Chrifispeople a willingpeople. sweroloweams, ** omeaeftwomaamstn.wettmt and fhould caufe him to tali Come ofthole extremities : and then in the middea of his howling and anguifh, fhould not onely reach out a hand of mercy to deliver him , but fhould farther promife himupon his fubmif- lion to advance him like Iofeph from the iron which en- ters into his Conic, unto publikehonor and fervice in the flare, would not the heart °finch a man bee melted into thankfulneffe,andwith all fubmiffion refigneit felfeunto the mercy and fervice of fogracious a Prince ? Now the Lord cloth not onelydeale thus with (inners; doth not onely caufe themby the reportofhis word,- and by the experience oftheir ownguilty hearts,to feel the weight, fruitlefneffe and fhame of finne , and the fira fruits of that eternal! vengeance which is thereunto due : nor onely fec forthChria before them as arockofredemp- tion , reachingout a hand tofave, and offeringgreat and pretious promifcs ofan exceeding , abundant weight ofglory :but befidesall this inwardly touch the heart by the finger ofhis Spirit, framing it to afpiri- tuall and divine conformity unto Chria. How can the foule offuck a man in there prefent extremities ofhorror, which yet arebut the pledges of infinite more which mull enfue ; and in the evidence of fo wonderful! and fweete promifes , the fealesoftheeternall favor and fel- lowfhipof God, choofebut with much importunityof affe&ion to layhold on fogreat a hopewhich is fec be- fore it, and with all readineffeand ambition offohigh a fervice, yeild up it felfe into the hands offo gracious a Lord, to bee byhimordered and over-ruled unto any obedience ? Secondly , this witlingneffe of Chrias People is wrought by a 1171401411 illumination of minde. And thereforethe Converfionoffinners is called a ConviRion, becaufe it is ever wrought in us Seceindammobitonjndicii as wee arc reafonable and intelligent creatures.. I take it (under favor and fubmiflion to better judgements) for a firme 3ZI VERSE 3.
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