254 Evangelical Repentance. with him, and he with me. Here's mutual fellowfhip ; Chglit ftands, and offers this, he ftands knocking. But I pray, what door does he knock at? whofe door does he knock at ? Oh ! my beloved, 'tis a Laodiceandoor : Laodi- ceans, what are thofe ? Luke-warm : I would thon were hot, or cold ; but feeing thou art Luke-warm,I will vomit thee out of my mouth. Luke-warm perfon worfe than prophane and yet behold, Jefus Chrift ftands at a luke- warm perfons door : knocking and tenderingmercy to a luke-warme Laodicean perfon. I but flay, May be they were weary, and heavy laden fitft, before they were invited. Reade the x7. verfe. Becaufe thoufalefi, I am rich, and in- ' creafid withgoods, and have need of nothing: and kr:weft not that than art wrethed, and miftrable, andpoor, and blind, and naked. Were thefe weary, and heavy laden, think ye? And yet at this door, behold ! at this door the LordChrift itands knocking ! Oh ! grace ! Oh, glorious, rich grace ! Oh ! you that have flood at a diflance from the promife, and darednot draw neer to the promife ; laid it did not belong to you, youwere not invited to mercy : Confider, do you confiderwhat great enemies ye are unto your own breakings, and humblings that ye do fo much claire ? The approaching of the Kingdom ofHeaven, and the Doctrine of grace; and of free-rerniffion unto a poor fattier, is the grea:eft means, and motive in the world to break ones heart. Oh ! therefore, as ever you defire to have your hearts bro- ken, and to be humbled ; look much to the Kingdom of Heaven, and the Doecrines thereof, and never fay, it does not belong unto you. Vfe. 3, But Thirdly, Ifthefe things be co ? if there be a truth in this Doctrine? what infinite caufe have we all, for to Re- pent, to mend our lives; and to turn to God ? The Kingdom of Heaven bath approach't. Beloved! hath not the King- dom of Heaven approach't unto our Nation ? Take the Kingdom of Heaven for the Kingdom of. Glory : and in thefe dying times, how hath the Kingdom of Heaven ap- proach't "...,sraszanoasspa.as
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