70 COPaw ano faniitp Took. Receive them, They would have fle[hly and world- ly profperity, but deliverance from fin, and Holy communion with God, they will not have. Here is the only flop of their falvation. All men (u) might be Holy and happy if they would : But moil men wilt nor. "'bis is thewoful slate of (inners l They will cry to C ar mercy, mercy, when judgement cometh , and it is . oo late ; and yet now no counfel,no reafon, no intrcwty will perfwade them to accept it. It is a .3 itiftil thing, to hear Chrifts Minifters in his Name, i;e. e ch men to accept of fan5hfying faving mercy,from ('2.y day, and all in vain, and to think how thefe faine menwill cry for mercy, when mercy bath done with them, and the door is Phut. Yea how they Rill fay, We hope to be Paved becaufe God is merciful, bile, they will not have his faving mercy. As if tiiercy (tuck in the hand of God as an unwilling giver, while it isthey that refufe it as unwilling to receive ir. Like a thiefthat is intreated by the Judge to give over in time and to have mercy on himfelf, and not to cafe away his life, and will not hear nor be perfwa- ded ; and yet at the Bar or Gallows will cry out for Mercy. What would you fay to a famiíhed Beggar that fhouldAnd begging for an alms & will not take it ? could it not be a orange fight at once to hear the Beggar lay, dprayyou give me moray or bread, and the Giver :offering it, and fay, I intreat thee to take it, and have .pity on thyfelf,.and rdo notfamifh ; and cannot prevail S. It is a fod and mad condition that you defcribe and it fs too true : But methinks it were a fitter 'cam.: parifon ifyou I ;,ned them to a lick, man that begs for heah.fh of the Ishyfcian; but will take no phyfck,, thilá tt fof,z4I5.Ifa,55,I;?,3,i." Ike
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