the erloudhs taken off the Tabernacle. A deluge of wrath is now irrefiftibly comming upon them, and then the f-1eavensPhan be rolled together as a fcrole and the earth fball melt withfervent heat,andall their works burnt up. Then from hence we May conclude that at that day, all men, even the trifefi men of the world, will be at their wits end, to cover and hide themfelvesfrom the wrath of the Lamb and from him that fits on the Throne : Then all thofe Mer- chants of Babylon (hall lament for her, That their Whore, their Strumpet,with whom they have all their dayes com- mitted fornication, is made defolate, &c. their trade of Religion is quite overturned ; thofe that made Merchari- difeof theWWord and Preacht for money and for hire, and to get bread, or tomake themfelves great, and to that end got into forms and duties, and fet'owfhips, that men might have high thoughts ofthem; and made long prayers under pretence, and to grow rich iy devouring widows houses : and yet thefe things, thefe pretences, thefe prayers and duties they heap to themfelves,thinking they may pleafe God with them, and thefe things (as foule and abominable as they be) they think to be agoodly factifice. But when this day comes that the Lord will arife and plead his own caufe, all thefe things will hand inno fiead ; all their works muff be burnt up : then he will remember how thefe foolifh men blaf- phense his name, Pfal.74. 22,23. And ifthey fhould bethink themfelves wherewithal to come before the Lord, and to offer thoufands of Rams, and ten tboufandRivers of Oyle, nay if theygive the fruit of the Bodyfor thefin of their Soul,all were to tó no purpofe : For theFather, the Eternal Welty of Hea- ven can be pleatedwith nothing but that One Eternal and Alfufficient facrifice,the blood ofhis' own dear Són: For men to call themfelves Chriflians and Saints, and for o- thers to efteem them fo, is a poor covering : now in this day, it will not cover their nakedneffe; The bed is too that tofiretch themfelves on át, and the coverinç is too narrow, they cannot cover nor wrap themfelves in it. Tis not all their fel- lowíhips and Congregatings, nor wafhings, nor External eatings, and fitting down with Chrift at his Table, nor their Perfwafions that they do the mind of God, and con- form 86 2 Pct. 3. Io. Rcv.l.i6. Mich. 3. rì. Mat. 23. 140 Pfa1:74 22,23. Micah. 6. 7. Efa:à8.2o
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