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The third Observation is, that Union with the Lord by this Covenant is accessible to a run-away Sinner, that hath perverted his way, upon his coming aright to close with him therein on the terms of it. Who are those coming here to Join in Covenant with the Lord? It is, even those spoken of Jerem. 3.6, 7. Back-sliding Children, Treacherous dealers, who are bidden return, and he will heal their back-slidings: which could not be, if this Covenant were not accessible to sinners: nay let me say, there is scarce any sort of sin, but the Lord out faceth it in his Covenant, as we may see, Jer. 3. where the Lord saith, Thou hast played the harlot with many lovers, thou hast spoken a•d one evil as thou couldst; yet wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, my Father? If we look to the grossness of sin, were it like Scarlet or Crimson, Isaiah 1.18. It shall be made white like Snow and wool: if ye be willing and obedient, saith the Lord, to close a Covenant with me, ye shall eat the good of the Land. In the propounding of the Covenant, he will take away that exception of the grossness of sin, which might stand in the sinners way, were it even rotten Hypocrisy, detestable indifferency and luk-warmness in the matters of God, putting the Person in hazard to be spewed out of Christs Mouth, yet he saith even to such (if they will indeed take his counsel, and be content to have ⟨p. 253⟩their deadly evils removed and their wants supplied) I counsel thee to come and buy of me Eye-salve, Gold, and Garments: and Behold I stand at the Door and knock, if any man will open the door, I will come in to him and Sup with him and he with me. Only take this word of Advertisement here, and then I shall clear and confirm the Doctrine further: when then we speak of sinners access to God by this Covenant, we mean, that there is access, only on Condition they take with their faults and come weeping, heart-broken and someway suitably affected with their sin; these only are the persons that may comfortably expect this access, he seeks after such, though he will find none such till he make them such. For further clearing and confirming of it then, we would consider these Four things. 1. Gods end in the Covenant, which will make out this, that there must be access to a run-away sinner by this Covenant to union with God, when he comes home to him in the way of Repentance and Believing;