The souls vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.HThe soules vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.H

he will have a Saviour what ever he wants besides. A child that longs for the meat on the table, when his father gives him a piece, he eats it; his father cuts him another, he eats that too; then his father bids him go down; no, but more of that, father, he still begs more of that, and is never content. So it is with a soul that desires grace for grace sake, and Christ for Christs sake, he cries still, more of that grace, and more of that Christ. If Christ comes to reprove him, he takes that; if Christ comes to condemn him, well-come; if Christ come to reform his sins, he rejoices, and would have more of that still; Oh more mercy, and oh more grace, and more holiness, he can never be contented, he can never be glutted with that.

hee will have a Saviour what ever he wants besides. A childe that longs for the meat on the table, when his father gives him a peece, hee eats it; his father cuts him another, he eats that too; then his father bids him goe downe; no, but more of that, father, he still begs more of that, and is never content. So it is with a soule that desires grace for grace sake, and Christ for Christs sake, he cries still, more of that grace, and more of that Christ. If Christ comes to reprove him, he takes that; if Christ comes to condemne him, well-come; if Christ come to reforme his sinnes, hee rejoyces, and would have more of that still; Oh more mercie, and oh more grace, and more holinesse, he can never be contented, he can never be glutted with that.

Sort of stage Hypocrites. 2 The second sort of these stage hypocrites are those that go further than these, they will use all Gods ordinances, but when it comes to part with any thing for Christ, and to suffer any thing for the Lord Jesus, then they shake hands; this was Peters folly, but it was in a temptation, when the damsel said, Thou also wert with Jesus of Galilee; he answered, I know not the man; he knew not that Christ that was now in trouble. So when the Gospel comes to require suffering, and contempt, and disgrace, we know not the Gospel, we have another Christ, and another Gospel then. Carnal men deal with Christ, as Achish King of Gath did with David, when he had remained some years with him. Achish was to go to battle, and David was desirous to go with him, but the Princes were against it, and Achish said, thou art upright, I have seen no evil in thee, but only the Princes do not favour thee, and therefore David must not go. This is the guise of this base, rotten, and sinful age of the world, they say this and that holy course is commendable, and honourable, but they fear ill times, and they are out of date, and so leave it where they found it; therefore urge your great men with strictness, and they reply presently, what will the world say then, and what will the world think then? here is their religion: It is no matter what the world saith, I will tell thee what God and the Word saith, thou that art a stage professor, a mere outside Christian, the Lord never yet wrought any sound desire after grace in thy heart to this