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eave Christ  and His saints alone。

215。  This scripture also did now most sweetly visit my soul�察�AND  HIM THAT COMETH TO ME�察�I WILL IN NO WISE CAST OUT。  Oh� �the comfort  that I had from this word�察�IN NO WISE�  �As who should say�察�BY NO  MEANS�察�FOR NOTHING WHATEVER HE HATH DONE。  But Satan would greatly  labour to pull this promise from me�察�telling of me�察�THAT CHRIST DID  NOT MEAN ME AND SUCH AS I�察�BUT SINNERS OF A LOWER RANK�察�THAT HAD  NOT DONE AS I HAD DONE。  But I would answer him again�察�SATAN�察�HERE  IS IN THESE WORDS NO SUCH EXCEPTION�察�BUT HIM THAT COMES�察�HIM�察�ANY  HIM�此 �HIM THAT COMETH TO ME I WILL IN NO WISE CAST OUT。  And this I  well remember still�察�that of all the slights that Satan used to  take this scripture from me�察�yet he never did so much as put this  question�察�BUT DO YOU COME ARIGHT�拭 �And I have thought the reason  was�察�because he thought I knew full well what coming aright was�察 �for I saw that to come aright�察�was to come as I was�察�a vile and  ungodly sinner�察�and to cast myself at the feet of mercy�察�condemning  myself for sin。  If ever Satan and I did strive for any word of God  in all my life�察�it was for this good word of Christ�察�he at one end�察 �and I at the other�此 �Oh� �what work did we make�  �It was for this in  JOHN�察�I say�察�that we did so tug and strive�察�he pulled�察�and I  pulled�察�but God be praised�察�I got the better of him�察�I got some  sweetness from it。

216。  But notwithstanding all these helps�察�and blessed words of  grace�察�yet that of ESAU'S selling of his birthright�察�would still at  times distress my conscience�此 �for though I had been most sweetly  comforted�察�and that but just before�察�yet when that came into my  mind�察�'twould make me fear again�此 �I could not be quite rid  thereof�察�'twould every day be with me�此 �wherefore now I went  another way to work�察�even to consider the nature of this  blasphemous thought�察�I mean�察�if I should take the words at the  largest�察�and give them their own natural force and scope�察�even  every word therein�此 �so when I had thus considered�察�I found�察�that  if they were fairly taken�察�they would amount to this�察�THAT I HAD  FREELY LEFT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO HIS CHOICE�察�WHETHER HE WOULD  BE MY SAVIOUR OR NO�察�for the wicked words were these�察�LET HIM GO�察 �IF HE WILL。  Then that scripture gave me hope�察�I WILL NEVER LEAVE  THEE�察�NOR FORSAKE THEE。  Heb。 xiii。 5。  'O Lord��' said I�察�BUT I  HAVE LEFT THEE。  Then it answered again�察�BUT I WILL NOT LEAVE THEE。   For this I thanked God also。

217。  Yet I was grievous afraid He should�察�and found it exceeding  hard to trust Him�察�seeing I had so offended Him�此 �I could have been  exceeding glad that this thought had never befallen�察�for then I  thought I could with more ease and freedom in abundance�察�have  leaned on His grace。  I saw it was with me�察�as it was with JOSEPH'S  brethren�察�the guilt of their own wickedness did often fill them  with fears that their brother would at last despise them。  Gen。 l。  15�察�16�察�etc。

218。  Yet above all the scriptures that I yet did meet with that in  JOSHUA xx。 was the greatest comfort to me�察�which speaks of the  slayer that was to flee for refuge�此 �AND IF THE AVENGER OF BLOOD  PURSUE THE SLAYER�察�then saith MOSES�察�THEY THAT ARE THE ELDERS OF  THE CITY OF REFUGE SHALL NOT DELIVER HIM INTO HIS HANDS�察�BECAUSE HE  SMOTE HIS NEIGHBOUR UNWITTINGLY AND HATED HIM NOT AFORETIME。  Oh�  �blessed be God for this word�此 �I was convinced that I was the  slayer�察�and that the avenger of blood pursued me�察�I felt with great  terror�察�only now it remained that I inquire whether I have right to  enter the city of refuge�此 �so I found�察�that he must not�察�WHO LAY IN  WAIT TO SHED BLOOD�此 �It was not the wilful MURDERER�察�but he who  UNWITTINGLY did it�察�he who did it unawares�察�not out of spite�察�or  grudge�察�or malice�察�he that shed it unwittingly�此 �even he who did  not HATE HIS NEIGHBOUR BEFORE。  Wherefore��

219。  I thought verily I was the man that must enter�察�because I had  smitten my neighbour UNWITTINGLY�察�AND HATED HIM NOT AFORETIME。  I  hated Him not aforetime�察�no�察�I prayed unto Him�察�was tender of  sinning against Him�察�yea�察�and against this wicked temptation I had  strove for a twelvemonth before�察�yea�察�and also when it did pass  through my heart�察�it did in spite of my teeth�此 �wherefore I thought  I had a right to enter this city�察�and the elders�察�which are the  APOSTLES�察�were not to deliver me up。  This therefore was great  comfort to me�察�and gave me much ground of hope。

