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 fears of it; altho' thou be liable to the ſtroke of death, yet by this righteouſneſs thou art freed from the ſting of it. What is the ſting of death? It is ſin. Now Christ has finiſhed tranſgreſſion and made an end of ſin, by bringing in everlaſting righteouſneſs. And therefore thou mayſt roll that word like a ſweet morſel under thy tongue, Hoſ. xiii. 14. 'I will ranſom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plague; O grave I will be thy deſtruction.'

5thly. By this righteouſneſs the believer is exalted above all accuſations, from whatever airth they may come. Rom. viii. 33. there the apoſtlesapoſtle [sic] gives a bold challenge, Who ſhall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? The challenge is univerſal in reſpect of all accuſers; as if he had ſaid, Is there any in heaven, earth, or hell, that can accuſe them? It is univerſal in reſpect of all the accuſed: for the whole elect of God are comprehended, among whom there have been as great ſinners, as ever breathed on God's earth. And it is univerſal in reſpect of all crimes. It is not ſaid, who ſhall lay this, or that, or the other crime to their charge? But, any thing? And what can be more comprehenſive? Now what is the ground of this bold challenge? 'Tis grounded on the righteouſneſs of Chriſt: For, ſays the apoſtle, 'It is God that juſtifieth, who is be that condemneth? It is Chriſt that died, yes, rather that is riſen again,' &c.

I come, Secondly, to ſhew, What happineſs or dignity the believer is exalted to by virtue of this righteouſneſs. And, in ſo many words, I only name theſe two or three particulars, 1st,