2i6 Í CHRIST'S hcarm unto him, whofe Confciences God hath purged and Santi- fied and made you Saints; Blefle him and praile his holy name, and make more of his infinit grace and goodneflè. For it is to be feared God will now aide no more to your number, he deliverspeople now to a reprobate fence, he re- folves to be revenged on our land in fire and Brimllone, for the contempt of his glorious Gol ell, that bath beone preached fo long a time. He lets men fill up the meafure of their fins, that thofe that are filthy may be filthy It'll, thofè that are drunkards may be drunkards Rill, thofe that are led with their lulls, fhall be fo Rill, to the intent that he may bring upon the world, all the fierceneffe of his ípirituall and everlafing wrath, and that he may revenge the quarrel! of his Covenant, and the labors olio many Embaffidors. whom he bath Pent unto you, and ye would not beare. O that this might move fame of your foules, that fa ye might prevent this dreadful! judgement and be plucked out like Brands out of the Burning. Fifthly, Another Life is, are Gods Minihers, his Embaf- fádors ? then they molt Preach no mercy at all, unto filch as wilfully Rand out againfi JelusChrift. When Antony was a Rebell, O layes Tully, it is not fit to fend him Embafla- dots of Peace, to treat with him of Peace ; as Thefeum fàid once : Goc, (ayes hee, and tell Creon, rhefeuo offers thee a gracious offer ; Yet J am pleafed to bee friends, if thou wilt litbmis. This is my firfi mcífage : But if this offer prevaile not, look for me to be up in Armes. So, Beloved, Gods of- fers of peace have been made already, again, and again, and they have been reject &ed. Now his Embaffadors muff cry, Armes, Blood, and fire, and pillars offmoak. At the firf God dealt with us, as Tulles with his Enemies, Qua.verbis componereFetnit, etrmise non decrevit : as long as hee could reconcile them with his word they fhould not have his blows : So the Lord hath dealt with us, at the fir(t he per - fwaded us with the promifes of his Word, now feeing no more can be gotten in that way, bee will have his Minihers, lay
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