
           inspir'd
           them
           with
           such
           resolution
           to
           sustain
           them
           .
           
           All
           other
           Religions
           were
           productions
           of
           the
           flesh
           ,
           and
           being
           allyed
           together
           ,
           if
           any
           time
           jealousy
           caused
           a
           discord
           between
           them
           ,
           yet
           an
           open
           Persecution
           was
           unusual
           .
           But
           when
           Christianity
           first
           appear'd
           ,
           they
           all
           turn'd
           their
           Hatred
           and
           Violence
           against
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           foreigner
           of
           a
           different
           extraction
           .
           How
           many
           living
           Martyrs
           were
           Exiles
           for
           the
           Faith
           ,
           and
           depriv'd
           of
           all
           humane
           consolation
           ?
           yet
           they
           esteem'd
           themselves
           more
           blessed
           in
           their
           Miseries
           than
           others
           in
           their
           Pleasures
           .
           How
           many
           thousands
           were
           put
           to
           Death
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           ?
           yet
           the
           least
           thing
           is
           the
           number
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           the
           manner
           of
           their
           Sufferings
           .
           If
           they
           had
           suffer'd
           a
           mild
           Martyrdome
           ,
           an
           easie
           &
           sudden
           Death
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Combat
           and
           Victory
           had
           been
           finisht
           at
           a
           Blow
           ,
           their
           Love
           and
           courage
           had
           not
           been
           so
           admirable
           :
           
           but
           they
           endur'd
           torments
           so
           various
           and
           terrible
           ,
           that
           had
           they
           not
           been
           practis'd
           upon
           them
           by
           their
           enemies
           ,
           it
           were
           incredible
           that
           ever
           Malice
           should
           be
           so
           ingenious
           to
           invent
           ,
           or
           cruelty
           so
           harden'd
           to
           inflict
           them
           .
           If
           all
           the
           Furie
           of
           Hell
           had
           come
           forth
           to
           suggest
           new
           Tortures
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           have
           devised
           worse
           .
           Neither
           was
           their
           mere
           suffering
           such
           Torments
           so
           astonishing
           ,
           as
           their
           readiness
           to
           encounter
           them
           ,
           and
           their
           behaviour
           under
           them
           .
           They
           maintained
           their
           Faith
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           most
           formidable
           Princes
           .
           
           Some
           who
           might
           by
           favour
           ,
           were
           afraid
           to
           escape
           the
           common
           Persecution
           ,
           esteeming
           
           no
           Death
           precious
           but
           Martyrdom
           .
           They
           contended
           earnestly
           to
           suffer
           ,
           and
           envied
           others
           the
           honourable
           Ignominy
           and
           happy
           Torments
           that
           were
           endur'd
           for
           their
           beloved
           Redeemer
           .
           We
           have
           an
           instance
           of
           their
           Courage
           in
           Tiburtius
           ,
           who
           thus
           spake
           to
           his
           Judges
           :
           Bind
           me
           to
           Racks
           and
           Wheels
           ,
           condemn
           me
           ,
           banish
           me
           ,
           load
           me
           with
           Chains
           ,
           burn
           me
           ,
           tear
           me
           ,
           omit
           no
           kind
           of
           Torment
           .
           If
           you
           banish
           me
           ,
           the
           smallest
           corner
           of
           the
           Earth
           shall
           be
           to
           me
           as
           the
           whole
           World
           ,
           because
           I
           shall
           find
           my
           God
           there
           :
           If
           you
           kill
           me
           ,
           by
           the
           same
           act
           you
           will
           give
           me
           the
           happy
           Liberty
           I
           sigh
           after
           ,
           and
           deliver
           me
           from
           a
           Prison
           on
           Earth
           to
           reign
           in
           Heaven
           :
           If
           you
           condemn
           me
           to
           the
           fire
           ,
           I
           have
           quencht
           other
           flames
           in
           resisting
           Concupiscence
           :
           Ordain
           what
           Torment
           you
           please
           ,
           it
           shall
           not
           trouble
           me
           ,
           since
           my
           Heart
           is
           fill'd
           with
           Love
           to
           suffer
           and
           desire
           it
           .
           They
           were
           thankful
           to
           those
           who
           condemned
           them
           ,
           and
           regarded
           their
           Executioners
           with
           the
           same
           eye
           ,
           
           as
           St.
           Peter
           did
           the
           Angel
           ,
           that
           brake
           off
           his
           Fetters
           ,
           to
           restore
           him
           to
           Freedom
           .
           They
           chearfully
           received
           them
           ,
           as
           those
           who
           brought
           the
           keys
           of
           Paradise
           in
           the
           same
           hands
           wherewith
           they
           brought
           their
           Swords
           .
           They
           enter'd
           into
           the
           Fire
           with
           joy
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           only
           patient
           but
           triumphant
           in
           their
           Sufferings
           ,
           
           as
           if
           they
           had
           been
           glorified
           in
           their
           Souls
           ,
           and
           impassible
           to
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           their
           Bodies
           .
           I
           have
           seen
           ,
           saith
           Eusebius
           ,
           the
           Executioners
           tired
           with
           tormenting
           them
           ,
           lie
           down
           panting
           and
           breathing
           ,
           and
           others
           not
           less
           fierce
           ,
           but
           more
           fresh
           succeed
           
           in
           their
           cruel
           Service
           ;
           But
           I
           never
           saw
           the
           Martyrs
           weary
           of
           Sufferings
           ,
           nor
           heard
           them
           desire
           a
           Truce
           ,
           much
           less
           Deliverance
           from
           them
           .
           If
           the
           Judges
           were
           softened
           with
           their
           Blood
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           force
           of
           Nature
           were
           compell'd
           to
           be
           compassionate
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           offer
           them
           a
           release
           if
           they
           would
           but
           feign
           to
           deny
           Christ
           ;
           They
           were
           fill'd
           with
           indignation
           ,
           esteeming
           it
           the
           worst
           injury
           ,
           that
           their
           Persecutors
           expected
           ,
           they
           would
           be
           guilty
           of
           but
           the
           shadow
           of
           Infidelity
           to
           their
           dear
           Saviour
           .
           They
           were
           ambitious
           of
           the
           longest
           and
           most
           terrible
           Sufferings
           for
           His
           sake
           ,
           to
           be
           Martyrs
           in
           every
           member
           .
           They
           sang
           the
           Praises
           of
           Christ
           (
           their
           Tongues
           being
           harmonious
           with
           the
           affections
           of
           their
           Hearts
           )
           in
           the
           Flames
           ,
           they
           preach'd
           Him
           from
           the
           Crosses
           ,
           they
           rejoiced
           in
           him
           as
           their
           only
           Good
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           devouring
           Beasts
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           They
           preserved
           an
           inviolable
           Faith
           to
           Him
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           most
           furious
           Batteries
           against
           them
           :
           The
           barbarous
           Enemy
           might
           tear
           their
           Hearts
           from
           their
           Breasts
           ,
           but
           never
           Christ
           from
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           to
           whom
           they
           were
           inseparably
           united
           by
           Love
           ,
           stronger
           than
           the
           most
           cruel
           Death
           .
        
         
           Now
           what
           less
           then
           the
           Divine
           Power
           could
           support
           them
           under
           those
           Torments
           ,
           which
           't
           is
           almost
           incredible
           a
           Body
           made
           of
           flesh
           could
           endure
           ?
           I
           wil
           not
           Dispute
           whether
           it
           exceeds
           all
           Natural
           force
           to
           suffer
           such
           ,
           from
           a
           vitious
           Affection
           of
           Pride
           ,
           or
           obstinacy
           :
           but
           the
           frequency
           of
           it
           exceeds
           all
           Natural
           Possibility
           .
           'T
           was
           not
           impossible
           for
           one
           of
           the
           Romans
           to
           hold
           his
           Right
           Hand
           unmoved
           over
           a
           burning
           Torch
           ,
           to
           extinguish
           in
           the
           King
           their
           Enemy
           ,
           all
           hopes
           〈◊〉
           drawing
           〈◊〉
           him
           the
           Secrets
           of
           his
           Country
           by
           the
           force
           of
           Torments
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           not
           Possible
           that
           many
           thousands
           such
           should
           have
           been
           in
           
           Rome
           .
           For
           then
           that
           single
           Example
           had
           not
           been
           so
           wonderful
           in
           all
           Antiquity
           .
           But
           the
           Noble
           Army
           of
           Martyrs
           who
           overcame
           in
           the
           most
           bloody
           battels
           ,
           was
           numerous
           beyond
           account
           ;
           and
           compos'd
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Persons
           ,
           of
           the
           aged
           and
           infirm
           ,
           of
           tender
           Youths
           ,
           of
           delicate
           Women
           ,
           of
           the
           Honourable
           and
           obscure
           ;
           Yet
           in
           that
           difference
           of
           Ages
           ,
           and
           Sexes
           ,
           and
           States
           ,
           there
           appear'd
           such
           an
           equality
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           
           that
           it
           was
           Visible
           ,
           the
           same
           Heavenly
           Spirit
           inspir'd
           them
           all
           with
           Courage
           ,
           and
           by
           assuring
           them
           of
           Eternal
           Life
           ,
           made
           them
           despise
           present
           Death
           .
           Such
           Heroical
           and
           frequent
           Constancy
           must
           be
           ascribed
           to
           the
           
             Breast-plate
             of
             Faith
             ,
             and
             Love
             ,
          
           of
           a
           Coelestial
           temper
           ,
           wherewith
           the
           Almighty
           had
           Arm'd
           them
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           be
           said
           that
           some
           have
           died
           for
           a
           false
           Religion
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           extraordinary
           assistance
           of
           Heaven
           was
           not
           necessary
           to
           encourage
           the
           Christian
           Martyrs
           .
           The
           Answer
           is
           clear
           .
           There
           is
           a
           vast
           difference
           between
           the
           number
           of
           the
           Sufferers
           ,
           and
           manner
           of
           their
           Sufferings
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Some
           few
           moved
           by
           Vanity
           and
           Melancholy
           ,
           or
           compell'd
           ,
           have
           suffered
           for
           a
           false
           Religion
           ,
           that
           was
           authorised
           by
           the
           Custom
           of
           their
           Country
           for
           many
           Ages
           .
           But
           innumerable
           Christians
           animated
           by
           the
           example
           of
           their
           Crucified
           King
           ,
           freely
           sacrificed
           themselves
           for
           the
           testimony
           of
           the
           Gospel
           upon
           the
           first
           Revelation
           of
           it
           ,
           before
           any
           humane
           respects
           gave
           colour
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           In
           those
           who
           suffer'd
           for
           a
           false
           Religion
           were
           visible
           either
           Fear
           or
           Vain-glory
           ,
           Stubbornness
           or
           Rage
           ;
           But
           the
           Christians
           in
           their
           greatest
           Sufferings
           exprest
           Magnanimity
           without
           Pride
           ,
           Constancy
           without
           Fierceness
           ,
           Patience
           without
           Stupidity
           ,
           and
           such
           an
           admirable
           Compassion
           to
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           as
           
           persuaded
           some
           of
           their
           Tormentors
           to
           be
           companions
           with
           them
           in
           Martyrdom
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           suddainness
           and
           universality
           of
           the
           change
           effected
           by
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           is
           a
           signal
           Evidence
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           that
           attended
           it
           .
           The
           Apostle
           declares
           the
           admirable
           progress
           of
           it
           
             in
             all
             the
             world
          
           ,
           during
           his
           time
           .
           
           In
           a
           few
           years
           with
           incredible
           swiftness
           it
           past
           through
           
             Judea
             ,
             Samaria
             ,
             Syria
             ,
             Greece
             ,
          
           and
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           the
           known
           habitable
           World.
           Tacitus
           acknowledges
           that
           in
           the
           eleventh
           year
           of
           Nero
           ,
           great
           numbers
           of
           Christians
           were
           at
           Rome
           ,
           at
           a
           great
           distance
           from
           the
           place
           where
           the
           Gospel
           was
           first
           preach'd
           .
           It
           appears
           from
           the
           Writings
           of
           the
           Primitive
           Christians
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Second
           Century
           after
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           Roman
           Empire
           was
           fill'd
           with
           Christian
           Churches
           .
           The
           World
           was
           peopled
           with
           a
           new
           Generation
           .
           Now
           what
           Secret
           Power
           produced
           that
           suddain
           and
           universal
           Change
           ?
           How
           came
           it
           to
           pass
           that
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           order
           of
           new
           Things
           ,
           should
           be
           so
           readily
           receiv'd
           ,
           and
           in
           those
           places
           where
           the
           most
           insuperable
           obstacles
           oppos'd
           it
           ?
           In
           Corinth
           the
           Seat
           of
           Luxury
           and
           Voluptuousness
           ;
           in
           Ephesus
           where
           Idolatry
           had
           its
           Throne
           ;
           in
           Rome
           it self
           where
           Honours
           ,
           Riches
           ,
           Pleasures
           were
           ador'd
           .
           Moses
           with
           all
           his
           great
           Miracles
           never
           conquer'd
           one
           Nation
           to
           the
           true
           God.
           
             The
             Pharisees
             compast
             Sea
             and
             Land
             to
             make
             a
             Proselyte
             :
          
           
           But
           the
           Gospel
           in
           a
           little
           time
           converted
           many
           Nations
           from
           their
           Opinions
           and
           Manners
           wherein
           they
           had
           been
           instructed
           and
           educated
           ,
           to
           those
           that
           were
           not
           only
           different
           but
           contrary
           .
           The
           wonder
           in
           Esay
           was
           exceeded
           ,
           
             That
             a
             Nation
             was
             born
             in
             a
             day
             .
          
           For
           the
           World
           was
           renewed
           as
           it
           were
           in
           a
           moment
           .
           Such
           a
           quickening
           universal
           Efficacy
           was
           join'd
           with
           
           the
           Preaching
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           was
           ●ver
           more
           visibly
           manifested
           in
           any
           work
           .
           Therefore
           the
           Apostle
           mentions
           it
           as
           one
           part
           of
           the
           great
           Mystery
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           
           that
           
             Christ
             was
             believed
             o●
             in
             the
             World.
          
           There
           is
           nothing
           but
           Supernatural
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           birth
           ,
           so
           in
           the
           progress
           of
           Christianity
           .
        
         
           
           3.
           
           The
           lasting
           Change
           made
           by
           the
           Gospel
           is
           the
           Effect
           of
           Infinite
           Power
           .
           Philosophy
           though
           maintain'd
           by
           the
           successive
           force
           of
           the
           greatest
           Wits
           ,
           yet
           declin'd
           and
           came
           to
           nothing
           .
           But
           Christianity
           attended
           only
           by
           its
           own
           Authority
           ,
           establisht
           its
           Dominion
           ,
           and
           rais'd
           an
           Eternal
           Empire
           of
           Truth
           and
           Holiness
           in
           the
           World.
           The
           Reason
           of
           Man
           cannot
           inspire
           into
           its
           Productions
           a
           Principle
           of
           Life
           ,
           only
           that
           Power
           which
           conveys
           to
           Man
           an
           immortal
           Soul
           ,
           can
           derive
           to
           its
           Institutions
           a
           Spirit
           to
           Animate
           and
           preserve
           them
           .
           And
           this
           Victorious
           Permanent
           Efficacy
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           more
           admirable
           ,
           
           in
           regard
           it
           prevail'd
           without
           the
           assistance
           ,
           and
           against
           the
           opposition
           of
           all
           .
           The
           more
           it
           was
           opprest
           the
           more
           it
           prosper'd
           .
           It
           gain'd
           credit
           and
           Disciples
           by
           Contradiction
           and
           Persecution
           ;
           it
           was
           multiplied
           by
           the
           Deaths
           of
           its
           followers
           .
           
             The
             Cloud
             of
             Witnesses
          
           dissolving
           in
           a
           shower
           of
           Blood
           ,
           made
           the
           Church
           Fruitful
           .
           Although
           some
           Persecutors
           have
           boasted
           of
           their
           utter
           abolishing
           the
           Christian
           Name
           in
           all
           parts
           of
           the
           Empire
           ;
           yet
           those
           inscriptions
           are
           the
           Proud
           Monuments
           of
           their
           Vanity
           ,
           not
           Victory
           .
           Tyrants
           are
           perisht
           ,
           but
           Truth
           remains
           for
           ever
           .
           By
           which
           't
           is
           evident
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           Gospel
           had
           a
           higher
           Principle
           than
           what
           is
           from
           below
           ,
           so
           it
           was
           assisted
           with
           more
           than
           Humane
           Power
           .
           To
           sum
           up
           in
           short
           what
           hath
           been
           amplified
           ;
           how
           Gloriously
           was
           the
           Arm
           of
           the
           Lord
           revealed
           in
           raising
           the
           World
           that
           
           for
           four
           thousand
           years
           lay
           in
           Wickednesse
           ?
           What
           less
           than
           a
           Divine
           Power
           could
           soften
           such
           an
           obstinate
           hardnesse
           as
           long
           custome
           in
           Sin
           brings
           ?
           What
           could
           pluck
           up
           errours
           that
           had
           taken
           such
           deep
           root
           in
           the
           Spirits
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           were
           Naturaliz'd
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           plant
           a
           Discipline
           so
           austere
           and
           thorny
           to
           sense
           ?
           Who
           but
           the
           Almighty
           could
           cast
           out
           the
           Devil
           from
           his
           Empire
           ,
           and
           withdraw
           his
           Subjects
           that
           were
           captivated
           by
           the
           terrour
           of
           Laws
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           delights
           of
           the
           flesh
           ?
           What
           invisible
           Power
           made
           innumerable
           of
           the
           tender
           sex
           who
           were
           not
           by
           temper
           couragious
           ,
           nor
           by
           obstinacy
           inflexible
           ,
           nay
           ,
           who
           were
           so
           fearful
           that
           they
           could
           not
           see
           a
           drawn
           sword
           without
           affrightment
           ,
           yet
           so
           resolute
           ,
           as
           to
           despise
           all
           the
           instruments
           of
           Cruelty
           ?
           What
           is
           more
           astonishing
           than
           to
           see
           a
           flock
           of
           sheep
           encounter
           and
           overcome
           an
           Army
           of
           Lyons
           ?
           This
           was
           the
           Lords
           doing
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           marvelous
           in
           our
           Eyes
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           the
           making
           a
           Crucified
           Person
           to
           Reign
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           Laws
           to
           the
           whole
           Earth
           ,
           is
           a
           Victory
           worthy
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           .
           The
           Conversion
           of
           the
           World
           to
           Christianity
           was
           the
           effect
           of
           infinite
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           equal
           Power
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           The
           Divine
           Power
           shall
           be
           Gloriously
           manifested
           in
           the
           compleat
           Salvation
           of
           the
           Church
           at
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World.
           Jesus
           Christ
           as
           Mediatour
           is
           invested
           with
           Sovereign
           
             Power
             in
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
          
           :
           and
           in
           that
           quality
           he
           shall
           exercise
           it
           ,
           
           till
           our
           Salvation
           is
           finisht
           .
           
             For
             he
             must
             reign
             till
             he
             hath
             put
             all
             Enemies
             under
             his
             feet
             .
          
           
           
             But
             we
             see
             not
             yet
             all
             things
             put
             under
             him
             .
          
           Although
           those
           Persons
           and
           things
           that
           never
           degenerated
           from
           their
           Original
           ,
           are
           intirely
           subject
           to
           him
           ;
           the
           Angels
           obey
           his
           Will
           ,
           Universal
           Nature
           is
           Govern'd
           
           by
           his
           Providence
           ;
           The
           Heavens
           ,
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           Waters
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           produc'●
           from
           them
           ,
           never
           resist
           the
           Direction
           of
           his
           hand
           ;
           yet
           there
           are
           others
           that
           fell
           from
           their
           Integrity
           ,
           and
           some
           things
           consequent
           to
           Mans
           Rebellion
           ,
           which
           either
           oppose
           the
           Power
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           are
           not
           yet
           actually
           subdued
           :
           and
           they
           are
           the
           Enemies
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           Satan
           ,
           Sin
           ,
           and
           Death
           .
           Now
           the
           perfect
           Freedom
           of
           the
           Church
           from
           all
           these
           ,
           will
           be
           the
           last
           Glorious
           Act
           of
           Christs
           Regal
           Office.
           And
           't
           is
           observeable
           ,
           the
           Day
           of
           Judgment
           is
           call'd
           the
           Day
           of
           Redemption
           ,
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           final
           accomplishment
           of
           our
           Felicity
           ,
           that
           was
           purchas'd
           by
           the
           infinite
           Price
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           .
           The
           day
           of
           Christs
           Death
           was
           the
           Day
           of
           Redemption
           ,
           as
           to
           our
           Right
           and
           Title
           ;
           for
           then
           our
           Ransom
           was
           fully
           paid
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           by
           the
           Immortal
           efficacy
           of
           his
           Blood
           that
           we
           partake
           of
           the
           Glorious
           Liberty
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           God
           :
           but
           the
           Actual
           enjoyment
           of
           it
           shall
           be
           at
           the
           last
           day
           .
           Therefore
           the
           perfection
           of
           all
           our
           Spiritual
           Priviledges
           is
           refer'd
           to
           that
           time
           ,
           when
           
             Death
             our
             L●st
             Enemy
          
           shall
           be
           overcome
           .
           
           The
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
             and
             not
             only
             they
             but
             our selves
             also
             ,
             which
             have
             the
             first
             Fruits
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             even
             we
             our selves
             ,
             groan
             within
             our selves
             ,
             waiting
             for
             the
             Adoption
             ;
             to
             wit
             ,
             the
             Redemption
             of
             our
             Bodies
             .
          
           During
           the
           present
           Life
           ,
           we
           are
           taken
           into
           Gods
           Family
           ,
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           his
           Children
           ;
           but
           the
           most
           Solemn
           Act
           of
           our
           Adoption
           shall
           be
           at
           the
           last
           Day
           .
           In
           this
           there
           is
           a
           similitude
           between
           Christ
           and
           his
           Members
           :
           for
           although
           he
           was
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           by
           his
           marvelous
           Conception
           ,
           and
           own'd
           by
           him
           while
           he
           perform'd
           his
           Ministry
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ;
           yet
           all
           the
           Testimonies
           of
           Gods
           Favour
           to
           him
           ,
           were
           not
           comparable
           
           to
           the
           Declaration
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           raising
           him
           from
           the
           Grave
           :
           Then
           in
           the
           face
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           He
           said
           ,
           
             Thou
             art
             my
             Son
             ,
             this
             Day
             have
             I
             begotten
             thee
             .
          
           So
           in
           this
           Life
           God
           acknowledges
           and
           treats
           us
           as
           his
           Children
           ,
           he
           cloaths
           us
           with
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           feeds
           us
           with
           his
           Word
           ,
           defends
           us
           from
           our
           Spiritual
           Enemies
           ;
           but
           the
           most
           Publick
           Declaration
           of
           his
           favour
           shall
           be
           in
           the
           next
           Life
           ,
           when
           all
           the
           
             Children
             of
             the
             Resurrection
          
           shall
           be
           born
           in
           a
           Day
           .
           Add
           further
           ;
           although
           the
           Souls
           of
           Believers
           immediately
           upon
           their
           Separation
           are
           receiv'd
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           during
           the
           sleep
           of
           Death
           enjoy
           admirable
           Visions
           of
           Glory
           ,
           yet
           their
           Blessedness
           is
           imperfect
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           that
           excellent
           degree
           which
           shall
           be
           enjoyed
           at
           the
           Resurrection
           .
           As
           the
           
             Roman
             Generals
          
           after
           a
           compleat
           Conquest
           ,
           first
           enter'd
           the
           City
           privately
           ,
           and
           after
           having
           obtain'd
           License
           of
           the
           Senate
           ,
           made
           their
           Triumphant
           entry
           with
           all
           the
           magnificence
           &
           splendour
           becoming
           the
           Greatness
           of
           their
           Victories
           :
           So
           after
           a
           Faithful
           Christian
           hath
           
             fought
             the
             good
             fight
          
           ,
           and
           is
           come
           off
           ,
           
             more
             than
             a
             Conquerour
          
           ,
           he
           enters
           privately
           into
           the
           Coelestial
           City
           ,
           but
           when
           the
           body
           is
           rais'd
           to
           Immortality
           ,
           he
           shall
           then
           in
           the
           company
           and
           with
           the
           acclamations
           of
           the
           Holy
           Angels
           ,
           have
           a
           Glorious
           entry
           into
           it
           .
           I
           will
           briefly
           consider
           why
           the
           Bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           shall
           be
           rais'd
           ,
           and
           how
           the
           Divine
           Power
           will
           be
           manifested
           in
           that
           last
           Act.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           General
           reason
           is
           from
           Gods
           Justice
           .
           As
           the
           Oeconomy
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           requires
           ,
           there
           must
           be
           a
           Future
           State
           ,
           when
           God
           shall
           sit
           upon
           a
           judicial
           Throne
           to
           weigh
           the
           Actions
           of
           all
           Men
           ,
           and
           render
           to
           every
           one
           according
           to
           their
           quality
           ;
           so
           't
           is
           
           as
           necessary
           that
           the
           Person
           be
           Judged
           ,
           and
           not
           one
           Part
           alone
           .
           The
           Law
           Commands
           the
           entire
           Man
           compos'd
           of
           his
           Essential
           Parts
           the
           Soul
           and
           Body
           :
           And
           't
           is
           obeyed
           or
           violated
           by
           both
           of
           them
           .
           Although
           the
           Guilt
           or
           Moral
           Goodness
           of
           Actions
           is
           chiefly
           Attributed
           to
           the
           Soul
           ,
           because
           't
           is
           the
           Principle
           of
           them
           ,
           yet
           the
           Actions
           are
           imputed
           to
           the
           whole
           Man.
           The
           Soul
           is
           the
           Guide
           ,
           the
           Body
           the
           Instrument
           :
           
           't
           is
           reasonable
           therefore
           that
           both
           should
           receive
           their
           recompence
           .
           We
           see
           the
           Example
           of
           this
           in
           Humane
           Justice
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           copy
           of
           the
           Divine
           .
           The
           whole
           Man
           is
           punisht
           or
           rewarded
           .
           The
           Soul
           is
           punisht
           with
           Disgrace
           and
           Infamy
           ,
           the
           Body
           with
           Pains
           :
           the
           Soul
           is
           rewarded
           with
           Esteem
           and
           Honour
           ,
           the
           Body
           with
           External
           marks
           of
           Dignity
           .
           Thus
           the
           Divine
           Justice
           will
           render
           to
           every
           
             one
             according
             to
             things
             done
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             whether
             Good
             or
             Evill
             .
          
