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the_o death_n of_o christ_n the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v 25._o rom._n 3.24_o 25._o we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o propitiation_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n here_o the_o apostle_n do_v express_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v a_o redeemer_n and_o a_o propitiation_n for_o we_o and_o show_v we_o that_o the_o only_a way_n to_o have_v our_o sin_n pardon_v be_v by_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n so_o the_o apostle_n peter_n say_v 19_o 2_o pet._n 1.18_o 19_o we_o be_v redeem_v not_o with_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o with_o the_o most_o precious_a blood_n of_o christ_n that_o lamb_n without_o spot_n and_o blemish_n to_o which_o agree_v that_o of_o st._n paul_n 1.30_o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o he_o be_v make_v of_o god_n to_o we_o wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n and_o again_o 6._o 1_o cor._n 6.20_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o 6._o we_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n and_o st._n peter_n call_v christ_n the_o lord_n that_o buy_v we_o so_o elsewhere_o it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o give_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ransom_n for_o we_o to_o this_o agree_v that_o 1.14_o col._n 1.14_o in_o who_o we_o have_v redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n even_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o further_o 2.14_o chap._n 2.14_o the_o handwriting_n that_o be_v against_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v nail_v to_o his_o cross_n 6._o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v purchase_v that_o righteousness_n for_o we_o which_o we_o can_v not_o obtain_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v by_o our_o own_o personal_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n if_o man_n have_v from_o his_o first_o creation_n continue_v in_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o 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to_o redeem_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n 7._o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o whatsoever_o christ_n do_v or_o suffer_v it_o be_v for_o our_o sake_n and_o to_o purchase_v reconciliation_n and_o salvation_n for_o we_o 4.25_o rom._n 4.25_o he_o be_v deliver_v for_o our_o offence_n and_o raise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n and_o our_o sin_n be_v say_v to_o be_v forgive_v we_o 2.12_o 1_o joh._n 2.12_o for_o his_o name_n sake_n in_o which_o respect_n christ_n call_v his_o flesh_n our_o meat_n 6.57_o joh._n 6.57_o and_o his_o blood_n our_o drink_n because_o as_o our_o body_n be_v keep_v alive_a by_o bread_n so_o be_v our_o soul_n by_o his_o merit_n as_o the_o live_a father_n have_v send_v i_o and_o i_o live_v by_o he_o so_o he_o that_o eat_v i_o that_o be_v apply_v i_o to_o his_o soul_n by_o faith_n he_o shall_v live_v by_o i_o by_o these_o and_o many_o other_o testimony_n of_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v sufficient_o evident_a to_o every_o man_n who_o eye_n be_v not_o blind_v by_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n that_o christ_n do_v offer_v up_o himself_o a_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o that_o through_o his_o merit_n and_o suffering_n alone_o it_o be_v that_o we_o obtain_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o eternal_a salvation_n chap._n x._o from_o the_o forego_n discourse_n two_o caution_n be_v deduce_v first_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n of_o lay_v any_o other_o foundation_n then_o that_o which_o be_v lay_v viz._n jesus_n christ_n three_o sort_n of_o person_n that_o build_v beside_o this_o foundation_n second_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n what_o we_o build_v upon_o this_o foundation_n we_o have_v see_v the_o
also_o the_o prevalency_n of_o this_o temper_n be_v many_o time_n conspicuous_a to_o this_o many_o of_o their_o groundless_a doubt_n and_o fear_n as_o to_o their_o spiritual_a estate_n do_v owe_v their_o beginning_n which_o though_o they_o represent_v themselves_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n and_o be_v seldom_o or_o never_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o person_n of_o true_o tender_a conscience_n as_o many_o bad_a weed_n do_v not_o grow_v but_o in_o the_o best_a soil_n yet_o they_o be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o as_o be_v a_o false_a judgement_n pass_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o a_o deny_v the_o great_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v do_v for_o our_o soul_n and_o as_o to_o their_o tendency_n which_o be_v ordinary_o the_o hinder_v of_o