268 Chap. 33. An Expefition upon the Boob, of J o B. Verf. i. will pay-him home,or difpatch him at once,there will be no need to fetch another blow. Thus when the A.pofile had fayd in the Epitile to the Hebrews (Chap: 9' 27.) It is appointed unto men once to dye, and after this the judgement, prefently he addeth, So chrifi was once offered to heart the fins of many ; there alto once s oppofed to tittce, or a fecond time, excluding all repetitionof the facrifice ofChrifl. As 'cis fayd (Heb: t o. to. ) By the which will we arefanthified,through the offering ofthe body ofplies Chrif once for all. And therefore the fame Apoflle in the lame Chap- ter (v, 26.) terrifieth Apoflates with this dreadfull doome; If we lin wilfullyafter that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more facrificeforfins;that is, neither will Chrill give up himfelfe tobe a facrifice againe for fuch as have (after light received about it,and force Teeming clofings with it ), call offthat his facrifice , nor can any other sacrifice be given. In this fence alfo fometimes God fpeakes, once , He fpeakes once and will fpeake no more, onceand not a fecond time ; though we have a twice here in the text, yet, I fay, in force cafes atad unto, fame perfons, God fpcaketh once and will not fpeake again... Whence take this obfervation or Admonition rather. It is dangerous refufin the firft call, the ftrftWord of God, Pofbly, you may never hearemore ofhimor from him, once may be all, Godmay (peak in thy cale, not onlyonce, that is firmly and certainly,not only once that is fufficiently,but once (that is exclu-. fively,once)and no more forever. That moving caution of the Apoflle is grounded upon fuch a fad pofíibillityas this(Heb, 3,7.) wherefore as the holy Clhoft faith, to day if 7e willheart his voyce, hardennotyour hearts ; and again (vert, 13. ) Exhort one ano- -. ther dayly,while it is called,to day,left anyofyoube hardened through the decettfullneffeoffin. As if it had been laid ; heare today,hear this hour of the day, for you know not, firfl, whether there will be amorrow or another day for you ; fecondly,ifyou have a mor row,yet you know not whether you (hall have aword tomorrow; both time and feafon, dayes and opportunities are in the hand of God ; and he that negleels the feafon of one day, bath noaffu- ranee of another day,much leffe ofa feafon with the day. Who lwwws whether the cock. thall, crow twice or no ? poilibly the cock_
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