And that the Gospel is not so much harder than the Law I prove: Mat. 11. 27, 28, 30. My Yoke is easy, and my Burden is light, Heb. 8. 6. Jesus is the Mediator of a better Covenant stablished on better promises [Heb. 7. 22. And the Author of a better Testament] Rom. 5. 14, 15, 20. Where sin ⟨p. 216⟩abounded, Grace much more abounded, John 3. 16. God so loved the World, that he gave, &c. Eph. 3. 19, 20. Heb. 11. 40. His service is a reasonable service: His Commandments are not grievous: His tender mercy is over all his Works. He is kind to the unthankful and unjust. His mercies lead men to Repentance: He delighteth not in the death of him that dyeth but rather that he Repent and Live: He calleth all men every where to repent and seek after God: All the day long doth he stretch out his hand to a froward and gain-saying generation: He dealeth not with us after our sins: He inviteth the Non Elect to the Wedding Feast and telleth them that all things are ready: and some of them he compelleth to come in: as he did him that had not on the Wedding Garment: he chargeth his Messengers to beseech men in his stead to be reconciled unto God: He would gather under his Wings even as a Hen gathereth her Chickens, those that Will not be gathered. All these with a multitude the like, are the Scripture expressions, of Gods gentle and merciful dealing with men under the Law of Grace. And so much of the execution as we see is answerable. He offers mercy to all in the Church: and confers much Mercy on every man in the World; He dealeth with no man according to the strict rigour of the unremedied Curse of the Law of Works. Abuse of the Talents of undeserved Mercy, is the thing that men must be condemned and perish for. No one sinner on Earth is excepted or excluded by him out of his Offer and Promise of Mercy, so be it, they will themselves consent, whoever Will may have the Living Waters freely, without ⟨p. 217⟩Money and without Price: and if their sins be as red as Scarlet, he offers to make them as white as Snow; and to cast them all behind his back, and bury them in the depths of the Sea: He calls to them, return; why will ye dye? How long ye simple ones will ye love simplicity! and ye scorners delight in scorning and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof, behold I will pour out my spirit unto you; I will make known my words unto you, Prov. 1. 22, 23.
And that the Gospel is not so much harder than the Law I prove: Mat. 11. 27, 28, 30. My Yoak is easie, and my Burden is light, Heb. 8. 6. Jesus is the Mediator of a better Covenant stablished on better promises [Heb. 7. 22. And the Author of a better Testament] Rom. 5. 14, 15, 20. Where sin ⟨p. 216⟩abounded, Grace much more abounded, John 3. 16. God so loved the World, that he gave, &c. Eph. 3. 19, 20. Heb. 11. 40. His service is a reasonable service: His Commandments are not grievous: His tender mercy is over all his Works. He is kind to the unthankful and unjust. His mercies lead men to Repentance: He delighteth not in the death of him that dyeth but rather that he Repent and Live: He calleth all men every where to repent and seek after God: All the day long doth he stretch out his hand to a froward and gain-saying generation: He dealeth not with us after our sins: He inviteth the Non Elect to the Wedding Feast and telleth them that all things are ready: and some of them he compelleth to come in: as he did him that had not on the Wedding Garment: he chargeth his Messengers to beseech men in his stead to be reconciled unto God: He would gather under his Wings even as a Hen gathereth her Chickens, those that Will not be gathered. All these with a multitude the like, are the Scripture expressions, of Gods gentle and merciful dealing with men under the Law of Grace. And so much of the execution as we see is answerable. He offers mercy to all in the Church: and confers much Mercy on every man in the World; He dealeth with no man according to the strict rigour of the unremedied Curse of the Law of Works. Abuse of the Talents of undeserved Mercy, is the thing that men must be condemned and perish for. No one sinner on Earth is excepted or excluded by him out of his Offer and Promise of Mercy, so be it, they will themselves consent, whoever Will may have the Living Waters freely, without ⟨p. 217⟩Money and without Price: and if their sins be as red as Scarlet, he offers to make them as white as Snow; and to cast them all behind his back, and bury them in the depths of the Sea: He calls to them, return; why will ye dye? How long ye simple ones will ye love simplicity! and ye scorners delight in scorning and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof, behold I will pour out my spirit unto you; I will make known my words unto you,
