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 yourſelves then by this, whether you be exalted by this righteouſneſs. Are you delivered from the reigning power of ſin? At leaſt, is ſo far broken, that it is become your burden, under which you may groan, ſaying with the apoſtle, Wretched man that I am, who ſhall deliver me from the body of this death?

Uſe fourth, ſhall be of Conſolation and encouragement to believers, who are exalted in this righteouſneſs. By virtue of it, O believer, thou can[apparently a line of text was missed from the original - compare the same sermon in "Whole Works"] [sic] ſtand in need of. Whatever grace or mercy thou wanteſt, thou ſhall have it, if thou do but improve this law-biding righteouſneſs. Wanteſt thou pardoning grace, to take away the guilt of ſin? That is one of the gifts of God, thro' the righteouſneſs of Chriſt apprehended by faith: For he is ſet forth to be a propitiation thro' faith in his blood, to ſhew forth his righteouſneſs for the remiſſion of ſins. Wanteſt thou to have thy peace with God confirmed? Improve this righteouſneſs by faith: For, being juſtified by faith, we have peace with God thro' the Lord Jeſus Chriſt. Wanteſt thou acceſs unto the holieſt? by faith in the blood of Jeſus have we acceſs with boldneſs. Wanteſt thou medicinal grace for healing of ſoul-pleagues: Improve this righteouſneſs by faith: For by his ſtripes we are healed. Out of the ſide afof [sic] our goſpel-altar comes forth living water, that healeth the corrupt and dead ſea of indwelling corruption, Ezek. xlvii. at the beginning. This is the tree of life, whoſe leaves are for the healing of the nations. Wanteſt thou a ſhadow or covering, to ſhelter thy weary ſoul from the ſcorching heat of divine anger, or of temptation