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…

wilt thou not ply thy bucket, and settle to thy work to purpose? wilt thou lye still and see the Tide coming in upon thee? whatnot pluck thy handout of thy Bosom, nor rise out of thy bed-sloth, when the Almighty thunders from heaven, and scatters his lightning, and and sends abroad the tokens of his displeasure? repent O Laodicean. The Lord calleth to thee to be zealous and repent. Away with this lukewarm profession. Away with this heartless, listless, lifeless Religion. The Lord hates this halting and halving in Religion. As good not at all, as not to purpose. Never dream that lazy wishes and idle complaints, and key cold prayers, will carry it.

wilt thou not ply thy bucket, and settle to thy work to purpose? wilt thou lye still and see the Tide coming in upon the? what•ot pluck thy handout of thy Bosom, nor rise out of thy bed-sloth, when the Almighty thunders from heaven, and scaters his lightning, and and sends abroad the tokens of his displeasure? repent O Laodicean. The Lord calleth to thee to be zealous and repent. Away with this lukewarm profession. Away with this heartlesse, listlesse, livelesse Religion. The Lord hates this halting and halving in Religion. As good not at all, as not to purpose. Never dream that lazie wishes and idle complaints, and key cold prayers, will carry it.

Judge in your own selves; is this the seeking, knocking, striving, fighting, running, wrestling, that the Scripture every where requires, as necessary to all that would be saved: but especially necessary at such a day of rebuke as this is? O quicken your selves, call up all your powers, and put you every man his strength to the rope. Cry mightily as Nineveh did. Humble your selves greatly before the Lord as Manasseh did. Let prayer be made without ceasing night and day, if ever you mean to pray open the prisons, and recover your spiritual privileges. Repent O thou of Sardis, that hast a name to live but ar• dead. The name may serve to deceive thy self, and to deceive others, but God will not be […] ed: he searcheth the heart. O prepare for •is search and for his scrutiny. Woe unto th,