Ci A P.S. Epißle to the 7beffaloniatre. V's 4or tie,óc to fay they (hall haue.peace, though they walke on in the ffubbornnctTe of their hearts; then they grow in- faciable in their Cannes. Whiles any faith,"or fore of God is left in the heart, there mayperhaps be a thirífing after, theplcafures oflnne, but no fatiating of the inordinate delire of mill : That (care remoued, a man becomes as vile in anion, asin affection ; glutting himfelfe in the fianes, that before he longed after, but for forre kinde of fare, durff not commit. 'It argues therefore a ripcuef fe of (inne, and w filling vp the noeafure o finignitie : high time a Gen. i fag. now for the Lord to proceed to vengeance. Wherein, as in a gialle, wee may fee the dangerous e. life. (fate of this Kingdome,and State,wherein wee liue. As there are many things, that may occafion vs to expert Gods hcauic indignation: r as fìrf?f,ripeneffe ofiniquitie in r Gen. rs. I. all degrees of men. Secondly, the little, or t no profit wee tArnot4.rr,rs. haue madeby formerIudgements. Thirdly, the taking away of fo many of Gods feruants, no doubt, t from the t Ifaí.f7a. U. enilltó some : fo nothing more, than the generali fecurity we hue in. I cannot thinke, the great Day of theLords comming is fo nigh, as to fall within the age of a man : becatifcl yet fee not the u fewer calling recomplifhed : uRom.rr.rs a6. But fore, I atis perfwadcd, there is feriae heauie wrath of God apprechingvs. So generali is the fecurity, wee are móíl ouertaken withall : Let a man in his minds walke thorow the earth, as the Angell ; he fltali finde, as het, s the whole earth fitting ffill,and being at reJ Nothing al- x Zech, I. HO mod now heard of, but the peace God bath pleated to " fettle in ourborders ; and the concord wee haue with all Nations round about: which makes vs, as it is Paid of the inhabitants of Lachi(b, dwell fecurel7. It (hall behoue Godschildren to take notice of ±t : And let the fecurity of others,workeour feste and trembling, and humiliati- on before the Lord : that, if it be poflible, we may finde a zept,. :. ;: Y hiding place in the day of the Lords anger. Secondly, This alto may teach vs, as .DAnid, leaff to lI b 2 fears :. .
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