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4. That God will sooner or later make every Sinner to feel this burden. The few instances we have of this, tell us what is their Condition; and God, will, either in this life, or a death, or after it, lay it on so as they shall feel it terrible. There is never a Sinner Converted to God, but hath had of this experience, this was it that made him fly to Christ, this put him into dread, made him go about under horrors, till he gat a pardon. Stand by the bed side of some dying Sinners, and you shall hear those bitter complaints, that will confirm the truth in hand▪ and the rest is known •o them that are gone to the place of Torments.

4. That God will sooner or later make every Sinner to feel this burden. The few instances we have of this, tell us what is their Condition; and God, will, either in this life, or a death, or after it, lay it on so as they shall feel it terrible. There is never a Sinner Converted to God, but hath had of this experience, this was it that made him fly to Christ, this put him into dread, made him go about under horrours, till he gat a pardon. Stand by the bed side of some dying Sinners, and you shall hear those bitter complaints, that will confirm the truth in hand▪ and the rest is known •o them that are gone to the place of Torments.

2. That forgiveness removes his burden from the Sinner: it takes off this heavy weight from him; this is the proper and genuine effect of pardon of Sin. This will be evident in the Consideration of these things.

1. The wrath of God lying upon Sinners is that which is the great burden of Sin. It is true, Sin it self is a vile, odious, filthy thing, and that which no gracious Soul can endure, but desires to be […] of, and delivered from: but the distress that is in it, is that the Great God is offended by it, and that he is angry at the Sinner: hence the great Complaints of Gods Children themselves, is about the Lying of wrath heavy upon them,