advantages that follow upon our deliverance from these evils mentioned. I only name a few of them. (1.) Instead of these filthy robes which finners are naturally clothed in, they are clad in garments of falvation, garments of righteousness. I will, fays the church, Ifa. Ixi. 10. greatly rejoice in the Lord, my foul fhall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of fal vation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteoufnefs, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth berfelf with jewels. (2.) This falvation has in it a title to noble inheritance. Guilt is the finner's, the unfaved wretch's title to wrath; it makes it fure to him: but fuch as are faved, are made fons upon their believing, John i. 12. And if fons, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint heirs with Chrift, Rom. (3.) They who are partakers of this falvation, are put under the dominion of grace. They are not under fin, but under the dominion of grace, Rom. vi. 14. And where grace bears fway, there is indeed perfect liberty. Faith working by love, is the fpring of all the obedience they perform to thefe commands which are not grievous, but, on the contrary, are pleasant, and have not only a great reward in the iffue, but even in the time wherein obedience is performed to them; fee Gal. v. 6. 1. John. v. 3. Prov. iii. 17. Pfal. xix. 11. (4.) The spirit dwells in all believers, and abides with them for ever, 1 John

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brought to that frame, that spiritual mindednefs, which is life and peace, Rom. viii. 6. And not only is there by the indwelling of the fpirit provifion thus made against the remaining power of indwelling fin here; but moreover hereby there is affurance given of full freedom from it. The fpirit will at length entirely cleanse the foul: and he is the earnest of glory, of that state where believers are entirely freed from fin, 2 Cor. v. 5. It is by him they are fealed to the day of their final and complete redemption from fin in all its concernments, filth, guilt, reign, power and being, Ephef. iv. 30. (5.) Inftead of wrath, under which the finner was lying, by this falvation he is brought into a state of favour and acceptance with God through the beloved, Ephef. i. 6. Instead of war with heaven they have peace; for being juftified by faith they have peace with God, Rom. viii. 1. And of how great confideration this is, the Pfalmift well understood, who, Pfal. xxx. v. tells us, That in God's favour is life; and Pfal. lxiii. 3. That his loving kindness is better than life. (6.) Satan's flave is plased upon a throne, by this falvation and is not this a great privilege? Sure it is: and this is the privilege of all overcomers, and fuch fhall all believers be. To him that overcometh will I grant to fit with me in my throne; even as I alfo overcame, and am fet down with my father in his throne, Rev. iii. penult. (7.) Inftead of feared death, everlafting life fhall be the privilege of the nation of them that are faved, John iii. 36. He that believeth on the Son hath everlafting life; and here we may hold. All words are for ever loft: who can tell what life this is? A life of God, a life of comfort, a life of promife in heaven; and fuch a life for ever. May we

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not conclude from the whole, That this falvation, which is the contrivance of fo great wifdom, has fo great an author as God, is brought about by fo great means, proclaimed by fo great a per fon as the only begotten of the Father, frees from fo great evils, and entitles to fo great bleffings, is indeed a great falvation? Proceed we now to a

2d Property of this falvation. As it is upon the accounts mentioned, and not a few others, a great falvation, fo likewife is it a complete falvati on. It is called falvation to the uttermost, Hebl vii. 25. He is able to fave them to the uttermoft that come unto God by him. Now the complete nefs of this falvation we may take up in four par ticulars. (1.) It is falvation from all evils. It is not only, as we did at length make appear under the former head, falvation from many, from great evils; but it is falvation from all evils. It extends to all forts of evils. We might mention many forts of evils; but they are all easily reducible to two, moral evils or fins, penal evils or punish, ment. Now this falvation extends to both. It is falvation from all fin: The blood of Jefus Chrift cleanfeth from all fin, 1 John i..7. It is juftifica tion from all things, Acts xiii. 39. Be it known to you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of fins; and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be juftified by the lau of Mofes. And if we be faved from all mo ral evils, falvation from all others follows in courfe. (2.) It is falvation from all degrees of all thofe evils. It might have extended to all forts of evils, and yet not have comprehended a deliverance from all degrees of them: but it is com plete in this refpect; as the blood of Jefus Chrift cleanf.

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Part II cleanfeth from all fin, fo it cleanfeth from every degree: it cleanfeth fully. As the Spirit of Christ is able to fubdue all fin, fo is he able to fubdue all fin fully. In a word, Christ makes thorough work of it; and fuch as do believe fhall be faved from all their fears, from all their enemies, from all their fins, and all their forrows; Christ will prefent them without fpot or wrinkle or any fuch thing. No ftain, no blemish fhall be left on them before he have done with them. (3.) It is comprehenfive of all spiritual bleffings, nay, of every good thing; God will give grace and glory, and he will withhold no good thing from them that walk uprightly, Pfal lxxxiv. 11. And believers are faid to be bleffed with all fpiritual bleffings in Chrift Fefus, Ephef. i. 3. (4.) It comprehends all thefe bleffings in their perfection. While in this world the enjoyments of the faints are not complete; but they shall be fo ere it be long. Grace will ripen into glory. That which is in part will be done away, and that which is perfect will come

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3dly, This is a fuitable falvation. How fuitable it is to God, we have hinted already; and therefore I fhall only name a few things which may evince its congruity to fuch poor finners as are convinced of their need of falvation. And,

(1.) This falvation is exceedingly fuitable to fuch a poor finner, because it is near. One that is in a great extremity, to tell him of a remedy in fome far country, at a great diftance, will rather increase than help his difquietment. Such a remedy, may he fay, is fufficient, but how shall it be got? who will bring it to me? and may I not be dead and gone before it arrive? So might the convinced finner fay. Did we tell him of a Sa

viour that were to be met withal in fome remote country, or after the course of fome years, his perplexity would hereby be increased: his cafe requires speedy relief; it will not admit of long delays: and this falvation is exactly adapted to his condition; as the apoftle fhews, Rom. x. 6. The righteoufnefs which is of faith fpeaketh on this wife, Say not in thine heart, Who fhall afcend into heaven (that is, to bring Chrift down from above) or, who shall defcend into the deep (that is, to bring up Chrift again from the dead?) 8. But what faith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that is the word of faith which we preach, That if thou shalt confefs with thy mouth the Lord Jefus, and fhalt believe in thine heart, that God hath raifed him from the dead, thou shalt be faved. This falvation is near in the offer; it is near in its advantages. As the offer brings it clofe home; fo the advantage of it is presently to be obtained. The jaylor foon got eafe, and fo may every convinced finner in the fame method; he may obtain, if not present fatisfaction, yet prefent fafety.

(2.) This falvation in its terms is fuited to the needs and defires of a convinced finner. He cannot purchase falvation; therefore falvation freely offered is fuitable to him. If money were requir ed of fuch as come to the market of grace, the finner would never look near it: but when all that need are bid come, and take and have all, without money and without price; then he finds a market to his mind, falvation according to wish, perfectly fuch as he would have.

(3.) It is fuitable in its nature to his wants. As ' it is falvation upon the very terms he wishes, fo all the blessings he needs are to be had upon thefe