164 Generali direatonr for4 yeares, perhaps, ruune in a quite contrary courte, and done the divelsworke, mutt now towards the night of our nata-: rail life, and theconclufionofthe (boa fpan thereof, fpare no . paines, double our diligence, prefie hard to the Price of the high calling, quit ourfelves like men, and'eeflrong, with an ho- lyviolence lay hold upon the Kingdome of heaven, withall zeale, courage, and refolution, labour to redeeme the time pail, forthe daies are evill; and our particular doome for e- ternitie of joyes, or woes; pleafures or pairies, drawes on a- pace, and is even at thedoore. And as confederation offormer time curfedlymif -fpen ,.fo a fore-conceit alfo of 'dreadfull times to come, may jufily caufe us tomake much of, and husband well every moment we have prefently in our hands; for treafuring up an hea- venlyhoard of grace , comfort, patience , and courage, a- gainit the evill day. Though the times, as yet, bee faire and calme, happyand Halcyonian; and the CandleofGod íhines. hill upon this Kingdome, with extraordinaryprofperitie and. peace ; there is no,carrying into captivitie , or crying in our ftreets , but every man is quietly repofed under his owne Vine; and there refretheth himfeife with the riches and comforts of a good and pleafant land; yet as fure as the night followes the day, achange will come. If the glorious andTriumphant times of the daughter ofIerufalem, that . men called, Theperfeëëtion o fbeauty, Thejoyofthe whole earth, liaj. z:5. Thegloryofalllands, were turned into aday of trouble and of treading down, and of perplexitie, by the Lord god of hots,, in thevalley ofvifion, breaking down the wallet, and crying to to the mountaines : what may weofthe LandTooke for, ifwe foil turne the grace of God intowantonnefl ;, hutat length tobee turned out ofour houfes ofpeace , as the unthankeful- left and vnworchieftt people that ever the Surine of Heaven law, or the Sunneof Chrifis glorious Gofpel did thine up- on fo faire and fo long ? But howl-never the Kingdome fare, and God deale with as in publike : (Only let me tell you by the way, that in the meane time wee ítand by a miracle of Gods mercy and a prop of his extraordinary patience) yet every
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