Sa e T. IX. of Canner ten, orTnrningunta Ga! 453 M140441WAttteatitTtAsit t ,SERMON LXXV. e Ofthe time of turning unto God ( viz.) dire.. fently. JEE. 18. ii. Retarn yene*every manfrom hisevil way. THe Prophets Commiffion conlifted of two parts , The fide InitruLcloti The fecond Exhortation. We are upon this latter, and in it are obd fend 1. Theduty, Repoli; the nature ofwhich hash been already difcuffed: z. The time now, Returnnow. 3. The term fromwhich, with the appropri- tion ofit, Everyman from bie ovaway. q. The extent altoofit, Fromyour evil doings. The next thing inour methodto behandled is,the time when this duty muff be fee upon, and that is now Tarn ye now. From whenceObferve, TbatCenverfionorturningunto God, it a duty required at theprelim time. Thus in other places parallel in the margent, where this duty is often commanded i fä11 the time is prefixed now, Returnye now. For opening of thisneceffary praëtical point,.Confider Mau is prönë Fitfl , That it se a very prone inbredthing ina man to procraflinate , and fig to to put of the pat of the day of repentance, andconverton to god. He refolveth, and he purpo. day ofrepro. feth, sad he hopes in God to do it, and Godgives him grace to do it, but he never tance. lets upon the work. Do but commune with your own hearts , and fee if there be not fomethingor other ready alwaies to ltifle andkill choir purpofes toreturn,and fo thou art alwaies delaying, and delaying, hoping for a time at lati, till it may be thou fallen into thegrave,and fo allthy hopes tilt off. Now the tanksof this de- lay to turn to God, maybe leverai: Sometimes it may comefromflaágifhneffe and Caufes of idlnefe :Even asthe (laggardhach a delire to eat, but he rollech himfelton the bed, '' s delays to and faith, Yet a littlefleep, anda littleflamber, and fo he refufeth to let his hand to turn zo Csod. work. Thus it is here, hedefireth to partwith his corruptions, to fin no more, but r" then he cryeth a little more cafe ; fo muchpraying,fo much hearing,fo muchhumi. liation, fo much fervencie and violence is very tedious to him : The kirgdome of heaven leto be got by violence, Mat. at. a a, and the way toheaven , is striving, runinng in a race, wreflling and combating, all which the idleman will never doe. A fecond caute is, Dear, andexcefflejelove to ehe lofts welivein, When we haveat 1. the fametimefame conviftion, andyetfirong corruptions. Convilhon that it is high time for usto breakoft our fins by repentance, and yet strongcorruptionsdo fo en- tice us, and perfwade us, that we arenot able tobreak thefe bonds, and cafe them afuoder , then converfion is delayed, Thus eAgrippa was almoll perfwaded to be aChriftìan, eltl, 26.28. butyet his prefent lofts with-held him. Mmm 3 The
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