220。  Yet being very critical�察�for my smart had made me that I knew  not what ground was sure enough to bear me�察�I had one question that  my soul did much desire to be resolved about�察�and that was�察�WHETHER  IT BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY SOUL THAT HATH SINNED THE UNPARDONABLE SIN�察 �YET AFTER THAT TO RECEIVE�察�THOUGH BUT THE LEAST�察�TRUE SPIRITUAL  COMFORT FROM GOD THOUGH CHRIST�拭 �The which after I had much  considered�察�I found the answer was�察�No�察�they could not�察�and that  for these reasons�此�

221。  FIRST�察�Because those that have sinned that sin�察�they are  debarred a share in the blood of Christ�察�and being shut out of  that�察�they must needs be void of the least ground of hope�察�and so  of spiritual comfort�察�FOR TO SUCH THERE REMAINS NO MORE SACRIFICE  FOR SIN。  Heb。 x。 26�察�27。  SECONDLY�察�Because they are denied a  share in the promise of life�此 �IT SHALL NEVER BE FORGIVEN HIM  NEITHER IN THIS WORLD�察�NEITHER IN THE WORLD TO COME。  Matt。 xii。  32。  THIRDLY�察�The Son of God excludes them also from a share in His  blessed intercession�察�being for ever ashamed to own them�察�both  before His holy Father�察�and the blessed angels in heaven。  Mark  viii。

222。  When I had with much deliberation considered of this matter�察 �and could not but conclude that the Lord had comforted me�察�and that  too after this my wicked sin�此 �then methought I durst venture to  come nigh unto those most fearful and terrible scriptures�察�with  which all this while I had been so greatly affrighted�察�and on which  indeed�察�before I durst scarce cast mine eye ��yea�察�had much ado an  hundred times�察�to forbear wishing them out of the Bible���察�for I  thought they would destroy me�察�but now�察�I say�察�I began to take some  measure of encouragement�察�to come close to them to read them�察�and  consider them�察�and to weigh their scope and tendency。

223。  The which when I began to do�察�I found their visage changed�此  �for they looked not so grimly�察�as before I thought they did�此 �and  first I came to the sixth of the HEBREWS�察�yet trembling for fear it  should strike me�察�which when I had considered�察�I found that the  falling there intended�察�was a falling QUITE AWAY�察�that is as I  conceived�察�a falling from and absolute denying of the gospel�察�of  remission of sins by Jesus Christ�察�for�察�from them the apostle  begins his argument�察�verses 1�察�2�察�3�察�4。  SECONDLY�察�I found that  this falling away�察�must be openly�察�even in the view of the world�察 �even so as TO PUT CHRIST TO AN OPEN SHAME。  THIRDLY�察�I found those  he there intended�察�were for ever shut up of God�察�both in blindness�察 �hardness�察�and impenitency�此 �IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THEY SHOULD BE RENEWED  AGAIN UNTO REPENTANCE。  By all these particulars�察�I found to God's  everlasting praise�察�my sin was not the sin in this place intended。

FIRST�察�I confessed I was fallen�察�but not fallen away�察�that is�察�from  the profession of faith in Jesus unto eternal life。

SECONDLY�察�I confessed that I had put Jesus Christ to SHAME by my  sin�察�but not to open SHAME�察�I did not deny Him before men�察�nor  condemn Him as a fruitless One before the world。

THIRDLY�察�Nor did I find that God had shut me up�察�or denied me to  come ��though I found it hard work indeed to come�� to Him by sorrow  and repentance�此 �blessed be God for unsearchable grace��

224。  Then I considered that in the 10th chapter of the HEBREWS�察 �and found that the WILFUL SIN there mentioned�察�is not every wilful  sin�察�but that which doth throw off Christ�察�and then His  commandments too。  SECONDLY�察�That must be done also openly�察�before  two or three witnesses�察�to answer that of the law�察�VERSE 28。   THIRDLY�察�This sin cannot be committed�察�but with great despite done  to the Spirit of Grace�察�despising both the dissuasions from that  sin�察�and the persuasions to the contrary。  But the Lord knows�察 �though this my sin was devilish�察�yet it did not amount to these。

225。  And as touching that in the 12th of the HEBREWS�察�about ESAU'S  selling of his birthright�察�though this was that which killed me�察 �and stood like a spear against me�察�yet now I did consider�察�FIRST�察 �that his was not a hasty thought against the continual labour of  his mind�察�but a thought consented to�察�and put in practice likewise�察 �and that after some deliberation�察�Gen。 xxv。  SECONDLY�察�It was a  public and open action�察�even before his brother�察�if not before many  more�察�this made his sin of a far more heinous nature than otherwise  it would have been。  THIRDLY�察�He continued to slight his  birthright�此 �HE DID EAT AND DRINK�察�AND WENT HIS WAY�此 �thus Esau  DESPISED HIS BIRTHRIGHT�察�yea�察�twenty years after he was found to  despise it still。  And Esau said�察�I HAVE ENOUGH�察�MY BROTHER�察�KEEP  THAT THOU HAST UNTO THYSELF。  Gen。 xxxiii。 9。

226。  Now as touching this�察�THAT Esau SOUGHT A PLACE OF REPENTANCE�察 �thus I thought�此 �FIRST�察�This was not for the BIRTHRIGHT�察�but THE  BLESSING�此 �this is clear from the apostle�察�

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