The Sro6trecnrralicaaírsg te Chrift. give thee gracewhen thou wiltabut whenhe plea. íes; no, it is not for us to know the times and the feafons thatGod bath appointed ; what if thou goeft upon thy hands and knees begging ofmer- cie to the tall gafpe, and ifthen the Lord be plea- fed toThine in a dropof goodncffe andmercie, it is more than the Lord owes ; therefore heare to day, and attend to morrow, thou knoweft not whether God will bleße this fermon or that meanes, or the other ordinance ; and doe not complaine upon the meanes, but attend Gods leifure,and;remember the Lord hath waited long for thee in the timeofyour rebellion, in the day of your ignorance, before you looked towards theLord; and therefore ifthe Lord nowmake you wait for mercie and afl^urance of his love, know chat the Lorddeals equally, andkindly,and lovinglywith you, and fo as all fhall he belt for you;and know that this diftemper ofheart oppo- feth the tenor of the covenant ofgrace, forthe Lordgives what hewill, when he will, and after what manner he will ; therefore flint not God in his giving, but wait whenandwhat hee will be. flowupon thee. 3 Thirdly,know that thou refteft upon thyowne duties andendevours, and goeft not out to God that !Mich both the meanes and thy endevours for thy good and that is the reafon why thy heart is not enlarged, and grace communicated; the fault is thy owne, becaufe thou refleff in thy performances, and in the meanes, and goer{ not to Ged that would have donemore than all, and wrought
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