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lid

otittes to perfwade

vs

to ha

lien

our

repentance.

3g7

his

f

irit

by

the

minifierie

of

the former Prophets,therfore

came

great wrath

from

the

Lord

of

ho

s,Whereofit came

wale

that

as

hee

cried and

they would not

heare,

fo

they

cried and the

Lord

wouldnot heare

their

crie.

And therefore

When

the Lord

calleth,

let

vs

anfwere,

Lord

I

come,let

vs

not

delay our con

-

uerfion

from day

to day,

but

¡ee4e

the

L

ord

whileFt

bemay

bee

foarnd,and call vpon

him,whrlea`t

he

is

neere;

let the

wicked

(now)

forf4e

his

aies,and the vnrighteous

his

owne

imaginations

and

returne

unto the

Lord,

and

be will

haue

mercy

vpon him,

and

to

our

God,

for

he

is

very

ready to forgiue, as

it

is,Efay

5

5.6,7:B

u

t

Efa,

í

1..64.

if

we

contemne theminiílery

of

his

word,

and

when

God

talleth refufetoanfwere;

ifwee

harden our hearts

again1

.

the

meanes

ofour

conuerfion,and

quench the

good motions

ofhis

fpirit when

he

putteth

them

into

our minds,

furelie

it

will

come

to

paffe,that

as

we

negle6}

the Lord,fo

he wil neg_

le61

vs;

and

though

hee

call

vs

to

day, yet

he will

not

call

a-

gaine.to

morrow,

but

will

let

vs

die in

ourfinnes

without

re-

pentance:Let

vs

remember

the farefüll example

of

Efau,who

contemning

his bleífin.g

and

birthright,

afterwards

when

bee

would

haare

inherited the

blefng

wad

reieíled,

for

bee

found

no

place to repentance though

he

fou

-ht

it

with

tearer,

as

it is,Heb.

Heb.

r

a:

í&t7;

,

z

z.

r

6,

z

7.And

ofthe

flue

foolifh virgins

Who

negle&ing the

Mattb.3g,

__

opportune

time

ofprouiding

oile for

their

lamps, afterwards

went

-tobuy

when-it

was

too late, for the bridegrome

paired

by,and

they were

íhut

out ofdores.

Call

to mind

the feare-

full

example

of

bar

aoh,who

Hill

hardning

his

hearragainí

Gods

word lent

vnto

him and confirmed

by

many miracles

and

wonders,at

lath

was.deflroyed

With

his

whole. armie.

So

Herod

hawing

heard

lohn

'Papti!l

willigiie,

and performed

obedience to

fome

things

which he had learned,

yet

becaufe

he

did

not

turne

to

the

Lord

with

his

whole

heart,nor repen-

ted

ofhis

incef

},was

neuerafter

called againe

but

left

ofGod

to

his

owne

hardneffeofheart.:the

like

maybe

laid

ofPilate,

eAlgrippa, Fcelix, Judas,

Demers,

.tulianthc Apo/lata;who

ha-

uing

not

hearkned

to the

Lords call,but

quenched the-good

motions ofhis fpirit,afterwards

were

giuen, over

of

God to

a

reprobate

feule

to

their

euerlaffin,g

ruine and

deLizud

}ion.

Ct.z.

'ro