Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

And I delight not in the death of a sinner, and many such like places, take heed of refusing when God offereth his Son, rather kiss the Son least he be angry and ye perish, and remember not only to take him, but take him in time, now God calleth upon you, and if you will not hear, beware least when you call he will not hear, when the day of sickness and extremity cometh, then you will find that Christ is Christ indeed, and that faith is faith indeed, and that the feet of the messenger are beautiful, but then you shall not see them, for this is Gods judgement, if they will not receive it in time of peace, he either offereth it no more, or else giveth them no hearts to receive it, therefore defer not the taking of his offer, take heed least God swear in his wrath you shall not enter into his rest, if you refuse this excellent gift, Remember that though it be true, that the whole time of this life be a time of grace, yet there is an opportunity in which God offereth grace, and after that offer, it is no more; And therefore he would offer Jerusalem no more peace, because she knew not the time of her visitation, and afterwards God either offered her none at all, or gave her not an heart to take it.

And I delight not in the death of a sinner, and many such like places, take heed of refusing when God offereth his Sonne, rather kisse the Sonne least he be angry and ye perish, and remember not onely to take him, but take him in time, now God calleth upon you, and if you will not hear, beware least when you call he will not hear, when the day of sickness and extremity commeth, then you will finde that Christ is Christ indeed, and that faith is faith indeed, and that the feet of the messenger are beautiful, but then you shall not see them, for this is Gods judgement, if they will not receive it in time of peace, he either offereth it no more, or else giveth them no hearts to receive it, therefore defer not the taking of his offer, take heed least God swear in his wrath you shall not enter into his rest, if you refuse this excellent gift, Remember that though it be true, that the whole time of this life be a time of grace, yet there is an opportunity in which God offereth grace, and after that offer, it is no more; And therefore he would offer Ierusalem no more peace, because she knew not the time of her visitation, and afterwards God either offered her none at all, or gave her not an heart to take it.