Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London

But whereas you say, This Promise doth run conditionally, and this Condition you have not attained: Give me leave to say to you; Do you rightly understand a Condition? A Condition properly is that upon the account whereof a thing is done, and without which thing it cannot be done.

As for example, I sell my Commodity for Money, now upon the account you pay so much Money, I give you the commodity, and without that I do not give it: Now I pray, will you say, that your own sense at the highest, is that upon the account whereof God will show mercy? or will you say that God will not show mercy unless you have sense? We find that God doth return unto his people first, and ⟨p. 209⟩afterwards he saith, then shall ye be ashamed, and then shall ye loath your selves: 'tis very true, that he will show mercy to those that have sense of the Solemn Assembly. But where doth he say that he will show no mercy to those that have no sense? No where; For his love and grace is free: But if any man be sensible of the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly lo this comfort is laid up for you: Are you scattered? the Lord will gather you: have you halted in this day of the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly? God will heal your halting: Have you suffered Reproach? In the very place where you have suffered Reproach, God will give you a Name, and Fame, and Glory. I must say it, lift up your heads O ye Saints, you that hang down and are sensible of the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly.

As for example, I sell my Commodity for Mony, now upon the account you pay so much Mony, I give you the commodity, and without that I do not give it: Now I pray, will you say, that your own sense at the highest, is that upon the account whereof God will shew mercy? or will you say that God will not shew mercy unless you have sense? We find that God doth return unto his people first, and ⟨p. 209⟩afterwards he saith, then shall ye be ashamed, and then shall ye loath your selves: 'tis very true, that he will shew mercy to those that have sense of the Solemn Assembly. But where doth he say that he will shew no mercy to those that have no sense? No where; For his love and grace is free: But if any man be sensible of the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly lo this comfort is laid up for you: Are you scattered? the Lord will gather you: have you halted in this day of the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly? God will heal your halting: Have you suffered Reproach? In the very place where you have suffered Reproach, God will give you a Name, and Fame, and Glory. I must say it, lift up your heads O ye Saints, you that hang down and are sensible of the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly.