arest sinners to give
them access. And this you may appeal unto from that tribunal of justice.
"But there is forgiveness with thee, &c.," Ps. cxxx. 4, 5. And whoever
comes here, Christ Jesus sits on this throne to absolve him from that
sentence. If you ask what equity is in it, is not this a prejudice to
justice, and an abomination to the Lord, to justify the wicked and ungodly
sinner? I say, it is no iniquity, because Jesus Christ hath paid the price
for us, and was made a curse for our sins, that we might be the
righteousness of God in him, and therefore it is just with God to forgive
sins, to relax that sinner from the condemnation of the law, that flees
into Jesus Christ. You may answer justice--I will not take this for God's
last word. I hear that all final judgment is committed to the Son, that he
may give life to whom he will; he calls me, and to him will I go, for he
hath the words of eternal life, he will justify, and who shall condemn?

Now, if any man will not now arraign himself before the tribunal of God's
justice, if he will not search his guiltiness till his mouth be stopped,
and hear his sentence of condemnation read, and take with it,--that man
cannot come to Jesus Christ, to be absolved, for he justifieth none but
self-condemned and lost sinners. So your day is but yet coming, when you
must answer to justice. The tribunal of mercy shall be removed, and Christ
shall sit upon a throne of pure justice, to judge those who judged not
themselves. Alas for your loss, the most part of you! I pity you. You live
in great peace and quietness without the ports of the city of refuge. We
declare unto you in the Lord's name, you are under the curse of God: will
you yet sit secure, and put the evil day far from you? Oh! rather trouble
your peace for a season, with the consideration of your sins! Enter into
judgment with yourselves till you see nothing but perishing in
yourselves;--and there is no hazard, because salvation is brought near in
the gospel. If you would not trouble yourselves so much as to judge
yourselves, then you shall be judged when there is no Mediator to plead
for you, none to appeal unto.

But whosoever takes the sentence of condemnation unto them, and subscribes
to the righteousness of the Lord's curse upon them, we do invite all such
in the Lord's name, to come in hither, even to Jesus Christ. There is no
condemnation to them that are in him. If you stand scrupulous, making many
questions in such