the_o soul_n from_o its_o vigorous_a act_n in_o good_a duty_n and_o from_o take_v due_a comfort_n in_o the_o performance_n which_o god_n spirit_n have_v carry_v it_o through_o these_o i_o say_v be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o 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body_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a wrong_n to_o the_o sacred_a name_n of_o conscience_n to_o father_n they_o upon_o it_o second_o even_o the_o motion_n of_o lust_n will_v sometime_o deceive_v we_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o conscience_n this_o may_v seem_v very_o strange_a to_o they_o that_o have_v never_o be_v willing_a to_o put_v themselves_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o examine_v the_o motion_n which_o they_o have_v follow_v whence_o they_o have_v come_v but_o it_o be_v very_o palpable_a to_o every_o man_n that_o with_o a_o discern_a eye_n and_o unbiased_a mind_n look_v upon_o they_o sometime_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n covetousness_n and_o ambition_n lap_n itself_o in_o the_o mantle_n of_o conscience_n come_v see_v my_o zeal_n 10.16_o 2_o king_n 10.16_o for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n say_v jehu_n when_o every_o man_n know_v that_o it_o be_v somewhat_o else_o and_o not_o true_a zeal_n that_o make_v he_o drive_v so_o furious_o yea_o some_o may_v go_v so_o far_o as_o not_o only_o to_o deceive_v other_o but_o themselves_o also_o in_o this_o point_n as_o in_o their_o deny_v tithe_n and_o other_o payment_n it_o be_v too_o too_o palpable_a that_o covetousness_n have_v take_v the_o place_n and_o office_n of_o conscience_n and_o yet_o set_v so_o bold_a a_o face_n upon_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v pure_a conscience_n that_o guide_v these_o man_n to_o such_o practice_n sometime_o that_o lust_n of_o malice_n and_o revenge_n may_v put_v we_o forward_o to_o serve_v it_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o conscience_n so_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n persecute_v christ_n out_o of_o malice_n and_o yet_o with_o a_o great_a show_n of_o zeal_n and_o conscience_n and_o those_o other_o of_o who_o our_o saviour_n foretell_v that_o they_o will_v persecute_v his_o apostle_n 16.2_o joh._n 16.2_o and_o very_o think_v they_o do_v god_n good_a service_n in_o do_v it_o now_o if_o any_o inquire_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o these_o lust_n come_v to_o prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o deceive_v we_o under_o the_o name_n of_o conscience_n i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o than_o i_o do_v upon_o the_o former_a head_n viz_o that_o the_o impetuousness_n of_o these_o motion_n in_o the_o mind_n may_v be_v apt_a to_o make_v we_o mistake_v they_o for_o some_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o resist_v but_o to_o undeceive_v we_o in_o this_o point_n it_o may_v be_v very_o useful_a to_o consider_v 1._o that_o what_o motion_n soever_o do_v incline_v we_o to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v evil_a and_o to_o be_v reject_v now_o the_o motion_n of_o lust_n do_v always_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n law_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v oppose_v though_o never_o so_o suitable_a and_o grateful_a to_o our_o sensitive_a appetite_n 8.20_o isa_n 8.20_o to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n we_o ought_v to_o look_v and_o whatsoever_o person_n or_o motion_n be_v contrary_a to_o that_o this_o very_a thing_n be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v we_o that_o they_o be_v not_o of_o god_n 2._o if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o to_o be_v zealous_o carry_v forward_o only_o in_o some_o thing_n that_o tend_v to_o our_o own_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n and_o careless_a and_o remiss_a in_o other_o thing_n we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o conclude_v these_o zealous_a motion_n not_o to_o proceed_v from_o conscience_n but_o a_o worse_a principle_n 29._o 2_o king_n 10.28_o 29._o jehu_n destroy_v baal_n out_o of_o israel_n and_o be_v very_o zealous_a in_o it_o as_o that_o which_o be_v a_o fair_a pretence_n for_o cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n that_o none_o may_v be_v leave_v to_o lay_v claim_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o also_o to_o dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v not_o rise_v up_o in_o opposition_n to_o he_o who_o show_v himself_o so_o zealous_a in_o execute_v the_o lord_n pleasure_n but_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la the_o serve_v of_o the_o golden_a calf_n at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n from_o these_o he_o depart_v not_o because_o he_o think_v the_o continuance_n of_o this_o to_o be_v