4Sec7. 4. That many purpofang to re- pent in old age are cutoffira themeanetime by Gods judge mat. Prou, t, x 4. 35.16. Z3dìi.I1it 386 7blòtiues toperfwadevs to&f e-re our repentance. untohim,0fo91e this night willtheyfetch thyfoulefrom thee,and thenwhofefnall thofc things be *hid; thou_haftprouided? Luke i2:i9.2q. . Moreouer howmany mayweobferuc In our owne experi;- ence whohaue deferred their repentance from day to day thinking to repent either in their old age,or in the time of their_fcknes,and haue been preuented and cut offby Gods iudgement? do-wenot fee-that many haue been taken away with fuddaineandviolent-deaths, many depriuedofthe vfe oftheir fenfes, mcmorie, and vnderflanding, in the time of their Gckneflé,andhauefo died ma-d, franticke,and fenfleffe; many,who come to their old age, and yet arc further from repentance-then in the time-of their youth. And this corn- meth to paffe by the iufl iudgement ofGod:forwhat canbee more righteous then that the Lord fhould contemne themat.. the houre ofdeath who haue contemned him their whole life? that theyTfhould lofe their memorie andvnderflánding in the timeofficki,es, whohauecontinuallie abufed them to the difhónonrofGod in the time-oftheir health ; that théy lotilddie impenitent who haue liued in impenitencie; that they fhouldforget Godwhen they are readie to goe out of the world, whoWould neuer remember him whilefl they were in the world; that God fhould Withdraw his grace when theyare ficke, whichbeing often offeredtheydefpifed when they were in- health? 'And. this the Lord threatneth Prot. t . 24. Becaure Ihaue called andyee hauerefufed, 1 haue firetched ret out mire hand,andnoirewou cd regard. V. 2S:?utyehaue deffifedallmycountll;andwouldnoneofmycorreEtion. v.26. I willall; laughatyourdeflrsiUion,andmockwhenyesir fearecorn- meth. v.27 . whenyour feare cumaneth .lake fodaine. defoliation, andyourdeflrun-ion (hallcomae like awhirle wind, &c. andV.28. Then,thalíthey call uponme;but !willnot anfirere, theyfballfeeke ;nee ear.ly nit they !hall not findmee. verf.29. Becaufe theyhated knowledge, and did not choofe the feareof the Lord. So Za: .<cl ar.7.ÑÑt.i 2.í 3`.'theProphet faith; thatbeca fethepeoplere_ feed to hearken, pullèd backe"heirAm/der; andflopped their eares'that theyfhotaldnot he'are, but made their hearts as anA- damantfforá ;,left theyfio ldheare theword r oftheLord, few in
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