130 TheSoule: e et uafIcallingtoChri ft. finnes, thall finde merde, merde owneth thole, mercie dothgcrod untochofe, but unto thee that loveft thy finnes, that embrace(t thy finnes, that hidtft thy finnes,the text faith it,thou (halt never findemerde, delude thy lelfe thou mayft, but thou never daft have merde; Lrke 14.24. there wasa marriage made, and a r.zch marriage feaft, enough tohave fed- many rhoufands, but thofe that were bidden did not come, they (hall not fo much as trifle of them,they flail have none of them;fo thereare tweet comforts, thongcot- folations, admirablerefre things, able to fditaire a thoufard foules, but you thatwould keepeyour finnes,and have thepride ofyour hearts, but you that fraud it out with the world, and will not yeeld to the authoritie of the truth, heare what the Lord faithfrom heaven, he that is the Godof comforr,thou (halt never be comforted; he that is the Authour of falvation faith ir, thou (halt never be faved, thou (halt never have a crumof thefe dainties, nor a dropof there fweet wines of fpirituall confolation : what a world nowof men are Phut out by thefe trials, that are found guilryof there particulars, ycu poore ignorant creatures, doe not many of you lift up your heads full high,and manya poore prefumptuous hypocrite beare up themfelves upon rotten Objet, hones? hut I tell you,whfnyou come to theday ofjudgem me all thiswill faileyou 5 but you will fay in the former ufe, you laboured us from defpaire,and incouraged us to hope,andyernow you take away all our hopes, why ifn,idler crea- tion
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