of the Morning-Exereip. 409 hear what he had to fay, but Felix trembled ? Hence obferve,7hole that are firft in enjoying, May be daft in receiving the Gofpel. Dru(illa was a ---- yet turns a wicked Apoitate, yet when come to hear a Sermon, her Heathenifh Husband Fa fix that fervecl the Devil in- ftead of _cod, trembled, but not the ; Back-fliding Profeffors from the Truth, are infinitely farther frommelting under the Gofpel,than prophane finners, that never heard of it. Aman had far better go to preach to Heathens, than Apo §-fates. Then for the words , F Trembled. Why ? there was righteoufneffe profecuted and convin- ced, judgement to come threatned againft him. Now his knees begin to, fmite together,now the writing on the wall, now Felix trembles; Oh ! poor foul , wouldeft thou not tremble at the hearingof the PreachingofJudgement to come ? fubmit to the Judge before he cone : -wouldft thounot have thy Judge to condemn thee then ? Let him be now thy King to rule, thy Prophet to initru& 4 thy Prieft to reconcile : Would you avoid the terrour of a judgement to come ? Accept of the offer ofa Chrift coming ; coming did I fay ? Nay he is,come already : Dobut layyour ear clofe to the third of the Reve- lations and the twentieth, you fhall hear your Judge knocking, which brings me to The one and twentieth Sermon,: Rev. 3.2o. Behold I(landat the door and knock, if any man bear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and willfup with him , and he with me. T'Hefe are the words of our bleffed Saviour, words coyned as it were for the clofe of the morning-Exercife. A continued me- taphor : wherein youhave I. An important thing of weight intimated in that particle , Behold 2. The Rate of men in the vilible Church implyed though they profefle a Chrift, high thoughts of him, and obedience to him , yet many,moft of them, keep their hearts fhut againft him,behold,Iftand without at the door. 3. Chrifts dealing or tranfa&ion with the poor Creatures for opening their hearts tohim, and that in four things. I. H±s ftanding, waiting, or dancing attendance on the foul , and the place where : IRand at the door. z. His earnttft detire, a)I,i importunity of entrance, and knock.. 3. His call and inv itation, for where a hearing is injoyned, there muft needs bz a calling implyed. G g g 2 4: The
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