The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…

8. And there shall a glory redound to God from •• those to whom this fountain is thus opened. It •s not to be expected, that all that are invited •ill come; we read, Mat. 22. 5, 6. They made ought of it, and went their mays, one to his farm, another to his Merchandise: and the remnant •ok his Servants and entreated them spitefully, •nd slew them. There are some that will heartily accept of the Call, and come to Christ with all their hearts; and there are others who will bid him depart, and return •corn •nd contempt to all the invitations which he •ives them. However God will be no loser •y these, either the one or the other. Despisers indeed will lose the benefit which they might have been made happy by, had they complied with the Treaty; but God will make his word to obtain its end; Isa. 55. 11. M• word which goeth out of my mouth, it shall not return unto me void, but shall accomplish that which I please, &c. Paul longed for the Conversion ⟨p. 56⟩of all his Hearers, but he found it fall out otherwise in many of them, not withstanding he comforted himself in this, that • labour should not be lost, but God would glorified in the issue, whatever the effica• were, 2 Cor. 2. 15. We are unto God a sweet • vour of Christ, in them that are saved, and them that perish.

8. And there shall a glory red•und to God from those to whom this fountain is thus opened. It s not to be expected, that all that are invited ill come; we read,