Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…

The second Use.

But Secondly, as this Doctrine giveth us the best discovery of God; so also it giveth us the best discovery of our selves, and our own things.

First, It giveth us the best discovery of our selves: Wouldest thou know Sinner, what thou art; look up to the Cross, and behold a Weeping, Bleeding, Dying Jesus: nothing could do but that, nothing could save thee but his Blood; Angels could not, Saints could not, God could not, because he could not lie, because he could not deny himself. What a thing is Sin, that it should ⟨p. 167⟩sink all that bear its burden, yea it sunk the Son of God himself into death and the Grave, and had also sunk him into Hell-fire for ever, had he not been the Son of God; had he not been able to take it on his Back, and bear it away. O! This Lamb of God. Sinners were going to Hell, Christ was the Delight of his Father, and had a whole Heaven to himself; but that did not content him, Heaven could not hold him. He must come into the World to save Sinners, 1 Tim. 1. 15. Ay, and had he not come, thy Sins had sunk thee, thy Sins had provoked the Wrath of God against thee; to thy perdition and destruction for ever. There is no Man, but is a Sinner, there is no Sin but would damn an Angel, should God lay it to his charge. Sinner, the Doctrine of Christ crucified crieth, therefore, aloud unto thee, that sin hath made thy Condition dreadful: See your selves, your Sin, and consequently, the Condition that your Souls are in, by the Death and Blood of Christ; Christs Death giveth us the most clear discovery of the dreadful Nature of our Sins. I say again, if sin be so dreadful a thing as to break the Heart of the Son of God (for so he saith it did) how shall a Poor, Wretched, Impenitent, damned Sinner, wrestle with the Wrath of God. Awake Sinners, you are lost, you are undone, you perish, you are damned, Hell-fire is your Portion for ever, if you abide in your Sins, and be found without