Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

Thirdly, You are the vessels of his glory, when others are the vessels of his wrath, you are not as others, vessels of wood and stone; but you are all vessels of gold and silver: vessels not to dishonour, but to honour. Vessels sanctified, and made meet for the Masters use, and prepared for every good work, 2 Tim. 2. 20, 21. Ah brethren, read (and rejoice with trembling) what is written, Rom. 9. 18. onward, where the Apostle lively sets forth this great distinction. H• hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, ⟨p. 157⟩and whom he will he hardeneth. Hath not the potter power over the clay to make one vessel to honour and another to dishonour? What if God willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much long suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he had afore prepared unto glory? Ah brethren, when others are vessels of wrath fitted to destruction, you are vessels of mercy, vessels of glory made for this blessed use and service that you may be the instruments of Gods glory and mercy before the world: that God may take you and single you out at the great day, when you shall be severed as a man severeth the sheep from the goats. God shall take you and single you out before the world, and tell the world, what a God can do for a poor creature: to make you the monuments of his magnificence and bounty, to show how he could exalt the dust of the earth. This is the use you serve for in the world. Do not live as if you were made for little things, and for little use: you are made for this use, that you should be vessels prepared to have the infinite fullness of God pouring into you, as vessels standing by for the same purpose, and running over to all eternity. When you shall be ever full and running over with the glory of God. When the Al-sufficiency of God shall be for ever emptying it self into you. How is it that God hears no more of you? hath he done so for any other? no, he hath prepared them for vessels of wrath on whom he will be pouring out his wrath to a•l eternity. Both of ⟨p. 158⟩these vessels were made of one sort of clay; and yet see what difference here is that free-grace hath made.