,., \ ··~ ,'l"., ~I ' " · i~ . Carelefs loyterers. · , - ... ~. - . · ;· "' ~. Vain· glorious boafters~ . · I • 3• Impiousoffenders. · ·_ · · ·. · · : . · 4•· UriprofitableChrifiians~ ' :. ~~ Carelefs loyteljers, ' ~hat fleep out a fair ~ummersdayof grace, and forget the day of ;ttteir Vifitation ;' many poor Minifters have caufe to weep over· their dearpeople,as Chrift . ~over ]erN{it/em,- and fay, 'if thtJN ·hadfl khowfl, .. . · , ~t le11ft in this th] daJ, the-. thir;gs th~t 6elong to Luke 1 J; . ·thy peace ! hut now they are hiJ. from thine eyeJ ~ 41 ' 41~ ·~ 1 ;It any foul be wit_houc grace, under precious ,. ·- ' . ;meat?es of grace; lee fuch tremble at pre[ent , . ,provtdences, leafi they lead 011 to the lofs of · ,Qrdinfnces : if thott haft {ate under, the 'droppings of ·the Santl:uary, and art .y~t bar• ren, ·be afraid, .-left ~oq either command the . ·Clouds to rain no rain oQ thee, or the curfe bf the barren Figetree be pronounced againfl: · . 't~ee, Let no Fruit gr~W ., thee hence forwtlr~ ~ar . 2d9 . if(}f' -ever, or elfe, Ctit tt down, why cumhreth tt Luk. 1 3 .7, , the gros&d? Oh firs, have your fouls been ' y.et emptyof grace, under Ordinances,which are the Channels of grace? have you lived ra:hus long in G~(he~, - ~ndare yqu yet in Eg)'ptiI 'J an dar.kne(s ~ where s th'e fault, what canyou . fay for your felves? Suppofe God fho,uld put }you to. it, · t~ bring forth your ilrong reafons, .\(as he expofl:ulac~d wich the Man that want· , . .. ,.. )C~ the wedding ~a~ment,) and. fb6uld fay, Matilt~.r~ . ~ fnend (for fo wtlt thou needs beaccounted, ·,and as fuch thou waft invited)where halt thou ·. llived? inmy Church?.and did£1: thou .not there ' ,,hear of a rich Ward...robe-providedJor naked F ~ ) iouls, ,, ' I
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