Chriftspeopleawillingpeople. 347 comcifed; they cannotImre, there is none that underflan- dethorfeekfth after God : k fcorne and alighting of the meffagesofthe Lord, where is hisWord ? Where N the promife of big comming? I Incredulity, and belying the Lord in his Word,faying it is not he : Who bath belceved our report, and to whom as thearmeofthe Lord revealed? Wreffling, refitting, and fighting with theWord, re- jeaing thecounfell ofGod, vexing and flriving with his holySpirit,ye havealways refilled the holy 041 .n Rage and fierceneffeofdifordied anfe6tions,defpifing ofgood- neffe, trayterous, heady, and high-minded thoughts. o Brutifhnes of immoderate luff,the untamed madneffe ofan enraged beafl without any rethaint ofreafon, or moderation.in one vvorcla P hell,and gulfeofunfearch- able mifchiefe, which is never fatisfied. It is impoflible that any reafonable man, duly confideringall thefe dif- ficulties, fhouldconceive fuch anheart as this tobeover- come with meere morall perfwafions, or by any thing le& than the mightie power of Gods owne grace. To him therefore we fhould willingly acknowledge all our converfion and falvation ; So extremely impotent are we, 0 Lord, unto any good, fo utterly unprofitable, anctunmeet for our Mafiers ufe,and yet fo flrongly hur- ried by the irnpulfion ofour ownelila towards hell,that noprecipice, nor danger, no hope nor reward,noman or Angell is able to flop us, without thine owne immediate power, and therefore Not unto ors, 0 Lord, not unto at, but unto thy 'Yam onely beattributed the gloryof our converfion. Againe,by thisconfideration we fhould beprovoked to flirre up and call together all our firength in the Lords fervice, to recover our mifpent time, to ufe the morecontention and violence for the kingdome of hea. yen, when wee confider how abundant wee have beene in the workes offinne, in the purfning of vafi de- fines which had neither end nor hope in them. 0 how happie VERSE3. k aChron 3o. TO. Pet 3.4, 1 Efay 53.1. m GLukeen6.3. 7;30. Efay 63.1o. Aa.T.5 I. ^ TI111.3 2,3,4 Rom.r. 9 31. 0 vr.z.2,4.8.6. Hof.8.9. P ier.17 9. Habaca.5.
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