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so that now sin and Satan have not only their own power over this soul, but they have power from God, and they are backed with authority from the Law; in this kind Satan may say, This soul must […] damned, I have Law for it, by the virtue of the Law ⟨p. 142⟩I prevail against him and domineer over him; God hath given me authority to tyrannize over him, thus the strength of sin in the Law. Now he that, must come and rescue this soul, and deliver it from the power of sin and Satan; must be able to equalize and, answer the strength of the Law, and this none can do, the Law of God, none can bear the strength of it, but he that is perfect God, none but the Lord Jesus Christ, none can deliver the soul and rescue it from the power of sin and Satan but he; this is the reason of that unconceivable and admirable power that a mans corruptions have over him, a man would wonder to see that a base lust or corruption should so domineer and tyrannize over a man, and make a man such a slave thereunto; the reason is, because the strength of sin is the Law. God in his just judgement hath given over a sinner into the hand of sin and Satan, now the Lord Jesus only cometh and taketh away this power, and over cometh this strength for the rescuing of a poor soul this, way, and hereby we may conceive that the wisdom and power of Gods mercy goeth beyond the power and wisdom of Gods justice, as I may so say; for what saith the Law, and what doth the justice of God require, the Law saith Do and live, justice faith, if Adam do obey the Commandments of God he shall be saved▪ if Adam sin he shall be damned. But then the wisdom and power of Gods mercy comes and saith, a man shall not die though he doth ⟨p. 143⟩not keep all Gods Commandments;

so that now sinne and Sathan have not onely their owne power over this soule, but they have power from God, and they are backed with authority from the Law; in this kind Sathan may say, This soule must 〈…〉 damned, I have Law for it, by the vertue of the Law ⟨p. 142⟩I prevaile against him and domineere over him; God hath given mee authoritie to tyrannize over him, thus the strength of sinne in the Law. Now he that, must come and rescue this soule, and deliver it from the power of sinne and Sathan; must be able to equalize and, answer the strength of the Law, and this none can doe, the Law of God, none can beare the strength of it, but he that is perfect God, none but the Lord Iesus Christ, none can deliver the soule and rescue it from the power of sinne and Sathan but hee; this is the reason of that unconceiveable and admirable power that a mans corruptions have over him, a man would wonder to see that a base lust or corruption should so domineere and tyrannize over a man, and make a man such a slave thereunto; the reason is, because the strength of sinne is the Law. God in his just judgement hath given over a sinner into the hand of sinne and Sathan, now the Lord Iesus onely commeth and taketh away this power, and over commeth this strength for the rescuing of a poore soule this, way, and hereby wee may conceive that the wisedome and power of Gods mercy goeth beyond the power and wisedome of Gods justice, as I may so say; for what saith the Law, and what doth the justice of God require, the Law saith Doe and live, justice faith, if Adam dee obey the Commandements of God hee shall be saved if Adam sinne he shall be damned. But then the wisedome and power of Gods mercy comes and saith, a man shall not die though he doth