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Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…
Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.
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Treatise › Chapter 8: Of motives Evangelical.Treatise › Chapter 8: Of motives Evangelicall.
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CAP. VIII. Of motives Evangelical.
CAP. VIII. Of motives Evangelicall.
Evangelical Motives are two especially. The first is taken from the consideration of mans redemption. He that redeemed mankind is God him self. As Paul saith, that God was in Christ, reconciling 1the world to him self. Mans sin is so vile and heinous in the eyes of God, that no Angel nor creature was able to appease the wrath of God for the least offence. But the Son of God himself must come down from heaven, and take mans nature on him: and not only that, but he must also suffer the most accursed death of the cross, and shed his most precious heart blood to satisfy the justice of his Father in our behalf. If a Father should be sick of such a disease, that nothing would heal but the heart blood of his own child, he would presently judge his own case to be dangerous; and would also vow if ever he recovered, to use all means whereby he might avoid that disease. So likewise, ⟨p. 52⟩seeing nothing could cure the deadly wound of our sin but a plaster made of the heart blood of Christ: it must make us acknowledge our pitiful case, and the heinousness of the least of our sins, and stir us up to newness of life.
EVangelicall Motives are two especially. The first is taken from the consideration of mans redemption. He that redeemed mankind is God him selfe. As Paul saith, that God was in Christ, reconciling 1the world to him selfe. Mans sinne is so vile and hainous in the eyes of God, that no Angell nor creature was able to appease the wrath of God for the least offence. But the Sonne of God himselfe must come downe from heaven, and take mans nature on him: and not onely that, but he must also suffer the most accursed death of the crosse, and shed his most pretious heart blood to satisfie the justice of his Father in our behalfe. If a Father should be sicke of such a disease, that nothing would heale but the heart blood of his owne childe, he would presently judge his owne case to be dangerous; and would also vowe if ever he recovered, to use all meanes whereby he might avoid that disease. So likewise,