Consider, Thirdly; It is not as yet altogether too late for you to Begin the work of getting a saving Interest in Him that is from the Beginning. 'Tis indeed a thousand pities that you have thus long delayed this work; which is, the One thing Needful. If you should now be brought home unto Lord Jesus Christ, you must bewail your selves, like Paul, in I Cor. 15. 8. Alas, I am as, one born out of due time. But it is not altogether too late! 'Tis true, that the Regeneration of an old man; […] a thing very improbable; as it was said in Joh. 34. How can a man be born, when he is old? So may we fear, How can a man be New-born, when he is ⟨p. 30⟩old […]? When the Devil has had an old possession of •nd prescription for, an Immortal soul, it is not easy to cast him out; Sin and Lust has a stronger Hold. of an Old man, than of another. But yet it is not altogether impossible; it may be said unto the Christless old men in the Congregation, There is yet Hope in Israel concerning you. There is a Door of Hope yet kept open for you; and after all your multiplied Iniquities and Abominations, Yet return un•o me, saith the Lord, and I will not cause my Anger to fall upon you. As 'tis said, in Heb. •. 7. To day, after so long a time, harden not your Hearts. Even so, although' you have slighted the Lord Jesus Christ, so long a time; although' you have been Disobedient unto the Calls of God, and unfruitful under all the means of good, so long a time; yet if now, after so long a time, you will come in unto the Saviour of your Souls, he will have mercy on you. The blessed Lord Jesus Christ is this Day making an Offer of Righteousness and Strength and Life unto us all, and the old men among us, as well as the rest are concerned in it. Our Lord once came unto one that seems to have been a pretty old man, and said unto him, as in Joh 5.6. Jesus knew he had been a long time […], and said unto him, […] thou be made whole? Thus does our gracious Lord come unto those, old men among us, that have been a long time in the Calamities of their Natural Estate, and he says unto them, Old man, shall I have the••, and heal thee and help thee? Old man, shall I be the Lord and Saviour of the Soul? ⟨p. 31⟩I am willing to make thee happy, if thou wilt yet […] sent, before I shut the Door of mercy on thee. O […] no means Despair, but Accept, of this Glorious Grace.
Consider, Thirdly; It is not as yet altogether too late for you to Begin the work of getting a saving Interest in Him that is from the Beginning. 'Tis indeed a thousand pitties that you have thus long delay'd this work; which is, the One thing Needful. If you should now be brought home unto Lord Jesus Christ, you must bewayl your selves, like Paul, in I Cor. 15. 8. Alas, I am as, one born out of due time. But it is not altogether too late! 'Tis true, that the Regeneration of an old man; 〈…〉 a thing very improbable; as it was said in Joh. 34. How can a man be born, when he is old? So may we fear, How can a man be New-born, when he is ⟨p. 30⟩old 〈…〉? When the Devil has had an old possession of •nd prescription for, an Immortal soul, it is not easy to cast him out; Sin and Lust has a stronger Hold. of an Old man, than of another. But yet it is not altogether impossible; it may be said unto the Christless old men in the Congregation, There is yet Hope in Israel concerning you. There is a Door of Hope yet kept open for you; and after all your multiply'd Iniquities and Abominations, Yet return un•o me, saith the Lord, and I will not cause my Anger to fall upon you. As 'tis said, in Heb. •. 7. To day, after so long a time, harden not your Hearts. Even so, altho' you have slighted the Lord Jesus Christ, so long a time; altho' you have been Disobedient unto the Calls of God, and unfruitful under all the means of good, so long a time; yet if now, after so long a time, you will come in unto the Saviour of your Souls, he will have mercy on you. The blessed Lord Jesus Christ is this Day making an Offer of Righteousness and Strength and Life unto us all, and the old men among us, as well as the rest are concerned in it. Our Lord once came unto one that seems to have been a pretty old man, and said unto him, as in Joh 5.6. Jesus knew he had been a long time 〈…〉, and said unto him, 〈…〉 thou be made whole? Thus does our gracious Lord come unto those, old men among us, that have been a long time in the Calamities of their Natural Estate, and he says unto them, Old man, shall I have the••, and heal thee and help thee? Old man, shall I be the Lord and Saviour of the Soul? ⟨p. 31⟩I am willing to make thee happy, if thou wilt yet sent, before I shut the Door of mercy on thee. O no means Despair, but Accept, of this Glorious Grace.
