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Secondly, let us make these mercies, as so many cords and bonds ¹to tie us fast to God and his will. Gods mercies, saith Augustine, are like to a Needle, that sows two pieces together that are rent and torn asunder. Man and God by nature are separated, but his benefits and mercies must be used as Needles to sow them together, and to knit them to God in obedience. It is Gods promise, I will draw thee unto me with the cords of love. Now God hath reached out many cords of love to this Kingdom, O let these golden cords draw us unto him: Let us not be like Sampson that burst all his cords in sunder. I read of a man in the Gospel whom no cords could bind, but I read also he was possessed with a devil: It is a sign that the spirit of the devil is in you, and not the Spirit of God, if these Cable robes of mercy will not draw you to the obedience of Gods will.

Secondly, let us make these mercies, as so many cords and bonds ¹to tye us fast to God and his will. Gods mercies, saith Austine, are like to a Needle, that sowes two peeces together that are rent and torne asunder. Man and God by nature are separated, but his benefits and mercies must be used as Needles to sow them together, and to knit them to God in obedience. It is Gods promise, I will draw thee unto me with the cords of love. Now God hath reached out many cords of love to this Kingdome, O let these golden cords draw us unto him: Let us not be like Sampson that burst all his cords in sunder. I read of a man in the Gospell whom no cords could binde, but I read also he was possessed with a devill: It is a signe that the spirit of the devill is in you, and not the Spirit of God, if these Cable robes of mercy will not draw you to the obedience of Gods will.

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