34 \ R ev.' 5· 8. Tho~twajtbj.fled, and haft redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of '"""Y kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. . All fhcfe tell thee, that as thou art a fir.ncr, fo thou hall: a Saviour; onely do thou apply them, and cert1inly theyr w!ll help thee m the lirll: ll:ep, the firLt,ingredient of this remedy tu thy mifery, to ';'t,. thejjight of Chrift. Sect. 3. The promifes procuring a defire after Chrift. THou m0 yell: fay, I fee Chrift, and I fee that his perfon, and death, and blood-lhed arc pr<cious and faving ; but how may I make him mine ? he!>W may I know that ·he is my Saviour ? I anfwer, Thou mull: hunger c"' thirft after him ; this dejire is the fecond !rep :and to provoke thee to this duty,confider of thefe promifes: Efay 55. J. Ho, every one that thirjfeth, come ye to rh e waters, and he th"t bath 110 money, c:om: ye, bJry and eat_ ;yea con~e, buy wine and 1t!ilk__tvuhout money, and without price. Mat. 5. 6. Blejfcd are they wh:rh hunger and t}otrjf after righreoufmffe, f or theyjh"O be filled. John 7· 37· 38. In the !aft day, that great day of the feaft, Jeflu flood and cried, {:tying, If any man thirft, le~ ht.m come 'unto me ana drink_.; he that belie1Jeth on me, as thl Scripwre h~<th fatd, o1tt of hu belly jiMilflow rivers ofliving water. · Rev. 21. o. I willgive to him that is athirft, ofthe water of hfe freely. R ev. 22. 17. Let him that is athirft come, and whofoever w>il, let hwt takethe water cf "fe f reely. Pfal. 63. 1. 0 God thou art my God, early will I Jock. thee: my Jou! thirfteth fo>: thee, m)'jlcjlt longcthgrct~tly after thee, in a barren and dry land without water. Pfal. 1+5. 19. Hnvi/1 fulfil the dejirc ofthem that f ear him. All thefe may provoke thee.to thirfr after Chrill:,that moll: fovereign,and foul-fa,•iog fountain, opened to the houfo-t{Dav1d, . and to the inhabitants of J crufalem for Jinne, and for, uncleannejfe, Zach. 1 3. I. · ' Sect. 4· The promifes procuring a relying on Chrift. ·y· Et thou mayefr fay, I thirft indeed, but I dare not drink; I dejtrc, but I dare not come near, to lay hold on Chnfr: How fv? l am (fayefrthou) a moftvile 1 mworthy, w~tk.!d wretch, nnd myfins are ofa fcarlet,crimfon die: True it is, for thee to pretend part in Chrill:, wallowing yet in thy fins; for thee to believe that Chrill: is thy righreoufneffe, purpofing yet to go onm the .pra{hce, or allowance of any one known fin, it were a moll: curfed hornblc prefumpt1on mdeed; but where all fin is a burthen, every promife as a world of gold, and the heart fincerc for a newway, there a man may be bold : Aman may ?yes, he mull:; ifthou groandt under fin, if thou longell: after Chrill:, apply thefe promifes, and they will force thee to lay hold upon the Rock, to take Chrill:' for thine own, to throw thy finful foulu.pon the bleeding wounds of-Jefus, and to call: thy fdf with coufidencc into the bofome ofhis love. Firll: then, T ak.e notice (faith a Modern) that Jrfus Chrift k§eps open hottfe for all hungry and thrifty f ouls. Rev. 22. 17. Let him that is~ thirftcome, andwhofoever will~ let him tak.,: thC"water of lzfe free. Or if open houfe will not}fitwithout invitation, hear him call:- Matth. 12. 28. Ceme unto mea/lye thatlabour,and~rehravyladen,and lwillgivc you rrft. Or if invitation will not fit without proclamation, hear him proclaim:-- John 7. 37· 'j'ejj<S flood and cried,fayin_g, Ifany ,man tbirft, let him come unto me and drink_:he that believeth on me,out ofhis belly jha/1flow rivers ofwater.Or !ell: thou lhouldell: think thou mull: come to thy coil:, and bring fomewhat in thy hand, hear h'lw he doubles and trebles his cry to the CO)ltrary: --. - Jfai. 55· I. H o, everyone thatthirfteth, come ye to thewater~, IJ1U:l.he tbathathn,tJ money, come ye, buy and eat,yea come, buy wine and m~lk._ wirbour money, and ttJithaut: prier. And yet Jell: thou fay, I am fofar from bringing any thing in my.~and, that Coring a world of wickedneffe in my hear;, and my fins I fca.r w•ll hinder my acce_ptation ; No (faith he again' ) --- ' ' , , , Ha. 55. 7· Let the wick§d forfaks his way, and the unrighteotts m'!:nJjis tl!ought;r (and this is thy defire, thy cafe) and let hillt return tmto/he .{-or~, a~d ~~ lVJII·havc merty upon him, and to our Gvd, for he will abundanti)' p~<rdv/!1. 'Or if all this will not do without a nwrc
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