The Paj]ion Sermon. cur dcardt riches : itwe!hould lofe it, ~ere were juft cauleofgri<fc. Hvwleand lamem, ifthou thinkefl: thy foule pcriiheth: it i! not forfcired, bm furrcndrcd. How f.1fely dmh our foulcpalle rhrough the gares of death, without any impeachment, while it i; in rhehand ofrheAimighty? Woe were us, ifhedid nor keep it while we have it; muchmorewhenwe refiore it. \Ve give it upwrhe famr. hands that created, infufed, redeemed, renewed; that dorh protect,preferve,elbhh01,and will crown ir: 1 k_•o•vwbom I have bdmml, •11d am perfwadedchar te is oh/e tol«;epch.u rr/ucb I b•ve co11Jmi1tedtohimagailljlthat d•y. 0 lecUie and happyeftatcof thegodly: Oh blelfed exchangeofourcondirion: whilesomfou~edwclsin om breaft, howisirfubjeC! w iufinite miferies, d,flrmpered with paffions, charged wirh Gnne, vexed wirh tenrations?above, noneofthefe: how ihou'd ic beotherwi!<? T his is cur pilgrim,.ge,thar . our home: rhis our wildernelfe,that our bnd ofpromife : this ourbondage, that our Kingdome: our impotency caufeth this our farrow. VVhen our foule is once given up, what evill ihall re•ch unto heaven, and wreiHe with the Almightie? Our lothnelfe to give up, comes frcm cur i!(norance and iofidelitie. No m•n goesunwilhngly to a ccrraineprefermenr. I drjire 10 be d.jfolved, faith Paul: Ihaveftrvetl thte, I bavebrlctvedtbee, and 11ow I come t•chee, fairh Luther. Tbe voiceofSainrs,nor ofmen. Ifthine heart can fay rhus, thou lba!t nor need to inrreat wirbold Hi/dfio11, Egredm lllt4 anima,egredere, f"id timesi Go th_, "'II.J" forth B U ICDntr01. N»llam animil ruipi11 , qu~mt 11tJ/t71lt/qtralllr 4cmp~~ Hitrum• mJ forde,goe forch, whit ftarejl th•M i bur ir lball flieupalone cheerefullyfrom thee, and give up it felfe inrothe armesofGod, as a faithful! Creator and R<deeroer. This earth i5not the element ofrhyfoule, iris nor wbereir lbould be. It lba!l be noldfe thine, when it is more rheowners. Think nowferioufly of this point; Gods An~ell is abroad, and flrikeson all fides; we knownor whichofour tomes ilia !I berhe nexr: we arefurewecanydeathsenowwirhinus. Ifwe be ready, ourdaycannotcome C roo foone. Stirre up thy foule to an heavenly cheerfulneffe, likerhySaviour: Know bur whither thou art going; and thou canfl not bur withdivine Pa11l, fay from our Savioursmouth, even in rhisfenfe; It itamore h/effidthi11g togitJt, tha" t• receive. God cannot abide an unwillingguelt: give up that fJ11rir to him, which he harh given thee; and hewill both receivewhat thou give!l, and give it rhee againe,with that glory and happinelfe, which can never be conceived,and lball neverbe ended.Even10Lord Jefus come quickly. Glori• ;, exttljit Dtt. D
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