Thesouks efeawall calling to Chrift. 473 Foxes have holes, and the Fowler ofdieaire have nefls, but the Sonne ofman bathnet whereon to lay hit head: fo bee was gone , and wee heare no more of him. The fecund ground upon which he commonly departs is this; when thegood Word oftheLord comes home dole to his heart, and reads the . blacke fide as well as the whitefide; when the Word of God purples him home tohis confci- ence, and fhewes his finnes, and difcovers his bafe praCtices,and tells himthus ; it is true, there is mercy and falvation enough robehad in Chrift, but there is none for fuch aswill not part with all for Chrift, nor for thofe that will not lofe all to finde and entertainChrift. Nowwhen the Mi- niftercomes to (hake this mans hold, and to tell him, you follow after Chrift for theloaves, your proffllïon is faire, but your heart isnaught; there is no found worke nor Paving grace wrought, all that you have done is loft and come to nothing ; thenhee is profefly at daggers drawing with the truthofChrift, and faith, what is it all come to this? This man doth notpreachas hee waswont todoe; whatmercywas hewont todifcover,and what confolations would hee reveale to all the poore fervantsofGod? he preachethnowas ifhe would vex men, and not comfort them : as lohn 6.34. The Difciples were very deftrous to have their meat dreft for them ; and Chrift faith tothem, I will doe it foryou; the breadofGod rc he which commeth clown from Heaven, and giveth lifeLento theworld; Oh,.faid they,Lordevermore O oo 3 give
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