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ROM. vi. 23.

The Wages of Sin is Death.

HAT is Sin? avopía, i S. Joh. iii. 4.

W Several Sorts of Sin.
WH

1. In Refpect of the Law.

i. Omission, Matth. xxv. 42.

2. Commiffion, Ezek. xviii. 24. Rom. ii. 6. 1 S. Job. iii. 8.

2. The Subject.

1. The Heart and Thoughts, Pfal. cxix. 13. 2. The Tongue, S. Jam. i. 26. and iii. 6. 3. The Hands, Job xxxi. vii. Pfal. xviii. 20. 3. Time, Law and Gospel, S. Joh. iii. 19.

II. What is Wages? Jária.

III. What Death? Gen. ii. 17.

1. Generally, all Evil, Gen. ii. 17. Ifa. lxvi. 4. Hebr. x. 31. and xii. 29.

2. Particularly.

1. Temporal, Gen. vi. 19. Zech. vii. 12, 13. 1. Loffes in Estate.

2. Reproaches in our Names, Prov. xivì

34.

3. Sickness in our Bodies, 1 Cor. xi. 301 Deut. xxviii. 21, 22.

4. Death, 1 Cor. xi. 30. Numb. xvi. 29. and

XXV. 9.

2. Spiritual.

1. Error in Judgment, Rom.i. 25. 2 Cor.iv.4. 2. Dulness of Apprehenfion, Pfal. xiv. 4. S. Matth. xiii. 14, 15.

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3. Slip

1. It is Chrift that died.

1. Chrift died for our Sins, Ifa. liii. 5, 6,
1 S. Joh. ii. 2.

2. Believers died in Him.

3. Hence they cannot be condemned, be-
caufe He hath made Satisfaction for
our Debts.

2, Tea rather, that is risen again.

1. Chrift did really rife, S. Luc. xxiv. 6.
2. His Rifing fhews that He hath comple
ted our Redemption, and satisfied for
our Sins, A&t. ii. 24.

3. He rofe as He died, the Head of the
Church, Rom. iv. 25.

4. All Believers therefore rofe with Him,
Coloff. iii. 1.

Hence there can be no Condemnation to
them, because by His Resurrection He
and they in Him were acquitted, Rom.
viii. 1. Hebr. v. 9.

3. Who is even at the Right Hand of G O D.
Which betokeneth,

1. His Honour, Hebr. i. 3. and viii 1.
2. His Happiness, Pfal. xvi. 11.

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His Power, S Mar. xiv. 62. Pfal. cx. 1.
By which Power, he will

1. Destroy Sin, 1 S. Joh. iii. 8.

2. Satan, Hebr. ii. 14.

3. Death, 1 Cor. xv. 26, Hof.xiii. 14. 1 Cor.
XV. 55, 56.

Hence they cannot be condemned, i S. Joh.

ii. 1.

4. Who also makes Interceffion for us, which he doth,

1. By Appearing for us before GOD, Hebr.

ix. 24.

2. By Vertue of His Sacrifice, Hebr. x. 12,14. 3. Pleading our Caufe, that the Father would accept us through Him, 1 S.Joh.

ii. 1.

4. By the Father's always hearing Him, S. Job. xi. 42. Mal. xvii. 5.

Us E.

1. Strive after being in Chrift above all Things. Confider,

1. You are all Guilty, Gal. iii. 22. Rom. iii.

19.

2. Condemned too, S. Joh. iii. 18.

3. There is no way to be acquitted, but by Chrift, Act. iv. 12.

4. None that come to GOD by Him, but may be faved, Hebr. vii. 25. By Him we may come to GOD.

5. Therefore if you come by Faith to Him, there can be no Condemnation to you, S. Matth. xi. 28, 29.

2. Meditate often upon these four Things. 1. The Death,

2. Refurrection, 2 Tim. ii. 8.

3. Exaltation,

4. Interceffion of Christ.

3. Be thankful to GOD for fending Chrift, Rom. xi. 33.

4. Blefs His Name for making known Christ to you, S. Matt. xi. 25.

5. Triumph over all spiritual Enemies, and be not difmay'd at them, Rom. viii. 34, 35, 37, 38,

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ROM. X. 17.

So then Faith cometh by Hearing, and Hearing by the Word of GOD.

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41.

Αρα ἡ πίςις ἐξ ἀκρῆς.

HAT Faith?

WHA

1. An historical, S. Jam. ii. 19.

2. A dogmatical, Alt. viii. 13, 23. S. Luk. vi.

3. A temporary, S. Luk. viii. 13. S. Joh. v. 35. 4. A Faith of Miracles, S. Luk. xvii. 6. 1 Cor. xiii. 2.

5. A faving Faith, Rom. x. 10. Act. xvi. 31. i S. Pet. ii. 6.

II. What Word, by the hearing whereof Faith comes?

1. Not the Word of Men.

2. Not the Word of Angels, Gal. i. 8.
3. But the Word of GOD.

III. What is meant by Hearing this Word?
Hearing it,

1. Read,

2. Expounded,
3. Preached.

IV. How is Faith wrought by the Word? Not as by the principal, but only inftrumental Caufe. Thus,

1. The Minister commiffionated from GOD, fpeaks it to the Ear, fometimes of GOD's Mercy to Man, fometimes Man's Duty to GOD, &c. 2 Tim. iv. 2.

2. The Ears of the Hearer take in what the Mouth of the Preacher speaks, and convey it to the Understanding: But That cannot receive it, 1 Cor. ii. 14. Therefore,

3. The Spirit goes along with the Word, and enables the Understanding to receive, and underftand it.

4. The Spirit having enabled the Understanding to receive it, it inclines the Will to embrace it, Phil. ii. 13. Rom. vii. 15. Hebr. iv. 12.

USE.

1. Reprehenfion;

1. To thofe that think themselves above Ordinances.

2. To those that will not come up to them; in particular, eight forts of Perfons this Doctrine meets with, as the Angel did Balak with a drawn Sword.

1. Such as will not fo much as come to hear.

2. Such as will come, but not to hear, but out of Custom, or to ftop the Mouth of a brawling Confcience.

3. Such as will come to hear, but will not hear, when they are come, Ezek. xxxiii. 31. They come and bring their Ears too, but they are either ftopt, Pfal. Iviii. 4, 5. dull, Matth. xiii. 15. or itching, 2 Tim. iv. 3, 4. 4. Such as will hear when they are come, but do not mind or understand

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