Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things

never think you have done enough, but still give your corruptions one hack more, confess your sins once more and say, Lord, this pride, and this stubbornness, and this looseness of heart, these are they that killed my Saviour, and I will be revenged of them.

Thirdly, stay not here neither, but when you have mourned for your sins, and sought revenge on them, then by Faith cast ⟨p. 187⟩them all on the Lord Jesus Christ; ease your own souls of them, and hurl your care on him that careth for you all. Certainly, there is no way to wash you clean from your sin, but only by Christs blood, and how must you apply this but by Faith? now then, in the last place have faith, rinse your soul (as it were) in the blood of this immaculate Lamb, and though you are polluted and defied, yet (questionless) the blood of Jesus Christ will purge you from all sin:¹ If the blood of Bulls and Goats (saith the Apostle) and the ashes of an Heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your consciences from dead works, to serve the living God: You may talk of a Purgatory, why here is the Purgatory, that true Purgatory, the fountain that is laid open for the house of Judah to wash in; and I pray you mark it, it is not only for justification, but being applied by faith, as effectual for sanctification; not only for the expiation of sin, that it be not laid to your charge, but withal to purge your Consciences from dead works to serve the living God. O then (as you tender your souls) believe, and cast your selves upon Christ for salvation, and for pardon of sins: Do you not see him bleeding on the Cross? Do you not hear him graciously offering to receive your sin-wearied souls into his bleeding wounds? what should you do then but cast your selves, with all the spiritual strength that you can (at least with infinite longings, and most hearty desires) into the bosom of your Saviour? say with your selves, the fountain is opened, and here will we bathe for ever: Come life or come death, come heaven or come hell, come what come can, here will we stick for ever: nay, if you must perish, tell God and man, Angels and devils, they shall pluck you out of the hands, and rent you from between the arms of your blessed bleeding Redeemer, your soul-purging Saviour. Thus if you believe, you need not to droop for your sins, but to go on with comfort to everlasting happiness; the blood of Christ (no question) will make way for you into heaven: