(49) Whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not, let the light of the glorious gospel of Christ should shine in to them. May be, you are presuming upon the mercy of God, while your eyes are blinded, that you do not see the truth oi his threatening's standing against you: And therefore, O blasphemer! do you think, that he will be a God of mercy, and not a God of truth ? Nay, his mercy will never be vented, unless the glory of his truth be salved. May be you are speaking peace to yourself, saying I shall have peace, while yet your eyes are blinded, that you do not see how God’s being at peace with a sinner is confident with his righteousness, in taking vengeance upon sin O then blasphemer and presumer, do you think, that God will be a God of peace, and not a God of righteousness ? Know it then, in the Lord’s name, O sinful unbelieving wretch that as there's no mercy for you, to rhe discretion of God’s truth; so no peace to the dishonour of his righteousness. You expect mercy and peace separate from truth and righteousness; and therefore, mercy and peace shall be from you; and truth and righteousness will meet with you in fury, and with a vengeance. Your false hope of mercy and peace, makes you merciful to your lusts and at peace with your idols: But the truth and righteousness of God, which you exclude from the meeting, will hide mercy and peace for ever from your eyes : Justice instead of mercy, war instead of peace will ,ensue ; for truth and righteousness will execute judgment upon you for the abuse of mercy and peace; while through unbelief, you do not see, or approve their meeting together,’ and kissing each other in Christ. While you’re in this case, you cannot meet with God, tho’ you may meet with his people at ordinances, or at a communion-table ; yet God and you never meet together: Nay, you have other company, the devil and you meet together; and your lusts and you embrace each other; the world and you meet together, and its vanities and you do kiss each other; the law and you have met together, and its curse and you do embrace each other. But because you do not see the terrible curses and threatenings that you are under, remember, that in a short while, death and you will meet together, and its cold arms and you must embrace each
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