A call to the unconverted, to turn and live

Yea, heaven itself is ready; the Lord will •• ceive them into the glory of his saints? as vil• beast as thou hast been, if thou will but be cleans•• thou maye•• ha•e a place before his throne, h•• angels will be ready to guard thy soul to the […] ⟨p. 61⟩of joy, if thou do but unfeignedly come in. And is "God ready, the sacrifice of Christ ready, the promise ready, and pardon ready? Are ministers ready, and the people of God ready, and heaven itself ready, and angels ready?" And all these but waiting for thy conversion; and yet art thou not ready? What, not ready to live, when thou hast been dead so long? Not ready to come to thy right understanding, (as the prodigal is said to come to himself, Luke xv. 17.) when thou hast been beside thyself so long? Not ready to be saved, when thou art even ready to be condemned? Art thou not ready to lay hold on Christ that would deliver thee, when thou art even ready to drown and sink into damnation? Art thou not ready to be drawn from hell, when thou art even ready to be cast remedilessly into it? Alas, man! Dost thou know what thou dost! If thou die unconverted, there is no doubt to be made of thy damnation: And thou art not sure to live an hour; and yet art thou not ready to turn and come in; O miserable wretch! Hast thou not served the flesh and the devil long enough? Yet hast thou not enough of sin? Is it so good to thee, or profitable for thee? Dost thou know what it is, that thou wouldst yet have more more of it? Hast thou bad so many calls, and so many mercies, and so many blows, and so many examples? Hast thou seen so many laid in the grave, and yet art thou not ready to let go thy sins, and come to Christ? What! after so many convictions, and gripes of conscience, after so many purposes and promises, art thou not yet ready to turn and live? O, that thy eyes, thy heart were opened to know how fair an offer is now made to thee! and what a joyful message it is that we are sent on, to bid thee come, for all things are ready.

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