Two discourses I. of the punishment of sin in hell, demonstrating the wrath of…

1. To God the Father. It was his part to contrive the whole design of our Salvation, to the end to set forth his Love to ⟨p. 254⟩us. And the Scripture spreads afore us the Love of the Father herein upon this double consideration; 1. That he appointed us not to Wrath, (which otherwise we should have in the issue and execution, by reason of Sin fallen under.) 2. That he ordained us to Salvation. You have an express Scripture for both these, setting forth the Love of God the Father hereby; 1 Thess. 5. 9. God hath not appointed us to Wrath, but to obtain Salvation. Here are first, two parts of the Mercy vouchsafed, 1. Deliverance from Wrath. 2. Salvation. Then the Love of the Father in his not appointing us to Wrath, (and so not to leave us under it) as well as appointing us to Salvation; and both as appointments of God, the one as well as the other.

And then in the second Epistle, chap. 2. ver. 13. he provokes them unto thankfulness for this; But we are bound to give thanks always unto God for you, who hath from the beginning chosen you unto Salvation, through Sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the Truth: which he speaks with reference to what was done to others, (ver. 12. compared.) Let me speak to you then in the Apostles Language; Oh what thanks are your selves then bound (if the Apostle gave them for others) to give unto God for your selves, to whom God hath ⟨p. 255⟩given Faith and Holiness, upon both these respects?

2. To Jesus Christ, for that hand which he had in this our Deliverance from Wrath: thus expressly,