S;á c r. X.: of the Stony Heart, andHeartofRe/h. nicer idols, having eies and feenot, hearts and perceive no., it were impo :1e they fhould joyn an unholy life to anholy faith,an impure, prophane ltfe,;p io ta- cred andpureaprofetfion. Cana thou fee orbfervcaray thing, and don( thou not this? Why bath Chritt called thee out of the worldbut to live in anunfpot- ted manner? Lilly, Herein we difcover pony hearts, That neither the tnexpregible Wrath ofGod revealed in theScripture, nor the love ofChrit, and thejoyes o fheaven promi- fed,doWerktt outofourfins. Ohwhat can be a greaterargument of ourfiripidity then either of thereneglefted? The wrathofGodmanifefted in the word,how unfupportable isit Is not hell defcrtbedby every shingahat is terrible, fire and brimlone, chains ofdarknefs, defpairinghorror; a death without dcath,crytrg for death-and it cannotbe had? fo that the damned inhell cad neither killthem- felves, norothers dearey t bem,and this tormentto continuetoall eterniry,which is a perpetual woe, wherein there isno pact or to come. Thatall this furydhould be madeknown to a tanner, yet he to goon in his fins defperately venturing up- on it, mull you not cryout, Oh men, no men, but (tones I _ And then on the,con- trary, Toconfider the love ofGoddefcribc&in the Gofpcl, to fee Chrill, God and' man,made poor, miferable, ignominious, lying underfpiritual agonies, granting with the infinite anger of God, and at laft dying that curled death for our fakes; would not this makethe.very(tones melt ? and yet our hearts arenot f ftned by this love.TheTempleclave afunder,the very funwas ina faintingeclipfe,as hi(lo- rìäns fly ; and thy heart isnotrent,nor doth thy fpirit faint within thee. Befides the joyes ofheaven fo full, pure and eternal, which are tendered to thee, ifthou wilt forfake thy fin; might not theybe like thehot fun beams that arife and melt the ice? but withman naturallyall is invain. Earthly comforts they are moll lo- ved and defired before the injoymentof them, and when injoyed theydonot fatisfie andloare lets cfteemed ; but heavenly joyes they arekilt defired and lo- ved before injoyment ; but when partaken of, thedelire will increafe, and love (hall then imbrace more then faith could believe, or hope dire. v¡e Not to wonderif menafter much preaching,yea after many judgements and mercies,remain obdurate and immoveable in their wickednefs. This text eels you the caufeof all. They havehearts of (tone, yea how many are work then (tones, for guttacava: lapidem; continual dropping will make impreffion upon a very llone,andconfume it at laft. But the wordofGod bath often diftilled like a loft rain opon thee, and behold thou arenot at all foftened, not one lust is yet waffledaway. And (tonesupon thechange of weather will Randona dew, as ifthey were fenfrble ofthealteration, but howmany changes abd alterations doth God make by his juiljudgements on (inners, andthy heart is not affèfted? Oh then let this be thydaily praier, Lordl finde a load upon me, a mountain, an heavy froneupon me, Icannotprayforit, Icanno: mournfor it : LardWbatfoever thou'halt deny me, deny not the removall ofthis, 4. Vfe. Uaa ï SaRba:
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