Hooker - BT780 H7 1637

3 3o The sextet offrEtmallcalling to Chriif. arebroken Hearted, and all that are lots (inners ; but never a proud, (tout-heisted, and fiurddy (inner under heaven ; bee came not to call the 3 righteous, that is, thofe that trufi to theirowne righteoufneffe,but Goners to repentance. Nay God cloth earneftly delire thee to come and take this mercy ; ho,every one that aria, let him' come to the watersoflife, &c. andbehold, I(land at the¿core ilnd knocke, if any will open, &c. and the Lord intreatethvote tobe reconciled, z cor.5,2o. Ali that theFatherkívetb rne, fhaldcome to me; and he t h.tt commeth, r will in ne wife call gray, loh. 6. 37. theoriginall faith,cafi away : no,no, thou Poore diilrefed route, though thou art never fo rneane in parts or gifts, or never fo muchdiftreff.d in the world, though thou weare a leatherne pelt, and though haplygreat tenmay def ife thy fo- ciety, yet the Lord je ftts Chrift will not call thee away thoumayft caneaway thine owne comfort if thou wilc,through thy pride and peevifhneffe; but the Lord Chrifi will not cats thee away, if thou come to him,he will never doe it. Let meaddea fourth motive ; I confeflè, faith Nile, ul there no want of willingneffe ott Gods part, but I have a heart which cannot be- leeve,what is that tome to fee provifion ofmere cy, and have no heart, to receive it ? Oh this unwilling and difirufifull heart, it cannot be- leeve If I finde a cure in thepromife for this, then I hope you will yeeld; therefore know that the Lord bath provided in the promife a meanes whereby ab9eEt. 4. iinf.

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