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Show 'An A p pEN 'D 1 X to Vo.L.l. . . . edam under every Green Tree ; followlng Untleannefs, commttnng \l/bor S fe thou profe{feft to be. 0 thou other Love~s than JESus, fhofcl poB· ds thou and rhy Children have Rebellious City, thou Cage_ 0 "f ean Ab~O:inations l filled the Ear.th with the Sunk ? y~u~ Impieties 1 How Ingenious to work 0 how expert have you _been.m t e elnventions to gratifie the Lu1t of the Wickcdnefs, and how FruttfuJ u}/P,"~d of Life 1 0 how bath the Heathen Eye, theLuftoft~efleth, an t ~tedl ~nd Lea~ened the great Body of Nature, as an ~vtl Leav~n pre~nd ofChrift's coming into the World, had Cbriftians a~ rh1s Da.Y, as ~t~ Profeffion, but not ro give us a New N~been ro furmrh us wtth a e d 0 Live. tl) cry Jiofanna, but tn rure; to ~e:un_Men. to TV}~· .adid ~~~ ~eathcns: that Chrifti~ns h:n~e not Works to Cruclfie htmL ft vt . ·es and Impiecies that reigned among done? Yea, the ~me d ~ s, :~~:~~ng Chriftians. 'so that 'tis Paganifm them, are ro be ou~ . tmpr.~v{}i Heathenifin Cbrifiian'd: .And not to mad~ Free of tbe Cbrifl14'! Pbo;(:h 01'1fl' _or U tot to be a Cbriflinn, hut an Heactmfarm to tbe Heotbcn m t e ·11n 10VJ-ckednefs of the prcfent Chriilian. tben. 0 th~ Ignorance ·a& weL. [.as. ot preft under this Mafs of D:uknefs World ! ycnly,f thed C~n ~an Co:l:e~}ati~ns of Apojlate-Cbrijli~m, even as and Imp1ety, oun 10 t e . h h D knefs and Obftinacy of the Chrifl: was grieved and burdened Wlt td .e fs a~f the Falfe Jewt Crucified .ilpoflarc· Jezu. And a• the Hard-hearteed~~fs of the Faife Cbrijliam Cruci- ~: :~ui~~~~i&0.- h\V~ic;~\~.~t~~~b~h~~~ :;;~;d;:i:t:~t 1:~:t!J; viz:. That the Lord WM nfcl.Ju. m . . 0 d E t who ltJve- ·and. for ~bes!a:~'sc~;tid::/£~y~~~/l:;f~u:~J~~e~{u;;, ~!i,L'tbedy afreGolof th: lVe m S d h p phets and Cructfi.ed the or o ' ry . Race of them that to~s ~ .e ro he Blood of _Tefus lyeth at theit Doors ' Of the f~mt: N~tu~a~ndeiF~~t oft~em and will one Day cry for Eternal fhed; fpth, an. fi them if they Repent' not with unfeigned Sarro~, and Vengeance agai~d with 'their whole Hearts: Certainly, Wo, Angut~ and ~~u~~iE ~:~ ~e~t~~~i;h;~r~~~~o;h~~e~~,:~~~i~~i~hWnJhr~8!~ ~~~:;: • fbnd torment them; yea, it fha11 be a neve:·dymg. orm, a an l:rs Pain to them. 0 fWo to thheMWorkker ofdiScl~ff~.~Wot~~t t~eab~u~a:~ be Slothful Servant ! V" to t e oc er an · . V . d. \d Uncle:tn Perfon! Wo to them that fpend their D_ays m a~ltf,, an ~heir Life in Earthly Pleafures ! Wo to the proud Phartfee, and d1fda1nfu~ Scribe 1 Wo to the Fearful and Unbelieving I Wo to Idolaters and i:ar~ Ye a~d Wo from God to all the Cruel Perkt::utors of the Innocent am and'sheep of Jefus, for their pure Confcienc~ to him!. Fo; th~y f?all. have their Part in the Lake, that burneth with Flte and.Brtmftone, wh1ch LS the &cond Death. . A d I ft'fi t in 0 that you might efcape this great Damna non! n te I.e o _you. the Word of the Lord, that God giveth unto you all_a Day ofVJfitattonfc In which you may efcape the Wrath to come. For t~ts End! God htth ent his SOn a Light into your Hearts; 'ris He. which mamfefteth all your Thoughts, Words and Deeds unto you; 'tis He, w.hich ch~cks and ~eprov· eth you yea 'tis He which expoftulateth and ftnverh wHh you; tiS He, that kn;cketh at you; Doon, and awakeneth you to. Judgment: Who con: demneth every unfruitful Thought, Word and Work m you. Repent, I ex hart you, turn to him, hear his Voice, and harden. n_ot Y<?Ur Hearts; Btt~ while it U tc Day, and the Light jhinctb, and the Sp1r1t flrzvrth, O_humbl your felves, hear his Judgments, love his Reproofs. And though_ ht~ Word be as a Fire in vour Hearts, and though, you are even Jcorcbed Wltht.n you, becaufc of the 'Heat thereof, yet bear the Indignation o.f th;e L~rd, tn/hb! you have finned againft him. Wait, watch, and walk tn die Ltght o t. Lord Jefus, thJt in his Blood you may feel Remiffion of Sins, and San€hfi. cation unto Life Eternal : That you may no more walk after the Flefh, to fulfil the Lulls thereof, but in rhe Spirit of Holinefs; that you m51a1~j The Au'l'Hoa's-LtFE. Sealed unto tbe !Day of Redemptioo. 