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Rh Laban did Jacob for his Images) theſe muſt be orn from thee (be as unwilling as thou wilt) theſe hinder Chriſt from coming in, and till Chriſt come in, Guilt will not go out; and where Guilt is, there is Hardneſs of Heart: And therefore much Guilt argues little (if any Thing) of Chriſt.

When Guilt is raiſed up, take heed of getting it allayed any way but by Chriſt's Blood, that will tend to Hardening. Make Chriſt thy Peace, Eph. 2. 14. not thy Duties, thy Tears, &c. Chriſt thy Righteouſneſs, not thy Graces, &c. Thou mayſt deſtroy Chriſt by Duties as well as by Sins. Look at Chriſt, and do as much as thou wilt. Stand with all thy Weight upon Chriſt's Righteouſneſs; take heed of having one Foot on thy own Righteouſneſs, another on Chriſt's. Till Chriſt come and ſit on high upon a Throne of Grace, in the Conſcience there is nothing but Guilt, Terrors, ſecret Suſpicions, the Soul hanging between Hope and Fear, which is an un-Goſpel like State.

He that fears to ſee Sin's utmoſt Vileneſs, the utmoſt Hell of his own Heart, he ſuſpects the Merits of Chriſt. Be thou never ſuch a great Sinner, (1 John 2. 1.) try Chriſt to make him thy Advocate, and thou ſhalt find him Jeſus Chriſt the Righteous. In all Doubtings, Fears, Storms of Conſcience, look at Chriſt continually; do not argue it with Satan, (he deſires no better) bid him go to Chriſt, and he will anſwer him; it's his office to be our Advocate, 1 John 2. 1. his Office to anſwer Law, as our Surety, Heb. 7. 22. his Office to anſwer Juſtice, as our Mediator, Gal. 3. 10. 1 Tim. 2.5. and he is ſworn to that Office, Heb. 7. 20, 21. Put Chriſt upon it. If thou wilt do any thing thyſelf, as to Satisfaction for Sin, thou renounceſt Chriſt the Righteous, who was made Sin for thee, 2 Cor. 5. 22.

Satan may alledge, and corrupt Scripture, but he cannot anſwer Scripture. It's Chriſt's Word of mighty Authority, Chriſt foiled Satan with it, Mat. 4.10. In all the Scripture there is not an ill Word againſt a poor

Sinner,