46 Wilful! Impenitent), give the price that God hath put into thy hand, thou 1. art worthy to mifs it. I will give fo much, and labour much, and pray fo much, and reform fo much ; I No, no ; that will not do, Chtift will have tother odd penny too ; thy filthy 'peaking muff off,and thy bate paftions and 'old courfes muff off, heel have thee ffoop to all his holy means. Wouldeff thou have it cheaper ? Mine own children and Saints never had it cheaper; not Abraham, Ifaac, nor 'acob, nor Paul, they were faine to ufe all holy means, to abandon every luft, to fet up every duty , invocation in their families, medi- tation in their hearts, examination in their confciences, holy communication in their mouthes ; none of my Saints had it cheaper. And thou makeft a mock of them for praying fo much, and profelling fo much, fo much hearing,and fo much gadding after Sermons, &c. Well, well, I'le not bate thee one duty,not one luft, nor one carnali delire, I'le have thee fet about all, or thou shalt never have mercy. Yea, but I cannot find in my heart to put up this,nor to be abridged of this. And (hall Chrig and thou part for one f ngle farthing ? Periflt then, and go and thank thine own will for it in Hell. God is refolved upon this price, and this is the loweft. 3 drgu Thirdly, God will never he brought out of his Walke ; thon canfl never lookihat God should come out of his Walke to Jhem thee any mercy, or give thee any grace. Now the way wherein God walkes is the means of grace, and of falvation ; There thou muff look for God, or thou canft have no hope for to find him. Suppofe a poor Petitioner fhould come with his petition to the King ; he can ne -' ver look to have the King come down hither to Roch- ford to grant it him ; No, he muff go up to the King. The King is at Court at White - Hall and there he may have him : if he will not go thither he is willful ; and if his petition be not granted , he may thank his own will. So thou carat not look to fetch'God out of his own wake,
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