C7 : to drow%ic SAINT S. 217 lay the axe at the rooter, to hew down, and to deflroy, and to flay people with the Motel of his lips. Doe not wonder, when we preach hell and damnation to all rebellious foules You will fay, here is nothing but judgement, Preachers fend us all to the devtll, they preach as ifthey would drive us to defpaire : they fhould put in, except wee repent. I Anfwer, it is enough now to underfland it ; when the Gofpel hath been a long time in a place, Gods Embaffadors mull holdout the black-flagge : when Tamberlane had hung out his White flagge, and that would not doe, and his Red flagge, and that would not doe neither; then he hung out his Black flagge. Now look for no mercy. So, Chrifls Em- baflàdours fhould doe. When Pant knew that the Gvfpel was contemned in Corinth, the white and red flagge hadcea- fèd to doe good ; You fee how hee hung out his black one. Know ye not that the unrighteour foal not inherit the Kingdome of God. Be net deceived, No Idolaters, nor adulterers, nor efe- minate, nor railers, nor cavetorss, fhall'ever inherit the King - donee of God; r Cor.6.9,ro. fie does not put in, now except yee repent ; no, no, now look for no mercy. So the Apolle John. The fearfull, and unbe!revers, and whoremonger!, and lyers{hall be raft into the Lake that Burnes with fire andbrim- gone, Rev.a I.8. hee-does not put in, except ye repent if we fhould bee ever putting in, except yee repent, and condud.. ing with mercy upon condition of repentance, what would hard - hearted people fay? O wee had a terrible Sermon to day. but the Preacher gave us coniforr in the clolitre, he had a fweet bit at the lall, and thus they heale all again. Nay, when people grow once to be flubborn, then Prophets have been fo farre from putting in except yee repent, or any other tearm of mercy, that they tiled to meet n ich the peoples pre fumption of Repentance. So Jeremiah, andEzekrel, and o- thers, they threaten deflruelion to the wicked, and they adde this above, all, though they cry for mercy, n ay, though they fall, and could get Noah, and SNtleue1, and Job and Daniel to pray for them, yet they {hall have no mercy : q,d. ye think to
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