Captives bound in chains, made free by Christ their surety

4. Though God be merciful, yet he propoundeth conditions in the Gospel, which you must come up unto, if you will be partakers of his mercy: And God is resolved that if thou wilt not have mercy upon the terms of mercy thou shalt never have it. When thou shalt come to put in thy claim for mercy, Lord have mercy on me, for thou art a gracious God; yes may God say, and so I am, and those that have repented and believed shall find me to be so, but did I not also tell thee what manner of person thou shouldst have been, holy, humble and repenting, if thou wouldst be saved by my mercy, but that thou wouldst not be: therefore now I have no mercy for thee. God may say unto thee, did I ever promise thee or any ⟨p. 94⟩other, that I would save thee, or them without repentance and faith in Christ my Son? did I ever promise that I would pardon the Impenitent? that I would save the unbelieving that finally persevere therein? If I have, produce my words, allege my promise; when and where, and by whom did I ever make thee such a promise? and if I have not, as indeed I have not promised any such thing, why wast thou so vainly confident of my mercy? therefore take thy answer and be gone? for I tell thee I will have no mercy on thee. Luke. 13.25, 26, 27. mercy it self will not save thee, but in the way of mercy propounded in the Gospel.

4. Though God be merciful, yet he propoundeth conditions in the Gospel, which you must come up unto, if you will be partakers of his mercy: And God is resolved that if thou wilt not have mercy upon the terms of mercy thou shalt never have it. When thou shalt come to put in thy claim for mercy, Lord have mercy on me, for thou art a gracious God; yes may God say, and so I am, and those that have repented and believed shall find me to be so, but did I not also tell thee what manner of person thou shouldst have been, holy, humble and repenting, if thou wouldst be saved by my mercy, but that thou wouldst not be: therefore now I have no mercy for thee. God may say unto thee, did I ever promise thee or any ⟨p. 94⟩other, that I would save thee, or them without repentance and faith in Christ my Son? did I ever promise that I would pardon the Impenitent? that I would save the unbelieving that finally persevere therein? If I have, produce my words, alledge my promise; when and where, and by whom did I ever make thee such a promise? and if I have not, as indeed I have not promised any such thing, why wast thou so vainly confident of my mercy? therefore take thy answer and be gone? for I tell thee I will have no mercy on thee.