to eirovie SAINTS. I 97 why Mould the Mafter allow them any candle ? fo,we have a day among us, and people will not beftirre themfelves, they goo all rent and tottered in their garments , they care not for doing of' their bulincffe , therefore the Lord will al- low them no candle, he will put out all the lights. Secondly, when people grow deader and deader, when they forfake their firft love, they were once more earneft for heaven, more tender in confcience, more eager for good things, more lively in Prayer, more zealous in holy duties, but now they abate and (laden, they are told of it, and yet they doe not amend, when it is once come to this paffe, the Lord will remove the faithfull Miniftery of his Word. To what end fhould he let it flay any longer ? as Chrift (ayes to Ephefue,Remember from whence Mon artfaln, and repent, and do the firft worlks,or elfe I will come unto thee qusckly,and will remove thy candlef ick,ent of its place,except thou repent, Rev. z.5. this is another figne of the Mini(teries departing away from us, candle and candle-flick will away, for wee will not amend. We have been told of our formality, we have heard whole Sermons againft our Luke- warmnefle, and againft our declinings, and yet nothingwill fetch us up a- gain. We will not think foundly from whence wee are fain, we will not be periwadedto doe our firft works, our hearts are growne fenfeleffe,and nothing can pluck them up, there- fore how can we hope but our candle - flick will be remo- ved, and gtìickly too. Thirdly, when people wax wearie of Gods Ordinances, they are even cloyed with them , like the Ifraclites there in 4mos,When will the new Moon be gone that we may fell corn? when willthe Sabbath be over, that we may ,fit forth wheat Amos 8.5. q. d. here is fuch adoe with Lectures, and Ser- mons,wee can hardly have time for our Markets ; fuch adoe with the Sabbath, it is fo tedious, fo itk(ome, we are not a -' bie to hold out, Prayers in the family come fo fait about,' and duties come fo thick, we have hardly any (pace for our other bufineffes. Minifters require fo much of us, Sermons are fo ftri &, Sacrifices are fo often, we can have no breath- ing
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