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           special
           reason
           of
           the
           Saints
           Resurrection
           is
           their
           Union
           with
           Christ
           :
           for
           he
           is
           not
           only
           our
           Redeemer
           and
           Prince
           ,
           but
           our
           second
           Adam
           ,
           the
           same
           in
           Grace
           as
           the
           first
           was
           in
           Nature
           .
           Now
           as
           from
           the
           first
           the
           Soul
           was
           destroyed
           by
           Sin
           ,
           and
           the
           Body
           by
           Death
           ,
           so
           the
           second
           restores
           them
           both
           to
           their
           Primitive
           state
           ;
           the
           one
           by
           Grace
           ,
           the
           other
           by
           a
           Glorious
           Resurrection
           .
           Accordingly
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
           
             that
             by
             Man
             came
             Death
             ,
             and
             by
             Man
             came
             the
             Resurrection
             from
             the
             Dead
             .
          
           Christ
           removed
           the
           Moral
           and
           Natural
           impossibility
           of
           our
           Glorious
           Resurrection
           :
           the
           Moral
           ,
           by
           the
           infinite
           merit
           of
           his
           Death
           ,
           whereby
           Divine
           Justice
           is
           satisfied
           ,
           that
           otherwise
           would
           not
           permit
           the
           Guilty
           to
           be
           restor'd
           to
           Eternal
           Life
           :
           and
           the
           Natural
           ,
           by
           his
           rising
           from
           the
           Grave
           to
           a
           Glorious
           Imortality
           .
           
           For
           his
           Infinite
           Power
           can
           do
           the
           same
           in
           all
           Believers
           .
           'T
           is
           observable
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           infers
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           Believers
           from
           that
           of
           Christ
           ,
           not
           only
           as
           the
           Cause
           ,
           but
           the
           Original
           Example
           .
           For
           the
           Members
           must
           be
           conform'd
           to
           the
           Head
           ,
           the
           Children
           to
           their
           Father
           ,
           the
           younger
           to
           the
           elder
           Brother
           .
           
             Therefore
             he
             is
             call'd
             ,
             the
             first-fruits
             of
             them
             that
             sleep
             :
          
           
           
             and
             the
             first
             begotten
             of
             the
             Dead
             .
          
           
           In
           Christ's
           Resurrection
           ours
           is
           so
           fully
           assur'd
           ,
           that
           the
           event
           is
           infallible
           .
           Now
           no
           less
           than
           Infinite
           Power
           is
           requisite
           to
           raise
           the
           Bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           from
           the
           dust
           ,
           and
           to
           transform
           them
           into
           the
           similitude
           of
           Christs
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           To
           raise
           them
           .
           Nothing
           is
           more
           astonishing
           to
           Nature
           than
           that
           the
           Bodies
           which
           after
           so
           many
           Ages
           in
           the
           perpetual
           circulation
           of
           the
           Elements
           have
           past
           into
           a
           thousand
           different
           Forms
           ,
           
           one
           part
           of
           them
           being
           resolved
           into
           Water
           ,
           another
           evaporated
           into
           Air
           ,
           another
           turn'd
           into
           Dust
           ,
           should
           be
           restor'd
           to
           their
           first
           State.
           What
           Wisdom
           is
           requisite
           to
           separate
           the
           Parts
           so
           mixt
           and
           confounded
           ?
           what
           Power
           to
           recompose
           them
           ?
           what
           Vertue
           to
           reinspire
           them
           with
           new
           Life
           ?
           It
           may
           seem
           more
           difficult
           than
           to
           revive
           a
           Dead
           Body
           whose
           Organs
           and
           matter
           is
           not
           chang'd
           ,
           of
           which
           we
           have
           Examples
           in
           the
           Scripture
           .
           When
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           plac't
           Ezekiel
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           a
           Valley
           cover'd
           with
           bones
           ,
           and
           caused
           him
           to
           consider
           attentively
           their
           Number
           which
           was
           very
           great
           ,
           and
           their
           extream
           dryness
           ,
           he
           askt
           him
           ,
           
             whether
             these
             bones
             could
             live
          
           ?
           
           upon
           which
           as
           one
           divided
           and
           ballanc't
           between
           the
           seeming
           Impossibility
           of
           the
           thing
           in
           it self
           ,
           and
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           to
           which
           nothing
           is
           impossible
           ,
           he
           answered
           ,
           
             Lord
             thou
             knowest
          
           .
           Upon
           this
           God
           commanded
           him
           ,
           
             to
             Prophesie
             
             upon
             those
             bones
             ,
             and
             speak
             to
             them
             ,
          
           as
           if
           they
           had
           been
           endued
           with
           Sense
           and
           Understanding
           .
           
             O
             ye
             dry
             Bones
             ,
             hear
             the
             Word
             of
             the
             Lord
             :
             Thus
             saith
             the
             Lord
             God
             unto
             these
             Bones
             ,
             Behold
             I
             will
             cause
             breath
             to
             enter
             into
             you
             ,
             and
             ye
             shall
             live
             .
             And
             I
             will
             lay
             sinews
             upon
             you
             ,
             and
             will
             bring
             in
             flesh
             upon
             you
             ,
             and
             cover
             you
             with
             skin
             ,
             and
             put
             Breath
             in
             you
             ,
             and
             ye
             shall
             live
             ,
             and
             ye
             shall
             know
             that
             I
             am
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           immediately
           there
           was
           a
           general
           commotion
           among
           them
           ,
           they
           joyn'd
           together
           ,
           the
           sinews
           and
           flesh
           came
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           skin
           cover'd
           them
           .
           And
           upon
           a
           second
           Prophesy
           they
           were
           all
           inspir'd
           with
           the
           Breath
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           stood
           up
           an
           exceeding
           great
           Army
           .
           Now
           whether
           this
           was
           really
           represented
           to
           his
           outward
           senses
           ,
           or
           only
           by
           the
           efficacy
           of
           the
           Spirit
           to
           his
           imagination
           ,
           no
           doubt
           so
           strange
           a
           Spectacle
           vehemently
           affected
           him
           ;
           as
           with
           Joy
           in
           hope
           of
           the
           miraculous
           Restoration
           of
           Israel
           ,
           
           which
           that
           Vision
           foretold
           ,
           so
           with
           admiration
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           .
           But
           when
           the
           Trumpet
           of
           the
           Arch-Angel
           shall
           sound
           the
           Universal
           Jubilee
           ,
           and
           call
           forth
           the
           Dead
           from
           all
           their
           Receptacles
           ,
           when
           the
           Elements
           as
           Faithful
           Depositaries
           shall
           effectively
           restore
           what
           was
           committed
           to
           them
           ,
           How
           Admirable
           will
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           appear
           ?
        
         
           2.
           
           No
           less
           than
           Infinite
           Power
           is
           able
           to
           change
           the
           raised
           Bodies
           into
           the
           likenesse
           of
           Christs
           .
           The
           Apostle
           speaks
           with
           an
           exaggeration
           of
           it
           :
           For
           
             our
             Conversation
             is
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             from
             whence
             also
             we
             look
             for
             the
             Saviour
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
             Christ
             ,
             who
             shall
             change
             our
             Vile
             Bodies
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             be
             fashioned
             like
             unto
             his
             Glorious
             Body
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             working
             whereby
             he
             is
             able
             to
             subdue
             all
             things
             to
             himself
             .
          
           This
           resemblance
           
             will
             be
             only
             in
             the
             Person
             of
             Believers
             .
          
           All
           Men
           shall
           
           rise
           to
           be
           judged
           ,
           but
           not
           all
           to
           be
           transform'd
           .
           There
           is
           a
           Resurrection
           to
           Death
           as
           well
           as
           to
           Life
           .
           Unhappy
           Resurrection
           !
           Which
           only
           serves
           to
           make
           the
           Body
           the
           Food
           of
           Eternal
           Death
           .
           But
           the
           Saints
           who
           endeavoured
           to
           be
           like
           to
           Christ
           in
           purity
           ,
           shall
           then
           have
           a
           perfect
           conformity
           to
           him
           in
           Glory
           and
           Immortality
           .
           How
           Glorious
           the
           Body
           of
           Christ
           is
           ,
           we
           may
           conjecture
           in
           part
           by
           what
           the
           Apostle
           relates
           to
           
             Agrippa
             :
             At
             mid-day
             ,
             O
             King
             ,
          
           
           
             I
             saw
             in
             the
             way
             a
             light
             from
             Heaven
             above
             the
             brightness
             of
             the
             Sun
             shining
             round
             about
             me
          
           ;
           Which
           was
           no
           other
           but
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Face
           of
           Christ
           that
           struck
           him
           with
           Blindnesse
           .
           One
           Ray
           of
           this
           reflecting
           upon
           the
           first
           Martyr
           Saint
           Stephen
           in
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           gave
           an
           Angelical
           Glory
           to
           his
           countenance
           .
           And
           Saint
           
             John
             tells
             us
          
           ,
           
           
             when
             he
             appears
             we
             shall
             be
             like
             him
             .
          
           He
           alludes
           to
           the
           rising
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           but
           with
           this
           difference
           :
           when
           the
           Sun
           appears
           in
           the
           Morning
           ,
           the
           Stars
           are
           made
           invisible
           ;
           but
           the
           Bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           shall
           be
           cloathed
           with
           a
           Sun-like
           lustre
           ,
           and
           shine
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           Christs
           Glory
           .
           Omnipotency
           alone
           that
           Subdues
           all
           things
           ,
           can
           raise
           and
           refine
           them
           from
           their
           Dross
           unto
           such
           an
           admirable
           Brightness
           .
           The
           Angels
           will
           be
           surpris'd
           with
           wonder
           to
           see
           Millions
           of
           Stars
           spring
           out
           of
           the
           Dust.
           The
           Lord
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             will
             be
          
           admir'd
           
             in
             all
             them
             that
             Believe
          
           .
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Their
           Bodies
           shall
           be
           raised
           to
           a
           Glorious
           Immortality
           .
           In
           this
           the
           General
           Resurrection
           is
           Different
           from
           that
           which
           was
           Particular
           ,
           as
           of
           Lazarus
           :
           by
           the
           one
           Death
           was
           overcome
           and
           put
           to
           flight
           ,
           only
           for
           some
           time
           :
           for
           his
           second
           life
           was
           no
           more
           exempt
           from
           Death
           ,
           than
           his
           first
           :
           
           But
           by
           the
           other
           ,
           
           
             Death
             shall
             be
             swallowed
             in
             Victory
             ,
          
           and
           lose
           its
           force
           for
           ever
           .
           Then
           shall
           our
           true
           Joshua
           be
           magnified
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           whole
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           Glorious
           number
           of
           Saints
           shall
           cast
           their
           Crowns
           at
           his
           Feet
           ,
           and
           sing
           the
           Triumphant
           Song
           ,
           
             Thou
             hast
             Redeem'd
             us
             to
             God
             by
             thy
             Blood
             ,
          
           and
           rescued
           us
           by
           thy
           Power
           from
           all
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           art
           
             worthy
             of
             Honour
             and
             Glory
             and
             Blessing
             for
             ever
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XXII
           .
        
         
           
             The
             extraordinary
             working
             of
             the
             Divine
             Power
             is
             a
             convincing
             proof
             of
             the
             Verity
             of
             the
             Christian
             Religion
             .
             The
             internal
             Excellencies
             of
             it
             are
             clear
             marks
             of
             its
             Divinity
             ,
             to
             the
             purified
             Mind
             .
             The
             external
             Operations
             of
             God's
             power
             were
             requisite
             to
             convince
             men
             in
             their
             corrupt
             state
             ,
             that
             the
             Doctrine
             the
             Gospel
             came
             from
             God.
             The
             miraculous
             owning
             of
             Christ
             by
             the
             whole
             Divinity
             from
             Heaven
             .
             The
             Resurrection
             of
             Christ
             the
             most
             important
             Article
             of
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             the
             demonstration
             of
             all
             the
             rest
             .
             How
             valuable
             the
             Testimony
             of
             the
             Apostles
             is
             concerning
             it
             .
             That
             't
             was
             impossible
             they
             should
             deceive
             ,
             or
             be
             deceived
             .
             The
             quality
             of
             the
             Witnesses
             considered
             .
             There
             cannot
             be
             the
             least
             reasonable
             suspicion
             of
             them
             .
             'T
             is
             utterly
             incredible
             that
             any
             humane
             temporal
             respects
             mov'd
             them
             to
             feign
             the
             Resurrection
             of
             Christ.
             The
             nature
             of
             the
             Testimony
             considered
             .
             It
             was
             of
             a
             matter
             of
             fact
             ,
             and
             verified
             to
             all
             their
             Senses
             .
             The
             Uniformity
             of
             it
             secures
             us
             there
             was
             no
             corruption
             in
             the
             Witnesses
             ,
             and
             that
             it
             was
             no
             illusion
             .
             They
             seal'd
             the
             truth
             of
             it
             with
             their
             Blood.
             The
             Miracles
             the
             Apostles
             did
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ
             ▪
             a
             strong
             demonstration
             that
             he
             was
             rais'd
             to
             a
             glorious
             life
             .
             That
             Power
             was
             continued
             in
             the
             Church
             for
             a
             time
             .
             The
             Conclusion
             ,
             how
             reasonable
             it
             is
             to
             give
             an
             entire
             Assent
             to
             the
             truth
             of
             Christianity
             .
             'T
             is
             desperate
             Infidelity
             not
             to
             believe
             it
             ;
             and
             the
             highest
             Madness
             to
             pretend
             to
             believe
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             live
             in
             disobedience
             to
             it
             .
          
        
         
         
           1
           FRom
           what
           hath
           been
           discours'd
           concerning
           the
           extraordinary
           working
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           ,
           we
           have
           a
           most
           convincing
           proof
           of
           the
           Verity
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           .
           For
           since
           God
           hath
           by
           so
           many
           miraculous
           Effects
           ,
           the
           infallible
           indications
           of
           His
           Favour
           to
           the
           Person
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           justified
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           no
           reasonable
           doubt
           can
           remain
           concerning
           it
           .
           Indeed
           the
           internal
           excellencies
           of
           it
           which
           are
           visible
           to
           the
           purged
           Eye
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           are
           clear
           marks
           of
           its
           Divinity
           .
           The
           Mystery
           of
           our
           Redemption
           is
           made
           up
           of
           various
           parts
           ,
           
           in
           the
           Union
           of
           which
           such
           an
           evident
           Wisdom
           appears
           ,
           that
           the
           rational
           Mind
           ,
           unless
           enslaved
           by
           prejudice
           ,
           must
           be
           ravisht
           into
           a
           compliance
           .
           Even
           that
           which
           most
           offends
           Sense
           ,
           the
           Meanness
           of
           our
           Saviours
           condition
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           the
           miseries
           to
           which
           He
           was
           expos'd
           ,
           do
           so
           perfectly
           correspond
           with
           his
           great
           design
           to
           make
           Men
           holy
           and
           heavenly
           ,
           that
           it
           appears
           to
           be
           the
           effect
           of
           most
           wise
           Counsel
           .
           And
           such
           a
           Beauty
           of
           Holiness
           shines
           in
           the
           Moral
           part
           ,
           as
           clearly
           proves
           God
           to
           be
           its
           Authour
           .
           It
           denounces
           war
           against
           all
           Vices
           ,
           and
           commands
           every
           Vertue
           .
           All
           that
           is
           excellent
           in
           humane
           Institutions
           it
           delivers
           with
           infinite
           more
           authority
           and
           efficacy
           :
           And
           what
           natural
           reason
           did
           not
           reach
           to
           ,
           it
           fully
           describes
           in
           order
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           and
           the
           Happiness
           of
           Man.
           Now
           as
           God
           ,
           the
           Authour
           of
           Nature
           ,
           hath
           by
           Tasts
           ,
           and
           Smells
           ,
           and
           other
           sensible
           qualities
           ,
           distinguish'd
           things
           wholsom
           from
           noxious
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           lowest
           living
           Creatures
           :
           So
           He
           hath
           much
           more
           distinguish'd
           objects
           that
           are
           saving
           from
           deadly
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           true
           Religion
           from
           the
           false
           ,
           by
           undoubted
           evidences
           to
           any
           who
           
           will
           exercise
           their
           Spiritual
           Senses
           ,
           and
           sincerely
           desire
           to
           know
           and
           obey
           it
           .
           And
           that
           all
           the
           wise
           and
           holy
           embraced
           it
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           greatest
           discouragements
           ,
           is
           an
           unanswerable
           Argument
           that
           't
           is
           pleasing
           to
           God.
           For
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           the
           Good
           God
           should
           suffer
           those
           to
           fall
           into
           mortal
           Errour
           ,
           who
           from
           an
           ardent
           Affection
           to
           Him
           despis'd
           whatever
           is
           amiable
           or
           terrible
           in
           the
           world
           ?
           How
           is
           it
           possible
           He
           should
           deny
           the
           Knowledg
           of
           Himself
           to
           those
           to
           whom
           He
           gave
           such
           a
           pure
           Love
           to
           Himself
           ?
        
         
           But
           the
           humane
           Nature
           in
           its
           corrupted
           state
           is
           contrary
           both
           to
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           propounds
           Supernatural
           Verities
           hard
           to
           believe
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           commands
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           enjoin
           things
           hard
           to
           do
           :
           For
           this
           reason
           't
           was
           necessary
           that
           God
           by
           some
           external
           Operations
           ,
           the
           undeniable
           effects
           of
           His
           Power
           ,
           should
           discover
           to
           the
           World
           his
           approbation
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           that
           Christ
           is
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           Redeemer
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           was
           miraculously
           declared
           from
           Heaven
           by
           the
           whole
           Divinity
           ,
           
             There
             are
          
           Three
           
             that
             bear
             Record
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             the
             Word
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             these
             three
             are
             One.
          
           The
           Father
           testified
           by
           a
           Voice
           as
           loud
           as
           Thunder
           at
           his
           Baptism
           ,
           and
           Transfiguration
           ,
           
             Thou
             art
             my
             beloved
             Son
             ,
             in
             whom
             I
             am
             well
             pleased
             .
          
           
           The
           Son
           by
           his
           glorious
           appariton
           to
           Paul
           ,
           when
           He
           struck
           him
           to
           the
           earth
           with
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Why
             persecutest
             thou
             me
          
           ?
           The
           Light
           was
           so
           radiant
           ,
           the
           Voice
           so
           strong
           ,
           
           the
           impression
           it
           made
           so
           deep
           and
           sensible
           ,
           that
           he
           knew
           it
           came
           from
           God.
           And
           He
           manifested
           Himself
           to
           St.
           John
           with
           that
           brightness
           ,
           
             That
             he
             fell
             at
             his
             feet
             as
             dead
             ,
          
           till
           in
           compassion
           He
           reviv'd
           him
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           
           
             I
             am
             He
             that
             liveth
             and
             was
             dead
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             behold
             I
             am
             alive
             for
             evermore
             .
          
           And
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           by
           his
           miraculous
           descent
           in
           the
           shape
           of
           a
           Dove
           upon
           Him
           ,
           and
           in
           fiery
           Tongues
           upon
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           gave
           a
           visible
           testimony
           that
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           was
           sent
           from
           God
           to
           save
           the
           World.
           I
           will
           particularly
           consider
           one
           Effect
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           ,
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           Christ
           ,
           this
           being
           the
           most
           important
           Article
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           the
           demonstration
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           .
           For
           't
           is
           not
           conceivable
           that
           God
           would
           by
           his
           Almighty
           Power
           have
           rais'd
           Him
           from
           the
           Grave
           to
           a
           glorious
           Life
           ,
           (
           and
           it
           is
           impossible
           He
           should
           be
           otherwise
           )
           if
           He
           had
           taken
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           in
           vain
           ,
           and
           arrogated
           to
           himself
           Divine
           Honour
           ,
           and
           only
           pretended
           that
           he
           was
           sent
           from
           Him.
           
             By
             the
             Resurrection
             He
             was
             declar'd
             to
             be
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             with
             Power
             .
          
           
           For
           that
           being
           the
           proof
           of
           his
           Mission
           ,
           justifies
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           particularly
           of
           the
           quality
           of
           God's
           Son
           ,
           which
           He
           alwaies
           attributed
           to
           Himself
           .
           Now
           if
           Infidelity
           object
           ,
           that
           we
           who
           live
           in
           the
           present
           Age
           have
           no
           sensible
           testimony
           that
           Christ
           is
           risen
           ,
           and
           what
           assurance
           is
           there
           ,
           that
           the
           Apostles
           who
           reported
           it
           were
           not
           Deceivers
           or
           deceived
           ?
           In
           Answer
           to
           this
           ,
           I
           will
           briefly
           〈◊〉
           how
           valuable
           the
           Testimony
           of
           the
           Apostles
           is
           ,
           and
           worthy
           of
           all
           acceptation
           ;
           and
           that
           't
           was
           equally
           impossible
           they
           should
           be
           deceived
           ,
           or
           intend
           to
           deceive
           .
           His
           Death
           is
           attested
           by
           his
           Enemies
           .
           〈◊〉
           a
           Pagan
           relates
           that
           He
           Suffered
           under
           
             Pontius
             Pilate
          
           .
           And
           the
           Jews
           to
           this
           day
           〈◊〉
           so
           unhappy
           as
           to
           boast
           of
           their
           being
           the
           causes
           of
           his
           Crucifixion
           ,
           and
           call
           him
           by
           a
           name
           that
           is
           the
           mark
           of
           his
           Punishment
           .
           But
           his
           Resurrection
           they
           peremptorily
           deny
           .
           Now
           the
           Apostles
           being
           
           sent
           to
           convert
           the
           World
           ,
           were
           to
           ●ay
           this
           down
           as
           the
           foundation
           of
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           that
           Jesus
           Christ
           was
           rais'd
           from
           the
           dead
           ,
           that
           all
           might
           yield
           Faith
           and
           Obedience
           to
           Him.
           This
           was
           then
           special
           charge
           ,
           as
           St.
           Peter
           declares
           ,
           
           
             Wherefore
             of
             th●se
             men
             which
             have
             companied
             with
             us
             ,
             all
             the
             time
             that
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             went
             in
             and
             out
             among
             us
             ,
             beginning
             from
             the
             Baptism
             of
          
           John
           ,
           
             unto
             the
             same
             day
             that
             He
             was
             taken
             up
             from
             us
             ,
             must
             be
             one
             ordained
             to
             be
             a
             witness
             of
             his
             Resurrection
             .
          
           They
           were
           to
           testifie
           concerning
           His
           Doctrine
           and
           Life
           ,
           His
           Miracles
           and
           Sufferings
           ,
           but
           principally
           His
           Resurrection
           .
           For
           this
           reason
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           who
           was
           extraordinarily
           admitted
           into
           their
           Order
           ,
           had
           a
           miraculous
           Sight
           of
           Christ
           from
           Heaven
           
             (
             Last
             of
             all
             He
             was
             seen
             of
             me
             )
          
           to
           testifie
           it
           to
           the
           World.
           Now
           for
           our
           full
           conviction
           ,
           
           't
           is
           necessary
           to
           consider
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Witnesses
           ,
           and
           the
           nature
           of
           their
           Testimony
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Witnesses
           were
           such
           of
           whom
           there
           cannot
           be
           the
           least
           reasonable
           Suspicion
           .
           
