A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

2. His Aim, to redeem us, &c. And this is expressed partly by the Privative Part, to redeem us from all Iniquity; and partly by the Positive Part of it, and purify unto himself a peculiar People, zealous of good Works: Here is Redemption and Sanctification. I observe it the rather, because both parts are suited to the Exhortation. There was the Privative Part, denying Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts; and suitably hereunto we are redeemed from all Iniquity; then the Positive Part, living soberly, righteously, godly. So Christ did not only die to free us from Hell, but to make us holy: where we have the inward Constitution, to purify unto himself a peculiar People; and the outward Conversation, or the Sign and Manifestation of it, zealous of good Works. All these things are Arguments to enforce the Matter in hand. There is the Act of Christ; Shall Christ die for us, and we cherish his Enemy? Shall he be our Saviour, and we hug and cherish that which is contrary to him, Worldly Lusts, and Ungodliness in the Heart? Then his Aim, he died to free us from the Bondage of Sin: therefore they that would have their Sins live, are said to put their Redeemer to Shame, and make his Kindness void. Then Christ died to make us a peculiar People, and shall we live as the rest of the Multitude do? We expect great Benefit from him, therefore certainly we must be holy, and not pick and choose how we would have him a Saviour unto us.

2. His Aim, to redeem us, &c. And this is express'd partly by the Privative Part, to redeem us from all Iniquity; and partly by the Positive Part of it, and purify unto himself a peculiar People, zealous of good Works: Here is Redemption and Sanctification. I observe it the rather, because both parts are suted to the Exhortation. There was the Privative Part, denying Vngodliness and Worldly Lusts; and sutably hereunto we are redeemed from all Iniquity; then the Positive Part, living soberly, righteously, godly. So Christ did not only die to free us from Hell, but to make us holy: where we have the inward Constitution, to purify unto himself a peculiar People; and the outward Conversation, or the Sign and Manifestation of it, zealous of good Works. All these things are Arguments to enforce the Matter in hand. There is the Act of Christ; Shall Christ die for us, and we cherish his Enemy? Shall he be our Saviour, and we hug and cherish that which is contrary to him, Worldly Lusts, and Ungodliness in the Heart? Then his Aim, he died to free us from the Bondage of Sin: therefore they that would have their Sins live, are said to put their Redeemer to Shame, and make his Kindness void. Then Christ died to make us a peculiar People, and shall we live as the rest of the Multitude do? We expect great Benefit from him, therefore certainly we must be holy, and not pick and chuse how we would have him a Saviour unto us.