A25470:169
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661.
London: printed for Joshua Kirton and Nathaniel Webb, 1661
Sermon 2: What must, and can Persons do Towards their own CONVERSION?
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5. They may justify the Law and the Lord; should he condemn them, deal severely with them; what shall we do say these persons? we are guilty, we have broken the Law, which is holy, righteous, and good, and so is God likewise, who is the Author thereof, if therefore we be condemned, and must bear the curse and punishment of the law, we must both justify the Lord and it. Men may accept the punishment of their iniquity, and justify the inflictors thereof, man hath no cause to complain of the punishment of his sins. It's brought in by way of objurgation;1 Wherefore doth a living man complain for the punishment of his sins? He may complain of his sins, not of his punishment. Many Malefactors after sentence passed on them, do justify both Judge and Law.
5. They may justifie the Law and the Lord; should he condemn them, deal severely with them; what shall we do say these persons? we are guilty, we have broken the Law, which is holy, righteous, and good, and so is God likewise, who is the Author thereof, if therefore we be condemned, and must bear the curse and punishment of the law, we must both justifie the Lord and it. Men may accept the punishment of their iniquity, and justifie the inflictors thereof, man hath no cause to complain of the punishment of his sins. It's brought in by way of objurgation;1 Wherefore doth a living man complain for the punishment of his sins? He may complain of his sins, not of his punishment. Many Malefactors after sentence passed on them, do justifie both Judge and Law.
6. Men may seriously consider the nature of their sin, what circumstances it is clothed with, what aggravations it admits, what crimson and scarlet is in it; what light, love, mercies, means, engagements it is against. What shall we do say these troubled souls? We have sinned against the light of nature, the Law of Moses, our own consciences, the love of God and Christ towards sinners, in that we have crucified Christ a man approved of God, whom we knew had done many miracles, wonders and signs,