The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

And if mercies should come, what a daunting would this be to our hearts, that mercies are come, but we have not sought them? and if mercies ⟨p. 282⟩come not, conscience will fly in our face that we have been sensual, carnal creatures, and it is for our neglect of calling unto God, that God hath denied us the mercies that we expected.

And if mercies should come, what a daunting would this be to our hearts, that mercies are come, but we have not sought them? and if mercies ⟨p. 282⟩come not, conscience will flie in our face that we have been sensuall, carnall creatures, and it is for our neglect of calling unto God, that God hath denied us the mercies that we expected.

And then it should be a use of rebuke to those that begin to seek God, and continue not. O wretch, why hast thou left? whether wilt thou go? Is it in vain to serve the Lord? certainly thou wert never acquainted with God and his ways; thou wilt find it a dreadful change, when it shall appear that thou had left God the fountain of living water, and hast sought after vanity, and forsaken thine own mercy.

And then it should be a use of rebuke to those that begin to seek God, and continue not. O wretch, why hast thou left? whether wilt thou go? Is it in vain to serve the Lord? certainly thou wert never acquainted with God and his wayes; thou wilt find it a dreadfull change, when it shall appear that thou had left God the fountain of living water, and hast sought after vanitie, and forsaken thine own mercy.

But the main of all should have been for the applying of it to the present occasion. The Lord hath made good his word this day, call unto me, and I will answer thee· This day testifies it to be true that they are great things that prayer hath done. I have heard many years ago by credible testimony, that on this fifth of November,