342' IV.; V. VI. VII. VIII. QueJiions,andCafe.t of Conscience Chap. 34 of the Gofpel,thar whofoever believes in him fhouldnot per4h:thereforewe muf} take heedof reje&ing thefe tenders of grace and mercy. 4. Set before them Chrift gracious invitation of all to come to him that feele any want ofhim, or have anydefire to him, CMatrh. i a. 28. Ifa. 65.2. Set alfo before themCh rifts promife ofreception , andofnot rejed}ing any thát come to him, foh. 6. 37. and his complaint that men will not come to him , fah. 5 o. 5 Set before them the experiences, or examples of Gods mercy manifef}ed , andof Chrifts merits applyed to the greatef} offinners,astoManaffeh,2 Chro.33. 2, 3, 1 1,12,13. with 2 ICin. 24.4. To Paul I Tim. r. 13, s4, is. To c*lary Magdalen, Mar. 16. 9. To the womanwho hadbeen a notorious firmer, Luke 7. 37, 38, 48. Tofome of the Corinthians, r Cor.6.9ito,1 r. 6. Set before them that force of Gods dear fervants have drunk deep of the cup of foul troubles, andof the wine of aflonithment, in inward anguilh,and hor- rour, and gone down in their apprehenfions, even to the gates of hell, when yet God railed up, and filled themwith joy, as we fee in fob, chap. 13. 24, 26. and 7. x4,15,20. and 30.28. with chap. 42.4,12. In Heman Pfal.88. 3,6,7,14,1 5,16, 17.In David, Pfa1.143.4. and 42.1 I .& 119. 25. and 3S .2, 3,4,6,8.ín Chrif} him- felf, cMath. 26.38. Lsks zz 44. InMr. Peacock,, Mr. Glover. Mis. Katherine Breteroh. Sec thefe in my book of Examples. 7. Set before them , and applyto them Gods promifes of healing, quick_ ning,iniightning,and of returns ofpeace,and joy to fuch. I: Gods promifes ofhealing wounded fpirits, and broken hearts, Deut. 32. 39. Pf 1. 147. 3. fob 5. 18. Lake 4. 18. Ifa. 57. 19. I Pet. 2.24: with Hof. 6. r. 2. Gods promifes ofquickning made to dead fouls buried in the graveof defer- tion, to revive, and raife them up, Dent. X 2.39. I Sam. 2.6,7. é'ze1.37.11,12,13, t4. Gods promifes ofgiving his Spirit to be a Comforter,¡i,h. 6. 36. For which end he dwells in broken hearts, Ifa.57. r 5. This was the confidence ofGods peo- ple, Hof. 6. I. 2. and of David,Pfal.7l.ao. 3. Gods promifes of inlightning made to 'fuch as walk in darkneffe, and that rt. Of caufing his face to fbine upon them, after he had hid it from them, l ¡fa- 54.8. z. Of making Chrif}, the Sun of righteoufneffd to arife with healing 1, under his wings, c.Ma1. 4. 2. Ifa. so. so. Mich. 7. S. 4. Gods promifes of returns withpeace, and joy, Ifa.54.7.1 Sam.' 2.22. Lam, 3. 31,32.PfI.94.19. God is aneverlaf}ing Father, Ifa. 9. 6. So David affures himfelf, PfaI.31.22. See more fuchpromifes, Mich. 7. 19. Joh. x4. r8. and 16, 22. Ifa.S7.16.19.Phi1.4.7. lob 34.29. Pfa1.85.8. and 38.5i1r,xz.and 97. II. and Iz6.5.Matth.5.4. Joh.16.20, 22. cifúr 2. 28. 8. Set before them,and apply to them two things. a. That gracemaybe hid for a time in the heart like fparks of fire in the allies : there is a difference between the beingof a thing in it felf, and the difco- very thereofto us : As many things feem to be which arenot, fo fomethings are, which feem not : and that I. Becaufe thefeedof God remains in them, x Joh. 3.9. Grace maybe to feek fometimes when we have occafion to ufe it , but it can never be lof}. r z. The gifts, and calling of God are without repentance , Rom. it. 29. God doth not give them, and take 'them away again from his fer vants. 3. The perpetuityof grace is founded upon the immutability of God, andhis free love, andgood will, fo that as he is ever the fame in his affeaion ro them, fo
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