OfIneffeeinal Hearing the Word, 93 in that Word, which alone canfpeak to thee. Vfe 3. Of dread and terrour to all unregenerate Vfe 3, i men.Hence fee the heavy wrath of God againft them:they have indeed the Scriptures, and the precious Word of God difpenfed to them; but the Lord never fpeakes one word unto them. Ifany one fromwhom we expea and look for love, paffe by us and never fpeak ; What not fpeak a word ? and we call to him and he will not fpeak,we concludehe is angry and difpleafed withusa You look for love, do you not ? you that hear every Sab- bath, and come to Lectures, and you muff out; tis well,yes, you will fay ,FZ s love is better than life,& frowns more bitter than death ; Love ? wo to me if the Lord do not love me, better never been born. I hope he loves me. Happy I if thémountains might fall on me, to crulil me inpieces if he loves me not,&c. but confider ifhe loves he will then fpeak peace unfpeakable to thy confcience when humbled, life to thy heart, joy in the Holy Ghoft, Ifa. 57. t 9. John6. 63. i Mel: t. 6. but look upon thy foul, and fee this day in the fight of God, whether ever the Lordfpake one word to thee : outwardly indeed he hath, but not inwardly ; inwardly alfo,but not effeau- ally, to turn them from darkneffe to light, and the power ofSatan to God, e7c. The voyce of God is full of Majelly, it (hakes theheart 3 'tis full oflife, it quickens thedead, and light, and peace, and gives wifdom to the Pimple. Pf. 119. Opening of thy word gives tight to the eyes. How many women, ever learning and never knowing, and many men learning and knowing what is faid, but ne- ver hear God fpeak ? Thenknow the wrath of the Lord, fee and go home mourning under it. There is a four- foldwrath in this. 1. 'Tis the Lords fore wrath and difpleafure ,Zack. 1.2. r I.' with verf.4.If one fhould 'typed love from another to'do much for him , and he did,nor , it may be he would not take it as a figne of difpieafure : but if he will not do a fmall thing, not fpeak a word to him, oh this is hitter; what will not the Lord fpeak a word, not one word, efpecially when thy life lies on it, thy foul lies on it, e- ternity lies on it, efpecially the Lord that is.fo mercifull and and pittiÉull ? this is a fign of fore anger. 2. 'Tis a token of Gods old difpleafure, eternall 2, difpleafure ; I know you cannot hear; Whence though Cod fpeaks, you hear him nor: but why doth not: the
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