rod VERSE I. Medium lute- rimfuran, ur tempru ell- com- meatumfaciunt delinquendi. 7Ioernt .u11. 38 ,51. Ioel 2.1 2Me Zeph.2,3. iCora 5,32. Thevickedjhallbepunt ed and it may be hee will thatch fuch a wicked difputer as this like a brand out of the fire. But then know with- all, thatevery defperate fin thou doll now wilfully run into, will at laft coil thee fuchbitter throwes, fuch blou- dy teares, as thou wouldeR not be willing with the leail of them to purchafe the moll fweete and conaant plea_ Pure which thy heart can now delight in. And in the mean time it is a bloody adventure upon the patience of God, for any man uponexpeaationofGods favour toReale time from his fervice, and to turn the poflibili- ticof the mercyofGodinto an occa lionoffinning. The Ninivites gathered another conclufion from thofe pre- Miles; Let man and6eaft 6ecoveredwith fackecloth and crymightilyunto God : yea,let them turneevery one from their evil!may, and from the violence which is in their hands : and the ground of this refolution was this, %PhD can tell ifGod willturn and repent, andturnawayfrom hisfierce anger that wee perifh not ? And the Prophets teach us tomake another ufe ofthcpoflibilityof Gods mercy; Rentyour hearts andnotions-garments ,andnone unto theLordyour God, for he is gratious andmercifull, flow toanger, andofgreat kindenelp, andrepenteth himof theevil. Whoknoweth ifhe will returnandrepent, and leaveableffingbebindebim,c.c. and againe, Seeke ye the Lord allye meekeoldieearth, feekc righteonfieffe, leeks meek riefe,it maybeyeAda, hidin the dayofthe Lords anger. But then fecondly, there are not wanting defperate wretches who will thus hellifhly argue againil the fer- vice ofGod. It maybe the decree is gone forth, and I am reicotedby God, and why should I labour in vain, and goe about to repealehis will, and not rather, fince I (lull have no heaven hereafter , take the fill of mine owne wayes and lulls here ? Thus we finde the wicked Epicures conclude,Wee(hall dye tomorrow,and therefore let IIIweanddrinketoday. Nay, but who art thou, 0 man,
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