The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…

¹The Use is, First, Of comfort and glad tidings to the children of God, howsoever in this life they have accusations from within, and from without, yet the day is coming, when they shall have a glorious and public justification from all objections: Then Satan can no more accuse Joshua for the noisome rags upon him; Then Joseph shall be brought out of the prison freed from all guilt and calumny, and exalted to great glory, and it may be therefore God suffereth thee to be exercised with much guilt and fear here, that thou mayest the more long for those days of refreshment. And as this truth is for their great consolation, so also it demonstrateth their happiness; That that which is so terrible and dreadful to wicked men, should be such matter of rejoicing unto them: when they through horror should cry for the mountains and hills to cover them, these shall desire the graves and the earth to deliver up her dead, that they may enjoy their Bridegroom. Certainly believers are not believers in this point as they should be; what an heavenly contempt would it work in them of this present world, what earnest desires, that this Kingdom might at last come? This is their marriage-day, ⟨p. 263⟩the day of coronation. Then death, hell, grave, sin and Satan, are all conquered.

¹The Use is, First, Of comfort and glad tidings to the children of God, howsoever in this life they have accusations from within, and from without, yet the day is coming, when they shall have a glorious and publike justification from all objections: Then Satan can no more accuse Joshua for the noisome rags upon him; Then Joseph shall be brought out of the prison freed from all guilt and calumny, and exalted to great glory, and it may be therefore God suffereth thee to be exercised with much guilt and fear here, that thou maist the more long for those daies of refreshment. And as this truth is for their great consolation, so also it demonstrateth their happinesse; That that which is so terrible and dreadfull to wicked men, should be such matter of rejoycing unto them: when they through horrour should cry for the mountains and hils to cover them, these shall desire the graves and the earth to deliver up her dead, that they may enjoy their Bridegroom. Certainly beleevers are not beleevers in this point as they should be; what an heavenly contempt would it work in them of this present world, what earnest desires, that this Kingdom might at last come? This is their marriage-day,