2. Sinners that are broken hearted, Isai. 61.1.1 Broken hearted, and bruised, Luke 4.18. That are weary and heavy laden, Matth. 11.28. Sinners that are prisoners in a pit, where is no water, Zach. 9.11. Sensible of their misery, and of their being destitute of any remedy. The Prophet comparing the spiritual captivity of the soul, to the corporal ⟨p. 132⟩captivity of the Jews in Babylon; showeth, That Christ finds the soul, not only in a pit, but in a waterless pit, in a pit wherein there is no succour. He will not mix his blood with our water. Sinners that mourn in Zion, Isai. 61.3. The cable must be unravelled before it can pass through the eye of a needle: so must the soul be broken before conversion. Matth. 19.24. Believers (as Abigail had Nabal before she had David) have experience of two Husbands, the Law, and Christ: But, first of the tyrannical Dominion of the Law, in respect of its rigour, malediction, and irritation, before they are married unto Christ, Rom. 7.1, 3, 4 Tis not only a truth, That the Elect uncalled are foolish things, weak things, base things, despised things, nothings; but that they also see it so. You see your calling, Brethren, 1 Cor. 1.26, 27, 28, 29. To this purpose the Apostle, Gal. 3.24. The Law is our Schoolmaster to lead us unto Christ. The Law is threefold. Moral, Ceremonial, Judicial: And answerably had a threefold Pedagogical, or Schoolmasterly Discipline, leading the soul unto Christ. The Moral Law by its accidental direction, as sickness occasioneth us to seek after the Physician. The Ceremonial, by direct signification, and its duration. The Judicial, by its distinction of the Nation of the Jews, from all other Nations, and likewise by its duration. This Schoolmasterly Discipline of the Ceremonial, and Judicial Law, is ceased with the Laws themselves: but that of the Moral Law still remains by convincing of sin, denouncing of the curse, making us to despair in respect of our selves, and so enforceth us to seek for help out of our selves, in Jesus Christ. So John preached, Matth. 3.2. Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. So Christ preached, Matth. 4.17. Mark 1.15. thereby explaining, and confirming John's Doctrine of preparatory repentance before believing; which is also further cleared and proved, Matth. 21.32. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not:
2. Sinners that are broken hearted, Isai. 61.1.1 Broken hearted, and bruised, Luke 4.18. That are weary and heavy laden, Matth. 11.28. Sinners that are prisoners in a pit, where is no water, Zach. 9.11. Sensible of their misery, and of their being destitute of any remedy. The Prophet comparing the spiritual captivity of the soul, to the corporal ⟨p. 132⟩captivity of the Jews in Babylon; sheweth, That Christ finds the soul, not only in a pit, but in a waterless pit, in a pit wherein there is no succour. He will not mix his blood with our water. Sinners that mourn in Sion, Isai. 61.3. The cable must be unreavelled before it can pass through the eye of a neédle: so must the soul be broken before conversion. Matth. 19.24. Believers (as Abigail had Nabal before she had David) have experience of two Husbands, the Law, and Christ: But, first of the tyrannical Dominion of the Law, in respect of its rigour, malediction, and irritation, before they are married unto Christ, Rom. 7.1, 3, 4 Tis not only a truth, That the Elect uncalled are foolish things, weak things, base things, despised things, nothings; but that they also see it so. You see your calling, Brethren, 1 Cor. 1.26, 27, 28, 29. To this purpose the Apostle, Gal. 3.24. The Law is our Schoolmaster to lead us unto Christ. The Law is threefold. Moral, Ceremonial, Judicial: And answerably had a threefold Paedagogical, or Schoolmasterly Discipline, leading the soul unto Christ. The Moral Law by its accidental direction, as sickness occasioneth us to seek after the Physician. The Ceremonial, by direct signification, and its duration. The Judicial, by its distinction of the Nation of the Jews, from all other Nations, and likewise by its duration. This Schoolmasterly Discipline of the Ceremonial, and Judicial Law, is ceased with the Laws themselves: but that of the Moral Law still remains by convincing of sin, denouncing of the curse, making us to despair in respect of our selves, and so enforceth us to seek for help out of our selves, in Jesus Christ. So John preached,
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