           In
           Civil
           Causes
           of
           the
           greatest
           moment
           ,
           the
           Testimony
           of
           the
           Honourable
           and
           the
           Rich
           are
           accounted
           valuable
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           not
           easily
           corrupted
           :
           one
           of
           a
           low
           degree
           may
           from
           baseness
           of
           Spirit
           ,
           through
           Cowardize
           and
           Fear
           be
           tempted
           to
           deny
           the
           Truth
           :
           one
           in
           a
           poor
           condition
           may
           be
           so
           dazled
           with
           the
           lustre
           of
           Gold
           ,
           when
           he
           considers
           the
           price
           of
           Perjury
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           induced
           to
           assert
           a
           falshood
           .
           But
           who
           is
           more
           incorruptible
           ,
           the
           Noble
           that
           from
           a
           sense
           of
           Honour
           abhor
           a
           Lie
           ,
           
           or
           those
           who
           by
           their
           Divine
           Birth
           and
           Qualities
           did
           so
           detest
           it
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           not
           tell
           a
           Lie
           for
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ?
           Who
           is
           more
           worthy
           of
           Credit
           ,
           the
           Rich
           whose
           Riches
           sometimes
           excites
           their
           desires
           after
           more
           ,
           or
           those
           who
           by
           a
           generous
           
           disdain
           despised
           all
           things
           .
           Besides
           ,
           Persons
           of
           known
           Integrity
           whom
           the
           different
           images
           of
           hopes
           and
           fears
           cannot
           probably
           encline
           to
           evil
           ,
           are
           admitted
           to
           decide
           the
           weightiest
           Causes
           :
           Now
           the
           Apostles
           were
           so
           innocent
           ,
           sober
           ,
           honest
           and
           unblameable
           in
           the
           whole
           tenour
           of
           their
           Conversations
           ,
           that
           their
           most
           malignant
           Adversaries
           could
           never
           fasten
           an
           accusation
           upon
           them
           .
           Indeed
           if
           their
           carnal
           Interests
           had
           been
           concern'd
           ,
           there
           might
           have
           been
           some
           colourable
           Objections
           against
           their
           Testimony
           :
           But
           if
           we
           duely
           consider
           things
           ,
           it
           will
           appear
           utterly
           incredible
           that
           any
           deceit
           could
           be
           in
           it
           .
           For
           as
           all
           the
           actions
           of
           reasonable
           Men
           proceed
           from
           Reason
           solid
           or
           apparent
           ,
           so
           particularly
           Imposture
           and
           Fiction
           are
           never
           without
           some
           Motive
           and
           Design
           :
           For
           being
           contrary
           to
           Nature
           ,
           there
           must
           ●ntervene
           a
           forreign
           Consideration
           for
           their
           contrivance
           .
           Now
           the
           universal
           Motives
           to
           invent
           Fables
           are
           Honour
           ,
           Riches
           ,
           or
           Pleasure
           .
           But
           none
           of
           these
           could
           possibly
           move
           the
           Apostles
           to
           feign
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           Christ.
           Not
           to
           insist
           on
           the
           Meanness
           of
           their
           Extraction
           and
           Education
           ,
           who
           had
           only
           seen
           Boats
           and
           Nets
           ,
           and
           convers'd
           with
           Lakes
           and
           Fishes
           ,
           whereas
           Ambition
           usually
           springs
           up
           in
           Persons
           of
           high
           birth
           and
           breeding
           ;
           't
           is
           evident
           that
           no
           respect
           to
           humane
           Praise
           excited
           them
           ,
           since
           they
           attributed
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           should
           give
           them
           reputation
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           ascribed
           the
           Glory
           of
           their
           miraculous
           Actions
           entirely
           to
           the
           Divine
           Power
           .
           When
           the
           People
           of
           Lystra
           would
           have
           given
           Divine
           Honour
           to
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           
           he
           disclaim'd
           it
           with
           abhorrency
           :
           
           And
           presently
           after
           ,
           those
           who
           would
           have
           ador'd
           him
           as
           a
           God
           ,
           stoned
           him
           as
           a
           Malefactor
           ;
           he
           chose
           rather
           to
           be
           their
           
           Sacrifice
           than
           their
           Idol
           .
           Besides
           ,
           how
           could
           they
           expect
           to
           be
           great
           or
           rich
           by
           declaring
           that
           One
           who
           came
           to
           such
           a
           Tragical
           End
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           was
           rais'd
           to
           Life
           ,
           when
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Jews
           were
           still
           bloody
           with
           the
           Wounds
           of
           their
           Master
           ,
           and
           their
           hearts
           so
           enraged
           against
           all
           that
           honoured
           his
           Name
           ,
           as
           to
           excommunicate
           them
           for
           execrable
           Persons
           .
           It
           had
           been
           as
           extravagant
           to
           have
           designed
           the
           acquiring
           of
           Reputation
           or
           Riches
           by
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           as
           for
           one
           to
           throw
           himself
           into
           a
           flaming
           Furnace
           to
           be
           cool'd
           and
           refresh'd
           :
           And
           that
           Pleasure
           could
           not
           be
           their
           Aim
           is
           manifest
           :
           For
           they
           met
           with
           nothing
           but
           Poverty
           and
           Persecution
           ,
           with
           Derision
           and
           Disgrace
           ,
           with
           Hardships
           and
           all
           the
           effects
           of
           Fury
           ,
           which
           they
           willingly
           endured
           rather
           than
           cease
           from
           Preaching
           ,
           or
           deny
           what
           they
           had
           Preach'd
           .
           Their
           unheard
           of
           Resolution
           to
           forsake
           their
           Native
           Countey
           ,
           and
           travel
           to
           all
           the
           known
           parts
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           to
           convey
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           ,
           is
           a
           strong
           Demonstration
           that
           they
           believed
           it
           to
           be
           true
           ,
           and
           of
           infinite
           moment
           ,
           most
           worthy
           of
           all
           the
           dangers
           to
           which
           they
           voluntarily
           exposed
           themselves
           .
           Never
           did
           Ambition
           or
           Avarice
           ,
           the
           most
           active
           Passions
           ,
           cause
           men
           to
           be
           more
           diligent
           ,
           than
           they
           were
           to
           communicate
           the
           Knowledg
           of
           our
           Saviour
           to
           all
           Nations
           .
           Now
           what
           greater
           assurance
           can
           we
           possibly
           receive
           that
           they
           were
           sincere
           in
           their
           Report
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           nature
           of
           the
           Testimony
           makes
           it
           very
           credible
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           was
           of
           a
           matter
           of
           Fact.
           If
           it
           had
           been
           some
           high
           Speculation
           of
           universal
           Things
           abstracted
           from
           Matter
           ,
           and
           above
           the
           cognizance
           of
           the
           Senses
           ,
           there
           might
           be
           some
           pretence
           to
           object
           ,
           That
           the
           
           Disciples
           ,
           unexercised
           in
           Sciences
           ,
           were
           deceived
           by
           the
           Subtlety
           of
           ther
           Master
           :
           But
           't
           is
           a
           singular
           Thing
           of
           which
           the
           Senses
           are
           the
           most
           faithful
           Informers
           ,
           and
           competent
           Judges
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           was
           an
           ocular
           Testimony
           ,
           which
           as
           it
           makes
           the
           strongest
           impression
           upon
           the
           Spectator
           ,
           so
           upon
           the
           belief
           of
           others
           .
           Thus
           St.
           
             John
             ,
             That
             which
             we
             have
             seen
             with
             our
             eyes
             ,
             which
             we
             have
             looked
             on
             declare
             we
             unto
             you
             .
          
           
           And
           that
           they
           were
           not
           deceived
           we
           have
           great
           certainty
           ;
           For
           Jesus
           had
           convers'd
           a
           long
           time
           with
           them
           before
           his
           Death
           ,
           and
           their
           Respect
           and
           Love
           to
           Him
           ,
           and
           after
           their
           Compassion
           had
           deeply
           engraved
           the
           lineaments
           of
           his
           Visage
           in
           their
           memories
           ,
           and
           He
           presented
           himself
           not
           many
           years
           ,
           but
           three
           daies
           after
           his
           absence
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           was
           impossible
           they
           should
           have
           forgot
           his
           Countenance
           .
           He
           appear'd
           to
           them
           not
           once
           or
           twice
           ,
           but
           many
           times
           ,
           and
           not
           suddenly
           as
           a
           flash
           of
           Lightning
           that
           presently
           vanisheth
           ,
           but
           converst
           with
           them
           familiarly
           for
           forty
           daies
           .
           And
           't
           is
           observable
           ,
           the
           Apostles
           themselves
           were
           not
           easily
           wrought
           on
           to
           believe
           this
           Truth
           .
           When
           the
           Testimony
           of
           the
           Angels
           assur'd
           them
           that
           He
           was
           risen
           ,
           yet
           they
           were
           suspended
           between
           Hopes
           and
           Fears
           .
           And
           at
           his
           first
           Appearance
           they
           were
           vehemently
           surpriz'd
           ;
           They
           saw
           Him
           die
           on
           the
           Cross
           three
           daies
           before
           ,
           and
           their
           Memories
           were
           still
           fill'd
           with
           the
           frightful
           images
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           were
           ballanc'd
           between
           the
           present
           testimony
           of
           Sense
           ,
           
           and
           the
           fresh
           remembrance
           of
           what
           they
           had
           seen
           .
           Therefore
           He
           justified
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           Resurrection
           to
           all
           their
           Senses
           .
           He
           discours'd
           with
           them
           ,
           made
           them
           feel
           his
           Wounds
           ,
           eat
           and
           drank
           with
           them
           ,
           
           so
           that
           't
           was
           impossible
           they
           should
           be
           
           deceived
           ,
           unless
           willingly
           .
           Thus
           by
           the
           wise
           dispensation
           of
           God
           ,
           their
           doubting
           hath
           confirmed
           our
           Faith.
           
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           Uniformity
           of
           the
           testimony
           makes
           it
           valuable
           upon
           a
           double
           account
           .
           First
           ,
           As
           it
           secures
           us
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           corruption
           in
           the
           Witnesses
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           it
           was
           no
           Illusion
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           there
           was
           no
           Corruption
           in
           the
           Witnesses
           .
           The
           most
           prudent
           way
           to
           discover
           the
           falsity
           of
           a
           testimony
           ,
           is
           to
           interrogate
           the
           Witnesses
           severally
           ,
           to
           see
           if
           there
           be
           any
           contradiction
           between
           them
           .
           But
           if
           they
           concur
           not
           only
           as
           to
           the
           Substance
           ,
           but
           Circumstances
           ,
           their
           Deposition
           is
           very
           credible
           .
           Now
           the
           Apostles
           exactly
           agreed
           in
           their
           testimony
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           several
           Gospels
           ,
           in
           which
           ,
           although
           wrote
           in
           divers
           times
           and
           places
           ,
           yet
           there
           is
           an
           admirable
           Harmony
           not
           only
           as
           to
           the
           Fact
           it self
           ,
           but
           the
           least
           particularities
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Agreement
           of
           so
           many
           proves
           it
           was
           no
           Illusion
           .
           If
           He
           had
           only
           appear'd
           to
           some
           persons
           separately
           ,
           carnal
           Reason
           ,
           which
           is
           ingenious
           to
           deceive
           itself
           ,
           might
           object
           that
           it
           was
           only
           the
           effect
           of
           a
           distemper'd
           fancy
           ,
           and
           no
           real
           object
           of
           Sence
           .
           But
           after
           He
           had
           shewn
           Himself
           to
           some
           of
           the
           Disciples
           apart
           ,
           and
           that
           holy
           Company
           was
           met
           together
           ,
           uniting
           the
           several
           sparks
           ,
           to
           encourage
           their
           hopes
           of
           his
           Resurrection
           ,
           He
           came
           to
           them
           altogether
           ;
           and
           for
           many
           daies
           conversed
           with
           them
           .
           Now
           who
           can
           believe
           that
           so
           many
           should
           be
           obstructed
           with
           Melancholy
           for
           so
           long
           time
           ,
           so
           as
           constantly
           to
           remain
           under
           the
           power
           of
           a
           Delusion
           ?
           Besides
           ,
           He
           afterwards
           appear'd
           to
           
             five
             hundred
          
           at
           once
           :
           Now
           how
           could
           such
           a
           number
           of
           
           different
           Ages
           ,
           Sexes
           ,
           Temperaments
           be
           at
           the
           same
           time
           struck
           with
           the
           same
           Imagination
           ?
        
         
           Add
           further
           ,
           If
           a
           strong
           Imagination
           had
           deceiv'd
           them
           by
           Melancholy
           ,
           there
           would
           have
           been
           some
           discoveries
           of
           that
           Humour
           in
           their
           Actions
           .
           For
           't
           is
           impossible
           that
           the
           Mind
           so
           indisposed
           ,
           should
           for
           a
           long
           time
           act
           regularly
           .
           But
           in
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           their
           Lives
           not
           the
           least
           extravagancy
           appears
           .
           Their
           Zeal
           was
           temper'd
           with
           Prudence
           ,
           their
           Innocence
           was
           without
           Folly
           ,
           their
           Conversation
           was
           becoming
           their
           great
           Office.
           And
           of
           this
           we
           have
           unquestionable
           Evidence
           :
           For
           otherwise
           so
           many
           Persons
           of
           excellent
           Wisdom
           had
           never
           been
           perswaded
           by
           them
           to
           embrace
           Christianity
           ;
           neither
           had
           their
           Enemies
           so
           furiously
           persecuted
           them
           :
           For
           't
           is
           beyond
           belief
           that
           they
           had
           so
           far
           extinguish'd
           the
           Sentiments
           of
           Humanity
           ,
           as
           to
           treat
           the
           Apostles
           as
           the
           most
           guilty
           Criminals
           ,
           whom
           they
           knew
           to
           be
           distracted
           ,
           and
           therefore
           worthy
           of
           Compassion
           rather
           than
           Hatred
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           it
           be
           objected
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           be
           a
           Phantasm
           ,
           or
           solid
           Body
           form'd
           according
           to
           the
           Likeness
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           abus'd
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           after
           some
           time
           withdrew
           itself
           .
           The
           vanity
           of
           the
           Objection
           is
           very
           apparent
           :
           For
           such
           an
           effect
           could
           not
           be
           without
           the
           operation
           of
           a
           Spiritual
           Cause
           .
           Now
           the
           good
           Angels
           cannot
           be
           guilty
           of
           falshood
           ,
           of
           which
           they
           had
           been
           in
           that
           representation
           :
           for
           He
           that
           appear'd
           ,
           declar'd
           himself
           to
           be
           Jesus
           that
           suffer'd
           :
           neither
           would
           the
           evil
           use
           such
           an
           Artifice
           :
           The
           old
           Serpent
           was
           too
           wise
           to
           promote
           the
           belief
           of
           Christ's
           Resurrection
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Foundation
           of
           Christianity
           .
           An
           Institution
           most
           holy
           ,
           that
           would
           destroy
           his
           Altars
           ,
           discredit
           his
           Oracles
           ,
           bring
           Glory
           to
           God
           ,
           
           and
           Happiness
           to
           Man
           ,
           to
           both
           which
           he
           is
           eternally
           opposite
           .
           By
           all
           which
           it
           appears
           there
           was
           no
           deceit
           in
           the
           subject
           nor
           object
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           They
           seal'd
           it
           with
           their
           Blood.
           This
           last
           proof
           confirms
           all
           the
           other
           .
           If
           a
           person
           of
           clear
           fame
           assert
           a
           thing
           ,
           which
           he
           is
           ready
           to
           maintain
           with
           the
           loss
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           to
           doubt
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           Deposition
           .
           'T
           is
           no
           wonder
           that
           Philostratus
           ,
           a
           bold
           Grecian
           ,
           to
           shew
           his
           Art
           ,
           painted
           
             Apollonius
             Tyanaeus
          
           as
           a
           Demi-god
           ,
           exempted
           from
           death
           ,
           and
           cloathed
           with
           immortality
           .
           But
           if
           he
           had
           been
           drawn
           from
           his
           Study
           ,
           where
           he
           drest
           that
           Idol
           of
           Iniquity
           ,
           to
           appear
           before
           the
           Magistrates
           ,
           to
           give
           an
           account
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           Relation
           ,
           he
           certainly
           would
           have
           renounc'd
           his
           pretended
           Hero
           ,
           rather
           than
           have
           given
           his
           Life
           for
           a
           Lie.
           Now
           the
           Apostles
           endur'd
           the
           most
           cruel
           Deaths
           to
           confirm
           the
           Truth
           of
           their
           Testimony
           .
           And
           what
           could
           possibly
           induce
           them
           to
           it
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           not
           been
           certain
           of
           his
           Resurrection
           ?
           Could
           love
           to
           their
           dead
           Master
           animate
           them
           to
           suffer
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           Name
           ?
           This
           is
           inconceiveable
           ▪
           For
           He
           promis'd
           that
           He
           would
           rise
           the
           third
           Day
           ,
           and
           ascend
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           partakers
           of
           his
           Glory
           :
           So
           that
           if
           He
           had
           lain
           in
           the
           rot●enness
           of
           the
           Grave
           ,
           What
           charm
           ,
           what
           stupidity
           was
           able
           to
           make
           them
           preserve
           so
           high
           a
           Ven●ration
           for
           a
           Deceiver
           ?
           Nothing
           could
           remain
           in
           them
           but
           the
           memory
           and
           indignation
           of
           his
           Imposture
           .
           Now
           if
           it
           be
           the
           dictate
           of
           natural
           Reason
           ,
           that
           the
           concurrent
           Testimony
           of
           two
           or
           three
           credible
           Persons
           ,
           not
           weaken'd
           by
           any
           exception
           ,
           is
           sufficient
           to
           decide
           any
           Cause
           of
           the
           greatest
           moment
           ,
           that
           respects
           Life
           ,
           Honour
           and
           Estate
           ,
           how
           much
           more
           should
           the
           attestation
           of
           
           the
           Apostles
           put
           this
           great
           Truth
           beyond
           all
           doubt
           ,
           since
           they
           parted
           with
           their
           Lives
           ,
           the
           most
           precious
           possession
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           for
           it
           ;
           and
           which
           is
           infinitely
           more
           ,
           if
           Deceivers
           ,
           they
           would
           certainly
           be
           deprived
           of
           Eternal
           Life
           in
           the
           next
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           Since
           the
           Creation
           never
           was
           a
           Testimony
           so
           clear
           and
           authentick
           ,
           the
           Divine
           Providence
           so
           ordering
           the
           circumstances
           ,
           that
           the
           Evidence
           should
           be
           above
           all
           Suspicion
           .
           Neither
           did
           it
           ever
           happen
           ,
           that
           any
           thing
           affirm'd
           by
           so
           many
           and
           such
           worthy
           Persons
           ,
           was
           ever
           suspected
           ,
           much
           less
           found
           ,
           to
           be
           false
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           most
           unreasonable
           stifness
           not
           to
           yeeld
           an
           intire
           Assent
           to
           it
           .
           For
           there
           would
           be
           no
           secure
           Foundation
           of
           determining
           innumerable
           weighty
           Cases
           ,
           if
           we
           should
           doubt
           of
           things
           reported
           by
           the
           most
           credible
           circumspect
           Persons
           ,
           since
           we
           can
           be
           certified
           by
           our
           own
           Senses
           but
           of
           a
           few
           Objects
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           only
           add
           ,
           That
           the
           Apostles
           did
           many
           and
           great
           Miracles
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           strongest
           demonstration
           that
           He
           was
           rais'd
           to
           a
           glorious
           Life
           .
           They
           were
           invested
           by
           the
           Spirit
           with
           the
           habits
           of
           various
           Tongues
           .
           This
           kind
           of
           Miracle
           was
           necessary
           for
           the
           universal
           Preaching
           of
           the
           Gospel
           :
           For
           how
           difficult
           and
           obstructive
           had
           it
           been
           to
           their
           Work
           ,
           if
           they
           must
           have
           return'd
           to
           their
           Infant-state
           ,
           to
           learn
           the
           Signification
           of
           forrein
           Languages
           ,
           to
           pronounce
           the
           words
           in
           their
           original
           Sound
           ,
           and
           the
           Accents
           proper
           to
           their
           Countrey
           ?
           Therefore
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           promise
           of
           Christ
           ,
           descended
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           became
           their
           Master
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           moment
           imprest
           on
           their
           Memories
           the
           forms
           of
           discoursing
           ,
           and
           on
           their
           Tongues
           the
           manner
           of
           expressing
           them
           .
           Where-ever
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Jesus
           was
           preach'd
           ,
           
             God
             bare
             them
             witness
             
             both
             with
             Signes
             and
             Wonders
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             with
             divers
             Miracles
             and
             Gifts
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             own
             will.
          
           When
           St.
           Peter
           pass'd
           through
           the
           streets
           ,
           fill'd
           with
           persons
           diseased
           and
           half
           dead
           ,
           he
           caused
           an
           universal
           resurrection
           by
           touching
           them
           with
           his
           reviving
           shadow
           .
           They
           tamed
           Serpents
           ,
           and
           quencht
           the
           malignity
           of
           their
           Poison
           ;
           they
           commanded
           Death
           to
           leave
           its
           prey
           ,
           and
           Life
           to
           return
           to
           its
           mansion
           that
           was
           not
           habitable
           for
           it
           .
           And
           that
           miraculous
           Power
           continued
           in
           their
           Successours
           so
           long
           as
           was
           requisite
           for
           the
           conviction
           of
           the
           World.
           
             Justin
             Martyr
             ,
             Irenaeus
             ,
             Tertullian
             ,
             Origen
             ,
             Cyprian
             ,
          
           mention
           divers
           Miracles
           perform'd
           by
           Christians
           in
           those
           times
           .
           Tertullian
           offers
           to
           the
           Emperour
           ,
           to
           whom
           he
           addrest
           his
           admirable
           Apology
           ,
           to
           compel
           the
           Devils
           that
           possest
           Humane
           Bodies
           to
           confess
           themselves
           to
           be
           evil
           Spirits
           ,
           to
           constrain
           the
           Prince
           of
           darkness
           to
           enlighten
           his
           own
           Slaves
           .
           And
           Cyprian
           assures
           the
           Governour
           of
           Africa
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           force
           the
           Devils
           to
           come
           out
           of
           the
           Bodies
           they
           tormented
           ,
           lamenting
           their
           ejection
           .
           Now
           we
           cannot
           imagine
           they
           would
           so
           far
           discredit
           their
           Doctrine
           and
           Reputation
           ,
           as
           to
           pretend
           to
           such
           a
           Power
           without
           they
           had
           it
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           To
           deny
           the
           Miracles
           wrought
           by
           the
           Primitive
           Christians
           ,
           were
           as
           great
           rashness
           ,
           as
           to
           deny
           that
           Caesar
           conquer'd
           Pompey
           ,
           or
           that
           Titus
           succeeded
           Vespasian
           .
           For
           we
           have
           the
           concurrent
           Testimony
           of
           the
           gravest
           and
           best
           Men
           ,
           of
           Understanding
           and
           Conscience
           ,
           who
           were
           Eye-witnesses
           ,
           and
           which
           was
           not
           contradicted
           by
           those
           of
           the
           same
           Age.
           Briefly
           ,
           There
           are
           such
           clear
           characters
           of
           the
           Divine
           Hand
           to
           render
           the
           Gospel
           authentick
           ,
           that
           to
           deny
           it
           to
           be
           true
           ,
           is
           to
           make
           
             God
             a
             liar
          
           .
        
         
         
           The
           Conclusion
           is
           this
           ,
           We
           see
           how
           reasonable
           it
           is
           to
           give
           an
           entire
           assent
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           Christianity
           .
           The
           Nature
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           that
           is
           perfecty
           Divine
           ,
           declares
           its
           Original
           .
           'T
           is
           confirmed
           by
           Supernatural
           Testimonies
           .
           The
           Doctrine
           distinguishes
           the
           Miracles
           from
           all
           false
           wonders
           ,
           the
           illusions
           of
           Satan
           ,
           and
           the
           Miracles
           confirm
           the
           Doctrine
           .
           What
           doubt
           can
           there
           be
           after
           the
           full
           deposition
           of
           the
           Spirit
           in
           raising
           Christ
           from
           the
           Grave
           ;
           in
           qualifying
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           who
           were
           rude
           and
           ignorant
           ,
           with
           Knowledg
           ,
           Zeal
           ,
           Courage
           ,
           Charity
           ,
           and
           all
           Graces
           requisite
           for
           their
           great
           enterprise
           ,
           and
           in
           converting
           the
           World
           by
           their
           Ministry
           and
           Miracles
           ?
           If
           we
           believe
           not
           so
           clear
           a
           Revelation
           ,
           our
           Infidelity
           is
           desperate
           .
           When
           our
           Saviour
           was
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           Meanness
           and
           Poverty
           of
           his
           appearance
           lessen'd
           their
           Crime
           ,
           who
           did
           not
           acknowledg
           and
           honour
           him
           in
           the
           disguise
           of
           a
           Servant
           :
           Therefore
           they
           were
           capable
           of
           favour
           .
           Many
           of
           his
           bloody
           Persecutors
           were
           converted
           and
           saved
           by
           the
           Preaching
           of
           the
           Apostles
           .
           But
           since
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           hath
           convinc'd
           the
           World
           by
           so
           strong
           a
           Light
           ,
           of
           Sin
           ,
           Righteousness
           and
           Judgment
           ;
           viz.
           That
           Jesus
           whom
           the
           Jews
           most
           unworthily
           Crucified
           was
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           in
           dying
           He
           purchased
           the
           Pardon
           of
           Sin
           ;
           since
           He
           is
           risen
           and
           received
           to
           Glory
           ,
           
             That
             all
             power
             in
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             is
             given
             to
             Him
             ,
          
           the
           effect
           of
           which
           is
           most
           visible
           :
           For
           spiritual
           Wickednesses
           trembled
           at
           his
           Name
           ,
           were
           expelled
           from
           their
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           sent
           to
           their
           old
           Prison
           to
           suffer
           the
           Chains
           and
           Flames
           due
           to
           them
           :
           To
           refuse
           his
           Testimony
           ,
           is
           a
           degree
           of
           Obstinacy
           not
           far
           distant
           from
           Malice
           of
           of
           the
           Devils
           ,
           and
           puts
           Men
           without
           the
           reserves
           of
           
           pardoning
           Mercy
           .
           And
           't
           is
           not
           a
           slight
           ,
           superficial
           Belief
           of
           this
           great
           Truth
           that
           is
           sufficient
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           is
           powerful
           in
           making
           us
           universally
           obedient
           to
           our
           Glorified
           Redeemer
           ,
           who
           will
           distribute
           Crowns
           to
           all
           his
           faithful
           Servants
           .
           We
           cannot
           truly
           believe
           his
           Resurrection
           ,
           without
           believing
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           nor
           believe
           his
           Doctrine
           without
           unfeigned
           Desires
           after
           the
           eternal
           Felicity
           it
           promises
           ,
           nor
           desire
           that
           Felicity
           without
           a
           sincere
           compliance
           to
           his
           Commands
           in
           order
           to
           the
           obtaining
           it
           .
           
