the greatefi self- murder. 83 beene dealing with him,and he abufed all mercy. And therefore he had mercy to refit} , nay and wifdome one would thinke to refit} too, what a wilful[féole piety him not Lord. There is no reafon he fhould be pitied,if he will perifh let him perifh. I fay in the cozverfion of a ftnner, as there was nothing to alfill him, fo there was all to refit. "The will does refift him, nay God had himfelfe, as I may fo fpeake to refill him ; yea, and mercy to refit} him ; it was not fo in the Creation of Heaven and Eareh.Tbe creature had never provoked God not to create it but the_linnet bath provoked Godnever to convert him, fo that now God mull have power over himfelfe if he meane to convert him. Oh then what infinite reafon haft thou to be humbled ; thou refifleft God, as Stephen told the Jewes ;you have al wages refilled the Holy Gbofl,Aéts 7. g z fo thou haft refilled Gods fpirit, yea, thy will does refill him, and that is the flrongefl thing to refill in the World. His word comes to convert thee, and thou doll refill his motions,his mer cies, his correZlions ,his ordinances, and all holy meanes to convert thee, thou doll refill them ; nay his fpirit con. tendeth within thee, and thou daft reftfl him. I gave you five things to confider, what it is to flicke at your will nots. I befeeth you confider yet further, Firfl, If you will not,Gods Miaitiers have difcbargedtbelr duties, and have left your blond on your own heads, they can goe no further if you will not : theGroome can but car- ry the Steed unto watering as we fay, if he will not drinke he cannot helpe it; fo they can't helpe it, your bloud lies upon you own heads, they have difcharged their duties. When Abrahamsfervant objected, and how if the woman will not ? Abraham he anfwers, ifthe wo' man will not be willing , then thou fhalt be clear, from my oath. Gen.a4.S. So Lord, how if they will not ? may we fay, nay if they will not, let them chufe, thou art cleare; the Lord bath fworne us to preach, and teach, and ex hort, and reprove, and invite you to grace; but if we doe fo, asad you will not, we can't helpe it, your bloud is on N 2 your
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