3. If Sinners harden their hearts, and will not hear the Voice of Christ until their day is past and gone, there is no hope of Mercy for them. Wherefore the Prophet says, Gather your selves together, O Nation, in order to the solemnest Humiliations, before the decree bring forth, Zeph. 2.1, 2. When the day of Grace is past, the decree brings forth. Repentance is too late then. It is with such undone Sinners as with those miserable Jews who said, Hold thy tongue, for we may not make mention of the Name of the Lord; say they, it is too late to Pray now, for God is Executing ⟨p. 85⟩the Sentence which we were advised to prevent, but did it not in due season, Rom. 6.10. When the day of Grace is past, God saith of such Perishing Creatures, Call their Name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no more have Mercy on them, Hos. 1.6. He writes over such a woeful Soul, Lo-Ruhamah. The Name which God has given to that Sinner, is, I will not have Mercy on him. He has not only said, but he has Sworn in his wrath, that Sinners who Out-stand their day of Grace shall not enter into his Rest. When they have Out-stood and Out-sinned their day, No Prayers, nor Cries, nor Tears will prevail for the obtaining Mercy. God said to the Children of Israel, Go up and possess the Land which I have given you, if you will go now it shall be yours: but they rebelled against the Commandment of the Lord, and believed him not. And what was the Consequence? God Swore that not a Man of them all that was in that Rebellion should ever enjoy the good Land. Notwithstanding they returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not hearken to their voice, nor give ear unto them, Deut. 1.45. Thus God in the Gospel offers Heaven to Sinners on their believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, they slip the Offer; they neglect the great Salvation; until the day of Salvation is past, then they cry but God regards them not. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried and I would not ⟨p. 86⟩hear, saith the Lord of Hosts, Zech. 7.12. Shall Sinners that refuse to hear the Voice of Christ in the Gospel offering Salvation to them, obtain that Salvation! No: He has said, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my Supper, Luke 14.24.
3. If Sinners harden their hearts, and will not hear the Voice of Christ until their day is past and gone, there is no hope of Mercy for them. Whrefore the Prophet sayes, Gather your selves together, O Nation, in order to the solemnest Humiliations, before the decree bring forth, Zeph. 2.1, 2. When the day of Grace is past, the decree brings forth. Repentance is too late then. It is with such undone Sinners as with those miserable Jews who said, Hold thy tongue, for we may not make mention of the Name of the Lord; say they, it is too late to Pray now, for God is Executing ⟨p. 85⟩the Sentence which we were advised to prevent, but did it not in due season, Rom. 6.10. When the day of Grace is past, God saith of such Perishing Creatures, Call their Name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no more have Mercy on them, Hos. 1.6. He writes over such a woful Soul, Lo-Ruhamah. The Name which God has given to that Sinner, is, I will not have Mercy on him. He has not only said, but he has Sworn in his wrath, that Sinners who Out-stand their day of Grace shall not enter into his Rest. When they have Out-stood and Out-sinned their day, No Prayers, nor Cryes, nor Tears will prevail for the obtaining Mercy. God said to the Children of Israel, Go up and possess the Land which I have given you, if you will go now it shall be yours: but they rebelled against the Commandment of the Lord, and believed him not. And what was the Consequence? God Swore that not a Man of them all that was in that Rebellion should ever enjoy the good Land. Notwithstanding they returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not hearken to their voice, nor give ear unto them, Deut. 1.45. Thus God in the Gospel offers Heaven to Sinners on their believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, they slip the Offer; they neglect the great Salvation; until the day of Salvation is past, then they cry but God regards them not. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried and I would not ⟨p. 86⟩hear, saith the Lord of Hosts, Zech. 7.12. Shall Sinners that refuse to hear the Voice of Christ in the Gospel offering Salvation to them, obtain that Salvation! No: He has said, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my Supper,
