0 3o . .... { Evils waiting upon the negle61 roufly difeafed, an infernali fire burning within us, an army of uncleane spirits laying liege againft us, many theeves rob.. bing us of the beft among all jewels, and yet. we move not, flirre not, frive not for deliverance ? We have the.befl feed to low, the riche!t voyage to make, the chiefeít merchandife to buy,and yet we regard not our day,etteem not the time of our viiitaton, entertaine not the proffer which God of his free and abundant mercy loth make. O Beloved, con -. rider ; Firft, how juft it will be with God not to heare us in our mifery, if we refufe to heare him inviting us in the multi- tude of his mercy : Shall the Matter heare the Servant reque- fling, if the Servant regard not the Matter requiring ? Re- member the words of a dying man,of a dying King, a holy, a wife King, a man after Gods owne heart, the words of g.Chr`o.:.8.9. King David to his forme Solomon, Thou my fonne Solomon, know thou the God of thy Father, and ferve bim, with a perfe£i heart, and with a williug mind : for the Lord fearcbeth all hearts, and under fiandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts :. If thou feek him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forfake him, he will cart thee of for ever. Secondly, doth not our refufall of mercy when it is offer- ed, cut off all hope ofinercy for hereafter? Doth not the re- jeEling of a proffered pardon turne the Kings favour into anger againfl the malefa&or ? Did not this give Chrift occa- mar:1 3,37; fon to withdraw his mercy from Jerufalem ? 07erufalem, Je_ 3 8 rufalem, thou that killeff the Prophets, and ftone ft them that are fent unto thee, how often would I have gathered you together, even as a Hen doth gather her Chickens under ber wing, andyee would not ! Behold )our pouf is left unto you deíolate. Thirdly, will not our continuance in finne make our re- pentance (if ever we doe repent) fo much the more grievous, full of terrour, vexation and anguish ? Where trees have growne long, and the roots are deep, the earth is very much rent and torne before the Tree is plukced up. Doth not. the traveller who hath walked long and farre out of his way, goe back with mach forrow, fadneffe and griefe of heart Fourthly,
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