Instructions for a right comforting afflicted consciences with special antidotes against some grievous temptationsInstructions for a right comforting afflicted consciences with speciall antidotes against some grievous temptations

10. Tenthly, The height and inestimableness of ⟨p. 122⟩the price, that was paid for the expiation of it, doth clearly manifest, nay, infinitely aggravate the execrable misery of sin, and extreme madness of all that meddle with it. I mean the hearts-blood of Jesus Christ, blessed for ever: which was of such preciousness and power, that being let out by a Spear, it amazed the whole Frame of Nature; darkened the Sun miraculously, (for at that time it stood in direct ^sopposition to the Moon) shook the Earth, which shrunk and trembled under it, opened the Graves, clave the Stones, rent the Veil of the Temple, from the bottom to the top, &c. Now it was this alone, and nothing but this could possibly cleanse the filth of sin. Had all the dust of the earth been turned into silver, and the stones into pearls; Should the main and boundless Ocean have streamed nothing but purest gold; would the whole world, and all the creatures in Heaven and Earth have offered themselves to be annihilated before His angry face; Had all the blessed Angels prostrated themselves at the foot of their Creator: yet in the Point of redemption of Mankind, and purgation of sin, not any, nor all of these, could have done any good at all. Nay, if the Son of God Himself, which lay in His bosom, should have supplicated and solicited, (I mean without ^tsuffering and shedding His blood) the Father of all mercies; He could not have been heard in this case. Either the Son of God must die, or all Mankind be eternally damned. Even then, when thou ⟨p. 123⟩art provoked to sin, think seriously, and sensibly of the price that upon necessity must be payed for it, before it be pardoned.

10. Tenthly, The height and inestimablenesse of ⟨p. 122⟩the price, that was paid for the expiation of it, doth clearely manifest, nay, infinitely aggravate the execrable misery of sinne, and extreame madnesse of all that meddle with it. I meane the hearts-blood of Iesus Christ, blessed for ever: which was of such pretiousnesse and power, that beeing let out by a Speare, it amazed the whole Frame of Nature; darkened the Sunne miraculously, (for at that time it stood in direct