x, Argument. Jer.'4.at. Hof. 7.9. Wilfull Impenitency voluntarily turn them unto other things, and not unto God. They are every one in thee, as thou art a man ; But God may not have them ; nay, and thou mighteft put them forth to more then thou doff. Other things can have them fuperfluoufly, but God may not have them. (I intend not the power of doing the leaft good in a gracious manner, nor to engage God to give thee grace only. Secondly, it's a ligne it is in thee. (I mean ftill fo far forth as to demonftrate thee tlothfull.) I fay it's a ligne it is in thee, becaufe thou catift Jbew a great power otherwife. When a fervant can run a race for his fport ; why will he not on his MaFlers errand, when he bids him? It is a ligne it is in him,and he will not put it forth. Canft thou not fpare an hour every day for private prayer unto God, force time for to meditate and be-labour thy heart ? Thou cant fpare twice as much for thy bel- ly, and thy back, and thy profits. Canif thou not shed tears for thy (limes ? Thou canif flied tears for madneffe, and wrath, and vexation. Canft thou not tell how to glorifie God? Oh my parts are very hallow,. gifts very fmall, &c. But thou art wife to do evill: They are wife to do evil!, but to do good they have no knowledge. It's a frgne it is in thee, but thou wilt not. Thou canif not fpeak for God, thou canif not be angry again(' fin, nor lay to heart the miferies of Gods Church. No? but thou canif find thy tongue fart enough for to raile and clamour; and thou canif even burft with anger when thou art crofs'd. It's a fgne it is in thee, a Ggne there is wit enough in thee, and abilitie enough in thee to take pains. Thou haft it for other things, but thou wilt not put it forth for the Lord. Oh, how does this provoke the molt higheft ? That ftrangers Jhould devour all thy firength. Like Ephraim, Strangers devoured all his ftrength. God might have none of it, but ft rangers and ftrange lufrs could have it ; the World can have thy pains ; and thy cares, the things of. the World they can have thy thoughts and thy ftrength, and not I, fay es Chrift.
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