\, Opened and Applied. , and want nothing, and would b~ half offended 'with rh~m that ihould reil you [0 your face, orbur rhink in rheir hearts rhac..you hav;:: no grace, when indeed you are poor andempry, and naked ; --:- Take h~ed youg1ve nor char anfwer ro ' ci,ne thatra rri~s for you, •nd unto Chnfl that wa1rsuponyou, as Felix rd Paul, 1 whm /;i& heari trembled to hear of 7udgem~itt to come; I will JPeak_ with )OH ' at a •more convenient f eafon ; The Lord harh not Jefr Churches wirhour examples of the terrour of Chri!ls pati)!nce in this kind, who upon their beds of di{[reife have lamented bdore mc:n; Oh my _rime is our, , Call rime again; call ! ri m~ a~ain ; and who have befought ir of Go:! with rears, as se did rhe bkilino, ~ and cryed our, What L ?rd, wi!Pnot g ive me one houre , one J,ry m•re ! a;d i fo li ke men linking have catch'd hold on any thing ro fave rhent, whiles oth.!rs l h av~ Hood upon the ihoar lame;mingot th~m, the Lord be' merciful ro them; this may b~ your cafe, that neither your rc:arsl).or blood can pur chafe a moments rime. · Look to it that your velfel be not found empry at rhe coming of rhe Lord ; icis a dyingrime in this Counrrey, and the Lord hath taken away fome, and chafe chat were ready are gone into rhe Marriage. Conlider of it that· faith, 1 that grace which you rhink you have now, may prove bur chaffe and !lubble , ~ -~'Vben !t comes robe t ryed in rh ~ fire of rhe Lords coming; rhe bell man will finde alllrrle enough; then be fure you mi!fe nor of ir nmv : Do nor think I will pray, andfeekrhen, and I hope tofinde;though rhouarrfecure now; think of this point, When did Chrift come and !hue rhedoor, bur · when rhe Virgins went out to buy ? but woe, woe to thy dead heart ; fome here prefem !hall feek Chri!t, and nor finde him, bur !hall dy~ in rheir fins; rill arrows are in your hc:arrs,you will nor cry. SECT. Ill. THat after long profellion of godlineff~,i! isa piece of fool iihne[e to have any thing rhen ro do but to dye, and fo to givewelcome to the Lord Jefus: Thefe Viroins when they were {O dye, were then ro buy ; when rhey were to receive Chrill, were then to feek for oyle in their Ve£fels, that fo th<!y might be ready eo receive Chrill ; bur of this-hereafter. Oh their fad condition rbn have all to feek yet ! I Be not ever feeking, never find ;ng ; bur fo feeking~ as that when you dye , i'you may f~y, Com: L .ord, I a": read] ! ' . . SE,CT. IV. 2iy. THis C~i".g of Chrift _i& fet fo , rh from _rht d!Jferent entertainmmtof . J.) rhe V •rgms, tmd Chrijli different cArnage tow~trd them. ? I • . For hu · entertainm~nt to tht wife Vi~gins ; char is fer down to be an .,entring or admittance into marriage, felloWJhip, communion and joy with : the l-ord Jefus ; 1 which is ampl ified · · · I E~rll , Frgm the Ante~:edent ( not caufe) of it , and that is their readmeffe. · \ ' ss_condly • The Confequenr of this their · Communion , the poor \ ~:::ut. · • ~ q q 1 That 121 Ohferv. 2 . Ufe I. Ufe 2 . ..
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