The riches of Gods love unto the vessels of mercy, consistent with his absolute…The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute…

If perhaps it be not the conscience of sin in general, that affrights them, but rather the conscience of some sin in special, which they conceive to be a sin unto death, or a sin against the Holy Ghost, which they conceive to be unpardonable; we will confer with them thereabouts, and try whether they understand aright the nature of that sin, and endeavour to scatter those mists of illusions in this particular, which Satan hath raised, desiring to swallow them up in desperation; if it do not prove to be a sin against the Holy Ghost, we will set them in a course to get the spirit of faith and of repentance. For albeit God alone can give them, yet seeing his Word is a Word of power, even a voice that pierceth the graves; we will persuade them to give themselves to be wrought upon by Gods Word, and we will pray for them who yet want spirit to pray for themselves. And albeit they cannot prepare themselves in a gracious manner to the hearing of Gods Word, yet let them come; and when they are come let his Word work; yet if forthwith we have not that comfortable experience of Gods goodness towards us, let us not give over to wait at the lords gates, and to give attendance at the posts of his door. Give him leave to be the Master of his own times, let us not prescribe unto him; We know his course is to call some at one hour of the day some at an other, and at the very last hour he calleth some. This is the way of consolation that we take. We do not take any such course as this Author at his pleasure obtrudes upon us, that God would have all to be saved, and that Christ died for all; I have already set forth this Authors collusions in his triple universality of Gods love, Christs death, and and of the Covenant of grace. We rather will exhort him to believe, and herein we will take such course as God in his Word hath directed us unto; and we will pray unto God that his Word may be, as the rain that cometh down, and the snow from Heaven & returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth, & bud hat it may give seed to the sower, and bread to him that eateth. So his Word may be that goeth out of his mouth, it may not return unto him void, but accomplish that which he will, and proper in the thing whereto he sends it, And remove all vain grounds of apprehensions of terrible things against themselves;

If perhaps it be not the conscience of sinne in generall, that affrights them, but rather the conscience of some sinne in speciall, which they conceive to be a sinne unto death, or a sinne against the Holy Ghost, which they conceive to be unpardonable; we will conferre with them thereabouts, and try whether they understand aright the nature of that sinne, and endeavour to scatter those mists of illusions in this particular, which Satan hath raised, desiring to swallow them up in desperation; if it doe not prove to be a sinne against the Holy Ghost, we will set them in a course to get the spirit of faith and of repentance. For albeit God alone can give them, yet seeing his Word is a Word of power, even a voyce that pearceth the graves; we willperswade them to give themselves to be wrought upon by Gods Word, and we will pray for them who yet want spirit to pray for themselves. And albeit they cannot prepare themselves in a gratious manner to the hearing of Gods Word, yet let them come; and when they are come let his Word worke; yet if forthwith we have not that comfortable experience of Gods goodnesse towards us, let us not give over to wait at the lords gates, and to give attendance at the posts of his doore. Give him leave to be the Master of his own times, let us not prescribe unto him; We know his course is to call some at one houre of the day some at an other, and at the very last hour he calleth some. This is the way of consolation that we take. We doe not take any such course as this Author at his pleasure obtrudes upon us, that God would have all to be saved, and that Christ died for all; I have allready set forth this Authors collusions in his triple universality of Gods love, Christs death, and and of the Covenant of grace. We rather will exhort him to believe, and herein we will take such course as God in his Word hath directed us unto; and we will pray unto God that his Word may be, as the raine that cometh downe, and the snow from Heaven & returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth, & bud hat it may give seed to the sower, and bread to him that eateth. So his Word may be that goeth out of his mouth, it may not returne unto him voyd, but accomplish that which he will, and proper in the thing whereto he sends it, And remove all vaine grounds of apprehensions of terrible things against themselves;