a_o good_a piece_n of_o policy_n to_o keep_v the_o people_n from_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n lest_o they_o shall_v also_o carry_v back_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n hereby_o jehu_n do_v discover_v that_o it_o be_v not_o zeal_n for_o god_n but_o covetousness_n and_o ambition_n that_o make_v he_o so_o strict_a in_o obey_v god_n command_v in_o other_o respect_n and_o if_o any_o man_n find_v the_o same_o temper_n and_o tendency_n in_o his_o zeal_n he_o will_v have_v just_a reason_n to_o suspect_v the_o same_o thing_n concern_v it_o 3._o satan_n temptation_n and_o suggestion_n may_v sometime_o impose_v upon_o man_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o conscience_n and_o inspiration_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o satan_n have_v a_o art_n to_o transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n 11.14_o 2_o cor._n 11.14_o to_o represent_v his_o temptation_n as_o the_o advice_n of_o some_o good_a angel_n or_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n he_o have_v the_o impudence_n to_o cite_v the_o scripture_n in_o his_o tempt_n of_o our_o saviour_n 4.6_o mat._n 4.6_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o he_o seduce_v so_o many_o ignorant_a people_n to_o pervert_v the_o scripture_n for_o the_o encourage_n of_o themselves_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o scripture_n yea_o we_o have_v very_o strong_a reason_n to_o persuade_v we_o that_o those_o rapture_n and_o enthusiasm_n which_o have_v possess_v some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o high_a
6._o those_o that_o spend_v more_o zeal_n in_o cry_v out_o against_o indifferent_a thing_n then_o in_o reprove_v apparent_a ungodliness_n may_v just_o be_v suspect_v by_o we_o 2.22_o rom._n 2.22_o thou_o that_o abhor_v idol_n say_v the_o apostle_n do_v thou_o commit_v sacrilege_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o he_o that_o command_v there_o be_v no_o small_a commandment_n and_o the_o breach_n of_o any_o of_o god_n law_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n but_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o command_n christ_n sometime_o speak_v of_o a_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n 5.19_o mat._n 22.38_o mat._n 5.19_o and_o sometime_o of_o one_o of_o the_o least_o commandment_n and_o he_o that_o be_v scrupulous_a in_o small_a matter_n and_o careless_a in_o great_a do_v betray_v himself_o to_o have_v a_o disease_a conscience_n 26.9_o sermon_n on_o act_n 26.9_o as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v and_o therefore_o those_o that_o cry_v out_o with_o such_o a_o loud_a and_o bitter_a cry_n against_o thing_n which_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sober_a of_o themselves_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a as_o if_o they_o be_v palpable_a idolatry_n and_o yet_o have_v make_v no_o bone_n of_o sacrilege_n injustice_n and_o shed_v of_o innocent_a blood_n it_o be_v a_o shrewd_a sign_n that_o they_o be_v seducer_n and_o have_v a_o design_n to_o impose_v upon_o we_o 7._o those_o that_o contradict_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o all_o age_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v as_o innovator_n and_o that_o their_o opinion_n be_v rather_o new_a then_o good_a it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o antiquity_n of_o a_o error_n do_v not_o excuse_v it_o for_o there_o have_v be_v error_n in_o the_o church_n ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o yet_o the_o constant_a judgement_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o all_o age_n concern_v any_o point_n in_o controversy_n or_o concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o any_o controvert_v scripture_n give_v we_o good_a encouragement_n to_o believe_v it_o and_o to_o disbelieve_v they_o that_o oppose_v it_o because_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o our_o gracious_a god_n will_v leave_v his_o church_n in_o the_o dark_a through_o so_o many_o age_n and_o never_o discover_v the_o truth_n till_o now_o of_o late_a 8._o last_o we_o may_v know_v they_o from_o the_o direction_n that_o god_n himself_o give_v we_o deut._n 18._o ult_n when_o a_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o thing_n follow_v not_o nor_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v but_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v it_o presumptuous_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o those_o that_o pretend_v to_o a_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n as_o many_o have_v do_v in_o our_o age_n though_o they_o shall_v by_o often_o shoot_v at_o random_n hit_v the_o mark_n sometime_o yet_o if_o they_o miss_v in_o anything_o that_o they_o foretell_v as_o we_o 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