Religious societies. Proposals for the revival of dying religion, by well ordered societies for…

YEA, and in this they lie still Dead in their Trespasses and Sins, have Their Day too▪ GOD is all their Days Calling on them▪ Stretching out His Hands unto them all the Day long. Earnestly Calling, How long, ye Fools; Will you hate Knowledge? But when the Term of Life is just Expiring, and the last Sand in the Glass is running, and He has continued inviting them into His Vineyard, until the Eleventh Hour be out, and the Last Hour be upon them; and their Destruction comes as a Whirlwind, GOD then laughs at their Destruction, and leaves them in the Dimness of the Anguish of Death, and the Griping Talons of a dreadful Eternity. The Living, The Living, They may Praise GOD, and get into Peace with GOD. But they that go down into the Pit cannot Hope for any more. The Things of our Peace have taken an Eternal Farewell of them.

Secondly, THE Means of Grace, help to make Our Day for us. The Old World, whose Foundation was overflown with a Flood, enjoyed a Day, while they had Noah, a Preacher of Righteousness among them. This Preaching was no sooner over, but their Day was done. Cries to Heaven for Succour were now to little Purpose. The Ark being now shut, the Ear of GOD was also shut upon them. Sodom had a Day, whilst Righteous Lot was beating his Testimonies there. But when he is gone, their Day goes with him. The Vengeance of Eternal Fire seizes them. They sadly found, ⟨p. 14⟩when the Mouth of GOD leaves off Speaking, his Ear leaves off Hearing too. When the Means of Grace are gone from a People, Their Day is ••er with them. It is often so, that upon the Death of an Excellent Minister, the People that had his Light for a Season, but would not be brought home to GOD, have Their Day brought unto a Period. GOD leaves them under an Everlasting Obduration. He Resolves, They shall never taste of my Supper! Never Enter into my Rest!