Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…

The first Proposition: is founded upon that blessed Truth, which the Holy Ghost witnesseth, Heb. 6.18, 19. the willingness of God, that the Heirs of Promise may have strong Consolation; the result thereof is this, that what-ever medium is aptest to beget strong Confidence and Assurance in their hearts, God is graciously pleased to make use of it, for their abundant satisfaction.

The second Proposition, namely, that, Justification by Faith (in the sense before explained) is the aptest medium to establish solid peace in the bosom of a poor sensible Sin••r, may appear by comparing Works and Faith together. Send a poor Sinner to his own Righteousness, which is of the Law, sc. his own good works, Holiness, Fasting, Prayer, or the best Service that ever he did for God, they can afford him little ground of Confidence; alas, hinc illae lachry•ae, hence his fears, and doubts, and diffidence do arise; His Prayers need Pardon, his Tears need washing, ¹his very Righteousness will Condemn him; here is no place for the sole of his foot to stand upon If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquity, O Lord, ²who shall stand? ³This was that which scared Paul from coming to the Law for Justification. Why, saith he, I through the Law, am dead to the Law, q. d. That I seek not to the Law for Justification and Life; The Law may thank it self; I come to the Law for Justification, and it convinceth me of sin: I plead my innocence, that I am not so great a Sinner as others are; I plead my Righteousness, my duties, and good meanings, and good desires; and it tells me, They are all too light; the best of my duties will not save me, but the least of my sins will damn me. It tells me, mine own Righteousnesses do,