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,…

but our Saviours was like the communion of a Physician with the Patient to heal and cure: Hence our Saviour touched the leper, whom he healed, yet was not unclean, because he touched him to restore him to health: But as the people murmured because Moses married a Blackmore, so the Pharisees grudged, because Christ showed mercy to sinners; but Moses indeed could not make the Blackmore white, whereas Christ doth purify the defiled soul. Now our Saviour doth aggravate his love to her; First, by a diligent enumeration of those several acts of service, which she had exhibited to him, not mentioning any of her former sins; and all this he doth with an Antithesis, or opposition to that carriage which the Pharisee had presented him with. 2. To convince the Pharisee, he declareth a Parable, that so from his own mouth the Pharisee may judge her love to Christ to be greater then his. In the last place his grace to her is further declared, by pardoning her sins though so heinous, which pardon is first declared unto the Pharisee in my Text, and afterwards to the woman her self.

but our Saviours was like the communion of a Physician with the Patient to heal and cure: Hence our Saviour touched the leper, whom he healed, yet was not unclean, because he touched him to restore him to health: But as the people murmured because Moses married a Blackmore, so the Pharisees grudged, because Christ shewed mercy to sinners; but Moses indeed could not make the Blackmore white, whereas Christ doth purifie the defiled soul. Now our Saviour doth aggravate his love to her; First, by a diligent enumeration of those several acts of service, which she had exhibited to him, not mentioning any of her former sins; and all this he doth with an Antithesis, or opposition to that carriage which the Pharisee had presented him with. 2. To convince the Pharisee, he declareth a Parable, that so from his own mouth the Pharisee may judge her love to Christ to be greater then his. In the last place his grace to her is further declared, by pardoning her sins though so hainous, which pardon is first declared unto the Pharisee in my Text, and afterwards to the woman her self.

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