The application of redemption

The sinners thus affected they feel experimentally the ¹[…] of Gods justice, which […] proceeds […] the sinner, for whatever […] it meets withal, and what ever the sinner be. That […] men […] in the […] of a sinful course, they […] and promise to […] freedom, and escape from the […] of Gods […], or at least such a mitigation […] […] as may allay, the extremity of the fear of the evil they did expect; or take off the pleasure or pursuit of sin in which they did delight, yet now under the stroke or […] they […] by proof they were misguided in their thoughts, and […] in […] hopes; For that such is the […] of Gods righteous […], that ⟨p. 586⟩he doth and will undoubtedly […] and find out all, and is absolutely resolved to execute punishment upon all, and therefore there is an absolute necessity they should renounce and abandon all, even the most beloved and least suspected distempers, which formerly like Atheists they foolishly thought God did not attend, or at least would not trouble himself withal, but wink at them or pass them by, which now they find far otherwise, Gods justice is peremptory in punishing, and therefore they must be as peremptory in abandoning their lusts, they cannot avoid the justice of the Lord, and therefore they must avoid their sins, whatever deluded hope they had formerly of Gods connivance, but now they see themselves deceived be the corruption never so secret he will search it, who professeth Zeph. 2. 11. that he will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish them that are settled upon their lees, who say in their hearts, the Lord will not do good neither will he do evil; the lees lie at the bottom such as no eye sees when the Vessel is set on broach, they carry the matter so covertly as if it were beyond either apprehension or suspicion, but God will search it. It was spoken of the times of Josiah when reformation was general, and with great applause and approbation of all hands; religion seemed to be entertained: yet men settle upon their lees, had their retiring corners for their corrupt lusts, while they carried all before them, and seemed to be most exact. Isa. 29. 10. 16. there was a generation that digged deep to hide their counsels from the Lord, but their turning of things up side down shall be esteemed as potters clay, q. d.