0 the Peace, the Joy, the Pleafure, and th.e ultdeclarabk. Comfort, that is daily met with in the Holy and Righ<eous Way.oftheLord. : . . 0 this nfeth powerfully m my Soul, that illS Form hath no Comeltnefsm ir that will pleafe Fleth; his Way and Worfhip is moft remote from it. Fiefh and Blood have no Sh:ue in his Worfhip; the Will and Runnings of Man have no Parr iu his Way. 'Tis neirher at the Mountain, where one Sorr runneth ; nQr at J-erufalem, whither an o~ller Sort goerh; hut in Spi'rir, within the V~Jil, hid flam Beth and Blood: Yea, there it is, that his Wortbip is.known·and performed. Any Form i'5 moro pleafant t.han this: His fin~c is mare mau'lif, than any Mao'~· All WtH-wor}hip, all Htm!hn In· wrnrzo14.. findel'h J;.';'eptaflcc, where He cannot find a Place to by his Head o~. 0 this ira b.iner Cup to the Cre.Iture; few will drini,(: it ! They ara. hard 'to be perf waded ro fit fiill, and patiently ro wait for the Salvation of God, to let him work all their Works in them and for them. They ~no\v not what it is, to have the .i'l1ollth in tbe Dujl, ro bave all Flefh Silent before the Lord, that the Voice of God flldJ he bet~rd; that he may prepare tbem, and t/;.f{ tb< WiU cf Go« m.zy be brought forth intbcm. 0 this Myllery of Ini· qui-ry, ltow hath it wrought, and liow doth it yet work! It claimeth a Riiht tQ t~e Living Child; but the hath no Right to it: She is the Womb of Death, and ca.n bring forrh no Lh•lng Fruit to God. All Nations h<rve drunk hQr Cup: Hut the Hour of her Judgmem is come. She is fee"n, difvailed,. ao.d condemned by the Livi11g Spirit of God, that it felt, and receiv· ed, a"d obeyed by a Remnant, who are garhered from the Mouths of Idol· S~cpber4s, and all the Errings and Strayings of Fd/fe Pruphers, rhat have no Vijio.n; llnd art come to the Lord, to know his Law in rherr HeariJ, and Fear 11M Spirit< to be in their inward Part/, and are taught and led by him. And tbefe follow the Lamb, and arc his Haft this Day, that Fight under his Banner with his Holy Te!limony, againft the Whor~, Fo!fe Prophet and Btafl. And behold they !hall prevail : For greater is he that is in them · than he that is ~n the World. ' 0 this is a great Myfiery, but a greater Truth: Mofet, the Sertant, is externa1ly more comely than he: Yea, the Prophets were as pleafant Singers, and as delightful lnfiruments of Mufick; their Vifions, Sights, and Glorious Prophecies ofrhe lafi Days, and New-Covenant Times, were(fays one of them of old) as a pleafant Song : But the S 0 N, rhe Subllance, when he came, no Beauty, no Excellency, no Comelinefs. What's the' Marter? The Way is Narrow for Flefh and Blood ; there is a Crofs muft be taken up, a bitter Cup drunk, and a Baptifm, yea, of Blood gone through. Man -muft die to his own WiiJ, AifeEl:ions, Imaginations, and ~mal Conceptions; he rnuft wait and watch, yea, continually: His own Religion and Righteoufnefs is as odjous as his Sin and Iniquity, yea, in a Senfe more dangerous. 'Tis no Oudide will do; not that which pleafctlt the butie, aEl:ive Will and Mind of the Creature; that gratifieth the External Senfes, that have prevailed aJ:;ainfi the Soul: 0 no, 'tis an hidden Life, an hidden Temple, an hidden Worthip, and that in God•s Time; yea, an bidden Manna, an hidden Supper, not difcernable by tl1e vain Sefl:s of this World. Of this Tabernacle is JESUS .Builder; of this Covenant and Worfhip is he Author; of this Altlr is he Prieft: To this did he g3.ther his of old, and to this is he gathering the N:nions. Jind rbe Bride faith, Come, and the Spirit fdith, Con1e; and he ftJitb, Come : And ble1fcd are they that • Come, and See, how Good He is. Blit fuch, who like Sodollt of Old, go on to grieve the Spirit of the Lord.., to re~el ag::linft lih Light, tmd vex God't ]ufl Lot, that live1h in the midjl of them, perfifting in their Lufts and Abominations, God't .Angel jhnll.fmite tbtm witb B!indnifs: The Day of rbeir Vifitntionjhall pt1fs arcay, and the For· bearnnce of God jhaU be at d1f End, and Fire from Heaven }httD devour them. Which with my Soul I fervently and tenderly defire you may all efcape, Whom God hath taught to hare yo"r Sin, deny yo"r Glory, and feparate· · , from i91 No. XV!l. V""V"-' |