The unbelievers preparing for Christ. By T.HThe vnbeleevers preparing for Christ. By T.H

the first is taken from the nature of the things offered her and revealed unto her, they were not matters of trifles, but they were things belonging to her peace, the second is in regard of the time, at least in this thy day, as who should say, this is the last day of asking, the last time that ever these things shall be offered unto thee, and therefore this ought to move thee to give entertainment to the exhortation of thy Saviour. The third is in regard of the person, Christ Jesus requested this that might have commanded it, he entreats and requests it, nay with weeping, he doth beseech thee to give way to this exhortation of his; all means should have been embraced, all opportunities should have been entertained, all Ministers should have been heard, and regarded, but principally these things belonging to thy peace, especially in this thy day […] not to have been rejected, thy Saviour above all other should not have been refused and con••• ned, and then he falls a weeping and then […] mourns; Oh that thou hadst known these things in this thy day, and then his heart even break••, […] he weeps again, Oh but now they be hidden ⟨p. 158⟩from thine eyes, thou shalt never receive the like favour again, the like opportunity shall never hereafter be offered. We will first handle the fir circumstance, but before I can come to deliver the point: plainly and nakedly, give me leave a little to open the meaning of this word day, kn•w therefore thus much, that this word in phrase of Scripture discovereth unto us that time, or that parcel of time which God hath set out in his providence for any particular service. As it was in the creation of the world when the Lord made all things, the Lord turned an hour glass as it were, and set down the time wherein every thing was made, God said, let there be light and there was light, and the evening and the morning was the first day, then God said let there be a firmament and there was so, and the evening and the morning were the second day;

the first is taken from the nature of the things offered her and revealed unto her, they were not matters of trifles, but they were things belonging to her peace, the second is in regard of the time, at least in this thy day, as who should say, this is the last day of asking, the last time that ever these things shall bee offered unto thee, and therefore this ought to move thee to give entertainment to the exhortation of thy Saviour. The third is in regard of the person, Christ Iesus requested this that might have commanded it, he intreats and requests it, nay with weeping, he doth beseech thee to give way to this exhortation of his; all meanes should have beene embraced, all opportunities should have beene entertained, all Ministers should have beene heard, and regarded, but principally these things belonging to thy peace, especially in this thy day not to have beene rejected, thy Saviour above all other should not have beene refused and con ned, and then hee falls a weeping and then mournes; Oh that thou hadst knowne these things in this thy day, and then his heart even break, hee weepes againe, Oh but now they bee hidden