             In
             short
          
           ,
           'T
           is
           Infidelity
           approaching
           Madness
           ,
           not
           to
           believe
           the
           Truth
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           Madness
           of
           an
           higher
           kind
           and
           more
           prodigious
           ,
           to
           pretend
           to
           believe
           it
           ,
           and
           yet
           to
           live
           in
           disobedience
           to
           its
           Precepts
           ,
           in
           contempt
           of
           its
           Promises
           and
           Threatnings
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           a
           meer
           Fable
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           CHAP.
           XXII
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Honour
             of
             God's
             Truth
             with
             respect
             to
             the
             Legal
             Threatning
             ,
             was
             preserv'd
             in
             the
             Death
             of
             Christ.
             The
             Divine
             Truth
             with
             respect
             to
             the
             Promises
             and
             Types
             of
             Christ
             under
             the
             Law
             ,
             was
             justified
             in
             his
             Coming
             ,
             and
             the
             accomplishment
             of
             our
             Redemption
             by
             him
             .
             Some
             special
             Predictions
             consider'd
             that
             respect
             the
             time
             of
             his
             Coming
             .
             The
             particular
             Circumstances
             that
             respect
             the
             Messiah
             are
             verified
             in
             
               Jesus
               Christ.
            
             The
             Consequents
             of
             the
             Messia's
             Coming
             ,
             foretold
             by
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             are
             all
             come
             to
             pass
             .
             The
             Types
             of
             the
             Law
             are
             compleated
             in
             Christ.
             A
             particular
             Consideration
             of
             Manna
             ,
             the
             Rock
             ,
             and
             the
             brazen
             Serpent
             ,
             as
             they
             referr'd
             to
             him
             .
             The
             Paschal
             Lamb
             considered
             .
             A
             short
             Parallel
             between
             Melchisedec
             and
             Christ.
             The
             Divinity
             of
             the
             Gospel
             proved
             ,
             by
             comparing
             the
             antient
             Figures
             with
             the
             present
             Truth
             ,
             and
             Predictions
             with
             the
             Events
             .
             The
             Happiness
             of
             Christians
             above
             the
             Jews
             in
             the
             clear
             revelation
             of
             our
             Saviour
             to
             them
             .
             From
             the
             accomplishment
             of
             Prophecies
             concerning
             the
             first
             Coming
             of
             Christ
             ,
             our
             Faith
             should
             be
             confirmed
             in
             the
             Promises
             of
             his
             second
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           Original
           Law
           given
           to
           Man
           in
           Paradise
           had
           a
           severe
           Penalty
           annext
           ,
           that
           upon
           the
           first
           breach
           of
           it
           he
           should
           die
           .
           The
           end
           of
           the
           threatning
           was
           to
           preserve
           in
           him
           a
           constant
           reverence
           of
           the
           Command
           .
           After
           his
           Disobedience
           ,
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Divine
           Truth
           was
           concern'd
           as
           to
           the
           inflicting
           the
           punishment
           .
           For
           although
           the
           Supreme
           
           Lawgiver
           hath
           power
           over
           the
           Law
           to
           relax
           the
           Punishment
           as
           to
           particular
           persons
           ;
           yet
           having
           declar'd
           that
           according
           to
           that
           Rule
           He
           would
           proceed
           in
           judgment
           with
           Man
           ,
           the
           Perfection
           of
           his
           Truth
           required
           ,
           that
           Sin
           should
           be
           punish'd
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           that
           his
           Righteousness
           and
           Holiness
           might
           eminently
           appear
           ,
           and
           the
           reasonable
           Creature
           for
           ever
           fear
           to
           offend
           Him.
           Now
           the
           God
           of
           Truth
           hath
           by
           the
           Death
           of
           his
           only
           Son
           so
           compleatly
           answered
           the
           Ends
           of
           the
           legal
           Threatning
           ,
           that
           the
           glory
           of
           that
           Attribute
           is
           broke
           forth
           like
           the
           Sun
           through
           all
           the
           Clouds
           that
           seem'd
           to
           obscure
           it
           .
           
             Mercy
             and
             Truth
             meet
             together
             ,
             Righteousness
             and
             Peace
             kiss
             each
             other
             .
          
           Of
           this
           I
           have
           so
           largely
           treated
           before
           ,
           that
           I
           shall
           add
           nothing
           more
           concerning
           it
           .
           There
           is
           a
           Secondary
           respect
           wherein
           the
           truth
           of
           God
           is
           concern'd
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           accomplishing
           our
           Redemption
           by
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           which
           I
           will
           briefly
           explicate
           .
           God
           having
           decreed
           the
           sending
           of
           his
           Son
           in
           the
           quality
           of
           Mediator
           to
           purchase
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           was
           pleased
           by
           several
           Promises
           to
           declare
           his
           merciful
           purpose
           ,
           and
           by
           various
           Types
           to
           shew
           the
           design
           of
           that
           glorious
           Work
           ,
           before
           the
           exhibition
           of
           it
           .
           This
           was
           the
           effect
           of
           his
           Supreme
           Wisdom
           and
           Goodness
           :
           First
           ,
           To
           comply
           with
           the
           weakness
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           when
           't
           was
           newly
           separated
           from
           the
           World.
           For
           as
           a
           sudden
           strong
           Light
           overpowers
           the
           Eye
           that
           hath
           been
           long
           in
           the
           dark
           ,
           so
           that
           full
           bright
           Revelation
           of
           the
           Gospel
           had
           been
           above
           the
           capacity
           of
           the
           Church
           when
           't
           was
           first
           freed
           from
           a
           state
           of
           Ignorance
           :
           Light
           mixt
           with
           Shadows
           was
           proportionable
           to
           their
           Sight
           .
           Therefore
           he
           was
           pleased
           by
           several
           Representations
           and
           Predictions
           to
           exercise
           the
           Faith
           ,
           entertain
           the
           Hope
           ,
           and
           excite
           
           the
           Desires
           of
           his
           People
           before
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           our
           Salvation
           by
           his
           Son
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           To
           render
           the
           belief
           of
           it
           easie
           and
           certain
           afterwards
           .
           Now
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           Truth
           he
           was
           engaged
           to
           make
           good
           his
           word
           :
           For
           although
           pure
           Love
           and
           Mercy
           is
           the
           Original
           of
           all
           God's
           Promises
           to
           Man
           ,
           yet
           his
           Truth
           and
           Fidelity
           are
           the
           reasons
           of
           his
           fulfilling
           them
           .
           Not
           that
           God
           is
           under
           the
           obligation
           of
           a
           Law
           ,
           but
           his
           own
           righteous
           Nature
           is
           the
           inviolable
           Rule
           of
           his
           actions
           .
           Accordingly
           the
           Apostle
           laies
           it
           as
           the
           foundation
           of
           our
           Hopes
           ;
           That
           
             God
             who
             cannot
             lie
             hath
             promised
             eternal
             Life
             .
          
           
           The
           Divine
           Decree
           alone
           concerning
           our
           Salvation
           by
           Christ
           ,
           is
           a
           sure
           Foundation
           :
           For
           God
           is
           as
           unchangeable
           in
           his
           Will
           as
           his
           Nature
           .
           
             In
             Him
             there
             is
             no
             variableness
             ,
          
           
           
             nor
             shadow
             of
             turning
          
           .
           But
           the
           Promise
           determines
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           to
           perform
           it
           upon
           another
           account
           :
           For
           't
           is
           not
           single
           Inconstancy
           but
           Falshood
           ,
           not
           to
           perform
           what
           is
           promised
           ,
           from
           both
           which
           He
           is
           infinitely
           distant
           .
           St.
           Paul
           alledges
           this
           for
           the
           reason
           why
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           is
           unchangeable
           and
           of
           everlasting
           Efficacy
           ,
           in
           that
           the
           counsel
           of
           God
           was
           by
           his
           Promise
           and
           Oath
           confirmed
           ,
           
           
             That
             by
             two
             immutable
             things
             ,
             in
             which
             it
             was
             impossible
             for
             God
             to
             lye
             ,
             we
             might
             have
             strong
             consolation
             .
          
           For
           the
           Promise
           gives
           a
           rightful
           claim
           to
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           it
           is
           the
           justification
           of
           God's
           Fidelity
           .
           In
           this
           Sense
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           
             The
             Law
             was
             given
             by
          
           Moses
           ,
           
             but
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             came
             by
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           
           
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           the
           substantial
           and
           compleat
           accomplishment
           of
           the
           Types
           and
           Promises
           under
           the
           Law.
           I
           will
           not
           enter
           into
           the
           discussion
           of
           all
           the
           Prophecies
           concerning
           the
           Messiah
           in
           the
           Old
           Testament
           ,
           to
           shew
           
           how
           they
           are
           verified
           in
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           But
           briefly
           consider
           some
           special
           Predictions
           that
           concern
           the
           time
           of
           the
           
           Messiah's
           Coming
           ,
           his
           Person
           and
           Offices
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Prophecy
           of
           dying
           Jacob.
           
           
             The
             Scepter
             shall
             not
             depart
             from
          
           Judah
           ,
           
             nor
             a
             Lawgiver
             from
             between
             his
             feet
             ,
             till
          
           Shiloh
           come
           .
           By
           the
           Scepter
           and
           Lawgiver
           are
           meant
           divers
           Forms
           of
           Government
           :
           the
           first
           being
           the
           mark
           of
           Regal
           Power
           ▪
           the
           other
           title
           respects
           those
           whose
           Power
           succeeded
           that
           of
           their
           Kings
           ,
           in
           the
           person
           of
           Zerobabel
           and
           his
           Successors
           .
           Jacob
           prophetically
           declares
           two
           things
           ;
           their
           establishment
           in
           Judah
           ,
           and
           their
           continuance
           till
           the
           coming
           of
           Shiloh
           .
           This
           Oracle
           doth
           not
           precisely
           respect
           the
           person
           of
           Judah
           ,
           for
           he
           never
           ascended
           the
           Throne
           ,
           nor
           possest
           the
           Empire
           over
           his
           Brethren
           ;
           nor
           solely
           his
           Posterity
           as
           a
           Tribe
           distinguisht
           from
           the
           rest
           ,
           although
           it
           had
           special
           advantages
           from
           that
           time
           :
           
           For
           the
           Banner
           of
           Judah
           led
           the
           Camp
           in
           their
           march
           through
           the
           wilderness
           :
           That
           Tribe
           had
           the
           first
           possession
           of
           the
           land
           of
           Canaan
           ;
           these
           were
           the
           beginnings
           of
           its
           future
           Glory
           .
           And
           from
           David
           to
           the
           Captivity
           ,
           that
           Tribe
           possest
           the
           Kingdom
           ;
           But
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           Scepter
           was
           lost
           in
           the
           person
           of
           Zedekiah
           :
           Therefore
           the
           full
           meaning
           of
           the
           Prophecy
           regards
           the
           People
           of
           Israel
           ,
           in
           the
           relation
           they
           had
           to
           the
           Tribe
           of
           Judah
           :
           For
           that
           Tribe
           alone
           returned
           entire
           from
           the
           Captivity
           with
           some
           reliques
           of
           Levi
           and
           Benjamin
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           Nation
           from
           that
           time
           was
           distinguisht
           by
           the
           title
           of
           the
           Jews
           in
           relation
           to
           it
           ;
           and
           the
           Right
           to
           dispose
           of
           the
           Scepter
           was
           alwaies
           in
           the
           Tribe
           of
           Judah
           :
           For
           the
           Levites
           that
           ruled
           after
           the
           Captivity
           received
           their
           Power
           from
           them
           .
           'Till
           Shiloh
           come
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           as
           the
           Chaldee
           Paraphrase
           ,
           and
           the
           antient
           Jewish
           Interpreters
           expound
           ;
           So
           that
           
           the
           intent
           of
           the
           Oracle
           is
           ,
           that
           after
           the
           establishment
           of
           the
           Supreme
           Power
           in
           the
           Family
           of
           Judah
           ,
           it
           should
           not
           pass
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           Strangers
           but
           as
           a
           certain
           Presage
           ,
           and
           immediate
           Fore-runner
           of
           of
           the
           coming
           of
           Shiloh
           .
           And
           this
           was
           fully
           accomplish't
           .
           For
           in
           the
           Captivity
           there
           was
           an
           interruption
           rather
           than
           extinction
           of
           their
           Government
           .
           Their
           Return
           was
           promised
           at
           the
           time
           they
           were
           carried
           Captives
           to
           Babylon
           .
           But
           at
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           ,
           Judea
           was
           a
           Province
           of
           the
           Roman
           Empire
           ,
           Herod
           an
           Edomite
           sate
           on
           the
           Throne
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Tribe
           of
           Judah
           in
           general
           ,
           so
           the
           Family
           of
           David
           in
           particular
           was
           in
           such
           a
           low
           state
           ,
           that
           Joseph
           and
           Mary
           that
           were
           descended
           from
           him
           ,
           were
           constrain'd
           to
           lodg
           in
           a
           stable
           at
           Bethlehem
           .
           And
           since
           the
           blessed
           Peace-maker
           hath
           appear'd
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           Jews
           have
           lost
           all
           Authority
           ;
           their
           Civil
           and
           Ecclesiastical
           State
           is
           utterly
           ruin'd
           ,
           and
           they
           bear
           the
           visible
           marks
           of
           infamous
           Servitude
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Second
           famous
           Prediction
           is
           by
           an
           Angel
           to
           Daniel
           ,
           
           when
           he
           was
           lamenting
           the
           ruine
           of
           Jerusalem
           ,
           who
           comforted
           him
           with
           an
           assurance
           that
           the
           City
           should
           be
           rebuilt
           :
           And
           further
           told
           him
           ,
           
             That
             from
             the
             going
             forth
             of
             the
             Commandment
             to
             restore
             and
             to
             build
          
           Jerusalem
           ,
           
           
             unto
             the
          
           Messiah
           
             the
             Prince
             ,
             shall
             be
             seven
             weeks
             ,
             and
             threescore
             and
             two
             Weeks
             the
             streets
             shall
             be
             built
             again
             ,
             and
             the
             wall
             even
             in
             troublesome
             times
             .
             And
             after
             threescore
             and
             two
             weeks
             shall
             the
          
           Messiah
           
             be
             cut
             off
             ,
             but
             not
             for
             himself
             ,
             and
             the
             People
             of
             the
             Prince
             that
             shall
             come
             ,
             shall
             destroy
             the
             City
             and
             Sanctuary
             ,
             and
             the
             end
             thereof
             shall
             be
             with
             a
             flood
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             war
             desolations
             are
             determined
             .
          
           The
           clear
           intent
           of
           the
           Angels
           Message
           is
           ,
           That
           within
           the
           space
           of
           seventy
           Prophetical
           Weeks
           (
           that
           
           is
           
             four
             hundred
          
           and
           
             ninety
             years
          
           according
           to
           the
           Exposition
           of
           the
           Rabbins
           themselves
           )
           after
           the
           issuing
           forth
           the
           order
           for
           the
           rebuilding
           Jerusalem
           ,
           the
           Messiah
           should
           come
           ,
           and
           be
           put
           to
           Death
           for
           he
           sins
           of
           Men
           which
           was
           exactly
           fulfil'd
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           time
           of
           the
           manifestation
           of
           the
           Messiah
           is
           evidently
           set
           down
           in
           the
           Haggai
           2.6
           ,
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           9.
           
           
             I
             will
             shake
             all
             Nations
             ,
             and
             the
             desire
             of
             all
             Nations
             shall
             come
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             fill
             this
             house
             with
             Glory
             saith
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
             .
             The
             Silver
             is
             mine
             and
             the
             Gold
             is
             mine
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
             .
             The
             Glory
             of
             the
             latter
             shall
             be
             greater
             than
             that
             of
             the
             former
             ,
          
           saith
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           ,
           and
           
             in
             this
             place
             will
             I
             give
             peace
             .
          
           The
           Prophet
           to
           encourage
           the
           Jews
           in
           building
           the
           Temple
           assur'd
           them
           that
           it
           should
           have
           a
           surpassing
           Glory
           by
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           who
           is
           call'd
           the
           Desire
           of
           all
           Nations
           ,
           and
           being
           the
           Prince
           of
           Peace
           his
           coming
           is
           described
           by
           that
           blessed
           effect
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           place
           will
           I
           give
           Peace
           ,
           saith
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           Temple
           was
           much
           inferiour
           to
           Solomons
           as
           in
           Magnificence
           and
           external
           Ornaments
           ,
           so
           especially
           because
           defective
           in
           those
           Excellencies
           that
           were
           peculiar
           to
           the
           first
           .
           They
           were
           the
           Ark
           of
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           the
           appearance
           of
           Glory
           between
           the
           Cherubims
           ,
           the
           fire
           from
           Heaven
           to
           consume
           the
           Sacrifices
           ,
           the
           Urim
           and
           Thummim
           ,
           and
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           who
           inspir'd
           the
           Prophets
           .
           
             But
             when
             the
             Lord
             came
             to
             his
             Temple
             ,
          
           and
           perform'd
           many
           of
           his
           Miracles
           
           there
           ,
           this
           brought
           a
           Glory
           to
           it
           infinitely
           exceeding
           that
           of
           the
           former
           .
           For
           what
           comparison
           is
           there
           between
           the
           shadowy
           presence
           of
           God
           between
           the
           Cherubims
           ,
           and
           his
           real
           presence
           in
           the
           humane
           Nature
           of
           Christ
           ,
           in
           whom
           the
           fulness
           of
           the
           God-head
           dwelt
           bodily
           .
           How
           much
           inferiour
           were
           the
           Priests
           and
           Prophets
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           came
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           had
           the
           Spirit
           without
           measure
           ,
           to
           reveal
           the
           Counsel
           of
           God
           for
           the
           Salvation
           of
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           particular
           Circumstances
           foretold
           concerning
           the
           Messiah
           are
           ,
           all
           verified
           in
           Jesus
           Christ.
           It
           was
           foretold
           that
           the
           Messiah
           should
           have
           a
           fore-runner
           ;
           
           to
           prepare
           his
           way
           by
           preaching
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Repentance
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           be
           Born
           of
           a
           Virgin
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Family
           of
           David
           and
           in
           the
           Town
           of
           Bethlehem
           that
           he
           shold
           go
           into
           Egypt
           ,
           &
           be
           cal'd
           forth
           from
           thence
           by
           God
           ,
           that
           his
           chief
           residence
           should
           be
           in
           Galilee
           the
           region
           of
           Zebulon
           and
           Nephthali
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           be
           poor
           and
           humble
           ,
           and
           enter
           into
           Hierusalem
           on
           the
           Fole
           of
           an
           Ass
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           perform
           great
           miracles
           in
           restoring
           the
           Blind
           ,
           the
           Lame
           ,
           the
           Deaf
           and
           Dumb
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           suffer
           many
           afflictions
           ,
           Contempt
           ,
           Scorn
           ,
           Stripes
           ,
           be
           Spit
           on
           ,
           Scourg'd
           ,
           betray'd
           by
           his
           familiar
           Friend
           ,
           sold
           for
           a
           sordid
           Price
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           be
           put
           to
           Death
           ,
           that
           his
           hands
           and
           feet
           should
           be
           bored
           ,
           and
           his
           side
           pierc'd
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           dy
           between
           Thieves
           ,
           that
           in
           his
           Passion
           he
           should
           taste
           vinegar
           and
           gall
           ,
           that
           his
           garments
           should
           be
           divided
           and
           Lots
           be
           cast
           for
           his
           Coat
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           be
           buried
           ,
           and
           his
           Body
           not
           see
           corruption
           but
           rise
           again
           the
           third
           day
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           ascend
           to
           Heaven
           and
           sit
           at
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           all
           these
           Predictions
           are
           exactly
           fulfil'd
           in
           the
           Lord
           Christ.
           
        
         
         
           3.
           
           The
           consequents
           of
           his
           Coming
           are
           foretold
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           the
           Jews
           should
           reject
           him
           because
           of
           the
           meanness
           of
           his
           appearance
           .
           They
           neither
           understood
           the
           Greatness
           and
           Majesty
           ,
           
           nor
           the
           Abasement
           of
           the
           Messiah
           described
           in
           their
           Prophesies
           :
           not
           his
           Greatness
           ,
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           David
           was
           his
           Lord
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           before
           Abraham
           ,
           who
           rejoyced
           to
           his
           Day
           :
           for
           they
           did
           not
           believe
           the
           Eternity
           of
           his
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           They
           did
           not
           understand
           his
           humiliation
           to
           Death
           :
           Therefore
           't
           was
           objected
           by
           them
           that
           the
           Messiah
           remains
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           this
           Person
           saith
           he
           shall
           dy
           .
           They
           fancied
           a
           carnal
           Messiah
           shining
           with
           Worldly
           pomp
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           thundring
           legions
           ,
           to
           deliver
           them
           from
           Temporal
           Servitude
           ,
           so
           that
           when
           
             they
             saw
             him
             without
             form
             and
             comeliness
             ,
             and
             that
             no
             Beauty
             was
             in
             him
             to
             make
             him
             desireable
             ,
             they
             hid
             their
             Faces
             from
             him
             ,
             they
             despised
             and
             esteemed
             him
             not
             .
          
           Thus
           by
           their
           obstinate
           refusal
           of
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           they
           really
           and
           visibly
           fulfil'd
           the
           Prophecies
           concerning
           him
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           the
           Levitical
           Ceremonies
           and
           Sacrifices
           should
           cease
           upon
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           
           and
           the
           Jewish
           Nation
           be
           dissolved
           .
           Although
           the
           legal
           Service
           was
           establisht
           with
           great
           solemnity
           ,
           yet
           there
           was
           alwayes
           a
           sufficient
           indication
           that
           it
           should
           not
           be
           perpetual
           .
           Moses
           who
           delivered
           the
           Law
           told
           them
           that
           God
           would
           
             raise
             another
             Prophet
             whom
             they
             must
             hear
             .
          
           
           And
           David
           compos'd
           a
           Psalm
           to
           be
           sung
           in
           the
           Temple
           ,
           containing
           the
           establishment
           of
           a
           Priest
           ,
           not
           according
           to
           the
           order
           of
           Levi
           but
           Melchisedec
           ,
           who
           should
           bring
           in
           a
           Worship
           Spiritual
           and
           Divine
           .
           And
           we
           see
           this
           accomplisht
           ,
           all
           the
           Ceremonies
           were
           buried
           in
           his
           grave
           &
           the
           Sacrifices
           for
           above
           sixteen
           hundred
           years
           are
           ceast
           .
           Besides
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           
           Holy
           City
           and
           Sanctuary
           ,
           the
           Jews
           are
           scatter'd
           in
           all
           parts
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           dreadful
           dispersion
           suffer
           the
           just
           punishment
           of
           their
           Infidelity
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           It
           was
           Prophesied
           that
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Messiah
           Idols
           should
           be
           ruin'd
           ,
           
           and
           Idolaters
           converted
           to
           the
           knowledg
           of
           the
           true
           God.
           That
           he
           
             should
             be
             a
             Light
             to
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
          
           and
           to
           him
           the
           
             gathering
             of
             the
             People
             should
             be
             .
          
           And
           this
           is
           so
           visibly
           accomplisht
           in
           the
           conversion
           of
           the
           World
           to
           Christianity
           ,
           that
           not
           one
           jot
           or
           title
           of
           Gods
           Word
           hath
           fail'd
           ;
           so
           that
           besides
           the
           Glory
           due
           to
           his
           Power
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           we
           are
           obliged
           to
           honour
           him
           as
           the
           Fountain
           of
           Truth
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           now
           make
           some
           short
           reflections
           upon
           the
           Types
           of
           the
           Law
           to
           show
           how
           they
           are
           compleated
           in
           Christ.
           The
           Mosaic
           Dispensation
           was
           so
           contriv'd
           as
           to
           bear
           a
           resemblance
           of
           the
           Messiah
           in
           all
           its
           parts
           .
           
             The
             Law
             had
             a
             shadow
             of
             good
             things
             to
             come
             :
             Christ
             was
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Law
             :
          
           
           the
           substance
           of
           those
           shadows
           .
        
         
           The
           main
           design
           of
           the
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Hebrews
           is
           to
           shew
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           antient
           Tabernacle
           there
           were
           models
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           things
           reveal'd
           in
           the
           Gospel
           .
           The
           great
           number
           of
           Types
           declares
           the
           variety
           of
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           the
           admirable
           fulness
           of
           Christ
           in
           whom
           they
           are
           verified
           .
           Three
           sorts
           were
           instituted
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Some
           were
           things
           without
           Life
           ,
           whose
           qualities
           and
           effects
           shadowed
           forth
           his
           Vertues
           and
           Benefits
           .
           2.
           
           Things
           endued
           with
           Life
           and
           Sence
           .
           3.
           
           Reasonable
           Persons
           that
           either
           in
           their
           offices
           ,
           actions
           ,
           or
           the
           memorable
           accidents
           that
           befel
           them
           ,
           represented
           the
           Messiah
           .
           Of
           the
           first
           sort
           I
           will
           briefly
           consider
           the
           Manna
           that
           miraculously
           fell
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           Rock
           that
           by
           its
           stream
           refresht
           the
           Israelites
           
           in
           their
           Journey
           to
           Canaan
           ,
           and
           the
           Brasen
           Serpent
           :
           premising
           two
           things
           .
           1.
           
