T 3 The SoultseffeaaaUeaIIb, to Chrift. mercy from him; andhence Ephef. 2. t 2. Without God, without chrifl, without hope; the Lord hath faid, the Lord hathfworne it, that an unbeleeving, anunrepentingfrom, limanevercome unto heaven: hecannot fave thy foule, until! he hat hhumbled thy foule; hee cannot fave thy foul:, as long as thou retaineft an unbeleeving rook. This is that which youmuff take notice of,that I may let in a little crevife of comfort to every natural! man ; that I may fet open a peepe-hole ofinercy; know therefore this, that though the Lordwill not,nay the Lord according to 1 ;is oath cannot lave a continuing unbeleever; yet here is all the hope thou haft, and blefle Gad for ir, and bee thankful! that thou haft it; though whilcft thou artan unbelcev ingcrea'ure, thoucanft have no mercy fromGod, yct God can make thee a beleever : hecanbreake that heart, hecan make thee good; therefore I fay, bleffeGod, that thou art,yet in the land of the living, and fay, good Lord, this is mercy, that I am on this fide hell : if I had died, I had as certainly gone tohell as the coat upon my backe : hathnot the Lord faid it, didnot the Minifter fpeake it, and theWord re- veale its that as long as Ihad a proud, naughty, ftubborne, wretched heart, I fhould never finde mercy, unlefl^e I fhould thinke that God would make newScriptures, turne the courfe ofhis pro- vidence to fave acompany ofbafe wretchedcrea- tures. Oh my brethren, you thatare yet in the gall of bitternefre, and bond of iniquity ; proud before, andproud [till, that live and lie in your linnet,
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