234. Evangelical Repentance. iland and admire at the gloryof this freegrace ofGod in. Jefus thrift ! You will fay unto me : But fuppofe this,. that the Lord hath brought the Kingdomof Heavenneer tome, and my family before I did come to it : for. I mutt confefs, that I have tailed,anddrunk deeply ofGods preventing love: Oh: how gracioutlyhath God dealt by ourpoor. family ! wee were a. poor, ignorant family ; and.the Lord fhetvednler- cy toour family whenwe little thought of it to [itch a, Child, to fuch a Servant, to fuch a Friend, to mine own foul. Indeed this is true, That, the Kingdom ofHeaven kath approch't untome,drawn neer untome before I drew neer to ie,; Oh ! what is my duty now, thatdoes flow from hence. ?. Ana Let me tell you: Doty, Firti ofall ; Befooner-at kreaven gate withyour dirtier here- . after, than everyou were before. When as a Mailer comes in- to his fervants Chamber in the morning, and takes him- a- bed : if the fervant have any ingenuity, the fervant faies , this myMailers coming thusearly, is plainly a rebuke to my Nth ; and therfore (Godwilling) I will be u? fooner another day. Sonow, when as the Lord'does thus prevent us with his grace, and is at our bed-,Ede with his grace,- whenwe lie fleeping, and never think:of mercy,and grace; an ingenious foul. fhoul el: fay thus : What is all this, but a plain rebuke.to the flothfulnefs ofmy duty.? Come, up prayer, up duty, oh my foul be upfooner : Yea, through, t he.Lo;c1s grace I will be up fooner at Heaven gate in ditty than.ever I was before : His preventing grace teaches me thus-much, that I atanot foonenough at Heaven gate with myduty. Again, Hath theLord-prevented any ofyou with grace, and rattled the KingdomofHeaven todraw neer toyou be- fore you drew neer to it ? Do you do the lilt : labour,inyour, love to be life to Chrifi,to be like io God: We Wand uponour terms when we have to deal withmen, upon our terms of State., jefus thrift flood,uppn terms ofStatewhen Ditti.
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