T he PaJ!ion Sermon. 4 0 1 A auhe Sonnewith the Father. The fervanrs have done fo; DaviJ before h1m, s t <>•n after him. And lell: we fhould not tbinke ir cur common nghr ; F•tl:rr(r.1 irh I e) I ~ill thattbofo lho~tblft giver, !JI~)maJhe rPi~bme,even wbere I An~ : he wi:s_ir_, ~cl- er: fore itmnft be. lr is nor prcfumpt!On, but fa>th,to charge God wnh rhy fplflt; ne Jth<t can there ever be any beleeving fcule fo mean,that he!honld rcfnfc it; all chc teare is in thy felf: how canfr thou truft rby j<well with a frranger ? What li1dden fao1ilhriry is this 1 God harh been with thee,and gone by thee ; thou hall hot fa luted hith :an• now in all the hafre thoubequearhct1 tby foule to him. On what acqua!nrancc? 11<. ·• defperate is rhiscarelefneffe? Ifrhouhave but a little money 1 • whether thou k<ep r thou layefr ir np ih the T <rnpleoftruft; or whether thou let:lt,rhon art fttrc c f ~or c afforance,found bonds. Ifbut • little land, howcarefullydoefr thou m1ke fi me conveyances ro thydcfired heires? I fgOOd•,' thy Will bath taken feemeorder, who fbl B enjoy them: We n ~cd nor r<ach yo_lJCitizens tomake fa;c wor!ce for ye ur dhtes. Ifchildren , thou dlfpofcfl:of rhemmtrades, with poruons : onely of rkfcmle (which is thy felf,)tl'ou knoweft not whn !hall become. Ttre wo,ldmu' rhJveir no more; thy felfwruldt ft keep lt,but thou knoweft thou c•nfi not: S.trl n wculd have it, and rhou know, f' nvt wh<rherhe fhall: thouwculdll:haveGod havd r Jnd 'hou knowtt1 not"~ · tl.e• hewill: yea, thy heart is now ready with Pharoabw fay,W/.•o i< the l.ordl 0 thdc•relull •nd miferable efrateofrhn mm , thatmull:p•rtwirh his foule, ht know' not whirher : whicb if thouwouldtl; a\·oid, ( >s this very w Hnin~ !hall judge thee if rhou doe not) beacquainted with God in thy lite, that rhru mai!l makehimthe Gu, r<'ia" <'fthy foule in thy death. Given up irmuft needs be, cur ro him that h2rh g,cvtrned ir: if thouhave givenit to SJtan in thy lifc,how confr t~ru hopeGod will in rhy death entcrtaine ir ? DiJyou 1101hate me .1ndexpe/tme out of my C FatherJ houfe? boor then coo;eye t• mem J> in tbil timeofyour triblllot;on,fa;d 'jrptho to themen o fGe/iad. No, no, either give up thy fouleto God while he eais for it in h11 word, in the provocationsofhis love , in hiS>f!ltaions, in•he holymcd ~sofhil fpirir to thine: or elfe when thou wouldft giveit,he will none ofir,b~t o; ' Judge to deliver it ro rhe Tormenior. What010uld God do with an unclean,drtlnken,prophar.e,prcudcomoui fon'e i wirhom holincffe,it i! no !eelng ofGod. Departf rom me,7e J>ic~d,I /.(:'~ ;e ""I; Gne to the ~C'Cs ycuhave ferved. See howGod;, even with men: rhey had, in the nrr.r of theGo(pell , faid re the holy one of llrael , De[ art jTorJJ 111 ; rov.~ h the time of'' judg<menr,he&ith to them, Depart f rom"": They \1 cnld not knowGod when d rtv mighc: nowGod will net know themwhen they would. ' ' Now therefore( beloved ) :r ci]ou would' t1 not bal'eGod fcorne the oifer of t:l) I D death-bed,fit thy (oule for himin thy he•lrh; furmfh it wi th grace;innre ic to a !\•;cct.. l converfation wi rh rheC odofhr•vcn: then mayefr thou boldly give it up , and be fhall as gt3ciou0y receive it, y<a fetch it by hisAngelsro his ~lory. Heg<v<HP tbegboft.Wc omit doe aG ~.e did: not all with thcfam: ftu:ceffc. G vir,:, 11p, fuppofes a receiving,a rcmrn.ing..This inmate that we hl.\'e in cur bof<Jmr, is Cn., I eo lodge here for a time,may no r dweli here alwaycs. The rhrht ofrhis renvr~ is the Lord~, not ours: i\. she fa. id oft he h.itdk r ; It h hll t leit ,it rtmfi be rcfiored:1t is on~.;: to keep , hb to difpcfcand re: quite. See and conltder bmh our prl\ i!cdge :t:~dch~r;!::. i It isnor w rh us aswich bruit crcatwcs : we have a livingp.hol1 to it-fonr..: u~, '•'- 1:~, !1 j yet is not ows,(•nd,alas, wh•t is ours, if our foules be nor') burmutt b";irc:1 u;>to himthar g3ve ir. I . Why doe we liveas tho(er1ut took no keep of [o gloriousap.-nen? as rl:ol< !l!at E fhould never pm with ir, as chc(etbanhrnkc it t:h·en them to fr>cnc',r.ot Lo rete" . with orcckoninr,? - Ifdwu hadfr no fc•1le,!fa rron-:1!l one, if rh1'1~ owne,lfncver robe rrquirc~. hm·: could([ 1hon live bm fcn!u:-tHy? Oh r:;:om~:nber h1t who rbon arr,what i h n ha!r~ anc ~ whi ther thou rnui1; and thou rh1lc !.re like thf felfe, while thou <lrt,and l:ive 0:1 th} J ghofi con fidcm1~·1 whtn tho:..t ib1rcc3fero be. Neither is rherel·er~mor~ ccn·,;n:} j of oor dep.!rtu..e,ttnncomf0rr.C-:trry thi5 wi>h thee to :hy de:lth· ~.c.1~lr:d rce j~ lr G!J : refrdh thec,wht'n ~H the \YoriJ l<!nn·:t gt·;e rheeonedr.tmof co:::-J10rr. {);lr fpiri~ ~~ f __..._ ~- --· !\lm 3 rnr,
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