I am brought
into another covenant, under better promises of life and salvation,
freely to comfort me without my merit, through the blood of Jesus;
therefore though thou layest my sins to my charge and provest me
guilty, yet so long as Christ hath brought in everlasting
righteousness and given it to me, I shall not fear thy threats. My
Christ is all, hath done all, and will deliver me from thine
accusations." Thus also thou mayest say, when death assaulteth thee,
"O death, where is thy sting? Thou canst not devour; I have comfort
through Jesus Christ, who hath taken thee captive and taken away thy
strength; he hath pierced thy heart and let out all thy
soul-destroying poison. Though I see thee, I am not afraid of thee;
though I feel thee, I am not daunted; for thou hast lost thy sting
in the side of the Lord Jesus, through whom I overcome thee. Also, O
Satan, though I hear thee make a hellish noise, and though thou
threaten me highly, yet my soul shall triumph over thee so long as
Christ is alive and can be heard in heaven--so long as he hath
broken thy head and won the field--so long as thou art in prison and
canst not have thy desire. When I hear thy voice, my thoughts are
turned to Christ my Saviour; I hearken to what he will say, for he
will speak comfort: he hath gotten the victory and doth give me the
crown, and causeth me to triumph through his most glorious conquest.
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