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

and friends mourn you also one for another, and say, oh my friend what not yet a heart to humble thy self, and to fear the name of God, thus mourn in secret, and say, God hath done this and this for thee, and hast thou not yet a heart, not yet a will to entertain Christ the world carries all, pleasure carries all, profit bears all away, malice carries away all: The promises and Commandments of God are despised, and hast thou not yell a heart to believe the promises, and prize the Laws of •od above liberty and peace profit and pleasure; there is nothing wanting on Gods part, he gives peace still, and the Gospel still, and yet not a heart all this while to fear God, and keep his Commandments; thou hast a good house and good land, and many mercies are vouchsafed unto ⟨p. 50⟩thee and not yet a good heart what a misery is this not yet a will to embrace Christ, and receive grace; why what a lamentable condition is this? and therefore in the last place it is a word of Exhortation to every soul here present, to labour now to begin at the right end, and take a right course, and follow the path that God hath chalked out unto us, in a word, we see it is come to this pass that all is grown to an outside, every man must be a Christian & go to heaven, and all the argument is this, because a man can talk well of religion; but this is not the right way, the willing of grace must go before the receiving of grace, and therefore go home and examine your selves whether grace be truly wrought and fashioned in you or no, and reason thus, with your own hearts, and say, it is not enough to bring my mouth and profession to the Word of the, Lord but heart what sayest thou? in the mean time, I can talk of religion and many good matters, but will what sayest thou? in the mean time, dost thou prize Christ above all things, dost thou choose Christ and grace above all other things in the world whatsoever? heart what sayest thou? dost thou open thy self and close with him, and dost thou purpose never to forsake him?¹ in the 32 of Deut. 42.

and friends mourne you also one for another, and say, oh my friend what not yet a heart to humble thy selfe, and to feare the name of God, thus mourne in secret, and say, God hath done this and this for thee, and hast thou not yet a heart, not yet a will to entertaine Christ the world carries al, pleasure carries all, profit beares all away, malice carries away all: The promises and Commandements of God are despised, and hast thou not yell a heart to beleeve the promises, and prize the Lawes of od above liberty and peace profit and pleasure; there is nothing wanting on Gods part, hee gives peace still, and the Gospell still, and yet not a heart all this while to feare God, and keepe his Commandements; thou hast a good house and good land, and many mercies are vouchsafed unto