74+ O.Jqads free grace .A.Um,and in him to allmankind : When thou A faid of '/PJia~. ;\nd tl!atthis duty may.inde~d fhalt cate ofthe forbidden fruit~, in dyingthou be praClifed, ,I will.yfe cerraine reafol)s, that Gen.:.. ~ftD lE, thatis, prefentlydye rhe fir!l.and, may~eruecolhrrev~ out dead mind$. ·liirlt,. I7· fecond death. D~•hanand Abir,..Jt~J,prefently the ume ?f rhe contitlua~e of the .patience Numb. t6.2J. vpon their rebellion, went downe into the ofGod ts htdden and vnkoowcn V~tio vs. aReg. I. earth quicke. 'l:he captaines with their fifcies, And hereupon, whcn111en abufing the patito.u. were' prefently•vp.on their comming to eli.u enceofGo<l:fhallfay,peace,peace, then then deJ~royed with·.firefror,n h~31len. And fa '* !hallcom:e (udait)e de!~ruCtion,as trauaiie vpr Thef. a~any man .(i!\t~~., be deferues pref<nt.ddhi!· on a woman. At\d there(qre thc·time is to bee {lion,and fo lJ!iny,l.ia. as we baue committed, redeemecl,and as S.Peter f.Lith; Wetmkjl watch ~·r. E.ph.p fa many d•m"ll!icns h1ue we deferued. Hero 1 andmaf<!h.Jifor the co..rning ofthe Lord. Se. 1- Pct.J iqn~ybedem'l.\lJe<l, why Goddothnotexecondly, t~e greater the patience of Gcd is "· cu,te hisdecree•OI'~ordingly. I anfwer,God in and hathbm, the greater fhallhis angerbe. A iultic~ reme!'flbers mercy, yeahlS iu'!licegiue~ ?I?w,the l.ongericisin comming, the greater place to m<Fcy._Fotthere is a~otherdecreeof It!~. Yea the very wrathofGod initli:!fe is mercy,which he wil haue:ts weU eo beaccom. moll h6rrible.Tbe wrath ofa lion,of a prince, pl\fhed as the decroeofiullice,and thatis,The B yea the wrath ofall creatures to the wrath of Mi eh Gen.j.If [eideofth• "''"'"" fl••U bruife tbe Str,tnts head. God, isbutasa drop of water to the whole P!ul.•.8. Againc. Ask! of m.• and I wiOgiue t ee the h-a. r... At his iHdignatioo the very moumaincs tbenforthSnt inherit4ttct, andtheend~ the tarth mel.c;the heauens and the elements !hall melt f?rthy poffiffion.That mercy then may be !hewathiscomming;much fuorefhall our rocky & ed vpon mankind, iu!tice is executed in great llony hearts melt. Thirdly,God hath his trcapaticn<e by certen degrees. Aod thlspatiene<: fury,and ftorehonfes fodudgemeot ;land they penainesw all"men~wirhout exception, that which goe on in their fit~1es from day to day come of.A.kmby genoration. fill thts treafury ofGod withwrath and iudg R.om.~. Special! patieoce is tim which concernes meAtS againlt the day of wrath. And when particnlat men or coumries. Thus God fpared menturne heartily from their euill waycs this theold world t zo, yoarcs bef9re hec l<:nt the trcafury is emptied, as appeares by rhe C:~amflood:he fparcd the.Amorites til\their iniquipleofthe Nioiuites.Wherefore letvs all from / ·ties were full: .htc fparcd the Egyptians -tO)• the highell to the lowdl bethinke our fdues yeres. He dcferred.the punifhment ofthe ido· what euill we haue clone, and how we haacahtry of ICrael 3$o.ycar~s,aud th•n llC punifh· bufed the merciful! patience ofGod,and make E'l:tC.4·S" ed itwith fc~enty ycarcs. captiuitic. Ho winfpecd to turne vmo God atKI Chrilt our mer· ked at the ignorance of thq Gemil<is 4000. C cifull S"'ui~~r. Some will fay, wee abufe not yeares. Anticlttilt.lhall not vtterly bee rleGods p•tience; we haue repented long agoe. !l:roiedriltheoo.nmingofChrilt. When men I anfw~t,the number ofthem that truely turne blafpheme·God and Chtifl,fwcaring wounds, vnto God in their hearts, isbut very fmall,iii blood,heart,!ides,nailes,lifc;ifthey,had their comparifoo, euen as the gleaning is to the defert,thcy fhoul~defcind to h~ll.quicke, aod whole hat)1cft.Jtwill befaidagaln, we arenot that prefcntly \~God forbearcs t:m, and as the Iewes,that deny Jefus Chrilt tobethe fundry fuch pc'<fotlsate vouchfat~ the grace Mcfsias. I anfwer:wcconfdfe Chrifl in word oftrue repentance. ,The very lea otf<ndo~r but there is a great multitude among vs, tha~ vpon earth is partll<_er ofthegreat patience of deny hill\ in their deedes and naughty liues. God.Forhe fulhin~sthememp~~~ ofour bo- ·For to omjt the finh_es of the focond table, dies, the pow~rs and mouons,of the foule in I ther~he fiue notorious, fins that are commoo fuchachons mwhich weotfmd .him. And no among vs. Wilful! ignorance ; in that men creamre<an (c,ffietetrly confider the greatnes .baue litclcotnocare toknowGod,&toknow ofthh long fuffcring. ' the way ofl.ife. The fecond is, the prophane The vfc to be tmdeofthe patience of God --' contept ofr)!CGofpel. Fornow the obedience followes. Fir[\, itJc•uethto teaeh all men to D .tothis.l?IJO:ed dochine oflife, y_ea, the v~ry rurne to God l>y true repentance, Rom. •· 4• I !hew oftr;ts m common reputation, PrecrfeDofpifij/ tho• th• patiice & fongfofftriogof God, nes._!>nd nol'(adaies vnder this name thepro- ;not ~1'?'ing th•t thtgoodnejfeof Gpd leades thle , cfe!s109 pf.the.Gbfpel comesothcrwhtles vpon :..Ptt.j.9 to r~pent•ucelqod.i< patiw row.rds 'IJJ,•ndwo!•Yl I t~; ftage,to he!pe eo make vptheplay, and to ht~ue noM.•fJ toper'.ft1' but would IMHeAil mtn to . !Dmifl:er tl;)attcr ofmirt?· v_pon this wema.y come to rtp<Rt<n<•: To c~me m~>re neere .vnto I m~ly feare.the Gofl?d ts gom~fro~ vs. The our felues and tln.s BRghfh natt?•· Now ts ttle ,tht~d finqe ".worldhnclfc, Whtch rergnesand day ofour viGtation,and hath b1n forthe fpace beares f1yay mal!places,as chough there were ofchtfeforty yeares and more, in which God no othe~ world, and as though heauen w~re io great patience h>th continually called vp- ..ypon e~rlh· . The fourth finne of our dates on vs,knockingatt,he doore ofour heartS,aod ts luke·v:armenclfe. For commonly ·!"en are llretched outthc armes ofhis mercy vnto vs. ·not lolbn themfelues, that they ml_ght bee ' wherefore thnatAiilpnliuly ·ofall Englilh\ found<?(Chnrt, they fce!e ~ot thctr owne people is, to turne vnt9 God wi1hall their pouem:, they know not m wh~t neede : hearcsaccordi~gtoallchelawofOod, asitis. they ftand of tbe bloQd of Chnlh and .. rhere- '· I - 'I
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