           That
           in
           comparing
           them
           with
           the
           Truth
           we
           are
           to
           observe
           the
           design
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           seek
           for
           Mysteries
           in
           every
           thing
           .
           As
           in
           Pictures
           some
           strokes
           of
           the
           Pencil
           are
           only
           for
           ornament
           ,
           others
           for
           signification
           .
           Besides
           ,
           when
           Superlative
           things
           are
           spoken
           of
           them
           exceeding
           their
           Nature
           ,
           and
           that
           cannot
           be
           applied
           to
           them
           without
           a
           violent
           figure
           ,
           the
           full
           and
           entire
           Truth
           is
           only
           found
           in
           Jesus
           Christ.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           Manna
           was
           an
           eminent
           Type
           of
           him
           .
           Accordingly
           the
           Apostle
           declares
           of
           the
           Israelites
           ,
           they
           
             did
             all
             eat
             the
             same
             Spiritual
             meat
             ,
          
           not
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           Material
           but
           Symbolical
           Nature
           .
           The
           express
           Analogy
           between
           Manna
           and
           Christ
           ,
           is
           visible
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           marvelous
           production
           .
           The
           Mosaical
           Manna
           was
           not
           the
           fruit
           of
           the
           Earth
           procur'd
           by
           humane
           industry
           ,
           but
           form'd
           by
           the
           Divine
           Power
           ,
           and
           rain'd
           down
           upon
           them
           :
           therefore
           't
           is
           called
           
             the
             Corn
             of
             Heaven
          
           .
           This
           typified
           the
           celestial
           original
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           .
           
             He
             is
             the
             true
             bread
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             given
             by
             the
             Father
             .
          
           
           He
           is
           call'd
           
             the
             gift
             of
             God
             eminently
          
           ,
           being
           the
           richest
           and
           freest
           ,
           without
           any
           merit
           or
           indeavour
           of
           Men
           to
           procure
           it
           .
           And
           we
           may
           observe
           the
           truth
           infinitely
           exceeded
           the
           Type
           ;
           for
           Manna
           descended
           only
           from
           the
           Clouds
           ,
           therefore
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
             Moses
             gave
             ye
             not
             that
             bread
             from
             Heaven
             .
          
           But
           he
           really
           came
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           where
           the
           great
           and
           Glorious
           Presence
           of
           God
           is
           manifested
           ,
           and
           appear'd
           under
           a
           visible
           form
           in
           the
           World.
           Manna
           was
           only
           stil'd
           the
           
             Bread
             of
             Angels
          
           ,
           to
           signify
           its
           excellency
           above
           common
           food
           ,
           but
           
             the
             bread
             of
             God
             is
             he
             which
             cometh
             down
             from
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
         
           2.
           
           Manna
           was
           dispenst
           to
           all
           the
           Israelites
           equally
           ▪
           not
           as
           the
           delicious
           fruits
           of
           the
           Earth
           that
           are
           the
           portion
           of
           a
           few
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           light
           and
           influences
           of
           the
           Heavens
           that
           are
           common
           to
           all
           :
           and
           herein
           't
           was
           a
           representation
           of
           Christ
           who
           is
           offer'd
           to
           all
           without
           distinction
           of
           Nations
           ,
           to
           the
           Jews
           and
           Gentiles
           ,
           to
           the
           Graecians
           and
           Barbarians
           ;
           and
           without
           the
           distinction
           of
           quality
           ,
           to
           the
           Honourable
           and
           Mean
           ,
           the
           Rich
           and
           the
           Poor
           ,
           the
           Learned
           and
           Ignorant
           .
           And
           here
           we
           may
           observe
           the
           excellency
           of
           the
           Spiritual
           Manna
           above
           the
           Mosaical
           :
           for
           that
           ●ed
           but
           one
           nation
           ,
           but
           the
           bread
           of
           God
           gives
           life
           to
           the
           World
           ;
           his
           infinite
           merit
           is
           sufficient
           for
           the
           Salvation
           of
           all
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Manna
           was
           a
           delicious
           food
           :
           the
           Taste
           of
           it
           is
           described
           to
           be
           like
           wafers
           mixt
           with
           honey
           that
           have
           a
           pure
           chast
           sweetness
           :
           this
           typified
           the
           Love
           of
           Christ
           shed
           abroad
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           Believers
           .
           Such
           an
           exalted
           ravishing
           pleasure
           proceeds
           from
           it
           ,
           that
           the
           Psalmist
           breaks
           forth
           in
           an
           extasy
           ,
           
             Taste
             and
             see
             how
             Good
             the
             Lord
             is
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           Manna
           was
           their
           only
           support
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           ;
           
           strengthning
           them
           to
           vanquish
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           endure
           the
           hardships
           to
           which
           they
           were
           incident
           in
           their
           passage
           to
           Canaan
           .
           In
           this
           regard
           't
           was
           a
           lively
           image
           of
           Christ
           who
           is
           our
           Spiritual
           food
           ,
           wh●e
           we
           are
           in
           the
           desert
           of
           the
           lower
           World
           ,
           the
           place
           of
           our
           trial
           ,
           exposed
           to
           dangers
           .
           By
           him
           alone
           we
           shall
           be
           finally
           victorious
           over
           the
           Enemies
           of
           our
           Salvation
           .
           And
           in
           this
           also
           the
           Truth
           is
           infinitely
           above
           the
           Type
           that
           prefigured
           it
           .
           For
           Manna
           could
           only
           preserve
           the
           Natural
           Life
           for
           a
           time
           .
           As
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
             your
             Fathers
             eat
             Manna
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             ,
             and
             are
             dead
             .
          
           But
           Jesus
           Christ
           is
           the
           living
           
           bread
           that
           came
           down
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           hath
           a
           Supernatural
           Vertue
           ,
           
           to
           convey
           a
           Life
           incomparably
           more
           noble
           and
           answerable
           to
           the
           quality
           of
           his
           Original
           .
           'T
           is
           incorruptible
           as
           Heaven
           from
           whence
           He
           came
           .
           
             If
             any
             man
             eat
             of
             this
             Bread
             ,
             he
             shall
             live
             for
             ever
             .
          
           Death
           is
           so
           far
           from
           extinguishing
           ,
           that
           it
           advances
           the
           Spiritual
           Life
           to
           its
           perfection
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Apostle
           testifies
           that
           the
           
             Israelites
             drank
             of
             that
             Spiritual
             Rock
             that
             followed
             them
             ,
             and
             that
             Rock
             was
             Christ.
          
           That
           the
           Miracle
           was
           mysterious
           is
           evident
           from
           the
           circumstances
           related
           of
           it
           .
           
           When
           the
           Israelites
           were
           in
           great
           distress
           for
           water
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             said
             to
          
           Moses
           ,
           
             I
             will
             stand
             before
             thee
             there
             upon
             the
             Rock
             in
          
           Horeb
           ,
           
             and
             thou
             shalt
             smite
             the
             Rock
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             there
             shall
             come
             water
             out
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             the
             People
             may
             drink
             .
          
           If
           there
           had
           been
           no
           other
           design
           but
           the
           relieving
           their
           necessity
           ,
           that
           might
           have
           been
           supplied
           by
           rain
           from
           Heaven
           ;
           or
           if
           only
           to
           give
           a
           visible
           effect
           of
           the
           Divine
           Power
           ,
           that
           had
           been
           discovered
           in
           causing
           new
           Springs
           to
           rise
           from
           the
           Earth
           ,
           or
           the
           Command
           of
           God
           had
           been
           sufficient
           to
           strike
           the
           Rock
           ;
           But
           he
           went
           to
           it
           to
           signifie
           the
           respect
           it
           had
           to
           himself
           .
           He
           was
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           that
           spake
           to
           Moses
           ,
           and
           conducted
           the
           People
           :
           For
           this
           reason
           He
           is
           stiled
           the
           Angel
           of
           Gods
           presence
           ,
           not
           with
           respect
           to
           his
           Nature
           ,
           but
           Offices
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           briefly
           observe
           the
           parallel
           between
           the
           Rock
           and
           Christ.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           Rock
           is
           the
           ordinary
           Title
           of
           God
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           to
           represent
           his
           unchangeable
           Nature
           ,
           and
           infinite
           Power
           ,
           whereby
           He
           upholds
           the
           World.
           And
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           it
           resembles
           the
           Messiah
           .
           
           He
           is
           called
           
             The
             Stone
             which
             the
             builders
             refused
             ,
             that
             was
             made
             the
             head
             of
             the
             corner
             .
             He
             is
             the
             Rock
             upon
             which
             
             the
             Church
             is
             built
             ,
             and
             secur'd
             against
             the
             violence
             of
             Hell.
          
           Now
           Israel
           was
           not
           supplied
           from
           the
           Clouds
           or
           the
           Valleys
           ,
           but
           the
           Rock
           ;
           to
           shew
           that
           the
           mystical
           Rock
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           can
           only
           refresh
           the
           Spiritual
           Israel
           with
           living
           Water
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           quality
           of
           the
           Rock
           hath
           a
           proper
           Signification
           :
           For
           although
           it
           had
           in
           its
           Veins
           a
           rich
           abundance
           of
           Waters
           ,
           yet
           to
           appearance
           nothing
           was
           more
           dry
           and
           hard
           .
           In
           this
           it
           was
           a
           Figure
           of
           the
           Spiritual
           Rock
           :
           The
           effects
           have
           discovered
           in
           him
           unfathomable
           depths
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           Grace
           and
           Salvation
           ;
           yet
           at
           the
           first
           view
           we
           had
           no
           hopes
           .
           For
           if
           we
           consider
           Him
           as
           God
           ,
           He
           is
           infinitely
           Holy
           and
           Just
           ,
           encompast
           with
           everlasting
           flames
           against
           Sin
           ,
           and
           how
           can
           we
           expect
           any
           cooling
           streams
           from
           Him
           ?
        
         
           If
           we
           consider
           him
           as
           Man
           ,
           he
           
             is
             resembled
             to
             a
             root
             out
             of
             a
             dry
             ground
          
           ;
           the
           Justice
           of
           the
           Divine
           and
           the
           infirmity
           of
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           did
           not
           promise
           any
           comfort
           to
           us
           .
           
           But
           what
           cannot
           infinite
           Love
           ,
           united
           to
           infinite
           Power
           ,
           perform
           ?
           Divine
           Goodness
           hath
           chang'd
           the
           Laws
           of
           Nature
           in
           our
           favour
           ,
           and
           by
           an
           admirable
           act
           open'd
           the
           Rock
           to
           refresh
           us
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Rock
           was
           struck
           with
           the
           Rod
           of
           Moses
           a
           Type
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           before
           it
           sent
           forth
           its
           streams
           :
           thus
           our
           Spiritual
           Rock
           
             was
             wounded
             for
             our
             Transgressions
          
           ,
           bruised
           for
           our
           Iniquities
           ,
           
             &
             then
             opened
             all
             his
             treasures
             to
             us
             .
          
           
           
             Being
             consecrated
             by
             Sufferings
             ,
             he
             is
             the
             Author
             of
             Eternal
             Salvation
             .
          
           In
           this
           respect
           the
           Gospel
           propounds
           him
           
             for
             the
             object
             of
          
           saving
           Faith.
           
             I
             determined
             to
             know
             nothing
             among
             you
             but
             Jesus
             Christ
             and
             him
             Crucified
             .
          
           The
           Sacraments
           ,
           the
           Seals
           of
           the
           New
           Covenant
           ,
           have
           a
           special
           reference
           to
           his
           Death
           the
           Foundation
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           4.
           
           The
           Miraculous
           Waters
           followed
           the
           Israelites
           in
           their
           Journey
           ,
           without
           which
           they
           had
           perisht
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           .
           This
           represents
           that
           Indeficiency
           of
           the
           Grace
           of
           Christ.
           A
           Soveraign
           stream
           flows
           from
           him
           to
           satisfy
           all
           Believers
           .
           He
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             Whosoever
             drinketh
             of
             the
             Water
             that
             I
             shall
             give
             him
             ,
             shall
             never
             thirst
             ;
             but
             the
             Water
             that
             I
             shall
             give
             him
             ,
             shall
             be
             in
             him
             a
             Well
             of
             Water
             springing
             up
             unto
             Everlasting
             Life
             .
          
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Brasen
           Serpent
           sensibly
           exprest
           the
           manner
           of
           his
           Death
           and
           the
           benefits
           derived
           from
           it
           .
           Therefore
           Jesus
           being
           the
           Minister
           of
           the
           Circumcision
           chose
           this
           Figure
           for
           the
           Instruction
           of
           the
           Jews
           .
           As
           
             Moses
             lifted
             up
             the
             Serpent
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             ,
             even
             so
             must
             the
             Son
             of
             Man
             be
             lifted
             up
             :
             that
             whosoever
             beleeves
             in
             him
             should
             not
             perish
             ,
             but
             have
             Eternal
             Life
             .
          
           
           The
           Sacred
           Story
           relates
           ,
           that
           the
           Israelites
           by
           their
           rebellious
           murmuring
           provoked
           God
           to
           send
           Serpents
           among
           them
           ,
           whose
           Poison
           was
           so
           fiery
           and
           mortal
           ,
           that
           it
           brought
           the
           most
           Painful
           Death
           .
           In
           this
           affliction
           they
           addrest
           themselves
           to
           the
           Father
           of
           Mercies
           ,
           who
           World
           by
           their
           Repentance
           ,
           Commanded
           Moses
           to
           make
           a
           Serpent
           of
           Brass
           ,
           and
           erect
           it
           on
           a
           Pole
           in
           the
           view
           of
           the
           whole
           Camp
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           lookt
           on
           it
           should
           be
           healed
           .
           By
           this
           account
           from
           Scripture
           we
           may
           clearly
           understand
           something
           of
           greatest
           consequence
           was
           represented
           by
           it
           :
           For
           the
           only
           Wise
           God
           ordains
           nothing
           without
           just
           reason
           .
           Why
           must
           a
           Serpent
           of
           Brass
           be
           elevated
           on
           a
           Pole
           ?
           could
           not
           the
           Divine
           Power
           recover
           them
           without
           it
           ?
           Why
           must
           they
           look
           towards
           it
           ?
           could
           not
           a
           healing
           vertue
           be
           conveyed
           to
           their
           wounds
           but
           through
           their
           eyes
           ?
           All
           this
           had
           a
           direct
           reference
           to
           the
           Mystery
           of
           Christ.
           For
           the
           biting
           of
           the
           Israelites
           by
           the
           
           fiery
           Serpents
           ,
           doth
           naturaly
           represent
           the
           effects
           of
           Sin
           ,
           that
           torments
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           inflames
           the
           Soul
           with
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           Future
           Judgment
           .
           And
           the
           erecting
           a
           Brasen
           Serpent
           upon
           a
           Pole
           ,
           that
           had
           the
           Figure
           not
           the
           Poison
           of
           those
           Serpents
           ,
           doth
           in
           a
           lively
           manner
           set
           forth
           the
           lifting
           up
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           who
           only
           had
           the
           similitude
           
             of
             sinful
             flesh
          
           .
           The
           looking
           towards
           the
           Brasen
           Serpent
           is
           a
           fit
           resemblance
           of
           Believing
           in
           Christ
           Crucified
           for
           Salvation
           .
           The
           Sight
           of
           the
           eye
           was
           the
           only
           means
           to
           derive
           vertue
           from
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           Faith
           of
           the
           heart
           is
           the
           means
           by
           which
           the
           Sovereign
           efficacy
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           is
           conveyed
           .
           
             This
             is
             the
             will
             of
             him
             that
             sent
             me
             ,
             saith
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             that
             every
             one
             which
             seeth
             the
             Son
             and
             believeth
             on
             him
             ,
             may
             have
             Eternal
             Life
             .
          
           As
           in
           the
           camp
           of
           Israel
           ,
           whoever
           lookt
           towards
           the
           Brasen
           Serpent
           ,
           whatever
           his
           wounds
           were
           or
           the
           weakness
           of
           his
           sight
           ,
           had
           a
           present
           remedy
           :
           so
           how
           numerous
           and
           grievous
           soever
           our
           Sins
           be
           ,
           how
           infirm
           our
           Faith
           ,
           yet
           if
           we
           sincerely
           regard
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           suffering
           ,
           he
           will
           preserve
           us
           from
           Death
           .
           For
           this
           end
           he
           is
           presented
           in
           the
           Gospel
           as
           crucified
           before
           the
           eyes
           of
           all
           Persons
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Things
           endued
           with
           Life
           and
           Sense
           prefigur'd
           the
           Messiah
           .
        
         
           [
           I
           ]
           Shall
           particularly
           consider
           the
           Paschal
           Lamb
           ,
           an
           illustrious
           Type
           of
           him
           .
           
             Christ
             our
             Passover
             was
             sacrificed
             for
             us
             .
          
           The
           whole
           scene
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           laid
           down
           in
           the
           12th
           of
           Exodus
           ,
           shows
           an
           admirable
           agreement
           tween
           them
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           Lamb
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           natural
           innocency
           and
           meekness
           ,
           that
           suffers
           without
           resistance
           ,
           waas
           fit
           emblem
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           
             whose
             voice
             was
             not
             heard
             in
             the
             street
             ,
             who
             did
             not
             break
             the
             Bruised
             Reed
             ,
             nor
             quench
             
             the
             smoking
             Flax.
             He
             was
             oppressed
             and
             he
             was
             afflicted
             ,
             yet
             he
             open'd
             not
             his
             Mouth
             .
             He
             is
             brought
             as
             a
             Lamb
             to
             the
             slaughter
             ,
             and
             as
             a
             sheep
             before
             the
             shearers
             is
             dumb
             ,
             so
             he
             openeth
             not
             his
             Mouth
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Lamb
           was
           to
           be
           without
           Spot
           ,
           to
           signify
           his
           absolute
           perfection
           .
           
             We
             are
             Redeemed
             with
             the
             precious
             Blood
             of
             Christ
             ,
             as
             of
             a
             Lamb
             without
             blemish
             ,
             and
             without
             Spot
             .
          
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Lamb
           was
           to
           be
           separated
           from
           the
           Flock
           four
           days
           :
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           was
           separated
           from
           Men
           ,
           and
           consecrated
           to
           be
           the
           Sacrifice
           for
           the
           World
           ,
           after
           three
           or
           four
           years
           spent
           in
           his
           Ministerial
           office
           ,
           preparing
           himself
           for
           that
           great
           Work.
           
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Paschal
           Lamb
           was
           sacrificed
           and
           substituted
           in
           the
           place
           of
           the
           first-Born
           .
           The
           Levitical
           Priesthood
           not
           being
           instituted
           at
           their
           going
           forth
           from
           Egypt
           ,
           every
           Master
           of
           a
           Family
           had
           a
           right
           to
           exercise
           it
           in
           his
           own
           House
           .
           Our
           Redeemer
           suffer'd
           in
           our
           stead
           ,
           to
           propitiate
           Gods
           Justice
           towards
           us
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           Blood
           was
           to
           be
           sprinkled
           upon
           the
           Posts
           of
           the
           door
           ,
           that
           Death
           might
           not
           enter
           into
           their
           Houses
           .
           That
           sacred
           Ceremony
           was
           typical
           :
           for
           the
           sign
           it self
           had
           no
           resemblance
           of
           sparing
           ,
           and
           certainly
           the
           Angel
           could
           distinguish
           between
           the
           Israelites
           and
           the
           Egyptians
           without
           the
           bloody
           mark
           of
           Gods
           Favour
           :
           but
           it
           had
           a
           final
           respect
           to
           Christ.
           We
           are
           secur'd
           from
           destruction
           
             by
             the
             blood
             of
             sprinkling
          
           .
           They
           were
           to
           eat
           the
           whole
           Flesh
           of
           the
           Lamb
           ,
           to
           signify
           our
           intire
           taking
           of
           Christ
           upon
           the
           terms
           of
           the
           Gospel
           to
           be
           our
           Prince
           and
           Saviour
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           The
           effects
           attributed
           to
           the
           Paschal
           Lamb
           ,
           viz.
           Redemption
           from
           Death
           and
           Bondage
           ,
           clearly
           represent
           the
           Glorious
           Benefits
           we
           enjoy
           by
           Jesus
           Christ.
           
           The
           destroying
           Angel
           past
           over
           their
           houses
           ,
           and
           caus'd
           the
           Egiptians
           to
           restore
           them
           to
           full
           liberty
           .
           That
           which
           all
           the
           dreadful
           signs
           wrought
           by
           Moses
           could
           not
           do
           ,
           was
           effected
           by
           the
           Passover
           ;
           that
           overcame
           the
           stubbornness
           of
           Pharaoh
           ,
           and
           inspir'd
           the
           Israelites
           with
           courage
           to
           undertake
           their
           journey
           to
           the
           promised
           Land.
           Thus
           we
           pass
           from
           Death
           to
           Life
           ,
           and
           from
           bondage
           to
           the
           Glorious
           liberty
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           Christs
           Blood.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           Reasonable
           Persons
           represented
           our
           Saviour
           either
           in
           their
           Offices
           ,
           actions
           ,
           or
           the
           memorable
           accidents
           that
           befel
           them
           .
           Joseph
           the
           beloved
           of
           his
           Father
           ,
           sent
           by
           him
           to
           visit
           his
           Brethren
           ,
           by
           them
           unworthily
           sold
           to
           strangers
           ,
           and
           thereby
           rais'd
           to
           be
           their
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           ,
           was
           a
           lively
           type
           of
           him
           .
           Jonach
           three
           dayes
           and
           nights
           in
           the
           Whales
           belly
           ,
           and
           miraculously
           restor'd
           ,
           was
           a
           type
           of
           his
           lying
           in
           the
           Grave
           and
           Resurrection
           .
           Moses
           in
           his
           Prophetical
           ,
           David
           in
           his
           Kingly
           Office
           ,
           praefigur'd
           him
           .
           The
           Priestly
           Office
           being
           the
           Foundation
           of
           the
           other
           two
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           which
           our
           Salvation
           principally
           depends
           ,
           was
           illustrated
           by
           two
           Glorious
           types
           .
           Melchisedec
           and
           Aaron
           .
           The
           one
           the
           high
           Priest
           in
           ordinary
           ,
           the
           other
           the
           Priest
           of
           God
           by
           extraordinary
           designation
           .
           I
           will
           briefly
           touch
           upon
           the
           resemblance
           between
           him
           and
           Christ.
           Although
           Sacrifices
           were
           offer'd
           from
           the
           Beginning
           ;
           yet
           he
           is
           the
           first
           to
           whom
           that
           Title
           is
           given
           ,
           as
           called
           to
           that
           office
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           .
           The
           Divinity
           of
           Christs
           Person
           ,
           the
           Eternity
           of
           his
           Office
           ,
           and
           the
           Infinite
           Value
           of
           his
           Oblation
           were
           shadowed
           forth
           by
           him
           .
           Melchisedec
           is
           introduc'd
           into
           the
           Sacred
           story
           as
           one
           descending
           from
           Heaven
           and
           ascending
           thither
           ,
           without
           any
           account
           of
           his
           Birth
           or
           Death
           .
           The
           silence
           
           of
           the
           Scripture
           is
           Mysterious
           :
           for
           the
           Spirit
           conducted
           Holy
           Men
           in
           their
           Writings
           .
           The
           Levitical
           Priests
           descended
           by
           Natural
           Generation
           from
           their
           predecessours
           ,
           and
           had
           successours
           in
           their
           Office
           ,
           which
           was
           annext
           to
           the
           race
           of
           Levi.
           But
           Melchisedec
           is
           represented
           
             without
             Father
             and
             Mother
             ,
             without
             Beginning
             and
             End
             of
             Days
             ,
          
           whose
           Priesthood
           was
           permanent
           in
           himself
           .
           For
           things
           and
           Persons
           have
           a
           double
           being
           ,
           real
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           notional
           as
           they
           exist
           in
           the
           mind
           ;
           so
           that
           no
           mention
           being
           made
           of
           his
           coming
           into
           the
           World
           or
           leaving
           it
           ,
           the
           silence
           of
           the
           Scripture
           is
           equivalent
           to
           his
           continual
           duration
           .
           Now
           in
           this
           was
           an
           adumbration
           of
           Christ
           who
           was
           the
           Eternal
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           really
           came
           from
           Heaven
           to
           execute
           his
           office
           ,
           and
           ascended
           thither
           .
           And
           although
           his
           oblation
           was
           finisht
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           his
           intercession
           shall
           cease
           in
           Heaven
           ;
           yet
           the
           effects
           of
           it
           shall
           be
           Eternal
           in
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           the
           Glory
           of
           it
           in
           himself
           .
           The
           Apostle
           observes
           an
           other
           resemblance
           between
           the
           Supreme
           Quality
           of
           Melchisedec
           King
           of
           Salem
           and
           Jesus
           Christ
           :
           He
           was
           King
           of
           Righteousness
           and
           Peace
           ,
           He
           Govern'd
           his
           Subjects
           in
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           never
           stain'd
           those
           hands
           with
           humane
           Blood
           that
           were
           employed
           in
           the
           Sacred
           office
           of
           the
           Priesthood
           .
           And
           by
           those
           Glorious
           Titles
           are
           signified
           the
           benefits
           our
           Saviour
           conveys
           to
           his
           People
           .
           He
           is
           the
           true
           King
           of
           Righteousness
           :
           By
           which
           is
           not
           intended
           the
           Righteousness
           that
           justifies
           before
           God
           ,
           in
           which
           respect
           he
           is
           call'd
           the
           
             Lord
             our
             Righteousness
          
           ,
           and
           is
           said
           ,
           to
           
             have
             brought
             in
             Eternal
             Righteousness
          
           ,
           for
           that
           respects
           his
           Priestly
           office
           :
           in
           that
           quality
           he
           acquir'd
           it
           .
           But
           that
           Title
           signifies
           his
           giving
           most
           Righteous
           Laws
           for
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           his
           dispensing
           
           Righteous
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           Eternal
           Life
           and
           Death
           ,
           by
           which
           he
           preserves
           the
           Majesty
           of
           his
           Laws
           ,
           and
           secures
           the
           obedience
           of
           his
           Subjects
           .
           And
           he
           is
           King
           of
           Peace
           ,
           by
           which
           we
           are
           not
           to
           understand
           his
           temper
           and
           disposition
           ,
           nor
           our
           
             peace
             with
             God
          
           ,
           for
           reconciliation
           is
           grounded
           on
           his
           Sacrifice
           ;
           nor
           peace
           with
           Conscience
           the
           effect
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           depends
           on
           his
           Royalty
           .
           As
           the
           King
           of
           Peace
           he
           keeps
           his
           Subjects
           in
           a
           calm
           and
           quiet
           Obedience
           ;
           all
           their
           Thoughts
           and
           Passions
           are
           regulated
           by
           his
           Will.
           The
           Laws
           of
           secular
           Kings
           are
           only
           exposed
           to
           the
           eyes
           ,
           or
           proclaimed
           to
           the
           ears
           of
           their
           Subjects
           ,
           but
           His
           are
           engraven
           in
           their
           hearts
           .
           By
           the
           inward
           and
           Almighty
           efficacy
           of
           his
           Spirit
           he
           inclines
           them
           to
           their
           Universal
           Duty
           ;
           and
           will
           bring
           them
           to
           Eternal
           Peace
           in
           his
           Glorious
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           
           First
           ,
           From
           hence
           we
           have
           an
           irrefragable
           Argument
           of
           the
           Truth
           and
           Divinity
           of
           the
           Gospel
           :
           For
           't
           is
           evident
           by
           comparing
           the
           antient
           Figures
           with
           the
           present
           Truth
           ,
           the
           Copies
           with
           the
           Original
           ,
           the
           Pictures
           with
           the
           Life
           ,
           that
           Eternal
           Wisdom
           contrived
           them
           .
           For
           no
           created
           Understanding
           could
           frame
           so
           various
           Represen●ations
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           all
           exactly
           agreeing
           with
           him
           at
           such
           a
           distance
           before
           His
           appearance
           ?
           And
           if
           we
           compare
           the
           Predictions
           with
           the
           Events
           ,
           't
           is
           most
           clear
           that
           only
           the
           Divine
           Knowledg
           could
           reveal
           them
           .
           For
           otherwise
           how
           was
           it
           possible
           ,
           that
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           so
           many
           Ages
           before
           the
           Coming
           of
           Christ
           should
           predict
           those
           things
           concerning
           Him
           ,
           that
           exceeded
           the
           foresight
           of
           all
           the
           Angels
           of
           Light
           ?
           What
           Intelligence
           could
           there
           be
           between
           Moses
           and
           David
           and
           Isaiah
           ,
           that
           lived
           such
           a
           distance
           of
           time
           from
           one
           another
           ,
           to
           deliver
           such
           things
           as
           meet
           in
           him
           as
           their
           
           Centre
           ?
           And
           these
           Prophecies
           are
           conveyed
           to
           us
           by
           the
           Jews
           ,
           the
           most
           obstinate
           Enemies
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           who
           although
           they
           reverence
           the
           Letter
           ,
           yet
           abhor
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           them
           ;
           So
           that
           there
           can
           be
           no
           possible
           suspicion
           that
           they
           are
           feigned
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           later
           Date
           than
           their
           titles
           declare
           .
           Their
           successive
           fulfilling
           is
           a
           perpetual
           Miracle
           to
           justifie
           the
           truth
           of
           our
           Religion
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           used
           this
           Method
           for
           the
           instruction
           of
           his
           Disciples
           .
           
