-· . N J! vv c 0 VENA NT. hreatheth where and when it lilteth, the exce~. ding dangerthat we precipitate our· fdves into when we lofetheopponunitie once,me thinkes thefe fhould move us to come in, and to take heed ofrefufing the offer at any time; thofe ex– prcffions that you £hall finde fo often in the Scripture, that God (lands arJd kno£kds; that he . waytu'}ano(Jlrt.tchethforthhuhands,that hewill gather us~.u the Hengatbereth her chickens; lig– nifierhefetwothings untous: Firfi,how excee– ding readie God is to r~ceive us, 'ifwe come in while the acceptable time 1all:eth. · Againe,withaiJ,howd~ngerous ir is .to rcfufe it: for who knows how long rheLordwil waite':' whoknoweswhen he will ceafe wayring, and fhutupthedoore ofgrace to us?and then,when .. the day ofpeace is gone,it is no more ro-be .re– covered,whentheacceptaoie time is pafritcan– not be recaJled. I befeech you therefore con– fider and apply it,take heedeofrefuftng, when you hearcyctthis Covmant ofgrace isofrered, the doore is now open,you maycome in,ifyou will; take heede of fraying till the acceptable time is pafi,lcafi:theLordfwcttrein his wrath,(a.t atime when you rhinkenot)that thou{halt never enter intobu rejl:. So much for this. That which I intended mofr was this, the reafon why rhis Covenant is made, ·why ·cod makes a Covenant with Man;which was chief. 1y, that we might have firong confolation, that we might know hisgoodwill towards us, that hemight not onely doe us good, but that he Ji mioht 0 437 Thuccepta · ! ble tune once ~ - paft,unreco. verable. :
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