156 f CHRIST'S alarm DoFfr: bandman will ever continue ploughing of his ground, as long as he fees it will give him a good crop. But when bee per- ceives it will not quit charges , rhea he layes it Fallow. So Chrift would have flayed his Word (fill in Judah and Je- rufalem , if they would have brought forth competent fruit. But when once they grew barren , hee laid he would take his Kingdome away. The KingdeNs of G O D flea!! be taken away from you, and given is a Nation that will bring forth the fruits thereof, Math. a t .43 Fourthly, Let us bce carnet with God, to have his Got- pelt continue. Importunity may doe mach : Importunity held Chrifl a while longer with the Disciples, Lnk, 24.19. Importunity held the Levite three or foure dayes longer then otherwife bee would, 3udg. t9.4, S, 6, 7. O, ifwee would be importunate with Chrifl to flay his Golpell frill ; as Ja- cob did the Angell , Thou fhalt not goe till thou blebme, Lord thy Golpell (hall not goe till it convert mec , and it (hall not gce fitom mee willingly, tilt it convert me firft ; If every one would hang upon Chrifl, to flay his Golpell (fill, and thou (bait not let it goe till, it hath done my Joule good , till it bath inlightned mine eyes, and quickned my heart, this would obtaine much ; may be forne does do thus as Jeremiah did : O thou hope of I lrael,Why fhouldefi thole be as firanger in the Laud, and aea way - faring men, that turneth afi,'e to flay fora night, Ierem. t 4.8. Alas ! that would not doe, it there had been many lerenoiah's to doe thus then they might have gotten him to flay longer. So, maybe lome.doe cry importunately thus , O thou.hope of Je- rnfalem &-e. And lo J fall upon the third thing : yce have heard ; fiat how Chrift bath the placing of hi, Minifler; ; le- condly, He bath the continuing of them. Thirdly, now it followes, Hee bath the removing ofthins tae. People are prone to Tooke upon t'econd caules, But Chrift is the fupreame , hee is the principali caute of this judgement upon men , to take away his Miniftcrs, as the Prophet Ifaiah 1peakes, Ths Lord of Llsafrs doh take gray Poo
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