           
             These
             are
             the
             words
             which
             I
             spake
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             all
             things
             must
             be
             fulfilled
             which
             were
             written
             in
             the
             Law
             of
          
           Moses
           ,
           
             and
             in
             the
             Prophets
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             in
             the
          
           Psalms
           
             concerning
             me
          
           .
           And
           St.
           Paul
           fram'd
           a
           powerful
           Demonstration
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           prove
           that
           
             Jesus
             was
             the
             Christ.
          
           In
           his
           Writings
           he
           deciphers
           the
           riddles
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           removes
           the
           Veil
           ,
           to
           discover
           the
           Face
           of
           Christ
           engraven
           by
           the
           Divine
           Artificer
           .
           Briefly
           ,
           by
           shewing
           the
           consent
           between
           the
           two
           Testaments
           ,
           he
           illuminates
           the
           Old
           by
           the
           New
           ,
           and
           confirms
           the
           New
           by
           the
           Old.
           Now
           what
           Religion
           is
           there
           in
           the
           World
           whose
           Mysteries
           were
           foretold
           by
           the
           Oracles
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           figured
           by
           his
           Institutions
           above
           
             two
             thousand
          
           Years
           before
           't
           was
           exhibited
           ?
           Whose
           Doctrine
           perfectly
           accords
           with
           the
           most
           antient
           ,
           venerable
           and
           Divine
           Writings
           ?
           Can
           that
           Religion
           be
           any
           other
           than
           Divine
           ,
           which
           God
           did
           so
           expresly
           predict
           ,
           and
           pourtray
           in
           such
           various
           manner
           ,
           for
           the
           receiving
           whereof
           He
           made
           such
           early
           Preparations
           in
           the
           World
           ?
           Certainly
           without
           offering
           the
           greatest
           violence
           to
           our
           rational
           Faculties
           ,
           none
           can
           disbelieve
           it
           .
           He
           degrades
           himself
           from
           the
           dignity
           of
           being
           a
           Man
           ,
           that
           refuses
           to
           be
           a
           Christian.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           hence
           we
           may
           understand
           the
           incomparable
           Happiness
           of
           Christians
           ,
           not
           only
           above
           the
           
           Heathens
           ,
           who
           by
           Divine
           Desertion
           were
           wholly
           
             Strangers
             to
             the
             Covenants
             of
             Mercy
             ,
          
           but
           above
           God's
           peculiar
           People
           .
           The
           Messiah
           was
           the
           expectation
           and
           desire
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           .
           Before
           his
           coming
           the
           Saints
           had
           some
           glimmerings
           of
           Light
           ,
           which
           made
           them
           inwardly
           languish
           after
           the
           blessed
           Manifestation
           of
           it
           :
           But
           that
           was
           reserved
           for
           Believers
           in
           the
           last
           Ages
           of
           the
           World.
           That
           antient
           Promise
           (
           the
           Morning
           Blush
           of
           the
           Gospel-Day
           )
           
             That
             the
             Seed
             of
             the
             Woman
             should
             break
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Serpent
             ,
             and
             the
             Serpent
             bruise
             his
             heel
             ,
          
           signified
           the
           bloody
           Victory
           the
           Messiah
           should
           obtain
           over
           Satan
           ,
           but
           how
           little
           of
           it
           was
           understood
           ?
           One
           may
           as
           well
           from
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Root
           foretel
           the
           dimensions
           of
           a
           Tree
           ,
           the
           colour
           ,
           figure
           ,
           and
           taste
           of
           its
           Fruits
           ,
           as
           from
           that
           Prediction
           have
           discover'd
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           our
           Mediator's
           Office
           ,
           and
           the
           excellent
           benefits
           resulting
           from
           it
           .
           The
           Incarnation
           ,
           Crucifixion
           ,
           Resurrection
           ,
           and
           Ascension
           of
           Christ
           are
           in
           the
           Types
           and
           Prophecies
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           ,
           as
           Corporeal
           beings
           are
           in
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           Night
           ;
           they
           have
           a
           real
           existence
           ,
           but
           no
           Eye
           is
           so
           clear
           as
           to
           enlighten
           the
           obscurity
           .
           The
           most
           sharp-sighted
           Seer
           might
           say
           ,
           
             I
             shall
             see
             him
             ,
             but
             not
             now
             .
          
           The
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           compar'd
           
             to
             the
             Light
             of
             a
             Candle
          
           ;
           
           that
           is
           shadowy
           ,
           and
           confin'd
           to
           a
           small
           place
           .
           That
           of
           the
           Gospel
           is
           like
           the
           Sun
           in
           its
           strength
           ,
           that
           enlightens
           the
           World.
           The
           Prophets
           who
           were
           nearer
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ
           had
           clearer
           Revelations
           ,
           but
           did
           not
           bring
           perfect
           Day
           .
           As
           some
           new
           Stars
           appearing
           in
           the
           Firmament
           increase
           ,
           but
           do
           not
           change
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Light.
           Isaiah
           who
           is
           so
           exact
           in
           describing
           all
           the
           Circumstances
           of
           our
           Saviours
           Death
           ,
           and
           his
           Innocence
           ,
           Humility
           ,
           
           and
           Patience
           ;
           that
           he
           seems
           to
           be
           an
           Evangelist
           rather
           than
           a
           Prophet
           ,
           ●et
           the
           Ethiopian
           Proselyte
           ,
           who
           certainly
           was
           a
           proficient
           in
           the
           Jewish
           Religion
           ,
           understood
           not
           of
           whom
           the
           Prophet
           spake
           .
           We
           see
           what
           they
           were
           ignorant
           of
           ,
           not
           that
           our
           sight
           is
           stronger
           ,
           but
           our
           light
           is
           more
           clear
           .
           The
           full
           discovery
           of
           these
           Mysteries
           was
           reserved
           as
           an
           honour
           to
           our
           Saviours
           Coming
           .
           He
           is
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           the
           Light
           that
           He
           hath
           shed
           abroad
           excels
           that
           of
           all
           the
           Prophets
           in
           brightness
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           his
           Person
           transcends
           theirs
           in
           dignity
           .
           And
           how
           should
           the
           Evangelical
           Light
           warm
           our
           hearts
           with
           thankfulness
           to
           God
           for
           this
           admirable
           Priviledg
           ?
           The
           dim
           foresight
           of
           the
           
             Messiah
             ,
             two
             thousand
          
           years
           before
           his
           Coming
           ,
           put
           Abraham
           in
           an
           extasie
           of
           Joy
           ,
           how
           should
           the
           full
           Revelation
           of
           Him
           affect
           us
           ?
           Many
           holy
           Prophets
           and
           Kings
           desired
           to
           see
           the
           things
           that
           we
           see
           .
           
             They
             embraced
             the
             Promises
          
           ,
           we
           have
           the
           blessed
           effects
           ;
           They
           had
           the
           Shadows
           ,
           we
           have
           the
           Light.
           They
           only
           saw
           the
           veiled
           face
           of
           
             Moses
             ,
             We
             all
             with
             open
             face
             as
             in
             a
             glass
             see
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             Lord
          
           ?
           Now
           what
           is
           our
           Duty
           becoming
           this
           Priviledg
           ,
           
             But
             to
             be
             transform'd
             into
             the
             same
             Image
             from
             Glory
             to
             Glory
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
          
           ?
           The
           Life
           of
           every
           Christian
           should
           be
           a
           shining
           Representation
           of
           the
           Graces
           and
           Vertues
           of
           Christ
           that
           are
           so
           visible
           in
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Their
           Holiness
           and
           Heavenliness
           ,
           their
           Hopes
           and
           Joy
           should
           as
           much
           exceed
           the
           Graces
           and
           Comforts
           of
           Believers
           under
           the
           Legal
           Dispensation
           ,
           as
           their
           Knowledg
           is
           incomparably
           more
           clear
           and
           perfect
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ;
           From
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           the
           ancient
           Prophecies
           in
           the
           first
           Coming
           of
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           we
           may
           confirm
           our
           Faith
           in
           those
           glorious
           Promises
           
           that
           are
           to
           be
           fulfill'd
           at
           his
           second
           .
           For
           't
           is
           the
           same
           Divine
           Goodness
           ,
           the
           same
           Fidelity
           ,
           the
           same
           Power
           still
           ,
           upon
           which
           we
           are
           to
           build
           our
           Hopes
           .
           And
           the
           Consideration
           ,
           that
           the
           Perfection
           of
           our
           Happiness
           is
           reserved
           till
           that
           time
           ,
           should
           enflame
           our
           desires
           after
           it
           .
        
         
           'T
           was
           the
           character
           of
           Believers
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           ,
           
             They
             waited
             for
             the
             consolation
             of
          
           Israel
           :
           'T
           is
           the
           description
           of
           the
           Saints
           in
           the
           New
           ,
           they
           love
           the
           Appearance
           of
           Christ.
           If
           they
           long'd
           for
           his
           Coming
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           though
           it
           was
           attended
           with
           all
           the
           circumstances
           of
           Meanness
           and
           Dishonour
           ,
           the
           effects
           of
           our
           Sins
           ;
           with
           what
           ardent
           and
           impatient
           Desires
           should
           we
           hasten
           
             His
             Coming
             in
             Glory
             ,
             when
             He
             shall
             appear
             the
          
           Second
           
             time
             to
             them
             that
             look
             for
             him
             ,
          
           
           
             without
             Sin
             ,
             unto
             Salvation
          
           ?
           Then
           He
           will
           put
           an
           end
           to
           all
           the
           disorders
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           begin
           the
           glorious
           State
           ,
           wherein
           Holiness
           and
           Righteousness
           shall
           be
           crown'd
           ,
           and
           reign
           for
           ever
           .
           The
           Christian
           Church
           joyns
           in
           that
           ardent
           Address
           to
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           
           
             Oh
             ,
             that
             thou
             wouldst
             rent
             the
             Heavens
             and
             wouldst
             come
             down
             ,
             that
             the
             mountains
             might
             flow
             down
             at
             thy
             Presence
             .
             As
             when
             the
             melting
             fire
             burneth
             ,
             the
             Fire
             causeth
             the
             waters
             to
             boile
             :
             to
             make
             thy
             Name
             known
             to
             thine
             adversaries
             ,
             that
             the
             Nations
             may
             tremble
             at
             thy
             Presence
             .
          
           Although
           the
           Beauty
           and
           Frame
           of
           this
           visible
           World
           shall
           be
           destroyed
           ,
           yet
           that
           dreadful
           Day
           shall
           be
           joyful
           to
           the
           Saints
           :
           
             For
             then
             all
             the
             Preparations
             of
             Infinite
             Wisdom
             and
             Goodness
             ;
             The
             things
             that
             Eye
             hath
             not
             seen
             ,
          
           
           
             nor
             Ear
             heard
             ,
             neither
             have
             entered
             into
             the
             heart
             of
             man
             ,
          
           shall
           be
           the
           everlasting
           portion
           of
           those
           
             who
             love
             God.
             Come
             Lord
             Jesus
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
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           .
        
         
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           48.
           l.
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           r.
           desipiendum
           .
           P.
           85.
           l.
           26.
           r.
           Causality
           .
           P.
           111.
           l.
           1.
           f.
           and.
           r.
           ar●
           P.
           251.
           l.
           23.
           f.
           their
           .
           r.
           the.
           P.
           249.
           l.
           7.
           r.
           revenge
           .
           P.
           264.
           after
           person
           dele
           h●
           .
           P.
           317.
           l.
           31.
           f.
           lust
           .
           r.
           taste
           .
           P.
           374.
           l.
           2.
           after
           proceeds
           dele
           and.
           P.
           356.
           after
           necessity
           ,
           dele
           
             of
             it
          
           .
           P.
           453.
           l.
           31.
           f.
           from
           .
           r.
           
             of
             .
             Other
             smaller
             faults
             are
             left
             to
             the
             Candor
             of
             the
          
           Reader
           
             to
             mend
          
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         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A26796-e300
           
             Joh.
             8.36
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             14.17
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             9.6
             .
          
           
             Col.
             3.10
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             4.24
             .
          
           
             Luke
             1.73
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             ●
             .
             19
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             4.17
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             33.6
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.20
             .
          
           
             Prov.
             8.27
             ,
             28
             ,
             29.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             104.24
             .
          
           
             
               Difficile
               est
               expedire
               utrum
               species
               an
               utilitas
               major
               sit
               .
            
             Lact.
             de
             opif●
             Hom.
             
          
           
             
               Miratur
               ali●
               homo
               ,
               cum
               sit
               ipse
               mirator
               maximum
               miraculum
               .
            
             Aug.
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             4.18
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             8.5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             16.4
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             11.36
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             145.10
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             12.1
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             11.35
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             45.12
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             100.3
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             44.21
             .
          
           
             Plato
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             7.12
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.15
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             19.11
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             2.17
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             3.10
             .
          
           
             Ezek.
             18.4
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             2.17
             .
          
           
             In
             minimis
             obedientiae
             periculum
             faciunt
             Legislatores
             ,
             quia
             Legislatoris
             ad
             Obedientiam
             obligantis
             potius
             habenda
             est
             ratio
             ,
             quam
             rei
             de
             qua
             lex
             lata
             est
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             3.6
             .
          
           
             Lactan.
             
          
           
             Obsequii
             gloria
             est
             in
             eo
             major
             ,
             quod
             quis
             minus
             velit
             .
             Plin.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             12.1
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e3650
           
             Tertul.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Primi
             in
             homine
             moriuntur
             oc●li
             .
             Plin.
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             5.16
             .
          
           
             The
             promise
             of
             the
             Tempter
             that
             they
             should
             not
             die
             ,
             encouraged
             him
             to
             believe
             that
             he
             should
             enjoy
             an
             Immortality
             ,
             not
             depending
             on
             Gods
             Will
             ,
             but
             absolute
             ;
             which
             is
             proper
             to
             God
             alone
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.19
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             49.12
             .
          
           
             Deseruit
             ,
             &
             desertus
             est
             .
             Aug.
             
          
           
             In
             meritò
             examinanda
             veniunt
             ,
             Causa
             quae
             impulit
             ,
             causa
             quae
             retrahere
             debuit
             ,
             &
             personae
             idonietas
             ad
             utrumque
             .
             Grot.
             
          
           
             Quantò
             potestas
             vitandi
             fuit
             facilior
             ,
             tantò
             contumaciae
             crimine
             oneratur
             .
             Difficilium
             facilis
             venia
             .
             Tertul
             ▪
             l.
             2.
             ad
             uxor
             .
          
           
             Jam.
             1.14
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             3.6
             .
          
           
             Job
             36.21
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.20
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             3.10
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             3.17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             Ferar●m
             〈…〉
             inter
             se
             placidae
             sunt
             ,
             morsuque
             similium
             abstinent
             ,
             hi
             mutuâ
             laceratione
             satiantur
             .
             
               Seneca
               de
               Ira.
            
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e5880
           
             Acts
             17.26
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.19
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.15
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.14
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             2.3
             .
          
           
             Ut
             non
             fit
             aestimare
             Parens
             melior
             homini
             ,
             an
             tristior
             noverca
             fuerit
             .
             
               Plin.
               Pr●l
            
             .
             l.
             7.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.23
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.12
             ,
             14
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             7.18
             .
             John
             3.6
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.7
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             51.5
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             6.5
             .
          
           
             Job
             .
             14.4
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             3.23
             .
          
           
             Quando
             Anima
             tanta
             satiabitur
             visione
             ,
             &
             tanta
             inflammabitur
             Charitate
             superioris
             boni
             ,
             ut
             ad
             seipsam
             sibi
             placendo
             deficere
             ab
             illius
             dilectione
             non
             possit
             ,
             
               Aug.
               Lib.
            
             4.
             cont
             .
             Jul.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.46
             
          
           
             Psal.
             50.21
             .
          
           
             Contra
             adver
             .
             ●eg
             .
             &
             Proph.
             Lib.
             1.
             c.
             14.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Ward
             de
             Peccat
             .
             origin
             .
          
           
             Salv.
             lib.
             3.
             
             De
             Prov.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             145.17
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e9030
           
             Ephes.
             4.24
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             6.23
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             4.23
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             11
             7.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             4.11
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             4.19
             .
             1
             Cor.
             2.14
             .
             2
             Cor.
             4.6
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             Arist.
             Lib.
             3.
             
             Ethic.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             3.3
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             40.6
             ,
             7.
             1
             
             Pet.
             1.24
             ,
             25.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             Pindar
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             11.25
             .
          
           
             Eccles.
             1.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             3.6
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             57.10
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Ethic.
             3.
             
          
           
             Inter
             caetera
             Mortalitatis
             incommoda
             ,
             hoc
             est
             ,
             errandi
             necessitas
             ,
             &
             erroris
             amor
             .
             Senec.
             
          
           
             Quod
             surgere
             Anima
             per
             se
             non
             po●est
             ,
             quae
             per
             se
             cadere
             potuit
             ,
             voluntas
             in
             causa
             est
             ,
             quae
             corruptè
             corporis
             vitioso
             amore
             languescens
             ,
             &
             jacens
             ,
             amorem
             justitiae
             non
             admit●it
             :
             Ita
             nescio
             quo
             pravo
             ,
             sed
             mi●o
             modo
             ,
             ipsa
             sibi
             voluntas
             ,
             peccato
             quidem
             in
             deterius
             mutata
             ,
             necessitatem
             facit
             ,
             ut
             nec
             necessitas
             cùm
             voluntaria
             fit
             ,
             excusare
             valeat
             voluntatem
             ,
             nec
             voluntas
             cùm
             fit
             illecta
             ,
             excludere
             necessitatem
             .
          
           
             Quae
             illi
             dispositioni
             aeternitatis
             ,
             aul●ei
             vice
             oppansa
             est
             .
             Apolog.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             5.8
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.9
             .
          
           
             
               Abstinere
               nequeo
            
             .
             Grot.
             Jer.
             18.12
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             14.18
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             7.10
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
          
           
             Rev.
             16.21
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             2.4
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             3.12
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e15590
           
             1
             Tim.
             1.17
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             2.13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             19.1
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             1.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             1.11
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             Act.
             2.11
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             50.23
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             66.2
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             5.13
             .
          
           
             
               God
               is
               love
            
             .
             1
             Joh.
             4.9
             .
          
           
             Habak
             .
             1
             ▪
             
          
           
             Job
             8.20
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             Plat.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             85.10
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             3.10
             .
             1
             Pet.
             1.12
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             an
             allusion
             to
             the
             posture
             of
             the
             Cherubims
             looking
             into
             the
             Ark.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               I●
               Pictura
               lumen
               non
               alia
               res
               quam
               umbra
               commendat
               ,
            
             Plin.
             
          
           
             
               Non
               Specie
               ,
               sed
               Ordine
               placent
               .
            
             Aug.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.20
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             4.14
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             3.4
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.16
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             36.
             
          
           
             John
             1.
             
          
           
             Colos.
             1.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             2.11
             .
          
           
             
               Solus
               Deus
               sentire●solus
               Homo
               superare
               mortem
               non
               potuit
               ,
               quam
               pro
               nobis
               obire
               debuit
               .
            
          
           
             Joh.
             11.42
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             4.15
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             4.15
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             2.18
             .
          
           
             John
             1.18
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             5.25
             .
          
           
             Job
             13.11
             .
          
           
             Dan.
             10.17
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             1.17
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.20
             .
          
           
             Deu.
             18.15
             .
          
           
             Luke
             5.8
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             12.22
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             11.38
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             63.9
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             7.23
             .
             &
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             2.10
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             2.11
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             6.9
             .
          
           
             Z●c
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             2.13
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             5.19
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.7
             .
          
           
             Col.
             1.12
             .
          
           
             Vid.
             Amyr
             .
             de
             Trin.
             
          
           
             Luke
             1.35
             .
          
           
             John
             3.17
             .
             Joh.
             16.7
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             1.2
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             1.5
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.29
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             1.3
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.22
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             Aemula
             ratione
             recuperavit
             n●s
             Deus
             ▪
             Tertul.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.49
             
          
           
             
               Vnum
               quodque
               eodem
               modo
               dissolvitur
               ,
               quo
               constituitur
               .
            
          
           
             Phil.
             2.6
             .
          
           
             John
             1.14
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.8
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             55.8
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.23
             .
          
           
             ver
             .
             24.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.21
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.22
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.21
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.23
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.7
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.27
             ,
             28
             ,
             29.
             
          
           
             
               Non
               ei
               Majestate
               natura
               sua
               ,
               sed
               habitu
               nostrae
               congrediens
               ,
               &
               nihil
               ei
               extorquens
               violento
               dominatu
               ,
               sed
               superans
               lege
               justitiae
               ,
            
             Paulin
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             3.15
             .
          
           
             1
             John
             4.8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             1.
             
             Col.
             1.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             2.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             3.25
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.32
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e25160
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.20
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             2.15
             .
          
           
             
               Facilius
               inter
               Horologia
               quam
               inter
               Philosophos
               conveniet
               ,
            
             Senec
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             16.25
             .
             Ephes.
             3.4
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.9
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             1.9
             .
          
           
             2
             Chr.
             6.30
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             3.10
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.10
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             2.12
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             53.11
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.4
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             17.3
             .
          
           
             Act.
             5.31
             .
          
           
             
               Est
               miser
               nem●
               nisi
               comparatus
            
             .
          
           
             
               Non
               qui●
               vexari
               quenquam
               est
               sincera
               voluptas
               ;
               Sed
               quibus
               ips●
               malis
               careas
               ,
               quia
               cernere
               suave
               est
               ,
            
             Lucret
             .
          
           
             Quare
             ergo
             illi
             datum
             est
             ,
             &
             illi
             non
             dadum
             ?
             Non
             me
             piget
             dicere
             ,
             hoc
             est
             profundum
             Crucis
             .
             Admiratione
             exclamare
             p●ss●m
             ,
             disputatione
             demonstrare
             non
             possum
             ,
             quam
             magnifica
             sunt
             opera
             tua
             Domine
             .
             Aug.
             De
             Verb.
             Apostol
             .
             Serm.
             7.
             
          
           
             Luke
             
          
           
             Mat.
             13.11
             .
          
           
             Col.
             1.26
             ,
             27
             
          
           
             Psal.
             147.19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Eccles.
             2.13
             .
          
           
             Neque
             enim
             quicquam
             habet
             in
             se
             ,
             hujus
             materiae
             tractatio
             pulchrius
             ,
             cum
             cuncta
             habeat
             futura
             usui
             ,
             quam
             quod
             homines
             magnificentiâ
             suâ
             detin
             et
             ,
             nec
             mercede
             sed
             miraculo
             colitur
             .
             Senec.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.12
             .
          
           
             Psa.
             126.1
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.9
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             92.5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Col.
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.4
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             13.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             3.18
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             7.25
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             17.3
             .
          
