Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God

take away the strength of the Nation by the death of Zachariah, the last of Jehu's race, which introduced civil dissentions and ambitious Murders, for the Throne, whereby in weakening one part, they weakened the whole; or as some think, alluding to Tiglah Pilezar, who carried Captive two Tribes and a half. If this would not reclaim them, then follow's Loruhamah, I will not have Mercy, I will sweep them out of the Land, verse 6. If they did not Repent they should be Loammi. verse 9. You are not my people, and I will not be your God, They should be discovenanted, and stripped of all federal relation. ⟨p. 817⟩Here patience for ever withdrew from them, and wrathful anger took its place. And for particular persons, the time of life, whither shorter or longer, is the only time of long-suffering. It hath no other stage, than the present state of things to act upon. There is none else to be expected after, but giving account of what hath been done in the Body, not of any thing done after the Soul is fled from the body. The time of patience ends with the first moment of the Souls departure from the Body. This time only is the day of Salvation, i. e. The day wherein God offers it, and the day wherein God waits for our acceptance of it. 'Tis at his pleasure to shorten, or lengthen our day, not at ours. 'Tis not our long suffering, but his, he hath the command of it.

take away the strength of the Nation by the death of Zachariah, the last of Jehu's race, which introduc'd civil dissentions and ambitious Murders, for the Throne, whereby in weakning one part, they weakned the whole; or as some think, alluding to Tiglah Pilezar, who carried Captive two Tribes and a half. If this would not reclaim them, then follow's Loruhamah, I will not have Mercy, I will sweep them out of the Land, verse 6. If they did not Repent they should be Loammi. verse 9. You are not my people, and I will not be your God, They should be discovenanted, and stript of all federal relation. ⟨p. 817⟩Here patience for ever withdrew from them, and wrathful anger took its place. And for particular persons, the time of life, whither shorter or longer, is the only time of long-suffering. It hath no other stage, than the present state of things to act upon. There is none else to be expected after, but giving account of what hath been done in the Body, not of any thing done after the Soul is fled from the body. The time of patience ends with the first moment of the Souls departure from the Body. This time only is the day of Salvation, i. e. The day wherein God offers it, and the day wherein God waits for our acceptance of it. 'Tis at his pleasure to shorten, or lengthen our day, not at ours. 'Tis not our long suffering, but his, he hath the command of it.