64. <ltlofet~~~a 11er, Saul in, when the Philiftines were upon him, ~nd he had not offered facrifice unto God ? And what a defpe– rate plunge will you be pur to when the King of ter· rors is upon you? and you have not perional~y, andpri. varely heed feekmg God? Though you .may pe right and fafe for the mai~, Y.~t V~~r ..fpirits .will be i ~uch per.. pl~xed, and you wtll fuffer ~rewd rebukes fro.m your l' own confciences for your orniffions, and will beput to ' 1 thatlafi prayer ofadyingSaint (eminent in the Church) 1 The Lord forgi.v~ ~e my fins ~f :omil[ion ; and poffibly tnay want that fptntual fol~_1n a dytng hour that pray~ ing Souls may have: Oh what a bleffed thing will it be, if our dear Redeemer .find a foul upon .its knees be– fore the Lord? Oh the hearty welcom it will give unto · as God! This is the time hewaited for., he was got in.. to a f:ornet, ··was fighing for his fins, pleading for mer– cy, breathing after grace, ,and panting fo r glory, and behold, what a quick returndothhis God make? Even \vhile he is fpeaking and praying, the Lord cloth fend a guard of Angels to conduct the foul into eternal 1VIan 4 '· fions, \Vhere God and the Soul fuall part no· more. · Bleffed,for ever happy is that'foul whom its Lord,when he cometh fhall find io doing! Now confider of ir, \Vhether ftate would you be found in ?And donot you know, his Coming may be fudden and unexpetl:ed? Would you be found under .negle'tt, or in th'e faithful performance ofaduty? Would you not becarried frorn ·your Cloier-devotion toeternal communion with ,God? r '11 I Oh then take our Lord's moft wholfom counfel, Tak,.e · ' ye he~d, 'R?atch and pray; for ye know not when thp r ~ tinze u, Mark 13. 3~· .. · I might here challenge Chrift_i~qs alfo, not only'for .. their negleCt: of, but carelefs performance of this duty · of Clofer-prayer: with what forry fhifcs do we put off God ? 1:--Iow hard, dead,unbelieving, difi:ratl:ed are · oqr hearts ~n f~cret? God takes mt!tch pleaf~re in Ad- . · verbs :-
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