Cí7totime! isperfzvaadev.r to b&fien our repentance. 397 that Godwill at that time fupplie all our wants and giue vnto vs all his fpirituall armour whereby wee may bee de- fended and Satan repalfed, wee are to know that God v- feth not to giue his heauenlie and fpirituall graces at the houreofdeath to thole, who haue contemned them all their life ; or if hee doe beflow them vpon any, it is ordinarilie by meanes which hee bath ordained for this purpofe, as the hearing ofthe word, harkie prayer, holie conferences, and fuchPike fpirituall exercifes : now let it be grantedthat we may haue at fuch times ofour tnortall fickneffes,Gods Minifers,and all other outward helpes tofurther vs, in per- formingofthefeduties(which yetaiotwithftandingno man can promife tohimfelfe)yet how unfit is any man in this cafe for theeffe6tuall doingof thefe holy exercifes, when as his body is full ofpaine,and his mind full ofanguifh,partly fea- f ugGods judgements and eternall damnation,partly being grieuedwiththe loffe ofall his delights, andbecaufe hee is topart withhis friends,partlybeing troubled and diffra6led withdifpofingofhisworldly efiate andfetting all things in order; and when to all thefe incumbrances there is added Satans dangerous temptations, who thenmof} violentlyof faultetb, and molt fubtilely vndermineth vs that hee may worke our finall deflruelion ? And therefore feeing our con- uerfionin the time ofour fickneffe is fo hard and difficult, (I had altnofl faiddefperate,) let vs whilelt the Lord giueth vs the outward meanes ofour conuerfion,andwithal' thevfeof our fenfes, vnderflandings, and memories,(all whichwhen wee are grieuouflie ficke, are alwaies exceedinglie weak tied, and fometim quite ouerthrowne) let vs (I fay) vnfai- nedly turne vnto the Lord by vnfained repentance in the time ofour health,and irength,andnot by our delaies, ha- 7a:rdand defperately indanger the eternall faluation ofour foules for the inioying ofthe tranfitorie triflesand-vaine de- lights ofthis miferable world...
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