4~ Wilfnl Impenitency 4~('f'i[e to do 1evil bnt to do good they have no _Jer.4.2r• k__nowledge ~ Its a fign it isin thee, 6ut thou wilt,~ not. . ·thou (anfl not fpeak for God, thou canfl: not pe angry again{l; _fin, nor lay to heart ~ tl1emiferies of Gods Church ? ' No ; hut thou (anft finde thy Tongue fafi · enough for to .~, - Rail , and Clamour; and thou canfl: even burfi ~-~ with Anger when thou art crofi. Its a fign .. its in thee , a fign there is Wit enough in thee, and Ability enough in thee to take pains. Thou l~af\: it for other things, but thou wilt not put itforth for the Lord. Oh how does this pro– voke the Mofi High 1Thatftr~tngers foould de– Hof. ,. 9 • vour all thyflrength. Like Ephraim,flrangers ~ ·~ · devoured all his mength. God mtght have no'ne ofit, brit fl:rangers and ft:range lu~s could have it: The World can ha~e thy patns and thy cares; the things of the world theycan i. have thy thoughts and thy fl:rength ·, and 1!Jot : I, [ayes Chrift. As aJv~afier complaines of his refractory Servant, you can do it for your felf,and do it for: others; hut y~u will not do it for me ; a Ji gn it is in thee, but thou wilt not put it . forthh .. dl •. . . . h J h . T 1r y, 1ts a {ignttls 1n t ee, fort oucanft ?~ Argu~foew it to whom t/:Jou lifteft; like afluggard' ttlat will work at idle times; fo thou canfi ferve God when thou hail riothing elfe todo. Like Pharaohs cof!ceit of the Ifr:atlites ·, Tp,at they would ferve God hecaufe they had nothing elfe to do. Ye are idle, idleye are, therefore ye Exo.s. 1 ,./"-J, Let UJ goa~d dof~crifice tmto God, Becaufe ··- , · rl1ey had nothtng elfe to do ; So w.hen thou I ha.~ nqt~ing ~~[~ ~Q 4~ with thy ·r ~_gue' then thou
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