We often showed them their face in the Glass, but they have gone away and forgotten what manner of Men and Women they were: we have told them of the works of the flesh, which would certainly exclude them the kingdom of Heaven, Gal. 5. 19, 20, 21. That no unrighteous person, nor unclean person, nor drunkard, nor covetous Person, nor Reviler, nor Extortioner could be saved, without Repentance and Sanctification: 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10, 11. And yet they would not leave their sins: they would be unjust and unclean still; they would be covetous and Revilers still: they would wallow still in their filthiness, and hold fast their sin, whatever we could speak against it. We Preached unto them of the day of Judgment, ⟨p. 65⟩and foretold them out of the Word, of these very things which are now come to pass: but they did not believe it, nor consider it, nor take any care to prepare for this day: they thrust the thoughts of judgment out of their mind, and put the evil day far from them. We preached unto them the Gospel, opened the rich treasures thereof before them, made known the exceeding great and precious promises of the Covenant of grace: the inestimable privileges and unspeakable benefits, which belong to those that belong to Christ: and proffered all unto them in thy name if they would accept of them, and yield obedience unto thee: but all these things were slighted and undervalued by them. We called and cried, we beseeched and entreated them that they would be reconciled unto God: but they would not give ear unto us. We held thee forth, Lord, to them, and studied to set thee forth in the best words we could think of: told them of thy beauty and love, and desirableness above all persons and things in the world: told them of their need and that they were undone without thee: tendered to them thy blood, and the purchase thereof pardon and peace, and happiness for ever: but they were like the dea• Adder which will not hear, they were like Rocks unmoved, they refused thee and thy treasures, trampled upon thy blood, and put both us and thee to shame by their refusal, we invited them unto the Marriage feast, but they would not come: all excused themselves with one consent: one had bought a Farm, and he must see it: another was engaged in a great Trade, and he must fellow it, another had married a Wife, and he could not, and none of them would come, and taste of th• Banquet:
We often shewed them their face in the Glass, but they have gone away and forgotten what manner of Men and Women they were: we have told them of the works of the flesh, which would certainly exclude them the kingdom of Heaven, Gal. 5. 19, 20, 21. That no unrighteous person, nor unclean person, nor drunkard, nor covetous Person, nor Reviler, nor Extortioner could be saved, without Repentance and Sanctification: 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10, 11. And yet they would not leave their sins: they would be unjust and unclean still; they would be covetous and Revilers still: t•ey would wallow still in their filthiness, and hold fast their sin, whatever we could speak against it. We Preached unto them of the day of Judgment, ⟨p. 65⟩and foretold them out of the Word, of these very things which are now come to pass: but they did not believe it, nor consider it, nor take any care to prepare for this day: they thrust the thoughts of judgment out of their mind, and put the evil day far from them. We preached unto them the Gospel, opened the rich treasures thereof before them, made known the exceeding great and precious promises of the Covenant of grace: the inestimable priviledges and unspeakable benefits, which belong to those that belong to Christ: and proffered all unto them in thy name if they would accept of them, and yield obedience unto thee: but all these things were slighted and undervalued by them. We called and cryed, we beseeched and entreated them that they would be reconciled unto God: but they would not give ear unto us. We held thee forth, Lord, to them, and studied to set thee forth in the best words we could think of: told them of thy beauty and love, and desirableness above all persons and things in the world: told them of their need and that they were undone without thee: tendered to them thy blood, and the purchase thereof pardon and peace, and happiness for ever: but they were like the dea• Add•r which will not hear, they were like Rocks unmoved, they refused thee and thy treasures, trampled upon thy blood, and put both us and thee to shame by their refusal, we invited them unto the Marriage feast, but they would not come: all excus'd themselves with one consent: one had bought a Farm, and he must see it: another was engaged in a great Trade, and he must fellow it, another had married a Wife, and he could not, and none of them would come, and taste of th• Banquet:
