THE UNCONVERTED. 101 man! dost thou know what thou doest? If thou die unconverted, there is no doubt to be made of t hy damnation; and thou art not sure to live an hour. And yet art thou not ready to turn, and to come in? 0 miserable wretch! Hast thou not served the flesh and the devil long enough? Yet hast thou not enough of sin? Is it so good to thee, or so profitable for thee? Dost thou know what it is, that thou wouldst yet have more of it? Hast thou had so many calls, and so many mercies, and so many warnings, and so many examples? Hast thou seen so many laid in the grave, and yet art thou not ready to let go thy sins, and come to Christ? What! after so many convictions and pangs of conscience, after so many purposes and promises, art thou not yet ready to turn and live? 0 tbat thy eyes, thy heart, were opened to know how fair an offer is now made to thee! and what a joyful message it is that we are sent on, to bid thee come, for all things are ready! II. Consider also, what calls thou hast to tm~n and live. How many, how loud, how earnest, how dreadful: and yet what encouraging, joyful calls! For the principal inviter is God himself. He that commandeth heaven and ·earth, commands thee to turn, and that presently, without delay. He commands the sun to run its course, and to rise upon thee every morning; and though it be so glorious an orb, and many times bigger than all the earth, yet it obeyeth him, and faileth not one minute of its appointed time. He commandeth all the planets, and the orbs of heaven, and they obey. He commandeth the sea to ebb and flow, and the whole creation to keep its course, and all obey him: the angels ofhea- ._ ven obey his will, when he sends them to minister to such worms as we on earth; Heb. i. 14; and yet if he command but a sinner to turn, he will not obey him. He only thinks himself wiser than God; and he cavils and pleads the cause of sin, and will not obey. If the Lord Almighty say the word, the heav.eru; and all therein obey h'im: but if he call but a
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