The law and equity of the gospel, or, The goodness of our Lord as a legislator delivered first from the pulpit in two plain sermons, and now repeated from the press with others tending to the same end ... by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed by S Roycroft for Robert Clavell
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1686
Approximate Era: JamesII
TCP ID: A54843 ESTC ID: R38205 STC ID: P2185
Subject Headings: Christian life; Providence and government of God;
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In-Text than to believe we owe nothing, and that if by continuing in our Exorbitant expences we plunge our selves in new Debts, they shall all be discharged out of the very same Treasure? Nay, is it not yet a more pleasing Error, a more delicious kind of mistake and madness, to think our Debts were all remitted before we were able to contract them? And then with a greater force of Reason, Are we not apt to look on Them (I do not say as the most rational, but) as the most comfortable Preachers, who bring us Tidings even from Heaven, that all our Duties are done already by Another man's obedience in our behalf? that all our Sins are discounted by Another man's Sufferings? all our Punishments inflicted upon Another man's Shoulders? And that 'tis safe for us to Sin, upon condition we despair not of being pardon'd, but believe without doubting that we were justified from Eternity, and that our Sins were all forgiven before they could possibly be committed? not only all the Sins that are, but all that shall be? than to believe we owe nothing, and that if by Continuing in our Exorbitant expenses we plunge our selves in new Debts, they shall all be discharged out of the very same Treasure? Nay, is it not yet a more pleasing Error, a more delicious kind of mistake and madness, to think our Debts were all remitted before we were able to contract them? And then with a greater force of Reason, are we not apt to look on Them (I do not say as the most rational, but) as the most comfortable Preachers, who bring us Tidings even from Heaven, that all our Duties Are done already by another Man's Obedience in our behalf? that all our Sins Are discounted by another Man's Sufferings? all our Punishments inflicted upon another Man's Shoulders? And that it's safe for us to since, upon condition we despair not of being pardoned, but believe without doubting that we were justified from Eternity, and that our Sins were all forgiven before they could possibly be committed? not only all the Sins that Are, but all that shall be? cs p-acp vvb pns12 vvb pix, cc cst cs p-acp vvg p-acp po12 j n2 pns12 vvb po12 n2 p-acp j n2, pns32 vmb d vbi vvn av pp-f dt j d n1? uh, vbz pn31 xx av dt dc vvg n1, dt av-dc j j pp-f vvb cc n1, pc-acp vvi po12 n2 vbdr d vvn c-acp pns12 vbdr j p-acp vvb pno32? cc av p-acp dt jc n1 pp-f n1, vbr pns12 xx j pc-acp vvi p-acp pno32 (pns11 vdb xx vvi p-acp dt av-ds j, p-acp) c-acp dt av-ds j n2, r-crq vvb pno12 n2 av p-acp n1, cst d po12 n2 vbr vdn av p-acp j-jn ng1 n1 p-acp po12 n1? cst d po12 n2 vbr vvn p-acp j-jn ng1 n2? d po12 n2 vvn p-acp j-jn ng1 n2? cc cst pn31|vbz j p-acp pno12 p-acp n1, p-acp n1 pns12 vvb xx pp-f vbg vvn, p-acp vvi p-acp vvg cst pns12 vbdr vvn p-acp n1, cc d po12 n2 vbdr d vvn c-acp pns32 vmd av-j vbi vvn? xx av-j d dt n2 cst vbr, p-acp d cst vmb vbi?




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