The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

Observe then,

1. There are some who have put off their he•• season of finding him. He hath often come t• them in his Word by his Spirit, and presented ⟨p. 341⟩them with alluring invitations to come to, and accept of him; and possibly sometimes they have b•en almost persuaded: but their vain minds have recoiled, and instead of opening to him, have shut the door faster against him, whiles they have entertained other lovers: He came to them in their Childhood, but they delayed him, and put him off till afterwards; he repeated his calls in their youth, but they were wedded to their follies, and obstinately refused him: He came again to them in their riper years, but they had their worldly business to attend, and craved his excuse; but after all they begin to bethink themselves of their former wickedness, and resolve now to seek after him, which is wrought in them by a more effectual and irresistible touch of his Spirit on their hearts.

1. There are some who have put off their he•• season of finding him. He hath often come t• them in his Word by his Spirit, and presented ⟨p. 341⟩them with alluring invitations to come to, and accept of him; and possibly sometimes they have b•en almost perswaded: but their vain minds have recoiled, and instead of opening to him, have shut the door faster against him, whiles they have entertained other lovers: He came to them in their Childhood, but they delayed him, and put him off till afterwards; he repeated his calls in their youth, but they were wedded to their follies, and obstinately refused him: He came again to them in their riper years, but they had their worldly business to attend, and craved his excuse; but after all they begin to bethink themselves of their former wickedness, and resolve now to seek after him, which is wrought in them by a more effectual and irresistible touch of his Spirit on their hearts.