           
             Eccles.
             1.
             
          
           
             Ambros.
             P.
             6
             ▪
             Hexam
             .
             c.
             2.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             
          
           
             Sapiens
             cum
             Diis
             ex
             pari
             vivit
             .
             Deorum
             Socius
             ,
             non
             Supplex
             ,
             Controversiam
             facit
             Diis
             de
             Felicitate
             .
             Senec.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.17
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.2
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             3.8
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             5.11
             .
          
           
             
               Quis
               non
               miretur
               umbra
               tantum
               gratia
               ex
               alieno
               petitam
               orbe
               .
            
             Plin.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             10.6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Senec.
             praef
             .
             l.
             nat
             .
             quest
             .
          
           
             
               Quid
               erat
               cur
               in
               numero
               viventium
               me
               positum
               esse
               gauderem
               ?
               an
               ut
               cibos
               et
               potum
               percolarem
               ?
               ut
               hoc
               Corpus
               Casurum
               ,
               ac
               fluidum
               ,
               periturumque
               nisi
               subinde
               impleatur
               farcirem
               ?
               e●
               viverem
               ●egri
               minister
               ●
               ut
               morti
               timerem
               cui
               omnes
               nascimur
               ?
               detrahe
               hoc
               in
               aestimabile
               bonum
               ,
               non
               est
               vita
               tanti
               ut
               sudem
               ,
               ut
               aestuem
               ,
               O
               quam
               contempta
               res
               est
               homo
               nisi
               supra
               human●
               se
               erexerit
               !
            
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             3.18
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.12
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e27500
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             10.33
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             27.42
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.23
             .
          
           
             Negant
             Deo
             dignum
             ,
             ut
             homo
             fieri
             vellet
             ,
             sēque
             infirmitate
             carnis
             oneraret
             ,
             ut
             passionibus
             ,
             ut
             doloribus
             ,
             ut
             morti
             se
             ipse
             subjiceret
             .
             Lact.
             
          
           
             Orig.
             contra
             Cels.
             
          
           
             Orig.
             contra
             Cels.
             Lib.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             1.17
             .
          
           
             Porphyrius
             ,
             Julianus
             ,
             Maximus
             ,
             Hierocles
             .
          
           
             
               Soli
               rationi
               cedo
            
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             Plato
             .
             1
             Cor.
             1.19
             ,
             20
             ▪
             
          
           
             Joh.
             3.19
             .
          
           
             Isai.
             6.2
             .
          
           
             Infinitus
             ,
             immensus
             &
             soli
             sibi
             tantus
             ,
             quantus
             est
             notus
             ,
             nobis
             ▪
             verò
             ad
             intellectum
             ▪
             pectus
             angustum
             est
             ,
             &
             ideò
             sic
             eum
             dignè
             aestimamus
             ,
             cùm
             inaestimabilem
             dicimus
             ,
             
               Min.
               Fal.
            
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.16
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             1.14
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             10.5
             .
          
           
             Job
             .
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             1.12
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             3.15
             .
          
           
             Act.
             17.11
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             7.17
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             13.2
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             1
             .
             15·
             
          
           
             Phil.
             3.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e30700
           
             2
             Cor.
             1.3
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             34.6
             .
             M●ch
             .
             7.18
             .
             Ephes.
             2.4
             .
          
           
             Jam.
             2.13
             .
          
           
             Job
             35.7
             .
          
           
             Job
             35.6
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             19.17
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.2
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             8.9
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             1.6
             .
          
           
             
               Christus
               enim
               per
               naturam
               bonus
               non
               propter
               praemii
               cupiditatem
               ;
               ideo
               passus
               est
               quia
               benefacere
               eum
               delectavit
               ,
               non
               quia
               incrementum
               Gloriae
               ex
               sua
               passione
               quae
               rebat
               .
            
             Ambros.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.15
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             4.11
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             3.24
             .
             Eph.
             2.5
             .
             Joh.
             1.17
             .
             Tit.
             2.11
             .
          
           
             Tibi
             monstrabo
             amatorium
             sine
             Medicamento
             ,
             fine
             Herbis
             ,
             fine
             ullius
             ●eneficae
             Ca●mine
             ,
             si
             vis
             amari
             ama
             .
             Senec.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.8
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.10
             .
          
           
             &
             1.30
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             4.10
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.6
             .
          
           
             1
             ▪
             Sam.
             24.9
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.20
             .
             Isa.
             53.10
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             8.5
             .
             Jud.
             6.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.15
             .
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             2.4
             .
          
           
             Mark
             1.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             3.5
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             9.7
             .
          
           
             Num.
             15.30
             Heb.
             10.26
             ,
             27
             ,
             28
             ,
             29.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             3.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             8.44
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             103.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             11.
             
             Ephes.
             1.6
             .
             Heb.
             2.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e32450
           
             Eph.
             3.18
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             6.24
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             51.
             
             Rom.
             7.
             
             Isa.
             28.15
             .
          
           
             Pet.
             2.19
             .
          
           
             Slaves
             
               are
               called
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               Bodies
            
             ,
             Rev.
             18.13
             .
          
           
             Job
             3.18
             ,
             19
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             2.26
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             2.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             8.34
             .
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             2.
             ult
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             18.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             1.6
             .
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             2.25
             .
             
               The
               Apostle
               sets
               forth
               the
               Conversion
               of
               a
               Sinner
               ,
               by
               the
               word
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               which
               signifies
               an
               awaking
               out
               of
               sleep
               ,
               caused
               by
               the
               fumes
               of
               Wine
               ,
               or
               strong
               Liquor
               :
               which
               is
               an
               excellent
               resemblance
               of
               the
               Sinners
               state
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Spiritual
               Senses
               are
               bound
               up
               ,
               and
               the
               Passions
               ▪
               as
               thick
               and
               malignant
               Vapours
               ,
               cloud
               the
               Mind
               ,
               that
               it
               cannot
               reflect
               upon
               their
               Miseries
               .
            
          
           
             Psal.
             90.12
             .
          
           
             Luke
             1.78
             .
          
           
             Ezek.
             
          
           
             Dan.
             3.27
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             40.15
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             John
             17.5
             .
             Isa.
             6.1
             ,
             2.
             
             Prov.
             8.15
             .
          
           
             The
             Jews
             
               are
               called
               by
            
             Tacitus
             ,
             
               Vilissima
               pars
               servientium
            
             .
             Lib.
             5.
             
             Hist.
             Joh.
             7.50
             .
             Joh.
             1.46
             .
             Luk.
             2.14
             .
             Levit.
             11.
             
          
           
             Luke
             2.12
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             2.
             
             Psal.
             22.
             
          
           
             Esay
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             Esay
             .
             53.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.
             
             Esa.
             53.2
             .
          
           
             2
             ▪
             Cor.
             8
             9.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.3
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             4.4
             .
          
           
             Isai.
             53.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             14.34
             .
          
           
             Esa.
             53.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             21.23
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Pone
                 Crucem
                 Servo
              
               .
               Juven
               .
               Sat.
               6.
               
            
             
               Liberi
               Homines
               aut
               Cives
               Romani
               hoc
               supplicio
               affici
               non
               poterant
               ,
               nisi
               servi
               poenae
               fierent
               .
            
             
               Facinus
               est
               vincire
               Romanum
               Civem
               ,
               Scelus
               est
               verberare
               ,
               prope
               Parricidium
               necare
               ,
               quid
               dicam
               in
               Crucem
               tollere
               ?
               Verbo
               quidem
               satis
               digno
               tam
               nefaria
               res
               appellari
               nullo
               modo
               potest
               .
            
          
           
             Psal.
             22.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             3.16
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             22.12
             .
          
           
             John
             4.9
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             6.17
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             53
             ▪
             
          
           
             Eph.
             5.2
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             15.8
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.7
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             2.20
             .
          
           
             Qui
             me
             tantum
             &
             semel
             dicondo
             fecit
             ,
             in
             reficiendo
             &
             dixit
             multa
             ,
             &
             gessit
             mira
             ,
             &
             pertulit
             indigna
             .
             Bern.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             24.17
             
          
           
             Isa.
             53.4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             16.23
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             13.1
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             
               Pherecid
               .
               apud
               Procl
            
             .
          
           
             Cant.
             1.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e36070
           
             Col.
             2.9
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             1.21
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             2.20
             .
             Ephes.
             1.23
             .
          
           
             Servo
             ut
             servo
             nihil
             potest
             donari
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             1.14
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.1
             .
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             7.14
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             8.6
             .
          
           
             Act.
             2.38
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11
             .
             3●
             ▪
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             2.
             
          
           
             Malac.
             3.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             9.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             8.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.13
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.35
             .
             Isa.
             9.
             
             Joh.
             17.6
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             16.17
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             5.44
             .
          
           
             John
             17.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.38
             .
          
           
             Jer.
             31.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             23.5
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             8.10
             .
          
           
             Act.
             3.26
             .
          
           
             Ezec.
             36.27
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             4.4
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.13
             ▪
             Rom.
             8.37
             .
          
           
             Major
             quippe
             libertas
             est
             necessaria
             ,
             adversus
             tot
             ,
             et
             tantas
             tentationes
             ,
             quae
             in
             Paradiso
             non
             fuit
             dono
             perseverantiae
             munita
             ,
             ac
             firmata
             ,
             ut
             cum
             omnibus
             terroribus
             &
             erroribus
             suis
             ,
             vincatur
             mundus
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             10.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.10
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.9
             .
          
           
             Isa
             53.11
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             2.13
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.6
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             26.28
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.45
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.50
             
          
           
             Luk.
             20.36
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.47
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.20
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.2
             .
          
           
             1
             ▪
             Cor.
             13.12
             .
          
           
             1
             Thes.
             4.
             
             ●
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e39300
           
             Psal.
             8.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             144.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             9.7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             7.18
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             5.13
             .
          
           
             Act.
             4.17
             .
          
           
             Ezek.
             33.11
             .
          
           
             Ezek.
             18.23
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             81.13
             .
             Hos.
             11.8
             .
          
           
             Mic
             ▪
             7.18
             .
          
           
             Col.
             1.21
             .
          
           
             Quid
             violentius
             triumphat
             de
             Deo
             ?
             Videas
             in
             Christo
             laetari
             tristitiam
             ,
             pavere
             fidem
             ,
             salutem
             pati
             ,
             vitam
             mori
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             26.24
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
          
           
             Act.
             18.5
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             5.3
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             10.37
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             3
             18
             ▪
             
          
           
             Joh.
             3.18
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             53.
             
          
           
             Ut
             dènuò
             malus
             ,
             recuperata
             praeda
             sua
             ,
             adversus
             Dominum
             gaudeat
             .
             Tertul.
             de
             Poen
          
           
             Joh.
             3.19
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e40890
           
             Jam.
             2.10
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             11.5
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             John
             3.17
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             3.17
             .
             Act.
             10.38
             ..
          
           
             Heb.
             7.21
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             24.46
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             10.18
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             1.4
             .
             Tit.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.19
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.5
             .
          
           
             Luke
             1.35
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.3
             .
          
           
             Mar.
             1.24
             .
          
           
             John
             5.19
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             7.26
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.21
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.18
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             53.11
             .
          
           
             Act.
             4.12
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             3.31
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             2.6
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.8
             .
          
           
             Act.
             20.28
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e42740
           
             Vid.
             Dr.
             Stillingfleet
             ,
             who
             with
             admirable
             clearness
             hath
             vindicated
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             Satisfaction
             ,
             from
             the
             Objections
             of
             Crelli●e
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             7.22
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             4.4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Col.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Acts
             2.23
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             53.6
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             Primum
             designat
             ips●m
             actum
             tollendi
             onus
             in
             humeros
             ,
             alterum
             gestationem
             on●●is
             impositi
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             53.5
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             21.23
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             53.10
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             3
             13.
             
             Isa.
             53.5
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             10.18
             .
          
           
             Act.
             2.24
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.30
             .
          
           
             Col.
             1.14
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.6
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             20.28
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
          
           
             Luke
             11.12
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Mat.
             17.27
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             5.9
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.13
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.19
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Aelian
             Var.
             histor
             .
             l.
             13.
             c.
             24.
             
          
           
             Menenius
             Agrippa
             ,
             Liv●
             l.
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             2.2
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             9.22
             .
          
           
             Exo.
             29.10
             .
             Lev.
             1.4
             .
          
           
             Lev.
             17.11
             .
          
           
             Those
             effects
             are
             exprest
             by
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             and
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             with
             the
             Hebrews
             ,
             
               and
               by
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             with
             the
             Greeks
             .
             Lev.
             4.20
             ,
             26
             ,
             31
             ,
             35.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.13
             .
          
           
             Levit
             5.
             
             Vid.
             Vossium
             contra
             Ravensperg
             .
             c.
             24.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             13.8
             .
             Lev.
             5.6
             .
             &
             14.12
             .
             1
             Cor.
             5.7
             .
             Exo.
             12.13
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.18
             .
          
           
             Heb
             9.13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.1
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             3
             .
             5·26
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             5.5
             .
          
           
             *
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             an
             allusion
             to
             the
             peace-offering
             and
             sin-offering
             ;
             for
             the
             truth
             of
             both
             is
             in
             the
             death
             of
             Christ
             ,
             which
             appeases
             God
             ,
             and
             obtains
             the
             Blessings
             that
             depend
             on
             his
             favour
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             8.20
             .
             Exod.
             29.
             
             Lev.
             1.10
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.10
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.19
             .
          
           
             1
             John
             29.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.30
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.24
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             1.7
             .
             Heb.
             9.4
             .
             Rev.
             1.6
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.24
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             24.6
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             24.9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11.
             
             Heb.
             13.20
             .
             Luk.
             22.20
             .
          
           
             Job
             .
             42.7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             9.18
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e46540
           
             Psal.
             82.6
             .
             John
             3.16
             .
             John
             8.36
             .
             Heb.
             1.5
             .
          
           
             Pluris
             enim
             Decii
             ,
             quam
             qui
             servantur
             ab
             illis
             .
             Juven
             .
          
           
             Col.
             1.14
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             50.13
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.2
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.14
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             9.26
             ,
             27
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             26.28
             .
             Mar.
             14.24
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             6.4
             .
             Isa.
             53.13
             .
          
           
             Act.
             2
             24.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.20
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             16.10
             .
          
           
             Levit.
             16.14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.4
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             80.1
             .
          
           
             Heb
             9.24
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             9.26
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.24
             .
          
           
             1
             John
             2.2
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             17.24
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.5
             .
          
           
             
               Non
               totum
               imitantur
               ,
               sed
               imaginemejus
               ,
               figuramque
               ,
               caeterum
               nihil
               habent
               ardoris
               ,
               hebetes
               &
               languidi
               .
            
             Sen.
             Nat.
             Quaest.
             
          
           
             
               Cui
               nihil
               ad
               augendum
               fastigium
               superest
               ,
               hic
               uno
               modo
               crescere
               potest
               ,
               Si
               se
               ipse
               submittat
               ,
               securus
               magnitudinis
               suae
               .
            
             Plin.
             Panegyr
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             2.9
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             1.3
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             110.1
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.25
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             1.21
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             2●
             
          
           
             Heb.
             1.3
             .
             &
             10.12
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8
             ▪
             34
             ,
             35.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             7.19
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             ●0
             .
             14
             .
          
           
             Col.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             9.25
             ,
             26.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             13.8
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.22
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             13.8
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             6.11
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.26
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.28
             ,
             29.
             
          
           
             1
             John
             2.19
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             5.9
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             3.4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.20
             .
             Luk.
             22.20
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.19
             .
          
           
             Luke
             24.47
             .
          
           
             Acts
             5.31
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             17.
             
             Jam.
             1.
             
             ●
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             Act.
             5.41
             .
             Phil.
             1.29
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             4.14
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             12.7
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.6
             .
             Isai.
             1.5
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             143.2
             .
          
           
             Jer.
             10.24
             .
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             7.14
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.10
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             1
             Cor.
             11.32
             .
          
           
             Ps.
             119.67
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             3.22
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             14.13
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             16.19
             .
          
           
             John
             11.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             13.
             de
             civit
             .
             c.
             4.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e50240
           
             Rom.
             1.31
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             9.22
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             2.34
             .
          
           
             
               De
               cruce
               Christi
               nobis
               insultant
               Sapientes
               hujus
               mundi
               ,
               et
               dicunt
               ,
               quale
               cor
               habitis
               ,
               qui
               Deum
               Colitis
               Crucifixum
               .
            
             Aug.
             Serm.
             
               de
               verb.
            
             Apost
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             6.14
             .
          
           
             Mic.
             6.6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             10.6
             ,
             7
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.17
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.23
             ,
          
           
             Gal.
             3.10
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             3.9
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             3.16
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             1.12
             .
          
           
             Act.
             5.31
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.20
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             10.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             10.4
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             3.10
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             3.11
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             3.27
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             3.9
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             19.14
             .
          
           
             Act.
             3.26
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             4.3
             .
          
           
             Mark
             9.49
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e51600
           
             Exod.
             15.15
             ▪
             
          
           
             Psal.
             89.35
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             6.3
             .
             Rev.
             4.8
             .
             Psal.
             147.10
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             ●
             .
             ●
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             6.17
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             84.11
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             5.8
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.14
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             2.7
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             6.7
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             1.16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             7.1
             .
          
           
             2
             Tit.
             11.12
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             2.16
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             5.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             5.2
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             5.27
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.15
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             4.8
             .
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.5
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             2.11
             ,
             12
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             2.11
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             13.1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.13
             .
             Act.
             5.29
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             13.5
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.2
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             5.
             
          
           
             1
             Thes.
             4.6
             .
             
               Apud
               n●s
               ille
               Religiosior
               qui
               justior
               ,
            
             Minut.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             7.12
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             20.6
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             5.16
             .
             1
             Cor.
             10.31
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             4.11
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             6.19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.16
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             4.18
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             6.5
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             2.10
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             18.3
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             2.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.12
             .
          
           
             John
             15.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.10
             
          
           
             Rom.
             3.27
             .
             Rom.
             4.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.23
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             16.24
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             16.25
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             13.14
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             10.36
             .
             Gal.
             6.10
             .
             1
             Pet.
             1.22
             .
             Rom.
             12.9
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             4.8
             .
          
           
             
               Tot
               &
               t●nta
               Christiani
               nominis
               charissima
               vincula
               .
            
             August
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             13.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             5.44
             .
          
           
             Col.
             3.13
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             3.5
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             6.31
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.6
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             29.19
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             1.11
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.28
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             12.12
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             4
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e54250
           
             Ezek.
             20.25
             .
          
           
             Col.
             2.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             14.17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             Mal.
             2.14
             ,
             15.
             
             Mat.
             19.8
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             19.4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             5.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             6.19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.19
             .
          
           
             Recentiores
             Platonici
             
               virtutes
               quasdam
               posuerunt
               purgativas
               sed
               spurias
               ;
               illas
               enim
               è
               Scriptoribus
               Christianis
               suffurati
               sunt
               ,
               namque
               ejusmodi
               virtutum
               nullus
               omnino
               ante
               Christum
               meminit
               .
            
             L.
             Vives
             de
             Verit.
             Rel.
             Christ.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             2.15
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             Naturam
             optim●m
             ducem
             sequi
             .
             Stoici
             passim
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             4.17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Arist.
               Plat.
            
             The
             Stoicks
             imagined
             that
             God
             and
             the
             World
             made
             a
             compleat
             Animal
             ,
             of
             which
             He
             was
             the
             Soul.
             
               Vid.
               Aug
               ▪
            
             de
             Civit.
             Dei.
             c.
             18.
             
          
           
             †
             
               Epicurei
               
                 nec
                 Philosophi
                 in
                 rebus
                 sanctis
                 ,
                 nec
                 sancti
                 in
                 Philosophia
                 .
              
               Aug.
               c.
               7.
               de
               vera
               ▪
               Rel.
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               .
            
             
               Irridendum
               agere
               curam
               rerum
               humanarum
               illud
               quicquid
               est
               summum
               .
               Anne
               tam
               tristi
               atque
               multiplici
               ministerio
               non
               pollui
               credamus
               dubitemusque
               ?
               Plin.
               lib.
               2.
               c.
               7.
               
            
          
           
             ‖
             Autor
             Lib.
             de
             Mundo
             .
          
           
             Vid.
             Epist
             74.
             
          
           
             
               Adimit
               Aristoteles
               
                 Deo
                 id
                 quod
                 in
                 entibus
                 ratione
                 praeditis
                 est
                 optimum
                 ,
                 libertatem
                 ,
                 &
                 ex
                 Principe
                 Mundi
                 facit
                 Ministrum
                 Naturae
                 ,
                 cui
                 in
                 agerdo
                 seviat
                 .
              
            
             
               Seneca
               brings
               in
               Jupiter
               ,
               their
               Supreme
               God
               speaking
               to
               vertuous
               men
               in
               their
               Calamities
               ,
               
                 Quia
                 non
                 poteram
                 vos
                 ist●s
                 subducere
                 ,
                 adversus
                 omnia
                 armavi
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Xenop
             .
             l.
             1.
             memor
             .
             Plato
             
               agnovit
               unum
               Deum
               ,
               summum
               Opificem
               universi
               ,
               sed
               praeter
               eum
               statuit
               Deos
               duplices
               ,
            
             Daemonas
             &
             H●roas
             ,
             
               quibus
               sacr●
               fieri
               jussit
            
             .
             Apul.
             
               Vt
               nemo
               fuerit
               dubitaturus
               furere
               eos
               ,
               si
               cum
               paucioribus
               furerent
               ,
               nunc
               sanitatis
               patrocinium
               insanientium
               turba
               ,
               quae
               omnia
               sapiens
               servabit
               tanquam
               legibus
               jussa
               ,
               non
               tanquam
               Diis
               grata
               .
            
             Aug.
             lib.
             5.
             c.
             10.
             de
             Civitat
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.23
             ,
             24.
             
             
               Licet
               a
               populo
               diversa
               sentirent
               ,
               Templa
               haberent
               communia
               cum
               populo
               .
            
             Aug.
             lib.
             4.
             cont
             .
             Jul.
             
          
           
             
               Judicium
               hoc
               omnium
               mortalium
               ,
               fortunam
               a
               Deo
               petendam
               ,
               a
               s●ipso
               sumendam
               sapientiam
               .
            
             Cicero
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Hoc
                 in
                 sapientia
                 pretiosum
                 atque
                 magnificū
                 est
                 ,
                 quod
                 ●on
                 obvenit
                 quod
                 illam
                 quisque
                 sibi
                 debet
                 ,
                 quod
                 non
                 ab
                 alio
                 petitur
                 :
                 quid
                 haberes
                 in
                 philosophia
                 ,
                 quod
                 suspiceres
                 ,
                 si
                 beneficiaria
                 ,
                 res
                 esset
              
               ?
               Senec
               ▪
               Epist.
               9.
               
            
             
               
                 Quis
                 quod
                 vir
                 bonus
                 esset
                 gratias
                 Diis
                 egit
                 unquam
                 ?
                 at
                 quod
                 dives
                 ,
                 quod
                 honoratus
                 ,
                 quod
                 in
                 columis
                 .
              
               Cic.
               l.
               3.
               
                 de
                 nat
                 .
                 Deor.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Virtutem
                 nemo
                 unquam
                 acceptam
                 Deo
                 retulit
                 :
                 nimirum
                 recte
                 .
                 Propter
                 virtutem
                 enim
                 jure
                 laudamur
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 virtute
                 recte
                 gloriamur
                 ,
                 quod
                 non
                 contingeret
                 si
                 id
                 donum
                 a
                 Deo
                 ,
                 non
                 a
                 nobis
                 haberemus
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Deus
               non
               vincit
               sapientem
               faelicitate
               ,
               etiamsi
               vincit
               aetate
               .
            
             Senec.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Est
                 aliquid
                 quo
                 Sapiens
                 antecedat
                 Deum
                 ,
                 ille
                 naturae
                 beneficio
                 ,
                 non
                 suo
                 est
                 Sapiens
                 .
                 Magna
                 res
                 est
                 ,
                 habere
                 imbecillitatem
                 hominis
                 ,
                 &
                 securitatem
                 Dei.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Ferte
                 fortiter
                 ,
                 hoc
                 est
                 quo
                 Deum
                 ante
                 cedatis
                 ,
                 ille
                 extra
                 patientiam
                 malorum
                 est
                 ,
                 vos
                 supra
                 patientiam
                 .
              
               Senec.
               
            
          
           
             
               Timeo
               ne
            
             Stoici
             
               soli
               sint
               Philosophi
            
             .
             Cic.
             
          
           
             
               Quotus
               enim
               quisque
               Philosophorum
               invenitur
               ,
               qui
               sit
               ita
               moratus
               ,
               ita
               animo
               ac
               vitâ
               constitutus
               ut
               ratio
               postulat
               ,
               qui
               disciplinam
               suam
               non
               ostentationem
               Scientiae
               ,
               sed
               legem
               vita
               putet
               ?
            
          
           
             
               Tota
               infidelaum
               vita
               falsa
               virtus
               est
               ,
               etiam
               in
               optimis
               moribus
            
             Prosp.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             4.
             cont
             .
             Jul.
             c.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Epicurus
               virtutes
               induxit
               voluptatis
               ancillas
               ,
               ab
               sit
               autem
               ut
               verae
               virtutes
               cuiquam
               serviant
               nisi
               illi
               ,
               vel
               propter
               illum
               cui
               dicimus
               Deus
               virtutum
               converte
               nos
               .
            
             August
             .
             cont
             .
             Jul.
             lib.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Nec
                 facile
                 invenies
                 multis
                 è
                 millibus
                 unum
                 virtutem
                 pretium
                 qui
                 p●tet
                 esse
                 sui
                 .
                 Ipse
                 decor
                 recti
                 facti
                 ,
                 si
                 praemia
                 desint
                 ;
                 Non
                 movit
                 &
                 gratis
                 poenitet
                 esse
                 probum
                 .
              
