Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace…

In both these places now read in your hearing, the Apostles scope is, to commend the transcendent worth, and matchless excellency of Jesus Christ, and the incomparable efficacy of his most precious blood, from this noble, notable, and non-such effect of it, viz. That when nothing else can lay, or allay the storm, and tempest of an evil Conscience, nor purge it, from these defiling dead works, this blood can do it to purpose, and effectually, when applied by Faith; when no legal Sacrifice, nor washings, that sanctified only to the purifying of the flesh, could reach, perfecting the comer thereto, as pertaining to the conscience, (as its said, Chap. 9. v. 9.) Neither could deliver him from an evil Conscience, and give him confidence, and boldness in drawing near to God over the belly of many quarrels, and grounds of challenge, the blood of Christ can; as it is, Chap. 10. v. 22.

In both these places now read in your hearing, the Apostles scope is, to commend the transcendent worth, and matchless excellency of Jesus Christ, and the incomparable efficacy of his most precious blood, from this noble, notable, and non-such effect of it, viz. That when nothing else can lay, or allay the storm, and tempest of an evil Conscience, nor purge it, from these defiling dead works, this blood can do it to purpose, and effectually, when applyed by Faith; when no legal Sacrifice, nor washings, that sanctified only to the purifying of the flesh, could reach, perfyting the comer thereto, as pertaining to the conscience, (as its said, Chap. 9. v. 9.) Neither could deliver him from an evil Conscience, and give him confidence, and boldness in drawing neer to God over the belly of many quarrels, and grounds of challenge, the blood of Christ can; as it is, Chap. 10. v. 22.

We left the other day at speaking somewhat to that natural pollution, that throughly affects the hearts and Consciences of all men, before they be by the blood of Christ purged; and the Apostles taking such pains to hold out this, shows plainly, that it is a matter of greatest concernment to Christians, to know the way how to get their Consciences purged from that deep defilement of sin wherewith they are polluted; for is it not his manner to insist in any thing that is not of concernment to the people of God, who will readily from the sad and doleful experience of their own pollution, be induced to think that this truth is such, and ought to be esteemed so by them.