><86 CHRIST'S Ilarm what Name wee have. J a Chriflian, and doe no more good, and live no better Life ? J a Chritlian, and not hùmbled, not abafed yet before God , fo dull to all goodneffe, fo carnall, fo dead to all Gods Ordinances, fo voyd of all grace , fo fencelcffe of my f nnes ? How can this be ? Wee are impu- dent, if wee have our name for naught , our Name may up- braid us ; the good opinions that others have of us , may fill our faces with ( haine to thsnke how fhort we come of it. Tj4f.6. Sixthly, it is an snexcufable thing; If we have a name to bee alive, we are without excufe ifwe be not. r. Firtl, becaufe now out of our owne mouthes God will judge us ; wee fayd we were his People, we to -ke the name of his fervants ; why then bee will fay why had J not your fervice ? Why would you doe no more for me ? Why were youCovetous, why were you Proud, why were you hard- hearted , why were you fo careleffe of me ? You wore my livery.. you f hrowded your Pelves under my Name. So the Lord did with the Jewes that had the name of his Children and fcrvants ; fee how bee judges them out of their owne mouth ; A Sense honours his Father, and a Servant his Ma- fFer; If then J he et Father, where is my honour ? And if J bee a Maffer, where is my fearer Mahe. r . 6. g.d. You fay J am your Father , and Jam your Mailer , and J am your Gcd ; well, out of your owns mouthes J will judge you ; why then did you honour mee no more ? Why did yee re- gard me no more ? Yee cared not for me , yee did not Tooke after me , you had little or no heart after me ; your owne mouthei have caft you. 2. Secondly, yee can have no other excufe ; Can you fay you could not beleeve in my Name ? Yee could not forgoe fuch and fuch Lufts at my command ? Why then would you goe for my Servants ? You fhould have laid fo plainly , and not daily have come into`my Courts , as if you would obey me ; nor taken up the profeflion of my Worfhip as if you would goe through- flitch with it ; why would you come to my Table, as though my Promifes.belonged unto you ? If yee could
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