322 Evangelical Repentance. Luke, 9 3 3 brought to the prifon, and is brought to the Jaylors fami- ly, before ever the Jailor did flit after it. And fo yeinow it wa s with the family of Zacheuf : Za- cheiff (faiesour Saviour) This de is falvation come to thine. houfe. Pray confider it.a little, did Zachetws honk go to leek for falvation ? or rather, did not falvation come and leek for lichetts'y houfe ? Indeed Zockeur out ofa curiofity ran and got up intoatree that hemight fee theout-fide of Jefus Chria : but our Lord and Saviour.. Chrift, cals him down, Zachetts (faies he) /weft dine pith thee: , invites him- (elf, he carries falvation untohis family. Thus God dealsbyFamilies : Hedeals thus by the World, He deals thus by Nations, lie deals thus by Towns, He deals thus,by And he deals thus byparticular Perfonpalio : Was it not thus with Matthew the Publican ? He fate (ye know) in his- Cuitome- houfe, and Chrift cameand found himout there ;' he did, not firft go and leek after Chrift, but Chrift -came unto him, and found him out in his trade, and raid' unto him, followme. And was,ic not thus with Paull' Safes Paul, I wac a blallbenter, and aperfecutor : But lobtainect Wrcy. I wasbreathing out threatenings againft the Saints, and againft the Dtfciples of Jefus Chritt : but as I was breathing out threateningsagainfi them, ;he holyGhoft breath'duponmy heart, and met me in the 'way, and un-' horf:t me, and thowed .me mercy : the Kingdomof Rea- vea,dicapproach unto Paul, before ever Paul fought after it. And as ztis with a particular Perfon in regard of his frit Converflon, and firft Repentance : So in regard of his After- epentance : Peter fins, and beforeever Peter repents, Ohrift looksback upon him ; that is the firii, then Peter weptbit-. terly. 7onab fin'd, and fin'd greatly in running away fromGod : , before ever yonab could find in his heart, for to. reek unto God, Godworks a miracle : provides acham- her. ofprelervation, even in the belly ofdeftration, in the Whalesbelly for him. Godbrought seer his pardoning mercy,
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