A sermon, occasioned

7. Humbly & heartily, like a poor, laborious heavy laden, perishing, shiftless Creature, cast thy self down at the Footstool of the Throne of Grace crying and looking for the Mercy of God through the Merits of Christ unto thy Pardon & Acceptance. And Oh the height and depth and length and breadth of the Grace of God in Christ! There's room for a Curser, Swearer, Liar, Drunkard, yea and a Murderer too, to lie at that Footstool with hope. Then fly for refuge to lay hold on that hope that is set before thee Heb. 6. 18. Flee away to the City of Refuge, and I do assure thee from God that the Door stands ready to receive thee: and Oh make haste for the Avenger of blood is at thy very heels. The City of Refuge under the Old Testament was only to entertain the Man-slayer, not the Murderer, him that killed a man unwittingly and unwillingly, while the wilful Murderer was by express Command from God to be delivered up: But herein (as in all other things) does the Antitype out do the Type. Jesus Christ who was and is the Substance of that shadow invites Murderer as well as Man-slayer; and has declared it to be the Father's Will and his own Resolution that whosoever comes to Him He will in no wise cast out. Joh. 6. 37. The same Advice which was given to the Murderers of Christ (as has been hinted to thee Act. 3. 20.) I do now in the name of the Lord give to thee, Repent and receive Christ, ⟨p. 102⟩and thou shalt be saved. Thou hast sorely angered God already by all that Course of sin that thou hast lived in, and principally by this last great sin that thou art condemned for; now do not anger Him yet more by neglecting to embrace his Son. Thou hast done all these Wickednesses, now don't add to all the rest that which will be unspeakably more than all the rest, the reject of a Saviour; yea of a Saviour thus openly, freely, heartily, offering himself to thee, even to thee in particular in this solemn Ordinance, and that as verily & as really as if He should by an audible voice call to thee by name from Heaven and invite thee to come.

7. Humbly & heartily, like a poor, laborious heavy laden, perishing, shiftless Creature, cast thy self down at the Footstool of the Throne of Grace crying and looking for the Mercy of God through the Merits of Christ unto thy Pardon & Acceptance. And Oh the height and depth and length and breadth of the Grace of God in Christ! There's room for a Curser, Swearer, Lyar, Drunkard, yea and a Murderer too, to ly at that Footstool with hope. Then fly for refuge to lay hold on that hope that is set before thee