Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

2. The infinite exactness of divine justice which must be satisfied; a soul deeply and seriously considering of this, it startles thereat, and cries, O what will become of my soul? one of the least sins that I stand Guilty of, deserves Death, and eternal Wrath, The wages of sin is death: and I cannot satisfy; though I have trespassed to many millions of talents, I have not one mite of mine own to pay; O then how should I believe? What thoughts can I entertain of Gods Mercy and Love to me-ward? ⟨image 83⟩God's Law condemns me, my own Conscience accuseth me, and Justice will have its due.

2. The infinite exactness of divine justice which must be satisfied; a soul deeply and seriously considering of this, it startles thereat, and cries, O what will become of my soul? one of the least sins that I stand Guilty of, deserves Death, and eternal Wrath, The wages of sin is death: and I cannot satisfie; though I have trespassed to many millions of talents, I have not one mite of mine own to pay; O then how should I believe? What thoughts can I entertain of Gods Mercy and Love to me-ward? ⟨image 83⟩God's Law condemns me, my own Conscience accuseth me, and Justice will have its due.

3. The want of a Mediator, or some suitable Person, which may stand between the Sinner and God. If on my part there be unworthiness, and on Gods part exact and strict, and severe Justice; and withal I see no Mediator, which I may go unto, and first close withal before I deal with the infinite glory of God himself, how should I but despair, and cry out? O wretched man that I am! O that I had never been! or if I must needs have a being; Oh that I had been a toad, or serpent, or any venomous creature rather than a man; for when they dye they perish, and there's an end of them; but the end of a reprobate sinner is torments without end: O woe and alas! I cannot believe, there's no room for faith in this case! these are the hinderances.