               Ovid
               depont
               .
            
             
               
                 Stoici
                 virtutem
                 descripserunt
                 seipsa
                 contentam
                 ,
                 ab
                 omnibus
                 liberam
                 ,
                 &
                 quae
                 sola
                 sibi
                 sit
                 praemium
                 :
                 Sed
                 licet
                 a
                 quibusdum
                 tunc
                 verae
                 &
                 honestae
                 putentur
                 esse
                 virtutes
                 ,
                 cum
                 ad
                 seipsas
                 referuntur
                 nec
                 propt●r
                 aliud
                 expetuntur
                 ,
                 etiam
                 tunc
                 inflatae
                 ac
                 superbiae
                 sunt
                 &
                 ideo
                 non
                 virtutes
                 sed
                 vitia
                 judicanda
                 sunt
                 .
              
               Aug.
               lib.
               19
               ,
               de
               Civit.
               c.
               25.
               
            
          
           
             Ovid.
             Met.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Diog.
             Laert.
             
          
           
             Tully
             himself
             was
             guilty
             of
             this
             impiery
             :
             
               Quando
               neque
               Dii
               quos
               tu
               castissime
               coluisti
               ,
               neque
               homines
               quos
               eg●
               servavi
               semper
               nobis
               gratiam
               retulerunt
               .
            
             Tull
             4
             
               Epist.
               ad
               Vxor.
            
             
          
           
             
               Pati
               necesse
               est
               mult●
               mortalem
               mala
               .
            
             Nae●ius
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Nullam
                 tam
                 miseram
                 nominabis
                 domum
                 ,
                 quae
                 non
                 inveniat
                 in
                 miseriore
                 solatium
                 .
                 Malevoli
                 solatii
                 genus
                 turba
                 miserorum
                 ?
              
               Senec.
               
            
             
               Tully
               speaks
               to
               the
               Epicureans
               ,
               
                 Sed
                 vobis
                 voluptatum
                 perceptarum
                 recordario
                 beatam
                 vitam
                 facit
                 ,
                 &
                 quidem
                 corpore
                 perceptarum
                 .
              
               Tusc.
               
            
             
               
                 Opinio
                 est
                 quae
                 nos
                 cruciat
                 ,
                 &
                 tanti
                 quodque
                 malum
                 est
                 ,
                 quanti
                 taxavimus
                 .
                 Circumspice
                 ista
                 quae
                 nos
                 agunt
                 in
                 insaniam
                 ,
                 quae
                 cum
                 plurimis
                 lachrymis
                 amittimus
                 ,
                 scimus
                 nō
                 dānum
                 in
                 his
                 molestum
                 esse
                 ,
                 sed
                 opinionē
                 dāni
                 .
              
               Senec.
               
            
          
           
             
               Levius
               fit
               patientia
               ,
               quicquid
               corriger●
               sit
               nefas
               .
            
             Horat.
             
          
           
             Zenoni
             
               à
               quo
               caepit
               rigida
               ac
               virilis
               sapientia
               .
            
          
           
             
               Cape
               quantum
               debes
               virtutis
               pulcherrimae
               ac
               magnificentissimae
               speciem
               ,
               quae
               nobis
               non
               sertis
               ,
               sed
               sudore
               &
               sanguine
               colenda
               est
               .
               Aspice
            
             Marcum
             Catonem
             .
          
           
             †
             
               Et
               pridie
               quā
               occideretur
               ,
               in
               sermone
               nato
               super
               coenam
               ,
               apud
            
             M.
             L●pidum
             ,
             
               quis●am
               esset
               fi●●s
               vitae
               cōmodi
               simus
               ,
               repentinum
               inopinatumque
               praetulerat
               .
            
             Suet.
             
          
           
             *
             Vid.
             Plutarch
             
          
           
             
               Philosophy
               is
               defined
               by
            
             Plato
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Stultum
                 est
                 timere
                 ,
                 quod
                 vitare
                 non
                 possis
                 .
              
               Laber.
               
                 In
                 illis
                 qui
                 morbo
                 finiuntur
                 ,
                 magnum
                 ex
                 ipsa
                 necessitate
                 solatium
                 est
                 .
              
               Plin.
               
            
             
               
                 Moriar
                 ;
                 hoc
                 :
                 dicis
                 ,
                 desinam
                 aegrotari
                 posse
                 ,
                 desinam
                 alligari
                 posse
                 ,
                 desinam
                 mori
                 posse
                 .
              
               Senec.
               
            
          
           
             
               Nam
               si
               supremus
               ille
               dies
               non
               extinctionem
               ,
               sed
               commutationem
               affert
               loci
               ,
               quid
               optabilius
               ?
               sin
               autem
               perimit
               ,
               ac
               ●elet
               omnino
               ,
               quid
               melius
               quam
               in
               mediis
               vitae
               laboribus
               obdormisc●re
               ?
            
          
           
             
               Cynicorum
               
                 natio
                 tota
                 ejicienda
                 est
                 .
                 Est
                 enini
                 inimica
                 verecundiae
                 ,
                 sine
                 qua
                 nihil
                 rectum
                 esse
                 potest
                 ,
                 nihil
                 honestum
                 .
              
               Cicer.
               
            
             
               
                 Et
                 qui
                 nec
              
               Cynicos
               ,
               nec
               Stoica
               
                 dogmata
                 legit
                 ,
                 A
              
               Cynicis
               
                 tunicâ
                 distantia
              
               .
               Juvenal
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ·
               
                 Injuriosum
                 est
                 rapto
                 vivere
                 ,
                 at
                 contra
                 pulcherrimum
                 rapto
                 mori
                 .
              
            
             
               Aspice
               Marc.
               Catonem
               ,
               
                 sacro
                 illo
                 pectori
                 puriss●m●s
                 manus
                 admoventem
                 ,
                 &
                 vulnera
                 parum
                 demissa
                 laxantem
                 .
              
               Senec.
               
            
          
           
             
               Vide
               Lib.
            
             4.
             
             Ethic.
             
          
           
             
               Si
               eos
               inspiciamus
               ut
               Pagani
               ,
               Chri●stianè
               scripserunt
               ;
               si
               ut
               Christiani
               ,
               Paganicè
               .
            
             Erasmus
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e58210
           
             
               Contumacia
               redargui
               non
               potest
               sine
               exemple
               .
               Nam
               habere
               non
               possunt
               quae
               doceas
               firmitatem
               ,
               nisi
               ea
               prior
               feceris
               .
               Quia
               natura
               hominū
               proclivis
               in
               vitia
               ,
               videri
               vult
               non
               modo
               cum
               venia
               ,
               sed
               etiam
               cum
               ratione
               peccare
               .
            
             Lact.
             de
             ver
             .
             Sap.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             7.26
             ▪
             
          
           
             John
             13.15
             .
             1
             Pet.
             2.21
             .
          
           
             Judg.
             9.48
             .
          
           
             Mar.
             6.3
             .
          
           
             John
             13.
             
             Mat.
             11.29
             .
          
           
             
               Cum
               omnibus
               vitae
               officiis
               justitiae
               specimen
               praebuisset
               ,
               ut
               doloris
               quoque
               patientiam
               ,
               mortisque
               contemptum
               ,
               quibus
               perfecta
               et
               consummata
               sit
               virtus
               ,
               traderet
               homini
               ,
               venit
               in
               manus
               impiae
               nationis
               ,
               cum
               et
               vitare
               potuisset
               scientia
               futuri
               quā
               gerebat
               ,
               et
               repedere
               eadem
               virtute
               qu●
               mirabilia
               f●●it
               .
            
             Tert.
             
               de
               c●m
               .
               Christ.
            
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             3.18
             .
          
           
             John.
             3.5
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             3.5
             .
          
           
             John
             16.7
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             4.8
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             68.18
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             1.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             5.22
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             3.7
             .
          
           
             
               Aliis
               peccatis
               ,
               alia
               peccata
               vincuntur
               .
               Caeteras
               cupiditates
               hujus
               unius
               (
               nempe
               gloriae
               )
               ingenti
               cupiditate
               presserunt
               .
            
             Aug.
             Lib.
             5.
             de
             Civ
             .
             Dei.
             
          
           
             
               Nec
               nova
               inferens
            
             Daemonia
             ,
             
               sed
               vetera
               depellens
               ,
               nec
               adolescentiam
               vitians
               ,
               sed
               omni
               bono
               pudoris
               informans
               ,
            
             Tert.
             
               de
               An.
               Christianam
               sapientiam
               Socaticae
               praeferens
               .
               O
               sapientiae
            
             Atticae
             
               exemplum
               ,
               Lenro
               est
               Philosophus
            
             .
             Tertul.
             Apolog
             .
             Vid.
             Xenophon
             .
             Memorab
             .
             l.
             4.
             
          
           
             *
             Vid.
             Theod.
             Graecar
             .
             
               affect
               .
               Cur.
               l.
            
             12.
             vid.
             Plat.
             Con●iv
             .
          
           
             †
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Xenoph.
             lib.
             4.
             
             Memor
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Vid.
             Xiphil
             .
             in
             
               Vit.
               Ner.
            
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Tacit.
             lib.
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Punctum
               est
               in
               quo
               navigatis
               ,
               in
               quo
               bellatis
               ,
               in
               quo
               regna
               disponitis
               ,
               sursum
               ingentia
               spatia
               ,
               in
               quorum
               possessionem
               animus
               admittitur
               .
            
             Senec
             .
             Lib.
             1.
             
               nat
               .
               quaest
            
             .
          
           
             Diog.
             Laert.
             
          
           
             
               Vid.
               Philonis
               
                 judicium
                 de
              
               Platonico
               
                 convivio
                 ,
                 in
                 Lib.
                 de
                 vitae
                 Contempt
                 .
                 Quanquam
                 illorum
                 se
                 ingenia
                 amare
                 dicebant
                 ea
                 fere
                 potissimum
                 amabant
                 quae
                 bene
                 habitabant
                 .
                 Quis
                 est
                 enim
                 iste
                 amor
                 amicitiae
                 ?
                 cur
                 neque
                 deformem
                 Adolescentem
                 quisquam
                 amat
                 ,
                 nec
                 formosum
                 senem
                 ?
              
               Cicer.
               
            
             
               
                 Venerem
                 nefandam
                 &
                 quosvis
                 Incestus
                 esse
                 adiaphora
                 dicebant
                 non
                 s●lum
                 Epicurei
                 ,
                 sed
                 severi
                 illi
                 Stoici
                 ,
                 quod
              
               Sextus
               Empiricus
               
                 nos
                 docet
                 ex
              
               Zenone
               ,
               &
               Chrysippo
               .
            
          
           
             Mar.
             9.44
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             20.14
             .
             
               mortui
               vitae
               ,
               &
               morti
               sic
               fine
               victuri
               .
            
             Aug.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             20.10
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             12.4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.12
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh
             ▪
             3.2
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             16.11
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             21.4
             .
          
           
             Job
             .
             17.24
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.2
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor
             ,
             2.9
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.17
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             3.21
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             22.5
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             16.11
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             4.17
             .
          
           
             
               Vid.
               Apolog.
               &
               Phaed.
            
             Platonis
             .
          
           
             
               Et
               contum
               &
            
             Stygio
             
               ranas
               in
               gurgite
               nigras
               ,
               Atque
               unâ
               transire
               vadum
               tot
               millia
               cymbâ
               ,
               Nec
               pueri
               credunt
               ,
               nisi
               qui
               nondum
               ore
               lavantur
               .
            
          
           
             Rom.
             1.18
             .
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             1.10
             .
          
           
             Act.
             17.30
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             1.74
             .
          
           
             
               Ergo
               te
               dignum
               gere
               tali
               pretio
               ,
               ne
               veniat
               Christus
               qui
               te
               mundavit
               ,
               qui
               te
               redemit
               ,
               &
               si
               te
               in
               peccato
               invenerit
               ,
               dicat
               tibi
               ;
               quae
               utilitas
               in
               sanguine
               meo
               ?
               quid
               profeci
               tibi
               dum
               descendo
               in
               corruptionem
            
             ?
             Amb.
             de
             Virginit
             .
             p.
             3.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e61930
           
             Mat.
             1.21
             .
          
           
             Esay
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Act.
             3.26
             .
          
           
             Tit.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Act.
             3.19
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             2.7
             .
          
           
             1
             John
             3.3
             .
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.4
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             6.1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             3.5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             9.14
             .
          
           
             Act.
             26.18
             .
          
           
             
               Fit
               totum
               Fabula
               Coelum
            
             .
             Martial
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.3
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
          
           
             Vid.
             Chrysost
             .
             in
             Homil
             .
             6.
             in
             1
             Epist.
             ad
             Corinth
             .
          
           
             
               Bonus
               Vir
            
             Caius
             Sejus
             ,
             nisi
             Christianus
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.1
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.9
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             4.20
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             13.13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             
               Deorum
               cultores
               boni
               esse
               non
               possint
               ;
               ab
               ipsis
               enim
               diis
               erudiuntur
               ad
               injustitiam
               .
            
             Lactan.
             
          
           
             
               Celsus
               ,
               Zosimus
            
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             2.9
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             7.21
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               de
               Poen
            
             .
          
           
             
               Familias
               nuper
               intterimere
               ,
               &
               tota
               Convivia
               ,
               quae
               voluptas
               tanta
               tam
               ancipitis
               cibi
               ?
            
          
           
             Hippocrat
             .
             Sect.
             7.
             
             Aphoris
             .
             ult
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e64020
           
             Ps●l
             .
             96.4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             1.14
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.16
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             1.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             7.14
             .
          
           
             John
             3.2
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             11.4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             Esa.
             35.5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             John
             4.46
             .
          
           
             John
             9.
             
          
           
             Mar.
             5.42
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             7.15
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             11.44
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             1.27.29
             ,
             33.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             9.43
             .
             Mat.
             9.33
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             9.10
             ,
             18
             ,
             20
             ,
             25
             ,
             29
             ,
             33.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             6.12
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             2.14
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             6.6
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             6.
             
          
           
             2
             Col.
             15.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Theodor.
             de
             Cur.
             
               Graec.
               Affect
            
             .
             Lib.
             12.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             16.10
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.14
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.4
             .
          
           
             Act.
             13.33
             .
          
           
             Tim.
             3.16
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             4.25
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             6.4
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e65810
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.23
             .
          
           
             v.
             24.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.16
             .
          
           
             Ephes.
             ●
             .
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Sym.
             in
             relat
             .
             ad
             
               Imperat.
               Majorum
               excipere
               displinam
               ,
               Religiones
               traditas
               colere
               ,
            
             Coecil
             .
             
               Tantum
               Sanctit●●●s
               attribuere
               consuevit
               ,
               quantum
               astruxerit
               vetustatis
               .
            
             M.
             Foel
             .
             
               Hoc
               sanctum
               ab
               aevo
               est
               ,
               Hoc
               ab
               Atavis
               traditum
               .
            
             Prudent
             .
          
           
             
               Apud
               eos
               tota
               impuritas
               vocatur
               urbanitas
               .
            
             M.
             Fael
             .
          
           
             
               Et
               cuncta
               licere
               credimus
               Et
               sequimur
               magnorum
               exempla
               Deorum
               .
               Biblis
            
             tempting
             her
             brother
             to
             incest
             .
             
               Ovid.
               Met.
               l.
            
             9.
             
             Fab.
             7.
             
          
           
             Confes.
             
               Atque
               Deum
               ?
               qui
               templa
               coeli
               summa
               Sonitu
               concucit
               ,
               Ego
               homuncio
               hoc
               non
               facerem
               ?
               Ego
               illud
               vero
               ita
               feci
               ac
               lubens
               .
            
             Teren.
             Eun.
             
          
           
             Apol.
             c.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Mundi
               Philosophus
               est
               gloriae
               animal
               ,
               &
               popularis
               aurae
               atque
               nummorum
               venale
               mancipium
               ,
            
             Hier.
             
          
           
             
               Quid
               in
               his
               deprehendas
               praeter
               fictam
               frontem
               &
               perpetuum
               etiam
               ,
               &
               quandam
               ex
               arogantia
               autoritatem
               .
            
             Q●int
             .
          
           
             
               Philosophorum
               supercilia
               contemnimus
               ,
               vitia
               faecundissime
               accusantes
               ,
               intercutibus
               ipsi
               vitiis
               madentes
               .
            
             M.
             Fael
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             Lib.
             2.
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             l.
             4.
             c.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Nemo
               accedat
               eruditus
               ,
               nemo
               sapiens
               ,
               nemo
               prudens
               ,
               arcemus
               enim
               tales
               :
               Quod
               si
               quis
               est
               indoctus
               ,
               insipiens
               ,
               infans
               fidenter
               veniat
               .
               H●c
               pacto
               satis
               apparet
               ,
               quod
               solos
               fat●o●
               ,
               ignaros
               ,
               stolidos
               ,
               mancipia
               ,
               muli●●culas
               ,
               pueros
               captent
               ,
               &
               p●llici●●●
            
             Maxim.
             Madaurensis
             in
             Epist.
             
               ad
               St.
            
             August
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             7
             .
             4●
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               Vulgaria
               legum
               capita
               separatim
               Deos
               non
               habendos
               ,
               nec
               novos
               .
            
          
           
             Act.
             16.21
             .
          
           
             
               Orientem
               fidem
               Romae
               primus
               Nero
               cruentavit
               ,
            
             Tert.
             Scorp
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.27
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             2.4
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Cor.
             4.7
             .
          
           
             1
             Thes.
             1
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             6.10
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ·
             In
             Apol
             .
             Post.
             
          
           
             Plin.
             Lib.
             10
             Epist.
             7.
             
          
           
             Ulpian
             
               wrote
               seven
               books
               ,
               to
               describe
               the
               Variety
               of
               Torments
               the
               Christians
               suffered
               .
            
             Timebit
             forsitan
             caro
             gladium
             gravem
             ,
             &
             crucem
             excelsam
             ,
             &
             rabiem
             Bestiarum
             ,
             &
             summam
             ignium
             poenam
             ,
             &
             omne
             Carnificis
             ingenium
             in
             Tormentis
             .
             
               Tert.
               ad
               Martyr
            
             .
          
           
             Ignatius
             
               said
               to
               the
            
             Romans
             
               disswading
               him
               from
               suffering
            
             ,
             Ignoscite
             mihi
             filioli
             ,
             quid
             mihi
             prosit
             ego
             scio
             .
             Hieron
             .
             De
             
               Script
               .
               Ecclesiast
            
             .
          
           
             
               Inde
               est
               quod
               ibidem
               sententiis
               vestris
               gratias
               agimus
               .
            
             Tert.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               est
               habitus
               victoriae
               nostrae
               ,
               haec
               palmata
               vestis
               ,
               tali
               curru
               triumphamus
               .
            
             Ter●tul
             .
             
               Tot●m
               hominem
               animus
               circumfert
               ,
               &
               quo
               velit
               〈◊〉
               ▪
            
             Tertul.
             ad
             Mart.
             
          
           
             
               Latriones
               &
               robusti
               Corporis
               viri
               ejusmodi
               Lacerationes
               perferre
               nequeunt
               ,
               exclamāt
               &
               genitus
               edunt
               ,
               quia
               deest
               illis
               inspirata
               patientia
               .
               Nostri
               autem
               ut
               de
               viris
               taceam
               ,
               pueri
               &
               mulier
               culae
               tortores
               suos
               tacite
               vincunt
               ,
               &
               exprimere
               illis
               genitum
               nec
               ignis
               potest
               .
            
             Lactant.
             Lib.
             5.
             c.
             13.
             
          
           
             Col.
             1.6
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             23.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.16
             .
          
           
             
               Ergo
               vincimus
               cum
               occidimur
               ,
               plures
               efficimur
               ,
               quoties
               metimur
               a
               vobis
               :
               Semen
               est
               Sanguis
               Christianorum
               ,
            
             Tertul.
             Apol.
             
          
           
             Dioclesian
             .
             Jovian
             .
             &
             Maximinianus
             ,
             Herculaeus
             ,
             Caesares
             ,
             Augusti
             .
             
               amplificato
               per
            
             Orientem
             ,
             &
             Occidentem
             Imperio
             Romano
             ,
             
               &
               nomine
            
             Christianor
             .
             qui
             Remp.
             
               evertebant
               ,
               extincto
            
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.25
             .
          
           
             2
             Heb.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.
             
          
           
             
               Animi
               imperio
               Corporis
               servitio
               magis
               utimur
               .
            
             Sal.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.10
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.21
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             1
             
          
           
             
               Imperfectae
               in
               homine
               naturae
               ,
               praecipua
               solatia
               ,
               ne
               Deum
               qui
               dem
               posse
               omnia
               ;
               nam
               nec
               sibi
               potest
               mortem
               Conscisere
               ,
               nec
               mortales
               aeter
               nitate
               donare
               ,
               nec
               revocare
               defunctos
               .
            
             Pli.
             lib.
             2.
             c.
             7.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             37.4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             
               Tu
               periri
               Deo
               credis
               si
               quid
               oculis
               nostris
               bebetibus
               subtra●itur
               .
               Corpus
               omne
               sive
               arescit
               in
               pulverem
               ▪
               sive
               in
               humorem
               solvitur
               ,
               vel
               in
               cinerem
               comprimitur
               ,
               vel
               in
               nidorem
               tenuatur
               ,
               sub
               ducitur
               nobis
               ,
               sed
               Deo
               elementorum
               custodia
               reservatur
               .
            
             Arnob
             .
             lib.
             11.
             
          
           
             Act.
             26.13
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.2
             .
          
           
             2
             Thes.
             1
             .
             10·
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.54
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e69710
           
             Vid.
             Mr.
             Baxter's
             excellent
             account
             of
             
               The
               Reasonableness
               of
               Christianity
            
             .
          
           
             1
             John
             1.5
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             3.17
             .
          
           
             Act.
             9.4
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             1.17
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.4
             .
          
           
             Act.
             2.1.20
             .
             &
             10.41
             .
             Act.
             2.32
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.8
             .
          
           
             
               In
               testimoniis
               dignitas
               ,
               fides
               ,
               mores
               ,
               gravitas
               examinanda
               est
               .
            
          
           
             Rom.
             3.8
             .
          
           
             Act.
             3.12
             ,
             13
             
          
           
             &
             4.10
             .
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             1.1
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             24.37
             ,
             39
             ,
             43.
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             1.1
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             2.4
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26796-e71320
           
             Tit.
             1.2
             .
          
           
             Jam.
             1.17
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             6.17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             1.17
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             49.1
             .
          
           
             Numb
             .
             2.3
             .
          
           
             Dan.
             9.25
             .
          
           
             
               Numerus
               iste
               praeter
               allusionem
               ad
            
             70.
             
               annos
               captivitatis
               ,
               non
               sine
               mysterio
               intra
               se
               occultet
               &
               semitas
               ,
               &
               annos
               Jubilaeos
               praecise
               exhauriat
            
             ;
             70.
             
               enim
               Hebdomadae
               sunt
               totidem
               semitae
               ,
               &
               denos
               continent
               Jubilaeos
               .
               Jam
               quia
               annus
            
             Sabbatarius
             &
             Jubilaeus
             
               infallibiles
               sunt
               characteres
               Chronologiae
               sacrae
               ,
               ex
               iis
               certa
               potest
               peti
               ratio
               connectendi
            
             70.
             
             
               Hebdomadas
               cum
               annis
               Mundi
               .
               Fuit
               enim
               annus
               secundus
            
             Darii
             
               Sabbatarius
               &
               Jubilaeus
               :
               Rursus
               annus
               praecedens
               excidium
            
             Hierosolymorum
             
               &
               ipse
               Sabbatarius
               fuit
               &
               Jubilaeus
               postremus
               ;
               inter
               quos
               velut
               terminos
            
             70.
             
             
               Hebdomadae
               decurrunt
            
             .
             Vid.
             Helvi●
             .
             Diatrib
             .
             de
             Hebdom
             .
             Daniel
             .
          
           
             Esay
             ▪
             40.
             
             Mal.
             3.1
             ,
             7.
             
             Isa.
             14.
             
             Sam.
             12.7
             .
             Psal.
             11.9
             .
             Micha
             .
             1.
             
             Hos.
             11.1
             .
             Isa.
             9.1
             .
             Zech.
             9.
             
             Isa.
             3.3.4
             ,
             5
             ,
             Isa.
             9.6
             .
             Isa.
             3.1
             .
             Isa.
             56.6
             ,
             7.
             
             Zech.
             11.12
             .
             Psal.
             22.7
             ,
             4.15
             ,
             16.
             
             Psal.
             69.22
             .
             Psal.
             22.19
             .
             Psal.
             16.10
             .
             Psal.
             65.9
             .
             Psal.
             110.1
             .
             Isa.
             53.
             
          
           
             Isai.
             53.
             
          
           
             Daniel
             26.27
             .
             ●
             Jer.
             3.16.17
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             110.3
             .
          
           
             Zeph.
             2.11
             .
             Mal.
             1.15
             .
             Gen.
             49.10
             ,
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             
             Rom.
             10.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             78.24
             .
             Joh.
             6.32
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             34.9
             
          
           
             Joh.
             6.51
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.4
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             17.6
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             4.42
             .
             Psal.
             ●
             .
             42
             .
             Psal.
             15.22
             .
             1
             Pet.
             2
             ,
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
          
           
             Isai.
             53.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             53.
             
          
           
             Joh
             7.37
             .
             Joh.
             4.14
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             3.
             
             Num.
             21.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             Inferences
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             24.44
             .
          
           
             Act.
             17.2
             .
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.12
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             9.28
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             46.1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             ver
             .
             4.