Evangelical ..epentance. 241 diftant : andmy &fire is to fpeak unto the Second. The appropinquation, approaching, or drawingneer ofthe Kingdom of Heaven, is thehigheif. and the greateft motive in the world unto true Repentance. This isthe Motive that Johnufes here . thus Johnbegins, when he began for to preach the Gofpel. And ifyou look into the 4. the next Chapter, ye fnall find, that our Savi- our Chrift begins to preach Repentance upon the fameMo- tive : verfe the 17. from that time Jefus began to preach, and fay, Repent : for the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand. The fame words. And if ye look into. the ro. Chapter of Matthew, ye fhall find, that when he fent out his Apoilles for to preach, he put thelikewords into their mouthes al- fo : (at the 7. verfe) And asyego)preach,faying,TheKmgdont of Heaven is at band. There theword, Repent, is not youwill fay : But ifyou look into the 6. ofMark, and the 12. verfe : ye (hall find that 'tisfaid there, Then theywent out, andpreach't, that men frould repent. It was part of their Commiffion : and thus theywere to preach Repentance upon this motive, That the Kingdom ofHeaven is at band, or the Kingdom ofheaven is ap- proaching. Surely.therefore, this is thegreat Motive, the motive ofmotives. In the invitation to the great Supper fpoken ofin the Gorpel : what is the motive ufed, for to bringmen unto the fupper, but this ? Come, for all things are now ready : Mercy is ready, the blood of the Lord Jefus Chrift is ready, Come, for all things are now ready : this is themotive that is ufed there. And ifye look into the 12. Chapter ofPaul to the Romans, ye (hall findat the r. verfe, That when theApt:411e clothexhort them, toprefent them- felves a living facrifice, holy, acceptable unto Cod : he perfwades by this motive ofmercy : I befeech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye prefentyour bodies a li- ving facrifice. I befeech ye therefore. That Therefore, fends us unto the former Chapter, to enquire what thefe mercies were. At the 30. verfeof?the former Chapter, he faies unto than, For at.ye in timespap havenot beleeved God, N n 2 Jet Do[i.
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