I ' I . ' I tto ' \ · . ·Wilf•llimpmii••CJ · hi$ ordinances and all holy means to convert · .. t.hee, thou d$£l: reftflthern; nay his Spirit contendeth within,and thou doft refiil: him. I gave you five things to confider,what it is ~o ihck at your wil ..nots. I befeech you confider yet farther. . Fir£1:, if. you will not, Gods Minit1ers have . difcharged· their ·duties , and have left your blood onyour own heads; they cango no far– ther~f .you}wHl not; ' the Groom can but carry the · Steed:upt:o watering,as we fay,ifhe wil not drink he.(annot help it; fQ they can't help it~ . your bloo4 Jies uponyou( _own. heads, they have difcharg~d their duties.When Abraham:r fervant obj~et~d, ~nd how ifthe womanwill not? Abral'Jam he anfwers,if the woman wil~ not be wiJ}ing., then thou. :.fhal~ be .cle~tr ~('my oath,Gen,24. 8. So Lord, how1f theywillnot? rnay we fay,nay ifthey wil not,let them chufe; thou art ·dear; the Lord bath fworn us to preach and teach,and·exhort,ancl reprove;and jnvit~ you to.gr;ace; but if we do fo, and you will not, we tan't help .it,your blood is onyout · pwn heads; we have dtfcharged our oath and ot)r duty, we would be gladthat you · would.~ · put if now you wilrn~t, we have difcharge4 our 1 duties. N~y, , . . Secondly, if you will not, the Gofpel bath deliveredits~rrand,ye areguiltyQf your own ~verlafl:ing perdition; the Gofpel bathdeliver· edits meffage,and thisis the meffage, Whofoe-:– "er w,ill,let hi~ tak..e of the W.~tter of #fe freely , ·Revel. :2.1j.This meffage hathbeen deliv~red tq you often·, its 'tlti laft exhortation in the . · · · · · who/1 '
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