A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving…A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing…

Howbeit, if all this will not serve, if yet thou feelest no faith, no certain persuasion of Gods love: then prepare thy self unto prayer, and diligent considering of the free and universal promises of the Gospel: Thirdly, set before thee those blessings which heretofore, and at that present, God hath given thee. Consider, how he hath made thee a man or a woman, which might have made thee a Toad, or a Dog. And why did he this? Verily, because he loved thee: And thinkest thou, if he loved thee when thou wast not, to make thee such a one, as he most graciously hath: will he not now love thee, being his handy work? Doth he hate any thing that he made? Is there unablenesse with him? Doth he love for a day, and so farewell? No, beloved, God loveth to the end, his mercy endureth for ever. Say therefore with Job. Operi manuum tuarum, porrige dexteram, that is: To the work of thy ⟨p. 55⟩hands, put thy helping hand.

Howbeit, if all this will not serue, if yet thou féelest no faith, no certaine perswasion of Gods loue: then prepare thy selfe vnto praier, and diligent considering of the frée and vniuersall promises of the Gospell: Thirdly, set before thée those blessings which heretofore, and at that present, God hath giuen thée. Consider, how hee hath made thée a man or a woman, which might haue made thée a Toade, or a Dog. And why did he this? Verily, because he loued thée: And thinkest thou, if hee loued thée when thou wast not, to make thée such a one, as he most graciously hath: will he not now loue thee, being his handy worke? Doth he hate any thing that he made? Is there vnablenesse with him? Doth he loue for a day, and so farewell? No, beloued, God loueth to the end, his mercy endureth for euer. Say therfore with Iob. Operi manuum tuarum, porrige dexteram, that is: To the worke of thy ⟨p. 55⟩hands, put thy helping hand.

Again, hath he not made thee a Christian man or woman, where if he would, he might have made thee a Turk or Pagan? This thou knowest he did of love. And dost thou think his love is lessened, if thou lament thy sin? Is his hand shortened for helping thee? Can a woman forget the child of her womb? and though she should, yet will not I forget thee, saith the Lord. He hath given thee limbs, to see, hear, go, &c. He hath given thee wit, reason, discretion, &c. He hath long spared thee, and born with thee, when thou never purposedst to repent: and now thou repenting, will he not give thee mercy? Wherefore doth he grant thee to live at this present, to hear him to speak this, and me to speak this but of love to us all? Oh, therefore let us pray him, that he would add to this, that we might believe these love tokens, that he loveth us, and indeed he will do it. Lord open our eyes in thy gifts, to see thy gracious goodness. Amen.